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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1947.
SURPRISE TURN TO CRISIS: NEW FRENCH STRIKE CALL
Paris Transport Paralysis
Paris, Dec. 7.
31 YEARS AFTER
Paris, Dec. B.
A letter has just been delivered to Mrs. Lambert Hocher, at Avignon on the Rhone, 31 years after it was posted.
It was mailed to Mrs.. Rocher by Henri Hagold, a French prisoner of war in a Westphalia camp, on Sept. 4, 1010.
The envelope which bore two postmarks "Kriegsge- fangnerlage 122, 1910" and 1947", Avignon, "Postes. travelled to its destination at an average speed of 19 feet #11 hour. Our Own Correspondent.
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Crack Express Derailed
PARIS, DEC. 7.
THE CRACK LYONS-PARIS EXPRESS WAS DERAILED LATE TONIGHT SOON AF TER COMMUNIST LABOUR LEADERS REJECTED THE GOVERNMENT PEACE OF FERS AND CALLED FOR A REDOUBLED STRIKE OF FENSIVE.
Reports from Lyona sald the train wreck caused no casual- ties and only slight damage bo- cause of the extraordinary pre- cautions against sabotage taken by trainmen.
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All Paris Underground and bus employees were called out on a 48-hour strike for higher wages tonight a few hours after the Government announced the arrest of nearly 1,000 persons in a country-wide campaign against sabotage in strike-ridden industry and transportation. The Communist-dominated General Confedera- tion of Labour voted the strike, which will begin at midnight, after the Central Strike Committee, a group of CGT members who function independently, 'rejected Premier Robert Schuman's Government's offer of a cost of living money indemnity for workers. The Undesground and bus throughout the Mediterranean strike was voted shortly after seaport today. Police did not the Ministry of Interior had report one act of violence. announced the arrest of nearly The Government-controlled 1,000 persons in a nationwide radio read to its listeners a rcampaign against aabotage incomplete text of the new laws strike-bound factories, railways making enbotage punishable by and harbours. It said that prison terms up to 10 years. security police had made these The law defines sabotage as arrests in the past eight days, "any act that makes a machine
Damage undoubtedly world A Ministry spokesman said: or piece of machinery ceneo to If the proposal is passed the have been much heavier if the "Some have been detained, function."
daily newspaper will consist train had been travelling at íta others fined and a few jailed." Minister of Labour Rene] only of two sheets.
usual speed of 40 miles per 18 "Handles"
Mayer, non-Communist Labour At the same Yuan meeting hour at that point on the line. He said about 500 had been leader Leon Jouhaux and Com- there was the old discussion of However, the engineer. reduced arrested yesterday and today. munist leader Benoit Frachon reduction in the Import quota on the speed to ten miles as he ap- Several arrests were made in met on what a Labour Ministry cigarettes and newsprint and proached the tunnel, a recogniz Paris Underground terminals spokesman described as "a high after an acrimonious' debate aeg danger point. today. A Prefecture spokes-echelon discussion" of the whole resolution was passed reducing The wreck was the third at- situation-As- the cigarette import quota to the tempt at rail sabotage reported
NAMES man said: "One man had 18 French Inbour 'handles' in his satchel. A Foriated Press.
same as, for newsprint-Reuter, during the day. The other two
on the Paris-Brest line] TESTRONES handle is used to cut off the
and the ather on the suburban $10.00 per power in an Underground mo-
line near Orleans-were dis-i bottle. tor. He could have stopped
covered in time to prevent ac- nine trains."
cidents-United Press.
Sabotage sent three railroad their trains crashing from
with the tracks last week. In one wreck
20 persons were killed,
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A programme of 10 fights between leading service boxers has -been arranged
The Interior Ministry spokes- man refused to say whether had been ar any foreigners rested, but a police report this morning said 13 foreigners had been caught performing acts of sabotage.
Shanghal, Dec. 8. The Executive Yuan Is study Ing a proposal to cut down the proportions of all daily news papers published in China.
Moscow's Version Of Dulles Trip
• Moscow, Dec. 7.
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The wreck was caused by an unbolted rail at the entrance to the tunnel at Vaise, eight miles out of Lyons, The locomotiva and two coaches were derolled.
A QUEEN VISITS THE COMMUNISTS
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Mr. John Foster Dulles, Republican adviser to the Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, who is now in Paris, is negotiating for the incor- people these need only to be $19.00 per poration of the French Occupation Zone of given a Germany into the merged British and United faced States Zones, Tass, the Soviet news agency alleged today.
South Calm . About 150 persons have been arrested in Marseilles since longshoremen there went out on Atrike nearly a month ago, but
A special correspondent of the there Was general
calm agency made this charge in a re port from London of the Foreign Ministers' Council,
Was
was being published by the "Wall Street press" in reports of the proceedings.
lend, to
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bottle. with a' challenge PROSTALIN which their own efforts can ́and $6.80 per must overcome, and they are bottle. once again the nation that with- Mussolini's mechanised armies stood the invasion flood of 'with only a few poorly equip- He sald that Mr. Dulles WGS The commentator accused cer- ped divisions in the Albanian OVERONES
$10.00 per bottle. negotiating "while Mr. Marshall tain American newspapers of say- snows in 1940.
In these fow months Queen lip service to Gering that the Soviet proposals to paying
othing but Frederica and King Paul have many's unity and added: "In the Council were the light of this fact, Mr. Mar-propaganda,"
won the respect, admiration and i He stated that Wall Street was shall's statement (at the Council
love of the most democratic pec- MIRACLE on Friday), could not help sound-trying to keep the American peo
has HORMONE
CREAM Frankfurt, Dec. 7. ing, very insincere, however much ple in the dark about the Soviet plo in Europe. And this The Soviet occupation rathorities today refused with-st be the Ministers to be hon- posit on and thereby facilitate been done by their simple and $16.00 Ber
convert whole-hearted service for their ar before themselves and the pansionists striving to out explanation to grant the world."
Western Germany into a mil tary people. The peasants whom
of American (Mr. Dulles last night had an stronghold
fm- the Queen admires as the finest week-old United States Air
stock of the nation have given Force request for permission to interview in Parla with General perl-alismo."
Mr. Dulles left Parts for Lon their allegiance. Next to be SKIN TONIC Hend search flights over the Civirles de Gaulle, leader of the Russian zone in a hunt for the ally of the French Feople). don early today. He described his won are the cynical, pleasure TABLETS
In another report on the For Interview with General de Gaulle transport which was missing eigh Minister Council, a Moscow an "an informal courtesy call" but loving Athenians, but many of 1110 per with 20 persons aboard.
Radio commentator said that a beyond that would say nothing on these are already admirers of bottle,
whole encyclopaedias, of Beg" the nature of the talk Reuter. the Royal couple.
Permission Refused
More than 100 planes vainly searched other areas in Central Europe seeking the plane which. vanished en route here from Plan, Italy.
Air Force offials said the Rus-
message prohibited
sion
the flight of American planes any- where over the Soviet zone out- aldo the previously established corridor 20 miles wide linking the American zone with Berlin. -United Press.
THE PROCEEDS OF THIS TOURNAMENT IS BEING COMMUNISTS LOSE DONATED TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS ASSOCIATION The General Public are invited to patronise this event.
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Prices of Admission-
Helsinki, Dec. 7. Complete returns from 22 .of the largest Finnish cities show- the Communist-dominated Popular Democrat Party
Stage & Ringalde
$5.00
ed
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Balcony (Front)
$8.00 .10.00
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had lost 28 seats in the City Coun cil in this week's · municipṛ)| elections Associated Press,
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