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GENERAL

RUMANIA IN STATE OF TURMOIL ACCURATE NAVIGATION

FOLLOWING MASSACRE OF 64 POLITICAL PRISONERS

Action Against Offenders Urged By High Militarists

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Renter)-Rumania is reported to be in a state of turmoil bordering on anarchy following the murder by the Iron Guards of 64 leading political prisoners.

The excitement aroused by the shooting has been raised to an even higher pitch by yesterday's news that the ballet-ridden - body of the nationally reputed, and respected Professor and exr Premier Joren has been discovered on the roadside."

WINS D.F.C. FOR PILOT NEW C-IN-CON DOUBLE OPERATION

FOR INDIA APPOINTED

LONDON, NOV, 29. (Britian Wirniem)—British airmen who recently · `ntincked, with success, military objectives in Damake, and scattered leaflets in Poland under difficult" and hazardous conditions, are mentioned in the latest list of R.A.K, "awards.

ACTING FLYING-OFFICER CU F. REDD, who receives the D.F.C. was the navigator of an aircraft detailed to. such a double operation

.

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Heuter)- Lieut-Generar Claude John Eyre Auchiileck. C.B. C.S.I. DSO, ¡ OBE, has been appointed Com- "Bу mla silful and mander-in-Chier m india in sue; navigation he contributed largely cession to Generat gh R. A. Cas- to the success of the operation sels. G.OB Kaa. QB. 081, which was completed in ten-qud DS.O., the appointment to take a-nuit hours."*SA effect early m. 1941.

The DPM is awarded to ska-

The new Commatides-in Chiết GEANT . E. PRICE for the sal goes to India from the post of complishment of a almitar two General Officer Commanding the fold mission. "In spite of hazar

underteks

Rendezvous With Nazi Raider?

HAVANA, " "Nov. 29 (Router1----

Indignation is running particu those who are stirring up trouble larly high in military circles and and against the authors of azas-Southern Command where he had dous conditions mvolving lona a number of high officers are re-¦gination...

beer engaged in perfecting the penods of instrument Nying 'h- There are waterfront Tumors ported to have decided to resign Several of those concerned last detalls of Southern England's completed the tasks successfully that the Italian steamer Recca, if the offenders are not drastically the shooting are reported to bave defences against anx threat at and returned to the base after ten which took refuge bere when Italy punished.

leommittea suicide in a forest near invasion

and a half hours' flying A few entered the war, ia under orders The State leader, Gentral Au- 'the prison where the executions

HIGH REFUTATION

nights eariter he carried out to make a rendezvous with a Ger tonescu, 13. məting "desperate took place.

successful At the age of 50. It-Gen extremely difficult flying

attack on Kiel under mum-raider somewhere in thes efforts to control the Iron Guards

cond watera ät a moment's noties Auchinleck has a high reputation as witness

tions."

The rumours have arisen be- in antlook, and for shrewaness

cause the Recca has just been vigour in action in all its aspects

goverhauled having had wide regimental and

Ker very rapidly. speed -is" reported to have been staff experience there.

Increased and ake is being painted a cruiser ger

the hurried" decree making "premeditated murder" capital offence, bus his govern- ment, according to reports reach- ing Belgrade, is said to have lost al authority in the country.

OBSCURE SITUATION

The immediate internal Dolitical · developments remain obscure. Re- ports from the Rumanian capitai say that a military cabinet may he set up

PEASANT LEADER SHOT

The exact

number of persons who were victims of the "purge" Is not yet known. A number Assassinations have also been cu ried out in the provinces.

The body of "one of the leaders of the National Pes- sant Party, M. Madgeran, bas now also been found.

of

It is stated that iron Guards

i He was a member of the Chat- fleld Committee on the Defence of India and in that capacity made first-hand study on all sides of India's growing war effort

The lat comprises a and three UFM^2.”

DFC's

UNUSUAL FEAT LONDON, Nov. 28 (BW9)– An RAF bomber's unusual feat of shooting down

Any enemy fighter by night is den cribed by the sergeant s gunner.

