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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1949.

King Abdullah To Keep Arab Legion Within Jerusalem

U.N.

The Im-

Jerusalem, Dec. 26.-Hashemite Jordan, small Arab nation of less than 1,000,000 persons, will firmly oppose U.N. attempts to take over con- trol of the Holy City. A responsible government official said today that Jordan's Arab Legion troops, colourful desert warriors of the Middle East, will never be withdrawn from the Arab held section of Jerusalem.

Since Israeli opposition to The purpose of this move, se able to citaregami freely the U.N. Trustee plan voted cording to a palace spokesman, orders whenever desired. by the Assembly on Decem-is to re-emphasise the King's op- Jews themselves have an

position to internationalisation portant holy place inskio the ber 9 is equally us strong, and his claim to Arab Jerusalemn turreted walls of the Arab-held observers here belleve that and the rest of Arab Palestine Old City in the Walla Wall, bordering on Israci and now all that remains at the Templè the U.N. may have great difficulty in carrying out the part of his kingdom cast of the of King Solomon.

of past Jerusalem

Jewish River Jordan,

the Assembly's wishes.

King Abdullah has also glory reached its peak in

begin- | days of Solamon-Associated dered general electiona slug in the middle of January - Press. for a new Parliament. which

While the 11. N. Trusteeship Council in expected to drase up

ur-

pinna beginning later this will represent both "East and SUDDEN STRIKE month t Geneva, Jordan's) West Jordan" as he now refers King Abdullah proceeding to Hushemite Jordan and Arab

of moving

Jor-clamation

lina

Railways Service

independently to make firmer | Palestine his control of Arab Jerusalem. Though King Abdullah

forma? Although he apparently has never Issued a

pro- Arab annexlog no intention dan's

from Amman, Palestine, the residents of thin King Abdullah has announced. aren-including the Arab ride that he will spend one day and of Jerusalem will be cligible aught weekly in feini TOSİ

to vote in the election. Jurdan thin dence in Jerusalem

n pilatיe

He began thin Aniline lapi weck, reading with his atten- darts at the Asmira Hotel in

I playing a lone hand in struggle over the holy elly tok far as other Arab countries re concerned.

Disrupted

London, Dec. 26. — A The six Arab nations belong-strike by railwaymen dis- the ali pretion of the new fog to the U.N. nll voted for in- gruntled with their holiday city held by his troop.

ternationalisation or expressed the belief it would be the best working timetable disrupted on the Southern THEY further service Inraeli expansion. King Abdul-region of the British rail- Inh says in this regard that ways today. was able 10 protect

The Greatest Story Ever Told

(Continued from Page 4)

Temple nuthority, u! Course. High were Annan, the form30%" priest, and his senis Amul Annua laughed at the small fry who

were atrau of Jesus

method to block

the hulg places during wartime and 15 thus

best qualified to protect He has prace pledged himself In oppose the

them during

were

Ali suburban trains enneclled, including 12 speciats which were to have carried Home 8,000 racing fans to

UN plan to victory or dealeeting at Kempton Park,

This

HOLY PLACE Ne antuneed

stand a few days ngo at a gathering of Jerry religious

#

wus player) system

Hundreds of persons crowd- ed Watertoo Station, terminus of the Southern region

Christma music on the public address Trades.

while ticket collectors advised them how to reach their desti- utions by subway or bus.

Long distinge runs to South, amplon, Bournemouth were started after delays up to an hour.

Shabada naranas a hoty Denth while flighting for one's prin-

per, country or religion

ussen! to the

Jerusalem, because of the pre sence of the Mosque of Omer, en Tintenfant Mostem holy place. followers of Metsarnest as well as Christians The Meslems call and Jews Jerusalem "El Quds", meaning the holy city

King Abdullah, 15 The eldest

living of the

descendants of

Portsmouth

nod

un

The walkout involved about 43 of the region's 268 motormen, who objected to working

Day-the Eraditional British holiday the day after Chrisimins-Associated Press.

*

TIME FOR A SMILE Military

A umiling Margaret Truman relaxes with her singing in- structor, Helen Traubef, the Metropolitan opera soprano,(right), during an Interval as Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, where she sang with the American National Symphony orchestra be- fore a packed house. Among those who heard Margaret sing were her parents, President and Men Truman AP Picture.

New Zealand's

Government Faces

Two Big Tasks

Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 26.Two big tasks facing the new National Government, swept into power after 14 years of Socialist rule as a result of the recent Zealand pound generat election, are to anchor the New to real values and to arrest its drift.

