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Vol. I, No. 65. Saturday, November 24th, 1945.
ANARCHY IN JAVA Situation Deteriorates
Rapidly
RATAVIA. NOV. 23. BRITISH COMMAND INDONESIANS IN THE EASTERN BATTLED SUBURBS OF SEMARANG WHILE IN TURBULENT BATAVIA THE ATTEMPTS TO NEGOTIATE PEACE BE- TWEEN THE DUTCH AND INDONESIAN REPUBLI- BRITISH SPOKES- CAN LEADERS COLLAPSED. A
JAPANESE TROOPS UNDER
MAN SAID THE JAPANESE IN ACTION FOR THE ALLIES ARE CARD TROOPS, FIGHTING WELL. SOME 20 INDONESIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN BATAVIA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS DURING INTER- THE BRITISH MITTENT SMIPING AND ATTACKS. COMMUNIQUE REPORTED A SERIOUS QUTBREAK IN BANDOENG. Nationalist leaders issued a statement blatning the Dutch for Java daslarlang the peace 201 and asserting
The Government of the public of Indonesia is of the at titude w are able to take
44211 meeting pari by the Batel “
Battles Akevit
ing omasty.
'tombed
xians near Ambarawa, and the British estimated 150 Natlas- alists were killed or wounded. The Gurkhas suffered 10 casual- Lies,
TENSION INCREASEN Japanese troops ordered to clear suburban areas on the east
Indonesian gide of Semarang met resistance nnel British forces were spread- but attacked briskly. A British From embattled spokesman said the Japanese are Senang, The British sent permitted to shoot anyone bear- rize infantry company to ing arms, but they have been
very good about taking indone relieve besieged Ambarawa,
Islan prisoners. British Mahrattey kil Iustomers and one ¢voata!irrit Semarang.
Cargo Ship Blows Up
Kuote, Nov. 23. Three Americana and 18 Japaneno labourers were kill-
ed by an explosion on a cargo ship carrying captured mi- tions
to Osaka Bay. Tho boat was demolished.
It was carrying gun-powder to be dumped at aou and presumably struck
a mina.. Associated Press.
Britain A
Good Risk
Price 10 cts.
Reds Outflanked
In Manchuria
CHUNGKING. NOV. CB.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT FORCES HAVE OUTILANKED THE PORT OF HULUTAO IN MANCHURIA WITH A 16-MILE SWEEP THAT ALSO MENAGED THE COM- MUNIST-FORTIFIED SITY OF CHINSIEN, PRESS DIS- PATCHES FROM THE NORTH REPORTED. PLUNGING-75 MILES DEEP IN MANCHURIA, THE NA- TIONALISTS MADE THE COMMUNIST PÓSITION AT .HULUTAO APPEAR UNT ENABLE.
-
Press reports said the Gov- eight miles from Hulutao. Its ernment troops were neartra fall would cut off escape by rail Lienahan, a railway town only from Hulutao. The capture of Hingcheng, on tho Pelping- Mukden railroad 60 miles north- cast of the Grent Woll gateway of Shanhalkwan, la also report- cd.
CHINA PEACE
RIDDLE TALKS A
Thirty miles to the north of the Lienshan sector Hes Chin- haten, the logical place for the main Communist stand if they Intend to attempt to check the Government armies' drive to-
An Associated Press dispatch from Tientsin indicated the Communista aro massing troops at Chinhsien, and added that the Reds expected to offer atT fighting at Chinhsion.
LINE DESTROYED
The Communists were report
ward Mukdeni CHUNGKING, NOV. 23. THE SCHEDULED PEACE TALKS IN CHUNGKING ARE LIKELY TO BE FURTHER POSTPONED THROUGH THE DELAYED DEPARTURE FOR YENAN OF GEN- ERAL CHOU EN-LAI WHO IS GOING THERE TO CON- SULT THE COMMUNIST LEADERS AND FETCH COMMUNIST REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PARLEYS. Chou En-lai was supposed to have left Chungking neveral days ago but the plane from Shanghal which was to arry him to Yenan was found on ar- rival here to need overhaul Ar- rangements were intiated for another plano to come here fram Shanghai but none has arrived so far.
