1940-11-30 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 30; 1940

IRON GUARD AT LOGGERHEADS

Dissidents Attack Bucharest Headquarters Disorders Continue INDISCRIMINATE LIFE AFTER

In The Provinces

A DISSIDENT GROUP of Iron Guardists

ROOSEVELT attempted to attack the headquarters of the

TO TOUR DEFENCES

Iron Guard movement in Bucharest yesterday, according to the Bucharest correspondent of the Free French news agency.

The dissidents fired a machine-gun from a motor car, killing or wounding several Legionaries.

Many incidents are also reported from the pro- vinces, involving not only dissident Iron Guard groups but also the population.

guards at post,

telegraph and!

....................................................... REVIVING

BOMBING OF CORFU

Following the shell- ing of the north coast of Corfu on Thursday morning by six Italian warships Italian bom- bers flew over the town and dropped bombs indiscriminate- ly, causing damage and casualties among the population.-Reu-

ter.

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5,000 YEARS

tissue of

The cell Egyptian mummies, 5,300 years old, have been re- surrected by a German scientist in experiments he has been conducting in a clinic at Cordova, Spain, according to reports which have reached New York.

The Professor's experiments are said to be conducted in an effort cell to prove whether human tissue is for all practical purposes immortal.

immr. Busse-Grawitz, the scient- ist, began experimenting in this feld several years ago, says the erman report. He then found

tissue was that human

which had been preserved in alcohol for 38 the

years began to grow to perfect si health when it was placed in

special nutritive culture.

President Roosevelt will begin next week a trip to inspect the defences of

The executive of the Iron Guard the United States which movement has published a worn- telephone, offices in Bucharest ler and adviser to ex-King Carol, Neither the place the him furthering in the newspapers that

and other important towns and was buried. may take

will defend their the institution of severe penal-nor the hour of the funeral

announced. away from Washington "Legionaries

ties for murder.

Over 8,000 people watched Those responsible for the shoot- than he wishes to be in power against all comers."

The agency's correspondent adds that the Germans are dissatisfied ing of Codreanu's murderers," interment as it were 6,000

protests against this critical days.

recent with the economic administration however, were allowed to leave lent

his: events. and envisage the establishment of after the service held over

Numerous political and uni- a complete German protectorate grave, and the authors of the other

incidents are mainly

versity personalities were pre- unidenti- in Rumania.

Mentioning this at his press conference yesterday the President said that if he found himself at a point where he could not return to Washington by train within 12 hours, in case of emergency, he might return to the capital by aeroplane.

The size of the German forces ficd, being screened by their col- in the country, is increasing ra-leagues. pidly and now numbers some 60,000 men.

gent.

Proof Against Poison He found that neither poison Speeches had been forbidden nor low temperature could "crush but military honours were ren, the spark of life in these tissues, dered by a company of Infantry, and that only temperatures of Virgil Madgeanu, National Pea- about 392 degrees Fahrenheit After darkness had fallen last sant ex-Minister, who was mur-, could do so. This would be President Roose-gionary movement are believed to night, the murdered body of Pro-dered outside Bucharest, was also velt's first flight since he became include politicians, police agents fessor Goga, Rumanian ex-Prem-interred yesterday.-Reuter.

President.

Repying to questions, Presl dent Roosevelt gald he might cover the entire continental United States without being over 12 hours by air from Washington.

Meanwhile enemies of the Le-

and other elements who showed themselves hostile to the Govern- ment, according to a German news agency despatch from Bucharest. Ploesti Clashes

One centre of action is said to

He did not disclose the route he be Ploesti, famous oil town, where

planned to take.

the number shot by Legionaries

said to be 20.

The President expressed generis al satisfaction with the national defence programme.----Reuter.

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DR. MANIU GIVEN HEAVY GUARD IN BUCHAREST

The latest reports slipping past the cen- sors at Bucharest indicate that Rumania's Nazi party, the Iron Guard, are not only at. loggerheads with the Army but are quarrel- ling among themselves.

One message says that the Iron Guard leader himself narrowly escaped the fate his followers have meted out to political opponents, including three ex-Premiers and many other eminent men.

An attempt to assassinate him was made a week ago, it is re- ported. Apparently his body- guard saved him, killing one of the would-be assassing....

Three Iron Guard policemen have been murdored for an attempt to cover up a political prisoner ear- marked for assassination, while others; have been pilloried.

Dr. Maniu, leader of the Pea- sants Party, has been threatened and is being, heavily guarded in Bucharest,

General Antonescu, the Ruman- ian dictator, is trying to restore his authority with the assistance of the Army leaders..

He is in something of a quandary, apparently, as a result of the Army demand that the Iron Guard as-

Later, the doctor. removed some tissue from the mummi- fled remains of Indians who had been buried in caves in the mountains of the Argen-. tine 600 years ago. These tissueS

were placed in the usual cultures, and it was discovered that the cells, which had been completely dried up and appeared to be in a state of -com- plete disintegration, took on new form, grew, and began to multiply,

They

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Specimens from 12. mummies whose average age was 5,300 years were removed from the La Plata National Museum. These tissues were placed in various" nutritive solutions, and the human flesh, which had died thousands of years

before, is said to have taken on new life.

Micro-photographs have re- corded the process of resurrec¬"

n of the cells. The professor has drawn the conclusion that

when human beings die their cells do not, but lapse into a state of hibernation, ready to come to

life in favourable conditions.

'An Order prohibiting the of gunny bags, hessian cloth or sul- gazetted

export, except under licence, phate of ammonia, was

to-day.

ITALIAN 'PLANES SHOT DOWN IN MALTA RAID

MALTA WAS THE scene of "considerable" enemy air activity on Thursday which proved fairly costly to the Italians.

While bombs dropped caused no damage, two Italian 'planes were shot down and two more so sassins be punished. He is not badly damaged that it is unlikely they were able to

sure how far he can proceed against the murderers.

return to their base.

To add to his trouble, the. Ger- No British aircraft were dam- mans have many troops In Ru-aged: mania and could send many more;

"British aircraft also spent an they have not yet come out on aggressive day in Africa. either side,

gung which was in harbour,

Numerous valuable"reconnais. ∙sances' were carried out-telse- /where--Roûtori:"%;

In the Western Desert, stated? According to an Istanbul Lan Air Ministry communique last

WEEK-END QUIET message, the Germans contem-night, the RAF. attacked a small plate establishing absolute con- enemy column south of Sidi ON STOCK MARKET trol over Rumania, making It a Barrani, damaging several motor virtual protectorate, like, Slova-vehicles, killing a number of The usual week-end quietude drivers and silencing an anti- | privalled on the London Stock kia. The Germans, says thir. Isinn-aircraft battery, the crew being Exchange yesterday and apart bul source, have found that they are not getting adequate economic results but of Rumanid', 'und for some time now have bech hnxlous to change the regime. — Reuter,

killed,

Ascal, the Important Italian Haul San part, was again attack bu shu bombs fall close to a Targo ship equipped With 'AA.

from some demand for glit-edged and Indian Government' stocks business all round was quiet, with price changes unimportantį - Wall Street was firin Reutor