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Philippines Decide To

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TRUMAN ORDERS RESERVES

Clarksburg, West Virginia,

October 15.

President

Truman has sent Secre- urders to the Defence

lary, Mr. James C. Forrestal,

to

organise military

unita required

reserve

for nationa!

security and to report un pro-

cres in 60 days

Manila, October 16. Pessimistic reports on the outlook for world peace from Philippine diplomats and observers gent a wave of foreboding through the Philippines this wook.

President Quirino advised a joint meeting of his

Cabinet and Council of State to condition the country for possible emergency. Philippine Senators travelling abroad were colled. There was talk of a firm dealing with fifth columnists here and the Un-Filipino Affairs Committee crooked its trigger finger for hearings next week.

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The Department of Justice, In th ler, which he signed in informal opinion Rist befat midnight in his ider-Manila Press, dug the commpazar Tris, Mr. Truman year-old Supreme Court ruling balahap armed peasants and the

For the past we months, there the has been sharp and blond Aghting) up a 16-between the Communist-led Huk- Philippine Censinbutary which iri

1,000 volunteer by civion guards and a few Philip. pine Army combat units,

requested, Mr. Forrestal to assign holding the Communist Party bolstered an netive, enable and high-rank a illegal asielation.

Ing ofleer to head the reserve Jegumine af eich Department.

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song.

but

Artral

The order says that national security requires that "reserve

appropriate stool. of components #trength and maximum effen.

tiveneau exist throughout

nation,"

the

The

punnes had turned upon ita prive of impregaredness The oder, the President said, hi the last war. is intended to "give the balance

Tu essary

His brandest aspret”--

our talkmat defence Incentive of the pubilke

sciousness vs the prominently

re-Kangleon. Sectesary Defence. ile doubted

of Barto of National if Russian

The Presalential Press Secret-displayed statement ary, Mr. Charles Boss, told porters that the order WILH

a result of any new deterioration sen-borned invasion arces would

of internatiount relation "It ever come to the Philippines. The seen that the Navy and Marines Secretary, however, did not rule

have ahead of the Army out air raks Air Forces in ecginnising their reserves," he said.

obtain a better loslater,"

The Presidential Assistants

Altairs Be može

that at confrment

in

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1948.

Helen Keller Republicans Take Blora

In North East Java

Tours China

Shanghal, October. 18..

Hong Nanking, Canton. Kong, Chungking and Cheng, tu are among the cities to bo visited by Miss Helen Keller. the American women who at- fained world fame by over- coming the twin handicap of deafness and blindness, who arrives hare on November for a tour of China, It WAD announced today.

Miss Keller who is making vicit of the Orlant, the MIK, die and Noar East, under the suspices of the John Milton ⚫ociety for the Blind, wit make her first China stop at Feiping, where she expects to spend ten days. She la *x- pected to arrive in Canton on December 21 and Hong Kong on December 29.-Reuter.

AFRIKA KORPS HELD UP OUTSIDE BERLIN

that na been re-

Russian

Gro

Batavia, October 16.

Dutch Army quarters said here today that the In- donosion Republicans hovo recaptured the

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town of Blora, North East Java from the Com- munist rebels. Blora is near the oil town of Tjopu.

The Republican Commander-in-Chief has ordered a

speed-up of operations to recapture Patjitan, rebel-held south coast, port.

The Dutch also said today, ing delegation with the Republi-- that three of their soldiers had canr. been killed in an ambush by armed. terrorists in North East | Dutch" Sumatra,

Meanwhile, Raden Abdul Kadir Wiljojontmodjo, the Indonesian Deputy Lieutenant Governor General, has resigned, the Batavia newspaper, Nieuwublnd,"reported toctny.

He served as a colonel with the Enst Indies Army in Australia during World War II.

Well informed circles at Yog- Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, gained the impression that Mr. Cochran, in drafting his proposal, was not acting as a member of the United Nations Good Omcca Committee but os, a representa- tive of the American State De The reported resignation, sald | paitment, Antara, the Indonesian to have been sent to the Dutch | Repubilean news agency, said to- Government, follows the Govern- | day. ment's acceptance of the resignn- tion of Dr. Hubertus Van Mook.

Army Colonel

Antara also reported that the Security Committee of the In. donesian Republican delegation the Dutch nagotiating with Government today accused the Dutch of violations of the truce agreement and thwarting the security of the Republlo.

Abdul Kadir declined to com- The Committee claimed that on Ho October 6, the Dutch gave pro- ment today on the report. said he hoped to be able to mako tection to 50 insurgents who fled His re-across the status quo line in Cen- a statement on Monday.

lgnation is the Best of a spate tral Java and had also fred from the1 was expected to follow Dr. a naval vessel near Karangdowe, in North East Java, hindering Re- Von Mook's resignation.

publican troops movements andi killing 27.

