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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1948.

Flying JEWS REJECT TRUSTEESHIP

Discs Sighted Again

Rome,

Mar. 23-Reports

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from Florence tonight that seven "flying discs" sighted at four n.m. yesterday morning flying over the town of Carara from the direction of the Adriatic.

The discs, the reports added, were travelling southwestwards and were accompanied by a "thunderous noise."

A Reuter correspondent travelling by train between Turin and Rome saw one of the missiles which fe compared with a come! with an ever- lengthening tais.

The noise Becompanying the disc. which was flying comparatively low. was sufficient to drown the notre of the train-Reuter,

Provisional Govt To Be Set Up

ARABS BLOW UP JEWISH HOUSES

Tel-Aviv, Mar. 23.-The two main elective councils of the Jewish people on Tuesday night rejected Palestine trusteeship and said that a pro- visional government of a Jewish state would become operative by May 16.

In the meantime the Jewish Agency and Vaad Leuni announced "We will do our utmost to mini- mise the chaos created by the present government and we will maintain so far as lies within our power the public service neglected by it."-Associated Press.

BLOWN TO PIECES Jerusalem, Mar. 23.Between 30 und 40 houses in the Jewish Yemen Moshr quarter of Jerusalem blown to pieces on Tuesday night by Jan Arab driven torry jammes with

explosives.

were

An officiat, version of the incident

labourer's truck was ambushed at!

neur

red on by a party of armed Jews

village Julfullyah

in the Tulkaren

district, the police an- nounced.

shot at and Four Arabs were wounded by Jews South of Inifs, the police report adds.

North of Haifa a passenger train was derailed on Tuesday after part of the line was blown up by an ex- plosion. The engine and five coaches

DISC WITH LONG TAIL

23. A farge Mar. Geneva,

yester- luminous ball was sighted day afternoon streaking southwards said:

Shortly after 6.24 p.m. under across the sky over the, village of

Swit-heavy covering fire from the Jaffa WHS

were damaged but no casualties were Weinfelden, in northeastern zerland, the Swiss news agency re-gate a milltary type vehicle

driven into the northwest corner of

reported.

killed and perted today.

One Jew was the Yemen Moshe over waste ground.

three wounded in the Juffa-Tel-Aviv bor- Later the inhabitants of Schwys, An Arab jumped from the lorry and

reported the vehicle run down into the quar-derland fighting in which Arabs used in central Switzerland,

reported heavy weapons. and exploded. It is

an official sourer reeing a luminous dise with a loaster (all passing overhead in a westerly that 30 to 40 houses were destroyed said." ·

After Arabs attacked the Jewish direction.

completely. Jewish residents report

Iatiqvah quarter, Jews directed mor- 10 to 15 slightly injured."

Arab

the tar fire at the nearby Arab Fabaltiya pierced commandoa A "ying saucer" scare bertan last! July with reports of mysterious alt-henylly fortified Montefiore quarter quarter of Jaffa, borne objects hurtling across the of Jerusalem one hour after sunset sky from almost every state in the on Tuesday night with bombs and United States.

machinegun, fire, killing "several later scen In Jews,"

We're still waiting

For the rains,

And until they come

your duty is clear-

Don't Waste Any Water

DISARMING JAPAN

Commission Reveals Its Measures

A

Enticing Britain's

Tourists

23-The

NO COUPONS AND EXTRA PETROL London; Mar. Board of Trade President. Mr Harold Wilson disclosed to

plan Parliament, today a Iot foreign visitors spend their money for clothes in Britain' without worrying about

coupons.

to

They will also get extra petrol it they bring an automobile or buy a with new one here to take home the

Washington. Mar. 23.-The Both schemes become effective of 11-nation Far Eastern Commis- May 1 and will operate for an un- sion today published ita mea defne "experimental period" as a test to see whether they will draw sures to disarm Japan. A more foreign tourists to the country formal policy decision, already and whether the tourists will help submitted to General Douglas Dritain's export drive by exchanging and using more foreign currency MacArthur, permits weapons

here. only for the civil police and for licensed hunters.

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VOUCHER BOOKS

Three Arabs were reported hurt to the Allied Commander for subse- u. 40 lx which ranges from 25

percent on most clothing, articles No further re-and up to 125 percent on highest

Mr Wilson sald "ourist voucher It bans the manufacture of aircraft books", allowing visitors to make six ration free purchases of such aril- of any kind in Japan.

The new policy decision provides:cles as sutts, dress lengths or shoes, 1. The construction of any war-if the tourist will present his foreign ships or nuxiliary craft, or the con- version of other vessels to military passport and convert enough of his

town country's

to equal currency £25. purposes, is prohibited.

