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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1948.
ANGLO-U.S. MOVE IN GREECE Generals To Join Defence Council Significant Step Announced
Athens, Feb. 16.
The chiefs of the American and British military missions in Greece have joined the Greek National Defence Council, an official an- nouncement said today.
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Previously they were only observers at the Coun- cil, which directs the warfare against the Communist-led guerillas.
Anauubothere issued af :lastions,
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General Livesay ri-
fer a two-hour meeltage between |tains overalt command" but will the heads of the Greek Govern-Leoncentrate chipily on problems US 713 British of military supply. diplomati officials Nasta Clear definition of relationships betsyrers the Greek Government
Dwight Griswold, administra. tor of the American mission to nid Greece, will also attend the
POLLITT ON AID PLAN
Wigan, Feb. 15.
The British Communist Party w welcome any help the United States can give to Britain "providing it has no political conditions," Mr. Harry Pollitt, the Secretary General of the party, stated hero today.
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Mr. Pollitt, who Was speaking in support of the Communist candidate in a bye-election, sald they op- posed the Marshaji Plan "because they knew what il was."Reuter.
and the American and British Connell matings, but in the vote Quake Panic
miselada" was agreed upon.
The step was seen as prevent.
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of observer.
This was regarded as signi- In Peru
ing further politent moves such ficant, slice he controls the dia as the rent resignation of LA.bursement of the mission funds.) tien, Constantine Ventiris Commander of Greece's north- er army.
General Downs
Sibuns, Peru, Feb. 16. A brief het. violent earth- quake rocked this kown in Sorthern Peru today, causing The representation of the at least var death and destroy Best Soldier
American and British Bussions ing the town church and a num Both Major General S. B. the Crunell will be equal, ber
of houses. Several were Rawlins, the British military the ametincement stresses), reported injured,
British representative l choof, and Major-General WI-
will be Major General E. R. The quake lasted only eight Ham G LiveARY, heat of the
such in- Divers, Cominunder of British | revends,, but was of American military mission, pre-traps in Greece who will be tensity that the ancient walls of tested
vigorously ngaist T (conte chief also of the Brilish the church which had with septuner of
Voties prigna nilitary training mission. Gon stond numerous earlier tremers, Lon. They described him ILM
eral Rawls has been recalled ecllapsed. The walks of a num "The best merkdier in Grecet,"
to Londen.
ber of houses enved in, Prenter Themistokles Sophorn-
The agreement was
12 A cloud of dust covered the
disastrous earth!
tis and Vice-Premier. Constantin promoting harmony in the Bri-town and the people, recalling | Tsaldaris refused to consider
the protests, saving Vehtiristish. American and Greek mill-last year's
tary progrluune. -- Associatesi quakes in the area, fled to the
open fields-United Press.
resignation had already nccepted. Ventiris WJQU
bren
given
ervait for defeating the gueril. las Inst Diveetplier in their effort to rapture Konish as a capital for a Greek, Communist strafer.
Significant
The new amtemmerment meats
at Major General Hames A.
Van Flert, who is coming
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U.S. Navy And The Atomic Bomb
#invece to hond the U.S. military Admiral Dewitt Kreps, will be A member of the Defonee Commeil.
As such he will have a volev
in the fight against the gueril-
Pearl Harbour, Feb. 16.
C. Ramsey, USN, indicated strongly on Saturday the U.S. Navy is confi- dent it can deliver a carrier-based plane cap- -able of carrying the atomic bomb.
las anul comp sition of the army.
The Commander-in-Chief, Pacific General Van Fleet has been lolized to vas at a news conference. unted Commander pf all Ani-however, whether such a plane i- erican Army. Air and Navy vet "Blying. ferees ausigned to the Grejk ald
Cards Are Now On The Table
“la is logiral to assutne," he said: "that we ate trads to take advantage kuf any possible adaptation of any kind of weapot for use in our planes, whelter
shore-basel 排厂 carrier.
based,"
The US Navy disclosed in Washe Lington recently it was planning
marinoth carrier, and prculation arse as the thine it would be design- Vienna, Feb, 15.. ed to carry planes armed with The Chancellor, Dr. Leopatetatoriie hourthe, Figi, said in a sperel here today thal the hopes of Austria getting
the
Deafening Sounds Upset Them
Moscow. Feb. 15.
Many letters criticising Dimitri compo- Shostakovitch and other
Madonna's Statue Phenomena
ROME, FEB. 13.
