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CLEAN BREAK IN CHINA? Chou En-Lai Returns To Red Capital

Chiang's

Order

The Prime Minister To Commanders

Mr. Clement Attlee, and his cabinet are under- stood to be disturbed at the results of last night's Note of confidence in the! Government's foreign policy, which they were

in this afternoon position to analyse fully. Although the voting figures of 853 to zero might appear sälis- factory to the Government, in fact it is now clear that at lensi 100 inembers of Parliament expressed

from voting,

a

déliberate abstentions at above 100, or 40 more than the total of 'signatories to the critical amend- Pomcht.

Yenan, Nov. 15. Communist Party leaders say that the heads of all

border region organizations have dispatched letters to Yenan urging the Communists to convene their own Assembly. Important Communists say that they would glad. ly participate in the National Assembly if Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek called it in ac- cordance with the procedure decided upon at the All Party Conference in Nanking in Jan- uary.

Ter

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New York, Nov. 19. The Radio atmiar Corporn- tion intercepied a distress ・message frim the Liberty ship Huition today reporting it was of and needing hep of Luàm in the Philippines.

The can is of Chinese Tegistry ul. formerly na the James 1. Mekay-Asso- ciated Press.

Portugal Giving Up Extrality

Palestine Killings

A

Jerusalem, Nov. 19.

Price: 20 Cents.

LOCAL CINEMAS THREATENED?

The blackmailing letter racket has now extended to "cinemas, according to Chinese press-reports yesterday, which stated that threatening letters had been reecived by two of the lending cinemas in the centrai district.

It is rumoured that the let- ters demanded the payment of $30,000 from each cinema.

Jail Threat To John L.

Jewish detective Lewis

was, shot to death in the

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Mayerling Case's Strange Sequel

Vienna, Nov. 19.)

The mystery of the Mayerling tragedy, in which 57 years ago the heir to the throne of the Aus- trian empire lost his life, is being debated again in Vienna today, following reports from Norway that the daughters of a Norwegian businessman claim that their father--who died recently was really the Archduke Johann Salvator, who was closely connected with the tragedy.

Briefly, the story of Mayerling, which has formed the subject of a number of novels and at least one film, is this:

In January. 1880 Crewn A few weeks later, Jahann Prince Rudolf, only son if Kai- left Vienna under the name of ser Franz Jesef, left Vienna Johann Orth. In London, in ostensibly to spend a few days the best fictional tradition, he shooting at his hunting lodge | purchased the papers of a dying Norwegian, and so became the Hugo Koehler who died a year ago in Christiansund, after Norwegian girl named Luise Heriksen, and founding & family,

His daughters, who ensued from this marriage, 'stated to- day that they feel entitled to claim the inheritance and tities Arch- of their father if his dukedon is established as a fact.

The

marrying At the lodge Rudolf, who was

romantic beauty of Mayerling, in the eventuality, would have to go-Beuter. Back From The Dead

Tel-Aviv port area to-} Washington, Nov. 19. day. The police blamed A sweeping order plac-at Mayerling, hear Heilingen a "Jewish terrorist mob"ing John L Lewis in Kruz in Lower Austria. They sul stand pat on their Communists, who have boycott-

for the killing, which danger of jail unless he married to Stephanie, daughter their sympathy with the "rebel-demand that alt troops return toed the Assembly," have opened a strong military movement In

was the latest of more cancels his signal for a of King Leopold of Belgium, the position of last January 13. Jon" by deliberately abstaining. The Communists say that it the Shantung. aimed at the proj

than a score in Palestine strike of 400,000 softcoal was joined by his mistress, this month.

the young and miners was issued by a

beauti- The 353 votes in favour includ. United States or some other pow-vincial capital of Tsinan.

fails 10 bolster Chiang's Chinese dispatches report that

ful Baroness Marie Yetsera. ed 105 Conservatives, six Liberals dwindling war machine-san ol the

Gunfire from a passing car felled Federal Court today as Communist offensive

theäclective as he walked up to

Lovers Lie In Blood and six Independents. Thus only or motive power will break started with a series of attacks

thousands about

of miners.On-Jan 31, when his servant alus zone. A stray bullet wound- 230 out if 390 Labour

-down---

against-Government-positions

walked out. ud a nearby civilian slightly.

came into his room to wake inembers supported the Gavern-

They are convinced that he around. Tsinan. Gunfire was

Nanking, Nov. 19. ment in the vote of confidence.

