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DAC. J AANOWIE „HAM AAU JEI

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 9, 1989.

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KING CAROL ORDERS "NO

MERCY"

TO FASCISTS

จ

21:

TREACLE DRASTIC STEPS

WAVE IN RUMANIA

MENACES

TOWN

LONDON, DECEMBER 19.

RELEASED BY THE COLD FROM THEIR TANKS, LAST

NIGHT MENACED THE OLD

TOWN OF BRUGES IN BEL

DALADIER ON UNITED FRANCE

disunited.

Paris, To-day.

King Carol of Rumania has made clear his determination to stamp out Fascist opposition to The French Premier, M. Edouard This regime after a daring attempt by the Iron Daladier, made a short speech at THOUSANDS OF TONS or Guard to rescue from imprisonment its leader, the Orange Town Hall on his way TREACLE AND CREOSOTE, Corneliu Codreanu, and 13 of his followers, includ- to Paris, justifying his position in the Munich agreement and warniffg ing some of his chief lieutenants.

Codreanu and his companions were shot and the world that the French are not killed by their guards while attempting to escape His actions in Munich were after their escort had been ambushed during their inspired by the sole desire to spare transfer from one prison to another.

That the Government intends to give no quar- peace, Frenchmen must be united, ter to the terrorists is indicated in the unusually he emphasised, because as soon as Owing, it is believed, to the metal forceful wording of an Order of the Day issued to France

of the tanks contracting in the sudden cold 4,200 tons of the entire gendarmerie by the General Officer ternally she will become the vic- treacle burst through the steel Commanding.

The text runs:

GIUM,

The treacle 6,400 tons of it

had just been discharged from

the London steamer Athelmere. into storage tanks when it broke loose,

France and the world the horrors of war. In order to preserve

becomes weakened in-

tim of those who are forging weapons day and night.. plates of one tank and spread

He discounted foreign press re- over the ground.

From the date of this order the normally have been the occasion of ports that France is at the point of Moving forward like a wave it over-most determined and energotic patriotic demonstrations....

civil war, declaring that countries turned another tank contain- measures are to be taken instantan- These, however, were cancelled disseminating such news evidently ing 2,200 tons of treacle, and eously against everyone guilty of for fear of Iron Guard counter-de- hoped to become France's successor a third receptacle in which violence. Political terrorists are to monstrations.

in the Mediterranean and else- was 150 tons of creosote.

be attacked at once, without ne- Terrorism by the Iron Guard was '.where. In its progress (says Reuter) the cessity of complying with the usual renewed during King Carol's tour "We are determined," declared mixture of treacle and creosote regulations for warning before of Europe. The latest crime was M. Daladier, "that this shall not broke through a wall, spread shooting.

the attempted assassination of come to pass and as soon as I ar- among coke furnace installa- "No mercy should be shown in the Prof. Goanga, Liberal Rector of rive in Paris, I shall begin work tions and overturned several steps taken to maintain order and Cluj University, and the murder of with all my forces. Trans-Ocean.. wagon-loads of coke.

authority at any price. No gendarme his detective. Late last night, just as the mass of

may show the least hesitation or treacle and creosote was threat-weakness in carrying through this ening the generating plant of

order. the town's gas works it froze solid.

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THIS FIRE WAS HITLER'S "SIGN FROM HEAVEN'

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(Continued from Page 2) wanted a political trial!" Dmitrov jeered. "By God! you shall have

one!"

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The case against himself and his comrades he tore to rags. For he proved (i) that he was in Munich at the time.

"It must be a point of honour with every gendarme ruthlessly to sup- press every attempt at violence."

TERRORISTS COWED

“ATTEMPTED RESCUE.

Hundreds of threatening letters DEADLOCK IN

have been received at the hospital in which Prof. Goanga is lying, still seriously in danger..

The handwriting of letters sent to two members of the

TIENTSIN

hold has been examined by hand-NEGOTIATIONS

of the

The ultimate consequences of the shooting of Codreanu and his writing experts on behalf followers cannot yet be calculated. ex-Premier, Prof, Jorga. Prof. Jorga

Chungking, To-day. It may lead to the crushing of the states "The orthography of the let anese and the British and French Negotiations between the Jap- Iron Guard or to a wave of terters reveals that they are the work authorities regarding the situa- rorism, particularly against the

of a woman aristocrat-and one who tion in the two foreign conce's- Jews, in reprisal.

has been educated in France.”... sions has reached a deadlock, ac- The only arrested. Iron Guard cording to a Tientsin message. aristocrat at present is Prince

It is stated that the deadlock Alexander. Cantacuzeno, several of was caused by the rejection by whose women relatives were educat the British and French authori ed in France.

ties of the Japanese demand for of the concessions and the imme reorganisation of the police force diate apprehension of any person demanded by the Japanese. Central News.

