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Burmese Stone B.I.S. Member

Rangoon, Oct. 30. An angry crowd num- bering about 1,000, who were chasing members of a kidnapping gang through the fashionable residential suburb of Rangoon today, stoned and wrecked the home of Mr. Arthur Brandon, the administrative officer of the British Informa- tion Service here.

The crowds thought that the Katunsters, who ran ahe, d. of

hem after trying to kidnap two boys, hid fakra shelter in The house,

Avrordinge

to eyewitnesses,

Inding army uniform) ran in-Į

to the compound of Mr. Brun-i

house cloud'e

and out of through another gate,

it

The police inter arrested At

four nien.

Menowhile, radio equipped Anti Fasciat yors manned by

THE CHINA' MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947.

190,000 'Ghost' Workers Appeal

On Jap Govt Payroll

Tokyo, Ost. 31.

The generally reliable Tokyo 'Shimbun" reported that there are about 100,000 "ghost" employees on Government payrolls. There are rosting the Japanese taxpayers an average of 20 yen each yourly.

The paper said that various Government Ministries had anked that the general account budget for funds for 107,000 more employees than appear the payrolls, and that the Government Rallway Communications and Monopoly Bureau have requested special account budget funds for 81,000 more workers than are listed on the pays.

"These tricks were counived at as a technique in form ing budget estimates in past years", the paper suapped.

"Funds thus raised were, appropriated na 'secret' funda In various ministrica,"

"There cunning tricks" of present day bureaucrats are costing Japanese taxpayers an average of 20 yen annually, the paper calculated.~~Associated Press,

German Secrets

To Be Revealed

London, Oct. 30,

By Burmese Eurasians

London, Oct. 30. The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) rejected a suggestion in the House! of Commons that he should receive a deputa- tion of Anglo-Burmans from Burina,

1

MANILA

Replying to a question by Str Waldron Smithers. Conservative, CONNECTIONS

-Mr. Attee said that in 1944 by a resolution adopted of a confer. ence of Anglo-Burmans. It wits agreed that they should throw In their lot with Burma and to ask for to specinį privileges.

I have received no special communication that the coinmun- whole have abandoned that polley And representatives; of it have recently takes part in the Constituent Assembly,"

ity

The Prine Minister all not! think any useful purpose would be served by the sending of a de- gatation to Britain.

Heart-Rending

Sir Waldron Smithers had ask ed if he would receive a deputa- tion before introducing the Barma Bill, giving effect to the treaty on Burmeau independence.

the kidnappers (four men in A Foreign Office official revealed today that 2,000,- 000 documents representing a greater part of the archives of the German Foreign Office are being prepared for publication by the Three- Power Commission in Western Germany: the same time, it was learned from a Parliamen- tary source that a large collection of German State papers are now in the secret files of the Peoples' Freedom Lengua

British Foreign Office in London.

Sir Waldron said that he had then volunteers, today drove about It is hinted this latter collec-mania and asked if the

received п heart-rending letter Rangoon streets warning the lion containe documents con-existing German "guarantee"

from an Anglo-Burmay In Burma. people against vice-gang cerning Russo-German_negotla- to Rumaniù applied to Russin; which is believed responsible tions which Under Secretary Secondly, said Russia "again and in view of the changed cir cumstances would he reconsider for the series of chlid murders of State Hector McNeil thren-feels herself menaced by Fin his view about

receiving - de- And as and aliuction cases in the last tened to publish during his land” and asked if Germany outation. Was the Prime Minis-

{few days,

United Nations clash last week planned to extend aid to Fin- ter aware that the withdrawai of "Beware"

from Burma would with the Soviet Assistant For- tand in the event of a Russo- the British

have a similar effect to what has "Beware of the child murder eign Minister, A. Y. Vishinsky. Vinnish war;

It is almost but not quite cer- Thirdly, asked if Germany happened in India where there gang--Keep your children off

tain that one of the two collee- ugrend Russia should give a had been inas-aeres and untold the streets. the anBouncerR

tions contained the full German "guarantee"

Bulgarin suffering. cried over joudspeakers.

