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BY JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON
Aftermath
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Abdication Of Despot Of
Iran Breaks Grim Bonds
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) ·
TEHERAN, Sept. 17 (Delayed).—Striving desperately till the last to retain "Dear Mrs. Culbertson: 1 messed that could be thrown about the hand his position, Shah Riza Pahlevi was forced from the throne by the surging demand of his own people who had been brought to the point of revolt by the tyranny of the last 16 years.
it was not until 4 am, that I suddenly My correspondent's analysis of what
realized I had overlooked the simplest sort of safety play on the second trick. I wonder what percentage of experta
would have seen it.
"South, denler.
"Neither side vulnerable.
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"I was South and the contract was Avo clubs. I was annoyed that it was not six clubs when I saw the duminy.
"The king of dinmonde was opened by West and East gave him the deuce, A heart was led; I thoughtlessly fnessed and loat to the king. A diamond was returned. I trumped, drew trumps, led a small spade to the board and, after putting on the acc, had to lose a spade trick. I do not think that I played the spades Improperly, as even had I started from the board I would have played to keep top
one
of the lion..
hanours th both
"But if on the second trick, I had played the are of hearts, drawn trump, trumped the last diamond, and then given up the heart, no dis- tribution of spades could have beaten me. S. II., New York."
If
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this safety play should have been, however, was not entirely accurate. till would have a guess in the spade Played precisely as he suggested, he still That
Only a still lingering fear of the ruthless despot, whose suit.
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to say, after stripple secret police were as efficiently organised as the Gestapo pre- the North-Souths hands of diamonds and throwing a defender on lead with vented them from rising against him during the last two weeks. the heart queen, a
spode return would leave a "guças."
By Monday only one quarter the normal life of the country and For example remained from which he could maintain the same friendly relations Huppose East were to
to take the heurt
with the two governments. Theref. queen and lead a low spade. Declarer expect help senior officers of will soon be no more difficulties." would, of course, follow low, and let the Army whose positions endow
Fadden Tells Country The swearing in the Crown Prince us assume nine-spot would force
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).- the queen. Now declarer would have them with rich pickings. The on the new Shah will take place at
Australian Com- to guess whether to lay down the remainder of the army, consist-4.30 p.m. on Wednesday in Parlia- Speaking of the
monwealth's obligation to Russin, Mr ace, playing East for a possible re-ing of conscripted peasants and The Crown Prince will swear an A. W. Fadden, the Austrailon Prime mainder of Jxx, or lead a low spade under-paid young officers, is as oath on the Koran, according to the Minister, said it was clear that Soviet from the dummy so that if Fast show hostile to him as the rest of the formula laid down by the Constitu- Union needs were more tlun the ed out a finesse could be taken against
tion. The coronation which will be material support that the United the jack in West's hand.
population.
secular ceremony will take place States and the British Empire could later, possibly after the war.
to lier
the
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ment.
The new Queen, Fawzich, the 20-
remaining gambled, to the last minute on the year-old sister of King Farouk has obligations
The truc safety play was to take the heart Bec, draw the adverte | trumps, ruff dummy's
diamond, and then cash the spade ace before the heart queen. Now if a spade were returned if would prove one of two things, both satisfactory from declarer's point of view: either that the spade suit would break or that the leader of the second spade was the one who originally had four.
Tomorrow's Hand
South dealer. Both sides vulnerable,
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As my correspondent points out, here was an opportunity for a little known but valuable safety play. the contract had been six clubs, of How should Enst defend against course the heart finesse had to be South's four heart contract? Opening trled, but at five, any safety factor lead, heart seven.
