THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1945.
French Army
APPLAUSE FOR PRESIDENT French
American Newspapers On China Policy
Mine Danger In English Channel
LONDON, DEC. 25 TER DANGER PROM DRIFT ING MINKE DRIVEN IN DY ENGLISH CHANNEL GALES HELD UP FOR 24 HOURS 1,500 SERVICEMEN MOSTLY DUR
HOMS FOR DEMOB11- BATION
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Washington, Bier 2. The detriment E comere- maid lindy would have about 201,600) beau of cry... Sudbur
BOXER APPOINTMENT
Washington. Dec. 23,
Maiar Charles I. Borer prominent Hong Kong British officer who recently cume
Yo the United States and mar ried authorran Emily Hahn. we appointed to the British delegation on the Far Eastern advisory commission "because of his knowledge of Orientati languages." an embassy offs vial soi!..
The commission will loser Jamin in Jamurry. There are four in the British delegation.
Anunciated Proza.
No Longer To Be Ignored
NEW YORK, DEC. 22. PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S POLICY STATEMENT DREW EDI
TORIAL APPLAUSE OF NEWSPAPERS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. ONE STRESSED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASISE AMERICA IS NOT INTERVENING IN CHINA'S INTER- NAL AFFAIRS. ANOTHER DECLARED AMERICA SHOULD STEP INTO THE CHINA TANGLE IN THE INTEREST OF WORLD PEACE,
A pollege student publication; the danger of ignoring the China; though. the policy anuncintert problem any longer. by The President was sound nudi{ constructive and warned agains
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The Oakland, California, Tri bune" in an editorial state that the crux of Truman's statement Hes in his proposal for a com promise between Chinng Kal-shek
and the Communista,
The Tribune" Raserted that
Marshall General
faces no easy job in bringing about n com- promise and termed his mission s the most dilek diplomatic assignment in many years.
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world threatens PEACO.
FIRM GROUND "Evonta of the pust
decade
Of 500,000
PARIS, DEC. 23. FRANCES MODERNISED POST-WAR ARMY IS. TO DE 500,000 STRONG. THIS WAS DECIDED AT A UNIQUE CON- FERENCE OF 198 LEADING FRENCH GENERALS, AIR- MARSHALS AND ADMIRALS, PRESIDED OVER BY M. ED- MOND MICHELET, MINISTER OF AIR.
total of 120,000 men will be Rationed in occupied Germany, 120,000 in the French colonies and the Far East, nau 100,000 in North Africa,
During the conference, Vice- Admiral Andre Lamonnier, Chief of the Naval General Staff, slated that the future French Navy will need 65,000 men,
France is to have 100,000 tons of warships in netive service but French ports damaged in the war will only have ten ner cent of their pre-war cupselty, Router.
Damascus Excitement
Damascus, Dec. 23. The newspaper added: "It is, most buportart
Businesses here closed down and for the United
crowds of students wast out into States to make
it plain we are
the streets, shauling against the not intervening in the mange Anglo-French agreement
about mant of China's internal affairs, i
the Levant, toulay as the Syrian We simply are proffering our
Ita to discuss good offices in the disorganised Parlament met
roviding for the with terine situation that
British of French and drawal stability
art
troops by alogen.
The Prime Minister said that the Government had received ex- turns Almost the while to
planations on almost all points out to greet the Bangkok Expressi
in the normement except the form takes about six days, thanks have firmly established the prin-
of tinted Nation forces to repinee ciple that breach of peace any. to the eeurney of RA.F. bridge
the French where threatens peace everywhere.
British troope busto)
when they are fually evacuated. pivind An a good friend of China and as
It is added that a high British from soldiers and civilians, is the most powerful Pacific power
in on
hod Arm personality
Segurod the houring Bearded Sikhs, grinning the United States
Government Llint the proposals of Byrlun Madrussis and stocky Gurkhas, wel ground in making
agreement was in the interest of the touchline alongside Siamese, this kind and in fostering every
Syria As well as Shk✶• 2 PL◄ of settlement.
of the Aralı possible Malayans and Chinese,
The San Francisco Chronicle" | League,
Chamber decided The Syrinn commented that it was obviously truo
to refer the text that there
of the agree ean be no huse of Japanese troops in
ment to the foreign affairs com- are un their best behaviour. They Chinen unity so long na independ
mittee Lur study. salute oflrers and other rankent armies exist or so long as the
The first meeting of the British alike, and spring to attention if an recognised goverment operates on
and French Military Committees Allied soldier bosses within 190 a one-parly basis.
