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R.A.F. DAKOTA DOWN IN SEA: THREE MISSING
The Weather
to
To-day's forecast:-North north-easterly winds, mainly fair to line.
- Yosteranyk temperature:- Maximum:-61 degrees at 3 p.m. Minimum:~64 dorrees at 8 a.m.
COMMUNISTS REPLY STORY CURIOUSER
General Marshall Accepted
As Mediator
CHUNGKING, JAN 4 CHINESE COMMUNISTS HAVE ACCEPTED GENERALIS. SIMO CHANG KAUSBEK'S OFFER TO CALL IN GEN. GEORGE 4 MARSHALL. AMERICAN SPECIAL EN- VOY TO CHINA, AS MEDIATOR IN THE NATION'S COMMUNIST AUTHORITIES HERE CIVIL STRIFE ANNOUNCED THEY AGREED IN GENERAL WITH CHIANG'S PLAN 10 HALT HOSTILITIES, BUT THAT THEY WERE LAYING DOWN SPECIFIC CONDI TIONS THE FORMAL COMMUNIST REPLY FROM YENAN WAS HANDED TO DELEGATES AT THE THIRD FORMAL MEETING WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT RETRE SENTATIVEN SINCE THEY FIRST GOT TIGHTHEN AN DEN 27.
leader of the the Chou En lai, Communiat delegation, frnd est the conference after a half hour conference with General Marshall He had previously conferred with General Marshall on New Year's Day.
The principal Commauled objse. tion in the Government's proposals; is believed to be on the clause pro- viding for restoration of railway Facilitin The Communists have expressed na feeling on that point, hut Chinese quarters in close touch with them say they fear that Fallway communications are ren- torial. the Government, despite undertakings 10 the contrary, might text move troos along the rall lines
if
The Communists, it is predicted, will stand frm for unconditional cessation of hostilities before the restoration of rail communications and other questions are discussvid.
MANY RUMOURS
(It was noted that in an Asso; ciated Press dispatch from Yesan westerday. In which the Commun isis enid "We will discuss favour-
aldy very ausgestion depliar with the Immediate rasation of civil war in Chit and the establish- nient of unity and demarney.” they did not mention the rail issue but did make numerous accusations abon Government troos continu inue their offensive artions in the
unity
is Governunt.
empluving 225,000 trope against Jebel
in at
Lación
The Communist charge east partly based on resentment over the fact that all their radio communications with Yepan have Л radio station un through operated by the Ministry of War. The Communists DIR seeking permission to operate their
butween communications radio Chungking and Yenan, particular- ly durite the unity conference.
DELICATE SITUATION
The
ON 11
in
Holding Out
Tokyo, Jan. 4
Still more illegal militerg equipment has been found by pccupation troapa.
Juice eivilian concerna in an outlying preferture Hanahu were discovered so hane 35 Japanese army trucks
20 lanka
1/4 Various
stugen of repair and Aume metcaratasical equipment. Associated Prena.
Macao Boat
Aground
AND CURIOUSER
NUERNEBERG, JAN. 4. ADOLITM HITLER'S SECRET PAPERS REVEALED TO-NIGHT THAT "IMPORTANT ENGLISH CIRCLES" CONVEYED A PEACE PEELER TO A REPRESENTA- TIVE OF RUDOLF MESS A MONTH BEFORE HESS .FLEW TO ENGLAND AND CAPTIVITY FIVE YEARS AGO ON A VAIN MISSION TO END THE GERMAN- BRITISH WAR.
DR. ALBRETCH HAUSHOFER, HESS'S INTIMATE AD VISER, SAT DOWN AT OBERSALZBURG ON MAY 12, 1941, WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER HIS FRIEND'S DE. PARTURE, AND WROTE THE FUEHRER A FULL AD- MISSION OF HIS OWN ROLE IN PEACE OVERTURES WITH, HE SAID, A PROMINENT SWISS OFFICIAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AS INTERMEDI- ARY.
This 1,400-word confidential report which is in possession of the allied intelligence, istes)
a dozen names more than
uf "notable" Britona, mostly titled, with whom Haushofer believed Approachment possible.
The report stated that Haus-i PROMPT ACTION BY A hofer early
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as September NAVAL PATROL BOAT YES-1940 wrote a letter to the Duke TERDAY PREVENTED | of Hamilton at Hess's request WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN in an attempt to establish "con- A TRYING TIME TO SOME| tact." 140 PASSENGERS ON BOARD)
It attributed to a "mierate THE KIN HWA, A SMALL
group in England" a readinesa MOTOR BOAT FLYING BE-în April 1941 to talk peace un a TWEEN HONG KONG AND three-point basis: MACÃO.
