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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1945.
50,000,000 HOMELESS Gigantic Problems In China Relief
Wrong Man
Chargin
Manila, Dec. 5. that Brigadier General A. E. I Jalandoni, Chief of Staff of the Philip pine Army, was holding his office evally on the groundą -
ritizen uf that he wen
India, Hyderabad, dropped when it soun
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covered that he had been mis
with Tech. takenly confvard
anet Gurupani of Hyderabad.
Annuciated Press,
Predicts Early China Peace
NWTOWN, CONN., DEC. 5. PRESIDENT JAMES L. MU
UNIT CONAUGHY, OF THE ED CHINA RELIEF ORGANI ZATION, SAID IN A SPERCH HERE HE DOES NOT BE LIEVE
THE
POLITICAL STRIFE IN CHINA IS AS BAD AS
IT IS
BEING PAINTED.
He prested the Communists
Nationalist
would patch up
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their differences sood
He told a Newtown club, "Fire cracker- often make Mart in and
Chit will solve her Suva ences herself and fairly s
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w beadlines ingly more around comfort than there actenfly
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Wanwright added last with at campaign dienten, Jaoon con bant all
Asset Press
Necessity For Quick Solution
SHANGHAI, DEO. 5. PRIORITY PROBLEMS IN CHINA INCLUDE THE REHABI
LITATION OF COMMUNICATIONS, AGRICULTURE BE SOLVED AND INDUSTRY, AND THEY MUST QUICKLY TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
WORKING ON RESUMPTION OF NORMAL AGRICULTURAL LIFE, INVOLVING THE REPATRIATION OF DISPLACED THEY MUST PERSONS BACK TO THEIR FARMS. CULTIVATE THEIR SOIL AND PRODUCE BECAUSE CHINA NEEDS FOOD. Conservative
THE AUTHORITIES ARE AT PRESENT
estimates put The total number of displiced parsons scattered all over bina at 50,000,000.
S
Innentably And China
Bucks facilities. although transport trucks, junk",
and steamers, sedan chairs and buses are being used to the fullest extent and any are working hundreds of
ກງານ ຄ.
Repairs on China's existing rail-
tele-communica ways, highways, tions and inland waterways alone will cost more than £100,000,000 soul will take two years.
INCREDIBLE
Available publie motor transpor lation facilities are incredibly un- developed by Western standards. Eight vehicles serve 31,000,000
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civillane who use 19,000 miles of ronds of roads in Kwangtung pro- while Hupeh's 24,000,000' vince. people are better off with 20 basen. About ten per rent of China's 500,000 tons of shipping in 1907
survived the war.
Death Trek
Sydney, Dec. 6.
Japanono Sut. Major Ten- rus Sugino has been charged before an Australian military court at Labuan íeland, Bri- tish North Bernea, with_or- dering a death march which Allied cost the lives of 47 prisoners of war.
Sugino told the court he hod bean ordered to kill the allow prisoners rather than them to be recaptured by the Australian forces which land- od at Brunei Bay in Juno-- Associated Press.
Foodstuffs Held Up
Sydney. Dec. B.
War, drought and floods have about 50,000,000 civilians made destitute, and more than 7,000,000 tuns of food were lost through A spokesman for the Nether Japanese
floods TUYAKON,
and landa East Indies import and ex- migrating farmers.
port organisation anid to-day that 30,000 tons, representing £7,000,- Thousands of neres of nericul
medical for 000 worth of foodstuffs, fallow Lural tanul have lain
supplies and other items, urgently more than two years.
needed by starving internees of the Netherlands East Indies, have been lying for weeks in Austra Han storehouses.
Reason in the refusal of dark
the sturen workers
la tond waiting ships, of which there are 14 Immobilised.
One Chinese economist extimate that £25,000,000 worth of seeds, fertilisers. rale and farm tots
mericulture, required for
tro
Reuter
GRAVE NORTH CHINA PROBLEM
SHANGHAL, DEC S
NEARLY 1,000,000 PERSONS ARE AT PRESENT UNEM. PLOYED IN PEIPING AND TIENTSIN AS A RESILI FACTORIES OF THE CONTINUED INACTIVITY OF IN THE TWO CITIES, AND THE DECISION OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES TO DISMISS ALL FIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAD SERVED UNDER THE PUPPET REGIME, ACCORDING TO REPORTS RECEIVED HERE
The Municipal officials of the tw rifies are said to have
ed in the aid of the United Na
America Wants Internal Unity In China
WASHINGTON, DEC. 5.
SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BYRNES TO-DAY IN- FORMED CONGRESS BY LETTER THAT THE UNIT- ED STATES SEEKS BY ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS TO PURSUE POLICIES AND ACTIONS AS WILL BE BEST TO FACILITATE CHINA'S ACHIEVEMENT OF INTERNAL UNITY,
HE SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES FAVOURS, A STRONG AND UNITED DEMOCRATIC CHINA WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE FAR EAST AND TO ENABLE CHINA TO EFFEC- TIVELY SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANI SATION.
Death-Sed Statement by Quezon
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Manila, Dee. h.
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Byrues said that the Unite States deems it desirable and essential that Chinn solve her internal problema but recogeises that the task is one which China must carry out largely through her own efforts.
He asserted that the United intends to help States
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ona Reconstruction and abilitation Administration and The China National Belief and Rehabilitation Administration in tackling this grave problem. which has been aggravated by a tremendous increase in the populations of both cities.
Since the outbreak of fighting between the Chinese Govern- meni forces and the Communist troopa, refugees have awelle the population of Peiping from the pre-war figure of 1,660,300 to over 2,000,000 and Tientsis from 1,300,000 to 1,800,000.
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He said that large quantities of mostufnctured articles food and would be bought from Australla for the Netherlands East Indien In 1946 provided goods were avali- ntle and anti-shipping hold-up
Reuter guarantees are given.
SENATE
APPROVAL
Washington, Der. . Legislation providing for full nited States participation in the United Nations' Organisation was approyed by the Senate yesterday and has now been sent 10 the 1760s.
Domei Chief Presents Alibi For Press
TOKYO, DEC. L
THE MAN WHO DIRECTED JAPAN'S ONLY NEWS AGENCY DURING THE WAR AND WHOSE ARREST HAS BEEN ORDERED AS A WAR CRIMINAL SUS- PECT SAID TO-DAY THAT AFTER MILITARISTS RE- CAME STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL NEWS SOURCES THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE PRESS COULD PREVENT WAR.
INOSUKE FURUNO, PRESIDENT OF DOMEI UNTIL FIS DISSOLUTION SHORTLY AFTER AMERICAN OCCU. PATION BEGAN, RETURNED TO TOKYO AFTER READING IN A NEWSPAPER THAT HE WAS IN- CLUDED ON THE LATEST LIST OF 59 WAR CRIMIN. AL SUSPECTS.
He expects to surroader to | Ailled nuthoritius shortly be fore the December 12 deadline. He declared he had "no iden" why he was Included on the list, "If being a war criminal means being involved in the outbreak of |
war criminal in the war or if
one who worked for the wor effort."
"We knew so little about what was hoppening that the first word we had about the attack on l'eur! Harbour came through monitoring an American Associated Prens broadcast,' be said. "Not for three hours after the attack did the Japanese Navy put out offelal worl
ጓና “ "After the Pacille
began. censorship we were under strict and any attempt to elve true picture was killed. We were de quired to carry official statements.
Army's High
Achievement
was awarded memorial trophy, football au- Becond and
Torture Of A British Army Officer
London, Dec. 5, Ilya Ehrenburg, the Russian from Journalist, in A dispatch
Moscow Bulgaria quotes by the wireless. refora. to an alleged British Freas comment that there and in no justice In Bulgaria, continues:-
"The British do not know that the people's court In сле
Bul- garlan town condemned a Fascist. and others to death because they tortured and killed Thompson, major in the British Army. Let British mothers and wives who Jave Justice Judge by this case."
Major W. F. Thompson was one of the British officers who volunteered for the work of help- ing Bulkan partisans. In May, 1944, he was ambushed and cap- tured pear
Sofa while servlig lurge force of Bulgarian
with a
partisans, and though he claimed the protection of the King's uni- form he was executed as a “rebel" in the following month.
THREE INDIAN DIVISIONS IN INDONESIA
London, Dec. 5. Three indian divisions are now in Indonesia, said the War Minis- ter. Mr. J. J. Lawson, in reply to n question In the House Commons to-day.
of
New York, Dec. b. Army's undefeated
national The beavy-nel. black-haired football championship team placed nowsman said that after the Jnp- six men on the 1945 Associated oleven, оп- all-America anese militarists came into power Press
consulla they were able to control
nounced to-day after NEWB
nad ocials conchos sources and Japanese newspaper- tious with
the country. Navy men had no way of finding out the throughout
and Pennsylvania on two posi- true situation.
tions each and Holy Cross one.
