U.S. AIR OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST SURPRISE ATTACK
Newhaven, Connecticut, February 22.
Demand for The Air Force Secretary, W. Stuart Symington, said
Indo-China mediation
Paris, February 22.
The French,Socialist Party demands a truce in Indo-Ching followed by mediation, the Party Secretary, M. Guy Mol- lol, sald today.
He suggested the United
today: "A surprise atomic offensive might inflict a wound from which no nation could completely recover.”
To deter Russia from starting such an offensive, he said, this country must be geared for in- stant, sustained, devastating retaliation.
statements in a talk before th Kremlin to
Mr. Symington made these, the strength of the men in the point where they Yale University Alumni Asso-will not dare to attack the U. S.,
provided all 33 nations co-oper ated toward keeping the peace.-- United Press.
ciation.
No- He also sold that Russia's arms. tions Organisation and the In-building programme overshadows
dion Prime Minister, Pandit❘ the combined programmes of ali Nehru, possible mediators the Atlantic Pact nations put to-
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with the Ho Chi-minh regime.
Another
condition for a Bo- Coalition cialist return to the would be a thorough tax reform at redistributing fairly the almed purchasing power of the French people.
gether..
Russie maintains
A
ground army greater in numbers than the combined armies of the United States and its allies, he added,
Russia has the world's largest M. Mollet, who was addressing submarine deel-larger than Ger- a luncheon of the Anglo-Amer-many's at the beginning of World Ican Press, also referred to Bri-War II-according to Mr. Sym- tain's role in Europe.
ington.
He called for a united, strong, independent Europe under Anglo-
Since the end of the war Rus- French leadership and added that | sla had produced more combat without Britain there would be aircraft than the United States only
and all the other Atlantic Pact a German Europe. Europe died, Britain would nations put together. As part of its bid for air supremacy, be M. Mollet sald that the So- added. clalist National
Washington to hold inquiry
Washington, February 22, The Senate Commerce Com- mittee voted today, to take up a request for an investigation of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and one of its officials, Michael E. Lec.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY: 24, 1930.
Hague denies attempts on Queen Juliana
The Hague,,February 22, It was officially denied to. day that any attempts were `made recently on the life of Quien Juliana as reported by the "National Zeitung" of Baule.
The Becretary of the Queen, Dr. Van Heeckeren, sald ha knows nothing' of it.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs labelled the report pure nonsenso. --- Associated Proce.
MANIAC'S REIGN OF TERROR
Yen Hsi-shan's hopes of attack on mainland
Taipeh, February 22.
The Premier, Marshel Yen, Hsi-shan, told the Unit- ed Press today that for US$6,000,000 cash the Nationalist Government could equip an- ough additional men to mount a counter offensive against the Communists on the mainland.
The Premier said there are 600,000 fully trained,
crack troops available, from the Chuson. Islands through Talwan, Kingmen, Hainan and other Islands.
With 400,000 more which could be mobilised at $15 per man, the stage could be set to take the mainland back from the Communists.
The
stores of supplies were stored and more are moving in from Mongolia, he added.
The Premier three air bases are being built continued that
with Russian ald-Protow Premier said, "But the Sulyuan province, Lanchow moral support of the American Kansu and in Eastern. Slakiang people is as urgently needed near Kansu province, United
It is Just Press. ma material assistance.
their
Ancona, February 22. Battle-equipped police to night ordered terror-stricken inhabitants of the villages of ple and soldiers as
as important to the Chinese pro- and guns Montoro and, Filottrane to bullets. keep within doors while they Marshal Yen again sounded scoured the surrounding Taiwan is lost to Communism the warning to the Americans, "It woods for a 23-year-old pea- time will come when the Ama- sant who has killed three ricans will have to shed people and wounded 23 others against Communiam,
blood in defence in an orgy of wild shooting.
Villagers. barricaded themselves in their houses as 50 Carabinieri, alded by volunteer peasants with hunting rifles, combed the coun- tryside for the maniac, Lilini, believed to be armed with Cetuillo revolver and
a shotgun and ready to sell his life dearly,
Lilin burst into the house of his flanere, 17-year-old Maria its reduced without the Socialists sacrificing strength only to about one-third
Marnmeli, last night, killed her Army
with six shots at point-blank their social claims to defend it. of its wartime
range, then peak, while the
rushed into the -Reuter,
United States and Britain had
streets of Fillotrano; firing at random. slashed their
The armies nearly 00 per cent.
dte too.
