CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 100 YEARS
Vol. I. No. 81.
Thursday, December 13th, 1945.
AKIHITO MAY GO Mistaken Idea
TO HARVARD
TOKYO, DEO, IZ WASHINGTON AND TOKYO HAVE BEEN IN CONFER
ENCE IN CODED CABLES ABOUT LONELY AKIHITO, FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN. HHIS IMPERIAL FATHER WANTS TO ABDICATE AND LEAVE HIM THE THRONE, AMERICA WANTS HIM TO BE EDUCATED THE AMERICAN WAY, THE PALE- FACED PRINCE LIVES ALONE APART FROM SER- VANTS WITH WHOM HE MUST NOT "FRATERNISE“
N.S.W. Virtually Paralysed by Strikes
Canberra, Dec. 12. Erime Minister Joseph Chifly and Union leaders ended a six- hour conference
yesterday with. out reaching any agreeizent settling the paralysing New South Wales conl, steel and
shipping strikes.
The failure of the conference to find solution was announced by the President of the Austra Janian Council of Trade Unions, P. J. Clarey, who said that the Brokenhili Proprietary Steel Or ganisation had referted the A... TU. proposals to get the
nien back to work,
The A.C.T.U. and the Unions,
Clarey added in a prees state- ment, would endeavour to have the A.C.T.U proposals further con sidered by the British House of Parliament if possible."
to
Premier Chifley refused nke any statement but it was reported he had pleaded that the Unions should "uphold the arbi- tration system.",
Earlier on the meeting began, the Minister for Health. Mr. Chrbtopher Kelly, ardered hus pitals to discharge at uner all patients who were not too ill tu leave, due to the shortage of elec tric power.
HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
New admissions will br $75. tricted to maternity cuses and urgent surgiend and medical cases, he said.
An additional 300
passenger trajns were also taken out of the service,
Ench day, more coal burning ships are being tied up beenuse of the shortage of fuel,
Government and Council off- elais said that if the coal strike continued Into the next week it would mean sharper cute in the
use
He goes to the Poore School, twenty minutes walk from the Palace. Out of school, he sel dom meets other hoys and rare. ly sees his purvuts.
Even at school he eats alope. Every
day he rises
at even
and bows to a life-size picture) of his father.
MAI
For fifteen minutes he does "jerks" to the radio. Mallions of Injmpese are doing them at the
time - and thAL IN about the closest the Prime gets to his peopie.
Generad
MacArthur that Akihita's education Japan's hope of lemoern' tion would be helped finished his schooling **
States United
university probably Harvard.
The
sudden Hirohit would not with his
education American plan for Akihito. Regent would be chosen, prob- ably Prince Takamatau. Emperor's third brother,
BEST TO ABDICATE: Gang-buster Joseph Ken- man, who will lead the Und States prosecution
Lan Aupelen, Dea, 12. Dr.. Harlow Shapley, dirco- tor of the Howard Observa- tory, compares destruction of the Japanese cyclotron equip- ment to burning books.
Ho fold
educaturn' gathering that the cpetotran was smashed "through mis- taken ideas faite war. Somebody in authority erred in giving the order." Asno- vitet Prean.
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Would-Be
Looters Shot
At Kai Tak
:
Price 10 cts
BRITONS' PART IN SHANGHAI'S FUTURE
SHANGHAI, DEC. 12.
CALLING TO MIND THE FACT THAT IT WAS THE BRI-
TISH PEOPLE WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH 2,000 IN INDO-CHINA.
TO THE MAKING OF SHANGHAI, MR. A. G. N OGDEN, BRITISH CONSUL-GENERÁL, IN ADDRESS- ING A MEETING OF THE BRITISH RESIDENTS' AS- SOCIATION OF CHINA, EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THOSE REMAINING HERE WOULD HELP IN THE TASK OF RESTORING TO SHANGHAI ITS FOR- MER EMINENT POSITION.
WAR DECLARED
ON CRIMINALS
LONDON, DEC. 12. BRITAIN'S POLICE TO-DAY CALLED ON EVERYONE TO HELP THEM BEAT THE THE COUNTRY'S GREATEST- EVER CRIME WAVE, LONDON'S POLICE WANT EVERY MAN WHO WILL TO VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY AS A SPECIAL PART-TIME CONSTABLE, OBJECT OF THE CALL TO CIVILIANS IS TO
REGULAR POLICEMEN TO BE TAKEN OFF ROU- TINE DUTIES AND TRANSFERRED TO CRIME DE- TECTION.
