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Fascism Breaks Out --In Print
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1940.
Ronie, June 25. General Merio Centta, former Chief of Italian Military Intel. ligence, who
escaped from a military hospital last year when an Italian high court was due to pass sentence upon him for Fascist crimes, has written in his hideout a book of memoirs, entitled "Eight Million Bayonets."
The book, theme
which is of the that Fasciam meant "playing soldiers," began ap pearing today in the newspaper "Indipendente,"
Ccatta, who is wanted na a war criminal by the Yugoslay Government, is one of several wanted men who are conducting journalistic activity from secret
quariera,
Troops Continue Hunt A Dummy
For Missing Officers
Jerusalem, Juné 25.
British Infantry and Palestine police today com- bed the orchards and orange groves in the neighbourhood of Petah Tiqvah-a Jewish township near Telaviv-the sixth day of the hunt for the British officers still held hostage by the Jewish terrorist organisation, Irgün Zval Leumi.
central railway
The Jewish resistance movement's secret radio, "Voice of Israel," today broadcast a demand that the death sentence passed by a military court on two Irgun Zvai gunmen for their part in an arms raid on the Sarafand garrison last March, be commuted to imprisonment. This radio, which is urging attack on the the Irgun Zvai Leumi to release workshops at Haifa on June 17. the three officers still held in
A third secret radio station, captivity, today ignored the "Voice of Israel," is the mouth- statement made last night by piece of the Haganah, another the illegal radio
"Voice of Jewish organisation. Fighting Zion," that the Irgun!
The Telaviv Hebrew language President of the Italian Senate Haganah."
received another once described
According as Mussolini's
to well-informed
mysterious telephone call purporting to b "righthand man." and Giacomo Jewish sources,
the Haganah, from the Irgun Zvai Leumi, Corbini, who
the the largest Jewish underground saying that plane to free the commanded Rome defence force when the movement, does not want to threo British officers still held Germans occupied the city. quarrel with the Irgun and will
Giuseppe Bottai, former Fas-maintain the closest collabora-hostage by the organisation had
not been carried out. eist Minister of Education, is tion with the national army"
The voice also believed to be author of especially in
on the telephone combatting the
Lanid," the olleers have anonymous articles in the post-emergency defence regulations.
not The war in the ether" took are, we will let you know." To
yet been releasdil. liberation press.
When they Siner, last week's cancellation a new turn
tonight with a of "purge" sentences passed on threat by the Irgun Zvni Leumi, night's call came 24 hours after an unnamed informant had tele- many of the leading journalists which operates a clandestine phened Reuters correspondent wellknown Fascist signatures Voice of Fighting Zion," to jamin Telaviv that two of the re-
maining hostagen had fare cautiously coming back into the Palestine Government, con- freed.
the Italian press.
A similar call was made This was intended as a re. prisal for the jamming of the Irgun Zvai Leumi secret radio.
Others are Lugi Federzonf."did not take orders from the newspaper "Haaretz" tonight
of Mussolini's era, a number of radio station known is "the
.
Giovanni Ansaldo, who dis-j puter with the late Virginio Gayda the position of Fascists' premier journalist, made his re- appearance last week with an historical article.
Curzio Malaparte, former editor of La Stampa," is an- other more OFT Jesa "white- washed" Black Shirt, who now! uses his own name in various newspapers.-euter.
Shots Fired In Teheran
day.
trolled radio.
A Palestine official said to- night that it was unlikely the Irgun had a transmitter power- ful enough to blot out the Jeru salem radio.
Mystery Call
The Stern gang's transmitt.r "Voice of the Jewish Under-
to Stern soldiers killed in the
MORE BRITONS KIDNAPPED
New Delhi. June 25, Two other members of the British Agency personnel were kidnapped two days ago with Major John Stewart Donald, British political agent In South Waziristan, Northwest. Frontier.
They wore
Dr. Ahmed
Agency surgeon, und
Bdian personal assistant
€375
to the officer.
The kidnapping took place hetween Kazmak and Sara- rogha in Waziristan on Friday when the party was travelling by car from Kazmak to Tank. -Renter
VOICE OF ISRAEL LATEST
1
Jerusalem, June 26, the Arab Legion to 100,000 men An Arab plan for increasing and establishing
4 provisional Palestine Government under the Mufti of Jerusalem, was alleged yesterday by the illegal Jewish radio "the Voice of Israel."
The broadcast referred to the proposal adopted at the recent Arab League council conference at Bludan. Syrin, to form Arab-Government for Palestine. The announcer said that such a government would be financed to the "Haaretz" yesterday. by large-scale credit.--Associat-
ed Press.
