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VOL. III NO. 124

Election Defeat For Smuts

Loses Soat After 24 Years

Capetown, May 27.-General Smuts, South African Prime Minister since 1939, lost the seat he had held for 24 years today, and it seemed clear tonight. that neither his United Party, nor the Nationalist Opposition would gain a clear majority in the South African elections.

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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1948.

BRITAIN DEMANDS 4-WEEK

ARMISTICE

Final Move For Palestine Peace

ABDULLAH VISITS JERUSALEM

Lake Success, May 27-Britain demanded to- night a four week armistice in Palestine and peaceful settlement of the Holy Land conflict. Britain made a final move for peaceful mediation between Arabs and Jews after Russia called on the United Nations Security Council for the strongest possible action to force an end to the fighting.

Sir Alexander Cadogan gave the Council. a resolution apparently drafted by Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin in London after conferences there with the United States Ambassador. In a long policy. statement to the Council, Sir Alexander said, that if this attempt at peaceful solution failed, Britain would be ready to go along with the other nations on strong enforcement measures.

In the resolution, Sir Alexander called on both Jews and Arabs to order a cessation of all acts of armed force for a period of four weeks..

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in the draft, apparently designed under cover of armoured to overcome Arab objections to an shortly after noon. inconditional cease fire, he also de The voice of Jerusalem, 0 con-manded that both sides stop intro-Haganah station in the besieged city. stituency, Standerten, by 204 votes) during fighting men und material said, thousands of soldiraan both

General Smuts lost his

to a Nationalist opponent.

Dr Malan, the Nationalist leader, retained his seat by a majority of nearly 4,000.

A swing towards the Nationalists in the country districts, where polling was an high as 90 percent, reduced the United Party's earlier lead of nearly three to one until, with 30 seats outstanding, the slate of the parties was: United Party 61: Na- tionalists 43; Afrikander six: Labour six.

into Palestine during the four weeks period.

sides had been thrown into combat in a wide area around Latrun, for- Before Sir Alexander Cadogan mer British Internment camp for spoke, M Andrei A. "Gromyka of Jews, and -Bab el Wad, a gorge 15 Russia called for drastic orders miles west of Jerusalem. aimed at ending the Palestine war within.

30

hours, M

SEVERE BATTLE

Gromyko

:

Cairo, May 27.-The most hotly contested battle of the Palestine war was reported being tought to-

Tel-Aviv.

the

VIETNAM CABINET

ANNOUNCED

Jewish censorship blacked out all renewed the United States demand news of the combat from Tel-Aviv, for the sharpest possible UN action but Jerusalem dispatches 24 hours

Paris, May 27,—General Nguyen Van Xuyan be. against the fighting Arabs and Jews.pid said the centre of the battle for-

Jerusalem was shifting to

comes Defence Minister as well as Premier of the Pro- Associated Press.

Arab strategic highway.

Legion

visional Government of Vietnam, according to a list of forces from Jerusalemn were being

ministries which has been submitted to the ex-Emperor rushed to the area, it was reported.

Bao Dai of Annam. night along the Jerusalem road adicated the Egyptian army was tok- Arub political sources in Cairo In-

Reporting this from Saigon, the against French News Agency said to lay that General Smuts has twice been dispatches from the city said, Arabdrusalem

Inside the old city of Jerusalem, in up the main operation

Rscif. They said the M. Tran Van Huu, former Minister Prime Minister. He has served as Legion infantry at last fought its legionnaires and irregulars, attacked/ named Vice-Premier,

by

was hof Labour in South Vietnam, Arab Egyptian Army, sided South Africa's Premier without ព

way inside the great domed Hurva break since 1930.,

synagogue, defended for 11 days by the city from the south this morning.

A Tel-Aviv communique,, of desperate Irgunists, and . He first became Prime Minister in a band

Amb His first rise the

however, indlented the Jews L dis- | 1919, serving until 1924.

General Smuts needed a total of 76 seats to make vietory certain.

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Countess Robbed

London, May 27The British Carment tonight awarded £100,000 lax free to Alr Com- modore Frank Whittle for lila part In developing jet engines.

While, 41, had refused to claim a penny from the Crown because he was serving in the RAF while ho perfected jet propulsion and im- proved quxillary gas turbine and air Compressor designs.

