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CAIRO TRAIN OUTRAGE

:

War For This

Year Forecast

Copenhagen, Feb. 20-M. Ace, Toldnach, a Dane who claims to be able to foretell the future, told a newspaper here that two big countries would be Involved In another war this year,

A bird country would start it, អច wald. Je elalmed that

Marshal Stalin was xgalpst an- other war, but that the other great powers were working to- wards one.

M. Toldnaes salil he had look-

ed into the future and had seen

men in foreign costumes carry- Ing knives Lurned forward.-- fleuter.

We eat scANGEFARRANTIESUVAJANJE BILJANA 03 MAJETE

Heavy Water Bootleggers Arrested

Munfch. Feh, 29.—Elever men have been arrested on charges of "bootlegging" beavy water-useil In atomic experiments, it was dis- closed yesterday. Identlly

of the arrested

was kept secret,

-

WAS ACT OF REVENGE

28 British Soldiers,

Killed

Jerusalem, Feb. 29.---Three mines exploded with terrific impact today under three railway sleeper cars crowded with British soldiers, killing 28 of them and injuring 33 others.

British authorities blamed Jews, and the Jewish underground Stern Gang said it had blown up the train in retaliation for the Jerusalem bombing which' killed 64 Jews last Sunday.

"This is our answer for last Sunday's Ben Yehuda a Sternist announcement declared. Jews Street crime," have blamed the British for the Jerusalem bombing despite British denials and Arab claims of responsibility for it.

The three railway sleepers were on the Cairo Express north-bound from The blust occurred a Cairo to nifa.

mijen

some of whom were non-German-mile and a half north of Rehovet, a

The authorities Jewish citrus belt town 15 sall this wns because further tle-southeast of the Jewish coastal city velopments" are expecteil.

[of Tel-Aviv.

had

Interest on the grounds that the r|Cairo.

of heavy Intion

water to en cut of the local t energy lifts the ca German category,

Eight Jews believed to be Stern Gang members robled the Jerusalem

US$3,200.- Municipality Omee of Associated Press.

RESCUE WORK CONTINUES

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1948.

Milton Reynolds Sets Out

To Find A Mountain ....

Chleage, Feb. 29,-Millionaire pen manufacturer Milton. Hey- nolds, set out today to see if he can find a mountain higher than 29,000 foot Mount Everest.

With a small group of selentists and his plane crew, Reynolds took off from Municipal airport on the first leg of n.flight to China.

the

The group, In a specially equipped four-englued C-87 named Explorer, planned to land tonight at Palm Springs, Call!, Reynolds said he expected to start the over-water part of the fight from San Francisco on. Tuesday after final check of plane and

Manila, equipment. The itinerary Includes. Honolulu,

Okinawa, Tokyo and "Shángħal. The expedition plans to inap and measure Be Amne Machin mountains of Tsingbai province in Northwestern Chin.

Reynolds said he believes the range has several of the highest peaks in the world, but it has never been explored thoroughly be cause it is virtually necessible.-Associated Press.

Stabilisation

Loan

For China Unlikely

ATTITUDE OF U.S. OFFICIALS

Washington, Feb. 29.--Informed consensus here is that there is virtually no possibility of the Chinese Government securing any currency stabilisation loan in the United States in the foreseeable future.

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P.G.

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Price 20 Cents

Consolidation

Of Soviet Bloc In Europe Promised

Paris, Feb. 29.-New steps towards the consolidation of the Russian bloc of Eastern Euro- pean states were promised by M. Vladimir Clementis, the Czechoslovak Deputy Foreign Minister, in. a message today to L'Humanitę, the French Commu- nist newspaper.

M. Clementis stated: "We have the intention within the next few weeks of completing our system of alliance by signing treaties, particularly with Bulgaria and Rumania.

"Nothing has changed our desire to the shaken collaborate with the Western States followers. by concluding ullateral agreements

of

our

confidence

"We have to protect them against

with them in the realm of national the consequences of the intervention novereignty."

going on everywhere. It is our duty

Of future events in Czechoslovakia, to defend all those who might other- M. Clementis said: "The new system wise suffer innocently and are in- will not cause any fundamental jured, though guiltless."Reuter. changes. The new Gottwald Cobineti will realise, as rapidly an -possible,

DEMOCRATIC SETTLEMENT

| the programme which it planned and

whose realisation was confided to slovak by the last elections,

Prague, Feb. 20. The Czecho- people is "fundamentally democratic and will remain to," M.

