AU BON MARCHE FAMOUS GREEK
CHIEF COMMITS
SUICIDE
Paris, Oct. 16 (UP).The police to-night investigated the circumstances surrounding the suicide of Auguste Bichon, chief of service at the Paris Au Bon Marche department store, who hanged himself at his home yesterday,
BANDIT CHIEF INTERVIEWED
(By Robert Vermillion)
Gregori Sourblas, biggest and meanest of a bad lot of Thessalonian' bandits,, com- plained in an exclusive inter- view that he had nothing former great- of hin ness except a bad reputation. He said he had no guns, bullets, no men and, crowning series of cruel misfortunes, no support from 21 government fighting a common enemy--the Communists.
The authorities have appointed o physician to conduct the autopsy.
The store's "Committee of Enter-left prise" Issued a communique in the nome of all the Bon Marche person- uel, saying, "The gesture et despair which
determined the death of Monsieur Bichon was motivated only by an attack of neuraathenis, gendered by a prolonged state illness and which had Incurable,"
en-
become
The Committee sold it published the' communique that, Bichon's "should not be tarnished,"
пістогу
Bichon's suicide occurred a week after the store's general director was arrested in connection with a scandal Involving illicit transactions in huge quantities of textile ration coupons,
Turkish Warning To Aggressors
The Ankara,
Oct. 16. - Minister of Interior, Shukru Sokmensuer, warned today that nation which attacked Turkey would suffer the same fate as
overtook the Axis countries.
any
In a speech at Erzamum during on Inspection tour of the castern plu- vinces he said: "Every freedom-loving nation will be un our side If we are ntlacked."
Meanwhile, It was reported here that Turkey's answer to the separa Savit note on the Dardanelles will be delivered over the week- probably end. It was believed the note would reiterate the Turkish stand,
Itepresentatives of the British and Unaed States Embassies conferred with Turkish omleials throughout the whele of yesterday at the Turkish Facign Office in Ankara, the Ankara radio sul tu-night.
Turkey, cons.dering Britain America as purty to all negotiations,
keeping them informed of all de elopments on the question of nege- Pasions about the Struifs, the radio pcrd,
The radio sard this contrary to its procedure with the fra hote Tursey on the Dardanelles, the So- viet thion did not deliver any cepica of her recent note to either Britan
or the United States, thus prejudicing
in advance their right to participate
no
Like a terrible devi wearing a halo on his horns, the hefty, alx- foot-two, blackbearded bandit leader said he never killed in malice.
In
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946.
American Mission's Experiences In Korea
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN FREE INFORMATION IN SOVIET-OCCUPIED ZONE
A picture of the trials and tribulations of an American official heading a mission into a Soviet-occupied zone is given in the personal diary of Reparations Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, who headed a mission into Northern Korca, states United Press.
ANTI-SOVIET UNDERGOUND
IN GERMANY
Existence of an organised ánti-Soviet underground appar- ently operating in southern- Germany and Austria has been revealed with appearance of an illegal magazine Pour La Liberte des Peuples, anys United Press.
The well-bound 180-page docu- ment printed in 10 languages, states it is published, by the "Initiative Committee of Freedom Loving Peoples."
Beleyed backed by Ukrainian and other
eastern European Super- nationals, the organisation is under- slood to be under investigation ty United States Army authorities.
The magazine is printed and dis tributed
illegally
probably anti-Hussia aud Munich. anti-Thu
grent It speaks of the ม posing a black book of Bolshevist revolution of peoples, suggests com-
crimes, and charges that the NKVD (USSR Secret Pollee) "murdered 12,000 Polish officers at Katin" and shot or banished many known repre- sentatives of lite Ukranian ene Intelligentain, ame, was never guarded as com- Observers believe the underground
at Service guard assembled
pletely as are," he wrote.