Because of its 99-year military The President said tehotences criment with the United At ledet 300 persons have died

agrarian disorders an! Bus s the Philippines the Navy and the Marine Corps (States,

Berlin, October 16. Thousands of and the Cavid Guard for mildir: sumed it would be involved in a bably there will be a good many

mare,

A special train carrying 400 the Dutch Lieutenant Governor Southern and Central That shooting war wilt Russin. While

of Marshall General of the Netherlands Enst have been obliged to leave former members Army an Air Fover petion hed it doubled that the twq-yror-nia

Luzon i- vot beers as rapid for many rea Republic would be dy lly

volved of war shutiti sr., Dere their homes to avoid Constabulary Rommel's Afrika Korps, just Indies.

released from prison camps general ner-operations.

Rice lins been short and costly, in the Middle East, theless, there was

was held ensily mister. This im vousness,

President Quirino ใน!! every reason to call for unity in an ap-up by the Russians at Seddin Republic.selated a few miles west of Berlin to- prehensive

day on the grounds Press.

clearance for it had ceiver

by the local Commandant,

A British spokesman in Berlin reported later that the Russians

Abdul Kadir ta also Secretary were still holding the train but

The Committee has asked the were permitting the ex-prisoners of State for General Affairs in

Indonesian continue their the.

Provisional Good Offers Committee to take to, alight and Journey into Berlin by ordinary Federal Government and chair- action, the agency added-feu-| local trains.

man of the Netherlands" negollat- ter. Washington, October 10,

takling United States Is

The train, which left a station Th ar para.roopven-

British Zone yesterday, domostie in the

officials on tures mounted from Asintie basts. steps to increase the

of Foreign production of uraslim, the prinPhad British medical Acting Secretary "This is ter

board. really cipal atomie ore. Africh

The pokasenaa added thail The Atomic Energy Coinmis- from reporta

Berila sion amounced last night that "British officials in

te prspurr for

their emer-Corporation of Amerleh to pur-We did not imagine they would

chuse wranlum

or hold up from "two

are to break ny understanding given on Bild he

not treatment plants which oil

n high level.". divulge their contents. Asked start operation next year.

The Russling provided Most of the vital metal now

train after long negotiations with reports indicated anther world

and an war was imminent, the Fouriense in America's atomie energy the British authorities

that Secretly replied merely that programme comes from the Bet- Be Branded their tone was pessimistic. Africa Congo and Canada but the undertaking was given

said he personally there Commission said the Vanadium would be allowed to pass through [would be no war now.

Arm is expected to get the greater the Rus-Jun Zone without hind rance, another British official in own from its of its ore

Berlin sold. London, October 10, The Mania Times, in its front-pari

from inde western mines and column on Dr. datues Wyatt, London ob page news Summary

Thinks al stetrician,

women wag tters, went to the opposite pendent mines.

Of the 1Wo orc treatment summery will be branded to show exframe. I "ald "enfidential re- whether their HI (thesus) blood ports in Manta from smar, boys plants ne shady tuxistence in the Uni ed States look for in Colorade is to be leased to factor is negative or positive,

A brand would avoid hasty war fore the election on Novern.the Vaellum Corporation by the The key will be Commission, Transfusions of the wrong type of ber 1."

that Quirine had built by the firm in the Whis

Sydney, October 17. Juan mistake

Sun of blood-it

Canyon distric! by seeking 10

Australia plans to import 6,150 Sh the nothing to lose dangerous Wyatt wrofe

county, Utah. "Practitioner," a British medical unify the country as quickly as

The possibility that another tractors from the US. and 4.000 jurnal-Associated Press.

saures of uranium may open up from Britain in the your ending in the Wert is seen in the flis June 30, 1940. Minister of Com- eksure yesterday that a bulkling merce Reginald Polad said his emitraction at Costa Mesa, Call-is the minimum supply expected. forma, has dug up small quanti-Australian production is estimat Vins of the ore on his ranched at an additional, 2,100.-Asso-

cinted Press. Reuter,

the White Hintere 3 Washington †Philippine diplomats in Europy negotiating with the Vanudlum mystified by this Russian action. )

saint M. Triznati had no parti- and Washington rular geral in mand for streng, decision theming the reserves.

Women Will

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can be

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Many felt

possible,

have

hastened

felt

Right Favoured

In German

Polls

Hamburg, October 16, --

The British Zone of Germany, with the exception of Hamburg, goes to the polls tomorrow to vote in the local government elections. Generally speaking, the left camps and the enfranchisement parties ore expected to lose for the first time of several mil- from ground to the parties of the lions of German refugees

Czechi right and the Communists, who Eastern Germany und

slovakla have buroduced W were at the bottom of the list elements into the electorate, of the major parties at the last The main issue, apart elections, are not expected to purely local questions, is the part improve their position.

played by the various political The return of thousands of sol-parties in the State Governments from prisoners of war and in the Economic Council in

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