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VOL. III NO. 79

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1948.

ALEXANDRIA RIOTS: 20 Daylight PEOPLE KILLED

Swoop On Arabs

Jewish Shock Troops

In Action

Jerusalem, Apr. 6.—Hugnunh shock troops, swooping by day-

The best public service you can render

today is to

Save Water

Changchun Battlo

light today almust within sight GOVERNMENT

of the nearby British garrison, killed 16 Arubs and wounded 20

others in the village of Sara- TROOPS HOLD

fand, it was officially stated to- night.

Earlier, the Jews claimed the THEIR OWN

Arabs lost 40 killed in a 24-hour battle for Mishmar Haemek, Jewish settlement south of Haifa,

The Arabs were reported to have hurled 1,000 men into this battle and British Army reports said they used 25-pounder guns.

Jewish sources said that, with fast minute reinforcements, the de- fenders, 400-strong, infileted the biggest defeat yet on the Arab at- tackers,

who

were beaten back, leaving 40 of their dead lying around the zeillement.

ARAB CLAIM

Slunghai, Apr. 5.--The battle of Changchun went into

its third day with reports from Mukden saying that the govern- ment so far has been holding Ils own and hurling the Red attacks back on their heels.

At the same time, however, dis- patches were tinged with pessimism. The dispatches said the Reds were able to move up large groups

troops daily and full power

fresh

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The Nationalists were also said have scored local successes 40

CURFEW FOLLOWS

DAY OF TERROR

Police On

Strike

Cairo. Apr. 5.-Silent steel-helmeted troops carrying bayonets stood at all the main road june- tions in Alexandria tonight to maintain order after daylong rioting in which 20 people were killed and over 100 injured, 37 seriously, according to official figures.

Life was at a standstill tonight as the city came under its first curfew for 25 years. The sudden curfew, announced by the firing of rifle shots, caught unexpected thousands of citizens who will now have to spend the night away from their homes.

The only movement in the city centre tonight was that of lorries carrying troops and patrols in Army jeeps, who told the people through, loud-speakers keep indoors.

Steel

helmeted. sentries

to.

were

Big

Eritons"

Spending

London. Apr. 5.--Britons spent more on food, tobac co, clothes, books and travel in 1947 than in any other year since the war, but less on entertainments, accor- ding to a Government state- ment on income and expen- diture issued today.

Wages rose by 14 parcent. rents and rates by six per- cent, and the total personal expenditure for the year was 16 percent higher than in 1946.

The expenditure on drink remained the same, but more was spent on spirits and less on beer than in the previous year.-Reuter.

No World Atomic Control

Soviet Plan Rejected

The proposala were condemned as unrealistic and unworkable.

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Berlin Air Accident Sequel

BRITAIN PROTESTS: RUSSIA REGRETS

Soviets

Give Assurance

Berlin, Apr. 5-A British spokesman said to- night the Russians have given a satisfactory answer to a British-protest over the.crash of a Soviet fighter into a British transport plane today.

use fighter

The British withdrow their order to planes as escorts as from tomorrow... Soviet Marshal Vasally Sokutovsky) was required to do under the present assured the British Commander, rerulations. General Sir Brian Robertson, that no intention of interfering with British aireraft

tising the inter national corridor to Berlin in ne- cordance with our mutual agreement was or is intended."

Before seeing Marshal Sokolovsky, General Robertson had conferred for two hours with leading officials of the British Control Commission. According to present plans, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. will fly from the British Zone to Berlin tomorrow morning. celved

If no assurances have been re- the Russians, the CIGS's plane will come in with a fighter escort.

The official British spokesman sald, "Sokolovsky regretted as much as General Robertson the catastrophe which caused the death of the victims. Sokolovsky added that he would issue Immediate orders to give the British access to the bodies and

baggage in the Viking aircraft." The spokesman, Mr R. W: Craw- shaw, continued, "General Robertson cancelled instructions

put out for in provision of protection to our trans- port aircraft."Associated Press.

SOVIET COMMUNIQUE Berlin.

