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Seaforths Killed In Jungle

Singapore, Nov. 13. -Four Seaforth High- landers were killed and wounded another was

was ли-

In two and a half hour battle with a "large terrorist force" In the Segamat area of Johore yesterday, it nounced here tonight. The "bandits" broke off the engagement after losing seven of their men, a Seaforth officer said. Royal Air Force planes after- words went over bomb the area. Rester.

to

Bevin: Solution Ahead

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VOL. IV NO. 268

RUSSIANS BUILD SUBMARINE BASE

IN ADRIATIC

Belgrade, Nov. 13.-A Russian submarine base is under construction on the island of Saseno, where the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas meet off the boot of Italy, Western intelligence reports said today.

According to the reports, trustworthy sources in Rome, Athens and Belgrade had confirmed the tales of Albanian refugees, who several months ago said the Soviets were constructing a large naval hase on a strategic island in Vlone Bay, Albania.

More recent reports, also confirmed, toki of Russian submarines in the straits of Vlone and of undersen Soviet craft arriving at the former Italian base on the island.

come

The intelligence sources were that they had Elafted upon with one correct explana- lion of why Marshal Tito of

Yugoslavia finally decided to

sever his last ties with the com- Inform by renouncing his mili

Premier Premier

Mass Arrests

Reported Of Macedonians

Frankfurt,

Nov.

13.-...

tary aid pact with Enver Hoxha, Mass arrests of Macedoniana of Albania, The by the Bulgarian authori in Pirin Macedonia back to ties Nov. 13. Mr sources mid it went London,

when

Greek tho the Foreign August, Ernest Bevin,

were reported today by the London Government was threatening to Yugoslav newa agency. told Minister,

of in purmall

Also Invade Albania

agency audience today he thought

Greek

who had taken Tanjug. The rebeln of

Buld numerous arrests were because that largely

refuge there.

situation that made recently In thu Realising the American co-operation "this

such action, could arise from

Albanian Army. year will probably seo

United Yugoslavia asked the solution" of Britain's balance go

States of payments difficulties.

He declared, "I think there 19 closer understanding NOW that the ölted

and Britain, through The Tanjug broadcast moui-

to here, thear ambassadors

here reported, under a intervenc with

Greek tored the

dateline, that entire Western Solla The

Satur-families of Macedonians

Arrested and interned

Government

DOWCIV, according to

10 veen note Yugoslav day's States, as a

great creditor country, must be to be n rendy to adopt itself purchaser of goods as well by an exporter."

He said that the United States Secretary

of State, Mr Dean Acheson, had indicated the other day thai President Truman and his administration were DOW ive of "the conscious

imperative necessity of contribuling, not by lonns or gifis but by purchases to the and trade

balance of payment problems and a settle it once and for ull."

Mr Bevin was speaking to no audience of 1,500 in the Landon constituency of East Woolwich, which be will contest AS N Parliamentary candidate in the coming general election,

Albania, responded with "satis fuctory assurances”.

TITO NOT CERTAIN

October,

Russia

Cominform

and

43 an

Bulgario,

had

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1949.

Remembrance Day In London

German Demand: Stop Smashing Farben Combine

Bonn, Nov. 13.-A group of right wing Gorman politicians today demanded that the huga I. G. Farbon chemical combine be put on its feet again, and that Allied trust-busting laws be declared null and void.

Seventeen top Free Democratic delegates to the West German House of Representatives. urged the government, in a formal motion to ask the three-Power Allied High Commission, to repeal directives smashing Farben and keeping its owners from making further

The broadenst charged: profits.

chains une

day

MUCH BITTERNESS

ARABS SAID

DRIVEN OUT

BY JEWS

Women

The delegates charged that this action, originally a four- with move taken Russia, lacked "uny legal basis because it provided

Power

His Majesty the King laying the first wreath of poppies at the Remem- brance Day service at the In Cenotaph,

London's Whitehall, This y car's service for the fallen of the two World Wars took usual the place with dignity and ceremonial in the

of huge presence crowds and in the sun- shine of a splendid autumn morning.

Calwell Won't Let

Japs In

Sydney,

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Communists Announce Take-over Of Airlines

San Francisco, Nov. 13.—Premier Chou En-lai of the Chinese Communist Govern- ment today announced that the China National Aviation Corporation and the Central Air Transport Corporation are now the property of the People's Republic of China.

He also appointed Liu

SEARCH FOR Ching-yi and Chen Cho-lin

MISSING SEAMEN ABANDONED

Ilfracombe, Devon, Nov. 18. Search was abandoned

as general managers of the CNAC and CATC respective- ly, the Peking Radio report- ed today.

