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Vol. I, No. 62. Wednesday, November 21st, 1945.
CHIANG SUCCESS Troops Spreading Out In Manchuria
HUNGRENG, NOV 20
CHINEE NATIONALIST TROOPS HAVE PLUNGED 12
MILES INTO MANCHE REA
THE FALLEN BEYOND
SHANIA RWAN COMMUNIST CHADEL
AND TO THE WEST, A POM FANNED OUT 203HE! MUNIST SPOKESMAN ÞECLARED TO DAY.
ASSERTED
BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE SPOKESMAN
THAT POPULAR PROUES WERE GOING TO TAKE GAER MANCHEREYN CAPITAL, CHANGCHUN. 11" MALAN NORTH LAST DE THE RUSSIAN FORCES
Fierce Fighting In Iran
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SPICHENG PALLS Chongkong. Nov James Nalionabod troops have Pocenipool. This Manchuran rail town.
of Somebung about 23 miles up the Peaping Mulder Rautakay Kemler
15 Dead
In Air Crash
Brisbane, Nov 20 Fifteen per
mekutang
12 Americans and there Aun tradians were killed when an Australian National Areva plane crushed at Leute.
An Americoot lieutenant ung the tune ICCION
Asanciful Prear.
Suicide Of
Baron Honjo
TOKYO, NOV 20 BARON GENERAL, SHIGERU ARMY COMMANDER. ACCUSED OF CREATING THE MEKORN IN CIDENT,
KILLED HIMSKLE AFTER READING IN NEWS PAPERS THAT GENERAL. MACARTHUR HAD ORDERED HIS ARREST.
Honge's lastimil brudty was datin by a servjury wh the floor of his | office, Has son il peuters that the Gemeral was find : fare erand ebarges
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Indonesian
Call
For War On British
BATAVIA, NOV. 20.
AN EXTREMIST INDONESIAN RADIO STATION TO-DAY CALLED FOR "WAR ON THE BRITISH" AND ASKED INDONESIAN YOUTHS TO REINFORCE THE BANKS OF THE HARD-PRESSED NATIVE NATIONALISTS IN SEMARANG, THE SCENE OF THE LATEST-OUT:- BREAK ON TROUBLED JAVA.
A DISPATCH FROM EMBATTLED SOURABAYA SAID THE BRITISH BAYE REPORTED EVIDENCE THAT THE INDONESIANS WERE ENDEAVOURING T
WEAPONS ON
MANUFACTURE BOMBS SMALL SCALE THERE
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Reds May Boycott Chungking Talks
CHÚNG{NG NOV 24
A COMMUNIST SPOKESMAN PREDICTED TO-DAY THAT THE FIRST BIG BATTLE" BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNIST FORCES IN MANCHURIA WOULD BE FOUGHT AROUND CHINSIEN (CHINCHOWY ON THE PEIPING-MUKDEN RAILROAD. 100 MTTLES NOUTH-EAST OF SHAN HALKWAN, WHICH NOW IS IN GOVERNMENT HANDS. THE PREDICTION CAME AMID THREE MAIN DEVELOP. MENTS IN THE TANGLED CHINESE INTERNAT SITUATION: FIRSTLY, THE COMMUNISTS CONCEP ED GOVERNMENT FORCES HAD PENETRATED INTO MANCHURIA INA E MELK THRUST FROM SHAN. HAIKWAN,
Com
Secondly, the Commmaist News Apenny induated romanta might mid send reptes Esentatives to the scheduled orare
talks in Chungking
Thirdly, the Demo ratic bea gee held ati anti eivil war rati m whoch several speakers urged. the noted States to withdraw her forces from China and an
thr
For a agmaleri
HL,`" strike to emphasize the peoplela desire for peace.
Ittat
Tension In Paris
20.
AND
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Sporadie fighting. inea- while, continued in Batavia.
A British communique atd that the situaton in Central Jaya
"gives cause for xiety view of the extremely nggressive attitude of the lavil Extremiats both in Semarang and Jogjakarta."
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An Extremist bruadentat by a station in the interior of daval came after Premier Sutan Sjab-i rie of the unrecognised Indime- mian Republic had rushed three-man committre to Sour baya to investigate the fighting there in the hope thul a solution might be fatid.
