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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937.
RED UNDERGROUND IN CYPRUS INITIAL OUTLAY £500,000
Danger Larger LORD ALTRINCHAM REELS UNDER SLAP
Than Eoka Terrorism
From GEOFFREY THURSBY
Nicosia, Aug. 12.
THE banned Communist Party in Cyprus has begun a big undercover movement to get con- trol of the island. At least 12 Iron Curtain trained Cypriot Communists are master-minding red in- filtration into Cyprus organisations.
are
Governor Sir John Harding's top men worried by the move. They realise Communism could quickly become an international danger in strategic Cyprus an even greater danger than Eoka terrorism.
Americans Worried
Americans are also worried. They regard secure airfiekls as vital to Western defence,
There is also a big American Middle-Enat monitoring station on the island and Americans have mining interests ; in Cyprus.
The State Department in Washington is being sent detailed reports by its men in Cyprus on latest Com-
nunist moves,
British security men are also gathering all informu- tion they can,
Communist Drive
The Communist drive began after 139 left-wingers- most of thern kwn Communistswore reased from detention camps where they had been held from the beginning of emergency.
Re-organisation of Party began at once-almost cer- tainly under Moscow direction.
Communist youth organisations silent during Eoka killings began calling on youths to support Boka in its "anti-Imperialistic campaign".
The Communists think this is the best way to get public support now.
Complete Capture
And they think they can complete the "capture" through the trade unions when there is no more shooting. Their chances of success are high. A good half of
the population is alrendy pro-Communist.
What is Moscow doing to help its organisers? It has sent the expelled Archbishop Makarios an Invitation to the Kremlin-Express Service.
Gable Now On 'Wanted' List
Hollywood, Aug. 12.
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Joan Crawford today were the latest film stars "Wanted" for a growing list of more than 100 reluctant celebrities subpoenaed to testify about possible embarrassing experiences at the criminal libel trial of Confiden- tial magazine.
Private defective Fred Otual, to rerve them because the two who has been handing out sub- actresses ate in Europe at pre- poonaes like soon coupons for
the defence, said he placed, ta serve Gable
The defence went ahead with summons this plans to drag celebrities into week. He said, "We also hold court despite an expected ruling subpoemes for Miss Gardner and today that could let many of Mus Crawford but we don't the start off the hook.-United,
know
If we will get a chance' Press.
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THE POINT OF CONTACT
And this is bow the people in Kingsway, London, saw 15. The photo was taken from ITV. newsreel-Keystone Photo.
And Assailant Gets.....
A Handshake.
Philip Burbridge is congratulated by a wonian pamer-by after lið land left Court List Wednesday when ho wis Aned
£1 for stopping the Peer-Express Photo.
QUEEN GETS RED ROSE
London, Aug. 12.
The rose is now at the
A red rose for the Quver), fent Falace," a Pulado spokennon by air from Rome by an Italion said. "I have heard of no fur- ex-artillery oficer who dis- ther plans for It.” agreed with Lord Altrincham'a recont criticisms of the Britiali Monarchy, hag
arrived
Buckingham Prince.
at
The render of the 203 Signor Renato Marmiroli, who
hab mold that as a token of his
It had been stored in a refr “unshakable devotion" in wants gerator at London Airport pend- JERK SERIESARMORm from the Falase,
to challenge Lord Alfritoriaan ta a trusten-KUMENT
Lord Altrincham, the Con- servative poer who wrote a strongly - worded article at tacking Queen Elizabeih and her courtiers. sppeared on Tuesday night on British television to defend himself— and had his face slapped is ho was leaving the studio after the telecast-Express Photo,
SCOUTS GIVE PENNIES FOR PORTRAIT
HINDI TO REPLACE ENGLISH
New Delhi, Aug. 12.
THE Official Language
Commission has recom mended that Hind! should replace English as India's official language, accord- ing to its report issued. here today.
obvious
The 21-man Commission, oci up two years ago, decided that "the
linguistic medium for pan-Indian pur- poses is the Hindi language," and added that English
was
om.
not beitig discarded grounds of prejudice or ኣቦ- ilatous sentiment.
THIS YEAR'S WORLD JAMBOREE MAY BE LAST BIGGEST
Birmingham, Aug. 12.
The World Scout Jubilee Jamboree closes at Sutton Park tonight after 12 days of scouting for boys of 84 nations.
Writer Asks: 'IS ENGLAND BECOMING DECADENT?'
Paris, Aug. 12.
A French academician,
But, according to Mr Ken---- Bovena, the Organising Com- missioner, it is unlikely that a Jamboree as big as this one will ever be held again. The Jam- borce has neccommodated 34,000 scouts under enivas in an arca covering about two and a half
quire miles,
до
Mr Stevens tell a press con- ference; "Tho chlef disadvantage I in economics.
