RUSSIAN ARRAIGNED IN NEW YORK COURT
RAF BLOWS UP FORTS
IN DESERT
Aden, March 5. Hoyal Air Force planes have blown up Arab forts along the Northern borders of the Aden frotectorate, the South Western
Now York, March 5.
A Russian employee of the United Nations and a United States Government employee were ar- raigned on high bail today for stooling U.S. Government information.
Simultaneously the Soviet Ambassador, Alexander Panyushkin, demanded the release of the Rus-
sian..
Valentin Gubitchev and Miss
Miss Copion's mother, reached Judith Coplon, 27, the Intler an by telephone in Brooklyn, sobbed employee of the Justice Depart- and shoutext; "1 do not bellove
before Federal it." ment, appeated Judge Samuel Rifkind in a pre- liminary hearing.
Bail for Gulilicher was fixed at span oou and for Mr. Coplon,
A United Nations spokesman muld the question of immunity may arise in Gubitchev's case,
tribesmen in the Yemen.
United In Washington, meanwhile, the although authorising the Immo Achmed, King of the Sovjet.
Nations Headquarters to be re- Ambassador. Alexander Yemen,
neighbouring Arab Panyustakin, conferred for
fcognised as an international zone, Kingdom. Is stated
have hour
passed" anA- with the luder-Sverriary | His nee
immunity erushed the revolt and beheaded of Stute, James Webb, in an at-greement protecting: United Na- 33 rebel leaders of the Rasasi terap 10 gal the release "ortions employees from arrest un- tribes in the past week-27 in Gubiteley, who is Third Serrester American lows, he sunt,
He believes the Federal Bureau bis eopital Al Sonyan and six attary of the USSR secretarial at Taup, close to the Ailen border.
of Investigation acted on the as- the United Nations. Some tribesmen have fed into He was told that the State De-suraption that Gubltchev has no
Inmunity-United Prens continuing 15
British terrifory use the HAP | particul
of the case.
19
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is reported to have droppert - examination Acts to the tribository
the Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Wodi Khuen, at the Eastern and Ita ymond Whearty, who appear- ol the Profeciorate, warneyti ed to press the charges against them that purishment may be the pair, demanded the high boil In Bieted
on them if they harbour which Judge Rifkind sel lle Yemenite refugees,
pointed out the gravity of the charges.
Informed quarters here he. lieve a general uprising in thei Yemen to he pasalble. Conditions the
bren unsettled since the murder ul Immun Yahya last year
The
British Protectorale bordered on the North East by The Hadramaut agen, where the HAF has been "aulting" food i
there
Jesi
areas.
Suspended By U.N.
As Guhlichtv appeared 物 UN the court *
Secretary- General Trygve Lle, suspend- nd him from the UN secre- tariat, to which he was ap pointed in 1946,
ant
Cement Ships Aground In Philippines
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1040.
Aussies Break Fratting Ban
from
Gydney, March 5. Twenty Australian soldiers who arrived In a troopahlp Japan today admitted they had married Jаралева Women In doftance of non- fraternisation orders.
They said they want to re- turn to their wives, who un der Australian immigration laws..can not live In Au tralia. The
next troopship will Carry a larger number of sol. diart married to Јарапово women, it was
atstad. Router,
Greenland Bases A Drawback
Stockholm, March 5, The American military bases on Greenland will be the main stumbling block when the Danish Foreign Minister, Dr. 1 Gustav Rasmussen, discusses the possibility of Denmark join ing the Atlantic Union in Washington next week.
The Danish Foreign Ministry announcement of Dr. Rasmussen's mission cryptically said that he would create the best possible foundations for Denmark's Anal attitude towards the Atlantic
Manila, March 6. Three salvage tugs moved out į Pact.
Marula Bay today to aid a cement-loaded merchant vessul agrnand 100 miles to the North West.
Usually well-informed жег vera in
these Copenhagen link words with the candidential re- The Russ to Julge Rif-
the Danish Ambus- port sent by is general shortage | kind be had not been able to
The 3,000-ton Chinese-register-sador in Washington. M. Henrik throughout Southern Arabia have find an attorney, and the Judged ship Union Power can ashore de Kauffman, to the Premier. M.
to Frontier univind expla
could ware on Friday near Palnuig Point on
Ange Hedtoft, after the failure of Reuter.
examination at ilus time,
the coast of Zambales Province, the Scandinavian defence talks in Gulflchey replied in halting! She was en route from Ma Oslo last January". English that he not familiar dapan, to the Philippines with with such Jaws Terms, und the 5,000 Lous of cement. Judge lised March 16 for a fur- ther bearing, explaining that hey ecauld find an attorney Gublichey In the mountiine.
