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TODAY'S WEATHER: Moder als or light East-South-East winda: cloudy at first, becoming fair with, thundery showers developing tonight.

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I p.m. Observations: Barometrto pressure, 1009mbs, 20.80 in. Temperaturo, 19.7 deg. F. Dew point, 17 dog. F. Relative humidlly, 91. Wind direction, East, Wind force, 10 knots.

Low water: 8.in. at 8.03 p.m. High water: 3 11, 0 In. at 4.01 a.m.

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948.

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Arabs Reject UN Not Expected TELEPHONE CO WANTS

Truce Order

SAVAGE FIGHTING GOES ON

IN JERUSALEM

Lake Success, May 26.-The Arabs rejected tonight a United Nations cease fire order for Palestine. But they asked the Security Council to state promptly whether it could offer any acceptable terms for a political settlement that might stop their war with Jewish Israel in the Holy Land.

The result tonight of long conferences here and at Amman, Trans-Jordan, is that the fighting goes on and the Jews have declared unacceptable the con- ditions laid down by Arabs for a truce. The Arab countries individually said they could not stop fighting as long as Israel claimed existence as a nation.

They demanded also that United Nations ban import of "Ems to the Jews and limit Jewish im- migration in Palestine,

The Individual replies were con- siderably sharper than the note to the Security Council from the Arab League chiefs meeting in Amman.

Dr Naj Al Mall of Iraq rend the Arab League reply to the Council. He said the Arabs have no guarantee that the

Would ecase fre

stop Zionist violenc..

Israel replied through the Jewish Agency for Palestine-that

the Arab answers were a flagrant re- jection of the Council's appeal. The Jews said if the Arab sintes want peace with Israel they can have it and if they want war, they can have 11.

Several U.N. delegates construed the Arab replies as constituting de-

of the U.N. Bance

order to stop fighting at 5 p.m. GMT today. But Arabs Arub sources insisted the must have concrete, specific pro- posals for

final stilentent before they can talk about stopping the fighting Associated-Press.

man Hospice and the modern Barclays Bank, heard the voice address them from Pontius Pilate's Judgment Hall mile away.

Jews' Sinister

Mission

Cairo, May 20. — An offlela! statement issued here tonight salil "two Zlonists were arrested near the Egyptian Army- en- campment at Gaza, in southern Palestine. and on being ques- floned orders to put typhold and dysen- tery microbes into drinking water used by Egyptian troops."

They

were said to have pul microbes into a well north of Gaza.

Kald They had received

Water flasks used for the

A

"eperation" were found on one of the arrested men, "while the other confessed he Direw battle of milcrobes into the water."-Reuter.

unÉPPELLAJJARLANGELAND

in Jerusalem, meanwhile described the vain Jewish attempt to relieve NEGOTIATION OFFER London, May 20.-The Arabs to- trapped Israel forces in the Holy day offered to negotiate a truce inCity's Jewish quarter. Palestine in a note to the United Jewish aircraft last night at

tempted to parachute arms and ammunitions to Haganah and Irgun forces trapped in the Jewish pocket side the Old City of Jerusalem, While

he reports. chule arms and Haganah and Irgun forces trapped Į Three

ac- cease-

Nations Security Council which neither explicitly rejected nor cepted the already expired fire order.

Jewish attempt to para-

ammunition

to

"Jews of Jerusalem." the volce sald. "The bodies of some 100 Jews lie at Bab el Wad-roadblock on the Jerusalem-Tel-Aviv road. They are dead. They died in hopeless attempt to break through the fron ring which the Arab Legion ftung round Jerusalem,

For two hours last night, mean- while, Jerusalem rocked to explo- sións, shots and barrages, flashes and flares, and in the distance fires could be seen

Although the Italian Church clock has lost three of its four faces, it the quarter still bravely chimed hours-though about minutes

fast.

10

To Live

BENES

GRAVELY ILL

to recover.

CHARGES READJUSTED

Negotiations With Government

Negotiations with Government on the question of reasonable adjustment of telephone charges were disclosed at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Telephone Company Ltd held in Exchange Building this morning. N. O. C. Marsh (Chairman) presided and revealed that during the past year' The Hon. 3,559 new telephone stations had been installed. $1,313,466.97.

The profit on working was

:

In seconding the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, Mr C. E. Terry said it was impossible for any Company to continue to meet dividend commit- ments from reserves and it was fundamentally unsound that a utility company should

be compelled to look to extraneous sources for its revenue through being denied the opportunity of securing it from the service for which it is designed, and which it maintained at a high level of efficiency.

