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VOL. 1 NO. 37

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1946.

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COMMUNISTS LEADING IN EARLY

RETURNS OF FRENCH

ELECTIONS

BIDAULT'S PARTY RUNNING SECOND

SOCIALISTS DROP BACK

INTO FOURTH PLACE

PAR

„ARIS, NOV. 10 (UP).—THE EXTREME LEFT AND EXTREME RIGHT ARE APPARENT- LY GAINING GROUND ́AT. THE EXPENSE OF THE MIDDLE POPULAR REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE FRENCH ELECTIONS TO-DAY.

Early returns from scattered districts placed the Communists in the front with 25,525 votes out of 90,276. The Popular Republicans, led by Premier Bidault, who won the last elections, was to-day run- ning second with 20,385 votes.

according to the new constitution of

the Fourth Republic. This is the 10th

KALANINE T by ACA BİTERAKARTVEZA

ALBANIAN-GREEK

BORDER CLASH

London, Nov. 10.—The Tirana radio to-day broadcast a report of a frontier incident In which

Greck troops and Albanians were alleged to have fought with hand-grenades and machine- guns for half an hour.

Quoting the Albanian news agency, the radio said that on Wednesday a Greek offoer and four other ranks crossed the frontier Into Albania and were fred on. They gave a signat and Greek soldlers crossed the frontler to their assistance,

After half an hour, the Greeks withdrew, added the agency-Reuter.

Head Of Cochin

China Govt Commits Suicide?

Paris, Nov. 10.-The Presid- ent of the Provisional Govern-

The Right-wing Republican! Of the 3,000 candidates, 018 will be Party showed most surprising chosen for the Legislative Assembly ment of Cochin China, Nouyen strength with 17,662 votes,

van Tinh, was found hanging by while the heretofore powerfulceration, although the city of Paris bedroom in Saigon to-day, the election held in Frence since the a length of copper wire in his Socialist Party is in the fourth has only valed eight times. However, French news agency reported. place with 17,352 votes,

this is the first time since 1930 that power for a lengthy period:

Legislative Assembly will hold The agency described the death

as suicide.

since 1930.

They will decide the make-up of the new National Assembly of the Fourth Republic which is scheduled to run France for the next five years.

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LEST

WE FORGET

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Workmen erecting scaffolding round the Cenotaph In 'White- hall prior to the addition of an Inscription. commemorale.. the dend of the 1939-46 war.

The King unveiled the Inscription. yesterday-Remembrance Day.

“Invasion? Of

S California Begins To-Day

Indian Congress To Meet Despite Communal Riots

For Reservations

Price 20 Centa

Tel: 27880

Jew Terrorists Blow Up Main Line Railway Station In Palestine

JERUSALEM, Nov. 10.-One British soldier was slightly injured when an explosion occurred 30 minutes after the Ras el Ein railway station, north of the main junction of Lydda, was evacuated to-day. The military ordered evacuation following discovery of a number of sultenses marked “bombs, dangerous” in the waiting room of the station.

The damage has not yet beenaksessert.

It was learned later that the main station building was com- pletely destroyed and other buildings extensively damaged in the explosion, in which three British soldiers and one Arab are now stated to have been slightly injured,

IL is authoritatively stated Jerusalem that three Jews drove up to the station in a black van, enter- ed the waiting room carrying suit- cases and threatened a signalman who challenged them, at pistol point. They made their getaway before the police and troops reached the scene.

The Ras el Ein station is on the main falfa-Kantara fine, linking Palestine with Egypt.

The tram Zvai Leum! broadcast to-night acknowledged responsibili- ty for the bombing of the Ros E1 Ein station, declaring: "We suc- ceeded in cutting communications between Palestine and Egypt."

Another broadenst by the lerrorist organization sald: "No security

Morale Of China's Communists Declining?

Kalgan, Nov. 4 (Delayed),' (UP)-Wang Yo-ming, 11 young officer of the Communist Eighth Route Army who sur- rendered to General Tu Tab-yi's forces in Huaian, Chahar, said

that the prevent to-day

Communist Irgun soldiers from 'renching; theit, Eighth Army morale is declin- ing and disclosed that it is divided into two opposing cliques.

measures in Britain, or in British

cmbassies abroad, wi

Kool."

Haganah eireles sald that although they genuinely dissociate themselves from the frgun and Stern, groups' policies of action they would not degenerate into an internal strup- gle as long as damage from outside lcoms ever inger.""

Wang said the fled armed forcen are made up of free clorses at soldiers veterans of the long Com muist

1936 from Kingi to... Yenan, those who felned the fight against Japan' in 1937 and the com-. pulsory draftees who constitute the non-vocal element.

