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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 21. 1946.
TEAM TO RUN GERMANY
Nearly 2,000 British Personnel Ready
Crosby Sued
Chicago, Jan. 20.
John F. Kruft, president of the Kraft Foods Company. said his company has filed muit for u dicelaratory judgment aganut Bing Crosby, nileping the famous singer refused to continue his appearance Kruft's radio show, "eontrary to agreements with the com-
any."
Kraft and the com pany had an option for anmeal renewal of Crosby's contract- until 1950 but that the crooner in insisting he is not under any contract obligation--As- sociated Prcas.
America's Air Traffic Expansion
Mixed Civilian And↓ Military
(By Henry Buckley).
BERLIN, JAN. 20.
THE ALLIED CONTROL COMMISSION IN BERLIN IS STEADILY BUILDING UP A LARGE ORGANISA- TION READY TO FUNCTION AS THE EFFECTIVE GOVERNING BODY OF GERMANY AS SOON AS CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS FRENCH OP- POSITION ARE REMOVED. ·
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U.S. Air Disaster
Honolulu, Jan, 20. Army athletes who sur- vived the crash of the C-46 sky train off the Marshail Islands last Sunday arriv. ed in Honolulu convinced that their swimming train- ing was all that saved them from death. They were en- route here to participate in the Army Olympic swim ming championships.
Twelve of the men who were aboard when the plane fell into the ocean near Ma- juro Atuli are listed as misa- ing arul presumed lost- Associated Press.
Ordered Out
Tatsuta's Story Of Executions
0
In
Press.
HAPSBURGS GET THE
BOOT.
OPEN LETTER TO PRES. TRUMAN
NEW YORK, JAN. 20.
JAN OPEN LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN' ASKING HIM TO WITHDRAW HIS SUPPORT FROM THE STATE DEPART MENT PROPOSALS FOR DISSEMINATING AMERICAN PROPAGANDA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
of
Race With Death
Honolulu, Jan. 20.
Army and Navy girmen raced with death yesterday in an effort to save the Astra- lian-born daughter of American sailor.
Mrs. Robert Robinson and her eight-week old baby ars en route to San Francisco from Brisbane. Doctors anid the baby could not live with- out a delicate brain operation. -Associated Press.
Shanghai, Jan. 20. -Gapt. Sotojiro Tatnuta-deri cribed to-day how_he_told three of Jimny Doolittle's airmen that they should "die bravely like This new step in the contro- heroes" just before his alxman versy over the State Depart- firing squad took their lives in ment's propaganda plana —
cemetery at the eige of controversy which is gaining In- Shanghai on October 19, 1942.creasing front-page prominence Tateuta expressed warm feel-in the American presa -* haa Ings for the American fliers and been taken by Dr. Cari Acker- said the order for their execuman, Dean of the School tion came from highoc authority. ||Journalism of the Columbia He spoke nervously with cor- University, who is a member of respondents in his jail cell. In the committee representing the appeared startled to recognise American Society of Newspaper. Capt. Chase J. Nielson of Editors, which recently tour d OPER 1.700 BRITISH MILITARY AND CIVILLIN PER-
Hiram, Utah, one of eight Doo the world. SONNEL ARE NOW EMPLOYED AT THE BRITISH
little raiders who were held in. CONTROL
The controversy began with COALMISSION HEADQUARTERS IN
Klangwan military prison under the publication of the State De-. THE MARINE HOUSE ON THE KAISERDAMM,
Tatsuta's command. Nielson is partment booklet making alle- AND THE NUMBER IS STEADILY INCREASING.
here to testify against Tatsuta gations against Reuter's, which is to-day agenoral level of feeding is de- This Commission
and six other Japanese officers were rebutted by Mr.Christopher in triala expected to start with.
