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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1947.

Wide Raids DUTCH SEARCHED BRITISH

In India

SEQUEL TO LOSS

OF DEFENCE PLAN

New Delhi. Jan. 16.

hend-

Raids on Communiat quarters and private houses

conducted widely

were

India yesterday.

over

The calds were evidently an effori to recover interior defence plans, parts of which had been published In Communist papers.

The Government of India Press Information Section declared that the raids were not ordered by the Central Government, but were ear- rled out apparently with the co- operation at provincial governments,

In the Delni raids, the New Delhi pulico sald they seized a number of pamphlets called "Operation Any- Jum,"

In

F. H. Bridgeman, Superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Divi sion of the Delhi police, sold the pamphlet had been published Bengal and when found in the raids, it was seized He declined to say whether that was the only document Bought by the puller--Associated

Press.

SUPPRESSING DACOITS

Rangoon, Jan. 15.

KLM-

U My, acting Minister for Home and Social Affairs, sald to-day that Indian regiments have been mored to help suppress disturbances started by Dacoit gangs with "rub- bery, looting and terrorisation" Yamethin und Pyinnna districts.

In

Black

He said that units of the Cnt Division (the veteran 17th. Indian Division) "have played their

part

He described the Dacolts or having "Communist tendencies" and added that "precautionary measures aure being taken and we are certain of controlling

situation"-Asso- The ciated Presa.

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SHIP,

GAVE NO REASON

Batavia, Jan. 15. The Captain of the British merchantman, Empire Mny Rover, Mr Gilbert Kent of Chingford, London, said in Batavia yesterday that the Netherlands Navý “with- out explanation,” Intercepted his vessel on January 8, placed armed guards nboard and forced the ship to leave the Nationalist held port of Cheribon under the escort of a Dutch corvette.

"I have still been given no reason for the Dutch action,"

CHOU EN-LAI said Captain Kent on arrival in

CRITICISES

MARSHALL

Batavia. "We shall demand the fullest possible damages,"

07)

Chinese

Losses In -Palembang

Singapore, Jan. 14.

ro-

The Chinese community in Palembang, oil refining centre in Captain Kent sald the vessel was southeast Sumatra, has

its way to Perth, Australia, carrying 35 motor cars from Singa-quested the Chinese Chamber of pore, when it became apparent that Commerce here to organise a the vessel would not be able to protest meeting against the complete the voyage because of en- 1,000 Chinese casualties during

clashes between Dutch Indonesians.

gine trouble.

The Chinese charterer decided to sell the cargo in Cheribon after ar-

Nanking, Jan. 15. Yenan Radio to-day quoted Gen Chou En-lai, No. 2 man of the Chinese Communists, us | rival Were. sharply criticising Gen George.

to

sald

The corvelle intercepted the Em- C. Marshall's farewell statement pire May Hover after 24 motor cars been unloaded, said Captain blaming reactionaries in both the had

Kent. An officer and six ratings Communist Government and

were placed aboard and the vessel camps for failure nchleve

was ordered to proceed to Dutch- coalition and peace.

held Semarang, under escort. The Yenan broadcast

Gen At Semarang, Captain Kent con- Chou expressed regret that Gen Mur- tined, the vessel was searched. No shall, when criticising the Kuomin- thing was found, I was then given fang reactionaries, falled to mention written ortlers to proceed to Batavia that "Generalisalmo Chiang Kai-shekk without touching any is the highest leader of this reac-port, although I wanted to return to tionary group."

Cheribon to finish unloading." ho added.

Gen Chou accused Gen Marshall of "hasty thinking" if he believed any coalition government was pos- sible under the continued leadership of Generalissimo Chiang, even with the assistance of Party Liberals and minority representatives.--Associated

Presa.

Search For

Missing Explorer

London, Jan. 15. Clinging to the belief that Colonel P. II. Fawcett, the Bri-

■

and

The Dutch were alleged to have shelled the Palembang market place

TON OF OPIUM DISCOVERED

Shanghal, Jan. 15.

A ton of high grade oplum valued at $500,000 (U.S. currency) was dis- covered in Shanghai yester- day by the police in the courtyard of a Chinesa re- sidence.-Associated Press.

GEMINENT MAKİNERİ MÜNTIN

GANDHI CONTINUES

MARCH

Four-Power Deputies

Open Talks In London

By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent

London, Jan. 14.

