Continent-Wide Search For Polish Leader
London, Oct. 29.-The search for Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, leader of the Polish Peasant Party, extends from the fringe of the "Iron Curtain" to a drab frame cottage in rural Middlesex,
On Poland's borders, the Polish security police is report- ed to be questioning fishermen and smugglers. In Czecho- slovakia, underground routes through which brought thousands of Jews and other refugees into the West are closely watched. Throughout Western Europe agents of the British Foreign Office are making guarded inquiries. The patient Scandinavian police is checking every rumour of unidentified boats in the Baltic or unscheduled planes warm- ing up on remote runways.
U.S. AND CHINA:
STATEMENT
OF POLICY DUE SOON
In the drab cottage, a woman sits by radio, waiting and listening.
To all of them the annver is tho I same. There is no news of the mis
sing Polish opposition leader who, according to his own political ene rules, flert from Poland last Thura day after more than two years of desperate struggle to check the rise of Communism in his native land,
over
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"I know they look perfectly harmless, but wait until you try to light a cigarette."
COMMONS DEBATE ENDS: AMENDMENT DEFEATED
like
had.
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French Labour Declares War On De Gaulle
►
Paris, Oct. 29-France's Communist-dominated' labour unions tonight declared open war on Generat de Gaulle on the eve of the crucial National Assembly confidence vote, which almost certainly will give at least a brief lease of life to Premier Ramadier's middle-of-the-road coalition govern- ment.
As the main political parties muntats and Gen, de Gaulle, the CGT decided their policy on the vote, statement is interpreted as an im
portant move in Communist prepara- which probably will stem for the lons for an ultimate showdown with time the rival de Gaulle and Gen. de Gaulle.
Majority Expected Communist tides, the Com-
Throughout today, France's lead- munist-controlled General Con-
ing parliamentary parties held meet- federation of Labour (CGT), in ings to decide which way to vote a belligerently-worded proclain tomorrow's confidence issue. The mation, summoned all French confidence motion was posed by M. Ramadier yesterday evening, after an workers to "join forces for them
hour's speech defending government defence of the Republic and polley, calling for measures to speed democratic liberties threatened up financial and economic recovery. by reaction directed by General and sharply attacking both the
Communists and de Gaulle, de Gaulle,"
the present constitution, notual vot-
before ing cannot take place The CGT statement followed on
peech yesterday by the morrow. Assembly Communist Secretary, Incques called on he in which Duclos, France's workers to form neighbour hood "defence groups" to halt the
de Gaulle movement,
The
that
Fascist Methods statement
charged General de Gaulle had constantly at tacked the CGT and labour union, fibertles, and was seeking to replace Inspired antons with organisations by Nazi and Fascist methods.
Faithful to the constant attitude of the CGT, which is that of the union of all republican furers, every time
threatened the liberty is
Federal
Afr Rees-Williams replied: "Foo Bureau of the CGT calls for such a invites all its member organisatioins to place them- selves at its head."
menl enactment because Governor had satisfied himself by eaceful inquiry that he was an active Although Premier Ramadler, is ex- to kain A small pected tomorrow majorly, enabling him to hold the ru a little longer between the Com-
Hong was deported under the banish-workers unten ari
the
London, Oct. 29.-Mr Harold MacMillan, one of Many re now inclined to the
Jeft the Conservative Party leaders, taunted the Government belief that MIkolajczyk never
at the with being haunted by the promises made Poland, and the entire story was a Washington, Oct. 29-Under-trick by his political enemies to con
general election when he resumed the two-day debate in assassination. Secretary.
Robert ceal his secret arrest or of Stalle
the House of Commons today on the official apposition The Cominunists. have stuck Lovett told a press conference
amendment to the address in reply to the King's speech. their story that the flight was genuine. today that Secretary of State In London, a Tass correspondent con-
The Labour promises, he as- George Marshall's return from fidei mit he heard Mikolajezyk was the United Nations meeting in seen at Euston station this morning serted, had melted away
the snows of last year.' New York will speed up an stepping from a Scottish espress.
Day And Night Vigil
The Labour Government American decision on policy to-
iend the: Down In Kent reportera maintained
people the claimed to
He did not wards China.
a day and night watch
happiness and song. Although Lovett declined to in-cottage where Mrs Mikalajezyk and now what sont the people of Bri- under-small group of friends kept vigil tain were singing now, unless it was plify his statement, it is stood this would include the pos-They were encouraged by her words: will ye no come back again?" to
their
Prime Minister. sibility of n
Mr former new proposal of help" am sure he will come here.