The Army niso the Lambert symbole of eastern premacy, with Navy Pannavivanin third. Felix Blanch- ard, who scored three touchdowns against Navy Saturday and won
L an- one of the Army spats on the all- Mr. Lawson, replying
ho had LAN Philadelphia uther question, said that America, won
received no reports of Indian sol- Maxwell club trophy as the out-
diers falling to carry out their standing player of the year.
against the frat team orders in operations The all-America selections
end Henry Indonesians.
War Minister Goldberg. Aruly,
Richard! The and Duden, Navy; tackles. De Witting to the Labour Member, Mr. asked how Coulter and Albert Nemaz, luth F. Longen, who had fxulla
uny Indian goldiers were refus Army: guards Joseph Dickerson,
John Green. Armying to fight the Indonesian troops, Penn, and
Scutt. Navy and if the Minister of War would center Richard
to ensu barkticid Clean Davis Auf Wlan- take steps
Koslowski. conscientious scruples of theer chard of Army. Stan Holy Cross, and Robert Evans, Holthiers would be recognised and
protected.Revier. Penn. -Associated Press.
NOT PROPAGANDA! "One of the serious
of
censorship gas that the rensers were not newsmanermen, but mili thry
of
personnel. Dispatches Domei's Beld correspondents were censored at the wurge, and even when they returned to give the true situation we had no way of getting it into wrint."
He denied that Domel was used by the governteest as strictly
agency with Hues propaganda
powers
that it told
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newspapers
what articles to print and in what positions in the paper to display them.
nol
"The Japanese press W powerful enough to prevent war,"
"We had no sources to
ware:
was reply-
that the
G.I.'s Told What To Expect At Home
TOKYO, DEC. 5.
Before the anal vote the Senate rejected a proposal to require the President to obtain Congressional he sald.
each time American the Emperor and no chance to talk authority troops are furnished to the United to him. I do not think the Japan-TUEN, CHARLES P. HALL, COMMANDER OF THE 11TH Nations Security Council. Ang- ciated Press.
COTTON HIGHER
New York, Dec. 6. New York cotton Гивитан to
It is reported that practical | day advanced Wo now Seasonal
purchase.
with French
Mid-morning prices were slight
ly all the 408 factories in Tien-high grounds partly reflecting tsin and the 150 in Peiping are baving operations idle at present, because of the Inck of raw materials and cool, arrival of which is being pre- vented or hindered by Cum- bands operating (:1) munist roads and highways leading to the two cities.-Reuter.
ly higher but they fell from the best levels on account of increased commission house profit-taking luter in the day.
Associated Pross.
ess press has v
responsibility
for the war."-Associated Press
Aviation's Role In The Navy
In
CORPS WHICH RECONQUERED BATAAN AND COR- REGIDOR. GAVE HIS TROOPS A FIRST-HAND AC- COUNT TO-DAY OF LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND WHAT THE RETURNING SOL DIER CAN EXPECT TO FIND.
JUST BACK FROM A 45-DAY LEAVE, HALL ASSURED.
THE MEN WAITING TO RETURN HOME THAT "EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IS BEING DONE TO GET YOU TO YOUR HOMES QUICKLY AND EFFICIENT- LY.
OR
MURRAY CHARGES
Pittsburgh, Dec. 5. President Murray of the C.1.0.
in a radio address to-day said that
"Once you have arrival the West coast," he continued. "you will find that all available Washington, Dec. 6. transportation facilities, includ-
"the recognition of
ining buses, trains and plance. December cotton was. 24.67. creasingly dominant" role of avio-are extending every effort to re-
tion in the Navy, Secretary
turn servicemen to separation the design of President Truman's proposal for strikers to return to Forrestall announced yesterday a new plan of organisation which centres.
"Ai separation centres, quali-work pending negotiations is to
weaken and ultimately will give qualified naval aviators three of six top jobs
you for discharge, settle your Chief Naval Operations.
any Adm
H. John
Towers,
the pay sccounts and answer Navy's No. 1 aviation authority questions about job opportunis and now commander of the Fifth ties, the soldiers' bill of right Fleet, eventually will relieve Ad- and other matters. miral Spruance as Commander-in- Chiof of the Pacific Fleet, Forres-
STIMSON DIDN'T WANT TO TALK WITH JAPS
babilitate China's economy and MR. HENRY 1. STIMSON'S REPORTED OPPOSITION TO
to develop a higher living stan dard for her masses.
