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Crowds Demonstrate Against Churchill

Belgian MP's Arrested At Rally In Brussels

HECKLING BY COMMUNISTS

Brussels, February 27.

Two Belgian Senators and a Communist Deputy wore among the people arrested in the course of minor incidents today when Communists attempted to demonstrate against a mass rally in Favour of Europeanunity addressed by Britain's wartime leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, and the Belgian Prime Minister, M. Paul Henri Spaak.

ISRAEL'S

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The arrested Communist Deputy is M. Raymond

Dispf, a former Minister without Portfolio. Brussels police said 60 people were taken into cus- tody during the demonstrations, which occurred in front of the Bourse, but that all were' re- leased after the meeting ended.

Earlier, Communists had

Atlantic City, New Jersey, shouted "Down with Churchill'

February 27.

as Britain's wartime Prime Minister appeared on the steps

some 8.000

Mr. Eliahu Elath, Israel Am-of the Stock Exchange to ad- bassador-designate to the United States, suid today that dress a crowd of the new Jewish State intends to People on the subject of Euro- pean unity, but their cries were preserve and strengthen its re- lations with both the United quickly drowned by the thuh

derous cheers of the crowd. States und Russia.

Mr Elath tub thus coirvention of the dewish Labour Committee: "The final analysis has shown that it is better for Israel that we have to defend our State olone rather than have it defended by Ameri- eon or Russian soldiers,"

By ghting on its own, Israel had made its independence more

Secure

A considerable force of police guarded the scene of the rally in view of earlier Communis! threats. The two Communist Senators

arrested are Senators Ishlore Fonteyne and Fernant Minunerts.

Stink benibs were dropped and minor clashes broke out on the outskirts of the crowd while hundreds of tiny painphlets were and inore stable, both lung into the air as Mr. Chur- morally and politically, he added.chill arrived, necompanied by the The Ambassador-designate re- Belgian Pronter, M. Spank. Same called that both the United States of the pamphlets drifted to the and Russia had supported Israel's feet of the two statesmen.

hid for Independence and he said:

"1 is our slicere desire to preserve and strengthen friendly relations with both, as well as with all

other peace-loving people." Unlted Press.

INDIA THROUGH* RUSSIAN EYES

Moscow, February 27. "Pravda" claimed today that an anti-Communist campaign in India is being urged under American pressure..

Winston Hockled

The lenflete bore there phrases: "What are the former Nasis doing on the platform of tha. European Movement?" "Spaak, the Warmonger," and "Down with Spaak."

...

When Mr. Churchill rose ta speak, the catells were drowned by applause. The crowit began chanting: "Churchill, Churchill."

As he started his speech, heck- ters set up a barrage of booing. life started again, and the crowd

become silent.

Mr. Churchill described the The Soviet paper published an United Europe Movement as the extensive Tass despatch from sole means of preventing another Delhi which clained that the poll-world war even worse than the fleal environment is continuity last.

"A United Europe Is the on more atrained and pictured anti-f Communist terror throughout the way in which the broad shield of power and light can be extended of millions of humble homes, where little child- ren have a right to something in the world," he declared.

nation.

The Soviet press has carried over hundreds frequent articles on India recent- ly: most of them similar to today's "Pravda" item and dealing largely with the ant-Communist drive and describing the Indian Government as reactionary-Associated Press RUSSIANS UP TO SOMETHING?

Berlin, February 27. Police reinforcements from the Soviet Zona provincess of Saxony wxt Thuringia are arriving in the Soviet sector of Berlin for a mun- ber of special tasks, the British- lleenced "Sozial Demokrat" said

today.

The newspaper predicted im- portant Soviet sector police actions on March 2, 4 and 5, xlmed at tightening the Sovlet blockade of the Western sectors.-Reuter,

"I call upon you to give us your support," You need have no hesitation.

NJ DI

Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL.

The new European unity' or- ganisation, now holding, its inau- gural session in Brussels, is made up of courage, intelligence anıl perseverance, Mr. Churchill con

"It will bring tinued, adding: welfare and freedom to all citi- zens, grent as well as humble.

"This

a great moment in the history of Belgium, which has so

often fought for great causes.

has now given aid to the greatest of all causes in Europe."

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949.

Chinese In Malaya Get Organised

Singapore, February 27, 'An aszdolation of all GhI- nesa over 18 who intend to make their permanent home In Malaya was formally es. tablished in Kuala Lumpur today.

MP. Tan Cheng-tock, 0 prominent Chinese leader in Malaya, called on the Chi. esa: "Wake up and unite, not only among yourselves

bot also with the Malays and other communities, to make this land one country and one nation."

Up to now, only

Stralis.

born Chinese were organis

Bodies Of Britons Found In Furnace

Calcutta, February 27. West Bengal palice were out on one of the biggest terrorist manhurts in recent times today as rioting flared up again' near Calcutta, résult ing in the death of five and injury to threa. First reports said today's rioting was confined to a village in the Howrah district, about 10 miles from Calcutta, where the crowd was led by per- sons described as Communists.

4

The police opened fire. Four Police reinforcements were

people have already been arrested.

The incidents, which were

ed and thir-the-fire Unexplushed in all Judian_news.

an 'Association embracing "ation" Chinese han bean

formed.Router.

Amphibian Crashes In Rhodesia

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesla, February 27.

Two Swedish airmen were in- jured when their amphibioula alraft crashed shortly after taking off here today.

