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Future Of Indonesia

The Hague, Apr. 24. The Anal discursies be tween the Netherlands Government and the Indone- sian delegation now in Hol land on the future of Indones ain arc to be held at The Haque tomorrow, a reliable

reported

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IL DUCE'S BODY SNATCHED

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940. .

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY Definite Progress In Preliminary Talks

Much!! Ground Baronet Believed Cleared And Stolen

CAIRO, APRIL 24.

DEFINITE PROGRESS APPEARS TO BE BEING MADE IN

THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TALKS.

Manuscript

Russia To Discuss Air Compact

Bombay, Apr. 24. THE EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER, SIDKY PASHA, HAS Sir Cowas! Hangir. multi- Washington, April 24.

CONVOKED THE EGYPTIAN DELEGATION TO SUB-millionaire baronet of Bombay,

Russia has accepted the MIT TO THEM. THE RESULTS OF HIS CONVERSA-was today ordered by the Chief American invitation to confer TIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH DELEGA. Presidency Magistrale to surren TION, LORD STANSGATE (AIR MINISTER) AND SIR der to the court an original manu on the possibilities of drawing script of grent antiquity, which up A commercial aviation RONALD CAMPBELL (BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT). The oliteial dute of the begin-1 General Jacob is expected to ning of negotiations will then return to Cairo in a few days. Te Bxed, but there is general be-

Sheik El Banna Hassan 'hau

i

the

between the two agreement countries, the State Depart-{ ment announces.

WRs stated came Into baroact's possession in 1945.

The manuscript is of the book "Gulistan" written in the twelfth century by a Persian port and

No date has yet been set for by Shah Jehan. creator of

the start of negotiations, but tief that much ground has been written to the Egyptian Pre- the Tal Mahal at Agen.

government officials here be- cleared and some political circlenmier urging the negotiations

The police alleged that the think the draft treaty has been should be concluded May manuscript has been stolen from lieve that it is possible that it library in Hyderabad (Deccan) will be held concurrently with considered, though this in anniversary of King Farouk's by a man for whom they were the discussions of the project-

accession, so that Egypt may now searching and that it had ed $1,000,000, 00 American loan' officially confirmed,

According to "Al Doustour," {kimultaneously celebrate either been sold to Sir Cowasil for the to the Soviet Union, the opening of negotiations has Victory Day or Struggle Day, equivalent of £412, been delayed in order to hear according to the outcome. De

The court

ried that it should the views of Field-Marsnaclaring that this was the Inst remain in the court's custody

among other things, that planes Smuts, who is due in Cairo t

Sir Cownsji's solicitors said of the American Oversena In- that the Moslem Brotherhood night on his way to London for chance for negotiations, he said while inquiries are being made.

that his client was a boza de corporation will fly into Moscow the Dominion Prime Ministers interested problems,

Milan, April 24. Unknown persons last night exhumed and removed the body of Benito Mussolini, for mar Fascist dictator, from a secret grave in one of Milan's

where it cometeries,

was buried after his execution by partisans in April, 1945.

The authorities have opened un huquiry but have not yet how the body puzzled as to snatchers maunged to find the been location had

.

If the Soviet-America

air

puct la concluded, it may mean,

four any clues, They are also conference, and who is deeply was ready, to fulfil its duties, purchaser of the book, which he by two tentes, are of which will

pravo,

Its

whatever the sacrifices

in Mediterranean cumstances.-Reuter, Major-General Jacob, member of the British delegation, left kept a che secret.

Mussolini, Clara Petacci, his Caire by air this morning for mistress, and other Fascist lead-London to acquaint the Foreign ers were caught by Italian parti-Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, of Bass in April, 1945, in the vil the latest developments in the Jaye of Dougo near Como when preliminary contacts. seeking to escape,

Deciding on summary justice, the partisan sentenced Mus- solini and Clara Petacei to death

after ten minute trial.

At 1.00 p.m. on April 28, a

Gring squad of

the Garibaldi

them both.

fifteen men of shot Division

Their bodies were brought to

PHILIPPINE ELECTION QUIET

Manila, Apr. 21. The Philippines today had Milan where they were strong peaceful vati in the presiden-" up by the heels in Plazza Loreto tial elections for the fitat lead- ander of the world's newest sover- before being taken down buried in secret graves. -Reuter, eign state.

Officers Like U.S. Air Force

-Washington, "Apr.–24. The United States Army Air Force reveals that more officers have volunteered to remain in that service

than is actually necded

or ir-Lought after having it valued by include a stop at Leningrad.

an expert. Reuter,

Japanese Coalition Runs Into Hitch

Tokyo, April 24.

These roles already have been certified to the American Over- sens firm by the United States Aeronautics Board.

Other American companies have

also indicated their in- terest in flying into Russia by way of the Far East and also over the "top of the world," but none of them have been cortifled for such routes as yet, said

Board officials.

Discussions on the prospectivo formation of a coalition Government today ran into complications but the situa- tion is not considered hopeless.

Prcoumably any agreement Members of the Social Democrat Executive Committee would allot the Soviet Govern publicly stated that they would cooperate if their party ment airline a number of routes Premiership. into the United States equal to is given important posts including the Otherwise they said they will let the Progressives and the number of those assigned to American companies for Liberals take over and they "stand outside in opposi-operating into Russia-Asso-

ciated Press.

Frank's Bid To Blame

Himmler...

