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TORTURED IN STANLEY Witness Says Accused Took Active Part

France Accepts U.S. Note

Washington, March 1

The French Government has accepted in principle the United States Government'a muguration for a joint declaration by Bri- tria, France and the United States, downunetny General Fran von Government in Spain, the United States State Department unnounced late last night.

President Truman was aaled for immediate action to with- Erste American reasonition from the Franco-Government in a letter signed by Philip Murray, President of the Congreen of Industrial Orgoniantions, Elmer Benson, Chairman of the Nu finnal Citizens Political Action and the executives of several other orguaisaliseren,

The letter saul: "Action to dispone General Fraura with- out recognising a republic would not be acceptable either to the Speltish people or to the freedom loving people coerywhere.-- Beuter.

Mr. Bevin Praised

Blunt Speaking

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Extreme Cold Grips Britain

For

NEW YORK, MAR. 1.

Cateuokset--ithosalfaótiveness

of

Treason Trial

Continues

to "[

First witness was Grace Lan, daughter of Yu Yuen-fong who gave evidence on Thursday, and sister of Jackie Lau.

Miss Lou said that during the

her.

HELIGOLAND QUERY

TORTURE BY FIRE

Lucknow, March 1.

A 70-year-old woman in village near here defied tor- turo by fire and kept the secret of her saving from gangsters.

*The gangstera frightened, gieny the woman's neighbours by-ringskota. Then when she refuscil, to tell them where her savings were hidden, they tied her on a col, and burned her with fire then it beneath until she fainted. They made off empty-handed at the a prouch of the police.--Reuter.

Macao's King. Of Gambling Still Missing

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PARIS, MAR. 1. THE FRENCH NEWS AGENCY SAID YESTERDAY THAT A CROWD OF NEARLY 5.000 OCCUPIED THE SPANISH CONSULATE AT A TOWN NEAR THE FRENCH-SPANISH BORDER AND RAN UP THE REPUBLICAN FLAG OVER THE BUILDING. IT REPORTED TILAT INOTHER CROWD BROKE ÎNTO THE SPANISHI CONSULATE AT AUCH IN THE PYRENEES AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLES DAMAGE.

CALL TO SEAMEN

La Paris, Jose Giral, Premier; representative Republican Govern- of the Spanish Republican Govment."-Reuter. ernment in exile, in a statement onid that his Government was ready to go to Spain and take over from General Franco. Hin Government lacks the formal support of Britain, Franes and | the United States.

In Washington, the State De partment reported the French

comment

There is still from the State Department on the French Government action

Toronto, March 1. The Canadian Seamen's Union yesterday parsed a resolution ask- ing the Government to break off reintions with Spain and called for the support of seamen in other countries to eat the trade between, Spain and democratic countries.— Router.

Four Ships Catch Fire In Liverpool

FIRE-

EVIDENCE OF HIS INTERROGATION UNDER TOR- TURE BY THE JAPANESE AT STANLEY GAOL. IN WHICH HE STATED ACCUSED TOOK AN ACTIVE PART, WAS GIVEN YESTERDAY AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT BY AN INDIAN, D. S. DINGA, WHEN COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS WERE CONTINUED AGAINST GEORGE WONG ON A CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON.

D Witness said he was interru hur bonse to arrest her father.| Mr. Siva: Did you ever learni gated under torture by a Japan- ese cailed Moriyama, assisted by, the names of the other two men?; accused, and while being hung) Miss Lou: Yes, the Japanese up by his hands was asked how was named Sam San and the Chester Bennett and Marcus on third man was called Richards. Silva were sending monty

Who gave you these names 7-) THE MYSTERIOUS DIS- Government had accepted in Stanley Interament Camp. When the two men who casa; PEARANCE

MACAO'S Principle the American proposals replied "By the Burma Reml, to collect money from my mu MILLIONAIRE GAMBLING on the Spanish situation. Bri Dinga said, "and they got ex-ther after my father's arrest, MONOPOLIST, FOO TAK tain has not yet replied, said the

APPARENTLY cited and started beating me all she asked them and they told YAM,

RE- Department press officer. How- over with a cane."