Chanceller, Reuter's General mixed civilian and military or-finitely better than that of an aim is to javerage family living strictly on ganisation, but the
a fortnight. Associated Manager, and it was revived ples of foreign countries in res-
this week with the Associated make it entirely civilian as soon its rations at home in Britain.
personnel possible. Army
Several very large blocks of
Press decision to withdraw its pect of America should be pri been taken with needed to continue at posts they flats have
nows service from the State De-marily achieved by private newe partment for official use abroad. organisations, periodlenkanti are already holding will be rec-view to having the oflicers rather
books. Madrid, Jan. 20: fonded to such duties and tem- closer together for the purpose
"PATENT MEDICINE"
TOTALITARIAN Ferreira De Sa, London "Nowa of feeding and domestic siten-
Vianna, Jan, 20.. In his [porarily become civilians.
letter to President If the United States Govern- At present, the case is retion. It is also hoped that when Chronicle" correspondent, whom
The Ministry of Interior to-day Truman, Dean Ackerman wrote: ment were to adopt "a tetalitar- versed and the civilians wear the time comes, familles will be the Spanish Government gave five
membera daye to leave the country for writaald that two
of the "People throughout the worldian practice" of substituting military uniform and have able to join marrled men
education. nominal Army rank to enable these flats. The tasks of fur-ing an article alleging that there Washington. Jun. 20.
them to fit into their place in nishing them-for wo found in Spain, departed for Lisbon by January 15 and that the necessary for the United States Govern- other Governments to expand
are being taken to eject We train three hours before the dead-stepe The feel of commercial a'e-Army messes, clubs and so on. them atripped bare when
ment to offer American made their propaganda services thom. craft connecting the cities of No civilian has a lower rank took them over-is considerable line last night.
were patient medicine
in the hope throughout the world, including the United States with one an than that of sergeant.
The Hangburgs named and furniture is being brought De Sa snid the Spaniards offer
that it will cure everybody and the United States. other and with the rest of the
The total personnel is made from the British Zone of Ger-ed to rescind the expulsion order Prince Karl and Prince Rudolf.
if he would sign a paper saying The Ministry said the Monar- anybody.
"By engaging in internation- world is expected to swell to
up of 160 officers, or civilians many.
To-day is the time for our al propaganda, we automatically and German "bat-women" four times ita prę-war size dur-with the rank of officer
will his reports were false, but he reohist organization here has been
| liquidated-Associated Press. Government to scrap official pròlose the existence of our ideal replace the Army fused-Associated Press. ing 1940.
1,250 "other ranks" either mill-eventually
paganda."
fof the freedom of the press. A report just published states: tary or civilian. Wemen form a bat-men who are getting very
He cites the U.N.O. Ausem- "I know from my observations "thin "Operations of the 24 domestic considerable proportion.
on the ground" as the
bly's decision to postpone con- abroad that our propaganda 19 and international airlines of the
sideration of control for the but speeches and statements of The "other ranks" live main-Army would say, as a result of -United States broke all records
purpose of advancing interna, a definite partisan character. If in 10-15 and in 1916 the flow of ly in large block of flats which demobilisation. A dub is being
Hlonal freedom and "to prevent is as cluttered with speeches an planes on order will bring the adjoin the Marine House. Of-set up in the neighbourhood to
further complications in-Ameri-Congressional record is without total feet to more than 1.414 ficers live in 100 pleasant villas provide social amenities.
oppeeing can relations throughout the the balance of the wooded 2
world." alreraft, seating 58,281 passeng in the Grunewald,
West End.
points of view. There are more era, before the end of the venr suburb in Berlin's
Dean Ackerman calls the Pre-practical activities under con- sident's attention to "what ap- alderation which should be per- Reviewing the past year, the There are report dedures: All categories range from the private homes billet areas is considerable FRITZ SAUCKEL SOUGHT TO HANG THE MAYOR
peara concerted effort in mitted to develop before our of tralle registered unprecedent-f senior officials, who live in
Washington to give out Govern-Government begins mental Information obviously de- millions of dollars abroad on ed gains over 1944, ranging from style with butler and 57 per ceat, in revenue payseng- hold staff of their own,
signed to undermine the reputapropaganda which will inevit- tion of Reuter's News Agency, inbly backfire.”—Reucer.