Thurston Gus- The airmen, tavsson and Captain Jure Wage were taken to hospital. Their condition

The plaire, which

papers today,, were generally

attacked when they aerivad to. day at a village in the Howrah district to deal with riotere led by persone described as Com.

regarded as underlining the re- | A Government spokesmon, sald cent. warnings to both Central in Madras that the Government and Provincial Ministers on the has placed all public utility pre-

mists danger of dissident political

inéluring water supply jtanks, brktges, electric Instalia. groups attempting to create

tions and nerodromes in Muchas chaos in the country.

{province, under a security foot.

It was learnexi tonight that Ing.

three British officinis of the Bri- tish firm of Jessops

nu Com- Access to those places is now

pany, previously reported miss-denied to the public. ing, died in yesterday's rald on

the firm's premises. Their char-

Fred

The spokesman sak the step

red remains were recovered from had been taken because of the the furnace of the factory,

threatened South Indian railway The names of the three men strike led by Communist Union given s Arthur Duyer,

and because Communist subver- Gower Turnbull

sive activities still continue in and Frederick

thats province. C. Erennan.

The present police manhunt for Special provisions were made of youths armed with Slen guns. which was presented yesterday in yesterday's raiders, led by a gang in the annual provincial budget bombs and revolvers, on Dum view of the subversive nelivities Airport. กา Ammunition of the Communists in many dis- crashed

factory, the Jessop engineering iricts-Reuter and Associated L school fum and pollce outposts, ranged Press. hostel, where musters and buys from a scouring of the country- were having breakfast, wh nside and Calcuta, checking by the return leg of a 15,000-mile river police of every suspicious fight round Europe and Africa.

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They

reached Capetown on February 4 after covering 10.000; Yesterday's raid bore all the miles by way of Germany, marks of planning, such as cut France, Spain, Casablanica, Mor- telegraph and telephone wires, ucco, Dakar, Freetown, the Bel-but police offletals would not Kinn Congo and Rhodesia comment on whether they had Renter

Israel,

political inspiration.

Lebanon

To Sign Pact?

Haifa, February 27

Israel and The Lebanon may sign an armistica agreement; shortly. The agreement may be signed in Rhodes, where Dr. Ralph Bunche, the United Nations acting Mediator, is-presiding" over the talks.

The Lebanon will

HUNGARY STOPS WAR PAYMENTS

Belgrade, February 27. Hungary has stopped repara-i tion payments to Yugoslavia, due under the peace treaty. since the Cominform resolution attacking Yugoslavia, the Yugo- slav newspaper "Politka" U. clared today.

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The newspaper said that al- though the

damage caused Yugoslavia by Hungarian troops Syria and The Lebanon are) It is rumoured In Damascus during the war amounted to $1,-. the only Arab States which have that

act 281,000,000, Marshal. Josip Tito's not yet replied to Dr. Bunche's separately and pecept the Media-Government had agreed to a sum Invitation to toke part in the Lor's Invitation. The Syrian Pre-of $70,000,000 as reparation pay-

mier made no mention of Dr. ment.-Reuter. Bunche's invitation but sald Syria wishes to widen the Arab in the past year. week League in the light of experiences

Rhodes talks. The Israeli- Lebanon agreement is reported to have been drafted a

Mr. Churchill went on: "We have already gained the support ago on the frontier and it is be

of many people, especially thanks lieved efforts are being made He told a press conference in

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The Movement, he said, wildmeult, will not interfere with Mediterranean Pact-Reuter. give additional security to peace the agreement with The Lébanan, in Belglum. "I rejoice to see the and oventually with Syrlu. strength and vigour which the Belgiens have developed."

Free From Fear.

Mr. Churchill

"Now,"

sald

Great Movement

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"Because they have not thus for found the International organisa- tion which would allow them to live in security against týranny and against being attacked by other nations. The people want to harvest the frults of their lab- ours--they want to be free from fear,"

Amid prolonged applauso, Mr. Churchill ended his speech. Later he attended a reception given by. the Burgomaster of Brussels.

editions of the Belgian organ "Lo Draganu were being sold with an uppeal to "all workers to demon- strate against the war provokers." The single sheet/ caftion",also carried a cartoon of Mr. Churchill, showing him in a Hitler pose. Behind him were akelches of Hit- Jer and Goebbels laughing- Reuter.

MANILA WAR CRIMES TRIAL

Manila, February 28.

The Immelinte "transfor: 63: the Philippines of three Japar.ese general officers to testify in the dotenco of General · Shigenori Kuroda "was, asked, today by tha fclifef defence counsel;

In a communication to SCAP (hendquarters, in Tokyo, Captain Pedro Serran asked for the wit- nesses, who include General Ya- "suji Okada, Operationis " ́Officer. for the 14th Army: General Näo- *stilla. Kukainomiya, Chier.or (Staff to the 1kih Army, and General Imura, Chief of SIM

other medical oilectisanoE) Press

Israel has only minor frontier changes to make with her North- ern neighbours, amounting to the exchange of several villages.

SWEDE GENERAL IN CANADA

There is still no ometal sig

Ottawa, Febristry 28, In Damascus of any agreement between Syria and The Lebanon Commander-in-Chief of Sweden's General Bengt Nordenskjold, On the question of accepting the Air Force, arrived Jast night by invitation of Dr. Ralph Bunche. air to study winter flying. In

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