JERUSALEM, Dec. 8.—Clashes between Arabs and Jews in Palestine yesterday resulted in the death of six Jews, bringing the total number killed since the United Nations Assembly voted for partition to 51 Jews, 27 Arabs ...
Article : 925 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 8.—Further cuts of 10 per cent in petrol, tobacco and cigarette supplies were decided upon by Federal Cabinet tonight as part of a new series of drastic dollar expenditure restrictions. The petrol cut will ...
Article : 708 wordsLONDON, Dec. 8.—The Federal Government had raised the banking issue not on the ground of economic necessity but to implement a ...
Article : 318 wordsPARIS, Dec. 8.—Hopes of an early settlement of the labour disputes throughout France faded when the Confederation of Labour refused to accept the Government's proposals made in talks last night. However, the strikers ...
Article : 366 wordsRABAUL, Dec: 8.—Rabaul, administrative centre of New Britain and the port of the rich copra-producing areas of New Ireland and ...
Article : 543 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The United States is pressing for a decision by the Far Eastern Commission on Japanese reparations as one ...
Article : 376 wordsA detachment of the British-officered Arab Legion of Transjordan marching in the desert near a fort built in the 13th century and used by the Kings of Damascus. When the British Army and police withdraw from Jaffa this week the Arab Legion may provide a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsThe 89-year-old King Gustav V of Sweden, seen saluting a parade of youth organisations at Stockhalm last June, celebrated the 40th anniversary of his reign yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsROME, Dec. 8.—Shouting "death to De Gasperi, long live Stalin," a crowd of partisans from Northern Italy estimated to number upwards ...
Article : 98 wordsTOKIO, Dec. 8.—Newspapers throughout Japan commented at the weekend on reports of a "hidden government." The Tokio Labour ...
Article : 143 wordsBARI, Dec. 8.—Police and carabinieri yesterday raided a refugee camp at Trani, on the Adriatic coast, and arrested 79 ...
Article : 61 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 8.—The Federal Cabinet tonight referred the question of increasing the number of members of the Federal ...
Article : 243 wordsBATAVIA, Dec. 8.—The Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Chifley) has requested Mr. Justice R. C. Kirby, the Australian member of the ...
Article : 231 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 8.—The referendum seeking-permanent Common-wealth power to control prices and rents would probably be held in ...
Article : 152 wordsThe liner Asturias, with immigrants for Western Australia and the Eastern States is due to anchor in Gage Roads at 5 p.m. today, and ...
Article : 158 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—President Truman plans to send a message to Congress either on Wednesday or Thursday on the ...
Article : 69 wordsOne of the post-war tasks of U.N.E.S.C.O. is the reconstruction of places like this. The picture shows some of the wartime destruction caused in the library of the Chungshan University. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsTOKIO, Dec. 8.—Japanese industrial plans for 1948 envisage the import of goods valued at £A231,250,000 and exports totalling ...
Article : 148 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 8.—The Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) declined tonight to indicate whether he would take any active part in the ...
Article : 82 wordsHELSINKI, Dec. 8.—The final returns of the provincial municipal elections show that Communists suffered considerable losses. The ...
Article : 51 wordsLONDON, Dec. 8.—The Transport and General Workers' Union today suspended several union officials including Mr. Arthur Lewis, ...
Article : 106 wordsSINGAPORE, Dec. 8.—Seventeen of the 18 French Legionnaires who last week jumped overboard in the Malacca Straits from the troopship ...
Article : 108 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 8.—Australia's 850 new Baltic migrants the first large group of displaced Europeans to come here—are now ...
Article : 103 wordsROME, Dec. 8.—Signorina Lucia de Gasperi, the 20-year-old daughter of the Prime Minister (Signor Alcide de Gasperi) yesterday ...
Article : 40 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 8.—Found guilty of brutally beating Australian, American and other Allied prisoners of war, Sgt. Hiroyuki Morita, a ...
Article : 127 wordsHONG KONG, Dec. 8.—With the hazards of piracy, terrorism and smuggling, river shipping out of Hong Kong is at present ploughing a stormy furrow. Only one company is running up the Pearl River to Canton and all passenger services on tie West River as far as Wuchow ...
Article : 491 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 8.—Fifteen fiancees of Australian ex-servicemen brought to Australia on the Asturias under the auspices of the ...
Article : 185 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Drew Pearson reports today in his syndicated newspaper column that the Chinese Government is fearfully trying to hush up "the greatest love story since King Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson." ...
Article : 406 wordsSAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.—"Bill the Second," a native Australian, has arrived in America to uphold the prestige of the ...
Article : 165 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 8.—The United Nations Assembly, in adopting the Palestine plan, had proved that it could do things instead of dodging ...
Article : 283 wordsATHENS, Dec. 8.—Faced with die threat of strikes from unions protesting against the cost of living, the Greek ...
Article : 56 wordsNEW DELHI, Dec. 8.—The Indian Ministry of Defence communique said today that Indian Army troops, on offensive ...
Article : 72 wordsExcept where otherwise designated, the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 9 Dec 1947, Page 13
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