The Chairman said: Before proceeding to an analysis of the Accounts I would reiterate the mark made by me from the chair at the 18th Annual General Meeting when I stated that

compari-

had shown that the present. once a reasonable period of working were uneconomic."

rates

NO RESULT Facts and figures have been pre-

son of the figures Presented would sented in profusion, but still without

ceding year.

Chile May

Purchase

The Ajax

The Informant said that Czecho-parent by a glance at the hell long-term planning must have ade price for the 0,085-ton cruiser in

slovakia's President had a stroke recently.

A spokesnar for the

Czecho- slovakia Embassy would make no

comment. on Pruskient Benes convert when referring to the dividend Shareholders that very effort is being to pursue enquiries.## 25thaser

dition beyond saying that the state of his health is 'very serious"

to

ly to work.

The Arab Legion, according Doon Campbell, Reuter's correspon→ dent, interrupted an SOS from the trapped dewish forces in the Old City of Jerusalem, saying "we must hava help or we will have to sur- render."

In response, 1,0000 Haganal ten In armour-plated buses tried parachutes carrying am successfully to crash through. In the Jewish "pocket" inside the munition were dropped, but all fell

MURDEROUS FIGHTING

demand from the Arub 10 100 Jews

Old City of densalem failed, King into Arab positions, Simultaneously;The Red Cross-conveyed a guru- Abdullah of Trans-Jordan sald In Jewish troops unsuccessfully launched Calro tonight he did not inunch his on attack against the Arab-held render

at

'Legion commander

On

formerly

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are

the

NOTABLE WAR SERVICE The London Times Navnl

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the

not be possible until stabilisation in result, although it is clear from the operation has been achieved over a

negotiations which have taken place that reasonable period of time, I will

Government recognises the however, as is customary, draw at- necessity for rate adjustment. It is tention to the salient features in the will now be taken by the authorities hoped, however, that due cognisance Accounts.

Referring to the credit side of just made-supported as they are by concerned of the remarks I have Pront

Loss Account it will be the figures now presented to you, observed that income from "In- "Their arms, armoured cars, and London, May 26. — Anterest, Dividends & Exchange" is

It is surely inconceivable that the equipment have been captured by

London, May 26.-The Ad- official

intention is to make it economienllymiralty anid, today that negotia- Czechoslovak diplo- some $52,317 less than for the pre-Impossible the Legion. No relief can come to matic source said today that by the fact that your Directors con- dered, and also to make it equally sale of the British cruiser Ajax

to maintain the high This is accounted for standard of service now being ren- Jcws the besieged

of Jerusalem.

tions are proceeding for the The Jews слях spare

Benci themselves, President Edouard

is sidered it prudent to realise some impossible to develop your system as to the Chilean Government. their wives and children untold gravely ill and is not expected of your investments

the to during

take care of future. misery and suffering if they surren

Anancial period

expansion. It under review and does not appear to be sufficiently der. It is open to you to surrender.

the result of this will be made ap-appreciated that the telephone bual-that negotiations have

Omclats

emphasised, however, Do so before it is too late."

ness which so essentially calls for pressed

not. pro- "Gains on Realisation of

further than quoting the ments" it will be seen that the guin quate financial resources if the best response to an Inquiry from Chile. shown

against "Reserve for De Interests of the community are to be preciation"

An Admiralty official amounted to $586,002, served.

maid. "It. to which mattor I will presently re-

does not follow that this quotation In the meantime. I can assure will Induce the would-be which has been Prezident Benes Is understood to your endorsement commended for exerted to maintain the service at It will be recalled that Ajax and be suffering from anterioelenosis "General Account" a gain of $277,- taking, and at the same time to con- tory in the Plate River battle some heading under to be associated with your under- valerans of the British Naval vic-

the high standard which has come her

Achilles both her sister ship. (hardening of the arteries).

