THE CHINA MАL., NOVEMBER 29, 1940..
rary, Supreme Court
PROFESSOR GOGA MURDERED
Excitement In Rumania Raised To Higher Pitch Country Bordering On Wave Of Anarchy
RUMANIA IS REPORTED TO BE IN A LIVELY ACTIVITY ON
STATE OF TURMOIL BORDERING ON ANARCHY FOLLOWING THE MURDER BY IRON GUARDS OF 64 LEADING POLITICAL PRISONERS.
STOCK MARKET
The feature. of yesterday's trad-- ing on the London Stock. Ex- change was gilt edged, which fur- Indian Government stocks appre
ther progressed in active trading. ciated considerably on good local buying. Many foreign issues, in- cluding Brazilians, again were
The excitement aroused by the shootings has been raised to an even higher pitch by yesterday's news that the bullet-ridden body of the nationally reputed and respected pro-higher while a revival of interest
·fessor and ex-Premier, Goga, had been dis-resulted in good gains elsewhere.
covered on the roadside.
Indignation is running parti- cularly high in military circles and a number of high officers are reported to have decided to re- sign if the offenders are not dras- tically punished.
The Rumanian Premier, Gen- eral Antonescu, is making de- sperate efforts to control the Iron Guards as witness the hur- ried decree making "premeditat- ed murder" a capital öffence, but his Government, according to re- ports reaching Belgrade, is said to have lost all authority in the country.
political obscure.
Immediate internal developments remain. Reports from the Rumanian capital to Budapest say a military cabinet may be set up and the possibility of an all-party gov- ernment is even mooted.
Action Likely
A portfolio is rumoured to have been offered to Georges Bratianu, the Liberal leader, who "yesterday morning had a talk on the situation with M. Maniu,
former head of the National Pea- sant Party, who recently public- ly protested against the cession of part of Transylvania to Hungary under the German-Italian Award.
The Government-appeara do- termined to take action both against those who are stirring up trouble and againe; the au- thors of the assassinations. Several of those concerned
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the shootings are reported have committed suicide in forest near, the prison where the executions took place.
More Murders
Exact number of persons were victims of the "purge" not yet known.
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A number of arrassinations
the provinces,
have also been carried out in The body of one of the lead:rs of the National Peasant Party Madgearu, has now also been found.
in Japanese and Chinese issues
Wall Street was irregularly lower. -Reuter.
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Thailand Accusation
Of Bombing Attack
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Five French bombers yesterday morning appeared over Nakornpanom, near the eas- tern border of Thailand, and dropped two bombs, resulting in injuries to several Thai troops, the Thai Ministry of National Defence announced in an official communique, accord- ing to a Japanese report.
The communique stated the 'planes were driven away by Thai pursuit 'planes.
The Thai Supreme Command is said to have issued a notification stating "Indo-China is attacking us" and declaring retaliatory ac- tion would be taken by Thailand.-Reuter.
BATAVIA EXPLAINS "ANTI-JAPANESE INCIDENTS"
REGARDING THE expected strong-pro- test by the Japanese Foreign Minister against "repeated acts of anti-Japonism in the Netherlands East Indies," Reuter learns in Batavia that the first incident apparently re- fers to an intoxicated Japanese who was ar rested owing to discourteous and troublesome house and took him in a car to behaviour a few nights ago.
A Belgrade report says Iron
into Guards broke
Madgearu's.
Snagov, on the outskirts of Buch-
arest, where he was shot.
Riddled With Bullets
The body of Professor Octavian
No injuries whatsoever were inflicted upon the Japanese citizen.
The second incident concerned Goga, former Prime Minister of a Japanese flag in front of .1 Rumania and one of its most enin- 'shop in Bandoeng, which ́ent men, the latest to full victim to not lowered; at sunset and “acems
the Iron Guard "blood-bath," was to have, been burnt by unknown.
was
· found riddled with bullets, in a persons in the early morning of field near Plcesti yesterday.
Ho had been abducted by Iron Guardists.
The Rumanion Government yes-. terday issued a statement explain- ing the Janssacre of 64 supporters of ex-King Carol in the Jelva, military prison, at dawn on Wed- nesday by Iron Guardists.
Prison Murders The official explanation saya that it occurred while scma Iion Guardists were in the yard ex- huming the body of Codreanu, former Iron Guard. "fuchter," und 13 of his followers, who, were shot two years ago while attempting to *escape:
November 24. The police still investigating.”.
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The third lingident occurred when, the Palaoq guard, soaring a Japanece. trying to photo- graph the Palace of "the Gov- ernor-General, warned the Ro- Hoe who therefore invited the Japances to explain his inten tions at the nearest polica atation.
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The Japanese, who proved be the Chancellor of the, Cɔnsu- cutioners of the 64 defencelest late at Sourabaya, temporarily prisoners.
| attached to the Japanese trade The Rumanian Government, delegation, could easily convince following a, 10-hour Cabinet meet the police of his Integrity. fing, has expressed. Its disapproval The police officer apologised of the murder and announces a and returned the camera. No rovision of the penal code, making protest whatsoever, was heard. death the penalty for premeditat- ed murder.
Purely Local
German propaganda is trying to excuse, the massacre as the work The alleged growing anti-Ja- of Iron Guard "vengeance squads," panese feeling can be denied most
Rome Radio says that the 64 emphatically.
The above-mentioned three
victims were.."savage, and cruel cases have all been investigated
The Iron Guardicts are sald prosecutors of the Iron Guard, thoroughly and are regarded as
A number of Manchester bus conductresses, and membera of the clerical staff who, in peacetime, were ex-chorus girls and dangers, are giving concerts to entertain wounded soldiers. Photo shows three of the condustresses' chorus rehearsing the "Can- Can." (Copyright, Fox).
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to have suddenly forced thole For weeks now, Germany has purely local the facts absolutely, QUEEN'S BUILDING way into the prison and to have been painting Codreanu as a not warranting the foresaid con- appointed themselves the exe·}"marty
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