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hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1948.

Armed Robbery: Dr Bunche's Peace Plan

No Arrest Yet

Police said this morning that no arrests had yet been made in connection with the Shanghal Street armed

robbary carried out last night. by four men, as a result of which a police constable was fatally shot during a running gun-battle.

Several people, it was stated, are now being questioned in connection with the affair.

The robbers got away with jewellery worth about $10,- 000.

HONGKONG AND THE 1949 BIF

(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Nov. 9.-Plans are already being made to give Hongkong a much better show- ing at the British Industries Fair in 1949.

The Hongkong Government Office in London has approached the Board of Trade to gain n corner site in the Earls Court Exhibition Hall.

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For The Holy Land

DEMILITARISATION AND ARMISTICE

Paris, Nov. 9:-The United Nations Palestine mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, today called on the Security Council to order an Arab-Jewish armistice in Palestine and establish a broad No Man's Land between the two enemies.

Dr Bunche submitted the plan at a closed Council meeting and solicited immediate comment from the 11 members,

Jewish officials were not admitted to the meeting, but learned of the armistice plan and indicated to Dr Bunche that they did not like it.

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At the same time, Dr Bunche called for tomorrow afternoon the first meeting of the seven-nation sub-com- mittee formed to back up the Security Council's

withdraw from cent resolution ordering the Jews to

The committee is recently-won gains in the Negev, empowered to study punitive steps which could be taken

if the Joys refuse to withdraw.

So far the Jews have

not answered, the withdrawal order.

A United Nations press officer that it would "stabilise Arab aggres- present at the Council meeting was sion in Palestine." He said it ap- Dr peared to rule out chances for im- authorised to make public Bunche's proposal. He was barred; medlate direct negotiation between however, from reporting comments the Arabs, and the Jews.. made on the proposal by Council members.

JEWISH OPPOSITION

The aim is to, put on an exhibi- tion about three times as large us the 1940 one which has proved from subsequent orders, to have been a great success.

"We categorically oppose any plan The criticism

which calls for demilitarized heard of the exhibition Hongkong American representative, Dr Philip zones or No Man's Land put on last year was that the ex- hibits were confused and certainly Jessup, had asked the Council mem-land," the spokesman said.

give the Bunche plan to "ympathetic study".

which has

been

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not sufficiently widely representu- tive of Hongkong Industries,

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The 11 Council delegates agreed Mr E. G. A. Grimwood is already to meet privately again tomorrow engaged in advance planning for

continue their exchange next year, so there is a chance that

views on the proposal. They will Hongkong merchants who want show

In London or Birmingham. defer the scheduled public meeting on the recent Galilee truce viola- wil be better Instructed on flow to

tions until the exchange is finished. Juy_out_their exhibits,

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In Dr Bunche's proposal, it was Mr Eric Himsworth, Superinten- dent of Imports and Exporis, is ex-learned, was a suggestion for perted to visit London next year, armistice under which both Arabs while Mr Grimwood of the Hong- and Jews would demobilise or at

London kong Government

Office least withdraw in the Holy land will be paying visit to Hongkong and leave a wide No Man's in January or February next for a between them. few weeks, when he hopes to con- fact Hongkong manufacturers.

EDITORIAL

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Jewish spokesman roundly condemued the proposal, asserting

Govt's New Investment

OF all the items of supple-

mentary expenditure which

the Legiat ilve Connell will be asked today to approve, none la more intriguing than tho, request for $1,629,000 for the purchase of shares in Associated Pro- perties, Ltd. Opposite this item appears, the notation that it ha been reported by savingram to the Secret ry of State for the

he has ap Colonies and proved the expenditure Ina telegram dated August 14. No other explanation of this paril. cular expenditure giren, although by its nature it calls. full statement. The for

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While Dr Bunche la not offcially empowered to place formal resoly- the Security Council, ons before he wrapped his ideas into resolution form for "purposes of convenience." sald in his the UN press officer statement

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The plan emphasised that Council had invoked the enforce- ment chapter of the UN Charter since its first order of truto-in Falcatine and, holding this threat of the hends of the Arabs and Jews, would possible punitive action over have the Council order:

1. Settlement of all outstanding problems of 4ruce in all sections of Palestine.

A Nice Share-Out For The Navy Boys

London, Nov. 9.Brlish sailers-Admirals, ordinary seamen and everyone in between-are about to divido a 24,000,000 fackpot.

