THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1946.
30 Coupons But They Don't Make A Well-Dressed Woman
New Drops In American Point Scores
Honolulu, Jan. 0.
"Stam
The Amny newspaper Bad Stripes" to day said that an
Paris, Jan. G.
was
The French Ministry of Production gave the French people a Christmas and New Year present of 30 clothing coupons pet head. The present, like most presents in France now modest enough for these 30 coupons are by no means equiva- lent to 30 British clothing coupons.
To buy one cont in France, 120 coupons are needed while akirt requires 18. For a woman, 80 coupons represent one skirt and a pair of stockingA.
A
Paris
forma are being sold by Ameri- can soldiers leaving France to be demobilised at something like 35 Francs a kilo (H.K.83 for two pounds of clothing). These uni- Nor do these coupons include forms, cleaned and disinfected. ather drop in critical point scores (shoes which can only be bought are turning up at the for Navy personnel through March for a special permit. The Mini-Flea Market" (Paris's Z has been established by the Navy try has announced that the gendonian Market) and priced be-
600 vrai quota of walking shoes is tween DeportmenB.
ROVERpRber reported that to be more than doubled which | (I.K.$48 to 56). Bunt cures for male enlisted per
nuse too soon since there is wonnel with the exception of speel. ded rates will dems to 33 on Feb. scarcely a pair of walking shoes
Enlisted to be had in Paris. 1. and 32 on March 2.
The
sto nailon posts will drop to
TH
Cale-
700 france
Meanwhile, the Paris fashion all kinds of shopa openly sell luxury clothes which cost a for- tuns.
BLACK MARKET WAR
Remarkable Business Along Swiss Frontier
Pres. Grant's
Silk Cargo-
San Francisco, Jan. 6. The first raw silk shipment from the Orient since the tour arrived in San Francisco Saturday aboard the Ameri Can President Linea freighter. 5.S. "Preaúlent Grant."
The ship made the trip with 600 bales of silk from Hong Kong in 45 days. Company officials said they believed it a record trip for a curge car- Tier of the Grant's type.--- Associated PTCAB.
SHANGHAI COTTON MILLS
Rising Toll Of Casualties
Berne, Jan. 0.
where large
A small-scale guerilla war is in progress on the snow capped
mountains of the Italo-Swiss frontier region bands of armed Italian snugglers are trying to infiltrate intu Switzerland.
Not a single day passes without skirmisher on the desolate moan- tain tracks between smugglers and frontiers guards and there
to take
| Had A Whole
Canteen!
A remarkable haul of ske- colates, cigarettes, tobaste and other Naafi-type arti- cles was made by police whe raided a house in Wonebai last night.
Total value of the goode found on the premises w963 calimated at $8,000. It lo understood that polise made one arrest.
Grim Facts
About Okinawa
it a rising toll of dead and twounded on both sides. The Swiss authoritica state the Swiss were forced bluntly that in spite of harsh part in smuggling operatione at winter conditions with the the point of the gun. threat of avalanches-a number Peasants who did not show the af banda have already been necessary "willingness" have buried contraband activities Jevon been murdered. There The drastic clothing shortage
|are increasing. The amag- have also been cases of raping One frock in Paris'a Bond
glers are slo reported to Swiss women in the course of 34 on Feb 15, and thereafter within France in primarily due to
be receiving increasing then the
help their expeditions. Same as the unrestricted the general industrial stoppage Street costs more than what an which hits the clothing industry unskilled worker "earns in two
from the Swina population liv male colisteni pe
The Swiss customs authorl- ersonnel Maio commissioned warrant of particularly hard as it is not months. And for these there is
Shanghai, Jan. 0.
ng in the frontier area.
ties have issued a stern warning The bloody battle of Okinawa, ficers; cent ollicera cloned in facheruled na "essential”- -no-need--to worry-about-sation
The main commodities to the population that severe the last great victory of the the medical cucts and naval avia- The new electrielty
restric-books or austerity standards formerly owned by the Japun rice and sugar, which are strin- anyone participating
brought into Switzerland are penalties will be imposed on American forces in the Pasiis light trak.29, will 1 40
working Reuter
the cost 42,934 army casualties or 43 and 39 on Feb. 1,
will soon start operating
per cent of army combat troops Blarch 2. Male medical corp offers work in the Industry to three
here again under the munge Kently rationed here, while eaf-smuggling traffic.
