THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARÝ 24, 1946- .
Indonesia! Questions
In House Of Commons
U.N.O. ASSEMBLY POSTPONED
LONDON, JAN. 23.
OVERRIDING
LONDON, JAN. 23. INDONESIA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY WHEN PARLIAMENT RESUMED AFTER THE CHRISTMAS RECESS.
THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE,"RE- PLYING TO THE LAROURITE, MIR. TOM DRK BERG, SAID THAT BY THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR ARCHIBALD CLIRK KERK, HIS MAJESTY'S SENIOR AMBASSADOR. TO PROCEED ON A --SPECIAL-MISSION TO BATAKIA, THE GOVERN
MENT HAD GIVEN PROOF OF THEIR EARNEST DESIRE TO ASSIST IN WHATEVER WAY POSSI- BLE TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT.
THE IM. PORTANCE OF THE INFOR MAL MEETING OF THE
Captain Gammans, Conserva- be representatives of those Bri- UNITED NATIONS SECURI.
in view of the Bah territories, like Malaya, TY COUNCIL, SUMMONED tive, asked if,
importance of the subject and Borneo and Burma, which had FOR THIS AFTERNOON. | the demarche made yesterday by been over-run. WAS THE LAST MINUTE Russia, the Prime Minister pro-
OF THE Pose to make a fuller CANCELLATION
ment, or give the House the op- PLENARY SESSION OF THE portunity of debating the mat- GENERAL ASSEMBLY, | fer.
TIUS SCHEDULED MORNING.
FOR
The plenary session. hich has been petponed until further notice had been eagerly awai ed as the most important yet
staly -
Child's Baby THE MAGNA CHARTA MALAN'S
Albuquerque,
A 12-1/2 year old child gave birth to a 6-pound baby here on Jan 19. Both mather and child aro daing well, 2001- elated Preus.
Iran's Next Premier
Teheran, Jan. 23. Only two men are now being mentioned' in Teheran
as likely |successora-to the premiership loft vacant by the resignation of Ibra Hakimi.
that
DISCUSSED
(By Doon Campbell).
CHUNGKING, JAN. 23. THE COMMUNIST PARTY HAS GIVEN A DETAILED POINT BY POINT EXPLANATION OF THE -ELEVEN-ARTICLES-OF-ITS BILL OF RIGHTS, OR
THE MAGNA CARTA OF CHINA. EVERY FOREIGNER IN THE CAPITAL
BRITISH.
FRENCH, AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICAN, CANA DIAN, AUSTRALIAN, INDIAN, ITALIAN AND RUS- SLAN-INFECTED TO SOME DEGREE BY THE TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM MAINTAINED IN ALL QUARTERS OF THE POLITICAL CONSUL- TATION CONFERENCE, IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE PRESS TOWARDS THE DAILY PROCEED- INGS, IS A LITTLE CONFUSED. HE DOES NOT MAYBE NOBODY KNOW THE EXACT SCORE. DOES.
·
ATTACK ON SMUTS
CAPETOWN, JAN. 23.
DR. DANIEL MALAN.. LEADER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALIST PARTY. (OPPOSITION) YESTERDAY INTRODUCE ED A "NO CONFIDENCE" MOTION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. OF THE UNION IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY HERE,
Criticising the Government of General Jan Smuts for ratify- ing the United Nations Char- ter without submitting the mai- ter to Parliament, Dr. Malan said that the reason was quite cleur.
They are Gm Sur Arneh, owner of large tracts of land in Northern Persin, and All Soheill. former Prime Minister and Minis- Alairs. He is ter for Foreign
After the charter had been known to be a friend and suppor. ter of the Sultaneh.
The 38 delegates to the Con- sented jointly by the eight Kuo- signed at San Francisco, Mr. Winston Churchill, the man who Some denoties stated to-day NO MYSTERY
that an kcal solution would be for ference have already talked for mintang delegates.
