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EXPLODED JEEP

Abolition Of Trade Unions

New Proposal By

De Gaullo

Saint Etienne, France, Nov.! 4.-General Charles de Gaulle called today for abolition of the French Trude Unions system lu association of favour of an management and labour "in- corporated into the state."

Speaking in the Central Square of this city which the Communist- led General Confederation of Labour took over for a brief perfor during last month's strikes, de

Gaulle said:

"Enough of this absurd system,

Is

in which for a calculated minimum salary minimum of effort

and a minimum result

furnished collectively produced. Enough of this opposition between different #troups of producers, which polsona and polyses French activity.

NEW PSYCHOLOGY De Gaulle defined his lean of association this way:

slate"

thi,

TRAIN KILLS

KILLS 70

Jaffa Outrage

A NEW FORM OF

TERRORISM

Jerusalem, Jan. 4.-Unconfirmed Arab reports said that 70 people were killed when a jeep, believed to have been driven by Jewish terrorists, exploded in crowded Central Jaffa today.

The explosion blasted Barclay's Bank, the Arab National Committee building, the Central Police Station and about 15 shops, the Arabs said. The first British casualty list said that 59 persons were killed and wounded.

Two jeeps stopped outside the bank, the occupants of one got out, jumped into the other and drove off in the direction of Tel-Aviv. The empty jeep blew up a few minutes later with a shattering roar, the Arabs sources said.

to be.

MONDAY, JANUARY

The statement reported extensive fighting in the Old City of Jerusalem in which a wedge was said to have troops be- been driven by British tween the Jews and the Arabs and that there had been a breakdown of communications-Reuter,

Arab

was

of the

Committee head-

1948.

Mr Churchill Better

Markares, Jan.. 4-Mr Winston Churchill appeared in the Pablle restaurant of his hotel here today for the first time since his illness began.

Mrs Churchill, their daughter Sarah, and the family physician, Lord Moran, who flew here yesterday, were with him at a family dinner party, and they sat at bla usual corner table.

The hotel head waller commented that "tr Churchill han ro- gained his appetite today. He is obviously better."

Lard Moran was tonight studying Xray prints of his patient's' cheat which were taken at the French Hospital berc.

On the outcome of the examination would depend Lord Moran would return to Belfain at once by plane.

whether

It was earlier reported that Me. Churchill spent his days dio- inting his memolts and påinling in Els bedroom studio.

A, sudden drop in the temperature at night in thin sub-

which developed into bronchitis.

tropical climate was considered responsible for his recent chill,

His health was stated to be rapidly Improving-Reuter,

Russia Maintains Stand On Japanese Peace Treaty

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MARSHALL SETS ABOUT

ANOTHER TASK

Washington, Jan. 4.-Mr George Marshall, the U.S. Secretary of State, is returning to Washington from his country home tomorrow after his first real holiday since he took over the State Department nearly a year ago, to throw himself into the task of building world peace without peace treaties.

He intends, according to informed sources here, to devote the majority of his time and energy to the Eu- ropean recovery programme. He hopes to persuado Con- gress to approve the long-term aid for Europe plan quickly and without crippling amendments.

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his political November's

the m-

the manner in which such work in in her reply to China's recent note responsombers of the House and reiterate hit demand for the control

the preparation of the peace treaty with Germany will be organised."

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London, Jan. 4.-Russia's view that the Council of Foreign Minister of Britain, the United States, Russia

As he has alrendy made clear in These will be the highlights and China should prepare the Japanese peace treaty ·

public statements, the plan that the President's legislative demands, was reiterated in a note to China by M. Molotov, the

beors his name now constitutes the which will constitute Soviet Foreign Minister, on December 30, Moscow Radio chief Instrument of American "platform" for next

succeeds, elections, foreign policy-until reported today.

as well as sciting peace in Europe, in his view, can- pattern for some of the most not be achieved. M. Molotov

that this pre-, ponent parts of the future said

portant debates in the history of In testimony before Congress in Congress. paratory work could be organised by settlement for Japan.