People evnding the other hand,
participating, the Army said yes. will be 40 on March days, but
2 L
ment of the newly formed China fee and tobacco which are plenti-
fut in Switzerland are taken dulles will have to pay fines up
terday in a campaign breakdown. Naval ensirus in Bight status will there is room for optimize in
Spinning and Weaving Construc-tack to italy where they fetch to 80 times the amount of duty Marines
The casualties do not include at 20 Discharge vinta the resumed imports of wood nul
tion Company.
or supporting Navy Black avoided, and for aviators above the rank of en-cotton, and the building up of
prison sentences forces which both sustained very sigen will on Feb 10, and 26 important stocks in the northern
Iwill be imposed in serious cases. nevore losses, industrial regions of the douan
--Reuter.
tions will reduce the
Un
On March 2
Male apeialists in shore patrol who are hey notch operatern will for eligible for discharge on Feb
15 and thereafter at the score for unrestricted mal versonnel.
2.
Other tween 36 Presin
Gi
vary b -10 Associatedd
ARARS ADAMANT
on
"FLEA MARKET"
One remaritable fact about the
Mile 1 Murkopers, ateve ditares. water demler, machinist clothing situation in France is and electrician mutes wcores will that now, after eight months of be 33 on Feb 15, and 32 on March peace, the army and administra- tion still ensure 60 per cent of raw interial. Artura An normal conditions, however, is in night, for it is stated that an order
for 13,000,000 yards of material passed by the French and American military nuthori- Cairo, Jan. 6. Abdul Kahman Azzan Bey, ties and by the French adminis- Secretary Genera).
man *r[
the clothing Pantration to The Arab League, to day said that the facturers will be filled by next Arab states would not necept any
By the end of 1946, peace treaty it which they do not
the Average Frenchman DAY partiespate. 116 urotested against
hope for a new suit to replace the exclusion of De Arab alates from the Pence Conference fais present patched and shiny Germany's satelliten planned by garments
The Muscow
ཐཱ,1¥『ར་ra༤L,a་
China Cease Fire Agreement
(Contimed from Paye 1) tails on the discussion over that
controversy.
He said he could not tell when the "cense fre" order would issued.
13
The text of the agreement an-
nuncement, as translated by W.
in
Spinning and weaving- milla
PHC,
This organisation, which has fantastic priera on the
Market. taken over more than 900,000 cotton spindles and 40,000 weal- len spindles, alms ut stepping up output to supply millions of Chinese, it is stated,
One problem facing the mills is that of raw material. It is pointed out, however, that the large quantities of relief goods from America will do much to solve the difficulty.
Another
problem is motive
With reen to procedures for the cessation of hostilities and the restoration
communications. power. The present available
the sides
power will only operate half the submitted respectively, have reached an agreement.
2,000,000 spindles needed to accordance with procedures agreed uron, they have nominated Gen. work the mills full time Reu- Chang Chun for the Governmentter. and Ohou En-lai for the Commun-
ist Party to confer with each other 11.8.-JAPAN PHONE SERVICE for carrying out the procedures."
Associated Press.
"CRISIS AVERTED
Chungking, Jan. 6. The official spokesman of the Democratie League, lo Lung-chi, Foreign Ministers' With regard to this question today revealed that a split in the Acociated Preses of suits, worn and dirty uni-League has been averted by giving the Youth Purty, one of its consti- tuent members, an additional voice in its proceedings.
Hunt For Slayers Of U.S. Airmen
TOKYO, JAN, P. AMERICAN AUTHORTIES ARE CONDUCTING A SEARCH FOR THE JAPANESE WHO ARE RELIEVED RES- PONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION OF 38 R-29 CREW- MEN WHO BAILED OUT OVER THE NAGOYA AREA LAST SUMMER.
Seventy American airmen are įvestigation showed that 44 have known to have fallen at Nagoya, Jsurvived. Quly six were mad Japan's hard hit third city. In prisoners of war, while the re-
Training, 38 were execu* zil.