Revealing the growing animositý between the two cliquer, he said the

In bitterly cold and foggy weather this morning French men and women started straggling to the polls in the ↑ The fale of France's former Pre- Yesterday evening, according to frat normal repubilean election here | maior and Foreign Minister, M.the agency report, the President

With the return to Jerusalem ef Georges Bidault, is at stake to-day attended a meeting of the Counell

Jamul Hussein), acting chuirmag u since it was indicated last week he of Ministers and appeared very will not fly to New York to particl-depressed. To the ministers

New Delhi, Nov. 10,--The All- the Arab High Committee with other San Francisco, Nov. 10, (UP) pale in the United Nations unless were tendering their resignations in The first peacetime triphi- India Congress will hold its high-ranking members of the High Committee, it was understood here his party the centre Catholic MRP order to allow the President to re-bious war games in the nation's annual session at Meerut, scene that the ground had been prepared "long trek" clique had more power, obtains a suficient majority.

"I am history will get under way on of communal disturbances in the In Lebanon for co-operation of the than the anti-Japanese clique make heartbroken to have led you on this Monday when

Palestine Arab a full

Army's Najada ing adventure.

United United Provinces, on November kutuwa plus youth: organisations of all the important decision, and: States infantry division sails 23 as arranged, it was announced

enjoying certain special privileges. This clique is determined to

fight from Olympia, Washington, to here to-night.

on and usup power for tin oven-. make an assault on an "enemy"

tual one-party rule to build a now who has "overrun" southern

China" but the anli-Japanese (elique California

wants peace. and the south

The number of registered voters Is listed at 25,000,000, although only 75 per cent pre expected to cast ballots to-day. Abstentions are be- lleved Inevitable partly through Frenchmen's fatigue over the recent constituent elections and partly hi protest of the Increasing com- plexities in the always muddled French political situationi.

However, early reports from both the rich and poor districts of Paris showed a possible upset of the pre-j. dicted heavy abstentions.

In the right bank worker's quar-

ters, men and women were hanging around the polling booths before opening. Government clerks said they had seen many voting cards which had not been punched for the last

three cicutions indicating that there were Frenchmen who were voting for the first time in the Notional Assembly election.

This may be due to the frenzied activity on the part of all parties to head the electorate to die polls.

The polling booths close at 6 p.m. and the results in France, excepting the colonies, are expected early to

inorrow.

form the Cabinet, he said:

of

The magistrate in charge of the inquiry into the death of Nouyen van Tinh, stated to-day: "There is no doubt that this was a case Indications were thal Gen de suicide," the French news agency Gaulle's criticisms of the Bidault's well-informed circles in Paris, western states. caused Premier Georges party to lose substantially to the Tinh's suicide is attributed to Right-wing Republican Party of

treme worry over the continued Liberty, who had nearly 20 per cent pressure from elements Inside and outside his Cabinet, connected with of the votes, against less than per cent in the June elections, adds the neighbouring Viet Namh Reuter,

republic.

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M. Bidault waited his turn to vole at a girls' school near Eiffel Tower, Photographers, reporters and cameramen flocked round him on his arrival,

In

nomous

ex-

Thousands of troops of the Second Division will swarm ashore between

Ing "bombardment" from units of the Pacific Fleet,

Ten people were killed and 50 were injured in Meerut and several people were arrested for breach of the 24-hour curfew imposed - after- stabbing incidents last night.

Router,

Gandhi's Tour

the northern neighbours of Palestine.

Reuter and United Press,

Reign Of Terror

In Bulgaria

*** Wing added that those of the first clique, were allowed to marry after the Japanese surrender but "those of the anti-Japanese clique were not permitted to find a wife." AN

Forty-five people were reported to have been killed and 25 seriously injured af Shahjahanpur on Thurs- Los Angeles and, San Diego from day when 40 people were killed and Innding craft covered by a thunder-30 were injured.

The health of the Eiglith Route The Viet Namh leaders have con-

Mahatma Gandhi, who is touring

Army is deteriorating, sald Wong. the riot-affected areas in eastern

Athens, Nov. 10 (UP)- Officers and men received equal pay sistently demanded the inclusion of

Bengal, declared in an interview

which is seven cattles of wheat per mlic's

China within the Viet Namh

The Second Division are veterans published in his weekly newspaper,

Government reports from Serres month but officers above battalion territory whereas the

of D-Day at Normandy, the driva | Harijan, to-day that communal state that Ligut Col Ivan Inavoli commander are given extra allow- French authorities favour an auto- ncross France from Brest to the trouble will continue as long

