RHODES ARMISTICE SAID TO BE AN ISRAELI VICTORY
Rhodes, Feb. 23.-Reliable sources today said the armistice agreement between Israel and Egypt was a sweeping political and military victory for the new Jewish state.
Under the agreement, Israel retains effective con- trol of territory its forces won in the fighting which started last October.
Water, 1.C.I. Next On The List?
London. Feb. 23-The draft of the Labour Party's "xrcond came before five-year plan" the full Executive Committee of the Party at a special meeting today.
The draft, when approved by the Nallonal Party Conference in May. will provide the plat- form for the Labour campaign in the 1950 general efection.
of the Chemi-
Proposals Include nationalisa- tion of water supply (which is considered certain). £170,000,000 imperial cal Industries, shipbuilding and
refining. sugar
A proposal for nationalisation of flour milling was believed to have been successfully opposed great Co-operative by the Movement, which has its own special Interests In this sphere. --Reuter,
In addition, the armisulce, which
14 military fr character. Implies recognition of Israel by the largest Arab state.
It is believed that the Egyptian defence forces will retain control of the Gaza-Rafa strip along the Sou thern Paledine coast, but Israel will remain in the Negev settlements captured in recent offensives.
The agreement will not affect future politlent decisions on larael's boundaries.
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frum evacuated
will forces
be Faluja, encircled
probably this weekend, and Falujaj
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Bu joint Israchi-Egyptian armistlee commission under United Natious! supervision. The Egyptian invasion will be army, in is withdrawal, based at El Arish, high point of December's Jewish incursion into Egypt,
Both sides will abide by a three- sen limit of Cach mile air nnel other's territory. The agreement will be purely military in character and will not affect future political decisions
boundaries Off the Israel-United Press
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949.
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With
Judge Disagrees
Jury's Verdict
Man Acquitted On Wounding Charge
"I think you are an extremely lucky man,” remarked Mr Justice Reynolds at the Criminal Sessions this morning in discharging Lo Chun-fuk, 20, rattan apprentice, who was found not guilty by a Jury of wounding Chong Woon-lun, his master, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm at 135, Kiu Kiang Street, Shamshuipo on October 13, 1948.
Mr M. Heenan, Crown Counsel, assisted by Det.. Insp. C. Dowman,
represented.
7 YEARS AND prosecuted. Accused was not legally
10 STROKES
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The Jury, which comprised four men and three women, deliberated for about 20 minutes and arrived at the verdict by a 6-1 majority.
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Pacts With QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Atlantic Powers?
Washington, Feb. 23.—The United States expecte .to negotiate saparate bi-lateral military aid agreements with the Atlantic Pact powers at soon as the Pact is signed, and Congress has appropriated funds for the rearmament
of
those powers.
that
Well informed sources hero anticipated int Congress would require such agreements. They would be designed to ensure the military supplies would be used
the In accordance with
principles the other of the Pact, and that
would rio their Atlantic powers
in the
of best
spirit
mutunl to supply European self-help equip each other as well,
and
If drafted along the lines of tho Marshall Plan agreement, the mlti- tary ald agreements would carefully safeguard the dignity and suverelin- ty of the countries participating in the Pact.
The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson. Is to meet the Ambassadors of the other North Atlantic powers!
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of the terms of the part in n draft their present form.
but not It has been reported, confirmed, here that the provision for "milliary or other action" case of aggression, is still retained in the Intest draft.
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With the final treaty draft proaching completion, official atten- ilon turns increasingly to legislation ald for the United States military to the North Atlantic powers*** Reuter.
The
Navy's
Ready For Anything- Lord Hall
New York. Feb. 23.-Two London, Feb. 23,--Linna Kremezi, directives issued by General 23-year-old Greek girl member of Douglas MacArthur. the Su-the wartime resistance movement, preme Allied Commander in the promise from a British Naval officer for Man Who Robbed services, he Lordship remarked, "I
Revenue Officer Pacifle, last year upset Japanese today.
