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VOL. III NO. 116

For the Proprietor of

HONGKONG TELFCHAPIL, For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LITA

Erlater and Eshumhar

The

TODAY'S WEATHER: Moderate, East winds: fair or fine.

1 p.m. Observations: Harometrio pressure 1011.8 mba, 20.88 in; temperature 82.8 deg. F; dew point 78'der, F; relative humidity 78; wind, direction, East; wind force 10 kuofa,

Hich water: 5 ft. 7 in. at 7.50 p.m. Low water: 2 ft at 2.05 a.m. (Thursday),

Thongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1918.

BOMB HITS TEL-AVIV

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BUS STATION

Death Roll Expected To Reach Twenty

Arab Legion In Jerusalem

Tel-Aviv, May 18.-A direct bomb hit smashed a mid-city Tel. Aviv bus station at the home rush hour tonight and the dead were expected to reach at least 20.

It was the third raid today and the worst by far in four days of succes- sive air assaults. The dead included women and children.

In Haifa, Jewish sources said Haganah fighters forced the unconditional surrender of Arabs at Acre, where 4,000 Arabs had been reported previously to be surrounded.

The Haifa informant said the surrender come after three days of bitter street fighting. Acro, just outside the territory of Israel, is an important com- munications link with the Northern frontier.

Civilians in Tel-Aviv said a The Jews were heavily fring 3ghter bomber which bore Egyptian automatic weapons, but there were

U.N. DEBATE green markings dived five times to only a few Legion ensualties.

PALESTINE

Lake Success. May 18.-The United Nations Security Council debated 'Palestine today under a barrage of urgent official advices that war is rampant in the Holy Land.

French delegate Alexandre Parod reported the French Consulate In Jerusalem was under machinegun fire. Parodi said a battle raged all Monday night and the Consulate was isolated. Six persons have been! wounded there," he said.

M Parndimed the Chmel

within રા thousand feet of the crowded square. Each tune it loosed a single fragmentation bomb,

In between it circled nt a high altitude over Tel-Aviv, challenged only by light anti-aircraft Arse

The bus station was smashed and

the open area in front was strewn

with dead.

Before entering the walled City. watched Legion artillery pounding the Jewish quarter, where there was the heaviest resistance.

DIRECT HITS

To the left of the Mosque Omar, black columns of smoke billowed upwards no shells landed and I saw direct hits on buildings from "artil-

In the earlier raids today a bombery observation poste hit a newspaper building. Some casualties Press.

occurred.-Associated City at four o'clock

The Legion moved into the Old artillery laid down a barrage and mortar squads hurled

mortar

boobs into Jewish positions.

Legionnaires In Old City

02-

Over 1,000 Haganah, Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern Gang men were concentrated in the Jewish quarter and the force of the Legion attack, strongly backed up by the fire of (By SEACHAN MAYNES) -- Arab irregulars, forced the Jews could expect little now from Its

to abandon their forward positions. With the Arab Legion troops in- French-American-Belgian Consular side the Old Walled City of Jeru-

Earlier, it was reported that the snit the French Consulate and no Amb Legion Truce Commission in Jertalem. He salem, May 18-King Abdullah's Jews in the Old City were prepared communications with other sections cupied the ancient walled city of but there was certainly no sign that terups tonight to surrender to regular Arab forces, of the city.

Jerusalem which they entered after a the Jews were prepared to give up

barrago

on the Jewish their pusitions without the strongest In the def the renoris, Rus-fold gun - poles the pain and Chonyko-berated the quarter.........

for foiling to act. Be maid' COLE

1 entered the Old City through St As t crept along narrow, winding delegate.. had direued the Irsue for; Stephen's Gate with units of the and deserted alleys of the Old City three days without moving one inch, Arüb – Legion an Arab netd funs to reach the forward Legion posi- forward,

pounded the Jewish quarter, elrendy tion beside a Jewish house, there Beslerted by Arabs Inside the Old

were rapid bursts of. machinegun He demanded the Council Ro City's walls.

Are from Jewish positions, shent and vote mi the. American The Legionnaires, who received an

MORTAR DARRACE proposal for a cease fire, stand fast ovallon from the hard-pressed ir-

In a police station occupied by order to the Jews and Arabs. Mr regulars, marched in at the historic the Arabs, there was some damage Gromyke added he wondered if any gate and swiftly moved through the from the Jewish mortar barrage delegate would oppose ending the Via Dolorosa, or the Way of thei war in the Holy Land-Associated Cross, past Mount Calvary.and the the Armenian

Tomb of Christ into attack positions.

Press.

