Only Survivor Of Massacre In Bataan
MANILA, JAN. 11.
FILI- A SLENDER YOUNG PINO CAPTAIN, PEDRO L. ONLY PELIX, ONE OF THE MURVIVORS OF A MASSACRE OFFICERS, OF 400 FILIPINO
TO-DAY
OF
IN CONFRONTED
CRIMES TRIAL. THE WAR COURTROOM THE JAPANESE COMMANDER ACCUSED
FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY BATAAN "MARCH OF DEATH" GEN ATROCITIES
LIEUT
MASAHARU HOMMA.
Pelia peeled
the necked off his shirt and ex ex with four dark slots. posed a buck They were sears left by four bayo- ata in April, 1992, when, he net thrust in BAL'. Jaurds lined up 490 Papono
oferr at thedire of a Ty and killed then by bayanel. insor behenine.
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Mr.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940.
Attlee's "Life
Or Death" Warning
LONDON, JAN. 11.
THE UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY, CARRYING. FOR- WARD THE WORLD'S HOPES FOR PREVENTION OF AN ATOMIC AGE WAR, CAME INTO BEING IN BATTLE-SCARRED LONDON TO-DAY UNDER A BALD WARNING THAT IT HOLDS IN ITS HANDS THE CHOICE OF "LIFE OR DEATH" FOR MANKIND.
THE WARNING GAME FROM BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER CLEMENT ATTLEE AFTER DR. EDUARDO ZULETA. OF COLOMBIA, HAD RAP- PED THE DELEGATES OF THE 50 UNITED NA TIONS TO ORDER IN THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY AT 16.03 G.M.T.
"It is for the peoples of the
representa world, through their Lives to make their choice between life or death," Attlee declared in his blunt, clipped speech.
The coming of the atomic Felix and the order to kill was bomb" he said. "was only the last given personally by General Nara, of a series of warnings to mak n suhrdinate of General Homma, kind that unless the powers of de
victions were Boodstruction coull be controlled He sud the up, sit down. Their hands tied niense ruin and almost analhile
tion would be the lot of the most atpl riganelles but in their months.
highly civilised persions of man Then the interpreter told then
1 you had kind." This is your
razier, perhaus we Burrentered might not have kiled vin." Then the Japanese guard: began fren zied killing
taton
Five mich were still alive, gash ed and bleed the, when the Jusan vae ft. bel three dd Inter. Be ables Felix, als Mayor Eduardo Vargas vid Vargas followed Felit to the wines, stand and corroborated h
An other witness, a 1.Japano enplain, Ledified that L. saw hamama drive along the time of nurth m Beer's car with woTINJAAR
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Association Press
St
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Sa
bre.
agreed an ters in Moscow who the setting up of an 11-men com- mission.
discovery "In the
of atomic
energy, wo can nee clearly before us in tangible form the question, that faens the modern world.
is h
Invention fraught **flege with immense possibilities on the one hand of danger nud on the
Persia Turns
Down British Proposal
and
of the copresenta choice be
Teheran, Jan. 11.
Was
WALKIE-TALKIES AT FIRE
London, Jan. 11. The National Fire": Survion. introduced introduced "walkio. taikio radio contact into fire fighting for the first time at o fire which last night damaged part of the Londen County Gouncil Technical Institute.
Sovoral officers of the Na- tional Fire Service had short- attached to wave radio ante their backe and were able to keap in contact with the con- trol car-Router.
Mrs. Wright Heads Queus
LONDON, JAN. 11,
CHINA ON WAY TO GENUINE UNITY
д
WASHINGTON, JAN. 11. LIGHTNING FAST POLITICAL CHANGES IN CHINA, SEEMINGLY CARRYING THE NATION TOWARD- ITS GOAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY; BROUGHT THE NATION UNDER CLOSER AMEKI- CAN ATTENTION.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER THE DECLARATION OF A TRUCE, THAT THE NA- TIONAL GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED TO LEGA- GUARANTEE LISE ALL POLITICAL PARTIES, FREEDOM OF PERSON, SPEECH, AND PUBLICA- TION, AND PROMOTE LOCAL SELF- GOVERN- MENT, BROUGHT HOPE IN BOTH OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL CIRCLES THAT CHINA FINALLY WAS DEFINITELY ON THE WAY TOWARD GEN- UINE UNITY.
