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Palestine WESTERN EUROPE UNION A Million

Fighting

Flares Up New Role For

23 People Killed

Jerusalem,

Jan. 22.-

Twenty-three people-eight Jews and 15 Arabs were re- ported killed today in a new flare-up on the main Jerusalem- Tel-Aviv road, where both Jews and Arabs renewed their attacks on traffic and convoys.

Japan Hinted

Washington, Jan. 23.- Speculation mounted today that an industrially revived Japan might be made the centre of

eventual "Marshall Plan for the Far East.

Seven Jewish were sobbed to death by a land of i Arabs when their lurgy ran into an i Arab road block a few miles out- side Tel-Aviv this moving.

gard settlement police:

The lorry was set on Are and the bodies of the Jews dragged into an

orange grove,

Three Arubs were killed during the attack, it was officially stated.

Later, 12 Arates were killed when Jews ambushed on Arab bars near The spot where the Arabs attacker! the Jewish lorry, Jewish sources asserted.

CONVOY AMBUSHED

A Jewish convoy, travelling from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv, was bushed outside Jerusalem, ahd Jew- Ish sources reported that or Jew was killed and a Jewess wounded.

A Pole, describert by Jewish sane- ces as an ex-officer of General An- der's Polish forces, was shot dvad lodny while escaping from

in Tel-Aviv.

taxi

an

Some diplomatic authori- ties said privately they re- this as among

the reasons for the newly stated American determination to speed the time when Japan becomes self-supporting and can make its proper con- tribution to the economic rehabilitation" of the world, -Associated Press.

Unemployed Demonstrate

FLORENCE POLICE USE TEAR GAS

Florence, Jan. 22.--Seventeen

Jewish sources in the city report | people were taken to hospital that three Polus were stopped by when the police here used tear. gunmen in the centre of the town and hustied into

gas and fired shots into the air taxi.

to disperse unemployed demon-

FL

One jumped out and fell under a hail of

bullets.

The remaining two were

driven off.

-The intelligence service of Inganah, the Jewish defence foren, was quotedl by a Jewish Agency spokesman at a press conference in Jerusalem today for the

that reports

500 armed Lebanese and 600 Syrians had "in- Altrated" Cross thr northern Palestine frontier nod have Joined the Arah irregular forces.

strators.

The Florence Chamber of Labour tonight called a general strike in the city to begin at midnight.

Important Statement By Mr Bevin

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS REVIEW

Warning To Russia Against

"Playing With Fire"

London, Jan. 22.-Talks on a union of Western Europe have already begun. The countries immediately concerned are Britain, France, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Announcing this in the House of Commons tonight, Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, urged that the overseas territories of these countrics should be brought within this union so that "this tremendous co-operation would stretch through Europe, the Middle East and Africa to the Far East." Italy and "other historic European countries" would have to be as- sociated, he declared.

Before making this important disclosure, Mr Bevin, warning Russia that "it is dangerous in international affairs to play with fire," had said: "Nothing the Government does now will be directed against the Soviet Union or any other country, but we are entitled to organise kindred souls in the West just as they have organised kindred souls in the East."

with which

coun-

and

re-

Mysberg's

Testimony

Shanghai, Jan. 23. - The amount of currency found at the American brokerage firm of Abla and Company last year res presented canli securities and hot used by the Company was In transactions

Bad of buying selling. Mr Frederick Mysherg. the 55-year old manager of the concern, stated in the Shanghai High Court yesterday afternoon durlug his retrial.

Mr Myshers. Wlto war sen- tenced to one year's

imprison. ment last year for alleerd vfola- tlon of the government emer-

gency regulations banning foreign currency and gold deal- Ings, further told the Court that the main business of the com- pany was the selline and buying of telerrantle transfers and de- mand drafts.-Reuter. SOFTBORUSUNUZEKAZIENKIENDELEZEA

Southeast Asia's Food Problems

Three Front Attack

Workers May Strike

FOOD SHORTAGE PROTESTS GROW

Munich, Jan. 22.-An emer- gency meeting of the Bavarian Cabinet was called tonight as the general strike aTecting nearly 1,000,000 workers threatened to paralyse three- United States quarters of the Zone of Germany tomorrow.

A "more food" strike call was made by the Bavarian Trade Union Council after the Bavarian Govern- Lour

ment had rejected their "anti-food hoarding" programme.

The stoppage was planned to be- gin at 11 pm GMT tonight and to Tast 24 hours.

Trade union officials said the strike

was intended us warning

to the government "who have falled to carry out the laws and regulations

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created for alleviating economic | distress," and as a warning to black

marketeers and food speculators.

The strike will affect all German workers except those employed by the Military Government or in positions essential to public health and safety.

