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VOL. III NO. 143
MORE OUTRAGES IN MALAYA
Gunmen Kill Two Chinese Rubber Merchants
POLICE POWERS EXTENDED
Singapore, June 18.-The sweeping powers conferred on the police to deal with the terrorism of strong-arm 'gångs were extended today to the whole Federation of Malaya, it was officially announced in Kuala Lumpur tonight. The powers do not extend to the Colony of Singapore.
Emergency powers were applied yesterday to cover the States of Perak and Johore. The wave of terrorist murders spread last night to North Malaya, At Kedah, gunmen killed two Chinese rubber merchants. Chinese gun- men shot a rubber contractor through the neck in the presence of his wife on the Dublin Estate, Kulim.
Creech Jones
Heckled By Colonialists
London, June 18.-Black stu-
The wounded man ran towards a house but the gunmen chased him and killed him with three more shots. The dead man was recently Involved in a couri cause when 11 labourers were sent to prison for Intimidating other labourers.
The latest terrorist attack reported was made yesterday against Mr J. Rudge, the European assistant at the Payalong Estate at Johore, who was shot at while riding a cycle on the estate, but was not hit.
In Johore last night, a gang raided the Union Estate on the Labis Road, the European manager's
burned
Four armed Chinese at Baling, few miles from the Siamese border,bungalow, four snake-houses, other shot dead a Chinese rubber me chant, the head innu of the Chinese community, while he was walking through the village.
Reservists of the Malay Regimeti
estate buildings, and sabotaged the factory and machinery.
LISTOWEL CRITICISED
The United Planting Association
dents from Britain's colonies being recalled to the colours to help don
--natives of Malaya-were today of Malaya has protested to the
Growers' Association
Landon against the statement
in
оп
heckled Colonial Secretary police and troops put down fer- Arthur Creech Jones tonight,|rorist.
Malaya in the House of Lords on urging him to speak the truth Members of the wartime Volun- Wednesday by Lord Listowel, when he discussed economic teer Force-mostly Europeant will Minister
of State
for Colorál
problems of the British Empire. also be asked to help, it was be-Affairs,
Lord Listowel said Sir Edward ·
lieved,
He was interrupted frequently escort duties from the police
They would take over guard and relieve them for patrols armed with audience, which was made up mostly Sten guas borrowed from the Army.
Once it took the choirmau several minutes to restore order among the
of British Colonial peoples resident in London.
Mr Creech Jones said, "We cognize that all is not well in the territories under British contrel," but he sald many of the problems week.
. CENTRE OF TENSION
trict c
Gent,
the High Commissioner for
Malaya, had acted with firmness and with considerable anticipation of the
serious trouble,
The Singapore Free Press said today that Lord Listowel's defence of Sir Edward Gent had
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1948.
Truce Observers Leave For Palestine
Headed by Capt. Solomon David Willingham (second from left, front) of Portland, Ore., a group of Navy and Marine officers boards a military transport plane at Washington, D.C., for Palestine to serve as trace observers with 14 other U.S. officers. In the ground (left to right) front: Marine Maj. Roy D. Miller of Cincinnati, Capt. Willinghum, Capt. Daniel Thomas Eddy, Honolulu, T.H.; Comdr. Harold D. Huxley, San Francisco; Comdr. Carson Hawkins, Reno, Nev.; (rear) Marine Maj. Regan Fuller of Washington and Lt. Vladimir L. Rychly of Cicero, IIL-AP Picture.
SOVIETS ARMING CHINESE COMMUNISTS
Washington, June 18.-Mr Chen Li-fu today told the press that the Chinese Government has proof that the Russians are helping to arm the Chinese Communists.
