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MURDER TRIAL

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949.

!

And Now There.]

WOMAN TOLD SHE LEFT Are Nine

CONSTITUTION BEHIND

Hamburg, December 15.

A young American woman fighting for her life in court, accused of the murdar'of her soldier hus- band, lost her battle for a trial by jury in a U.S. Military Court today.

Pale and nervous, 23-year-old Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo was told she had left the constitution behind, when she came to occupied Germany..

attorney's

Over-ruling her challenge of its constitutional- lty, and their demand for trini by jury under the US constitu- tion, the three Judge court de- clared she was now stihjeet te the military' law of the occupied

zone.

For the Arst

time, therefore, nin Americats Woman will br trind In a capital offence under Occupation inw.

Winesses will begin the story tomorrow of what happened op the

night of September 21 when Sergeant John Ybarko was shot ¦ Just outside the Ybarbo teritorium where his six-year-old son sleeping.

won the Silver. Cross tri War II.

Self-Defence Pleo

get.

St. John's, Newfoundland,

December 14,

A flying fortress of the United States Alé Force was went out to pick up seven stranded kirman from a re- mble Ica cap in Greentand- and now there are nine.

д

The fortrens, arrying crew of two, bumped the snow slightly too hard as it Fand

160 kilometres North of Narsarsojak, Greenland.

The two "rescuers" crawled out unhurt. The next attempt will be made by belicopter.- Reuter.

Higher Taxation Ahead In France

Paris, December 14.

Expenditures will include a

U.S. ALLEGES RESALE

ERP ALUMINIUM

OF

Washington, December 15. The United States alleged today that Marshall Plan aluminium sent to Europe has been resqld to American buyers.

The accusation was followed by a Government threat to curtail aid deliveries to Britain, Belgium and Holländ.

In London, the Ministry of Supply denied British re- sales of aluminium and load scrap bought with ERP dollars,

In Ottawa, Canadian Govern-1 with

Civilians. Abducted In Greece

Athens, December 14. The Greek Under-Sccretary Marshall plan dollars at for War, Constantinie Rodo- ment sources said they had no US$.16 a pound, and was sup- puolos said tonight that Greek knowledge of reports.

posed to be for use in Europe, gerillas abducted 500 civilians

pound.

US$.27 and US$.30

JL

low

"If our exporters sell their then was resold here for be- scrap, they do so in good faith."tween said an official.

The Economic Co-operation

British Figure Administration sald It had ask- The British spokesman gave a ed the three countries to halt different Пgure as the restle the sales--nt, what were report price. Britain Rets. the ed to be high prices-to serap | US$.16 price because of a trade agreement with Canada, he said, buyers in the U.S.

Because of

arc the diversion of and resules

nade at the metal purchases with ECA dol-world market price of US$.24 71 Jars, the Agency reported, metal

pound. and ore requests from this gov-

EGA missions overacas were ernments already have been res ducer!,

"Unleas this situation 14 CX- plained or brought under -com- plete control," the Acting Ad- ministrator, Howard Bruco, sald, ་*urt

tries."

350 milliards. The expenditures than 20 per cent of the yourly

OR

*

French taxpayers will be asked to pay nearly 400,000 million francs (about £377,358,490) or 40 per cont more in direct and indirect taxes next year, the Premier, M. Henri Quaille, told the Finance Commission of the National Assembly today. I'rincipal witnesse

The 1949 budget estimatès the Wall 11 three American soldiers and two tax rovement

1.250,000 civil expenditure of 756 milliard prone to reduce drastical German girls, Kuests party million franes (about £1.179,- fraves, civil reconstruction and tror allocations to those coun- In the Ybarbo home. They have 245,283) for the ordinary bud- equipment (including schools luid of a

MI

No violation of law is involv- quarrel between

and other Government buildings)et, an ECA spokesanan suid, but Ybarbo al her husband, who

In alchion, a special 10 pær

150 mlthards, military estimates the volume of such traffe-more Workl

COLL insense on all faxes with

will be covered by amd r100,000 metric Lan esta in per cent on the pro-} will

tons of metals duction lax, making total of eipts, which will

probably be purchasect for delivery in Bu increased by sen reform men- they heard

a20 per cent increase on this tax,

rope-indicates dealings and found the is expected to produce 135,000

sures to simplify and tighters up scale contrary to ECA policy. wounded, He died,

tax collection. These multion

127,547,170) for (about

Не stated it demonstrates 10 days later.

