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FRENCH STRIKE VIOLENCE Clashes Throughout The Country

Colonial Troops Called Out

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Paris, Dec. 4.

Two strikers were killed and several strikers and police wounded when the police tried today to remove strikers occupying the railway station at Valence, in the Drome Department in south- eastern France. The strikers remained in oc- cupation tonight,

Clashes were reported in two Paris suburbs to- night-St. Ouen, in the north, and Puteaux în the west.

Tear gas bombs were thrown by the police at Puteaux to disperso the crowd which gathered first at the arsenal, then at the Town Hall.

The guards used tear gas to restore order at the mine.

In Paris, unknown persons to- day amashed the windows of the offices of the French Communist. Party.

At St. Ouen, in the north, some 250 strikers tried to enter, the electric power station but were dispersed after 12 policemen and an unknown number of atrik. era had been slightly injured inabotage" Services were report- |ed running normally on the main

lines and most districts.

Train Stopped

Trains loft Paris half empty)

today after yesterday's early

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charge.

Fires destroyed three high ton- sion electricity pylons between Bordeaux and Bayonne.

SIGNIFICANT VOTE?

London, Dec. 4. The House of Commons réfuređ last night by a wole of 223 so 178 to override an order issued by the Ministry of Labour which is designed to force England's "drones" into useful, production

cork.

The mall majority upholding the Government brought cries of "resign" from the Opposition. benches. Ordinarily the Labour Government has been receiving majorities of 150 or more major issues. But Parliamentary observers noted that more than 200 members were absent' when tonight's fate vote was taken.--- Associated Pre-

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O.K. YUI REPORT DENIED

Rabbi's Fantastic Army

BOSTON, DEC. 4.

AN AMERICAN RABBI WHO WAS ARRESTED IN PARIS ON CHARGES, OF PLANNING TO DROP ZIONIST PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS ON LONDON TO- DAY TOLD OF PLANS FOR A 250,000-MAN PALESTINE EXPEDITIONARY ARMY TO BE LED BY "AMERICAN GENERALS."

The army would be made up of American veterans. It would be known as "the George Washington battalion."

Rabbi Baruch Korff, 32, sald. Nanking. Dec. 6.the volunteer army would be A spokenman of the Minis- formed within a few months, try of Finance last evening Several American generals he denied reports that the Minis- did not name have volunteered motor depot in Paris and in front ter of Finance,. Dr. O. K. Yul to lead the force, he said. of the Austerlitz railway station. is planning to go to the United Strikers also stopped a goods States to negotiate increased train at Bobingy, north of Paris. financial aid to China.-Reuter.

During the night, unknown per- sons scattered large sharp nalls About 100 demonstrators wreck-in front of big commareial ed the Socialist Party's headquer

ters at Clermont Ferrand.

Major Trouble Spot

In Marseilles, the pollee evict-Reater, ed strikers who had occupled the main railway station,

Marseilles port remained thei major trouble spot in the strikej tonight as the strikers demonstrat-) ed against the Government author- ily.

Scuffles between the police and mobile guards on the one side and strikers on the other,

went on throughout the day.

Strikera overturned food lorries: which they used as street barri enge",

The authorities tonight cleared the railway station and raided the Dockers' Union headquarters, making some arrests.

Convoys Stopped Colonial Infantry ware brought in to strengthen the mobile guard. Strike nickets stopped road transport, and food difficulties in creased,

A Marseilles police official sald tonight that about 100 persons were arrested there today, mostly for obstructing the police who were pratecting non-strikers. Most of Marseilles disturbances, he added, took, pince In suburbs where strikers, tried to stop food

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Sixteen mobile guards were in hospital today after a clash with strikers armed with iron bars who attacked the coal mine at Denain.

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Workers Choose To

Fight"--Thorez

Paris, Dec. 4.

M. Maurice Thorez, French Communist leader,

said today "the working class and people of France have chosen to fight. They will secure the triumph of freedom and peace of France and of the Republic."