Congress
in Russia
steadily increasing the Paris this week-end will again strength of its long-range strate-ernment job to delay shipments consider rejoining the Coalition Government which the Socialistsic bombing force, which it did
left less than a month ago.
But he
added that the Re-
public is, for the time being, unfe
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AUTHOR DEAD
London, February 22.
Six Max Pemberton," author und editor, died at his home here today. He was 86,
not have in the last war.
First battlo
Russla
Senator Malone, Nevada Re- publican, said last Friday that Lee was a Manchurian-born Russian who had used his Goy- of war supplies to Nationalist China, Mr. Malone sald Mr. Lee's application for U.S. citizen-
down ship was turned
three times and was granted only after Ephraim Zinovi. Liberman he had changed his name from and married an American woman.
at
Commerce Department, yhere Mr. Lee works, said the time that Mr. Malone's Mr. Symington also said that Itharges were old ones which had efforts to prevent war failed, sup-
en thoroughly investigated by remacy in atomic weapons wou loyalty board. The Bureau of win the first battle. A surpe Foreign and Domestle Commerce atomic offensive could inflict as part of the Department, mortal blow, no matter how long
Two neighbours tried to stop him. Llllini shot them dead.
He fired
two
maro shots at
Maria's mother and seven-year- old brother, Franco, as they fled from the house in panic. Both fell
Mr. Malone told the Senate hen the street, seriously wounded.
His death was caused by pneu- and how desperate the ensuing doubted the loyalty and quali→
He had been an invalid
inonia. since 1945.
Sir Max Pemberton packed into his lifetime three separate succes- ful carcers-as a journalist, a novelist and a playwright.
At various timen he edited two magazines "Chums" and "Cas sell's,
a director of the C-was Northcliffe newspaper chaip, and wrote a best-selling series of
struggle,
fications of Mr. Lee, who served "The greatest defance Ame. as chief of the Far Eastern di- rica can create for its proteovision of the Office of Interna-
in capacity for instant, tional Trade in the
Commerce sustained, devastating retalia-Agency.
tion
tion against any appressor," he
declared, and added that Auasla Mr. Malone said 'Mr. Lee hud been able to block shipments of war supplies to the Chinese Na-
is the only possible aggressor.
of the United Nations Atomic ing out against Communist forces. At Princeton, a former membertionalists when they were hold-
frustrating years of
is
books for boys. His Dret novel, Energy Commission said today "The Diary of A Scoundrel," was that four
The Senator said Mr. Leg best seller in the 1800's. He wrote the hit revues "tutio convinced him that they will shipments and to facilitate ship- dealing with the Russians had still in a position to block such Ragtime" and "Come Over Here" and collaborated on two others, never co-operate in a plan to set ments to Red-dominated areas "Oh, Don't, Dolly" and "My Baby up International control of atomic Fayle."
e.Associated Press.
PANTEEN
ROCHE
For
energy.
Frederick Osborn, who resign- ed on January 23 as the United States member of the Commis- slon, warned today: "We had bot- ter stop making unrealistic de- mands that we compromise and negotiate_with_men_who_do_not understand the meaning of those words.
of the Press,
For
East-Associated
EGYPTO-SWISS TENSION EASIER
wildly through the streets, shoot
For five hours Lillint roamed ing at anyone who ventured out of doors or who plucked up cour age to peer out of the shutters of their houses.
.
