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Calcutta, Oct. 19. Stalin

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BRITONS KILLED

Thousands of Hindu women were tonight report- ed to be fleeing in terror into the towns of Eastern Bengal from the threat of "abduction and forced conversion to Islam-and a harem into Cal- according to refugees swarming cutta today. One woman refugee broke down as she told how, like many other women, she hid in a water tank when her village was raided. Many of While King Hankon of Nor-

her neighbours died fighting for their honour way and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands are safely back At a prayer meeting in New Delhi today Mahatma Gandhi on their thrones, King Leopold warned the Hindu "women- of Belgium is in exile in Switzer-«Take poison before submittian land. For the Belgians, like the to dishonour" Greeks and Italians, are stil Hindu reporta sold that deeply split on the monarchical whole villages had been given fact that go per cent of the Bel- under the threat of being burn- question. And this in spite of the on ultimatum to join Islam gians are staunch monarchists. ed to the ground. Many vil- Ever since Belgium won her luges had agreed to forced con- freedom in 1830 she has been version, the report added. ruled by a branch of the German royal house of Saxe Colurge Gotha of which Leopold is the direct descendant. Unity of the Walloons and Flemings who

Moslems claimed that the re- ports of forced conversion were "highly exaggerated coloured and false,

Mass Slaughter A telegram from a prominent make up Belgium's population Congress Party member in the never could have been maintain-Choumahan area of Noakhali

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monarch springing from neither arson bad forced conversion race. There are about three milf were continuing. Jon Walloons and about FourTmconverted, people are bo- million Flemings. Neither woulding slaughtered on a be prepared to accept the other's scale," the telegram said. dominance. It has long been a Complete military adminis maxim of the Belgians politics; tratton is required. The people that if Belgium became a repub-t are starving owingy to ashor- lic, the king would have to be tage of food supplies, Reuter. come hereditary president. There can be no doubt that the can stitutional monarchy has been the cement which has preserved unity of the Belgian state. This is realized by the Belgian people and explains why at least go ner

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Jerusalem, Oct. 20... Military officials imposed a atriet house, curfew on the Jewish section of Jerusalem

because of an upsurge of Jewish terroristic activity by “

Officials said that four": Britons Aave been murdered and anveral injured,

Bight persona' were hurt usaterday when a gang broke up a mass meeting of the Jewish Labour Party. ciated Press.

Fritsche Was Prepared

Frankfurt, Oct. 19. g.

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Scotia, Oct. 20. Generalissimo“ may visit the States and possibly Canada early in Novem ber, the "Halifax Chroni- cle" reported today, quoting a high-placed informant"

Although the report was un confirmed, the informant said that suite was being prepared for Géneralissimo Stalin in the. Cunard White Star liner Aqul- Tania and that he would be on board her next trip westward from Britain. st

The Aquitania was chartered by the Ministry of Transport to take delegates to New York for the next meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers early in November. She would sail' on Sunday week, Oct. 27, it was re- portedRouter.

Crete Base

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London, Oct. 19.

Hans Fritsche, one of three Nazis ecquitted by the International War Crimes Tri- bunal at Nuernberg, revealed Tasa News Agency, in a dis- in an interview today that dur-patch from Athens distributed

by the Soviet monitor in Len="" ing the trials he had carried a piece of specially sharpened dom yesterday, said that a con gaas on his person "in case my respondent of the Greek news- nerves gave way and I could paper Elefteria reported that

the British authorities were not bear it any longer."

considering transferring the British naval base from Ale- xandria to Crete.

Calcutta, Oct. 20. The President-elect of the Congress Party and Bengal Government officials went by plane to the Moslem dominated Tippera and Noakhali districts of Eastern Bengal today where Fritsche said that he was one. report said continuing convinced that nobody gave monarchy. At the same time the Hindu and Moslem mob vio- Hermann Goering the phial of country is divided almost equaliv lence has affected 150,000 per poison with which he commit- on whether or not King Leopold sons and 400 villages and reted suicide before he was due

to be hanged. shall be allowed to return. His sulted in 5,000 deaths. personality and record have beV. Acharya Kripalani, who "He had it on his person the has been designated to succeed whole time, Fritsche declared. come the liveliest issues in Bel- Jawaharlal Nehru as President He added: "Himmler (Gea- gian politics and with the coun-

of the predominantly Hindu tapo chief who also committed try so evenly divided it is almost Congress, headed Congress ro suicide by swallowing poison) impossible to procure a decision presentatives in one plane, while carried a phial of poison con either way.