The proposal, originally sub-had successfully led the British the Sultan to become Promier more than ten days. The sche The Prime Minister replied:
and M. Soheill the Foreign Minis duled life of the Conference is mitted in the form of an inter-people through the war and, who Mr. Attlee replied that a "I am not aware that there are
Some best informed deputies drawing to a close, and most of viewed by the President of the had wished to lend them in ter
not expect the Government the time has been taken up in Legislative Yuan, Dr. Sun. Fo, peace, had been defented to the fuller statement. if required, any important bodies of troops do
Satur-xing an agenda, appointing an and later amplified by the For- surprise of himself, Britain and would be made by himself or the from Borneo. Surely, Captainerists to be solved before
Gammana realises that matters dav
investigation of war guilt com- eign Minister, Dr. Wang Shih- the whole world, Mr. Malan said. Not the least surprised and Foreign Minister.
which have to be dealt with in They consider
Perain's mission, naming the members of chich, is probably the most Mr. Attlee also stated that he consultation between several problems laid before the UNO the five sub-committees, words practical in the four months of shocked, he added. was General
the near future to governments cannot be rushed, are now international, and they hoped in
Communists negotiations deni-begun to lose confidence in him- minke
the There is no mystery about the are unwilling to accept the views and more words, without produc- the minutes of the Kuomintang-Smuts who had, from that time, n statement about
of the Sultanch's supporters that ing concrete results. British forces to be used in the matter."
The "brass tacky" the can-ing with the reorganisation of self and in his position in South The War Minister, Mr. J. J. Russians would be the best pro-
direct conversations
forces looked like getting down the government, a Coalition American in South Africa. occupation of Japan. Corrovo117 -
pro- Government, or the first stepa General Smuts, replying te held by the full Gem rad Assen. Idence with the intereslej pov-Lawson, said that Indian casual-ure. These deputles point out to has turned out to be
ernments was still proceeding. ties in Indonesin up to January that the Perales Government mature. Fortunately, an official by easy stages towards demo-Dr. Malan's "no confidence" mo- tion, greed that it would have Captain Gammars nster the 11 were 348 killed, 733 wounded irled hard to contact the Run report has it on record that in cratic constitutionalism.
been better to follow лла Prime Minister to say why und 102 missing. The rspec-sians without success,
Therefore,
tore, regard to the broadening of the
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
summen Parliament to radify The United Slates Secretary
there had been such an air of tive British figures were 25, 52 it is better that Persia's problems ass representation in the Nn-
the United Nations Charter, but discussed before on inter- tional Government, the proposal of State, Mr. James Byrnes, was mystery about these Degatia and 12. The Dutch casualties be
to increase
the Although by one-third
Government there were certain dificulties. try to arranger in Java, he added, were 31 kili-national forum, experience show-
In a Union with two capitals sak partacurlytions" and to expected Le
that when the aring of up-ed, 100 wounded and six missing that direct Persian-Russian membership of the State Cond-plan is acceptable in principle to conversations are useless."-Reu-
cil, so that it will be politically all parties and non-partisans. (Capetown, the Legislative capi- tion did go there, there would ing-Reuter.
representative,, as well as the there is a certain amount of dis-tal. and Pretoria, the Adminis- highest directing organ of gov-pute on technical problems oftrative capital) a special session of Parliament was not to be crnment policy, has been pre-implementation.
A few hours after Generalis undertaken lightly, General simo Chiang Kai-shek, at the Smuts said.-Reuter. Supreme National Defence
bly.
us the atomic energy commis sium was to have been the main iten on the agenda..
It is in that M. Andrei* Vyshinsky, leader of the Soviet | delegation, who arrived in toon- don yesterday, will attend the Councils informal Security
meeting.
The official head of the So- viet delegation will thus be pres the Security Council sent at meeting for the first time when the situation is believed created by the Persian, Russian and Ukrainian requests for Se- curity Council intervention in Azerbaijan. Greece
it
will be discussed.
and Jayze
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with
the
Matsuoka Gives
JAP. IMPRINT LEFT Himself Up
ON EAST ASIA
NEW YORK, JAN. 23.
pence
on
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to
the
Council, had reiterated the Gov-
drament platform relating to
"the people's democratic rights,"
he put on one or two additions GUN BATTLE IN NEW
in an address to the P.C.C. in
the Council Chamber of the Na- tionn! Government Headquar- ters.