London, Feb. 23.-The Royal Communists plans to singe a¦ A few minutes after the jury's Sentence of seven years' revolution and seize the Govern- verdict against Lieut. Commander labour and 10 strokes of the cane
It was alleged by the Prosecution Navy is ready to deal with any which may arise, ment, the
New York Times Thomas Ridgeway, she relented and was passed by Mr Justice Williams that accused, who was employed by emergency
at the Criminal Sessions this marn-
complainant. made an early Lord Hall, the First Lord of the the House of correspondent in Tokyo said-to-accepted his offer to pay £2,200 in
itatal settlement.
ing on Yau Kam, alias Lat Sheung, the
unanimously
found morning attack on his master with Admiralty, told 24. day.
As cries of alarm Lords today. a chopper and, It Comdr Ridgeway,
charges of armed The correspondient said that doen-
"I know from my own personal the street below, ments made available to him showed mitted in court that he had promised guilty by a Jury 'on
1 the verandah into
experience that the Royal Navy is found uncon- that the Communists expected their to Ty Liana and then changed rubbery and wounding with intent were raised, allegedly jumped over
for her to cause grievous boully harm, projected general strike of last bis mind, thanked her August to turn into an armed revolt generosity and asked her to forgive sister, Lal Wan-klu, 18, who was where he was later
charged on similar counts, was found scious by the other fokia who lived in road heart," he added, in a de-
It was further al- bale on naval policy.
Lord Teynham, Conservative, who by October and result in the formalm.
and mine. a blood-stained chopper said she met ta guilty on the wounding charge only on the premises. Miss Kremezi
commanded destroyers Communist "People's tion of a
found and an electric torch were
on North sweepers in the assault Government" by February this year.Comdr Ridgeway in Athens in 1948 and was sentenced to three montleed that
He hard labour.
beside the unconsclous man.
pened the de- France they became engaged.
In 1944-45, were arrested The Cominunists
their and
The two accured revolution would be synchronised wrote to her from England in 1947
following an attack on Leung Yeung,
In evidence this morning, accused bate by admitting with similar revolts throughout the breaking the engagement, and she
u Chinese revenue officer on plain said that, on the night in question, [ment in the Navy chce the "dark
any wich were
with us not so the corres- non-Communist world,
came to Lotion to try to see him.
of clothes duty near the frontier After threatening to comuni sul- declared. Doulent
of men on long-term who twisted his hand and shortage behind The documents show, he said, that elde and take Torn with me the the Lowu area on December a last he had vecnsion to go to the lavatory days wi
At and robbed of his .38 revolver.
revolver. engagements which, he said, could General MacArthur's order of July was oled med inter sunt back to year. He was rendered unconscious when he was seized by a man from long ago," but complained
"tremendous" She was permitted to re-
wall
result only the time the first accured was arm poked his back with to prosecute her breach
The dilution of experienced ratings. ed with a revolver, and during his He was then pushed against a struggle with the revenue officer, and his jaw was fractured.
unknown man then held him by the the gift came to his assistance when uur of his necks and threw him plaint about naval pay. wanted to
belleved
15 forbidding strikes by Government Greece. workers destroyed the Communists' turn
carefully plotted scheme to take promise suft.-Associated Press,
control of the Government-owned
communications_network_and_rail-
way as a "patrol skirmish for the October
revolution."
General
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Lord Ailwyn, supporting a com
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on the head several times-with-her-1-over- brother's revolver.
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Counsel. removed to hospital. Hooton, Crown Mr A.
£2,920. MacArthur's November announce-
Accused declared
Lord Hall, in reply, agreed that assisted by Det. Sub-Inspector, R. F. ment that a minority group would
The Jury G. White.
which com-grudge against his master who, he
of long-term the proportion not be permitted to interfere with
today
Ilvel in a village next to
half the pre-war At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. economic recovery apparently upset |
was only about rate and nearly half the men had the Communists' ime-table-Reuter, received approval to use Economic Prised three men and four women, added,
Administration funds arrived at their yerdiet after deli- his own. Co-operation
experience, than three years' iesa
.its to engage 50 American geologists berating for 20 minutes.
