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GREEK MASS EXECUTIONS

`Retaliation For

Assasination

Athens, May 4.

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The Government announced the executions today throughout Greece of 152 persons convicted of murder-most of them in connection with the 1944 Leftist revolution, Premier Themistikoles Sophoulis declared the Gov

ernment would not be intimidated by the -"treacherous Communist crime" against Jus

fice Minister Christos Ladás, victim of an. assassin in Athens last Saturday.

Sophoulis said the Govern. Jon Dec. 3 and next day the EAM ntent had decided to carry out called a general strike. Martial all death sentences upheld by law was declared by the British Commiander in Ordeco. General the Pardous Board.

Scoble, and his troops disarmed advancing ст the ELAS forces Athens,

An authoritative source said in addition to the 152, another 830 others have death sentences hanting ever, them.

the

Fighting was officially brought Authoritative sources estimated to an end in February, 1945. Many that about 2015 persons had pre-left wing fighters fled (0 -vously been excented on similar northern mountains to

charges during the eight months guerilla warfare from there. existerap of the present Govern- mistat.

1944 Revolt

The Government said 24 were executed in Athens. 37 on the Island of Actina, 12 in Lamlı, 25 in Salonika and the remain- der in Chalkin Tripolls, Sparta! and Kalamata.

The upelsing of Dereiber, 1944, broke out when the Panundreous Cualition Government decreed a new Nationt Guard to take over from the ELAS resistance forces,

EAM whereupon the

(National) Liberal Movement) musfthers re- Histod from the Government.

Polire opened fire on

Strike In

Arabian

Oilfields

Baghdad, May 5. --Representatives-of-the-Iraqi Oil Company and the Iraqi De- partment of Labour flew to two stations of the Company Turday in an effort to settle a 12-day strike of more than 4,000 Iraqi workers.

oil for

on

an

More Arrests

conduct

In Athens today, 100 alleged Communists were arrested for

questioning about the amassina

tion of M. Ladas.

''Terrier'' Training

London, May 4.

This year's annual Torri, torial Army camps will last eight days, except for cor. lain anti-aircraft and Royal, Engineers unite, which will camp for 18; dayı, the War Office announced today.

The Territorial Army wift receive the fullest, assistance from the Regular-Army and will be relleved of many rou tino Patigues and administra- tive duties, enabling them to concentrate on training to. form a cadre of the futuro Territorial Army and to prac ilco together a units and formations-Router.

Gift For One-Legged Labour M.P.

Senator

Taken For

A Ride'

Washington, May 4.

the

Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho said today, that Birmingham, Alabama,, police took him for a ride in dark deserted ronds before booking him on a disorderly -conduct charge on, Saturday night.

"Vice

The Third Party Presidential candidate displayed a torn sult and scratched hand to the Senate in an account oft his brush with the Alabama police.

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He said he was "not given a private cell befitting the dignity Hongkong”

of a Senator" but was thrown in

the "bullpen" with "drunks and criminals," but he add-

k:

The folks in the bullpep were much nicer people than the officers outside."

Taylor WAS

alter arrested attempting to enter a conference of the Southern Negro Youth

London, May 4. Maurice Webb, 44-year-old Conference through a door mark- finger- chairman of the Parliamentaryed "acgroca." He was Labour Party, received today printed and released under

$100 bond. 'Tho. American Secretary of £020, his colleagues' gift for

The onetime singing cowboy, State, Mr. George Marshall, today him to take B vacation in who will return to Birmingham sent a message of condolence to Jamulca. the Greek Government assassination of M. Ladan, it was reported from Washington.

on the

+

he

vowed today for his trial, Webb, who had a leg amputat-would pfend innocent and carry the fight against the city's ed two years ago, has been in the

segregation law to the Supreme health since then.

Court. Meanwhile, Evstratios Moutzo-

Taylor said there was "no way Some months ago he said in yannis, the man who is alleged to have caried on the assassinn-Parliament that after paying ex-of knowing" what may happen L'on on Saturday, was today re- penses, he had only £3 18 shill-to him on his return trip, but covering from his wounds in hos-ings a week left out of his £1,000 added: "I am not afraid. If i pital under police guard,

a year salary.

were I would not be doing what, Jam doing.. If I should come to SOBIC untimely end I think it Aug-outa better end up that way- making a better world for people, black or white."

Is Labour colleagues sent him their collection with the gestion that he should take long holiday, somewhere in the sunshine.

Police sources said they find in- formation which indignted that Communists might try to poison him to prevent him giving the names of those who had ordered the

Webb will leave for Jamaica on and assassination. Associated Press and Reuter.

-May-20.-Associated-Press----

ROY FARRAN OFF FOR SECRET DESTINATION

Wolverhampton, May 5.

Coptain Roy Farran left for a secret destination on Tuesday while Scotland Yard organised an in- ternational hunt for Jewish agents suspected of mailing him a bomb that killed his youngër brother Rex.

Captain Farran, high up on the Jewish underground's "blood list" since he was acquitted of murder- ing a youthful member of the Stern Gang in Palestine, was laden with baggage when he left his home....

