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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER $1, 1945.
Or War Triple Murder
Near Taipo
China Peace
Still In Doubt
Communists Allege Heavy Fighting
CHUNGKING, DEC. 30. CHINA FACES THE NEW YEAR WITH AN UNCER- TAINTY WHETHER IT WILL BRING PEACE AND UNITY OR AN OUTBREAK OF AN ALL-OUT CIVIL. WAR.
Although confirmed pessimista | take the view that nothing will come out of the forthcoming in- ter-party and non-partisan con- ference which will try to settle, CHUNGKING, DEC. 30.
once and for all, the outstand-i COMMUNIST DISPATCHES Ing issues between Government TO-DAY ALLEGED THAT THE and Communists, an atmosphere. NATIONALISTS BEGAN A of hope prevails in Chungking. LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE The presence of General Guorgo AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS C. Marshall, whe to-day began his IN KASTERN JEHOL AND
second week here, has boosted the WESTERN LIAONING AND confidence of the optimists who be PUT THE FINISHING TOU. Have that both sides will now go CHES TO PREPARATIONS farther In concessions than they FOR A DRIVE AGAINST KAL have ever done before.
People of all shades of political GAN, CAPITAL OF CHAKAR
AND CHENTEH, opinion who have talked with Gen. PROVINCE
JEHOL PRO- Marshall have loft with the im- OF CAPITAL VINCE.
that he is pression
more much The dispatcrizes. added that the familiar with the background Nationals are continulag their to-day's problems than he admits attacks against Communist posi Reports are current that Gen
The official suggestion that a waistline measuring exuelly forty-two inches must classify a man as portly is vicarious insult very hard to bear; and for the correspondent who ac tually suffered this indignity in an Army clothing store pathy will be wide was in how shpahod in choice of epithet Hankow are officials whose invidios lask it is to describe' fellow - rentures to their faces. A complexit which might without offence be, called "fresh" ently no likely
of
Xmas Treat
For Kowloon
Children
Triplo murder was commit- - ted when robbora ranencked a house at Wun Yiu villige, about four miles inland from Taipo, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Victims oore Wong Kwok- cheung, 52, his wife and 16- year-old son They were all reported dead from gunshot sounds,
Many Picked Up Dead In Canton
WHA
U.S. Compromise On Handling Japan
(By James Marlow).
THE UNITED STATES HAS
WASHINGTON, DEC. 80. COMPROMISED ON HAND- LING JAPAN, SHE YIELDED SOMETHING AND YET SAVED SOMETHING FOR HERSELF. WHEN JAPAN COLLAPSEL GENERAL MACARTHUR MOVED IN WITH THE A MERICAN TROOPS. ON MILI- TARY MATTERS LIKE DISARMING THE JAPANESE HE MADE DECISIONS. ON POLITICAL MATTERS LIKE RE-EDUCATING THE JAPANESE HE TOOK OR- DERS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT,
cratic.
For instance, it estab- Dosetion-like abolishing the
and religion.
to
system; In a regime of control-liko re placing MacArthur; or changu in the Japanese Government.
In those threo cases the United States would have to let the Cen masten docide. If tho United
So on military matters he was the big powers on the Commission independent. On political mat-want ta make any change the ters the State Department was United States can block them boss. The American Govern-again with a “No”. ment took orders from ao one. AN IMPORTANT "BUT" The death rate among Canton's
The United States
But it la a very important Govern destitute is increasing, according ment laid down general surrentell MacArthur what to do on the "but"-Washington cannot alono from the poorest families of Kow- Emergency Relief Council, which at making the Japanese demo-
One hundred and fifty children
to A report
of the Municipal der policy for Japan. It aimed following fundamentals: loon gathered at All Saints states that in the period Sept. 22 Church. Homuntin, yesterday afternoon to attend a
to Dec. 20, 1,079 corpses have been lished freedom of speech, prese Christmas patky given by local residents..
picked up In the atreets anel buried by the Council. By four o'clock the Church com
The Allies were The number picked up during pound was packed with the younge the first 26
suppoood daya in December have something to say about Japan sters and sports and gauics were provided.