All day yesterday the B.1.C. | broadcast appeals to the public
to dial 999 if they see anything| EMPHATIC
suspicious.
Last night and early to-day a special watch was kopt on alli main roads around London and all railway stations for five arm-. ed bandits who, after roboing a
house country
Leather- near
head, Surrey, yesterday escaped TWO WOULD-BE LOOTERS at Collier's Wood after an 30 ARE LYING IN HOSPITAL m.p.h. car chase by police. WITH LEG AND GROIN Glasgow police were LAY WOUNDS FOLLOWING AN watching all roads out of the UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT city, railway stations and the TO STEAL EQUIPMENT FROM Jocks for a red-headed guanian
STATION, KAI
who killed a woman clerk and
a boy and a porter
Glasgow's st
L
TAK
R.A.P
about
As a result of an earlier night Wounded raid in which hosters broke into a clerk at one of abdication
with interfere store and got away
radio, tluns. equipment worth
$1,600.1 The wounded boy, Robert special guards were mounted, and Gough, 16-year-old apprentice, uhe gang of either five or six men is gravely ill. walked straight into the trap pre- thepared for them.
The
A
Armed with a bamboo pole with
hooks at the end, presumably for lifting loot over
the fence, the gang got on to the station through Fokyo's eulvert
running beneath the
The man danned into the sta- tion master's office al Pollok-
DENIAL
ENABLE
C.
He hoped too that those British ipcupto who were repatriating would tako the opportunity of studying the changes at home after these long years of war and that when they returned refreshed; to Shanghai, they all would takej up the task which their fore- fathers had careled through AO woll during the last hundred years. In his report the Chairman, Mr. W. G. Braidwood, expressed optim ism regarding the future of Bri- tish trade in China.
"Chinese leaders." he said, "have frequently stated that foreign capital will be welcome and would be treated on the same bonis an Chinese capital, and that foreign| technicians were both necessary! and welcome.
CAN PLAY PART
Saigon, Dec. 12 Questioning of former pri- woners of the Japanche result- ed in compilation of 2,000 war crime charges against the Japanese in southern Indo- China
Of this total, somia .100 Japanese have already been arrested, 20 accused or major war criminals, --- Associated Prese.
MODERNISING CHINA'S TRANSPORT
SHANGHAI, DEC. 12. THE CHINESE GOVERN "China ha a tremendous task) MENT HAS PUT INTO OPERA- in the work of repairing the dam TION AN EXTENSIVE FIVE- age caused to the country by the YEAR PLAN FOR THE RE- Japanese and in reconstruction] CONSTRUCTION AND MO. generally, and British people whe DERNISATION OF have lived so long in Chinn and COMMUNICATIONS who have so many friends ammng TRANSPORTATION the Chinese and understand the country and its problems, can play their part in thin reconstruction and in assisting to raise the stand- ard of living in China.
OUT-
WASHINGTON, DEC. 12 "I feel, therefore, that once the GENERAL GEORGE
initial difculties have been MARSHALL, FORMER ARMY mounted and the exchange ques- CHIEF OF STAFF, TO-DAY tion has been settled and imports to flow ence TOLD PEARL HARBOUR IN- and exports begin VESTIGATORS
THAT ONE more, we shall be able to look to
the future with confidence, which; OF HIS SUBORDINATES, WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, tion of the good relations between I am sure will bring a continu- ORDERED THAT JAPANESE Great Britain and China, which CODE CRACKING SECRETS have existed for so long-Reuter BE WITHHELD FROM THE| ARMY BOARD THAT INVES. TIGATED ATTACK.
THE JAPANESE JAPS CAUGHT Marshall enid that the deel BY WINTER
.hat
poi-
RE-
ол
CHINA'S AND SYSTEM,
POST
DECLARED MR. H. S. KUNG, VICE-MINISTER OF COMMUN. ICATIONS, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH
THE "EVENING Efforts Efforts are being concentrated at present rendering the numerous waterways of the coun- try puvigable, he said, "as theng are by far the cheapest method of transportation and car carry the heaviest quantity."
and
Lakes are being dredged Yangtse sector, from where water rivers connected, especially in the wayn and railways stretch to all parts of Chip.
