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VOL. IV NO. 191

MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949.

Showdown GERMANS VOTE FOR

FIRST PARLIAMENT

Battles In China

Canton, Aug. 14. The showdown battles in the Hengyang and Kanchow areas, now going on in uni. form velocity, will decide the fate of Canton, in the very near future.

The Communist attack on Kanchow, undertaken by two army groups under one-eyed

Po-cheng.

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Token Strike Christian Democrats

On British Railways

las already London, Aug. 14.-A

LAU reached its climax. In o en token strike on the nation- ordinated columns, one from liked British railways fail- Hingkuo and the other from ed to disrupt train traffic Suichuan, both along the high- ways, the Reds are fighting today. fiercely for Kanchow and have reached a point only five inlles away.

Official reports asserted the Communista were halted at Wuyunchlao, and fighting was going on furlously near Huang- Ineling, a few miles away from Kanchow, Artillery fifing was

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lucomotive

Workers at depot at Grantham, Lincoln- shire, had called for a "Sunday only" strike protesting against the alleged "victimisation" of a

crow.

Some Jocal and

Leading In

Returns

Frankfurt, Aug. 14.-Rival political workers clashed in street fights in several cities today as West Germany voted for its first Parliament. Election of a 400-soat Parliament is the first step in the formation of the new state West Germany that will take a place in the family of Western Nations.

The clashes occurred as millions of Germans went peacefully to the polls.

such as blacking out the cam-* pain posters of other parties,

The Soviet lag was taken down by police from In front of one voting place in Darmstadt

More than 31,000,000 Ger mas are eligible to vole. Some in the U. S. zone. Excursion

40 to 50 percent of these were estimated to have, voted by 3 p.m. CEST (1 pm. GMT) four hours before the polls close.

ald to be audible in Konchow. trains from Grantham were Meanwhile, the Communists cancelled today, British railway from north of the Cunion-officials said, but other services Hankow railway are pouring on the nationalised lince were troops into desperate battle in normal. front of Hongshan. Lin Piao's

40th army has taken Chuting London to

blown

In Hamburg, two squads of political placard bearers fought in the streets, Two were in-

jured and seven arrestedi.

Extreme Right wing groups, some of them not openly linkedi to officially licensed parties, i placarded the streets in Northern

with Germany

calls for "voters strike".

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SHAW'S NEW

PLAY ACCLAIMED

London. Aug. 14.-George Other railway centres from

SWASTIKAS APPEAR Bernard Shaw's long await- Edinburgh refused 35 kilometres north of Heng to follow the Grantham strike reported that a loudspeaker van

In the Rubr coal basin, police One leaftlet urged "passive ed play, "Buoyant Bilions," yang, where Chuting Bridge

resistance against the elections, which had its first perfor lend,

was stone and fighting broke Another put out by the extreme mances in English at the Strike leaders claimed the out

out in Flensburg,

near the Right German Conservative crowmen had

been suspended Danish border, fighting broke (DKP) demanded a united Malvern Festival Theatre because they refused to workout when a

group of "pro- Germany stretching from East yesterday, made headlines shifts that required them to Danes" began defacing election Prussia to the Saar-an im- in all the British press to It is also understood that the spend the night away from

possible demand with Russia day. Tallway authorities have ordered home. The British Railways posters, police sald

wns

by up

the Nationalists during their with- drawoj.

NEAR FOOCHOW

destruction of the Shilwan Exccullye denied this.-As- Bridge, about 10 kilometres ociated Press. north of Hengshan, on milltary

Instructions.

According to Central News,

the

TYPHOON Communist troops under

Chen Yi are engaged in fighting

In the suburbs in Yungtai in an

attempt to Isolate Foochow

In Kansu, the city of

Lan.

chow appenra to be doomeil. Despite official reports that the

“JUDITH"

Tokyo, Aug.

14. The Communists under Peng Tel-typhoon, dubbed "Judith" by hut and Nich Yung-chun have the weather men for recogni- been checked, the vanguard of tion purposes, became twins last the Communist troops are be- night. lieved within 20 miles of the city.-United Press.

75 PERCENT TURNOUT

Party

controlling Eastern Germany.

Swastikas appeared pasted The turnout of votera was

over election posters at Oldesloe. believed to be higher than near Hanover, previously expected. Conserva- tive estimates were that perhaps

These parties were making

75 percent of the eligible voters 000 is to attract the 3,500,- would vote.

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Here is what Bus No. 4602 looked like after it ran into a traffic island pillar at the junction of Argyle Street and Waterloo Road last night. Thirteen passen- gers were injured. One side of the bus was ripped open.

