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VOL. III NO. 215

RUSSIANS GIVEN CURT NEGATIVE

Berlin, Sept. 10.—American officials rejected curtly on Fri. day A Russian attempt to restrict. the air lift supplyinggi blocknded Berlin.

The Russiana demanded in a format ¦ note to the four-power Berlin Air Safety Centre, Information

on the

type of piane, pilots' warne, altitude, takeoff time, radio detrell and the! ohjeet of each trip. They asserted

The lata wha needed terests of

Fafety."

in "Use

in-

The American. Air Force replied,

United States pilots that the Phiding by the estabilahed four- wer lying rules and that the in- Tormation already being furnished the Russians daily is adequate for their nerds

The Russian move came only ho a day after bloty street fighting in the tense etty in which urala-tom- munist Germans ripped down the Red Ang from the Brandenburg Cinte and Russian and Soviel-controlled police Bred rule the demonstrators, killing at least one.

Au American Air Forer oficial bald the real intent of the Hugians t obviously was "another one of the

thors to get control of our Bights!

te Herlin,'

The Americang have en yan abotal 400 planes n day take th blockaded city,--Az: netuted Prom

THE TUC'S NEW PRESIDENT

Margate, Sept. 10-The President of the British Mineworkers LBJun 3-your-oki Will Lawther, wht be- gan working in the mines at the age of 12, was today elected President of the Trades Union Congress for

1949

Congress concluded the five-davi ssion in the course of which it. most important decision was to sup-

Government's austerity

主

de.

tationary plan of freezlet wages, on condition that the costs of living ate reduced to increase purchasing power of the prand sterling. -United ITCAM

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Soviets Blamed For Berlin Incident

PROVOCATIVE

BEHAVIOUR

Berlin, Sept. 10.-An official British Military Government statement tonight accused Russian troops of acting provocatively in last night's anti- Communist demonstrations in the Platz der Republik in the British sector.

"On two occasions, Soviet jeeps with armed soldiers, in them forced their way into the crowd in the British sector in a provocative manner, and were extricated by British military police." the statement said,

I

"Once the firing on the crowd hd taken place, the British sector prdive,

"British police officers and mill- tary poller on usuni did their ut aust, quietly and efficiently.

not without considerable The sintement re-¦ difficulty, restrained the crowd in the

In the Soviet | Britis2t sector from

entering the Agreement On US that West rector police

newspaper, Taegliche Rundscbant. Soviet sector and attacking Soviet

Troops and Soviet sector police."

maintain order,"

uted a suggestion

·

MALAYA PROMISED

Dine

At the

P.G.

For Reservations

Guerillas Move Palestine

Northward

LATEST INCIDENTS

Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 10.-Air Vice Marshal Alfred C. Sanderson, Air Officer Commanding Malaya, today promised a new Royal Air Force offensive "soon" against the Communist-led guerillas. He was speaking at a press conference at which other Service chiefs and senior civil adminis- trators reviewed the progress of the anti-guerilla campaign.

He

Major-General C. H. Boucher, the General Officer Commanding Malaya, said that the guerillas in some regions were now moving northward under pressure into safer areas on each side of the Siam border, "where it is harder to get at them." revealed that Army forces had encountered a new guerilla unit in Kedah, the Malayan State bordering on Siam, and that British troops were being moved there to deal with them.

It was learned here today that a police delegation from Southern Siam has arrived in Kota Bahru, not far from the Siam border in North Malaya, for discussions with the authorities there. The nature of the talks was not known.

the press

now

ان

to

co-operation

War Warning

LIKELY TO BREAK

OUT AGAIN

Rome, Sept. 10. Maham- med Hussein Haekal Pasha, President of Egypt's Senate, warned on Friday the Pales tine war "will explode again within three months unless partition is abandoned.”

Renewed warfare between Arabs and Jews, he sudd in an interview, poses the red danger of another world war --A

the war hi which Arab work would Bland neutral between Russin and the Western Dumpernglen

neka Pasha, who heads Egypt's delegation to the Inter-Parlia- mentary Union conference here, said: "The Palestine of today is the Spain of yesterday.

"Russia bas eyes on the Middle East. Despite the big fuss over Ber- Hn, she is prepared to interveng in Palestine Just a Russians Intervened during

ing the Spanish civil war which preceded the last Great War.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 10.—President Truman's name was removed from the Louisiana ballot for the No vember Presidential election by the Democratio State Con- tral Cornmittee today.

