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AVIATORS BURNED ALIVE
SHANGHAI, FEB. 13. TWO AGED CHINESE YES. TERDAY TESTIFIED BEFORE THE AMERICAN MILITARY COMMISSION THAT THEY
SAW THREE AMERICAN AVIATORS BEING BURNEM ALIVE BY THE JAPANESE AT HANKOW IN
114.1.
DECEMBER
A Japanese Major-General and
17 of his subordinates are being!
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940.
TENSION IN HANOI State Of Anarchy Prevailing
Sudden End
To Trial
Binganury, Feb. 12.
charged with this crime at their S. C. Goho, wil; known Inding trial which is the first held by lawyer prominently Associated Americans in the China Theatre, with The
ry
murdered Americans were
Pennsylvania and Sergeants Hlen.
Wheaton. of Milwauke Jantes Barbos Juman of End- ford. Coun-elieut.
the Indian Independence
Lieut. Lester White, of Slickville,ovement in its early stores, was released on bail from prison. yesterday.
Galo. wen ** charg with treachery and sedition, has been; in d 'cation Ene. Cet, 22, 1945. The LEFT
changes the
Do aos 1 M242"
The Jarno pe charged with pana in the three in'ured avin.
Menina G ko wa tors sind nude through an, die, the al weer of the thi kow's in streets for four hours, tish militney admin tration stat and having onlookers to join in Ing that ha Driferred not to beating them. Flually, they were, state any reasons and the defense taken to the crematorium, beaten, round aereid with cks f firewond thrown into the furnner
Tnd legal adviser aald the lon- detention of Goho by security? The thinse
were police was not the fault of either Yan Th
Tch vao, who lives near the the court or military authorities crematorium and San Wan- When the prosecution was rende chine employed there
to proceed with the inquiry on Major General Ma-ka
Ka Dee B ant again on Jan. 21 barngi, former chief of the dann-) Gale's counsel Bed for un meme 34th Army and bi Follow ndjournment--Associated Press. defendant, all barked “mal analton! when ordered to beard. Ap-delat-
en 'rus
North China Food Shortage
Want Brains Of War Criminals
37 Frenchmen
Murdered
(By Stan Swinton).
HANOL, FEB, 12.
AN EXPLOSIVE TENSION GRIPS THIS CITY OF 180,000 W H. E RE 20,000 FRENCHMEN ARE FORBIDDEN BỶ CHINESE OCCUPATION FORCES TO POSSESS ANY WEAPONS WHILE FULLY ARMED ANNAMITE SOLDIERS OF THE KEPUB. LIC OF VIET NAM CIRCULATE FREELY ON THE STREETS.
China's New Air Force
Honolulu, Feb. 12. Nearly 200 Chinese who came to the United States to learn to fly American planes against the Japanese are returning to their homeland to become the nucleus of the post-war Chinese air force.
The group, which is compos-
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TIFO RECENT INCIDENTS BROUGHT THE SITUa- | ed of 111 officers and 70 enlist- TION TO A HEID. ONE WAS THE MURDER OF | ed men, will sail in a few days. STEPHEN ARNOUX, 65-YEAR-OLD FORMER HONG from Honolula for their home- "President the 8.8. KONG RESIDENT. THE OTHER WAS THE ANSAS-
Buchanan." it includes engin- SINATION OF JEAN BAYLIN, AN OFFICIAL OF
technicians and eers, pilots, THE BANK OF INDO-CHINA.
bombardiers who have completed|
to two years' training. Olicial French figures show siders the assailants criminals that at least 37 Frenchmen have ---but little has been done to scop Many fought the Japanese be- been murdered in Hanaf since them."
fore their selection for training. August. There were 52 cases of
Chinese sentries are seen on
Dr. Hellington K. Tong, spe-| assault and robbery against every street but so are arm- cial adviser to the Chinese Minis- Frenchmen in one month. ed Annanite soldiers, it is eat-ter of Foreign Affairs, told thei The French make almost daily | mated that around 15,000 204-| group. that their return was protests to the Chinese ince. diers are in the Annamite ary waited and that roles have been; according to them. the order for with about 3,000 of that man- assigned to them. hidding Frenchmen to posters her in nail around Hanoi,
Tag is en route to Washing- Arms "came last August frupt The French have 5,000 troops, ten after a brief visit to Chinn. Gon, Ho Ying Chin, Commander including 800 men of the For-Associated Press,
of the Chinese Combat Coneleign Legion, muust of them ret mand. The French unly Chinese reply is that in hi structions
say the crinted before the war in Shang- Newsmen To
Their arms were seized by)
are being awaited the Japanese Just March 9 ou from higher Headquarters,
they have never been perinitted Visit U.S.