EDITORIAL

Heroin Divans Menace

RECENT sentences imposed on

owners of heroin divans in Hongkong recall the extensive use by the Japanese of this drug during the early years of their

was

the the

invasion of China. When Canton was occupied in 1938 a spalo of heroin addiction occurred, being widely permitted —and encouraged by the enemy In order to sap Chinear resistance and stamlua. This was no new The Japanese Conces- venture. ston

before at Tientsin, Lukouchlao incident, great heroin distributing centre, and the power of this narcotie -proportions that reached such even the poorest peasauls were in thrall to the extent of pawn-

homes ing their

and beasis ta- wards its purchase. ·fferola and prepared morphils in those days entered North China through the free port of Dalren, at Brezent suffocated by Soviet Russia from nny sort of trade with 10. hinterland. Today the importa tio:t of

of berain into the Colony

black of those

market mysteries the police would do well to solve. Presumably entry is by way of Shanghai and Canton which, tronically. were two of the centres under strict survelliance when

is one

Chinese poller the then newly Inaugurated New Life Movement did its utmost to eliminate increasing

slavery.

dru

to the extent of the Shanghal Municipal Council threatening confirmed addicts with execution. To encourage Chineso demorali- sation benefited the JapanOKO; „during Beir occupation neither

heron nor oplum were conalier- cd criminal narcolics. IL LA tragle that once again Soutli China is discovering facile meas of obtaining such druga sud that the tout trade is belur practised within a stone's throw of local, police supervision, Slated to bo

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more

man'

a heavy prison term, 21 months' Erntence was imposed a few days

"an unemployed pn

herpla divan and for keeping for possession of 11 pines and 5.500 pills of the drug. Heroin is a derivative of morphine but

Infinitely

dangerous when laken in quantity and for than medicinal purposes, other making

with addicts swiftly practically fustantaneous alcoholis effect whether through insuffla- Hon, ingestion or subcutaneous icelion, Over 95 percent af Now York's underworld under its influence. The danger In Jingkong of this drug's in- filtration to the black market

be ignored by must not

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the

of the

authorities, Poller ralds which are carried out at fairly frequent intervals never fall to produce a new crop of traffickers in heroin and oplum, yet It seems authorities

are incapable the source, af discovering anpplies Morever It would surely rostituto an-

added deterrent to the trafficking. In these Tilegut drugs if those who patronised the houses were punished as heavily as those who supply..., the... moralising dope? Fines of 20 and 30 dollars, at present usually' impered, cannot have the dealred effect.

light.

which was laid down last night in quarter of the Old

City.

A doctor in a hospital from which binodstained clothing was being carried fold me there were many Arab casualties and 90 wounded Arabs were in the hospital.

Jewish mortars, which were re- ported to be fired from the Yemen Moshe Drea outside the Old City walls, had landed in the streets and on the top of houses,

There is a feeling among Arabs and the inhabitants of the Old City

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P.G.

Reservations

Queen Of The US Rejects

Blossoms ·

Spring came late this year the Walla Walln, Washington, valley but if found fittle Kitty Todorovich (above), waiting with a big smile and an armiad of apple blossoms, just to show any pretty little girl can

be a blossom queen. — AP Wirephoto.

6-POWER AGREEMENT ON

GERMANY EXPECTED

IRONING OUT DIFFERENCES

London, May 18.-Conference quarters today pre- dicted an early agreement on Germany as the six-power talks were resumed today. A compromise was expected to emerge before the end of the week on basic prin- ciples of both Germany's political structure and Ruhr control.

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US Rejects Stalin's Proposal To

Start "Peace Talks"

Specific Issues Not Bilateral

Washington, May 18.-The State Department for the second time in a week rejected today Russia's suggestions to start "peace talks."

In'a formal statement the Department described Pre- mier Stalin's. statement of his interest in peace as "encouraging," but announced that the specific points listest by Stalin were not the ones that could be negotiated between the United States and the Soviet Union alone.

The Department took this posi- talks with Rusofa. But they cin- Bon as the Secretary of State, Mr phasised that such talks should be George C. Marshall, announced lost conducted through the Council of Wednesday when he refused to en- Foreign Ministers or other existing tertuin the idea of negotiating be- | agencies.

tween Russia and the United States Scoutor Joseph II. Bail suggested along on issues that also affect other that the United States' altitude castries.

should

be, "sure, we are glad to talk Today's statement went farther and there are plenty of agencies to and blamed the Soviet Union for; talle." But he added that the United failure to reach an agreement on States cannot agree to any Truman- most the Issues listed by Stalln. Stalin conference that would · dis- I elted especially the question of CHSA matters Involving other eqntrol of atmunte energy.

