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Kuala Lumpur. Ook 3-Ne. ports reaching Kuala Lumpur said that Communist insurgents killed ene British officer and three other ranks two mlies from Bider in South Perak on Saturday, The reports sald that in addition, three other ranks were wounded.

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Army headquarters yester-

The re later confirmed day ports which added the troops were swimming in Jungle river when the Communists atlicked. Follow British Boldlers who wero standing

we guard over the awimmers answered the Communist fire immediately, killing two Com- munists, the report Bald.

It was also reported yester- day that Com

that Communist Insurgents blew up two lengths of rallway line near Bungel Siput in Ferak State on Saturday night.

As a result the night mați train from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, the Malayan Federa- tion's two largest elles. туд delayed for five hours till the Inc Was restored. No ono was injured in the explusion. Associated Press.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948.

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING IN STATE OF UNCERTAINTY

What Can It Do About The Berlin Dispute?

Paris, Oct. 3.-The Berlin crisis comes before

the Security Council tomorrow afternoon, with dip- lomatic experts still puzzled by what the United Nations can do about it.

The Soviets are certain to put up a stiff fight in the Council, at least in the procedural stage, but reliable sources think they may make an offer taking in:

1. Unification of Germany. 2.

Withdrawal of all occupation troops from Germany by a specified date.

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Informed quarters, however, do not rule out chance of the Russian delegation walking out of the Council as it did in the Iran case in 1946.

It is expected that the Soviet The next step, according to the delegate, who may be the Deputy Charter, is the application of Article

Minister, Mr Foreign

Andrel 41, providing fur complete or Vyshinsky, supported by Mr partial interruption of economie re- Dmitri Manulisky (The Ukraine), lations and rall, sea, air, postali will probably oppose placing the and other communications and the Berlin crisis on the agenda on the severance of diplomatic relations. grounds that the Council is not competent to deal with it and that London, Oct. 3.-The local In any case there is no threat to authorities in

English peace. towns have been advised by the Home Office to stop the demolition of air raid shelters for the time being, it was learned here today.

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In a letter to the Bolton (Lan-

the wshire) municipal authorities, Home Office stated that "somo con siderable time" must elapse before the local authorities can be per mitted to proceed with the demo- lition of air raid shelters on an extensive scale.

The letter was sent in reply to representations made by the Dolton Health Committee

which has ap- plied for permission to demolish all the town's large public shelters.

At Hull, Yorkshire, the demoli- tion of surface shelters was stated to have been stopped on a Govern- ment order; no reason being given _by_the_Department_concerned,

The three Western delegates are

then expected to argue that there is a real threat to peace and that, therefore, under the terms of the Charter, the Counell is obliged to deal with the issue.

A vote will be taken, which is expected to be at least nine to two, in favour of adopting the agenda, This vote is procedural and not subject to the volo.

Diplomatic circles are finding it hard to estimate what exactly the Council can do,

ANYONE'S GUESS Under Capter VII of the Chorter, if the Council finds there is a threat to peace if can first call

on the parties to a dispute to "comply with provisional measures such deems necessary, or desirale."

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It is anyone's guess what such "provisional measures" might be. It is believed that the Colombian

A Home Office spokesman stated delegation will propose catting up a today that no general instructions to commission to investigate the slug cease the demolition

rald tion on the spot, but such a move is shelters had been issued to local certuin to be blocked by a Soviet

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EDITORIAL

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Heading For Recovery

DRITAIN'S posiiton abroad has

cure.

sanguine m3, 13 clearly con-

vinced that the recent improve- ment

in the general situation will continue. Ho has told the House

Commo of that Britain had now reached where, with poalton the help of ERP, the should little or nothing have to draw

dollar rezerves. It may be necessary to pay in dollars for some

gooda

which

from gold and

under

are later to be paid for ERP but the doblis and credits under this

heading

this

Hardly any delegate of standing here is ready to contemplate ap-

at this Article plication of stage, though the worsening of the Berlin crisis may force the Western Powers to bring the United Nations to a showdown.

TWO MAIN COURSES United Nations experts believe the main courses open to the Security Council are:

To refer the dispute back to Most observers the Four Powers.

con think, this would amount to fersion of political bankruptcy for it would imply that the United Nations was incapable of dealing with disagreements between the great powers.

It would also be generally re- garded as a major political victory for Russla, because it would virtually endorse the Soviet claim that the Western Powers acted legally in referring the question to the Securi- ty Council

dispute to the To refer the General Assembly, Few observers think this could lead to anything more than a general airing of the conflicting points of view.

2.

