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Statement By Prime Minister

L. ndon, Fel.. 22.

Atthe said that civilaa ca-" Bualliva ap to last wischt ware 14 injured.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

BOMBAY RIOTS Reinforcements Arrive Shops Looted By Violent Mobs

RJOTOUS CIVILIAN

BOMBAY, FEB. 22. DEARONSTRATOR: CRGED

THROUGH BOMBAY TRUFESTO DAY IS A NEW

POLICI AND DEPUTY CAFFIN DECLARED THE

"ABSOLUTE REBEL

WAVE OF VIOLENCE COMMISSIONER A. E. CITY WAS IN A STATE OF LION."

BRITISH NATAL VESSELS, ME INIFIILE, STEAMED

France Renounces Extrality

PARIS, FEB. 22. THE TERMS OF THE FRANCO-CHINESE AGREE- REINFORCEMENT ANNOUNCED YES. INTO BOMBAY HARBOUR WITH MENTS SUMMONED TO HELP QUELL, THE MU TERDAY BY THE FRENCH

GFUNGKING DEMONSTRATION

Chungking, Feb. 22. A committee representing 10,000 Chumpkinp students yesterday urged all students

China to demonstrato against Soviet activition in Manchuria today and drafted a letter of protest, In Gone- Tulinkimo Stalin.

Meanwhile, the Chungking tcipal politicul connoil ng meni A petition to the Governinent to adopt e alrong Manchurian policy. --Argociat. ed Press,

H.K. WAR

CLAIMS

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10-YEAR SENTENCE ON EX-PRES.

HELSINKI, FEB. 21.

A SPECIAL TRIBUNAL TO DAY CONDEMNED EIGHT 'OF FINLAND'S WARTIME MINISTERS, INCLUD- ING THE FORMER PRESIDENT RISTO RYTI, TO PRISON TERMS RANGING FROM 2 TO 10 YEARS ON THE CHARGES THAT THEY WERE RESPON- SIBLE FOR THE WAR WITH RUSSIA. RYTI WAS SENTENCED TO 1 YEARS' HARD, LABOUR. THE COURT DECLARED ALL THE DEFENDANTS GUILTY UNDER A SPECIAL "IFAR „GUET LAW PASSED BY THE PARI LAMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARMISTICE OBLIGATIONS,

The court added that the case | the defence had presented could not free the accused of guilt al- though their argumenta nad toj be taken into consideration with regard to the sentences,

Vaino

Ringside For Atom

Bomb Test

Kwajalle. Feb. 22.

The Trime Minider, Mr Attlee, told the House of Com mous to lay "order push he g stored" in india kisi zaid "an

The defendants fistened in- ple forces are availside in Hout bay and Karachi." He added

tently as the court's secretary AS FOLLOWS, ACCORDING that "ship of the Royal Stay,|

LONDON, FEB. 22.

read the verdict. Only WELL - INFORMEDI

former Minister of including a cruiser, de posen vel-

Negotiations seeking the sur-j NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS | TO

A WAR CLAIMS COM. Tanner, wis SOURCES HERE: Sahut Xavier's College

attorney ex- Finance, and his ing to the scene and will very

MISSION FOR HONG The miners render of the mutinous senuken

(11 The shortly arrive.

changed comments. the Castle Bar-closed by a student strike and

KONG IS TO BE ESTA- have been told that only unen-larricaded in

underway to pre- France

The Russini and the Britishi of all Bomlay a move was

extraterritoriBLISHED. IT IS REPORTED representatives of in downtown

the Allied ditional serrender al hae- rucks

in all Bombay rights in China. were reported in progress. cipitale strikes

1 HERE. cepted," he said.

France will grant

Control Commission not, the 12) in civilian schools. The new upsurge

It is understood that claims | Minister of the Interior Y A large police. force moved China a free sector of Haiphong,

A strange story unfolding violence in support of the sailors

ns the port.

cummissions are to be esta-t Leino, representing the Gov- In the remote Marshal Island indications that it fates the trimble areas

rioters cut a destructive path. (3) France will sell to China blished for

Far ernment, and a number of-par- as the Navy prepares for "opera- The British He declared: "The Congress was subsiding.

military forces the Chinese section of the Yun- Eastern territerion to register tiamentary deputies were pre-tich crossroads"-atomic bomb Rieling mules swept de n'one

been reinforced, Party a trially disclaime

mean- nan Railway.