but the Navy had regained strength and, having regard to the dimculties of the times, progress expectations. ~~ up to
for research in British
Condition Of Mr
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Walter Keates
territories
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the
PREVIOUS CONVICTION
Mr Hooton said the first accused
Having 10.
and a previous Pony:efion, been found guilty on August 1916, at passession of sams anc Lack of skilled surveyors because ammunition when he was sentenced
The
of curfaliment
training to three years and during the war bas
recommended
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Burma Query
In Commons
London, Feb. 23.-The Defence banistunent.' Accused was Minister. Mr A. V. Alexander, tok
Although the condition of Mr Shortage of British geologists, Waller Kestes this morning was reported as "unchanged," It is under- of
ham-for stood that a slight improvement has | course
In Africa, pered valuable surveys been noted.
Mr Keates is able in take food and in ECA announcement sald-Abanished for life on October 5, 1948, the House of Commons today that.
soclated Pres.
has periods of consciousness.
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DOPR. 1848 MY NEA SERVICE, ING. T. AL, KRO, UL. §. PAT: DEF.
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H.K. VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION
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members be for
of the Association,
was no record against the directive issued to the Head of
Military Mission British Burma prevented the Mission
elvil war.
their wives and lady friends, at coming involved in
The directive provided that its the Kowloon Cricket Club (by kind of the President and functions were purely advisory.
There
Asked if they had anything to say bath before sentence was passed, accused maintained their innocence, while Arst accused added that had been wrongly accused and asked for a retrial,
he
Mr Leonard Gammans, Conserva- Common Saturday, March 1D, tive, had asked if the Minister was at 9pm. Further particulars will Members are Passing realence, his Lordship re- satisfied that the Mission was ful-be announced later. marked that he was quite satised filling any useful purpose and what requested to make a note of the
been issued to date. that it was the first accused who had instructions had
them to prevent their being involved his sister in the incident. He took
into consideration the fret volved in a civil war.
Mr Alexander added that the Mis- that she was only 18 years of age,
In-
and also that she had gone to hersion had done and was doing useful OUTWARD MAILS
brother's assistance at his request,
The girl sobbed when she heard the sentence, while her brother also hat tears in his eyes.
work in difcult conditions.
stated. registered Unless otherwise
30 minutes "What possible good work has the Mission been doing in a country articles and parcel posts close 39
Mr earlier than the ordinary which is in a state of chaos,
close before 10 am, registered and parcel Gammans asked. "What guarantee posta clore at 5 pm. on the prorious day. that this tails are closed at Kowloon Central Post can you give the House
Umce, half an hour earlier than the QPO Mission will not indirectly, if not closing Umes
CHINESE BIBLE Hirectly, be involved in a civil war
SOCIETY
against the Karens?"
Mr Alexander said that the actual wording of the directive prevented that possibility-Reuter.
Bao Dai To Return Next Month
London, Feb, 23,-To
ossist
Bible the formation of a Chinese
Willinra Plott, Society, the Rev. General Secretary of the British and by Society leaves Foreign Bible BOAC flying-bont from Southamp- ton on Thursday for Hongkong.
Among other matters he will dis- cuss during his visit is a possible the Issue of a revised version of Chinese Bible for which he feels ever. there is considerable demand.
In
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In seme French quarters, how- Among Socialist especially leaders, the view in sill hold that
The Rev. Platt expects to stay in Dr Ho Chi-minh has too strong a the Colony about eight weeks. Our hold on the Vietnam territories and Own Correspondent
Claim Dropped
that in some way or other he will have to be brought into the picture if the country is to be definitely pacified.
Government
A representative of Dr Ho told Reuter in Paris today: "Any agree
the London, Feb. 23-Yugoslavia was ment between Bao Dal and Icaves
the today reported to have decided to French drop her claim to 123 square miles position unchanged for us. We shall of the principal continue the fight for total indepen- of Austria, one
dence. We shall probably launch a ubincies to the Austrian peace treaty
United Press.
fresh offensive shortly."-Reuter,
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