Nine persons suffered injuries The restraining order directed him, he found Rudolf and Marie Negotiations are going requiring hospitalisation in the Lewis to call off the notier of lying in a pool of blood. The Allowing for absences through will soon strike at Yenan in the plainly heard within the walls! finess or other engagements, thee that once it came into his ported by the "Haih Min Pao"

on between the Chinese Tel-Avivarea last night as a result contract termination and ordered Royal family trek immediate most modest estimates place the hands, he could proclaim to the said

world that the Communists have A spokesman said the city and Portuguese Govern- what the authorities termed him to give not the slightest sign steps to hush up the scandal "reprisal raids” by police and to his miners-32,000 of whom Duress Maric was quietly been reduced to impotency. was strong enough to repel any ments to arrange for the soldiers in the all-Jewish city. already are out--that the contract | buried in the church yard of

Meanwhile, this incredible attack. One Rei faree was re-

A new note was injected into may be terminated now or later. Heiligenkrantz, and Rudolf'ej capital" is becoming hourly ported by the "sih Min Pao" relinquishment of Portu-

the troubled situation in Pales- The order stays in force until body was taken to Vienna. extraterritorial tine by a warning from Hagana (Nov. 27 when the court will hear To the rumors which were The next step is the educational Institutions, factories second column pushed toward rights in China, a For- last night that it would take "any what Lewis and the Government already circulating wildly, it The next sten is likely to come. host city, stripped of hospitals, to have encircled Tsinan while a gal's

Party-consist and anything that could hamper Linebeng, southwest of the city.

disposal" to halt have to say about the crucial dik-¦ was announced mentary Labour

Office spokesman means af our

that he had

Sydney, Nov. 19. The paper also said that giz- eign Ing of all Labour members of its defence or be of use to the

ects of violence by other Jewish |pute."

committed

A young American soldier- suicide while of able forces were massed in said today.

underground groups.

The Government meanwhile unsound mind,

unable to remember. what hap- Parliament-when the nuestion invader.

Even if Yenon should fall, the northern Kiangsu, preparatory Portugal, which is the last of

The warning was contained. In has ordered. a 25 percent cut in After an exchange of tele-pened to him during the Inst is likely to be raised of reins Communists are confidently-ex to a counter-drive designed to some 11 countries still posses a broadcast from the Hagana see the passenger services of coal- grams with the Pepe, the text two years which he apparently ing the party discipline system,

pecting in a few months to de-recover territory won by Gov-sing these rights in China, con-ret adio station, the Voice of burning railroads beginning on of which has never became spent in New Guinea jungle suspended some flime ago.

forces. Associated trois territory at Macan. Those supporting Mr. Ernest liver an offensive of their own ernment,

Israel" and directed at the so-Sunday.

known. Kaiser Franz Josef was found last Friday on the Britain and the United States called Stern gang and the Irgun

bank of a for

croult The rattroads, have only 30 days"} olunined ·

Lae, permission Bevin's foreign policy are under which will crish the Nationalist Press.

announced jointly in October, zvni Lcumi, which has boasted coni supply on hand. Estood to be bitterly angry

with armies,

Christian burial of his son. Capital of northeast New 1942 the relinquishment of ex-only of dynamiting trains the "rebels."---Router.

and

Guinea. It appears that this ruling, Ike although he was supposedly a traterritorial rights and priother acts of violence.

He was identified us Corpura! Nanking, Nov. 11.

the one freezing all bituminous suicide. vileges previously enjoyed by The chief Communist nego-heir nationals in China. →→→

Havana 'threatened strong mea-coal supplies on Saturday, will It has generally been up-JE. Stubblefield, He was near tiator, General Chou

En-la Reuter.

fures. It said: "The time for remain in effect until the threat posed that the two lovers did collapse and suffering from left by plane this morning for

persuasion is now over." The of a nationwide strike is definite- in fact die as the result of a mataria. Yenan abroad General Mar

| broadcost" also charged the Bri- | lifled. Associated Press. aircraft, accompanied *sfiali's®

tish with fhiälr retilintion against innocent Jews for extremist vio lenceAssociated Press.

BRITISH REDS' DEMANDS

· Londen, Nov. 18.