Will-O'-
The Wisp
MANILA, NOV. 23.
Quite A Coincidence
Changlind, You, 23. American Army. Headquar tore had quite a neighbourly coincidence this woook.
Major Ernest Mepps, of 305 Main St., Mullins, South Carolina, arranged an initia=" tion for a new arrival-al officere quartors. The ins fiato turned out to be Second Lieut, Zack Macs of 419 Main St. Mullins, South Carolina
Associated Press,
More Troops For H. K.
CHUNGKING, NOV, 25 MAJOR-GENERAL FESTING, COMMANDER OF THE GROUND TROOPS IN HONG KONG TO-DAY TOLD CORRES PONDENTS THAT BRITISH TROOPS STATIONED IN HONG KONG NUMBER ABOUT 11.000 THAT THIS WOULD AND PROBABLY BE INCREASED TO 22,000 "EVENTUALLY."
Hong Kong will be a bavaj base supplementing not supercod
ed to have destroyed a sectioning Singapore, be declared, and
hie Head-
of the Pelping-Mukden railroad added that Admiral Sir Bruc south of Chinhalen to slow the Fraser would set up Nationalists' advance.
were
+2
quarters in Hong Kong within month.
The main problem іп Нопя
the Japanese, raising and romos. ing sunken ships from the har- MP-bour-Associated Press.
YAMASHITA'S shan 16 miles beyond, sulit a NAME TO BE
Other reports said fighting flared up in Inner Mongolia, Kong to-day is food and cont with Communists renewing their
sold the General, and these ques- attacks on Kweisul and Pastow. tions have been aggravated by the THE BLAME FOR THE
Nationalist troops stabbing return to the city of 400,008 Restively awaiting to make
RAPE OF MANILA AND into Manchuria captured ing people during the last four weeks the trip with Chou En-lai are THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE
cheng on the Peiping-Mukden The Britleb are making progress a group of foreign corresp.n- ATROCITIES IN THE PHILIP dents who were given full per- PINES BECAME THE WILL O railroad, 60 miles north-east of clearing the debris left behind by
Great Wall gateway mission to go to Yenan by the THE WISH IN THE CROSS the
EXAMINATION AT YESTER Shanhulkwan and MILWAUKEE, NOV. 23. Chinese Government.
DAY'S WAR CRIMES TRIAL proaching the rail town of Lien- CLAIR WILCOX, DIRECTOR
LITTLE USE
HERE AG OF THE STATE DEPART- Whether the Communists will
CHIEF OF STAFF, LIEUT Chinese dispatch. MENT'S OFFICE OF INTER- actually send delegates to the GENERAL MUTO, SOUGHT
Lienehan is less than eight NATIONAL TRADE POLICY peace talks is
a riddle. After TO SHIFT THE BLAME AWAY
miles west of the Communist- PROUD OF AND SU-
Hulutao, they agreed to do so Communist FROM HIS CHIEF TODAY SAID THAT ANY
May- ut
LONDON, NOV, za ATTEMPT BY BRITAIN IN quarters Yenan aserted PERIORS TO SUBORDINATE held port of
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD DUTCH THE ABSENCE OF A UNIT-there was little uee in eendag COMMANDERS AND COLLEA churia which the Nationalists
GUES.
hope to capture as a potential
BOY, WHO FEELS A PER ED STATES LOAN TO OR-delegates because of the Central
Muto
that the Japanese debarkation point for their sen- HANISE
"unilateral" AN EXCLUSIVE || Government's
SONAL INTEREST IN THE Muto said divisions came under Yamashita borne forces.
