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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1047.

FEARS ABSOLUTE CHAOS

Viceroy's Views On Transfer Of Power In India

Nehru's Bid For Unity

London, May 26. Despite some divergence of opinion on the plan for procedure for the transfer of power in In- dla, the British Cabinet is unanimously agreed on the wisdom of effecting the transfer as quickly as possible, to obviate the dangers of the interim perfod when British responsibility greatly exceeds British power in India, In-

formed quarters said today.

The Viceroy, Viscount Mount-junflagging efforts in the canue batten, will continue conversa-of united India, which Nehru tions with British Cabinet, Min-has reiterated in the Congress isters tomorrow, when the main | Party's goal. tople will be the procedure

E

BLOOD AND THUNDER

Southport, May 26. National Teachers Associa- tion delegates today passed a resolution at their annual conference, condemning "dan- gerous and gruesome Ameri- comics can magazines and coming into Britain at the CLJOTRE

of much-needed literature in schools."--Unit - cd Pres.

Communist Threats In Manchuria

Palestine Inquiry Opens In N.Y.

Lake Success, N.Y., May 26.

Dr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, opening the first session today of the United Nations Palestine Investigating Com- mitter, said. “You form the special United Na- tions Committee which represents the hope and faith of millions.

"Their confidence in, the ability of the United Nations to fulfil its momentous mission will be greatly influenced by the results of your work.

"AR R committee you will Nanking, May 26. also inspire the confidence of Citizens and military the United Nations by study- ficaders of Szepingkai tag the challenging problem of Palestine-fraught with AO telegraphed 10 much emotion and passion, aur- Generalissimo Chiang rounded by so many appeals for

have

Struggle For Kai-shek, that they will humanity and for justice, in

Mr. Nehru's perñonal re- Power

be adopted if the Indian lenders presentative, Mr. Krishna at the Junie 2 conference Anally |„Menon, is going to Margate on decide on partillon of India In Wednesday, apparently to con- preference

British fact Labair Party Ministers to the

· Cabinet - Mission's plan.

. Although

he will make

a conference. It is believed

Mr.

Washington Prepares For Worst

Washington, May 26.

.

defend to the last their the characteristic spirit of a The organization off

special committee impartial, but 300,000 civilian workers not detached, objective but; deeply comprehensive.

In

reserve

city, which is now under

lirto Communist attack, press

units of London, May 26. dispatches received here There is no doubt that your "minute

men," for Informed Albanian quarters today stated.

Andinge as regards facts and specialized duty with who are attending the Party and today that two opposing The Communists were last re

your proposals will greatly as the Army in case of an- [ "Conimunist" factions in Albania:

aist the General Assembly final effort to convince the In Menon will make a speelni point were engaged in a bitter strug-ported to have reached a point discharging its responsibilities. other war, is proposed by

five miles from Szeplngkni,

sincerely hope that your the War Department. contacting Ilan leaders of the wisdom of of

the

gle for power, resulting from Foreign

the country's

strategic railway junction half i deteriorating

report will prepare the way for accepting the Cabinet Mission's | Serviary.

The suggestion was made to a Mr. Ernest Beyin,

| way between Changchun And a just and workable solution. meeting not present al proposals, Lord Mountbatten al who was

of industrial, Just cconomy.

labour ready has made it known that Friday's Cabinet meeting which Xoxe, reportedly has triumphede on the city after

A military,group, led Lt. Gen. Mukden. The Communista mev-which will be acceptable to all." and educational groups by the capturing Today's meeting began with Secretary of War, Mr. Robert he believes the division of in. disenased decisions on Indla. so int over the latellectual fac. Kuoklation and Lishu, railway many of the chief delegates ab-Patternon, dia into independent areas will

Bevin has persistently, tion led by Professor Seyfullaa towns 17 and 12 miles repective the only suggestion suf voleed has conviction that there Maleshova. Russian-educatedly north of Seepingkai. felently acceptable to the In can be mus solution other than a who was dismissed as Educa- Gunfire is audible in Szeplng- dian lenders, eunbling the Bri-United Turkin with Dominion tion Minister two weeks ago for kul, according to these reports, tish Government to hand over | platus and Mr. Menon apparent alleged "Incompetence and fand the Communists today Office, and observers from the

be

The

Viceroy

Mr.

of

and the Chief

warned that the United States

sent and replaced by alternates. Staff, General Elsenhower, who

Among the observers were Farls El Khoury (Syria), Mr. Harold Bealey, of the Colonial never again would have time in

which to mobilize, Inunched one attack on the air-State Department,—Rufer. chlef Beld west of the town but were

power to defnite reelpienis. ly hopes to utilize Mr. Bevin's negligence."

