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VOL. III NO. 17
Shameon Riots
Britain Will
Seek Public Inquiry
London, Jan. 20.-The Minister of State, Mr Hector McNeil, told the House of Commons that Britain would demand a public inquiry Into anti-British riots last week in Canton and Shang- hai in which four Britons were injured.
Replying to a question. Mr McNeil said the British Am- bassador has been instruct- ed to present the Chinese government with a claim for full compensation for British
property destroved and to emphasise the "gravly" of the attacks. Associated Press.
VERTSONAIAALAGDANANE TANIERI JUAN
Ruhr Strikes Spreading
COLOGNE WORKERS
DOWN TOOLS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1948.
Arab Assault On Besieged Castle
JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN SERIOUS DANGER
Police Patrol Ambushed
Jerusalem, Jan, 20.—Mortar shells from an Arab battery burst on the battlemented walls of an old crusader castle in the hills of
Western Galileo today when a well-directed force of 500 Arabs be.
sieged 100 Jews occupying the castle as part of a mushroom growing. settlement.
At dawn, the Arabs blew up the bridge over the only road leading to the castle and then attacked and burned a Jewish armoured car, killing five settlement police and wounding four in the car. They then turned to attack the castle itself from all sides with machine guns, rifles and grenades, killing four settlers and wounding 15 before disappearing into the hills on the arrival of British police and soldiers.
The police, when they were pinned down at the bridge by fire from the hills, radioed for Army reinforcements as Arab mortar shells explode on the Jewish de- fence posts along the castle's ancient walls which were also being raked by auto. matic fire.
GEN. CLAY
Cologne, Jan. 20,-Over 100..
The attackers, some of whom were, er bearers and 000 factory workers in Cologne wearing uniforms, but who were be- Jews
porters when the attacked, according to the will start a 24-hour strike to-lieved [o bars hillmen from the official report. morrow in protest against the surrounding villages and not from
HAGANAH DENIAL food shortage, bringing to at fever the Lebanese border, about 20
kilometres away, were behoved to The troops returned the fre, kill- least 110.000 the workers now have suffered some casualties which ins que Jew and seriously wound. FLIES TO
striking in various cities in the they carried away. British Zone of Germany.
two others. issued a denial of the official account, say Tonight the British authorities | Ing the Arabs opened Bre as the
In Cologne, while the postal, rails were trying the Jewish Agency in Barly was passing through the Arab wny, gas and electricity men will stay Jerusalem to order the evacuation of quarter. at their jobs, the In men, who the castle, which is isolated on rocky British armoured cars today es- have already been out for the past heights, in view of possibly heavier corted 11 Haganah feld ambulance 30 hours, will swell the ranks of thej Arab attacks.
unit into the Jewish quarter of the workers. striking factory
Old City of Jerusalem, where about The Jewish Mukhtar (leader) of Tramway employees of the vishak
1.500 Jews have been blockaded by bank of the Rhine toung joined those the castle, a young German Jew, Arabs for the past two weeks. of the left bank, thus bringing all told Seaghan Maynes, Reuter's The unit comprised three surgeons
trans in the elty to a standstill, the special correspondent; "We are going German news agency in the British hang on and refuse to leave even
if subjected to heavier attacks."
Zone reported.
from "ather German cities
WILL BE WIPED OUT
re-
WASHINGTON
He
Mr Attlee
Says No
London, Jan. 20. The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Afiles re- Jected proposal that be of ganise a meeting with President Harry Truman, Josef Stalin and the heads of other allied states in an effort to prevent further determination of the interna- Banat situation.