ROYAL AIR FORCE AFTER STERLING BLO TRADING tion in convoking the National at times but they were actually
Another dispatch reported BEING BORN IN COASTAL Japanese anliers ignored in SYSTEM Japanese I
WOULD "ALMOST Assembly for May 5 next your commanded by various
feld staf
that the Nationalists are mass- TOWN DURING AN AIR RAID donesian pamphlets asking:
RE CERTAINLY"
INTER- The Communists to-day claim-generals. Ho said that Yamushi-
AND BEING NAMED WITH "Why are you fighting with the PRETED IN
THE UNITED they had two stretches of the ta was responsible for the civil ing on the historic Nankow British Gurkha furees fought British? Japanese and Indone
STATES AS A "CHALLENGE Pelping-Suiguan railroad toal-affairs administration but that it Pass, north-west of Pelping, for THE INITIALS "R.A.F.," WILL was actually administered by Am- A drive against Kalgan, CSOON BE THE OWNER OF A TO ECONOMIC WAR."
ling 200 miles under operation.
munial-held capital of Chunar MODEL OF A BRITISH BOM.
BER. amy long battle with Indonesians are friends,"
"World commerce is split in They asserted that traffic has bassador Murata.
He said he heard Yamashita province.-Associated Press. two: it cannot be made into one baen restored in these stretches
soy often that he "was anxious unili Britain sees her way clear through the voluntary service about the care and handling of
war." prisoners of to accept the rules of non-dis of railwaymen who worked day
When "-AL-
questioned laid down by the nnd night without pause." crimination Bretton Woods international sociated Press
deaths in prisoner of war camp and deaths due to starvation, Monetary Fund," Wilcox said.
Lieut-Goncral Mato Toplied that "To bring this world together
ARAKP'S OPINION
some Japanese soldiers had stary- would be one of the main par-
Tokyo, Nov. 23. ed also "due to shortages." poses of extension to the Unit-
Вагор General Badno Araki. ed Kingdom of a line of credit
of the as "high priest" known now under discussion in Wash-Japanese military oult,sald today Thanksgiving observance ington."
day ho believed the war crimas Associated Press. Wilcox added: "Emergency trials "will be the beat opportunity
bunker utride
Fog Blanket Over Britain
LONDON, NOV. 28. A THICK BLANKET OF FUG LATE LAST NIGHT HUNG OVER ALMOST ALL THE BRITISH ISLES AND COVERED THE CHANNEL, NORTH SEA AND PARTS OF
THE CONTINENT.
The only areas of Britain free of fog were west of the line Manchester - Birming ham-Portland and some parts of Scotland.
Tension Increased throughout Java as th Indonesians spurn- ed the proposed meeting with the Dutch. with Lieut.-Gen Philip Christixon as Chairman. The Indesiana maid they were willing to negotiate, but only with the British
apokesman
An Irutoresian suid: "When the Dutch give the order for cessation of shooting and when the burning of our villages and murdering of our people are stopped by the Dutch, then we shall be willing to talk with them." They said the with- Ant- drawal of native Dutch bonese troops would not solve the crisis. Associated Prega
BAD TO WORSE
London, Nov. 23.
The situation in Java goes from In many of the fog-bond bad to worse, cables the London areas railway services were "Times" correspondent from Bata- Java, he says, is rupted and the London North- via to-day.
into
atate Eastern Railway reported ne breaking up
Anarchy and chaos is spreading than 100 miles of the
like a forest fire. track with Branch lines, badiy affected.
a- At
la Ashford, Hythe and Dover the area of the fug was penetrable; further inland Guildford visibility stood at 15 yards.
Trafic on the North Circular Road and in parts of London was reduced, to walking pace with Automobile Association patrols and police leading convoy. Reuter.
CALCUTTA
INCIDENTS
of
The "Newa Chronlele" Batavia the situation correspondent says
in the whole of Java is deteriorat ing rapidly.
The inevitability of further bloodshed, as well as famine, be- comes more evident every day, he adda.
"It is obvious now that there is no person, group or military force on the Indonesian side capable of giving orders and seeing that they are carried out.
"Dr. Soekarno, because of his insistence on law and order, th
being openly doẞed by many of
the world."
days ago
about thu
The trial was recessed at noon until Friday morning for a half-
BIG THREE
financing is needed to help her of clearing the Japanese position CAN'T SPLIT over the hump. For a longer which has been misunderstood by future Britain is a good finan- Ho arrendered two cial risk. She has productive after his name appeared with 10 power, business reputation, com-other Japanese diplomatic and mercial skill and economic ties military leaders on a war criminal j with many countries."--Reuter.list-Associated Press.