Clean Break

The gravity of the situation in Yenan cannot be over-emphasized, The decision of General Chou En- tai to return from Nanking has underscored it It virtually means

Chiang's Order

1

R. E. Officer Injured Jerusalem. Nov. 19.

A British Royal Engineers'

CONSULATE SAFE

CRACKED

+

near

suicide note, but the whole! A newsman said today that Situation is quite changed rustlefield →→qked me What the stories now coming from year it was and said he remem- Norway are to be believed.The bered going into the Jungles three daughters of the business in 1944.

"Stubblefiek! lara barely man Koehler, who died just

over a year ago, in the town af audille voice told me, that na- Christiansund, state that their lives had fed him with cocoanat father was Archduke Johann pawpaw."-Associated Press. Salvator, and that they are in reality Archduchesses.

The Executive Committee of a clean breakt

ZHUKOV OUSTED The Dritish Communist party in Commenting their refusal by Madame Chou En-Lui und

Moscow, Nov. 18. a statement issued today, de- to participate in the newly con-

a dozen other Communist oft- Marshal Konier has succeeded mands "change in foreign vened National Assembly at Nan-ials.

Marshal Zhuker as Commander- policy, the withdrawal of Bri-king, Chinese Communist spokes-' Meanwhile, the Chinese press in-Chief," of Russia's ground tish troops from the countries men yesterday described the con- reported that Marshal Chiang forces.

an

Milan, Nov. 19. they have no business to be in, vention as a means of forcing Kai-shek today called a mect

The change is made known officer was injured when dis- Thieves broke into the Span- the speeding up of demobilien- through constitution nelthering of top ranking Nationalist in a report on the graduation mantling an unexploded mine ish Consulate in Genos yeater- Lion, and full support for the Democratie nor workable. .....

officers attending the Constitu- exercises at Frunze Military at Ras El Ain, North Lydda, day and cracked" a strong disarmament proposals put for-ļ Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, tional Assembly and instructed Academy, Moscow, which is yesterday.

steel safe. They removed ward by the Soviet Union." they said, was facing a military them return to their opera-Russia's leading military This brings the number of leather case stated to contain

Documents Available Position A The statement adds the main- dilemma and they had no inten-anal areas-Reuter.

setuol

British pelice and soldiers kill-important documents" and mance of armed forces oftion of helping him out by sanc-

Marshal Kanier commanded ed or injured by terrorist 606.000 re. They did not murried to one of the daughters Little Better ,000,000 12 months after the ioning a constitution which they

the Second Ukraine Infantry action this month to 14-Reu- touch the Spanish banknotes in during the war.-Reuter.

ter,

the sate-Reuter,,

nd of the war is not justified feel would only strengthen his

by any purpose for which the power. (var was fought.-Reuter.

SNEH IN ENGLAND

London, Nov. 18.

Dr. Moshe Sneb, hund of the Hagonah, Jewish underground: defence movement in Palestine,

They said that Chiang had over- extended himself militarily, that his reserves are spent and his supplies running out.--Associateri Press.,

Red Offensive

Nanking Nov. 19. As China's "National Con- arrived at London airport stitutional Assembly" proceeded from New York today.-Reuter, with organization matters, the

Major Operations On Greek Border

Athens, Nov. 19.

Mackensen Did A

Service

Rome. Nov. 19.

The prosecution today quoted Mackensen as declaring he did Colonel-Genera! Eberhard von the Italian people "a service" by selecting from persons, al- ready condemned to death the 335 Italians sinughtered at Rome's Ardetine cave in a re- prisal for the killing · 82 German SS troops.

Von Mackenden, former Gei- man 4th Army Commander, And Lieut-General Kurt Mnellt zer, who commanded the Rome garrison, were breught to trial before the British War Crimes Tribun on charges of direc Ling the executions. Both pleaded innrcent.

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Mr. Attlee Reveals The Inside Story Of Invasion

London, Nov. 19.

The first inside story of Hitler's plans for the in- vasion of England in 1940 was given last night by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, who disclosed that on Sept. 7. of that year, the British Chiefs-of-Staff, believing the possibili- ty of invasion to be "imminent," ordered "action stations.”