Replying to a suggestion made In the House of Commons by the Labour MP. Mr T. C. Skeffington-Indge, Mr Attire
Raid:
"While I am anxious to take any steps which might lead to Improvement of the interna- tional situation. I do not feel that a conference of this kind would be likely to advance mat- ters At present." Assoclated
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Commission To Deal With Kashmir Dispute
BY
DECISION REACHED
UN SECURITY COUNCIL
Lake Success, Jan. 20-The United Nations Security Council, considering the Kashmir issue, today passed the Belgian resolution on Kashmir by nine votes in favour, with Russia and the Ukraine
S. Borneo abstaining. Autonomy
The Indian and Pakistan delegations are to resime informal discussions on the Kashmir issue at the Belgian delegation offices in New York at 9 p.m. GMT today, it was announced after the Security Council meeting.
Both delegations are awaiting re- of the Security Council. have bec plies from their governments on carried out.
the composition of the commission (d) The commission shall per-
referred to in today's Belgian re- form the functions described in solution.
Clauso (c), firstly in regard to the The text of the resolution, which rituation in Jammu and the President of the
Kashmir Council, M. State set out in a letter of the repre- Fernand Van Langenhove, arrived sentative of India, addressed to the
In the weekend consultations President of the Security
Council, Indian and with the
Pakistan dated January 1, 1948, and in a let- delegations, was announced to the ter Council by
M. Langenhove. The Security Council commission, Secretary General, dated January which will arbitrate the Kashmir 15, 1048, and secondly, in regard to
Forcian
om the Minister Allairs of Pakistan, addressed the
Decree Gives Freedom To 11⁄2 Million People
Batavia, Jan. 20.-A decree of January 14 has established sections of Bandjermassin and Hilu-Sungel, South Borneo, as ajat self-governing territory under the name
of Dacrashbandjar, the Dutch East Indies Govern- ment announced today.
The autonomous territory, which issue, will consist of three members, ollier situations set out in a letter has a population of some 1,500,000 one chosen by each dominion and the from the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be governed by a council of 45, third chosen by the first two designe-of Pallatan, addressed to the Secro- of whom 36 will shortly be elected.
tary General, dated January 15, The Government communique
THE RESOLUTION, said the formation of Dacrashbandjar The full text of the resolution directs. was the final step towards the po- follows: "The Security Council, con- "(e)The commission shall take litical organisation of several Dutch aldering t
invesilentr any Its decision by a majority vute. It areas in Borneo.
dispute or any situation which might shall determine its own procedure. Autonomous
ter by its continuance self-governing
endanger It may allocate among its members, ritories
East an West Borneo maintenance of international pence alternate members, in
their assistants were already established as parta and security, and that, in the existing and its bersouncl of the future state of Lakimantan state of affairs between India and may have to be
such dutles f fuinlled for the Pakistan, such an investigation is a realisation in the United States of Indonesia.
matter of
urgency. adopts the reaching following resolution: BATAVIA DISCUSSIONS
of its conclusions. (f)--The "(a)-A commission of the Secu-bers, alternate Three members of the Executive rity Council is hereby established.
donesian
led.
mny
1948, when the Security Council so
particular,
of its mission and the
commission, its room- members, their as-
Is
Allied Control Council Meets In Berlin
Berlin. Jan. with mediest orderlies and modern Laucius D. Clay, the United an Moslem Party), the largest in-members of the United Nations, one together wherever the necessities of 20.-General of the Masjoemi (Indonesian Repub-composed of representatives of three #istants and its personnel, shall be operating equipment. It will
entitied
to journey separately or party, which withdrew to be selected by India, one to be their tacks main in the quarter as part of the States Commander in Chief in from the Indonesian Cabinet on the selected by Pakistan, and the third The factory workers' decision to
may require, and, In strike was taken at a muss meetingi
Baganal "garron there. Jewish Germany, Jeft by air for eve of the truce agreement between to be designated by the two so which are the theatre of events of within those territories urens reported. here today of 800 shop stewards and
Washington tonight 20 minutes the Dutch and the Indonesians, selected,
which the Arabs produced their first "barrel, after
Security Council tramway employees.
