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No. 47.
CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 100 YEARS
Saturday, November 3rd, 1945.
JAVA IN TURMOIL Gurkhas Retake Magelang
Indonesians
TURKEY ON
Out Of Control DEFENSIVE
THE INDONESIAN
BATAVIA, NOV. 8.
FORCES ARE APPARENTLY OUT OF CONTROL BY DUTOR SOEKARNO WITH HE PORTS OF INTENSIFYING ATTACKS ON OTHER BRITISH FORCES IN SEVERAL SECTIONS OF CEN. TRAI, AND WESTERN JAVA IN DEFIANCE OF THEIR LEADER'S CEASE FRUITING ORDER. TENSION HAS BEEN LISTED ELSEWHERE FOLLOWING
THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE DUTCH AND DR
SOEKARNO.
num
The Hiritish cruisera "Government" originated under sex" arki "iuiola" and a
Japanese inspiration.-Reuter.
THROUGH NIGHT Erol dentroyers have arrrived
Batavia, Nov. 2. at Serabuyn to evaruute abied Wunels and children.
At Magelang, British troops who were being hard-pressed by large mots of extremists, running short received supplies of ammunition. Inter Irom places.Asociated Press.
SHAJIN
PLANES IN ACTION
Batavia, Nov. 2. Within 24 hours of General Christinen's warning to the Indone
that he would meet force with force, Allied war-planes w day went into action against the extremtal forces at Magolang. where a small force bf Gurkban had been
since fighting heavily
yesterday.
Three Royal Air Force Thunder- bolis--taking off while the Dutch indonesian representativen were holding their first talks in Batavia were on a reconnaİAS- (locul ance patrol at 1.30 p.m.
and
The Allied Headquarters han announce that heavy fighting be tween Indonesian Nationalists and | British Indian troops continued throughout the night in Magelang area and that R.A.F. planes agnin
strafed ther atiram int
force which resulted in heavy Indone Min casualties. Associated Press. MORTARS USED
Nov. 2. British
Aghters struck at Indonesian extremists in Magelang who ignored the order from the allied authorities and the President of the Un+ recogilised Republic to cease fighting.
Elsewhere, tenseness which had ripped this island for weeks has ifted perceptibly after a meeting between the Dutch and
the Na- tionalist lendors which frat attempted reach mutual
to
n
الم
Lume? when they uncountered gun understand planes aupported
fire from the ground.
After the initial burst of Are, the aircraft broke formation to chase two Stall cars and to pursue a group of lorrien
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WAIT
HASTY SUMMONS
Thunderbolt arrived at Bacara only day, but handy sumuned by thu Gurkhas at Magelang, who inter sent an urgem vad for aismunition, stat ing that they had sutleient mum twns only to hold out until mid- SIDE Dakwa planes have day.
JATT been dropping supplies of Ellert both to the fathas" pusilion, Semar rethist cruenes from
reached the besieged
BOOK
Rarron
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Today's air attack was the first Plates Bad Arufed n ended on target Since the War Augual Bui. An Allied spokenau to gal Hind that planes would only be word in extreme cases.
"It was not Rght-heartedly done,” he said. "The crews have strict instuctions that they must shoot only legitimate targets." The spokesman sakd that the twO Thunderbolts,
after. which this
nuon apolled the Staff cars and lorries, fired in front of them. This had the desired
effect of stopping the vehicles and driving the occuprate to
to cover. TANKS PUT ASHORE Tanks have been put ashore at. Sourabaya, where the British are now concentrated around the har- bour and barracks. The new Bri- tish commander Al Sourabaya, Coronel Hugh Pugh, in a telephone
to-n
-night, intimated that
there
"rey Was British and have heen
the situation
tense" oner again.
re-
Indian 1roopa grouped for any emergency.
Extremist broadcasters are urg Ing the populace to take up arme and "kill all enemies of the Re- public." Dr. Soekarno was flown This morning to Semarang, from where he intended to go to meet the extremists at Magelang.
ANKARA, NOV. 2.
THE TURKISH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MET TO-DAY IN AN APPREHENSIVE MOOD OVER THE IMMINENT END OF THE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND NON-
WITH AGGRESSION SOVIET UNION, WEIGHED THE DECLARA- TION OF PRESIDENT ISMET INONU THAT TURKEY "HAS NO DEBTS TO PAY ANY- RODY.""