The announcement was made In a letter to General Managers Liu and Chen and all personnel of the two corporations,

The Radio said that. Premier Chou En-lai's letter stated

"In the name of the State tonight for the nine missing Administration Council of the Central People's Government seamen from the 3,554-ton | "/"

of the People's Republic af steamer Spanish

Monte

China, I accept the request in which your telegram of November Gurugu, of Bilbao, sank when her boilers burst 1949, and declare that the China off

Jaland

National Aviation Lundy

Corporation early today.

Six of her crew of and the Central Air Transport Corporation pro the properties 37 were known to have of the People's Republic of dfeci.

Chino.

A steel plate in the ship's bowe Was smashed mountainous

open by went seas. She down when her bollers burst.

APPEAL TO PERSONNEL

"I

hereby appoint Llu general manager

First reports that the hip Ching-y! as

for the requisition of pro- The Australian Immigration cargo of cos!

under attack rule:

In late September and early "During interament, member

other

of the militia and state security except countries

brutal Albania tore up their friendship poilce were extremely

women und children. treaties with Yugoslavia. Tito toward

no longer The men had been arrested and decided there was nity point la maintaining a pucted away in with Hoxha.

United cariter." However, until the Nations Assembly meeting be. gan at Lake Success, Tito was not certain he could trust either

I said the arrests had pro- the West or Greece, and if h

tho "bitterness" among trenly pre- voked denounced the

1. The property of the Farben 13. Au- Nov. Pirin Amman, of have been entire population

combine will be requisitioned maturely it might

Arab Macedonia, All property of ar-thoritative

sources and controlled by the Allies, Athens interpreted in

Invade rested families was confiscated, said here today that 500 2. The to

huge trust Invitation

will be Indirect

I added, and no reason for the

Arab Albonia,

into and split

several minor 12p At the United Nations the mass arrests was given.

children had been driven plants working independently.

3. There will be no sale nor of Al-across Western powers, supported by

de- the armistice A Tirana report told

of Farben shares and buying the majority of the delegates During the major portion of clearly demonstrated that they banian arrests of solders se marcation line in the Jenin other papers by anyone.

Greece attacking ing to escape to Yugoslavia from were against

SMALL SHAREHOLDERS With an Albanian artillery brigade. area Albania for any reason.

were breach

The German arrests reportedly

politicians the fear of Balkans peace being The

at Elbarisan agreement.

charged that this was contrary shattered by o Greek invasion made in October

the to the West German constitu- understood that The report said three of the men removed, Tito had nothing to

sentenced to promptly were broke his lost

Jordan Government has pro- tion, solemnly approved by the tose and finally

Allied Governments tie with the Caminform United prison terms ranging from five tested to the Armistice Com-Western

through their Military Gover- to 20 years-United Press,

mission against a similar alleged incident in the Hebron area on nors, because it allegedly de Monday, when 150 Bedouing prived about 300,000 private from the Beersheba

shareholders of access to their allotted to the Jews, were driven proper argued that the Farben games.

his 50-minute speech dening with domestic affairs and in the question period which followed, Mr Bovin was subjected to a constant barrage of heckling and interruption on topics ranging from Marsill aid to the par- tition of Ireland.-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

IN

Pres

Spain And The West

TN the field of International diplomacy. strange deals are often encountered. Friends have become foes, and nationa normally antipathetic towards one an- other have joined forces an allies against some common rival. "Realistic" handling of a problem may require the sacrificing of principles in the cause of expediency. It is a game that often bates the man in the street. The latest instance of auch diplomatic manoeuvring is in the case of Spain's relations, with the Western de. mocracies, particularly, with the United States. Franco's regime, which maintained friendly relations with the Axis in the last war, has been snubbed ever since. Alone of non-Communist European states, Spain was not granted Marshall aid, and she was not invited to join the Atlantic Pact. But the fact that she is a vital hub In the new anti-Communist alignment must inevitably cause a new appraisal of her position. Since none of the other. Western nations made the first official move, Spain herself took the initiative. General Franco's recent visit to Lisbon was the opening bld. Ostensibly, he was re- turning the visit made to Madrid by President Carmona of Portugal in 1929. He wanted, he said, to strengthen Spanish-Portuguese solidarity. But every- one knew that was just a pretext-the- Hofficial” rénson. The truth is that the Caudillo is now ready to ̈Dsh in interna- tional waters. That a change of policy. Win Imminent could be guessed from his wosing of Arab states lately the visit of King Abdullah of Jordan and the "coming visit of King Faronk of Egypt---