BLONDE SPY DIED TO TUNE ON
GRAMOPHONE
PARIS, NOV. 23.
THE STORY OF HOW RITA BRILL, BLONDE, BEAUTY. FUL AND NOTORIOUS GERMAN. SPY, DIED TO THE TUNE OF "LILI MARLENE" WAS TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME TO-DAY BY THE NEWSPAPER COURIER DE PARIS.
RITA DIED UNDER A FUSILLADE OF REVOLVER SHOTS FIRED BY TWO UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS WHO FORCED THEIR WAY INTO HER BEDROOM ON THE NIGHT OF SEPT. 20.
the Extremists, and the now Can a win, Tatt
binet has yet to show its au-i PASSING THE
thority. It is doubtful if it has
Any.
FEAR AND TERROR
"Throughout Java the minority BUCK AGAIN
CALCUTTA, NOV. 23.
Eurasian, THE POLICE OPENED Population Dutch,
Chinese and Ambonese-live in FIRE TO-DAY TWICE AT
fear and terror, and in the larger FIVE-MINUTE INTERVALS One Batavia, Sourabaya, Se- ON A LARGE CROWD WilOmarang and Bandseng, thousands WERE DEMONSTRATING IN of Dutch and Eurasians are con- FAVOUR OF THE FORMER contrated and face massacre."
Further avidence of Japanese INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY.
assistance for the Indonesians is
The demonstration WUS ur.
of
ก
Aro.
of
The gorgeous blonde, who was reputed to have had more than 100 lovers In a thrill-mad career, was in bed when the men entered.
Corna.
Icarn
GENERAL KILLED
Chungking, Nov. 21. an
The model in being sent to Ronald Adriaus Frans Dekker by The Air Ministry official. An official dispatch to-dayboy's father had written for an
R.A.F. quoted Communists deserters as
souvenir, explaining: reporting that the Communist "Eight heavy bombs fell around General, Hsiao Keh, was killed our house within a radius of 200 in action in Inner Mongolia on yards during the night my soz
was born. He
christened November 18. They also ze ported a slackening of Commun- with Initials so that his nickname
might be R.A.F.. a namo Ist attacks against Kweinui, proud of." -capital of Sufyaan province, and Paotow-Associated Press.
WAS
to be
The boy was born June 11, 1941 Associated Press.
شهر
Air Ministry Statement On Demobbing
Washington, Nov. 23. Representative Helen G. Dou- glas, Democrat, of California, urged the United States to-day to invite Russia and Britain to
a big-three atomic bomb CAN ference.
R3
"dis-"IN
LONDON, NOV, 23. AIR MINISTRY STATEMENT TO-DAY ON RELEASES FROM THE R.A.F. AND W.A.A.F. SAID THAT "IN A LARGE NUMBER OF GROUND TRADES AIRMEN IN AGE AND SERVICE GROUPS UP TO AND INCLUDING GROUP 27 WILL HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.
"We can split the atom but wo cannot afford to split the Big Three," she told the House of Representatives.
She described
CERTAIN TRADES RELEASE WILL NOT HAVE appointing" the Anglo-Ameri- REACHED THIS GROUP BUT ALL TRADES WILL Can and Canadian proposal to HAVE REACHED THIS GROUP BUT ALL TRADES turn over control to a United WILL HAVE REACHED THE GROUP 22 MARK. IN
Buch a Nations Commission.
ABOUT 29 OF 200 GROUND TRADES RELEASES Commission would be "useful WILL EXTEND TO GROUP 32. but is not likely to be adequate,"
"Releases of airwomen in she said, because it was "no sub-the W.A.A.F. in most trades stitute for direct consultation will include group 39 extending between the heads of States." in a small number of trades to Associated Press.
