Mr. Harry Pollitt Reverses Original Stand on War London, Feb. 12.
Mr. Harry Pollitt, former Secretary General of the British Communist Party, will oppose the Labour candidate at the bye-election to take place in the Silverstone division of Northants.
This is the first time since the war that a Communist candidate is opposed to a Labour candidate and political quarters consider that it an open defiance of the Communist Party to the Labour Party.
Reversing the attitude he adopted upon the outbreak of the war, when he urged his followers to support Britain's fight against Fascism, Mr. Pollitt now proclaims that the British workers must oppose the war and fight against all capitalist! Governments, whether British, French or German.
Labour circles are but little impressed by Ing. Pollitt's campaign, and point out that the majority of workers, through their Trade Unions ard through the Labour Party, voiced Bar approval of the present war.—lavas, Thugs Steal Watches, Hold Up Pedestrian Mme. Chiang Flies to Hongkong Chungking, Feb. 13.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese Generalissimo, left here yesterday by air for Hongkong for a short rest. It is reported that she y undergo a second sinus operation, It is recalled that she underwent a sinus operation, here recently. On that occasion, Df. Talbot flew up from Hongkong specially—Reuter.
A trio of thugs, two of them armed with pistols, entered a Chinese watchmaker's shop at 230 Hoopeh Road at 740 pin. yesterday and after intiminating the occupants, managed to get away with $97 in cash and 30 watches valued at $600, At 7 pin. a male Chinese was held up by six men, two of them armed, as he was walking on Ferry Road. He was relieved of money and clothing valued at $200, Both cases are being investigated by the police.
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