It is prize money, partion of the cash realised from enemy vessels captured in the War. According to British tradition, the sailor share in the booty. The Admiralty made public today the pattern for cutting it up, The division is better organised than it was in the old days when the chance of colleating some prize money was one of the chief attractions of Naval service,

Now captured vessels are dianosed of by prize courts and the money realized is credited to numerous funds.

But a share goes to the sailors, who faced the rules and the систу. To make things fair, a'l men who served at sea in the war years may participate and they will be notified to make thele efalma,

The division, it was explained by a White Paper published yesterday, will be according to shares. An Admiral will be given 10 shares, an ordinary kesman, «nZĖ, The RAF which helped the £1,350,000 slice of the Navy capture many ships will carve up a kitty-Associated Press.

Plan To

To Solve Berlin Currency Problem

LIE'S EFFORT TO END DISPUTE

Paris, Nov. 9-A plan to solve the currency problem of Berlin-and thus break the deadlock between Soviet Russia and the three Western powers on the Berlin dispute may be put forward by Mr Trygve Lie, the Secretary General of the United Nations, as a last-minute attempt, reliable sources here said today, eventu

Mr Lie was known to have had such a plan pre- pared by financial experts of the Secretariat some time ago but, on the advice of some delegations, the plan was shelved.

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Listens

To Chinese Plea For

More Assistance

Paris, Nov. 9.-Secretary of State George Mar- shall conferred privately for more than an hour on Tuesday with China's United Nations delegation chief. Dr T. F. Tsiang..

The future extent of American military and economic nid to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Communist menaced regime was reported to have been discussed in the light of a new Chinese call for quick and substantial help. A Chinese official here said the Government is in the process” at sking the United States for more help to the extent of $400.000,000 worth of economie assistance

and $600 000,000 worth of military as- sistance: and American sources sald that the whole question of ald to China has been re-opened during

the past few days,

It was being studied, they de clored. avainst a reneral background

Insurgents Hit From Air And Ground

of feeling that there is not much air and ground forces ham- Singapore, Nov. 10-British noint in pouring water into a leaking mered with mounting intensity

bucket.

THE QUESTION

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on Tuesday at an estimated | 3,000 to 4,000 hard-pressed Com- The question being asked, they munist insurgents reminining in explained. is whether valuable much the thick Malayan jungle.

needed military equipment should be cent to a country where Communist insurgent armies appear to be win-be under way in Selangor State.

ing.

A large scale operation atipeared to

The RAF announced that Spitüres It was Mr Marshall's Accond and Beaufighters smashed with meeting with with Mr Tslang since bombs and rockets for 30 minutes an Saturday, The two men then had insurgent infested area northeast of night appointment which remained Broga in Selangor. Later fighter- undisclosed until Tuesday,

bombers strafed the saine area with cannon and machine-gun fire.

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American delegation officials ported that Mr Marshall considers the situation in China today to be

grave.

The United States Secretary of State is cald to feel that events in the strife-tom country are nearing of

HARD REALITIES

Communist casualties · from, the RAF attack will be unknown until ground forces reach the area.

Police and army in a joint com- munique announced that 10 insur- gents were imown killed and two were wounded in Tuesday's 'ground- operations. The biggest haul was made in 1.

in Selangor where, a jungle patrol caught 20 Chinese

Cum That is why, the source said, munists unawares and, killed six. State Department exports are now British losses for the day were one in quest of a plan which will sounre policeman killed and one wounded the hard realities of the Com- munists' military gains with their and one civilian killed by terrorists. own desire to send effective help to Associated Press.

