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Vol. I. No. 71.
Saturday, December 1st, 1945.
NEW FLARE-UP IN BANDOENG
BATAVIA, NOV. 10 WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY HAD CO SPLETELY OCCUPIED SOURA
WENT BAYA, INDIAN TROUP IN JAVA TO DAY INTO ACTION IN BOTH RANDOENG AND BATAVIA, GURKHAS WITH TANK SUPPORT WENT FORWARD TO CLEAR THE NATION ALIST TROPS FRIM PREPAR- RD DEFENCES IN THE FACTORY DISTRICT IN WHERE THE INDONESIANN NORTH BANDORNG,
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ed their apposition to the vecent British proposal for a trusteeship aver the country. and declared their claim upon the floly Land “is based upon the eternal Hook and upon the fact of our occupation thereaf since time immemorial,”
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HURLEY EXPLOSION MAY STIR UP MUD
(By Spencer Moosa)
CHUNGKING, NOV. 30. 'FOREIGN AND CHINESE QUARTERS HERE EXPECT IN- -TERESTING DISCLOSURES TO FOLLOW IF AN IN- VESTIGATION IS MADE INTO ACTIVITIES OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE "PURGE" OF THE US, EMBASSY HERE WHICH FOLLOWED' MAJ, -GEN. PATRICK 4. HURLEY'S ASSUMPTION OF THE AMBASSADOR- SHIP.
HIS RESIGNATION STATE- MENT, MENTIONED NO NAMES, THE PERSONS HE HAD IN MIND ARE GEN- ERALLY KNOWN IN CHUNGING, WHERE) THEY ONCE WERE PAMIA LIAR
ALTHOUGH HURLEY, IN.
DIRECT U.S. AIR SERVICE TO H.K.
SAN FRANCISCO, NOV. 30. DIRECT AIR SERVICE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE PHILIPPINES, CHINA. HONG KONG AND OTHER POINTS IN ASIA WILL BE RESUMED BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, POSSIBLY SOONER, PAN AMERICAN WORLD
ANNOUNCED TO AIRWAYS DAY.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID SURVEYS JUST COMPLET. ED INDICATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ALMOST IM- MEDIATE INAUGURATION OF SERVICE AS FAR AS SINGAPORE AND CALCUTTA,
The Trans-Pacific service will continue through Midway. Wake, tam auf Manila to Hung long.
From Hong Kong Pan Ameri van will renneet with Ching Na- tional Airways corporation for service to the north and for the sterior of China.
plan.
Another service direct from Manila to Shanghal 21 third from Manila to Canton, Bangkok and Calulta.
will be - stituted from Manila to Singa- pare with an eventual shottle Connection 1 Batavia,
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Bandeng ever, be reserved widely for Chi- AVAILABLE UP TO 2A.M.
an explanation of the utili THIS MORNING.
residentiale futerests, it is reported. eviiara
Since the surrender of Japan. Items clear, however, that
areas and to myoel and barriers.
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A shulle Korvice Thunderbolt tone Bew : <tant mi-cover to convey of a hundred vehicles carrying argent. ly needed food to 50,000 I.A.P. W.. refugees and their defenders in belengaredd Handsong. At the Sare Tame, Dakoin- fhew in add-
tinad ration
the Bacea Teris forts, that “estate casunities" lund occceed, and that tional supplies of
as a precauties aurainst a possible the Chung Mit was exlutoimetation of the situation
Hong Kont.
Up to 2 m, the Cheung Mieur Cad nu renched Hong Kong, andi wobodance stations wore awaiting Further instructions before taking action in connertion with the unta.
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Hump Trips Cancelled
Washington, Nov. 30. The War Department stated to- day tint the ferrying of Apperiran planes to Shanghni has ended because of bad weather which hadi caused the loss of several planes. and crews.
of
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These following the massacre of a small Gurkha escort on a gronds train
which recently Jeft Batavia for Bandong and was hunted by In stonesinns.