"y":
DR
It is a picture compounded almost equally of Russian efforts to impress the visiting Americans, and to keep them from getting information from any but Russian sources. The latter effort extended even to warning the Americans about trigger-happy Russlan guards who "might be too quick to enforce orders against taking pictures. Pauley's mission was under-to stiff attention and saluted as Pau- Pauley taken to find out whether the ley and his aides entered.
discover found it impossible to Soviet had stripped Korean and whether the Japanese were treated Manchurian industry. He re-as prisoners-of-war. ported that removals in Korea Later that day, Pauley was worn were negligible.. In Manchuria, ed against taking pictures.
"There are Soviet guards every Sourlas said Communist bandits. had whittled his once powerful band however, he found that Russian down to 40 men, of whom I counted stripping had Immobilised per- where with their ever-present tommy at least 60 during an hour-and-haps $2,000,000,000 in former guns. The President of the United twenty-minute Interview this Japanese industry and set back States, if he had his entire Secret hilltop hideaway in Central Thessaly.millions of Asiatics for
Includes former members of such Sourlas is listed as a Rightist ban-generation.
Pauley's
first group
the were the
units
Ukrainian Ustachi to killing or beating dit, devoted
admonished agaln Americans to go north of the 38th proven or suspected Leftists. He is
"the against tak plctures. I again pro- (resistance) partisans, whose mixed Includes Aghts alleged to have supported himself parallel, dividing line between tested an told them that we were political- latory
On and Russian and American zones. since 1943 by looting towns
any military objec-against the Russians in co-operation with both German troops and the
Part road convoys, with not too much May 29 they went to Pyongyang, fot looking at political discrimination.
have where, without success, they tried to tives, and that the war
Gen Romanenko. (ranking Russian Yugo-Slay Ustnchi.
"Don
Cossaks ailed at least three Thessallun work out an itinerary with Russian towns where citizens charged he commander Gen 1. M. Christiakoy, officer accompanying them) said that Ustachis were the
who fought under General Wlasow. was on this day that Pauley began eyed them, it would be he that It
these were his orders, and if we dis-
Principal aim of the often-mention- had killed at least. 17 of their number and permitted the torture keeping the diary.
In the course of their conversa- would get in trouble because some of ed "unti-bolshevist peoples bloc la of others under the direction of his
tions, Christiakov said that the Soviet the guards might be too quick to given as the total collapse of Russia. very good friend and assistant, the
that Fascism, raction, Bolshevist plunder soft-skinned youth known only as Coverment had laid down a colley enforce the orders not to allow ple- The bloc claims to be "against
would be no there
removals
tures to be taken. He added George.
entitled
the One article from Korea. Before this, however, some of us might not even have the and capitalist exploitation."
Partition of Russia by the United A month ago, the prefect of Pauley remaked that he "had heard opportunity of being sorry that we Larissa prefecture, where Sourius'
repealed rumours that portions of took them." operations had been extensive, power installations.
Later that day, the group headed Forces of Peoples" says Russia was for Chinnampo by way of Pyong saved.only by the political naiveto Jess of political colouring would be
union of the states of free peoples→→→ "At this," Pauley said,
Balkan, Black
and Sen arrested and gaoled if caught, thus became very indignant, drew hin- Pauley's group in the middle train, grouping Sourins with Leftist ban-self up to his full stature, and violent-Romanenka ahead, and more guards Baltic,
Caucasus, Turkestan and Siberia. ly dented that there had been, re-behind. dits,
movala of any kind from the Korean territory north of the 38th parallel." stock along the way, which he took
Houses Occupied by Officers After dinner that night, Pauley and some of his aides took a ride around Pyongyang. He wrote that the most habitable houses seemed to be occu- and their wives.
the tur-
was over.
of the
of
"For
announced that all bandits, regard-bres, had ein removed-uristiakov yang. They were riding three trains, of Berlin blackheads. It suggests
This Sourlas regards as double- cross of the first order, although the government and the Army know quite well where he hides and have made no effort to seize him.
