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JEWS READY TO

CEASE FIRE

MONDAY, MAY 24, 1948.

Dramatic Announcement

ARAB ATTITUDE AS YET

NOT REVEALED

Washington, May 23.-The provincial government of Israel to- day announced that its forces would cease fire on all fronts in Palestine Monday (tomorrow) night in complianco with the United Nations Security Council demand.

The United States Vice-Consul in Jerusalem, Mr William Burdett, cabled the State Department that the order would be effected at 8 p.m. Palestine time Monday,

(This presumably refers to Tel-Aviv time, which would mean 4 p.m. GMT Monday or one hour before the Council's 36-hour deadline. Tel-Aviv went on Double Summer Time last night.)

If the Arabs coase fire carlier, the Jews will do likewise, according to the Israel announcement, which added, that if the Arabs defied the Council' the Jews must resumo action,

Record May Temperature Twice Passed In 48 Hours

The record maximum tem- perature for any day in May has! twice been broken In Hongkong| during the weekend.

The record which stood at 01.4 dieg. F was established in 1803.

It was first surpassed on Satur- day, when the Royal Observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 91.7.

This was again passed yesterday when 91.9 was registered.

The Council called for a cease fre wiflun 30 hours from 8 o'clock CMT Sunday morning.

the

The Jewish Agency spokesman to- night handed Mr Burdett following dramatic statement:

""The provisional government of Israel ordered cease fire on all fronts us of 0. p.m. local Jewish time May 21. If the other side cesses fire at any earlier hour, then the Jewish rease

fre

order comes into effect at an earlier hour. If after 8 pm. local Jewish time the ather side does not ceuse fire, the Jewish defence must continue."

UP TO THE ARABS

is not a member and therefore was not a participant in the announce- ment.

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Mr Burdett told the State Depart- ment the Jewish Agency representa- tive handed him Israel's order ut 4.45 pm, GMT. He specified cease fire Jerusalem would be included.

Mr Burdett acted for the United States in place of Mr Thomas Was- son, who died in Jerusalem from a wound caused by a sniper's bullet.

PALESTINE SITUATION.

As his message was received, the situation in Palestine was:

1. The Arab capitals sald King Abdollah's Legion

took Ramat Kahel, the Tomb of Rachel south of Jerusalem and Inked up with the Egyptian

light column which had advanced from Bethlehem.

2 The Jewish Army statement in Tel-Aviv said on the contrary that the Inganah had repulsed n Legion attack on Ramat Rahel, inflicting heavy losses.

It is now up to the Arab nations, who invaded Palestine on May 15, to decide whether they will comply with the Council's call upon both ides to end the nine-day-old war. No word had come from the Arabs when the

dramatic Israe

Israel statement was recal

received:

The Arab decision must come from the capitals of the 1tas en Nagra, Customs post on the 4. The Jews said they had taken seven nations concerned, but actually Palestine-Lebanon border. the decision will rest with

A Royal Observatory official cald this morning that he did not expect linked

3. The Arab Legion opened a heavy bombardment in the western part of Jerusalem,

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Lukewarm Reception For Early Japan Peace Treaty Proposal

Washington, May 23-British and Chinese bids for an early Japanese peace conference made this week by top spokesmen for those two countries aroused no. enthusiasm in United States, official circles.

British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's assertion that the United States, Britain and Russia should agree to have a prace conference right away" with" all "14 or 15 countries affected" in attendance failed to stir response here.

It was known that the United States at present sees no virtue in trying to hold a Japanese peace conference within the foreseeable future, believing that it would be merely providing another. example of Soviet-American bablilty reach agreement on basic issues,

SOVIET ATTITUDE.

agree to the magnitude of the United States plans for rebuilding the Japanese economy," and decided that it would be better to let the matter of the conference lapse for the present.

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WOOD MURDER TRIAL OPENS

Special Jury Called

PROSECUTION DESCRIBES FATAL HIKE

A Special Jury was empanelled at the Criminal Sessions this morning when the trial opened before Mr Justice Williams of three Chinese charged with the murder of Lytton Bevis Wood on a path leading from Lion Rock to Shatin on the afternoon of Febru ȧry 11.