DAKOTA CRASH . Hocket carrying Monyultors co- vered a columu on the nurch, sucking traces of the survivors of The Dakota which recently erash-
near Batavia. The survivors. who have not yet been found, are feared to have been massacred.
to:
In Sumatra. u Japanese oficer has been flown with the Indong- sian Governor of the island Kota Raja, on the northern tip of the island, in an attempt to case the situation there,
The frigate HMS. Ness has arrived at Gunung Sitoli on Nias Island off the west coast of Suma- tra, where the ship's crew wore welcomed by the local and Indonesians.
Chinese
on
AUSSIE ACTIVITY An Austrailan Staff Officer in Batavia commenting to-day the reports that the Australian troops in Borneo
were selling arms to the Indonesians, stated that possibly a very fow Japa- non souvenir pistoln had been sold.
Merchants, benistes ve
from the ships possessing enemy. is also augmenting its merchant fleet through vessels, ordered from foreign countrî sa The company is said to have ordered 46 ships from abroad, with half of this fleet, amount- ing to 75,000 tons, due to arrive before the end-of-the-year-
Shipping lines already open- ed by this company include Shanghal-tankow, Shangh Ichang. Shanghai-Ningpo and
(Formosa Shanghai-Taiwan
in addilim te a number of land services.
Sailings between Shanghai and South China as well as be tween Shanghai and North Ching will be resumed following the arrival of vessels crdered from abroad.„„Reuter.
Pan American still is hop-ful or obtaining a permit to fly the great cirele route from Seattle across the Aleutians to Tokyo. Mukden, Peiping and Shangb d. Pre-war service to Australia and New Zealant also is slated for early resumption - Associat-
ed Press.
Victoria's
Grandson
Arrested
NUERNBERG, NOV, 30.
Moscow And
Chinese "Ir vitation"
HAI TUE
Inside Dope
Washington, Nov. 80.. -Ghairman-Gormally—of-the- Foreign Affairs Committee naid
that Major- General Hurley is being asked to appear on Wednesday tu - tell about events which fed to:
his resignation as U.S. Ang- bassador to Chișa.---¿nancînt- ed PCRA.
MAR PIGURES IN PARK Foreign Banks
SHANTYTOWN'S DUPLO- MATIC AND SOCIAL LIFE. An investigation, observers said, would inevitably draw in others autside the erstwhile United States Embassy stadi,
The general opinion here is that when Hurley came 16 Chungking, the U.S. Embassy was divided not into Communist and anti-Communist camps, ba between those who saw hope a the leadership of Chiang Kai- shak'a Kuomintang Party and those who thought the Chunes: people might get a Better den under the Chinese Communist Party, led by Mao Tse-tung.
The second group had the sup- port of some of the foreigners outside the Embassy, and it is whispered here that if their nellvitica were disclosed they night throw the spotlight on some queer episodes in Cong king life during the wae.
GERMAN WOMAN WHISPER There are whispers of a Ger
The wife of 'hinese who acted as a sort of conriet between the Communists and their foreign="contucts.**
She
LONDON, NOV. 30 MOSCOW RADIO SAM TO- DAY THAT
RUSSIA
TO "CONSENTED"
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is alleged to have been CHINESE REQUEST TO FER "FOR SOME TIME THE friendly with severd members WITHDRAWAL OF
SOVIET of the "bloc" which Hurley evi- TROOPS FROM MANCHURIA. dently had in mind.
China broadcast said that
There are persons, too, who
The
Problems In
Shanghai
Shanghai, Nov. 30. Lack of a fixed rate for 'for- eign exchange constituted the chief reason for the prolonged delay is the re-opening of for- eign bank in Shanghai, declar- ed Mr. Pan Shib-chich, Chief Secretary of the Shanghai Offer of the Ministry of Finande in an interview here.
He expressed the belief that 48 justifiable EE Jars aut foreign currencies was between Chinese National Del-
EIN HOCH
reached, foreign banks sould resume operation.
Mr Pan revealed that up- ber of informal discussions träd been held between Chinese Dn- ancial authorities and fretiko hunkers regarding early e- sumption of foreign banking.
In all probability foreig banks would be invited to join
members of the Chinese Hunkers Association, and the Chinese Tanking Clearing House in Shanghal as member tanke.