Arab snipers on the hillside fired
a meeting of the four-were leaving for Batavia_tomorrow
Pich representative of the com-sized. Here is the latest strike news few parting shots as the army and bombs in the present Arab-Jewish power Allied Control Council. for discussions with Dr Frank
shall be entitled to select "The Secretary-General of pollee withdrew from the castle Partition battle today in the shape
Graham the United State mem-his alternates and assistants. Essen:
was Recompanied by Arber of the Building workers were with their dead and wounded.
United Nations
the United Nations shall furnish the which Robert Murphy, his political ad-
"(b) The commission shall pro- good downing tools this afternoon
distillery viser.
offices committee Indonesia, thecced to the spot as quickly as pos-
commission with such personnel and food
A senior police officer said: "It lasted attend
protest meeting there is no intervention by the police, the Jerusalem-Jafa road near
Republican news ugency,
Antara,sible. It shall act under the author-sistance as it may consider neces- addressed by the Communist Minis- and the army, the castle settlement
Tel-Aviv, causing "extensive dam- The meeting was the first four-
reperied today, from Jogjakarta. ty of the Security Council, and in
Sury." ter of Reconstruction In
to the Palestine Power conference since the break-
They include the Masjoemi Party accordance with the Rhine Westphalia, Herr Hugo Paul. tomorrow or the next day."
North will be wiped out if not today, then are according
directions it down of the Foreign Ministers' Con- lender, Dr Mohammed Sukiman, and may receive from it. police-Reuter.
It shall keep ference and the British and 'Ameri- PROTECTION DEMAND
Dr Samsoedin. who was the first the Security Council currently in ean Frankfurt agréeinent for a new Vice-Premier in the Republican formed of its activities, and of the Dortmund: Tramway men went
"government" for Western Ger- Cabinet.
development of the situation. on strike today demanding better profection against "sabotnge".
many,
Dutch sources here reported that shall report to the Security Council Wiesbaden: Strikers in
At today's meeting of the Control the city
regularly, submitting its conclusions Council. the United States delega-Sinrifoeddin, and other Indonesian
Premier, Dr Amir and proposals. now total about 9,000.
tion presented the Frankfurt agree- Gelsenkirchen; The 1.200 workers
ment, it was reliably learned.
to
of the Sciog glass works continue their strike.
Two former German officers were leading the Aral assault, a Haga- nah source said.
A soldier of the Highland Light Infantry
Wounded was seriously today when Jews burled 4 bomb and opened fire on British troops and police assisting the evacuation of a Jewish' Old People's Home in
In general, the Ruhr sirike situa- the Jewish quarter of the Okl City tion has quistened
down since of Jerusalem, it was officially re-
oll
drum
a Jewish-owned
Negro Woman Arrested
The Russians, in a prepared state- ment, protested that it was a viola- tion of the Potsdam Agreement and demanded its dissolution.
the Indonesian
were
for
Ministers,
leaving Batavia tomorrow for Jogjakarta for Cabinet meeting on the resignation of the Masjoemi Parly, which claims a membership of 10,000,000,
It
OBSTACLE OVERCOME Immediately after hearing the resolution, the Councli was brought head on against the obstacle which caused the partial deadlock in the
TO- conference. The round table
TC- solution was headed "On the Jammu and Kashmir Question," to which DUAL FUNCTION
Sir Zafrullah Khan, for Pakistan, (c)-The commission is Invested objected that it had been previously
a dunl function,
these agreed
words
should bo with
Arstly. to dropped, investigate the facts pursuant to Article 34 of the Charter; secondly be so done as the words were
The President ruled that i should Republican in exercise, without interrupting the cluded in error. Then Mr Gopalas- In- newspaper. Merdeka, published In work of the Security Council, uny wami Ayyangar, for India, counter- Jogjakaria, Dr Sutan Sjahrir, the mediatory influence likely to smoothed that whether the words were re- former Prime Minister, does not in- away the difficulties, to carry out tained or not, it should be clearly to enter the Republican directions given to it by the Securl-understood that the resolution could Cabinet, but will shortly go to the Council, and to reuert how far relate only United States-Reuter.
the advice and directions, if any, Kashmir question, which
to the Jammu
only item on the ugenda.
