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FRANCE TO PROSECUTE

IN SABOTAGE CASES

Paris, November 3,

Pianofortes, The French Cabinet will prosecute all trade union leaders who can be proved to have ordered sabotage or instructed safety man to abandon their posts during the coal striko. Observers believed a number of Communist trade

union officials will be arrested as a result of this decision,

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coal

any said. led the Communist Party It is not thought that

the month-old well-known Communist poli- to launch ticians, such as M. Maurice strlise. 'Thorez, the party Secretary, or M. Queuille declared that "do-]

weaken Deputy Jacques Duelos, will be thing could

the un- affected.

animaus will of the Government to put an end to this threat aim- ed at the country and the Re- public."-Reuter.

the

Thic Cabinet today also ap- proved proposals to be submit- ied to Parliament for increasing the penalties for treason, sabot- nge. interference with the free- lom to work, plots against the Constitution und "collective dis- obedience." No details of proposals were made publie.

The Minister of the interior, M. Jules Moch, announced In a broadens to the nation today that miners' pickets had been cleared from every pit they had occupied In France's strike-bound contfields.

In

Reviewing the position in his broadcast, the Minister sald the whole France yesterday 44,624 miners went to work in the morning out of a total of 145,- 000 affected in the day shifts.

Fabric Of Terror

"By safeguarding the right "the to work," he declared,

Government has thrown down the whole fabric of constraint and sometimes of terror which the Communist Party had bullt up in the country."

M. Moch Appealed tu the next munielpat delegates who

Out

:

CHINESE POLITICS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARDS A CRISIS

Nanking, November 3.

**** |The political situation in China, both insido tho

Nationalist Government itself and its relations' to the Chinese Communists, is rapidly moving toward a crisis.

Smash, Grab In Piccadilly

London, November 4.

A tril young man walked up to a Jeweller's window in crowded Piccadilly yester-

day.

Me hurled a car jack through the glass, helped himself to 20,000 worth of diamonds, 'stopped into a waiting car and rode away-Associated Prose.

Legal Battle On Oilfields Ended

London, November 4,

A

of court settlement was announced yesterday of a legal battle involving American, British and French oil companios.

British Industry

In Burma

London, November 3.

Sunday will ele the new mern-

The Government was asked berk of the French Upper Cham- ber to "lect men who, whatever in Parliament today what as their party, are absolutely deler-surances Burma had given that mined to uphold the Government she was-able and willing to pay

An excellent source who, because of his position chose to remain anonymous, told the United Press that the Generalissimo is holding out alone against resuming peace talks with the Communists.

The battle has delayed a US$100,000,000 to US$200,000,- 000 Middle East development] programme.

Details of the agreement were not given by Mr. Allen Watson. who informed the High Court of the settlement.

Shell,

in its heavy task of freeing the adequate compensation for ex- Company country from trouble-makers and propriated totalitarians."

British Industries.

Involved

de

World

This man, who has observed Chinese affairs at first hand for nearly a lifetime, is in constant cón- tact with top-level officials,

Britain To Stay In Greece

London, November 3.

Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, said today that Bri- tish troops in Greece would be withdrawn when the Northern neighbours of Greece "honour- ably agree to leave that happy country alone."

un-

wing

in

He said that they, in addition to a large degree, gets beclouded. to the masses-who have lately 2. Whether such "coalition" been making their attitude un-feclers should be made by Li, ori He was replying in Parliament mistakeably plain-have reached such men as Dr. Hu Shih, Pr to Mr. D. N. Pritt, left

Labour

member, the point where they feel that a sident of Peking National Uni- Independent

prominent non- who had asked how many continuation of the civil war enn versity and

leaders of the

the British

troops were, now only speil defeat, and that now is partisan Ifheral, or the time to make the best of a moderate Political Science Clique Greece; where they were station- bad bargain and to start haggling of the Kuomintang, such as Dr. ed, what they were doing and for a horse-trade with the Reds. Wong Wen.hao, the famed geslo-when they would be withdrawn. Mr. Buvin said it was not the However, he added, Chiang gist who is now Premier, and Kat-shek has adamantly refused General Chang Chut, former Pre-British Government's policy to to hear any such talk, belleving mier. The that all the progress made since the The big question is how will give the number of British troops the Manchu Dynasty was over- thrown will have been wasted in the event that the Communists get a major foothold in China,

American Aid

in addition, the Generailuimo Is increasingly pinning his hoped on vastly-increased 4.8. mitt. tary aid, which he bellaves will be forthcoming.

react?