More Loot

For Allies

Washington, Nov. 18.

op

MINE DISASTER' OFF BORNEO

Ferdinand Rolsvag, is

and who is in possession of

Herford. Westphalia, the documents in the case, says

* Nov. 18.. that they can prove the claim,

Ruhr Military Government und that they give a completely officials today dearribed the food different account of the Mayer-situation in the British Zone in ling tragedy from that general-

ly accented. All that is known Germany as a little better" and spid that more. shipments were in Vienna about Archduke

to be on their way reported Johann is that he disappeared from the Russian Zone under mysteriously Aoon after the the new grain-stock barter Mayerling affair, and that even at the time it was rumored : that he knew more would tell.

agreement.

The daily foud reports for than be the North Rhine have not been issued, but grain stocks were sunbelieved to be enough to inst Cosed documents, the story of two days and shipments, sizes, Mayerling goes like this:

of which were not yet known,

According to the

The night before, the tra

An official at the British

--Eatavia, Nov. 19. Two of the crew wore killed and 11 injured-three serious-gedy Rudolf and his beautiful were said to he on their way. The Premier's statement, based ly-when the Dutch Navy's mistress were drinking heavily Zone food headquarters said interrogations and captured ninesweeper Walcheren struck They got into a fierce argu-nat news was expected today docunients, said that a mine near Balikpapan, ailment, and Marie threw a cham er tomorrow,, about diversions

bottle with all her Hitler's invasion plan was the port an Borneo's cast coast, nagne

of grain shipments intended for be and sank, the Netherlands Navy strength at Rudolf, hitting him he American Zude. Reuter. Bri- | izfermation

today:-Reutéri

German

he

his

service announced the heal and cracking ROUGH HOUSE IN

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PRINCE KILLED

A sub-committee.of the Allied use of the Paris Reparations, the destruction of the Royal motor accident on Friday prothes |

Agreement,

Prince Sahia Tousdun,

skull..

Archduke Johann Salvator

who was Rudolf's cousin and one of his clcsest friends, and]. was present at the scene, drew a revolver and shot Marie. Dying Norwegian's Papers

agreements with Spata and For-had not been achieved, the whole accompanied the body aboard the Molotov Thinks

RUMANIA

Bucharest, Nov. 18.. Government bloc supporters aud Opposition Party members engaged in a brief battle today in the heart of Bucharest dur- ing which an Associated Press photographer was manhandled

while trying to take pictures,

leaders, Juliu Maniu, was a. speaker, paraded past the Con tinental Hotel where the Go-. Vernment blod - headquarters" la Bitiated-Associated Press. "

"practical alternative" to adopted if the peace offer to Greek Royal Air Force Spitfires are supporting

tain failed. ground troops in a "full-scale military opera-

On July 2, 1940, he said, Hitler tion against invading forces" at Archangelos,

ordered the planning to begin for (Invasion immediately south of the Yugoslav border, a

Ger-Operation Sea Lion" 83 Lieut-Colonel Herbert Liquidation of

of Britain). On Aug. 27, orders Greek Third Army spokesman said yesterday. Kappler, who carried out the many's assets in neutral were issued to prepare for em- Greek troops are fighting all States Ambassadors in Athens executions, testified for the pro- countries probably will barkutlan at Rotterdam, Antwerp

Marseilles, Nov: 19. along a seven mile front, he said. a memorandum alleging support secution that only 12 "at the yield about $450,000,000 and Le Havre, D-Day was fixed Military horors were render.

Fighter planes and relief troops has been given to Greek gueril- most" of the hostages

for-Sept. 21 but on Oct. 12 the ad on the quays here yesterday put: io fire reported to have joined battle las Greece's northern Gionth had been condemned pre for 18 Allied nations, operation was called off until the as the coffin containing the scandal than that which in fact To prevent an even worse Ty with guerilla,bands making their neighbours.

viously to capital punishment.. US Government offi-ring though "deceptive mea of Prince Nail Horsan Touson, third attack in five days .ph The memorandum gives a list

The prosecution in its opch-Icials estimate.

sures" were continued, "

member of Egypt's Royal family, ensued, he arranged things to

Fighting started when Op- Archangelos, which is west. off border incidents since Octo- In statement said that only. Around $250,000,000 wilt god been that, the Luftwaffe vidence to be taken to Alexandria, hurried of te Vienna where had been attending a meeting The result of the Battle of Bri- was put aboard the liner Pro look like a double suicide, and position Party followers, who ravaged Skra.

ber 1.

four had been condemned to to the United States und Bri- Salonika dispatches in Athens. They include 27 Incidents on death-Associated Press.............