Apr.

from

CRASH IN FLAMES The occupants of the Viking-14 all-included two Americans. Eight of the passengers had left London on the Viking and the two Sporadic firing could still be heard

others joined the aircraft, which Lake Success, Apr. 5.-The and smoke from burning buildings posted virtually at

5.-The Soviet had a crew of four, at Hamburg. The Araba, however, said their

overy street Alled the air. forces, under Fawzi · Al Kawukst. has not yet been hurled against the seen carrying homo.supplies of food trouble

Many people were corner. Armoured cars cruised in United Nations Atomic Energy issued a communique expressing its London office said the Soviet Agater Milliary Administration late tonight, The Brilsh European Airways thele. Palestine Commander-in-Chief, city.

and provisions in case the situation gunners at the alert.

districts with machine Commission today rejected occupied the settlement and that

regret at today's air collision bo- crossed the nose of the airliner and worsened tomorrow,

Russia's proposals for world tween a British passenger plane and collision occurred five miles north both came down in flames. The their fing was flying over it.

Covered by heavy mortars and miles north of Mukden in skirmishes Pasha, who flew to Alexandria today. Ing mobs roamed the streets carry-

The police strike left the important atomic control by a vote of nine a Soviet fighter over. Derlin. The Egyptian Premier, Nokrashy Egyptian seaport, paralysed as loot to two.

of Berlin over the edge of the Rus artillery, their main force drove In on the north bank of the Lino River. to supervise the anti-strike measures, Ing bottles of liquor.

"The Soviet. Military Administra-sian, Zone. The Bellish aircraft was with armoured cars, while other ap On the Shantung front the Reds told the population not to go out

tion fr Germany announces with in contact with the control, tower proach ronds were closed by ambush

Chen YI were said to be after 7 pm, today and tomorrow. under

deep regret the unfortunate collision at Gntow Airport at the time of the forces and road blocks, Arab sources galning ground near

Weihsten and

of a British passenger airplane on reported.

"Orders have been given to fire Changto

control of the

1tg way from Hamburg to Berlin with for the Tugannh. the Jewish dofence Talnglao-Tsinan railway.

sight all suspects after 7 p.m." force, Bald the reinforcements ar-

ne sald Today's reports tended to confirm rived in time to aid the defenders cariler reports that the government Public Security, said tonight

Maraghy Bey, Director General of When the Arabs, scized positions is massing naval, air and ground Army had everything under control the around the settlement and were forces for an assault dealgned to dropping in mortar fire.

the Manchurian port of and louting and rioting In Alexandria Government recapture The Jewish Agency Executive in Yingkow

which fell to the Com-had ended. Tel-Aviv discussed the recommenda-

"We have reports munists a month or more ago.- tlon by the Security Council for a United Press.

police officers are returning to duty", truve in Palestine.

he said,

The Egyptian Premier tuld respondente he had asked the police BANDITS SLAIN to meet him at the Governor's re-crowd

sidence, but they had refused...

PARTITION A FACT

Mr Emanuel Newman, chairman of the Zionist Organisation of Ame rlea, announcing this, said: "Partition Is n fact. The clock cannot put back.

-

be

-men

they

Asmara, Apr. 5-Police with machine-guns and grenades killed "We should be careful.in. the seven-of-n-band-of-armed- matter of a truce and should

ap described as bandits whom prove a truce on condition that it surprised washing in a stream, it does not endanger our security, was reported here tonight. political rights and political pro- gramme."

Eight more bandits were captured. with a quantity of arms and am- The

United States truce proposal munition, was approved unanimously by the The men took refuge in caves and Security Council last Thurday when resisted Bercely, but there were no It was also decided to convoke a police casualties. The bandita are special session of the General As-believed to have been, responsible sembly for April 16. to consider for raids on Italian farms and the further the future Government of drive against them had recently Palestine. Reuter.

been intensified.-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

Anti-Inflation Battle

of

Britain's

economy.

These bodies have recommended the carllest possible reduction in prices, profits, and costs together with

determined drive to in-

oroase productivity to the maximum. Furthermore, it is particularly stressed that except In special cases companies should Umit dividends country

those pald the Fast financial year.