They would most, probably Marshal LI Chal-sum, prefer

the leader of. deeldent Kuomin tang group in Hong Kong-but Li is not likely to be welcomed within the fald of the Nanking:

Government gain, oven as a mediator or bargaining place.

"ealition" between him and Communists would be a

n Red

the

ог any

non-

In any given area.

The majority of the British troops in

were* In Greece Balonika and the remainder in

the Athens area.

They were engaged on training and normal peace-time dulles.- Reuter. A

MASSACRE IN ARAB VILLAGE

He is said to hold this view 80vernment with Li as a front,

by since he has now virtually repeated warnings despite

nothing to offer them. Should strong Na- Law suits Involved

and Chinese oficials were listed American

Cairo, November 4. tionalist support rally behind that such action,

him, even if forth Francolse 49 Compagnie

other potential

Kadi Mohamed Ibn Abdullah Petroles against D'Arcy Explora- coming will take many months

Communist leader, infonned ei Omari, President of the Arab than China can more to fulfil tion Company, and Standard Oil

sources see a shaky, self-suspic- League Council session, told re- the Arab League Company of New Jersey against afford to wait.

lous coalition ag a real possibility. periers that Informed observers 'see several

to the has decided to protest the Petroleum Company.

Also

possible

Red Attitude eventualities;

United Nations against an alleg were Socony

、 1. The Anglo-Iranian Ol

resignation of the How the United States' would ed Jewish massacre at Dajolma Vaccum, the

depends on how British-Dutch Generalissimo might be engineer-react and

the re- village near Hebron in Palestine.

that the in- He declared which would automatically put sulting government of Chinn con- |ed,

of because the Vice-President, At issue was whether

Tsung-Jen ducted its affairs. An unimpench-habitants,

to source sald Into top spot. Li has been marked-able American

surrendered the of OIMIA, The Prime Minister, M. Henchefore it was agreed that she War II invalidated a 1028 agrely out of the limelight since his "basic freedoms and observance Jews,

killed i who £2,000,000 from ment for joint development of Queuille, tonight renounced the could draw

con-lection, and has been pointedly of existing

trealies" Would bel men, women and children

then drove their tanks over the "criminal calculations" which, he the sterling oren dollar pool.

Mr. Leonard Cammans, Controlled by the companies. The olf ignored by the Generalissimo and the acld test.

the dominant Kuomintang leaders. servative, who asked the ques companies also

This source, who had intimate corpses. sought A re-

The Arab League held a one- also wanted tion,

to know it definition

contact with the present Chinese hour meeting on Wednesday. of the rights of the

Coalition Plan

Communist

Secretary Burma was prepared to meet the sig

leaders during the which Azzam Pasha, signatories to the 1928 afree- cost of damage suffered by ment.

would satisfy the demands of many gest that actually the Reds might of illness.-Associated Press.

post-war truce went on to sug-General, did not attend becRUED British interests during the Bur-

Oil men in Londen said that re-Government circles for an anti-desire some sort of coalition, for ma campaign.

vision of the 1928 pet is expect- Red leader who would neverthe the time being. Med to lead to a "substantial In- less not balk at talking peace with crease" in output of the Iraq com- view to effecting a "coalition." It is at this point that the plature, pany. Associated Press.

BRITAIN BUILDS FOR ARGENTINA Barrow in Furness. November 4,

Argentina's newest passenger and cargo liner, the "President Peron," which has cost £1,500,000, was launched here yesterday.

The President. Peron Is a streamlined liner of 14,500 gross ful

tons.

The Foreign Minister, Ernest Bevin, replied: "The re- cent financial agreement Was renched with Burma after care- consideration of Burma's essential needs of hard currency Following the ceremony. theas a member of the sterling aren.

ship keel was lutd for a sister

"The question of compensatio which is due for completion in for expropriated British interests Another sister must be considered apart from about 18 months. ship is due to be launched next that particular issue. The matter spring. Associated Press.

of Burma's obligations to pay compensation for war damage is still the subject of proceedings

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Some observers feel that he

MONTY TO CONFER IN GERMANY

Berlin, November 4,

in the Burmese courts."-Reuter. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery is to confor

CHINA WELCOME

TO BULLITT

Shanghai, November 4.