"I have confidence in the per- integrity of the general
(By David Newton,
Reulea Correspondent)
in ton
40 messen, which
house
tivo
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The Lask of transporting such a large number of personnel to
to and from work scattered
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Hapsburg family which once ruled are cynical and sceptical of pro-Governmental were Republican guerilla activities Austria entered the country opaganda. This is not the time would set an example for all
Building Up Case Against Sauckel
NUERNBERG, JAN, 20.
OF A FRENCH TOWN MERELY TO CONVINCE FRENCHMEN THEY COULD NOT EVADE FORC- ED LABOUR FOR THE NAZIS, THE ALLIED PRO- SECUTION ALLEGED IN THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL OF HIGH NAZIS HERE.
special bus services, driven by Army drivers, have been intro- [duced to cut down the large er miles to about 39 per cent. junior messes whers up to 60 umber of individual cars imm- and may eat. A number of oflcera erly used. The rapid improve- miles of express
share earh villa or flat where ment of tram and underground
services in Berlin is, bringing THE PROPOSAL, READ TO THE INTERNATIONAL freight."
Control day when "Performance took a big leap, the house is divided into flats.
nearer the There BETTER THAN HOME Commission personnel will huve 18 War needs ended.
Food consists of Army rations to travel in the modest WHY began to be avaliable aircraft capable of 3400 miles-per-hour, with a certain amount of sup-they would at home.
Rhine EPICUREAN RIVALRY as cotopared with the pre-war plementary vegetables. 180 miles-per-hour-Heater, wine is usually available and the A special catering department
ADMIRAL KIMMEL'S EVIDENCE
✡
to spend
TRIBUNAL BY THE ASSISTANT FRENCH PRO-manager, Mr. Christopher Chan- No Racing At
SECUTOR, WAS MADE IN 1944 AFTER THE cellor, and in his policies for
STOCKY, BALD-HEADED GAULEITER OF THUR Rauler's. Even though Reutur's Kempton Park
at which the Commanders-in-half presented to the court Otto Hopeful?
other
in
INGIA, WHO HAD BEEN MADE CZAR OF NAZI conception of news may not be SLAVE LABOUR, BECAME IRRITATED WITH the same as ours, Renter's. is
London, Jan. 20. looks after fairly frequent en- THE CONTINUED KESISTANCE OF THE FRENCIIentitled to freedom to formulate
Prospects of any racing it Its own policies and to follow its
Park, Kempton TO BEING FORCED TO GO TO GERMANY.
Sunbury-on- tertainments which high officers
own practices.
Thames this year are very re- are obliged to give to their up-
Sauckal was the chief target posite numbers of our
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE mote. The executive have re- three Allies. It also caters for what of Prosecutor Jacques Bernard
"We should recognise that cerved a letter from the War that freedom belongs to etherace stating that "It will not he possible to de-requisition the is modestly termed "the buffet," Herzog, who for a day and a
as well as to ourselves
The
Government attacks racecourse for some time, and upon Reuter's and the release of Certainly not before summer ak information designed to embar-the earliest. The situation will rass Reuter's is not only unfair be reviewed again in July."
Even if the racecourse la de but it can easily lead to retalia- tory activities throughout the requisitioned in July, the execu British Commonwealth of native consider that it will take at least six months to. put the con course in order for racing.
The stands and buildings are Its public condemnation of for- eign news agencies our Govern- occupied at present by German ment will be in the position of prisoners.-Reutor, starting International paycholc-
A meeting of Toc H will be Vicarage, gical warfare in time of peace held at St. Andrew's which will inevitably lead to Kowloon, to-morrow at 7.30 p.m
when it is hoped that a talk on will be given. Dean Ackerman then urges | "Campanology" other types of warfare," that the education of the peo- Anyone interested is very
come to the meeting
Berne, Jan. 20. Archduke Olts of Hapsburg. protonder to the Austrian throne, last night conferred with important monarchist leaders at Innsbruck in the French occupied zone of Aus- tria,
according to saporis hore, -Router.