519, or an average of 20 a
so Washington proposed the Far day. Thirty At five, they were formed into
dren from one to two years old. composed of the United States, Restaurant. Mungkok, for
block it with a "No" vote. But so dinner.
their 25 per cent, are persons of middle could make recommendations on
ngre, and the causo
the of death in the running of
country, could any other of the four big Before this was nerved. prizen
Since the Commision Jacked afternoon were presented by Men,
nutrition.
So any fundamental changes in The report réfloëta the extent authority some er intries, partien- the future policy on Japan will Jo Martin soap, towel, tooth brush, biscuits.
Gifts, consisting of of distress among the city's poor, larly Russia, ratuned to partici- depend upon co-operation of the
and a call has been made on pate. Russia wanted D four-le-four nations. tinned food; sweeta and fruit, were distributed to the children by will-ganise greater relief.
charitable organisations
Meanwhile control council.United
te Allied Control Ing helpers.
United States, Britain, China and Russin Council composed of the
to be not up in Tokyo like the States. Britain. Russia and China will be set up in Tokyo. This is four-power control council in Ber-
what Russia wanted from the start. MacArthur will consult with it before making decisions.
per cent. were chil- Eastern Advisory Commission-states did not like what the Cor-
Every one knows to his chagrin east and arbern Konan beth Marshall will,, pomibly some time fine-and-escorted-to-the-Kam Tongof the mortality amene multe Britain, China and Russ which mission proport she would always
fu
appear on
AL
that
71h
Are
railroad knows both places well. havins! won at the ports in the earlier rvation or Blaess due to mal.; Smaller nations would be on it too. nationa
west of the Pefplak next week. visit Pelping and Tien railroad.
asserted | taln. for a close-up view of
the Nationalist reinforcements situation in North China. II
επεις είναι are awarning
of Anyang.
northern been commander of United States in in town
troops at Tientsin from 1924 to man, to aupport their drives. The Communists said the Na 1927. During those years he met tonflists in their drives in
www many Chinese notablum
ranging as ter
Liaoning
employ from Henry Pu-yi, who later be "Harid," anf hair Allowably forces transported to the Man exo the Pampet Emperor of the "grey" comes out devastatingly churian senport of Hulutao by now defunct Manchuvkou, to the
There is no tim the 19
Com as "white"
Firet. The
"Young Marshal". Chang Hauch ZUM DIKËS said their forces to the power of the official pen
enliang. who was to love the over- Christmas Day captured Shaapulorgehlp of Manchuria. to wound tender secret iso-
an Kayu, drith on the Grund
GEN. MARSHALL'S STATUS Calities, and as a rule we em
Canal north-ea
Nanking. Marshall's bone in Chungking nataly attrac
our grievance killing "great sumber of Jap
woman who. nese and puppet troop and neizion ailence na 1 JE hcing been told often that her ja faran qumntity of war material." The Communista said they took eyes are of wonderful lapis Jazul, reads that for official pas the towns to prevent the Japanese fames they are merely blue. Hut and puppets attacking then but it will be generally agreed that the Nationalists said the The official pen should not be lists might be planning to in
A The wais!
lowed without protest to strike It is like the chalk mark between teams pie gaged in a relentless bug-of-war Youth is bearing the increas ing strain as best it may, striv IBX to keep hope alive, and it hearthly discouraging to be runde awar before
the fall mark A been fairly crossed that to impartini eyes the gum is tready upr. A MAB Asailed by the word unexpetedly "rtly might well turn in despair to the pleasures of the Izer bottle, and,
ze:
the pleasures now happen to fe, shortly hear himself with ont a lush ralled fat. Bul wise men will not let these in- sults move them to extremes of
It cannot be gain malignation said that age sometimes Aghis The with euphemisms against hambling experiences which aro
VI
terrupt commuunications in
Come
the
and
lis certainly one of the busiest spots
in the city.
A substantini meal was then
p.m. when the children marched
served and the party ended at 6.30 Dies Of Lysol out of the restaurant with miles Poisoning
on their faces and hugging their precious gifta.
or.
The organisers
Miss Yeung Ying-lam, a ald wish to tender their thanks to all those who had wife.
uf No. 300, Shanghal Although he han offices at the subscribed to make this party Street, Was admitted to Kwong United States Embassy. he re- success. Those include the RAPWI Wah Hospital at about 8.30 p.m. elves many of his callers at home and the British Red Cross. yesterday, auffering from lysol and does much his work there.