White. House the Council with the participation of The Soviet Union's latest state- the next few days, Mr Marshall, it

sources disclosed the other states-members of the Farment an her, attitude to the Far is understood, will make no attempt today that President Truman, un- Eastern Commission, "similarly to Eastern peace settlement, outlined to "lay down" the unprecedented determined by the Republican oppe- that this fact places sition to his earlier proposals, will The dynamiters, believed

on the subject, will be studied by on the Britain, a First of all, everyone in the same run Zyni Leu.nt terroriste, wore

a Forcizn: Omice spokesman the Senate.

of wages and prices and powers to group of enterprises, all who go to the uniform, badges and the green

Mr Marshall's continuous presence restore rationing as the only way to stated here tonight. make it

the Irish Fusiliers, it

Copies of the note were being sent up-managers, foremen, cockades of

1 Meanwhile, it is considered un-in Washington in the linary spiral to Brital and the United States,

that the workmen would together fix their was officially announced. This was

British views un will be the first occasion, since war if unchecked, might end in a serious Conditions of labour, notably their the second time within the week

The note added: "It is known Allled participation in the Japanese ended, that an American Secretary depression before another 12 months

ment, which have been pay, acting as equals, with organised that they had done so.

of State has been able to spend full are out. re that the draft orbitration.

LATER REPORTS

procedure for the In Jaffa on December 31, a jeep-

stated, will be modified by time at his "home" desk for more INEXTRICABLE LINK - A system like

preparation of the German Jerusalem, Jan: 4-The de Gnulle load of men, wearing the same type

head-

peace the latest Soviet proposals. These than a few weeks on end, said,

part of treaty, on a considerable would give birth to another ut uniform and cockades, fred at quarters of the Grand Multi's Arab

The inextricable link between the psychology

higher than that of exploitation | Arabs, wounding 10.

committee In Jaffa

which agreement has at the present are seen in informed quarters here Was

a little

a repetition

OTHER PROBLEMS

slablity of United States economy of one group by another, or ́elass The situation in Jérusalem was bombed today in the most violent time, been reached is the Council of Russia's desire to extend the prThe other problems awaiting deci.and the effect to begin. European re war. "When sent or his reported under control tonight after explosion since King David Hotel in Foreign Ministers, envisages the tos vileged position of the great powers sion, it is understood, include: construction on, an orderly

stitution of a number of committees. been organised, the Gaulle added, nearly 24-hours of sporadte fighting Jerusalem was blasted in 1840 when

the shaping

European peace 1- Scheme for "realistic" aid will and subcommittees and also an in- settlements to the Fur Eastern field. to China, which the Republicans in dent's traditional message to the as- also be stressed in the Presl- "Its

representatives could and in the walled-off Jewish quarters of more than 100 persons were killer.

Her formation The should be incorporated

number of casualties

The Into the the Old City.

importance of the latest Congress are insistently demanding sembled Senators and Congressmen. ference. Six British soutiers and four Bri- carlier reported at four Arabs killed

Russian note,

diplomatic observers as the Far East counterpart to the What the

will be in programme He sald representatives of such an tish police had, so far, been wound- and some 30 injured. However, a

"The inclusion of the states-mem- here consider, is two-fold..

Marshall Plan

pretty well known and White House officer of the association sitting in the Council of ed since the disturbanens began at Publie Information

bers of the Far Eastern Commission

2- possible revision First, it expresses Russia's Inten-

sources said that President Truman Palestine Government said that lie the Republie would increase the dusk last night.

in these and also in the correspon- tion to keep the Council of Foreign Greek afd programme in the light will believed that the casualties would

make it clear: importance of that house of the

ARABS DRIVEN BACK

ding sub-committees and the in- Ministers in existence as the effective of the recent

1. That he believes the reliance Frenen Purliament, the functions of

formation and consultative Troops using tear gas today drove out to be higher than the figure

on con-peace-making machinery, despite its her more money or other American voluntary measures-which Re- nt present indicated when rescue which are now largely advisory wedge between the

ference will ensure the necessary at- failure to make any headway in the ald is needed to stabilise the situn-publican lendership" defending crews Associated Press

tention to the interests of those German settlement at its last meeting Jews and the heavily-armed Arab Crews dig to the bottom

in the perlod preceding in London. attackers, who broke into the Old masonry and rubble that was the powers

3.The methods whereby the in- pouses lo beat the inflation

wholly

to inadequate cope with Higher City early this morning after a six-

the peace confererico."

clusion of the French Zone with the what he considers un "alarming" quarters.

