More arrests, slaughter of civilians by Communists in Central Java

More arrests | JAKARTA, Wednesday SLAUGHTER of civilians by Communists in Central Java was reported today by the Government radio in Jakarta. Tanks have joined the bottles ——< around jogjakarta, it said. Jogjakarta, former Indonesian capital during the revolution against the Dutch in 1945, was recaptured by Government forces yesterday. The official Radio Jogjakarta last night said that the families of the cily military commander, Col. Karamso, OE, ch and his deputies had been slaughtered while Communist and rebel forces still oecupied the city. The radio said units of the Diponegoro Division stationed in Central Java crushed the rebel movement in Jogjakarta that was led by a Diponegoro division officer —Col. Suherman Coup leader Col. Untung was reported to | nave joined Col. Suherman at Jogjakarta, but their present whereabouts were not known. The radio added that fierce fighting was taking place at Klaten, near Jogjakarta, and Tijirebon, about 50 miles east | of Jakarta. 200 captured At Tjirebon. Government troops were backed tanks and armoured cars and the rebels comprised a few regular troops assisted by armed Communist youths of the People’s Youth Front and members of Ger- Communist Women's Organisation The radio said that 200 armed Communists had been captured. ree Tel: 74301 365/6— Ipoh Tei 4414 | want, the Meanwhile, as the army continued its crackdown on the Communists in Jakarta, debanning mands for the Subandrio J ustifiable | homicide’ | JOHANNESBURG, Wed. — A middie-aged African, who strangled his wife with a scarf after finding her in bed with another man, walked out of the criminal court here today a free man five tminutes after pleading guilty to culpable homicide. The told the man, Eric Matyolo; “Although you have been found guilty of culpable homicide, this is a case which borders on | Justifiable homicide.” |. He added that Matyolo had been jin ctstedy since May 23 and he this as sufficient punishment.—Reuter | Chung home again | SEOUL, Wed—The Prime Minister, Mr. 0) Kwon Chung, returnled bere tonight after visits te |South Vietnam and Malaysia, — Reuter Just fan PLYMOUTH, Wed. - begins here soon sponsoring evening cl cause “an enormous worried about proble The classes will be cc Reuter.