The Prince and a young jockey he gave Kaiser Franz Josefa at which the National Peasant newspapers quoted a commune Greek-Alaafan border said

tnin each entitled to 23 per had falled to carry out the first

had, jast ungured to ride his full report. que as saying that the attackers to be due to "Albanian soldiers

cent of all funds realized be of the tasks assigned to it, name string of horses were killed in a Hamburg, Nov. 19. --- came from across the border and attacking Greek outposts;" 24

Air Force:ektivte penetrated Greek, defences for similar incidents on Greek Contre). Connell is discussing

As this essential preliminary * Officials said they expect bout a mile and a quarter, Yugurlay frestier and ten on the possibility of replacing the

A relief column, which speeded the Greek-Bulgarian frontier. words "Germen Reich" in the tugal soon to add to the fatal operation was postponed.

the village, infleted heavy. The incidents occurred with German Italcade by some at present accumulating from Mr. Attlee said that the be casualties on the band and left cut provocation," the memoran- other form of words,-Reuter previous accords with Switzer-widely held in Britain that a

land and Sweden,

German Invasion attempt was

New York, Nov. 19.

The anticyclone, ever, China and Russia will not share in the actually launched in 1940 was

Molotov tal fns Big Five grout Japan has lost intensity. Pressure meeting specifically, on the yet remains high over and E China Issue that he did not see any and over the Sea of Japan. A relinquished all claims to these number of

London, Nov. 19. These bodies came from sunken

cil with what he called any braver 8. China.

The typhoon is Оретік:

title to German

Belgium, the head of the deles formalities or more procedural moving into the Facile about 8DQ assets in H.K. Fire Prevention Menzuros. Rumania, Hungary and Bulma barges.

The code word "Cromwell," gation, and other members were rules thereby strongly indleans miles SE of Tokyo Presstire rés Life imprisonment Sentence.erlo,

signifying that an invasion was present at dinner given last his opposition to adopting what mains relatively low to the NF Pann. Three, MN

Under the agreement with imminent, was suit an Sept. 7 night at the Savoy Hotel by the British Foreign Sectary Bevilor, Hokkaido and over Ganerul Testifies et War Switzerland and Sweden, the Crimes,

Allied countries hope to realize in view of the German raids on General Committee of the China called a "code St. conduct" for resern region and over the fourth- Today's forecast Moderate about $800,000,000-all but alrelds and factories mavement Association to the Chinese de tricting the of the velo

However, Molloy finally caid on fresh east and northeast winds,

Switzerland, which was one of Commons Yate of Confidence in the favourite hideouts for Nazi

Beyin.

wealth Hojunga sa scat cup ja

Officials sald the next his problem: will be to decide what

It enumeraled evidence pür

the battlefeld littered with dead, dum déctured; the report said.

submitted to Prepler Constantine cases the anle cbiect of attacks Tsaldaris detalls of all, aftacka wds to cover infiltration into Page T09: hear the border since October 1 Greece of "unrchist-communiat

of the dead Prince, and his walow,

Providence-Associated. Preak;

W. J. KESWICK AT LONDON DINNER

It Over

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The Greek General Staff has perting to show that in many ON OTHER PAGES proceeds since at Potsdam slie at Germanis were washed

Yaumati fanalaughter, Cure properties In return for the up on the South Coast of England.The Chinese Ambassador to need to burden the Security, Coun shallow depression has formed-

or presentation, to the United bunds-Recipie

Stales, and Brish Ambassadors

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Salonika-on Sunday, mourned

ith Masses in all Churches more

Jan 50 valogers of Skra report-

id killed by bartisans Associat

ed Fress,

JIMMY WALKER

DEAD

New York, Nov. 19.

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Major of New York and one

Support From Abroad of the city's most colorful Pune Fius

Athens. Nov. 18.personalities, died today of daris today handed cerebral thrombosis Associn Page Eight British and United tid. Freas.

for Colony,

Home and Local Sport,

Committee of the International Trade and Employment Conposals put forward to meet crit to do with the relatively exference clams of Ensate frequent use of

the veto tehsiye Nazi holdings in Latin-1 Mr. W. J. Keswick,, Joint The conferees agreed to inest America, especially Argentina Chairman of the China Associa azaly Tuesday for farther dis

Associated Press, “y

tion, was in the chair-Reuter. Eussion.Associated Press.

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