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Admission Of Israel To UN Deadlock

Paris, Dec. 17.The Se- curity Council tonight reached a deadlock, on whether to ad- NA- mit Israel to the United tions. Support for larpol's application foll two short

-of the necessary soven votes. Russia and the "United States had aup. portad・ the application but Britain had sought an inde finite postponement of A do cision.

Soviet Russia indicated she would Use the velo if necessary against the British proposal and also against, a compromise French proposal ahelve a decision for a month.

the Soviet

to

United States, The Union, the Ukraine: Argentina and

•Colombia voted for Israel's im- mediate admission. Syrka alone voted against, the remaining five -members of Re. Council abstaining.

for inde

ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL

The British proposal Anito shelving claimed only four votes--Britain, Belgium, China and Syria,

The French proposal for ano 'month's delay was supported_by Britain, France, Canada, Chinu, Bel- gium and Syria,

In these two votes, the remaining members of the Council abstained. Belglum was the only other country -to support, a Syrian proposal that the International Court of Justice be naked to pronounce on the legality of the Israeli State:

After the meeting, the Israeli re- presentative, Mr Aubrey Eban, sudd the application for membership. would be filed anew ・ “at the first possible opportunity."

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are pre- paring to build an airfleld to replace those already lost to the Communists in the suburbs of the old elty,

TOKYO WAR CRIMES COURT APPEAL

MacArthur Would

Any Supreme Court Order

Ignore

Washington, Dec. 17.-Counsel for the United States Government today told the United States Supreme Court that General MacArthur would "ignore any order the Court might issue in the war

crimes case.

General MacArthur takes orders from the Far Eastern Commission, the Solicitor General (Philip Perlman) said at the close of the two-day hearing here on the Court's authority to intervene in the conviction of the Japanese war leaders.

The Associate Justice, Frank Murphy naked:

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1948...

COMMUNISTS AT PEIPING'S CITY WALL

Loss Of Haitien Admitted

Nanking, Dec. 17.—A semi-official source said today that the Communists have entered Peiping's new business district and stormed to the very wall of the historic city.

It said that Communist gunfire also put the city's only remaining airfield in the Southern suburbs out of service, cutting off completely for the first time the city's air communication with the outside world.

Fierce street fighting was raging in the new district which lies outside the city's South-Western Fuchong gate.

Meanwhile, reliable sources down in the Pengpu front North of Nanking said that new Communist troop movements are forcing the Government to re-deploy its forces,

Government

They Bald that all force North of the Huai River were withdrawn Southwards to most the impending Communist threat to Pengpu. They said that the removal of General Liu Shih's headquarters at Pengpu to Chuhaien is expected to be completed In two days. United Press.

.GOVT TROOPS WITHDRAW

by

"What we are faced with hare is Governor of Hopel, Mr Chu

Before the vote, the Soviet ro- presentative, M. Jacob Mallik, told- the Council that there was no reason

"Do You guy an effort by enemies of this coun for postponing a decision. He asked General MacArthur could disretard try to use the

this processes of Britain to give up her "usual policy an order of our country?"

court to get rights that never be of favouritsm for cerinin requests Mr Perlman: "In case of conflict, longed to them and could never be

granted."

for admission" and attacked the it would be General MacArthur's "polley of favouritsm and discrimi-duty to obey the Far Eastern Com- setion of certain Governments.”

SOVIETS "PROVOKED"

This is not the first time" "that

the Ualled Kingdom delegation has sought to provoke the Soviet delo- gation into giving a negative voto,"

he declared.

The Couneli refused to discuss an Egyptian appeal for urgent action against an alleged major Jewish breach of the truce in the Negev district of Southern Palestine,

mission. As Supremo Commander, he takes orders only from the For Eastern Commission."

Mr Perlman referred to the state ment of the Far Eastern Commission at its meeting on Wednesday which said: "The International Military Tribunal for the Far East is an international court appointed and acting under international authority"

"RATHER STARTLING" The FEC said It regarded the ac-

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Industrialising Asia

THE recent Bydney "conference

of the Economie Commission for Asia and the Far East seerned to accomplish little more than underlining onesingafr “the dimeuilles facing this part of the world. The problems confronting ECAFE are not new; and their solution seems no nearer. In Govern- fact, with a change of

China apparently

ment

in

MAY

difficultles Inevitable, the well increase. Ca-operation be- tween all the countries of Asia and the Far East · regarded‹ aUIN an essential basis for the success of the Commission--and, it is by.

Com no means certain that munist China would be interested In the welfare of her neighbours, The Reds are probably confident that they can put their house in order -more effectively Dy themselves than with outside aid. so that a big partner In ECAFE schemen

may bo removed. Industrialization is stated to be the first requirement of Aslan development. The most successfut Aslan

country in the field of Industrialisation has so far been Japan, whose efforts to weld the whole

Greater of Asia into a Prosperity Spltere almost suc- ceeded.