THE AND
opened on
a
The Assembly note of anxiety over the future of the Bosphorus and Dardanel- leg straits, the Turkish controlled chanuela Into the Black sea, a share of control of which Russia long has coveted.
Re-Introducéd
Price 10 cis.
Rates To Be Plan To Make Mikado
Pay Shocks Japan
Government is taking the frat steps towards the TC- introduction oj rating throughout the Colony.
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All" owners of property. in cases where property has changed hands, or their postal addresson, aro quired to notify particulars to the 5.0.1 (Finance).
An advertisement ap-
einewhere PLATA
in this jaane
Bitter Feeling
In Chungking
(By Don Campbell, Router's Special Correspondent 172 Chinaking.)
CHUNGEING, NOV. 2. THE POLITICAL AND MILI
CAN
1,800 M.P.H. ROCKETS
LONDON, NOV. 2. WINGED ROCKETS EQUIP- PED WITH SPECIAL ONE-
TOKYO, NOV. 2.''
A STARTLED JAPAN LEARN ED THAT AMERICA MAX.
REQUIRE EMPEROR HI ROHITO TO PAY PART OF THE REPARATIONS BILI
IMPORTANT TO THE JAPANESE WAS THE SUDDEN THOUGHT THAT WASHINGTON'S DECISION IN DIRECTLY LABELS THE EMPEROR AS A WAE. CRIMINAL.
The Washington announce from the Allied authorities az HUNDRED TON BOOSTER mont is apt to become a politi-¡ will be used by the economie and scientific section of general hedd- MECHANISM WILL BE ABLE cal bombshell. TO TRAVEL FROM NEW Several hundred Japanese quarters in forming plans for com
trol of Japancao economy. YORK TO LONDON IN LESS men, women and children met
HOUR IF CUR-at Tokyo Park and demanded wealth of the householda of i
The figure does not include THAN AN RENT EXPERIMENTS
DE that the wealthy Nipponese Imperial of art
Princes VELOP SUCCESSFULLY, W. G. A. PERRING, TOLD THE government to pay for food im- holdings of jewellery, gold and ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SO-porta. CIETY.
Habout control at such speeds.-
Associated Press.
lurn over their
jewels to the
word
objecta.or silver bullion is not included and will be avaluated later In separate report.
that many companies wherein the
Woman
Four hundred and fifty Ja- He anid that rocket with panese women and children re-
The report showed, however five patriates have, meanwhile, land- ranges of one-thousand hundred to three-thousand miles ed in Kyushu island.---Associat- Imperial
Houst ban extensive now appear ponsible and heed Press.
holdings produced fittio, and the added that "flight at over eigh- WEALTH OF THE MIKADO planto bnto hown bombed OF
The Japanese Imperial House- burned. TARY SITUATION IN CHINA:con-thousand miles per hour is
hold has more than 1,000,000,000 Stock was held in paper co IS WORSENING AS THE KUO- contemplated."
He stressed that he did not yen in cash and negotiable instru-panies, electrio corporations and MINTANG AND COMMUNIST
woll na in big NEGOTIATORS IN CHUNG want to minimize the difficulties mento, land, timber and buildings railway then no
alone. Supreme Allied Headquar- banka-Router. KING FAIL TO REACH A SET of the problem and pointed out ters disclosed to day. The President declared inTLEMENT OF THE FUNDA that practically nothing is known Facts about
sub- thia have
ISSUES no MENTAL his message: "We
WHICH debts to
mitted by the Japanoon Govern- pay anybody, terri-
ALONE
STOP THE
ment in reaponso to a directivo torial, or concerning Turkish SPREAD OF CIVIL WAR. rights, and we will live 20 men
Each
day's delay is causing die us men of mare bitter feeling and suspicion of honour and honour,"
in Chungking and it is known that Bources hostilities are in progress in cleven said they anticipated no imme- provinces, with warfare of sizcable
scale in Shansi and Sulyuan. diate diplomatic developments
Commenting on the statement of expiration of following
the Lieutenant-General Albert Wede- treaty Nov. 7, and there was no
meger, the United States Com cause for anxiety.-Associated mander in China, that his mission of was to support the Government Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, an official at the Chungking Head- quarters said to-day: "This sup- port of the Central Government troops will place them in all strate- gic positions."--Router.