"I am satisfied," Mr Wilson said. TO DESTROY RECORDS 2.--Seized military

equipment that overseas visitors will in this

buy Way be able to

reasonable from World War II should be des-

royed or scrapped, except as needed quantities of goods they want and by the occupation forces, the civil that it will enable retail traders to police, or for reparations.

moice

a contribution to the export 3. All records of military regis drive." iration of former Japanese forces

visitors will still have to pay must be conflsented and transferred quent destruction. words may be kept.

4.All Japanese military organi-grade fur coats.

If the six items are not enough the tourist may satins, including such purn-military

use the personal groups us former officers' organisa

export scheme. under which a taller Hons, are outlawed.

trce of both 5-Military training and military will tell a garment London, Mar. 23--Despite the instruction in schools is prohibited. coupons and purchase tax if it is to American withdrawal of support for The decision also bans the employ-be sent straight out of the country

of Palestine, The blast shattered windows and the partition

thement in public posts of former mill-without passing through the buyer's bullets spattered walls of the As- Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, lary officers of all kinds.

PETROL FOR 1.000 MILES The Allied Commander may make sociated Press office 300 yards away.declared in the House of Commons

tonight that "the Government 1186 exceptions In instances where re- A dozen clothing coupons-not OTHER INCIDENTS police

one not changed its policy.

cords show that an individual op quite half enough for a man's suit. artel One Arab was killed commissioner of Bombay on Tuesday wounded when their truck was fired"-cannot-change-e-policy-be-ased Japanese expansionism and but enough for some dresses or

near the cause

palt of shoce will be issued to-nil some other state, makes totalitarianism.-Reuter.

overscas Olympic competitors, ordered a curfew between 10 p.m.,

That same state has

officials and their families. and 5.30 am., on Wednesday and on by unkitown persons Thursday in Bombay's Hindu see-Arab town of Hebron on Tuesday proposition. tlons where rioting against Hindu afternoon.. according to an official made a number of propositions In Mahasabhalles occurred following the source. assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

"Saucera" were Conada. Denmark, Sweden, France, Portugal, Austria and Italy.Reuter.

Bombay Curfew

Bombay, Mar. 23,

The

The Holl, the Hindu spring fes- tival of the God of Love starts on Wednesday. The police have banned for 12 days the shouting of "obscene" slogans.Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

bitter battle involving British troops, Arabs and Jews broke out. An Arab source claimed that four buildings in the Montefiore quarter were blown up,. inflicting "heavy casualties."

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Sir Arabs were wounded when the д grenade exploded Damuscus gate in Jerusalem. Police said the explosion is believed to have been caused accidentally.

Two Afabs were killed and

when third missing

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Arab

and six houses demolished.

Three more Arabs were wounded when a truck was fred on In the Tiberias aren in Northeast Palestine, police said.-Associated Press.

PALESTINE' DEBATE

relation to Palestine.

"Neither does anything the As- sembly of the United Nations may to affect our coming out of Pales- tine,"

Mr Bevin was intervening in а debate on Palestine in the House of the Colonial Commons in which 1121

Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Junts. hnd emphasised that Britain would end the Brilish mandate on May 15 and withdraw her troops by August

We Don't Seek Privileges

ORD Listowel is not the first visitor since the early. months Impressed

of reoccupation to be

compliments,

Calony's

10

with the state of Hongkong, but his tributes and coming as they do from a Minis- ter of State, provide not only a gentle atiraulant to the CFO, but

au, encouragement

harder for greater strive even

It is observed tool achievements. with satisfaction, that Lord Lis- towel has studied sympathetically some of the problems, ambitions and lnhibitions which contribute coinau- to the daily life' of the

feels that he himself nity, and sufficiently informed to be able to speak on our behalf when he re

Because it is turns to London.

oyer-

SUE.

Food

Will

not

only to ex. We

the first time a Minister of State representing Colonial Affairs has came here to study the Colony first-hand. It is possible that Lord. Listowel has been slightly burdened with appeals and zestinus for "putting in a word" at the Colonial Office on be- half of the Colony's muftifarious Interests. We traxi, be leave us feeling that he has imposed upon, or that our Intereal in him has been traci. promises of assistance. ask no special treatment from the Colonial Office, but we do feel Jusufled in expeeling fair and equal consideration in matters affecting administration and de- velopment. It is, for example. readily appreciated that the legal advisers to the Colonial Office with important aro surrounded work which makes it dificult, for them to runk through draft · bills connected with the establishment of a Municipal

theless, Hongkong feels it has been somewhat shabbily treated when it sees that Singapore, who draft- consiitu- d their measures for tlonal reform months after long- kong, have not only received from the Colonial Office approved draft bille, but have even concluded their first elections. This certain- ly does suggest that longkong's proposed legislation has been put at the bottom of the fites and that It has had to forfelt a priority to lah it Wax 'entilled. We Whle again, strengly commend this subject to the attention of Lord he Listowel with the hope that will take it up vigorously with the Coloniat Office when he re- turns to London. In the