He granted permissions for the Russian to confer directly with hire while in custody regarding his efforts to ubitin legal coun-
Hangmen Went On Strike
sel,
Frankfurt, March 5. A former prison chaplin, who gave laat spiritual comfort; to thousands of the victims of Gestapo terror, told a German at hall, Jury here that overworked Nazi hangmen went a 24-hour
for suggestions as to the amount The Judge then asked Whearty
When ty replied, "The Gov. timent feels he is the chief strike In Septembre, 1943. offender in this case, and 1 ask
The chaptaits, Peter Buchrootz, for hall of $100,000. spic that
single night, in
No, Immunity?
September, 1943, 107 people were executed at Platzensee. Then the
The charge against the pafe ist tired hungen refused to Con- tinue their work, After a 24-taking confidential Governmen- tal information, !! technical charge pending further action by The choplain, was testifying in the Federal Grand Jury. It pro- the first
of war crimes trial before, vides punishment
$10,000 German
jury. Accused
live years imprisonment or both.
hour break, the executions were resumed.
three
Extermination."
T
mre
employees
hree former lending of the German "Soetely for Pest The pair were taken from the,
Ferieral Building. where it is
questioner charged with believed FBI agents
The inen
complicity
000 inmates
them
Throughout
the night, to
in the murder of 300,-
houses of de- of "Ausmwizati | Reparate- Federal other concentration
the by tention following having delivered
"Cyclone Romeut.
cumps
poison gas to the camps.-Iteuter.
HOPE ABANDONED FOR SHIP
Leeuwarden, March 5. The owner of a missing 800-ton Greek couster, Foannis, Mr. Sa- monas, of London, returned here today after a fruitless search by air over the North Sen, the Bri iish und Danish coasts, and the Frision Islands. He given up all hope,
His brother was the skipper of the Ioannis, which left Hull on February 25 for Kiel with a crew of six British and six Greek soitors. He said that
Reports of the neekdent reached Manila when the Vaton Power's American
maxtor
contacted salvage company,
The ship is leaking badly, hut tags and repair crews expect to have her allont within one week. The ship's crew numbers about 30.-Associated Press,
PALESTINE TALKS AT STANDSTILL
Rhodos, March 5.
The Israeli-Transjorden armistico talks came to a
complete standstill here today.
Mr. Rouvain Shiloah, leader of the Israeli delega- tion, flew back to Tel Aviv this morning to re- port to the Israeli Foreign Office.
The standstill follows five days of slow-moving negotia- tions, Matters were reported to have been brought to a head when the Transjordan delegates refused to meet the Israeli dele- gates in person. Israeli reports.
according to
Delegates proved an agenda of three main items hiring yester -lay?-14-minute-plenaex-semik
Observers note that agenda is couched in broad terms, indicating,
KARENS IN MANDALAY OFFENSIVE
Rangoon, March 5. The Karens holding positions
they think, that Dr. Banche, Pale-South of the rail town of My- Line acting Mediator, has begu unable to get agreement on more detalled items.
over
tnge have gone
to the offensive, it was officially stated today.
1
A Government communique said that a strong Karen torce has advanced North West in the direc- tion of Mandalay and has con- tacted Government troops.
It said severe Oghting is taking
The agenda does not cover speci al detall, such as Jerusalem, the Iraq-held triangle on the Central front, or the delineation of lines.
The first working item was the signing of a formal couse-fire agreement, already
accepted in principle. The next was the im- place. plementation of the Security Coun cil resolution of November 18, The communique added that 1948, calling for an armistice in Government troops are mopping Palestine. The last was the con-up rebel remnants near the army sideration and signing of a draft centre of Maymyo, 40 miles above armistice.
Mandalay.
Must Agree
Dr. Bunche, elected chair mon of the faika, did not in. vite either side to make 篇 forinal opening
statement
departure from the larael
Egyptian negotiations.
He said he recognised that both parties have vilul interests at slake. "Yet I doubt that any of these interests is as vital to either party as the achievement of peace in Palestine."
ជំព
Tonight's military communique the Government's internal security measures against the re- bels anid the Karen national de- fence organisation (private army of KNU) and the Communists at-
lacked Government troops near Dalku, 80 miles from Rangoon on the Rangoon-Mandalay railway,
but fled in face of resistance.
It added that the rebels are along diguing in
the Pogu
River banks.
The communique claimed the Government's recapture of several Karen-held villages in the Haa-. bethawaddy district, South West of
Rangoon-Associated Press.
The feelers the Danish Ambas- sador put out in Washington are sold to have led him to believe that the United States will re- quest the right to hire military
"If an agreement cannot buses in Greenland (mainly for found quickly, we will take the radar installations) for 20 or 30 necessary tone to find It--but find years as the "price" for Denmarkt we must," Dr. Bunche sald, joining the Atlantic Paci.-Rou-
ter.
Shanghai Has A Rude Awakening
Shanghai, March 6.
Shanghailanders had a rude awakening this morn- ing when they wore confronted with an increase of 20 per cent in the price of bread and other commodities and an all-time high in the price of rice, which touched 26,400 Gold Yuan par picul of 170 pounds.