A third course, by which the Council would recommend action to enforce a settlement, seem certain to be ruled out by the Russian velo.. Reuter.

WESTERN POWERS CONFIDENT

to

Mr Marshall Speaks

For Reservations

Yugoslavia's Split

Russia

Secretary of State George C. Marshall speaks before the United Nations General Assembly in Paris, outlining U.S. basic foreign policy. He gave a thinly veiled warn- ing to the Soviet Union that U.S. patience should not be

mistaken for weakness.-AP Picture.

PWD LARCENY

CASE

OPENS

SPARY AND MAY CHARGED

WITH CHINESE FOREMAN

Allegations_of a long systematic defrauding of the Government of electrical materials worth about .at Kowloon $13,000 were made by the prosecution Court this morning when, before Mr Wicks, committal proceedings were commenced in the PWD Larceny Case. The magisterial hearing is likely to last about a fortnight.

The accused are Kwok Kwong, 46, foreman of the PWD electrical workshop; Austin Spary, 49, electrical in- spector grade one, PWD; and Arthur Frederick May, 41, electrical Inspector, PWD. They severally face 12 charges, the main one being that between March I and August 11 this year they conspired together to cause work to be done by employees of the Hongkong Government, using materials which were the property of the Government, to The other charges the defrauding of the Government. allege fraudulent disposal by public servant and fulsifica- tion of documents with intent to defraud.

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Cultural Links Cut

Belgrade, Oct. 3. Yugo- slavia had cut ali cultural and Youth Organisation links with Soviet Russia and the Com- inform countries but rejected Soviet charges that sho WAS joining the. "Imperialist official camps." Borba, the Yugoslav Communist Party newspaper, stated today,

The article was regarded hero as the clearest explanation of Yugoslav foreign policy since the rift with the Cominform. It stressed that Yugoslavia felt bound to the Eastern bloc in war or peace but intended to carry out "Marxist-Leninism to our own special conditions.

Commenting on an assertion in the Cominfom journal that a small "people's democracy”... - cold not remain independent for six months if the links with other ': "peoples' were broken. Borba rejected the claim,

democracies"

Yugoslavia had all the essentials for an independent economic life. the newspaper anid

Any Imperialist attack on Yugo- slavia was "not impossible in the future but that would be a lorgem scale and serious war because Yugoslavia is not a small country and is internally very firm.

"Even in such a case, Yugoslavia would not be isolated because an

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Manila, Oct. 4.-- Tho Radio Corporation of Amarica this moming in- tercepted SOS messages from two ships in distress off Okinawathe LST-916 and LST-898. ·

The first SOS said, "LST- 916 grounded on reef out- side Naha pounding on reef," and gave the position as Lot. 26'13.50" North, Long. 127 30.38" East. The message was received at 1235 a.m.

The second message sald, "LST-898 an reef one mile west of Pier Charlie, Buckner Bay entrance chan- nel, small boat section, Ship breaking up." Tho message, signed by the mastor, was received at 0705 a.m.

Globe Wireless also In- tercepted the second moss- ago. United Press.

Shell Fire Ushers In Festival

Fighting Between Jows And Arabs

Jerusalem, Oct. 3.-A faw

imperialist attack would also en-hours before the Jewish New danger, an important part of the Year was ushered in Jeru democratie world,Reûterit.

salém's ́ ́ synagogilės today, in- BULGARIAN ACTION

shell and rifle fire was comtensified in the Holy City's Sofia, Oct. 3.-An official munique, sold, on Saturday night | Arab-Jewish borderline. that the Bulgarian "government has decided that the Yugoslav "People's The New Year was celebrated in Front organisations throughout all the city's synagogues except Bulgaria must be dissolved.

thoso near the Walling Wall, now This decision had been reached in the Arab occupied section of the -because-the-organisations "carried Old City.

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activity directed against the Soviet Union and the People's De

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An official Israeli the Fatherland nouneed yesterdag that the Front, the Bulgarian government and United Nations observer in Jerusa the Bulgarian Communist Party." lem, American Colonel George V.

that The communique continued

Millet, together with three

and leaders of the People's Front or American UN observers ganisations had turned these bodies, Israel llalson officer, were fired on into agencies of Marshal Tito-As- by Egypilan troops south of Jeruan- soclated Press,

lem when on an inspection tour. No one was injured.