State

Legislature

The Council originally intended to call three-day strike but modi- Red it when Bavarian Government oftelals agreed to reconalder the anti-hoarding

at programme the од meeting January 27.

Hallway passenger and goods Washington, Jan. 22-The traffe will stop throughout Bavaria United Nations Food and Agrleul-at 1 nm. local time tomorrow, Herr tural Organisation announced Lorenz Hagen, President of the yesterday the launching, of a Bavarian Trade Unions Association, "there front attack on the prah said tonight. Iets of food supply and nutrition In southeast Asia,

Military Government traffic will not be affected-Reuter.

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Mr Bevin, after pointing out that Britain was not now proposing a form of poli. tical union with France, although they would work for even closer co-operation, said that British representatives at Brussels, The Hague and Luxembourg were instructed yesterday to propose talks in consultation with their French colleagues. "I hope", he said, "that treaties will be aigned with our near neighbours, the Benelux

BAD DISTRIBUTION Reporting the opening on February tries, making with France an important nucleus in Western Europe.

23 of a series of meetings in Baguio,

Washington, Jan 22. General Philippines, the announcement de-

Lucius Clay, the United States "We will also have to go outside with South Africa, France, Belgium matter

clared: "It with the other two

is hoped that action Military Governor, predicted The demonstrators threw a hard-the circle of our immediate neigh and Portugal, and

rent growing out of the conference will today an early improvement in the equally to allowers, the United States grenade under n police car but no- botirs. We shall have to consider overseas territories, especially in Soviel Russia, which

have represent a long step forward in food situation which set off protest body was injured.

including the

Italy. new

whose South East Asia,

avercoming the eritlent rice situation

the British and American In tion strikes the tremendous resources. eventual Inclusion is no Jess im Dutch are closely concerned.

"It is essential," he said, "It Wes-

and overall food situation in Asin, occupation zones in Germany. Mrs Golda Myserson, head of the Demanding work, the crowds portant than that of the other

where one half of the world's popu- General Clay told newspaper men tern Europe is going to meet its Jewish Agency's Politiet Department, parated the streets, and. after countries of Western Europe.

"The Western organisation of balance of payments

lation is concentrated and where the that the food shortage was primarily left Palestine by air today for the

and to get a clashes with the polier,

11 were

of Western Europe must be economically sup-world equilibrium, that these The representatives

daily struggle for food has always due to "bad distribution." Unitext States an a mission Lo

| Europe are working together quickly ported. That involvas the closes! sources should

been a major consideration of the He said that in order to meet the The police made trun-and effectively. That is a good sign possible collaboration with the Com-made available

and be developed

greater part of its population."

Military mabilire American Jewry and to seek! arrested.

Govern- crisis, both the charges against the

and the exchange all possible aid for Zionist Palestine, chenn

de-for the future and we shall have to monwealth and overseas territories carried out between them in a cor

ment and the German administra- monstrators. -Reuter.

in what we can to foster the spirit of not only the

The meeting will concentrate on British but the rect and proper manner."

tion were taking vigorous measures. The separate problems of nutrition. He said it would help if the United French. Dutele, Belgian and Portu- Co-operation." Armouret TREN

Turning to these prganisations inquese_territories_nverseas..

shertes and rice. It is hoped that States would ahh more food to the -uzptort-rust-crowds-of-unemployed support of the Western Union, Mr

The rectal and economic develop--one-of-the-main-results of the con-occupied areas,Reuter. "There territories are large pri- ment of an oversens territory for demonstrators in Milan. 256 kilo-Bevin said; "I would emphasize that mary producers and are capable of which Britain was responsible was

ference will be thou-I am not concerned only with Europe great development. They have raw being pushed ahead. He hoped that demonstrators broke as a geographical conception. Europe materials, food and resources which other countries in Western Europe has extended its influence throughout can be turned to very great mutual with dependent territories would do through full-armed police cordons the world and we

look advantage, both to the people in the same, in association with Bri- Melbourne, Jan. 22.-Queensland frout of the Prefecture

further afield,

the territory itself, to Europe, and tain, and thereby bring together the produced a record of inere than

"In the first place, we turn our Traffic

to the world as a whole." was blockert }ri

resources of manpower, organisation eyes 100,000

beef worth nhout

ta Afrien, where Kreat The Fareign Secretary said there and opportunity for millions of peo- £5,500,000 during 1947, of which thoroughfares. In

scuffle,

are shared by

in this ple. exported, policeman was severely injured with Three-fourths of Australia's beer a revolver and another was exports this will your will come from handled and trampled on. Queenstand, but the full impact off

Beef Production Record

tons of

nearly 90,000 tons were

sent out were

metres to the north, where "ands

mauy

une responsibilities

nkin-

the 1946 drought will cripple exports The police spread barbed wire in in the 1850-51 seasons.--United Press. the streets.-Neuter.