Maoris Vote Vitalled by Soviet officers
In NZ Elections
(By F. Evans)
The votes of a few thousand
in the talks for a revision of trea-Maoris may decide whether Mr dles-United Press and Reuter.
RUSSIAN OBSERVERS TO ATTEND TRADE
CONFERENCE
Lundon, Oct. 16 (UP)-Ize Pre- paratory Committee of the Inter- national Trade. Conferenet to-day opened the way for the Soviet Union to attend the London nect- ings as an' observer.
Russia is the only one of the 18 the invited nations not to attend conference, which opened yealer- duy.
The Executive Commiter decid-
Peter Fraser's Labour Govern. ment remains in power after New Zealand goes to the polls on November 27.
New Zealanders
are, showing greater interest in politics than ever before, and both Government (Labour) and Opposition (National- ist) sources agree that the election is likely to be a close one.
ате
As It would only take changes in six seats to turn the Government's ed in a private meeting that mem-presen: majority of 45 to 95 in the
ber countries of the United Nailons not represented on the Preparator, Committee would be free to attend all meetings UN observers. The second plenary session duled for to-morrow.
Conference
After noting the absence of rolling
to indicate that the Russians were POTSDAM AGREEMENT
living off the land, Pauley wrote:
"It is probably only a coincidence that the only time the trains speed up is when we are passing an Indus trial plant."
in
Chin- After Inspecting plants at nampo, where they again found "The streets are decorated with many Japanese among the skilled Soviet propaganda posters," the diary labour, Pauley's mission arrived con.inued. "Most of them publicise Sinuiju the next day. the Soviet government and include large pictures of Stalin and Lenin,
Supreme! plus the present Soviet Counell, such as Molotov. Vishinski, etc."
Some of the posters read: "Long live the friendship of the Soviet Union and Korea."
the
"The Soviet government is highest form of democracy."
"Long live Stalin, the creator of our victories."
In the streets, Pauley
No Information From Koreans.
Secret Protocol Concerning China Denied in London
London, Oct. 15-The existence of Potsdam a secret protocol to the Agreement covering the situation in China, denied Inst night by the State in Washington, was to
getting enlly repudiated by the
the
lo
In Sinulju, dimeulty. In
Once answer to questions and information day
is reliably
considered The story about the location of plants led Pau-spokesman of the Foreign
echo the ley to remark that "It was very ap- bo
of p secret agreement concluded. by, China which on parent that they did not want us
was to receive any information from the
Big Three Powers at the Yalla Kore in populace whatsoever."
Conference and subsequently publish- Their next stop was Wonsun. Pau-ed. The exceptional move at Yalla ley entered in his diary a report was taken to meet the circumstances saw many by Sgt Jolin Matles, his interpreter caused by the Soviet decision to de- which elare war on Japan. There was no second Tonst railroad comparable reason for
timo of young Koreans who had been depu- of Russian, on an incident
secret orcement at the and station. used into the police force, and pro-occurred in the
Polsdam. vided with guns, Soviet stars
Well-Informed Chinese quarters in light blue uniforms.”
around town call them **The
London to-day admitted this story the blue boys," he wrote.
was most improbable, but cinphasis meet with strong disapproval from ed that if true, the agreement would the Chinese Government-Reuter.
Division of Poland London. Oct. it (UP) The Brt- under Ush Government has been
People
Germany
"Mr Chang, the Korean interpreter, "They was talking to a group of North are Instructed to be quite aggressive Korean railroad men. 1 asked Mr sou The Maoris, who pumbered 97,000 in their form of police enforcement. Chang to ask one of them if he had One of them out of 1,700,000 New Zealanders in Not being used to handling guns, it is a newspaper to give me as a
gladly pulled a newspaper out of his round Sgures at last year's census, reported that they have caused muny venir to take home. have four seats of the 60 in the House fatalities among the Korean incl pocket and gave it to me. 1, in turn, of Representatives. All four
"There have been so many
man pressure to make public secret "Several minutes later the dents' between the Soviet forces and gave him a package of gum. now held by Labour.
was documents captured in the Koreans after dark, that Gen Christiakov was forced to issue an who gave me the newspaper
and two many and the Soviet Union agreed, order that after dark a Russian must taken into the militia station by two which allegedly reveal that Ger- be accompanied by two others, mak-Korean plain-clothesmen
two weeks before the war started, to the division of Poland and the Baltic States, including Finland, Into German and Russian "spherds it was learned here of interest," the
by the to-day.