ин
This invitalion, he assertca,
had asked for the postponencast believe that some of the broad- would doubtlessty help foreign because the "Chinese Government cuts blared from Yenan, the banks to operate on the same was
considerable encountering
difficulty in transferring troops to Communists capital in Sheusi, basis as Chinese banks-Ren- Manchuria owing to the presence were conceived and written herster.
in Chungking by sympathetic Chinese Communist troops
foreigners not mombers of the some places."
US. Embassy staff. The "mis- guided" policy of the United States in China was sometimes taken as the theme.
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The broadcast added: "The Chinese Government minde the statement to the Soviet Govern ment, saying it would find itself in an extremely difficult position ir Soviet troops were withdrawn by the date fixed."
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The Rumian broadcast said had been planned for the with- drawal of troups to take place by Desember 12-Associated Press.
ADVANCE HOLTED
Changking, Nov. 30. Chinese press dispatches, report ed to-day that central government
Hurley's resignation
ment
of
came
state- which
Hurley's Case To Be Aired
and the reaction
WASHINGTON, NOV. 23, followed in the United States ARMED WITH BROAD PO-
GEORGE: £ GIN. have formed the principal topic WERS,
discussions in diplomatic, MARSHALL SPED HIS PRIC press and other quarters in PARATIONS TO DAY FOR A CHINA QUICK FLIGHT TO Chungking for two days.
WHILE THE MAPLOSIVE RE- LION-HEARTED EFFORTS Supporters of Harley said he SIGNATION OF HIS AMBAS- SADORIAL PREDECESSOR, to China at a time ofPATRICK HURLEY, HEADED and through his FOR AN ARING IN CON- THE UNITED STATES MIL-roops had halted their fighting
advance toward Mukden because Krave crisis TARY GOVERNMENT AT CO-
llon-hearted efforts did
more GRESS the Russians were
reported to
Chairman BURG HAS ANNOUNCED THE
Lonally the than any other person to put inve agreed to their later peace
relations crim- Joreign ful entry
industrially heart into the Chinese and keep Senate into the ARREST OF KARL EDUARD, DUKE OF SAXE4UBURG AND
rich Manchurian city.
them in the war. It was hia mitte said he plans to call Hurley GRANDSON OF BRITAIN'S
Byrnes and Secretary of State Despatches said the Nationalists job to hold the country together before a closest nosion perhaps QUEEN VICTORIA. 1
wire inopping up Chinese Com
Monday. The purpose, Connally munist resistance' In the area be- tween Shanhalkwan,
said, will be for an informal dis- cussion
ofte's contention
.
The Duke was president of the
Cross and German Red
held a veneral's rank in the Nazi atorm troops. The Nazis used the Bri- tish-born Karl Eilüard 994′′ENGW picco to demonstrate how German aristocracy favoured the Nazi regime.
The "ostate of the 61-year-old confecuted. Be- Duke bar been cause of attacks of gout, the Duke has been pineet-ander-hospital guard.
He has been regarded as one of the richest men in Germany. He
with
slight speaks GermRKT English accent His fully con nections include many European bluebloods-Associated Press.
New Statement On India
Imminent
LONDON, NOV, 30.
LORD PETHICK LAWRENCE'S STATEMENT ON THE GO- VERNMENT'S INDIAN FOLICY WILL BE MADE 'MK. "FAIRY SHORTLY, POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK, HERBERT MORRISON TOLD THE COMMONS YES- TERDAY.
AT
THE SAME TIME, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE STATEMENT WILL PROBABLY CONTAIN A BROAD RE-STATEMENT OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID ALREADY.
the
elfort
as part of the global Great against Jupan, and his admitere Wall pateway to Manchuria, and say he succeeded despite all the Korpangize, a cuil Junction 00 difficulties and handicaps be miles below Mukden.-Associated, faced. Press.
Britain's Latest Offer
Hurley made gargantuan ef- forts to bring the Nationalists and Communists together so that the country's full weight might be thrown against Japan. and the prospect of a unifig peaceful post-war China follow- ed briefly.
of
that he was crossed up as Am- bar to Chinar by subordinates in the State Department and in Chungking.