MAINS AS MUCH AN ENI- ever, diplomatic officials in clase JACKIE LAU'S EVIDENCE GMA, AS THE NIGHT THAT touch with the situation said KIDNAP the British Government has de- Jackie Lau sald he was son:|ARMED CHINESE of Dr. Lau L'ak-wai, dentist PED HIM FROM THE MACAO cided to the proposals in THE "SATURDAY EVENING POST IN AN EDITOR

and Yu Yuen-hing.

BUDDHIST TEMPLE WHERE principle. IAL IN TO-DAY'S T E SAID THAT THE "UNIT-

LIVERPOOL, MAR. !. Lan said he first met Wong HE WAS INDULGING IN HIS OPIUM PIPE ED NATIONS. AND PEACE LOVING PEOPLE GEN-Japanese occupation she and her about Februny 1939.

Wong NIGHTLY

MORE THAN 50 at 610, Nathan ERALLY WILL DISCOVER SOMEDAY THAT THE family lived

I was then livinggit; Prince B THREE WEEKS AGO.

In closing its border with Spain. MEN FOUGHT Ä BLAZE An Associated Press dispatch!

GARCIA CASE

ON THE SWEDISH 11.000- OWE

REAL DEBTOF GRATITUDE TORoad. About 10 p.m. on June ward Road and be used to visit

to take from Macao yesterday said nei- The Spanish Legation ing TON LUXURY - LINER ERNEST BEVIN, FOREIGN SECRETARY OF BRI16, 1943, Wong, a Japanese and him there frequently

a Eurasian entered the house exercise or on friendly visits. ther the family nor Macao nu-Dublin in an official statement] "DROTTNINGHOLM" IN TAIN'S LABOUR GOVERNMENT"

Wang said: "Where is Jackie

The last time I saw Wong thorities have shed any further said that Cristino Garcia, 3pan- LIVERPOOL DOCK 'TO. THE "POST"""' EDITORS PRUISED PARTICULARLY Lau and William Lee?" Hier before the outbreak of hostili light on the case. The dispatch ish republican tender, was sen- DAY WHILE THREE

MIR BETIN'S USE OF "LOUD AND UNDIPLOM./- father told him that her brother tes," Lau said, "was in April, said many Macao Chinese figure tenced to death not for his

to the country and 1941. TIG LINGULIGE BEFORE THE SECURITY COLN-had gone

the kidnapping might have been political ideas but because he OTHER SHIPS WERE IN- did not know about CIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS' ORGANI, that he

"During the Japanese occu-engineered by Foo's own hench had "committed murders and VOLVED IN FIRES WITH...

IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. TION AND FOR DECLARING BLUNTLY THIT William Lee.

The three men searched the pation. I was operating samen to spare him the possibility other atta."

secret agent of the Britian þat any pusible unplenautness RUSSLIN PROPAGANDA WAS A DINGER TO house and when they did not Army Aid Group in Hong Kover the wartime political, rice proved beyond

The Legation

vina said "it

The Swedish passengers and doubt" that crew of he "Drottningholm" find the men, Wong asked her "That statement, coming not father for a photograph if he starting about October, 1942. market and money manipulation Garcia bad participated direct-1 were evacuated to the dock sheds from a Tory or a reaelinary, [ brother. Her mother took out in January, 1942, .I saw Wong | activities that made Him reput-ly in the killing of a barman at in night attire while firemen

in front of the Nathan Hotel only the colony's richest

Cannillejas, two civil guards at went into the afterhoid to attack but from a Socialist Cabinet an album which Wong snatched lie was wearing an arm band sident,

Pegurinos, two Communist be- the flames among bales of cet- Member 143* prove 20 blot from her hands, fie also asked

Reports have been principally cause of internal political 'dif-¦ ton. (Continued on Pages 2 and 6} pr their rice ticket which her

rumours, ranging from the ferences and several ether The Drottningholm" arrived rumoured demand for his weight crimes. The statement added here on Wednesday night from the kind of propagande Mr.rother gave him.