Winston Churchill, he not likely that he would forget us."
snkl. for China.
In the Foreign Office news de-
Never had a government started partment, officers on duty answered the telephone with "Hello, we have with such a fund of goodwill from ail sertions of the public. The mood He said the State Department had no news about Mr Mikolajezyk."
was one of "give them a chance." In Paris, reporters searched received information of the guppres-
They had the friendship of the press of the Democratic League in vain for other Palsh political re-
when they came into power-they dufugees who reportedly hart led there wh China
had not started to muzzle it then. was pecking more art
out that the to join Mikołajczyk in a
That came later. "Polish the the United | af
Lovett said there has so far been! no elange or real development in China policy.
sion
11 an
in
new exile of Committee
But the Government was assailed election fatal disease-fleir
11
ac-hy
promises.
talls. He pointed historical position States in such cases indicates the Liberation." United States will make efforts to Pro-Mikołajczyk Poles here persande the Chinese Government knowledge that there appears to be to use open and fair trial methods in nothing to substantiate earlier clcaling
with the situation.-Asso-ports that their leader has reached
Sweden or
Denmark. They hope ciated Pres.
that he has made his way over the Czecho- Carpathians and through Slovakia into the American zone of Germany United Press.
KING & QUEEN
IN PLYMOUTH
Swedish Comment Stockholm, Oct. 29. The noon paper, Aftonbladet,
the coinment today that the
after-
dig-
The policy of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been wrong-internal inflation and an unbalanced budget, and a false sense of prosperity at home, which might be likened to the first stages of the rake's pro-
fress.
On
member of a gang which had been concerned in
murders, robberies and extortion.
"Before his acquittal by the Supreme Court of a charge of murder and
after the preliminary hearing by a magistrate, the principal wit- news for the prosecution at that hear lag was murderet,"
Caol Conditions
Mr William Galineher, Communist, asked if the Minister would cause an investigation to be made into the conditions existing at the Outrnum Road civil prison during the one and a half years that Lin Ah Llung, "one of the resistance leaders in Midiya against Japan," was inprisoned for 3 prohibited demonstra- Lion. holding
He asked if the prisoner was sub- Jeeted to mental torture
or any utlier
form of maltreatment from the prison authorities,
am
No Strategic Planning Despite all talk about planning,
Mr Rees-Williams replied: "10 advanced there had been no strategic plan.
He said that Mr Herbert Morrison, Governor of Singapore has already appearance of the Polish opposition astule politician, hud indulged in appointed a commission of inquiry into the conditions in the Outram nsking him for tho Plymouth, Oct. 29.-Cheered leader, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, was little "hedging"-fifty sterling each
Communist blui and that way on Utopia and five sterling each Road gaol.
that likely outsider report on the imprisonment of Lin by thousands of blitz veterans, Mikolajczyk was actually imprisoned ster
Ah Liang and will write to Mr King George and Queen Eliza-in Poland.
austerity"
Referring to Mr Hugh Dalton's Gallacher when I have received it. Polish circles beth today paid their first post- Quoting free
Mr Raymond Blackburn, Labour, Enid speech fast Friday, Mr MacMillan the Aftonbladet
"The Chan-asked what had been done in the war-visit to bomb-scarred Ply Stockholm,
said amid laughter: mouth and sped the city on its Mikolajezyk's friends "begin to re-sellor would live made a perfect last six months to help un producers way to one of the most compre-rd the story on his disappearance
it was first re- conjuror. He was all the patier, all in British colonies to increase their us rather dubious.
quickness the
and rather romantic output and sules overseas, and what hensive reconstruction goals invealed by the Communist-controlled
priority was now being given to this might be a personality that is required. Europe.