stressed influence to the fail in efforts Xöxe, supreme police irus however, that, such procedure to salve as much of India as and Minister of the interior, is repulsed. must leave many issues which possible from communal separa. Į supported by wartime guerrilla cannot he settled by agreement them.--United Press, during the British time-table for transfer and he has voleed, the convletion that “absolute chnox" must overtake Northern India

when rival factions are left to Bort things out

their own fleas.

necording to

Plebiscites

Discursion TRONY Cover

question of plebiscites on

the

#ghters.---United - Press

Colonial Policy Debated

Margate, May 26.

clusion in Hindustan or A resolution on colonial policy was today accepted

Pakistan, which infornied quar- fers any must be applied to the Northwest.. Frontier and bably Assam.

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There will be no detailed dis. cussion on the reorganization of the Indian Army.. The British Cabinet agree that any decisiong. in this respeel must be shelved until the Indian leaders' final word on matters of national de- fence is known.

There will be no special meet ing. of the full Cabinet before the Viceroy's return to India on -Thursday. Prime Minister Attlee is returning to London from the Labour Party confer ence at Margate on Tuesday and

Other reports stated that the tension in Changchun has re- luxed to some extent with the arrival of Government transport planes bearing much needed supplies.

In Jchol Province, severe street fighting has broken out in Lunghua. 20 miles north of Chengteh, the provincial capital. The southern defences of the city collapsed on May 23 when the Communists took two strong points on the outskirts,-Reuter,

ITALIAN, LEADER

American Shot Dead In Vienna

They hope to get underway with the Idea within three weeks. In brief, it calls for the crea- tion of 2,500 reserve units fri industries as auch diversified bakeries, telephone companies, railroads, hospitals an] large in- dustrial plants.

Proxi-

em-

National

If Congress and the dent declared a national ergency, members of the units would be taken into the Army 1 Vienna, May 26, The United States Provost immediately and assigned work Marshal's Office was today in related to their civilian duties. vestigating the fatal shooting Reservists would not be in the of a War Deparment civilian regular army or the employee in his billet here yes- Guard and could not be called terday.

for extended Army duty with- The Provost Marshal

authorization of said out the

the another War Department ein- President and Congress.-Unit. ployee, George F. Carter of ed Press. Portland, Oregon, was charged Rome, May 23,

with fring the piatal shot Carlo Scialoja, 81, Under- which struck the victim in the 1. Offeints appointed as goy-protest against our Party mili-Secretary of State for Aviation neck, causing death a short erors should be competent arising the nation in peace in two post-war Bonomi Ca-time later.

time for the first time in his binets, died at his home here The announcement said tory." You never told the elec- today. torate at the last General Elec-

by the Labour Party Executive urging the Government not only to abandon imperialism of the past but to make preparation for it by colonial development and an effective fight against discase, poverty, ignorance and mal- nutrition.

Parliament, who declared:

I asked that:

civil administrators,

2. The higher administrative and technical posts should be

in practice, open to the native

population.

this."

דיי

PASSES

up-

the

Wallace Still On

shooting occurred in Carter's The Rounds

tion that you were going to do tionalist Association and

In 1012 he founded the Na-quarters in the American zone of Vienna. Carter is employed Posed Fascism taroughout Mus-by the 62nd Ordnance Group. mo-solini's regime. He edited the The name of the dead Ame- magazine, "Foro Italiano. rican was withheld temporarily, United Press,

pending notification of next of kin.-United Press.

3. Expert and administrative The anti-conscription. staffs should be appointed from tion was defeated by 2.332,000 those who are in aympathy to 571,000.-Reuter. with the local people.

4. The coloured races in the should be

it is believed that he will have. Crown Colonies

4. final conversation with

the given equal status and opport

Viceroy, prior to the latter's de- unity with the white races and

parturo.

Nehru's Goal In

Pandit Nehru's adherents continue their

the meantime,

GREEK GUERILLA OPERATIONS

Athens, May 265 The Ministry of Public Prder today announced that 300 guer- rilles attacked the town of Livide, In the Peloponnese, killing six gendarmes and four civilians. The guerrilla casualties, were not re ported.

to this end, the standard of) general education should be raised,

Nazi

Buried With Swastika In Dublin

5. Industrial and agricultural; development ἐρ be given priority to ensure full employ-Dr. ment and better standards of] living for the coloured people who should be accorded full trade union rights,

6. Steps should be taken to! ensure that Socialist measures outlined by the Colonial Office re fully explained to all off cials concerned so that schemes may be carried out quickly and effectively.