His place was taken by Go- vernor V. Strom Thurmond of South Carolins, the Presiden- tial candidate for the States' Rights group of Southerners which left the Democratie Con- vention in July after opposing Mr Truman's Civil Rights pro- gramme.

The

Committee voted

nimously to pledge

un- all

Louisiana's 10 votes fo the group. The Louisiana de. velopment increases to four the number of southern States' which are pledged to the States" Righio presidential ticke

others The

Alabaina, Mississippi, and South Саго-

are

Under the American eleg- toral system, the States' nem- bera of the Electoral College must east their votes for The man who gets the majority of ballots cast within the State. The "pledge" is not a formal commitment, but effeot. It leaves no other choice for the 10 metubers of the Louisiana electoral group-Reuter.

Confidence Vote For Queuille

Forms "Last Chance" French Cabinet

Mr 1. G. Watherson, Government | Fleet will be transferred from Hong-Britain backing the Jews, Palestine Secelars for Internal Security, told kong to Singapore on September 18. could become the first hattlefield of

Denis conference that negotia- Admiral Sir

W. Boyd, World War II". tions with the Slanese for closer Commander-in-Chief will move his headquar- Communism shore headquarters and co-operation to check

Paris, Sept. 10. The Na- were proceeding satisfactorily. There ters staff to Singapore "in order to

Hacka Pasta declined to saytional Assembly tonight ap- was no question of closing the bor-facilitate Interservice

in the Far East," thu Admiralty whether Arabs were preparing for proved the Radical Socialist, M. der to ordinary traffic.

a possible fresh outbreak of warfare Henri Queuille, ns Premier after The 10,000-ton cruiser London is sald

will Admiral Boyd's fille patrolling the west const

be in Palestine.

"This", he declared.he had warned

that there Commander-in-Chietis military secret. 1 1.000-ton

can tell you, Maloys and the

survey changer

Hongkong will however, the Jews are busily re-might be riots and bloodshed sloop Dampler has reinforced units Far East Station: patrolling the east coast, Lieutenant remain the operational training base arming their forces for new conflict throughout France if the legis- Cammunter O. Steiner, of the Royal of the Far East Station--Associated with the help of powerful interests-lators turned him down. The Russian authorities in Berlin Navy revealed. Ince reported to be preparing a pro- There was no indication that arms London. September 10 Agree

"Many thousands of people came

fest to the British authorities about | or reinforcements were reaching the ment on the division of the Marshall to the demonstration through The yesterday's incidents on the British guerillas from the sea, he said. And finds nuong the European Ja- Brandenburg Gate

boundary, disperse Russian scelor

luring Major-General Boucher said 12-1 tens has been reached and an oth- again through it," the

Red flag was torn down and two areas in Perak State were the Matement which rial announcement is expected fo- "nate.

eint to understand

ktuosians were sloped by aus audied worst in Northern Mukyn.- morrow, informed sources saul to- why there should be an objection to ¦

Communist mob.

Aid Share-Out

The broad outlines of the agree

were arrived at during

har prevented "pings of Germans” from entering the Hussian sector.

their returning.

And

SOVIET PROTEST REPORT Mej

No Soviet protest has been

re-

ceived at the British headquarters yet, however, and it is understood that the British authorities do not at present intent to make any re presentations to the Russian head-

arters abon the incidents,

CASUALTY FIGURES

The Islest cusually Ormes revealed that the Services had lost

Press.

TRANSPORT

SHIP RUSHES

38 killed and 56 wounded, white the TO RESCUE

querillas had lost 146 killed and 84 wounded. Civilians killel 2101831- bered 134 and wounded 74,

Averett Harriman's discussions with Sir Stafford Cripps here last Tues- The British have no knowledge day. The final terms are understood of how the disturbances began in to have been concluded in Paris to- The Soviet sector. They may well day between the countries

Malayan police today shot dead' who have been provoked by Communist benefit under the OE-United agents TH by an unnecessary re-

For the third time this

Chinese, president of an outlawed week, a 1'ress.

striction of the crowds by the police. ¦ American

former transport planes brokej izbourers' their record in dying supplies to trucher at a Communist schoul, as Berlin. Carrying 3,527.2 tons of he was trying to escape into the supplies, the planes made 472 nights Jungle at the Changkat Salak estate, to the city during the 24-hour period į north of Ploh, ending at noon today,

Three more guerillas were killed

EDITORIAL

The Level-Headed TUC

TACONOMIC recovery from the

Ec

war with American aid and action against Communist zabo- teurs and mischief makers inside unions are the two points International signifience which sland out from this week's pro- ceedings of the

conference Arnaust the British

Trade Union Congress. Characteristically, no mention has been made of Com- munists by name, for polifles are not primarily the business of trade unlans. But what the Congress has done has been

disputes can

settled be accepted methods

by

CIVILIAN MAIL

tonight

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seven belonged to a All

Kane

Hibohibok Volcano Still Erupting Manila, Sept. 11.-A big toward US transport raced

volcano.