Recognition of Britain's para- mount interest in Greece but only nominal interests elsewhere in eastern und south-eastern Europe.
Officer Had
No Authority To Punish
LIEUT,
YOKOHAMA, JAN. 4
KEL YURI TOOK THE STAND IN HIS OWN DE FENSE TO-DAY AND TOLD THE WAR ORIMES COMMIS SION THAT. AS COMMANDER OF THE UMUTA BRANCH CAMP, HE HAD NO AUTHO BITY ΤΟ PUNISH HIS GUARDS.
The defendant, who is charged with the deaths of two American)
the pro- prisoners of war. sald cedure was to relieve guards of
their duties and turn them over to regional headquarters at Fo- kuoka.
feeling predominant Changing to-day is that, even if cessation of hostilities in achieved. it has but slight chance of being accomplished before the conference
While on patrol the naval pots under way.
The whole situation is as deli-craft intercepted an 3.0.5. mes. sage at about 6 p.m. The mes- cato us it is complex. The Com
a position where, if sage was sent by the No. 3 Com- munista are in they wish, they can refuse to a mando station on Lantas island,
Restoration of occupied ves tend the conference unless the where the boat had ruu agromad.tern Europe and confinement of Nationalists stop their drive Two naval patrol boats pro- German colonial demands 10 acainst Jehal, but no one thinks ceeded at once to the distressed former German territory, and they will go so far. Nevertheless, ship, which was leaking badly Modification
de-1 of Italian alher the existense of this and
at the bow. It had run aground mands. potentialities makes it quite clear
in shallow water,
Haushofer was executed in that the two sules are not travel-
Berlin by the Gestapo last year for possible implication in the
Yuri said each man in the camp July 20 bomb plot againet Hit-
or five ler and a new secret negotia- was provided with four
he ab. tlone through Swiss channels, blankets and akionally
tained one sheat and one com- according to deposition taken
forter for hospital patients. from German witnesses by Doe-
Later, he said, same items were tor Edmund A Walsh, Vice-made available for some American President of Georgetowa Uni-ucera-Associated Press, versity.
rosen.
passengers were trans line along a path strewithferred to the naval craft and Some quarters in Chungking, landed at Hong Kong last night who have maintained steady pessimism in the face of alternad ing currents of uptimism and pes- simism which have been runnlag through the country since General Marshall was assigned to China as President Truman's special envoy. a that the whole situation tole is no better than it was six weeks ngo, when it was bad
Tragedy In Harbour
A THREE-YEAR OLD BABY WAS DROWNED LAST news NIGHT WHEN AN AMERI- rapers, tieneralissimo Chiang Kai-CAN NAVAL MOTOR-BOAT
According to Chinese
It is report-
ed that whenever the generalis. AT ABOUT 8.30 P.M. simo is precluded from attending..
DEATH WARRANT
In effect, Haushofer's
1941
R.A.F. PLANES AND UNITS OF THE ROYAL NAVY ARE SCOURING THE SEAS FOR THREE MISSING OCCUPANTS OF AN R.A.F. DAKOTA WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA IN THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND SHORTLY AFTER 9 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING. SIX OTHERS ON BOARD ARE SAFE.
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THE DAKOTA WIUGH LEFT KAL TAK FOR SAIGON AT 7.10 YESTERDAY MORNING, CARRIED I CREW OF FOUR AND FIVE PASSENGERS. FIRST INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS AMISS ON BOARD THE CRAFT GAME AT 9.06 A.M. WHEN A DRAMATIC S.O.S. MESSAGE FROM THE PLANI WAS PICKED UP IN HONG KONG.
The message said the plane was running on only one of her two engines but that the hopes to make Sama
This was the last message re- ceived from the ill-fated plane which shortly afterwards crash- ed into the sea somewhere off Hainan Inland.
eno
Two destroyera and P Trirate were rushed to the
troni Hong Kong direolly, nowa of the dianter
reoclved, was
while third naval vessel, a sloop, which was in the area, was diverted by nadio to the vicinity.
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Three R.A.F. Sunderland fly- inar boats and two Dakotas took off from Hong Kong do join in the Dearch but all the planes returned without having sighted silhor the wreckage ur survivors.
