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London, Nov. 5.- The George Cross, ranks equally which with the Victoria Cross -as Britain's highest award, has been given to Lieutenant Commander Patrick Albert O'Leary, "President" of Dachau concentration camp and commander of the un- derground organisation "Pat", it was announced

tonight.

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tured by the French police dur- ing naval operations" in April, 1941, and after escaping was helped by the organisation later known as "Pat."

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AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE Foreign Policy Of B.O.A.C.

"HAD

ENOUGH"

Republican Domination Of The Chinese House Of Representatives Press Mojority In The Senate, Too?

New York, Nov. 6.

The American people had apparently "had en ough." Reacting to this Republican slogan yesterday, they swept the opposition Republi- can Party into a dominant majority in the House of Representatives while the Republi- cans themselves claimed to have won sufficient seats to outnumber the Democrats in the Senate too.

---Though- offered-u-safe-passag to Gibraltar. he chose to re- main" and help his helpers, When a few months later the head of the organisatiza was An arrested. Commander O'Leary' tock command and in two yeãi? ürranged for the escape of more than 600 British and Americans, almost half of whom he conducted to safely himself.

He was then captured by the Gestapo after being betrayed by a temporary helper and though tortured relentlessly gave noth- ing away.

camp

all-round Republican victory of land-slide pro- portions seems early today to be assured. Though returns are yet far from complete and will not be in, for many hours, all evidence is that President Truman and the party he in-" herited from the late President Roosevelt have been swept from power in Congress by popu-. lar will. equalled in power only by the mas- sive vote that catapulted the late President and his "New Deal" to leadership "fourteen years ago.

Democratic

He was eventually taken to Dachau concentration

The most spectacular gain was, similar imminent where he organised an underscored by Mr. Thomas E. Dewey. victories. ground movement of passive re- who has been reelected to the The Republicans have de- sistance to the Germans. On New York governorship by o re-finitely won 12 Senate seats liberation, he was elected “Pre-cord half-million majority. Now six formerly Democratic- „sident” of the camp-Reuter.

COUSENS RELEASED.

Sydney, "Nov. 6.

310

The Attorney-General for New South Wales announced in Sydney today! that the Crown had dreided to

take further proceedings ngajust Major Charles Hughes Cou- sens, Poona-barn Sandhurat

man, accused of treason by brandensting for the Jasan- -108—Thin-in-interpreted_o8 freeing Major Cousene and releasing him from his bail. -Reuter.

Indian Communal Rioting

Strike

An

De Gaulle

Paris, Nov. 6.

A close friend of General Charles de Gaulle said at a Gaullist Union rally today that his Party's foreign policy was based on "an alliance, with America in order to contain the menacing Russian imperialism.”

He was Rene Capitant, Education Minister during

de Gaulle's presidency.

M. Capitant said that such an alliance should aim to "guarantee to all the small nations the con- ditions of their independence and their free development."

as

He described. the. United States "the only industrial nation capable of helping us and with

eleventh hour re-out whom we will be condemned

to living in penury."

His speceh, in anticipation of

was one of the clearest pro.

the French election next Sunda

since

Court

Martial

Review

1:

PLANE RETURNS

About an hour after the B.Q.A.C... take-off from Kai Tak yesterday morning, one of the en- gines of the flying-boat "Hawkesbury," operating the Dragon Service from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, blew a cylin- der head.

These was immediately. vwitched off and the aircraft returned to Hong Kong on three engines. No other damage was suffered by the-aircraft, which landed safely at Kai Tak at midday.

fusal on the part of prin- ters employed by the

London, Nov. 5. "Sing Po" to resume American and anti-Russian state The terms of reference work upset all previous ments of any French politician of the committee which

Most obser the liberation. arrangements and none vers agreed that it reflected dois to inquire into the of the regular Chinese Gaulle's newspapers appeared in of the fosing abandonmen: British court martial sys- blades come off. Actually what

policy he pursued

of thetem were announced to- day in Parliament as follows:-

the streets yesterday.

when he was President Interim Government.