The 17.822-ton General

William

from and was due to

today, bringing the death roll in the the little island of Camiguin at 12 hours to four. The police early this morning in an effort shot and killert two, seriously to rescue some 14,000 persons An official British spokesman in wounded a third, and captured four imperilled by an erupting Hanover sakl

that eight others at Slim River, 71 miles north railway wagonloads of German of Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, elvilian mall froin the Russian sector of Berlin arrived this after which had been trying to extort Welzel turned off its course noon at Lehrte, near Hanover.

A Guam to Manila money from a shop keeper. they

led the gangsters flung hand-reach the perilous island about dawn grenades at the police but they today.

Hibohibok volcano was continuing to explode. Two wounded Chinese were left to vomit volcanle osh and deadly behind yesterday when black uni-chlorine gases, but latest word from which have formed guerillas, armed with Sten the islund was that all persons their been going regularly, had been con- and Bren guns, withdrew from an are still unharmed. by

floed to

three wagonloads. two

hour-long un battle

which every well organised industry now fol- lows. Thus It L demonstrated that of

practically all unofficial strikes are promoted by misellet mikers whom the Unious should, and it would

appear, Intent to get

rid of. The Presidential speech delivered at the

Congress aptly 1

described the

destructive elements within certain unions an an organisation which tries every means to provoke Industriat to troubles-using

opportu

every

fare the movement's most press-nity to create artificial unrest and of lo sabotage every contructive

ing internal problem, that official and unofficial strikes, and deelde its policy.

On Thursday

the Congreas went further to rejectina four out of Ave Communist can- didates. for key positions in the TUC, thereby ensuring that the General Council remains tree et Communist domination.

This is In line with the general move- ment in British Unious, some of which

have shown they determined

to make

drastic purge. But on the question unofficial utrikes, some.

Unions are unwilling to condemn

Diam without exception. And If these mixed sentiments should

Rollilly its polisy by

employers machinery

that

аге

CAKE

of

lo be

it is possibile for

the

some confusion in the mind the spectator it has remembered

joint 10 ignore established for the settlement of Industrial proper

This is the type disputes. exception which qualifies what is otherwise whole-hearted demnation by the Unionc unofficial striker. But it is recor

con-

of

nised by the TỰU thái lạ the vast majorly of ossen, unödiginl strikes are unjustified because

10

It was the largest consignment that had passed through the Russing | failed Zone into the British Zone sinco U blockade began on June 23.

Previous shipments,

sent,

a woman,

had

with police No importance should be attached between Kuala Kangsar and Grik. to the fact that today's shipment in North Perak. The guerillas left; was larger than usual, he said. 10

hut they The reason was simply that there been defending. effors by which free nations strive

usual to bo re-establish

was more mail than democratic In-

COUNCILLOR SHOT AT stitutions.** The denunelaiton had its due effect upon the con- ference

and the Communists throughout the week have zoundly defeated. in $1 ihr Voting. The next essential ‘mave Is to oust the name.

turblog Influences from the Individual Unlons, for it has been these vlefously destructive officials, holdlar key positions in certain

Unions, which have brought

THOTC

LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL

both private ond governmental- in the United States and elsewhere in the Western world,"

For

The Assembly approval, came in 351-106 vote of confidence, which gave M. Queuille the green light to form a "last chance" middle-of-the- road Cabinet and attempt to save France from nancial collapse.

Just before the voting started, M. Queuille stood in the heavily-guard- ed National Assembly building and told the legislators:

"We readily wire prepared Jewish victories in the first phase of the car:flet. The Jews. we knew. would be their strongest in the first |year of year and a half.

But they cannot expect to defeat in the end the combined millions of Arabs who surround them everywhere."

"Feeling is running high in the

" must tell you your vote con- Arab world against the United States stitutes an engagement. The finan- and Britain because of their stand cal bill will be submitted to the in favour of partition," he declared. Assembly next week.