Informed
Угева.
Moscow
Gurkha troops in the recapture of Airships
most of Magelang after fring on
the extremists who had opened up Canton ?
with mortars.Associated Press.
MAGELANG RECAPTURED Batavia, Nov. 2. Aided by British fighter planes, recaptured Indian troops have snost of Magelang. 260 miles southwest of Batavia from Indone sing extremists who were report. ed to be stepping up they
their attacka as nationalist Jenders seemned help les in trying to check them.
In one of the grimmest pra moumevngenis since the start of the troable in Juva, a British apaltes- man described
the situation as close to war,
Ansorlated Press.
to
Washington, Nov. 2. A dirigible service batween New York and Canton, in South China, to the Civil Aero- was proposed nautics Board by Wilburn Mayock, President of the United Nations Airships Incorporated.
He said that the company pro- pose to operate two eight-million dollar dirigibles via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Manila and Shunghai with a round-trip in about thirteen days carrying passengers, freight, express and secondary mall. As
sociated Press.
How Brig. Mallaby Was Murdered
BATAVIA. NOV. 2.
BRIGADIER A. W. MALLABY, WHO WAS MURDERED
DAYS LEARNED
AGO LAST
BY INDONESIAN EXTREMISTS TWO WAS SHOT IN HIS CAR. IT WAS NIGHT FROM AN EYE-WITNESS. ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR INDONESIAN LEADERS AND THREE BRITISH OFFICERS, HE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD IN SOERABAYA IN AN EFFORT TO CHECK SNIPING.
Lord Gort Resigns
The car was twice stopped by mobs and the officers were roughly handled, threatened and had their pistols removed.
Lord Morrison Of Tottenham
AGREEMENT WITH STALIN EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, NOV. 2. PROGRESS TOWARD A SETTLEMENT OF THE SOVIET- AMERICAN DISPUTES OVER THE CONTROL OF JAPAN AND THE BALKAN ISSUES WAS REPORTED BY DIPLOMATIC AUTHORITIES AS A RESULT OF IN- TENSE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND MOSCOW.
TOP DEVElopments IT IS UNDERSTOOD, WERE (1) STALIN HAS INDICATED TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HIS DESIRE FOR AN EARLY BETTLE- MENT OF THE OUTSTANDING BALKAN ISSUES AS PART OF THE SAME PATTERN OF NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING JAPAN,
London, Nov. 2.
the seven new Only one of
(2) the State Department has,
that the Prime announced peers created by the
Japanese Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, to problem propused by the Rus- strengthen Labour representa-sian demand for allied control tion in the House of Lords has Council nt Tokyo is being so far hud his choice of a title, decided by the big powers alone, officially approved.
namelyUnited States, Russia, Britain and China-and not by all the ten members of the new- ¡y created Far Eastern All- visory Commission.
(9)
has
He la Robert Craigmyle Mor- rison, Member of Parliament, who will be Lord Morrison of Tottenham.
The other new peers are Ad- miral Sir Edward Ratcliff Garth Russell Evans, known as "Evans of the Broke" after the which he fought hla ship in famous action in 1917, Robert Theodore Chortley, professor of Commercial and Industrial Law
President Truman announced the impending de parture of an American repara- tions mission for Japan to de- velop a programme designed to deprive the defeated eneiny of war-making resources.
(4) the Soviet news agency at London University, Alexan- Tass quoted in Moscow reporta der Dunlop Lindsay, Master of as saying that Russia favours Balliol College, Oxford, George a control council for Japan maile
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LABUR SWEEPS MUNICIPALITIES
London, Neu, 2. First results of the Munici -pal Elections now being held in England and Wales show a major triumph for Labour.
Labour have gained a total of 766 scute and have lost 21, The Conservatives have lost 381
the Liberale 115 and
Indehe 19 scats.
Forty cities have gone over to Labour, Birmingham for the first time, though the Con- servatives still control the Connoil because of the number of Aldermen-Router.
