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VOL. III NO. 41
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948.
'Korea May Blow Up"
TERBUZLARGARA CARRITOIMEN BASENBALENO ESSEISERAETTIESTAINLESS (1
W.Europe IMAM WAS
Union Prospects
Brussels, Feb. 19.--M. PABI Henri Spank, the Belgian Prime Minister aml Foreign Minister. tody told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of! Deputies that a Western Euro-{ penn, Conference equld be x-. pected shortly, it was reliably Jearned here.
This disclossacre came as the Belth Forei Offer unneed officially
that is Brussels, the
Luxembourg,
envoys
ha
1st
Dinushu and French; exchanged with the
to which they were Rovernment accredited memoranda on the Bevin Plan" for rimser en-nperation Ira Westens Europe,
M. Spank take the lepattes that Mr Ernest Bevin's speech in the House of Commons last month was "a milestone In Britain's history" beemise it showed Britain
Was now "aware that she is European,"
Benelux countries--| "The Direc Bellum, The Netherlands Luxembourg-asked for a continuatice ut the talks with Britain and France. during which they intent to be res presented by one joint single delegas tion", he said,
An agreement for a Western dinian| did not clore the done to the pos-! sibility of a future agreement withị
Eastern Europe, he added.-Reuter,
BANDITS SLAY
FOUR MEN
MURDERED
Cairo, Feb. 19. The 85-year- old mam of Yemen, yesterday inve died, AAA reported to assassinated with three of his Nous and the Prime Minister. reports here tonight sald.
The Arab Leagur Council to- night examined the Kuala The Yemen as conflicting reports of developments there reached Catro,
Earlier today, the League de- elded to send a commission to Sanaa, rapitul of The Yeussen, to early the situation,
The Imam's death was portril Jast munik, but Jater deled by his representative in Cairo, who Brutested 10 the Egyptian Government,
Yesterday, the Arab Leagur received a rable from the Inaain's counsellor, El Sayed El Kabst, anuonncing the ruler's death.
Tonight, another cable was re- erived from Al Wazir, the new Imam, confirming the former Imam. Yahya's, death and all- the Houbeing his succession throne. Reuter.
to
Warning
MUST BE GIVEN INDEPENDENCE
Report Made To UN
Lake Success, Feb. 19.--The chairman of the. United Nations Korean Commission today warned the Little Assembly--which is boycotted by Russia- that Korea might “blow up" and set off a “vaster cataclysm in Asia and the world” if its people's hopes of gaining independence through the Unit Nations were shattered.
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OUTRAGE IN CROWDED STREET
Jerusalem, Feb. 19.-Two British soldiers were shot in the back by a Jewish terrorist in a crowded main street in the heart of Jerusalem today. One died and the other was seriously wounded,
Brisbane, Feb. 19. Sixteen members of the RAAF were killed when à Lincoln bomber from Laver- ton, near Melbourne, crash- ed when attempting to land ar Amberley abrodrome about 30 miles from Bris- bane on Thursday evening.
that Eyewitnesses said the plane appeared to have overshot the runway. When coming back a second time after trying to gain height the plane crashed and im- mediately.burst into flames. Sixteen bodies covered. Associated Press.
(51824199088-640XTN9/350/38:36 250 Some passengers in a Jewish bus were slightly hurt by flying plana when a rond mine was detonated near a bus pussing the Government printing press building. in Jerusa- lem, it was officially stated.
were
TC-
LAB. HOLDS
PAISLEY
Mr K. P. S. Menon of India, emphasising that the Soviet authorities controlling the Northern Korean Zone had kept the Commission from organising nationwide elections, told the 51-nation
Liberal-Conservative interim group that for years "the Korean people
Coalition Beaten have been hankering for their independence and will not brook any further delay in its consummation.", Paisley, Scotland, Feb. 19.-- retained the Menon said his Commission Labour today had been forced to return to Lake Parliamentary constituency of Success to ask advice on how to Paisley, near Glasgow. proceed in free of the adamant The Labour candidate, Mr Douglas Soviet refusal to comply with As-H. Johnston, sembly recommendations that tonal Korean elections be held by
Truman Launches His Presidential Campaign
HO
Mr
na-
den 31 as a prelude to indepen- Cormick,
Poners of jext in question
sel
was:
over
The soldiers were stated to have been strolling along the Jaffa road with their rifles slung over their shoulders when the terrorist crept up behind them and shot them with a pistol. As they collapsed, he grabbed their rifles and made off among the crowd of shop-
рета.