Hinnawi

Organises New Syrian Regime

Damascus, Aug. 14-Colonel Sami el Hinnawi and his new junta mmediately plunged into the job of rshuffling the government today after taking over the country on the death of Colonel Husni el Zaim. El Zaim was shot today by a dissident Army faction which seized power in a lightning coup. ·

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The play is a pretext for 0 long discussion on a host of sub- Nazis restored to voting Jects, including Socialism, It- statce of ligion, matrimony and mathe- Such a large turnout would Tights since the 11 be likely to ensure a defeat for Western. Germairy elected their matics.

In 1946 and early legislatures

The author is content to enter- the growing number of Radical 1047.

tain the audience with the inter- Despite parties, both of the Læft and of

the bitterness and play of his Idaes Three years ago violence of the campaign, ob- Shaw, who seldom leaves the the Right.

had only four servers of the Western Allied oclusion of

of his country home West Germany partics. Today there are 18. occupation Powers felt conat Ayot St Lawrence, Hert-

The

citizen is ex- fident that

at the majority fordshire, was not there to se

vate or the knowledge the plaudits of 4 Judith No. 1 was reported to pected to vote for one of the Germans, would

parties, the Con- big parties, pledged to politi- big audience,

but to every

Syrians woke, under their announced that he planned to Fifty-five-year-old Colonel be moving north towards Tokyo two major

body's servative pro-Church Christian cal and economic freedom.

delight the star of the second government by a form a new elvil Cabinet as Saml Hinnaw!, dark-skanned with winds up to 05 miles an

play, Frances Day, produced hour. The 214th Air Weather Democrats (CDU) or the left!

BIG ISSUE

and sloutly built, tonight an centre Snciai Democrats

an amazing likeness of him in coup d'etat in 188 days. The soon as possible. The coup was Wing station at Tokyo said it of

officially de-awored the following ques- The big issue between the the shape

of a 60-centimetre nation was reported calm. (SPD). 490 miles southeast of

scribed na completely Internal tions put to him by Reuter's The when charted at 4.00 Tokyo

extreme portics

of the two largest parties is free en-

puppet and made it bow and E Znim, 64-year-old "strong and "nothing to do with correspondent: soclullsm the Right continued terprise versus

wave to the house.-Reuler, a.m., and was moving north-Left and

man," himself came to foreign Polley," The Syrlan

Q. "When Was the power by a bloodless coup Army received the coup "with Cagliatu, Sardinia, Aug. 14. eastward at a speed of 18 miles throughout election day to use the British model.

anti-Allled

Neither the CDU nor the SPD In *propaganda The police reported today that an hour.

on March 30.

enthusiasm" and the populace planned?" bandits wielding sub-machine- Judith No. 2 was reported atlast-minute elfart to persuade is likely to win a majority in

with "excessive joy," according and the future. voters to reject the major par- tho olections,

A.... "When the majority of. to officiat accounts. guns killed four policemen and 4:00 am. this morning to be

economic structure of West of ties. south

started seriously wounded five

people others centred 218 miles

murmuring Normal fe in the capital the become.

continuing. Velocity The Communists went all out Germany may yesterday in a daring US$15,000 | Sasebo

ngainst the naval base.

oppression of the within the daylight factory payroll robbery, was 75 miles an hour-Asso-in many industrial eflies with dominant

loudspeaker -United Press.

clated Press..

tactics future government, vans and

The Parliament elected today meet for the first time on September 7. Two days later the German deputies will elect the first President of Western

Germany

Payroll Robbery

In Sardinia

EDITORIAL

Was

Crisis Over A King

BELGIUM'S new Government, a two-party

It

coalition of Christian Socialists (Catholics) and Liberals, will tomorrow outline ils polley to Parliament and seck a vote of confidence. The new Govern ment was formed Inst week, after the country had been without one for more than six weeks owing to the bitter controversy over whether or not King Leopold III should return to the throne. Headed by a Catholic, M. Gaston

faces Eyskens, the coalition

urgen! economic and social problems, but is described by correspondents as nothing more than a "stop-gap" 'Government. ls reported to have no concrete plan for n solution of the monarchy dispute, and further drawn out and bitter wrangling may be

expected before the maiter is settled. King Leopold, who has been living in Switzerland". since his release from the Germans after the war, is sup. ported in his desire to return to the Chrono by the Catholics. He is opposed, bitterly, by the Socialists, and, less adamantly, by the Liberala, The Catholics are the biggest-party in Belgium, with the Socialists the second largest. There have been numerous attempts since the war to reach an agreement on the ques- tion of the King's return, but all have failed. The three partles have even been unable to agree on a method of testing publle opinion. A referendum through- out the country to see if the King still has the support of the people has been proposed, but here again, the three "parties are unable to find agreement. The Catholics demand that simple majority'in favour of the King should authorise Parliament, to invite him to return to the throne. The Socialists are against a referendum altogether. They say that it would threaten