Muft, Army Welfare officer, Ro-up of the big-four reprosentte U.S.-SOVIET
bert Alexander Palmer, General tives under the Chairmanship the Co-operative of the United States representa- Secretary of Union, and William Piercy who, tive who would presumably ba during the war, was Principal General MacArthur.-Associat- of the cd Press. A detachment of Mahrattas in Assistant-Secretary the neighbourhood opened fire Ministries of Supply and Pro- when they found that Brigadior duction.--Router. Mallaby was not alloyed to ap- proach them. Then an Indonesian pushed his rifle through the car LONDON, NOV. 2. window and fired four shots, but FIELD MARSHAL LORD | none was hurt. Later two Indone- GORT, HIGH COMMISSION- Blans approached the
car and ER IN PALESTINE, HAS RE- Brigadier Mallaby leaned forward ILL HEALTH. SIGNED ON GROUNDS OF to find out what they wanted. Ho
was shot dend.
the
The Gyrating C.N. Dollar
that Dr. Soerkarno and Brigadier The Magelang leaders insisted
Shanghai, Nov. 2, Bothell, who met the "President"
Announcing this in
Captains R. T. Smith and T. L. at Semarang, should proceed to
The gyrating value of the Loughland escaped with slight Jogjakarta, where the extremists' House of Commons to-day, the wounds caused by the throwing of Chinese National Dollar reach headquarters are believed to be Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. hand-grenades. Captain H, Shaw, ed a new record being quoted at located. The British Commander George Hall, stated that Mr. tha third British officer, also two thousand dollars to refused, bat Dr. Boerkarno offered J. V. W. Shaw, the Chief So- escaped. They are now safe aboard American dollar. to go by himself, and had not been cretary, would act as High Com- British Naval craft. heard of since, although ho in
R.A.F. Dakotas have been drop-i scheduled to visit Sourabaya to missioner temporarily,
day.
оде
Nonstop Japan To Washington
Washington, Nov, 1. Four B-20 Super-Fortresses from Tokyo arrived here non- atop to-night after a flight of approximately 6,544 miles in the unofficial time of 27 hours
DIFFERENCES
Accuses Jap High Command
BEANTIZE, NOV. £..
A WOMAN WITNESS TESTI FIED AT THE YAMASHITA TRIAL THAT ULVERS FOR ONE OF THE ZASZ ULJQUY ORGIES IN MANILA WAD ISSUED BY THE JAPANESE HIGH COMMAND ITSELF.
The Wimens told the Military Commission
that sho wananiong those who were formed to go fa Bay View Hotel with her infant Bon where she was anved by Captain Akashi, a Japanese officer whom she know
She said sho protested to the violation of the Filipino girls to another officer but he told her that troops were under ordora from the High Command to kill a civilians in Manila and that the Japanese hated all white women." Yamashita won a point rent the end of the session when tho Commission President rejected the prosecution's exhibit showing the slaying of two Germans and one Russian on the ground that it had to be supported by the testimony of witnesses-Associated Prest
Clearing Up The Ruins
GOVERNMENT 19 PROPOS ING TO TAKE EARLY STEPA REGARDING DANGEROUS BUILDINGS IN THE COLONY, It is pointed out in an official notification that the present abnor mal conditions may not
permi service of notice of demolition "on.
the
owner.
owner.
A demolition order will regarded
It is prepoand therefore to pro ered, while at the same time pro WASHINGTON, NOV. 2.
as possible, the UNITED STATES AND RUS-tecting as far
Interents of OVER SIAN DIFFERENCES POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE APPEAR TO BE THE It is posted on the building te GREATEST BAR TO CLOSER which it applies and posted also Nto the last known address of the
registered owner
BETWEEN
COOPERATION THE TWO POWERS.
This problem, it was learned,
formed an
aufelently served
Building materials important part of capable of being re-used will be Stalia's reply to President Tru-credited to the owner and set off man's letter urging closer rola-against any costs recoverable by the Building Authority under the Building Ordinanco, 1985. tlons.
The basic differenças seem to 20 lay in differing-ways in which the They
landed in succes- minutes.
two
governments und nach terms sion between 7.40 and 8.05 p.in as democratic prooddures" and "free and unfettered elections."
Brig Gen. Frank S. Armstrong thods of setting up governments Allied prisoners of war in Now Jr., brought in the first of the big in the Balkans which would be Guinien planes and the tired but happy frichly to Soviet Russia and The prisoners they said were airmen filed jubilantly out. acceptable to the United States too weak to walk. Their slothom
Associated Press.
distributed natives-Router.
