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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1945.

LEGATION STONED IN CARACAS

DOCK STRIKE THREATS

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LONDON, OCT. 23 UNOFFICIAL LEADERS OF BRITAIN'S DOCK STRIKE GOV- ERNMENT TO-DAY WITH A GENERAL STRIKE AS THE COUNTRY'S MOST CRITI- CAL DOCK WALK-OUT IN 20A YEARS SPREAD TO NEW PIERS.

The threat followed the bring- of 3,100 more soldiers into the dock area to unload critically needed food supplies. The rein-

Excitement In Venezuela

CARACAS, OCT 23

ARMOURED-SCOUT CARS CRUISED THE STREETS OF THIS REVOLUTION-SCARRED VENEZUELA CAPITAL -TO-DAY, SEEKING A FEW ISOLATED SNIPERS WHO STILL ARE OPPOSING THE NEW OFFICER- LED GOVERNMENT, WHICH ANNOUNCED “AT NOON TO-DAY THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE REPORTED FROM ANY PART OF VENEZUELA." CROWD GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE MEXICAN EM- BASSY AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DIEGO NULETE SAIDI, EX-GOVERNOR OF VENEZUELA'S CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHO FOUND REFUGE IN THE

EMBASSY.

the crowd away by telling The Mexican charge d'affaire

sent

daries, Exclusiva Designs. Untamish-forcements brought the total of them riflemen were concealed ablo, slso showing "Twoway Stretch" soldiers working on the docks elastic girdles, scarce at Fiome, water to 10,000. proof age furfelt his, excellent Indies tailoring undertaken.

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Some 1,800 more dockers join- ed the 7,000 already on strike in the London area, the total throughout the country bringing

to nearly 60,000 men.

A large

crowd of dockers, moeting in London this morn- ing, heard their leader declare: "There can be no queation of this strike continuing for six. twelve or Aflee weeko.

in the balconies. Dominican Legation

Later the crowd atoned the tempted to seize cars belonging and at-

Embassy but were to a member of the Colombian dissuaded.

a

A small crowd forced the Haiti charge d'affaires to place white flag atop his car-A800- clated Press.

SEEKS REFUGE

Caracas, Oct. 29. are anxious to resumo work, and deposed President hae Laken

Medina, wife of the 1 am anxious to start, too, my-fuge in the British Embassy SPIRITS of reasonable prices MAN self, but we are only prepared Caracas, Venezuela,

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to return on our own terms. I warning the Government that if they do not face up to this national dock crisis within a month, there will be linked to it a great national crisis-and

a worse strike than in 1926."-- Reuter and Associated Press.

CAMP FOR JAPS IN PEIPING

Peiping, Oct. 23. Japanese civilians to-day be- gân moving to a concentration puint 11 the Japanese-built auburb "New Peiping" under the orders of Chinese Gen. Sun Lien-chung. Within a week, ali Japanese civilians in the western section estimated at 10,000, must move outside the city gates. About 100.000 others will be moved out later -Associated Preas.

RESCUE PARTY'S

CASUALTIES

Senora

FRANCO'S HUMOUR

*

Moscow On Mongolia Plebiscite

MOSCOW, OCT. 23. EARLY RETURNS FROM THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLES' REPUBLIC SHOWED UNANI- MOUS SUPPORT FOR NA- TIONAL INDEPENDENCE, THE TASS NEWS AGENCY REPORTED.

The Outer Mongolians went to the polla on Saturday's plebiscito to determine whether the area will become Independent or romain under Chinese ruzerainty.

German Air Raid Losses

About civilians

London, Oct. 29.

250,000. German were killed or missing in air raide be tween October 1940 and the end of January,--1945, co cording to German sources, Prime Minister Attige re **ported in the House of Com.

mons-to-day.

A further 100,000 are be- Reved to have been killed between February 1st and May 8th, 1945.

M.C.C. AGREE

TO TESTS

London, Oct. 28,

the

Taas reported that Ulimbat, the capital city, vated 24,083 to hoth- ing in Ιανουτ of independence.