We

If you are could not now support the not in agreement with me, say so lo- Western powers against Russin in night. The vote must be clear. any clash between the two antago- nists even though we are strongly opposed to Bolshevism."-Associated Press.

"AXIS SALLY"

INDICTED

ELECTIONS POSSIBILITY

"If I do not obtain a constitutional majority, I will regret it for the country, but I will be relieved of a chifficult task."

M. Quruille, who is 04, thus be- comes the third man in ten days to try to form a government. Poli- tical experts sald that if he falled, national elections probably would be

Washington, Sept. 10-A Federal | held. Grand Jury totkay Indletel

"Axis

Followers of General Charles de Gaulle and members of the Com- Sally on charges of Ireason,

Judge Jennings Barley said that munist Party both want clections, Mrs Mildred Gillors had accepted in the hope that they might win a employment in a German Govern-majority vote. jment broadensting company with The Assembly voted after a one- the intent of participating in the hour recess which started at 0:30 pmn. psychological warfare of the Ger- As

ballots weru cast,

strong Government Against the police cordons and tough Republi DUE TONIGHT

He said her broad- can Security Guards_ringed the for the purposes Philippines naval

of Assembly building." Hundreds of patrol breaking and destroying the con pollee were on the alert to prevent estimated the transport should bendence of the citizens of the United another outbreak such as yesterday's able to remove everyone by Satur- States."

attempt by demonstrators to march day night. It enrried up to 5,500,

The Indictment churged 10 speel on the President's Palace.-United

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A car carrying Mr J. D. Mead, 'n troops at a time during the war, fle treasonable netz.United Press, Press.

The Red Cross, however, reported The wagons crossed the Soviet- Malayan Federal Legislative Coun- j

received several British zonal frontier about 15 miles cillor, was shot at today as it was it had

urgent boats. It north of the former crossing point travelling to Chenderiant, 32 miles radiogrammes for been

for at least two trying to arrange at Helmstedt. Mail trucks from southeast of Ipoh," Malaya., Berlin and the Soviet Zone' have Nelther Mr Mead nor the driver re big' ships to jola the rescue. crossed the frontier regularly since was hit, but there were three bullet Greatest need was for small boats, wharves for the blockade,

hotes, in the car. Mr Mead is the as the island hos no head t

of firm of mining engineers, ships to come alongside.

from Canberra Reuter reported

The Philippines coast guard cutter and Ave Philippines that the Australian Premier. Mr Anemone Dr Ferdinand Friedensburg, the foseph B. Chifley, today disclosed funding craft are on the scene. Two Sten more craft and the Presidential acting Lord Mayor of Berlin, today that Austraila had sent 270

with en route appealed to the city's population te guns, 25 Austen guns (an Australian Yacht Apa

and 100,000 volunteer relief workers. refrain from attacks on the person- version of the Sien) nei and installations of the occupa-rounds of ammunition to Malayn by

Refugees camped in the towns of Sagey and Maling, on the south west tion powers.

air.

The remain- He also called on them to refrain

The Commonwealth had also sent and southeast shores. from attacka

Eastern soclor

walkie-talkie wireless sets and was der of the island was deserted.

morc radio police, whom he described as "all considering sending

PRESIDENT'S ORDER institution supported by one of the equipment, but it was not propused

One thousand occupation powers,"

to send further arms as Malayan

to two thousand "Those who ignore this appent do stocks were sufficient for lamediate persons were taken off the island not display courage or patriotism, needs, he said.

yesterday. An estimated 36,800 were They show instead that they

MacDonald, the removed shortly after the volcáno Mr Malcolm of devold

Fligh Commissioner a sense of responsibility British

in began erupting on September 1. toward their

South East Asia, had advised him evacuation later was halted The prospects

for the recon- that there was no further need for the eruption appeared to subalite struction of our

city

Then the taxle gases and burning greatly de-secrecy, Mr Chifley added.Reuter pend on the occupallon. Such at-

appeals London, Sept. 10-The Admiral- ashes led to fruntle lacks can only have a bact in- ty announced on Friday that head- everyone to be laken off. fluence.”—Kleuter.

quarters of the British Pacific

(Continued on Page 14)

about unofficial stoppages during the year causing the loss of more than 1,500,000 working days. The average British worker and the

Union Loes average

appreciates country cannot afford that the any wel waste of productive effort, and the most sailsfactory feature of U Margate con- ference has been the level-headed- ness of the delegates who have sei a line of polley in keeplog with Brital' urgent needs of the moment. The Government, as well as the rest of the country, have reason to feel grateful for the outcome of

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