Nuernberg, April 24,

tion. Ichiro Kawano, Liberal whip, [ Lmet Tetsu Katayama, Secretary. Touring through central General of the Socialist Party Luzon-the centre of political last night but a report on the unrest-Reuters Correspondent conference said they did not go found troops in armoured cars for in their discussions. patrolling the highways and Word was spread in political side roads with low-flying ob-circles to "watch Yoshida” us a servation planes covering the en- dark horse în the complicated tire area.

jockeying for power. Some ob- During the day's voting not a

servers expressed the belief that single disorder was-reported.-- Shigery-Yoshidn.who-is-Shlde-- Colonel Luis Taras of the hara's Foreign Minister, might Hukbulahap (Independent Left-became Liberal President if ist Guerilla Movement) who is Ichiro Hatoyama is disqualified the leader of 20,000 nrmed pra-for past ultra-nationalism. sants, said that there was no The Japanese people have re- All commissioned personnel reason for trouble although hejected extremes in the govern- have been

screened to retain foresaw the possibility of trou-ment at the polls and have chosen only those rated as being best ble some months ahead.

the middle-road leaders they be- qualified to remain, said Gen- Definite election results are lieve would best serve the people Eral Car Spaatz, Army Air not expected before this week themselves, General MacArthur, Counsel, Dr. Laternaer, wants who was conspiring with the Force Chief, today.

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Supreme Allied Commnuder, de-them to answer these questions: | Poles." With 70 uir reups authorized Voting in Manila was, also clared today in accepting his Could a country like Germany, The affidavit declared Frank for en interim air force, the quiet with fairly heavy ballot headquarters! report on the surrounded by highly armed "had nothing to do with the plans cull for a strength of ing.

general election.

states, avoid making peacetime military suppression of the War- 400,000 men, of whom 50,000 Colonel Tarac forecust that

preparations for the deployment saw revolt. Associated Presa. will be officers. The peak Manuel Roxas would get only

of armed forces for the neces strength of the army air force five per cent of the total votes

sary protection of her territorial was 2.250.000 officers and men in central Luzon but ha expect

integrity? on Ved day.-Associated Press ed Roxas to be successful in

Manila,

The Next War Prophets

Columbus, Apr. 24.

The other presidential can- didate is Sergio Osmena-Reu-

ter.

Allied. Headquarters said the Japanese turned their backs on the philor pity that past experi- ence has shown mean "regimen tation of masses and suppres- sion of human liberty."

oppor-

Counsel for the Gorman Gonoral Staff and High Command of the Wohmacht-organisations Indicted-before-the War Crimes Tribunal has asked permission of the court to sock affidavits from the following high Allied officers: Coneral George Marshall, former "United States Chief of Staff; General Walter Smith, former Chiof-of-Staff to General Dwight Eisenhower; and Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, Chief of Imperial Gen- eral Staff.

Was it not at any time the national duty and inevitable task of competent military au thorities to make preparations. against potential attacks 00 German territory?

Fingerprint Clues In Astor Robbery

"Democracy has thus demon- strated a healthy forward ad- vance," MacArthur declared adding that given the carrying tons of explosives and tunity to cast the shackles of During today's session, Josef

Maidstone, Kent, Apr. 24. travelling at 8,000 miles on the past decades, in which the Buchler, Stato Secretary to

held them in Lieutenant-General Ira Eakor hour, could be built by any in-militarista

sub-Hans Frank, former Govornor. The results of a minute finger -told a national conference Ondustrial nation.

jugation, the people "respond-General of Occupied Poland, print check at Heyer Castle, home Women in Aviation last night General Eaker is on his way ad whole heartedly" to a chance depicted Frank as a man op of the daring "Rolls Royce" rob that the next war would come to witness the atomic bomb for a free expression of their posed to all Nazi measures. He by thrusts of airborne atomic tests to be held at Bikini Atoil. views. Associated Press. enld, for example, Frank insist priceless intrinale value, will be bery on Sunday of articles of weapons across the Artic.

He favours the unification of

The Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the armed forces more than ho the U.S. Army Air Forces de- does better training for diplo clared that guided missiles, mats.--Associated Press

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Vienna Plane Incident

Vienna, Apr. 84. General Mark Clark, Comman- der of the United States occupa- tion forces in Austria, today lodged a sharp protest with the Soviet authorities over the alleged attack by four Soviet fighter planes on American transport air craft over the United States air port of Tullin.

The Soviet Agators are sileged to have circled the American transport planes when they wore preparing to land; at an airport near Vienna and to have fired poyeral shots, forcing them down

Boviot officials declined to ment on the incident-Reuter.

CZECH LABOUR AND TRIESTE

Prague, April 25,

of Colonel J. J. Astor, and scene

FLE!"

with the Scotland Yard

ed on legal trials for Polish sent to London today for com "terrorists" and,on 'equal,trent- ment for Poles recruited workers. Frank. ho said, urged Himmler to free 50,000 gr 60,000 prisoners, who were sent to concentration camps after the Warsaw rising in 1944 Router.

A reward of £2,000 has been offered for the recovery of the gems, antiques and works of art. Practically the whale of the careful watch for the trace of the of Britain are keeping a Dolloo

trenaures particularly at the porte where some attempt may be made to take the lewels ont of the country,

Documentary Evidenco

Nuernberg, Apr. 24. Hans Frank, who admitted Though soven men wore con- "feeling. a torrible guilt” at corned in the theft, it is obvious Nazi-crimes, drove towards the that the leader or planner know conclusion of his dofen yen the layout of the Castle, and had terday at the International War previously noted the position of Crimes Tribunal with the sub- the towels-Rouler. mission of volumincits docu- montary evidence intended, to uphold that Himmler was the renal hangman of occupied Po innid,

Several hundred pages of re- ports and affidavita introduced by his counsel alleged that Frank was frequently in conflict

Quake Shock

Boston, Apr. 24.

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