ENCOURAGING INTEREST

Tie statement said, "The Depart~

fintions.

Senator H. Alexander Smith, Relations member of the Foreign

termed Committee,

the Wallace

ment has seen press reports of the letter to Stalin a "political gesture." tulement by Premier Stalin in re--United Press, sponse to an open letter from Mr Henry Wallace.

"Premier Stalin's opinion that a peaceful settlement of outstanding problems is possible and necessary in the interests of general pence is encouraging but the specify issues listed in Premier Stalin's statement are not bilateral issues between this country and the Soviet Union. They are of intimate compelling interest to many countries and have been under negotiation for the past two years or more la bodies where other continents were represented, such as die United Nations and the Counell of Foreign Ministers.

"For example, the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission auf its

FIRE AT THE HAGUE PALACE

First And Second Floors Destroyed

The Hague, May 18-The sub-committees have held over 200 Dutch Queen's main palace at meetings and

and the Commission just

The Hague, "Noordeinge," yesterday reported its inability to reach an agreement because of the caught fire this afternoon, utamant opposition of two of its As the whole area has been roped members-Soviet

Union

and the oft by the, police, the cause of the Ukraine to proposals which were fire is not yet known nor its extent. acceptable to the other nine nailons The Political and Ruhe Committe, powers and timing are still underrepresented on the Commission.

The fire broke out at about 4.30 Ap.m. on the second floor of the conference met in a secret discussion, France and the Benelux cimiter situation exists with regard palace's main wing and, spreading of the session this afternoon after a four- countries want it to be given wide to other issues mentioned in Premier rapidly, soon reached the left wing.

to fron day break during the Whitsun holl-powers of control over the distribu- Stalin's statement."

Civilians and military, personnel days. They immediately set to work tion of Ruhr Industries' production

CONGRESS REACTIONS

rushed out remaining differences for security reasons. The United

to the palace and helped between the American and French Sintes favours control of a consul-

Compressional reaction to Stain'save the precious furniture, delegations

When which

Are litherto

had tative nature, with the Ruhr au- proposal was pretty much the same house painters were carrying out... blocked

United thority being advisory“ to agreement.

theas that of the State Department States, Britain, France and the Benes commander-in-chief.

that Russia has ignored many pre- lux countries are fully represented

vious opportunities to straighten on cach committee.

Wallace's pro- things out and that There is full agreement now on

for posals are not it to be a hands the need to set up an international Ruhr control authority, while its

Train Jumps Track

Two Persons Known

To Be Killed

PROBABLE COMPROMISE

Among the main issues at present discussion. is the extent to which the military In the Senate some members ex- commanders will be at liberty to ac-pressed the hope that the United cept or reject decisions of the in- States will continue the policy of ternational Ruhr authority.

British sources indicated today the probability of compromise between the United States and French views

never "opening the door" on peace

on the powers of the international HYDERABAD

authority

Both the United States and Britain

say,

CRISIS

1

New Delhi, May 18-Hyderabad

headlong toward main affairs rushed

crisis today when the Indian gov- ernment accused the State authori- tles of warlike nets.

the

While negotiations to give Hy-

chance 10 that derabad a last

with India

!

The

repairs.

broke

out,

and villages were soon on the scene, The fire-brigades of several towns

coming from the big fire brigade exhibition in the "outrunthallen". All exhibited equipment was tenders rushed to the palace and several quickly brought Into position,

up

WIND FANS FLAMES : Prince Bernhard, the Prime Mini- uter (Dr Louts Beel) and the Burgomaster of The Hague (Antoon. Vieser) watched operations.

The flames were allered by the heavy North wind. The heat Wis so intense that anlookers had Black to stand at a great distance. smoke clouds

The Hague darkened the whole town on this fine spring day.

over

At S p.m. the root was burned down and the dames reached the A selite hure ballroom on the first floor. were still bis crystal cluster dropped with a it was understood. a heavy crash.

are understood to maintain that the commanders-in-chief should have a at least for as long as the two countries are

the carryingt financial burden for Germany.

The sources claimed that a com- Leeds, May 18.-At least two promise on Ruhr control would in-

the French to accede to persons were killed and 20 in- duce jured seriously

American-Brilish viewpoint when a pas members of the German constituent differences senger express train. jumped the Assembly, to be called for Septem- proceeding. that the Jews are likely to sur-

tracks today near Wath-on-ber 1. shall be elected by the lander serious situation developed at Shola- At 6 pm, the fire brigades mas- render rather than undergo fuil-Dearne, Yorks.