THE CATHOLIC ACTION NEWSPAPER QUOTIDIANO RE- PORTED CAUTIOUSLY TODAY ON A PUNPORTED PHENO- MENA OF "MOVING AND BREATHING" OF THE STATUE OF THE MADONNA ON THE CATHEDRAL OF ASSISI, WHICH HAS ATTRACTED MUCH PRESS ATTENTION AND THOUSANDS OP VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK,
The nuthoritative newspaper naid religious officials maintained concerning the reports, awaiting a scientifle explanation of what the sands believed they sawi as they looked up at the statue high on the front of the church or) Santa Maria Degli Angeli.
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Other newspapers, who sent correspondents frm Home In the native town of St. Franels, re- ported ever growing crowds of pilgrims and townspe ple gather- ing in the church sinte after darkness to view the "movements of the statue" since a group 24-foot replica of the Madonna youths first said they had seen the
move sad breathe" last Tuesday night-United Press.
Transvaal Indians Inquiry
Johannesburg. Feb. 15.
The palice today rajded the| offices of the Transvaal Indiatí Transvand Congress and the Passive Resistance Council, in Durban,
The homes and surgeries of of Dr. G. M. Naicker President of the Natal Indian Congress, and Dr. Y. M. Dadon, President of the Transvast Indian Con- *gresa, were also raided.
The raids lasted about on hour. The detectives carried
search warrants authorising them to examine books and documents which might have a hearing on alleged offences committed' under the Inimigra- tion and Ritous Assemblies Acta.
Indians in South Afrlen have, organised passive resistance ainer the Asiatic Land Tenure sera nomed in last week's con Act was passed by the South (demunafish by the Central Com-African Government
two years
mille of the Soviet Communist ago to regulate the occupation Party of formalistic and anti-and nequisition of land by In popular trends" in music, are dians in Natal Transvaal, "Naval aviation is forward look being published in the Soviet ler prace treaty were greater than ing." said the Admiral, who is press,
6.5. Navy's to aviates. "Shostakovitch's creations never and the amie mnis is just another enjoyed success umong the wor
ever.
of the
onc
ca
to this sophisticate collection of deafen-
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Conumenting on the forthcoming | bomb.” KUNDI PUNE of the Bik Four So far as is know, the only planekers as it was impossible for Furrigh Ministers deputies inate to carry the atonic botnli is the normal person to listen London next Friday, Dr. Figs. Air Force "Superfortresses said: "One of the partners has which dropped those Hiroshining sounds", 11 foroman £1 this lime put his cards un the and Nagaiaki and in the first atomic dynamo factory wrote. table, so that the game can now bun tes at liikini.
"Shostakovich is really incum- begin.
Ramsey said the U.S. Nayy waprehensible to Soviet men experimenting with new types of women", another letter Bald.- weapons, including the launching of Reuter, guided-miviles" from "submarines and ships, but he declined to go into de tails for security reavum-Associated
"Austria must find in the treaty real sovereignty and conditions essential to guarantee economic virility. If the treaty does not guarantee these conditions, it will Press, not be worth the paper 11 written on."
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The Chancellor said it was ob- vious that Austrian economy would not be able to produce 450,900,000 In two years-the om: ant of the Soviet reparations elalms-but he hoped that Russia would moderate her demands.- Iteuter.
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The Indiang describe it as the "Ghetto Act."-Reuter.
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Washington, Feb. 16. The U.S. Navy tonight announced a programme to streamline a number of fleet submarines as. the first basic step toward the design and con- struction of the "true submarine." The true submarine, according to theory, would be a vessel completely self-sufficient under water, without having to come to surface for fuel or -air. No one has ever been able to build one... The streamlining consists of subs -now about 10 miles an stepping up underwater speed hour-by lessening water re-development of a United Africa and range of an undisclosed num-sistance. This involves the re by a United Europe. But I ber of subs with alterations that ducing of the size of the super will bet Sir Stafford's last have already proved successful structure, removing deck guris dollar that the Americans can cn four other submarines,
and other topside projections in Why, they're busy in Liberta Many countries attempted to order sooth down the halls. build - the true submarine and The US. Navy, dubbing this themselves at this exact moment, Germany' came closest to it dur- "guppy programme",
zaid this ing World War II with the the first of a series of baale famous Schnorkel breathing tube. steps of the. Navy's. longrang
In remodelling the submarines, effort to design and construct the the US. Navy will use an im- true submarino." : proved version of this tube which The subs, when enables the sub to stay under vield information helpful to per- 1 am flying to America tomor- fecting the plans for five new row to find out more. I want submarines bufit With US$53, to test how strong is the key 500,000 authorized by the, Con- which they hold to our own press since 1940-United Press future fortune.
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