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Extra Rations`|

For Christmas.

London, Dec. 21. Britons will get a slight addition to their tightly rationed diel for Christ-

mas.

**The Ministry of Food has. allocated an extra half pound of sugar, a quarter pound of tea and two ounces of candy for eách ration book holder, Nor mal weekly rations are a half pound of sugar, two ounces of tea and three ounces of candy.

A small amount of non- rationed meat loaf and sausage has been added to butchers' normal supplies. -Associated Press..

Abdullah Appoints New Mufti

'Amman, Dec. 21-In an ap parent effort to undermine the Gaza Palestine Government, King Abdullah of Transjordan today appointed a new Grand Mufti of Jerusalem to replace Haji Amin; cl Husseint.

In a message to his Prime Minis- tor, the King said he bad appointed. Sheikh Husām Eddin Jaralla as the new Mufti

the

King Abdullah declared that the present Mufti, who was appointed by Britain in 1929, had absented himself too, long, from Jerusalemn And-Interfered with matters incon- sistent with of religious career.

The present Mufti is on of main supports of the the Negev Gaza:Arab government set up in

Egyptian Abdullah's under

sponsorship and opposed to King

policy And Trans- of uniting Palestine Jordan under his own crown.

During the war years, Amin el Husseint supported the Nazis and visited several Axis countries,

The new Mufti is tail, white bearded former chief Justice of Transjordan and a former head of Palestine's Moslem court. He now

lives in Jericho, a refugee from the new city of Jerusalein where his home stood formerly. He now plans to set up his

his leadquarters in the Jerusalem urea,

The King appointed him directly without, the approval of the Moslem Council owing to the unsettled war conditions.-Associated Press.

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HONGKONG AIR DISASTER

Mr Quentin Roosevelt One

Of The Victims

CNAC'S VICE-PRESIDENT

Mr Quentin Roosevelt, Vice-President of CNAC was one of the passengers who lost his life in the air disaster a few miles outside of Hongkong yesterday afternoon.

Mr Roosevelt was a grandson of the late United States President Theodore Roosevelt, and son of the late Brig-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. He had been in China about a year, reports Associated Press. His wife and three daughters are in Shanghai,

According to a Reuter report from Shanghai, an official of CNAC said there were 28 passengers and a crew of seven aboard the Skymaster which crashed on Basalt Island, about 10 miles from Kai Tak.

Among distinguished persons reported to have been on the plane were Dr Peng Hsuch-pei, former Minister of Information, and Mr. Feng Yu-cheng, Director of the Cen- tral News Agency in Shanghai.

Police spent this morning removing bodies strewn around the scene of the crash.

The local office of CNAC today listed the following passengers aboard their Skymaster which crashed at Basalt. Island:

Wang Hu Chih-nuen; Wang Wen-lisi, Chiao Kuo-hwa, Chen Y, Han Ming-yl; Lo Liang-kam, Wat Sul; Wat Man; Fang Pel-lam: Quentin Roosevelt; Chiang Cho-feng; Hsu Chan-kwok; Wu Ching-an; Wu Chu Chin-chun; Wu Chu Yau-chun; Liao. Teh-chuen; Chen Tung Suk-fen; Yung Ye-fen; Feng Yau-chen; Peng Hao-heu; Wang Muk-chung: Chang Shou; Chen Shin-chino; Shen Shih-nien; Yang Mel- lam; Chen Tao Wei-shen; Lo Shino-fen; Lu Ti-ti.

Indonesians Not Likely To Hold Jogjakarta

Paris, Dec. 21-Indonesian Republican forces do not expect to be able to hold Jogjakarta, the Re publican capital of Java reported recaptured from the Dutch, Mr Soedjatmoko, the spokesman for the Indo- nesian delegation here, told a press conference today.

"We just have not got the equipment," he said. "After the first shock of surprise, our people were able to drive out the paratroopers and airborne troops before they could be reinforced by an armoured spearhead," Mr Socd- jatmoko added.