Govern- ment's fight.

GESTURE BY taneously with the lifting of the bolster the Kuomintang

SHANGHAI FÌRMS

The Lie Plan, it is suggested, could be put into operation simul-

Berlin "blockade", thus providing a solution for avoiding the time lok between the lifting of the blockade and the negotiations on the with drawal of the Western Deutsch- mark-the main stumbling block so for.

But before this-can-be-carried out, the plan will require the ap ∙proval of both the Eastern and

Western powers' approval.

Earlier today, Mr Lie denied that he was "negolfating" on Berlin bul said that he was making a study" of the currency altuation.

MAKING STUDY

In a formal statement to the press,

China is due to receive $400,000,-

000 worth of Amercian economic and military aid in the first year of the European Recovery Programme. She understood to have spent most of

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Shots Fired. At

Wafdist Chief

· Cairo, Nov. 0.—Shots were fired at Much of the Wafdist party leader, Mustafa el that equipment has fallen into the Nahas Fasha, and a hand grenade ossession of the advancing Com- was thrown at his residence as be munist armies, sources here said. returned from his party's club en The whole issue is expected by Monday night, Bolice sources re- omclals here to be thrashed out ported 'horoughly during the next Congres- sional examination of aid to China. -Associated Press.

Nahas Pasha was not hurt

Will Give Help In Rice Purchasing

2. Establishment of on armistice.

Shanghai, Nov. 10-British The armistice would involve: and American firms in Shanghai

Police sources said he was followed "Separation of armed forces engaged have promised co-operation in

by an unidentified car as he was in the conflict in Palestine by the the purchase of rice to relleve Mr Lie said he was "not participating

driving to his residence. When ho creation of broad demilitorised zrnes the cereal shortage by offering in any negotiations on Berlin," but

alighted, shots were fired from the SOMETHING FOR NOTHING following car slightly. Injuring three "Such ultimate withdrawal and their commodity stocks for added that as part of his duty to

of his bodyguards and one, policeman, reduction of these forces as will barter trade with producing keep himself informed on all matters

Stockholm, Nov. 9. Spanish Then a hand grenade was thown Mayor K. C. Wu, told for the United Nations: "I am models today struck areas,

a study

for a one- from the car but only caused slight making

currency dollar per hour minimum wage for damage to a neighbouring buliding. problem in Berlin." newsmen last night.

The foreign merchants' Assurance He said he had consulted Dr posing nude.-United Press.

--Associated Press. was made o Mr Roger D. Laphans, Herbert Evalt, the President of the hend of the Economic Co-operation General Assembly, in this connection

also to consult Administration China Mission, which and intends

under United Nations observance.

insure restoration of Palestine to pehesful conditions."

Press.

several hundred The resolution also would require Dr Bunche, the Jews and the Arabs Government fally people. Bui refused on the grounds that i to submit frequent progress reports

to unreasonable to invesi á

the General ssembly-United large sum of publlo funds In Auch venture; moreover it

NEW OFFENSIVE Intimated

that Government viewed with distarte

Amman, Nov. 9-A barrege of of becoming prospects

25-pounder shells from Jewish guns on the Iraqi front south of the Sea ford. Now 11 seems

of Galilee last night was bedeved completely changed Ita

to

Jewish to be the prelude Government Is to broome 0 shareholder In a private bulld

bulid- "offensive," the Arab Legion re Ing project. Does this reprezent ported today,

of Jews at- A strong company a new general line of poller, and

80, in what further tempted to cross the Jordan, aiming direction

likely 14 13

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at the storming of Allassia, an Arab the report appllear At lost one soundt

Legion frontier post, building scheme La

said. being

adding that firing subsided hamstrung for wank of capital.