Masaryk, the "We will continue with these free | Jan

Czechoslovak Despite tho increasing Republican, acceptable than a direct stabilisation | elections, which will take place on af

Foreign Minister, in his first nouncement since the crisis, told French correspondent today.

He said the crisis was started by people who wrongly thought it was

against the Communists and added: any of Germany's allies, no matter constitutional way." who they may be."

clamour for aid to China beyond loan request.

They said it would be considered date to be fixed by the law. the $370,000,000 commodity and re-

"In the domain of exterior policy, construction programme under merely as an attempt to disguise the

oh our and most well question

administration we will continue to rely Congressional consideration,

treatles of alliances, which

have

if there were any civilian casualties all aspects of the situation said they more than a credit" for the govern of a renaissance of Germany or of "It was settled in a democratle and Reuter adds that it' was not known informed sources in close touch with offelnis would still see it as "nothing been directed against the possibility Possible to govern without or even

A

Anal

were certain in a final analyals that ment to draw upon.-United Press. no source here would be willing to

the

the

Mosley's Men Howled Down

U.S. public safety oMeers con- that German polter firmed

An Army spokesman said electrical-

then it was feared that the ly detonatel mines shattered smashed a ring of operators.

which were jammed | death rall might be heavier.

A Jewish eyewitness, sald American authorities are taking an wonden cars,

with soldiers returning from leave in

shattered conches were flung on both atomic!

sides of the railway lines. .AGONISED CRIES

AR darkness fell tonight,

the twisted cuers were Splintered

still digging in and wood

The rescue ginders from the demolished conches wreckage for victims. splattered over nearby orange groves, werkers were guided by the cries of The agonised cries of the dying and the injured buried

trapped wounded rent the air in that Isolated under the wreckage. section of the coastal plain.

were twisted

German

pollee

sail that eight aluminium Ansks the precious liquid were sulvaged from Norway in spite

British of the

wartime commanda ralls which German testing equipment there.

BURIED IN GARDEN

They told this story:

smashed

and

take responsibility for such a

present. loan at

that most Ad- It is understood

belleve that res-ministration officials

the current Republican demands for larger scale ald to China such as those being advanced by Sena- tors Robert Taft and Styles Bridges effect ore designed for political

any stemming from rather than

for

Nanking

A Jewish boy scout gave first aid to, the injured and Jewish ombul-basic Intention to attempt to secure The track

|ances helped to transport the victims more grotesquely and were tangled in the to the military hospital. debris of the train itself.

rails

Ambulances converged

the

The flasks were brought to Munich University in 1945. A science pro-

over sniper infested roads fessor buried them in his garden. scene

shell a few days from nearby Arab and Jewish towns. He was killed by

spokesman said four The Army later.

The professor's wife remembered inhies were planted but one failed three were the flocks two years later and Jast

other off. The To go

elly - year made a deal to sell each flasks spaced so they went off reell for 40,000 marks (£1,000).

General G. H. Mac- A Yugo-Slav contact man fredderneath each of the three conches. a sample over to a Spanish chemist. Millan, Comununder of British forces He found the Huid to be genuine.

in Palestine reported from the blast Recently the German criminal police stumbled on the activities of area that the toll would have been. the ring and une investigator pused" or more if the fourth mine had

Lieutenant

as an interested Swiss When the detonated. deal was made the operators were arrested.-Associated Press,

Wrecked telephone lines hatapered the speedy summoning of help.

une

more

money

the

government

MUST STRIKE BALANCE

Meeting Broken Up

with the

The Foreign Minister said: "I TO STAY DEMOCRATIC always went with the people and

will go with them now. The Paris paper, L'Ordre, today

"I joined this Government out of published an interview with M. Jana democratic conviction and I will Masaryk, the Czechoslovak Foreign serve our new democracy as long as Minister, who said: "Czechoslovakia necessary and as long as my strength is and remains a democratic state allows."-Reuter. which wishes lasting peace. We do not wish Europe to be divided into

camps."

two

cussed with them.-Reuter.

the

MRP RESOLUTION

Parts, Feb. 29-A resolution con-

London. Feb. 29-Police tonight dispersed in uproar a North London

Reports published in Paris that meeting called by supporters of the the British, American and French demning the "coup d'etat committed new Unlou Movement organised by milltary attaches in Prague had been in Prague against democracy and

installation of A

minority The consensus amongst informed Sir Oswald Mosley, former leader of told by General Svoboda, the Czech the

the British Union of Fascists.