Regarding highways and rall ways, Mr. Kung said that repair work was progressing, but China required a lot of new rolling-stock as well as buses and motor tracks.
open lincs
shiels East, firing a pistol held chest high. Annie Withers, 36, A clerk, died of wounds,
Willian Wright, 42. porter. clerk.
was to badly injured "Nuremberg trin!" and Gerond. They were spotted by air
craft guards, who called out 62 and was able to tell detezlivra commanders include instructions among 8,000 who travelled ufoot wider distribution of goods and ral MacArthur have sifted the satrol of 2078 R.A.F.
Regiment what had happened. He is Squadron led by Pl.-LC, W. R.
The Emperor's war record.
| Laidlaw, of 14, Gray Street, Cum-
neck, Ayrshire.
not likely to be put on trial but it is felt that it would be best for him to abdiente,
CAUGHT BY SEARCHLIGHT
Caught in the beam of a acarch-
:
Dian
As
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is described about 30 to 35. He wore light-coloured raincoat resem- bling a "demob" ceat and a noft felt hat. The weapon WHS &
sion to do thin was made by Lieut-General Joseph McNat- ney, now American Comman der in Europe.
Marshall also testified President Roosevelt had
ordered that pro-war sonally warning messages to American to wait for overt acts by Japan. Marshall emphatically denied that he had ordered destruction of the Japanese "winds" mes sage signifying a break in te-
the war and light as they were challenged, the German Luger type, common asations with the United States
The Emperor has told his ad. viners that he feels "morally responsible for wants to abdicale atyhers. Reuter.
JAPAN'S WORST NAVAL DISASTER
raiders refused to stop. The patrol fred only five rounds from their rifles, but in the uncertain light they wounded two of the men, who were taken into custody, and probably wounded another, since a trail of blood was discovered lend- ing from the scene of the capture on to the road.
souvenirs among the troops.
NO MONEY
The gunman searched the unfo but found no money.
The type of gun he used is regarded na significant in view of the fact that a large num-¡ ber of army deserters are be- The incident may be taken to
of the indicate that any other prospective in blamed for much JAPANESE NAVAL CAPT. looters at Kai Tak can expect very crime. TOSHKAZŲ OHMAE TOLD short shrift.
(Continued on Page 6) TO-DAY HOW THE NEWEST NIPPONESE AIRCRAFT CAR
TOKYO, DEC. 12.
IER WAS SUNK BY AN AMERICAN SUBMARINE IN HER FIRST ENGAGE WENT
of electric power, probably NEAR THE PHILPPINES IN
SAID maintenance 1944. HE
it restriction for
ANOTHER |
of water, sewage and a narrower) CARRIER, THE 30.000-TO group of essential services.
Already virtually
"CHOKAKU," WAS SUNK IN
all industry THE SAME ENGAGEMENT has been halted and home cook-
Ohmae said the flagship "Tal-
ed.
ing and lighting severely restrict, sho" in the battle of the Phi- Approximately 40,000 cations of lippines was hit by a torpedo, milk weekly are poured into escaped northward and thei ex-. rivers. This was formerly used ploded and sank quickly, with for Jeecream
and milkshakes only a few crew members aur-į
viving.
which are now banned.
The slaughter of cattle hus also ccased.Associated Press.
Ohmae said the first battle of the Philippines was the cost decisive naval engagement of the war-Associated Press.
HOMMA SMILES ON WAY TO TRIAL
PEIPING, DEC. 12. JAPANE.SE CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN THE WINTER'S GRIP AS THEY AWAIT PATRIATION ARE DYING OFF BY THE HUNDREDS.
Six hundred deaths are reported
with occasional train rides from Shansi province
Fengtai. They found no evacuation plane made for
A them.
spokesman, for clothes, medicine appealing and food said that the Japanese
Mr. Hunk predicted belght future for China when the plan was completed. "The spectre of fundne which has haunted China will disappear. Villages will be Schools will come progressive.
up where Communication run. Inter-regional trade will grow and there will be: 1 much
materials. General prosperity
diffused throughout the country. be
There will be a growth of cities, and the nation will be fat mor closely knit together and unified, both politically and economically
"China's future lies in n "peaking
The Chinese control commission before the Nipponese hit Pearl
well are dying at the rate of 20 daily.
Harbour.-Associated Press.
has promised to try to speed un developed and extensive communé the removal of civilians.Assocation and transportation system," ciated Press.
Mr. Kung added.-Router.
Huge Sum Paid For Stallion
London, Dec. 12. A statement by the Aga Khan, in a letter to the "Chronicle," that ho has disposed of the stallion Stardust for £112,000, came as news to British turf en- thusiasts.