ECONOMIC SABOTAGE TRIAL
in in
Prague, February 22. Cetena, the official news
democracy The-Com- munists are never satisfied. They body lets them crush and tram will keep coming as long as any
the decent
way of
of life." He declined position or
10 discuss his own or other
ticklish isauen Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's persons were sentenced to of the government, particularly agency, reported that four possible return to the Presidency death for economic sabotage or General Li Tsung-Jen's post at a trial by the State Court tion as absent
President. Acting
dent, held in Prague. The Promier
nser has several times before made, known that
The
an
The death sentences were sub-
were a
he would resign. But his resequently commuted to life im- signation can be accepted only prisonment and 25 and 22 years' by the President and approved Prison, the agency added. by the Legislative Yuan,
The four defendants Premier did not talk like
high official of an unnamed Min- official planning to bow out of Istry where the trial took place, a 30-year-old official named Dr. Jiri Stelch, and a married couple. named Voleslav and Kvetoslava Blazek, 41 and 38 years old res- accomplices. pectively, described as Strich's
public life.
Basos established Asked to comment on the re- said he has not heard informa cent Moscowreements, he tion of secret protocols but 'said it is certain there are some.
The Premier said he learned that the Communists with Soviet from intelligence reports today
gigantle supply base in assistanco
had
established Л province.
Kalgan It is in Changpel dis- strict, he added.
Civilians were cleared out for many miles
around. Immenso
Three Garabinieri tried to arrest him. Ho plcked them off one by one and left them gra- 1. vely wounded in the ditch.
As dawn broke, Lillini escaped Into the woods between Filottrano from Ancona, taking a supply of and Montoro, about 15 milca
ammunition with him.
and 29 wounded.
COUNTERFEITING
IN THE PI
·
Catena said that the employees of the Ministry concerned were present at the proceedings.
port official.
Blazele was described as an ex-
The sentences were commuted because of extenuating circum- stances and the former good re- cords of all the four accused; the agency said.
It was added that all four were found guilty of passing on impor- tant economic data and documents to a a member of the French Intel- ligence Service and a British con sular official
Manlia, February 22. The agency said it was alleged Constabulary officers. rounded that Strich, who was in charge of up four Chinese suspected of the Ministry's planning depart minting counterfeit American ment, handed to Blazek the text Behind him he left three dead Sve-dollar gold colas, National of an international trade, agrone Police said the minting machine ment in which the foreign agente was running as they entered the were interested. room.
Blazek then gave the document False coins, described as pass-to the British official and he and able. imitations: but interior in his wife offered it to the French gold content, have been circula- Intelligence man. ting on Mindanao faland- and in
Blazek and his wife had also the-Manila-area. Only Ave-pieces mado-contact-with-Aloisie Skri were found in the room,
venova who was in a responsible a set of steel dies for Ave-dollar and who agreed to gather econo
The equipment seized included position In a nationalised works coins, amelting pans and chemi-mic information for them-Reu cals-Associated Press.
LCT,
Early today Lillini plastered up a crude manifesto in the village strect declaring: "I am forced to do this. I am sorry if the innocent suffer but I cannot help it."
Since then there has been Derne, February 22.
silence, but the police believe that Tension betwec.. Switzerland he is still alive and entranched in
· Can't co-operate
and Egypt, which was provoked the woods ready to hold out to by articles in the Swiss Press the last bullet.-Reuter. "We had better start co-opera- dealing with King Farouk's ting in carnest with all those private life, seems to have peoples whose aspirations are slackened.
similar to ours."
The Swiss President, M. Max
Mr. Osborn spoke at the Prin-Petitplerre, this morning invited ceton University Alumni Day the Egyptian Minister. in Berne, Juncheon.
Mr-Abdol-Karim-Safwat-Bay, to meet him in the Federal Palace.
HEALTHY WELL-GROOMED they
He said: "We have been forc- The President told the Egyptian ed to believe, by every action of Minister that the 27 articles the Soviet representatives, that labelled offensive by Egypt in no Bro under instruction to way expressed the views of the HAIR, MASSAGE give an outward appearance of Swiss Government or nation.
co-operation, but under no YOUR SCALPcumstances actually to co-oper DAILY WITH
Danteers
ROCK ROCHE
ale.
"The men of the Kremlin only know coercion. They cannot co- operate with us or anyone else, That is the lesson we learned in four frustrating years."
The President asked the Minis- ter to make this clear to the Egyptian Government.
After reports from Cairo that the Egyptian Government had not intended to endanger diplo matic relations by its protest, He added that it would take Swiss official circles are confident the next 300 years or so to reduce of reconcilation-Reuter.
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