Mr. Silva: Was there

any Bevin was shouting about."

in gold

ik fand Foo is 200- London, March 1.

the Swedish parl that Garcia was tried according Bombay and The editorial said that Mr. Turther conversation with your

A spokesman for the British pounder) to a police report that to ordinary legal procedure.sengers had remained on board,

Associated Press. Bevin's stand would delay any father?-Yes, he then asked my

en route to Gottenburg. with Russia, father: "Are you the father of Foreign Office denied reporta in a $1,600,000 had been demanded.

But for newspaper that Heligoinnd had

nearly two weeks IN THE LAST HOURS

Following the outbreak of fire would put on notice to intern Jackie Lau?" and my father asked to be placed under British there has been no information possible conflict

Hendaye. Mar. 1. on the "Drottningholm", another or Danish trusteeship.

of developments in the chye.

Scores of individual unofficial occurred in the carro ship. "Sam- tional Communist propagandists nid: "Yes."

At this stage Miss Lau vegan The Danish Minister to Lon-Furthermore, nobusly in Macan! travellers yesterday plodifed dak" in Alexandra Duck, about that they can no longer prac- fice their art and dismiss as a to sob.

don, Count Edward Reventlow,j seems to he worrying much across the international bridge half a mile away, Continuing, she said: "Then said that he had heard nothing. Fascist. Trotskyist conspirator

who rose from into Iran in the last few hours The fire on the "Snmdak", which from the Hel about the man In many places the cold was anybody who calls them to ac- Wong said: "New that your son of an approach

Islanders, 18 not here you had better come! golund

house employee to of grace before the midnight was loading N.A.A.F.I. stores for Associated gambling

gambling "king."

deadline for closing the French-he Mediterranean. was extin-

guished in 40 minutes: more intense, Four inches of count."

He thereupon took Press, Had Mr. Bevin spoken sooner. with us."

Spanish border. The closing of The two other ships were the snow fell in the Manchester arch said the editors, Americans from his pocket a pair of hand-

the border is part of the French Tudor Star", also in Alexandra during the night. It was the "might have been spared the cuffs and handcuffed my father.

Government's diplomatic war Dock, where a large quantity of heaviest of the winter and con-woeful humiliating spectacle in He held my father by one arm,

fare against the Franco Cov. run was saved, and the coaster tinued for eight hours.

Russian Tass while the Japanese held the

ernment.-Associated Press,

"Ayrshire". In Trafalgar Dock On the Air Ministry oof in Tokyo after the

agency had issued auther and they then took my fa-

Router. London the temperature was 30 news

and purposeful ther out of the house, followed characteristic degrees Farenheit at 4.00 a.m.

emear of our occupation force by the Eurasian. My mother (G.M.T.)

also followed them, but a little Special trains itted with sleet in Southern Korea."

HONEST DEBATE later she came back, crying, and brushes for scraping rails and This statement referred to said the Eurasian had dapped apraying anti-freezing «oliutions] upon them were kept running the "reactionary" activity

GAME AGAIN the occupation troops, a state-

The suggested declaration would

Cairo, Mar.1. the throughout the night on

*Three days after the arrest,

emphasiso the willingness ment later criticised by Sup-1

Premier Ismail Sidky Pecha open sections

of the

My Wong came to our house.

France, Britain, and the United has repeated his ban on p reme Commander MacArthur. transport railways.--Reuter.