The main decision' taken at this afternoon's opening meeting of the special deputies of the Big Four Foreign Afinisters, charged with preparing the German and Austrian peace settlements, was that the first meeting on Germany is to take place at 10:30 a.m. to-morrow, and the first meeting on Austria at 10:30 am. on Thursday.

I

Sir William Strang said that to Information to journalists who ap- for no relevant documents had beenproached him. received by the special deputies for After much discussion the .com- Austria. It is Assumed that a forence finally agreed to a proposal formal note from the Austrian from Sir William Strang that the Government on the question of meetings of the special deputies for Austrian attendance at the con- Germany and Austria due to-morrow ference, authoritatively understood, and on Thursday should fix their New Delhi, Jan. 15.

to have been handled yesterday by own plan of work. Gandhi to-day continued his march the Austrian Legation In London to through East Bengal, enrrying his the Secretary of the Deputies can- non-violence doctrine into the Noak-ference, has not yet been delivered.

Press Excluded hall district, which was swept by Hindu-Mostem conflict last October. There are no rail connections in the area where the 77-year oki

poor.

from the river and to have attacked patriarch is travelling and roads are from all sessions and that no regular 1 the United States and France.

machineguns

the Indonesians with without warning the Chinese,

The conference to-day also Alex = cussed the question of the supply of information to the press. They de cided that the press is to be excluded communiques will be lasued,

They agreed, however, that the rieputies conference should relain the right to issue #greed

four-power that the occasion demanded it. village, communiques whenever. It was felt

minny harmless girls blow on conch

With Gandhl are his four black Dr. Wu Pak-shing, Chinese Con-outs and small retinue of personal

followers. From village to sul-General here, to whom a report which are close together, followers of the affair has been made, has com municated with the Chinese Conzul-ing hymns, and at the entrance to General in Batavia and asked him shells, a traditional olgnat in Bengal. to bring the matter before the pro- Nationalist | per authorities. leaving here with

A relier A 19

ship food and medicine for Chinese re- fugees at Palembang.

Captain Kent conferred at length with the British Consul-General, Mr GBbert MacKereth, who on Satur- day made a formal protest to the Netherlands Fast Indies government over the treatment

of the Empire May Rover.

The Netherlands Navy announced later that the search had been made for legal arms. Captain Kent sald he had not been informed of this. -Associated Press.

China, Another

Supporter

CX-

1

Varying opinions have been pressed as to whether Gandhil is suc ceeding with his demonstration of force, truth and non-violence. Nows Some 5,000 Chinese have been made papers loyal to him assert that he is homeless, Air Chan Yin-sze. Chair- bringing relief to Hindu's, recently man of the Chinese Chamber of Com-harassed by Moslems who are in the merce at Palembang, said to-day.

He said that both the Dutch and Indonesians were to be blamed, as the Dutch shelling and gunfire caused direct damage to Chinese property

while and loss of life,

certain Indonesian elementa committed arson and looting-Reuter.

Japan Purge Completed

Tokyo, Jan. 14. The Supreme Allied Command has completed its purges of the China and Britain were reported war-seeking elements of Japan to have deelded to support

Lake Success, Jan. 14.

the

there, and that he majority restoring peace and Kood will. Moslem papers describe the tour as a failure-Associated Press.

BLUM'S TALKS IMPORTANT

London, Jan. 14.

The conversations which M. Leon Blum, French Premier, is having in London are likely to cover wider range of matters of Anglo-French interest than the allocation of Ruhr to well-informed coal, Recording! quarters in Landon to-day.

For the rest, it was loft to each of the individual deputies concerned to make what arrangements ho con- siderc proper for the supply of

POLITICAL

CRISIS LOOMS IN GREECE

Athens, Jan. 14.

Rotating Chairmanship To-day the deputies agreed that chairmanship la to rotate weekly between the representatives of the Big Four powers, changing on Mon- days in the following order: Great Britain (which holds the chalman- ship at present), the Soviet Union, Sir William Strang Informed the conference that the

only documents no far before the deputies for Ger- many which had been applied in response to the invitation of the smaller Allled Governments Council of Foreign Ministers by 18 one from Australin dealing with cer- Lain matters of from the Netherlands

procedure and

Government on the substance

of -the German problem. He added that acknow- ledgments of the invitation from the Foreign Ministers Council had been

·received from a large number of overnments of the smaller powers,

were

one

with an assurances that

memoranda would be forwarded.