WHEN the Belish Government decided the rise in prices must be halted and A terlous attempt made to get them down, the position was put frankly and bluntly to the country, If the Inflationary wave was allowed to conflaue quick disaster and lower standards of living would follow; it it was reverted the would emerge the more quickly from its present economie dim- cufifes.

country The

has responded and today it is possible to report that the prices of a rapidly widening variety of goods are belor reduced. Dally simosi. manufacturers and retallers havo been announciax cula of varying extent in the prices of the duela. Items ranzi essentials such as food and cloth- ing to bicycle, motorcars and so an. Certain of the price reduo- tions relate to

to both home and export conds: few cover exports

cint

pro

from

only at present. A significant factor in the reductions is that they have been made voluntarily by manufacturers and retailers. The movement seems to spreading throughout British in- dustry, with a number of further plans under consideration, great. Importance are the pro- posals of the British co-operative. movement to initiate

a wide the prices of

of

range

Frearstine, cheese,

be

of cats by bread, butter, haven and sugar by margin. Such a növe

hedapen the co-operatives: Have a membership of about 10,000,000 and do a

of the larra share of country's retall trade. Another vatus ble lead has been riven by the Federation of Britisis Industries, the Nailonal Union of Manufacturers and the Association of Brish Chambers of Commerce, which speak for, s -large:: section of the business aide

of partimilar value die nal

The strength of the attack on inflation has also been. Increased by majority decision of the Trades

Union Congress, the central volce for a large section of the workers' alde of industry, to put s

restraint on wage increase claims, The general effect of this is that trade unions, wh

while not abandoning the power to seek and negotiate wake increases, will voluntarily refrain from doing so except to corres. pond with increased output, raise, wages that are below

standard of subsis. ratonable

where advances are

Tençe, or

to

necensary to attract manpower to undermanned Industries. In re- turn for this restraint, traile unions

will naturally expect that profits and prices will also be stabilised or even reduced. Britain's anti-Inflation battle has been marked by the spontaneous of employers and Interchangeabla formulae that will help to enable w to find tho country to overcome economie dlfioules. There has been no official coercion:

The Govern-- arbitrary edicts. mont has taken the nation Into its confidence and in return has asked for voluntary crifices which have been willingly pro mised. This was the national spirit whioh brought · Britain triumphantly through World War

да

no

and there can be no doubt that' It will repeat the access in the battle against' Inflation,

on

that

some

centre

camw

fired

an

collision. Two

of the passengers on the a Soviet fighter aircraft, about to lend Viking were women," The Viking at the Russian airport of Bahlof, in was on a regular fight and was not the Soviet Zone".

one of those operating because of "Both planes were completely the new Soviet restrictions. destroyed and all the occupants were A BEAC official in London said killed", the statement continued. there was no reason to suppose that Hahlof Airport, which is just over the plane was not in the approved he border from the British section of corridor by which British plance op- Berlin, is about six miles northwest Prouched over Berlin over the Rus- of the British airport of Gatow stan Zone. "It was a perfectly

routine fight."

The Soviet fighter crashed on an C.-IN-C.'S PROTEST

empty alte In the Charlottenburg Berlin, Aur. 5.-General Sir. Brian district in the British sector Ger- Robertson, the British Commander-man police removed the body of the of-Chief, lodged a protest personally pilot

and handed it over to the fonight with Marshal Sokolovsky,-the-Soviet Commander-off the area.

Vassil British military police who cordoned in-Chief, over today's collision be An eye-witness sald the plancy

fleuter.

∙100, BUILDINGS ON FIRE The decision virtually brought to More than 100 buildings were set an indefinito rest the United Nations'

Lido in ablaze. The Cinema

the two-year search for an East-West of the city burned for two agreement on machinery for the before hours

harassed Aremen prevention of atomic warfare. succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The vote, in which Russia and the

The fate of

Nckrashy Pasha's Soviet Ukraino stood against the hung in the balance United States-led majority, amounted ns political opponents seized the to a coup de grace by Britain, France, strike issue to stir agitation for its China and Canada. removal by King Farouk.

The four powers punctured In Cairo, where police demanding Soviet proposals on atomic control salary increases and status improve- with a sweeping. condemnation and ment are also

soldiers on strike,

proposed that Atomle Commission on and dispersed angry members, sitting as the Commis- which stoned the Mouski sion's key "working Committee," police station the city, No formally abaitdon 3,000 MEN STOP WORK

discussion casualties are reported. Windows in them. Air Force escort when he went back by demonstrators and passengers

Nokrashy Pasha had an Egyptian the public bus sintlon were smashed MAIN BODY DISSOLVED to the aerodrome for his return flight [fied from tram cars,

The nine-nation majority adopted to Cairo.

that recommendation and agreed in tween a Soviet fighter and a British were dying at 500 feet when they Several hundred Cairo policemen writing that "no useful purpose can European Airways Viking, in which collided. The Russian plane knock- The

entire police force of are reported to have returned to Alexandria, numbering some 3,400 duty on Monday afternoon after being Working Committee dissolves me of all 14 nccupants of the British plane ed a wing top off the Viking and the

be served" by more discussion. The all inen stopped work, During the absent in the morning, but It is esti- the two main

killed. rloting, crowds slopped the

negotiation bodies

British plane's port tram mated that at least 300 are still on

engine burst service, four cinemas were set

General Robertson tonight ordered into flames. established by the Atomic Commis- that all British planes over Germany on strike. re and shops were damaged and

The Russian alreraft dived to the looted.

