THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 7, 1940
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BUCHAREST CLASHES Many Arrests Of Carol's Confidantes Ordered
Shooting In Square Of Royal Palace
SHOTS WERE HEARD IN THE SQUARE OF THE ROYAL PALACE IN BUCHAREST YES. TERDAY AFTERNOON AND TWO GEN- DARMES WERE WOUNDED..
The fighting is believed to be the result of a political quarrel between two political groups.
Meanwhile the house arrest has been ordered of M. Malaxa, leader of the Rumanian industrialists
"King."
All concerned in the house ar- rests yesterday will come before a tribunal for judgment for ác- tions alleged to have brought about the ruin of the country.
A further charge is that vast sams allotted for armaments | have not been spent for that purpose.
Developments of the past two days the granting of- supreme power to General Antonescu and} the abdication of King Carol:-) can be interpreted as a completé Nationalist victory based on the Iron Guard movement.-Reuter.
and armament
New Zealand troops leaving the parade ground for a route desert. (Copyright, Fox.)
march during training, in the.
INVASION NOW HITLER'S ONLY HOPE
"MR. EDEN WARNS US that Hitler has Tremendous Upheaval not abandoned his intention to seek a quick
decision in the only possible way
- by invad- ing Britain. It is into this design that we tragic stream of refugees crowded ought to read the continuing struggle in the
Apart
from some sporadic street shooting, a flood of news- sheets and manifestoes and al
into goods-wagons on railways
leading from occupied territory, air.““ there have been relatively few signs of the tremendous upheaval which has taken place in Ru- mania:
While King, Michael,- ruler of Rumania for the second time,
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So declares "Strategicus" writing in the "Spectator" in London yesterday.
The writer continues: "The former, pent the day awaiting the as though thrilling, is comparatively unimport- Antonescu, the Premier, tock ant: the latter is a matter of life and death.
rival of his mother, Generall
his first brief sleepför"ovartwo days, so no actual progress has been made. In the formation of the new Government on 'which] so much depends.
Meanwhile
some
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fears are' felt quarters for the personal safety of ex-King Carol following violent press attacks on him dur- ing. yesterday.
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Members of the Iron Guard are demanding the immediate trial of the ex-King and his collaborators.
Revenge Demanded
leaflets
They distributed throughout the city last night de-| claring: "We accuse King Carol": and containing a long list of specific accusations, inter al'a, that Carol had betrayed the country, and making attacks of a personal nature on his conduct.
Despite the demand of the Iron Guard for revenge of Carol for}; what they describe as the murder of Codreanu, their leader, it ap pears almost certain that General Antonescu will promise Carol a safe conduct from the country.
Violent Attack On
Carol
Grafis
MICHAEL'S MOTHER IN RUMANIA
Princess Helen; mo- ther of King Michael, arrived in Rumanian territory from
Ger-
many in a special rail-` way coach yesterday; she is expected in Bucharest to-day.
It is reported that
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"For a successful invasion. the]. Germans need to push the R.A.F. back as far west as they can. "The factor which will turn reasonable risk of war into gamble is an unbeaten air force, and so all German efforts have been directed to the destruction of the R.A.F.
"They have tried mase at- tack. They, have experimented] with smaller concentrations spread over a vast area. They have used any number of ar- rangements of fighter escorts, Now It is possible to analysch the results.
Less Bombing.
"It must have: struck everyone who has examined the Agures that the ratio of German. losses to those of the R.A.F. has not] been so high recently.
"This is due to the German- greater proportion of fighter *planes with the bombers;
this, -of course, means a smaller volume. of bombing."-"
practice of sending a rex-King Carol left Bucharest yesterday. morning by 'plane for Yugoslavia. Reuter.
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"It remains true that the broad average ratio remains nearly three to, one in machines and in the vital element of pilots and Newspapers in Bucharest were King Michael by 6 p.m.
the army to pledge its loyalty to gunners it is much higher.
Only One Way yesterday distributing free special He is also said to be urging, editions of "Universul," a news- Queen Helen to return to Bu-
"The R.A.F. are nightly in paper. containing a violent per-charest immediately to take her vading Germany and destroyin somal attack on Carol who was place at Michael's side. She is said her carefully advertised invince... described as the "greatest mis to have agreed.
bility. These 'raids are really fortune which ever fell at the A
striking at Germany's war poten- head of his people.":
tial:
The article was, signed by Gen- eral Foscu, who, pending forma- tlon of the new Government," is| still Minister of Interior-Reuter.
First Act Of Boy-King
"However bad the raids are pat present," Germany knows that they are certain, to ba much worey ́ar 'time' goer unless. Britain can be knocked out of the war,
Obviously, there is only
King Carol is belleved to be still in the country and there is somo' speculation as to where] ho is going.. Soma reports have It he Isi bound for Switzerland; others that he is leaving fort Yugoslavia, while still others say, that he is to board "a yacht Michael is only 18 He first time."---Reuter. waiting for him az Constanza.way to do this in a measurable
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VISIT TO DUTCH FLEET
ers and giving up two Royal pre- left the country on the annulment rogatives the right to enter into of his marriage with Queen Helen treaties, and to review crinthal to live in France With Madame gentences, Lupescu: "He returned to the
Prince Bernhart of the Nether- M. Antonescu ims abolished by throne in 1930, When he was pro-
The tin mines of the N.E.I will lands has been visiting Dutch decrco : the Crown Council he afatmed King of Rumania in suc-
now be able to work at full capa-naval units. He also inspected a council of Ministers, He ordered cession to his own son Reuter, REACHED WITH THE UNITED Reuter.
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