Thanks are also dus to those poisoning. There is much sporulation here who helped with the Afternoon's She died half an hour after
a successor to the former entertainment, including the Rev admission. whather Ambassador, Patrick J.
She was found ry Hurley Mr. Taane of All Saints Church, will be appointed during Marthe Rev. Mr. Wone Po Lain, thug in her room by her servant, shell's stay in China.
According to a relative, one Since Hur-Rev. Mr. Li Kau Yan, Dr. Tannk. lev's departure, the post of United the Miasca Irene, Doris and Phyllis of Miss Yeung's closest friends, States Ambassador to China has Tsong, the Misses Esther and took her life with lysol a few
Dorin Chan, and many others. weeks ago.
ten vacant
Reports that Marshall will sur- cred Burley are Incorrect heenuse
Yangtze between Naniting Shanghai. Asaeiated Press.
220,000 TROOPS
Chungking. Dec. 30. A Communist sakeman charg ed to-day that 220,000 01
Government troops are engaged In drive aimed at conquest of Communist the former Chief of Staff came lo domianted Chahar province. He China as President Truman's spe said they were awearing nieng the eial envoy with the rank of Am- Peiping-Jetrol raltrond. with hasador nut as Ambassador Chengle
Their principal Chin This explanation in neces- objective.
unry because of the recurrent re-
The apokesman said the fiover ferences to Marshall to newspapers
troom
thrusting two | published in China and abroad as bia in
promes in their drive on Ambassador to China-Associated along the Peipingslebol railroad Press. and the second westward from points on the Peining-Mukden rail tond in the Manchurian province
Liaoning.
a
that
He described the force in the first move as 75,000 and in the He and the Com- accord 150,000. munists are putting up practically no resistance, but are prepared for a stiff fight if fureed to du no,
He ridiculed recem Govern its natural lot, and the euphement spokesman's assertion ist is sadly apt to break in the Commnanists had proposed a the hand Mr. Pyecraft was the fattest clubman in London. defeats in Suiyuan and Shrature Yet he would persist in com- provinces and "realised their mai plaining of his "weight," and lary weakness."
The Communist official declared: when his weight was miracul
usly taken from him he float"We are sure of our strength.
it will be remem-
ed upwards, remained a billow
ing mase of nothingness for so long that he was reduced nating a Turkey carpet to the
tu
truce because they suffered severe
RIZAL DAY FESTIVITIES
cete-
The Filipino Community brated "Rizal Day" yesterday with Plaza Ballroom. nuncheon and tea dance at the
over
a
One Of Navy's Floating Shops Here
the
A
IN HONG KONG ON HER FIRST CALL HERE IS THE V.S.I.S. "FORT WRANGE LL." FROM SYDNEY AND MANUS EN ROUTE TO SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. 4S A MEMBER OF THE FLEET TRAIN, THE "FORT WRANGELL MAY BE DESCRIBED AS A FLOATING SHOP. ONE OF THE EIGHT SHIPS OF A SIMILAR TYPE. SHE IS ONE OF SIXTEEN VICTUALLING 'STORES ISSUE SUIPS OPERATING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN SINCE MID-1944 AND SUPPLYING THE PA- CIFIC FLEET THROUGHOUT THE OPERATIONS.
When pence was signed, the Navy's floating shops, sho hoa There were about seventy per
"Fort Wrangell" was the firat often had to make issues la opera- sora present, including
fair number of ladles, and the function pply vessel in Tokyo Bay and tional areas while all ships were all Vreplenished
Occasionally by Mr. was presided
ships on the movo. Espina.
there with stores, including across by firing a line, and the ship's telophone would be passed The following members of the the escort carriers "Buler" and "shopkeeper" would be asked if he committee were present: Messrs. "Speaker" which she specially had any nickles or brown bontlaces. V. Espina, S. Faller, L Mercado, equipped with bedding, cigaref Ships other than those borne on Gonsalves, B. de Rema. A. Hidulge so that they could immediately paid cash for their goods.
N. San Pedro, tes, tobacco, food and clothing the Admiralty's books at home in Shantung province and railroad in
The said the Government had convert and A. Vale Crus,
embark released prisoners of money was passed over the jack- sĩ Turban (Smeow) into
war for Australia.
stay in a a tia can-and the receipt was returned in the same way.