Instead of being nominated by the pur on the border of Hyderabad, tered the flames, after the first and senle Legion assault-Reuter.

where Moslem irregulars were re- second floors were completely de- necupation powers. PALESTINE SURVEY

Mexborough Hospital sald one

and Decisions of the London confer- ported to have established a road-stroyed

ground floor man and one

block, blocking traffic woman were killed, ence will be in the nature of re- Jerusalem, May 18-Here is

between heavily damaged by water-United In addition to 20 passengers de commendations to the governments Hyderabad and India. survey of the position on the Pules-

fronts

tained for treatment,

Indian Government officials des- tine

today-the

the hospital of nighting fourth day of the Arab invasion sald another 30 to 40 suffered minor thin six powers represented at the cribed this as "warlike" and it de

. It tolite. was not expected that, understood they had called upon the Western German government would flytern bad authorities based on the Intest claims by Arabs- injuries.

to remova and Jews.

The

two emerge this year. Spring 1949 is express, pulled by

the roadblock immediately,

Rio de Janeiro, May 18-Nineteen considered as the earliest engines, was bound from London to cons

Well-informed quarters said the people were reported killed and Bradford. The leading engine went Prior to it, a meeting of the Big Indian government would not hesl- more than 100 injured by a cyclone

was ex-tute to off the rails dragging the second Three Foreign Ministers

remove the roadblock by in southern Brazil today. engine and six coaches with it. pected to settle outstanding issues force if necessary If the State nu- Houses were destroyed and other and decide on final steps of im-thorities failed to comply with the extensive damage caused by the plementation, United Press.

Government's order.-United Press.

cyclone-Reuter.

U

cause of the accident was not

Wath-on-Dearne is nhout 20 miles

Fronts BEECHAM CALLS

OFF CONCERT

date.

Currency Black Market

Press.

the

Cyclone Kills 19

Stretches From

Amsterdam To Macao

Southern Front (Egyptians): No nows of Eplians advanclog north- warda along the constal road has been received slice they were re- ported 24 hours ago to have occu- pied Majdal, 13 miles above Gaza An offeinl of the Midland region and 35 miles from Tel-Aviv, Un- of the nationallsed railways said the confirmed Calro reports sinte the Egyptians, rdvancing Inland, have known. occupied Deersheba, on the road to Jerusalem. The latest Cairo Com-southeast of Leeds-Associated Press. munique says reconnaisance patrols are active over a broad front.

Eastem and Central (Transjordan and Iraq): Arab Le- gion forces, after establishing for-

London, May 18. British the black-marketeers.

shipped to America after the Pounds ward positions in the Judean Hills overlooking

The Dally Express, quoting City were converted at the rate of US$3 Jerusalem

today disclosed the without

sal Germany's prewar to one. meeting opposition, were reported In

existence of a chain of Sterling ources, London, May 18-Slr Thomas Amman Jonight to be advancing Beerhem--Britain's most noted and currency expert black-market was working for a Dutch syndicate operating an open free currency mar- economic dictator, Jalmar Schachi, City experts state that Itailans toward Jerusalem. Fifty-thousand

Trascible conductor-cancelled Jewish troops

a operations stretching from Am-running a black bourse in Pounds Teet in Millan were causing Britain a are reported to be concert arranged for today because sterdam as far as the Portu- Sterling from Amsterdam, and that loss of twenty-four million dollars a concentrated around Tel-Aviv,

1,300 JEWS BESIEGED "there is a total lack of interest" guese Colony of Macao, in South the syndicate was defeating the best year.

brains of the Treasury. The paper The paper said the black-market The Arabi

China. besleging He said in a statement that the

said they were eclipsing even black- | currency chain extended as far. ; 1,300 Jews in the Old City of

of four concert, featuring works

German currency experts operate market experts in Milan and Paris. the Portuguese colony of Macno Jerusalem, while Arab artillery in British composers, had been planned ing out of Amsterdam were said to Operations Bl to be made which was playing an important part. shelling the Jewish Quarter of the in the belief that there would be be playing a leading part in a new easier due to reluctance abroad to It sald that since Hongkong banned Old City. Some shells yesterday an audience willing to listen to it, scheme currency manipulation hold Sterling by some quarters who the import of gold the se'femers had fell in the central thoroughfares of especially in Empire Week."

costing Beliah millions and interfer- take a rate from the Germans of crossed over to Mneno where trade in new Jerusalem, killing two Jows This expectation proves

ún-jing oven with her export plans, and Infuring 33.

founded," ho added-Associated! Treasury officials are understood to be considering measures to defeat

are

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in it.

Preas

sources

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US$3 to the Pound Instead of US$4. black-market gold to the value of British sources said goods exported about 100 million dollars waa cx- from Britain to Holland wore re-pected this year.-United Press.