Anglo-American economic CHINA'S POSITION

merger situation. day slege of its 2,000 inhabitants.

M. Molotov Severe

The rescue has been hampered by

was replying broke out after the lighting

area in Germany might be negotiat- In the second place, it places China

2. That any attempts to delay dis Arabs blew up two-gates-and-burst fierce wind and ruinstorm, beating Chinese note which expressed the

Chinese note which dep Comml in-the-necessity of defining where Plans for strengthening: Western next. Seriously, to reduce its totals

the coming weeks.

Marshall Plan beyond March 31. into the quarter to meet a hall of Palestine for more than 24 hours.

exactly her policy 10 CHILDREN machine-gun

the Japanese relation to Russia, on one hand, and discussed Are from Communications between Jaffn and sion should prepare and rifle

now stands in Hemisphere cooperation. due to be or weaken its administration, Jerusalem Hagnuh posts around the Wailing

were almost cut by the peace treaty.

the comingt the United States and the British American conference at Bogota.

Inter-any move to avoid committing the Wall.

telephone workers' Atchboldi, Ohio, Jan. 4.-The State

Unlled strike,

The Soviet reply said the Chinese Commonwealth, on the other.

States for the Witnesses snit

whole four- The Arabs, after attacking tour

that Highway Patrol today reported that times, were forced

sume Jews

5.The strengthening of America's | by the British drove two trucks to the front Eastern Commission have a direct view that "the functions of the Ear 10. children

power conference, China itis identi- propaganda activities by radio and amount will have the most serious the idea of an years period and the $17,000 million were killed when troops to retire to deserted houses the building and parked them. One

repercursion, not only on the pro- truck was lended with

of funtis by an economy-minded Con-gramme itself, but on the American explosives relation to the peace conference for fled herself with

Jews went into the other

as the well-founded,

G.-Other Commission posing the retention of the great

concerning foreign policy, of which the Mar- First reports from the scene of

shall Plan is the chief instrument. from settling trr- power velo in the voting procedure Germany the issue of new currency, Office Since they looked like Arabs none was excluded In London, the Colonini the crash said the train struck a issued a statement tonight quoting suspected them of being up to any viously one of the important con-

ritorial questions, "which la ob- 10 be adopted, she has fallen in the maintenance and possible In-

AID FOR CHINA tractor and bobsled combination, "ofleint" sources in Palestine for the truck and few seconds later the

think.

with Soviet wishes. They sped away in

crease of the food rations and the killing ten children outright and information that, contrary to press dynamite in the truck left behind

She is now invited by Russia to halting of Communist Infiltration and

These arguments will be under- sending two others to hospital, reports, there was nothing to report

go a step further in Identifying her activity in the Western Zones.

lined by Mr George Marshall, the Communications have been cut in Jerusalem today and that in went off in the most violent

self with the Soviet plan to keep According to State Department Secretary of State, and Mr Lewish because of the recent Ice storm-cidents yesterday were confined to

BATONS BATTER the Far Eastern peace settlement sources. Mr Marshall feels that the Douglas, Ambassador in London, plosion. Unlted Press.

BUILDING RIPPED APART

as the exclusive preserve of the events of recent weeks, while not when they testify before the Senato The explosion ripped the front of

FILM STARS Council of Foreign Ministers, with inspiring, have at least "cleared Foreign Relations Committee next

China replacing

is the the air" and made the issues be- Wednesday or Thursday, France the building, smashed all windows, buckled doors and

Because this is election year and extensively Paris, Jan. Truncheons swing fourth great interested power. dataaged shops in the

China's newer, it is thought, will stand out. crowd of mercantile ing police changed

because foreign aid and inflation framed with an eye to its effect entre around the structure.

two issues expected to on the present Internal situation of

are the A spokesman for the Stern gang technicians who

dominate that contest, they likewko telephoned to the United Press in traffic in the Place de La Republi- Chinn, where the civil struggle be success he will be able to tackle will make up the bulk of President tween the Communists and the Gov-