'WASHINGTON, JAN. 20. THE PEARL HARBOUR INVESTIGATING COMMIT
of decrets-and- TEE ENCOUNTERED THE QUESTION YESTER-
Chief and their staffs meet in steady stream
documents showing DAY WHETHER THERE WAS A "LOST" NAVY
social intercourse after the Con- WARNING MESSAGE INTENDED FOR THE PACI-
trol Council meeting every tenth elaborate detail the methods the Nazis employed. to...bring mil. FIC FLEET THE NIGHT BEFORE JAPAN'S day of the month.
The small amount of worklions of foreign workers into ATTACK. ADMIRAL HUSBAND KIMMEL SAID THE LATE SE- which comes before the Council, Germany to bolster the strain- in view of the fact that it has ed economy of the Fatherlund CRETARY OF THE NAVY, COLONEL KNOX.
not yet begun to function et-with the unconcealed intention TALKING WITH HIM AT PEARL HARBOUR FIVE DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK, WAS POSIfectively, has hitherto tended to of depleting for generations the throw perhaps undue stress on able-bodied man-power of neigh- TIVE" A MESSAGE WAS SENT.
the social gathering afterwards.bouring nations.
Others among the 20 defen- Kinimel said that if such a1ing Committee, Vice-Admiral Hus The British had to keep their
danta seated in the defendants' dispatch was prepared it must band Kinmel stated that the treg end up after the Russians wet box felt the lash of the pro- prosecution sought to prove that
turn-each Ally have "bogged down in the Navy gic loss of men and ships in the it was their
monti had secution's scathing arraignment, Sauckel Instituted increasingly caters for one Department," for he never re- Japanese attack atemmed from no neglect of his job as Commander
lavish hospitality notably Seiss-luquart, whose de- harsh measures to force people ceived it.
served, very Re-with much vodka and caviar and crees in the Netherlands left into slavery, notably by deny Senator Brewster of Maine, of the Pacific Fleet,
Democrat, Republican, mentionel a 1944
Murphy, noted that the French had followed up with the Nazis free to impone virtual-ing them food or clothing ra
youths
newspaper clipping quoting Mrs. Kinamel did not discuss the "war something very special in the ly any penalty they chose for tion cards-Associated Press,
who tried to ovade Franklin D. Roosevelt an saying warning" message of Nov. 27, way of champagne. that at the White House, the at-1941, from Washington with Rear It has now been agreed, how- forced labour. tack was "spared from the Admiral P.N.L. Bellinger, who ever, that this epicurean rivalry shock" dint it was to the rest of had charge of air defence for the shall cease and that three kinds the country.
Brewster asked Navy at Pearl Harbour.
of sandwiches and three kinds Murphy said: "You know there Kimmel whether "tant expecta- tion was conveyed to you." was a movement for a separate of drink only will be served as
air department and you opposed from January-Reuter. Kimmel replied negatively.
Brewster asked whether Kim- "Oppose it? I most emphatical- G.I. S STILL
mel knew why copies of decodedly did ompose it and I still op Japanese messages were not sent
to him and were sent to the Bri-thaped Kimmel. Ho said UNSATISFIED
tish Admiralty.
as much
British Ame
cd.
there was no significance in his non-consultation with Bellinger.
Ha 1907
to them as the
"ANY EVENTUALITY"
He also declared, in resuming testimony before the committee, that the Havallon defenders höld exorcs designed to meet any eventuality right up to the time the Javaneso mitacked.
STALIN
their caso
LOOTING STORY Many others among the de- fendants are slated to figure in
French swing Into the CABC the evidence next week when the against the Nazis for atripping occupied countries of western Europa of food and other ma- terial resources, as well as art objects and other cultural trea
sures.
tions.
Hearst Takes Dim View Of Soviet Aims
San Francisco, Jan. 20.