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intensify Belgium's unity and differences which already exist bc- tween the parties. But they might reluctantly agree to a referendum if it was agreed that nothing short of a two- thirda majority would be counted in the The Liberals say that King's favour. the question of the King's return should be put to a Parliamentary vote if the referendum discloses that 55 percent of the people are in favour. The King himself suggested last

year that a majority referendum should be regarded an effective. Recently, however, he sold that the referendum should be held solely to determine public opinion. The nctual decision should be left to Parla- menį, He flatly rejected the Socialist proposal that he should have to obtain a two-thirds majority. Announcing this he said "If I thought that fi resuming my prerogatives I would not be rendering a service to my country, I would abdicate in favour of my son and heir." This question of abdication is one which has been frequently raised, and there fo a large body of opinion which feels that if the King offered to abdicate' if the referendum were not In his favour,, tho' problem would be a fat nearer solution. Such an offer on the King's part, it is believed, would greatly add to Belgium's chances of stability. The opposition to King Leopold is largely personal, and it arises from his conduct at the time of the Belgian capitulation. On the whole the Belgian people, are still in favour of the monarchical system and they have accepted Leopold's brother na Regent for Hoveral years. If the King was to offer to abdicate, they would probably agree to the necession of his son, now. eighteen, and the crisis, would be over.

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Indications that voters were Laking their responsibilities seriously in the election came from all points-from the top of Germany's highest mountain, tile Zugspitze, to the Baltic Sea.

At Luebeck on the Baltic, hatel owners sald; "Last week- end we could have used 300 extra beds for guests. Today we could use 400,"

Police Were

Zone

were

reinforced

tha

Former Slovak- Minister Held

El Hanawi...reinstated. ali dissolved by political parties el Zalm and called a meeting of their leaders, dismissed the and Chamber

Deputies

of

Colonel et Zaim was taken by

existing regime."

coup

Q. "Is all the Army backing

New York, Aug. 14.-General Mikula Ferjencik, 44, former Slovak Minister of the Interior, summoned those ousted by his military escort directly to the

.*** | Muzza Citadel, 10 miles outside you?" WAS detained as a suspected predecessor, told five news-

the old the capital, tried and shot.

Colonel cl

A. "AU el Hinnawi, who com

the Army, 15 supe Communist here today on ar- papers banned under rival from Europe as dis- regime they could resume s

the first column of the porting and backing the coup." manded placed person-Reuter.

publication immediately and

Q. What is your next step?" Syrian Army during the Pale- stine fighting, immediately pro-democratie government based A. "Forming a constitutional claimed himself President and on the people's consent." formed a military command to rule Syrla "temporarily"."

Old Moore's Lifts Curtain For 1950

recovery. It called

In a series of communiques, el Ifinnawi described el Zalm as a "cheap dictator" and the Pre- mier,-Dr el Barazi who was shot with him as a "traitor".

Q. "When is the new govern- ment expected to be formed?"

A. "Tonight a general meet- ing will be held of Liberal leaders and the formation of government is expected later."

"Has the coup any con- nection with foreign countries?" A. "No foreign connection whatsoever."

Colonel Hinnawi was, liko Colonel Zalm, born at Aleppo, Northern Syria.Rester.

of

the

Arab

on

Com-

London, Aug. 14-Old Mooro's Almanac lifted the LED BY ARMY "Iron Curtain" of the future today and gave, its millions Informants said the coup was led by 10 high Army officers, throughout the three Western of subscribers an advance peek at 1950.

all of whom Mad been close occupation zones for the voting.

stationed at all It will be quite a year, ¡ dication of Edward VIII and Zaim until he gained power. olling booths and banned com- according to the famed numerous other eventa..

They seized several other on- polining nearby.

It does not point out that itcers with el Zaim and el Barazi Almanac, which has been missed quite a few predictions at their homes shortly before 3 palonlig

MEETING CANCELLED stationed at all crossing points on the Bri- confidently predicting what during the same period. a.m., forcing them to surrender

Alexandria, Aug. 14-It was tish-Sovjet border. Electiones ahead since Dr. Francis Old Moore's called 1949 the "after slight resistance.” ofletala there feared that Com-Moore first published his year of

It was understood el Zalm reliably reported that the meet- League munist gangs from the Eastern "Prophetic Hieroglyphic En- 1950 the year of adjustment and el Barazi were shot with- ing

might try to enter

And just so you will be prepare in an hour after they were scheduled to open here

August 20 had been cancelled British zone and start trouble.gravings" in 1697,

ed, here's what it sayo is in scized,

An announcement said a ten- because of the coup d'etat In Associated Press.