War Machines For Peace
Finance Minister lagir told the Majlis Parliament) to-day that the government has decided to re- commission tri-partite ject the proposal made by the British and Auerlenn Governments.
made Haig's stalement
Opening of the unity conference deve- after two members of the Majlis
aroused lacked the proposni in speeches AN 18 YEAR-OLD LAD, GOR which drew cepented rounda of DON FAIROHILD OF BRIGH-in Chungking was another
that furthor TO THE lopment TON, WALKED UP applause from the deputies,
UF deter- ENTRANCE
CENTRAL hopes that the Chinese domestic "The Kovernment
was nearing an mined" he sakl, and Parliament HALL, WESTMINISTER, SOON cleavage finally
LAST ond. MIDNIGHT opposed to American AFTER
American political circles Joln- other of advantage to the man hitish proposals for a tri-NIGHT, SAT DOWN WITH A
OF SANDWICHES (ed those that the political race, he said.
partite Commission to study Per- STACK "la for the peoples
AND WAIT maneuvring at Chungking will in. slan internal affairs and therefore AND WATCHED
time bring China out of the Kuo-
Examples of the skill of Bri world, through their
has decided to reject the pro- ED. their
posal."-Associated Press. lives, to make
The world was watching and mintang-proclaimed period of one.
a feature of Britain's War waiting with him for the opening party political Luteinge and also tisk precision engineering whish will help Lween life or death.
"Let us be clear nu to what
to-day of the United Nations Or- make nossible its commercial re- It is not just
Whon ganisation.
the doors to fuvenation, which Americana con- production and which (our ultimate atm.
settlement win Britain's peace production drive, were on show for the first the negation of war, but the crea
the public gallery of Central Hall sider awaiting prior
country'a political
12- time yesterday. were opened this morning. Fair of the
They are
коса bo
at the child headed a queue of over 400 certainties.
who
London Exhibition of Gange Typical of those people.
Tool Makers which will be held waited
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housewife, Mira. Grace Wright, who arrived at
The most strikin feature of house-
ndil Jan. 18th. 7.30 am. "I think every
is the number of wife is interested in foreign
the exhibition for wartime purposes which can entirely new machines developed bo turned straight over to peace-
For production.
example, m
now multiple gauge there designed for highspeed testing of cabton shells. The gauge enablee on
to test up to 900 skilled workerE
PREFER TO STAY
tion of world security and free IN U.S.
Thus the Briton summarised the great twin tank facing the Lon- ference; the creation of a special commission to work out peace evn trols for atomic energy and or ennisation of the 11-nation th Council desiatted curity vent an atomie war.
ULTIMATE AIM Attlee continued: "L therefore the decision to the whole problem of contra of
Commission Blates, i alomi ene!py Lo
welcumt FALL
dom, of a world which is govern ed by jaslice and moral law." he i concluded. Anguelated Press.
POWER DISTRIBUTION
London, Jan. 11. Long
Five key nutions, the United
Roarin Britain,
of the U.NG." The decision was and Chinus, are reported authorita. made at the Christmas Conferener tively today to be in agreement on the distribution of power with of the Big Three Foreign Minis
Indian Interest In Trusteeship Council
London, Jan. 1.
India's delegations to the United Nations Organisation session hear nterested in the Pusteeship Council," Sir A. Kainası Mıdalır, Chairman of the group, declared to day in an interview.
The
heal!
Indiun committer
Asked whether he thought In declined to discuss the possibility din would be represented on the of his election to the Chairmanah Trusteeshiu Council, Sir
Rama-
of the Sorial and Economie Comwami said, "It is necessary that el, of which he was Chairman india should be on it."
Fat the Premratory Commission and in the initial organisation meeting in San Francisco.
Hamnewami also said the "fu ture of the countries under
in the south-eastern ercially region of India is of speial in- terest to us."
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he
work of the Social and be believes, Feonomie Council, would take three years to com- plaste,
In the United Nations Organisa- Lion as the General Assembly be its second day of the confer ence to outlaw war.
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rest
two
San Francisco, Jan. 11. Mitigation hearings at the Tule Lake relocation camp for of Japanese
suve anne inny
she said.