"We were on our way back from

Hamburg. Two

bombing and the possibility of broke into the house of M. VE CONCENTRATION

an All-Party Government is even | Madgearu, and took him in a ear!

mooted

to Snagov, on the outskirts of

A portfolio 18 rumoured to have Bucharest, where he was shot.

been offered to Georges Bratianu,

the Liberal leader. who this morn-

VENGEANCE SQUADS LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter)

Ing nad a talk on the situation German propaganda is trying to with Dr. Manzu, "former head

GOVERNMENT ACTION

Rome raato

CAMPS FOR

and.

reraft shells had hit us, bus the

aircraft was still in good shape. Over caught us, but there was no at-

It is suggested that she has been called in to perform

2 mission which the four German ships at Tampico evidently failed to carry out on their recent dash from Port Tammieu,

Bremerhaven search JAPAN WORRIED PARIS STUDENTS tempt to renew the anti-aircraft

why they!

fire.

LONDON. Nov. 29 Reuter- Very soo

we saw

OVER ANGLO-U.S. NEGOTIATIONS

of excuse the massacre as the work According to a report from the were letting us alone. à Messer- the National Peasant Parts. who of the Iron Guard Vengeance French front er 500 Parts students schmitt 109 was coming for us from Tecently publicly protested against squads

have been sent to concentration behind a searchlight beam and cession of part of Transylvania to

TOKYO. No: 29 ° (Reuter)—TƉe | says that the 64 ramps in Germany and others when I say it" there was only 100 Yommri Shimbun, one of Tokyo's Harary under the German-Italian victims were sayage and crmel deported to un-occupied France yards between award

us. There was a big three leading newspapers, in prosecutors of the Iron Guard.

following recent riots, according, burst of machine-gun fire and an editorial today directs, atten- For weeks now Germany has to normation received in Free number of bullets hit us

tion to the Anglo-American nego- The Government appears deter- been painting Gen Codreanu as a French circles.

"fired both guns and caught "tations the further Americno #2- mined to take action both against martyr

The University concerned has the Messerschmitt just as "It did sistance to Heftain. since been closed. The demon- a steep bank right over car wing. į The newspaper asks What will arrations are reported to have been My pilot told me afterwards that. A

American Far Eastern begun on Armistice Day, Nov. 11.

he saw it flash part our nose with palley if the United States wc- STUDENTS KILLED

flames pouring from it. A few quirer another permanent military Students formed

seconds later I saw it again, It base in the Pacific in the form of Wax plunging straight down, Singapore, which is quite different fting the ground, it exploded at from an "agreement for temporary

use for Joins detenes

SAFEGUARDING BRITISH EMPIRE INTERESTS

IN

а procesator ca by youths carrying two poles. In French two poles are "deux

PACIFIC gaules" pronounced tl:e same as

CANBERRA, Nov. 29 (Reuter)-Britain and Australia wil take appropriate measures to safeguard British Empire intereste in the Pacific shuuid they be endangered as the result of the new Japanese foreign policy. This assurance was given to the House of Representatives today by Sir Frederick Stewart. Minis- ter for Foreign- Affairs.

FINNISH PRESIDENT RESIGNS

HELSINKI, Nov. 29 (Reuter)- It is understood that Dr. Kallio, 67-year-old President of Finland, who had a serionis Finess in September has decided to resign, '

1.

Sir Frederick added that Bel ain had done everything to per suade Jaban that her reasonable aspirations would not come into conflict with "reasonable British policy,

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In the meantime a report from Chungking says that the Chinese Government is álmost certain to lanore Wang Ching- wel's peace appeat when is te received.

the lame or the Free. French leader

The demotistrators attempted to gject the Germanis from a well- known cafe in Mont Parnasse. whereupon German troops Inter- vered and restored order, but not before 11 students were killed,

Nazi Railway Nerve Centre Is Disrupted

COLOGNE SUBJECTED A message from Tokyo states; TO HEAVY RAIDS

that Cabinet Ministers headed by

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter)——

Inn

Oblique Nazi Move To Draw Yugoslavia Into Axis Fold

LUNDON, Nov. 29 (Renter)-The surprising offer of closer relations made by Count, Cesky on behalf of Hungary to Yugoslavia suggests that the Axis is now turning its attention to Yugoslavia. writes Reuter's Dipfomatie notrespondend.