States to recognise an item tinn demonstrations. He refused The "Post" editors expressed mother and I asked him where

Miss Phoim is being held on He my father.

also the hope that advisors buing was

committee permis- a charge of possessing German Geyernment id the Spanish peo-

ple 0154 Franco-Asociated B students rice ticket back sent to assist General Mac-brought our

material.

sinn for a silent procession on The Third

Press. Army Authorities did not dis-

March 4 to honour the victim Arthur in Tokyo will learn one with him. He said my father

close at which prison she is be- REPUBLICANS CONFER lesson from the British Foreign was in Stanley and that on the

of the anti-British riots of Feb Paris, March 1,

21. Minister "that good relaticas first night of the arrest he was

ing held. to the Sun Sun Hotel

As General Franco's augmented

Sidky Pasha declared that the with Russla do not imply igno- taken

The 50-year-old woman la-be-

turned minlous retreat in the face of where he was thrown into

loved to have worked for Hit- frontier forece last night bath anti-American propaganda.'

tub and made to drink

ler after 1930 as photographs of back hundreds of French. people lemonstrations would "do more U.N.O. will benefit from Mr. water. He was also hit."

theving to get out of Spain. Senar harm than good" in view of the employer, "taken in her

Joso

Spanish

coming negotiations for revision "Republican Bela Imredy, former Hun-

Here, Miss Lan's voice broke TAIN UP TO 4,200,000 PER- "Brown House" at Mumien at Bevin's stand, said the "Post,”.

bak

five bour of the 1936 treaty with the Dr garian Premier and Finance

gained "by this and she began to sob again. by strength

SONS IN HER ARMED least in 1935, were found in her meet

meeting in Paris to discusa thoj tish-Associated Press. Minister, yesterday died before evidence that the Security Cour- "Then he said to my mother: FORCES THIS YEAR AT AN dosk

isaue,

uo, following a day of BEIRUT SYMPATHY a firing squad. He was con-

OF COST. eil does not exist merely to en- "If you cannot produce the two ESTIMATED

Beirut, March 1 The Third Army Authorities swift velommente .victed on a number of war

dorse secret acts of ambulatory men, you will never sea your $1,192,575,000, A WHITE said that she had lost none of

A peaceful pro-Egyptian de- crimes and anti-Jewish acts.

to hear honest husband again." Then he walk- PAPER SAID YESTERDAY. her former fanaticism for the

said that the Republican monstration without incident maybe loud de-led out of the house." Six other Hungarian Nazi statesmen but

The estimate' called for!

debated on the peribili took place here yesterday after": leaders as well as former Pre- and open and

"At tho, end of June. Wong

An Army of 2,950,000,costing beneath a picture

of broadening the Cabinet or, noon. of Hitler

forming a

Republican Gov- mier Zainsi, from 1944 until bate."-Associated Press.

came again to our house and I

£682,000,000,

hung in her bedroom. the collapse of Germany, will be

heard him tell my mother that

An Air Force of 700,000 cost-

Miss Pheim has been ill since ernment representing all different The Lebanese press voted Sympathy for the Egyptian'de- suntenced to-day. - Associated

tho case against my brother.

retirement at partita. It added: Senor Cical mande but no vehement articles ing £245,500,000,

1936 and in

ministors declared themselves Jackie Lau, and William Loe was A Navy of 400,000 coling Timell, a few miles from Hit-ready to break away from their were published.

Associated finished, and that she could £255.076,000.

ler's Berchtesgaden retreat to unbending attited with regard to Presa, The Navy e images include which she made frequent pil- the constitution and to adopt

LONDON, MAR. 1.

TAIN WAS STILL UNRE WINTER'S GRIP ON BRI- LAXED TO-DAY-THE LAS DAY OF THE MONTH HAS BEEN CHARACTERISED BY EXTREME COLD.

London

IMREDY FACES FIRING SQUAD

Press.

Budapest, Mar. 1.

Vatican Still

•

Japanese

"Pro-Hitler"? Fight On

Moscow, March 1.

A

Lubang Island, March 1.

of her.

1

write and tell them to come back. Then my mother asked;

HITLER'S SECRETARY NOW IN CUSTODY

FRANKFURT, MAR: 1.

FRANCE ACCEPTS

Washington, March 1. France has informally indicat-

ed that she accepts in principe the American proposal for a join: Department confirmed.