Col-
MANY A SLIP However, although strong hope is evident here that a new era of progress in China may be dawn- ing, it is tempered by the feeling that the nation's political system may not yet have rolieved Itself of all explosive elements that may cause further disloentiona.
1,000 Nisei from being deport
alfaire to-day.' France ed to Japan despite their
Another who waited for this historic conference of the United nunciation of American citizen- ship during the war.
Nation was Corporal John The federal court granted a
on 48 And after 6-1/2 continuance until Feb. 11 for alier. He was in London
Tynical of that cautious viow, group which renounced citizen hours' leave. ship but now wishes to avoid years in the Royal Air Force bo
the first the "Washington Post" comment was determined to ace deportation,
of At tres
the peace-making. ed: "It will be wise to await the
af
present the Collier
backt
outcome East Anal from Africa.
Chungking omference befora un- "me and thousands of other restrained refeicing. Nowhere is soldiers this conference represents it more true than in the Chinese the only means we can use to political sphere settle disputes." he said, and add-
These five powers automatically
The Japanese-Americans' pe; receive a vice-Presilaney ich and said it was axrved that India and titious filed in November content Venezuela
unassigned the individuals renounced their vice-Presidencies.
birthright under strong pres The peace agency's committe
**fanatically pro trairmanshi аге reported to sure from have been allocated follow: Japanese" residents of the relu Political and Security Council, cation camps.Associated Press, Ukraine: Economie Council. Po- New Zea land: Social Council land: Trusteeship Committen. Uruguay: Administrative Commit tee. Syria: Panama.Associated Press.
u2
то
SPLA
that there
WAD
to
sk
shells houn registering
of half thousandths inch in each
arror
Each
of six different dimensions,
of these machines used in UK.
war factories saved ten thousand many alin between the cup and man-hours a year.
Another example of wartime Avail. engineering achievements Thun America's attitude la one able for fncreased peacetime pro- ed that. in common with thousands, the lip of demobilised servicemont. "I am. Interested and hope to see the in- of watchful waiting intensifed by duction in a Com Milling Machine a trong hope that the consulta-built by the Coventry Gauge and Assembly.tive conference will not bring din Tool Co. It turns out millings in
anpointment Associated Press.
FANTASTIC CLAIM ON strument which will abolish war
Legal Commitico. LLOYDS
NO PREFERENCES
San Francisco, Jan. 11. The kin of two crew members of the liner "President Grant" Court Bled with the Federal
fashioned Jaz Reuter.
Tokyo, Jun. 14. A spokesman for General Mac- here a $710,000 suit against the President Lines, Lloyds of Lon- Arthur stated to-day that the
the ship's don and
captain, bag It was learned that while other Supreme Allied Headquarters committees, including the Security no preference between soldiers and W. G. Tyrell.
They asserted that seamen new Far Eastern Council, would be changing their civilians on the new
which now in Serg! Olferi and Abe Weisman; Chairman every scaslon, the Chair- commission,
Reprezentatives on
the were stranded ashore with 65 man of the Social and Economic Japan. "The formation of the Trustee
remain in office
Council are
decided by their res others when the Japanese at-A ship Council.” he said, "will take Connell would
Among his many
pective for one year.
The statenichttacked the Philippines in 1941. 80100 time and such a council is
bo the calling was promoted by recently publishThe suit charged that the cap- not likely to come into existence functions would
of #n
International ed stories that MacArthur prefer- until after the General Assembly together
countries.
has invited the countries halling! Trade Conference this summer, red army officers in the advisory tain failed to use an avaliable
the League of Associated Press.
mandates under
Nations to conclude In concert. aurements with the states direct.
ly concerned."
TRADE CONFERENCE "After these agreements have
been considered by the Trusteeship Committee, the General Assembly will give them ita attentien." maid.
he
PATTERSON TOUR
Yokohama, Jan. 11.
Patter
War Secretary Robert son Lo-day returned by plane from
group.-Associated Press.
CHINA'S COTTON
motor launch to rescue them be- fore leaving the harbour. The two seamen later perished on a Japaneso prison ship.
As-
Washington, Jan, 11. A spokesman for the steam- The Commodity Credit Corpora- ship company said the liner left Hiroshima after a quick tour of tlon to-day forecast that China's under the Navy's urderu. southern Honshu island. Patter aspiration to become self-support-sociated Press. son also inspected Onaka. Kobeing in cotton by increased produc ated Kure.Associated Press.