CLINGING TO DINGHY
It fell to the Navy to plek ap|
Bix survivors. News of the rosene was received in the Colony a ú p.m. from the destroyer H.M.8. "Tenacious",
to
GOING BEGGING
Montevideo, Jan. 4. The tacouter of Mrs. Teress Engelbrecht Vadca's
cathe
kus asked the newspapers to help him peranade the govern ment to take $70,000 12 letter to the papert, hr seid Mer, Gaden left the num to the government to be used fær hospitala but "for four months all efforts to get the Quer ment to accept the manej have
been fruiticon "-- dogo ciated Presa.
DARING RAILWAY
ROBBERY
DELATED REPORTS FROM
"Tenacious" wirelessed that she CANTON TELL OF A DAR had picked up alx of the occupa ING ROBBERY UN NEW who were clinging
rubber
YEAR'S DAY ON THE CAN dingby. The destroyer was guid- ed to the scene by flares fired by TON-YUENTAM SECTION OF THE CANTON HANKOW the survivory,
RAILWAY, IN WHICH "Tenacious" carries an 1.0
BANDITS GOT CLEAN AWAY and excellent sick bay facilities.
Noyal units are continuing the WITH A BAUL ESTIMATED search for the three missing, and AT SEVERAL TENS OF MIL- R.A.F. places were expected to
LIONS OF DOLLARS IN be sent out from Kal Tak again MONEY, JEWELLERY AND
during the uht.
TO HELP MACARTHUR
Washington, Jan.
GOODS.
It appears that the usual passenger Irain with four coaches packed to full capacity left Yuentam at 5 p.ru. for Can ton; and about an hour'e jour-
Soren government officials and ey out the train was brought a university professor græceded to a sudden halt as the resuff uy plane from San Francisco for of the derailment of the co- Tokyo assist General Hac wood tender. The bandits who Arthur in the allied onomic con† were lying in wait at this point Immediately opened fire with
to
He testified he Bent Boveral BURTON
they guards there and although weren't court martialed he heard, trol aplicy in Javan. they were confined in cells. offenses were got brought out.
Their
The group, headed by Corwin' machine guns and revolvera and · D. Edwards of the State Depart the passengers were thrown int ment, includes Robert M. Hunter, a panic. Ohio stato university law pro- All the passengers were or- fessor, Robert B. Hawkins, fede dered to alight and they werg ral trade commiselon, Benjamin stripped of all their money and B. Williams, tariff commission.
belongings. The bandits then The group will submit a report)
ed Press.
in about three months-Apocit made a thorough overhaul of all the goods and luggage on the train, after which they beat a′′
( leisurely retreat.
Notorious Gangster Killed In Escape Bid
The atmosphere in Chungking is thick with rumours and sustaions. Communists believe that the Government intends to get a solid Srin [:[] Communist-dominated |
ince before the Jelul penvincr
on Jan 10. conference opens on
shek, who is chairman of the unity RAMMED A SAMPAN OPPO- report to Hitler was his future They attribute to the Govern
It market him conference, will be to busy to aSITE THE TUNG ON WHARF, death warrant. ent diabolical plots and strate mel
in the Coatepo records as hav- The latest charge is that end all its sessions. the Government has been showing
At the time of the mishap ing "sympathetic feeling and
MACAO, JAN. 4. down Communist communications between Chungking and Yeman so Dr. Sun Fo. President of the there were 11 persons, including contact with English."
Entitled academically "Eng-WONG KOON-KIT, NOTORIOUS CHINESE GANG LEADER
and the Pus- un to delay matters and thereby Leristative Yuan, will serve in his two sailors on the sumpan. The
was capsized by the lish Connections
WHO WAS SUSPECTED OF PIRACY, PLUNDER, MUR- cive more time for the National place. Sun Fo is one of the eight sumpan
Employment" ists to try to dislader Communists Government delegates in the con impact, throwing all the occu-siblilty of their
pants into the water.
the report warned Hitler "this Frum Juhol The Communists say fvcence-Asociated Presa
Hitlerism is The master and mistress of controversy with the sampan suffered shock from regarded by the masses of the immerston and were taken to English people as nothing less the Queen Mary Hospital. One than a religious war, with all of the American passengers in the fanatical psychological ef- an attitude. if the sampan suffered more seri- fects of such ous injuries and his condition there is anyone in London eager was believed to be critical. He for peace then it is the element was also taken to Queen Mary of plutocracy, while the foreign, Hospital.
above all the Jewish element, al june'lon ready has effected a America
the with
and
Do- minions.--Associated Press.