TERRITORIES
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Tokyo, Jan. 23, Yosuke Matsuoka, former For- eign Minister of Japan. whom alljed handquarters credit with bringing Japan into the tri-partite
Canberra, Jan. 23. Pact, surrendered at the Sugamo
The Dutch may undertako to await hear. Prison Yesterday to
An exciting gun battle occurred THOUGH THE JAPANESE LOST THE WAR THEY
ings LEFT AN IMPRINT THAT IS BEING WATCHED
crimes
The Generalissimo said: "The in the Now Territories on Tuesday charge.share relief shipments from Aus-
Polles and Matsuoka had been
his tralia with the Indonesians in the ill at រ THROUGHOUT ASIA AS A CLUE TO BRITISH
reserve people will have freedom of afternoon, between East Indies and not Nagano Prefecture home.
and movement, bellef, speech, assem-armed robbers at Lung Kun bene STRENGTH AND. AMERICAN POLICY IN THE
Matsuoka. In an interview with them for their own forces
On information received, FAR EAST, WRITES KALPII CONISTON IN THE
the Associated Press contended nationals. under a settioment be bly and forming political par- In the Ping Shan district. LATEST ISSUE OF COLLIERS' MAGAZINE
that the tri-partite Pact between loved to be almost concluded here ties. Upon these principles the Germany,
botteen Dr. Herbert Evatt, Aus existing laws and regulations Follce party, with a few R.A.. Italy and Japan yas u
a rane, whe CONISTON SAYS THE JAPANESE DID NOT CREATE
External restricting these fundamental personnel, raided
rooted the Police with shots from MOVE-
nact and not a war alliance, tralian Minister for INDEPENDENCE THE INDONESIAN
Prince Koneve, in his memoirs Affairs, and Baron Francois van freedoms should be abolished, or rifles and revolvers. MENT BECAUSE ITS MANY LEADERS WERE
Kodintely released
after his Aerssen, Netherlands Minister to revised, within a master of days
Mat- Australia. IMPRISONED BY THE DUTCH BEFORE THE
suicide, related at length
They are conferring on the hold- and submitted to the "overn 10. Suntale Dart in the newtiations.
anfarerment." He TROUBLE BUT THAT LAPAN ATTEMPTED
which falled to prevent the up of Dutch ships for Java by the ment-for
people should CAPITALISE ON THE MOVEMENT.
American-Japanese War and i Australian dock labourers boycott, added: "The
The Dutch Authorities were said have freedom to strike and de- thear; and if the claimed that at one point Mat. When the Japanese first appear- tively oppor The Russian and Ukrainian deed with their propaganda of "Asia British had come later the nation suoka, who was in a "bad mood," to be showing a more conciliatory monstrate." Reuter. for the Asiatics", he continued, it lists might have been well enough blocked the sending to the United attitude in the negotiations.
The Commonwealth Government mands for investigation in Grecce
dock and indonesia are likely to be fol- did not take the Japanese long to ormanised to have carried on effecStates of a plan on which both
nisrotiations, Asociated the United States and Japan takes the view that the lowed mon by a Polish request for discover that the invaders hoped tive
agreed.Associated Press.
union's attitude in refusing to load arms (the original cause of the an examination in the question of to exploit the Indies for the bene Press.
disnute) was reasonable.. The large Polish armies in Scott of their wat machine Land and Italy, paid by the British
understood here.--Reuler. Government..
This soon wi
private
one to be followed by a full and formal meeting of the Security Council to-morrow.
POLISH REQUEST
"The Japanese are alert and in- telligent and they resented this" Coniston duelared. "Yet, as the The General Assembly of the
war drew to a close they had no UN,O. has not met since Satur
of seruples in taking advantage day. To-day's cancelled meeting
the Japanese to further their own had been expected all the more
position. The Japanese co-pper- eagerly since it was thought inated, surrendering to the Japanese some ejncles that A. Vyshinalty
in many places and turning over might take occasion to make their arms speech, sibly clarifying Rus- sia's attitude on atomic energy.
