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THREE RAIDS ON TEL-AVIV

Five Jews Killed: Two Planes Shot Down

MUFTI OF JERUSALEM

ENTERS PALESTINE

Palestine, May 16.-Five Jews were killed and two enomy planos were shot down in the third air raid today on the Jewish capital of Tel-Aviv. One of the planes plunged into the soa near Herzlia while the other made a forced landing bringing the two day score to three onomy aircraft shot down. Little damage was done today by the

raidors.

Arab planes were also reported by Jewish sources here to have attacked two Jewish settlements of Affikim and A shdot Yaacov in the Tiberias district. These reports said that the two settlements snuggling in the Jordan valley were attacked by three planes and several children were reported to be wounded.

Reports from Jerusalem said that the western suburba where

were still under heavy fire while the Arabs opened an attack on the Jowish quarter inside the old walls. The Arabs were also reported to be attacking the small Jowish village of Neva Yaacob in the Judean hills six miles northeast of Jerusalem.

Jewish forces presented no strong opposition to the raiding Egyptian planes. Anti-aircraft fire was light and no Jewish planes engaged the 'ralders in dogfights.

Slender Egyptian spitres flew virtually ununolested high in blue skios over Tel-Aviv in several alerts today. Private sources indicated however, the Jews are holding back any counter attack until the appro- priate moment. These sources spoke in velled terms of "a visit to Caire" us a reprisal bombing.

An unmarked plane, presumably, despatch from Palestine reported. Jewish, bombed the Arab. village of Ho Somac, south of Tiberias.

was reported to have left Damascus this morning by air for Later, Haganal announced in Tel- Calro "with the intention of entering Aviv. that Tiberias was attacked Palestine." Other Committee mem- from the air.

bers left with him. There damage.

information was no

On

BRIDGES DESTROYED foreign troops equipped with heavy Jewish sources also reported that tanks were entering the Holy Land near El Hammo, an Arab vilinga where the borders of Palestine, Syria and Transjerdan meet.

Bridges across the Jordaù, river,

Civil guards in green berets forced all persons to take shelter” ngdinst the waits of houses which the, spit-south of the Jordan river, and south of Sea of Galilne, were destroyed in front of the lavaders, the sources

dited.

fires appeared

Unofficial and unconfirmed ports said that the Egyptian army

Boershobain has entered Palestine today-United Press.

south

TIBERIAS BOMBED

Italta, May 10.—A hostile aircraft hombed Tiberias, on the shores of the Lake of Galitre and three Jewish settlements fa the area today, a Jewish soures satd.

Samac, recently captured by the Jews, was evacunted except for a police fortress at the entrance of tho town, the sources said.

Arab Legion troops blew up the hydro-electric plant at Nahareim in Transjordian territory at the junction of the Jordan and Yarmuk rivers, the Informant added the station sup-

und their water pumping stations in the Jordan valley-Associated Press. MUFTI.IN..PALESTINE

A Jewish settler, arriving upiled power to Jewish settlements Haifa, said a twin-engined alreraft attacked Tiberias, Ashdot Yaacov

and

Λ Affim.

single-engined plane made ene bombing-run over Eln Gev, on the eastern shores of the Transjordan Galite close to frontier.

Ein Gev, he said, was also attack- ed with heavy artillery from the Transjordan hills which rise sharply cast of the sea.

EDITORIAL

London, May 16-Haj Amin El Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem and Chairman of the Arab Higher Committee, entered Palestine today and established headquarters in the Holy Land behind the invading Arab forces. a New York Radio