Union House
THE
Union House
WELCOMES
THE PUBLIC TO ITS GRAND OPENING
TO-DAY
With avofy oup of coffee or tea fur head in free offer of U. H. Popparmint Wafle or Cherry Hei Cake, Good for to day and to-morrow from 3 to 6 p.m.
And remember
our meals and cooldos sro simply fallghtful.
The plan is cosy 100).
And music with your wing!
937/9, Das Vosts Foxi, G. (Cornor of Ying On Có., Liká.) Telop one 82889.
CLASSICAL RECITAL
The programme for to-morrow's gramonbone concert at the Ca-
ARMY SURPLUSES
Army
this
Leader's
Exiled Demands On Franco
MEXICO CITY, JAN. 11.
PLEBISCITE TO GIVE THE SPANISH NATION THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE FREELY BETWEEN A MONARCHIST OR A REPUBLICAN REGIME AFTER THE DOWNTALL OF GENERAL FRAN- CISCO FRANCO WAS RGED BY SENOR INDALE- CIO PRIETO, LEADER OF THE MAJORITY SEC- TION OF THE SPANISH SOCIALIST PARTY, THE PARTIDO SOCIALIST OBRERO ESPANOL, AT A LECTURE TO SPANISH SOCIALIST PARTY YOUTH HERE.
Greek Coalition Gets Regent's Blessing
any desired shape to an accuracy of one millionth inch in any direc tlon. Several types of gangen of an working to ono milijonth inch are exhibited.-London Press Service.
YANGTSZE SALVAGE
Shanghal, Jan. 11. After completing mine-sweeping operations in the Yangtazo river. the Chinese Navy has now em- barked on the dillcult task of salvaging the numerous wrecks of ships nk during the war volun tanily to form booms or by enemy. Rotion in this great waterway.
Japanese technicians are help- ing in the work, which is not ex- pected to be completed before two vears-Renter.
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· “LAST' BATCH
The last of 'more
RADIO
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BATURDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1948,
RELAY FROM ENS STAR THEATRE
May,
DESCRIBING THE PARTY AS "THE BACKBONE OF THE FUTURE REPUBLIC" SEN OR PRIETO
Washington, Jan. 11,
than 5,000 STRESSED THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES tion will be slow in realisation.
THE PLEBISCITE
Japanese war prisonera brought DID HE FAVOUR HOLDING C. C. Smith, Chief of the Cor-
the United States will leave the poration's Cotton Section. sald
Washington, Jan. 11.
WHILE GENERAL FRANCO IS STILL IN POWER. China had but a few hundred
country on Wednesday frogs >dve" The Forel Liquidation Com- thousand acres of cotton land with
Preliminary conditions neces-, it; the free use of radio and West Coast ponts, it was reported-
of propaganda: to-day. demand for China's cotton procu- mission to-day announced the salo tion during war
A group of 441 Japanese pri- years falling of 8448,000,000 worth of below anticipation. Associated surpluses "including many badly Bary for the plebiscite. he de- other means
needed foodstuffs." The largest cared, include; the fall of Gen- and the adoption of measures
of eral Franco and the replacement necessary to prevent an armed soners will sell from Los Angeles Press,
transaction involved a aum
mostly officers and non-coramie $273,000,500 mostly for wheat of his regime by persons who rising that might suppress the for Hawail and another. of 182, have not taken part in the pre-expression of the popular will. and dour,-Associated Press.
sent regime; the dissolution of Senor Prieto declared that hooned offlcers, will leave Seattle
for Japan-Associated Press. PICK-POCKET'S HAUL the Falange Party; an amnesty understood the attitude of mem- for all political prisoners; the bers of the Juxta who previous- tholle Centre. King's Building. Chung Man-kec. of No. 6, Essex return of all exiled Spaniards; ly approved the idea of bolding a contains items from many impor-Cresent. Kowloon Tong, has the re-establishment of the free-plebiscito.. to decide the future tant works, including Rimsky- Korsakov's "Le Coq d'Or Mous-ported to the Police that at about doma of speech, assembly and na regime In Spain, but who now
2.30 pm yesterday while travel. Borgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibi-
LYL EVANS (YOUR OLD tian," and Wagner's "Dle Walling on a bus from Prince Edwardciation; the supervision of the form part of the Spanish Gov- from Road to the Star Ferry some pur- pleblecite by an international ernment in exile and have chang-
FRIEND DAN )A MARGOT.. kare." There are also songs from wicked his pocket and stols his organisation; the absence of all ed their opinion.
