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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1948.

Six-year-old Auriol Murray Hill, daughter of film actress Phyllis Calvert (second from left) and Peter Murray Hill (left), stands before Queen Elizabeth (wearing coronet) and Princess Margaret (right), abashed because she forgot to curtsey at Command Film Performance in London, when she presented Princess Margaret with a bouquet.-AP Picture.

No Dutch Reply To UN Order

To Free Prisoners

Batavin. Dec. 26.--The Dutch authorities were reported today to have moved the captured leaders of the Indonesian Republic from Jogjakarta to a secret point in the East Indies.

and

Informants said President Soekarno Premier Mohammed Hatta were among those moved. A Dutch Army spokesman could neither confirm nor deny the report. The Republican officials were captured when Jogjakarta, capital of the Re- public, fell soon after the Dutch launched their at- tack eight days ago.

Nations Security The

United Counell, in a cease fire order issued In Paris on Friday, told the Dutch

Dutch have not re- leaders. The plled to the order and their troops huve continued their sweeps through. Republien territory.

to retense the raptured R:publican

The Council called on both sides to hall the Gghthet.. Republicans Buy it will be insible for the Republic to full cease Bre oulign

Intle and tions until Sa.kuno, other leaders are restored to office.

The UN Good Offices Committee told the Security Council fuduy that it will try to observe and re- port observance of the cease Are order. The Committee explained, however that it would apparently be impossible for its observers to distinguish reliably between Inter- nal cecurity measures taken Netherlands torres and hostilities -between→→Dutch--and--Republiem

units,

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suffered 10 killed and 43 wounded since the "police action" began.

"These Agures show that the Netherlands troops are not encoun-

serious lerin ong

said. It added that communique

WAD based on this information

received by the Dutch despatches delegation to the UN Security Coun-

cit.

resistance,"

a

the

In Moscow, the Soviet press car rest detalled accounts of the In-

situation. Pravda, donesian Communist party newspaper, eri- Council for the Security leised not condemning "Dutch aggression" bkimed this on the United and States.-Associated Press.

U.S. Labours Support For

New Congress

Egyptians Deny Israeli

Allegations

charges

Cairo, Dec. 28.-An Egyptian" communique tonight described Israeli

that Egypt had shown

to co- no genuine desire

Jews with the

the operate Security Council to bring peace to

unfound- Palestine as "completely

ed."

"I

The Jews, as well as the Egyp- tlans, sale a Foreign Ministry con munique, accepted the Security Council's November 4 decision for provisional truce lines but "this de cision was not carried out by the

Jews."

Jewish Planes Drop 90 Bombs

Tel-Aviv. Dec. - 23.-United Nations observers today said Jewish planes dropped 810 bombs in the area of thres towns in the barder region ́ ́ between Ervpt and Palestine. They re- ported that the bombings oc- curred in the vicinity of Raffa,

· El Arish and Khan Yunis on the Mediterranean coast.

the

Explosions were also heard In vicinity of Gaza, 20 mittes northeast of the Egyptian border, reports of

1.ut there were eprualties or damage.

ou

sald

United Nations observers fighting and flared up on the pen- tral front, but so far was confine< ic small arm. Are and ground activity.

An Egyptian Cabinet Minister sabt heavy fighting/raged between the Jews and Arabs all along the Negev front last night, but quieted down touny,

He said the Egyptian forces "were superior throughout the Ogbtlag"

United Press.

POCKET CARTOON

مائی کرتا ہے

and I've agreed not to ise my own during peak hours-it's to relieve con-

gestion or something

MAHASABHA CONSIDERS

NEW POLICY

the

futura

New Delhi, Dec. 20.-Committee members of the All India indu Mahasabha yesterday began a thres- day session to decide polley of the Organisation, Party's 250 members, representing One hundred and thirty-five of the various provinces in the princely states, participated

A spokesman said: Opinion is

divided 011

whether

on Hindu cul-

AIR-RAID WARNING

Tel-Aviv, Dec.

26-Blacked out sharply Tel-Aviv had an air-raid warning Mahasabha will continue to take tonight for the second night in part in Hindu communal politics ar zuecession. The alert lasted three-concentrate purely quarters of an hour but no bombs tural and social work."

Dr P. Mookherjee pleaded for were heard.

re-orientation of the political The Faluja area, where an Egyp-

the ian brigade is trapped, was quiet, outlook in the Party. There was a certain amount of aerial Dr Mookherjee, Industry Supply activity by both sides last night and Minister of Pandit Nehru's Govern- of today, the

und the spokesman

a former President

November The present fighting would appear Mahasabha, resigned in to be south of Gaza, where milliary because of the Party's decision observers here considered might be continue Hindu communal policies.

In a 90-minute address today he off if the Israeli forces should be cut

to function advised Mahasabho their latest push successfut in against the Egyptians, whom they solely as a social and cultural or- "If you desire necused of sabotaging the economie ganisation, adding:

to work in the political sphere, life of Jewish settlements in the

throw open the doors to non-Hindus southern Negev.-Reuter.

also,"

sid.

Tightening Up Against Spies

in-

Washington, Dec. 20.-louse vestigators today said they would propose tegislation this prevent Communist spics Goverment stealing #qeret

week to

from doci

The Ministry recalled that Gen-ments.