The Vice-President of the Legisla- tive Yunn met, the press at the Em- bassy in the presence of the Chinese "barely Ambassador, The present centre of tension is been exceeded in its contempt for Cher said that Chinese Intelligence Dr Wellington Ken. Tapah, 41 miles south of tools, and the listeners' intelligence." the estates
agents have reported that some of Britsh! where three
Lord Listowel's experience
in the arsenal" was confined to planters were murdered earlier this Malayn
in Manchuria tooted 18 days, the Russians and carried to Police and Gurkha reinforce most of which
spent with were of Colonial policy do not arise frontments have been sent to the dis Sultans, the paper said, "The turned across the border and is now Siberia after VJ Day has been re- Commissioner any -weakness-on-the-part-- of
and the Federal Europeans.
maid Government do not enjoy the con-operated by Chinese Communists. The Singapore Free Press
idence of the general public," I
Chen said, "The Communists have That one got him one round, of today that Communist killers were
declared.--Reuter,
been receiving substantial aid from expected to strike soon in this area, which is the centre of rubber and
their friends abrend." He said that thing interests. Large army dumps
trients of the Nationalists have also been giving aid but it is inadequate. are suspected.
Chen said the arsenal equipment is in addition to the which the Russians permitted 10 Communists to take after the end of hostilities. He said that no formal protest has been made
Russia
boos.
"The policy," Mr Crecch Jones said, is to sack the old imperialism and create fuller understanding and good will with the Colonial people,"
He said that British prestige and
conscience will not tolerate ព squalid, shabby policy.
The meeting at which he spoke
Mr Malcolm MacDonald, the Com- General for South East
missioner
with
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London, June 18.--Minis- ters were today believed to be discussing the use of troops to save perishable foodstuffs held up by London's five-day old dock strike now involving more than 16,000 mon and tying up more than 100 ships. News of this development came as the strike-which started over the handling of a "dirty cargo❞— spread to Tilbury Docks In the Thaines Estuary and as Union efforts to get the
men to return ended in complete failure.
Of the 1,500 men working at Tilbury Docks, only a handful were reported working this afternoon affer n lunch-hour meeting to con- sider the strike position.
Dock officials reported immediate- Jy on the fallture, and Ministerial discussions were understood to have begun at once on how to save the food.
The cargoes affected were said to include enough meat-about 35,000 tons to satisfy the whole of Bri- tain's rations for two weeks.
The ships are refrigerated and the meal safe. Other food car Koes Included butter, fruit, eggs. flour and tomatoes.
000,000. Some export cargoes which were to have been sent by sea were now being diverted and "flown out to save contracts, It was reported.--
Br. Guiana. Port London, June 18. The was estimated today that the Colonial Office announced to-import and export cargoes held up night that 1,350-ton frigate, by the strike totalled about £15,- Sparrow, carrying 112 men speeding to Georgetown in British Gulana where rloting broke out this week,
Governor Sir Charles Woolley re- ported to the Colonial
WORKERS DOWN TOOLS Office that rioting dled down today. Four per at 5 pm. today
Paris, June 18.-As whistles blow
in the Red belt.
sons were killed and
lence was
11 wounded
fleuter.
when the Police letachment opened suburbs surrounding Faris, workers fire against a mob attacking a fac-poured into the streets by thousands 1945 treaty will be carried out," Dr day.
Hory near Georgetown on Wetines in antwer to a France-wide general
strike order. Kon added, "Never say die. We keep on hoping."
The Colouint Office said the
Workers who left their jobs ono vio-
who a climax to the strike hour early today were those "technical position" that since the on May 14 and now paralyses seven strike ordered by the CGT from 11 Dr Koo sald Russia "elings" to the by the sugar cutters which started during the one hour demonstration would nominally be off tomorrow peace treaty
Japan is not sugar states. The sugar cutters are signed it has the right to remain. striking for better working candi-
Mr Chien said, "We hope that ations.
