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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1948,
LATEST BERLIN PINPRICK
Soviet Order Prohibits Use Of Nord Express
Unilateral Defiance Of Pact
Berlin, Apr. 22. Major-General E. O, Herbert, the British Commandant of: Berlin, today termed the Soviet! holdup of parcels to the Western Zones "a unijateral defiance of a quadripartite agreement."
The British authorities had un-
successfully approached the
stan Ruthorities on six different occasions since April 7 to secure the release of this mail, he added. About 2,500 tons of purcels city have accumulated in the since the parcel post from Berlin in the West was stopped by the Russians on April 1.
The Soviet authorities dars not make A straightforward statement as to their reasons.
willing They are
to Impose hardships on the population for their own ends, General Her- bert stated.
French Expected To Lodge Protest
Borlin, Apr. 22.
The Soviet authorities hore today announced that they would prohibit Allied coaches from being attached to the daily Nord Express running botween Berlin and Paris.
The cancellation chiefly affects French passengers.
The French outhorities have protested against the Soviet action, and the British were tonight also planning a protest. Major-General Pelmy, chiệf | **** of the Soviet railway operating
department in Berlin, has ordered the ban to be effective from tomorrow.
The coaches join the makna AL Osna- Nord Express train
British Zone, brucek in the providing connection for pas- sengers travelling to Brussels, Paris und London.
The Russian announcement said the Nord express connection would not be restored until new arrangements had been made by the American, French and Brilish with the Soviet authorities, - or through the Allied Control Coun-
The parceln dispute is not on the agendo for tomorrow's meet-ctl. Ing of the Koiranandatura, the four-power body which governs Berlin, but it was thought here tonight that the British Comman- dant might raise the question. Reuter.
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They will be there until March 31. They will rench Australia on April 4 and remain until about June 13.-Reuter.
Unlike the milliary passenger trains stopped by the Russians on April 1, passengers in the Nord coaches have been showing their documents and baggage al Rus- sian demand.
be
French Action
The French are understood to)
the replace planning to coaches by running their OWN buses between Beriln and Brunswick.
The Soviet decision on Nord
express coachos
hai
1945.
Just Another Mistake
Vienna, Apr. 22.
The Russian authorities told. the British administration in Vienna tonight that a Ri san sentry "made a mistake" this morning by turning back British Jeep at check point About five mites outalde Vienna.
No further traffic between Vienna and the British Zone was held up today-Reuter.
Sudden
Drop In Ruhr Coal
Americans Accused Of Kidnapping
Vienna, Apr. 22,
Tass, the official Soviet news agency, issued a communique [here tonight .accusing the Americans of abducting Aus- |trian civilians. The communique quoted an Austrian police re- port that American military! personnel hud forced Aus- trian officials to stop a train in the Soviet Zone outside Vienna. The communique said that the Americans had attacked a pas- And senger, who was arrested taken off to an unknown destina- ulon.
The Taxa statement also quot- ed an Austrian recurity service report saying that a gang of American personnel had attack- ed on Austrian civilian near the American airbase and abducted him.
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"Soviet circtes regard the methods of the Amerluant mitt. tary police at a flagrant viola- tion of the inter-allied agree. ment governing the arrest of Austrians," the statement said. Colonel
Bernard
the Hurless, American Provost Marshal, told Reuters tonight that "the charges pre ridiculous. Nothing is known of the cases which the Russians inention.
Colonel Hurless announced that Russian displaced person caught after breaking and entering the honie of an American civilian in Vienna was to be returned to the American Zone to finish the on- completed portion of a five-year sentence for a similar offence in 1945.-Reuler.
