Telephone Strike In States
NEW YORK, OCT. 6. "A" CRITICAL TELEPHONE WORKERS STRIKE ON A NATIONAL SCALE START- ED ON FRIDAY, WHEN LONG LINES OF OPERA.. TORS IN NEW YORK WALK- ED OFF THEIR JOBS AT 2 BY HOUR SET P.M. THE THEIR UNION FOR THE STOPPAGE. *
calls to South
-The Nuw York live handles
all
calla, trans-Aflautic
and America Most About 8.000 persons on duty in New York were affected. Super visors' were used in an attempt
o enter to maintain BETVICE Ketry calls,
The walkout was a highlight of the rash of strikes which has spread across the United States. Oil strikers were ordered by their union to return to work which in 15 states, Al platita were seized by the Navy after the collapse of negotiations for a wage rate increase of 30 per cent
in New York, the War Ship th Administration said International Longshoremen's It had assured the govern TIR that Aerament would be resumed immediately | on fondant or unloading of 161
harbour troop ships in the
work
The strike wat mol nuthorised; by De unton, which has urged the men to return to work by Monday Associated Press
There'll Be Reaction
To This!
LONDON, OCT 6.
(IN
THE COMMENTING COMMUNIST PARTY'S AP THE PLICATION TO JOIN MUSLIN LEAGUE, CHOW DRY AKBAR KHAN. FOUN DER AND PRESIDENT OF THE
+
WORKERS
INDIAN ASSOCIATION IN BRITAIN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW YESTERDAY
(Gummist parties everywhere and particularly in! India are playing a reactionary part in at mat movements
Te
Matport thr Mustin Leegar her usty to and arse reaction. because the leagues presentials are nothing else bol
preservali a of
th
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vileges of landlords, cial interests and princes. is rather a "{{
good amen that Congress
expelled has from ita ranks the Communists who have always engaged them- in disruptive activities no efforts to nationer
Ariver
and have spared abotage the Indian movement."
THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1945.
Startling Figures Given By Adm. Nimitz
WASHINGTON, OCT. 6.
ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET. SAID ON FRIDAY THAT "JAPAN ACTUALLY WAS "BETTER-OFF ON V-J-DAY THAN SHE WAS NEAR- LY FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN SHE INITIATED NA TIONAL HARA-KIRI WITH THE TREACHEROUS AT- TACK ON PEARL HARBOUR."
HE MADE THE STATEMENT IN AN ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, SUMMONED IN HIS HONOUR, DURING WHICH HE CALLED UPON THE NATION TO "KEEP OUR FIGHTING FORCES READY FOR USE IF REQUIRED."
If the United States fails to with us and a powerful detach- prepared; he warned, mept. of the British Pacific keep America "will have betrayed feet-had-an-important place LIEL those brave men who died to the team and participated in the
perations which resulted give us the privilege of living
the defeat of Japan." in friendship and decency with enlightened nations for ther the present and the foreseeable fature."
"Our victory," he continued, "was the product of integrated the highest Gamwork from
thrions of the command to the
We
the in lowesL,
Parif cean area are indebted to
British Coumon- allies of the wenith the New Zealand and Australian forces which fongght
ur
STILL TO PUT OUT DUD
MONEY
JAPAN'S MILITARY
in
J1
STRENGTH Revenling Japan's war-end Nimitz said: "AL. strength,
muster Lold, Japun could trained professional army more than 5,000,000 men on V-J day as against a total of only 3,000,000 plus on the day thin war began.
ان
even
"From the standpoint of air strength, the figure are
norm atarling. Japan began approximately war with 5,300 marraft, of which roughly 3,200 were vombal types.
This
On the day the war ended. the Japanese air force had in crenged by approximately 100 per rant an total of 13,000 aircraft, of which approximate- ly 6,000 were combat types."