And assess claims for property sent in the crowded court-room. tests against seapower.

Ás (4) There will be consider-lost or damaged as a result of

the defendan stepped Kwajalein is no longer mere- participation in the hunting but of Bombay's lasive, streets loot. have

anding sheet, atoning Europeans while, by an armed escort fri- the Left Wing olemnts

which wharities

rely a lonely Pacific outpost but a said able improvement in the statue war will comprise one for Hong into the police bus which

to prison some busy and vital play where Communists are trying to work and hurting missiles at military gate

Exer trucks and autumnchies. The de-normally carried a complement of the Chinese people in Indo-Kong, one, or possibly two, f turned them

Malaya, and one for Bornco. spectators were ren tipping everyone in at 1 will have Bags of the of about 200 men. Naval Hend- China.

additional

nd claim re» No war ditmags insurance their hats to them.

one of the (5) China will

No demo- ringside seats at #onstrators bure Congress Party and Moslem quarters said that

AE experiments of reinforcementa wate expected pagment of the cost in occupy-chemes comparable to Britain's strations were reported i Hel-greatest

xisted in Far Eastern terri-sinki despite a lense League,

Mory and more officers ing Northern Indo-China, Street car and is transporta shortly.

Reuters quoted an official coin-

The same sources confirm the tories except a scheme for war phere.

and men are serving 'daily to INTERVENTION report that the French Anthori- insurance of commercial goods Mr. Attlee said the seamer, Hon waa virtually paralysed in

help with arrangerients for the Was Malaya, and which were abate, ties have been in touch with the la

The court - W203 demands incide speedy den the demonstrations, which Communique saying that the

risings at Karachi

test, and nem, airmen who will bilization, best Indian food, mistioner Callin and were, po

drop the bomb will arrive in ing.

Indo-Chinese Nationalist leadeperating on a fairly large scale scheduled to pass judgment c Royal Navy pay seales and fa- ingeron all over the city.

Emissaries from Army Headers and thu Mheirai Thiery before the Japanese gempation. the men on Monday but pt carly March to mak. experi- Some GO Textile mills mily allowances and

D'Argenteu, High Commissions It is emphasised that alponed its decision because the mental flights and tests, The or closed by strikes which also ex-quarters are knowa to have en

for French Indo-Chinn, will be though claims of damage in punishment was repertaily re artin against.

Eniwotok will, us' Bikini atoll, ary

H.31.1.S. tended to some "alway work-j tered Castle Barracks moder a mantine effic

white flag but they did not dis authorised on i return. Malaya will obviously stand in garded too mild by the Allied be evacuated because of chance

the visii-Associated negotiate with them on the hagis correspondingly

light Control Commissign. The form winds which might strew the is- of having the internal adm.nis-nothing can be attempted untiler Minister to Berlin Kivikacki, lands with radio-active parti- Iration in

The islanders know the the hands of the an overall picture is obtained of now sentenced to 5 years, ori- cles. POLICE OPEN FIRE

Annamites if French material. the total compensation claims in ginally was to have been freed, atomic bomb, will be dropped Bombay, Feb. 22. strategic and cultural interests all the territories,

the Associated Press learned. and are premuring to leave on The Bombay Police opened are not affected.

Claims are likely to be very! In the intervening 1 Laya, o naxg ablps which will take them at least twenty times to-day in the The same sources of informas varied, as for examp?, bradkits Tribunal is also sail to have to another island 135 miles to The they will be fort area of the city. An excited tian believe that the French requisitionel hy in Govern- raised Ryti's punishment by 2 the east.