The plebiscite idea, he AX ZEW HONGKONG broadcasting-on "Peer Gynt" and "Il Trovatore."
wallet, containing HK$1,200 and public force during the voting
and public meetings held before plained, closely affects the ques- frequency of 640 Kilocycles and from main item is Mendelssohn's
personal-pIDUES.
tion of the legitimacy of the 19:80-to-1,80 p.m., 0.80 to 7.50p.m WICH Concerto in E Minor,
Government in exile. If It,aup-1d 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.59 aolo part played by Yehudi Menu- hin. The concert begins na al
ports the plebiscite, it must ob-Megacyalos. at 8.30-and-is-open-to all..
viously renounce its right to be ... considered the legitimate gov-18.00 p.m.-Delly Programms Bat AUSTRALIAN JAM
ernment of Spain, since to give 19.89 Ambrose & His Orchestra. the nation the right to choose between a Monarchist or publican regime would be to acknowledge that the Republican Government is not legitimate.
Senor Prieto countored Dr, Juan Negrip's argument that nine years of rula by General The announcement came after striking streetcar railway and' paw-
er plant workers returned to their jobs after compromising Franco and the Falangists had, a result of the suppression of with the government on demands for increased waget,
free speech, killed all possibility The new coalition provides received him and Constantine of Spaniards voting with a pro-
8.90 Dance Male (Cont.). full collaboration with minor Thaldaria, who signed the pact per mowledge of their own de
900 pan-London Relay. Kawa.. conservative groups in esta for the Populist Party, in an aires, with instances of the
overthrow of dictatorial regimea 900 p.m.Music NmNBA. bllahing order and dealing with audionce to-day.
9,30 p.m.-raud Variety Programtao. Greek problems and the forth Venixolod anld that Thaldaris by popular vote during recent
110.35 p.m.-Mannod Military-Hands. xave a formal assurance to the years, coming elections.
Progeaines zard ENSA Sophocles Venizelos, who led Regent that the Populists would Terror never submerged the 11.00 pm-Cl Down. Sonator-Elbert Thomas, Utah a segment of the Liberal Party not press, without American cr popular wish," he declared, com-
ment by the Department of National Democrat saldto-day that the into a coalition with the Popu British consent for an early menting on the termination of recorded specially for Barvioos Entertain United States Is makings big list and monarchist group: an- plebiscita on the return of King the Primo de Rivera dictatorerico Entertainment.
-ship which ended with the down- mlatako uhles tho continues to nounced to-day that the merger George to the throne, conalder WAC's, WAVEA and had received the blessings of Britain's Foreign Miniator, fall of King Alfonso XIII and ather servicewomen as part of the Regent, Archbishop Dumas Drnest Bevin, suggested post the proclamation of the Republlo Printed and published for the
poning the plebiscits until 1948 in 1981. Another period of e-Proprietors. The her rorular armed forces.
He suggested 6,000 to 0,000 volantoor women. saldiere to be in an exclusive interview in the hope that Greek economic pression ended, he said, with the terrine Limited, made hart of the permanent reg with Associated Press the form-conditions would be more stabl▪ February elections in 1080, AS KRATKE, Windsor. Aque far army-ABBOTT Probeer Protaler said the Rogent hind flised Associated Press,
The manager of the Kwong Lpl. Compredere Stere, No. 108, Jobn eton Road. Tee Sheung, 25, was fined $26 by Mr. A. el Arculli at the Summary Military Court you- terday, for acquiring two tina of Australian fam, of type issued to the Forces. without a. duly su thorised permit.
Accused pleaded guilty and anid that he bought them from the street, He did
not know bey were provided for the Forces only.
Sub-Inspector Ewins was charge of the case..
WOMEN REGULARS
Wachington, Jan. 11.
in
Athens, Jan. 11.
Greek Liberalist and Populist parties a nounced yesterday the for
mation of a centre and right wing.coalition,
Boutor.
Re
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