when Iraqi artillery returned the Is there any good reason why Clovernment thould

not. now

offer it

that financial asalstance of helping to for the purpose lighten the burden of the housing shortage? If it is good enough for Government to invest publis funds in

priy to project that will enable a few more of ils vervants to possess there can ha no serious objection to Govern- ̧ ment helping to capitalise an equally respectable home build- Ing

that will bring benefits to A much larger portion of the community. In any event the speelal tz-

never adopt any such role, Will any Unofficial, member this aftarpoon

accommodation, query this Item" of special expenditure? Very un

should likely. But the pubile

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HOME MINDIA provide

scheme

penditure o of $1,829,000 .for

purchasing, housing shares re- than quires fuller statement that appearing in the supplemen tury list. The public should be tald precively

Uhls | invest-· ment is to achi

how many fista or houses it will purchase, and how many people will, In consequence, be provided with komes Kr. ihess detalla, are hot volunteered by Government at this afternoon's meeting wor Legislative Council, the pulle will expect them to be given through the FRO without delay

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Elghicen shells were sald fallen inside the Transjordan village of Shunch, killing one woman and injuring two civilians.

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of the

Dr

is now making an effort to purchase | Bramuglla, President of the Security 30,000 tons or rice from producing Council, when the latter retutus

from London. districts.

A United Nations spokesman said Dr Bramugila was expected in Paris today er tomorrow.

Mayor Wu said that all possible efforts are being rushed to procure rice for the city, whose supply has been cut off for more than 50 days

No meeting of the Security Coun- as a result of former restrictions on cll on Berlin has yet been Cn-

he transport of Shanghai's manu-nounced. The Western powers have factured goods to the interior, thus causing a virtual boycott of Shanghul

by rice farmers.

TRYING TO BORROW Mayor Wu disclosed that both Mr Lapham and himself are negotiat-

Ing to horrow 10,000 tons of rice a "nearby country," whose from nome will be temporarily withheld from publication pending a reply from that country. A concentrated Jewish, fro mortars and rockets was directed returned with

The rice thus borrowed will be ECA rellef rice against all Jerusalem's throughout last night, the Legion purchases in South-East Asia.

Altogether, six rice and food report said.

explosion rocked the shops were raided by mobs. In A heavy Jaffa Gate area, resulting in the various parts of Shanghal yester-

One woman was seriously in-. completo demolition of a large Arab day. commercial building. It was claim jured during an attack on a bean

sectors

already announced that they will keep the matter in the Council, where three weeks ago they secured the adoption of a resolution con- demning the Soviet "blockade."- Reuter

Thieves Clean

Out City

Watch Store

Three armed men ransacked

ed that Legionnaires folled a Jewish curd shop. Several arrests were a watch store in the city this attempt to Inoltrate into Arab made. Lenguo defences in the Mount Zion Area Reuts.

BASE CAPTURED

Tel-Aviv, Nov, D.-Israeli forces captured the Egyptian held base of Iraq Suweldan today, and took over hundreds of prisoners, according to unconarmed military reports here tonight.

morning,^. making, away with The railway service has been resumed, however, since last night the entire stock of over 500 with the settlement of the 'reilway watches,

workers' strike which was declared. The victims were- the-Léo Hung to, back up the demand for rico as Koe watch dealers, of 273 Queen's part of the workers' pay-Reuter. Road Central, opposite the Central

FOOD-IN HOTELS IN Shanghai, · Nov. · 10-----Threa") of Shanghai's leading hotels announced this morning. That they will hence

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Several Egypunns were killed. forth-supply meals only to

Theatre.

The three robbers, ench• armod with: a revolver, entored, the: shop the shortly after 8.30 am when fokls were Udying up the place for the day. They herded the fokls Into a corner, broke the showcases

and took all the watches dianinyad, $300 IN

forces suffered no casual-residents and their guests. The Israeli forces tles,

the reports added. The Egyptian Prime Minister, on head this measure was forced

them by the presen" dificulty lawing the boxes. Nokrashy Paalin, said in Cairo to in obtaining adequate supplies of

was cash were made good their escape "committed another act of aggression tra the Cathay Hoel, the Metropole thought this fexis raised an alarm against the Rgyptian front in Pales Hotel and the Cathay Mansions tina

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