Premier Lin | re-established mot in the fort aren raced about Government will not hesitate to ment before the occupation, er-years, former

up sympathy and His lency the Vieeruv anticipnt ed there may be so dieluch ance before the situation is sta- bifized"

disciplin

Continned on Page 63

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CAIRO, FEB. 22.

with sticks and hurled stones

to provided by the Americans. 100 STUDENTS AND WORKERS an attempt to force the shops to He arms if the Nationalists re- vices rendered for Malayu, komies from 2 years AN ATTACK BY

fuse to come to a reas andle lent to which gorls were lost years and former premier Ran-Associated Press. AGAINST THE BRITISH KASR EL NIL BARRACKS close down.

Shortly before noun, a tumult agreement when French troops by war causes, looting, etc. 1gell's from 6 to 6 years.

to relieve the Chinese is understood that rubber and The sentences to the former) WHICH WAS REPULSED BY GUNFIRE YESTER.

prevailed in several streets near arrive

Europeans and troops now occupying Northern tin stocks are included as "con- Foreign Minister Ramsay re- DAY CAME AFTER THREE TRUCKS BEARING

Renter's dilice.

mercial goods."-Ruler.. BRITISH ARMY MARKINGS PLOUGHED. British military personnel were Indo-China-Reuter.

NEGOTIATIONS" DEMONSTRA seen heing chase! by small groun THROUGH A CROWD OF MASS

Paris, Feb. 22. of rioters with bamboo sticks. TORS. IN A NEARBY STREET.

Comuni and

French Chinese negotiations other lenders who called for a stonpage of work which are being concluded at their demonstrations Chungking include the with said lat were in sympathy with the

Royall Indian Navy and the Royal Indiar, drawn of the Chinese forces The strike from Indo-China and their re- Air Force strikers.

AT LEAST ONE EGYPTIAN WAS KILLED

SEFERAL, INJURED BY THE TRUCKS.

AND

The flemonstrators were part and the Bishop's House was re-

Dutch Troops Mutiny

of about 100,000 to 150,000 per ported to have been looted. Bons thronging the streets of A joint Arany and Royal Airf

widespread Force communique said that Bri- call apread hourly as more workers placement by French troops, a Cairo during the Atrike demanding the evacuatish troops were forced to fire on from different industries came out. Foreign Office spokesman gaid troops at Menado in the North

tion of British troops from the Nile Valley,

persona

A crowd of 70,000 jammed the Abdin Palace after the strikes hud closed Cairo's shops and factories.

tions

in

women. under

mained at 2 years and 6 months, for the former Send Finance Minister Reinikk, at 2 years and for the former Education Minister Kukkonen al 2 years. -Associated Press,

The Weather

To-day's forecast:-Cloudy with risk dr light rain at first, becom ing fair.

Yesterday's temperature:- Maximum:70 degrees at 2 p.m.

PRINCE MARKIES

-

Batavia, Fel. 22. A mutiny f Dutch colonial

Up to noon, two post offices in yesterday.

France is Celebica, officially reported yes Etinn demonstrators attacking the area outside the Fort were He leclared that

terday, was enused, it was sald, churches and British institutions.

differences Halleged have been set on fire willing to relinquish extrater-by reported to The communique did not give the

ritoriality rights throughout salaries and foodstuffs." by crowd..

Mary forries driving through Chinn and prepared to turn the number of casualties.-Associated

The mutineer ringleaders Minimum:-62 degrees at 6 a.m. Press.

the streets were attacked and in French concessions in Shanghal. have taken over milltary and "FORCE IF NECESSARY" погре instances stopped by obstruc

Cairo, Feb. 22.

thrown in the streete ant Peiping and elsewhere to Chin-vil control and have plased!

joining Dutch men and administration, Cac Armed detachmenki of the Incendiary anti-British demon-

ablaze. set

Britain which protective custody. mounting were strations continued throughout Egyptian Army

In Karachi armed strikera from America and

to abandoned extraterritoriality Cairo all day following the guard today over all military and shore Stations yesterday tried attack, which was repulsed by public buildings in Cairo, where a abend the Royal Indian ship 1942-ASBоciated Press.

littered with! Hindustan and were fired on by machine gun fire, on the British the streets were

windows Army at the Kaur el Nil bar broken glass, shattered w British troops

RATINGS WARNED and burnt buiklings after yester. racks.