HUKS DARING

AMBUSCADE

ROUTINE CHECK

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Some of the charges relate to the electrical engineer concerned for expected to start then private jobs carried out at the an estimate of the cost The Russians denied they would! Kowloon Bowling Green Club. werken required for the particular night, according to belated reports | again being discussed. The building

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Paris, Oct. 3.--Western Power delegates expressed confidence today that they would muster sufficient clearly Improved since the

vote in the UN Security Counell to financial cride of August, 1947.

override Russian objection to putting

The source said the party was carrying

check out a routine the Boriin laste before the Council. The White Paper on the balance

was certain the

former Jewlati positions They said it

near the of payments in the first half of

Soylet Union would night hard this year shows that the deficit

Talploth suburb in the region now Manila, Oct. 4.--In a daring am-

evacuated

recent under. keep the Council from hearing, the in the country's overseas trans-

buscade, Hukbalahaps killed seven question and would veto the ulti- actions in stil enormous, but no

Constabulary saldiers and one civi- demilitarisation agreement.

tho mate expected adverse decision

lan and wounded five other Con- It is reliably learned that longer

hope of

The Council's first meeting on the

stabulary men on the of the

National administrative status of the former In the second quarter

question will be Monday afternoon.

Highway just outside the town of Government House, also in Southern Britain still lost almost year

The battle

tho £80 million worth of gold,

Angeles in Pampanga on Saturday Jerusalem's neutralised по ote is expected for days. But although $22 million were re-

Job. When the estimato wne ap received in Manila.

Is at present under Red Cross pro- covered as a first instalment of

gnore UN action and stand on their Cathay Pacific Airways, Cecilia proved the electrical engineer con- should

The soldiers were on patrol when tection, but well informed sources Ignore But the total drain on ERP aid.

This probable Beauty Salon, a certain house cerned was told, and he then put they were suddenly attacked by said it may be taken over soon by roughly balance. If the Chan-

present position. gold and dollar resources, which

cellor's forecast is

preview of Soviet policy came from at Pokfulam

"Heidel, requisition for stores.

The Huks. out, borne

They deployed along both the United Nations. in 1047 was £1,024 million, was

in

drawn stores having been

from sides of the highway and the Huks Marshal Vasally D, Sokolovsky end of the nation at the

and UN officials are the

Red Cros

CTOSA roughly halved to an annual rate

Berlin, He said the whole German meyers."

North Point, they then came under withdrew after a 30-minute battle, at present, discussing the matter in of £508 million. In this period year should have about the same

question and not just Berlin. 19 Among prosecution witnesses the direct control of the engineer, apparently without casualties.

Halfa, the sources said. amount the balance of all the elements

of gold and dollars as

involved.

called this morning were Dr the who was responsible for the pro-

Uno Constabulary soldier at the end of June, which was

The search for Stern Gang mem- which form part of the mtion's

He reiterated

the price of any Hon. G. H. Thomas, Acting Director per use of the stores. International relations has steadi- 2473 million worth. That is a

in an encounter in Nueva Ecija bars charged with the assassination dissolution ct the of Medical Services, Mrs Thomas ly Improved. Exporia

of Count Folke Bernadotte 15 con- province, remarkable predlotion which does

agreement is have

state Western

being and the Police photographer. German not arise with

in tinuing.

eight alleged Imports.

A further Earnings

Press reports said the Huks Kained

any certainty

Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, from shipping, trading and other from the published

created by Britain, the US, and figures, for total

France. Sokolovsky Indicated Four assisted by Chief Inspector J. John- Inspect the tob from time to time Nueva Ecija apparently were trying members of the group wera arrest- activilles Invisible to

the half year. Britain's Customs

Power talks over Berlin broke down ston, of the Special Branch, is con- and had to enter up a diary on to clear a patch for the retreat ofed following the discovery in Jeru Brza It officers have yielded a

deflelt with the Western Hemis-

Taruc north-salem of a large arms cache-Asso- Kwok labour distribution and make a job their leader, Luls because the Western Powers would ducting the prosecution. phere has been really reduced,

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ciated Press. surplus and are now increzalog.

Kwong Is represented by Mr J. M. not discuss that point. anter sterling

has The

but at the end of the half year arta

One Western delegate reiterated d'Almada Remedios, while Mr V. redsood ita

was still running OWN considerably

at a rate of dollar defidil, which is a drain

the issue is solely the blockade. He D'Alton is defending Spary on the repealed the Western statement the matructions of Mr P. J. Grimths. on Joint gold revervez, Capital exports from Britain to the ster- iing area, which include a great deal of flight money as well as renging productive investment, estimated

at 215 are million for the half year, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer has "unmistakable evidence

that

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the outflow of "hat money" hus become quite small. As for ster- While Paper ling balances, the

surprising fact brings out the that the rest of the sterling ares, far from drawing down those balances at a valo