"We know that whereas the Arab League has funds, the Mufti has not, and this will enable him to im- prove his financial position," said the spokesinan, at the same time de- | manding the strictest and most in-
A Jewish down patrol found and "dependent public supervision when
bomb removed a barrel
on the funds are entrusted for religious Jerusalem-Jaffa rund, omfletal reports pi poses.
said.
an-
Four Jews were killed and three The Palestine government's trans- wounded and a British policeman fer of £300,000 to the Supreme injured in Haifa today when Jewish | Moslem Council was officially' and Arab
Kunnen raced through ounced on Wednesday under a new of tithes with retroactive computation the streets of Bah firi tommy-guus at passing traffic.
and was intended to be earmarked, Four Arabs were wounded when) A government statement said, for the an Arab bus came under Jewish fire antenance of Mostem religious bolldings and for the establishment of a new Moslem orphanage.—As-
rinted Press.
on the Bethlehem road today, an- |other official report raid.
ECONOMIC BOYCOTT
Cairo, Feb. 10.-A rellable source said on Thursday that the
Arab League Political Committee has de- JEWS IN TRAINING
cided on an economic boycott against countries which support the United From Vienna, it was reported 10 Notions decision to day that Jewish sources there said fine, and those countries which will
partition Pales 1,000
young jews, mostly from be joining the international Runnin and Poland, were being which the United Nations Palestino trained in Austria for Haganah, the Commission in planning to send to Jewish defence force in Palestine.
Palestine to Implement the decision. More than 20,000 young Jewba
The source added that the league displaced persons were still awaiting decision will not be put into effect training in the Western zones of before the question of sending un Austria, they said.
International police force is Anally secided.Associated Press.
Shots were red from a Jewish wat elected បទ
convoy passing police road block majority of 4,545 votes
the near Gaza Airport last night and the National candidate, Mr J. John Mac-police manning the block returned
Vice-Chairman of the the fire, Washington, Feb. 19.--President Truman, in a speech
The voting Scottish Liberal Party. The chairman departed from the
Mr Johnston 27,213 votes tonight formally launching his campaign for the
recent
against Mr MacCormick 20,008. Presidential election next November, laid down a 10-year
of a new provisional govern
from 1931 Paley voted Liberal programme for the expansion of agricultural output, for an
up in Itussian-occupied till 1945, when Viscount Corvedale, ment Northern Korea for the purpose of of the late Lord Baldwin, former
son. increase of employment and for higher minimum wages,
wrecking United Nations efforts at Conservative Prime Minister,
was establishing il national He declared: "It can be done-il pead to those voters.
who
Korean returned as a Labour Member. Manila, Feb. 10. -A rung of bout will be done",
4 have Joined the ranks of Mr Henry
Roverument.
When Lord Baldwin died several dits killed in cold blood the police President
blaned Truman
the Wallace, though he matte no mention
READY FOR INDEPENDENCE months ago, Viscount Corvedale suc- chief of the Nuren Reija-lown of ¦ Republican Party for the "worst de- of the former Vice-President.
He said he had checked with eceted to the earldom and to the Munoz, two Philippine Army soldåres pressun in hisory which, he satel,! Now hard the President used the Bailed Nations officials at Senul and, | House of Lords, and a Philippine Scout after holding brought "agriculture to guin, buri- ! word "Republican" though there was according to them there had been
TEST CASE up a feet of 25 possenter bues and mess to rallape and labmar tojno doubt of his target when he de-o recent change in the character The voting figures in the 1945 freight trucks at the village of despai
clared: "One might have supposed of the regime 501 Win North
Viscount Helection were:
Corvedale cluded Lombay last night, a convespanderd The President gave his speech be- that those white dictated policy for Kores." He said the fart was "th: 25,156: Mr 1. G. D. Galbraith. Con- gymnasties and theoretical training of the Manila Evening News report. †fore nearly 1,000 Democratie, Party 21 years after the first World War regime was set up before the Unitesi servative, 14,826, Lady Glen-Coats, in the use of all modern weapons, ed this afternoon.