Truman's message. Jerusalem and said that his organique here this afternoon, in a pro- China's economie recovery,

the crnment is vitally affected by the ention

demonstration

He is expected also responsible

against for the test

TRUMAN'S MESSAGE

propose an the Nanking authorities

bombing

Franco-American film importation eventual nititude of Moscow

Washington.

additional programme of ald-total!- Washington, Jan. 4.-President ing about not be wasting their time if they

Later it was reported that scores

$300,000,000--for China stopped to reflect on some of the

dressed

08 Arabs but

Severn people wore injured and Soviet Eestion contained in the Truman today put the finishing and to call once more for legislation note that membership of the touches to the lengthy "State of the to outlaw racial discrimination in the contributing influences

being "ispeeled of

Jews" were to the

and nearly a dozen were arrested during cold adequately meet the interests pected to warn Congress on Wednes- privileges.

committees

sub-committees Union" message in which he is ex-giving of jobs, education and voting Illegal traffe In

rounded

and up

taken to commodities.

Jaffa the fighting, the police reported. They would find that their

police stations for questioning.

French Alm of the other Allled powers which day that will be falling in world restrictions against trade Inter-

The explosions caused an uproar production dropped 25 percent with fought Japan, will certainly be leadership unless they act "with the plen for an increase in the immigra Course between China and the

in nearby Jaffa Central Prison where a resulting 60 percent increase in emphatically rejected by Britain utmost urgency" to end inflation at tion quotas

for displaced persons rest of the world is one not un-

some prisoners

tried to overpower the Industry's unemployment.

and all the other members of the home and to give a start to organised from Europe to about 120,000 a year, important consideration,

their guards to make a break. They These

British Commonwealth.-Reuler. reconstruction In Europe.

-Router. The second largest industry in prohibitions, `fà,

were subdued, measure, Bomo

the war, with an plosion in the ligh Committee France before encourage smuggling, more especiall

fleadquarters occurred just as the Alms, it produced only. 74 pletures in it

average annual production of 120 appears. they can be fairly easily circumvented in

Muezzin in a nearby Minaret was their country of origtu.

faithful Hong-

calling the Arab

to his 1047 as against 04 in 1940-Reuter, mosque,

power

the views

speeding New York train crashed foutside the quarter, from which they According to the witnesses all the Japan" could not be recognised as Amerien, Britain, France; by pro- gress.

inip a sleighing party at a grade sporadically engaged the Jewish crossing.

EDITORIAL.

gummen.

"come sniping."

Hongkong Co-operates THERE Arc growing mani-

of

festations that Hongkong la leaning over backwards to help others at her own expense, and, it will de no harm to enquire when something in the way reciprocity is likely to be forth- coming. A fortnight ago Gov- ernment announced new

Import restrictions, ostensibly designed to assist British producis, yet intriguingly including wood all.. which, so far as we know, is not a Sterling area

commodity. It

slined

can only be supposed that this constitutes another subile

con. cession to China. During the werkend, the Chinese Finance Minister,

Mr O.K. Yui, indicated that

a. China-Hongkong · Anti- Smuggling acreement would be within a fow days, and fils remarks emphasised that one of its principal provisions will be the co-operation of the Hoogkong Government in combatting- smug- of China. riing into and out Simultaneously came another an- nouncement that. Hongkong has agreed to Nanking's request to place controls on the export of wolfram, Chinese prodaols such as antimony, wood ofl. rapeseed oil, Lin. tea, bristles and caltan tin,, All this willing co-operation the part of the Hongkong Govern- ment must be very gratifying to the Chinese authorities, but wo cannot avoid the sensation that it is beginning to become a trifle one-sided. Assuredly amugaling la a serious, retarding

factor In

yarn,

bat

would

of

DWN

kong has shown a becoming

the

willingness to assist China suppressing illegal trading acti- vities, and, let it be sald, not al- But sho ways to her advantage. cannot, and must not be expect. ed to make all the concessions or shoulder most of the responsi- bility. While the permanent pros perity of the Colony is depen-

stats of China, the upon commercial and

and financial recovery of our neighbours must;.. In. the maln, rest on China's own efforts, and cannot be brought about by outside

and co-opera tion, no matter how generously

concessions given. Moreover, à point has to be reached when first considera tion be shown to Hongkong's in- terests. We too, have an econony to protect an economy that has been thoughtfully developed and which owes as much as anything" else to compárative freedom. In trading a systent ko conspicuous. ly repudiated in China today.