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ministerial appointinent in the Union; patches sakl the Jews were tent.sharp counter attacks, possibly the north, and six from the central Monch, a former president of the bassador in Leaden, revealed today i mission's previous highest award-

was as Minister of the uterior and Defence in 1910.-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

tered over a 200 square yard area of rubble as the Legion moved in,

Social Welfare Services

TUE

WE gradual integration of the Colony's social welfare services, and Government's closer liaison with them, are progressive developments which must, in the long run, prove beneficial

community. to the Hongkong's social welfare problems are not wholly unique. but pecullar circumstances, and a not inconsiderable degree of publlo apathy, have long pre-

dimeulties special sented those

who would endeavour to tackle them. It has been held

basically, soci that

social welfare and economic prosperity cannot be Good health, good separated. houses, good food, good water- are the elements of social welfare and they well

cannot be had except on the basis of a sound and stable economio system.

In

this be

axiomatic, It

It can. practice also become paradoxical The Colony is proud of its sound and stable economic system, but It has little reason for pride In Its development of social welfare. The great mass of its people are relatively unhealthy, certainly do not possess good houses, and while good food is in abundance It is very expensive. It must be that. Д however, saulted.

of factors and elreuni- stances

Influenced and. have stances relarded the health, wealth nud happiness (which constitute the sum of social services) of the Colony as a community. Firstly, Government for so, many years remained aloof from the vital attempted to problems, never formulate a statesmanlike polloy in dealing with overcrowding and

the "donker. slums, and left work" to the voluntary organisa“ tions, contenting' ilaçit with not

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ter in the Government of to Chi- minh, who now leads the Vietminh (Indo-Chinese Autonomy) movement.

The sum was recommended by the Royal Commission on wards to in- in conflct with the French authori- lies.

ventors and approved by the Trea- sury GOVERNORS APPOINTED

and Ministry of Supply. Nine of the 22 ministers are from

London, May 27. Countess.

Whittle's award was more the southern provinces, seven from

Minister of State-M. Le Von Reventies, wife of the Danish Am- | right times as much as the Com- to provinces, the report said, take the steam out of the Egyptian offensive, The communique said the ed

Appointments to Ministries Includ-South Vietnam Government. He is that a thief rifled her Jewel case a cad-daist, a devotee to the new na after posing as a telephone repair Arabs had been driven out of Mar

now live religion founded In 1920, and man to enter her home. Justice--Nguyen Khao Ve.

of Buddhist Elias monastery on the Bethlehem Minister

in the South argely compounded

A makt let the burglar into the of Justice road and that Rumat Rehel again Vietnam Government;

precepts organised in a Christian-Countess' bedroom and it was not night that the Jewish

until Wednesday hands.Associated was in

Interior-M. Nguyen

Trie, style framework. Hu

theft was discovered. Press

former Mandarin of Tonking.

Besides being given the Vice-Pre-': Until complete inventory Is Flance—I. Nguyen Tuong Lang brother of a former Finance Minis said to have been appointed Go-

miership, M. Tran

was checked the Countess said she could than that "a fow vernor of South Vietnam.

pieces of jewellery" were taken. Associated Press.

ABDULLAH IN

HOLY CITY

Jerusalem, May 27-King Abdul- lah of Transjordan, Commander-in- Chief of the Arab ormles in Palos- fine. drove

into Jerusalem today while the Inst pocket of Jews in the great Synagogue in the Old City felt the choking smoke and the heat

Washington

of flumes when Arab Legion sappers Asks For

blew up large buildings used by Jewish resistance men.

With United Nations circles hope- |

about a settlement of the” to bring Palestine Issue, Jews caught in the

their last battle.

tance from the Jews appears to be

MacArthur

Washington, May 27.-The

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not say more Van Huu

Other Governors named were: North Vietnam-M. Nguyen Xuyan Thien, President of the Vietnam National Rally;

Central Vietnam-M. Phan Van

Catholic Gluo, an Annamite

who works closely with the ex-Emperor.