leaders from every state in the ¦ would have followed economie mea- į Nations Commission
Liberal, 4.532; Mr A. R. Eagles, especially bombs. There were more than 100 victus
tation ia, eelebration of "Jackson! sures beneficial to the
cannot
Each group was sent to Palestine been independent, 765. Beni to hove of the neettrual marmiders while Day".
continuing welfare of industry." stuned to make the United Nations
Fraser Wighton, Reuter's political by underground channels as soon ac the foul was preliminarily estimal!! President Truman, declared: "The !-- Insting
that
...concentrated Commission impotent."
comments:Paisley it had finished its training, the at several thousand dollius in each party of progressive liberalism in the | wealth and power must be held in "If Korea is keen on indepen was a test case for a Conservative sources sald-Reuter. and jewellery.
|United States, the party that carried check," President Truman said the dence, she also is ready for it." de-Liberal coalition against labour. Thus far, there is no official con- i on the traditions of Jefferson and! 1939 depression had taught theclared Mr Menon. He said Korea
Government win The
by 0,500 Armation of the during and bloody Jackson, the party that has four grim lesson that "a government run certainly was not less fitted to set votes will be a disappointment to j
In suecension merived inass holdup from the constabulary | thurs
The for the benent of the few will inevit-jup a democratic government. authorities, though
the latter are people's mandate, is the Democratieably destroy all."--Beuter. to be investigating the Party. understood report. Reuter.
1,000 MPH PLANE
Th
YEAR OF CHALLENGE
of and
Washington, Feb. 19,-A Douglas Skyrocket needle-nosed jet and re- reach search plane, designed to 1000 miles per hour. has success- fully completed its first flight tests
California. at Muroc,
the United States Navy disclosed today.
The plane was lown at relatively low speeds on the test flights but has been built to study fight prob- lems at speeds near that of sound stressing the liberal aspects of the
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com.
correspondent
has con-
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The six-to-eight weeks' course in- partisan tactics, sabotage,
XI
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China's New Kelief Levies
force
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Nanking, Feb. 20.-Total proceeds of from "speelal relief levies"-China's
revenue designed to tax the rich were fixed at NC$10,000,000,000 by the sponsoring: Commitled yesterday and of this amount Shanghai alone is expected to raise NS$5,500,000,000.
is
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED
than
the Conservatives, whos favour such Jerusalem, Feb, 19.—A Jewish the a coalition. On the other hand, it Agency Japan.
spokesman accused "He added that in Korea there was will vindicate the orthodox Liberal Palestine government on Thursday BOLD INVITATION'
rebelliousness Washington, Feb.
against Party 19-President "persuasive
with having contributed to the "a which ationally
of the Aral wor its mandate must Truman tonight invited all "pro military occupation" and widespread demned such anti-government coal-direct subsidy
tions, warning that, if they develop; 300,000 to the "supreme Moslemn newest source ut
effort" by allocating again be considered by the people ressive liberals," regardless of past criticism of General Hodge, for renewal. This is the year of political afiliations. o vole on the mander of the American-occupied they will result in the extinction of
Council without providing suficient the Liberals. challenge. I propose we inéet that Democratie ticket in November ászone.
The "Hodge-baiting, In fact, is a fashion- against the forces of conservatism."
number of Conservative-control on how it will be spent. éhallenge head on,
local coalitions, actual It was a hold bid to Independent, able hobby in Korea," said Mr Menon. Liberal
The spokesman said: "Jews con- "The people will again decide
Republican liberals whether they want the forces
to awing "I, for one, feel it is a more healthy projected, is very small, but it has sider it entirely proper that places positive
progressive liberalism to into the Demorratic ranks and offset sign of democracy than MacArthur been on the increase and it greatly like the mosque of Omar and others worries the Liberats who, despite should be repaired when necessary in the defections threatened by Mr worship in Japan," continue in office, or whether.