Minister of National Defence. that dictatorship" was passed tonight by oficials is that any Administration Five arrests were made.

their presente in Prague was on-

National Committee of the BRITISH WARNING

attempt to get Congress to vote a

The meeting, which was to have desirable were denied by the Czecho-Popular Republican (MHP) Party. stabilisation loan on top of the

inaugurated an electioneering com- slovak Embassy here today.

The Committee adopted another The outrage occurred as military $570,000,000 commodity and recon- paign in support of Union Movement headquarters proclamation

The denial sald the military at--resolution pledging support to the issued struction grant probably would re-

candidates to be nominated for local taches had not been interrogated by Prime Minister. M. Robert Schuman, here warned the population ofsult in defeat for both plans,

council elections, only lasted

19 General Svoboda, nor had the ques-for his "courage and disinterested- Jerusalem that the, British Army is The official consensus here is that minutes. Mounted and foot policetion of an anti-Czech plot been dis-ness in vigorously pursuing the

weapons prepared to

nil efforts to slubilise the Chinese intervened.

economic restoration of Franco and currency through foreign loans or The audience, consisting mainly of

his fight against rising prices.”— or the Jews"

would young Jews, allowed the meeting to powerful than those available to the

to stop the other "external meciumism"

GOTTWALD'S PROMISE

Reuter. prove of no aval until the Nanking open. But a few minutes later, there

to bring its was cry of "Down "In encounters of this kind where government is able Arabs

Prague. Feb. 29.-Premler Kle. "SECOND ́MUNICH” Arab-Jewish fighting in the city.

which expenditures and tax receipts into Fascists" and the crowd, surged forment Gottwald today promised the it is impossible to decide

ward, smashed-police-boards-and nation's farmers ownership of up Palewski, General de Gaulle's "right __Paris_____Feb. 29—M.......... GustoL ・the・ dismantled who

is the aggressor, the Army will something upproximating-balance. Sappers

Meanwhile, 100 therefore use its weapons st contained

Impartially

experts pointed out tore up pamphlets,

When the police formed a cordon to 120 acres of the laul they cul-hand nan" and a former executive stud mig said

that the only two possible sources pounds of ammonal explosive, and against whichever side is firing.

the outside of Congress for any Chinese around stop the

organisers and the tivate, but said Czechoslovakia will "The object will be to

of his Rally of the French people, of system stabilisation loan are the was connected by a 40 yard wire to

Export crowds chanted "Close the meeting no adopt the Soviet

al sald

Bayonne, south-western fighting of once with a minimam loss a plunger.

of life. This is an impartial warning both of which already

Import Bank and the World Bank and "Get back to Germany," one of collective farms,

the France, today that war-time have ruled the organisers called: "See what is

He and his Minister of Agricul-Yalta Pact was the "Second Munich The Cairo Express has been

to both sides. The only way to

the presented happening in avoid clashes with the Army and the themselves out of the picture.

and the Communist seizure of power In Czechoslovakia, and, ture, Julius Duris, target for attack three times before.

Export-Import Bank oficials de amid another

Communist-led and casualties, which must

government's in Czechoslovakia was its aftermath". neessarily

uproar, the crow

plans for agricultural reform at elded flatly against the possibility rushed forward again. Landon, Feb, 20-Fifty-nine rat-The day also brought denths

To counteract the "Soviet Indian violence to other parts of Palestine result, is by not participating in any

sion which threatened the world's

expan ders were killed when 结

battles in the Jerusalem area as af making any such loan, firstly, be

The police forced them back and rally in Wenceslas Square. Unofficial Jewish sources in Tel- Army patrol made several bayonet

cause they think it would be useless announced that the meeting must

Duris nutlined killed

a 10-point Jews were

pro: peace," he suggested the inaugura- uttark siglet

near Aviv said six

economic condi- be closed.

gramme of land reform. It included ton

European federation charges in

opportunity." the proclamation con-under the present Delhi when a reconnaissance party at they will now intervene at every

to be taken tions in China and, secondly be-

re-establishing pros- Harang army was ambushed in the eluded.

Five men will appear before the subsidies for farmers

capable from the yield of profitable indus- perity and creating a the near Tel-Aviv. A delayed action barrel bomb, cause they interpret Bank's magistrates tomorrow.-leuter.

strategically tries and large loans to help farmers solid bloc. The raiders were driven of and village of Salame

were The bodies were reenvered by Bri- rolled from an Arab lorry, blew up charter as prohibiting that type of

wives posts several machine gun

and their Jewish house at Bent

mechanise their Dajan. loan.