- with the British, American and French military

governors in Germany.

The former British Chief of Staff, who now heads Europe's Western Union Military Commit-

Shanghat clvic organisations tee, will arrive tdoay by plane Rent a message to Mr William C.) at Lobausen in British zone. Bullit, former United States Am-

bassador to Russia, express of the British Divisional Com- -ARer-four-days-there-as-guest welcome for his forthcoming re-

torted fact-finding tour of China.

Tragedy Off Penzance

With

Penzance, November 4.

the said they indicated then that would present serious administra complete control of the country

tive problems for which they are

CHINA ON LAW COMMISSION

lack

the

the

and

Paris, November 3.

General The United Nations not prepared: they fear their Assembly today elected 15 new minor bureaucracy will become Members to the International corrupt and inefcient,

Law Commission. They reallas

country's

will. The new members, who economic He would not be sit for a three-year term, are the

of Britain, avernight, and thus their representatives

Soviet United States, as "beneficiat iborators" France,

China, Brazil, India, would fall, and the population Union

guise

the

regard them in the same light, Mexico, The Netherlands, Greeck,

Panama, Colombie, Syria, Cze.. as, or worse than, the present citovakia and Sweden.-Reuter. regime.

Soviet Russia *They feel that Russia would seriously hamper too

rapidi u growth of the basically nation- alisile Chinese Communists, and that the Reds realise that to put the country on its feet will de- finitely require outside económic

aid which, as things stand, can come only from the United States. This ald would more likely come to a coalition government or

mander, Major General Balfour, faded of rescuing any of the 1

darkness tonight, hope! The message said: "During he will go to Melle on November inen. missing ous present grave national crisis, to visit General Sir Belan Ro-French motor tanker, St Guenole United Press.

iri the 480-ton China than a totally Red one.—

Dur

BRITISH ENVOY

IN CHINA

with its wide international consei bertson, British Military Govers of Room, which foundered and quences, it is our hope that your ner in Germany. Investigations on the

While there he will take the capsized near here in a gale early spot will

today. contribute to immediate and reso- opportunity of having discussions

As the tides went down, it be lute action by the new Congress with the three Western Military

came possible to reach the wreck and Administration in increased Governors." and effective support for

A British communique,

of the tanker, lying bottom up in

New Delhi, November 4, an-Pemberth Cove. effort to

Communism, nouncing 1h's, called his tour Pounded but there was no response Ambassador to China, will or

The hull was suppresa

Sir Ralph Stevenson, British We shall be pleased to place our, "purely routine." re autres and knowledge at your After leaving

and it was feared that there was rive on Saturday and stay until Germany on disposal upon your arrival. in November 9, the Field Marshal who might be trapped inside.

no chance of rescuing any men Wednesday before continuing hir Shanghai,"

will visit France, Belgium. Hol- Only one survivor has so far ternal Affairs Ministry spokes- Journey to China, sald an Ex- Mr Bullitt is expected to leave land and Luxembourg to confer been found.-Reuter. ine United States for China on with Defence Ministers of those November 9---Reuter.

i countries.-Associated Press.

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BRITISH MUSICIANS UNION UP IN ARMS

London, November 4.

Hardie Ratcliffe, Goneral Secretary of the British".

Musicians Union, protested yesterday against Gorman musicians playing in Britain for "pocket money.”

Mr. Ratcliffe said that mem-, chestra Cate here on those bers of the Berlin Philharmonic terms-but American musicions orchestra, due to play at an would not."

The orchestra has been brought

open concert at the Empress here by the

Hall, Earl's Court, London last Movemen. It is due to play

Christian Action night, were being paid only Liverpool, Birmingham and Ox £5, a week.

**That's acab pay." sold Mr. Ratcliffe, and added, "But there

is nothing we can do about it except raise a protest."

"Wo should do the same it

ford.

Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler was to conduct inst night's concert.

London

In other concerts, Berglu Celibidache, the orchestra's "per-"

manent conductor, will take the an American or any other or- baton-Associated Press.

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