It now appears that where she falled by force Japan may succeed through peace, and become the leader of the

Astan peoples. So soon after the the western countries cannot be

war

expected to view that prospect with... rent? elation. But · India maintained at the conference that

rebuilding of.

the

Industry, would be the Japanese

- quiskesi. way of financing plans for the rest of Asis. There is no doubl that capital is badly needed. Not all delegates went as far as, the Indian representative who warned the United Slates that Asis was becoming Impatient, and that some form of Marshal Plan for the East must be insiltuted with- out delay. But other countries have not been above the economía blackmail of "Give us aid or wa go Communist. There are signs that America, not 'unnaturdily, is becoming reluctant to pour at last dollars into empty purses all over the world. Her delegate to the conference was emphatio that no American fands

would

b available for ECAFES

Indus- trialisation programme.

Billions

of dollars are said to be necessary, but there is no indication of how lifey are to be obtained. It seems that a better source of funds thad the World Bank would be forelan capital held by private invertors. If countries in Asia and the Far East want that capital

they

will have to create. conditions favourable to, its Investment. In fagi that seems to be'the', "ohly .concreto result of the conference! whatever development Ania makes -must come from within. Belf help is the best, and in this case, the only help.

England 144 For 2 In First

Test Against S.

Africa

Durban, Dec. 17-England were only 17 runs behind South Africa's first innings total of 161 when played stopped play for the day with their total at

144 for two in the first Test here.

England lost Cyril Washbrook (85) at 84 and Simpson (5) at 104, but Len Hutton and Denis Compton were together when play ceased. They had then put on 40 for the unfinished third wicket, and Hutton, 81 not out, looked set for his fourth century of the tour and his second in successive innings.

RUSSIAN

For the first hour today Hutton and Washbrook batted very con-. fidently, but the introduction of the.

· South African apin bowlers, Norman Mann and Athol Rowan, changed

the character of the cricket. EMIGRES FOR

OKINAWAY

un-

Both bowled on top of their form, helped a great deal by the pitch.

STREAKY STROKES

The scoreboart at the end of the second. thy's play read:

SOUTH AFRICA: .:

1st innings ENGLAND:

L. Hution not out

for

0, Washbrook e Wade b

Mann

81

35

R. Simpson o Begbie b

Mann

Extrus

Tientsin, Dec. 16 The loss of Haitien, Felping's western suburb, was admitted today by pro-Govern- ment reports,

which, sail, the Nag- In the outhern suburb, ware de major altport is located, A storm broke over the ground before tea and it was decided that further

the and Fengtal, a strategie, railway play today would be impossible. station just outside the Pelping City

been Wall, had

evacuated forces. The Hsi-chun, who is one of General Fu Tso-yi'a right-hand man in Pel- ping, said the withdrawal from such important points, besides Tungchow and Changhaintien, was designed to consolidate Nationalist strength in "Aghting below the wall" tactics.

man- He said the appeals were made With guns mounted on

the history of for the "conspirators who planned made "Coal-Hill," the destruction of this government which is particularly connected with tragic death of the last Ming and were responsible for dropping the

Pearl Harbour."

Chung

hanged Chen, who Emperor, bombs on

horde himself "Now, at this late date, they have

on the hill while

storming the audacity and temerity to appear of victorious rebels were

city gates, in the heart of the before this court."

top the city Shanghai, Dec. 18-An Perlman's views were pre- Forbidden City and stop

number of local sented to counter earlier arguments that the Military Tribunal wall bordering the former Legution disclosed was strictly an American creation quarter, insido Felping city prepara- emigre Russians were preparing tions commenced for street fighting The Egyptian Government had ten of SCAP in proclaiming the In two days of arguments, ave de- und for the construction of another to move out to a transit re- telegraphed claiming that. strong establishment of the International fence attorneys have challenged the airport in the vicinity of the Temple settlement camp in Okinawa,

attacked an Jewish forces had

Military Tribunal as in accordance legality

International

of Heaven, between the immer and according to local reports to Egyptian detachment, trapped at with FEC polices.

Government's re-

day. the outer city walls, Falula. Only Syria and Belgium Mr William Douglas (Associato

American Consul in Peiping, The local office of the Internation- voted to put the Egyptian complaint Justice): "Do you mean, an Ameri buttal was that the Tribunal was

mund Clubs, called a meet-.] al Refugee . Organization refuses to on the agenda. The remaining nine can General who acts for another. The nine Justices of the Court Mr

up their ing yesterday of the various foreign confirm these reports but a num- one retired today to make government as well as this

of ber Russian emigres sald they members abstained.

announcement is ex-consuls in the ancient capital for a

discussion of

tentative arrange received a "call" to be prepared to pected before next Monday at the

of shift out to Okinawa, regarding the protection ments carliest. Incident until the Security Council

Mr Justice Douglas termed the state Defence counsel said the Court their respective nationals in the

event of an emergency. had received a report from

may have to assert powers never ment "rather starting." Ho acting Mediator, Dr Ralphe Bunche. "If we do not exerciso control over before exercised in order to look

Dr Roberto Urbaneta Arbelacz, w branch

milltary into and

the caso formally. David the Colombian chairman of the executive Council's Palestine Subcommittee, agencies they would be wholly un-Smith said the Tokyo Tribunal was said Mr Moshe Shertok, the Israeli hampered and unrestrained This not a true International Court.

would not ald the programme of Law Foreign Minister, had told him to-

and order in the world Our agents MACARTHUR'S TRIBUNAL day that he had no nowa of a

could do abroad what wo at home Jewish attack at Faluja.

