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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1940.
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It's not how much you.
that matters.
UPPER FIVE HUNDRED OF WORLD COMMUNIST PARTY it's what you eat
Men To Whom Lenin Passed The Torch
Britons Included In "Who's Who"
Washington, May 25, Prominent Indian, Ceylonese and Burmese Com- munists are included in a "Who's Who" of the "Upper Five Hundred” of Communism in the Eastern hemisphoro, published by the House of Representativos' Foreign Affairs Committee tonight.
The 130-page book, beginning with what it be lieves to be the characteristics of Communism, does not touch, however, on Soviet Communist leaders.
by
that
But 56 other countries have ist movement is dominated been covered in the survey, an old guard." ranging from Iceland to Indo-The authors emphasized
the list does not attempt to name nesla and from Japan to Yu-
other than "the most important goslavla.
agents of the World Communist organisation."-Reuter.
dita, Bu
In the biographical details, In- Burma and Ceylon are re- and two these,
presented by 11 five
namos, respectively. Of
Britons Named Residents of British Dominions
L
Burma's Thein P, described as
as were named by the committeo. one of the founders of the Com-Among them were munist Party, is given most at- tention with 17 lines of space.
India's. Close behind him s Shifrat Amrit Donge, President of the Indian Trade Union Con-
15 lines.
First Gress, who got place from the point of view of individual listings
10 the Bulgarian Secretary General, of of the the Central Committee Workers Party, Georgi Dimitrov, who gets 40 lines, but there are many Communists better known who receive less space.
Roes
were
Austrating Richard Dixon, Alan Finger, John C. Henry, J. B. Mills,
Ernest L. Sharkey. Thornton and 1. William.
New Zealand; Alexander Dree- Sidney nan, Lesile Edwards, Scott and Victor Wilcox...
Britons Twenty-five named in the list
The .committee listed the Bri- tish "professional revolutionaries to whom Lenin passed the torch of world revolution" as: George
ས་ལ་ Allison, R. A. Page Arnot, Ed- ward Bramley,
Burns. Elinor Emile Burns, J. R. Campbell, But the Committee's conclu-Claude Cockburn, Rajani Palme nions are centred on Communist Dutt, William Gallacher M. P.,
PT leaders in the mass, rather than C. T. Giles,
John Giles,
Professionals.
on the Individuul.
Gollan, Pro-
Workers Make Trade
Union History
Detroit, May 25.
#ome 250,000 employeds of the General Motors Corpora- tian, who won a pay 'increase here today, made trade union history by agreeing to a wage out if living costs décline.
The workers, who had threatened to strike, accepted an 11 cents an hour increzas, but ́ ́the union agreed that on Sept. 1 the Company may revise the rate either downward or up- ward, depending on the Government's cost of Hving index.
If the index la down, the workers will take a‘A conta an hour out, but if living costs continue upward; there is no up-- per limit-Reular.
The
Speculators In U.S. Markets
Washington, May 26. House Investigating Committee recommended today that the names-of-foreign-speculators in the United States commodity markets should be published and a tax imposed on thair capital gains.
The special committee apor pértnerships claiming citi- pointed to investigate com-zenship and resident status in modity transactions reported 29 foreign countries were do- that 183 non-resident aliens ing the volume of futures, and 116 foreign corporations transacting an estimated $418,- 162,584 without taxes paid on the profits realised in the United States.
Grim Finds
In Pond
Barnet, May 25. The Five Hundred, says the sor J. B. Haldane, Ilanning-
ton, San
two The police dragged Horner, John orner, Arthur
Lou Kon- severed human feet from the ion, Peter
A. F. Pap- Kerrigan,
mud of a pond at Potter's Piratin worth, Philip Harry Pollit, William Charles Bar, near here, today, un- most one of the is about Rust, Joe Scolt, D. F. Springhall, covering
gruesome mysteries in Bri-
roport are the "professional re- volutionarica" whom Lenin called into being from his own Image and to whom ho passad the torch of revolution.
"Their
average age
48. In origin, many of ther
of them are
"About one in every four has a labour organiser; been active about one in three is a Commun-
Tamara Rust.