TOWN
A British Intelligence officer Told
conference hat there was no substantiation of the earlier reports of the Japa mese providing leadership back. ing to the Indonesians in So baya welding that the evidence tended to show that Nationalist lighting "was nei ther organised be planned or
any women
will open
No Longer Any Fun
Washington, Nov. 20. The Army's training cum- mand has taken note of the changed international situa Fios
A concinn
inatruots that Americun soldiera 20
longer will train on rifle and laponet targets hearing the Tikenennen of Hitler or Hir
hite,
ntab
Bayoneta maw “ura to plain, facelean adolce. without an semblanca of fuciul personality. Associat eil freak.
Had To Take Him Back
MOTHERWELL. NOV. 20. THE CASE OF A CHAUF. PRUR-BANDYMAN WHO RE. PROM MILITARY TURNED
JHIS EM- SERVICE TO FIND PLOYER NO LONGER USED HIS CAR AND THEREFORE
1 NOT REQUIRE A CHAUF PEUR, CAME BEFORE THE LANARKSHIRE REINSTATE- MENT TRIBUNAL HERE TO. DAY.
OFFENSIVE EXPECTED British military officials to-day The applicant, John Murray ať feured a new wave of fighting in Brankaton Cottage, Stowhouse, Central Java where thousands of sought reinstatement the em
ployment of James Gourlay, uf Armed Indonesians are unssing as PARIS, NOV
a Indonesian radio station called] Brankston House. Stonehausa, as THE CONSTITUENT AS
for war on the British.
chauffeur-handyman. SEMBLY VOTED 400 TO 163
The Dutch News Agency Aneta
Applicant stated I enlisted in YESTERDAY TO ASK GENE and the there were completely the Army in September, 1939. RAL DE GAULLE TO RENEW unconfirmed CamCurs that The HIS EPPORTS TO FORM A Parlay of Indonesia Estremists ni COALITION GOVERNMENT. WITH EQUAL REPRESENTA Iorge scale offeaalse on Batavia." Ala said that fighting broke POPULAR out in the expital city again this
morning in the Krict and Par The Communists vatest solidly paltan areas. again renewal Many
tinue's, In Sourabaya, the British con
faed their activity largely to
topping t the areas occupied and to artillery fire an the districts where the Indonesians are believed to be located མ༥ einted Press.
The Communist spokesınan bere | deenged Red sympathizers
eatly to entry Changchun, capitui of Manluron, the
the 114115
whreb withanew.
էլր expected to be December 1 Central Government officials al realy have Best from Chan
The Communists will oppose advaner of Government troups inte Mincharm, the spokesman said.
14241 wanted immediate popular
sdf Tuke established there
LAST
HOPE
17 Communist new
agency's
TION FOR THE COMMUNISTS, SOCIALISTS AND REPUBLICANS,
mandate in an atmosphere bristl ing with guns of armed guards who surrounded the meeting hall, The Socialsts voted on support of de Gaule.
The vote eles temporarily, at least, any chance at de Gaulle's resigning as interim head of the Governmer:1.
already
BRITISH ADVANCE
Batavia, Nov. 20. Today's Allied evanmunique
The assembly vote come in an
a snys 126 Belgade advanced atmosphere of tension
That further mile into Saurabaya and is brought openly expressed police at resent bombing the area. There indication that 'omunists fears of violence, but trouble hase.
dul act develop.
was slight opposition, but anlping During the meet.
and machine-gun firing were fairly ing, the pollée had hindreds of
heavy. An ammunition dumu was extra armed
anand the discovered in the suburb at B Palais Bourbou Associated school and 60 Dutch women and Press.
chlidren were evacuated."
Another Nazi Goes On The Sick List
NAZI
NUERNBERG, NOV ERNET KALTENBRUNNER CHIEF OF THE
SECURITY POLIER WHO WAS TO FACE THE IN- TERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL HERE TO-MORROW SUV- FERED FROM A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE LAST NIGHT. THE IS IN SUCH A CRITICAL CONDITION THAT RIS NAME IS BEING STRICKEN FROM THE LIST OF THE DEFENDANTS, IT WAS LEARNED OFFICIALLY TO
DAY.
Kaltenbrunner was rushed to) Tumpat His condition will cortical for the next week or ten į
said, soctors
3i|5| chatices of recovery are good.