At the sprawling Renault works early as possible. Chen- said that there had been inbour unrest-In Outside Paris, thousands peace conference will be held
The Colonial 05
in Boulogne and Billancourt kald that
of auto- the $125,000,000 military aid
moblie when pro- British Guiana since April
workers rushed
onto the gramme for China will be a "sub- Lachman Slagh organised the streets to
to gather in small groupa that it will not be adequate; if wa in opposition stantial help although believo Gulane Independent Workers Unionlock of one hour early tonight in "We were given Instructions to get it promptly the usefulness of Man Power Citizens' Association, the demonstration strike," one worker the aid will be increased." United crincipal union of the sugar indus Press.
wo
Once
to the ten-year-old
said. "When PALESTINE
Asia, today flew to Kuala Lumpur, CONFERENCE
210 miles northwest of Singapore, to discuss the emergency with Sir Edward Gent, The High Commis-
arms
stoner in this Federation of Malaya. ABANDONED regarding the return of the arsenal.
was organised by the Fablan 9o- : He was necòmpanied by the Gover- ciety, a group of Socialist intellee- nor of Singapore, Sir Franklyn |
lunis Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
Gimson.
Britain's Commitments
is obvious that the countries
I of Western Europe have many
но
and close contacts with the world oversens which do not depend upon the United Kingdom. Similarly, the United States has by now the closest possible ties - pollileal as well as economie and cultural-with all members of the British Commonwealth and the countries of Western
Europe.
La
Nevertheless, just as Canada feels righily a special responsibility for bridging the gap between the United States and the Old World, ao. the United Kingdom is aware. of her obligations towards both European (of which
sho geographically a part) and the other members of the British Commonwealth (of which she is politically a part), Recently, the United Kingdom has entered into closer relations with her neigh- bours across the Channel for jolut protection against possible future
· German · aggression. It in not reasonable to expect other mem- bers of the Belilah Commonwealth to share in these European com- mitments and they lave, there- fore, rightly and naturally taken no direct part in the plans for the Western Union between Britain, Franco and the Benelux countries. Conversely these plans, which
the
British Isles would 'auto- matically involve the other mem- bers of the Western Union, but not an attack on Australia or Pakistan or the Falkland Islands
Realism demands the closes!
possible co-operation on the part of the United Kingdom with the countries of Western Europe: sentiment prefers to
to look outward
are
to the Commonwealth and the Empire. 8lzun
the self- governing Dominions' approval of the Western Union
the and readiness to give it at least moral support are, therefore, especially bo welcome. In general it can claimed that the self-governlag Dominions have adopted a friend- ly attitude to the Union on the ussumption that Britain will not allow it to make forgetful of her Commonwealth friends over-
treatles scas. No formul needed to ensure this. For more Important are the continuous con- sultations which may reach a now level of Intimacy in the con- ference of Commonwealth Prime Milutsters which efforts are now being made to arrange before tho end of the year. But when all this has been sald i is pertinent to emphasise that there is no úls- position either in Britain or in any other nation of
Common- wealth to dispute the basic pro- position. that the ultimate guarantee of security
must be world wide, lacluding the United States and all other nations who are willing to play their part. This is the starting point of Bri- flah polloy with the regard to the Western Union and Common- East Indies. So too, an attack ort | wealth-relations alike.
provide for mutual assistance and common defensive stratery aro explicity confined to Europe. Thus, if the homelands of France or the Netherlands were attacked by an aggressor, Uritain would be bound to go to their ald, but not If the aggression were directed against Algeria or the Netherlands
London. June 18. Counti Folke Bernadotte, United Na-
CURRENCY REFORM
an
important
QUITE A NICE LITTLE PROFIT
to
try workers.
The Government has refused recognise Slugh's union.-United Precs.
Chinese Immigrants Kimberley, June 18.The world-
Detained famous diamond frm of De Beers
Manila, June 18-Intensifying mude a proft last year of £8,790,-their drive against smuggling
Philippines,
Just
the whistle
blow we walked out."
Approximately 500,000 workers in the metal, automobile and aircraft plants in the Paris region today quit work one hour early in a demonstra- tion general strike called by the Communist-led General Federalion fof Labour.----United Press.
LIEGE STRIKE Brussels, June 18-Workers of the plants near Llego
Chen issued a prepared stale-1000 before tax deduction, Sir Ernest sllens, four Chinese were arrested big chemical
of tions Mediator in the Holy ment on the Chinese currency, re- Oppenheimer, the Chairman, told by the immigration authorities in served notice today that they will Land,
at least temporarily form explaining that he anticipated the Annual General Meeting here to Davao, southern
questions and did not want to be day.
unbe striking at an unspecified time abandoned any plans he may misquoted on such
The demand for diamonds is un-entry papers.-Reuter.