and

stream of from the continuous American "visitors" to Madrid since the beginning of the year, the most important being Admiral Connolly, Commander- In-Chief of the U.S. Fleet in the Mediterranean. The reason why Franco chose to go to Lisbon at such a time was because Portugal had just joined the Atlantic Pact. It was always realised that the attitude of Spain would determine the part that Portugal would play in the Western defence system. By his visit to Lisbon, Franco has publicly driven the point home. One way-and a way that sults Franco--of ending Spain's isolation is for Madrid to obtain an entente with It is common the United States. knowledge, however, that at the moment the State Department is not quite pre-

the pared to entertain

iden.. On the other hand, it is also certain that American military' chiefs are anxious of being assured of Spanish friends thip and Spanish bases in case of that war with Rusala. It may be when Admiral: Connolly visited Spain he suggested to Franco that he should make some gesture which would strengthen the hand of the champions of Spain at Washington. It was significant that Franco took pains to stress the unity of the Iberian peninsula against Communism in" his speeches at Lisbon. This was likely to go down well in the United States. It might do something to gloss over the awkward fact that Spain is ruled." byn Fascist regime, and pave the way for * favourable response from the United States

men,

on

Wednesday

in

of the

armistice

1

werd

--

$U

Y

of

of the

and

had struck a drifting mine of the China National Aviation proved to be unfounded. Corporation and Chen Cho-lin

general manager Twenty-five survivors

Cor- Central Air Transport picked

died laver. up. Orio

paration. I hope that all per- Five bodies were recovered.

The Monte

sonnel of the two corporations Gurugu WELT Nov. 13. bound for Genoa

with full in Hongkong and in areas Dot from Newport yet liberated will unite to- answered the Kether under the leadership of of perty

private

the Central People's Govern- share-Minister, Mr Arthur Cal-Three lifeboats

from the brief SOS

ship at that not light today, well, said tonight holders.

which said:ment and general managers Liu

Ching-yi enter Aus "Urgent

and Chen required,

Cho lớn. assistance The Allied directive which is Japanese would

rajou vigilance, amash the abandoning up." tralia while he held office.

plots

the reactionaries, THE SURVIVORS That was Mr Calwell's com-

undertake the responsibility of ment on a Tokyo statement by

all properties The Swedish ship Lapland protecting Director of Dr Kinichi Asano,, Japan's Track and Field Asso- (7,276 tons) joined local life-awalt further instructions.

boats in the rescue work Tho

Gov- "The Central People's clatola,

that Japan planned a

Include the captain, survivors

ernment will be responsible for ita Uto large-scale come back

the first mate, the chief and the livelihood of all personnel.

hope you sports world at the Melbourne

the will uphold second engineers and the radio Olymple Games in 1950.

patriotic standpoint, strive for Mr Calwell reiterated his de-operator,

for the The Ilfracombe Lifeboat Togress and struggle

the constructing termined opposition to Japanese

warned people ashore by radio work Australian, entering "White

sur-people's aviation of nese Chino." that she had picked up

-United Press, and added:

Ambulances, or vivors.

clothing "No athletle body, local international, will dissuade me and food were waiting when the scimen were Rea-drenched from that policy."

Asano Dr

sald

Japanese helped ashore.

San Francisco, Nov. 18-The The tanker Fort Frederies

Chinese Communist Radio to- sportsmen were "not the least

nt Mr Calwell's said that she saw the Monte day Indirectly admitted that the disturbed". opposition to Japanese parti Gurugu go down in the Bristol Communist armies are regroup-

in the Melbourne | Channel

Lundy cipation

Island and Hartland Point. The ing for a big winter offensive.

Without mentioning next Meanwhile, Sir Frank Beau- tanker searched in the rain for

moves, the Radio announced the In both cases the Arabs sald plants, the directors of which

Chalaman of the the ship's boats.

end of the autumn campaign. that they had been deprived of were brought to trial before repaire,

Committee, Coast Guards worked with which lasted one month and 13 personal belongings the International War Crimes Olympic Games.

of Jopan's life-saving said the question

apparatus

Idaya During that time, the mels and livestock.

Tribunal for their participation invitation to the games was a hawling gale which they said Radio claimed that the Com-

substantially Arab

contest sources

in the war, were

was International hier blown all night and matter for

munists inflicted a loss of more Jowish claim that the 500 owned by small shareholders,

"the worse we have had

than 100,000 men, occupied 04 driven from the Jenin

The group also charged that Olymple Committee.