His first stroke took

recorded, place last 327 autumn. But he recovered sumelent-serve a similar entry on the contra ning

and you will obtinue your Directors' policy of plan- against the German battleship Grat side under "Transfer to Staff Pro-

In advance to take care of Spee were previously earmarked vident Fund." This amount repre-

future requirements.

for transfer to the Indian Navy and Be appeared at n number public functions, including

Rents a gain on sale of investments

REALISTIC VIEW NEEDED it is not known whether this pro- the taken over funeral of Jan Masaryk,

from the

You will, however, agree with me, posal has yet been altered or aban- Provident Czechoslovak Foreign Minister who during the early days of un. I think, when I state that a policy doned committed sulekle in March,

Eller the

such as I have just "outlined' Carinst reoccupation. A leader, in s

Your Board peoples' long

feel

sustained definitely unless a the benefit of realistic view is taken of the factor struggle against the rule ur-

of the realisation should fall to the stall, of increased operating costs and the respondent commented today that Hapsburgs, this slight, frail man of and this is reflected accordingly. 64, fought ten years ago against the Munich Pact which gave his-country Continuing our scrutiny of the

YEAR'S NET PROFIT

adjustment of rates to which your the Alax hus "a high place in the Company is so obviously entitled British peoples affections" by reason to Hitler.

debit side of Profit & Loss Account, delay. I

arranged for without further of her notable war service.

"If she must be disposed of they might add here that one Since the liberation he has served the item "Provision for Claims" Is of the most

important factors would welcome her transfer to services rendered

of service whose relations with to governing

stabilisation and urged unity for the sake of your Company preserving

business under inadequate Royal Navy are as close and cordial ፡፡ sometimes wobbly of such claims had not been con- cht Coalition government-Associated cluded at December 31 Inst.

On Press.

Company the other hand they will remember After polley adopted by your providing for Depreciation on the since Its inception. Subscribers

rs-Chile's annexation of British Normal scale as ascertained from many of whom contributed nothing tory In the Antarctic proclaimed the Plant Registers, there remains in the past are now reaping the by President Videl on February 23 the sum of $1,102,213, being

het benefit of this but, of course, it will this year-a marked departur. from pront

for the year.

be impossible to carry on along the earlier cordiality which might these lines indefinitely,

willingness of the with

Turning now to the Balance Sheet, British people to assist bullding up far emphasis that if you subtract the Fixed Assets do not yet fully Chile's naval strength.” the gain on investments of $586,392 reficct the capital commitments plus the interest on investments of which have been entered into, but Oxford, May 26.-Last

$109,834 you will and that the leg your

you will observe the note made by Saturday

tinate curnings of the business as these now amount to some $5,000,-

Auditors undergraduato a telephone

to the effect that members of Oxford Univer- tome magnitude amount to the in-

operating company of 000. sity's Labour Club voted Miss significant sum

of $345,707-before Anne Whates as the girl for making provision as indicated in Under "Lands & Buildings" the toin, Australia and New Zealand willingly jump in whom they would most Appropriation Account of 892-dditions during the year of $280,- have objected to a propfopred in- 677 for Capital Reserve Insta- 543 refer to the purchase of four crease in the number of Japanese the River ment" and $80,000 for Corporation Rats on Bowen Road for staff quar- whalers operating this season. but Iaia,

Profits Tax. When these provi- ters. This provision has done much they have not proposed that Japan Today six of them did.

slons are accounted for the

to rollove the acute situation which should be excluded not

from future Hundreds watched as the

amount boys carnings

to $103,210

prevailed in respect sultable whaling expeditions, it was learned living

accommodation for plunged in to repeat a stunt taken roughly 2,5 on the present buld

an authoritative source here from Max Beerbohm'a "Zuleika up

Engineering capital.

Staff. The figure of today, Dobson" of half a century agu,

In this connection I would

$357,414 under "Payments

on ac- They #ald this season other Lady Margaret Hall wore a gay mind Shareholders that in my speech advances for the purchase of build the full international whaling quota count of New Properly" represents whaling powers could easily meet Edwardian costume for the ecension. from the chair on September 25, She was poled down the river in 1947 I observed that your Directors

**ing materials for the Company's without Japanese assistance.

(Continued on Page 5) a gaily decorated punt. After the Were cognisant of the trend which Sourabaya, May 26.-Captain T. Jumping in, she served rum and the accounts now portray D. Richards,

so well of the Singapore cake.

and that they viewed with rome Molarship Coomble, 290 tons, op- An analysis of the ballots by one anxiety the fact that operating costs peared before the Magistrate's Court newspaper showed that 30 percent were

entirely out. of line with here today, charged with smuggling of the voters were a bit hazy as to operating revenue. We had then contraband into Indonesian Re- while they were voting for.

to Government for In- appealed publican territory on Sumatra's East Ten percent thought they were creased charges, I

And Const.

