1940-11-29 — Page 51

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1940.

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PROFESSOR GOGA MURDERED

Excitement In Rumania Raised To Higher Pitch Country Bordering On Wave Of Anarchy

RUMANIA IS REPORTED TO BE IN A

STATE OF TURMOIL BORDERINGTON: ANARCHY FOLLOWING THE MURDER BY IRON GUARDS OF 64 LEADING POLITICAL PRISONERS..

LIVELY ACTIVITY ON

STOCK MARKET

The feature of yesterday's trad- ing of the London Stock Ex- ther: progressed in active trading. change was gilt edged which fur- clated considerably on good local Indian Government stocks.appres buying. Many foreign issues; in- pro-higher while a revival of interest dis-resulted in good gains, elsewhere.

The excitement aroused by the shootings has been raised to an: even · İ

· higher pitch by yesterday's news that the bullet ridden bady of the nationally reputed and respected - fessor and ex-Premier, Goga, had been

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- tfoally 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 offence, but his Government, according to re- ports reaching Belgrade, is said to have lost all authority in the ** country.

Immediate internal political developments remain obscure, 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 appears.de. termined to "tako ection bath against those who are stirring Up trouble and against the au- thors of the assassinations, Several of those concerned

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the shootings are reported have committed suicido in forest hear the prison where the executions took place.

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More Murders.

Exact number of persons were victims of the "purge" not yet known.

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A number of assassinationa

have also been carried out in

-the provinces.

cluding Brazilians, again were

in Japanese and Chinese issues Wall Street was irregularly lower. -Reuter.

Thailand Accusation Of Bombing Attack

Five French bombers yesterday morning. appeared over Nakompanom, 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..

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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.

The body of one of the leaders of the National Peasant Party

Madgearu, has now also becn found.

A Belgrade report says Iron Guards, broke. into Madgearu's

Snagov, on the outskirts of Buch-

arest, where he was shot.

Riddled With Bullets

No. injuries whatsoever were inflicted upon the Japanese citizen,

The body of Professor Octavian i The second incident concerned Goga, former Prime Minister of a Japanese flag. in front of a Rumania and one of its most enin- shop in Bandoeng which was

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The third incident occurred when the Painco, guard; Boeing Japanese trying to photo- graph the Palace of the Gov-- ernor-General, warned the po

ent men; the latest te full victim to not lowered jut sunset and seems -the Iron Guard "blood-bath," was, to, have, been burnt by unknown

found riddled with bulleta in a persons. in, the early morning office who therefore invited the feld near Ploesti: yesterday. November-24. The police, are.

He had been abducted by Iron- still investigating.". Guardists

The Rumanian Government yes.. "terday issued a statement explain-

ing the massacre of 64 supporters. of ex-King Carol in, the Jelva. military prison, at dawn on Wed- nesday by Iron Guardists..

Japanese, to explain his inten tions: at the nearest polico

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station, The Japanese, who proved be the Chancellor of the, Consu- outioners of the 84 defenceless late at Sourabaya,, temporarily priconors:

attached to the Japanese trade The Rumanian Government, delegation, could easily convince following a 10-hour Cabinet meet the police of his integrity, ing, los expressed its disapproval The police officer apologised of the murder, and announces a and returned the camera.. No revision of the penal code, making protest whatsoever was heard. The official explanation says, death the penalty for premeditat- that it occurred; while, scma-lion, ed murder.

Prison Murders

Purely Local

The allegod, growing anti-Ja-

A number of Manchester bus:conductresses‹ and... members of the clerical staff who, in peacetime, were ex-chorus girls and dancers, are giving concerts to entertain wounded soldiers. Photo chows three of the conductresses' chorus rehearsing the "Can-" Can." (Copyright, Fox).

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Guardlefs were in the yard ex- German propaganda is trying to huming the body of Codreanu, excuse, the massacre, as the worl former Iron Guard "fuchrer," and of Iron Guard "vengeance squads." Panese feeling can be denied most 13 of his followers, who were thot Rome, Radio says that the 64 emphatically two years ago while attempting to

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above-mentioned victims, were "savage and cruel cases have all been Investigated three escope...

prosecutors of the Iron Guard.thoroughly and are regarded as to Have suddenly forced their 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 forepaid con appointed themselves the exe- "martyr."Reuler,

The Iron Guardists, are said

dlusion.Heuter.

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