EIGHT BEFORE BREAKFAST Pacific, the victualling ships even- After peace was signed in the
tually returned to Australia with stacks of unlasued goods in their holds. Everything on board stowed for quick and easy access, all clearly marked in shelves and special drawers. It is just like a well-stocked wholesale shop.
The Communists also reported
fighting along the Tientsin-Fur
"
I. Erumala.
The "Fort Wrangell" has "de-
ceiling. Sir Walter Elliot, whoalve operations and had assembled struggled for our freedom. Cen-livery vans." These are small
considered beauty as inferior only to Tie blessing of haronetcy, both of which gifts were happily unded in himself, was a poor crea- ture, after all, and his horrer
Admiral of
the blessin of
Baldwin' com.
base for coming large-scale offen-
184,000 troops there, including the American-trained 3rd, 74th and 100th Armies. Associated Press.
Loss To Colony
plexion, which the weather had Major H.P.G.A. Wilcox, Deputy beaten to the colour of malto- Assistant Director of Public
Be
In his speech Mr. Espina said:- "From time immemorial we have
turies ago. Magellan was killed in
our protest against motor craft carried on her up- combat as |foreign dumination. From that per deck which can take ten
time onward, our martyrs have tons of cargo. been sacrificed on the altar of de Orders from ships, however, mocracy. The greatest of them are usually supplied by Eliding all was Rizal, whose ahniversary them across a wire rope (jack we celebrate to-day. He died but
"Rizal was the flower
he will continue to live forever in stay). The record for a single jack-stay is nine tone, supplied the hearts of his countrymon.
The "Fort Wrangell's" records the "Newfoundland" in one of the Kany, only made him ridiculous,lations. Hong Kong, left yester-living race.
As that flower hour while at the same time an- trovers with all their requirements include once supplying eight des- day for Singapoto en routor for Yet if we can bring ourselves Batavia where he will take charge faded away, the seeds were buried other jack-stay was working-on before breakfast one morning. The to care little about Our DAVI
of Army Public Relations in the in our soil, to bloom and thrive in the other side of the ship at the biggest single ees issue to one ship faces and figures, it would be Netherlands East Indios.
once again. As Rizal died,
rate of five tons an hour.
took about fo hours from the Inconsiderate to asounic Urat
su a nation was born. Under the
At Sydney, the "Fort Wran-time she came alongalde to the other people have attained o
became the jewel of the the same high indifference; and
Pacific a State with bureaucratic ten- dencies will do well to exact a high standard of delicacy from officials who are privileged to tell us what we look like.
He has been in charge of tony guidance of America, that nation gell" performed the unique fent time she left. Elght tous of goods
Colony
| Public Relations in the for the past two months.
Major Wilcox, a peacetime au- thor under another name, served as an ack-ack gunner in the Battle of Britain and was Observer to We the Guards in the Western Front campaign. Ho was on duty in
do not expect them to buoy us Potsdam for the Three-Power
with fantastically false Conference. hopes. But if they feel they
up
must roject "thick-act" in favour
of, something hinting at portil- ness, there is always "stately," which
would make the blow easier to bear.
CHINESE OFFICIAL VISITS C-IN-C
Mr. T, W, Kwok, Commissioner. of Foreign Affairs for Kwank tung and Kwangol, nald an official call on His Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief. Roar Admiral Sir Coell Harcourt, on Saturday. The Commissioner arrived some ten das ago to sot up an office In the Colony, with a view to establishing closer contact with local Chinese as well as to render
BREATHING IS FREE
with her happy sons and daughters of signing on a ship's doctor were supplied,
She was bulli bi Vancouver,
In
TRAMWAY PAY ISSUE
working in harmony to attala the who is feminine, believed to be
the Brition Canada, to Admiralty specifica
tions for dutles with the Fleet Fleet. Dr. Hotchkinson, whip lain, and these have included ideal for which Rizal and other the only one in Filipino martyrs have died.