The accused are Lau Hoi, alias Lau Yun-hoi, 20, unemployed, Ho Cheuk-kui, 26, uhemployed, and Li Chung-chun, alias Li Chik-sang, 32, gardener employed at 377 the Peak.

Mr D. A. L. Wright. Instructed undergrowth while brush was piled by Mr P. J. Grimths, is appearing on top of him for the object of con- for the defence, and pleaded not cealment. guilty to the indictment.

Mr Lonsdale submitted that on the evidence there was an None of the accused raised any attempt to murder Ross. It was his objection to the Jury empanelled.

The prosecution was conducted by Ross was dumped in the

further submission that at the time Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, as- growth sisted by Det. Sub-Inspector H. T. matches.

remember

under- growth Wood

had not been removed Rosa heard because

scuffles and, nolaca later, and from the light of after events, it must be concluded that Wood was removed from the patch after Ross had been dumped. Prior to this, Wood had called out to Ross, and that showed that ho was then stili alive.

ood,

SIGNIFICANT DAY ·· Opening the case for the prosecu- tion, Mr Lonsdale asked the Jury to the significance of the day on which the murder occurred. February 11, he said, was the second day of the Chinese New Year, and was a day which would stand out

NO REPLY in the minds of the Chinese..

Having been dumped in the under- growth, Rosa then heard

the men About 3 p.m. Messra Ross and Wood decided to Poth. He waited about 10 minutes on February 11, departing in one's and twas down the get a taxi and to go for a walk in and then called out softly to Wood, the

New Territories, which they did. but got no reply. He released him- At. the 54 milestone they left the self from his encumbrances and taxi and walked along a catchment went to look for Wood. Eventually They clatmed that the United Rock.

path and up a hill towards Statue he found, Wood lying with his faco States apparently wanted to handle walking, they reached a spot where resting on the small of his back. He After about 42 minutes in a pool, and with a piece of rock Japan unilaterally and when sho accomplished her declgns she will they stopped for a brief rest, and felt Wood's pulse, and then call for a conference at which then saw four Chinese coming down that it was not beating. she could present

the path from the direction of Japanese Kowloon Pass.

Ross then started off to walk over situation as a fait accompli-United stepped to one side to allow the sides of Kowloon to make a report. Ross and Wood the Kowloon Pass down to the other

On the way he met a Chinese who released him from the wire which bound his wrists, and Rose con- inued on his way to report to the

to Press.

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Firstly, the Americans have reason to believe that the Russians have abandoned their insistence un The vein over conference decisions -with-n-trenly written only by the

this maximum to be reached inday. -Jerusalem immediately south of State Department-that-40 or $110 Four or Big Five. The Brillsh

Indications were that I would be AL Lake become comparatively cooler al- the delegates though, while the southerly winds Syria and the Lebanon said persisted, longkong must expect hot countries would not negotiate with weather.

Israel to end the war. Transjordan

EDITORIAL

on the

the

Anti-Lynching

Law Urged By Wallace

King Farouk of Egypt; whose armies have Beirut, Lebanon, advised the Abdullah of Translorian and King 5. The United States Minister in

Americans seized Success

Marine yesterday, Carp were interned at the Syrian on the other hand Insist on a veto- of Egypt, Iraq, Army barracks at Baalek, four tree conférence of all nations who

their miles cast of Beirut.

fought Japan, with decisions, reach- advised by Mr Burdett that

6. The State Department was ed by a two-thirds majority.

New York, May 23.-Henry A. Wallace called upon the U.S. Wasson would be buried at 10 am. understood to believe that even if it Senate today to approve

2. United States offelals were Monday in the crypt of the Catholic is possible to agree

an Rosary Convent across the street far holding a conference it would rights legislation before recess

the procedure anti-lynching hill and other civil from the Consulato,

7. Tel-Aviv

break down due to inability to reach

Palestine Dilemma

THAT the Falesilur situation

should bring about min understanding and siralsed re- Jatlons between Britain and the United States in deplorable development "Their singleness of approach and unanimity action

on all matters of

of prime International

importance is

essential. A rift between ikese two

great nations on any major Issue can do incalculable harm to the general interests of world

peace and more especially to the hemispherical recovery pro grammies to which both countries this

arg

committed From

distance

the

dealing

disagreement between the United States and Bettain over

with the problem is not cast to comprehendi. There appear. to

on both sides.

