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VOL. III NO. 155

SATURDAY, JULY 3,. 1948.

Terrorists Strike In Johore

STRIKE PARALYSES SHIPPING

Marseilles Tie-Up

a

Paris, July 2.- French shipping was at a standstill in Marseilles today after strike call by the Seamen's Union, affiliated to the Com- munist-dominated

tion of Labour.

Confedora-

. The seamen are supporting

the

of the Com- crews of four ships pagnie Generals Transatlantique who walked out on Monday Tuesday,

and

of

Fishermen in Boulogne, Lorient and Bables Dolonne, on the west const, were also Idlo. today in pro test against the reimposition prico control on fsh. The 'Govern- ment is retaliating by cutting fuel supplies to finishing boats.

COBBLERS ALSO

Cobblers in the Alpes Maritimes Nice, Department, which includes started a 48-hour strike today protest against the increased price of leather.

in

Workers at the Michella rubber factory in Clermont Ferrand went back to work after coming out in of the strikers the bouring Bergognan rubber factory, where serious rioting occurred last month. The Bergougnan men have since come back, but the Michelin men have played out after putting forward wage claims of their own.. Reuter.

Street Sweepers Return To Work

Bombay, July 2-Eight thousand municipal sweepers In Bombay tonight decided to end a two-day-old strike, which resulted in a danger- ous accumulation of garbage rotting In rain water.

While public meetings remained banned by the police for seven days owing to Thursday's demonstration, the Union met by special permission and enlled

ptrike, The off the Government promised to release Do

FOUR CHINESE

KILLED

New Death Penalty Regulation

Singapore, July 2-Armed Chinese terrorists who, at dawn today, shot up the village of Kulai,› killing a Chinese male, a woman and a child, pasted up posters in the village street reading "Down with British Imperialism.”

It was the largest raid that gangsters have yet launched in the Federation and showed careful Kulai lies only 20 miles north of organisation. Johore Bahru, on the mainland side of the narrow straits separating the island of Singapore from Malaya.

The police, who had got wind of the attack, were able to hold off the terrorists when they riddled the The barracks were also police station with bullets. attacked.

The police later arrested four men and two women believed to have helped the terrorists' intelligence service.

At Bekok, in the Labis district of the State, five armed Chinese song. sters shot dead n Chinese estate manager Enriler, they had wound- ed another Chinese after demanding

money.

Today's murders brought the total to 45.. Απ

assallant today unknown slightly wounded a British soldier at Muar Barracks.

The government also announced. that it is setting up a concentration camp in St John's Island in Singa- pore where Communists, who are British therefore Bot liable for deportation, en be held--United Press.

TROOPS FOR® MALAYA London; July 2-Government sources today sald that adequate armed forces would be provided and equipped to cope with the situation in Bialaya. They said Army units of strength, including considerable Gurithas and Malayan units, were and already available in Malaya further forces would be provided on

Police and troops are fighting back against the terror wave sweeping the country, in a raid on a hut in the Muar district, the police discovered n duplicating machine and Com-call by the local military authorities. munist literature.

In the Besut area, a new red flag with a yellow star and the hammer and sickle was found.

it

from

announced todny WAS Kuala Lumpur that the emergency regulations were being amended to make death the only penalty for the illegal possssion of arms-Reuter.

CONCENTRATION CAMP Singapore, July 2-The workers who were arrested for dis-ment today cracked down on orderis behaviour If the sweepers toting terrorists, including the death return to work tomorrow. Asso- penalty for anyone caught-with-a

gun without licence.

ciated Press.

EDITORIAL

Tito's Excommunication

THE precise significance of the Cominform's excommunles- flon of Marshal Tito, and his defance of their decree, has yet to manifest. Itself. First tenden- eles by Western commentators have been to rate the develop. ments as the first observable spili in the solid Eastern Europe Communist bloc, and the fact that the hitherto mest slavish adherent to the Stalin brand of Communism should now be condemned by the Soviet-inspired Cominform as a renegada la un- questionably a dramatle cleavage. But whether it is to develop into complete break between Belgrade and Moscow is another matter.