Wit is absence, only 19 ) The 24 top-rnuking Nazis listed
ANTONIG OLIVEIRA SALAZAR. MAY KNOW POSIBLY IN A Than WEEK HOW EFFED TIVE THEIR CAMPAIGN TO KEEP VOTERS FROM THE POLLS HAS BEEN IN YESTERDAY'S ANTU CLIMATIC ONE PARTY KI ECTION
There wall F
tabulation of the solo
i .11 perhaps
the original indictment will be on hand for the opening ses sion shoubt it begin on sello dude.
Franse and the Soviet Union
I
the 38-year-old
WANTED, POLICE RECRUITS
not attend tje scheduled pener Talks in Chungking was based on abjrelions to :: Government's "nilateral" deciston to
convoke the National Assembly May 5, 11 the Communists fail to send re- presentatives, one of the last hopes of achieving un amicable solution: of the present crisis will vanish.
General Chou En-bo, Communiat No. 2 levier who was to leave for Yemin by plane to report to other Communist lenders and fetch they Red delegation to Chungking, has had to delay his departure until a place arrives from Shanghai trausbert him.
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Even if the talks are to be beld, they are unlikely to begin before sometime in December.
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Yamashita Smiles
MANILA, NOV. 20. DEFEATED IN HIS LAST ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE DEATH AS A WAR CRIMINAL, LIEUT.. GENERAL YAMASHITA MUST RECIN
DEFENCE MORROW.
Yarmshita
TO.
appeared omniponed and once smiled rondly to-day ples fur 3 "nol although his guilty" verdict and for a delny in the presentation of his defence was denied by the United States Military Commission ronducting) the trial.
The Communist sah it was authorized to protest against the recent statement by U.S. Ambassur Patrick Hurley to the effect that Chinese Com- munists wanted Japanese arms to
Major-General Russel B. Rey- LONDON, NOV. 20. set up a separate goveronwat ia TWO CHIEF
Commis CONSTABLES China ar destroy the present Gov nolds, President of the ARE GRAVING BRITAIN ernment. It
reminded Colonel Harry characterized
the ala, SOON TO VISIT THE ARMEU charged as "groundless slander."
Clarke, Chief Defence CounseÍ, FORCES OVERSEAS FROM
**bi
that several times ba had requeel- random statement," WHOM
WILL PICK
Baid, "was a discourtesy to POLICE FORCE
theed both the defence and prosecu RECRUITS FOR THE BRITISH Chinese people and democratic
tion to expedite the proceedings. peonies in America and provided 'perfect grounds for demanding
THEY
Representing 156 Chief Al-stables, the two officers
fried Krupp as a substitute for his senile father.
Absent from the list of those
are Mr. his diamissal.”
ELFIC
0. J. . Cole, of Leicester, Lt. Col. H. P. Hunter, of Statford- shire. Among places they will visit are Cairo and Belt.
as long as eight days which is are pressing for a postponement the roashtutional maximum but
in un attempt to free an indiet- The result is a foregone camela. si ince half a dozen oppst From parties refused to proširi pandidates claiming: insufficioul, fine to prepare for the election. Uneficial reports state that approximately 56 per cent, of ru gistered voters cast their ballots wid 9-43,000 of Portun's brain, Dr. Robert Ley Who Class B. 7,000,000 pepulation registered.
Associated Press.
SPEEDING IT UP
---
London, Nov. 20.
The Cabinet has decisied to ad- vance by twelve months the pro- sentation of the Social Insurance
inficted will be Rudolph Hess. No.
Nazi réperted to be men- tally incapable, Krupt who is suffering from
softening
Approval will be brought home
for final acceptance. Successful candidates, subject to service r quirementa, will be released fur Martin hanced himself trict
There are 5,000
vacancies for Bormanu, No. 2 Nazi and Hit-service Era thu police force. ler's Deputy who is officially Reuter. listed as missing and will be
tried in absentia.
OPENING TO-DAY
The International War Crimes Tribunal failed to rule on the last threatened the Nazi
Bill and now intends to have the minute actions which
Bil before Parliament In the to delay the trial of present acasion for its first rend- hierarchy. An American apoker- man said that the silence indicated that the trial would open Tuesday morning as scheduled.
ing before Christmas.
uf
It in hoped that the measure will be through the House Lorde and will become low May and payments under the new act will be made In September Hoxt.