The "Key Money" Ramp

THE Telegraph's successful ex-

pose of "key money" kouse agents, which led last week to the conviction in court of four people who shared in one of these Illegal transactions, calls for re- Dewed efforia on the part of the police to stamp out these drones. This was no bolated Incident, and the authorities have only to refer

can

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to the Telegraph's original story to appreciate there are a dozen such operators who need to be rounded ́up' and. brought to court. As we observed at the time, If newspaper acting independently,

contact with make house agents, surely the police, with their manifold resources can do likewise. Last Friday's case proved there: Is in existente 80* called house agents who, working in collaboration with property owners and principal tenants, are prepared to mulet sccommoda- tion sechers for thousands of dollars "key money" and brokerage fees. They are pesis and parasites deserving the closest attention of the police and all the effective action which the law can bring to bear against them. One fact of special mo- ment emerged from last week's catirt case: it was disclosed that certain premises had been allow- ed to remain vacant

months while the house arent endeavoured to Blod a tenant

籍 willing to Day $7,000

"HOT money" and $700 brokerage fees. It can be presumed there, aro kundreds of similarly vacant dals and other living quarters in the Colony- scandalous

state of affair in these days of acute housing shortage. Can nothing be done by the authorities to cor rect this? It should be nado impossible for

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principal tenant to leave accommodation vacant for months at a time while so many people are crying out for living quarters. There should be a re- cord of all private property awnership, tenancy of which should be checked at regular in- tervals. Government too, might enlist the aid of

of the

general public by requesting reports to be made where property is found to be unpossessed. Some time We advocated that when kouse and Bats became de- requisitioned, Government's quar- tering authority should first be satisfied as to how the property was going to be used when hand- ed back to the owner.. So many houses and flats have reverted to Chinese ownership only to pro vide a profitable medium for "key

money" In some form or another. When property is de- requisitioned, Government -should Have on record the rent which the owner intends to charge, and, when he lets the premises, the names of the tenants. This would enable the authorities to mai quickly against the owner or any principal tenant if it were found that excess

rent WAS being charged, or "key money” do manded. Government · la

appar- enlly satisfied that having declar- ed "key money," excessive rents. and Burcharges for Illegal, it has done, everything Dossible

to protect the public, Bu outlawing a racket is no deterrent: there must be comple- mentary action that will not only make the racket a difficult under- faking, but will put the authori- les in the position of bolar able to apprehend those who indaire In Registration of property. owners and tenants is one way of achieving this end.

furniture

Israel is applying to the 58 mem- bers of the United Nations, as well as.to. some other Governments, "for Foreign Minister, Mr Moshe Sherlok, explicit recognition, the new State's disclose in Tel Aviv tonight

He told correspondents that such request has already been sent to Britain

armies Egypt

While Tel-Aviv's 120,000, papula- tion was reported to be taking the raids calmly, Iraq alalmed today that her mechanised forces-now Joined with the

of Syria Transjordan,

and The Lebanon In the invasion-had crossed the River Jordan. the first natural bar- rler in westward drive to Elic Mediterranean

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Death Im Jerusalem

Three Jewish soldiers, one wearing a gas mask, and another holding his nose, remove an Arab corpse from the wreckage of a building in the Katamon district of Jerusalem during a 48-hour truce between Jews and Arabs for control of the district; The Jews have since swarmed, Into the Holy City and enptare d all the strategic points.----AP.

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Russians Like Mr Wallace's Proposal

Moscow, May 16, Soviet press commentators in a dis cusion of Soviet-American re- lations today welcomed 糠 number of the proposals for a settlement made by Mr Henry Wallace, the United States third party candidate for the Presidency, in an open letter to Marshal Stalin last week.

While not agreeing with several of bin assertions, they said his approach was "realistic and logicAI" and Indicated a genuine desire to and ways of saltling differences ha- tween the Soviet Union and the United Stateser

Mr Wallace, in his letter to Mar- shal Stalin, published on Tuesday, anid, the whole world had been heartened by the recent exchange of antes between General Walter States Bedell Smith, the United Ambassador to Moscow, and M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minis- APPROVAL

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The commentators approved Mr Wallace's proposals for a general Imitation of arms, the prohibition of the, means of mass destruction, the prohibition off the expórt of armasillby any country)! non- Interference in the internal affairs of other countries, the withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and non-interference in the internal affairs, of China, increased trade (except in armaments), and the cultural

proposals for the establishment of a

Marseilles, May 16-Four pro French Indo-Chinese were dead lations eveloparent of cultural re- today and 71 others wounded- They also approved Mr Wallace's 17 seriously as the result of reinvigorated UNRRA drame other a mansattack on Saturday United Nations agency for the digi night-by other conscripts in a tribution of international relief French Army Indo-Chinese la-Pravda, the Soviet Communist Party paper, quoted Marshal Stalin's bour battalion.

recent statement: "Of course, the Soviel could collaborate with each other.