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Gun Battle Near Canton

gun some ten

excessively generous charitable. donations from general revenue. The official apathy has, not un- unturally, extended its influence to the public as a a whole; more- over, large sections of the popula

are ignorant and unconscious elther of desirability or necessity necessity social conditions. el impative official in Against

and heartbreaking difference public ignorance the

Colony's social welfare organisation have

Old City of Jerusalem were fighting Senate Appropriations Com- dintcuit

mittee today voted to request time.

Today the signs are.

One of the final points of rests General Douglas MacArthur to encouraging. more

Interest in Government's

social welfare is taking positive

in the area of the Great Synagogue. return to the United States to active form. The appointment of

which Arab forces have so far not testify on the Far Eastern

Canton, May 28-A The Legion Com situation. attacked. officer

carry out 10

yet out

battle, Insting for mander in the Holy City has given Halsen

work between the welfare

orders to his Legionnaires to occupy The decision follows a petition to hours, was fought out between organisations and Government

by General Jonathan * the Synagogue but not to blow it Congress sives much needed official re-

up unless it is confirmed that the Wainwright, urging that General Government troops and a group cognition to those voluntary bodies and helps them to avoid

Jews are using it as a strong point. MacArthur should be recalled to of armed bandits last Sunday King Abdullah's entry into give Congressmen his ideas on along the Canton-Taungfa high- overlapping and redundancy in

Jerusalem came about when the American military needs.

way, according to belated. re- their activities. Nevertheless it

Transjordan ruler' and commanderi General Wainwright, who suck must be recognised that social welfare is a community wherefore the public has a part those to play

bringing serveelveness.

to the maximum degree Hongkong has its pubilo-spirited philanthropists, but with the Colony's present wealthvisible and invisible should be able to produce more of them. Soelal services must be paid for, and where it is welfare work on behalf of the depressed classes, (work which has not yet become State chief support

derived must be from there who are in a poslilen to rive it. Truly has it been Bald that a self-conselous and self- respecting community will have the will and find a way to possess the social servloes it wants. This represents a challenge to Hong- kong.

of

place

shots were

of all Arab forces its l'alestine paid ceeded Central MacArthur in comporta reaching here. effort;

a visit to his son, Emir Nalf, who mand of the Philippine area at the The battle occurred when the is serving with the Arab Legion. It start of the Pacific War, heads bandits were preparing for an at- was the King's first visit to Jeru- | ex-servicemen's group boosting the tack on three lorries travelling from solem since the Legion entered Pacifle commander for the Repub-Canton to Trungie. 60 miles north Palestine.

lenn Presidential nomination.

of this city. United Nations Security Council NO POLITICS INVOLVED dafcgates, meanwhlfo, had before

Wherry,

Soon after the first However, Senator K. them tonight the question whether Acting Majority Leader and a mem-fired, the bandits; estimated aggression had. taken

ber of the Appropriations Com- originally to number 20, obtained Palestine and if so, what measures mittee, declared that as for as he speedy reinforcements. The Govern-

Arab after yesterday's

was concerned, polllles; was not, in- ment troops held their own and, In counter-proposals to the cease-ru volved in the decision to bring turn, were reinforced.

General MacArthur back to Wash- The United States delegation con- controlled), s

Ington,

After battling for ten hours, the aulted Washington before tonight's Senator Wherry said the Japanese bandits withdrew, leaving 40 liled one bright and wounded behind. Two soldiers Occupation has been #pot" in United States postwar were wounded. In London, the Cabinet met to polley, and he thought the General

Britain's discuss

attitude, and could give Congress valuable first- Foreign-Minister Mr Bevin also led hand information."

to

take

order.

crucial meeting of the Council,

LONDON MEETING

·

A report from Namhung, beyond is ometally Taungla, states that it

total of 7,500 "bandits" hia fourth meeting with the General MacArthur has not been revented a American Ambassador, IT Lewis back in the United States since bo-have deserted their leaders, and pro

in fore the Japanese attack on Pearl new participating in the Govern

In December, 1941 ment's anti-Communist campaign in Reuter.

their respective areas-Reuter.

Douglas ond was received audience by the_King.

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Harbour,

£12,000 to Sir Donnid Bailey, in- ventor of the war time Bailey bridge.-Associated Press.

Bombay, May 27-The newspaper, National Standard, tonight reported that six persons were killed and 40 wounded when police fired. rowdy crowd of 5,000 in Sergarh Orissa Province.-Associated Press.

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