On
The Commission will grant u coutipunace only for a most urgent need," Reynolda said. Associated
Press.
He was aware his employer had no car at present but in any ense the time be formerly spent in driving was only one and a half days working time a week. and the greater part of his time was urrupted in cutting grass and other d
Jobs. He also stated that a labourer was doing this work.
at presenat
Hits gent submitted on tour- fay's behalf that basis of the job was motor driving and when that was done there was not much left. Applicant bauf offered himself na a handyman at 351. a week, plus free house. roal and this was not accepted.
The tribunal decided
light, but
that up-
plicant be reinstated on the terma and conditions he enjoyed before the war. Reuter.
MOVIES BANNED
Tokyn, Nov. 20. Supreme Allied Headquarters to--mi day banned all Japanese "nationa- listic films, including one of
in Bataan, nde
Manila with
"The fifth division reports from Surabaya a limited advance On Sunday night with the capture of one light tank, two 75's, elgli! || American prisoners na unwilling mortars and some machine-guna. netors, Japanese companies word. Our posts in the centre of the town prohibited henceforth frum mak- are being shelled apparently from Ting military pictures.---Associated very close range." Reuter.
Press.
Old Bailey Story Of Mother's "Shocking Blow"
LONDON, NOV, 20.
A "DEVOTED" WIFE, WHO KILLED HER 7-YEAR - OLD SON AFTER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM HER HUS- BAND, LT.-COL, R. N. J. BURGESS, ROYAL ARMY- ORDNANCE CORPS, SAID TO BE SERVING IN THE ' UM.F., SAYING HE WAS NOT COMING BACK, WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER AT OLD BAILEY TO-DAY BUT WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. SHE WAS BOUND OVER FOR TWO YEARS.
Mr. Justice Humphreys and
"What you and your husb NOT WITH decide to do has nothing to do with me but I express the hope
that you will have nothing more ONE STROKE
to do with your husband.
A
MANILA, NOV. 20. JAPANESE COLONEL,
FUJISHIGO
ADMITTED
A Chinese press dispatch alleged Chinese Communiste had Janded оп the Manchurian coast from DUTCH MARINES junks which had transported thei
"He has shown himself to bel from the maritime provinca of
IN U. S. Shantung. The landings, it said.
the sort of person who might! have a very bad effect upon you ASATOSHI were carried out without obstrue-
Washington, Nov. 20. tion from the Russians, who pro- |
and I do not think he is the sort BLUNTLY The State Department to-day viously hud virtually barred announced that the
DAY AT THE TRIAL OF Netherlands of person to be trusted." Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist was informed immediately after Mrs. Marle Gertrude Sur. LIEUT. GENERAL YAMASHI forces from landing there.-Asso- the Japanese aurrender that the geus, 39, of Palace Gardena,
TA THAT HE HAD URGED ciated PresK,
sending of Dutch marines to the Clucton, took the life of her 8 HIS OFFICERS TO "KILL THE United States for training should Peter Ronald and tried to takeY AND
AMERICAN TROOPS CRUEL- ONE NOT WITH be discontinued.
her own by lying on a pillow STROKE." The announcement added that underneath the gas oven and the Netherlands was told
The colonel also acknowledged Dutch marines in this country at turning on the gas.
that he had ordured Nippon's Her husband'a the timo of tho Japanese surren
letter
was troops to "kill all who oppose the dor should be ready to leave to found torn up in a sack in the Emperor, even women and child- gether with their equipment by back yard, suld the Prosecutor. mid-November this year.
"It must have been a shock- ing blow to bor," he declared.
"It was on the day before the lands was in accordance with the tragedy and she was looking policy and directives adopted prior forward with great anticipation
tho Japanese capitulation.
Stalin Expected To Pep Things Up
MOSCOW. NOV. 20. RUSSIAN FOREIGN AF- FAIRS IS EVIDENT FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT STALIN WOULD RETURN SOON FROM HIS VACA- TION.
1
One of the lasuer was removed QUICKENING, OF PACE IN iP
when the Russians named Colonel Yuri Pokrovsky, deputy Soviet prosecutor to act as chief prosecu- This information was conveyed tor-Associated Press. during the week-end to each of the 600 branches
of National Federation of Old-age Pensioners' 'Annociation.Reutor..
LABOUR VICTORY
the PANAMA VULNERABLE.