On the one hand, the sooth- | slöre; sayers predlet, there will be in= | HITLER'S PICTURE creasing incitement by Russla, conciliatory-

Russia starts the year with man Council would rule Syria Syria United Press.

gestures, and

temporarily. The Council in- FRONTIER. QUIETTM Frankfurt, Aug. 14.-Reimann, assassinations In South January looks

Colonel Sami el the West German Communist An

Amorica

Hopeful except cluded and attempted for a Communist resurgence in Hinnawi as President, and Coin- On the Syria-Israelt Border, leader. and Karl

Arnold,

in assassinations

Yugoslavia,

mander Bahl el Kallas, Cmdr. Christian Democratic Minister India will be aflame, and there Japan. In February the Western

Syrin-Israeli Armistice Powers cold slioulder Russia's Alamuddine el dawwas and Aust, 14.-The meeting of the President

North of

Rhine will be trouble in Iceland over, overtures, and a Royal romance

Captains Mouhamman Marouf, mission, which was to have Westphalia, entered a polling partition and similar conflicts,

Oussam sprints into flower. March 18 Hadeh, Mahmoud Erritat, Mah

Mouroywid, Khalid

da been held, here on Tuesday booth almost simultaneously in On the other, there will bowl be a bad day for some moud Dlab

under General Riley, United Duesseldorf toḍny.

and Houssela

el Nations. good crops, excellent food pros-

Chief personage Old Moore's seen a moud newspaper photographer pects and a. Royal engagement death on or about that day,

of Staff, is likely to be cancelled as a result of tried to get them to pose or marriage. And If you bet

Ei. Kallas formerly was the counter-revolution in Syria, FAR EAST CLASH together but was cut short by in horses,

Zaim's right-hand man, but according to Israell sources. In April the Valican-Moscow was sent to voter who carrying blue colours in the Irate woman

a minor command

The Syrin-Israeli an

frontier cried: "You should be ashamed Cambridgeshire Handicap in friction becomes graver, Yugo- in North Syria recently after a was quiet all today and no alovia swings closer to the West!

with hlin-United suspicious moves were obser. take a

a picture of such a October.

quarrel as the result of assassination at Press.

ved. Teuter. man", meaning. Reimann.

ususi Old Moore's tempts and the Labour Govern- In Southern Bavaria, 80-ready for. the sceptics

OBLIGATIONS and ment loses year-old Crown

Prince

a by-election. Rup-caffers who hint and sometimes Russian-A

London, Aux 14.-Colonel -American interests precht, "Heir Apparent" to the state flatly that is prophesies clash in the Far East in May, Sami Hinnawi, the new Syrian

Greek Resistanco Bavarian Throne, did not, vote. are only guesswork.

and

June. is featured. by new leader, has written Но said haughtly: "I have

rumours of the deposing of British Government explaining Heroine To Wed nover voted in my life.

hia coup d'oint today and Stalin and the defection of above parties.

Rusalon satellite states, Anglo Basuring his regime's respect

Liverpool, Aug. 14.-Elcht Photographs of Hiller op- This year it points out that Russian relations improve in for Syrian International ob- Paoma of Salonika, 28-year- peared in a number of unsign-it:-------

Forecast the winner of the a beating in the American Considered too early, to say how here

November a Marshall-aid-takoxligations,

ald heroine, of the Greek un- ed posters in Heidelberg, One

In London today-it-was-con-derground movement, arrived showed Hitler standing by the 1910 Lincoln Handicap (Falt

today on the, troopsalp side of Dr Kurt Schumacher, Judgment), that it predicted Itiots and disorders, will, nes the revolt would affect Middle Empire Test on her way to Socizi Democratic leader, and the recent Lynskoy Tribunal cur in India In December but East politics. Though Colonel marry 28-year-old

Gordon asking: "Can you tell the differ-into alleged ministerial bribery, there will be good times for Zaim's Government was on good | Dissett of Linlithgow, Wort ence?"

Titler's seizure of Austria, the fernel, and Christmas finds the terms with Egypt it was con- Lothian, Scotland, whom she The oddest voting district is General Strike of May 1020 to world looking back over a year aldered a threat by the two met in Salonika in 1947 when. at Buosingen-a German en- the very day, the atom bomb on of political unrest but industrial Hashemite Kingdoms of Iraq he

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