The new levies are due to begin He said lime, they wont Henry Wallace's Third Party move
he wanted lo these clnllenging
make it only 12 seats in Parliament, still re-with government assistance, but in
On April 1 simultaneously In all Deli and the revolt
of the con- clear "that what obstructed the pro- present at least 3,000,000 votes in a situation like the present a neutral
elfles including Hongkong ant servative Southerners against theress of Korea
government cannot-If it really to an independent Britain, state
was not President's anti-dim Crow stand.
the existence of The Liberals, while they preserve neutral-give such a fund over to Meno and are collectable Leading of as
the main speaker defects in the national temperament
their separate identity, still have the the supreme Moslem council-which lump sum, for the Democratic Party's
Levies on personal properties will fund- but rather the persistence of tension capacity to decide a general election, is closely connected with the Arab
Day in the international situation."
-Reuter.
Higher Executive-the body which be 10 per cent of total votue CX- ing Jackson and Jefferson dinners. Mr Trungan spoke from The Iralia diplomat said his eight-
losed the attack on the Jews and ceeding NC$5,000,000,000 and on Washluton, where 2,900 Party big member Commission
the United Nations. was "all but wigs gathered at two US$100-5-plate unanimous
Riverside Explosion "The in thinking that
total value exceeding NC$10,000.000,- celebrations.
by the exiled Mufti ni GOD. separate goverment which may be However, many Southern Demo- estalished in South
Bayonne, New Jersey, Feb, 19.-headed supreme Mostem council was corporation assets 20 per cent. of Korea
Hudson Jerusalem from 1922 until his flight! cannot An explosion rocked the crats boycotted the affair and toticed be a national government as defined tiver svaterfront this morning and from Palestine during the 1937 anti- The Committeo formulated a set of a Party bolt unless the President in the resolution of the General police said a fire had broken out in Zionist troubles, and even today the of rules for assessing the value of -backed down on his racial rights Assembly."
the Tidewater Of Company plant council's members maintain that the properties held. programme.
Mr Truman's speech was broad-mission favoured holding elections
He said the majority of the Coin- here.
Mufti is their head as they never
Among other classes of people.. There were no immediate reports recognised his dismissal," the spokes-
Incumbent and retired army nrici cast over three major United States
in the Southern Zone, but only for of any casuallics.-Reuter.
man added.
etvil officials In possession of large networks and piped into similar "consultative purposes. He said
to personal wealth will be urged party gathering from coast to coast. the Commission fell it should be ife said the alternative to Democra-"entitled to take a sympathetic note
contribute voluntarily "8 Fun cx- ample to others."-Reuter.
entrust their government to those forces of conservatism which believe in the benefit of the few at
the expense of many,"
President Truman's action
650 to 750 miles per hour-Reuter. · Democratie Party was a clear
EDITORIAL
Public Playgrounds
LJONGKONG citizens H
have
always heen
miserably neglected in the matter of publle parks and playing grounds, and In eertalu respects the 'postilan Is worse today than ever. On the Isiant the only area within easy distance of the city, where peuple can stroll sit down amid pleasant surroundings, is the Botanical Gardens: Kowtoon, re- sidents are denied even 1s
4
restricted amenity. For reller from the congested streets they grounds
musi liike Into The hills. In the same way public playing are at a premium on both sides of the harbour. In Hongkong, Happy Valley, Sookunnon and Causeway Ват
been have
pratly, but decisively parcelled off for private clubs, and in Kowloon the
same has happened with King's Park, The children are woefully forgot. ten when it
to comes
providing spaces in which they can play in safety. Before the war there were three such playing grounds in Chatham Road and Cox's Path and they served a useful purpose, The sites remain, but there are lo facilities for the children -- no swhics, no see-saws, no “glant stridos,"
no sandpits: Just waste
pieces of ground, Surely it is not asking too much for these areas to
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u
of any move for unification of Korea by such means as conference tween lenders of the North South before or after the proposed elections in South Koren."
tie Liberalism was "those forces of and other
conservatism which believe in beneft of the few at the expense of many." He held up the ghost of the Hoover depression as an example.