-ta

course

of his broadcast last Saturday and his press conference on Monday. happy Lord Listowel made two observations. The first was

would approval of a polley that encourage development of Hongkong eltizen- the Idea of a *ship. There เธ fairly strong public opinion on this question which Government could profit- ably stimulate. It certainly a proposition deserving the, con- Alderation

The Whliehall. of

DX statement second welcomė Lord Listowel, was his assurance damare that the subject of war compensallon was well on the way to a

will decision. Hongkong readily accept the Minister's ex- planation that this is a problem

while covering

e and diverse terri- tory and, that it cannot be dealt *wlib piecemeal. But here again, it can be emphasised. Hongkong ex- All pecta noprivIIOEDE

time It anks in that when the comes for a settlement, the Colony

be will

treated 'fairly and

„equitably, Council. Never-

1.

Opposition Members had expres- sed dissatisfaction that no Govern ment reaction and been alyen to the United States Government's decision lo abandon the policy of partition and the suggestion of a trusteeship for Palestine.

Mr Bevin added: "The British Government have said that white we will do all in our power to bring some settlemeal between Arabs and Jews, they will take no part in en- forcing any decision on one party or the other.

#1 wish other people would realise what any attempt at enforcement is White further dis- going to mean.

H.K.'s TIN

ALLOCATION

:

75 Tons For First Half Of 1948

London, Mar. 23.-The Combined Tin Committee has allocated 13.040 further tons of tin to 22 nations for the first half of 1948, -

Hongkong was allocated 75 jous. Together with amounts previously received by these countries for the six months period, the new alloco- Llons are expected to be all these nations will receive until July.

which The Ministry of Supply, made the announcement, said, how

It may be possible for the Committee to make small additional allocations after a further review of the supply position in May,"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

additional allocations The new

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ever.

hands.

"

A tourist with an automobile may have enough petrol for 1,000 miles driving during the first month of his visit and 300 miles a month for the next two months-Associated Press.

Apology Made

Dino

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

REYNOLDS BOSTIM CHINA

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Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

To Explore China

Codan

Here is Milton Reynolds' exploratory plane, with pilot Bill Odom (right) showing Frank A. Pieper (left) superintendent of flight operations at Aviation Main- tenance Corporation, Van Nuys, California, where a wing tank developed a leak after arrival in China. With Odom. when the plane returned for repairs was Lieut. Chao Chu (centre), navigator. Latest reports say that the plane is now on its way to China.-AP Wirephoto

Full TUC Support For Wage Freezing

REPORT ON ECONOMIC CRISIS

1

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below

A

-London,.Mar. 23. Warning that Britain's present situation was fraught with enormous possi--- bilities of disaster, the General Council of the Trades Union Congress tonight came out in full support of the Government's voluntary wage freezing policy. The warning was contained in an collective bargaining and tree ne economic crisis report by the General gollation.

(B) Admit the Justification for Council to tomorrow's special con-

claims for increased wages where ference of Trade Union executives

based on Increased output, 8,000,000 or- representing nearly

(c) Permit the ticcessity of adjust- ganised workers.

After giving the facts and figures ing the wages of workers whose in- reasonable on the To Actress

adverse trade and payments comes balance

which is the key to the standard.

(d) Establish standards of wages undermanned conditions in London, Max. 23-Film actress economic crisis, the report says:

Industries to attract Paulette Goddard and husbandUnless we can quickly close the gap and

between our external receipts and essential Meredith accepted

sufficient manpower, and Burgess

or secure very quickly

from the (e) Recognise the need to safeguard apology from the Sunday Pictorial payments,

assistance

differentials wage

which are an newspaper today in full settlement Inditional Britain may, by rea-

United Slates,,

wages essential element in the libel action.

son of the inevitable ultimate ex-

structure of many important indus- trics and are required to sustain puper's columnist, said in an article haustion of her resources and the

standards of craftmanship, training on November 10 that Miss Goddard consequent widespread dislocation of

and experience. with her exporting Industries, come to be furniture antique bought

many parts of the money earned moking a film in Britain looked upon in and sent the goods to America for world as a country from whom it is to buy and to whom It sale to get around exchange control impossible regulations.

would be folly to sell".