The Prime Minister: "I regard story of Soviet Foreign Minis- similar to the German "guurn the second part of Sir Waldron's

V M.. Molotov's fateful tee" to Rumania-and send

remarks Пя very unwise to draw visit a Berlin in November, Russinn troops there;

comparison of that kind and, 1940.

Fourthly, said Russin needed morcover, quite unwarranted. If free passage through the Dar-ho can give mo evidence that danelles and for her protection there has been a change in the

the Anglo-Burm requested occupation by Russia position of

According to Burmese Press

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ping cases and attempted ab- iluetions took place in the city area in the last 24 hours.

ter

Some of the German Foreign Office archives fell into the An angry mob lynched an Indian in the heart of the city hands of the Russians at the last night when a man alleged all of Berlin. At least three of rome important bases on the commenity in this matter. I will The Prime Minister said that! |ly tried to kidnap a girl bath-volumes dealing with lungary, Dardanelles and the Bosphor-look into it."

Turkey and Spain have Leen cha;

he understood that the position ing at a rondalde hydrant.

itor said his replied on all was that the Anglo-Burmans had Another would-be kidnapper, published in Moscow

The Record

four points were negative. accepted what was happening in who reportedly attempted to

The Foreign Office officials Burma and were co-operating in snatch an eight-year-old

A number of documents un- girl from her parent, was assaulted der the three-power scrutiny alleged the Dardanelles request forming the new constitution,

to Mr. Godfrey Nicholson, Con- by crowds.

will be selected for publication bears a marked similarity The police are understood to an an "historical record" at a the demand made on Turkey by servative, said many Anglo-Bur- mans were nnxious to leave Burma. Would the Premier bear have made a number of arrests. conference of American, Bri. Russia Inst year.

in mind the extraordinary auffer- an 18-tish and French representatives same time,

An account of the negotia- Ing that this ecmmunity receiv year-old youth and three others, next March, says the Foreign acctised of mass murder, ad- Office.

tions surrounding the German-ed at the hands of the Japaneng mitted they machine-gunned Ụ The three Western powers Soviet non-aggression pact of and would he give a sympathetic Aung Sam, the late chairman of have agreed that the documents 1939, including secret protocols consideration to individual repre- the Burma Interim Government shall be edited from a "strietly which divided Poland between sentation.

The Prime Minister promised асиве and six of his Cabinet collca historical"

the Do Russia and Germany and

that he would-Reuter. of their acknowledging

Russia's gues, by order of the former material unfavourable Premier. U Saw, in alleged respective Governments will bel claim to the Baltic staten

the has evinced no interest in this lished here last year by collection and has not asked to anti-Russian Polish exile Gov. participate in the preparation, ernment,

At the

To

and

Account

as

confessions read to the Specimliminated. date Russial "sphere of influence," was pub- Anti-Trust

Ernest

the au-

Suit Against 17 Banks

Tribunal today.

The fifth confession, said to have been made with the rest by

Secretary The only possible clue to the Foreign 22-year-old Khin Maung Yin, a relative of U Saw, de- happenings at November, 1940 Bevin acknowledged stared that an earlier attempt Molotov-Hitler conference the thenticity of the reports pub-

Washington, Oct. 30. was made by U Saw

to include to killast major diplomatic parley lished but declined

The United States Attorney Aung San when he returned known to have taken place be them in the official publication

General, Mr Tom Clark, An- from London with the Burma tween Russia and Germany be- at the time.

nounced today that he is filing "Independence "agreement.

fore-the-Nazi-onslaught-was-The-Polish-exile publication an-anti-trust suit-against-17-of given by Hitler himself in

the speech "justifying" The court trying the ex-Pre-vasion of the Soviet.

and eight volunteers of

Hitler, according to publish- his "private army," was tolded accounts of his speech, said by 18-year-old Yan Gui Aung Molotov:

mi

"Private Army"

the

n included purported statement the largest investment bankigg In made at Nuremberg by former firms in New York.