William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco "Examiner, which never was friendly to Soviet Russia, looks with suspicion on Moscow's interest in Japan and former Japanese islands.
an, tinuod "major Russian interest
-"Examiner”
in
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Manila, Jan. 20. "I know of no reason why theyHe said Admiral Halsey was his American soldiers in the Philip-
The story of looting these
Tho yesterday renewed their countries had barely started by not have been sent to the senior air officer and he did dis-pinco should commander of the Pacific Fleet."
on Nov. 27.the message with proteste to Congress against the Charles, Gerthoffer, chief of the editorial states: "Representative has been to bolshevise her dele Kinet replied. "I think he was
domobilisation slow-down asking French prosecution's economie Bertrand W. Gourhart, of Cull-bourn and that has been largely testified permission to present Earlier, Kimmel had
Senato rub section, when the tribunal ad- fornis has expressed apprehen- in consemence of abject appease- he did not relay to the Army before the Johnson that
Americs and Britain. Kimmel assorted that he made in Hawaft Information he had on committee investigating the army journed until Monday after its sion that recent appeasement of ment and supine Fielding by
"Rungla tas plans to use "every naval facility", Dec. 3 that the Japanese were programmes.
frat Saturday session since Soviet Russia in the American
occupation of Japan' has omitted the strategie Kwasady, taken over Islands lock, available in the defence of Pearl destroying some of their codes
Sergeant Emil. Maxey tele- November.
The tribunal gave no explane implications with respect in the stock and BASES
barrel." Harbour if ever it wors jeopardis-beause I didnt consider it of
graphod the Johnson sub-com- any vital importance." Associat
mittee requesting an opportunity tion for the Saturday session, future, status of other Pacifc
The sevensper said the Antes ed Press.
to be heard by your committeo." but it was considered possible areas.
The Maxey telegram wald "the the judges might decide on a re- The American Navy has had allowed Russian occupation latest announcement by General gular six-day week schedule to classided 23 Pacific Islands in- of the whole of Sakhalin, pro- 1.30 Skadlo "Radio Rhyih
viously occupied · Jointly with Olub"-Prosented by Ron Crooke Eisenhower has not cleared up shorten the prolonged-trial....... cluding many of Japanese sover- the demobilisation muddle nor doce j' The, day's session, ended the eignty as essential to American "Permanent Russian air bares 6.00 pa-Debroy Bomert Band. It include conskleration of dis second full month since the defense. In the Pacific, but more are in the process - of establish- charge of men having less than hearing, opened. Current guess than five months have elapsed ment on the ital. Spits Fattiesburg, Mississippi, Jan, 20:40 points or less than two years ing ls that the trial cannot end since this end of the Pacifle War peninecie, dominati con- cerning the advisability of prose Representative Colmer, Domo of service."-Associated Prem
and the American Government airways before June,
·culing Japanese sub-consular grat, to-day raid he had a blunt!
AMNESTY DENIED has made no move to establish agents in Hawall who were suo talk with Stalin While ecossing
Bauckel, who had donned eye American sovereignty over these glasses and scribbled notes inttue,"islands. Representative Gear triously throughout the French hart wonders if this intention to caso on slave labour in the West and silence is due to Russia.
lshook his head in vigorous dis-, "He says Ruskin, In
sent when testimony was pre- Lan: Inordinate: Interest Inf sented to. Indicate he relect the proposal
The comunsttee counsel enteri
communications
as an exhibit cam
INTERVIEW
plying Tokve with Information in an American loans to Russia TRUCE TEAMS SENT the-summer of 1941. The com- Colmer recently visited Moscow munications disclosed that Mala à member or tha House of Re- den: Walter Short, then Hawalian prosentatives.pów war Economic
„Truco temms have. Commities. He said pillion apposed the prosecu Lussia watod. §.
Stalin told him Hauchow. Kiangs commander.
dollar tiona
Kiwa nashra because they might "oopar- dise the succes of our..... current,
lán from Amersolar
Gorum campaten to secure the loyalty of Colmer sald Stalin was amazed the Japanese population,
|||when how Raked how he would Secretary, Stimaon, unhòlit Shoutin
the
frustedship for
confid
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