Other U.N.O. meetings to b
BRITISH ACTION
the
Lord Catto Favours Bank
Nationalisation
London, Jan. 23:
Lord Catto, Governor of the Bank of England,' speaking in the
House of Lords to-day on the second reading of the bill na tionalising the Bank of England, said that the proposed price to be paid to stockholders was fair and reasonable to both sides.
held to-day include a conference The Japanese felt they might by a group of exirts to discuss have a long conflict but at the transfer of the league of start could leave ideologien! the Nations assets, a subject on which ories alone. How much the Japan-Any the strictest
is beiner ese gave the Indocsiana encourage. maintained until a decision has ment for independence is not yel been reached.
certain."
secrecy
come
aggrieved stockholder could to-day sell his stock at a higher price than he paid for it.
at his request.
it
is
TEXTILE OBSERVERS FOR JAPAN
London, Jan. 23, The Governments of Britain, India and China have accented the invitations to send observers with the international textile group. organked by the American State
The battle continued for some 18 minutes, and the gang dispersed.
One man was arrested in p0885- sion of a rifle and 14 rounds of ammunition.
No casualty was reported.
Two Sides Still Exchanging Compliments
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Chungking, Jan. 23-
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Further mutual charges of violation of the truce agreement were made to-day, 12 days after the cease fire orders were issued and nine days after the deadline for the cessation of hostilities.
Na- were attacking Offcial Communist statements declared,
Peiping. Assoelated · and War Departments, which left insisted that Generalissimo Chiang tionalist troops 26 miles south- for Japan on Jan. 15.
Kai-shek had issued secret in- east of
Press, The observers will be, for Bri-structions to his troops tain. Mr. F. S. Winterbottom, certain strategic points at all the No- He said that the words "after, might be negatived by the de-member of the Combined Textile costs. A spokceman of
for India, Bharat tion Military Council said that consultation with the Governor cisions made in a bank parlour Committee, This evening, the Beunomic and The writer says many people be of the Bank" in the clause giv-by people who were not respon. Ram, and for China. Yang Sh-fighting was in progress in Shan Sorial Council, regarded as secon-lieve the British landal in the In- ing the Treasury power of direc-sible to any body of public zun of the Chinese Ministry of si as late as Monday, Jan. 21 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1910,
Economie Affairs.
but declared that all clashes had STUDIO-HAL LOWNZO AT THE dary to the Security Council in dies "elther too soon or too late, Lion were deliberately inserted opinion.
The group will report, to the ceased in the inner Mongolian
PLANO. importance, will hold its first plen- either with too few or too many"
Commander, General province of Jehol.
ZBW HONGKONG brondosating on The bill was given its second Supreme. Ary meeting to elect a president following the Jananese surrender. the post for which
They ensured that to all reading in the House of Lords MacArthur, and assist him by the Indian
What they mean, he explains, is
on the The spokesman said that the Iroquency of 640 Kilocycles and from 19.80 to 1.30 p.m., 5,80 to 1.30 p.m. delegate. Sir Ramaswami-Aula that if the British had tents and purposes amicable re-without a vote being taken developing information
Javanese. textile industry fighting where It was liar is most frequently mentioned. sooner the Nationalists would not lationship would exist in the fu-
curring was fairly localised. The and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. who on 9.52 Router.
have been strong enough to effecture between the Treasury and
had Megacycles. Communiste, he alleged; the Bank, as had existed in the
K.K.T. obeyed the cease fire orders at past. Although it was perhaps
points where they were confront 19.80 p.m.-Dally Programma Bam- true that, the powers under the
ed by strong Nationalist forces. bill did little more than give
but
nitacks had kept up their statutory authority for
what.
wherever they found the Ne- tionalists weak. He said the Com- had long existed by custom and
munists at many points misinter tradition, neytheless, it was
prated the censo fire fundamental Change, he added.
orders to mean the Nationallate were going "Whether it be for good, or
to surrender to them. They ex- ill," he said, "it will depend in
pected the Nationalists to lay a large measure upon the spirit
down their arms and as this did in which this bill is administer-
not occur fresh. outbreaks of ed and particularly on the men
fighting resulted. chosen to be governor, deputy-. governor and directors, for they must be not only men of wide experience in all branches of
Speeding Japanese Repatriation
Shanghai, Jan. 23.