He urged his bearers to "hasten southeast of Jaffa, last night, injuring destroyert, the Radio added.-Reuter. Ush pollen.

The Bank cannot make a stabil-CURFEW IMPOSED forms and homes.

the accession of the Rally of dew, it was officially reported sation loan to China because that

Gottwald called upon the farmers French People to power in France tociny.

country has been unable to maintain

IN ACCRA

to produce more food so Czecho-by demanding the dissolution of the slovakia, could fulfill her two year present National Assembly and the cur- any definite par value of its

one of which is

Accra, Gold Coast, Feb. 20-A 6 plan for industrial development. elimination of the Third Force (the the pre- rency requisites to the international bank a.m. to 0 pm, curfew was Imposed Associated Press.

grouping of Centrist parties)," advancing stabilisation funds.

here today as more police were draft-

which has taken the wrong road." ed into Acera after yesterday's riot-

Reuter.

Kashmir Raiders

Repulsed

21

Nnoshern, Kashmir.

Radlo reporter.

EDITORIAL

New

Communism's Threat

THE Swift Communist coup lu Czechoslovakia (manifestly Inspired and directed by Mascow) followed by the thinnest of thinly velled ultimatums to Finland are poslitve signs that Russia is pre- paring for a final break with her democralle

allies and Wartime

flat she lutends to dominate as much of Europe as slie can before the next shooting match begins. Stalin las personally ludleafed to the Finns that they would be well advised to enter into a defensive alliance with the Soviets, and the meaning of such note cannot be mistaken.

The alliance will be

A

the prelude to another political putsal which will see the Finnish Communist party, at present in a Hopeless minority, become rulers of the State. Nor does there ap- pear to be any way, of preventie xucht " coup.

be, anti- It

call cipated that if the Finish people attempted to resist the politient Inover now being planned by Finland's Communists and MOS- cow, Stalin would regard (bla as sufficient reason for undisguised Interference in the shape of armed coercion. That 'might be risky, but on general appearances, no more 50 than when filler In- dulged in similar tacties with Austria, Memel arul Czecho slovakia. The Communists have. proved themselves expert in the art of political divide and rule and everything points to Finland this being the next victim of technique.

crucial

But a more

and

question is whether the Russlans seriously intend to try and bring about the political disruption of Haly and France. The econoinle and Anancial condition of both countries automatically weakens resistance to the Insidiously subtle methods of Communist infiltration

Dollficat

The sabotage.

the Com- influence of

Com muulsis in the French and Hallan trade onlons is already formid- able, and with their training In opportunism they are capable of turning any altuation to their.

almost advantage. Moscow is certain to intensify its efforts to stir up strife in Italy, Greece and France in the, 'coming months.' If for no other immediate

Purpose

Western

than to sabotage the Marshall sid has. plan, which Stalla, and his a sociates obviously

recuchise constituting the most effective barrier la Communism In Europe. For this reason the coup in Czechoslovakia, the over threat to Finland and the clear danger to Italy and France may spur the American Courteks to rapid ap-

Relief proval of the Emergency Plan for Europe, and by its quick Implementation provide the ene protection against a dominated continent. Certainly if the present free countries of the fair continent are to have

♫

the

Police headquarters reported that two Jewish prisoners dressed them- selves In warders' uniforms and tried to walk out of Jerusalem's Central Prison today. They were detected before they cleared the main gate, and were sent back to their cells.

PWD HOLD-UP Armed Jews, today took over at pistol point the ollee of the Pales- tine Government Public Works De- partment in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem and occupied the build- ing for four hours.

The office, which In the Street

the Prophets,

was thoroughly searched while the staff was lined with their up against the walls hands raised,

of

They left after taking possession of documents, explosives, surveying instruments and some motorcycles, ton total value of £10,000.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Lo

new

of

of

the

DIFFICULT HOURS AHEAD It is considered possible that de-n in which two African ex-service-

Prague.

20.----M. Feb.

Edenck

HUNGARIAN FUSION mands by Republican Congressmen men were killed and 23 injured.

Czechoslovakia's Tw Yesterday's clashes occurred when Fierlinger. might result in some additions

the Africans

wore

marching to Social Democrat Minister of In-

Budapest, Feb. the

military equipment assistance?

