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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1948.

PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS Unprecedented Step By Red Cross

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AMBITIOUS PLANS

Purge Of

Villa For IN EVENT OF WAR Czech Sokol

Communist

Home, August 30, 'Palmira Togliatti, the Italian, Conimmunist leader who was sorimsly weanded, in on at- tempt to assassinate Hin

July 14. het rented a lakó-side, villa belonging to the Boths- the child banking family on shores of Lak Orta ira Northern Italy.

He Is jung convalescence with mills with party leaders,

In Rome, Libero, Villieri, whose expulsion from the Com- munist Party was recently noueri, last night firesser

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Stockholm, August 30.

The International · Red Cross in an unprecedented

stop today bogan laying plans for the protec tion of civilian populations in the event of war. The final plenary session of the 17th Conference started writing a convention which would give civilians the same protection in war time as militory personnel now enjoy.

The convention was consi- dered the most ambitious step i in Red Cross history.

It provides that, firstly Persons

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.be

protected

gathering of some 30 ex-Com-Lagainst any attack on their lig munists.

nity,

The meeting demanded that Secondly, the taking of hostages the Italian Communist Party shall be forbidden, should deal a "démocratie extra-

Thirdly, no executions may be Vather claimed that the italt. carried out unless judgment

ordinary rongress,"

been pronounced previously by a Du Commmnist Party Win or ganising its polley in an anti-de-regularly instituted court furnish

ed with pedirial guarantees and! compliance with Moscow's unters recognised as indispensable

muerable anunter and that

Jed to mistakes such

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an civilised proplę.

No Torture

allanre with bourgeals parties instead of concruirating on the fight against capitalism.-Reuter.

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Fourthly, all torture shall be strictly forbidden,

Prague, August 30, An official announcement today reported that the whole presidentum of the Pilsen Bokol has been thrown out. of office on the order of the Central Committee. In Prest que.

to

'The rosson was given in a fettor

the prestdentum from Prague and to all Bokol, distelets. The contents were not duclosed.—United Press.

MECHANISED ARMY OF NEGROES

High

British

London, August 30.

military planners have begun talks aimed at creating the nuclous of a mechanised army of East and West African troops, a Government source said today,

If accepted, their plans will Gambla in the West. lend to the establishment of The project envisages the de- highly trained

of African and mobile velopment

soldiers use of the most Army groups on the continent's trained in the East and West coasts, he de-modern armaments, radio equip

artillery. infantry clared.

tonks, it was stated.

Their numbers will be

sand on each side of the tinent are contemplated at the moment.-Associated Press.

and

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con-

Delegates contracted by United

He added It both groups TO JAPAN Press agreed that the convention would be capable of speedy ex-paratively small. A few thou-

WIN must ambitious and far Tokyo, August 30, Japanese sources

said today renching. It covers persons who pansion in time of war. that the

trade mission: find themselves here has offered to buy 670 rol-oustict or ling stock items valued at about and £2,500,000 for

Slamere

In the event of

tr occupation

the foreign power. It also of protects all situations not covered

international by the Siamese railway system,

The Sinnese are said to want tions in international conflict.

development

hands of

Solier

convenTM

500 Japan-made freight cars, 120 The convention also insures the passenger

All locomotives, transport

distributions or

food

Nearly 500,00 African troops fought for Briton during the last world war.

SOCIAL CALL.

Oxford, August 30. Mr. Eric Johnston, head of the Motion Picture America, spent today in Oxford Association of with the President of the British

The talks were initiated soon

Field after

Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Im. perial Generat Staff, viilted Africa some months ago. Included in the discussions ure same main of alge buildinge wounded and sick, ervilians and the Governments of such colonial Board of Trade, Mr. Harold WB-

1 the War and Colonial Offices and (provides protection "f civilian territories as Uganda, Nyasaland, son. Board of Tradehospitals at the evacuation of Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, East ofleinl indicated that a contract

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anaterials.

A Japanese

wounded from besieged areas in and Central Africa, Nigeriu, the Mr. Wilson's description of the "A purely social occasion," was for the ralling stock only to bear time.

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ALLEGED LINK-UP WITH LONDON

Budapest, August 30.

Eighty-four Hungarians were today charged with conspiracy to overthrow the present regime in Hungary.

One of the accused, Journalist named Elemer Klas, is charged with having been in contact with Janos Lederer, said to have been a contribu- tor to the London Observer and nt one time an employee of Lord Rothermiere, Proprietor of the London Daily Mail.

The men, mostly former state officials, were arrested several weeks ago.

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-London; August 30., British railway officials today began an inquiry at King's Cross Station into. complaints Among the chief accused is aby passengers travelling on the former Hungarian representative Flying Scotsman last Friday. on the Food and Agricultural Or-

Several passengers are under- ganisation of the United Nations, stood to have complained on Arthur Shibaelka-Perleberg, who

Edinburgh of Illness reaching fuces charges of conspiracy.

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Felix Uselmat, of the People's Party Student Washington, August 30.

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