Advance In Manchuria
YENAN, JAN. 4. COMMUNIST REPORTS STATE THAT GOVERNMENT MUKDEN AND ARMIES ARE ADVANCING INTO SECURING THEIR LEFT FLANK BY CUTTING THE COMMUNIST-HELD RAIL LINES IN SOUTH-WEST MANCHURIA.
Launch Fire
Reviewing the military situation, line on December 20 and attacked Eighth Route Army headquarters Tsinghomen. The offensive which
Severe damage was caused And that three divisions of Chiang the Communists say constitutes an
civil strife, Pyesterday to the steam launch Kul-shek's 62nd Army and two extension of the
pinching off the
alongside divisions of the 13th Army have peared almed
communications "Long Kau," lying Occupied Pehchen and Helshan in Communtet rail
between Pehplae in Jehol and Sin- the Luen Chung Wharf, next ta' Wharf, West Liaoning province.
A sixth division was said toitua in Liaoning. both of which the Vehicular Forry
whon fuel oil aboard caught are reported to be under attack. have taken the Insien roll junc- tion on the Pelping-Mukden rail
The Communista nesert that the fire, shooting up pillars of flare that were visible from Kowtoon. entire дгад
one that they
An appliance from the Cen-i liberated, from the Japanese, and consequently it should remain un- tral Fire Station was summon- molested. They describe the oned at 0.54 p.m. and a fire float tire situation as "very soripus," was also rushed to the scene particularly since the attacks be- The fire was brought under con- gan after President Truman's do trob in 22 minutes. mand for peace in China.
The "Long Kat" is a alcam launch of 45 tons,
Protest On Grand Scale
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SEOUL, JAN. 4. The Communists said the Goy WITH LEADERS URGING SUPPORT OF THE DECISIONS ont troups' offensive could by stretch of Imagination, be IN MOSCOW, TENS OF THOU Internreted en a step towards dis- OF KOREANS TO-DAY arming the Japaacto in
North SANDS STAGED A MASS MEETING
China. PARADE.
In the Inner Mongolian aren. Shouting support of the leftist dominated by the key rail cities of "Peoples Republic", they ignored Kwelsui and Paotow and Tatung, the wintry weather.
the forces of Chiang Kai-shek havo Speakers at the mass meeting gone on the march again, the critiolaed the Kim Kog, faction Conupule quid. Taking instant Press. asserting that it mialed the people advantage of the Communist with in the last wock-ond trusteeship drawal from these cities "in the In- demonstrations,
borest of peace," the Communists
Wicked Lady Is Wicked
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A
It was then found that the rails had been Inosened at this. point, and as the train could bat proceed owing to the derailment of the frowood tender, à mes sage was got through to Canton and the
passengers werk brought to Canton by a relief train the next morning.
DER AND COOPERATION WITH THE JAPANESE MACA. SHAKES
WAS KILLED HERE LAST NIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM POLICE CUSTODY. HE WAS KILL ED ALMOST INSTANTLY BY POLICE GUNFIRE. WONG KOON-KIT WAS ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS WARTIME CHARACTERS OF MACAO. CRIME AND INTRIGUE WERE ATTRIBUTED TO HIS WELL-ARM- ED GANG BY THE AUTHORITIES, BUT HE REMAIN- ED FREE UNTIL CHINESE GUERILLAS OR COM- MUNISTS LURED HIM ASHORE AND CAPTURED HIM WITH SEVERAL OF HIS HENCHMEN LAST MONTH AT PO ON, NORTH OF HONG KONG.
the
JAP. CABINET
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TOKYO, JAN, 4 THE SHIDEHARA QABINET - CALLED
AN EMERGENCY. SESSION FOR 10.00 AM. TO MORROW
TO DISCUSS THE DRASTIC ALLIED DIRECTIVE TO PURGE THE GOVERN MENT OF MEN WAR.
WHO LED TAPA ja no
INTO THE
Indication
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you by that the new policy decreed Kau Gen. MacArthur would cause this
He had left Macno after being i resident who was one of wounded in a set-to with Fortu- victime. guese police in the war's na! The slaying days. The incident followed a was believed to have been lo re- cabinet to fall, but five members tense period when Wong Koou-tribution for hia smuggling of may be sublock to
of Wong
removal an
basis the tore of the
kit had machine-guns set up in four American airmen out of the
directive.