Until the Kremlin's aftllude has been made known it is impossible to asacas meaning of the Tito-Cominform dispute. Tito's rola VIS-A-VİS Moscow has never been that of a puppet. He is a completely. self-made dictator who fanatical- ly believes in Communtam. In conséquence he has acted as one faithful of the Kremlin's ́ most

proletarian-pro- and efflolant consuls, but has, never regarded himself ass Stalin stool-pigeon. whole behaviour as the

Tilo's

govern-

the

T

the

described IL5* * "charming," kindly, courageous,

only

in- ofdentally "Communist and self- made Marthal," he emerged as a political fascimile of Stalin. Moreover he has left no doubts as to his devotion for the Soviet to dictator, nor his willingness assisi in Sovietising the whole t bas been the the Balkans, Thio leading protagonist for federation of the Balkans under Soviet tutelage and an apparently of the Comin- Ardent supporter

that body, whose form. Today alms include Tito's own objective of Balkans federation, has pudiated its principal adherent. And Tito, the confident, self- made dictator, refuses to display penitence. The situation

and Its Intriguing. possibilities are

to back Moncow decides the full

Cominform excommunication de eres, there is certain to develop lense struggle for political The Yugoslavia. control

hardly Kremlin

expect nice, simple coup as in Crecho- slovakia, for Tlio has behind him a standing army of nearly 100,000 the signs are trained men,, and that he also reisins the confidence of the majority of his people.

out This would appear to rule any. successful force majeur on the part of Bioscow. Nor is it discernible that a movement from within would schleve any greater success. Tito's only vulnerability so far as opposing Moscow concerned lles in Yugoslavia's de- pendablilty on trade with Rusala satellites. If supplies. and her to were

might be cut off Tite дра

himself seriously embarrassed ho would to the point where

decide have to

either to renerato himself in the eyes of the Kremlin and the Cominform, and or display open defiance ·

to endeavour. throw his lot in with the Western Powers-s fantasito alternative.

Aetatorial head of the state of

Yugoslavia has been that of a devoted satellite who conalders himself

to be an equal partner. To the Western Allies during the siranga war he presented problem. Originally regarded as Just another guerilla lender, be finally convinced even Winston Churchill that his armlos · were killing mere Naals than Mihailo vich's state, forces, and Allied Ruppert was awliched to him." Only

the al 'war's end Western Allies bexld, thoroughly to appreciate the role which Tile hind mapped ent for himself. From being what one writer, bas

can

Drasile steps to restore, order In Malaya were announced in the House of Lords last night by Lord Listowel, Minister for Colonial Affairs..

Lord Listowel announeed that every effort would be made "to de- and to restore, But the

stroy violent men

earliest possible moment, peace and security."

that done

Whitehall quarters warned unless something drastic was at once, the terrorists may extend their activities to Singapore, where labour unrest may provide a fruit-

ful field.

Times editorial urged the A Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Jones, to send a sufficient! military force with full authority to make the most use of modern arms. It warned against repetition of the Palestine experience and stressed

that no police force could suppress fanatical terrorists who overawe the mass of the population.-United

Press.

NEWSPAPER CRITICISM

to

London, July 2-The immediata despatch of "strong forces" Malayu to end the terrorism there was called for today by the in- fluential weekly, the Economist.

The paper suggested that the Colonini Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Jonco, should fly to Kuala Lumpur and "report directly to the Cabinet."

The outbreak

"Communist of

First pictures received in Hongkong by AP Wirephoto service of the Joe Louis Joe Walcott heavyweight cham- pionship fight In the Yankee Stadium a week ago. At top, Louis gazes down on his defeated foo when Walcott took a KO count in the 11th round. Above, challenger Walcott, his face creased in pain, is helped to his feet by

the referes after being knocked out.

ARABS MAKE NEW PEACE OVERTURE

Rhodes, July 2-Count Folke Bernadotte, United Na- tions Palestine mediator, in a Press conference today said that the Arab League has asked him to come to Cairo to discuss his suggestions for a peaceful settlement of Pales- tinc.

are not

Count Bernadotte announced that fore the truce. He admitted this is guerilla terrorism" appears to have he has tackled two local problems a difficult question and added that

in Jerusalem hia one-day, the Arabs taken the authorities by surprise in Jerusalem during

far more than

It should have stay. Firstly he succeeded in demill-qualified to settle this point which done.", the Economist said.

Count Bernadotte stated that he tarising Mount Scopus where the must be tackled on a political level. Hadassah hospital and the Hebrew University are situated and the has suggested to both the Arabs and patrolling the demilitorised Ho said Jews now German hospital nearby.

placed under areas be replaced by United Nations the areas will be

and guards, but still be had no answers protection Uinted Nations

There seems, indeed, to have been, a return of Malayan official dom to that peculiar complacency which was so characteristic of before the war.