Among Stardust's produce are the Maharajah-Gzelwar ́of-Baro- da's Maharaj Kumar, who won four of his five races as a two- year-old this year, and Joan's
Vicar Goes
Old
Down. To Dun Dun Cow
LONDON, DEC. 12. AFTER THE SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES AT THE BLITZED ST. PHILLIP'S CHURCH. AVONDALE SQUARE, OLD KENT ROAD, 150 WORSHIPPERS AD- JOURNED TO THE DUN COW PUBLIC HOUSE, WHERE THEIR VICAR FOR 25 YEARS, THE REV. - ---- JAMES FRANKLIN HUMPHREYS, HAD ARRANGED
HIS. SILVER JUBILNE PARTY. None of the parishioners ur guests, among them Lord Tennyson, grandson of the poet, Stardust was bred at the Na was surprised by the choice of tional Stud, and Prince Aly Khan place, for many are accustomed paid only 1,450 guineas for him to talk with "Old" Jim," as they as a vearling. Stardust won call their vicar, over a glass of three races as two-year-old, and beer in the "local" on weekday as a three-year-old ran second in evening.
Star, which ran second in the Cambridgeshire.
the 2,000 Guiness to Djebel, and in the St. Leger to
The jovial 63-year-old ́n]}- asked Wha
Turkhan round @portsman Last season he aired eight winners
China Peace Talks Held Up
CHUNGKING, "DEC, 12. NATIONALIST SOURCES
TOKYO, DEC. 12. LT-GEN MASAHARU HOMMA LEFT GRIM SUGAMO PRISON AT 6.25 A.M. TO-DAY TO FLY TO MANILA TO FACE WAR CRIMINAL CHARGES, INCLUDING THE ACCUSATION THAT HE PERMITTED FORCES UNDER HIS COMMAND TO MARE AMERICAN AND FILIPINO PRISONERA PARTICIPATE IN THE "DEATH MARCH" FROM BATAAN IN 1942. HOMMA IS ACCOMPANIED BY COL. AKIRA NAGAHAMA. KEMPETAI OR COMMANDER OF THE DREADED MILITARY POLICE IN-MANILA FROM LATE 1942 TO 1945, AND LT.-COL. SAICHI OHTA, WHO HAD
of 16 races and three of his fonis what were his, views on "Sun- THE SAME PHILIPPINES COMMAND IN 1942. THEY
were sold for an average of 1,700 day pubs." LEFT IN CUSTODY OF TWO AMERICAN OFFICERS.
guineas at the recent Newmarket, "What's wrong with them?" he replied. "Show me a better To-day's forecast:-Cloudy, with of permitting their men to com- Atsugi airfield on the first leg by a British breeding syndicate.
The two colonels are accused; ambulance which took him to December Bales.
been bought place for people than a pub." light to moderate east winds, re- mit atrocities.
of his trip.
A silver cup which started SIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE He was the cheeries of the each. Stardust will remain at the been re-engraved and was re-
40 shares of £2,800 life as a sporting trophy had STILL FURTHER DELAYED. Big, smiling Homma waved
The parleys were set origin- WHO WAS INJURED ON SUN- Maximum:-48 degrees at noon. good-bye to the commander of trio as they came from the prl-Gilltold Stud in Eirs, purchased sented to Old Jim' at the ally to begin around Nov. 20, DAY MORNING AS A RESULT Minimun-05 degrees at 6 am, the prison as he stepped into tlio son in the cold morning air by Prince Aly Khan from the late church for use as a Communion then postponed to the first week
each carrying his little satchel Lord Furness-Reuter.
GEN. PATTON
RALLYING
HEIDELBERG, DEC. 13. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON,
OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCID- IS REPORTED TO BE ENT RALLYING WITH SOME PROVEMENT FROM THE
IM-
the
PARALYSIS RESULTING FROM HIS NECK FRACTURE.
His wife, who flow from United States, is now at his bed- The hospital authorities said that Patton's general condition remains antiafactory and that he is resting comfor bly taking nourishment. Ho in fully con- sclous and rational.-Associated Press.
Two and Two
THE WEATHER
maining cool.
Yesterday's
•
temperatures:-
Band Leader's Claim
To Reinstatement
:
-LONDON, DEC. 12.