"The
ECONOMICALLY
The Commission said It was un-writer and diplomat, M.
able to decide at the moment Wladimir Dormesson, said many countries which
DIFFERENCE
scouting Grɛociation of
would
I am
whether the change-over was
for a Jambarto either possible or practicable today that every foreigner prove suliabte by 1886 a bad boen earlier who read Lord Altrin. would not be able to stand it envisaged.
economically. cham's attack on Queen Elizabeth immediately "But we think the advantage World Jamboree wondered some anxious of Gening
together far outweighs the ly, some happily-w" ether chances of losing a few pounds it meant that England was steribig. really becoming decadent, "Personally,
confident trit more Jamborees, though During the 'Second World not as large as this one, will War, he wrote in the Roman
be held. The Janburetle -- 3 Catholic evening newspaper La small Jamboree-is good, but it Britain astonished the cannot provide the opportunity Croix world it night even be said for the meeting of Do many thal she saved It. But like scouts of different nationalities," France in the years after 1918, he added. she was dangerously ill from her superhuman effort,
THIS DECLINE
There was a vital difference in a foreign language being used fur specifle purpose of "second
language," and its use as the country's principal medium for slate and daily purposes, the Cominission suid, "It is this aspect which we are trying to rectify," the reperf added.
The Commission emphasised in the report. that India had not
only 14 main languages,
hundreds of dialects
anal thousands of sub-dialects, bul that more people spoke Hindi than any other longue, Tho report was submited in
English.-Reuter,
COUNTERSPY FOR
12 YEARS
New York, Aug. 12.
ducer, Mr Borla Morros, 62, said today he had served the United States for 12 years as a counterapy against the Soviet Union.
"The
The future of the next World Jambores will be decided at a meeting of scouting chiefs from almost every 6conting country in the world at the International Scouting Con- Heference, which opens in Cam-
Sucz Affair was the first sympton of this decline,” M. Dormessen declared,
blamed the interruption of the bridge tomorrow.
operation on Mr Hugh Gaitskell,
leader of the Labour opposition, and others who apposed 11,
boun
SUCCESSFUL
saying "they humiliated Eng- "I think this Jamboree has
x and us, too."
extremuly successful," M. Dormes en htt Mr declared Mr Stevens, adding Gritskell
and his supporters that he had been told by mtan- would never Imow the blow bers of nearly every con- they had struck at their coun- tingent that they had had a try: nor, probably, would Lord "wonderful time". Altrincham.
Lord Altrincham's
the Channel."
That
Case
why
"We had hoped
to take in "Just as revealing of the men- | £40,000 by the ont of the A Hollywood film pro-ul derangement reigning across Jamboree and we have had al- ready got that figure the day a young Conservative before yesterday," he said, Lord should find it opportung to attack the Queen was like some- Questioned about an earlier thing in a dream, M. Donnerson report that the British Scout. said. "But these blows will Association would cover half of strike home not at the Queen, the initial outlay figure not at the Royal Family or their £600,000 Mr Stevens replied: entourage, but at everything the "We don't feel too despondent world considered most solid and about being able to take in enduring In Great Britain £250,000. Reuter.
The Russian-bom Hollywood gure, a naturalised American citizen, said Soviet authorities billeved ho a spy for them, but that actually ho was making reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on his {1} w counters with the RussianA.
He told
conference a press that
once while her
wis
in Moscow, meeting top men of the Birmingham, Aug. 13. Russian sectel pollen, word 1OMMONWEALTH questioning his loyalty to the
PILOT KILLED
Dortmund, Aug. 12. A 31-year-old giter pilot. Wilhelm Riemer, was killed
**The £40,000 has only been · gate takings The souvenir hop has been sold out and then, of course, there are the takings at the Jamboree arena 17 bo considered."—Reuter,
Moscow from Soviet survey in here today when he fell out Sahara Phones
the United States,
TALK FAST
"Believe me, I had to talk fast to get out of that one,” he said.
his white dying a loop. The glider landed on its back nearby with paly slight damago,
China Mail Special.
chief scout Lord Rowallen with a portrait of himself in scouting uniform at a cere- mony in the World Jam- borce arena at Sulton Park. Every scout in the Common-
Amman, Aug 12. wealth has been invited to con-
Jordan has decided to establish tribute a penny or its equivalent Mr Morros name had arisen diplomatie relations with Na- to pay for a gift of two portrait in the breaking of the Soviet tionalist China and will set up of Lord Rowallen.
spy cases of Mr and Mrs Jack an embassy there, it was a The second one will hang in Boble and Jacob Album and of nounced today.-France-Presse, the Baden Powell Memorial Mr and Mrs George
Zlatovski, House, which is being built in whom the United States is try-
London.
PRESENTATION
General Sir Rob Deputy Chlef Scout
Lockhart,
انه
Ing to extradite from Fratice."
Albam and Mrs Sobie werE sentenced
each
to 54 years the last Friday on spy charges. Soble United Kingdom end Camp will be sentenced on September Chlor of the Jamboree, made | 18.
the presentation befëre äli mem- Mr Morroo said neither his bers of the Commonwealth and wife nor any of his acquain- Empire contingents here!
tances had "any inkling of my
the
The portraits were painted by activity, which took me to
Scottish artist James Europe 08 times, including Mos Meley, who was official artist tow and East Berlin."China with the Australians in Egypt Mull Special.
and Palestine during the First
World War.
Lady Rowallen wag given a replica of the scouts supporters badge, set with diamonds in platium.
A
Syrian Oil
Bremen, Aug. 12. Any money remaining from German expedition left the Commonwealth stouts con- today to explore crude tribullon ́will be used for an popublilies in Syria. additional gift, to be chosen by The expedition was arranged Lord Rowollen,China Mall by the Crude Oil Company in Special.
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The
commercial tele-com- munications networks will rid in the development of the re- gion, where all resources havu been discovered.-France-Presse,
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