In naval strength her four remaining aircraft carriers SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 6. were all damaged and not on
had a crew these ships ANETA, THE DUTCH of NEWS AGENCY, REPORTED) { nhyeurd. Thirty-six of Japan's FROM BATAVIA TO-DAY once large force of destroyers
but mix were
10 were
ALLIED
AUTHOR!-
THAT TIES HAD GIVEN THE JA- PANESE TACIT PERMIS SION TO CONTINUE PRINT ING OCCUPATION MONEY WHICH IN ADMITTEDLY WORTHLESS BUT IS VIR TUALLY THE ONLY CUR- BENCY AVAILABLE IN THE EAST INDIES.
Conis
Correspondent Ralph
is carried out fon said trading almost entirely with Japanese issued guilders. They are AC- merchants, who cepted by alt spond them as quickly as pos sible
be fore for commodities The unsupported paper money loses its value
monetary
to
tara attribute the complicated ነን -- situation lopsy-turvy conditions and the fact the Japanese stiil control most arvas, pending arrival of Press.
DEMOBILISATION TIME
PRIVILEGE
London, Oct. 6;
. Man of the Royal Air Força who were seconded for civilian duties are to have the time counted as Borvico under the demobili- sation plan.
Only those who obtained" a written guarantee to this effact are entitled to the privilege.--Reuter,
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Telephono subsarihors aro horaty dviso t'in t the follo ving obargo" | for Tola dione Service have boon authorised by the Chvit Affairs Adurinistration: --
(a)
A flat rate of $15.-10 month for thosu oxabango linos on which the forme so vico rate was $117.- po.
ann un.
(6) An inatosso of 50 per cont.
on pre-war charges for all | other services.
DAMASCUS, OCT. 1. SYRIA IS CONCENTRATING TROOPS ALONG HER FRON TIERS TO CHECK ALL JEWISH IMMIGRANTS, MAKING FOR
Undor
resent conditions ni PALESTINE, FROM PASSING THROUGH THE COUNTRY, IT working those charges do no WAS DISCLOSED HERE TO ro osont coononio rates but the DAY.
In Syrin, the Arab organisation Com, any 18 pro mod torporavily "Mosiem Youth has been distrito o orate on this basis in a buting a
manifeste, demanding the onddoavour to make servico available |
Palestine of the Mufti to tho Public at lo v cost. return
detained in not be pressible, under ovisting of Jerusalem (now Paris and claimed as a war crizeiroamstones, for the Company
by Yugo-Stavia). disarmament
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of Jews and the incorporation of to rendor mints in the nord Palestine in the Arab League, Inoutine routiner ocut to Gove,n also demands the amendment of mont, The Porous, and other the Palestine White Paper" insimilar Administrations, and sub- favour of Arabs. Reuter
Boribo.s are requested, thorofors, to pay nowwints at the Coin any si Ofline, Exo'mage Building. 14.| Edinburgh, Oct. 6 Des Vosux Roud, Central, Hongkong The death is announced here lentals aro [mgaldu quarterly in dam-
and without of Mr. John Guthrie Tait, for advanco
now due in mer principl of the Centralrospot of the Octolar Documber College, Bengalore, at the age 1946 quarter as well as for the Fifty-ne
95 small
f eighty-four. patro survived and
In addition there were i craft.
Two old neayern, couple of training cruisers and a submarine tender.
aged and
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He was the eldest son of Pro-month of No tember 1916. fenser P. G. Tait and elder bro-oints now due must be pail
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MIGHT AS WELL SCUTTLED the middle of 1945, Japan might as well Enve scuttled this remnant of her navy for all the good it could do against our own Nimitz furets," powerful 502 declared.