Can assure your Company voting for the girl they would most you that like to throw in the river: 15 percent relaxed 1 efforts to secure is thought they were choosing the girl very necessary tariffs adjustment. they would most like to jump into

It might end point. to my re- the river with.-Associated Press. ·

marks if I make reference here to

okliers into battle to be stopped | Zion Gate in the walls of the Old bolding out in a solid stone building, his people as a timewise counsellor in respect to where the finalising charges has been the conservative as those of the Chilean Navy.

by a cease-fire order."

His statement, carried in a Cairo Aral.wspaper, added that "we will

pursue her struggle." **The lives

my soldiers are dearest to me and their blood shall not be shed in vain."

Arab League Secretary Azzam Pashu, meanwhile, declared that the

Jerusalem battle fur

would "end in the next few days."

Seaghan Maynes, Reuter'n corres- pondent with the Arab Legion forces

EDITORIAL

City with the aim of opening

escape corridor through the walls.

LOUDSPEAKER WARNING

In Jerusalem besieged Jews held

The Jews refused, and the Arabs then blew up the building with all defenders. They were close enough to hear the screams of the dying Jews.

His

ing out in entheombs Jast night Much of the fighting in the Old ALL FOR THE

heard a voice from Arab-held ter-City is a murderous cat and mouse ritory booming at them through game. Arab sappers, clearing rub- loudspeakers, warning them ble, suddenly found themselves con- SAKE OF A

to

fronted by a Jewish girl armed with a Sten Gun. She killed three them.

surrender before it is too late."

Jewish

fighters, peering from ridle slots in the ancient Notre Dame

Ex-Gratia Payments

THERE was clearly a consider.

able amount of official satisfaction contained In to Mr yesterday's replies d'Almada's questions con cerning the Colony's war debts and the proposed manner in which the Imperial Government's £1,000,000 ELL Wüs tu bc

But whether employed. satisfaction will find reflection with the general public is debat- able. At first sight, Government

is to fulfil its obligations to

15

that

people who, although not interned

2

occupation period, equivalent to months' salary. There Is serious disproportionment here, likely to leave a sour taste 21 the mouths of non-government servants. That demerits exist in this scheme to pay off war obliga- Hous is undeniable, but it does possess the virtue of constituting something of an effort to dis- charge a debt of honour, and

id for this

It is welcome. Equitably

arded it can hardly

IC-

as payment in full, and Government must not be sur- priatit if

if reactions are not ex-

Apart announcement of ex-m

tirely favourable. the occupation, deserve of their services

during accoralilan

milltary

Roughly Go perceut

during the hones

elvil, forces. expended on

th

the

with

the

01

and naval defence

the £1,000,000 grant is to be

on reimbursing

them.

CX-T

100,

Nevertheless, there are so many strings attached that it Is patn- fully obvious many

any will receive but a fraction of their payments. Once again, Government has adopted a form of discrimination which so Irritates the ordinary citizen. Government servants will sharo

payments to individuals, the rest of the reply to Mir d'Almacta's questions is high

is highly illumiusling. In

effect the Colony has, by add- Ing the £1,750,000 zift from the Impe-la! Covestment to the anti- cinated

revenue surplus for the 1917/8 ficial year, placed the Colony Itself from virtually all war debts. About $18,000,000 panc

forthwith. leaving a credit balance of $10,000,000.

Against this remains

can be

outstanding

material.

That

Goalactory position less

such a

of PRETTY GIRL A Hanagah communique related in Tel-Aviv today claimed that at least 400 Egyptian soldiers were killed during the weekend fighting

for the Yad Mordechay settlement in Negev, southern Paleating, which Was evacuated by the Jews on Monday. Jewish casualties in the arca were 24 killed and 40 wounded, the communique added-Reuter.

Skipper Charged

With Smuggling

The contraband consisted ot petrol, oll and steel. They were ex- changed for palm oil and estate rubber.

Capt. Richards said he was un- aware that the goods were co2- traband, and he did not know that

he did not have a permit to enter GANDHI MURDER

Netherlands East Indies, territorial waters.

said:

SEQUEL

part of

It

point

th

my duty here

to

out

very

particu-

of

or

rc-

your

STAFF QUARTERS

well affect the

ter-

Oppose Increase In Jap Whalers

London, May 20.--Norway. Bri-

your

fram

Reuter.