servers

between the

meanwhile

Was

As a result of the accident, an official statement distored, the impression that one of the Rome of the passengers guined

happened was that during the return journey the propellor The China Mail was inform--General De Gaulle has himself

of the damaged engine feathered, a normal-safety -pre-- ed that some of the leading Chin- taken an anti-Communist stand

To bring under review, in the caution on all modern, aircraft. ese newspapers had already been the campaign which will en!- printed and were in fact stacked minate on Sunday..

light experience during the "Feathering, avoids excessive up ready for the morning delivery

Capitant's statement, most ob- late war and of the composition vibration caused by the progel- when the order to

de of the Army and the Royal Airloy turning the engine when it reflected agreed, call in all Gaulle's increasing abandonment Farce, the recommendations of is out of pelion, which happens copies came through.

Up to a late hour last night, of a position of strict peutrality the Army and Royal Air Force if the blades are not feathered.

East and no settlement of the dispute had which was the cornerstone of his

West. Courts Martial Committee 1938. When the propellor bladza pre been reached and it was reliably foreign policy when President of question whether It is desirable like edges face outwards, mak- with special reference to the fully feathered only the knife.. stated that there would be no the Interim Government. papers this morning, as printers

to provide any and if so what ing it difficult to see the pro- But Capitant's position is not had been asked to leave the pre-shared by France's big three form of appeal from the find-pellor from the cabin. mises of their employers.

Parties, all of which hold that ings and sentences of a court All of the aircraft used by In consequence of the absence France should play the role of martial;

1.O.A.C. on the Dragon Ser- of Chinese newspapers, Chinese conciliator or arbitrator in East To investigate the power of vice are four-engined Hythe tea-houses have

International the courts martial, in relation class flying-beats, and they are been deserted West debates in earlier than usual, as those mem- COM

conferences Capitant's speech to their contmanding. officers, to capable of taking off and land- Bombay, Nov. 5. bers of the Chinese community received a cool reception at his award punishment and the ing safely, as well as maintain-

Party's rally. One hundred and fifty who usually pay an early visit to

The French press,

nature and scale of such punishing height in the air when fully once again in the lead for the Re- while the Democrats have been people, including one po- ja tea house and spend the time continued to give bigger head- ment and to make recommenda- loaded, on any three out of the of the day poring over their line play to the American elections upen these, and kindred four angines, Actually they can publican presidential candidacy reclected to eight. In sixteen lice official, were report favourite dally while sipping ten, tions Lian, to the campaign for matters.

continue flying or land on only in 1948, Mr. Dewey (who Presi- other contests the Republicans ed killed in a communal have found no further interest in next Sunday's balloting and the

The War Minister, Captain two engines.. dent Roosevelt defeated two yeasts are leading in ten.

riot in the village of Tel-staying behind longer than neces- Socialists revealed alarm over Frederick Bellenger, who an ago) has set the keynote for, the i One hundred and sir Repu.

the voters' evident Indifference to nounced this, added that the The 5.0.A.C flying-boat' United States leading political blicans and 138 Democrats have hara, in the Patna dis-

the campaign-Associated Press. committee would consist of Mr. From the United Kingdom ar parties the next two years heen elected definitely do Centrict, on Sunday, accord- Ganges to prevent the entry of

Justice Lewis (chairman), MyDriver Temur Köny yesterday and perhaps "for at least low | gress. Predictions that

trouble-makers. the ing to an official state-

T Donovan (Labour member)) afterne according to schedule. Meanwhile, the Moslem fes- that by declaring House will be Republican after

Mr. John Maude (Cons.) Mr. are based on the fact that the Re-ment Six constables are tival of Bak Idd

passed off

Raymond riumphantly;-

Blackburn (Eab.) publicans are ahead in most of missing.

peacefully in Bombay up to

Lieutenant Colonel Thorpe the 191 indecided contests.