Arab Unity
groups 46 and 47.
on
Crisis In Greece
THROWN GREECE
OF A NEW CABINET UNDER THE VETERAN LIBERAL LEADER, THEMISTOCLES. SOPHOULIS:
Archbishop Damaskinós re
"It may be necessary to delay the release of certain individuals under "military necessity," a
ATHENS, NOV, EL proviso primarily to ensure
GREEK POLITICAL QUAR Silently they drew the heavy
Jeruzalem, Nov. 23. smooth working of air transport TERS WERE TO-NIGHT TRY. curtains. As the torrified: Rita
from Arab unity in Palestine ap-arrangements
oversea ING TO PERSUADE ARCE- slipped from bor bed and huddled
which
uf-BISHOP
DAMASKINOS TO MANILA, NOV. 23.
Boy, Syrian fective working of the release WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNA A THIN POORLY DRESSED a corner, one of the mun mo-proached fulfilment to-day waon theatres
thodically wound A gramophong Jamil Mardam JAPANESE ARMY COLONEL and started a scratchy record of Minister to Egypt, now in Jeru- scheme for all the three services TION AS PREMIEE, WHICH TRIED TO-DAY TO PASS THE "Lll Marlene," one-time favorite salem announced the formation and repatriation of time-expirco HAS BUCK TO THE JAP. NAVY FOR marching song of Rammel's Afrika of an Arab Higher Committee, personnel so largely depende. INTO A NEW POLITICAL "THE RAPE OF MANILA,
Ho announced the names of This applies mainly to expert CRISIS WITHIN A FEW The Yamashita trial defence Rita-described as a "blonde twelve persons representing the enced aircrews and certain HOURS OF THE FORMATION atated to have como to hand, witness. Colonel Hirosh! Hashi- woman of breathtaking beauty
IT DEPENDS ganized by thousands of stud- according to an Army observer's moto, stood before the map and with full Hips and deep, steady six main Arab Parties, after a ground opp
girl studenta report, which states that a patrol pointed to the
South
na tho nee atormy session of all parties
The Under-Secretary for Air joined the demonstrators.
of the West Yorks Regiment where the heaviest destruction was "en" was known
terday until 02.00 hours to-day. was asked in the House of Com- Himmler. Altogether two were killed camo under heavy trench mortar wrought by the trapped Japanese font of Gestapo Chief Heinrich lasting from 17.00 hours yes,
defenders as the sector whore the
HER LAST
The six main party leaders mons yesterday by Mr. H. Hurd. and more than 60 injured.
The report adds "Enomy artil- bulk of 20,000 Nipponesa, paval
Sho reportedly sold secret plane signed an agreement, binding Conservativo member for New- After carlior firing yesterday,
of French air folds to the Nazis them to accept the decision of bury when he expected the re-signed his post of Regent last shops closed and public trans-lery fire is more intense and personnel was concentrated
accurata and professional opinion Hashimoto was them and took an active part in the Mardam Boy, who is delegated allocation of man-power in the night, but solved one of the port ended.
agrees that the guns are manned Staff in the Manis, defence Army successful Nazi campaign to par by the Arab League Council to R.A.F. would allow for completa principal problems arising out by Japanase.Router.
group. Ho declared there were the acerots of the Maginot GURKHAS MISSING
young exchange views with the Palcs- parity in demobilization he of his resignation by swearing. only 1,800 Army troops in Mabila In 1080 she charmed
Ernest tween different trades.
in, tho now Government before Bandoeng, Nov. 28, whon Genoral MacArthur's troops Belgian lleutenant Into parting tine Arabs on Mr. Robberies, kidnapping, intimidn-ontored from the North last with the secret of a new anti-tank Bevin's announcement on the Mr. Strachey replied: "It de his resignation was to have boer tion and loating are mainly direct- February
gan-for which he was executed British policy in Palestine. penda on the speed of general transmitted to King George of ed against RA.P.WI. personnel, Navy witnesses had previously by a fring squad.
demobilisation, The faster wo the Hellenes in London, Reuter. reports a communique from Allied testified for the prosecution that After the fall of Franco bhe
are able to go the more difficult The latest news to-night was Headquarters to-day.
the Navy personnel was under became. the mistress of Genoril
CHINA'S VIEWS ON It will be to achieve complete that. the Regent's letter of re- Holding up of food supplies and Yamashita's command in the clos-von Schobberg, commandant of
ATOM BOMB
evenness between trades." \' signation will not now be for- the boycott of Euroncan and ing days of the fight for the city. Faria, and lived in_a_palatial
The Labour Malator, Mr. warded to London immediately. Eurasians are also reported.