I

FINLAND'S TIVE-DAY CRISIS RESOLVED.

Helsinki, May 26.-President J. Paasikivi today ended. Finland's five-day-old political crisis by appointing People's Democrats (Communist-Socialist coalition) to two vacant ministries.

iy: agreed to on the und willing Democratic Party

that

it was

force

The circumstances leading to. the He appointed M. Eine Kilpi, be-of their men to these posto; had

Axirin temporary

telephone longing to the Socialist Wing of the called strikes involving 86 factories charges at the time of the reoccupa- People's Democrats, as Minister of In Helsinki, 71 in Turlu, 30 in Laht! Your Company, was the first uulity Communist holder whom the Presi position to free

tion of the Colony in August 1045, the Interior In place of M. Y. Leino, and 10 in Tampere.

As President Paasikivi pondered to take over its business, and we dent dismissed last Saturday after over his decision today, the Action He said he thought his employers

were exhorted by the Civil Affairs Parliament had censured his policy. Committee of the People's Democrat had received "semi-official" permit.

Administration to keep our charges The Coorable was Intercepted at

M. Kilpi is also Education Minis Party was meeting to consider what New Delhi, May 26-Nathuram as near pre-war level as possible inter former naustaut to renew mensures they should adopt to Torban and towed here. The ship's Godze, and eight other accused, will assist them in controlling prices in he was expelled from the Social

order to set an example and to

the President's 'hand. Chief Engineer

that Capt. appear in court on Thursday to Richards had "most certainly"

The appointments of M. Kilpi and answer charges -that-

general. This your Company they killed

yesterday for known about import restrictions. Mahatma

deciding to stand as a Poople's Madame Kuusinen Leino are a com- Gandhi He said that the vessel had also sinister conspiracy.

Democrat recognised that the

candidate in the July promise. Yesterday the Commanist unloaded armas and ammunition in

Party issued a declaration Insisting The nine accused will appear bo- rates in question were likely to be General Elections. Republican territory.-Reuter.

fore a special court in the tightly { gfven in a letter from the Adminis-kala were, offered the Inter Pok-on' a Communist. Minister of the

upeconomies This recognition was Both he and Premier Juhd

All other parties opposed Dost- Interior. med fled Fort of Old Delhi..

session has been convened to which stated, inter alla,

tration under date October 1 1045, yesterday, but refused.

this accept police charges alleging that "You were, however, prepared fo

President Paasikivi also appointed The compromise has been schloved Trade Unions Protest

because Mme. Hortia Leino the defendants are guilty of murder, co-operate with the Hongkong Civil

Communist

M. Kilpi has the confiderico Chairman of the People's Democrat of all parties and Madame Leino Is conspiracy to murder, and violations Affairs Administration in its attempt Parliamentary group, as Minister regarded the Communists' strongest London, May 26.The General of tho ARTIS and" explosives Courtellot Brain's Trades Untion

nota to keep down the cost of living on without Fortfolio, a pont vacant and most Intelligent Agure. The date for a start of the sum- the understanding that the rates au since the provicus Minister come Congress, representing 7,000,000 ormary trial will be fixed by special thorised were only temporary

When M. Kilpi suld yesterday

that ganised workers today recordad Judge-Alma Charan: The defence that you will expect the full:

and time ago was named Finnish Minis- he did not want the Interior post. their "emphatic

ter to Switzerland.svg he added that if the post won given protesi" against | Is axpected to ask

for a lengthy operation of Government in arrong The People's Doderate, do to the Communists, mass executions In Greece-Reuter adjournment Associated Pressing an economic rate of operation manding the appointment of two would cenka kolmim

Molly' strikea

the bulk of the nine and a half $23,000,000 for claims

for claims in respect million dollars allocated as back of requisitioned pay, not so much because they form the greater part of those qualifying, but because the in- dividual reimbursements are much more generous than for ille privato

claimant. Against · the. Arrears of pay from December T to December 25 and three months ex-gratia payment for civil de fence workers, Volunteers and Naval Volunteers, the monthly paid Government servant is to bo given an ex-grália -- payment of Anif-pay for the whole of the

is able to disclose than

years after the war is remarkable, more especially In ylow of the bouyancy of its cur- rent

nets....... inkes nolo of tho It Is to be hoped that posllion and is now will to surrender Ata control expendituro originally imposed. because, of our Indebtedness, to the Imperial Treasury. surely entitled to be freed this irksome restrictions

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