After a long discussion the de- putles fulled to agree to either of the two alternative proposals for the schedule of future meetings, put for- ward by Sir William Strang. These

The efforts during the past were: two days to compose the differ- the conference the meetings on Aus- 1. That over the whole period of ences between the Populist tria should be held in the mornings (Royalist) Government of Con- and those on Germany in the aftere stantin Tsaldaris and the parlia-noons, or

2. That the deputies should them- mentary opposition before par- solves decide at each session to meet liament reassembles on Thurs-

again. day appeared to-day to have failed.

Soviet Interest In Germany After 3 two-hour Latk with The proposals were opposed by the Themistocles Sophouiis, Liberal Soviet Deputy, Gusev, who sugges- suggested a leader, Tauldaris reported that he had ted that it would be better to con- Populist Government centrate frst on the German settle-

Foreign Service tion headed by C. R. Spriggs Unlied States demand this utonte ex society and further purges German coat production there is not headed by it "neutral" prime minister ment and not to hold any meeings in

Pay Revised

fo.

London, Jan. 14. The official London Gazette night published a new pay, seale and code of conduct for members of Britain's foreign service.

The pay scale ranges from £3,500 for a permanent Under-Secretary of State and heads of major missions to £275 for starting Third Secretaries. The code warned career diplomats that marriage to alien: might dimbilsh Ureir utility and

might

tish explorer, is still alive after 21 years of absence, an expedi-

will soon travel to Brazil search the jungles for him.

Primarily, the expedition will be one to seek gold and diamonds, but Spris, who says he may be away o long as 10 years, holds out the hope that he may either find Faw- cett or learn the facts about his mysterious disappearance.

The adventurer's hope hus been enhanced by the recent statement of Mrs Fawcett, wife of the lost ex- plorer, that she still believes her susband is "alive and is carrying on

Wurren R. Auslin, US, Chief de-

able to increase the French share in On the possibility of Britain being

much optimism in London, where coal shortage is already causing serious difficulties. But there optimism that renewal of Anglo-

contacts at French

the highest political level will initiate a fresh phase of bo-operation between the two countries.

Ls

is

but without success.

control energy be given precedence are unlikely, it was learned in

connection with Austria until come. over world disarmament, If the official quarters to-day.

The political crisis, latent in Greece progress hud been made on the Ger- battle between the United States and The extremely severe purge sys-

since November, seems likely to come man question,

This

proposal wES Russia comes to a showdown in the tem, under way for more than a

to n n head very soon an the National considered by political observers In Security Counet to-morrow.

The year, has swept from public life and

Liberal Party, led by the Deputy London to-night to reflect the pre- US. delegation itself was the source business leadership thousands

Prime Minister, General. Conatas, eminent interest which the Soviet of the report.

Japanese who were the leaders

upon whose support the Tsalduris Union feels in going abcad with the Government depends for its majority groundwork of the Germanı seŝtle- Japan up to September 2, 1943.

Coming soon after the

now in the Assembly, is meeting to-nightment and also the by The main business talk between

well- Occupation legate to the United Nations, com started, the system was designed as A. Blum and the Foreign Secretary:

to consider whether or not to con- known disposition

the of

Soviet muntested with General George Mar-

the broad programine for Mr Ernest Bevin, will take place ni

tinue to lack the government when Government to feel that the Aus- shall in Honolulu and received an art of

those responsible

is not parliament reassembles on Thursday. trian treaty far the Foreign Office to-night; it punishing

a matter of assurance that there will be no change plunging Jopan into her war of ag learned. M. Blum's lunch with Mir

Reuter,

urgency. In the State Department policy, and

Welcoming the delegates to the ression.. It was intended to open Bevin to-day was mainly a social United States will maintain the way for the emergence of new affair. M. Blun spent this morning

conference, the Foreign Minister, demand that The Big Five abolish lenders whose deals

Mr Ernest Bevin, said he hoped it were in line with Mr Clement Attlee,

would be possible before the meet violators of atomic control-United

ing of the Foreign Ministers in Press:

Moscow, due to open to March 10, to evolve a treaty with Austria,

Regarding Germany, Mr Bevin hoped the deputies would not give London, Jan. 14.