PAULA PHEIM, FANATICAL PERSONAL SECRETARY

TO ADOLF HITLER DURING THE STORMY anti-france declaration, the State YEARS OF HIS RISE TO POWER, AND A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIGH NAZIS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY THE U.S. ARMY AUTHORITIES.

Service Estimates

LONDON, MAR. 1.

WILL BRITAIN

MAIN-

army

息

Nazi cause and prayed nightly unique issued after the

пож

more realistic policy adapted to

Calro Ban

On Parades

STUDENT KILLED

*** Chizo, Mar. 15 him where my father was impris 5,364,000 for merchant ship grimages.

construction.

She was arrested after Major future circumstances." The Min-....

The newspaper "Al Miarl" To- noned, as she wished to send The manpower and monetary Carl H. Bischoff learned that isthe agreed to await the arrival clothes and food to him."

of Senor Blogo Martinez Barrios, ports that one student was Ellied

at Ma establishments,

Miss Phoim was a close friend Fredident of the "copublican Gov and a governmopé telegraph offos

March on

batorg tak-employee of Dr.Todt, bulklor of the rent"

when Egyptian police opened fire decisions, famed "West WaliAssociated sports stated that during a demonstration on Wed- newiny by a crowd dennding the Prees.

General Fannco has ordered a

of British troops from

***Enðister "demonstration-of-Balan love w

· PRISON SHOOTING. rie: Solidarity!! to, be held • dn

Mr. Silva: What did George Agures did not include thong for the woman was in his area.

the White The Vatican is stili "pro Hitlerito" sald

writer in Defiant Japanese dichard strax Worry say to that? He said: Paper said.-Associated Press. "Pravda" to-day.

aders on this. island 40 miles "Never mind about this. Your "During the severe years when from Manila tere surrender los hulband has enough to eat and

IN ARREARS. humanity was fighting against the flets to bits as the Philippine Hedy clothed the will-bo

Paris, March 1 black forces of Hitlerism the army ordered reconnaissance released soon. Vatican's policy was pro-Hitlerite, dane to watch over and protect

Miss Lou said that since June A-Government apokeaman, suld rol poeding leaflota written and remains so to this very

Madrid on Sunday. Very large students were reported to hars war in 10, 1948, she had not seen her to-day Britain had declined to

Columbia, Mar. 1. Falancat contingents have been toned, the police auterhatinge bo the

article said.

extend the terme of French by Jananase prisoners of We will not be silent on the Japanese alone a mountain trail father,

Mr. Silva: On February 15 British trade agreement

Bociated Pres. Two negroes were shot and summoned from all parts, of the averse the demonstrator killed and two other persons in-country to take busty I was re- pro-Fascist volley of the Vatican." Twenty minutes later the leaflets

ad, this year you attended an liten explted yesterday. Router, recalie on Jan. 20 the word found to be deco) or two ideation parado at Stanley ?ribingkain said the cluding burst of Bun-fire Spanish Republican élrales here

the British action as a deputy sheriff were ported. Vatican anwspaper "Observatore The Philippines force lost Romano", in

to previous at men killed and alx of the Japa Yes,

labour, liberal and church drgans like win And you picked out Wong as Brooment provided for in-equal in the county full hero vestur cate that sepen United States the man who had done this? falls £20,000,000 arres of the day, this fits sacions will today, recent Pre

frecen ut He said the Prance The two negross were among oklone Truman widmore Cross-examined

inkebb for her lack it approximately $100 persons held SS THE RÔME DA Pentato Bras in con tion with recent racial

disord water | formed the party,

tacks by the Pravila Iated what hose, wore kuled in oxtrotsher land It termed Ten Lies which had weak. A Filino civilian was appeared in the Moscow papar. ported killed by the Japanese of „One of thate was at the /aclean the epoeste side of the islandi dlosing in on the renegados, t

which

of goods but that France

am demanding, da Alba en und

or relations with General

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