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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1947.

*GUERILLA WAR" IN FRANCE Sabotage Campaign Sweeps Country

CORRUPTION

TRIALS

Nanking. Dec.. 4. The Government spokes- man, Dr. Hollington "Teng, announced that 17,545 Gov- ernment employees have been tried for corruption in a two-and-balf_years period ending June 30, 1940, 01 which 6,384 were convicted,

He said one WRS BEN- tenced to death, 32 given life imprisonment, 671 to 10 years or more, 2,554 to between five to 10 years and 3,127 to between one and five years.-United Press.

BALKANS DEFENCE PACT?

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De Gaulle Back In Paris

Paris, Dec. 3.

The sabotage campaign sweeping across France, including the most numerous and serious series of railway accidents since the three- week-old strike wave began, threatened to- night to take on proportions of clandestine guerilla warfare against the Government M. Robert Schuman's Cabinet has asked Parlia- ment for special powers to deal with sabo- tures, but the passing of the bill in question has been held up four days so far by Com- munist delaying tactics in the National As- sembly.

General Charles de Gaulle arrival Workers in the capital's flow in Paris from his country home na mills resumed production after three Communist deputies in the strongly weeks, guanded National Assembly suggest- ed that right wing elements and the General's followers sponsored the sabotage as that the blame could be put on Communis

..

A communique issued after the Cabinet meeting this afternoon said that the Government, in calculating family allowances, was thinking in terms of possible increase of the basic monthly wage to 10,000 francs as "from Jan. 1.

RUSSIAN SUB FLEET

Washington, Dec. 4.

The Secretary of Navy, Mr. John L. Sullivan, today reported thai Rusla had about 230 submarines, de- scribed as nearly five times the size of the U-boat fleet. Germany used in the Battle of the Atlantic,

Mr. Sullivan told Pre- sident Truman's Air Polloy Commissi4n that the Unit- ed States MXVy, through do- mobilization

and lack of funds, had been reduced to a one-shot Navy. He said the Navy was trying to imm- prove anti-submarine mes- sures. In this connection, ko also said the Russians werò capable of producing largo numbers of submarines at short natico-United Press.

BRITAIN TO EXPORT

COAL

London, Dec. 3. Hard on the heels of

50 the announcement -that-

The 80,000 funther reservists to be called up under the Government's anti-strike measures will mainly be Observers considered this, as no in- London, Dec. 4. used to guard railroads, a Chivera direct genure to the Confederation

disclosed tonight. General ment spokesman Czechoslovakia's

Trade Unions, which has For-Sabota the railways has been been asking for a minimum wage

Sabotage on eign Minister Jan Mas- accompanied

by other

priv of af 10,800 frames, instead of the violence, including the aryk said today that Eas-public buildings, station and

seizure

of present 8,000 francs monthly. It was far considered that this bffer would, alm tern European States tories by groups described as strikers. include

include civil servants, who threaten- might form a "lose re- The authorities consider that theed to strike tomorrow, failing satis

altempt to bring about a general factions of their wage demands. gional defence agree-strike has definitely failed, buri The palice Inday used tear

if the big four was expected that the struggle be. Rennes, in Brittany, where some

kas at ment" Foreign Ministers fail to tween the forces of the Government demonstrators were injured, and 31

end the strikers and the Communistirenoble. south-eastern write a peace treaty for Party would continue in

France, United Kingdom coal various where, the police tried to clear de production has topped forms for some days yel

monstrators ont of the post offcr.

Two floating fire tenters

4,250,000 ton mark for the sored in the Seine river, midway fourth consecutive week, Between the National Antly the Fuel Ministry dis- building and the Foreign Office, not only as a precaution askinst fire, the closed that it has decid- police said, but for possible use of ed to give the National hoses against demonstrators. Coal Board the discretion to ship occasional car- goes of coal abroad.

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Disguised War

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If the big four split on a Ger- Le Moyle Independent Conservas man peace treaty. Masaryk Ind!tive wspaper, wrote toniglet cated in an interview such states Twenty dead and 40 Injured in ንጾ Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the derailment of a train Albania, Bulgarin, Rumania and Arras is the first price paid in a Hungary would have to considerdingained civil war, the first synaps revising their entire foreign soms of which are showing them policies in relation to Germany elves more clearly every day. and the rest on Europe. All six But everything points to the facting the lave for the defence of the countries which participated in nations are in the Soviet orbit, that we are witnessing the death Republic under which 80,000 further the conference

Masaryk said, "For our part we agony of an offensive that has failed. reservists are to be called up. The economic cooperation and in due of European Czechoslovaks believe in cooperat "Everywhere, resistance is harden-Cabinet also considered the demands course other countries, subject in ing with all our neighbours. Weing amongst the majority of the of civil servants for re-grading and will do business with everybody. French people, who have little de wage increases.

case to securing for the United The civil servants Kingdom a good return in food. We want to be friends with every.sire to see the country set its feel executive had voted to take

We know Central nne.

Europe on the path of an advemure from action tomorrow if their

strike raw materials or dollar saving. pretly well, but we are opposed which there would be no way out."

demands Next year's United Kingdom ex to the idea of a Central European

for increases were not met.

port and bunker larget figure is Federation, the imminence of

Four derailments within 12 hours An official communique from the out at 10,000,000 tons of. a total were blamed b which has been widely rumoured

sabotage, and National, Railway Administration] production of 211,000,000 tona, recently."-Associated Press.

sabotage

also the suspected said that so far 26 dead bodies had eause of a derailment on the Calaiseen recovered, while 40 injured had

Scottish Reports from

coal Dunkirk line this afternoon.

been sent to hospital as the result felds already show that Scotland The police arrested strikers: i af derailments,

will be in the position to export Factories and cailway stations for Meanwhile, the National As a definitely larger quantity rex! istciting other to stop work. Thirty (sembly, after a stormy all-night sexspring if the current performance were held in Marseilles and the sub- sinn's debate on the Government's of miners is maintained; and im- urb of St. Andre for resisting troops anti-strike measures, adjourned clearing barricades thrown up last 11. a.m. (GMT) for an eight hours' night.

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Minister Accuses Communists

Paris, Dec. 3.

The Interior Minister, M. Jules Moch, charged in the National Assembly tonight that the Com- munists were crippling France with strikes "on an international order to prevent fulfil- ment of the Marshall Plan."

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China's new constitution In. HAVANA, DEC. 4.

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M. Maurice Thorez, AMONG THE NATIONS OF General of the Communist

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