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Zane Greus

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ANN BLYTH HOWARD DUFF

GEORGE BRENT

RED CANYON

FROM THE STUDIO

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with EDGAR BUCHANAN JANE DARWELL Screenplay by MAURICE GERAGHTY- Based on the Moves "Wildfire" by ZANE GREY

Orrected by GEORGE SHERMAN Produced by LEONARD GOLDSTEIN

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Houd of the graatöst ploturan @ver made!”

Charlie

Chaplin

The Great DICTATOR

THE CHINA MAIL," "SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949.

COMINFORM BLOCKADE "Unknown

HURTING

PLOTTERS FEAR NEW PLOT

Beirut, December 22. The

men behind Syria's third coup d'etat in nine month fear a counter-plot and have arrested "hostlie" Army officers, according to reports reaching here from Damascus..

Colonel Abid Shishakut of the Arab Liberation Army and his followers seized power on Sun- day after arresting the Chief of

General Saml and his brother-in-law.

Hinnawi had taken over in the same way himself only ave months before.

President Hashem Attassi Pashin asked Khaled Azem tu form a Cabinet, but other Minis-

ав accept ters would not fence Minister Akrom Hawrani, instated upon by the military.

De

YUGOSLAVIA

Paris, December 23.

According to the latest available information on Yugoslavia, the Cominform's economic block- ade of that country has had sorious repercus- sions. However, the strength of Marshal Tito's military

dispositions would seem to have delayed in definitely any threat of actual invasion by the forces of the Soviet Union and its puppet satellites.

such na

Moscow

These include Savo Zlatle and Boo Ljumovie, who were quickly

arrested.

No effective sabotage

The

Tittle Cominform had success in ponetrating Marshal Tito's army.

There were four

outstanding

There is some evidence that Soviet-organised guerilia bands are now operating on a very limited scale against from Albania, Yugoslavia Hungary and Bulgaria, but confining their efforts to nuls- Hinnawalance raids and minor diver-exceptions, Colonel-General Arco Jovanovic was shot for trying to sions such as efforts to create flee to Rumania. Colonel- Vlade

Dapcevic, brother of loyal Col confusion along the borders.

Any large-scale guerilla war, onel-General Peko Dapcevic, is Poro promoted in in prison. Major-General

central Greece, would first require pre. Popivoda, brother of a pared staging areas, stockpiled committee member, and Major-

General Branko materials bod

Petricevle de- completion of a training program for troops care-fected. fully relected from the viewpoint Sabotage efforts by the Com- of nationality.

inform have been limited and not Such informal operations on effective, Distribution of Moscow's The President then asked

large scale against Marshal Tito propaganda literature has been Hazim Kodel to form Govern-

However, there is no would be especially risky. Yugo-scanty. ment, but the army group would

doubt that the economic boycott not have bin beraise be lavours stavio's own wur experience seem- Arab unity, and wominated theired to demonstrate that guerilla has had serious repercussions re- units could not survive for long quiring every possible ounce of De- Tejected candidate in the

without walld support from the ald from the West. fence Ministry as Premtes.

countryside Marshal Tito's own exceptionaly skilled officers are in guerilla operations.

The best potential terrain for guerilla incursions would be the and bonderland of Montenegro Macedoria opposite Albantu, country which would mean that

As against Greece-would have to be the supply base. But Albania is isulated from the Soviet Union.

Utcptabl

the

He was President, and a second candidule

the nominuled by

Army Khoury per- Kroup--Fi ci manent Sysan representative to the United Nation

fuseel

Syria ennenl

-Krater

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1 Gov-

SERGEANT WAS

A FIRE BUG

Washington, Dirember 22. The Police said that a British sergeant. John Brian Holmes, Sir William evok to General Morgan of the Combined Chiefs han admitted setting fire to a Washington apartment house Inst Saturday and to two cars early on Thursday.

Holines was craigned before the United States Commissioner on three charges of arson.

Captain Roy Warßeld, Assistant

sald Fire Marshal,

Holmes re- enacted the scene of selling fire to the apartment house from which be later led residents to safety and for which he was uccialnied a here. The Police said Holmes told them be WRS "terribly depressed" because of the war-United Press.

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Albanian brigade

Furthermore, Internal troubles there have not been eliminated.

Recently Lieutenant-General Mchinet Shchu, Interior Minister and host of the security police, personally had to lead a punitive expedition agains! dissident ments in the North.

As the result of the blockade Yugoslavia's trade deficit this year probably will be about $30,- 900,000 as compared with $14.- 500,000 in 1948.

wins big award

New York, December 22. An "unknown" author, 27- your-old Max Steals, an ex- Barvicemen, has won a fitar.. 'ary award' of $10,000 here with his first book, “Dar

"Derby Hie novel, Was the un- animous choloa Judges out of 600 manuscripte submitted In Harpor Brd- thorst prize novel contest, held every two years, designt ed to, give special recognition to a fiction work of outstand- Ing matle-Router.

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MODERN RAFFLES

..

London, December 22. The police authorities be- lieve that a prosperous and respectable London property owner, was found shot in a hotel in Virginia Water, to be "the world's most accomplish- ed burglar," London crime re- porters sold tonight.

The police are convinced that. the capital with which this man, 81-year-old Barry Fleidsend, car- ried out his property denis obtained from his robberler

house

WOR

They regard him as the man who stole £20,000 in jewels at Sunningdale near London, three and year ago from the Duke Duchess of Windsor. They also believe that he could have helped them to clear up a series of big rob- and daring country

by beries, brilliantly directed Trade declined about 20 per

the past som mester mind, in vent from last year's $818,000,000 | three or four years. total. When the 1948 statistics are it is probable Yugo- compiled slavia's balance of payment will of more than show a nel deficit $40,000,000.

At the start of this year Bel- grade had a total gold and foreign of only about currency reserve $37.400,000. This is likely to have dwindled to less than $10,000,000 by now. It is thus obvious that. her belt tightened, even with Yugoslavia in ilkely to need more cie-credits and loans than those ai- rendy granted by the United States Export-Import Bunk, the International Monetary Fund, and en route from the International Bone of Reconstruction and Deve-

JEAN

Murshid Tito har inoved a so- of "Koci koxe brigade" called Albanian refugees to the Scufari frontler region. Theoretically. ita job is to work on land reclama-lopment,

it is causing tion, bu actually worry to the Government of Pre- inter Enver Hoxha. This ties down number of Albanian a rertain

that troops just the same way Soviet concentrations North of Yugoslavia immobilise sume of Marshal Tito's units, hampering their concentration against poten- tial guerilia attacks.

It is not thought Moscow will risk any such dramatic moves this winter. Furthermore, it is thought violent action would be precoded a complete diplomatic break This has not yet materialised de- spite the wave of treaty denuncia- lions,

Bann, December 22. All the German prisoners of war laken by the Western Powers the now been released,

Yugoslavia's morale bas re- Allied High Commission told the West German Government today. rained astonishingly high. Pro- The announcement was mada mier Tito's nationality policy has following an exchange of letters rendered minorities less avaliablo yesterday in which the German to Cominform intrigue. No im- Government had asked the High portant secret police officials have Commission

the and

Western proven disloyal, although sorad Pawers to do everything in their minor individuals have deserted. power to achieve

Moscow has won over, no sum“ a speedy re- lease of German prisoners of war clently important political figures and deported persons still held to lead a Government in exile, оу Soviet Russia and other although lesser officials in Bosnia Fastern European states-Reuter. Land Montenegro have defected

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