The Head of the Republic's The Marylebone Cricket Club Buddhist Church has proclaimed are informing, Australia that, sub- prayers of thanksgiving, whilst ject to certain conditions, they will MADRID, OCT. 23. the people refolce, dancing in the send a team to Australia in 1946-47 GENERALISSIMO FRANCIS-stroats.ABBociated

Press

and would welcome Australia to CO FRANCO HAS ISSUED A

England in 1948-Reuter. DECREE GRANTING

SPANI. ARDS FREEDOM OF ASSEM BLY AND ASSOCIATION PRO- VIDING

FREEDOM OF EX- PRESSION IF IT IS "NOT AGAINST THE FUNDAMEN- TAL

PRINCIPLE OF THE STATE." in

entry Illegal

into

homes

la prohibited except in "exceptionalis

The decree also establishes free- dom of residence in national territory, right to work, freedom of enterprise and right

to pro- perty.

Franco has stipulated, however, that the government must be au thorised to abrogato all individual righta In the event of threat to the security of the State.-As- sociated Press.

rc.

With her is Senor Lairet, former

Senor Health Minister, and his wife,

President Medina, who was cap tured by revolutionaries during the recent revolation, har been transferred to

in Carres, the "model prison*

Reuter.

CARACAS, OCT. 23. A NEW CABINET, ADAPT ED TO DEMOCRATIC IDEALS, HAS TAKEN THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT OF OIL-RICH VENEZUELA UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE REVO- LUTIONARY JUNTA

WHICH ANT RESISTANCE, WITH ITS STAMPED OUT ALL IMPART COUP D'ETAT, IN A TUMUL TUOUS WEEK-END OF ARM. ED CONFLICT.

Romula Betencourt, former newspaper columnist, assumed the dual role of President and Minis. ter of the Interior, with a pledge| that hin

government nasumed power only to provide Venezuela with "free and direct

rect universat suffrage by secret ballot."

He promised the nation that he would take an energetic part in preserving hemispheric unity.

Betencourt,

former

Communist, who later renounced his party, installed his Cabinet dominated by the Democratie Action Party which is considered left of centre. The last major opposition has endod. Associated Press. arc

Tokyo, Oct. 23. The Japanese War Ministry has reported that, four members of the Japanese rescue party are dead and twenty two missing in their hunt for an American plane which W18 forced down by a typhoon the Formosan mountains Oct. lat. Associated Press.

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"WERE WOLF" CAUGHT Luneberg, Germany, Oct. 23. Hane Colling, organizer of the Nazi leader of the Hitler Youth abortive Werewolf movement and Movement has been captured on farm near Luneberg, where he was working Ae £1 labourer. Associated Press.

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Pearl Harbour

Enquiry

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WASHINGTON, OCT, 23, A CONTROVERSY REVOLV- AROUND THE DATE WHEN IN CONGRESS TO-DAY

THE NEWLY NAMED COM- MITTEE SHOULD REPORT ON THE PEARL HARBOUR DIS- ASTER OF DECEMBER 7, 1941. Legislation naming the com designated January 8, 1940, but adatinistration lendera are preparing to ask for an exten sion because it is contended that It would be impossible to make a fair

such an

early report by deadline.

Senate leaders said they believed the membership is willing but the idea is

mitter

cases.

GUSHING THANKS

The M.C.C. statement read: "The Tass news agency, in a dispatch from Outer Mongolia

M.C.C. are informing the Austra- moted Promler Marshal Choi Bol San as an Board of Control that ab

lion де stating: "Our most sincere and ject to the

concurrence

of close friend, the Soviet union. Imperial Cricket Conference, they which constantly gives us uninter 1940-47 if conditions permit and

will be glad

to go to Australia in ented ald in our

cultural

and economic development, and which If

satisfactory mutual respects our state's Independence. menta on details can

the

the M.C.C. fret that recognized the Similarly, right of our prople for an Ende.

come a visit of the Australla team perdent existence." Associated to England in 1948. The M.C.C. Preas.

have been informed that all coun- ties would welcome a visit from India in 1948 and are in communi- cation with the Board of Control

SAIGON SNIPING

Salgon, Oct ZR. Sniping still continues though the situation in Improving. British and French troops are still comb- ing the city for illegal posesoura of arms.Reuter.