The Hindustan, which yesterday Egyptian Army tanks and arm day'e anti-British riots in a strike

the demands

patrol oured ears arrived at the barracks called to support

opened fire on a police made no the British

of the alinck but

evacuation Egypt.

Burrendered today after ahore the anti- British military polico

guns had fired at her for 25 min- were touring the

streets

utes. it was officially announced, The ship's company have no been brought to the jetty and hospital.

after

attempt to dispense

British demonstrators,

Van

early

The crowd took the cry this morning worning British and

었다. the Allled troops that the city, where!

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"revolt and revenge

Exvptian police who did not inter- Briti

British soldiers machine-gunned a fort during the attack on the mob

save the Kasr El Ni barracks. Auught to quiet them Barracks. the birgest British

on

by telling the demonstrators to barracks in the city, was out of wait for the results of negratia bounds. tions

the Anglo-Erkan trenty.

Egyptian troops cleared Ismai- lia mauare after the demonstrators an emashing shop windows. an The demonstratore in the bar racks clash athered in that tion of the city to march through the garden city. Cairo's Ingation Boction, and home of the British Embav

SEVEociated Press,

day is understood that the Egun

necessary.

It

tian Government will use foren if

1

At one stapo, a crowd consisting mostly of students, heavily stoned number of Jeeps manned by paratroops escorting the ambu-

amount

CLASH NORTH

OF MANILA ·

Manila, Feb: 22.

r

At least four Philippine Army soldiers, were killed in a clash with 400 pensants in Nueva fuija province 80 miles north of Manila, the Army announced to- day.

COMMONER

Now York, Feb. 21. A mission of Dutch and Bri-

Prince Carl Johan of Sweden tish officers arrived at Menndo and Mrs. Kirstin Wijmark, Stock- on Wednesday, to inquire intholm commoner, were married to- and settle the situation. So far day here.

as is known there has ea no The Prince renounced his title disorder. Associated Press. upon marriage-Associated Press.

Defence Regs. Extended

Washington, Fed. 22. Goate, sheep and pigs will bo gathered aboard nrget ships in place of men in the atom bomb tests according to Admiral W. H. Brandy, commander of the joint Army Navy

Lask, force who and -scientists announced that military experts expect

learn

from the tests the biologic effects of the blast heat, light and radie- activity.

From animale St wil bo 1795- sible to take physical measure menta on which alode predictions can be made of the reaction on severe injury or man-death, slight disbilly.

Brandy said the mechanical' means of measuring physical and biological effecta werò found to bo inadequate so it was decided to use animals.Associated Press.

White Paper On Demob.

London, Feb, 27.

The total of Britain's armed force at the end of 1946 will be anal 1,200,000 fully trained men

White 100,000 under instruction. This was disclosed today in a Paper.

The domobilisation scheme, the White Paper states, would be con- tinued without prejudice to any final decision which might be taken due coures for a permanent

THE EMERGENCY POWERS (PROVISIONAL EXTEN SION) PROCLAMATION, WHICH'APPEARS IN TO The pensants are reported te After the rioting here and in lances.

aud DAY'S GAZETTE, EXTENDS THE DEFENCE RE- Alexandria to the accompaniment, In the central European bust-have used pistola, rilles

GULATIONS, THE DEFENCE (FINANCE) REGULA. of cries of "Down with the Bri-

but wore still disturbed

much An Army spokesruan sald that

TIONS AND ALL OTHER EMERGENCY REGULA- tish", the Egyptian Government less area of Bombay, the streets machine-gung, intends to take steps to prevent quicter than before.