The "Manila Post" said to-day Washington informant had re-
L. and
ported that the late President of
the Philippines, Mr. Manuel
Byrnes expressed hope that China for her part will institute
carry siat
"reasonable
Quezon, had "absolved" ha for-policies which lie before her."
mer colleagues of collaboration
with the Japanese while making
a atatement on his death-bed f
a close American friend.
former
AMERICAN DESIRE
This is interpreted by per
FOR A ANY ARMY OR NAVY RECOMMENDATION CONTINUANCE OF DIPLOMATIC CONVERSATIONS WITH THE JAPANESE ON NOV. 19, 1941. CAME UN- DER SCRUTINY TO-DAY BY THE CONGRESSIONAL PEARL HARBOUR INVESTIGATORS.
tribunal.
QUICK ACTION
under thefied consultants quickly process labour union organisations", the
declared Murray Administration
had
the embarked "upon a policy of continged ap peasoment of American Industry La face of its contemptuous atti- tude toward the American people the Government itself."- Associated Press.
"Servicemen are finding a warm
in their commun- and tal disclosed. He said Vice-Adm. reception Marc A. Mitscher, who command-ties. Discharge buttons in their ed task force 58 when it was such lapels are badges of
anteve-
a torror to Japan "in due course" ment, which rightly command will leave his present post as admiration and respect from all Deputy Chief of Naval Opera-civiliaus,
tions for Air and w become "Although food standards are commander of the Eighth Fleet, still high, based in the Atlantic.
tal
with
much fresh
RUGGED FOOTBALL
RADIO,
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6th 1940
STUDIO-HAL LORENZO AT THE PIANO.
ZEW HONGKONG broskoriing on
mary.
chostre with Deanna Durhfa. 1.00 pm-News & Announcements. 1.10 p.m.-"Berends to the Stars"
INDA.
19.89 p.m.-Boury Jagtian and His Or-
1.26 p.m.-Tho Fhiladelphia Bym-
phony Orchestra.
With Lieut.-General Leonari Head of the War T. Gerow,
The office of Chief of Navdi fruit, meat and vegetables, there Operations consists of six key have been some changes in ur Plans Division at the time of
positions under the chief, vice-chief way of fe, which may disturb a frequency of 640 Kilocycles and froze
For 13.80 to 1.80 p.m., 8.30 to 1.80 v.m the attack, scheduled to testify.
Washington, Dec. 6.
the returning veterans. before it
lines and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.52 Committee had It said that the American inkons interested in China's fu- the
Quick action by the United and five deputy chiefs
Forrentul said he and Fleet example, movie theatre is antici-
Megacycles. question had
fidavit mudu an
King, retiring are longer than before the war Lieut-General Admiral Ernest J. on that he was ready to come to the ture welfare as an expression memorandum he had drafted on States Supreme Court
Generat pated here
facilities H.K.T. 27, 1941, to of America's hope and desire Nov.
chief, and Flect Admiral Choster and
transportation islunds to testify for
those ac-that China will su organise her George C. Marshall, then Army amuanita's appeal to nullify the Nimitz, King's successor, agreed are crowded to capacity. low- 13.30 pm-Daily Programme Bum
authority of the Military Tel- cused of collaboration,
administration, es Chief of Staff. The "Post" quoted the Ameri-post-war
Gorow said in a notation that bunal in Manila and let him plead three of the six positions should ever, I'm sure oversens veterans
men. Fores can informant as saying that he pecially as concerns conduct to- was told by Quezon that all his wards American and other for-Stimson, then Secretary of War, it can before America's highest be occupied by dying me hier won't mind these and other of Operations, now held by Adm. minor discomforta."-Associat- colleagues had entered eign business, that these inter- wanted to be sure that the memo
It is believed by persons. versed Frederick C. Horne, will be as-ed Press. which Marshall, and the Philippine puppet government ests will be able to exist and randum
were in such matters that the Court's signed to Vice-Adm. D. C. Ram- now Admiral Ilarold R. Stark in accordance with a pinn agreed thrive there without the
answer would be "No."
soy, naval aviator and now deputy upon before Quezon escapeil from
non existant extraterritorial having drafted "would not be con- strued as a recommendation to the
The Justices may docide on the Commander-in-Chief of the Pael-
New York, Deo. 5. the Philippines. that Quezon priviliger which before the war President that he request Japan
conches pre- College football Naval aviators will hold the e protection of for-
to re-open conversations."
ahita's trial is considered here to
year will bring Gorow's memorandum added ba purely a military matter with positions of Deputy Chief of diet that next mer secretary, who becaine Ameign-investments in China.