Lieut-General Muto, Yamacht chatoan. Then Himmler assigned
George Innnes in a written reply while it is still hoped that Ariy Of 20 waggons of a supply train to's Chief of Staff when asked her to tracking down and betray-
Chunking, No. 23 from Datayla, only one waggon why Xamashita did not doclaro
China's views on the control of to J. Williams, Labour, Kolving bishop Damaskinos may change She became the mistress of atomic energy have been- com- grove, says that the number of his minded d roached Bandoeng after an attack Manila an open city as General in Maqui lenders. New York, Nov. 29.
White municated to the United States men called up for the forces According to Greece's new at Tjikampek. Nothing further is incArthur did in the first wooks Kaltchenko, head of the known about the remainder of the of the war, thus sparing it from Russian organization that worked Secretary of State Mr. Jantes since V-E day Is 112,000 of premier, the Archbishop decia train and an escort of the Curklis street fighting, replied that there for the Germans in France Byrnen, by the Chinese Forelan whom it is estimated 32,000 had ed to resign after the statement Bidea,
were at lanet three years' supplies When he was tried for treason Minister Wang Shi-Chien China had their recruitment deferred issued in London by King In the city, and that the neute and maid for his crimes," Rita Mr. Wang stressed that.. transport problem made it imposal philosophically took another lover hopes that that the proposed for Industrial reasons-Reu- George of the Hollenca declaring ble-Associated Press. "
her last. She was allegedly United Nations Commission for ter slain by two friends of Kaltchon- the control of atomic chargy can bo sat up without delay and bo lieves that the only complete pre- Tokyo, Nov, 20. Semarang is quiet but it is reported that the moderate loadera "Ingoro" Takaishi, chairman of
Winnipeg Nov. Z teation for the civilised world lles Thousands of servicemen, spent have flod..
the Newspaper:Leaiud. af Japans Hye future, pricon on the to the abolliton of war which can Thanksgiving--Day in their homes In Sourabera, igualatazamoons-to-day urged-tabi in hræent-naran.
About a by-cond to de solidating and
only by
kaykh After three years. Chicago served tinues to decreans and our troops International, Free Looks for Winnipeg vrai, exchango meme 00,000 free turkey dinners aro cleanfug up the buslices and promotion of a fate prins through clined reatorday and closed. B-8,8 the United Nations Organise to Boldform Associated Presented residential arcos Router out the world, apointed Frena, conta down. adpciated Prose, tionAsacciated Fres
Eleven persons have died and 125 are Injured as a result Thursday's disturbances in Cal- cutta. In addition, the Police casualtion totalled 40 injured, In- cluding one Deputy Commissioner and one Assistant-Commissioner
The Polico had to open fire at five places. A mob attacked and set fire to 15 military lorries Regter.
ONE OF HEARTIEST :
America, grateful for victory, celebrated on Thursday one of its heartiest Thanksgiving Days in recent years with the traditional family feasta and worships at
churches.
The holiday tradiéfon began in the year 1020 after the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers from Eug Land
A poluron with tank and artil- lory support, pushing from Soma- rang towards Amberawa, about 90 kilometrus inland, is meeting,
with plight onposition.
PRINCESS MARGARET,
that the proposed postponement of the pleblecito on his retorn to Greece In 1948 had crèg'ad
a now situation."
Promfar Sophoully added that
London, Nov. 28.9 The condition of Princes, she considered the King's protest rareli Rose, who underword: an. ALIOR RYGTON Was as an incitement to political reported to be spletactory stelfe in an already very din,
mba turbed "atmosphere. Reuter.