Warsaw Radio and
"But all the same, just as you are matter
by
Rees-Williams replied that The Sovereign unveiled a founda-trick to give the world the
of the that Mikolajczyk got lost dazed by talk and mesmerised pression
Malayan the rapidity of sleight of hand, yet the Governinent marking the work tion stone
white he his escape,
that Union has provided Anance for the have the uneasy feeling restoration, and offefally named the during
actually under bolt and bar in you two streets of Plymouth's new city Poland."
your gold watch cannot be returned re-equipment of Malayan Industry and the Colonial Oflice has provideu YOU" Way, the latter a proud reminder of Drake's victory over the Spaniards played little interest in Mikolajezyk's disappearance and the possibility of In the first Elizabeth's reign.
his turning up in Sweden, The Assuring citizens flinched enemy bombardment story brought no comments-United
under that
was community plan their based on a lofty Ideal, the King said: The difficulties to be overcome be- fore that ident is realised are no lesa than those we faced together during the war."Associated Press.
of
irst-
was
Centre Royal Parade-and-Arinada. The Swedish press generally-dis-to- Mr MacMillan described the re-support in obtaining the delivery
Bever who
Man Who Fooled
The Experts
Press,
had
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Exports Of Tin
vival of the controversy over the of machinery and equipment: A House of Lords as the "convenient stendy increase in Malayan output resulted. The matter is sun public attention from the Govern-dealt with as one of high importance. if rather stale red herring to distract has ment's mishandling of affairs." Thought Captured
Recalling that Sir Stafford Cripps Stockholm, Oct. 29,-The fact that
should asked that "no Stanislaw Mikolujezyk, has not ye stand in our way, Mr Macmillan turned up in England "confirmed concluded: "I say to the Govern our suspicious" that he might have been captured by the Polish secret ment, get out of the way police, S. Sokolnicky, former Polish people." Minister to Sweden, told the United Press today..
of the
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TO-DAY'S BROADCAST
...
Answering another question, Mr. said that the total Rees-Willians exports of tin from Malaya during the six months from April to Sep-
12.30, Dally. Programine Summary: 12.32, tember inclusive amounted to 16,532
Light Variety: 1. News, Weather Report long tous.
The
estimated production of and Announcements; 1.10, Orchestral In- terlude: 135, Xavier Cugat and Hla Wal- dorf Astoria, Orchestra:”, 130, A Lunch- metallic tin in Malaya to the end of trans; first half of 1948, 20,000 tons. 630, Studio: "If I had a million." Swing and the second half of 1848, 24,000 Tegne presented by Philip Durn;
B.B.C. Transcription Service: "ITALA tons. These estimates assumed that with Tommy Handley: 7.00, Studio: La Demi-Heure Francais; 0. Landon Relay: the necessary equipment would be
World and Home News; D.1, Studio: A forthcoming.
Lady Megan Loyd George (Liberal) supported the Government on the Sokolnicky, exiled prewar diplo-House of Lords question, declaring mat and alleged leader of Polish that the Government were wise not underground workers in Sweden, to take the risk of the Lords up-1948 was: last quarter of 1947, 8,300 said: "We fear that the whole story setting their plans. of Mikołajczyk's disuppearance is a Communist provocation. If Miko- Amsterdam. Oct. 20. The pro- secutor today asked for two years lajczyk's escape, which was arranged imprisonment for Hans van Mee-last week, turned out successfully he geren, whose forged paintings, fooled should have reached London, Sweden art connoisseurs, denters and big- or Denmark by now."United Press. ahot Nazis into paying thousands of dollars for what they thought were
- Vermeer and de Hoogh originals.
The court is trying van Meegeren on charges of forging paintings and is expected to pronounce sentence in two weeks.
*
3
England's Team
London, Oct. 20. The England
International at Everton on Novem- ber 5 shows no change from that which beat Wales by 3-0 at Cardiff. announced The team, which was today, is as follows:
Swift (Manchester City): Scott
Hardwick (Middles (Arsenal),
Arst batch
of
Malaya Bonishments Answering his Malayan questions in the House of Commons today, the new Parliamen tary Secretary for the Colonies, Mr David Rees-Williams, said that de no reason for interfering with the banishment urder in Malaya.
H. D. A Labour Member, Mr
had asked in how Hughes,
inang
SW
und
Its
Mr Thomas Reid, Labour, asked what percentage of eligible persons was registered as voters recently in Singapore and why the majority de- clined to register.
Mr Rees-Williams replied: total of 22,387 voters were registered,
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The National Assembly is sche- duled to meet tomorrow to debate the motion, and some 16 speakers are listed. The vote will probably be taken some time during the evening. General expectation In Assembly lobbies tonight was that M. Ramadier would mass between 200 and 300
with some probable "8000 Miles & Beyond" votes which, abstentions, would give him a major- ity of 20-30-Uniled Press.
