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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1947.
REBEL LEADER PROCLAIMS FREE GREEK "REPUBLIC"
Guerilla Activity
Stepped Up
Londen, Aug. 17.
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The Greek guerilla leader, General Markos, in
secret broadcast today, proclalined Greece a Republic, the Exchange Telegraph reported from Athens.
The Exchange dispatch stated that Markos in his broadcast said "Greece is a Republic free and independent" because the plebiscite which ap- proved of King Paul and the Glucksburg dynasty was rigged.
General Markos called upan the Greek people to approve the freedom to be granted by the Markos regime.
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The Athens Government has predicted such development for some time.
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Napoleon Zervas, Minister of, He reportedly said that until Public Order, declared the set- of a "bandit govern- the Republican Government wasting up formed the Government, will be ment an Greek territory" was controlled by the high common- a "comic manifestation of the der who will hold all legla. Enver Hoxha-Markos radio!
station" Intive anti executive powera,
but nevertheless, the
Importance to the
All orders issued by the high government was attaching the commander, he said, will be sub- necessary mitted for approval to a genera! | event.. assembly which will be called.
Greek announcements and press dispatches reported J sharp increase in gueri'n ac
vity in the North within the past 48 hours.
ALL HOPE · LOST FOR CHINA PLANE
Pilsen, Aupa 17.
All hope for the safety nj Brian Sormisan, now of the #ritik Labung Members of Parliamant, and 25 others iest iner a Chinere aircraft dis- appeared in north-western Ching on July 31 has been abandoned.
The only other foreigner aboard the missing neroplane 1018 an American newswzUEEN, Barbara Stephras
It is genernity mermined here their plane crashed and burst into fluvern which den- troyed it. I this assumption ia correct it reonll be difficult for search planes to spot the missing, machine, ---Anunciated Presk
Hollywood Moves In
Threat British
To
Officers'
Billets
Vienna, Aug. 16. Several British top officers temporarily eva- cuated Sacher Hotel, British senior officers transient willets in the heart of downtown Vien- na, last night after two anonymous phone calls were received by the management warning that the hotel was "going to be blown up.'
British pfcials said the mili
tary manager of the hote,
A Greek General Staff spokes-
́London, Aug. 17. An has charged that the The calm of a little gueril'a radio was located at village in Berkshire was Tirana. capital of Albania. where General Enver Hoxha broken when Hollywood Capt. W. Paige, received twe phone calls shortly after 10.30 Hundreds of village homes presides as Premier of the Al-actress Paulette Goddard nam, giving a warning in Eng- were burned and many casual-banlan Government.
and her husband, Bur-linti to evacuate the hotel be- tea suffered by both sides. The
An Advantage
gess Meredith, took up fore it was bombed. night's reports followed hunt
The authorities said the Aus- residence at the Bell and trian po'ice immediately search- Airways Department ·
brondeant of the guerilla hend-
Police grabbed copies of the Dragon, a 400-year-old on the hotel premises but noth- Kowloon: Peninsula Hotel, Tel. 30237 quarters radio asserting t
beadquarters of General Markos Communis-dominated EAM or country inn, in prefer-ing was found. Viñades, guori'la chieftain, hadi gan, Eleftheri Eltada as soon ence to a London apa that no general alarm was cir-)
The British authorities said as it appeared with the pro. authority for
culated among the gueria to ministerity a "democratic gov-clamation, and the public pro- secutor said action would be
evacuate the hotel but several ernment until such time as a
voluntarily" went into the provisional government is form- taken against the publication's ed,"
reet while a search was being conducted.
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Assumed
Latest advices on the intensi fed guerilla activity ranged from Western Thrace to West- ern Macedonia.
Free State
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ta Salomnika, Third Army Headquarters Faid guerils were using heavy mortars of type not available to the Greek army. The rebel bronteas! was viewed as the first step toward establishment of what some in- formants have termed a "Pree Communist" s.ate in northern Greece.
BLACK LISTS DENIED
stat.
ment.
Now the old inn is filled to pozple who capacity with loenl want to get a glines of C famed American motion picture
l'aulette
DIS
Some government quarters | stars, sald the establishment of a
and Burgess, here Sacher was the scene of an "Communist government" would working on a film for Sir Alexan-unsuccessful "oult case" bomb- be ndvantageous to the Greck der Korda, fcun the Inn Whiting on Aug. 4-United Press. armed forces who have been un-motoring in Berkshire lay. ab'e to draw the guerillas into and moved in the following werk. Every day after Alm work ends frontal battle. A fixed point the couple meat and drive to the would offer an objective for the inn. They like the calm Greek forces, they said.-United fephere and the simple life.-Asso-
ciated Prera. Press and Assoclated Press.