He said: "There will be 50 or there parts this year.”

cities and towns and "threw policy And Infiltrated from

the Allied trust-smashing

CAPTAIN'S STORY

open the gateway to Szechuan, contradicted the Western Allled 60 nations represented at the Lebanon.

which next congress. They can make statute,

The master of the Spanish Kwelchow and Kwangsl pro- occupation HOLY PLACES

ship, Captain Luls Bilbaovinces." Mr Calwell, Incidentally, will

Tho Thesis inciderris were stated cuarantees integrity of property, up their minds--not Australia," NOT ACCUSED by informed sources here to

have to face three general elec- Murwirz, speaking through on tions between now and the 1996 interpreter, said that the ship said that only 18,000 The right wing deputies said be upsetting chances D

blew up when the boiler burst alisis were casualues, whilo 13,- games.-Associated Press. satisfactory arrangements for hundreds of thousands of small

Just after the crew got away 000 defected and 70,000 were holders bought Farben shares this year's Christmas pilgrim without any speculative inten

In boals. The ship had become taken prisoner-United Press.

because of the unmanageable

It

out.

ago to the holy place.

The

тел.

arta

A

Jordan Government has tions, because they believed stated that it will not admit them to be a sound and safe | Christion pligrims coming investment."

They said the International through Israel into Arab preus

with

the

Humanity

•

the

TYPHOON SAID FILLING UP

has spent its fury.

between

inrush of water.

in

.

As she was filling with water and had a list they took to the boala..

The captain was the last to

the leave

Vessel

threw and was

WINTER OFFENSIVE

Communist

broadcast Nation-

SIT-DOWN

STRIKE AT

BOAC BASE

but that the former British Court trying Farben executives

at Kalanidla, for crimes against military airstrip

The latest typhoon in the near Jerusalem, would be ready never recused these Private Philippines, which swept out myself into the sea for civilian aircraft and the shareholders of any guilt in con into the China sea after causing picked up by one of my men Arab countries would provide nection

combine's all facilities.

activity during the war, and widespread damage in the cen- and taken on board,"

tral Islands of the archipelago, Moet of the survivors were in A church dignitary said that neither the Farben combine nor

one of the ship's boats, which 100,000 pilgrims were expected any of its directors was found At 8 am today the centre was found. The other, boat has during the 1960 Catholic Holy guilty of planning or, waging was near 18 degrees North and not been found, but six men

Rome, Nov. 18-Italian aggressive war,

113 degrees East between

were picked House of Representatives Hainan laland and the Paracels.

up by a lifeboat employees of the British The Committees for the Occupation The storm was stationary and doating in the sea come distance Overseas Airways Corpora

the vessel went Affairs, was reported, to be gradually down. Five were dead. etlon at Augusta, Sicily, have. survivor was seen floating on top gone on a sitdown strike for of a deal comrade. All the man shorter hours, union sources

vore Ufcbelts.

said here today.

Year Router,

AUSTRALIAN FLOOD

Statute and Foreign Economic Problems and Cons | Blung up. stitutional Affairs will receive the motion-United Press, **

Melbourne, Nov. 13.-The |-- raging waters of the Goulburn River, rushing over the river flate in the worst floods since 1936, cut off farms and maroon- ed stock this week-end, as they swept over thousands of acres bf farmland

British Troops.

from where

The

Two men in ä dinghy drifted ashore of whom only one, the The Italian Federation of Air Workers, announcing the strike, wireless operator, was alive. He alleged that BOAC bad sought to order a. 14-hour day for Italian employees at the Augusta base. Employees are report- Ing at their poste but abetalning from work, the Federation add- ederdilajdon

Plane Plunges

to Leave Gréécé Into Lake

Loudon, Nov. 13-A War is in hospital. Reuter, Ministry spokesman said the Second

Nehru Emplanes Nov. Rome,

13 A Two-transfer of the British engined Italian Air Force planej Brigade from the Balonika area

For India's Cyprus is a step in the with- of control into to Torrential rains at the end of plunged out.

London, Nov, 18.The Primo the weeks caused“ Magsudden | Laloo Bracciano, North of drawal of all British troops from

Minister of India, Mr Jawu- Rome, on Saturday night G other units, he harlal Nehru, left by plane to immediately available for com-

There Familes slept. on tables and killing the co-pilot, raised platforms song 40 other occupants were rescued odded, but he did not disclose any for Bombay on his way ment. British employees at mile strip: of the river flats. The accident was blamed on their strength nor the tins. fixed home from a visit to the United Ferie's Clampino airport said Farmers moved thousands of engine fatture, Aspociated for completion of evacuation States and Britain Associated work was regular there he

sociated Prest cattle to high ground. Router. Press.

Associated Prosa,

1000

Press

BOAC oficials here were not