Over
Router.
Reuter
Jap. Commandant's Version of Death
Yokohama, Jan. 23
Kaichi Hirate, former Commandant of the Muroran Prison Camp, testified at the war crimes trial to-day that he confined Raymond C. Suttle to the guardhouse for repeated thefts shortly before the British prisoner died.
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The repatriation of Japanese from North China is "proceeding at such rate that I hope within four or five months we will he able to withdraw our Marines," Representative: George J.
spokesman Bates, Republican of Massachusetts said to-day. Bates, a member of the House fin China, ould that the giving of commerce or industry but must Continuing his defense on "But I did not make an immo-munlabs striking from the north Naval Affairs Committee, arrived Japanese equipment to the Chinese bo imbued with the spirit of ser-charges of responsibility for the diate reply," sald defendant. "I against Tatung, strategic rall here with eight other Congressman in the North may have started the vice to the community, for the death of Suttle and at least three think it was the next day that Junction in northern Bhensi, had
The Com10.00 to Inspect naval fadlillies and rumours that the Chinese were work is onerous and the foes other prisoners, Hiralo sald another request was transmited made some enine study property and demobilisation taking ropatriation duties.
less than those of any other that the confinement was in ac- to me and I permitted him to be munists, he alleged, had killed in a "mikona 1.
Baa Muslo. Th probleme,
They flow here from "There is nothing to theas reports great institution I know of in cordancs;” with the Japanese inspected by a doctor for which cold blood all prisoners taken in₤10.47 p.A Short Prograʊme
11.00 P North China.
he said:
army code of punishment.. I ordered a guard to take him to village in northern Shanet Fitzian.
The prisoners were taken on Jay. Colonel Richard O
Bates said the delicate situation the city of London."""
The defense introduced a hospital."
18 and the "massera pccurred Programmes marind
recorded specialty for Boreloss Bintertain of the repatriation pro in China upon which America was BANK PARLOUR DECISIONS
Lord Pethick Lawrence, Secre- translation record of Suttle's ·Defendant sald Suttle did not three days later.-15 disclosed that 185 Japan "calming induenes" could "break
man by the Department of Nationa cas-manned Liberty shins have out into a conflagration which tary of State for India, In mov-final, offense which declared; return to the guard-house. Ile been obtained for ular service would involve other nations and ing the second reading said that "While on duty transporting added that ho visited the pri- Fifteen Communist regiments Service Entertalomeut.
Japan and that the repatriation tod product 35,000 aniston perhaps involve us again in a he had always thought it extra provisions he stole rice and soner one or two days later in and one brigade wire
ordinary that at a general elec barley which were found in his the hospital, when his condition around Endelig ent of March. Wittman said Four of the Congressmen- are
pine, the mpokonywan charged Printed and published for the US, Marined rapid not barn se- incostigating positional Lion, people should go to the cell upon investigation was reported as herope and town 65: milce north-care of Pal-
Hiratsaid that sometime Suttle dind the same or the next genting, he said, was, alay malay Proprietors patriation duties in North Chisine the Pacific bases self-sument trouble of electing a govern
rise, Limited hould the United States retainment whose purposes might be after the prisoner's confinement day. He testified the prisoner and practically within earshot of Enter oyer to the Chinofe."--
Lieut-General; Albert C. Wede then, Baton said. Associated frustrated and whose business the guard-notified him but that was given, miltary fanerai tho Ensentive Heada
in the interests of the people prisoner wanted to see a doctor. Associated Press meyer, United Sterre Commander Prem
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