A hundred police acers of the

should be given military escort. ground, but the Viking came down In Cairo, 400 police officers struck, Port Said and decided to join the

Sucz

Canal

The other body, which as a Com- region met today at

The escorts will not be withdrawn more slowly and crashed about a mittee discussed the proposed world until assurances have been received mile away, inside the flusslan Zone, followed later by policemen. -The

atomie control agency, also decided from the Soviet Marshal against Wnidist newspaper.

strike. Al Balogh, which devoted its entire front page the 100

There are police stations all along this morning's ineldents

Press, Alexandria, was confiscated by the Government soon after publication.- Reuter.

to

in

REIGN OF TERROR Alexandria, Apr. 5-A strike by 3,000 policemen in this great port city today unleashed

a reign of terror by the underworld in whlech 20 persons were killed and more than 100 bulldings were looted and act

Ore. Seven dead OTI

were policemen.

Unofficial estimates said property damage would amount to millions of dollars. No ofcia! figure was available.

Incendiary first, burned through. out the afternoon in the shopping

of Alexandria. Debris centre tered the streets.

Even before the curfew hour Alexandrians locked the doors and closed the windows of their houses. the

mile canal.-Associated

China Olympic Soccer Team

10 Hongkong Players China's football team for the Olympic Games in London was selected this morning.

The

comprises

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sion.

mean there would be no

Immediately after the crash, a Red

BRITISH TROOPS TAKE OVER Commandant of the British sector When Major General E. O. Herbert,

to close shop because of lack of East- any further circling of British air-Army officer and 12 soldiers with West agreement, This appeared to craft by Soviet

fighters.

tommy guns surrounded the wreck- more nt- Royal Air Force officials

at age of the Russian plane and would tempts to bring Russia around to the Gatow Alroort, Berlin, said tonight allow no one to approach. Western powers' view

on alomic that from eye-witness evidence, the energy control until there is im- Russian fighter dived on the Viking provement in relations between the as it was making a left hand turn

before landing. Mr Gromyko protested

According to these witnesses, the majority action and the Ukrainian nghter dived behind and came au delegate, Mr Vasily Tarasenko, went underneath the tall of the Viking. one better, asserting that it was partit rose too sharply as the Viking was of preparations for a "new world making, Its turn, and the wings of war" by US. leaders,,

great powers.

rest on Moscow.

the

the Russian was engaged in "nghter Russian sentry

British Air Force officers believed

acrobatics" of which there had been few officially confirmed incidents in recent weeks.

COMMONS STATEMENT ..A British spokesman in Berlin,

remain.

of Berlin, arrived on the scene, he told the Russians to withdraw and ordered a company of the Royal Norfolk Regiment to the scene.

Steel-helmeted Royal Norfolks, carrying rifles, were then stationed Mr Gromyko was more restrained, the two planes met. using the majority's action brought

around the wreckage. and atomic negotiations to a "dead end"

was allowed to and warned, that responsibility for

The Russian major, accompanied breaking off atomic talks would not

by three privater, drove across the SOVIET PROPOSALS

frontier a few hundred yards away and drew The proposals rejected by the

up outside the cordon players from Hongkong, five majority were submitted last June declaring the British authorities tool from Shanghai and three from after Mr Gromyko had fought more said the Foreign Secretary, Me

1 "very berious view of the incident, guarding the Russian wreck.

British and American cameraman Malaya.

against the United Ernest Bevin, was in close touch with immediately began to take photo- States plan for atomic control. The General Sir Brian Robertson, and graphs, but as soon as the major

for Soviet counter-proposals called that the Foreign Secretary would saw this, he reversed his Jeep and

International atomic

control

make a statement in the House of drove back into the Russian Zone. An American photographer who agency with limited powers of in- Commons tomorrow.