29.-M. Arpad of "dimeutt Szakaritz, the Hungarian Sociallat and the issuance of directives which petition the Governor on grievances, dustry, today warned

the hours ahead and called for the de leader, who hitherto oposed a fu- would permit the American military including unemployment and

Communists mission in China to operate closer to imprisonment of African servicemen fence of innocent people who might sion of the Hungarian

otherwise suffer in the purges.

and the Social Democratie parties, The Minister, who led the Left today announced in an editorial in Burma. were thrown. The police revolt in his party and rounded expected that the Stones may soon attempt used tear gas and shots were fired large nt of it into line with the the newspaper Nepszava that a fu-

rioling which

followed new National Front iq show, the full scale of its military In the

programme sion of the two parties would take Chinese Europeans, were attacked, vehicles sponsored by the Communists, wrote place at the Social Democrat Party provided the equipment

DII March. 6.- under surplus property deals and damaged, shops looted and a big his party Journal, Frave Lidu: Congress starting

"Now we have to strengthen anew Reuter.

field level.

However, Administration

court-martialed in

In other forms during the past two department years,

Whether this would have the Reuter. effect of heading off kepublican demands for military aid' is not certain.

There sources asserted that their analysis of the Congressional senti-

17

store

act ablazc...

In

U.S. Plan To Admit 100,000 European

Washington, Feb. 29.-Tlie

While the tald was in progress,ment on Chlon nid disclose that admission of 100,000 European

rmed Jews,

Leumi

described as Irgu although there are

Zvai mi members, kept guard in vociferous Republican

patrolled the courtyard and

of a number

proponents refugees into the United States

may be

Refugees Into Country

Last

President Truman July, the of increased aid- to Nanking the over a two-year period, starting period; while Senator MeGrath said

the future should be 200,000 persons. asked Congress for n bill to admit

· streets"outside,

Reneral economy sentiment of the on July 1 this year, is recom- The majority's report was written a number of displaced persons Inte A Jewish illegal immigrant ship, majority of Congressmen

Chapman Revercomb | the United States as immigrants." the "Builders

with judged by their approach to China mended by a majority report of by Senator and Fighters about 1,000 illegal immigrants on old plans. They said they believed a five-man United States Senate (Republican of West Virginia), chair-

mon of the subcommittee, bod The bill suggested by the three board, has been boarded off the that when a showdown came there Judiciary Subcommittee, due to entors Forrest Donnell (Republican senators in the majority, report Palestine const by units of the would be no general disposition

of Missouri)

half of the specifies that at least and Pat, MacCarron | Royal Navy and is now steaming amongst Congressmen to go further be published tomorrow.

displaced persons admitted must be (Democrat of Nevada). under escort to Halfa.

than the present Administration pro-

The plan may be changed before

natives of countries taken over by Their report cal was estimated The ship was reported yesterday gramme envisages.

the full committee submits its

a foreign power. re that there wore 1,322,310 displaced NOT ACCEPTABLE to have been intercepted by the

persons and refugees in Germany, Commenting on reports that the commendations to the Senate.

All such persons would have to Austria and Italy at present.

the qualify under

United States British patrolling-aircraft-Reuter.

Chinese might come up with a plan A copy of the report, handed to

Senator McMahon (Democrat of an indireet attack on the cur-newspapermen today, showed that Connecticut) who is not

for immigration Inws

permanent member of residence in the United States and SHELLS AGAINST SNIPERS rency problem which would envisage two members, Senators John Cooper the Judiciary committee, commented they would have to possess a skill

n Unlied States loan to be put, at (Republican of Kentucky) and Jerusalem, Feb. 20.-Two-pounder the

today that he was more in sympathy needed in the area in which, they disposal of a Chinese foreign Howard McGrath (Democrat of

with Senator McGrath's view shells were fired in Jerusalem

than intend to live. to exchange equalisation committee in Rhode Island) disagreed with the

with that of the majority. night by the British Army to silence Shanghai instead of being devoted to majority. Jewish snipers--the first time the specifie purpose of bolstering

He said: "As outlined to me, the ·Flity per cent of the total admitted Senator Cooper urged that 150,000| majority

a most careful would have to have report is British have used weapons of this currency, the sources said this would [calibre Inside the city.-Reuter,

bc considered. any more persons be admitted over a two-year rationing of Christian charity."

training-Reuter,

Royal Navy after being spotted Communist-

chance of saving themselves from becoming political and economle satelliics of Itussia they must be riven assistance and encourage- ment without delay.

by

för

not

the

agricultural