Reuter.
buon
Polish Proposal On Spain Rejected
New York, June 25.
ground" tonight paid a tributo The UNO Security Council today rejected Poland's proposal that the Council should direct mem- bers of the United Nations to break off diplo- matic relations with Spain.
Red Navy Officer On Trial Teheran, June 25.
The
Soviet delegate, Mr. is prepared to go. The Polish Andrei Gromyko, said he would resolution is completely destruc- support this proposal,
tive of the work of the sub- committee."
It follows the defeat six days The police fired 35 shots in
Scattle, June 25. the air during a demonstration
The opening of the espionage our indecisive debates on the ago-after the Council's numer-
Mr. Gromyko (Russia) called by some 2,000 unemployed who trial of the Russian navy lieu Franco regime of the British the Polish proposal “absolutely were demanding jobs outside tenant Nicolai Redin was post-proposal that the Council should logical." the Municipal Headquarters in poned until today to permit de refer the Spanish question to the main square of Teheran to- fence counsel to make a com- the General Assembly without new resolution proposing that Dr. Lange then submitted n plete study of the juror list. The crowd had smashed the
any definite Michael Vavilov, Soviet Con- and the veto by Russia on the keep the Spanish question nu recommendation, the Security Council should windows of the Municipality sul-General in San Francisco, is same day of the Australian re- and Posts and Telegraphs here to report the trial to his solution recommending the Aa-the matter not later than Sept. the agenda and should take up Office before the police dis-government. persed them.
sembly to call for a collective. He chose this date in order The defendant appeared in
diplomatic breach with Francn to give the Spanish people ar any other stepa it might "certain time" to remove the think suitable.
Franco regime.--Reuter,
A high government official stated later: "This is the first reaction to Ghavam Sultanel's communique yesterday,
"I smell danger for the capital."
Sultaneh's communique warn ed "certain workeus organisa- tions interfering with the power
L
federal court in dress uniform and said he expects acquittal.
Vavilov told interviewers that "when acquitted" Redin will re- turn to duty in the Red navy. Associated Press.
Baden, June 25. Dr. Kurt Schumacher, Social
The Polish delegate, Dr. Lange, insisting that his re- solution should be put to the vote, said, "It would serve a useful purpose clarifying the
Council are ready to go in order length to which the different governments represented on this States and British Zones, will shortly visit the French Zone to do something practical about
the Franco regime." to try to obtain from Social Democrats in Baden province a i Those voting in favour were promise that they will adhere to Frunce, Mexico, Poland and the official party line of non- Russia. The other seven mem- fusion with the Communists, it' bers of the Council voted is understood here. Many against.
of government and committing Democrat leader in the United unlawful activities and in- trigues" that they would be punished-Reuter,,
Wide Scope Of Honours
party leaders in Buden are not! Dr. Horbert Evatt (Austra London, June 24. averse to fusion, which has been¡ llu), speaking against the re- Proclaimed us the final Vic-accomplished in the Russian solution, said, "It is not a ques-; tory List, the second instalment "Zonc.-Reuter,
tion of how far my Government
of the King's Birthday Honours today conferred awards on 1,724 men and women for din- tinguished services to Britain's civilian war effort.
Awards to seamen, dock lu- bourers; railroad men. school janiters and a domestic helper in a hospital showed the wide scope of the honours. Among 840 pernons given the Order of the British Empire was Dr. Stan ley George Hooker, jet propul slon expert of Rolls-Royce.
The BEM was awarded to j Frederick Sandell, who retired! last month as principal door- keeper at the House of Com- mons after 37 years service. As the senior doorman, he was custodian of the official snuff- box, a sinecure dating back to carly English history.
Mrs. Dorothy F. M. Brentch, chairman of the Piccadilly Ten Club in Port Said, received the MBE-Associated Press.
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Aboard U.S.B. Mount Me Kinley. Mid-Pacific, June 26. A dumy atamle bomb жив dropped today in the first rehearsal of Operation Crossroad"atom tests beginning early in fuly when the former Javanese battia- ship Nagato and 87 other ships, including tho German cruiser, Prins Egen, will be targets.
From ten miles away in this dagship of Vice-Admiral William Blandy, who is in command of. the tests, bomba "appeared to ex niada" between the orange-palated battleship Nevada, No. 1 target for the first test, and the fight carrier Independence.
Task Force officers' were well pleased with the rehearsal called
"Operation Queenway."
Vice-Admiral Blandy said: **E hope the real show is a good as the rehearsal."--Reuter,
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