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It is believed that the Shak hope that the Army would help him quell a popular uprising and that the British and Russians would not intervenc
ally, "We are bound by our Egypt, will not attend the oath security as well as by our honour to ceremony. During the crisis, she give her this help. There should be
her small; stayed at Isfahan" with
no slackening. The respite we have daughter.
gained by Russia's resistance, will Departing Diplomats provide us with a chance to al up It is reported that the Cabinet saw tion but was met with a blunt re ear for Tarbiz, from where they will
The staff of the Rumanian Lega-the gap in our own defence require- him on Monday night, urging obilica.
tion leaves Teheran on Tuesday by ments.".
"Speaking in London to-day,, Mr fusal. He then 'sought the advice of Sle William Bullard, the British pass through Turkey on their way to Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Rumahla. The German, Hungarian Warfare, also referred to the help Minister, through a secret emissary and Bulgarian Legations leave by the that Britain is giving to Itussin and The realisation that he could not same route. on Wednesday. The the help that the Russian resistance- obtain any help from Britain pro- familles of the Germans had origin-was, giving to the common cause. bably convinced him that the "game ally elected to go with the men so Everything that Dow
reaches was up."
the British made special arrange-Viadivostok is for the use of Russia Tuesday morning he ments for them to be billeted with and the Germans, who used to Early on
gel concentration supplies through this channel hend summoned the Premier to the Win their husbands. In ter Palace near Teheran to which he camps in India; but apparently they have forfeiled that opportunity by had moved from his Summer Palace have now been ordered by the Ger- reason of their attack on the Soviet In the mountains to the north and man Government to return to Ger- Unlon, handed him the deed of abdication, many.
Although every effort was made to for the journey is provided by the The great number of cars 'required the abdication- keep
secret for-fear of disorders, the
Iran Government, which are requisi- news quickly spread throughout the capital and big crowds toning them. The German Minister has given his word that the convoy gathered before loud-speakers at will not linger on the way.. mid-day to hear the official an- nouncement.
Prisoners Freed One of the first results of Riza Khan's removal from power is the
release of some of the great numbers of political prisoners who scowl the
On
The Italians, who insisted travelling in a separute convoy from the Germans, are expected to leave Teheran on Thursday.
SUPPLYING NAVAL BASES
Call On Merchantmen NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Reuter) --- Rear-Admiral Adolphus Andrews, Commandant of the Third Naval District, announced that the United The strength of the other legations States Navy has arranged to use is smaller. It is not yet known merchantmen-as-supply ships to 17 whether Hungarian, Rumanian and naval bases outside continental United Bulgarian subjects will also be States. repatriated.
Several have been put into service Constitutional Monarch and the remainder will be ready The Prime Minister said he had shortly. been authorised by the new Shah to All ships will be monned with say that he would rule as a com-civilian crews. pletely constitutional monarch. "Ite will observe the law of the constitu- tion
the of the people of Iran,
All- said,
Crown Jewels were safe in the Nă- tional Bank in Teheran.
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THREAT TO PARISIANS
Extreme Reprisals For Acts Against Nazis
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY Z VICHY, Sept. 17 (UP)—The Geri : nans have published a netice In Poris threatening to take hostages. from "all calegories of the Parisian population" if the attacks continua against German military personnel...
The occupation authorities
stato that the notice was made in the press and by placards as a follow-up of the execution of ten hostages yester
Lot the attacks continud.
the occupation authorities will make. [reprisals in increasing numbers, and hostages will not be exclusively chosen from among the Communists but all categories of the Parisian population,"
Indian Politics Find Vent * In Bengal
CALCUTTA, Sept. 17 (Reuter) What appeared to be an imponding Parliamentary crisis in Borgo the been temporarily averted.
gools. The Shah dismissed from }
ost the Minister of War immediately post after "Cease Fire" had been ordered. Before throwing him into prison, Rizo Khan beat him with the flat of his
and kicked him, sword and
He also struck all the most senior Army elliheran.
who had not already fled from
After interviewing the Premier, the Shah set out in a car for Isfahan, "He will obey all acts already Crown Prince Takes Oath about 220 miles to the south. Istui passed or in future to be passed by is the ancient centre of Persian art and culture, where young men and amend the wrongs done, to the people loyalty to the constitution In the Gando, Price.& Co., Ltd. the resignations of the Premiers of boys whose sight is not yet ruined singly or collectively.""