Palestine

bo faults

British

The

feeling apparently is that

In the hurried recognition of the

new

State of

countries

of Isael.

President

Truman has acted opportunistical- Ir with his eye on the useful political advantage he is likely lo cain: in short a vote-catching manoeuvre in connection with the forthcoming

Prezidentlat cicction

The argument, how- over, losca some of its polency in the light of the equally rapid recognition afforded Karset by who have nothing obylous to gain from any such move. The counter-charge against Britain Is that she fi wilfully encouraging a war between the Jews and Arabs by supporting

Abdullah's

Jegions with arms and by politically ignoring

In Jaracl

refusing

ing to alve official recognition to the provisional government. Actually none of these issues

representa

I

the chief point of conflict, revolves around funt ..whant methods

United Nations should, employ In bringing tho

the

Security

Palestine war to an end, and simultaneously enforce a formula of partition that will be salis- factory to both Jews and Arabs. This has been the fundamental

from the Problem

day Britain assumed

the Palestine mandate, and I remalus so now that the responsibility of the mandate has passed into the hands

of the United Nations. Significantly while the

Counell succeeded in winning

& majority both for the

orlethal partition plan and later for the modified United States' trustee- nian, the Counch today refuses to give majority backing for the American proposal for cease-fire

demand

which, it obeyed, would be followed by sanctions

millary

Enter- vention. The

Council,

at the moment, la siding With the which calle

vete

British proposition

for

mediation. In

medlation

AN

not

principle

it

of

Is always to be pre- ferred to direct action, yet maat be conceded that prospecta for auccessful mediation appear to be horribly thin. The UN

Trice

Commission

frankly. admits its failure, and goes Bo far as to support the Russian demand for immediate military Intervention by the United Nations.

The appointment Count

Bernadotte mediator, frankly appears to be official a final desperate ofort complish "a virtually hopeless task. If Bernadotte does fall, the United Nations would seem to be left with

ith only one course of action-enforcement of decisions by armed Intervention. Such action carries with it alr turbing implications, but short of UN repudiating any responsibility for mettling the Palestine dilemma, no alternative suggests Itaclf.

де

reported

Mr

that

men to pass.

At that stage, both Ross and Wood were engaged by two of the men who proceeded to attack them,

but

concluded

A revolver was produced by one of Palice, who, then returned to the them and pointed at Ross, who heard recne and started a a' search. a distinct click from the revolver, A piece of rock, on which were

nothing was dis-blood-stalis was discovered, and it Bolli Ross and Wood were was rather material, said Crown

by their assailants and Counsel.

it because

hidden on while they were on the ground they were robbed.

Was

the pathway under another piece

of rock.

conclusion,

The only The four Chinese then retired a

could. be adduced short distance and were heard to that was that someone was out

but to whom Ross had struck with a stick One of them consult together.

hide it, and that the persons were during the struggle returned to

those who had committed the robbery, where he lay and beat him with a

It was his dubmission that there was alick. Ross was then tied up by two

a strong indiention that the persons who carried out the final assault on men. His hands

and legs were

Ross and Wood were persons who had happened on that hillside, but the successful felgning of death by Ross circumvented their plan. (Continued on Page 5)

Belgin Traun Zvai Leutni ecard on fundamentais concerning ing the present session of Con- bound and a handkerchief was also Intended to leave no trace of what der, had announced that his contention is that Russin and

the

the future role of Japan. Their gress. men planned to track down and kill United States will be able to reach every Briton in the Arab Legion- no agreement on specific issues such Including its leader, Glubb Pasha- as the Japanese treaty until they unless the Legion stopped fighting settle broader problems of the "cold -United Press.

war."

in addition the

United States found several of its policies

ARABS "NO"

con-

tled tightly around his neck so that it restricted his breathing, feigned unconsciousness.

and he

the

He was then taken down

and dumped among tho

The Third Party Presidential can- didate said he believed no legisla- tion "could be of greater importance path to the protection of millions of negro citizens in a perlod of growing attack on their democratic right."