the Bengal Governor, Sir cealed in specially made den Frederick Burrows, the Chief tures so that he had only to Minister, Sir Hahrawady and put it between his teeth and police inspector general, S. G. bite it opan."-Reuter. Taylor went in another

The main support for Leopold is from the Catholic church and hierarchy: which is headed by that powerful and able churchman, the Cardinal of Malines, The Catholic church is strongest among Flemings and there is cer- tainly a majority for Leopold among tliem. By contrast, the Walloons whose Catholicism is less profound, are for the most part. opposed to Leopold's return. The vigorous fashion in which the church has supported Leopold has led all those who disapprove of the church's influence in against his return. Though Bel politics to throw their weight gium is for the most part devout

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anticlerical minority, particularly classes in among professional Brussels and other commercial cities. As a result, the issue of monarchy and even the personal issue of Leopold does not follow normal party lines. For in Bel- gium there are other cleavages which cut clear across ordinary political terminology of right and left. Even the Communist party which though small is well or ganized, has not declared

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Ragha Govinda Nath, Hindu President of the Noakhall peace committee who arrived in Cal- cutta, declared there is urgent necessity for police and mili- tary help to relieve the mardon- ed destitutes in the disturbed areas."

Girls Abducted

The British edited "States- man" of Calcutta and Delhi, quoting a staff reporter tele phuming from Chandpur, a sub- declared that "the principal division of the Tippera district. motive behind the lawlessness is conversion of the people to an other faith and the abduction

Greek Vice-Premier Gonatas was quoted as commenting that he knew nothing about the

In London, an Admiralty intentions of the British sykesman said "Its the first we've heard of it, adding, "this. seems to be a rumour similar to the recent one that the naval base was going to be moved to Cyprus and there have been no plant for that." Associated Fress

Senator Attacks Wallace Clique

Washington, Oct. 20.

Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, yesterday described United States foreign policy as one of peace, and predicted that it would succeed “unless it is scuttled here at home"

Asked in a radio interview ported that some

over the Columbia Broadcasting System network whether war

of women, mostly girls." with Russia was inevitable, Sena Estimating that about 150,- tor Vandenberg replied, "it must 000 people and 400 vilinges are not be allowed to become in

evitable.” affected by mob violence in He described "American groups East Bengal, the reporter which overzealously seek to mate said about 10,000 had been their own penes Ideas Impressive by using war as the frightening evacuated to Chandpur,

alternative.

He said the normal trade channels collapsed and food shortage was keenly felt-As sociated Press,

Nehru Attacked

Peshawar, Oct. 20.

Like Mr. James F. Byrnez, Secretary of State who address ed the nation on Friday, Mr. Vandenberg, who also attended the Paris peace conference, re

the monarchy. Though Belgian political parties are strongly divided on the monarchical issue feeling does not run high, for Belgian's have

a lot of In the ensuing stone throw political common sense. At the ing battle, 16 people were hurt same time, inability to achieve a with three sent to hospital, but decision in this constitutional no one was killed Pandit question is politically inconveni Nehru's own car was not hit

band of approximately 100 CARNIVAL Moslems attacked the motor e caravan of Pandit Nehru at the tribal town of Tank yester dayuhanyk

ent Members of the Catholic crowd estimated at 1,000

party, which is the largest in the new parliament, insist that the question of Leopold's return

of mixed Moslems and, Hindus, turned out on the airligid tới welcome him.

When the caravan left, the should be settled by a plebiscite,heli, a party of Moslems held in which they are confident he back by the police began throw would again gain a majority. Song stones Associated Preas. the Socialists who are the next strongest party resist the ple biscite, partly because they think Leopold would win but also be cause they thin his return would divide, rather than umte Belgium. There is do doubt a lot

BRITISH LORRY BOMBED

Alexandria, Oct. 19.

A bomb throw at a British army lorry driving Faculty of Law at the

in this argument. A king, whose Awal University this function it is to be above party injured wo British soldie politics and to enshrine traditions The police are inves and the constitution of coun Renter

try, cannot easily sub

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