Macno while the Japanese and
his Macao residence.
Toky newspapers interpret the The Chinese captoto negotiat- Wong Koon-kit gang members Allied Headboars as a move ed with the Macao authorities were keeping a close watch for to give Jangn now donders. The "Yomiuri Hochi" declared that and eventually turned the fugi- them, tive, over to them and his trial had been awaited here witli cident great expectancy.
~JUND MASSACRE
I was after this Bloody in- Allied Headquarters have found
that Weng Koon-kit's necessary to legue such adirom Macao residence began bristling tive Beenuse the Cabinet is not ach firearms. --Associated lag on its own initiative.
Ita aditorial totended that thi Cabinet must take action, volut. tarily.
LONDON, JAN. 4. THE AMERICAN BEST-
The anti-Japanese guerillas with SELLER NOVEL, "FOREVER
BRITISH often labelled Communists Press. AMBER HAS
Wong Koon-kit
U.S. BUSINESS OUTLOOK
The "Yomiuri said that the RIVAL AND IT'S A QUESTION who captured WILICH OF THEM WILL announced recently that he and
Emmeror should give attention to BRING BLUSHES TO MORE his aides were to be sentenced
Washington, Jam 4 CHEEKS.
to death," but at the same time
the problem at now leadership for The Government looks to the new
the country and initiate rumediat SLIM SUMMERVILLE
Bedroom acono for bedroom they announced that the little GRAVELY ILL
peene, the heroine of Kathleen band was being turned over to year for a flood of now cone stoner before tile governmunt la
Roads, which so far have attained Winsor's American novel has the the Macao authorities,
Commandu The Cabinot met to-day with only half the expected volume.ged by the allied Some officials predictent that by our Shidebara-who-Lo) with ia naughtiness, but Britain's edge Laguna Beach, Calif., Jan. 4. George (Sun) Summerville, flm Lady Barna Skelton-displaya
uld-year civilian output, will hit a
It announced that the rate equal to the booming output cok comedian, was reported seriously additional talents for murder and ill to-day after suffering a second highway robbery.
One crime about which Wang of 1940, which was well shove the directive was not molved in time Inatand the Ministers curaci stroko in recent woskessaciat Portrayed by dark, lovely Mar-
garet Lockwood, she does those Koon-kit was certain to have pre-war year of 1930-Asociated to be trusted for its meetings the national Butzel, –– Areoplaton things in a new British movie, hdon questioned closely, if he Prom
Press; THE AGE OF SCIENCE The Wicked Lady," a rip-snort had come to trial was the mas- Ing Restoration costume pleco full nacre of 20 parsons last June 25
BANKING PROSPERITY Londen, Jan 4. of startline low-cut noglieves and aboard the vessel of Wong Kau,
\New York,, Jan., 4.- The curront demonstration was charged, Chunking troops have
Sir Stafford Criups, president of sprinkled with racy dialogue. well known and popular Macao
The British Radio has 20-
Waahiirton, Jani promoted by two major leftist sweet along the Faotow-Tatung
The conversation on such the
United Stater banks, ent reis nounced that the Soviet Union and, parties. the People's Party, lod by railway to within a few miles of the Board of Trade, yesterday
urged broaden facilities for ex-jects na wedding nights is no racy,
Fininnd have signed as agroo 1946 witli Taureased donosite. Iose Lyuh Woon Heung and the Com Taining.
in fact, that several lines ware munist Party led by its socrutary- To the cast, they added, the panding British scientific research.
"We must not repeat the fally "faded out" to prevent the ficat consorship boards will react in an ment granting Finland a two-year interest rates and plans for finan general Pak Heun Young.
government has assembled three The military police estimated armies betaling 80,000 men in the committed after the lash war by night audience which included unanswered question since "The extension for her varments of war ingreconversion and Cohen-Her that the total number of people area, formed by Helping,, Kunoh slowing down our drive in solenti- Queen Mary-from hearing them. Wicked Lady" one of the most damages to Russia. Finland may purcham Hende, df credit Bank. attending the meeking excreted kun and Nankow mass and going fie research," he told the Importal An unfaded version in being aptly titled movies in years has now taken soven fartend of five Ing associations predicted contiiral
elated- 100,000; bad weather discouraging forcements, still are arriving College Belenor Boalety cint shown neoclty audience not yet been exported Associated years to settle the matter Ing financial promerity Accia
ed Fross..
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