Frederick Mullally,

the

an

news-

cussions are going on, we shall re- follow: Canada B15 tons; Ceylon 15/their work in America with dollars

TWO DANGERS

i The report declares that cuts' in Imports of food and consumer goods by adding to excess of purchasing Dower might make it more difficult to maintain effective rationing and

price control.

Cuts in the imports of raw mate- therials and industrial equipment would cause widespread unemployment and (Continued on Page 43

the

free

RESERVATIONS The Council declared that Government policy for wage

that the qualification with

(a) Recognise the necessity of re-dislocation. Government must:

the system, of taining unimpaired

Miss Goddard and Meredith said that actually they were paid for and that the things they bought in main in a neutral position until we Czechoslovakia 250; Denmark England were purchased with dollars know what the actual proposals are. Egypt 70; Finland 40; "France 2,040) ransmitted from the United States. zing is acceptable to the trade unions

"I do not know what the actual

They did not ask for damages, reaction of the Arabe or the Jews the United States-British zone of

going

to be to the proposals. We Germany 240.

India 1,050; Ireland 10; New Zea-Counsel for the newspaper said it will do all we can to promote har and 110: Norway 60: Pakistan 255; withdraws its criticism and expresses mony between these two.couses.".

Poland 350; Sweden 300; Switzerland sincere regret--Associated Press. BRITAIN'S, POSITION

135; Turkey 105; United States 7,050;

More British Military Police Moved

Mr Bevin declared that Britain Uruguay 36; Yugoslavia 120; other had made up her mind "very strong-Latin America and Middle East 90. ly" that she could not be in the Supplies will come from the United same position as the other members Kingdom on behalf of Malaya: Hong-

Trieste, Mar. 28.-Fresh de The Netherlands; Belgium; kongi of the United Nations.

"While we have troops in Palestine China; Stam, and the United States tachments of British military and are involved as we have been, for stocks of Japanese tin

Small

needs of

- some

Latin police have been moved into the

Into Tense Trieste Area

General Airey said that the local check on frontier movements.

дго ap. "We keep a close watch and there

We do not occupy the same position American and Middle East countries tense frontier area of Trieste, Communists and Slave

new may be met from British Belglan. It was announced officially onparently awaiting "orders from are no sings of impending conflict "

Dutch and United States sources. Associated Press.

On

the

Chinese Shipping

Britain

Shanghai, Mar. 24. SCAP

Tuesday night.

He said he believed it would take above."

In reply to a press conference several months to each any kind of

on Triente and The disclosure was made by Maj- Geri.

Terence S. Airey: chief civil questioner, he said the Yugoslavs norenent

Itallon while AMG would continue to ad- Anglo-American zone officer of the Ailled Military Gov-tay wait until after

olection before taking any action, minister the ernment in a news conference...

mean-

the

as other member nations.

"After

we are out and a administration

has taken over. another situation may 'rise, but. want

to emphasise that we have got

of Concession For to be in a position to be out

fundamental Palestine, and that is the

He said: "I have moved more adding that there are no signs from on a "status quo" basis. position of British policy."

the Yugoslavia of impending conflict as He said AMG belleves the Yugo- In Beltish military police thio suggestion that

of the free territory Info Yugoslavia over to chaos, Mr Tokyo has formally authorised the frontier area in casa there are re-a result of the efforts of the Big slava have incorporated their zone was rod; "We are handing China Merchants, Steam Navigation petitions of the Sept. 15, incidents. Three to return Trieste to Italy,

United Nationa

(In September the Yugoslavs tried over to the

If the Company to establish branch offices

territory with Slav soldiers able, problem for the governor. If wanting to fight at any moment," one is named. zone of the Trieste free territory). is Great was announced here.

He repeated his previous asser- produced

chaos, how

"We are on the alert but I do not he said. According to Mr Hu Shih-yuan, Britain handing over to chaos7

General Airby sold the number tion that there is no desire on, the "We have been willing to hand Assistant Manager of the Company, expect any attempt" he added. "I over to the United Nations Com- they are, unlikely to make use of the do not believe the Yugoslavs will be of Yugoslav troops at the frontiers part of the local people to have an miscion or to the, Security Council." nuthorisation in the near futuro allly enough to spoil their case in at the free territory was fairly independent political status-AKBO+

normal and their main purpose is to leiated Press. Trieste by trying it.” (Continued on Page 4)

Bavln

There

United Nations, in taking it on, has in Tokyo, Yokohama and, 'Osaka, it to move foress into the American the 20 ja no ring of steel around already, providing an insurmount--

Reuter.