German Foreign Office official} The suit charges them with a

monopolle who said the first hint that conspiracy to

handling of security issues. Russia would be isterested in a

In addition, the Government pact with Germany come in for the dissolution of the Invest- that he and the other accused Firstly, hinted Russin con- Stalin's speech in the spring of ment Bankers Association of had six months' target practice templated an invasion of Ru-l 1939-United Press. ›

at U Saw's residence. British army officers supplied the wea- pons, another witness alleged.

The confessions told how 25- year-old Sein. Maung entered the Council Chamber and open- el fire with a submachinegun on everyone scated around the

table.

Yun Gul Aung in his, confes-i

sion said that he knelt on the

Italy's Leftists Again

Attack

Government

Rome, Oct. 30.

floor and tarned a Sten gun on Italy's Leftists opened another Parliamentary cam-

the Cabinet Ministers who had thrown themselves under the table.

paign against the Government today with re- newed threats of spreading strikes and labour agitation.

Mr. B. R. Vertannes, defend-

Leftwing Socialists led the will follow in clothing and shoes ing U Saw, aald that he was move aiming at a vote of con- to push prices down by increas- trying to prove a political mur-fidence to take advantage of the ing supplies. der and terrorists were pre political valent in Rangoon at the

time Rightist ranks.

of the Rassinations. "It

the

America, whose headquarters are In Chicago,

Mr. Clark told a press confer ence that the rult is "one of the largest and most important in, the history of the anti-trust laws."

The complaint alleges that 17 banking firms "have conspired to restrain unreasonably and mono- polise the securities business in this country by restricting, con- trolling and fixing the channels and methods, prices and terms. and the conditions

upon which sceurity Issues are merchandised." The charges were denied by the banking firms--Reuter.

BRITISH WORKERS, EARNINGS RISE

confusion Int

The Italian Chamber of Com-

London, Oct. 30. Govern- whose support merce supportted the

The eamings of 5,750,000 carried Premier Alelde dement programme and ordered manual workers in Britain have, would have been easy for any- Gasperi's Cathelle Party in the all members to cooperate fully in gone up by some 60 per cent one to commit murder because |

Government through its last cutting prices. of the lack of supervision of law

Assembly test, and order in the city."-Reuter.

Ring Lardner's

WAH

re-

of

compared with 1988, while the serious hours of work have been With the country's

being duced, an official Ministry The basis for the new attack cconomic condition still

the threatened firing

ofde Gasper's biggest problem, Labour enquiry showed today.

In the mining Industry,. the thousands of industrial workers the rumoured plan to devaluate

time average weekly cash earnings and the Government's economie the Lire for the fourth

from the present official rate of in the second quarter of June, The Socialists demanded that 876 to US$1 to 500 to US$1 in 1947, stood at 6-9-9-0, compared creased worries In financial with 42-14-0 In 1988-an in.

crease of 140 per cent.--Reuter,

Son Is In Trouble policy in general

Dine at

Washington, Oct. 30. the Government siate its position circles-United Press, Flim writer Ring Lardner Jur toward the "owners' offensive to was moved from the witness get a free hand in the firing of stand in the House Investiga workers

a situation which tion of Reds in Hollywood be- cause he refused to

answer provoked demonstrative strikes whether he was a Communist decided on by the Milan Labour. Lardner was the first witness Federation and determined the in the session in which the House extension of agliation for strikes Un-American Activities Commalt in many other centres." prise testimony" - showing Holly- The Government's point wood Comminista engaged In view was also naked in regard the "atomic bomb activities." to the "opportunity of proceed

The 32-fear-old son of the ing to legal recognition of in- famous writing father wanted to bour management councils with- read a statement but the Com- in the industry."

tea has promised to produce “sur-

mitten, denied him permission, to

whether he was a Communist.

of

The Government continued to

do so because he would not say back. Its price cutting campaign Lardner said: "I could answer as a certain way toward econo

the question, but if I did I would mic stability and announced that hate myself in the morning. ** the distribution of 40,000 tons

The Committee brigadier, Louis of frozen meat and other food J-Bussell, testified that he found

a Communist Party card issued products would begin next to Ring." He said that was the mouth to force food prices sil party's code name for Lardner lower United Press.

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