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THE CHÍNA MAIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1948.
BIG COLOGNE STRIKE
1
Protest Against Food Shortage In Germany CENTRAL & ALIAMBRA®
100,000 To Join
Demonstration
Cologne, Jan. 20.
Over 100,000 factory workers in Cologne will start a 24-hour strike tomorrow in protest against the food shortage, bringing to at least 110,000 the workers now striking in various cities in the British Zone of Germany.
In Cologne, while the postal, railway, gas and electricity men will stay at their jobs, the tram men, who have already been out for the past 36 hours, will swell the ranks of the striking fac- tory workers,
Tramway employees of the noon to attend a fond protest right bank of the Rhine today meeting addressed by the Cam- joined those of the left bank, manist Minister of Reconstruct- thus bringing all trams in the lo In North Rhine Werk eity to a standstill, the German ↑ phalia, Herr Hugo Paul. news agency in the British Zone reported.
The factory workers' declajon to strike was taken at a mass meeling here today of 800 shop stwards and Tramway em- ployees.
Here is the latest strike news from other German cities:
Essen: Building workers were downing tools this after-
Kidnapped In London Street
London, Jan. 20. While walking long the street NE lunchtime, Mrs, Evelyn Callon of Thornberry Head. Isleworth, an assistant at Braces Limited, chemists of High Street.
Sabotage
Dortmund: went on strike body demanding |
Tramway men
better protection apabist "abotage."
Wiesbaden: Strikers in the city new total about 9,000. Gelsenkirchen: The
1,200 workers of
Selog works continue their strike.
glass
since
the
An Ugly
Splotch
Shanghai, Jan. 21.
In
Four days after the anti- British demonstration which nearly 10,000 students took
part last Saturday afternoon, their tar painted slogans on buildings on the Shanghal Bund still dety human offorts to remove them,
Owners
of some of the buildings resorted to the usa of gasoline or kerosene but the result was while it erased the letterings them- selves, it left an ugly splotch Instead-Reuter.
On GuardiIn Antarctica
Chinese
Mission
In U.S.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 19.
THE STATE
DEPART- MENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHINESE TECH- NICAL MISSION HEADED BY PEI TSU-YI, FORMER GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF CHINA. MET WITH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE. MR. WILLARD THORP. LATE TODAY.
The announcement anid, "It in expected that the mission will be of great Assistance to the Government agencies concerned with the Chinese aid problem in preparing discussions of the present economic situation there A South African necupying and measures this Governmcat force ut 14
men, including #
is undertaking."" physician. has been left on
Earlier, the mission was en- Marion Island. in Antarction, torinined nt lunch at Blair about 1,200 miles southeast of House,United Press, here.
Capetown, Jan. 19.
The annexation party claimed un Dec. 29
Its General, the Ruhr strike for South Africa situation has quietened down)
reports from
both Mario and Prince Edward DOCTOR Berlin. Washington and London that! Islands--which may be an netive Anglo-American steps were on-
volane-12 miles away. DIES, HIS
The frigate Transvaal pat
der way to increase food ship, se on in annexation mission PATIENT
ments to Germany,
Most workers
sceptical
about the arrival of more fund however, and observers expect
W and sharper Wave of strikes if additional supplies are not such available in the shops. Reuter.
The
U.S. Action
Washington, Jan. 20. authorities to swift
Dersonal approuch made by
the Mr.
Chiswick, was nction today in response to the “kidnaprd” by two men and a British Freign Secretary woman in a car and robbed of Ernest
40 in cash,
just before Christmas, and circulated that it was going to fool competition a report was hunk inte some trouble in the whaling fleet-United Press,
Krupp Trial Interrupted
LIVES
Victrbo (via Rome), Jan. 20.
An operation at the local polyclinie was interrupted for a minute yesterday, resumed and successfully concluded des- pite the death of the surgeon fram a heart attack half way through the operation.
The surgeon was Professor Armando Sala, 56, director the local hospital,
of
Sala was operating on a Wo- Nuremberg, Jan. 20.
nian for cancer when suddenly Kevin to Mr. George Marshall, Secretary of the State, Krupp and 11 other Krupp of tant
The war crints tring of Alfred he fell to the floor. His assis- The rashier left a shop earry- on the Ruhr food siluation,
immediately stepped in concluded cials was interrupted again today and
the The British offelals here said to continue the trial of six Ger- operation while nurses rushed ing the money in a handbag.
difficult As she was walking along the the threatened cut in the day man lawyers charged with con- the side of the Professor, street a car with two men and tish zone of the Germans to 850)
ration In some parts of the Bri-tempt,
who was already dead,
The Professor. who had
to Staines.
The American Military Tribunal
a woman inside drove up and calories next month, wuld prob hearing the Krupp case cited the taught at Rome University, left she of the seeupants called herably be averted through the stupeunsel after they walked out of there because of charges of be to the car and asked the wayment of food by the United States the courtroom on Friday in proing pro-Fascist during recent
army within the next fortnight. whe
Already beg loaded in shipssion for them to make
test against a refusal of perius. years. He was consulted during
iness of The late oraithe
King aru 400,000) 101s and dried fruits and other foods
potatoes, motion.
Alfonso of Spaln while in The fawyers spent the week-end | Rome,-United Press. supplement the German grain in gaol and were released ration int threatened armasu - | their www Reuter.
recognizance,-United Press.
Before she could reply was bundled in the ear blindfoldvil.-- Beuter,
New Guinea Shooting
Five
Sydney, Jan. 20,
natives were Callegedly shot and killed by a patrol party in the Australian- mandated territory 105 New | Gunca in September, arcording to reports which Pave just remind Sydney.
A-uative patr i under on oneer 'with little experince inet a large party of natives in Central New Cuinea.
The natives demonstrated by throwing
and spears
shooting arrows. The police party then kiredd at the natives.
ol
Three-Power
Guerillas Get A Talks Expected Crushing Defeat
Athens, Jan. 19.
Greek guerillas who attacked Platanos, 13 miles north of Lepanto, on the Gulf of Corinth, have sustained a "crushing defeat," Athens news agency reports from the nearby town of Patras said today.
Paris, Jan. 20. France's willingness to join Bei- rain and the United States in a three-power conference on Germany will be re-emphasised to the British Government by M. Rene Mawsigli, the French Authassador i 1.onion. it was learned from reliable sources today.
M. Mavigli returned to
Landan today after a brief visit to Paths. Such a conference has been consider-
A hundred guerillas were cap tared during the attack un Pla 15 dead and six prisoners.
The guerillas loft lehind them frd in London, Washington and Paris some time and it was believed time and the retreat after it, the age hey added,
Ministry of Public Order that is may shortly take place, pr announcement sald 400 guerilla bably in London.-Reuter,
engaged near the
river
The patroleer is said to have porteil the matter to the District Offleer, but it was alleged that the The garrison of Platanes heid were administrator of New Gumea was on for 30 boners until Greek Nestor. In several hours fight. not informed until a missionaryArmy gots, with actiBery anding, 47 guerillas were killed, three prted the incident. United tanks, relieved them yesterday drowned in the river Nestus and Press.
morning and drove of the 17 surrendered. queritas in a heavy attack, using guns and aircraft.
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