Connally stressed that he had na intention of ordering any such full-dress
A8 Senator huiring Wherry, Nebraska Republican, demanded in a biting meech yes- ferday in the Seante. It appear ed Marshall would get away for Chưarking" shortly. Associated
How far hig efforts wern
Prens. how far they
WASHINGTON, NOV. 30. MR JUSTICE FREDERICK "sabotaged" or VINSON. SECRETARY
OF were
a result of fundamental THE TREASURY, SAID HERE and insoluble differences TO-NIGHT THAT THE LA-teen two parties are consitlerei TEST RESPONSE FROM BRI-in Chungking to be imponder-}
TAIN
'CONCERNING THE
ANGLO-AMERICAN
be-
FINAN ables.
Observers, however, say there GIAL TALKS HAS BEEN CON-
been have SIDERED BY THE LEADERS might
gren or
OF THE TWO DELEGATIONS chance of success if the Com- No agreement, however, has yet munista had not been misled by been reached.
nome other foreign admirers to Mr. Vinson expects the Bretton overweight the support they Woods Agreement to be ratified would have abroad, especially in
COMMUNISTS DON'T PRAISH HURLEY -
Charlûng,-Nov: BD,
The Communist paper. "NEST China Daily Nova" to-day called for a chango in American policy in China. It mid that the resigne ation of General Harley offered a "golden opportunity".
The now paper Viowed the pre- sence of more than 60,000 US. Marines in North China as An
by enough countries, including the United States, in even of indelible disgrace imposed on the Britain, to make It effective by
a showdown with Chungking-American peoo by Hurley." the end of the year-Renter.
Associated Press.
FRATERNISERS UPSET PEERS
The War Department apukes man had nothing to add to General Wedemeyer's latement that the planea
were being collected in Shanghai where the Chinese could buy them if they wished.
About the loss
men. the pokesman said: "All Army air forces installations are operalny on peace-time flying safety, which do not pornit the taking of un- accessary risks because of adverse weather conditions ever there which has resulted in the loas of
TÓKYÖ, NOV. 30. The Australians are disarming several planes and their crois." thousands of Japanese in tho The Secretary of State for continued armed intervention in YOUTHFUL JAPANESE Ansociated Press.
scattered islands between Borneo India will repeat that the Lu- Java,
WERE CRITICISED IN THE and New Guinea, where the Japa bour Government's goal is to Political observers also ask | HOUSE OF PEERS YESTER- nese commanders are reported to
India givà
Bolf-government whether the British Government DAY FOR FRATERNIZATION ba oboying implicitly. the orders within its lifetime. The In-
will once again postpone Indian WITH AMERICA. London, Nov. 30 of the landing parties Router
colf-government after the election Indian Government, The present drift towards. HEAVY CASUALTIES'
Koichiro Nagaoka introdisced however, on the grounds if one party br civil war in China
must await the election results another refusing to take part in the subject during interpella- can be
Batavia, Novť 30, checked by the preliminary siderable Indonesian evacuation
Air reconnaissance showed con- before. taking any stops. forming a central government or tion on government' ntlairs, a Constituent Anaembly or whother with the remark: "Although it agreement hot to resurt to force
For some time it has become in the future, which would im-out of Sourabaya where truck
loads of civilians
were observed evident from a number of reported it would be willing to go ahead by is a good idea to mix and learn nose a "landstil" upon both on the roads.
Congrass speeches and writings co-operating with the party that things, the way girls and boys
pollyResociated
are conducting themselves now aldes and Improve the prospects
The 101st Brigade, with the 4th and the "Quit India, Quit Abia weeps the
Prosh
is hot the way to win respect.” of a political settlement, qug-Rajputs and the 76th Indian Field: Hogane, that faith in the bona fide
He evidently referred to the Hests The Times" in a leading Ambulance, suffered considerable naturo of the British Government'e article to-day-Router.
arnf-in-trolling of soldiers casuolilea when Indonealans eut intentions has been rapidly waver- Chom off.-Reuter,
wing in India, and bellet has grown
and Japanese girls, which is n ... that His Majesty's Government's
sharp departure from the Usual India policy is no different from
WASHINGTON, NOV. 30, atlited Japanese behaviour that of the last Tory government,
Members of Parlament and HURLEY THINKS
MAJOR-GENERAL PATRICK public-Associated Press.