At present the Fascists seem cow- ed and paralysed by the loss of their leaders. They are declaring, "It is our June 30, 1934"-referring to Herr Hitler's liquidation of Nazi conspirators.

The Government has taken the most elaborate measures to prevent The 20th anniversary of reprisals. the birth of Greater. Rumania, would

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The attempted rescue of Codreanu was a key move, apparently, in the movement's renewed attempt to challenge King Carol.

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Codreanu, who was 38, was ser ving a sentence of 10 years hard (ii) That Tanev and Popoff had failed to make out a case against labour passed on him early this year not even been in Germany when they either him or the Communist Party on charges of conspiracy were said to have plotted the fire He was freed. "I don't stand here foreign Powers and inciting to re- (iii) That half the prosecution as a debtor," he shouted, "but as a volt. The 13 other Iron Guard pri- witnesses were committing, perjury: creditor!" Put on an airplane for soners had all been sentenced for "The chain of witnesses is indeed Moscow, he turned to the Gesta- murder, and all but three were ser- complete! We started with Nazi

po police and said his last word. ving heavy sentences. M.P.8, and have ascended to gaol- "Next time I come back it will be to birds!" He was repeatedly ordered a German Soviet State!" Súperb

out of court,

insolence!

MURDERERS OF DUCA The dead men included the three murderers of the Premier, M. Duca, Dmitrov showed that the only Van der Lubbe was doomed to who was assassinated on Dec. 30. way of entering the Reichstag that death. He sat throughout the 1983, at Sinaia station after he had night was by a tunnel which led to trial with bowed head and glazed taken drastic steps against the Iron the Speaker's House - and Goering eyes, spittle dripped from his mouth. Guard a fortnight previously. was the Speaker. He proved that He mumbled his answers and went They were Nicolai Constan- Van der Lubbe could never have to sleep when the judge was pro-dinescu, who fired the fatal shots; done the job himself. It must have nouncing sentence....

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND CONTEST

Entries are now being received for the fourth annual Exhibition of the Sailors and Soldiers Camera Club, which is to be held at the Sailors and. Soldiers Home on February 1st.

All amateur photographers are en- titled to compete in, the Open Section, whilst there is a special" Open Sec- tion for members of H.M. Services and one for members of the Club.

Six Prizes are to be awarded in Section A (General Open) as follows:→→ 1st Prize Engraved Silver Plaque. 2nd Prize Value $25. 3rd Prize Value $15. 4th Prize Value::$10,^ 5th and 6th, Prizes, Burroughs. Wellcome Exposure Calcula- tors and Diaries, wa Identical prizes will be awarded in Section B (Services Opon) and a total Some of them were not merely of 65 prizes 3 Section C (Members).

Entry forma,, with full particulars, and may be obtained from Sailors Soldiers Home or from most photo- graphic dealers.

The last date for entries is Wednes day, January 25th at 5 pm.

Jon Caranica, and Doru Belimace.

The other 10 were the leaders concerned in the assassination of a rival Iron Guard chief, M. Stilescu, who was riddled bullets, as he lay in a Bucharest hospital recovering from a serious operation..

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been prepared by many hands. Ten months to the day, after he Whose? Who profited by it? The played Guy Fawkes, the poor wretch Communists? Or the Nazis? The was dragged to the execution block. man in the dock became the proso- He woke up at last and howled with cutor. ke

terror.

·Blood vessels awelled on Goering's He killed no one. He injured, no face. Your place is on the gallows!” one. He set a match to a bondipe. he roared--"Are you afraid of my He destroyed the Reichstag which questions?" gibed Dmitrov, "You Hitler had joored at for thirteen Storm Troopers but représentéd crook! Wait till I get you out of years as the embodiment of de- the brains of the movement, parti- here" bellowed the general y (mocratic' nonsense.

culary the three murderers of M: Dmitrov did not make his ense. To-morrow: "June 30, the Night Duca, who were the Iron Guard's out against the Nazis. But they of thể Long Knives."

greatest béroes.

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