Byrnes also called for co- that Stimson was reassured of which the Supreme Court is in no Noyal Operations and Deputy some of the most rugged and basador to Inpan. Quezon nak
Wor Plans way called upon to concern itself. Chief of Naval Operations for Alr aggressivo football in the bistory ed that judgement on Vargas be operation among the Big Three that point" by th
Associated Press.
but Forrestal did not designate of the American sport, with re- suspended until all facts had been with relation to China when he Chief.
who the appointoes would be. tarned servicemen taking the lead enhance When the Marsha and Stark seek to determined.Associated Press.
said "We
by throwing thomacives enthusias Associated Press. China's international status ne memorandard went to the Prest
mention
tically into the sport they have of
miescu. evidenced by the recognition as dont it made
diplomatic - negotiations with corded her."
Japan. It recommended instead He also called for Inter that "prior to the completion of Captain Charles B. MyVay national collaboration in econo- Philippine reinforcement, milltary to-day pleaded innocent on charges against him of negli- mic activities in China.-A580- counteraction, be considered only if Japan attacks or directly threatens gence and inefflelency in the
United States, British or Dutch loss of the cruiser "Indian-
torritories."-Ansociated Press. apolis."*
soid
The paper excopted Jorge Vargas, his for- assured
"INDIANAPOLIS" TRIAL
Washington, Dec. 5.
ciated Press.
TORTURED THE TRUTH Oakland, California, Dec. 5. In a bitter editorial to-day the Llout- denounced "Tribune" General Yamashita's appeal to the States Supreme Court United
по
petition next Monday, Yama- the Fleet.
2.00 p.m.-Close Down.
8.80 p.m.-Mendeloba-Octet in E
Is Major, Op. 20. 7.00 p.m.-London Relay News, 1.10 p.m.-Bindio Hal Lorenzo at the
Fiano.
7.86 "Donald Poorn"ENHA. 7.60 p.m.-Orchestre Raymondo. 8.15 pm-Neel Coward Buocenses. 6.45.m."Botvices Music Box
ENGA
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-News 9.00 p.m.Music for Tancing"--
ENBA 955 pm-Allredo Camnoll and Blo Orohostra with Alfred Piocavor (Timor), 10.05.-Military Fard Music. 210.00 p.m.--Composlilaud of Baint- 11.00 .ioso Dora,
Epens. A
CHINESE IN JAVA
COASTAL SHIPS TO BE
Most of the coaches quizzed by RETURNED
the Associated Press in a season's Shanghai. Dec. 5
Shanghai, Dec. 5. end poll based their forecast on Both the British and the Ne
Thirtoon of the shipa found what they saw in the 1945 com therlands Governments have been
as a general rulo dix- equested by the Chinese Govorn-horo, which formerly belonged to petition. They said returned sor- ment to afford all necessary pre- British and American shipping vicemon tection to Chinese nationals and companies will be returned to played the name or mere enthu properties in Java, it is learned their rightful owners shortly by alam and spirit they had shown the Allon Property Administra in pre-war days. Associated Tho cruiser, which was sunk
tion in Bhanghai,
{Práï8+ - • Inst. July in the Philippines Sea,
here.
Ever since the outbreak of No detaile hays been released
BAHRAM SOLD" was on the way to Leyte Gulf
fighting in The Netherlands East regarding the ships, but they are when she sank through onemy.
Indica, the Chinose authorities are all believed to be of small size,
Now York, Dec. b. action with the loss of 880 lives.
It is stated that the Bhanghal as an attempt to bocloud the real The Pacific Coast league has said to have been deeply con-
The 18-year-old. English stal The first witness, Liout.
the safety of the Dockyards, Butterfeld & wire,
Company and Hon-Bahram, winner of the Eng
Printed and publishod for the Joseph Waldron, said that the inaus, that ho fa charged with voted to become a major league corned over
Mellor & Company all, Bri-lish Dorby a year ago, han boon
The Newspaper "Indianapolis" was warned that being guilty of the feroclans circuit, beginning with the 1040 many Chinese there cellmated to Wheelock and
crimes in the rapo of Manila. season. The decision is subject number about 1,200,000.
Meanwhile Chinaso, consulates tish concerns will each be hand-sold by an American syndicate to: Proprietorn, submarines wore on the route.
The paper assorted that Yamato approval by Baseball Com
to have been roed back throa: vessels, and the Charles Lund. Bouth American Enterprise, Limited, by 17 Avat Windsor Hexem McVay Instructed a zig-zag at shits tortured the truth and in-missioner A. B. (Happy) Chand are ronerted
Standard-Vacuum". Üll· Company broader for $130,000.-Aveoclated | JAMES KEATER.
Нопд Копе his own discretion.-Associatsulted American intelligencelor and the presidents of the two oponed in the major cities in the
the other.teater.
Prons. ed Prens.
Anioclated Press
major leagues.Associated Press. N.E.I-Router.
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE ASPIRATION
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 6.
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