Twenty-five deaths are re-mid day, although by then the

(Cons). Sir Thesbald Mathew, ported from nine villages in police had opened fired twice

Director This, states the War Office, is

of Public Prosecu- Startling Results -

the same area.

in stone-throwing incidents, one of the

ttons, Major-General Viscount reasons while unly

Following Governor Dewey's

More troops have arrived in the Bombay Government re-

Bridgeman and a retired senior 11,000 of the" 21,000 women who election our people have made

New York, former Bihar Province and are mov-ported. No casualties resulted

Royal Air Force officer-Reuter. volunteered for service between the choice between two different triumph in

Director-General,

Ming into position in the riot from the firing V-J Day and last September have kinds of Government involving UNRRA

Herbert ·Lehmann, who was

affected areas, according to "the The night curfew in the arcas been scepted. But the army two different philosophies,”

mocratic candidate for the Senate still looking for the right sort of Defeat For Moscow?

Chief Secretary of the Bihar of Bombay affected by com- seal for New York State, can- The Republican girl.."

campaign de a defeat 10 a virtually un-

munal rioting has been extend- Government.

steam At Patna, "She must be between 171⁄2 and amager, Mr. Carrol Recce, blunt-known Republican, M. Irving

launches al for one week from Lo-mor- 35 yours, old and have a highly culled the victory a "defeat for Ives.

with Bren guns and powerful bra, it was officially announced. standard of intelligence," said the dietntes of the Moscow radio" (Continued an Page 8 Col 1} searchlights pafrolled the-Reuter War Oflice spokesman.

white Congressman Joseph May "Valunter's

needed for fin, who will be the Speaker of clerical signal trades and the use when Congress recon- they may be assured of griod tv- jrenes next January, pledgedi- ing conditions, interesting work "We accept the responsibility the and an opportunity of serving | Anierican people have-by-their- overseas if they so wish."Reumandate placed in our hands."

What The

ATS Want

London, Nov. 5. A.T.S. entrance examinations are more difficult now than they

were during the war.

ter.

"

+

are

years

"The people have shown that they want a Government that wil serve the people without tryk to become their masters. In this

The Republicans appear to have gained considerable domi- Sewhaven Connectient, Nov. 6,nance in the governorshipa ́ of Joseph Tone, former Labour the nation's 48 states. The Commissioner and Democratic latest returns show eleven Re

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STAFFORD CRIPPS AND PREFERENCES

gandidate for the United States publicans elected and six De TROOPS OVERSEAS

Renate, has conceded the elec- {imocrats

fa new gain of one

on to his Republican rival, for the Rpublicans). Ten Re- Gree times Governor, Raymand{ publicans are, lending in-adher, Baldwin--Asseiated Press. | vinjikar, contests' against seven

White Russia Attack On "Hospitality"

Lake Success, Nov. 6.

White Russia, in a sharp attack on official Ameri- can hospitality, today asked the United Na- tions to consider a European site for its per- manent or temporary headquarters, and

York.

London, Nay 6.4

A tour of sinspection of empe and autious af fritish Trumps overacts is, to be made by Mr. Freeman, Financial Semvetary of the War Office, beginning this mouth. He will he away for aix or seven weeks, taking, the closest in- terest in the living and ser- vice conditions of the, men, Mr. Bellenger, the War Scoretary, told the House of Commons today-Reuter,

particular mentioned the old League of Na-Home tions Headquarters in Geneva.

torial": methods-reversed a rol

ล

For

The UNO

London, Nov. 6.

Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, reiterated yesterday that Britain is in "full agreement" with American proposals for the expansion of world trade but unwilling to surrender imperial preferences without ade- quate compensation.