M. P.,
The feet had been sawn off just above the ankles.. Also
The committee suld also that transactions by 341 resident and non-resident aliens living in the United States and 13 corporn- countries tions in 40 different arounted to $227,331,732 to bring the overall alien commodity total to $045,501,298.
allens
The table for non-resident Ifving in Chino showed 14 Individuals and seven cor- trading in cotton,
perations
wheat, corn and oats valued at $32,039,400.
Palmo Dutt is a Swedish-In- tain for years.
The table for its living in nol proletarians, and at least one dian who has lived mostly in out of five had university train-England, is editor of the Lobour
the United States, but claiming zenship, included 45 ing. There is a substantial Monthly and a leading Commun-
Individuals two corporations sprinkling of professionals among 1st Party theoretician and vice-ound were part of a leg and a
wheat, corn, trading in cotton, them, including teachers, doc chairman
plece of flesh. of the Communist The pond, which lies on oats, lard, cotton seed oil and eggs lors, engineers, lawyers and eco-Party.
Potter's Bar golf course, 15 valued for $43,810,330. nomists.
Northern Ireland; Andy Bart,
For non-resident of London, re-
allens living miles north. William McCulloch, Sean Mur-
the Philippines, the vealed
roport its Orat secret last Sun-In South Africa; William Andrews, day when two boys found a hu-showed two individuals and two ons dealing in cotton, 1st journalist; at least une in four Lionel Bernstein, Brion. Buttin, man hand and parts of a pelvis. corporations
The remains are believed to wheat, corn and oats valued at has had experience in 'resistance Yusuf Dadoo, Michael Harmel have been in the mud for at $23,201,050 and aliens living in
partisan guerilla struggles
Horvitch, Moses Monant least six months. against the Nazis or other forces. Isaac
Kotane, Harry Idoo, Danle De- The
police tonight believed A still larger fraction have had plessis, G. Pohn, Mrs. Betty Sachs that the unknown was murder considerable military experience, (nllas Betty regular or irregular.
Simons, Harry Snitcher, Hilda been cut up by someone wish- "Nearly half have been Im- Lillan Watts, Mrs, Lionel' ing to conceal on accidental prisoned, and many have been Bernastin.-Associated Press. death. Reuter. Imprisoned more than once.
jor
Not Failures
"Prison and exile have been their common fare, but that their careers- have not been failures thus far is marked by cent of the fact that 20 per
them today hold Cabinet posts: in various Governments, while
40 por cent are members
of
the United States but claiming Philippine citizenship included two individuais
Radford) D. J.ed, though the body may have valued at $1200
The in cotton i
Halifax Affidavit
At Berlin
Trial
Nuremberg, May 25.
their national legislative bodies. A sworn affidavit from Lord Halifax describing
one-
they
"For slightly more than
Histed we third of the nomes know the year in which joined the Communist Party. is a striking fact that slightly
It
more than one half of these bave been avowed Communists since 1023 or earlier, while fully thres fourths have been members least since 1937, the year of 'Trotsky's exile.
at
"Two implications arise; first, that the average Communist leader is both rather young in years and long in party experi~ ence. Second, that the Commun-
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Baron Ernst von Woizsaoker, former German Ambassador to the Vatican, as a "convinced opponent of Nazi ideals” was introduced at his trial hore today.
For allens
in the United States but claiming Japanese citizenship showed 10 individuals dealing in cotton wheat, corn, oats and rye valued at $2,538,810. On allens living in the United States but claiming Indian alfizenship, the report showed one hdividual and ene corporation dealing in commodities valued at $970,000-Dnited Press.
Warning To Rice Merchants
Von Weizsaeker heads the 21, from 1938 to 1940, sald he had
Nanking, May 26. high German officials facing never had personal contact with
The arrest of rice merchants was not ac will be effected today if they the general charge of com- Walzsaecker and plicity in war crimes in the quainted with him.
He added "he
continue to sell the cereal at was frequently Whilhelmstrasse Trial," which
CN$8,000,000 per reported to me by my advisers at more, than opened on Jan. 7
the Foreign
the picul, Major K. C. Wu was Office and by The affidavit from Lord Hall-British Ambassador in Berlin as quoted today in Chinese press fax, British Foreign Secretaryg n
being a convinced opponent of reports as having threatened. Nazi deals and policies and as Wholesale rice prices yesterday using his official position in the in some part of the city reached Ministry of Foreign Affairs in $7,000,000 while retall quotations Berlin to hinder, so far as lay in were reported as high as $7,609,- his power, the policy pursued by 000. Ribbentrop."