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put under the banishment ordinance eligible. As regards the second part Malaya, and whether the Minis- of the question, the Governor is for- report and I will ter was satisfied that the Govern warding a full
write to Mr Reid when this is re- ment of Malaya wus using
ceived." under this
ordinance sufficiently to break the crime wave in Malaya. By 348 votes to 201, the opposition Board in Hongkong this evening.
The GMT rejected.
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Four art experts testified today how they discovered van Meegeren's "old masters" were not so old, ut- though the first news of the for geries which shocked the art world came from van Moergeren himself two years ago, when he confessed brough); Taylor (Liverpool), Frank-
in order to clear himself of charges lin
(Stoke Chy), Wright (Wolver-approved
(Blackpool), Lawion (Chelsea), Mainion (Middles- brough), Finney (Preston N. E).
The reserve is Johnston, of Black- pool-Reuter.
was
that he aided the Nazis in looting hampton); Matthews (Blackpool), your and. 102 between January and lack of national leadership, adminis valuable Dutch paintings. He then Mortensen said he had painted them himself.
The courtroom was darkened while X-ray photographs of the pictures were shown to Dlustrate the dif- ference in paint structure between von Meegeren's works and originals."
United Press.
the present date in Singapore. Alltrative incompetence and of giving individuals concerned were aliens.no assurance of measures of meet the Banishment is not a punishment but economic crisis.--Reuter.
15 YEARS FOR YOUNG TERRORIST
20-A sixteen- Jerusalem, Oct. and-a-half year.old Jewish terrorist, u police who nitempled to bemb station last August, was today sen- ienced to 15 years imprisonment by a Jerusalem military court.
The
youth, Gad Ben Yacob Salama,
who took no part in the trial,
addressed the court when sentenced
RUGBY RESULTS London, Oct. 20.-The following are the results of rugby football games played tonight:
0.
an administrative act, authorised by
law under certain circumstances for the public good.
"I am satisfed that this power is AGREEMENT ON being used to end that mentioned in the last part of the question."
No Reason To Interfore
TARIFFS
Rugby Union: County champion-
Mr. Hughes asked if he was aware (Continued from Page 1) ship-East Midlands D North that the responsible press of Singn-
British goods, he argued, Midlands. 14; Surrby 18 Oxfordshire pore had published igures showing areas.
and bo sold in the West that only one-fifth of the polled re-should Other match; London University commendations for banishment had Middle West of the United States 3 St. Thomas Hospital 11.
actually been carried out by the not only around New York.
Mr Wilson announced that he 16 New Governor and that the situation was Rugby League: "Hunslet
that there was shooting down of
would meet British Industrialists in Zealand Tourists 10-teuler,
to discuss plans for policemen and civilians and whole a few days
ale extortion.
boosting exports to the dollar areas.
Reuter.
Gold Mine Disaster Johannesburg,
Oct.
Rustrated by extracts; 10,15,--Manchester 11.10-Home News From Briain; 31.15.- Joe Lose and his Band; 12,00,-From To day's Papers: 13.10.-Interlude: 12.13
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as "officers of Sodom and leaders of European and 11 Africans were kill-j werenees-Williams replied that the Truman hailed the 23-nation trade Valentine and Protheus..
TRUMAN PLEASED Washington, Oct. 20-President tariff agreement in Geneva today as a "landmark in the history of in- iernational economic relation."
Was the Minister satisfied that 29 One the recommendations by the police being satisfactorily carried out? ed and several persons Injured as a Mr Gomorrah",
member of
the terrorist or result of a severo pressure burst at responsibility
for any
banishment ganisation, Irgun Zval Leum, he Randfontein Estates gold mine last order was that of the Governor and
night. of a band who tried to
Pho saw no mason tu interfere,
Printed and published by Frederick a police "infiltrato" Into
Rescue operations continued
"In a world economic situation | Percy Franklin for and on behalf of Mr Hughes then asked in what compound at Jaffa with bombs but throughout the night to reach the circumstances Mr Foo Hong, "pre-characteristic until now by progres South China Morning Post Limited was spotted beforo they could do
other natives trapped below the viously acquitted of murder" had sive deterioration, this agreement is at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of ground. Reuter.
been banished from Malaya.
heartening," he said-Reuter. any damage.--Reuter.
Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,
was one
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