Mr Ayyangar said: "In the course of the discussions during the last two
we did days,
consider the question of widening the scope of the commission's functions.
to the
According inmates of the Home were Charged With Inciting COURTEOUS AND CORRECT
To Overthrow Govt.
reports from Berlin, Washington and ported. London that Anglo-American steps The were under way to Increase food | being taken out through the Arab shipments to Germany.Byuter. quarter with Arabs acting as stretch-
EDITORIAL
Gandhi's Achievement
IT remains
to be ser whether Mr Gandhi has succeeded in creating a genuine spirit of con- ellation between the leaders and Intelligentsia of India and Pakis- an. For the moment it can be acknowledged that the Mahatma, by virtue of yel another dramalle demonstration of personal sacrilicn and suffering, has sown the seeds `of peaceful thinking in the minds of Nehru and other political leaders, and by his example has shown that men can be pernnadeil· to harmonious relationships witle« oul recourse to force. Mr Gandht tos has succeeded in proving to the world that his personality sill dominates the great masses Indians, whether Indus or lems, and that while he remains alive he is capable of being the single greatest Influence for peace In the two dominions. It is in- conceivable that any other person could have gained from political opponenta the Bolemn pledge
which Mr Nehru and others made at hh bedside this weeks to do their utmost to bring all shades of Tolliical br
and religious Ind
Indian commanities
Into unlly though it
must be confessed that Nehru has since qualified this promise by Intimating that Pakistan has no Immediate Intention of reunion with the Dominion of India. Per-
haps the mast
where
บ
encouraging sign that efforts will be made to re- steem the piedze given to Gandhi hay come from Lake Success threatened stalemate over the Kashmir dispute is
re- ported overnight to have been resolved.
Indian and Pakistan delegates are
said to have adupled a spirit of compromise and agreed to the despatch, of Commission which will act as agents for the United Nations Security Counell covering a wide rance of prob Tema.
The timing of this com~ promise suggests that the Indian and Pakistan delegates received rew Instructions following the pledre elven to Gandhi -- practical manifestation of the de- ire to futor the promise. Rapid
of the Kashmir dispute helution of would inevitably pave the way for further conciliation between two dominions, whose in- dividual problems have much m
could mare. common and which quickly be resolved by operation.
The Kashmir situa tion is complex, and the dispute, If left to local leaders, cannot be xellled without further serious bloodshed.
imperative, therefore, that an impartial com- mission should be appointed to deal with the whole problem. the diapulanta being pledged honour is declafons,
the
IL
WIB
an-
Labour MP Suggests Cuts
The status of Berlin or the pos |sible end of four-power control in New
fend York, Jan. 20.-The|the German capital was not discuss- arrest on a deportation warranted at today's meeting. The at- mosphere was courteous and correct of Mrs Claudia Jones. negro and members of the Allied delego- woman writer and secretary to tions described it as "absolutely no the National Women's Cominis different" from previous meetings. sion of the Communist Party in British Commander in Chief, was in General Sir Brian Robertson, the the United States,
the chale. nounced here today.
German monetary reform, which She is charged with being an had been generally expected to be allen in the United States in vio-discussion, was not brought up
at
principal subjects
In Tation of the faw in that she ad- the full meeting of the Council. Just vocales and teaches the overthrow before the conclusion of the meeting, of the Government by force.
however, General Clay asked for a was arrested last night at her restricted meeting to She
consist of not New York home by officers of the more than four members from each Immigration Service and the Federal delegation. Bureau of Investigation and was re- moved to Ellis Island to be held in Custody pending release on a $1,000-bond.
of the
This restricted meeting, similar to the "brass tacks" meetings which took place during the sessions of the Foreign Ministers, Justed only about 10 minutes.