100 much time to procedure but Just after M. Fyeder Gusev, the warned that the present stage was. Soviet representative, had mounted only the beginning, not the end of the steps of Lancaster House,

would not St. peace-making--prace James, London, as the last of the come in a moment. deputies of the Big Four Foreign

Only a handful of policemen, two Ministers to arrive at the conference workman and a group of reporters an old brown taxi chugged labor- watched the tour nations' delegatos lously across the deserted courtyard arrive for the momentous peace fronting the building.

talks.--Reuter.

the work he set out to do-lo open | M

even result in "there being no post the Brazilian jungle for others to the velo power in the punishment of with the new domestle constitution.

follow."

in the foreign service to which they

can properly be appointed."

of

The code also baru members the Foreign Service from running for Parliament and states that as ʼn rule, women members will be re- quired to resign upon marriage.

Should a member of the Foreign Service become involved in a divorce Buit, the Secretary of State may under certain_circumstances_call_on him to resignUnited Press.

BURMA LEADERS'

STATEMENT

London, Jan. 14. The Burmese political leaders, when they meet the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, and Cabinet Ministers for the first of their self- government talks, will submit a ten- page memorandum which is in effect Д statement of Burma's political nims and demands.-Reuter.

Hamburg Shipyard

Strike Ends

Hamburg, Jan. 14, The strike of 600 German ship- yard workers in the Deutsche Werft yards in Hamburg ended this morning when the men returned to work on repairing two British ships. The men stopped work on Friday afler complaining that they were unable to work because of the freezing conditions.-Reuter.

Review Of Rape Sentence

Washington, Jan. 15.

The War Department has set

Leo

January 14 to review "the court martial conviction of Private Christensen: on a rape charge in Japan. He was sentenced to death there.-Associnted. Press.

GREEK GUERILLAS STILL ACTIVE

Athens. Jan. 14. Cherilins tore up the railway track betwean Salonika and Drama, northeastern Greece, to-day and blew up a bridge about 14 miles north of Salonika, it was reported here to-night.

It was the fourth rollway wrecking operation in Greece, this week. Trame between Macedonia and Thrace was interrupted.

She said that when she was

ro-

cently in South America she heard stories that her husband had been reen and that evidence of his where

abouts had been found.

The theory that Fawcett has been held prisoner by some Amazon tribo

been advanced has

by Mrs E.

Isacke, Fawcett's alster.

SAUDI ARABIA CONCESSIONS

United Press.

Ex-Diplomat's Allegation

Washington, Jan. 14. Mrs Fawcett, however, holds that The State Department spokesmon

New York, Jan, 14. the explorer "never intended lo como lo-day withdrew his statement

Ki Alexelev, former Russian back when he set out in 1925 to ex-made on January 0 that the United diplomat on the commercial attache's plore the Green Hell

had rejected staff in the Mexico City Embassy, Matto Grosso, el jungles of the States Government

saya

white man's way orderstand the

The

Bikini

Should the French Premier raise qucation of Customs Unlon the feeling is that such a large question could not be settled in a few talics, even at the highest level. On the other hand, the matter might be re- ferred to an Anglo-French experis committee for discussion-Reuter.

FRENCH FIND 50 JAP BODIES

(Continued From Pagò 1) he told her the French protest against acceptance who deserted his past and refused to | that it he was captured by wild of the new oil concessions in Saudi return to Russia as ordered, said al

Ve" attacks on Monday, but expected tribesmen he would stay with them Arabia by two American companies, a press conference here to-day that additional Bghting later, he said. and "bring them to

spokesman declared to-day: the Russian observer in the

In Hanol, where the French and Later. "That is not the case at all. We tests, Professor S. P. Alexandrov, is Viet Namhese huve been battling she said, he intended to send for her are giving the matter consideration in reality an agent of the NKVD since December 19, the food situa

Our Russia's dreaded secret police-in lion continued to be critical but to come and "look after the women and will reply in due time.

which he held the post of comman- position is not settled yel" and children of the tribes."

efforts were being made to resume He added that his earlier state-der of the Soviet Union concentra-rural fe in areas outside the fighting

one arca. The city's

undamaged ment was the result of his being tion

on camps.

elnema resumed operation, drawing "misinformed."

capacity audiences-Associated Press. ARMISTICE HOPES FADE

Hanol, Jan. 14. There is little hope of an early armistice between the French Viet Namb Nationalists in Indo- China.