For years, rising costs and prices have been gradually nibbling at the pound and whittling down its purchasing power. Today, its value in many ways in

less than half that in 1936.

Arms

Programme

BRITISH REPLY TO US

DRAFT EXPECTED

Washington, Dec. 26.-United States officials said it is believed that the British Embassy will de- liver tomorrow Britain's reply to the latest U. S. -bilateral treaty draft in connection with the military arma programme. These officials said they hoped the British reply would be sufficiently favourable to enable the starting of negotiations with Great Bri tain as soon as possible towards a satisfactory bila- -teral agreement.

Embassy

A British spokesman said this after noon that the reply has 50 far not been received.

MOITOW

Diplomatie omelola also snid. that the first arms shipment

should begin towards the end of January, if the bilateral agreements are signed

of 1950. They

around

A Danish offelai said that the the beginning Danish Embassy hopes to hear sald that National Defence De- establish- from the State Department to-partment ordnance

отп this matter. He ments are working swiftly and added that the Danish bilateral unobtrusively to repair, repaint, reactivate war surplus negotiations are well advanced, and

equipment which will constitute but that the State Department is anxious for all Atlantic Pact the rat cargots of MAP nid to Atlantic Fact countries, They countries receiving arms old to said that there include lata war sign simultaneously.

a Frencia model Sherman tanks which In this connection,

will be particularly vital for official said that their bilateral

rearming French tank divisions. ngreement will be ready for signing within a few days, le said Franco expects to sign the

even if Britain ever пет agreement not ready to sign

An Italian official said that their agreement In ready for signing, but that the Italian Government's instructions are to wait few daya out of courtesy to see what the British

intenda to do.

KEEP

FEB. THREE

FREE

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE

KOWLOON SUB-DISTRICT TO: KOWLOON RESIDENTS

WANTED

They said that the United States has, In recent weeks, gone out of its way to assure

Books, Perlodicals & Maga→ them that it intends to keep MAP missions in Pact countries zines for distribution to Service as small as la consistent with Camps in the Now Territories,' inspection and Instruction of

Please communicate with $---- MAP arms. They said that, consequently, the numbers In

R. A. EDWARDS, any country are not 'expected

c/o Kowloon Hospital in exceed 20 persons, and in

WE WILL ARRANGE same countries are likely to be Department has also been care- ful to point out that the mis

Government officini snid that less. They said that the State

A Norwegian

are

their agreement should be ready for signing early in 1960.

understood that tho It is Benelux agreements

also well advanced, and that these Kovernments concur with State Department that at least

Western the

Unlon nations should sign simultaneously, if possible.

TO COLLECT

Note. Donors wish to hand books in personally they can do altend alona will

strictly to

so at the following places!--- their business, and have no in- tention of interfering in

any1. Despatch Offée, Kowloon way In the

or the organization

Railway Station. training of Pact country amica. They said that there 2. Kowloon Tong Club,

on this le full understanding point by the nations concerned. 3. Kowloon Hospital, General

omeo. -United Press.

All European MAP diplo. mata report that their govern- ments are anxious for the Bri- tish to get down to the verious business of negotinting and rapidly concluding the bilateral that agreement. They warned delay might adversely affect the U.S. Congress when it considers second year MAP appropriations. They say they regret that the British Goverment d'd send in its reply before the holi-

In favour of the new gov-1 while production and services † days. crnment is the fact that are built up. In this way, pres-

un industry may be eased with cut deflation.

Jap Claim To prosperity in the export field sure on the cost of living and

The leaser offeials were ware of Annas's complete pol itical demination openly to dis agree with him. Neverthelers they put their comptoiling heads privately together and decided that the whole nation would be better off without such a menace As Jesus. They would deal with this presumptuous charlatan and Mohammed--he traces his ances- stop is blasphemles, one way try to Fatims, daughter of the

he Prophet-declares

15 "the or another, before they were through with Him, and In spite proper

person"

safeguard of Annas.

Moslem and other holy places But because Jesus

He has promUSHKI in Jerusalem

free accesa

religions to to all popular, they would have

the holy places. move slowly, deliberately, and

Some observers point out in have a complete case ngainal

connection with the cupablity Him before they pounced.

of King Abdullah to protect his section of Jerusalem against any

Jewish expansion possible

13-nation Far Eastern Commis. hassion, which is supposed to make the future that Jordan natural defence treaty with the British which would automatic-

wan

so to

OCE

So when Jesus returned to Galilee, in June A.D. 20, the Temple agents were more on His trail. Down from Jerusalem they came to teckle at every opportunity.