U.S. Troops Get Restive
Lieut. Ralph Jones, of Allied Headquarters legal section, an- nouneed that the "persons res- ponsible are being apprehended and will be prosecuted."
He said the suspects were pri- marily army personnel.
This traffe has reached mich proportions that the authorities have been forced to rush special frontier guard squads from the northern frontier to the south to cope with the smugglers.
WOMEN RAPED
in
Customs
PATTERSON'S HOLIDAY
1
Honolulu, Jam. 4.
Among 100,383 army combas troope involved, 21,343 were battle casualties, plus 21,502 non-date. casualties sickness, accidents and other disabilities unrelated 10 enemy action-one of every infantry rifleman became a casual. ty, one of every four essunition
www
combat troops was killed.
Thirty-six per cent. of Privates thirty-seven per *ent.
of
Tokyo. Jun. 6. U.S. Secretary of War Patterson let the Japanese capital at 10.00 am. to-day to spend some daynied and one of every twenty-one ut the mountain shrine city of Nikko, 90 miles north of Tokyo.
Patterson conferred at length and Inst night with General Mac-second-leutenants became casual- day ties. Arthur after spending a studying problems of the occupa been issued
The mercentage of enlisted men tion with the chlefs of special and officers battle casualtice was sections of Allied Headquarters. about one out of every Ave.
The subject of Potterson's dis- cussion with MacArthur was not disclosed-Associated Press.
The Federal Government in Berne is also considering send- ing regular army detachments to reinforce the frontier guards who have already with sub-machineguna and are accompanied by bloodhounds on their patrols.
Their task is hampered, how- ever, by the hostile attitude of the local Swing population Tokyo, Jan. 6. First telephone calls from Japan which is making a considerable to the United States will be placed financial profit out of this traf- on Jun. 11 by military and ac-fc. credited civilian Dersonnel on Huge secret mountain cave Major-Gene-dumps of coffee and augar have emergency business, ral S. B. Atkin, chlef civil rom-been set up to supply the de- munications officer, muid to-day. inands of the Italian smugglers. The calls will cost 18O yen Although the majority of the (US$12) for three minutes and
the
Lo Lung-chi hinted that the 60 ven for every additional minute Swing frontier population is A Youth Party was in favour of and be handled by a Japanese Willing to cooperate with
firm. Associated Italians, there have been numer- ous ugly incidents during which
supporting the
Guverument in commereini
nettotiations with the Communists. Press.
He said the League was "to seme extent optimistic over prospects |
of a successful conclusion of thei unity
Associated gonference. Press
COMMUNISTS ANNOYED
Chungking, Jan. 6. Communist quarters in Chung- king said to-day that a written
Warning Against
Vacillation
WASHINGTON, JAN. 6.
protest would be pissented to the THE WASHINGTON POST" TO DAY SAID THAT Government if the Nationalists failed to hale their thrusts into Jehol. The statement was made as the Nationallyts claimed fur- ther gains Including thre capturi of Pelpiao the
on
Chinhsien- Chengten railroad, 50 miles north- west of Chinhsien.
Japanese camualties of all and gories totalled 130,05). Assou ed Press.
Osmena-Roxas Rift Widens
MANILA, JAN. 6.
STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT POSTPONEMENT OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES IN THE COMING PRESIDEN TIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS INDICATED AS THE RIFT BETWEEN PRESIDENT SERGIO OS. MENA AND MANUEL ROXAS WIDENED.
Roxas left by plane for a tour of the Northern provinces and an- nounced prior to his departure
LOOTERS' "MORGUE"
that his "beral" wine of the IN SHANGHAI
Nacionalista Party would hold its convention in Manila on January
19.
Shanghat, Jan. 6. Antiques, pictures and books, Damena went ahead with planecized in large quantities from to hold a "regular" Naclonalista l'arty convention at a later date in January than the Roxas fac tion,
the
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IS HOLDING UP THE DEMOCRATISATION OF JAPAN AND
Japanese prisoners-of-war and WORLD CONFIDENCE GENERALLY... COMMENT-
eivilians in the Shanghai-Nan- king area, are to be housed in a ING IN AN EDITORIAL ON GENERAL MAQ.