At The same time, the United. Stules dollar spurted in the arraig-black market from
yesterday Gubitchev was handcuffed to] morning's 4,200 Gold Yuan to another man who had been ar 4,800. rested in a mei! Fraud but Miss Copion was not hand. cuffed and flashed a emilc for the photographers,
CRSC,
Refugees To Sail Across Atlantic
These large increases occurred despile the tightness of the eash situation, which compelled banks to limit withdrawals in the past few days to some 10,000 Gold Yuan per day for each firm or in- #ividual,
A further wild spurt is feured for tomorrow, when it is reported that GY1,000 soles will be relens- ed by the Central Bank.
It was also reported today that local banking circles are request ing permission to handle deposlis in silver dollars but the matter is said to be still under consider tion by the Ministry of Finance,
Regulations for the opening of the gold and sliver markets are expected to be announced shortly.
Meanwhile, increasing opposi tion is developing against the col- lection of utility bills in terms of the "utibly unit," which is based on a gold dollar quotation. In support of ed
of editorial criticism of the system. a City Councillor, Mr. Chang Chung-yuan, wrote to the Mayor, urging him to scrap the rder quickly before rentals and commodity prices follow suit, thus increasing the financial distress of the general publle.
Meanwhile, Syria has decided to accept the invitation from Dr. Bunche to negotiate for a perman. ent truco with Israel, the chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign tairs Committee said in Dumas- Affairs cus today.
chairman made this announ The cemont after the Committee had the Premier, Dr. Khaled El-Azom. The Fremier said Syria has no reason to refuse the invita- tion so long as it is accepted by most of the Arab Governments. Router.
mel
Mr. Royall To Resign?
Washington, March 6. Reports that the Army Secre- tary, Mr. Kenneth C. Royall, may resign by mid-April were heard in Washington today.
The reports came from persons who, because of friendship and official association, are in a post- tión to be well informed.
They persisted despite a White House news conference statement by President Truman on Thurs- day that all three service accre taries-Mr. Royall, Secretary Mr. John L. Sullivan, the Navy the Air Secretary, Mr. W. Stuart Symington-will stay on
their
Other Councillors are reported to be taking similar action and Mr. Truman made that com- municipal administrators are ex-ment in connection with his an- pected to come under heavy fire nouncement that Mr. Louis Jolin- at the next Council session if no son would succeed Mr. James For- 10 cancel the restal as Defence Secretary.--As-
sociated Press.
Amsterdam, March 5. The Finnish motor cutter Satika 144 tons) 'reached Ams-
steps are taken after today he would have to presume the loan-terdam today, with 23 refugees als had struck a mine and sunk.
Reuter.
NAZIS LET OFF
Duesseldorf, March 5.
A German court today quitted the former Gauleiter Duesseldorf, Friedrich
Florian, and two police officials.
former
-DT
of
Karl high
They had been neeused of causing the death of the police
from Finland, bound for Brazil. Captain Rudolf Strom of the Sotka, a former British Tuval rainesweeper, said the 11 men,. five women and seven chil
children aboard lett Finland because of the latest political developments. Ile hopes to earn his living in Brazil by using her as a coaster. He intends revictualling at Ams- terdam, and to obtain funds he is selling one of the cutter's old en- gines.
commander of Duesseldorf the The auxillary engine has been day before the entry of Ameri-
used so for but this is inadequate can troops in April, 1945.— for the trans-Atlantic crossing.—
Reuter.
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MOCK ATOM BOMB
CAUSES SINKINGS
Washington, March 5.
A mock atom bomb dropped today on the United States Navy Task Force now on manoeuvres in the Caribbean caused heavy damage and sink- ings, Admiral W. H. P. Blandy reported in a dospatch to Washington.
The bomb, carrying a charge | force of ships a few seconds after of T.N.T. was dropped from a the "attacking" bomber had down navy plane and exploded under high overhead,
waler. The explosion closely resembled the Bikini atom bomb
test in miniature.
Admiral Blantly,
commending
The technique used for this attack was different from any previously tried with elther live or simulated atomic bomba, this Admiral reported,
At Bikini, in the only actual the Task Force, reported: "There underwater test made, the bomb is no doubt that some of the was suspended in "well" open- ships are to be ruled out of neert through the bottom of me- tion as a result of the haavy dium sized landing ship. The damage or sinkings which the netual depth of the bomb at the nearost, ohos. would unavoidably time it exploded was never die- have sustained."
closed officially, but the-assump- The bomb exploded under tion is that it was not over 10 water near the centre of a large metres-Router.
order-Reuter.
Distinguished
and irresistible!
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GREEK-TURKISH DISCUSSIONS
London, March B. M. Constantin Traldaris, Greek Foreign Minister, will soon visit Ankara to disouss with the Turkish Government the possibility of a Mediterranean Pact to follow the Radio reported today. Heutor. proposed Atlantic Pact, Athens
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