Speaking to miners at Henin the spirit and enthusiasm of Lietard, in Pas de Calais, M. miners as of other workers," Thorez compared the "crime of M. Thorez said. Arras," the aabotaging of a train yesterday, with 21 deaths, with the Reichstag fire used by Gouring as an excuse to sup- press Communism in Germany. The French Government had enibarked on the policy of strike breaking out of the hat red for the working class and on the orders of American capitalism, M. Thurez told his audience.

The Government, which has abandoned the French policy in the matter of reparations, in the northern mining area last-which has in fact given up the night.

Ruhy cont of which we get less and legs now. wants to break

Hankow Airport Under Fire

PEIPING, DEC. 5.

A PLANE TAKING OFF) FROM HANKOW AIRFIELD WAS HIT BY COMMUNIST GROUND FIRE AND CRASH- ED. KILLING ALL ON BOARD, FOREIGN AR- RIVALS HERE REPORTED. THE TYPE OF PLANE AND NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IS UNKNOWN.

Inquiries at commercial lines disclosed that nonc of their planes were involved so it was assumed that the Ill-fatel machine belonged to the Chinese Air Force. If so, it Would make it the fourth Air Force plane that the Communists have bagged near Hankow, field in the past four weeks. The othera were a B-25, a P-38 and a P-51. Commercial lines have in- structed their pilots when ap proaching Hankow to fly at, a good alutude and make a spiral descent and when leaving circle over the city until they avold gain enough height to ground fire-Associated Press

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Korff was held 12 weeks in a French prison on charges of plotting to "bomb" London with Jenilets. Later he was freed when prosecution was dropped. -Associated Press.

Film Star On The Spend

Southampton, Dec. 4. The Mexican film star, Linda Christian, who left for America in the liner Queen Mary, today said that during her three- months visit to England and the Continent, she had spent be "It forced you to strike, it tween $7,000 and $8,000 dollars. deprived the country of needed! "I had sont an SOS to Mexico coal. It throws France into for money to return home", she the mire," he said. "And all said. this through the fear of the people, through hatred of the Miss Christian, aged 21, den- working class and onco more fed the rumours that she had on the orders of American become engaged during her capitalism:

European visit. Two other film "People try to deny that the stars, Alexis Smith and Loretta strike in for economic demands. Young, who came to England People do not want to hear the for the Royal Command per- anguished cry of a mother formance, and Gracie Fields, whose children lack bread and who was going to New York to milk. Yet the cost of the liv- join her husband and spend two ing Index stands at 1.336 and months in the United States, the comparable figure for wages also sailed, in the Queen Mary--- at 651."-Reuter.

outer.

Britain's Foreign Minister, Mr Ernest Bevin (left) seen greeting M Vyacheslav Molotov, U.S.S.R. Foreign Minister, at the opening of the Four-Power. Foreign · Ministers com- ference on Germany and Austria at Lancaster House, St. Jamers, London, (APhoto),

Britons Queried

In Shanghai

Shanghai, Dec. 5.

Members of Shanghai's Economic Police yesterday questioned two British exchange brokers, Mr. A. F. Clark, well-known as a jockey both here

and in Hong Kong, and Mr. A. Ormiston, on suspicion of black market dealings in gold and

foreign exchange currency...

The two exchange brokers wors The Economic Police were said called to the police bureau and to have found in Mr. Clark's pos questioned after which they wore sexton, 48 Hong Kong dollars and f rolonged at

400 United States dollars.. Mr. S. F. Gill, of the British When asked by the police as to Consulate. on bearing of the In the purpose of these currencies, cident, proceeded to the, pollice B12 Olark was said to have re burosu

kas plied that he had had them for The police investigation was some time.Reuter, said to have followed receipt of secret information from private Individuals,

Uxbridre. Dec. 4.

A Frenchman," arrested whi

member at Mr. Clark's firm, when he landed

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was reported: to have replied that

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Mr Clerk was anglatired-with-burying to evade customs duty

the Central Bank of China Arts and purchase tax on 291 wrist

I forelæri exchange hecker, and there watcher He, pleaded guilty ---

had been nu, violationïolathelaw. Reuter"

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