Cochin

He said the Eighth Army is as Kologanoff, of the Bulgarian | ances. China, at any rate Siegfried Line and the Baille of the British troops remain in India. Army, surrendered to a Greek weapons which were taken over from equipped mostly with Japanese A message from Cardinal Suhard, until the Archbishop of Paris, was read in our decides otherwise by a referendum Bulge.

frontier post at Belles Mountain the Japanese in China Proper fol- The In the capital, Catholic churches

provisional

for government

After securing a beachhead, the Calcutta, Nov. 10.--Mahatma and informed Greek Army lowing the Japanese surrender and urging the congregation to vote but Cochin China was established last Second Division will advance inland Candil, continuing his taking no comment on the choice of June. The

ten miles over rugged Eastern Bengal riot districts, to-day officials of a reign of terrorism some were sent from Manchuria

At present left in Kalgan, Wang within the Cochin.

through defences vislied a village where 19 men were in Bulgaria in which more than is enjoying a large measure of free- to-day also colled on their readers president Tigh was forend by the prepared and manned by "enemy" killed and burned together in one 60,000 have been executed and dom of movement under

last Thursday when

Generat troups. The penetration is expected house on October 15. majority of his Cabinet to accept the to take four days. Simulated battle He saw the charred bodies still 40,000 imprisoned and many Fu's policy of benevolent treatment demand for n

n "complete reshume" conditions will test

for Red war prisoners. He is being for the first

lying on the bloodstained floor of exiled. of his Cabinet.

given option of going back to his time the fighter group of P-80 jet- the house

only where No other explanation of the ex-propelled aircraft. Airborne troops escaped death in an attack by

Col Ivanoff, who was said to be an National Army, saying "when I fight home in Pelping or Joining the President's suicide has been forth-will also be employed on the hooligans, Mrs Sucheta Kripalani, Important officer in the Bulgarian coming. He left no letters. Rumours morning of D-Day plus 1 and wife of Mr J. B. Kripalani, Con- Ministry of War, told Army officials for the Government I will be fight- in Indo-China on the subject are "casualties will be evacuated by Fress Party President, showed Mr that as a result of the purge Bulgar for the country's future."

the same planes that bring in air reinforcements.

10 ถ

constal hills

candidates. All French newspapers China ty of Viet Namh eight to

to record their votes as their duty to elect the first full-term National Assembly.

AMERICAN ACCUSED AT TIRANA SABOTAGE TRIAL

Belgrade, Nov. 10. (UP)—Mr Harry I. Fultz, member of the American mission in Albania, was mentioned In the opening sessions of the Tirana trial of alleged sabo- teurs as instigator of sabota -e activity on the Lake Malig reclamation project in the Koritza district, near the Greek border.

Vasil Mano, technician on the pro-, year Taler.. Fultz then left Albania Ject and one of the defendants on hot feturning until he took up dutles| trial gave testimony yesterday that with the American the saboteurs received directive and Albania, money from Fultz,

сп

mission

In

It was learned from American

rife.

The late President was a Buddhist and it is pointed out locally that for a Buddhist to commit suicide is the highest form of protest against false accusations.--Reuter.

Eisenhower To

Be U.S. Envoy

To Britain?

Real gunfire and bomb support from numerous navel vessels and Army Air Force planes will support the assault.

Paris And London

Draw In Rugby

Encounter

Paris, Nov.`. 10,--Paris, and London draw, three points all, in the traditional inter-city Rugby Union match here this afternoon, All the scoring came in the first half.

tour of

1wo men

Gandhi round the village, a once fan officers by the hundreds have been thriving community but now lout-driven into the hills where they have. ed by hooligans and completely de-formed resistance bands. He said that serted by its inhabitants, Reuter. Gen Ivan Kinoff, chief of the Bul-

Kale Carrying Banned"

garlan General Staff, lasued a cond- New Delhi, Nov. 10.The Bombay dential order for the arrest of all provincial government

last night officers who have shown no sympathy decreed knife carrying a criminal for the Communist Party.

Those arrested with knives

offence. whipped in public.

in their possession are liable to be Col Ivanoff is en route to Athens via Solonika for questioning by the Ministry of War.

There has been a slight improve- ment in the riot situation throughout the country.

Calcutta municipal government's Intest mes aurex was the application of collective finen on whole districts where disturbances took place- Central News,

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the

*~*~* ADMIRAL'S 'CRUISE

HMS Belfast soiled yesterday Denis Boyd, C-in-C BPF, in a short wearing the flag, of Vice Admiral Sir

cruise during which he will visit Penang and Singapore. He is ex- pected to return the "first week in December.