Mr W. F. Watkins, District Direc- tor of Iminigration, and Naturalisa-
FIRST OF ITS KIND tion, gave her name as Mrs Claudia Jones and sald her maiden name Never before had such a restricted apparently was Vera Cumberbatch, meeting been held among members She was born in Trinidad, British of the Allied Control Council. While West Indies, on February 21, 1015, no official indication of what went and arrived in New York on Febru-on in the restricted meeting was nry 0, 1024, on board the steamer given,
vaa presumed here that Voltaire.
Co-
ni
Reuter.
to
Cinudia
Vern
fato
In Royal Household
London, Jan. 20.-The view that the Royal Court and the number of retainers should be reduced was expressed in the House of Commons today by the Labour Member, Mr Ronald Chamberlain.
*
and
was
the
The Pakistan delegation wanted to Include matters which did not relate
to
o the Jammu and Kashmir question. After a
good deal of argument, it
was decided that while the com- mission
primarily
be
askad to
was
for
to
being appointed the Jammu and Kaslimis question, if, later on, the Security Council decided that any He was speaking during a debate well-intentioned and of the highest also required Investigation, it would matters in the Pakistan complaint on a bill-which was given a second Integrity.". reading by 204 votes to 17-to in He was not suggesting
"appropriate refer such that the questions to the same commission." crens Princess Elizabeth's allowance Royal Family shoukt be from £15,000 to £40,000 a year on keep an expensea
account. Thay her marriage and to grant £10,000 should, he maintained, have
PARTIES CONGRATULATED n year to her husband, the Duke of adequate allowance for personal and legation attached the greatest Im- Mr Ayyangar said the Indian de- Edinburgh.
private needs and expenses incurred portance to the urgency of dealing on public duties should be put to an with the situation in Jammu expenditure necount.
and Kashmir to halt the fighting there, The present system, he said, was Mr Warren Austin, for the Unlied a disservice to the Royal Family. States, wanted to know whether the certifying of money would round table at talks would go on
Just before Christmas, the Labour Party had been completely spill over a proposal to reduce the al- lowance by £5,000 each.
The
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A large number of Labour back-provide the means to reduce the size after passing this resolution and the the matter of German financial re-benchers, who thought the Court of the Court and In December, 1039, she filed an form was broached by General Clay. should strike an austerity note, then which, he said, many Government both parties were willing to con- establishment, President replied that he thought application for declaration of Inten- Berliners were convinced that the took advantage of a free (non- supporters desired. tion to become an American citizen session would decide the
tinue the private discussions. and at that time she gave the name their clly and perhaps the fate of all ernment's figures show that many of Secretary to the Treasury,
of party) vote to vote against the Gov-
The Government spokesman, Mr William
He was at their disposal for this Glenvil Hall. Cumberlatch-Germany.
Financial purpose, he said, Today's
replied In pre-meeting comments, obser- these must have abstained from vot- vers sald that the conference willing, because the second reading had probably hear Russia's answer to the the support of the Opposition and Anglo-American "Bizonia" decisions, the Labour Party has nearly Maruhal Vassily Sokolovaly, who nembera has been briefed in Moscow, "Is ex-
India's Hockey Win Nairobi. Jan. 20-The All-India hockey touring team beat Nairobi Asian Sports Association today by 11 goals to nil-Reuter.
that the Royal Family did a difficult said he thought the Council should Mr Philip Noel-Baker, for Britain, and tiresome job well, not only for express Its warm congratulations to Britain, but also for the Empire.
both parties for having been able 400 The
only question was whether to take this first step towards the amount suggested was adequate settlement. the and reasonable. Mr Chamberlain, leader of pected to tell the Western powers criues, denying that he was a
| establishment of the commission will The bill was then given a second be of great benefit to the Security that Hussin would not re-publican, sold he was not attack After a third reading, it will go la had to make atly
reading-agreed cognise a new West German State," the Royal Family or
to in principle. Council. I am sure both aldes have, -Reuter
ro-
the Royal couple, who were kindly, sincere, the House of Lords.-Iteuter,
ather-Router.
cannot doubt the
concessions to each
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