GREEK COALITION TO BE RESHUFFLED
Athens, Aug. 16.
atino-
A reshuffle of the Greek Cabinet is expected to follow shortly on the return from the United States of M. Constantine Tsaldarls, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The coalition formed seven months ago under the premiership of M. Demetrios Maximos is showing signs of wearing thin and hints have already been given by M. Maximos that changes will be made.
pulists.
Athens, Aug. 17. The Ministry of Merchant Marine has issued a denial of reports quoting the Leftist PedernBon of Greek Maritime Untons which alleged the exist ance in Greece of black lines for Greek senmen and claimed
M. Tealdaris, who went to ion on a possible settlement of! that those whose names appear the United States to present the domestle problem he'd by ed on such lists were prevented the Greek ense on guerilla ac- the respective leaders of the from finding employment ou tivities to the United Nations wo major parties, the 88-year- ships.
Security Council, is understood | old Themistocles Sofoulis, lead- The statement added that ar to have also touched upon the er of the Liberals and Conalan- rests in Argentina and New York were made on the initia-bject during his talk with the tine Tanklaris, lender of the Po- United States Secretary of Live of the local authorities.-
State, Mr. George Marshall, Reuter.
when the Greek domestic and foreign situation was reviewed in the light of the recent Greck Government memorandum.
According to well-informed Populist Party sourcta, M. Sasebo, Aug. 17. Taa'daris, as leader of the Par- Konlchi Nakaoka, who assas-liamentary majority, considers Ainated Japan's first commoner that the reasons for which the Premier Kei Hara on April 11, present Coalition Cabinet was 1922, has been repatriated frem formed last November are no Manchuria and is en route to longer valid and the programme Tokyo.
of appeasement which ho sche- Nakaoka, his face masked, duled then is no longer applica- stepped from a crowd at the ble. Tokyo station und stabbed Hara, This is because: whose death virtually ended!
JAP ASSASSIN REPATRIATED
Party politics In Japan and Majority Support"
opened the way for extremists. 1. The rebels did not res-
Nakaoka was sentenced to Be) pond to the Government am-) imprisonment but was freed in nesly offer. 1934 and went to Manchurla. 2. The United Nations Bor- He intends to live in Japan with der Cominlasion's Investigations his mother and sister. Asso- produced abundant evidence of clated Press.
interference by Grecco's neigh- bours in guerilla warfare, and, 3. President Truman's speech and the United States aid tb, Greece have modified Greck domestic speculation, 2.Therefore, M.Taaldorin -in said to argue, the Populist A polt conducted by the Fort Party, with the cooperation of Worth Star Telegram said that its former associates, the Na
General
WORLD WAR THREE, SAY GENERALS
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 17.
a majority of retired Army gentional Liberats led by erale living In San Antonio, one Gonatas and the groups under
tres, believe the United States
of the nation's largest army cen- General Napoleon Zervas and will be fighting World War III M. A. Alexandris, is prepared within five years of Thursday's to claim the right to form a second anniversary of VJ-Day now Cabinet, "united, stronger Associated Press.
SIX DEAD IN CRASH
Montevideo, Aug. 17.
and in fu' accord with the.con- aitution, since it would huye the support of the majority in' the present Chamber"
na Obstacles
A second solution, suggested: hore is that the two historical:
At least nix persons, four of partien of Grecco, Popullets and, them United States citirens, Liberals, compose their differ were missing believed dead last excos mad foln forces in a Cabl
BARRIO TO FORM CABINET
Paris. Aug. 10. Spanish exile President Mar- tinez Barrio' todný accepted the proposal made by Premier De signute Alvaro de Albornoz that he form a new cabinet compos- ed solely of members of re- publican parties and without the participation of Commun- ists-and-Socialists.-
A new
The left Republican Alvaro de Albornoz, who is now in Mexi ro, yesterday cabled to Martinez Barrio his acceptance to form government replacing that of Rodolfo Llopis, which resigned Tont week. Sixiy- eight-year-old Albornoz is ex- ected in Paris next week to begin forming, the new cabinet. -United Press,
SOCIETY WEDDING
IN LONDON
London, Aug. 16. Baroness Marie Therese du The third suggestion put for- Four, step-daughter of the ward in certain political quar- Swiss Minister in London, Dr. ters here is for the formation Paul Rucgger. WOW married of a "Cabinet of personalities" here today to Captain William whose main tasks would be to Armstrong, unly son of Lord grant a general amnesty to be Armstrong, member of tho controlled by un International armaments Orm of Armstrong body to restore law and order, Whitworth.-Reuter, and pave the way for fair and impartial general elections to be held on an unspecified date.
opposed ly members of Parlla The names of the former Re-ment who realise that unless gent, Archbishop Damaskinos, they give a blank vote of con- and of General Nicolas fidence to this extra-Parlia- Plastyras, have been mentioned mentary Government, it would na possible heads of auch a ask the King for p decrce for enre:nker Government. -
the dissolution of the Chamber, This suggestion in strongly Reuter.
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