Union and the United States

"If the two systems could colla- borate during the war, why should they not collaborate in peacetime?" PRAVDA'S COMMENT In a lengthy examination of Mr

Ninety men were under arrest, 08 in the camp and 22 being questioned at police headquarters, while the countryside was being scoured for numerous others who broke out of the camp.

Tho

attackers,

armed

with

hatchets, knives and blunt Instru- Wallace's tetter. Pravda, said: "The ments, fell upon their political op-peace-loving statements sometimes ponents as they slept in a comp bar-made by representatives of the rack and hacked, slashed and club-

American Government alternate, na bed them, French sources said. An rulo, with deliberate

pessimism carlier version sald there had been in estimating the International situation. Thus war psychosis, alarm and concern are planted in Police said they had uncovered a the minds of millions of people in "real" arsciial of knives, hatchets, America: and the internationat razors, hammers and clubs.

situation thereby becomes

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Radio Correspondent Found Murdered

Salonika, May 16.-The bound body of George Polk, Columbia Broadcasting System correspondent,

who disappeared a week ago after telling friends he hoped to interview Guerilla General Markos, was found floating near the beach at Salonika this morning. Police said they are investigating ty that Communists were respon- the possibility that the American-sible: might have been killed trying to Polk, who had planned to return "make

contact with Communist to the United States next week, is leaders" for a trip into the guerilla-] reported to have told friends - ho held mountains of Northern Greece. would like a clandestino interview with Markos as a last big "scoop" The United States Consul General, before leaving. Greece. Mr Raleigh, Gibson, suld Polk's hands and feet were loosely tled. Mrs Rhea Polk of Alexandrio, Robbery apparently was not the pretty black-haired bride of eight motive since his wristwatch and months, said sho found last Friday pocketbook containing 300,000 an unmailed latter to the CBS Drachmo (about £8) wesa un- which Polk said he was attempting to "establish contact" with tho guerillas.

touched.

MISSING A WEEK Pall is the first American Jour- nalist to meet death hero during the Greek civil war.

Police said Polk was last seen a week ago when he left hotel.

A hunt first began for him on Wednesday when Polk's War. ́Da- partiment correspondents Identifica- tion card and Pan-American Air- way! calendar were received through the mall at Salonika Police headquarters

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She said she mailed the letter to the CBS this morning, before holds informed of her husband's death.

Polk has been the Middio. East CBS correspondent for two years. He first came to Greece last August. -Associated Press.

TRAIN DISASTER

· DEATH ROLL

- Calcutta, May 10.-The death roll The envelope was addressed in in yesterday's Calcutta-Dehradun. Greek and contained

lotter of train disaster rose to 30 today when explanation.

13 more bodies were recovered from Martin, head the wreckedge and two of the 19 Mission in seriously Injured elled in hospital. Salonika, sald the Greek police are The train was derailed nine miles searching for a motive. Ha sald from Dhanbad, an important cont they are investigating the possiblil... | mining centro in Bihar-Reuter.

of the British Police

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The attack allegedly was decided tense, on at a meeting. Four of the casual- ties died today in hospital. They course, in the interesis of the Ame- Interesta? Not. of included the Indo-Chinese "dele- rican people, who, like other peo- gote" (trustee) of the camp,,

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ples, are vitally interested in peace.

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The Incident was the latest of a

Wallace proposes something series that has gone on in the Indo-turn to the policy

else. He appeals to America to re- Chinere labour battalions since the Roosevelt--and

of President outbreak of hostilities in Indo-Chinn, strengh of his position.

therrin lics the The conscripts, mostly sympathetic "For experience has shown-and to the Nationalists In Indo-China, millions of Americans remember it

in Roosevelt's time.

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have often raised demands that they { --thaces between the powers of

be sent home, and clements

have attacked collaborating with the the anti-Hitlerito coalition French.-Associated Press,

successfully solved-Neuter.

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