EDITORIAL

Now Comes Diplomania

JEGOTIATIONS concerning the Shuteen and· Kowloon City Incidents promise to be an in- structive lesson in the subtle arts of liternailanal diplomacy and Oriental face-saving. The results in Hongkong will be watched with something

than more aendemic Interest Inasmuch that so far as the Kowloon City issue In concerned, we

directly affected. The British authorities are reported to be keeping the two questions separate, while the Chinese Government is said to he desirous of overall negotiations, covering the Shameen riots, the COVER Sovereignty of the old Kowloon Cily, and the eviction of the ~ The British point of

view

Bre

squeals as being correct. If for no other reason than the

on British wanton attack sonnel and property in Slumcen Is a question of fact,

cillaens

per.

whereas former

or

the sovereignty of the walled city is que of legal later pretation. It matters not over

complaint genules what Imagined the

mob Chinese stoned British

and burnt down Consulate and other bulld Ings; it could have been done in The fact remains bayish fun. that violence and incendiariam was carried out and that in con- sequence Br

Britain Is entitled to (a) compensation (b) quiry into who perpetrated aut carried out the affate, and (c) unqualified guarantees that there Ahall be no repetition elther in Shameen or any other part of China where Arliính zubjects and

full

In-

property exist. When the Chinese Government has fulfilled these obligations, it will be time enough to discuss Kowloon City."

The

alficulty is to approach this sub- ject in any sense of seriousness, for it is utterly divorced from realities. The hard facts are that where. 50 years ago. existed Chinese township racircled by wall, there is today an area of about 300 square yards on which squatters have settled themselves, The patch of ground lacks proper sanitation and the huts which the

homes squatters used as wholly unprotected from the

No danger of fire.. matter, fore, how earnestly the Nankin diplomats argue on the legalistic internretallon of the Felding Con- ventian, they cannot escape. the realities of the Kowloon loll as they are is literally nothing langible over which the Chinese can clairg Jurisdiction, or administer II.

were

City how there

Nor is there, so far as we can ree,

Justify

Nanking's anything to claim for compensation to squatters.

The

have to

us

was no need

for conflict

Russia's Expansionist Policy

Mr Bevin, who was opening a two-day debate on foreign affairs, had begun by saying that he realis- ed that decisions taken now would be vital to the future peace of the world.

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The

# "worldwide rice

PRODUCTION GOES ON

conservation campaign."

Essen, Jan. 22.-Unrest and hun- AVOIDING RICE LOSSES

ger strikes in the Ruhr have bad "no appreciable effect" on the coal production,

the spokesman of announcement pointed out Anglo-American Coal Control stated that pests. diseases and shipping

bere

today, carelessness have caused Jossey in rice and adder;

The daily production in the past "It is expected that the conservation

in, fortnight has shown a very slight campaign, rise and now stands at just under hased around Infestation

controls, is betler methods of shipping and 257,000 tona.

other similar measures, will result with the peak production reached at Although this compares. badly

-

country, but the control of Eastern object of making the wile world national organisation for rice, which production was

"You have only to look maps to see that the Soviet Union, since the war, has expanded and now

of

ions.

in redeeming much of this necessary waste."

the end of November, it is consider- This issue is not simply the or-

ably better than the figure for the no ease would there be an

Anuther subject to be discussed same period last #onisation of Poland

your when the or any other exclusive effort, but done with the will be the establishment of an inter- dafly

only 220,000 Europe by Soviet Russia, whose richer and safer," he declared, in would promote increased rice pro- frontiers therefore have, in fact, been dealing with the development

Neither Allied nor German coal advanced to Stettin, Trieste,

duction, improve marketing and officials are unduly worried by re- and overseas territories. Speaking of Russian

the Elbe. expansion

trade and give general guidance in ports that miners in some areas may since

the

war, he said the British

"We at your

believe there is an oppor:

the development of agriculture pro-jein in the next wave of protest Government had looked upon the

grammes. unity, and when studied there will

Birikes against the hunger rations solution of Poland, reached at Yalia,

Other subjects be a willingness on the part of our

to be considered for the ordinary population. as a "sensible

are the desirability of extending

The conflicting elementsomise between stretches to the Kurile Islands and friends in the Commonwealth to co-

rice allocations, International

average miner is receiving there was Sakhalin,"

operate with this great effort."

discutions a good deal better than most no doubt that it had revealed a

tribution of fertilisers, machinery | Ruhr workers and the miners' union Referring to Russlan The Foreign Secretary declared:

expansion, policy en the part the Soviet "I believe the time is ripe

added: "Yet the evidence is that of the nature

and other requisites and a review leaders, who have set themselves Union to

to use every means in their

for the Soviet Russia is not satisfied with needled by rice-producing nations. still have control over their union

and amount of ald completely against consolidation of Western Europe.