The

Mirike has stopped pumping the Company's-falds but no agreement was reported in sight today. The places affect- ed are stations 11-2 and H-3,

demanding The strikers are wage Increases ranging froti 20 to 40 per cent, food rations at reasonable price, free transport to working arens, free supply of

living quarters and agreement guarding against in- discriminate discharge of work....

The

has Company already

not the agreed to

"I honestly have grant many of the

where he has demands including n 50 per cent slightest idea increase in cost of living allow-gone," said his brother Keith. ances, but the strikers insist that "But he is always like that. He the rale should be part of bosic is terribly upset about the whole wages.-Associated Press.

affair and he has not about it much."

ers.

Jewish

Strength

L

talked

The bomb, mailed in a hollow, ed-out volume of Shakespeare's plays and addressed to "R. Far-, ran", exploded when it was open- ed on Monday by Rex Farrap. He died two hours later, of ab.

London, May 4. The Minister of War, Mr.dominal wounds. Emanuel Shinwell, said-today-

in the House of Commons that

All Steps

Australia And South

Pole

Canberra, May 4.

Mr. J. B. Chifley, Common- wealth Prime Minister, an- nounced today that the Cabinet decision-to-police-Australian Antarctic territory meant that

the_Jewish_millitary_organisa-Scotland Yard,ussigning-its-all-oxploration-research would

tions, the Haganah and Irgun ablest detectives to the cuse, sald Zvai Leumi, were thought to "All possible steps are being have over 100 armoured fight- taken." ing vehicles, though there was no information to show they had

any tanks,

Answering a question he said: "They have a very

Email number of truck vehicles, such

be placed on a permanent basis.

An Antarctic section attached

to the External Affairs Ministry A spokesman refused to con

that with headquarters in Melbourne firm published reporte security regulations had been would have the assistance of an tightened to

Cabinet advisory committee of experts protect

and the Council of Scientifle and Ministers and other high off-

Industrial Research, cials.

Mr. Chidey said the Importance of the Antarctic to Australia was by the Commonwealth reviewed Cabinet on the basis of reports communica-with-Sir-Douglas Mawson, the ex- plorer and adviser to the 1947-48

the Antarctic-Reuter.

as Bren gun carriers, and pos- The Yard also refused to con- sibly

a number of

half-track Arra published reports that the vehicles. The armoured-cars-are-trall fod to Belgium and France. produced largely by armouring It was

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The Middle East Command was trying to find out from where the, half-track vehlder come.-Reuter.

Rail Strike

Chiengo, May. 4. Efforts at mediation failed to day to surmount the threat of a} nationwide strike of 190,000 American railwayinen, due to start on May 11.7

of

Mr. Frank Douglass, chairman the National (Railway) Medio- tlon Board, said, after a meeting today with railway management there had that

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Precautions

"It is quite likely," a yard spokesman said, "that some coun- trics are concerned as much as we are with these people who corne from Palestine,'

Inter-

Precautions to guard. Copfain Farran, a much-decorated British Army hero, included the coption of all mail for his family.

Associated Press.

Superfort

Crashes...

---------- Munich, May 4:— One American fller was burned to death and two others serious-

U Saw To Hang This Week

Rangoon, May 4. Shoo Shwe Thaike, President of the Burmese Union, today confirmed that ex-Preinter Ü Saw, and seven of his colleagues will be hanged on May 8, inside Insein Goal for their part in the assassination of Aung San' and members of his Cabinet · Jast July.

The death sentence on Khim

The Presidential Board, which Injured-late on Monday night Maung Yin, another of the accus stulled the dispute, recommended when a B-29 Superfortress crash- wage, increases of 1315 cents an ed shortly after the, take-off from in the murder trial and

nephew of U Saw, has been com- hour. The unions of engineers, Furstenfeldbruck. firemen and cngingmen have re- The American Air Force an-muted to "transportation for jected this proposul.-Ileuter); nouncement of the crash usuld Today's announcement was be- idne, others received minor in-

Hoved 10 have been madė Juris

The plane was one of the quash persistent rumours of abs quadron which arrived recently Deals for clemency from various including one said to in Germany on a training mis Athens, Makau, Bion' from the United States

a former Gover Four United Silas submarines, lost air speed" stfortly after mor

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Official sources seld" they'' Hpd belfalt og U say, reported to have been signed by seven Members or the Blaructe Parliament, Reuter,

not He said he dared

speak when ha lit a cigar an officer in the back seat of the squad car told him to "put that thing out." He saiti he threw H out because he was afraid of violence from the police.

Later Taylor said his wife wan besieged by telephone calls at the Birmingham hotel advising her to

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He admitted he did not pro- test too loudly at the time. Не said: "I am a brave man but 1 am not fool. I am not certain if i had taken any untoward action I would be here at all. United Press,

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INVALID FOR PALESTINE

Sydney, May 4. Austraila tightened her travel regulations today to prevent Aus- trallans volunteering for Arab and Jewish forces in Palestine.

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The Immigration Minister, Mr. Calwell, announced in Arthur Canberra, the Federal capital; "My department is taking every precaution to prevent any Aus- tralian joining either the Arab" or Jewish forces.

-"All passports are being en- dorsed 'Invalid for Palestine."- Reuter.

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