LUCRATIVE TREATY

in

Kuriles

(Continued from Page 1) Jation that this move was not entirely uninspired,

Meanwhile, delegates of the

could synthesize their remarks

10

to reconsidering Japanese claims the territories, However, their attitude was that they first wanted to see an American pro-

posal for i peace treaty before

committing finitely.

themselves

de

has not ended yet--although its end may not be far off. Mr E. C. Franklin, financial editor of the Auckland Star, expressed the opinion in recent article that there still time, although time is now short, to take the situa- tion firmly in hand before

1o

in eredit by excessive Govern-

Three times as much money is circulating today as 10 years ago; but the increase in

duction is less than 26 percent, pro-

whlic the volume of importa has actually fallen. Millions of idle in the pounds are lying banks, or are temporarily in- vested at low interest, because development work

connot be

for tainable

construction nf

carpets,

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12 Japanese On Germ

War Charges

London, Dec. 26. A

commercial and business pr the USSR-Manchurian bor. To do this, he said, expansionmises and purchases of plant der town of Khabarovsk cannot be obtained, or because yesterday began trying 12 12:1 spending and the ever-homes, motor curs or domestic Japanese on charges of pre- Increasing banknote circulation, commodities. such as which has had no relationship are not available. to the small increase in goods and services, must be halted and all spending placed on a sound, solid basis.

PRIMARY CAUSES Instead of dealing with pri- mary causes of inflation, con The volume of money in cir-trols hitherto have been directed culation must be held steady rather at overcoming the effects This has been motive behind

paring and practising germ warfare.

The defendants all form soldiers, picoded guilty, Moscow Radio reported.

Allied polley for Japan, said the trend of events forces undertaken, or perraits unob. Soviet Military Court in ally apply to "West Jordan" ir iey were "not averse" If one changes on the Dominion This increasing quarrel of that area was attacked. Jesus with Jerusalem became an absorbing topic of gossip in

It is impossible to gauge ac- shops, bazaars, and synagoguen. The people had long been curately the sentiments of the famillar with ample disputa-people of Arab Jerusalem and Arab Palestine concerning in- tion; they dearly loved an argu- ment, the noisier the better. But ternationalisation ur King Ab it was with local teachers only dullah's annexation. It is certain that great majority want a that poor man argued, 1

return 10 peaceful stability and with scholars from Die cupital

lucrative pilgrim traffic with the Itzelfl

relieving Furthermore, the simple hope of

the present and concerted widespread unemployment home-grown debales

the

Some feel that later- defails, never the poverty. philosophy of the teachings. No nationalisation sight help them properly now in one in Gulllee had ever before to get back dared to dispute the rightness Jewish control. and wisdom of ancient tradi- King Abdullah has pronised and a request for all Allled na- tions to assist the Americans in tions. Many honestly found the he will work for return of nor- flagrant contempt of Jesus tor mal conditions and attempt to bearing the burden of Japanese the ceremonials very

only

shocking get property returned or

This proposal, according to top offietals, will not be ready until some time in February and will include nothing which the United States has not already proposed. It will be a renuncia- tion of reparations, for a pro- vision for the United States to take over the strategle trustee- ship of all islands near Japan

Windsors

started

price fixing, ratiuning, import a doctor, said to have beaded

pegging

of

on

Japanese

urfit of the

Army

The Court yesterday the examination of one of the

Kawashim accused,

Kiyoshi,

and restriction.

experimentung property values.

Although partially effective, which specialised in research controls

to have led

much into germ warfare. evasion And Illegal

dealing. Moscow Radio said that the Symptoms have been "under

doctor had said that his unit the table" payments, exorbitant consisted of 3,000 men and was nums demanded as "key money" established by special decree of for shops, offices, rooms or the Emperor. houses, and price rigging in the The prosecution alleged that New York, Dec.

usel car market. Farms, homes, the doctor himself made mass Duke and Duchess of Windsor

and buliding sites are almost

living persOTIS GERMAN COAST arrived here

experiments on this afternoon Ar Hamburg, Dec. 20-A south-aboard the Queen Elizabeth after unprocurable at valuations tied and that in 1941 and 1942 he led

teto 1943 rates. westerly

Just rehabilitation.-United Press.

to their sense of the proprieties. | compensation. Soms Palestinians

All the province was soon in an uproar of taking sides.

TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW

SIDE GLANCES

gatharth

11:26

say that they doubt U.N. ability to carry out the trustee scheme because, they say, the U.N. re- cord in the Palestine dispute so for shown the Israelis have been

By Galbraith

CÓPA, 1948 BY LEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REC. 1. 5. FAT. OFF.