men

Was

Iracks.

one

ex-

however. The ex-

several thousand

agreement

In the past year,

The pollee are trying to find how the Sternists managed to get into s the heart of the all-Arab city and plant the bomb In the building where platoons of Arab fighting men stand on guard day and night. They believed that the Jews dis- gulzed themselves as Arabs and

and and some possibly as Irish Fusiliers.

A jeep-load of

of men, who appeared to be Irish Fullers, was seen in Jallo

film

slars and blocking were

be

K'loon Squatters Evicted

and Jewish sources in Tel-Aviv suggested that they were the Stern gang bombing crew.. A number of private automobiles were stolen in armed with tear gas and weapons,

The

and

#L

matters

will

fore him and the United Slates

The weeks and months

show how and with

ahead what

them.-Reuter.

to

of

He is also expected to renow the

The Best Sign Of Britain's Recovery

AS

Britain's

and

London, Jan. 4.-Some time } fore the war, brought the nation are sent to the nearest port this month, a ship will leave a aver £34,000,000 a year from salce shipped to foreign customers chozen

abroudt, stopped almost deal at the by the Government, port in Britain on

i voyage end of last February, which

is regarded' here

Production was too low even to The cont expurl target for 1948 is symbolic of Britain's progress feed the home factories on which 16,000,000 tons out of a totol to industrial recovery.

estimated production, of 211,000,000 ain's recovery drive depeniat. No well-dressed men and women Since, the, however, production tons. Of this, 0,000,00. toris are will crowd har rails as she steams records in the mines have soared, already commited to tie countries out, bound for Sweden. No sleek and stocks of coal have accumulated which come under the Matulall stewards will carry cocktulis to until home industrial consumers Plan; and 7,000,000 tons are needed.

priority-are now luxury passengers. Luxury, in fact, the No.

turning for bunkçe and bunker dopols is the fast word one could apply to away offers of extra

Scal

abroad. this vessel, with Its Booty decks,

its Although the January shipment to grimy clad crow, its black holds.

Sweden in the st

st export

under Apart from Sweden and Eirk, tho contract since the coal-

crisis. only customers which at present did actually begin regular shipment of British cont small

several is still doublful what countries will Some resistance was shown by a under the new trade pact agreed

including Portugal and share in the remaining 8,000,000 few of the settlers and two men with Sweden at the end of 1947.

Inst weeks of 1947. tons. were arrested for assaulting police- To the British people, made con-

These amounts are stocks. turnett Britain's biggest annual individual sclous of the importance of con todowni

nirendy well-supplied coal exports before the war, taking their prosperity through the bitter factories,"

which cannot be shifted 1930 ngures, were to France (8,155,- mouths of the fuel shortage, the re-elsewhere in the country because of 460 tonn), Germany (3,087,443 tons), sumption of coal exports has come transport difficulties,

Sweden (2,055,311 tons); Detimark as heartening news.

Their accumulation at the pitheads (2,090,858 tons), Italy:

(2,260,18 The export of the "black gold" would seriously endanger further tons) and the Argentino (2,020,407 nemandiminumñtaa | from under British soll, which, be-production. So the surplus stocks tone).-Reuter.

Nearly 300 steel-helmeted police,

Her Importance lies in her cargo. Arm

all-Jowish Tel-Aviv Inst night; and this morning started to eject squat-For she will be carrying the first amounts informally inport have signod; and sealed contracts, it

the police believed that the Sternists ters from the old Kowloon City.

used them for their expedition Into Jaffa.-United Press.

men.

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TNT FOR PALESTINE New York, Joh. 4.-Federal and State government authorities in

had been New York and New Jersey sough! Up to 9.30, titty huts had at today to trace the origin of n

the eviction would be completed by | freight consignment for Palestino

1 o'clock. which was found to contain deadly (Continued on Page 4)

Frans

in the

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