FIGHTING INTENSIFIED THROUGHOUT SHANTUNG

Nanking, Nov. 10 (UP)-Fighting Intensified throughout Shantung. Peninsula as the deadline for Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek's 'cease-fire order neared and as the United States Presidential envoy, General George C. Marshall attempted to win Communist support to stop fighting.

Lender of the sabotage activity, diplomatic sources in Athens to-day which reportedly started, in June that Mr Joseph E. Jacobs, American Washington, Nov. 10 (UP) this year, was Avdul Sharra, who is representative in Albania who is be- also a defendant at the trial. Mancing recalled, is now held a virtual The unofficial service publication Bald his wife functioned as Halion prisoner in his residence at Tirana. Army Times to-day said that the between the group and Fultz and An Informed source said that on United States Army Chief, Gen

For snatching a wrist watch from recent visit to Tirana he called Dwight Eisenhower, is planning carried letters to Sharra from Fultz.

woman, Ma - Hon-sang, 18, wha Mano reportedly further stated that uti Air Jacobs and found him livine to retire as soon as ho can.

bentenced to a month and 12.strokes Kujtim Beqiri, successor to Sharra under guard. Mr Jacobs pulled the

reclamation project, received diplomat to the window and pointed It quoted military sources as say-

There were plenty of thrills for of the cane by Mr Sheldon at Cen- the 7,000 spectators at the Parch; destral this, cell aid the incident the

morning. 200 gold Napoleons from Fultz. at મૈં coldier standing in the door ing that Gen Eisenhower is irritated

Also implicated in the trial, ac-way of the house down the street by the apparent lack of

Pridicus. ground and they saw Lon-' clear-cul cording to official information, were anu said 'I cannot pass that man policy toward the Army... It is an

dan almant snatch victory when occurred at 1.30 pm, on Saturday in Loughton Hill Road. The woman

Gen Morahall' called a meeting Gen-Chou En-Ini would take part with a minute, left of play, Davies caught Ma and there was a struggle of this three-man committee this in the commitice, negotiations if the two unidentified UNRRA employees without special police permission. open, secret that the "Army has no

with both of them rolling on who, it was alleged, brought a radia Facts With Ex-Ițing_Zog

atternson to discuss the cease-fire cease-fire order was not conditioned fear picture of how much it, will just missed a drop goal.

Jeep order. receiving and transmitting set to

The Generalissimo's order,upon Communist participation in the London, Nov. 10(UP)-Radio have to spend next year and its In cold, but otherwise favourable ground. Ma) Dira passed in saboteurs on the project so that Tirana aid to-night that the United plans are suffering for want of conditions, Paris were somewhat and arrested Ma.

which called upon his troops to stop National Assembly, If Chou agrees direct contact with Fultz could be States ind inalsted on the validity Whitehouse announcement of arty lucky to take the lead four minutes

fighting at noon on Monday unless to participate it would mark the established.

of all treaties concluded by the specifle sum the

army will

ta from the start through a penalty

attacked, would have little effect first Government-Commmist meeling According

to RA Albanian Government of ex-King Zog, before authorised to use.

presad by Chalney, Paris,

and

on such a level in over two months. were always dangerous.- unless the Communista do likewise. on such a level in over diplomat

The publication said that Gen strongly but the Landon here. Fultz first came to | according

defence | Reuter.

Gen Chen Cheng, Government Meanwhile, strong pressure Albania' is director of the Albanian Albanim recognition to the present

Government.

Omar Bradley has most often been held."

Chief-off-Staff, then-lal.

to confer being put on the Generalissimo by Vocational School at Tirana about The broadcast, quoting the mentioned as Gen Elsenhower's suc-

SWITZERLAND WIN Lewith Gen Chou

the Gen Marshall and Dr Lo Lung- 20 years ago. The school, which Albanian telegraph agency, sald the cessor but that it is erroneous

Communist representative. General chl, Democratie League leader, to had the financial support of wealthy United States had decided to with- assume that Bradley will be chosen

Assembly Chen held a meeting with. General postpone the National Americans and a Scholarship Fund draw the military mission

Bernie, Nov. 10.Switzerland beat despite as successor. The paper paid some

tho Political Consultalive Marsbull this forming to determine until 10th Soccer Austrin 1-0 in the the American Junior Red the fact that the Albanian Govern- reports assert that Gen Eisenhower from

whether he would participate.

Council's Steering Committee invokes Cross was nationalised and placement had done its utmost to agree will be the next Ambassador to

International between the two coun- under the Ministry of Education ten) on-recognition of the treaties.

Hellable Communist sources said I Britnih

tries here to-day-Router.

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to

Koal

London fought back and equalled after 20 minutes through an un- converted try by Melver. The Parla backs were much faster and safer than the London backs, but the visiting forwards played excellently

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