1949-02-21 — Page 5

Indian Police Drive Against Communists

Bombay, February 20.

May Ask For Police launched on India-wide round up of Com-

Miss Strong's Real Story

Washington, February 20. House Communist investiga- tors today said they may in vite Miss Anna Louise Strong ta tell them her story if she in deported to this country by the Soviet Union.

The Chairman, Mr. John S. Wood, said that at the next meet- ing of his House Un-American Activities Committee he will pro- pose that she be issued with an Invitation,

munists yesterday, in an effort to prevent a threatened strike of 1,000,000 railway om- ployees.

More than 300 persons were arrested in the country's

larger cities, including 22 in Bombay.

Covernment Jin on- Arrested under a law which | Bengol petmits indefinite

detention on nounced a ban on the Bombay suspicion, they are accused of Communist weekly. "The trying to foment a railway strike. People's Age," which it declared were placed at his systematically pubikhed Police guarda railway bridges over the country, arifeles of a subversive nature These figures are exclusive of likely to prejudice public safely. arreets in the Princely State of Associated Press and Reuter.

where the Hyderabad

Com- munista claim great strength.

Despatches from that area say that hundreds will probably he

Mixx Strong, for years consi-jalleð.

of

of five or more persona, carry-

exhibition ing of weapons, hammer

and sickle Baga,

staging of processions.

DT

Fifty rallway workers were

No Plans

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 21, 1949.

King's Part In Australia».

Montreal, February 20.

The Idea that the British Empire le a collection of rad patchoe on a map has ́‚din« appeared, accarding to Francis Fords, Austrailan High Commissioner In Cana-

da,

But, he stressed in a sproch In Montreal, any attempt to do away with the Monarchy would, in Australian oyce, be senseless and painful am- putation,

"The King plays an im portent and living part In Australian national life," Mr. Fords sldAssociated Press.

***

For New Aid To China

Washington, February 19.

arrested in the Westem cities of A high official of the ECA said today that there are

Surat and Baroda, Numerous nr= rests are reported in South In- Trichino- dian towns including poly,

arrested in Russia carller this Hyderabad bas banned assembly week charged with conducting subversive activity aimed against. the Soviet Union. Soviet officials said she will be deported within, a few days.

Representative Wood sald he plans to move, cautiously in the

there matter because

may be some reasons that is not apparent on the surface for the Soviet ac- tion. He pointed out there is no assurance ahe will be deported to the United States.

"There must be something peculiar happening when a per- son of her pronounced libern views is expelled from the Soviet Union," he said. He Indiented that under present conditions he bellaveds she should not be called before the Committee unless she

n willing witness-United Press.

TY POWER, WIFE IN VIENNA

Vienna, Felduary 20. The film star. Mr. Tyron Power, and his bride Miss Linda Christianrrived here today for

11 week-end of sightecing and night f

Both lok wwwn,en

new

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a haurewife.-United Press

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Twenty were Jailed in Calcutta and 12 at Bengares. At Nagpur in Central Indin. rented.

no plans to ask Congress for money to spend on recovery in Communist-riddon China.

He said that the $80,000,000 10 were ar-left in Economic Co-operation Administration funds for that country is expected to carry through until, June. After that, he said, things in China may the cleared.

Sikh Loodar

one

through North China and won the control of its major cities.

The Communist gains radically altered the recovery picture be- enuse ECA polley-makers have not determined whether they enn At New Delhi, the Govern.

dent with the Communist nov- ment announced the arrest of

ernment in newly

cupied areas. i Tara Singh, leader of the Akall

To

ECA

authorised oMetal said: "No

date. The Dal, a Sikh communal party.

the situation is ar/he spending of $10500 for This arrest hee no relationship knows what

the to what extent ECA aid Chinese relief and to the Communist round-up.

We hope icludes such relief aid as bread, Tara Singh and two cum-should be continued. panions were arrested at a rail that sumstime in early March we grains, rice, cotion and fertilisers. way station as they reached New shall have a pleture of the situa-Funds also have been set aside Delhi to attend a

meeting which,, tion so that we can frame out for coal, petroleum products and technieni services-United Fress. they said, has religious signifi- requests for next year's funds. cance, but which the Govern-We do not know now what the ment called a political rally. recovery picture la."

The meeting was banned. The Akali Dal has been earn-

recently to create paigning neparate state of Sikhs.

а

ECA oficials, including Ad- ministrator Pnul G. Hollman. have been in constant attendance un Congress seeking $5.580,000,- 060 for European ald for the next 15-months. But they have were not yet mentioned Chinn on its Westprobable needs. Pro

and arreals tools

Strike Call Provbices where arresis made Include Bombay, Bengal, Madras. Central vinces, United Provinces Mysore State. No place in Delhi.

"Most of

of these -held are 25- certain rallway

ociated

with

unions which have called & etrike on March 9 in

In defiance

of a decision by the All-India Rallwaymen's Federation. The Federation

Since *han

dia- affilated the "rebel" unions. More than 60 people were air- rested in West Bengal before sunset, many of them connected with the East Indian Railway Workers Union.

The

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SEX MANIAC TO BE HANGED

Berlin, February 19. A Soviet Zone court at Potsdam has sentenced to death a 30-year- old German Will Kimmeritz, who Under the first year's pro-confessed to the murder of four gramme, Congress appropriated women, 25 cases of rape, 24 burg- $275,000,000 for Chines0 Tarles with violence and five casca covery. That was before the ag fraud in the past three years. Communist armlos .swept) Reuter,

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RACIAL RIOTING

FLARES UP AGAIN QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

IN SOUTH AFRICA

Durban, February 19.

Three hundred Africans tonight attacked and_sot fire to an Indian bus at Umgeni, Durban, after an accident in which on African woman was fatally injured outside a nativo compound. Another Indian bus was stoned' shortly afterwards at the Umgeni level crossing. Police intervened Three in- and some Africans were arrested. 'dians were taken to hospital.

The

Incident.

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the Indian market in

of Police in Durban, who gave Durban, attacking Indians and looting Indian evidence before the inquiry yes- damaging and terday.

shops: Apart from those killed Indians walked out of the in-and injured; thousands of people quiry yesterday when non-Euro- were rendered homeless-Reuter, pean organisations decided to boycott the commission.

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to accident which led tonight's troubles occurred when an African women tell under the rear wheel of a bus as it moved off. The driver pulled up imme-the diately.

Then, Africans poured from compound and began stoning the bus.

Set On Fire

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SAVE HIS LIFE

Pittsburg, February 19.

A doctor plunged a knife Into)

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BOIZ anaesthetic. Dr. Lloyd Mayer The Indian cccupants called) ed a scapel and slashed the man's for police aid while about 300 windpipe to get air to the lungs. Africans attacked the passen.

Henry had been chewing sulfa gers and the conductor, setting tablets to relieve a throat irritat-- fire to the vehicle.

Jon. He will breathe through a

throat until

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