Pakistan 9 To Be FEC Member
Washington, May 26.
The reason for the jump given The affidavits presented оп
on by rice merchants was that the Welzsoecker's behalf Included price at producing centres had one from Mr. Richard Butler, reached the mark of $6,000,000.
He
Under-Secretary of State in the The City Government authori British Foreign Office from 1938 |ites will from today dump 3,000 to 1941.
piculs of rice daily on to the mar- said it appeared to himket for the next six days in on Far *Eastern Commission "that Weizsaecker was in general effort to stabilise the situation.
Na Reuter officials told the United Press out of sympathy with the today that they expected that Jonni Socialist Government and Pakistan would be admitted to with the then Foreign Minister
Ribbentrop." membership within that Al- Extracts from the secret diaries lied policy-making body for of Dr. Kurt Burckhardt, League
the next two of Nations Japan "within
Commissioner for Danzig, quoted the Italian Am- onssador in Berlin as saying that Weizsaccker was "a · German putrot and in his way an inter- national European:"--Reuter.
weaks."
Officials said seven of the 11 member nations had approved Pakistan's Did for membership. submitted last week by the Unit- ed States representative, Ma}.- Gen. Frank McCoy.
duained four members, in- |
the Soviet-
had not
representative,
received Instructions
from their: Governments on tho
However, the repre- question sentatives privately had said that they believed, approval certain,
Tojo Trial Verdict
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS" SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
SATURDAY, 29TH MAY, 1948.
The first. Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the flest
be run at 2,00_p.m._______
MEMBERS' BADGES AND, ENCLOSURE, Members and guests xén reminded - that they sand ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAY Throughout the Meetink.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE - ADMITTED THE MEMBERS ENCLOSUELE
and
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Back Club Rooms at $10 Including: fax are obtain through the Secretary on the written or personal introdu of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all thiti);
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will "NOT bô salo at the RACE COURSE,
Washington, May 26.
The Treasurers Compradors Office will close at 11,00 House Armed Services sub-Committee today approved and the Secretary" Office: "ht′ 11.45 smr. Both Offices
Floor, Exchange Building, bill to create a US$180,000,000 loan fund for
purchasing
A Umited number of tiffins will be abiainable' at the agricultural raw materials to House provided they are ordered in advance from, thu. Hà,
Industries in Boy (Tul. 27813). 1
revive the textile
occupied by
States Army,
Witnesses told the Committee
Tokyo, May 20.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S' MISES DURING THE MEETING. ONE
DO PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
that most of the money would * The primalakita dulsalon to the PublicEnclosuLER.
No verdict is now expected be used to buy American wool including lax for all persons including idles, and, lo they had to wall in the major war crimes trial mills back into operation Bookmakers, Tie The men, stc. will not be permitt
and cotton to put Japanese and as the Gate, of Tojo and his 24 co-defen-
although
formal instructions.
The
Army estimated that the perale within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey, plication to Commission members
„Refreshments will be obtainable hi the Restaurant rilling as individual emissaries of of July, it was rellably report-costs sharply. their respective Governments ined today,
buil... bas. The has already been Public Enclosure.
Gen. McCoy presented the aponta until at least the middle programme would cut occupation luring the Race Meeting.
SERVANTS". PASSES
Special session, and not as the When the tribunal adjoumed passed by the Sonate. The House Bervants" "passes will be fassed to Erträts- Box Commitalon itself, since, the FEC to consider the verdict in mid- of Representatives will not on it ONLY who are reducated to distribute them, with ruled that it could not approve April it was expected that the as soon as the full Armed Ser-and-to endorse their amo, en, that membership but that this must verdict would be available by the vices Committee approvok—- passea are not permisted in the Diambera
end. May, or early in June.. | Associated Press={
paming through' on their "dulter by:
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#eorisultation of parlava Hamallo, all; axcept» Ave -ol']··
ante device will be used the American defence counad said that this was now being
by the United States, as Lost have been advised to return to contested Bras
country to present Burma's the United States by the begin?
pication') within the next few ring of “ June w for the defenno-
wećks. Unlled Press.
A spokesman
it deprived