to rearm In audition there ar 15,000 French civilians in Hanoi and another 6,000 elsewhere in Tonkin China,
lar
Washington. Feb. 12,
on
Washington. Feb. 12. If death is to be the senter of the Allied War Crimes Contig Tientsin. Feb. 12.
now trying leaders of Japan and Striving to alleviate North
A French spokespian gave Germany. the United States China' increasing food blem, Lt. General Tu Liming wants to obtain the brains of
Army's Pathological Institute this picture of the situation:
"Anarchy prevails throughout
A plan to invite newspapermen Chinese
Commander in Man- the executed men.
northern Indon-China, There
to be rures and co-workers
churia, to-day suggested to the
ANNAMITE RIVALRY several papers in the State of Vir- Mayors of Piping and Tientsin xies in make pathological stu
Army declars say they are an-is no effective police in the cities,
no adequate coal production, no Complicating the local situu-ginia was presented to the office of International Information and to send buying emissions to dies of the various brains in the railroads in working condition. tion is the bitter opposition be-
Cultural Affairs of the United Manchuria to purchase food for hoge
theg Viet Minh Party, States. State Department Assist more about Furthermore, from the French tween of learning their cities. Food is cheaper the causes of criminal enten view-point there has been no im- which is in power, and the more at Secretary William Benton and more plentiful there,
the situation inconservative Dong Mini. AP
asionace! vesterday. eie of human nature. Just how provement in
Surrested Tu also recommended that it long army doctors will wish ta Tonkin China since the Japan-though both are supporting the
Virginian by the was desirable" that the 1,500-study brains
We can restore Repablic of Viet Nam, each fites Press Association the plan would if executed war ese surrender. 000 Koreans in Manchuria erininals is at present unfure, order in a short time if we are its own flag and the danger of arrange for foreign visitors to ac kept there and made Chinese accable, the Institute says, Some Riven permission to bring a clash is always present, --- company local newsmen on regu
and become citizens. He and Koreans pro-day, after studies are complet. reps here--and
we can do it
as fgnments Sharpening the conflict be- duce more rice than the Chiu-ed a brain collection might be without serious trouble if thetween the various factions is the thoroughly familiar with the desk
and editorial Chinese ngren to a joint occupa- | Jooming threat of mass starva-} #09
procedure. The cost! of its tion for a few weeks before they tion because of the rice short- volunteered by 33 member papers operation already has been withdraw."
age in Tonkin China.
of the Association which is now NO INDICATION
The French position also discussing with the State Depart To date there has been no in-affected by what they term ment the scicolion of
forrig Teheran, Feb. 13.
Cheyenne, Feb. 13. Premier Ahmed Quavam Sal- A caso in which reyon men of dication when the Chinese plan "economic invasion" by Chinese journalists and arrangements for taneh yesterday Issued decree Japanese ancestry were convict to pull out. At present, the merchants, who are Bunking to their transportation to America.
Benton promised
fall
support continuing the military governed on charges that they aided Republic of Viet Nam, which purchase businesses, hotels and
assistance of a plan to ment control of the press and abetted evasion of registration ousted the Japanese puppet re- other local enterprises while and curfew regulations. Political par- fer service in the armed fgrees gime Inst August, operates civil Chinese recupation
forces are spread first hand knowledge of the ties, however, were granted free while the nation was a war, was administration throughout the still here. The exchange rate American way of life throughout dom of assembly which was pro
disclosed by the United States dis
Aranciated Press. between the piastre and Chinese the world." hibited since last July.
convicted reginn.
is favourable money
to such The Premier warned "I will not all but one and sentenced
"The Government Laros
Chinese expansion. allow anyong to untermine public, to prison but the circuit court of sident Ho Chi Minh officially
The lccal Chinese press is "order"and" "aturity sociated meals-reversed-the-judgement, I frowns upon assaults agains, in-
Jericho, Feb. 12. Press.
strongly anti-French in dividual -Associated Press.
Frenchmen and
Jamal. Efendi el Hugseniai, Daily it charges the French Chairman of the Palestine Arab with mistreatment of Chinese Party. to-day said the Arabs will in Cholon, Saigon and other) ure a peaceful economic boycoti southern cities.
CHE. --Associated Press.
PERSIAN CONCESSION
| exhibited.—Asscelated Press,
JUDGMENT REVERSED
trict judge. The jury
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CHINESE CLAIMS
fore.
The French are convinced the Chinese have no territorial as- pirations in Tonkin China. Un- officially, they suy the Chinese do want certain economic en- cessions, These include control of the Kunming-Haiphong rail road, conversion of Haiphong into a free pert, freedom for Chinese to navigate the rivers and equal rights for Chinese civilians in the matter of taxa- tlun.
TO NIGHT