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BLUM PREMIER-DESIGNATE

Socialist Asked

FRANCE

To Form Cabinet CALLS UP

Paris, Nov. 20.

M. Leon Blum, veteran Socialist leader, was_to- night nominated Premier-designate by Pre- sident Auriol, following the resignation of M. Ramadler's Government last night.

M. Blum will present himself before the National Assembly tomorrow afternoon when he will outline the policy his new Cabinet would pursue.

British Protest Rejected

If he obtains a vole of con- fidence he will then proceed to form his Cabinet,

TROOPS

Paris, Nov. 20.

The Governor announced today that it had decided to call back to the colours hat of the first class men called up this year and at present on indefinite leave. The number of men affect- ed was not stated.

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A broadcast announce ment over all the French wireless stations said: "This recall of men active service is a measure of a non-exceptional char- acter provided for in cases have normal effectives."

"The Menzure to pro- vixional," the broadcast added. "and brings into play a simple arrangement which reduces the number of men with the colours to a minimum but leads to temporary recalls and fus- tifles them."-Reuter.

Parliamentary circles believed] tonight that M. Blum would to- morrow get an absolute majority, which the Constitution requires whenever a new Premier is being invested, but that there would not be much margin to apare.

M. Blum needs the support,) not only of the Socialists un

but the popular Republicans also of the moderate Conserva- RUSSIA HAS REJECTED tives and even part of the Righi) BRITAIN'S PROTEST and of the Radicals. AGAINST THE SEIZURE OF

The last three groups doubt THE LORAU OIL REFINERY the economic policy which IN AUSTRIA BY THE SO- Blum is expected to put forward ONE-HOUR STRIKE VIET MILITARY AUTHORI-] and TIES.

LONDON, NOV. 20.

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Shop stewards and trade union representatives in Mannheim, in Broadest Basis

the United States occupation zone. In a letter banded in at the}

M. Blum is credited with the have called a one-hour strike for British Embassy in

Moscow intention of forming a Govern- tomorrow,

alleging Insuficient yesterday, the Soviet Government on the

food supplies in the city. brundest ponsible | inent maintained that thuthasis including nearly all the Essential works, Millary Gov- abares in The Lobau refinery parties except the Communists, ernment establlshinents "and mail. were held by two German Whether or not M. Paul way and postal workers are ex. nomince companies.

Reynaud. the Right

cluded from the strike-Reuter. Indepen. The original British protest} dent ex-Premier with a reputa sal that these German com tion na a financial expert, will panies were in turn owned by join the

team, appeared more British and American oil con- than doubtful.

Cerns.

It seems more probable that M. Georges Bldault will remala | in charge of the Ministry Foreign Affairs.

of

Under the Austrian armie 1er settlement all German nu sets in the Soviet zone go to Russin. The "Big Four" have, Meanwhile, the however, been unable to decide Union of Rulkwaymen today de

National

Vengeance Massacre In Orchard

Jerusalem, Nov. 20. Feeling was reported by an Arab source to- night to be running high in the all-Arab port of Jaffa,

the bordering all-Jewish city of Tel- Aviv after the orange grove "vengeance mass- acre"

early

today of four Arabs by gunmen reported to be members of the Stern Gang.

The four Arabs were members ( of the Shubaki elan and included a father and his two sons,

With a fifth, who was described tonight us "dangerously wound- ed," they were said-by the police to have been dragged out of the house by six to eight Jews wear- ing khaki shirts and shorts and shot with tommy-guns.

and

The Jews forced their way into Rananna, north of Tel-Aviv. the house, between Herzin

Three Jewish girls and two

were killed

when young Jews British troops surprised a party of young Jews receiving weapon training instruction at a hideoul last week.

the Stern 11 Britons.

Already as reprisal, Gang have killed Reuter.

Hangchow Bore's Threat

Shanghai, Nov. 21.

on a definition of these ametselded to call a nationwide strike The Hangchow Bore, a tidal wave which normally

--Reuter.