"I am getting old now, but if that message came I would still go," she said. Associated Press,

Suicide Of Hitler Fanatic

London, Jan. 14

Economle

of

sald

Alexciev said Russia does not yet The State Department

on possess the secret of the atom bomb January that Mr William Clayton, but said that Soviet scientists were Under-Secretary

He for working feverishly to find it. State

that

Communist espionage Affairs, had informed M. sald Henri Bonnet,

of the French Ambassador agents, including members Washington, that since

the NKVD. are

operating on a wide validity of the 1928 agreement, on scale in the United States and are which the French protest was "particularly interested" in the atom based, was being contested in Lon- bomb.-Unlied Press. don courts by private oil companies the United States would maintain a "hands-off" policy.

und

But They Wanted The Museum

It came to a standstill under the great vaulted portico on the spot vacated by Gusev's car. It was not easy to see into the interior of the taxi in the general gloom of the courtyard.

stepped.

The police inspector smartly to open the taxi door after having saluted.

Amazed, he found coutreating him a man and woman and two children, leaning forward eagerly from

the interior of the taxi.

around?"

"Can we have a look

said a North of England voice.

The inspector slammed the taxi door shut. In another second it was chugging away as laboriously as it had coree.

The taxi driver was heard to say as he left the courtyard, "Well, they are visitors and they wanted to sen London Museum. The guide books

Museum, Something ought done about it.”—Reuter.

Mr Clayton, he added, said that Under-Secretary For bloodshed before political negotin- still have this place as London

Air On Tour

to

ba

4

The impression gained from talks with many responsible French and Viet Namh officials and the view of The man for whom the Portuguese police have been searching since be

the man in the street is that the country faces a prolonged period of escaped from a detention camp in November, 1945, Dr Herbert Wissmann, the last German

tions for a peaceful settlement can press the agreement was entered into by

bo resumed, attache in Lisbon, committed suicide private companies of Britain, the

The French are determined to stay by polson when the police went to United States and France and con-

In Indo-China. The Viet Namhese arrest him to-day.

sequently was not one for discussion As he died he uttered the cry, on a governmental level.

London, Jan. 15. are doing their utmost to force them Planes Grounded "Heil Hitler."

On the previous day January

Me Geoffrey de Freitas, Under-

to quit. Meanwhile, thousands .of Police agents found Wissmann M. Bonnet had discussed with Mr Secretary of State for Air, will leave acres of rice plantations lle un- hiding in his own house in Lisbon Clayton the French

view that to-day to tour Royal Air

Manila, Jan. 14. attended, threatening within the

Coloriel Jesus Villamor, Director to-day. When they tried to arrest United States companies had Commands in Greece, the Middle next 12 months a food shortage in a him he swallowed a phial of polson. viainted the "Red Line agreement" East, India, Malaya, China, Japan, country which previously produced of the Bureau of Aeronautics, has Rhodes Associated a yearly exportabile surplus of over Philippines Far East Air Transport

grounding of Hiding in the soma house the police of 1928 by not giving French Kenya also found Adolf Nassenstein, who

tho opportunity concerns

of Press. had been classed by the Allied participation in new oil concessions, authorities as "a dangerous Gestapo-Reuter.

agen

Nassenstein

attempted to shoot

himself but his gun misfired and he

is now under arrest. Both Wissmann 22. KILLED IN

who was known to be netive as a

Nazi agent during the war and Nas NEW AIR CRASH

Puebra, Mexico, Jan. 14.,

and

Force

No More Priority

Air Seats:

one million tons.

ordered the

▼

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwiso stated.

and Parcel Pog Articles minutes earlier below:

Airmail:

Registered plove 30

than the tima "slated -

Wednesday, January 15

Canton, Chungking, 330 pm.

Shanghai, 10 x.m. and_3.30 pm. Saigon. Singapore, Colombo, Sydney, Auckland.

Seamali:

London, 3.30 pm.

Swalow, Amoy, 2 p.m.

Honolulu, USA, Central and

America, 3. p.m.

South

traite, Ceylon. Indla, East and Souths Africa, 3 pm,

Canada (via Vancover), 3 pm. Macao, Tinalian, Shekki, 4pm. Kongmoon, J.

Canton, pan.

Airmail:

Thursday, January 10

Canton and Foochow. 330. p.m. Amoy, Shanghai, Nankin. Hankow, Tsingtao, Pelping, 1.30 p.m.

Reämail:

Swatow, 10 a.m.

Haiphong, to a.m.