Thursday, for failing to produce in support of the steel workers in have had for bringing fully-subject.
doubtedly established on as arm a
(Continued on Page 14) basis as at any time in the past," | reprosentative delegates of "As you know, Chinn is in tho
he said, "and we are justified in Israel and the Arab states to- midst of inflation and the value of looking forward to the future with
A Recent Advance in Milk Dietetics her currency depreciates propor- considerable conflence." gether around £1 conference tionately with the speed of Inflation. The proft in 1946 was £7,352,000. table, according to well-inform- Economic and financial experts in The total soles last year ed sources here tonight.
China have long tried to
were devise 224,470,000, including more than This move is attributed to Arab some remedy to the situation. Many £4,000,000 for industrial diamonds.
reorganisationReuter. opposition to the existence
currency. plans for or reform have been devised. How- Jewish state.
whether ever, regardless of
the
meanwhile,
of n
more
เ
In Tel-Aviv Count, before leaving for his peace or return to use of silver, the plan
plans is based on the gold standard THE CHILDREN headquarters on Rhodes, said the situation in Palestine, except for a can only succeed if stable GOT THEIR WAY few minor incidents, was under con- cons
conditions can be achieved,” sald trol.
the prominent Kuomintang leader. Mr Chen continued: "The Chinese He told correspondents he had not)
and people are trying called for a peace conference al government though Jewish and Arab delegates their utmost to achieve such condi-
tions. In
the meantime, some de- would assist in trying to reach are of currency stabilisation which side camps. during
months. must prevent any attempt at eur- The Count stressed that the Arab rency reorganisation might become
possible through Judicious
utilisa-sticks, representatives who
peaceful settlement in Palestine.
NOT DELEGATES
and Jewish
gree
Rome, June 18.--Two thousand look the Roine rugged children Prefecture by assault today, de- manding that they be sent to sea- summer
the
would follow him to Rhodes would tlon, external and internal resour- Prefect Donati and refused to leave:
be experts and not delegates, and would have no power to inke deci- sions.
They would be there to supply information which might lead to a basis for negotiations,
ces and improvement of the general conditions."
GENTLEMAN SCHOLAR
Dr Keo Interspersed that Chinese and American experts are still dir-
Иге по
As the Puilce hesitated to use let the poor children fought their way into the office of Vico
until he had given them a written promise that they would be sent to camps next month.
'The
children alt from
Rome's poor quarter were escorted to the Prefecture by their mothers who then stood aside, and let the urchins
The Medintor, who had been in cussing the stabilisation programmenght it out-United Press, Tel-Aviv yesterday and today for here but there tułko
with Jewish lenders, said it negotiations." But Dr Koo said i was "too early to be hopeful" of hoped the ECA Stillman group will pence prospects, although truce-study the Chinese inflation
"from
con-
DEATH SENTENCE bound Palestine was "under
COMMUTED point of view." trol" except for a few minor in cidents.
Dr Koo
Progue. Juno 18.-General Kurel United Nations military observers.tleman the Chines
who in a "theore- | Janousek. wartime head of the meanwhile, are now at their posts
tician of
government Czechoslovak air force, was sen- system" but at the same time a de-tenced to death by a military court throughout the Middle East supervise Implementation of
termined man of action. the
today on charges of espionage in Dr Koo told reporters that Chen company with a mystery cense-fire order.
The
vital question
from Mr Hyde or a big bad The Jewish
sentence was commuted im- Jerusalem's water
and not no ho han supply-now
bechmediately to 18 years in prison, rationed to two gallons day was described by "your conferees in Ilis military runk was reduced to under discussion by the United | China."
tint
of a private. Janousek Nations three-man Truce Commission Mr Chen declined to say when he arrested several weeks ago while
ΟΣ
womun.
was
In the Holy City, the Count said. thought that Russia will leave trying to cross the border on foot
Dalren. He said, "We hope that the into Germany.-Associated Press.
Reuter.
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