At the same time, the Wor Minister Approved Ministry said a large band attack- During the discussion, Mr. ed on Army company nine miles Arthur Creech Jones, was de northwest of Naoussa in Mace-scribed, both from the floor and donia and killed 13 soldiers from from the platform, as the best ambush. The battle continued, Colonial Secretary Britain had with 40 guerriles killed thus far.

ever had. -United Presa.

BOY PADLOCKED

.

TO A TREE

Kingwood, West Virginia,

May 20. Deputy Sheriff Charles Kisner

Dublin, May 26.

Hermann Goertz, Nazi spy who killed himself rather than return to Germany, was buried today with a Nazi Swastika fląg draped on his coffin.

The funeral services for the ler, Eamon De Valera, express- 66-year-old apy, who crunched ing fear of what would happen a vial of cyanide in his mouth if he were sent back to Ger- last Friday, were witnessed by many.

Albanian Protest

Portland, Oregon, May 20. Mr. Henry Wallace arrived here for another round of speeches after predicting in Vancouver and the common Washington that man all over the world may be fighting with the Soviet Union against the United States as a re- sult of President Truman's "doc. trine of fear."

Wallpce said: "Two-thirds of the American people are against jik. Once you adopt the doctrine LAKE SUCCESS, MAY 28.

you can never end it." He said the ALBANIA TODAY COM-commen man throughout the PLAINED TO THE UNITED NA world will "someday bq fighting TIONS

THAT 43 GREEK with Russia against us" because PLANES Roared OVER AN ef alleged American support of ALBANIAN SHEPHERDS' CAMP" reactionaries in LAST WEEK, LOOSING "VOL- |-United Press. LEYS" WHICH KILLED TWO PERSONS AND INJURED EIGHT.

The protest was filled with the

G00 persona. Wreaths of sym- The "Times" said Goertz was { Secretary General, Trygva Lie, in pathy decorated the graveside. afraid that he would have to an angry letter from the Albanton One wreath read: "In sym-face de-Nazification because of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cal- pathy and regret for the Ger- his record in the SS or would Gen. Enver Hoxha. man soldier who was faithful "just disappear." unte his death."

According Hoxha said the "abominable to the Irish Times," he had crime" posed a "serious threat to After the coffin was lowered sought to obtain permanent the peace and security of the

into the grave an unidentified asylum in Eire. United Press. world." He characterized it as girl, believed to be a German, had the Nazi flag removed and departed with it. Professor Laski, replying, The bearers included Don

LORD PAKENHAM

said that the resolution was Breen, onetime noted Repub- RETURNS

reported today that he had found portant blow to the colour bar"¡ chuted into Britain to spy for who returned to Britain by als

the directive from the Colonial a nine-year-old boy, dirty, rugged Office for the employment of and suffering from hunger, chain- ed and padlocked to a tree in natives in the higher grades of

administration at the the woods near here.

The boy's stepfather and his salary as for white men,

an "attempt by bloody argumenta" in order to guarantee the Security Council decision to maintain constant United Nations patrol in the Balkans,

a

The letter said victims includ. ed, besides an old man and a young girl, 43 animale.-United

Press.

Income Tax Slashes

pushing against upen doors, lican leader and now member giving details of the work that of the Irish Parliament. The the Government had already burial

London, May 28. was at Dena Grange done to meet the pointa raised cemetery near Dublin.

Lord Pakenham, chief of the by it. He described as an “im-

department for German and Aus. Goertz, who once was para tria Control Commission Affairs, Germany, killed himself in the today from a weekend visit to the presence of Dublin detectives, British Zone in Germany, will who told him that he was to be take the early opportunity by re- same deported to Germany.

porting to Mr. Ernest Bevin. He The Irish Times, in an is expected to travel to Margate

Washington, May 20. article

today, claimed that tomorrow to give a full account Senate Republicans today de- most impassioned and Goertz was no small fry spy of his discussions on the Ruhr coal fented a Democratic move to de- charge of neglect. The stepfather, the most loudly applauded but actually a member of the production to the Foreign lay action on the income tax re. according to Kisner, said he had speech of the conference so far German High Command. Ac Secretary when he arrives at the had trouble with the boy running came from Mr. Rhys Davies, cording to the "Timen," Goerts Labour, Party conference away.--Router.

the white-haired member of wrote to the: Eire Prime Minis- Wednesday,--Reuter,

wife have been summoned to op.

pear in court on June 6

Tho on a

-“JANE”

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duction bli unil June 10. This on cleared the way for Senate passage of the measure. In a few days. The vote was 14-48.

This was a crucial test on the Republican-sponsored bill to cut Income taxes by 10.5 to 30 per cent effective on July 1. Republ. can leaders feel certain the men- sure now will have easy sailing and get through the Senate Info: thla, week --or early the next.-- United Prosu.--

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