Log

if

command

tho

A brave poohpoohing of impend Jewish police will patrel Mount from the two sides. He said: "1 found the situation in Jerusalem dangers

DI โธ not so difficult for Scopus under the oficials high

who, in any case, will United Nations officers, while Arab quite calm. There has been some German minor incidents, but we are satisfied enjoy whatever police protection police will handle

there." thero is, but it is quite another hospital also under United Nations

the scattered European officers. thing for population who have to take

the

RHODES INVITATION

Ber- The second problem, Count consequences of a campaign of vio nadolte has tackled was the ques lence carried on by roaming armestion of water supplies to Jerusalem, Jews, to come to Rhodes but I all bande.

is not re-established cision.

but this is still pending. Arab de- If order quickly, the Economist sald, there

be

drain on the a heavy

REGULAR CONVOYS: finances

of Malaya and a pro-

life, which is the

object-of-the

Communist policy to bring about

He said: "I Invited both Arabs and

W. they don't know the answer. come, they will be lenders who are able to make decisions. It will not be a round table conference, but I aldes with both will discuss separately."

longed disruption of its economic He said: We have convoys going

regularly to Jerusalem and they will "Ho cald that he would soo that It would be for more economical continue until July 8, then we will some answer is available from the In the long run to send immediately see if the truce will be prolonged Arabs and Jows by July 8-the

or war resumed. strong force. to Malays and use

terms

The

He said that when he started his before it be end of the terrorism over the convoys which are followed scheduled to end on July 9.

permanenting the truce

however, supply

is ineffectivemediation on May 21 he told Mr institution.

Even then,, military measures are Pumps have been repaired but this Trygve Lie, Secretary, General of the has been United Nations, that he would bo effort must Is not enough. - There

bo not enough. An

Arab able to spare six months for the dolay from made to enlist the active support of some

becomes a

We are happy

water

ell elements of the population not Governments, but I am stressing Palestine Job and he hoped to con- tinue efforts till then, after which he involveti in the revolt and to remedy most firmly on this point,"

any genuine grievances which may Count Bernadotto wants the water is obliged to return to resume his have contributed to, the popular supply in order to keep a quantity own affairs in Sweden. Untied | discontent--Reutor.

of water in the Jewish areas as bo Press.

JAR DOES

IT AGAIN

Dino

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

FLOODS BECOME NEW THREAT

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To Fly Coal Into Berlin

Stepping Up Allied

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Air Armada Berlin, July 2-Allied perts said tonight that "flying coal cars" may soon join tho Allied food shuttle into Russian blockaded Berlin,

Mr William H. Draper, U.S. Under- Secretary for the Army, said ho expected American planes soon would be bringing coal into Western Berlin. The Russians have stopped shipments of Industrial coal into the city in addition to their food blockade.

The Allied airborne answer to the blockade of Berlin was growing big- ger, but at a cost of millions of dollars and the ceaseless labour of thousands of men.

High American and British officers indicated the flying food armada noon would average 000 flights daliy to the two Beriln airports supplying 2,000,000 Western sector Germans.

Lieutenant-General Curtis

Lemay, U.S. Airforce Commander, spoke of 300 dally fights by American planes.

planes along

when

the

air lift hits its peak. The British planned at least.200

During

flights.

the war Lemay directed

the mass flights of B-29 Super-

fortress ngalust Japan.

प

There were no availablo estimates

the cost of the air shuttle.

"It is impossible to tell just now," a. British Staff

is very expencer said, "But it

General Bir Brian Robertson, the British Mill- tary Governor, said, "Wo will go on until the job is finished. No effort will be spared."."

→ BEAM · INTERFERENCE

U.S. Air Force officials said today Tokyo, July 2.-Survivors in they were investigating reported the earthquake-shattered town interference with the radio beam

used by American of Fukui, living in makeshift to blockade Bern, pilots flying food shantion amid the ruins, today. They sold they were inquiring faced 'a serious new threat from (whether the interference which tem-

perarily

pulled

plots

off their floods.

courses, might have been created by the Russians, over whose zone of Germany they occurred.

the Russians might claim such devia- American officers pointed out that

A police warning quoted in the Japanese press today said the dykes of the Kusuryu river already over flowing its banks--were break. A thousand firemen, drafted tions from course as alleged viola- tions of the air corridors over the Into Fukui when the earthquake

about to

and fire destroyed the town and Soviet zone which are Berlin's life- killed 4,000 people, were today at lines to Western Germony-Asso-

work strengthening

embankments.....

the river's ciated Press,

This new threat came as Fukui, with American and Japanese food and relief supplies arriving in big- ger quantities, was just beginuing to show signs of getting back to life.

The people have used broken planks, charred blankets, inoculto nets and other debris to build small

the shambles shelters amid crushed houses, ashes and twisted tramlines.

of

Observers in Fukul have been im- pressed at the courage and coolness with which the survivors faced their plight-Reuter,:

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Falls 60ft Down Lift Shaft.

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This morning, while working at the Queen Mary Hospital, he fell 00 feet down the lift shaft from the fourth floor to the basement, but spart from concussion, suffered no serious injury

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