strike action, power to get Communist control in We are not now proposing a formal, this tremendous expansiun. Eastern Europe and, as it now ap- political union

members-Reuter. with France, We "In Greece, It had been assumed pears, in the West as well."

that the United States and Britain shall maintain the closest possible contacts and work

for even

more would get tired and the so-called closer unity between our two coun could be recognised later without

government of Communist

rebels

He went on: "It therefore matters little how we temporise and maybe appease or try to make arrange- munts.

trles.

he

He said: "The time has come to danger. Then a Communist govern- "It has been quite clear, I think, find ways and means to develop our

ment would be forced upon Greece that the Communist process goes relations with the Benelux countries. and she would be incorporated in ruthlessly on in each country. We are to begin talks with these the Soviet system of Communism

"We have seen the game played countries In close concord with our with the rest. out In Foland, Bulgaria, Hungary, French allies. Yesterday, our ré "Its not a question of what sort and, more recently, in Rumanin. presentatives in Brussels, The Hague of elected government you have in From information in our possession, and Luxembourg were instructed to Greece but a ruthless attempt, coli- other attempts may be made else propose such talks In consultation stuntly maintained, to bring thal where.

with their French colleagues."* country into the Soviet orbit.

Is

the

claim

evlcied must be rejected because recogni- tion of it implies that the Hong- acted kong authorities have illegally, and conveys a tacli re- pudiation of the validity certain Hongkong

of

Ordinances The Chinese claim of existing sovereignty over the old Kowloon City is unquestionably borus, but that Nanking should admit this is probably expecting too Instead, we Brc likely to be treated to a depressing display of "Diplomania."

mucti,

Balkans Flout United Nations

Heuter.

The

West Indies Collapse In First Test Match

Bridgetown, Barbados, Jan. 22. The West Indies team was dismissed for 296 in their first innings in the first cricket Test match which continued here today, and England, in reply, had scored 150 for three wickets by the close of play, Reuter.

INDIA'S PROSPECTS

This is not unsuitable to the Adelaide, Jan, 22-Only a few Indians who have experienced 50 days

go, the Indian cricket team much depressing damp cold. The This is a dangerous situation. It

was in Hobart and on one occasion pitch is likely to be typical of the "If we accept the Assembly de- which ignored the natural aspirations there was snow on Mount Wellington. Adelaide a case of power politics.

January Tests and only cision in other matters, we should of Iraq.

temperature was so low at low bowlers will be able to make "The United Nations have been accept it in the case of Greece.

"I assure our Iraqi friends that seemed that the South Pole had the ball turn during the first two flouted by the Balkan neighbours of

Intend to face the "I say no more except this that we

problems shifted to the estuary of the River days. Greece. There is a very real dan- it is

international common to us and Irug, dangerous in

whether Derweni. #er that they and their Soviet men- affairs

The city is full of visitors and good play with fire." they are problems of defence or

By contrast, tors may make a great blunder In (Applause),

when they stopped crowds are expected. social or economic developments. from a plane at Mount Gambler to- this business.

"I hope this treaty, which has been any, the temperature

The position on poper is that it Referring to the war of nerves and

was 110.do- India can win the next two Tests caro, will grees in the shade.

a colossal task only to be achieved "I would advise, in all solemnity, pressure brought upon weaker nn-Worked out with such

natd serve as a model for the development The the Foreign Secretary. tions,

plane bucketed somewhat it all batsmen reproduced their lead sometimes to serious develop that attempts to settle International ofn Middle East defence arrange against a 60-miles per hour

north highest form and if catches are held methods affairs by these

made ment." we, and I hope they agreement dificult, if not impossible,

she can end the struggle for the One feature of Mr Bevin's review Adelaide dust linze hung

bush rubber on even terms. Reuter. Propagando was not a contribution was the situation as regards Trans-fires from the pinne,

THEIR OWN FAULT "It would be better to settle this to the settlement of international jordan. Mr Bevin said he was dis- The Weather Bureau stated today matter in accordance with the problems.

cussing the now situation which had that there is no Hikelihood of the Indian

Adelaide, Jan. 22.-Touching on Assembly decisions of the United

Iraq, the Foreign | arisen as

cricket Concerning

to TransJordan.

team's The but anticipated that the temperature during a speech at a Legacy Club Nations than by the promotion of a Secretary said: "Neither nor the Translordan Prime Minister, Emir will be around 60 or 90 degrees luncheon today, Don Bradman said civil war or in any recognition of the Iraq Prime Minister would have put Felsal, would be here at the begin during the Tent which Markos Junta.

begins the weather and the bad luck ex- signatures to any document

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great care. Provocations like this

ments which are anxious to avold,

our

wind and

tomorrow.

The Indians saw

aver

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tour