Leader of the Oamena cam- Victory Museum hère. ARTHUR'S OCCUPATION REPORT, THE "POST"
pain, Jose A. Vera said that A preparatory committee, CALLED ATTENTION TO THE GENERAL'S Roxas' terms for rapprochement composed of representatives of Meanwhile the country waited
STATEMENT/THAT DEMOCRATIC JAPANESE with Osmena have proved "an various cultural organisations, the Government's response to the
LFADERS WERE HESITANT IN ASSUMING GOV.
acceptable" and the Osmenistasis considering the site of the note in which the Communists
are going ahead with
plans agreed "ia general" with its truct
ERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE OF proposals but required the lifting
convention THEIR FEAR OF HOW LONG AMERICAN FORCES
without them, with cum. of the
The proposed project, spon- Osmena Nationalist blockade of
as an active candidate Communist areas and restoration
WOULD BE IN JAPAN "TO PROTECT THEM." It is reported here that Osmena gored by Mayor Chien Ta-chun Frankfurt, Jan. 6.
of all means of communication.
has decided on Carlos P. Romulo, and General Taug En-po, Com- The "Post" added: "The dis-, Anglo-Siamese General Joseph MacNarney,
Peace Treaty, Resident Philippines
Commia-mander of the Third Ares Army, Commander of the United States trials which lasted an hour or
airmen received summary Chungking, Lo Lung-chi, off-continuity of our foreign policy the paper said that it should go pioner in the
the United States, clal spokesman for the Democratic
asle expected to materialiso early forces in Germany, to-day 1
rerular in January.—Reuter, They were killed he saine League, described the Communist historie" and urged adminis a long way towards eliminating his running mate on nounced that the original estimate 80. All the 11 men were Le-ruply as fair and said "wu hoperative assurance that Ameri- the suspicion that Britain in-ticket, Romule is reported to be [cans will remain in Japan fong tends to transform Slam into a flying shortly to the Philippines for conferences on the subject.--- agreement. General Marshall's chough "to see democracy real British colony. influence can help a great deal.'
Associated Press. ly take root.'
Jones Bald a report by the Criminal Investigation Section had established that eleven of
for the occupation forces would day.
be reduced by 75.000 troops to a headed, Jones said, and, most total of 300,000 men by July 1. of the remainder are believed to
American soldiers protested have suffered the same death. against MacNarney's announce. Their bodies were cremated
nad the remains scattered--
ment of the slow-down of troop
mand
Tow
the two sides
can come to an
Lo Lung-chi, however, objected
The paper said that Siamese The paper said that perman- to American help in the movement ent occupation of Japan
Sovereignty la not infringed of Nationalist troops
churia and the
Man-
Was
hipments Home, chorasing some deposited at military ceme- churia. He suggested the Com- "neither contemplated nor would and the treaty was questionable
to know why "military necessity" required their delayed teries and others buried at the presence in Germany.
scene of the exceution. Soldiers with high and polat scores Anserted that the definitely identified Army in usta them inefficiently Their names have been with
maintained that Germany held until after their next of could be occupied with less troops.kin have been notified! The -Associated Press.
time of the executions was fixed
munista should move out of Man-it be wise," but concluded: "An only in two particulars-Siam is Nationalists hatt ephemeral occupation of Japan required to make large quanti- thetr OWT advance and police would not help her; it would carties uf rice available to Britnin Only 14 Americans have been forces to preserve order there tainly not help us and it would and in prohibited from export-
and
Joint Palestine Commission
01
yet.
as from mid-July to the end of the war.
until a final political settlement in be a world tragedy." reached.-Associated Press. Turning to the subject of the
Jones said that the 11 Ameri- cans were placed on trial on charges of "indiscriminate bombing." Others among the 38 victima received a "trial in theory" which consisted of Ja-SIR London, Jan. 6. panese "investigation."-Asso- The British-American Palestine cinted Prose, -- Commission will begin discussions
Meets
in Washington to-morrow regard-
+
ing the question of
Jewish
national home in Palestine.
of
and Jews.