*With all these gorgeous, hand-painted silk ties you got for Christmas, don't tell me you're going around all day wearing that old bjack knitted string!"?/

GALE HITS NORTH

Back In

New York

20.-Thou

gale reaching speeds a "very nice Christmas at sea." the The Duke said he and up to 60 miles an hour today swept the North German coastal Duchess sang carols area and the North Sea, damag-crew on Christmas eve.

damaged buildings,

Cluas Bishoff,

germ warfare combat unit la Central Chinn.

In the manufacturing field,

The doctor fold the Court that with the price control has struck at pro

duction by robbing Industry of his unit had a section which in-

better.

Some

inte deadly bacteria jected

of war, the Radlo said.

3,000 DEATHS

Ing several smoll vessels and On Christmas night the Duke incentive to do

New Zealand key industries, Russian and Chinese prisoners blowing down some war-visited a party of 1,000 crew- notably woollen mills, have men in the crew's quarters, wilted, while semi-luxury en. The 300-ton German steamer, where he was enthusiastically terprises have been stimulated.

was cheered. which severely damaged, has beep The Duke said he and the HANDICAP TO INDUSTRY kept afloat since Saturday by

stay 01 the Duchess would rescue ships. Six large ships waldorf for about a month, and Chave

anchored in the Elbe

then go to the Duke's 4,000-acre River estuary and more than 30 ranch in Alberta near Calgary, sinult ships have sought They plan to remain in America for about three months.-United

refuge in North German har- bours.-Reuter,

Press.

among

In Ave years, 3,000 people, Wages would not be a handi-

them women, died in спр to industry nt present the experimental stadion, it was levels If average performances reported, were raised and industry had Another of his sections drop- reasonable freedom to operate. ped plague-carrying bombs and The difficulty arises largely beared germ-bearing shells at cause wages. BTC not earned, human targets. BEST DRESSED.

and because hoovy taxation and

At one time the unit was able high overhead costs take an in- to make each month 800 lb. of Dec.

of York.

26. The creasing proportion total plague bacteria, some 2,000 lb. of Kent and

the profit.

of typhus bactéria, up to 1,000 New York, Dec. 26-Mr Duchess

Leading business and profes-lb. of anthrax, and Joseph Failla, 38, who yesterday Duchess of Windsor, both sisters- stabbed her husband to death in-law of the King wero tonight sional men have publicly cug-cholera bacteria, the doctor told listed Brnong the 20 "bert gested since the election that the Court, according to Moscow in front of her two children, dressed women in the world" by national, cifert should be made radio.

WOMAN SLAYS

HER HUSBAND

New

a ton of

then swallowed an almost futa the New York Dress Institute. stabilise the value of money. During 1041 combat expodi-

close of sleeping pills, emerged

from a 26-hour come today and

Mrs William Paley, prominent They consider that the Reserve lons in Central and Southern

the mother

necessary action from planes, starting an epide

the bank fro

from direct ministerial In 1942 welle, rivers and re-

was reported to be in a fair In New York society, headed the Bank should be given powers to China dropped plague bombs condition at Fordham Hospital. list again this year, She dresses into the

of which would involve divorcing mic in the Changtch district. She asked first for her simply and s children and was told they had three children.

conferring upon it servoirs were control and

infected with The Duchess of Windsor came been placed in the care of their

independient

cholera, paratyphold, and 'an- grandmother.-Ualled Preșa. second,

Under Labour rule, the Re-thrax, the doctor is said to have Not

one Hollywood film star reached the first 10. The enter-serve Bank was powerless to admitted-Reuter, tainment world was represented safeguard the currency because by Mary Martin, star of the New the Government had the right, musical hit. "South' conferred upon itself, to borrow 20,-- York

Peking-Korea

Postal Agreement

SAN Francisco, Dec.,

કે

Peking Radio reported tonight Pacifie"-Reuter.

that a postal and telecommuni-

cation agreement had been sign-

Christmas Tragedy

an unlimited exting the Re- While recently

Dec. 20,- Mme. Namur, serve Bank to tighten the reign Charroux of Laroche, a war- little on other users of bank shattered town in the Ardennes, ed in the Chinese Communist Paris. Dec, 20-A postman, credit, the Government counter-today was found dead lying capital between representatives Gustave Pist, fractured his skuli neted all gains from this source across the tomb of her young of the People's Republic of in a bicycle accident but carried by creating and spending mil-son who was killed in the Rund- China and the Democratic on with his Christtuna mail delions of new credits for a own stedt People's Republic of Korea. livery before going back to his purposes.

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