Answering the question of why firs! fareed u tak Japan was steps toward surrender before the introduction of the atomic bom and before the entry of Russia VOGEL PASSES
. The day after Professor Tail wrote a treatise on the maxi- mum flight of the golf ball, his drove champion son amateur the ball at St. Andrew's twenty- yards further than his father considered possible.-Reuter.
nation, dependent
from
He said there is a growing in the war, the admiral said:
London, Oct. 7. **Our seureity of Japanese mony Our enemy was forced to gr
a maritime Hans Vogel, 64, the last elected render because Japan. Batavin at Allied froopa in
and chairman of the German Social on food are forladden to carry anything
war Democratic Party before the war. OVETROAS, maleriais
died On the
Saturday in London on but the Japanese guilder. Cunts-
stripped of her seapower.
wer few hours after the Socialist ton said the economie nuthori
other hand we had the seapower
premier of Bavaria had invited which made it possible to capture
He had within the him to return from exile. and hold the bases
days helping to reconstitution of his Japanese system of inner defences spent his last day from which our army's very long prepare the
bombers and other aircraft party, which is being organized at n notional conference in Munich. had senpower which made He was exiled from Germany 12 it possible to cut the enemy's lines years ago. Associated Press,
communication" to It overspak
the Asistle continent) paints on
South-west Pacific And in the
to needed denying him
His industry was being resources. strangled and his people were at the point of atarvation."--AB-
range
more Allied furepe. Asuriated ""
NEW ZOO0 con-ANIMALS
Mr. Khan cuded: "The Communiste care more for Moscow than Delhi."
Reuter.
Palestine Incident
London. Oct. 4.
New animals have arrived atrociated Press. Lention Zon Lo-day.
ft is an interesting fact that although the Zoological Gardens sustained damage the extent
of twelve thousand pounds dur- ing the war from bombs, fire blast, at several animal en- closures were hit, not a single animal or keeper was a casual- SEVENTY Ly.
HAD
JERUSALEM, OCT. 7. THE TRANS-JORDAN FRON TIER FORCE TO-DAY PLACED A CORDON ROUND A SETTLE MENT WHERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ENTERED,
On one occasion, sume mi- attacked this mals escaped from a damaged cage, but they were turned back by a policeman at the nearby tube station and were recover- ed.-Reuter.
The cordon was afternoon with sticks by settlers from a neighbouring village.
Men of the cordon opened fire
The wounding seven Jews.
at-
tackers were allowed to enter the Acttlement to take their wounded away.
At 6.00 p.m. the cordon TRUK TURNED INTO
was withdrawn and the situation
in now quiet.--Neuter.
Jerusalem. Oct. 7.
Seven persons pro in hospital, as
SHAMBLES
Pearl Harbour, Oct. 6.
in-
Takyo, Oct. 7.
ordered General MacArthur military censorship of allied And in Japan correspondents Korea ended yesterday, with re- servations. Associated Press.
LOAN DIFFICULTY
WASHINGTON, OCT. 6.
whore
J. P. SHERRY, Ma: aging Dir eator.
4th Oulober, 1945.
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Article 3
Regulation No. G ..Irolibition of Building Work
In oxo vise of the powers con furrod u on me by Article 3 of the above mentioned prooimination 1. DAVID MIER ER MACDOUG. ALL, Brigadier, Chief Civil Alaire, Officer, hereby make the follo ving
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1. Any work of building roconstruation or ro wir for which maturials of an aggregate valuo in axcoss of $250 are required, sate work done under and in accordanou with a crmit issued by ol. (0.4.
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NEGOTIATIONS FOR U.S. $50,000,000 LOANS TO NOR-Works, is hereby prohibited.
WAY AND HOLLAND BY THE EXPORT-IMPORT IT WAS DIFFICULTIES. BANK HAVE RUN INTO LEARNED TO-DAY,
ALL
BECAUSE OF A CLAUSE SPECIFYING THAT
2. The aggrogate value shall bo oalculated by refocenso to the prico which the materials' would) bave fetched in the o on market
GOODS NORWAY BUYS IN THE UNITED STATES at the date work commenced, o MUST BE TRANSPORTED IN AMERICAN SHIPS, THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE if this cannot be ascertained then HESITATING TO SIGN THE LOAN AGREEMENT. Norway and Holland are both; reported to have asked Kovernment
the
if this provision
can bú waived. They have
that legislation 1934 makes it
been informed dating back to the result of incidents at the
A United States naval impossible. Palestine frontier this afternoon.