If the vestigation and inspection.

The spokesman said

drove across the zonal, frontier. to at the spot where the collision ve in the Russian Zone had the film agency detected violation, it would nighter-a Yakhad no right to be take pictures of the wrecked Viking curred. It gave no notification of its torn from his camera by Russlan position to the flying control, which it | guards-Reuter.

team

than Д УСАГ

An cerle silence enveloped

Chosen were: Goolles: Chu Sing-chee (Singa- city. Squares where there had been bloodshed

few hours earlier were pore) and Chiang Pon-lum (Tung an

Hwn. Shanghai). empty except for passing sounds of

Bucks: Haw

(Sing Yung-sang troops. The telephone service from Tao), The Kam-hung (Tung Hwa. recommend, action to the country in the city was badly disrupted and Shanghai)

and Yum Tze-yum question or to the Security Council. communications

(Tsing

Pak, Shanghai). Haif-backs: Lau Chung-sang (Sing Tao), Sing Ling-sing (Sing Tao), Choo Mail-chi (Kowloon Motor Bus), Ko Po-ching (Tsing Pak,

road and railway were at a standstill.

Glass Of Water Shanghal), and Kwok Ying-kee (Kli

Brings Reunion

Forwards;

Reuter.

the Soviet

Kuomintang Committee To Urge Chiang

a little girl came up with a glassful; (MA), and Tse Boon-langhe urged to run for the Presi- {

Nanking, Apr. 6.-The Stand- Ho Ying-fan (Sing Tao), Cheung Kam-hol (Sing Tao), ing Committee of the Kuomin To Run For Presidency Chu

Wing-keung (Sing Tao), Feng tang today resolved to recom- Manila, Apr. 0.—Mrs Virginis King-cheung (Sing Too), Captain, mend to the Party's Central Merlasa Ngo, 20, stopped at a store Lau Slu-wing (Sing Tao), Loc Tal- Executive

thated by his attempt to rangafica the Committee

Meanwhile, Dr Ifu Shih, Wärlime on Quezon Boulevard to get a drink tn (Cheese led Boon-llan Generalissimo Chiang Kai-she cannot do without himat this time.ent President of the National Poking Presidency but the ship of the state Ambassador to Washington and pre- of water, but forgot her thirst when eng

University, who has been prominent- En The girl was Violeta,

the long-

to the Olympic Gamesdency.

If the plenary sion of the Cen- I mentioned as the individual that lost daughter for whom she

had the u

team will play three games at The Committee, composed of 40 trol Executive Committee today Chlang had in mind when, he set been looking for 39 months.

Saigon, four at Manlin, three

the. Kuomintang, accepts recommandation of the forth qualifications nt fop members of

for the next Bangkok, two at Medan, three Mra Ngo smothered the nine-year- Singapore, six in Java,

at met for four hours last night to Standing Committee, Chiang will be Chinese President said he is "not a ald Violeta with hugs and kisses Rangoon and four at Calcutta.

three at consider the Generalissimo's re-. forced either to bow to the party's candidate for the Presidency." and the girl, after the initial sur-

degston or refuse to submit to quest that the Party'nominate some- The players will leave Hongkong one outside the Kuomintang to re-scipline, for which he is tradit whether he felt he perfectly. Alted

Darty prise, recognised her mother.

champlott.

the five specification listed by the Republic. The Central Executive Sources close to the Committee will meet today at 9 pm in his desire to yield the Presidency effications."

still professed that Chiang was sincereplied. "Many persons 131 those to take up the matter.

to a non-party candidate, but they

a chery about whom Fo are unable to predict what Chiang he would support for the Proaldency, presided over the meeting said the would now do in view of the Hu pointed out that he had already Generalissimo should be laude for Standing Committee's rejection of nigged his name on the list support. the great and noble spirit dibiay-his request.

------ Ing the Généralissimo,—United Press:-

When asked by Chinese newimen

Violeta was lost during the heetle toward the end of the present month place him as President of the Chinese Monally the strong Generalissimo Generalissimo for President, Hu re-

liberation days and was adopted and by a Quezon City couple who found her wandering, hungry, in the streets,

Violeta's father, Salvador Ngo,

reach London. In mid-July,

New York. Ant. 5.—Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. died at her home of in Chinese, is now on vacation in a heart attack to-day, Associated

China-United Press.

Presa.

-Vice-President

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