STANDARD-BEARER Recalling taht in this clection year a decision between such forces must be made again, Mr Truman proposed that the Issue be met head-on. He made no mention of his own political plans, but there was no doubt In Party circles that he would be the Democrulle stan- dard-bearer.
sarc
he reconditioned and zelilted for the children? A playgrounds com- mitter is now in existence. an one of its first dufles should be
see that these children's playing grounds mode fit for use and are properly. maintained. Government, In fact should revise its whole attitude to the question of public parks and, playing Gelds. Intherto it has held itself frigidly aloof, pre-. ferring to have voluntary Ur- cquisations shoulder responsibility for providing these amenllies. The public, as a result, have been made to feel that their welfare means nothing to the null
authorities—- a state of mind not calculated to
civil
consciousness. Atimulate Even the smallest towns and the villages England and other places possess their pahile parks and
Greens which are serviced misch maintained by the local authorities. To plead that Hong- kung cannot
afford
ford any such wilful evasion Ameuliica in responsibility. While buying it- self with the problem of a sports stadium, Government might tako time out to consider the
whole question of public parks and public playgrounds, with special reference to the restorallon of children's playgrounds now out of commission.
of
While the Truman theme thrbuch-
ane!
The United Stoles has advocated going through with elections in the Southern Zone, setting up the elected Rovernment as the national regime:
United Press.
Black Marketing Justifiable
of
a
British Spokesman Replies
To Chilean · President
London, Feb. 19.-The Foreign Office said on Thurs- · day that maintenance of British bases in the Antarctic constitutes neither aggression nor provocation.
The British spokesman told a news baran conference that "in respect to main- falning ourselves in territory which Britain has long legally elaimed, It does not appear to constitute an act of aggression or in any sense an act of provocation."
In unt
Birthrate Down
In England
This
London, Feb. 20.The birthrate in The statement eame as Britain's He declined to disclose the naturo answer to a specch on Wednesday of that "contact" or to say just what England and Wales In 1945 was the by Gonzales Videla at the Chillaŭ is being discussed. It appeared pos- lowest of all the principal countries be of the world, except. Belgium, ac- Antarctic base on Greenwich Islands, sible that the question would protesting against "aggression and raised on Thursday night at a pri cording to official statistics published
between meeting armed violence" by "out word "im-vate
Foreign tudny.
Mr Bevin and Secretary Ernest
The number of live births in 1945 Lewis Douglas, United States am- wng 079,037, equal to 15.0 per bassador to Britain
thousand of the population. The Bevin-Douglas meeting was rate was lower than in 1944 or 1943, however, to but with those exceptions higher British and arranged primarily, exchange
American than any rate since 1930. views on a three-power conference with the French opening in Londen Illegitimate births totalled 03,420, on Monday the future of western the highest number and percentage fever recorded in England and Wales.
A rise in the number of marriages and the continued increase in the number of divorces, was recorded.
of England and The population' Walea in 1945 wan 42,038,000 com-
with 41,400,000 in 1930,- pared {feuter)
out was Liberalism, the President Tubingen, Feb. 19-Black market-perialisms," did not go into his civil rights pre-ing is justifiable if it contributes to had set off the possible saving of life, according gramme, which Southern revolt. Nor did he men- to the ruling of a German criminal tion the Third Party movement. court here today in a verdlet un- Some Dixie Democrats not only precedented in the American Zone.
The court
black- acquitted boycotted the Washington celebra-
51-year-old tion but struck back at the Presi- marketing charges dent's programme to wipe out their manufacturer from Calw, Wuertem- traditional racial discrimination by bern, accused of illegally buying a furning some Southern Jackson and pair of shoes for his sick son for Jefferson dinners into protest de-800 marks. monstrations.
The father pleaded that normal President Truman devoted most German tources were unable to
his 25-minute ot
speech to the provide shoes of the right size for domestic programme he outlined in the boy, whose one old pair had This State of the Union message to caused Infections which threatened
Congress last month-United Press. [his life-Router.
He volunteered his statement, Germany. saying that it was prompted by the The Foreign Ofee spokesman suld Chilean president's "remarks." that Britain Is still hopeful that the In response to questions, he sald dlepute will be turned over to the the government was "in contact" | international court at The Hague.
Argentina wants the question with the United States on the subject
of
of rival Anglo-Argentine-Chilean the Antarelle islands to be laid be claims in the Antarctie "as we are fore an international conference on many other matters."
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