"The value of the preferences accorded and en- joyed by this country is not underrated, Sir Stafford wrote in a letter to the National Un- ion of Manufacturers, "and these preferences will be contracted only as part of a general settlement which will be advantageous, to this country."

of

Escape Port

Detected

Police Station Incident

UNFRIENDLY

Tientsia, Nov. 6.

that the

Holland's Request

London, Nov. 5. Holland's request for rectifica- |tion of the Dutch-German fron- lier put forward fa formal notes to the Big Tour powers last even- A dispatch from Mukden to An incident at No. 2 the Cathalie newspaper "Soctate is certain to receive

кутп Police Station nearly

Welfare" credits two Soviet a pathetic consideration from the British clals of the Chinese Changohan British Government, four months ago, when, a railway administration with the Foreign Office spokesman stated. Chinese Major demanded statement the Soviet members of al

Impending Reliable sources here indicate

Dutch economic claims ! the release of a prisoner the railway staff was ordered he against Germany on which the -resulting in the deten-cause of the unfriendliness of proposals for frontier rectifica- Lim are basel, are generally con- Chinese people." th tion of the major for two

The dispatch also credited them sidered justined in British of- weeks-was disclosed by a saying that 30 out of 376cial quarteru, as a foran of Inspector F. A. Ewens Soviet staff members of the rail-reparation for the damage and "either were missing or taken Loss Fustained by Holland in the when testifying before

prisoner

and that the Chiness wur. ¡Sir

A suggestion, that the Date Henry Blackall, Government would be held res

Government should supply Bri Chief Justice, at the Cri-ponsible for loss or attain and other powers occupying official and private property be

la vietailed state- minal Sessions yesterday lencing to the Soviet employees. Germany with in the resumed hearing Chinese sources here alleged ment of its frontier claims, is that ships to repatriate the Sovieting discussions which took place understood to have emerged dur- of the trial of four Chin-railway employees were due in ese on charges of the kid-Tientsin from Vladivostok with at Chequers (the country home napping and forcible de- in the next few days Associated of the Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee), last sprink between the tention of prominent

British and Dutch Ministers, Chinese tea merchant.

about the future of Indonesia.

Ever since the liberation the whole issue of frontier rectifiea- al in Holland where many people tion has proved, highly controvers have feared the introduction of a permanent German minority Reuter.

FAB.

Athens, Nov. 6. Post; telegraph and telephon Inspector Ewens said that services all over Greece were at i after the arrest of the four a standstill today through a 2 accused by Commandos along hour strike of some 75,000 Greek the border in the New Ter-civil servants demanding increas

nd wages.-Reuter. ritories on July 10, all the ac- cused were handed over to and detained at No. 2 Police Station. At 4 pm, on July 11, twoj Chinese in military uniform visited the station. One of them. Major Chin-Wel-hion, de-

Monfalcone Strike

Monfalcone, Italy, Nov. 6. More than 8,000 workers of the Monfalcone ship. yards and chemical factory went on strike yes- terday as a protest against alleged mistreat- ment of workers by Venezia Giulia police. Two deputations. of workers and urged the strikers to return

government

eastwards,

Interpreting Sir Stafford's state- ment, a Board of Trade, spokes- man, attached to the preparatory conference for the International Trade Organization, said that.np- parently he was referring to the likelihood of further cuts in pre- ferential duty rates accompany- The White Russian proposal filed; It also noted the fallure of the with Secretary General Trygve United Nations to conclude

ing "general' duty rate reductions.

manded the release of Li Kwok- Lie, mentioned the difficulties of įgonvention with the United States

Laice Success, Nov. 6. Sir, Stafford's letter,' replying

Paris, Nov, 5.

ying on the ground that he was housing and office accommoda-Government on "the privileges The Steering Committee of the to representations from the manu-

Britain has drawn the an Army officer, don in the New York urea, the and Immunitits of the

United United Nations Assembly today facturers protesting against the dhortage of transportation, trou. Nallons organization.”

approved the United States pro abandonment- preferences attention of the French- Major Chiu's demand was re- bles encountered in maintaining Meanwhile, the Political Coin-posal to widen the permanent pointed to the Prime Minister, Government to condi- jected, witness agid, the matter Haison and the high cost of mein-mittee of the United Nations As-headquarters site question, to in- Mr. Clement Attlee's announce tions at La Ciotat, a vil-was forwarded to the H.Q falcone millitarhead of the mon to world--Associated Press. taining Headquarters in New sembly-revolting against what flude the consideration of Newment that there was no question