Shanghai, 3 p.m.

USA, Contrat and

South

America.

Canada (via San Francisco), 3 pm.

Swatow, Bangkok, noon.

Manila, noon.

Honolulu, USA, Central and South America, Canada, a p.m..

all

p.m

The official viewpoint in Salton-Company planes, pending investiga- which in some respects resembles tions into the crash of one of the Cairo during the phase of the North company's aircraft into the sea off African war or Kandy during the North Luzon on Saturday-Router. "South-east "Azin war-is that the situation is comparatively calm and under control.

the

American

4,000 THIEVES ARRESTED

Hamburg, Jan. 14. Over 4,000 arrests of cool thieves a record were made in Hamburg In Germany stated. yesterday, the British News Service

Reuter.

Straits. Ceylon, India, East and Bouth Africa, Egypt, Europe (via Liverpool) 3

Macao, Tainahan, Shekki, 4 pm. Kongmoon, 4 pm. Canton,

Airmail:

p.m.

Friday, January 17

Monila, 10 a.m.

Baigon, Singapore,

Sydney, Auckland.

Colombo, Beth),

D.M.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karacht, Darra, Calma, Johannesburg,

•Marseiller, 2.30, p.m.-

Reamal

Shanghai, noon.

Manil, noon,

Augusta,

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se The Ballyhooligans and The Inte

London, Jan. 14.

In, Hanoi, from the French High censtein, were on the Allied "dan-

The holding of seals for priority | Commissioner in Tonkin to the

routes French private Germans" list.

passengers on nine air

who has alrendy gerous

operated by Brilish European Air-collected three wounds from They were part of a

group wanted Germans who were to have A Mexican Army FE-60 transport ways Corporation, will cease from Germans and one from the Viet been repatriated by alr to Germany plane crashed at the Municipal Air-February 3, the British Ministry of Namhese, everyone agrees that "this 18 no police operation and no soon after the war ended but failed port here to-day, killing all 22 per- Civil Aviation announced to-night.

The routes concemed are between localised skirmish against a few to present themselves at the airport. sons aboard.

and

the following cities: hotheads". Other Germans who evaded

The victims, included 18 officers Britain the

Sixteen times during the day Paris, Copenhagen,

The Viet Namhese who fight with special forces of police were sent out Brussels, Calo, and men of the Mexican Army, police at the same time are still at inrge-Reuter.

Witnesses said the plane had just Lisbon, Madrid, Prague, Stockholm some Japanese 75 millimetre guns to protect coal trains from looters Epata: London Relay: News 10 London taken off when an engine

and machineguns, some failed. and Amsterdam-Teuter.

guns and home-made revolvers, and The pilot brought the plane back to the landing sirip, but was unable to

with swords know that they cannot battle against sland. any `pitched land it safely-United Press.

French Spitares and artillery,

But they believe that there Hamburg, Jan. 14. practically no limit to their unity to

the carry on guerilla warfare

Hamburg, Jan. 14. The railway bridge across

in the

Six hundred zone) villages and paddy fields.......... Modello at Coblenz (French

German shipyard collapsed to-day owing to pressture Many Aanamites appear to de- workers in Deutsche Werft yarda, the Hamburg, ended their strike this of lee piled up on one of the sup- plore the armed rebellion porting pillars.

means of obtaining self-government morning and returned to work on re- There were no casualties. Several the aim of their struggle--and pairing two British ships. To men people were injured when part of much of the Oghting spirit of the stopped work on Friday after com- the 700-yards long bridge between uprising is attributed to the in-plaining they were unable to work Witton and Herbode collapsed.fluence and power of the extremist because of treezing conditions

Viot Nambese Party-Reuler.

Heuter.

LAWSUITS

AGAIN

Frankfurt, Jan. 14. Permission for the resumption of private lawsuits in German courts Has been granted by the Legal De- pariment of the US. Military Govern- ment.

Seven guerillas were reported Since the beginning of the occupa- killed and 12 wounded in an engage- tion private actions were dealt with mont with Greek regular forces in by State Prosecutors only If such the Grevena *Area

.western course was in public inforest-Reu- Macedonia, Reuter,

ter.

OFF TO MOSCOW

Paris, Jan, 14. ' M. Alexander Gobanolov, Soviel Ambassador to Franco, left Paris suddenly for Moscow to-day.

le departure has given rise to considerable speculation in political citeles here.teuter.

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