Just as
We were about to free, an Australian, is described as applying any type of vessel from Paelile war broke out and that efficient and meticulous on the hospital ship to a motor nahing catastrophe became the test of our point of hygloge.. Approached boat. Suppilas carried Included loyalty to America. The word knows what we have accomplished by our reporter for more in anything from a pair of pyjamas formation on herself, she said to a box of cornflakes or a bar of Batann and Levte. The
World knows that our faith in American that, now that she had been soap to a sacket of herbs. The fixing of official rates of democracy was not conquered and found there was no escaping the charges for hotels and bondier never will be conquered even with fact being reported, but she was
And in that personally publicity shy. houses in Canten hap pad the the test of time,
A request for higher pay and. effect of producing a formidable faith, my countrymen, we will re-
FULLY EQUIPPED lat of extras, so that virtually torn and shattered, so that one day build the nation, although, shall-
improved working conditions, sub HOSPITAL
mitted by tramway employees and nothing is included as part of the norvico to which patrons are on now nation will emerge trium-1: The "Fert Wrangell", carries office workers to the Hong Kong titled on parlor the official rate, phant out of the dust of desolation a fully equipped hospital, and in Tramway Co. on Christmas Eve, A separate charge is made for to proclaim her freedom to the Picot Train operations she car has, it la understood. Been ac
world." bodding.
ried additional X-ray equipment cented by the managemant en tion of that concerning working supply any ship which might boure. S have had its own damaged, in The workers naked for a brale Air Marshal Sir Keith Park,action. Frozen blood, plasmia.g-hont worlding day as against And the Intest extra in a charge. Allied Air Offcar. Commanding in and penicillin were also avail the present 9-hour shift, and this for the use of the flush-water Chint, Bouth East Asia, closet,
A hot bath costa CN$200, on at SIR KEITH AND LADY PARK and clinical gear in order to nearly all points, with the excep
If the light is switched night the coat is CN$100.
}
Tos. Zormerly given frea is now charged for.
ARRIVE
זי.
Warrived
accom-able. TODA A
question is being submitted to the dennied by Lady Park, arrived in The ship carries a Merchant Labour Omcer for consideration.
the Colony, yesterday.
Navy Captain, Capt. A. Stanley, 1. and a crew of about 150. In the WING SANG'S LOAD good old days, she had a whole
Tho #a, deck devoted to rum in order to
San keep the Floot applied She car from Shanghai with a record pas ries personnal with duties nat of songor Hat of over 400, the largeet A guard of honour was provid- the ordinary line and us many as since the end of the war. miral Sir Bruco Fraser, will ba od by 2708 Bquadron L.A.F. Rooight engineers. Three Bгo To She also carried a bir cargo of present. Proceeds are in aid of giment under Flying Officer D, A. quired on the refrigerating system. marchandise, mostly of Chinese Fleet Glub-funda.
Bruce:
Wälle employed "an one as the
The concert party of H.M.S. They were met at Kal Tak by Argonaut are eiving a variety the A.0.0, Air Canmodure W such absistance as may be needed show at the Fleet Clubs this even A. D. Brook, Group Captain E. J. by Chinese safe through Hong In commencing at 7.80 mm. It Corbally and Group Captain G. K. Kong on their way to, or roturnie oznocted that the Commanoc-in-Ferner. Inge from placas abroad.
Chief, British Pacific Fleet, ‚Ad..
The office of the Commissioner In the Hong Kong Dank Build
DUWET
lin.
ap
But since the Council will doal with problems of less importance than the thres fundamental ones mentioned above. MacArthur in free la liston to the Council and then do as he pleases Associated
MOSCOW COMPROMISE America disagreed because the Berlin four-power council
musi have unanimous agreement before action can be taken One negative vote vetons the sation. So, with out Russlan co-operation Advisory Commission has been set up. It's been rocking along like a Prens. straw inan without authority. Finally Byrnce went to Moscow to Ministers confer with Foreign Bevin nad Molotor.
In Moscow Byrnes compromised.
BANK HOLIDAY
The Exchange Banks will be the Far Eastern Commission--to business on Tuesday, the lat The three men agreed to set up closed for the transaction of public replace the Advisory Commission January, 1946. -to lay down the policy for Japan.
(Now Year
The United States, Britain, Run Holiday).
sla. China and smaller nations will mekong, 27th December, 1945 be on the Commission.
If any one of those big four
Iwera vetoes an action, no action THOMAS COWAN & CO.
can be taken. So
any other big
nower wants to change anything
General MacArthur has done
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move by voting "No".
Byrnes obtained a further hedge. In an emergency too fast for the conmission to meet and voto, the State Department can tell General MacArthur what to du, Later if
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