THE English sympathizers with India
CHINESE COMMUNISTS ARE have said as much at Indin ings in London.
SHOULD BE TRIED
Dalinā, Toxas, Nov. 29.
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, for
mer American air commander, in China, declared today that the career diplomats who wore nc-
TERAUCHI HANDS OVER SWORD
Count
Salgon, Nov. 30.)
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Not Even Pink?
4 har kun magam, Naga Badges
Associated Press,
Diet Sticks To Emperor System
TOKYO, NOV. 30.0 JAPAN'S PREMIER AND ONE OF THE LEADING RECON
STRUCTION POLITICIANS HAVE CREED THAT THE EMPEROR SYSTEM SHOULD BE FERPETUAT-
· ́ED. · UNDER JAPANES E-STYLE DEMOCRACY DUR-
MERLY TABOOED. SUBJECT.
ING UNPRECEDENTED DISCUSSION OR THE FOR-
THE DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTED A JUSTLESS, LONG- WINDED. CONTINUATION OF "INTERPELLATIONS IN THE HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ichiro Hatoyama, leader of voiced ingreenient. Ho defined the Liberal party, won mild op democracy representation plauso when he declared "The of the will of the people, and Emperor system must be re- said this way, assured by treb intained" nan bulwark against dom of thought and freedom of the press and the equality of "pponible dictatorships."
His statement camo during individuale interpellation wherein Indin nitel ABOUT AS COMMUNISTIC AS. Unrra's
Halo-A sused by ox-Ambassador Hurley Commander of the Japtacie have been somewhat perturbed by CANS
Terauchi, Suprema
yama demanded to know the Suehiro Mishio, a Social Do Political observers in London. THE OKLAHOMA" "REPUBLI
limits of the government's conmocrat, voiced opppaltion of Ita Asked during a tall at Clean-Out Expeditionary Force) 15 the reports from India that Congress.
FRANKFURT, GER, NOV. 30. templated democratination. minor inety to what he plea Shidohara pemarellated governstient the Coniminists Would eventually,
farm toform bill, one of the mal", final symbol of the surrender the only solution to the India free-win cut In China. Hurley sald: LIBF AND REILABILITATION
|jor" meangrés to Ug, întroducet Washington, Nov. 30. of his troops when he landed dem problem.ho Comandnist Party In China ADMINISTRATION (UNIL Frealdent Truman reported the his priceless Antique werd to PERPLEXING SPEECHES reform party. They have HU HAS DISMISSED BUS Europe, salf the majority of at the end of the questioning: Ji ahead of achoule, she reine Admiral Lord Lola Mount The Theont speeches of the office in the government and want UNDER ANDOLLTE FOR workers Involved per mercats period
Presid- batten, the Supreme Allied Pandit Nehrt, favouring an end to get in have bald before, the
THAN 500 ITS and British employed in the Nishio also flatly -out-emphasised the country st{}~ Is In the inkist of the slant sark Commander in South-cost in, of writish rule in India-have-per- only different beleentheKERS CCDARD OF DIVERT Ternah-Americansatish escane-the-Gabinet predicted fath
the ING RELIFT SUPPLIES INTO lon xones of Gormany, Tha #nd follationary pros. at private, ceremony at the Plazdu some of the Tory turdis Chinese Commantota and auros szill, die spent onlsted Headquarters of the 9.P.A.C. Commentator. Socialist M.Oklahoma-Republicans la that the RE BLACK MARKET Hummary action followed two lait session but Shidehara
with Indian gympathies and be! Oklahoma Republicans are not alena Marofalachiat of the months investigation Arcelate gnored them refo
elated Press. here this morning, Teutor 11 ostipa Krowingly manned at the-arthed levá spoolatod? Preis. P.N.RE.AT-lasermation burenú in I'roa.
of undermining American nolfov courta Asociated Prens.NE
In China should be tried In Southern regions, made the thinks "a resort to forco" may be National Press, Club if he thoughTHE UNITED NATIONS 'N Premier Baron
however.