présence at Parliament at 4.55 p.m. by the closeness of their work still "He will try to ensure that all to-day,
of paint some the world's finest hopes and wishes of the people shall miniatures on
on comel bone and be realised," the Prime Minister told SOFIA, Sept. 17 mother of pearl,
members,
Passed Allied Troops
On the road he must have passed
TEHERAN, Sept. 17 (UP)—The
Parliament and will do his best to Crown Prince took the oath of
Legation Forced Out
(UP)-It is ofcially stated that the Bulgarian He also promised full facilities for Legation at Teheran has been forced Committee of Parliament with ex-to leave the city under pressure, of British and Indian troops advancing peris to verlly his assurance that the the British and Russian autheriller.
atty
on
Teheran. It is not yet known whether he had taken with him
of the vast fortune he has amassed from his trade in monopolles and taxation—a fortune he kept in the vaults of his palace. A part has al- ready been sent to America and perhaps to England.
Special precautions are being taken by the Peraian Government as well as British and Russian troops In case the tyrannised people should seek revenge on the former Shah's agents. Russians Near City
Russian troops lad on
Tuesday reached the 30th kilometre stane from Teheran, from where they can reach the city In 25 minutes. If Teheran remains quiet, they are. ex- pected to remain there till Wednes- day when they will enter same time as the British,
at the At present there is complete calm in the city. People in the streets reem dazed by the news although they have lived in hourly expectation of it for the last two weeks.
ane
Shortly after the announcement. In Parliament, Government pamphicis were circulated in the streets nouncing Riza Khan'a obdication and giving the text of the abdication deed which stated: "Because I spent all my energy for the good of the country during these last years, it is necessary that a younger man who can do more for the country shall take my place. I therefore recom mend. that the Crown Prince shall succeed me. From: to-day, the 250s of Shahrivar (Iran uses, a solar calendar dating from Mohamed's night from Meccs), the Iranian nation And Army must obey the new Sliab recognising him as the rest and +-+-+ | must give him the same
They gave me,
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Later the Government announced
The Shah left Teheran this morning
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Following the recent demand for
Bengal, Assam and Punjab from the Viceroy's National Defence Council, which was made by the Executive Council of the All-India Muslim Mr Fazul Huq the Bengal League, Premier, obeyed the League mandate
and
eil bed from the Defence Coun-
also resigned from the League- Executive Council.
This action was followed by de- monstrations and counter-demonstra- tions In Bengal. Six motions of no confidence were passed in the legis- Inture against the Finance Minister, Subravardhy before the House was adjourned until September
No Confidence Motions Supporters of the Premier and other Party leaders have sent letters to the Governor cxpressing want of confidence in the Finance Minister.. The Governor called a conference of Párty leaders to consider the situa- tion and told them that he will pro- rogue the assembly
It meets lo-morrow bly, when it
accordance with his previous
decision. The assembly will be summoned again in Novem ber when freak non-confidence motions will have to be brought na Use of which notice has already, been given will have lapsed.
Five Austrians Executed
́Hostile Tendències STOCKHOLM, Sept. 17 (Reuter). -Five Austrian, were; executed' in |Berlin on Tuesday, according to tho Berlin correspondent of the Swedish paper "Dagens Nyheter."
suld
Of one Eduard Jaroslawsky, it
that lie displayed. Hostile ten- dencies towards Ulo stato for many years and had recently attempted to Impair Lito
powers of..
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the German people
executed for reason of espionage, which they per formed for payment from a foreign Power.
The other four were.
Another Nazi Killed
VICIY. Bept. 179(Router), A [German-N/C,03 was gravely wounded) by someona, unknown Jast night÷nesty? TAYIN Ho died this morning,
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