A BAND LEADER, BERNARD GILBRAITH, OF VILLIERS STREET, WEST, WHO SERVED FIVE YEARS AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE R. A. F./ ASKED THE WEST- MINSTER REINSTATEM ENT COMMITTED TO-DAY. TO ORDER HIS REINSTATEMENT BY THE LANDS- DOWN RESTAURANT, MAYFAIR LTD., OF BERKELEY SQUARE, WEST, WHO, GILBRAITH CLAIMED, WERE HIS FORMER EMPLOYERS.
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of poraqnal belongings.
Ohta was frowning and Na- gahama attempted to hide his face as un Associated Press photographer snapped a picture of the departure-Associated Press.
First Snow In England
The stallion has
There are
VISCOUNT SAMUEL ON PALESTINE
HERE EXPRESS THE BE- LIEF THAT · BECAUSE OF THE TARDINESS OF THE THE SCHE- COMMUNISTS, DULED PEACE DISCUS-
cup. At the Dun Cow both the of December and again to about vicar and his wife each received the 10th, Now, according to a wrist watch from the pario- Nationallat quarters, they are not likely to begin until after shioners.--Reuter.
the 16th.
Reason for the delay is said
WELL-BALANCED TEAM to be the fact that Gon: Chon
London, Dec. 12.
En-lai and other Communist no
London, Dec. 12, Vincount Samuel, first High Commissioner of Palestine, is on record as favouring the re-opening
The view that Mr. Bovin has gotintors have further postpon- of Palestine Jewish immigration.
Addreesing the House of Lords collected a well-balanced team to ed their departure from Yonan. the Anglo-American) They are not now duc in Chung- yesterday he denied that Palestino serve
011
is overpopulated and said it was Palestine Committee is expressed king until late this weak. As untrue that development of the to-day by the "Manchester Gunr-sociated Press. Jewish community there was at dian." the exnonse of the Arabs.--Auso- ciated Press.
NO MORE HEARINGS
The journal adds: "It would MIDDLE EAST PÀCT be out of pinco to comment on the LONDON, DEC. 12.
American members, all of whom
Paris, Dec, 12. THE FIRST SNOW OF WIN-
have д distinguished record,
M. Georges Bidault, Frenchi though some eyebrows may be Foreign Minister, to-day told n London, Dec. 12.
The committee decided on- For Mayfair Ltd, it was snic TER IN THE LONDON AREA
FELL LAST NIGHT IN HAR
Washington,, Dec. 12.
raised in this country.
at. the
mooting of the French Cabinet Jowish poraonnel in the British braith must be reinstated by the the firm were not Gilbraith's ROW.
The Senate Foreign Relations choles of Mr. Phillipe, whose ax that negotiations between Britain Army are being posted" out of firm ne band leader and musical former employers becalso the Abitterly cold for which was Committed to-day wound up its periences as President Roosevelt's and Francs for a Middle East Palestine on the Instructions of director. The firm were order relationship had not been that accompanied by frost covered the investigation inte former U.S. pecial envoy in India were not agreement were making
Invour the War Office, Mr. J. J. Lawson, ed to pay £27 compensation. of maater and servant... greater part of the country. Ambassador. Patrick Hurley's altogether happy."Reuter.
able progress, an official French Secretary for War, informed the Leave to appeal was granted. Members of, the band were his ended. and of Britain's charges that career diplomata
communique stated.—Router. House of Commons today in reply Gilbraith said the restaurant not under the control of the rea- coldest days of the winter and sabotaged American policy In
Washington, Dec. 12. to a question by Mr. P. Piratin, had paid him for himself, his faurant in the legal sense. GII- caused a severe traffice hold-up. China.
The United States Treasury
A New York, Dec. 12. Communist mombor for Stepney.
Worat arops | wore; Lancashire,
The
Committee took no ballot at Department to-day announced F A seat on the New York Stock Mr. Piratin: Will you explain girl vocalist- and the band. braith, not the flim, had teen Cheshire, the Midlands, Clodon Committee members discian $17,297,000,000. or.. 160.4.por..cont. $90,000, which was-the-highont-
Three mombers of his band who responsible for any dismissale valley-and-Solway yet the sun
the close of the scoalan.. the reason for the Instruction.....
that Victory Loan sales total Exchango was to lay sold for Mr. Lawgon: I should have land served during the war of any members of the band shone all day at Edinburgh-and ed that there will be no more over the $11,000,000,000 goal price paid since 1937---Associateri
were now 'domobilised.
Router.
hesrings--Associated Prom,
thought that obvious-Router,
Abordoen-Henter.
Associated Press.
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