Major Kilson Harris and brought THE WEATHER Senator Connally called "dieth-York City and San Francisco. of unilateral surrender, of pre-lage 25 miles east of Land Forces.

specific complaints against the It rejected Europe ne a possible ferences but that, on the contrary, Marseilles, reported to At 10 am, the following day, police. They said that after The antlerlands

4.

anticyclone. over China ing of the Committee chairman, future home, despite the polated there must be adequate, compen be an "escape port" for two sergeants, of the Chinese recent attack on a Monfalcone continues to mave Dimitri Manullaky, Foreign Soviel warning that Europe would sallon for all the parties affected illegal immigrants to Gendarmerie came to the station police station with a German creure now being highest over Minister of the Soviet Ukraine, be considered anyway in a later Government's View

and interviewed Li, after which anti-tank gun, several workers the Gulf of Pechil Pressure re- by vote of 46 to 4.

debaten th

allegedly mains high over the Pacifle 40 the Palestine,

the Chinese Gendarmes denied were arrested and

beaten up by the police,"

E of Japan Athallow depres Page Two

Chins and pres sion covers Indian Watchmen Get Four "The Servant"

generally over

the Tears, Hard Labour

The chairman must remember posal to include Europe, the 14-

such perierul settlement sons camp is, near the village-Twenty albutes

minutes Inter, In- the attack with hand

and he is the servant of the comniit-man committee voted it down. must be sought and, as stated in and the inmates include Jewa spector Ewens continued, Major

riffe fire on a special trata Southern regions Andrei Gromyko told the com- the joint statement appended to known to want to go to Pales Chiu again visited the station, from Armistice Day ceremonies or tee, not its dictator Connally

At: 0600 GMT the depression carrying Italians back to Trieste At: 0600 exclaimed, amid a burst of apmittee that Europe would be dis-the United States proposals, the tine, American lorries supplied and, on being informed that the Monday at the War Memorial at miles ENE of Manila, moving N

or typhoon was plause, "this is a democratic or Sussed in the plenary, debate, Government, is in full agreement to the carap by UNRRA have Chinese Gendarmes had dis: Redinuglis.

or NE, at 5 to 10 knots and ap ganization and we want the chair- gardless of what the committee on all important points in these been, it is reported, used to claimed Li as an Army offcer,

pears to be recurving north- man to get acquainted with dei didAssociated Press.

proposals and accepts them as a convey Jews from the camp to said that he himself was an The workers said the police on eastwerds. basis for international discussion, the seashore for embarkation Army major and was not the train-whee arrested seven Tods South

will, in common with the for Palestine. National Court yesterday of Government, use its In an effort to stop the major in the Chinese Gendarmes. persons for the attack-shot at spinde, light to fine

workers who were doing restore becoming cloud ther Yugoslavia. The flare-up came dizand Veycrka, charged with best endeavours to bring such dis Britain has suggested that the Inspector Ewens sald Major Lion work along the raffroad line 90% 212 deg Fahad

and these workera wero Balance when Manullaley declared defente usatndering the Crechoslovak cassions to a successful iron ramp might be moved farther Chiu was detained for two weeks arrested

edan Argentine proposal just Legation in Bucharest to the clusion, in the light of the views from the sea. The French Goy- until the two Chinent Gendar- release. They demanded their

Brrested? approved by the committee 19 10 Nazi while Ministers expressed by other countries"...ernment has not yet replied. mes came to remove him from Blefor Harris said that the lo- 14-Associated Press. Rumania-Asendiated Press. #Associated Press

Router VAT ARE

the police station,

cidents were under investigation

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Rail Trip to be Spooded

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Speech Betrayeth Ther.

British Gesture in Palestine.

"Poga Bir*PF

India's Delegate Attacks ans African Policy.

Pogo Sepen

Angio Danish Trade

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Talks

Eight

Sports News, ote..

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"It is the view of the Govern

Aster Scheling, the UkeriCK GED 2 Minz" Sir FlaStord wrote, "What A large UNRRA displaced or that: L. was an Army offer protest was in connecture is low!

mogratie: methods

ffuruilsky was supported only

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