the reconstruction anel

are tubled equip-

that ald dollars are being used 'They have

budget-Reuter. not stated the a- ment programms.

for metale not needed overseas. Eury of

the qu

Quarrel, The p

The Promler, who is also

Clear Conscienco secuting attorney, Hurl

Manister. Binchlifte, pave no hint of

A British Embassy spokesman tive in his statement today

told

"We've got a a reporter said he

he would prove the charge of murder beyond my doubt

suki the Mrs. Ybarbo's only public statement was from her lawyers who fact she did only what any that "just-combed---|-dreent--New-Englanri-woman-

would live done.

conditions attoched to the new look-all day long! They me expurled 1 ptead lows but indicated that sub- self-defence for her, Most of Berthers would not be usked In- Cir spectators wako Amer tenodiscreet questions about

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be in creared still further if loans to- talltur 100,000

francs 100,000 million (about £94,339,622) to be laun

year were not fully ehed next subscribed by the end of June.

Hinchcliffe opened the trial by demanding that frukte Soper Eldom not be permitted to sit in the case. Hinchcliffe said Die Judge expressed reluetines fore the trial to give sentence. The other two julges, ; DeWitt White and John Camp bell refused to remove Soper, however, when the defence said.

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the

when they withdrew from the central Greek market town of Karditza after a 36-hour battle with Goverment forces.

He added that 50 other elvillans were killed or wounded.

M. Roilopoulos narrowly escap-. his strick mine on the road.

when'n ear following

el enth

One person was killed and two injured.

"M.

Rodopoulos was on his way asked a week ago to take the to visit Korditan after it had been matter up with Belglum.

recaptured by Government forces. Netherlands, and Great Britain

Press reports quated by the Wilcox sold, "We haven't Atheris news agency said the gue heard from them yet."

rillas were prompted by hunger Today Bruce sent cablegrams their bares and food

to

rak the

town, since losing

to the ECA

dumpu in Ambassador-it~| 100

the Grammos mountains. Large, W. Averell Harriman, in Retreating in two Paris, and to the mission chiefs the mountains, the guerillas were columns to in London. Brussels and Hugue.

pounded all day yesterday by the

The

He asked that steja be taken with these governments to bring their programmes for aluminu under control, to avoid more drastic action such as withdraw- ing allocations already made."-- Associated Press.

BENELUX-TURKEY

Greck air force, the news agency

added-Reuter,

General Guilty Of Contempt

Siam's

Bangkak, December 15.

Army Deputy Com- TRADE PACT

mander-in-Chief, Lieutenant Brussels, December, 14. General Luang Kuch Songkram, Trade talks in Rome between wus today found guilty of con- New York, December 14.

in-Turkey and the Belgo-Luxem-tempt of court and Aned 200 The marriage of Di. Teh Yvolved in British resales is closer bourg economic union have re- ticuls (about £3.5.0) for hecusing sich, Chinese diplomat,

to 1,000 tons thon to the 12,121 uited in a commercial exchange the late King Ananda's secretary, author and lecturer,

and Mrs. Irene tons reported by ECA.

between the three countries. Chalso Pratumrat, of murdering In the second place," he said, -He-dil-not-revent the full Larimer Harris,widow of a

.The agreement privides For the King. Baltimore ductor, was discloset we think it in premature for exchange of goods worth 500 nit The today.

editor and publisher of a ECA to announce this while the lion Belgina franes between De- newspaper which printed the They were married last Tues- whole matter is under considera-comber 15, 1848, and June 30, charge were also fined. day at the bride's New York flat. tion and the figures are being in- | 1949. The Belgo-Luxembourg The judgments were delivered'

Dr. Teh formerly was Profes- vestigated.

economic union will send mainly by the Criminal sor of English Literature at Nan-

Court trying. Ralph L. Wilcox, acting chlel tron and steel, non-ferrous metals, three men, ueluting Chalko Fra king University, Puiping Univer- of ECA non-ferrous metals divi- textiles and plate glass, Turkey turrot, on charges of murdering sity and other Chinese colleges.sion, told reporters that alumi- will send agricultural products, King Ananda in his bedroom

Iteuter.

nlum was bought in Canada foodstuffs and minerals-Reuter, three years ago.-Router.

Business

circles fear that

another stage of acute finan. cial difficultice will shortly be resched. The deficit of the French balance

payments for the Arst 11 months of the year amounts to over 201,000 million france (about 189,. $22.641). This means that only per cent of French Imports ar offset by exports. The National Assembly is ex- perted to begin discussing

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