New Traffic Regulations

THE NEW

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regulations

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them-

that

from

trame

with cuch a signal- obali not are, for the most part, constitute an offence under this servible and practical,

regulation. This resurrects the The Introduction of silent

old complaint zones

concerning traffic will, meet with the full approval

control at the pedestrians' path of those who

across Chater And it necessary

from Alexander Building

Union to live in the centre of the city

Building. Here the pedestrian's where the tooling of motor car

right of way is continually being hors and the clanging..of tram

challenged by vehicular traffic bells have for too long constituted which comes from three diree-. a feature of the cacaphony of tions. Under the regulation 38 disturbing males, day and night,

now framed the pedestrian has, In those areas. Another welcome

for the most part, to surrender regulation is extension of the

his right of way Inasmuch. that mile speed limit to

the

signals pemit traffic to use his Island's principal urban districts,

And this pathway. 411 It can

particular anticipated If

crossing is made more difficult for this in

I strictly enforced there

some of the pedestrians in that: will be lower street accidents in

iramo lights pro not easily future. This Is

seen from either one provision

end of which helps to protect

the tho

lano.

rezult

that pedestrian; another is the pro-

pedestrians continually find position to erect and paint

selves trapped by signe, signals and direction posts

suddenly swing round Where *** they MIO. considered

Pedder Street, north and south. necessary in the interests of

The only real safeguard at such Publio safely. But there is one an intersection to the employ section of the new regulations ment of pedestrian lights opera- which calle for clucidation.

ting in conjunction - with Regulation

174A (2) provides

traffic control gulamalı. These - that where a Jane fas been would not only

guarantee marked

the carriageway Son

pedestrian's right of way at whether by two painted white lines or by metal studs, adjacent

regular intervals, but would also ines or b

protect our drivers who suddenly fad themselves on top-of crossing

crowd of people struggling to "erous

The road, and who either have to stop (although the signals are in

their favour) or insist прод driving through. This special control problem at the Chster Road crossing has been Partly

solved by the presence of polles constables directing both vehicular

and pedestein trallo, but it is an unnecessary. waste of manpower, for the same func Hons could fact

effectively be carried out by the adoption of pedestrian control", 'lights. The Chater Road crossing remains the only real weakness of the systém which controls traffle in the olty, and the problem is not helped in WAY VA BYNETi-sõètion.- 3 of regulation. 171A

to a "Slop Here" algn, the lane

be a pedestrian

기

and shall be so delignated by

signpost and

ind sub-section 3. proceeds to lay down that any Dedestrian actually using pedestrian erosing shall have “the right of ways against any vehicle or tramour; and a driver falling to observe, the provisions For this regulation” “shall be guilly" of an "offence.), Thiello dear enough and is a standard. protection:: for

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Dead For 48 GOVERNMENT TROOPS

Hours

Pescara, Dec. 21-An Italian, 48-year-old · Vinceñao Filoteo, certified dead 48 hours before and about to be buried, sat up at his funeral today and then collapsed at the sight, of the codio and candles/

Some mourners did in panic. Filetes was found apparently dead in a lonely mountain farmhonso near Pescara.

*

Afler massigo and medical attention, he joined the doctor and montours at what was to have been his funeral breskinai,

·Flioleo said that ho dreamt he was going through a beauti. ful garden to the gate of Para- dise, but an unknown person turned him away,Reuter.

China Aid Programme Suspended

Mr Paul Hoffman's

Bombshell

Washington, Dec. 21.-His survey of the situation in China had resulted in the suspension of the $70 million reconstruction programme, Mr. Paul G. Hoff- man, the Marshall Plan Ad ministrator, said today.

CONTINUE RETREAT

Former Hsuchow Garrison Now Unable To Escape

REDS ATTACK

AT PEIPING

Pengpu, Dec. 22.-Continued Government retreat from the Hwai River line indicated on Tuesday that all hope was lost for the Southward escape of the former Hsuchow garrison. Resistance by the trapped garrison is serving mainly to divert the Communist strength while Government units fall back toward Nan- king.

(A Communist broadcast, heard in San Francisco, hinted it will not be long before strong Red forces reach the Yangtze at a point 30 miles East of Nanking where the Grand Canal flows into the river.

(The broadcast claimed capture of Kaoyu, 65 miles Northeast of Nan- king, last Thursday and indicated the next objective would be the Grand Canal town of Yangchow.)

trains

are

Red troops north of the Hwai are reported to have reopened vital sections of the Tientsin-Puków railroad. (An informed Nanking source said Red moving south of Hsuchow as far as 65 miles),

Any Communist establishment of a Slurmishing In the Pelping area the supply problem for the offensive reports from Pelping indicated that rall head south Hsuchow would case continued night and day but all towards tie Yangtzo. A foreign Lin Piso is gradually applying the missionary arriving in Pengpu on squeeze on Tieniem, Tuesday said Communist tra'ns operate by night to escape bombings by the Government airforce.