Chaos Fear In Austria

if they wer, not given an im- ntellate 20 percent Increase In wiges,

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Rallway workers in Marseilles the afternoon joined 130.000; workers already out in the port Jand town.

600,000 Out · Government officials in were awaiting tonight the sults of a vote taken at

Viennu, Nov, 20. Fears were expressed in Aus triu tonight that the whole economy of the country might be strike-hound Citroen plants the thrown into chats by the long afternoon. gap between publication of the The Covernment's new anti-Inflation bill and the time when it can be put into operation with the Allies

ronsent.

moves up the Chientang River has changed its course and is now battering ancient dykes and threatening to inundate millions of acres of farmland.

Striking the north shore dykes 7,500,000 farmers may lose their (at e 45,légree angle, it has smash. land,

bc.

ed the straw houses along the Fifteen hundred workmen are Shanghai Hangchow Highway. driving piles along the north bank Paris, wrecked crates of CNRRA sup. of the river, bringing stone from replies, flipped a 100-ton atane barge two quarries by barge and roll to the in its back, washed seven 20.lan reinfree the defences,

others. One barge was tossed 150 wall was built by Prince Chien barges ashore and sunk three The crumbling 1.200-year sea.

top of the in China's famed Tang Dynasty determine inland over the

dike, onto a farmer's rice paddy, and is the principal buffer

A stream of CNRRA supplies tween the crop killing salt water: and UNRRA heavy equipment is of the East China Sea, which trying to harness the bare. If it meets the river at Hangchow, and succeeds in tearing a hole in the the farmlands. It stretches 120 old seawall, the Hangchow.Shang milles along the north bank, 70 miles along the south bank of the river and Hangchow Bay. Behind these

Wolls lies an estimated 1,700,000 acres of land, some cf the richest In China,

vole will whether the 15,000 strikers wi return to work or remain on strike for a 26 percent wage in The bill, passed by the Aus. ercase. Offelal circles regard Irian Parliament last night after the vote na the test of power of Communist opposition, which led the anti-Communist group within hul highway will be cut and to their wihdrawal from the the Communist-dominated Coalition 'Government, must passeral Confederation of Labour, the Federal Chamber and then! awalt the consent of the Allied About 600.000 are now Control Counell, or after 31 days strike throughout the country in- before it can come into force.

Gen-

on

Hush-Hush On cluding 150.000 miners 350,000 Currency

metal workers. 15,000 mliters and scattered dockers' unions,

Post offices in Vienna were crowded today by peeple trying tu buy postage stamps in the be lief that they would keep their value, and there was a general rush to turn money into goods. ment, are due to begin a strike Dr. Haw Po-yatan, Vice-Minister tomorrow and Paris underground of Finance, told a press confer-

Nanking, Nov. 20.

teachers in the Seine

Disclosure of the quantity of Secondary and primary school

paper currency circulation in depart China would be an indiscretion,

except workers called 1 one-hour ence to-day.

it has become impassible to buy any unrationed articles,

-Reuter.

The Bore is at its destructive worst during the dark-and-full- periods of the moon.-Associated Press,

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China, I would be committing Commencing To-Day the same mistakes as Mr. Hugh Dalton, the British Minister of Finance," he said, referring to the recent resignation of Mr. Dalton, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, after a preliminary dis closure of budget contents.

Admitting that he was unable to give figures on China's foreigni or internal debts, he added that the revised foreign exchange re. elations had falled to achieve the desired results, primarily be cause of the wide divergence bo- tween the open and black market rates.-Router.

DANZIG APPEAL

Frankfurt, Nov. 20.

A committee of former citizens of Danzig, who claim to represent some 400,000 former residents of the now Polish state and who are at present living in Germany and Denmark, to-day sent a tele- gram to Mr. Ernest Bovin, the Foreign Secretary, requesting representation at the

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