Japanese Hankow Crime Uncovered

HANKOW, OCT. 23. THE CHARRED BODIES OF THREE AMERICAN AIR- MEN HAVE BEEN RECOVERED HERE AND AT LEAST ONE WAS BURN ED ALIVE, WITNESSES

SAID.

THE SURVIVORS OF A B-29 CRASH 60 MILES NORTH OF HANKOW WERE MA RCHED MILES THROUGH HANKOW STREETS LAST DECEMBER 18, CLAD ONLY IN SHORT UNDERWEAR, AND WERE BEAT- EN, KICKED, REVILED AND TORTURED.

Surface Palestine

London, Oct. 23.

Tension in Palestine has ensed and there is a feeling among both Jews and Arabs that they could reach some agreement "If they could be left

reports the Jerusalem

ondent of th London "Daily Herald."

Speaking of the "genuine dis taste of the great majority of bath Jews and Araba for any troubl that would disturb the country's economic life," the correspanden: saya that he has just visited th Jewish collective settlement of Kiryat Anuvim in the mountainr of Judea.

"Overlooking it is an Arab vil. lage and the two exist in perfec fraternisation with mutual visits, and the Arabs frequently consult ing the Jewish medical oflcer"

members of the Jewish

Rellable witnesses said the superintendent of the Japanese sponsored "model youth corps," who wanted to be known as a strong taskmaster, inspired the death march.

Japanese gendarmes exhorted the crowd to beat them with stick, spit on them and douse them with icy water.

Witnesses Baid a Japanese dressed as a Chinese civilian) poked out one flier's eyes with a stick.

"Most of us looked briefly. then turned our heads, it was so barbarous," said a witness. The men were held in a school-house

arrango bo mado. will wel-

very

cricket in India on the admin- fatrative problems to be faced."

To-day's decision by the M.C.C. to send a team to Australia at the end of next year

will bo popular in Australia, Morgan.

says Vernon Reuter's Sporta It

Editor. means that England has Summer left to find a team and ono the proposed visit of the Indians abould help considerably to collect the best talent available and wield them into a team-Reuter.

C.R.C. MEETING

A fair number of Chinese Recreation Club members turn- ed up for the meeting to dis- cuss ways and means of revivng the Club's activities.

Tho clubhouse has been damaged but is still serviceablo and the tennis courts will soon be ready for play. A telephone and other facilities are to be installed as quickly as possible. Mr. S. W. Liang, the Hon. Secretary, writing to "Chlua Mall" yesterday, sald the that the old No. 1 Boy, Ah Sheung, is still at the service of mombers, who are invited together with their frienda.

DILAWARJI SCRATCHED

London, Oct. 22. The Aga Khan's Dilawarii, one of the best backed Cambridgeshira Champion Jockey Gordon Richards candidates, has been scratched. is not without a mount. He may ride Dilawari's stable companion, until Inte night, then were Sir Alfred Butt's Paner-weight, taker to the suburban crema- Dilawar was recently ensed torlum. There, according to in-his-work-and he scratching evidence in American Intelli- was not unexpected.-Reuter. gence officers' hands, they were doused with gasoline and set afire.

New York. Oct. 23. The weekly nall tell of football Gen. Nasaburo Okabe, the Ja. teams placed the Arme first. Notra panese commander in the Han-fourth. Minnesota ofth, Alabama Dame second. Navy third. Pardao kow area, informed the Ameri- sixth. Pennsylvania seventh. In-

Mary's tenth.-Associated Press

anpopular in the house. Perdiu told him that they can officers that his subordin- diana eirhth. Texas ninth and St.

where Republicans refer to fur- thor delaya as "stalling."As

sociated Preza.