"I could describe it as General could not do in law and order."

sald. Perlman

Court MacArthur's Tribunal," he tho

one man, come> Japanese war crimimis had no "It stems from

тап, He cannot rights in any courts in the United back to States. He urged the Court to dis divorce himself from our laws by International calling himself an mize the appeals.

agent. General MacArthur' created the International Military. Tribunal

gave the Tilbupal no dhal ait Exploding shells came dangerously forced their way on board and order thority to carry out ils sentence. It close to the plane and the passengers ed vessels to leave for pinces of was a fact-finding agency for Mac- The Communists continued dropping safety-Reuter. Arthur. The judgments were trans-mortars on the southern airfield and

The United States and the Soviet

the of

Tribunal. The legally constituted

Union spoke against discussing the Co, be beyond the reach of this minds. No

Mr Shertok added, according to Dr Arbelaez, that as far as he knew megotiations were still going on at Faluja between Jows and Arabs.- Tieuter,

"It does in this case."

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Meanwhile, the stateless com- munity here has been increased by with the arrival of It is reliably believed that

q further 200

possibly the Inst from Tientsin and decisions were taken and a fur- another and ther meeting is scheduled today. evacuation ship

Pelping last night. AIRFIELD UNDER FIRE

The arrivals, although- extremely American neroplane with Military and Naval Attaches from happy to be out of North China, ex- Jeast 100 pressed anxiety over at Nanking and several correspondents While Russians left in *Tientsin arrived at the south airfield yester awaiting transportation south.

They described Tientsin as being day afternoon, but no sooner had

landed than the airfield untroubled except for occasional of bakeries by Nationalist but mid it was "dead." The plane dashed away and the soldiers

wore

It was unske for passangers

left in Pelping They reported hoping that the plane would return Chinese vessale to tie up alongside on Saturday.

the Tienlain waterfront as soldiers

theder mortar fire..

came:

was being rushed on an emer

mitted direct to him for his lines wenes, airfield bordering the Legation

final action depended upon Mac-¡

Arthur."

He branded conduct of the trial unfair and said: "The Petitioners

objectiona

Rapid progress was made by the constructors," who,

couple of days.

500 DROWNED IN

FLOOD DISASTER

were exposed to relaxation of rules plete their work in apt to com-

Bao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. :17-Over of evidence and procedure such as when planes may come in, but ob- never have been counteracted la servers doubt if larger craft will: 500 people were today reported drowned and several hundred miss- any civilised modern court in mo- succeed in coming down Reuter. dern history. The

The Tribunal admiltod

ARTILLERY DUEL inglo Brazil's worst Good over and In evidence, over

Tientsin, Dec. 17-Since down Hi! The food was reported to

to have exceptions, hundreds of documents. today, the Nationalist forces inside been caused by a giant waterspout consisting of affidavits, unsigned

and the

walls of Peiping have been followed by torrenilal, rains which unsworn staterhents, diary en firing field guns at the besiegina inundated two small towns, Leopol

and Reds and the thundorous reverbera dina and Perspelinge, in the Suite tries, newspaper reports. hearesy statements of second and tions shook the ancient capital. Minas: Gomes, cast :: central

Under cover of this heavy barrage Brazil Reuter. third degree." 57%

the Nationalists made their way troos behind the walls to join in the John Brannon, for the defence, Hostilities in the western suburbs said the crimes against peace which only three miles outside the norik- were charged against the Japanese weit gate leading to the Summer leaders had never exleted as such. Palace and Yenching University Strachey, the Minister of Food, mald "We say when the executive of The area where the university, is in Birmingham tonight that he hoped the United States directed General located, has been occübled by the to obtain twice ne much bacon from MadArthur to write into the Char- Reds and the liberal elements of the Denmark, Poland and Hungary next ter setting up the Tribunes the words university alumnis ho,have oined: yene an in wwe are

In crimes against peace he did that the Communists are miscache:inment. which the United States Congress of their Alma azalery rounda, it not should have done."--Uafted Preser A wiüin the premises dage

NEVER EXISTED ̧·

HOPES FOR MORE BACON

Birmingham, Dec.17

John

Werything ther

Mann got both Washbrook, caught D. Compton not out behind the wicket, and・ Simpson,

15 övers conceded only 18 runs. caught at forward short leg, and his Ho anti- Rowan had Dents Comp-

Bowling to date: ton making streaky strokes and even to face the Hutton, who continued

McCarthy attack conadently, found dificulty in making scoring strokes

Dawson The torrential rain which brought | Tackett about the early close. of play, had Rowan

of the ground Mann flooded many parts within an hour.

GIFTS

THAT DHARM

144 for two

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