Last night Mr Wallace challenged

the the top framers of

nation's

London, May 23.-The Exchange cerning Japan were viewed by non-bipartisan foreign policy to a series Telegraph

reported in a dispatch Soviet nallons as overly generous. from Tel-Aviv today that Arab The majority on the 11-nation Far of debates on it. forces advancing in the Jewish Eastern Commission object. to the

American plans to rebuild refused to discuss the "cease fire" suggested by the United Nations There to divergence of opinion on Truce Commission and the Consuls other points too.

the

quarter in the old city of Jerusalem 1 Japanese economy to a high level Spokane, Washington, that the pro-

of the Western countries.

the

in He declared

speech at posed debates should include "very vital and dimcult problem of Germany and Japan," as well as China and Korea. On Germany and

wc Japan, he said,

will give evidence that our present polleles in hoth countries violate every objic. tive we proclaimed during the war." Of Korea and China, he remarked, "Our evidence will show that the Chiang Kai-shek's

US$5,000,000,000 in aid we have the inaugural address. as President given the Fascist dictatorship of that China is willing to adopt a Chiang Kai-shek since V-J Day. Is "polley of magnanimity toward completely wasted," and that we Japan was interpreted in omcial cir- cannot lick the idea of Communism cles here as being designed to allay with guns."-Associated Press. fears that China would oppose the United States position on rebuilding, the Japaneso economy.

statement in

The Exchange said that its dis-

OPINION COOLS For theso reasons patch was flown from Jerusalem to

the United understood Tel-Aviv and cabled to London. It States was

to have non-stop cooled considerably in the desire for said that after attacking for 48 hours, the Arabs yesterday an early peace conference, overwhelmed the Haganah

poal- tions on the perimeter of the Jewish quarter and proceeded to advance,

Although.

refusing the United Nations and other offorts for cease are in the old city, the Arabs agreed that neither side should use mortars, the agency sald,

indication

that Chinu

Jowish forces said that they were unable to accede and insisted on a full cease fire, whereupon the Arabs However, officials said they .re- brought up reinforcements, it said. celved no

Meanwhile, bitter street fighting contemplated abandoning the in- is continuing outside the old walled alstence on the veto over conference city, according to the agency's cor- decisions, although the Chinese ex- pressed willingness to have nations' respondent. He said that the com-

the bined Haganah and Irgun column other than the Big Five at

conference if they are willing to is now within 50 yards of the old accept consultative status."* city citadel lower of David after overrunning the Eastern Jaffa road. The Exchange said that Jewish Bources described the situation of the beleagured Jews in the tower as "precarious.”—United Press.

Rehabilitating Silk Industry

Canton, May

KLIT

24-Measures being taken here to rehabilitate the silk industry and to help Kwangtung merchants, according to local. ports.

TO-

The Americans thus sȧW 11itle A plan covering both objectives is reason to believe that China is yet cold to have been drafted by: Dr. T. and the prepared to come closer to agree-V. Soong, the Governor, ment with the British Common- China Silk Corporation. wealth on the procedural question. It is further reported that the Corporation's Kwangtung Office will FORCES LINK UP

STALLING, CHARGE:

soon be transferred to Shuntak, where a model silk-worm raising Diplomatic Amman, May 23-Azzam Pasha while, charged that the

sources here, mean-

and mulberry plantation will be set United nonounced at a press conferenco States is

up to train farmers." deliberately stalling the that an Egyptian "flying column" peace conference. They

It ta understood that the Farmers had linked up today with Arab that American officials are

asserted Bank of China will participate in (Continued on Page 5) vinced that other nations would not industry-Reuter.

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