was held
Beirut today, The newspaper Mressed there yards of their post. Senior Jupan is officers alte id the tiarrison might be false unity of force if arpy, navy and air forces being
the government could Tach
represented on each side. a Bri Commander's
apbdue conference
other factions with bayonets "but tieb communique said. The dis morning to receive orders.
wore copfined solely to Asked
weld the people cussions to supply
they this would not I car, nleaded that many were off the together in the kind of China military problems involved in the road but, given a few hours' grace, which we would be warranted in withdrawal of British and French troops in the Levant States.-- they
would produce one. They giving the help we would like to
Router. did, after combing the bazaar and
Kive. buying a battered Austin from a civilian,
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Shops are crammed with glitter- in luxury goods, fron ortale mirrors and gaudy vacuum fasico, to fountain pens and bottles of cheap scent. Prices; 7/5d. for a bottle of ink, 2/d. for a razor blade.
Serious Allegations Against French
(By Michael MacDonagh)
SAIGON, DEC. 23.
The "Chronicle" continued: "It in one thing however, to tell the Chinese Inctions what they should de and another to got them to do it. This is true no matter how they arec that the completely counsel is good
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PLAYING GAMES "in all probability t not easy for them to do, on either side. Nevertheless, we should try for the sake of our own interests in world peace which President Truman has so cogently stated."
The "Berkeley Dally," a Call- fornia student publication of the University of California, editorial- ly hailed the statement as bearing the earmarks of a wound, con- structive policy.
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Transport Chief Gives Figures
Washington, Dɛe. 23. Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, director of defense transportation, to-day predicted that the bottle- neck in moving returning service- men homeward from
West the Coast will be broken by Jan. 1.
He told the Senate Investigat- in Committee "there is nothing that can be done that isn't being dono to expedite the movement of The student DRTET Baid: "It these men." He said the troop THE FRENCH AUTHORI should have been obvious long arrivals were larger than had been. TIES ARE INVESTIGATING ago that a round table discussion anticipated, Railroads were some ALLEGATIONS BY AN ALLI-] of aims and desire by loading days called upon Lo move double ED WAR CORRESPONDENT❘ representatives of parties i the number of vervicemen they THAT FRENCH TROOPS volved was the only way to settle | had been told to expect. He sald FIGHTING THE ANNAMITE the Chinese elvil situation and the ships arrived unexpectedly NATIONALISTS IN INDO-
"because CHINA ARE GUILTY OF IN- that country from a costly which was unavoidable
national war.
they can't
scheduled Like DISCRIMINATE SUMMARY "Playing games and pretending, trains." EXECUTIONS AND WIDE the Communista and Nationalists He sald
that ever 1,000,000 SPREAD LOOTING AND will soon tire of the sparring and oversens veterans will return to ARSON.
will by their own initiative call a the United States in December AN Australian correspondent,į truce.
In addition 500,000 internal moves who recently returned to Salzon "Ignoring a problem in by no aro anticipated. Forty thousand from a tour of the country where means solving it. That is the prisoners of war are scheduled French troops had carried out costly lesson that two world wars for repatriation. large-scale clearing
us. operations have tried to teach If we carly this week, alleged that when have not yet learned that lesson he and French correspondent it is certain the atom bomb will wont into an officers' mess, they not give us a chanco to profit found police official beating a from another war's experience." 24-year-old prisoner with bamboo-Associated Press.
in the presence of French
Cofficers. Áruny
Although the prisoner's head and body were covered with blood, he refused to disclose BBY in- formation and a half-caste inter- poter book a stick and bróks both his foot,
The prisoner was then carried Into a field and shot twice in the head, the correspondent said.
Two other prisoners, who were obviously terrified, were forced to vituens "the beating and shooting.!
Another observer, alleged that a- French officer boasted of hla shooting wounded Annamito
Π
prisoner.-Reuter.
SHAKE-UP IN STATE DEPT.
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Johnson said that more than 20 ver cont of all saatbound paasen- ger trains and 72 per cent of all sleeping cars have been allocated to the military service.-Associat-
od Prosa.
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