ATTACK CHECKED

Was

He said his decision was munda (The Communist radio said the after conferring in Shanghal with 35th Army, one of the main forces of Mr Roger Lapham, the ald ad- the North China Government com ministrator in China. The recon-

mander. General Fu Tso-yi. struction

would

60 miles programme

Ba encircled in mountains "held in suspense, until the situa- Northwest of Felping and is being tion in. China is clarited."

bombarded with demands to aurren After conferring with President der-Associated Press,

today Mr Hoffman told newspapermen that a construction work and most of the enginyering surveys in China would.

ld be stopped under this decision.

Engineering surveys would con- tinue on projects where they were nearly completed. Among these were a power plant in Formosa, some railway rehabilitation ja Southern China, and work on the plers at Tsingtao, where the United, States Navy has a base.

RELIEF TO CONTINUE

The feds were admittedly holding Yushinpu and Tingshikul to the -north, Hanlluyen and Yuniluching to the west; Tuchohton to the cast and Tulful to the south. All are in the suburban areas of Tientsin.

TRIBUNAL TESTIMONY

SUMMED UP

London, Dec. 21-The Lon Major fighting flared up for a time don Tribunal probing alleged yesterday, afternoon but bogged at corruption in Government eventide.

circles onded tonight after East of Tientsin, Lin Plac's crack hearing over one million words

Ninth Manchurian column was put

ing up increasing pressure: Geneak of evidence, during 'r which Felping, Dec, 22 The Nationalists in a communique that meat fighting figures faced searching ques Fu Tso-yl's headquarters here sald Ministers and other public checked a Communist attack during occurred north of the city and tions about their public and the night in the direction of claimed that 4,000 Reds were cop- Kwanganmen, or the Gate of Exten- tured.

private liven penings in the Western Wallo. of Tientsin military officials sald the ley Shawcross, concluded with a sive Pence, southern-most of four An appeal received here from

The Attorney-General, Sir Hart- Peiping.

situation was serious, the Tientsin seven-hour y d over twe detences weakened and urgently days, summarising the proceedings, asked for Air Force action Tientsin.-United Press.

which took 20 days to hear.

The clash occurred less thart-two miles from the gate and the cound of firing rumbled through the city, giving many residents a disturbed Mr Hoffman said about $1,000,000 † and anxious night. was involved in the reconstruction engineering surveys.and he expected Earlier in the day clashes occurred several hundred thousand dollars in the Western suburbs near the old would ultimately be saved through race course and the nearby

-

Promachang

their

area. where many

Director

sion in a

over

Then the Judge announced that the Tribunal "would consider the evidence and report to the Home Secretary, Mr Chuter Edc. The re- "port"is" cxpected some timo, next month.

The

Attorney-General ended his closing speech by saying that s were black sheep in public shoul, not be whitewashed. life, he was convinced that they was the best service that could be rendered to politics generally, to the Government; and to the Labour Party,

CHOICE OF FRIENDS

This

„Australia-Lifts Motor Controls his decision to stop the programme reign owned homes are situated. for the

present. The distribution of relief would In Pelping, General Fu Teo-yl's B. Chificy, the Australian'

Canberra, Dec. 21.-Mr. Joseph continue in the Ave Chinese cities in headquarters repeated the threat of Minister, announced today that the Prime "Fighting will, in any event,

which the Economic Co-operation execution of any officials trying to Government had lifted all controls Administration was now operating, desert of a very protracted nature. - It will

posts and issued not only be restricted to Republican even if those eitles fell to the Com-warrants of those who had already molor vehicles in Australis

over the sale and distribution of territory but will go on in Dutch-munista, provided any de facto Com-fed

munist Government

This follows a held territory, too," he added.

High Court deel- guaranteed to meet the conditions prevailing un- Education in Peiping who is believed of motor vehicles coukl no longer He told the conference that the der the present Government.

Wang Chi Kao,

a recent сало

which indicated of that the Court considered the control delegation would ask the Security Those conditions were the safety to have gone to Shanghal, is among he regarded as constitutional Council to approve these three of ECA personnel and full publicity those wanted men.