The acting chairman of the House eral William E Riley, the United Nations Chlef of Staff in Palestine, Committee on Un-American Activi- issued a communique in Cairotics, Representative Karl Mundt, the during his visit suying that if the said there was reason to believe"

the November 4 Communists were still on Jews carried out decision Egypt would enter into Federal payroll as members of a negotiations with the United Nations Mosece-directed espionage ring.

afler- not later than Three days

He said the Committee report and wards.

recommendatlans would be based on said "all aspects of Its months-Innt The Jewish reply to this. the communique, came in the form Investigation of prewar and wartime of "dagraut air, land and sen attacks espionage, Including the controver- on Israel positions, as well as an slat

Hiss-Chambers "pumpkin

ale attack against peaceful civilian-papers" spy case. refugees."

A War Ministry spokesman tought said fighting between Egyptian and Jewish forces-in-the-Neger cone tinued-Heuter.

NEGEV FIGHTING Tel-Aviv-Doc, 28 The second battle of the Negev today appeared to be flaring to a new intensity, with Where the okl truce lines no

26-CIO and Both Jews and Egyptians hitting vinually longer exist Pit becomgs

Washington. Dec.

line air attacks, impossible to ascertain the position FL sources today revealed that an away with front of the Republican forces, particu-ganised labour lobby was prepar- and ground fightht spreading north arly a view of the capture of the big a "happy welcome” for the new and south. Netherlands forces of the Republienin i ffmeprina,

...... combin the Conjee

said. It added:

I

"We will prropose steps to pre- vent this type of thing occurring- again." he said. "They will include What we consider adequate security measures and stern punishment for officials who violate them."

Mr Mund-added that the Com

Russian mittee

convinced was espionage did not stop when Whit- taker Chambers dropped out of the Communist Party.

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"There is no question there are The Jewish version of the battle Communists in the United States and Industrial! vas regarded here Intentionally no question some Communists Orantations is preparing a "hand-conservative. It minimised accounts still employed by the Government"

Lot a widespread attack which night-United Press.

As a result if nay become neces-erk for Congressmen" so that "nebe a second Jewish Negev offensive. sary to observe any events of a Congressman will

nature

m' Itary islands Madocra"

of Java,

throughout

Sumatro

have life excure; didn't know the that he

what the he votes on and unlond wanted" when

legislation.

American Fedtistion of Labour The Committee said that if nego- tiations were conducted each side sources said the AFL might tender to freshmen legislators must be free from coercion by the dinner

One official enrly in the session. armed forces of the other.

Further, the Cominitiee polated said: "If manufacturers groups enn oat, the Republicans, "will be re-give a, dinner to new Congressmen, luctant jo accept as bona fide" any

negotiations started with the arca groups can certainly afford

under their control. reduced as 8 He referred to the dinners given result of the Dutch drive. The by businessmen's organisations in Security Council order did not re-1917 to new members of the 80th quire the Dutch to fall back to the Congress.

almost a year.

A military spokesman, however, admitted that Dghting was today intensified in some sectors,

He declined to say whether this fighting was a Jewish offensive.- Associated Press.

To

Flying Here Rejoin Husband

(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Lontion, Dec. 20-Mrs Itenderson

Southampton left

Isobel

on

join her truce line, which lind existed for Spokesmen for all Inbour groups Friday for Hongkong to

said they were planning closer enn-husband lu Hongkong whom she has The Committee said Republienntact with this Congress than any not seen, for three years..

She had her Christmas dinner sources had notified it that Re-before us it will have a large pro- publican forces plan to avoid direct labour bloc than any Congress since served to her while the plane was resistance so as to maintain their the Unions grew to their 10,000,000-dying over the Arabian desert. strength for guerilla activities.

Netherlands units apparently did not encounter organised resistance" except for that put up by units of the Siliwang division in

North

Central Java, the Committee said.

meinber slength--United Press.

Cutting It Fine

Munich, Dec. 20. The Inst planeload of German Gl war brides,

Elizalde To See

Gen. MacArthur

Manila, Dec. 27. The Ambassador

Republican forces, the Committee trying to arrive in the United States to the United States, Joaquin added, may be expected to continue before Tuesday's free passage on Elizalde, is leaving tonight oboard a guerilla warfare and, a scorched dendline, left Munich today,

Northwest Airlines pine for Tokyo. earth' policy "as long as they are able The party, consisting of 34 adults, via Shanghai and Seoul, to confer to do so."

three children and four infants,

with General MacArthur on repara- In Paris, the Dutch Embassy sald due to reach America tomorrow.―tions and other matters. today Unt Dutch military forces had Reuter.

EDITORS PATED SERVICEA.

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"I'd love to go to the pictures with you, Gerald, but I "can't get n baby altter."

will to resume

Mr Elizalde From Tokyo,

to Washington procent his post. Mr Elizalde was origin ly scheduled to leave last night, but his plane was delayed.

The Ambassador recently said be would probably resign d spring. I was belleveil he intended to re- turn to the Philippines to dievole his personal attention to his spř`wling business interests-United Press.

Concert. For Nazis Berilo, Dec. 20.--The seven lop ranking Nazis at Berlin's Suandou Prison

back at their cells today after Christmas grumophönd concert in the common room,

were

Tho French chaplain provitled classical records and the conceri was attended also by membera ot the British, French, American and Russian prison stuff.

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