40 military polico equipped only.

TIONS AND ORDERS FOR A FURTHER PERIOD, BARRACKS QUIETEN with carbines word sent to in demonstrations of any kind to

NAMELY, TO, THE 31ST MARCH THIS YEAR, bay said that the situation in the men looting houses in evi

A communique issued in Rom-vestigate the report of armed

The Proclamation also modi- The Emergency Powers (De-avstem of national service. Castle Barracks, where Indian Lugo of Baiste near San aldre.fies the application of these fence) Acts will expire in Eng-National Service man would ; that ralingshad-barricaded themselves

the seat Huk, exercised by or by the authority dhe Prime Minister Jam inside, had been quiet during the Which is the wat of-ho Hut regulaffans so that they may be land or the 24th February, 1916. continet al: Se coconut old Sidky Pasha, in a browicast last last twelve hours. INJURED

as possible definite beriod for orbalahap peasant movement.of the Chief Civil Affairs Of but new legislation has been it will be necessary to fix a con night, warsel. the people that hie

considerable Cairo, Feb. 22.

ficer, not only for the purposes enacted there, whereby certain

of tho, length

of tho engagement Seventeen negule were killed government would use all means arms and ammunition has been re- Associated Press.

originally specified but also for of the emergency regulation

new entrants to the forces, the and 300 Infured in vesterday's in ita power to avoid the recur moved from the mutineers' con

the relief of suffering, for the wero, for objects beneficial t

White Paner stated. This can therence of yesterday's disturbances trol." the communique said. "Thei demonstration. according to

provention of disease, or secur- the community, extended for not be decided at present bocanso clubx in which British service Jates unconfirmed reparts.

mutineers are now shot of food Eleht British ensunien wore and institutions in Cairo.

and water."

A 60-ton Japanese vessel, piy-ing the equitable distribution further period expiring on the much depends on the rate of tho reported in Alexandria where an attacked and British trooms fired five hundred mechanics of the in gally between Korea, and of essential commentes at fair 31st December, 1947, and a very entry of volunteers to, the regular upon progress of admannhers of tonsences and un- on a crowd trying to burn the Indian Air Transport Company at Jasan was apprehended by the prices and generally for the re-restricted number of other re forces, and

A number of Britis

gulations were, where expedient, vente." went on strike to-day in certainty prevails, after anoradic barracion, but minor incidents

The Defence Regulations and Incorporated into the permanent The Government would an occurred-trooms word Injured, but none Bomb with the R.IN. strikers Korean Coast Guard in the Masafhabilitation of the Colony.

of Bay area. The Japanses cap-

nounce that from a given date Calcutta, the strike throughout the city in the after fatally-Reuter.

tain, threo Karrans and two Japo other emergency regulations law.

to noon.---Rrater.

* ratings coalinues. Trame and nese seamen worn turned over were made under powers con- It is intended that Aiming entrants to the forces would kerve Efor,n'' defuite veriod. and state BISHOP'S HOUSE LOOTED

reliably today bussen were held up by demonstra the Korean police. The yesasi ferred upon the Governar-In- steps should baketi in Hong what that period would be The of demonstrators shout-

tians held in protest against the was towed in to the Chinha! Council under Orders-in-Council Kong, but mate consideration Police, would then be demobilised

theChinhol "Down..

With England that the Interim remont

was applicable to the Colony made will be necessary. The presentas rapidly sa poentile and all sented to burn. All Saints Roval Comitaton on the eanlan In Madras: 150 ratings struck coastguard base.

The Japanese captain Andligan Cathedral, and mashed sex will be do not inter than and marched through the streets, carrying a forred salling permit pursuant to the Emergency provisional extension of the ro hose, in the service who at

and. 169,000 Japanese Fons Powers (Deferta) Acts, 1989 to gulations tides over the gap riven date had served the period ay the windows of foreios atores:

until this chi be done" 1945, Late in the day, attrae were likely to concinde Ite Investigation shouting slogans.,

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