Wha
THE FOLLOWING BIG ISSUES MAY BE TACKLED BY
STALIN WHEN HE RESUMES HIS DUTIES:
that
The State Department said that
the notification sent to the Nether-
to
reporter
rea,"
The United Commission,
States Military meanwhile, dodiod the defense motion to immediately return a verdict, of "not guilty.
The prosecution rested after presenting over 480 exhibits and scores of documents, pictures and There is no Immediate amplifica- to the return of her husband,' tion of the announcement and no Mr. John Fintern K.C., de- translations. indication whether the marinen fending, said Mrs. Burgess hus-
Coloriel Harry Clarke, chlof charged all of have yet departed.„-
Band was anxious to look after defense counsel, (1) Possibility of another vently standing on their position told
A Netherlands marins officer her financially, whatever his at-tho-18-daye testimony of pro
necution witnesses last week that titude in other directions.
was "hearsay big-three meeting with Pre that inasmuch as they. regard- some 1,000. Dutch marines wore to
And reports of opinions of var aident Truman and Mr. Attleeing themselves as the principal ship aboard Dutch boats for the said she was willing to look direct evidence that accused had The mother of Mrs. Burgess lous agencies with no incident of (2) The three-power declara-victors over Germany, shared East Indies by the end of the week
permitted ouch. atrocitica."Aozor tion on atomic energy and Rus- control with the Allies, the lat and that virtually all the remain-after her daughter.-Router..
ciated Presn ain's official attitude on it; ter should also share with Rus-ing force would follow this week.
Amociated Press. sia in control over Japan." — Associated Press.
(0) Control of Japan; (4) Possibility of another meeting of foreign ministers to conelder pence treaties.
definite
POET'S
DIPLOMATIC ILLNESS
Washington, Nov. 20. Discovery of the atomic bomb may forco aro-building of the Panama Canal, It was dioclored London, Nov. 20. by the House Merchant Marino The House of Commons to-day Committee as it approved a Bilt ro-endorsed the Labour Govern- calling for a study whether ro ment's tax programme overriding building of the project should bo Consorvative chargos, that it
attempted. If it is rebuilt there
ONE OF THE THORNS
Stockholm, Nov. 20. extremely extravagant. The meals an idea to eliminate the locks
The Helsinki correspondent of auro goes to the House of Lords which are particularly vulnerable
London, Nov, 20. PENIAL
the newspaper "Morgentidningens" It is by no means after the next reading.
and make the ennal a sea-level
J. David Stern, publisher of the said to-day that the journey of The programmo provides for waterway.
that Stalin would refuse to make
Washington, Nov. 20.
"Philadelphia Record" said to-day President Carl Gustaf Mannerholm higher lovies on large Incomes and
The study may also consider a trip to London or Washing- Ezra Pound, 66-year-old Idaho- he believed the British Colonial from Finland to Portugal wa a40 per cent, cut in the industrial the possibility of onlarging the ton. Informed Monenw quar-born post, donlod last night on Oluce was one of the main thorns considered a "ght and that excosa přeāts tax.
Canal to allow aircraft carrlora The Labour Government has and targer vessels of the future Truman also might be willing radio broadcasts from Rome, do cans don't like British policy in Presidential election.
in the side of Anglo-American re- there will be no longer any doubt ters expressed the belief that his return from Italy that ho ever
betrayed the United States in lations and declared that "Ameri- that Finland will soon holdt pledged itself to nationalize ghs to go through. Now the largest and alectric utilities, railways and carriers are unable to pass and to make the trip if necessary!!
algnad "to" undermino "support of Palestins, Indonesid | and...”, India."- Mannerheim's trip was officially ather inland transporta
Elie 40,000 to Missouri can barely On-the-matter of control of the way in the UNITY-A-10 tald it represented reactionary described as undertaken for lathey Intond pociated Press,
squoozo In-Associated Press, Japan, the Russians are appar-cluted Press,
factions-Associated Press.
health-Associated Prósa.
TELAVIV CURFEW,
Telaviv, Nov. 20. The curfew imposed in Telavi. since the socent riots is reliably stated to be a matter of poller monts can be made about the and only day to day announce hours during which inhabitants must remain indoors,
The British authorities to-day. would give no indication when withdraw thoil measure-Reuter.
to