Asahi

Outspoken

Tho

should resist if the police were to come there to search for arms. "but we look forward to the day when all arma will be in the pos- session of the Government." Reuter.

ates who were responsible "ara not here now but I am trying! to get in touch with them and they will be strictly dealt with." -Associated Press.

JAPANESE REPARATIONS COMMANDOS

Tokyo, Oct. 23.

reparations

An American

Tokyo, Oct. 23, committee, including Owen Lat WIN EASILY or part of "Aanhi" to-day alleged that the Tokyo. They are to investigate 44 R.M. Commandos and H. M. S.

influential nowspaper timoro as adviser, is coming to break-up of the Zaibatsu, family what can be taken out of Japan monopoly system of economic con- while still leaving enough for trol, as announced by the Finance Ministry, was merely a reorgani- Japanese economy without mak. astion in disguise" and an attempt make war again. Associated ing it possible for Japan to ta vac war responsibility.

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The Marylebone Cricket Club states that the Enlish countries would welcome n "irit of a team from India in 1946-Reuter.

RADIO

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Anson at Kai Tak on Monday, Frequencies of 600 Kiloryclon and from The return soccer match between WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER gith, 1945, resaled in a 6-0 win for the 12.00 to 1.80 pm.. 0.80 to 1 80 p.m., ZBY HONGKONG Broadcasting on R.M. Commandos. Since the ear- ad 800 40 10.30-80 to unfortunately lost several of their ler match the Anson, team had segseyolos. players due to demobilisation re. II.K.7. jonso, J. H. MARSMAN

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The newspaper declared that Press. Zaibatsu did "their utmost to con- tribute to Japan's war effort" and "that no one can rest assur ed that there is no danger of their embarking again in now war ventures at some opportune moment in the future-Associated

Press,

AN END TO PRIVILEGE

Salt Lake City, Oct. 23, Mr. C. Berendson, New Zea- land's representative in the United States, told the English-speaking. Union that "if the white man do not carry his burden in the Pacific, another race will carry his conn Fifteen million or so members of the white race cannot hopo

t maintain a privilored "Honitfor among a billion people of other races. They cannot do it becaus It is not right," he concluded. Associated Presa.

He anticipates vory largo con- DAVIS CUP Far East in general and already INVITATION

struction work in China and the

has a large number of contracts Philippines and in China.' for construction work in the

US ARMY PLANE CRASHES

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13.03 p.m.-Mozart Songs.

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London, Oct 22, The Lawn Teunis Association has received cabla trom the President of the Australian Lawn Tannia Association, Sir Norman Alaska, Oct. 23.. Brooks, stating that challenges Between twenty-two and twenty for the Davis International Cup five persons wore killed when an

in 1940 will ba welcomed and in- army transport-plane crashed inviting Dritain to compete and to The plane was buffeted by a forty- A swampy ares and exploded mile wind as she attempted to siderou by the L.T.A. Council and 10.08 Toyd-"Farowell"" Bym-

Thess questions are being con 10.00 p.m.-ows from Lordon. and on her arrival. the decision will be annou weelde. Bay in the Aloutians Associated the course of the next Press.

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BRADMAN'S DECISION

Adelaide, Oct. 23.

Washington, Oct. 22. Cricket .ofcials here to-day The United States will turn state that Don Bradman hat over to Belgium under lend- definitely decided not to play lalauso $45,000,000 worth of ant any more test matches-Reu plus army goods. nooded for civilian-use-Associated Press.

0:42 pm. --Targon & Walimo. D.00 p.m.-News & Announcements. manage the competiton in Europe. 9,10 p.m.-Danco & Varloty,

plitiny. 10.30 p.m.-Clos Down,

Charleston, W. Va., Cct. 23. George Shingleton Jr. marine, The Red Cross in Booking Private believed stationed in China, whore four-month-old daughter sech ously Ascelated Press. Hong Kong

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