Direct approach having failed | --

in the cases of Russia, Spain and

Bulgaris. Germany is apparently TRAWLERS, LOST BY

making an oblique movement through

satellite of the Axis

with the object_of_gauging the

ENEMY ACTION

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DAYLIGHT RAIDS ON BRITAIN

HOUSES DAMAGED IN KENT

GENERAL METAXAS

UNDER FIRE LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter) German propaganda is continuing " to attack General Metaxas, Greek Premier for life, for having said that Greece is fighting to restore

LONDON, NOV. 29 (Reuter)-liberty to Albania ured in daylight raids yesterday.., terday produced a statement from Nobody was killed or seriously" in-

The German news agency yes

Five enemy fighters were shot down kit as our.... fighters · wei

states the Air- Ministry.

some Italian puppet in Tirana, Enemy fighters and fighter capital of Albania, expressing his LONDON, NOT° 29°(Reuter)— Bombers - nave. Hówn af a great hatred of Greece. strength of Yugoslav resistance. British trawlers Durgeness, height over Kent and the Thames According to the result of these and Fontenoy have been lost as Estuary on several occasions dur- feelers the Germans will use either the result of damage in action by mg the day, but very few bogpha Public elections in the present the Prime Minister. Prince Konnye, Cologne-German rallway nerve

cajolery or threats. **

enemy, aircraft. The Admiralty were dropped. mternational situation would prob had a conterence for over two centre between the north and the

There is nothing to show what annomices that there were no cas-Several houses were damaɛru in ably be avoided by the special law hours with the Chief of the Army Provinces and the highway across the Tugostar reaction will be usities in either case.

one town in. Eent enabling nis successor to be chosen and the Navy.

but there has undoubtedly been w the Rhme between Germany and

the attitude of "alf occupied West Europe has been stiffening in

the Balkan countries, except. Rumania, since Greece's, magnisi- cent effort against the ·ZERZETT - aggression.

by the same Electoral College of 300 who placed President Kallio in éffice in 1937

New Post For General Catroux

TIGHTEN CO-OPERATION

The British Danceà unicentrali ed for several hours on the net-," work of railway lines, goodayarda and railway stations on both sides

It was stated that the object or subjected to heavy British air the conference was to tighten up attacks on two successive nights. co-operation between the Govern- ment and the High ComIUSZ O

Japanese sources in Moscow ** port thát nÓW approaches have been made for a non-aggression pact between Soviet Russia and double railway tracks and a high weight into the scale to check the Japan.

Axis intrigues in Bulgaria,

AXIS INTRIGUES There are indications that xogo- of the great Hobezodern Bridge slavia has been in touch with the

the triple bridge carrying two Turks, and bas also thrown a

The Japanese Ambassador The bombing succeeded in

If Hungary merely wither to

to the Soviet is reported to have hindering the flow of essential improve economic and traffic re said that he hopes to accomplish traffic at this vital point. To add lations with Yugoslavia, the re

to the dislocation of traffic, tooda ponse would be sympathetic, but Yards in other quarters of the city. Count Csaky's warning that were also raided.

"voluntary half-limitation is so Wert and east of the urlage times more profitable than theore- fires were observed after the raid, cal independence" sounds rather one being a mile long and very like an admonition from MOR which has already lost "Its QWY! VICHY PROTEST

tall.

LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter}) General Catroux, former Governor- General of Indo-China, has be-, come High Commissioner of Free It is generally believed in Lon France and General de Gaulle's don that even if such a pact is representative in the Near East, signed it will have little effect on it was announced

from

Free the general world situation. Franch headquarters yesterday.

WANG'S EXHORTATION General Catroux will have his SHANGHAI, Nov. 29 (Reuter). headquarters in Cairo and the in what he described as "my last field of action, military and poll- sincere exhortation" "before" sign- tical, entrusted to him will covering the Nanking-Tokyo freaty. ernment concerning the alleged Egypt Minor and the Balkans.

The protest by the Vichs Goti

"CERTAIN RISKS”

In other respects, the Hungariaus the Sudan. Syria. ` Asla Wang Ching-wet today télegranh bombing of Marseilles by the Foreign Minister's speech sounded ed tieneral Chiang Kai-shek urg. RA.P. is still under consideration rather like an apology for the ing him to terminate hostilities and investigations are being made, decision-of-hia-Government to according to the pro-Wang paper "ays Reuter's Diplomatic "corres nk Its fortunes with the Axis. New China Dalis News,

His admission that Hungary had

Chungking To Ignore Wang Ching-wei

rondent,

Wang says that It is now fully Foreign reports suggesting that taken "certain risks indicated the agreed with Japan that as soch Marvelles was bombed deliberately measure of doubt at the back of as peace has been restored and by the RAF are stated to se com- his ming CHUNGKING, Nov. 29 (Reuter, tabulity in China achieved Jap pletely untrue. The Chinese Government will unese troops would be withdrawn almost certainly ignore Wang from Chind within the stipulated The children of the Bir John The Turkish Government has Chipg-wel's peace appeal. -

period of tim

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