Essen, Apr. 22. The British and American the Military Governments today or would dered the German Ruhr Coal cut the last Aliled passenger Board to begin an immediate train ink between Berlin and and intensive investigation into the Wait. British transport the drop in Ruhr coal output officials said the Nerd express over the past few weeks. connection out of Berlin
FACTORIES SEIZED The German Board, which is been in operation since
Berlin, Apr. 22. the normal responsible for the administration It was subject to
Was of all mines in the Ruhr,
Soviet Many factories in the civilian passenger train ar-
pit
sector of Berlla were confiscated rangement and carried accredi-ordered to investigate each
individually and to report back to today by the Soviet-appointed Allied na ted passengera
the British and American Mili-
German "trustees for sequestered tionality.
tary Governments with sugges-property." This body has been charged with the task of confisca The coal output on Tuesday. on and "turning over to the the fatest day for which figures
industrial enterprises people" are avaliable, totalled 287,042 owned by former Nazis and war tons, roughly the average the past few weeks, compared with the record 300,000 output achieved two months
of
A British official sald tonight: it is an international train cross- Ing Soviet occupied territory with Soviet authorisation and the Soviet authorities bun it there is
Apart from nothing we can do.
a power to annoy, I can see no reason for the action."-Reuter,
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority ni Authorities"
DOUBLE IF YOU CAN
The best East-West score, how- where ever, was at the tables
There is one position, in which South bid the No Trump with- player should strain every re-out spades stopped and East was: source to double instead of bid-smart enough to double Instead ding, if he can find justication of bidding. West possed that and, for doing so. That is when the reckoning that the double musi opening bid has been passed by have
baserl been
are
mainly
on
tions.
ago.
for
tons
The main excuses put forward by the German Coal, Board at the meeting today were that the technical working of the miners' incentive scheme was not con- ducive to great output at the mo- ment and that miners were tak- ing time off to plant their gar- dens-Router.
Rauter Doesn't Understand
The Hague, Apr. 22. Hans Albin Router, 52-year old the next two players and you spades, led his 0 of the suit. That former general and German SS
in fourth-hand position.
the Brat six Chief in Holland, shouted during nce then gave the defence
to his trial here today that he could There
is always the chance then
then trieks, followed by a switch
anet be sentenced by any court may have-diamond for two more and partner
"because as a German I fought Rot passed quite a good holding and
that with the A and also scored for my Fatherland."
A. BUL
The prosecutor replied: "You ugainst
diamond K and club A. the
your
would like to play defensively return of the heart K. South
that
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ADVENTURE IN THE SHADOWS OF SINISTER SINGAPORE!
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INGAPORE
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ponse to
a doubled contract.
It
he doesn't he will bid in res then he lost the last two to the are not being tried for what you your double and give club K and heart Q Het the did as a German for your Father- tricks doubled, lond, but your crimes against the you a chance to make whatever contract four the That produced
score of bid you had considered in
of 700, Dutch people."
Rauter faces eight war crimes first place.
best that any East-West pair at
among them the de- tained by more than 200 points, charges,
Please realise that a double by portation of 110,000, Dutch Jews,
whom o!
only 3,000 returned East would have been just
a alive. sound in rubber bridge na in
Sentence will be announced on cluplicate tournament, if not mere
May, 4.-Reuter. -60,
S. J 6
H. 7 6 5 2
D. 0 4 2
C. 8 7 4 3
9 2
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9 3 3
A Q 83
C. J 8 2
WED 3
S
S. 10 7 4
D. 7 8 5 C. K D
H. AJO
D. K J 1D
C. AQ 10 5
(Dealer: 'South. Neither side S. A Q
vulnerable).
South 1.1 NT
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PICTURE
HONGKONG STAGE CLUB
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"THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT”
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D. KQ 086532 opening bids of 1-Club and con-
C. 10 tracts of 4-Spades, East and
Neither side (Dealer: West. West making every contract they | vulnerable),
What difference in playing bid, usually with exire tricks. Where a club was led by North method should be caused by the against the 2-No Trumps, the de-opening lead against 6-Diamonda, clarer got a trick there, six in in one case the heart A, in the spades and two in diamonds. other the club 27
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