JAPANESE ADMISSION
Wowak, Now Guinen, Nov. 2. Three Japanero war erinäinhla
Later the pricn dropped to 40 am. Friday Hong Kong the problem boils down to mo- to-day admitted they had killed 11.
Mr. Hall revealed that Pates- ping supplies and ammunition for seventeen hundred and continued BATAVIA FIGHTING tine railways had been cut at the Allied forces at Soerabays; its rapid declino-Associated
cruiser "Sussu" Press. British while the The Netherlands News Agency 158 points though all damage on and a number of destroyers arriv
Three terrorists were killed and children--Router) - but the identity of the Jewish group to which they belonged was unknown.
to-day said that the Dutch troops the main no had been repaired.ed yesterday to evacuated-women CANTON PRICES
holding a position ก the outskirts of Batavia report they are heavily pressed by Indonesian forces.
The Gormana in Java, who were at first described as prisoners of war, were stated to bo. U-bont mon, who had either landed after their vessels had beon punk, or who had been iinison oflrors with the Japanoss before the fall of Germany.
Buf
(In Chinesa National Currency); Rice
$4,600 per pcl. ..Slab sugar
140 por cty. Hen's & duck'ą czys 25 por pc.
260 por cty. Pork
470 800 Bocf
400. Chiclcon
.820 Duck
AUSTRALIA PROTESTS Peanut all
In Cairo, Arab shops frere | closed for the day as a protest!
Canberra, Nov. 2. against the Balfour Declaration
Mr. Evatt, Dominion Miniator (promising a home for the Jews for External Affairs, referring to in Palestine).
American monopoly of tho Japan- Crowds attacked synagogues eso occupation, atated to-day that British Intelligence has been and Jewish shops, and police the United States should practice unable, so far, to confirm
proaches co-operation she piclons of their complicity with fired in the air to disperse the the
Australia, from Pearl Harbour the Japanese in rousing the youth mob.--Reuter. fui extremists in Bourabaya. In
onwards, had not stinted her war effort and it was a matter of jus tice that she should be consulted delegates to-day the Indonesian Jaffe harbours blow up to day this be Australia's claim and
** Peanuts. in the management of Japan.) leaders are understood to have from mines, at 2 a.m. One punk mado an effort to dispel the and two others were damaged wo wil hover, abandon he white beans
doclared-Router. Dutch belief that the "Republican seriously-Associated Pruna.
the, talks, which took place be tween the Dutch and Nailonalista
Jerusalem, Nov. 2. Police launches in Halfa and
They followed roughly the name courac as the three Super-forts. which failed to make the full flight, in September and landed at Chica- go because of fuel consumption in adverse weatherald
the weather Armstrong was terrible this time, too, and they didn't know whether they would make it until they reached Kodiak In the Aloutlans. Upon
RAM.C. MAN ON MURDER '.
CHARGE
Holyhead, Nov, 2⠀ Arthur Nettleton, described
as a 88-year-old first aid worker he was, discharged from the Royal Army Medical Corps ro
Were"
́among thə
FRENCH CLEAN-UP. Enigon, Nov
12: announced to-day that
Fronch troops have completed an
It was important phase of the operations to break up Annamito resistance
arrival, however, they had 800 cently son of Major and the Reuter
Jato Mr J. Nettleton, of
SWATOW PRICES (In Chineza National Currency) Rice (Brat grade) $380 por pcl.gallons of fuol left, enough for
Tokyo, Nas N 820 Rice (coarse)
three hours flying-Anspelated Gibraltar and Salford, was to
Tho Japones. Government ha 148 por ety. Prens.
charged at Holyhead Ipat night Peanut oll
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with the murder of his wife, been ordered by allied handguns- Yellow beana
tor to freeze the bank account Black beans..
Ivy: Groon, beans
The body of Mrs Nettleton of all members and former giletal of the puppet Philippine Lovorn Red beans
was found a week, affo partially ment, including Loon of Freeze covered by sand at led Whare Food Laurel and his two Bay, Angloney-Houten
Apociated, Frems,
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70
36:
40
Walto refined su
100
Stockholm, Nov. 2 The Swedish Government has announced after five and half pass that, coffor rationing has ended Associated Press. !
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