Both nations were reported A party of fileged Jewish immi
spection party which has visit
obtain American grants, were coming down the hilled the Japanese central Pacific anxious to when a patrol challenged. them
bastion of Truk reports that dollar, credit urgently to meet and, it je allowed, opened fire. Con-
the base is a shambles. They the needs of reconstruction and Aiderable excitement has been
found numerous patients in a supplies, but uro fearful that caused among the whole popula
Japanese hospital Buffering their sizable merchant Heats tion here. Beuter,,/
from malnutrition. Truk was may be partially unemployed if by-passed in the American push they cannot help in carrying across the Pacific islands, but the goods bought in the United it was hammered mercilessly States. for months by planes and all Japancae shipping lines to and from it were severed ABso ciated Press;
AIR SERVICE TO SHANGHAI SOON ?.
A PARTY OF THE 14TH UNITED STATES-ARMY AIR FORCE HAS REACHED WAI CHOW ON ITS WAY TO CAN- TON.
The Americans are to take over for
the present the Japanese nir force planes and equipment and to ald the Chinese National Govern. ment in the establishment of c Civil Aviation service.
It in hoped that a service bo. tween Canton,
PASSES TARGET
London, Oct. 6. Birmingham, with a week to go, has already passed its mark of twelve million pounds in the now Savings Campaign.
The
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8D-
American officials are report- to be sympathetic toward the Norwegian and Dutch and may seek congressional proval in a move to exempt the maritime nations from the shipping clause,
If either or both countries decline a loan with the shipping. restrictions, it is likely they will seek to float a short term loan through a New York bank,
hai will posing and Shang Mayor has now set a now tar JOHNSON ACT:"
operation.
Lo put Into
get of sixteen million pounds.
Glasgow passed its figure of ten million pounds with a day in hand.-Houtor.
FISHERKUN'S CATCH
London, Oct. 7. Wexford fishermen caught "a
Tokyo, Oct. 7 tartar yesterday. At least they The Toltys newspapers state caught"-a-glant skate, which that pomo 300,000 women and nearly tore their nots to shreds children, families of Japanosom
ployees of the South Manchuriso. and swamped their bont before always are returning to Man It was killed. The fish was churis from Koren, whence they oleven, foot long and nino foot took refuge during the Russian in across-Reuter.
Dog varion. Rauter.
Neither was a belligerent in the first World War and thus are eligible for financial did under the Johnson Act, which bana loana to nations, in default of World War I debts.
IZVESTIA'S CHARGE
*MOSCOW, OCT. 6.
such valuo ng Col. C.A. Works certifies to bo tho aggregato yaluo of the materials.
3. Any person in possession of any of the items specified in the Bohodulo heroto or of any othm item which could suitably be employed in any work of hulding. reconstruction or repair shall within fourteen days from the THE INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IZVESTIA" date of the publication of this TO-DAY ACCUSED BRITISH Togulation declare the same by: FOREIGN MINISTER BEVIN giving fuil and accurate particulára AND U.S. SECRETARY OF the oof in writing to Col. (Q.A.) STATE BYRNES OF AT-Works at his office.
4. Any forson, who fails to TEMPTING TO BREAK THE POTSDAM AGREEMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTERS ly with the provisions of this CONFERENCE IN LONDON.Elation shall on conviction by the Standing Military Court bo It said that If the wastern liable to im wisemont, for a torn Allies persist in their stand-it, not occording.fiya yoard or a fing will "shake the very basis of not exceeding five thousand dollars collaboration among the threo or to both smok imprisonment
and' fino. Powers."
It editorially asserted that when Byrnes and Bevin, at the recently adjourned conforeneb, "insisted on France's participa- ion in drawing up the peace retic for Rumänia, Bulgarin,
ungary and Finland, they thereby sought to break the Potsdam agreement."-A880- clatod Press.
Another possible source is Canada, which could make such n loan without inslating that
The navigation route for Canadian ships carry the pary trading junks between Formo chance. However, the selection so (Taiwan) and Ecochow, the of goods in Canada could not be principal port of Fuklon pro an wido an in the United States, vinco, is now open to trading
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