Following admission Under
Secretary of State
non-aggression Foreign Affairs in the House Commons that secret protocols the Soviet-German
said they would Parliament pact had been found, members of mand official publication.
House into a minority, Labour cannol afford to neglect these four.
putting up The Nationalists are
the strong candidates for two of was sche-
Minori seals, Lieut-Col J. C. Henare and Sir Apirana Ngata.
three Mr Fraser recently visited
officials offered no further information concerning the Russians' attendance. Rusta prev lously had asked for time to study the agenda before committing her- self. It wus belleved to-day's to arnd action may permit iussia
event observers who, in he
could agenda, approving the become official delegates.
a proposal décrirment.
to promote
in
ther
The Executive Committee agreed that the conference would consider Inus.fal buckward coun- tries. This would include reason- able protection as au instrument of development.
EXPULSION OF NAZIS
London Oct. 10-Mr Tom Driberg (Labour) asked the Foreign Secro tary, Me Ernest Bevin, in the Hours of Commons to-day what represen tations the British Government had mode to the Mexican Government deportation from. the regarding Mexico of German Nazis.
Mr Bevin replied that the Allied Control in Germany had asked the United Nations Governments last December to expel all German of clals and agents and other obnoxious Germans from their territory.-Reu-
POSITIONS VACANT
· APPLICATIONS. are
invited from
מוז
ng three in a group. Still, two orolicemen, and questioned and was killed every night by told to get the newspaper back from three are Koreans who have no weapons other me.
"I waited until one of the Russian thin a rork."
On May 31, Pauley's group arrived captains accompanying us on
its trip arrived so I could explain to him In Kyomipo, first stop
what happened. I gave him the schedule.
They went that to the Japan Iron newspaper, which he took down to of the four Maori constituencies and had long talks with Maori lenders. and Steel Co. plant, "which obvious the militia station and returned it result of ly had been cleaned up within the there. The man was freed, and the our Russian captain told me that the in- It was learned that as a these talks Labour feels reasonably last two or three days prior to
Korean arrival." The insour was predomi-dent was closed. He added, it was confident that there will be
nantly Japanese, and on order from just the stupidity of the changes in Maori representation in
he foremen, all the workers came militia or police' Parliament this time..
no
house-to-house Christchurch, canvassing has been going on for the A woman six months, Dus: Nationalist canvasser called at
Ahe house in Christchurch: where had been told that the occupant was when a "good prospect" She left she found that the lady of the house wha Miss Mabel Howard, Labour thember for Christchurch East, whose father held Christchurch South for Labour for 20 years until his death in 1030-Reuter.
British Soldiers Held In
Custody by Yugo-Slavs
JAPANESE MACHINERY
AS REPARATIONS FOR CHINA
B-29 BOMBERS MAY BECOME.GUIDED MISSILES
about Washington, Oct. 15 (UP)-Army and Air Forces sources to-day said that form technicians "ure considering convert ing some B-29 bombers into gulded missiles capable of striking targets
for
of of
de-
RED CROSS SUPPLIES
FOUND IN JAPAN
1
(UP)-United Tokyo, Oct. 10 States military sleuths to-day found hidden, under a pile of ropes in a Tokyo warehouse two boxes full of Army and Red Cross supplies which are believed to have been withheld from American POWS by War In Sugamo
An Intercepted note revealing the cache, to his wife from Koscki, Ya- maji, former sergeant major at the Mukojima POW camp, led to the. discovery of Red Cross medical sup- piles and United States Army cloth- ing which were never used.,
Chin: hopes to obtain
of machinery 4,000,000 tons equipment from Japan in the of reparations, it is learned.