Sir Fredk. Morgan Ordered Home
Dog's Dream Of Paradise!
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MONDAY, JANUARY 7th, 1946, STUDIO-RAY, WARREN (VOCAL) WITH HAL LORENZO AF TEN PIANO.
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New York, Jan. 6.
13.80.5.m.Day Progresims Bato- commendations of the Combined A dog's dream of paradiáo 'is" Boarda in Washington.
about to come true for o big 19.02 pmCasual Club Orchestra. German shepherd which ACCOM-12.45pm.-Donald Poots.” The paper said: These pro- panied Pri- First Class Johnny 1.00 p.m.-News & Announcements, visions may work hardships on Glynn of Massachusetts across 1.10 p.m.-Chabrfer-Cotillon-Ballas Slam but aimca Siam "at least Germany, Czechoslovakia and
Musio. cooperated nominally with Jn France.
1.00 pm. The Philharmonie Bym pan" it would seem justifiable" Tly, now 15 pounds of dog,
phony Orchestra of New York. and best for the nation to be was a puppy when Johnny picked 2.00 pmClos Down, provented from galning, trade him up on a battlefield. When advantage over other South-East the pet arrived in New York by Asia territories which suffered ship from Le Havre, Johnny,
recently discharged veteran, was under the Nipponese occupation there with his wife to meet him. and have not yet been able to resume
trade. Associated Press..
Violence Flares Up In U.S. Strikes
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Johnny told how A packing firm, after reading about Tiny in the newspapers agreed to feed the dog for the rest of His life-free. a retired former in Likowino,
offered | MatruchuBotte
to Livo Johnny and bis wife 120-acre farm as a permanent home, for the dog.
Johnny had to leave the dog' behind when he left Europe. He
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LONDON, JAN. 6. FREDERICK MORGAN, HEAD OF U.N.R.R.A. IN GERMANY, WHO WAS ASKED TO RESIGN BE- CAUSE OF A PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT HE MADE ABOUT JEWISH REFUGEES, HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO LONDON, AN JEWISH SCHEME FOR PALESTINE
U.N.R.RA. The Commission, consisting
SPOKESMAN SAID YESTERDAY, #ix British anti six American
He said Morgan would be Anti-Semitism," said the United members, wll bear evidence from
Pittsburgh. Jan.. G. succeeded temporarily by his Nations Organisation is, reapon- twenty-five witnemes, including A plan for the free purchase deputy, Brig.-Gen. Arthur Mc-sible for the fate of the dis Zionists, anti-Zionists, Christians and reclamation of land in Pale Donald Stawell.
placed persons. tine to provide surviving Jows in Later, tho Commission will Europe with an "ares of salva- A Paris mesango says that the remarks that led to his re- Criticising Sir Frederick for broak up into sub-committen to tión" was presented here by Dr. France's lending anti-racist or call an U.N.R.R.A. administra: United States has increased $80 for ship's pasange study the Jewish problems In Abraham Granovsky of Jerusalem, ganisation yesterday Palestine and Europe.
charged tor in Germany, the central com- Granovaky, who in Chairman of Sir Frederick Ther
Morgan with charges made by General Moran, told the anoning session of
oral Most to world Jewish national fund. anti-Semitism for his remittee asserted "It is false with an outbreak of violence in $4 a day board for a month in recorded specially for Berrioos Entertain
that a plan has been established two Now Jersey factorien, head of the U.N.R.I.A. in Ger- three-day Conference on Palentine last week on Jewish displace for evacuating peoples uprooted where a number of people were many, who recently assorted that that the proposed programme calle persons. the Jews were making a second for the acquisition of 125,000
from Europe. The anti-racists injured. At the same time, the organt- of the. LLA.R.A. wish to un- exodus from Europe.
A minor flare-up occurred at acres within the next two Team It is reported that General and the eventual purchase of 500,- untion, the. French Contral derscore the responsibility of General Motors building at De Morgan han boon maked to resign 000 acres at an estimated cont of Committee of the International the United Nations,"ABHociat-troit. his post-Boutor.
| $160,000,000-Associated Press. |League against Racism and fed Pros
Frosh strike threats have Router,
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