'Mr John Belcher, former Parlia points.

that the aid originated in the United

At the present rate of delivery mentary Secretary to the Board of 1-A ceasa firo order in In-States.

it will take more than two donesia.

years Trade, who resigned after giving He made no comment 2. An order for the withdrawat Dutch military action in Indonesia

for evidence to the Tribunal, had been demands to most unsatisfied

cora, execution in Pelping American of troops to the positions held underor on the Indonesian request that

The number of unfortunate in his choice of friends, since Friday for violations of martini these cars imported to Australia will Sir Hartley sald. That was different, the past year's Dutch-Indonesian Marshall aid to Helland be withheld law look place yesterday morning at still be governed by the Federal and very far from corruption,

until the United Nations sponsored the Bridge of Heaven. 3.The release of the Indonesian truce was re-established.

import control system.-Reuter,

(Continued on Page 0) Republican leaders held by the Dutch.

Mr Soedjatmoko said the Indo- nesian Republic would not ask for sanctions ngainst the Dutch unless there

points were ordered by the Security Council and afterwards disobeyed,

iruce,

the

on

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SOTH EXECUTION.

The 50th

The

FLUID SITUATION

The victim was Chang Hsien-ke, Mr Hoffman did not know

alleged Red ngent who was charged much ald funds would be requested fodder belonging to the cavalry,

how with having set fire to 20 tons of for China in tho

#The future. situation is so fluid and so full of uncertainties,

official English language probability that if we do anything at

is Peiping Chronicle gave front page, all, we prominence today to the appeal by shall request a deficiency appropria-

The Wang Kue Tao Tenhwel (Inter- tion to carry us through to June 30, national Moral

addressed 1040, with no further requests until the situation in China becomes much

to all thinking.

In the world for help in

the destruc- clearer," he said."

MAY ASK FOR HELP He told questioners that it was "possible that Indonesian military teadors had appeated to the Arab League for help. He said four na he found a group of officials who our struggle for reason so

Mr Hoffman sald that in Korea "We want you to support us in tions represented on the Security are

that Council had recognised the Provi-n bastion of democracy."

quite determined to make Korea Peiping may be spared the fate of so many historical places in Europe sional Government the Indo- "I found a people who are tast-where war destroyed what centuries nes on Republic-the United States, Ing liberty for the Arst time in of thought, love and Inbour had Britain, Russia and Syria.

He was not sure

the

Francs bin and

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up

years, and. who. are determined to

bullt whether

the hold on to 16"

Meanwhile, Chinese Air Force Ukraine had done so. The six re- The southern Koreans were "in-planes yesterday mado successful

members

who had not re-initely better off" than those under test Aights from the new polo Republle were China. Communist control in the north grouild airfield off the legation

Argentina, Colom They had expected to become land quarter. Canada LAN

owners when the big estates were

The Beld was built in great haste. semi-official sourco mid in broken up but now found themselves to give Peiping an Batavia today that all members of working

ale link with for tho "Government, theGood

the outside world Committee Router. Ofices stationed at Kaliurang, a Java town occupied by Dutch forces, and safe In : Jogjakarla.

י'

Aides-de-Camp

To King

London

The Orst landing there occurred on: Saturday, but improvements had to be made before outbound flights could he carried out, without rave rick

the

Meanwhile, work, went on round on the airfield beidz built clock

An Australian and a Belgian member of the Commliten wero at Kaliurang when the fighting began. Indonesian Republican sources in Faris claimed today the recapture approved the appointments of the Altar of Heaven. Aviation circles London, Dec. 21-The King has in the grounds of the Temple and of Jogjakarta by, Indonsalan forces. The

spokesman quoted the Re- following officers: to be his Aldes foresaw the possibility of com

de-Camp. the publican Radio for the report, and

Gazette, mercial airlines running planes to sold that rebellion had broken out announced tonight; Brigadier Rom Paiping when it is completed.As. Rgainst the Dutch in both East and Pray

Major-General)

sociated Press. Thomor John Willoughby West Java, Mar

we winterton, en, CBE

with excct, from October: 27 * TIENTSIN SITUATION A RESISTANCE CENTRES The main resistance centres of the Miller, DSO, MC, proinoted substat Pino appeared today to be shifting

last, vico Major-General Evan, A.B.

Peiping, Dec, 22-Red General Lin Indonesian Republicans were live Major-General Colonel Dultenzorg, 30. miles, from Batavia,

(tom- the greater part of his North Chins in the West and Boudoween, and borary Brigedios) Edward V. Crosse, irength against rienlain where las the port ares of Probolungo in the her 3 last, Vice Colonel the Honing parlous with Red columus dew

MC with effect from Novem- situation was admitted to be grow- ...(Coninned.

Major-General Tendall W, Harris ing a ring argund the olty, on vall CB, CBE, D80, MC, faites

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