This machinery, which will go a long way towards re-establishing with, explosives while controlled by criminal juspects 'now'
away: China's crippled heavy Industries, will mother plone as much as 30 miles be stripped from Japan's arms, air-
These sources said the Ï3-20's could craft, chemical and other factories in
atomic or other accordance with the Allied plan for the Joaded with
flown types of known bombs, then the de-militariaation of the country.
into a target with remote control in "According to Mr Wu
They said such a weapon have a maximum range of member of the Chinese delegation tstruments, There would be no crew on the Yugo-Slav zone of Venezia Giulia,
plane could have been taken into custody by the no final allotment of Japanese in- to 10,000 miles,
dustrial equipment has yet been bomb load. The mothe Yugo-S.av sutharkien.
made. However, he thinks that deliver the drone and its deadly lond
tremendous to the
and then return to Its target and They were cruising off the coast China, in view of the near where the Italian liner Rex-war damage she suffered, should re- trase. They said that robot plane is sunk during the war by British ceive at least 30 per cent of the the best guided missile available to rocket-Aring planes-les in Capodis estimated total of 13,000,000 tons day that would bridge the gap be available for distributionRouter. tara Bay, when the engine gave out and the boat drifted to Jand,
Trieste. Oct. 10-A Eritish officer and three RASC men, whose motor
Fan-lung
boat broke down off the coast of the the Allied. Control Council in Japan,ard.
After the Yugo-Slava had taken the British into custody, they allow-
certincated or qualified navigating or ed one man to telephone to Trieste
diesel engineer omcers for employment es Coast Staff Officers on the ships of the Chinese Maritime Customs Bervice. Em- ployment 1. D offerwi to men experienced in navigating email craft. Applicants aro-interviewed at the Office, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, 4th Noor, Marina House, Queen's Road, Control.
and a British launch was sent to tow away the motorboat.
As the boat was being towed off, shots were fired at it--though not at the launch-from shore.
The British, who have been held since Sunday, are expected to be roleased to-day--tenter.
ASKED TO REMAIN
*
tween the present day weapons and the long range rocket missiles still
in the drawing board and experimen- tal stage.
U.S. CARS TO BE BUILT IN AUSTRALIA
San Francisco, Oct. 10. (UP) Henry Kaiser and the Kaiser-Frazer Company have applied to the Austra llan Government for permission to build motor-cars in Australis, pro- to incorporate a company with
posing (Australian) caplint, to
Mr Chu Cheng tendered his resigns known as Liberty Motors, Ltd of Nanking, Ocl. 10-President Chiang tion a few days ago giving old ngo Melbourne.
The company proposes to start in Kai-shek has written a personaj letter bud falling health as reasons, in addi- to Mr Chu Cheng asking him to con- tion to the fact that la, tenuro as May, 1047, with a promised capacity tinug at his post as President of the a State Councillor, Umited to three of 40 cars weeldy. The central plant Judicial Yuan, it was authoritatively years, hind expired on October 10 will be in Melbourne with subsidiary learned to-day.
Central News.
plants in other Australian cities.
SHOWING QUEEN S
'TO-DAY
It's the prize-surprise of the yeaT
AL 2.30, 5.15,
7:15 & 9.15 p.m.
when the bride
and groom spent their honeymoon ... Ave floors apart!
What happened last night
He kissed her, ..., then missed her! Where was his bride...that night? ̧ It's a mad and merry design for loving!
Beyer
Sullavan
Appointment for Love
RITA JOHNSON EUGENE PALLETTE
RUTH TERRY REGINALD DENNY, 1.M. KERRIGAN: CECIL KELLAWAY
ROMAN BOHNEŇ GUS SCHILLING
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*
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SAM
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"
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