£116 million to

London

Olber

that

might. weaken the Bridala seriously effort, has actually been adding deposita countries, Franco, mainly Argentina

and other hand, used ture on the £142 million of their Londen balanoea to fluance purchases. Is there simple figures there, is, great deal of reassurance about Britain's prospects. Str. Blafford Cripps, who is not *.

nearly £400 million a year, and when other dollar Uabillies are added the gap acceeds an annual rate of 2500 mililion. Amerisau

rather aid will provide

more than £300 million In dollars. The point is, will the map narrow

to quickly

point #

where American aid will bridge t Bir Stafford thinks to and we here he is right. The aid which Britain will give to Europe will

to KMOUNĚ

2500 million in Franta and Ilquidation of ster, ling babinoes, and though ti would be wrong to set this tho dollar · revolpus, Brainst

by which Britain's exporta commitments will be carried out musi retard paid exports to other can give countries. If Britain ald to Europe on this scale and banker for the remain

safo P sterling Area without. Incing any more gold while, ERP aid con- tinues, there is good" reason to

believe that complete recovery la no longer beyond the nation's STASP. A

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The engineer's duty was also to

WOMEN LED TO Russians are trying the drive the May is defended by WOMEN LED

Western Powers out at Berlin by Stewart force and in doing so, created a

was

CAPTURE OF STERN

to Halfa. · The hunt then was cons

Tel-Aviv, Oct. 3. - Nathan | In opening the case, Crown Coun- situation threatening the peace of sel said that Spary joined the Public Friedman Yellin, mild manner GANG CHIEF coated there.

Works Department in 1924, atilded chief of one of the world's and Kwok. May was connected with

Kwok most fedred terförist bands, about the Department since 1938.

but had been a foreman since 1923 and, was captured by Berlin said Mr Hooton, it would appear check on two women.

that his association with Spary went back for some number of years.

the world

He said Britain, the U.S. France were willing to talk the whole German situation, only after the blockade of is litted. Associated Press.

New International Airport

That

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of the

It developed that Friedman Yel- lin had left one 'Halfa · hideout, On September 18, the day after shifted from a second and finally police the assassination of the UN Media-was caught in a third hideout. His tor Count Bernadotte put the Stern wife may not have known of this Geng on Israel's. outlaw. Ust, six House. In any case her trail: Intelli- mysterious viss were issued by the not lead police to her husband. Sources close to Erael

It was then the trail of WORKINGS OF DEPARTMENT 1 gence, reported one of the women Consulate of an Eastern European; second woman, was picked up. Her

country in Jerusalem. These are Mr Hooton went on to describe loved him and the other came from believed to have gone to Sternists, identity has not been disclosed. briefly the workings of the electrical Eastern Europe to help him escape, one of them to Friedman Yellin,

trail began somewhere in

which Eastern Europe. from

she Stuttgart, Oct. 3-Stuttgart air department. In charge Wid Mr The govemment has not mado

Czechoslovakia. But went to Prague, Port was reopened for International Erown, who

Five apparently were used. was the immediato publie the 'documents seized when commercial traffic today when the senior of Spary and May Spary the Stem Gang leader was arrested Friedman Yellin could not use his, From Prague sho Saw to Israel on first plane of the NOW Pan- was the electrical engineer in charge in Halfa on Wednesday night. They ile apparently decided he was too business wilch 'Intelligence agents American Airways London-Frank- |**

ct the workshop at Wanchal, and may never be closes well known, to take the chance of posted was not legitimate. She went lino furt-Stuttgart-Münich-Vienna

the was followed. And sho they outlined being recognised if any May held a similar post at the parted, however,

throw

Friedman Yellin in and straight to passed through.

closely guarded ports of air

Hideaway If It should be decided to reserve Hunghom workshop, Spary had on his escape plan and

number three. of the on the organisation's chargo

w's foreign

his

She brought- everything" necessary the Rhine-Main nirbase near Frank- occasions been in

Two days before noeliona at Hunghom.

capture furt exclusively for the airlift, the workshop

of the police released his wife who had for his escapo, a Czech passport airbaso at Staltgart will now be When a Government department. The following ready to become the South German wanted an electrical job done, a arrest of Friedman-Yellin is the best been held for interrogation africe which presumably had been forged, stop for commercial airlines hitherto report... would be forwarded to adr avaliable from sources in a position the first raids on his known alternate. visas, and a forged... exist - permit

realdences in Tel-Aviv. She went from Israel Associated Press, using Frankfurt.-Router.

Brown, who in turn called upon to know:

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