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Serious Problem In Japan
ATOMIC BOMB TEST PLANS
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 15. ARRANGESIENTS. FOR THE BIKINI ATOLL TEST OF THE ATOM BOMB ON SURFACE CRAFT ARE SO FUTURISTIC THAT GENERAL HENRY ARNOLD
AS "BUCK RO
H. DES THEM
PLANS. The retired chief of the army air forcea Fald
Air Force that pbservern BOOK Dnswerk to the following questions:
How near the blast can a plane fly and still escape destructions
Roosevelt And Jap Secret Messages
WASHINGTON, FEB. 16. COMMANDER. L. R. SCHULTZ, IN HIS TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE PEARL HARBOUR INVESTIGATING, COMMITTEE, SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK HE HANDED TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT A MES- SAGE WHICH PROMPTED THE PRESIDENT TO EXCLAIM "THIS MEANS WAR.”
SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 17. THE "SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE”- NOTES WITH CONCERN THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ESTI MATE THAT OVER 1,000,000, JAPANESE WILL BE JOBLESS BY APRIL 1. DISCUSSING THIS "FORMIDABLE PROBLEM,” WHICH IS CLOSELY LINKED WITJI THE INDUSTRIAL FV. TURE DECREED BY THE ALLIES FOR JAPAN, THE "CHRONICLE" IN ITS EDITORIAL SAYS: "The Japanese Industrial plant¦su industrial exporter nation on
Schultz stated that Harry Hop-| During the conversation, the How strong is the bomb's shock underwent heavy bombing and the pattern ressembling 1940 wave in the air; how strong, iskins was with the President at Prealdent "mentioned a mesange could not serve Japan's pre-war there is raised the problem of the radio-active effect in the air the time and Hopkins remark- he had sent the Emperor of-fa- export market even if rastorel how to maintain subsistence and around the blast; is there radio ed that since war appeared im- pan regarding Japanese troops and if there was Japanese ship employment among upward of activity in the huge cloud rising minent "it is too bad we couldn't in Indo-China and in effect re- their withdrawal" ping to make deliverion.
strike the Arst blow and pre- questing 75,000,000 persons living upon above the explosion.
will not The Japanese silk industry and which
Arnold n.id special unit vent a surprise."
Schultz testified. He said that support
operate ten radie controlled was virtually plowed under dur-them.
B-17s which will take ofT, By and Schultz said Roosevelt replied: mention was made of sending ing the war to release mulberry
GOOD WORKERS
We are additional warnings to overacan land without a living crew, A"No we cannot do that. land for food and to release per-
Commanders. "That there should be amplay-social airline using thirty C-54 democracy and a peaceful peo2; sonnel for war work. There re-ment as well as subfistenes is transports begins on March 1 emple."
Earlier, Congress had-extend- main neither raw materials for hardly open to doubt. There are daily fights Aving
a test per- allk, machinery to process it or parts of the world where idle-sonnel to and from Bikini Atoll, mention of Pearl Harbour and Associated Press.
Schultz said there wILH the risk of capital to re-foundness or near idlenega is not un- Arnold said.—Associated Press. the industry, which may perman-natural but Japan is not one of
There was "no indication that ently have lost its place to sy them. The Japanese have had
(to-morrow was necessarily the
day." thetic fibres.
to work and work hard to keep alive and they have the work habit. In addition as a people they have driving energy and work has served as an outlet.
"As to heavy industry it is by no means certain that Japan will be allowed il. General sentiment in the west is against and probably will remain 50. But if Japan is not to become
Pauley Issue Statements
Commission Of Human Rights
London. Feb. 16.
The offer testified that he had taken to the President pouch handed to him by Captain
ed to June 1st as the deadline for ending the investigations.-—
NOTICE
The Far Eastern Bhimming
LA. D. Krammer, containing the Agencies wishes it knows that i
will not be responsible for anv dets incurred by woonnel of the vessels under its care unless the accounts are supported by the sigmaturo of the Master of the vessel concerned.
The Economic and Social Coun. Jaceret intercepted Japanese ames eil of the United Nations accepted anges. He said he did not know i on Friday, a recommendation for exnetly what was in the papers. the establishment of a Commis. ion of Huntan Rights, with n Subcommission on the status of womeu.
an Economie and Em
Commission, ployment
H Social Commission.
Commission Narcotic Drugs and a Statistical
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"In the third place, 3npanese energy. #kill
and enterp.se should somehow be of use to the crying needs of Asia at large, and, in the fourth place, an fate brain devil's workshop in Japan as well as elsewhere,
Just how employment can be restored in the circumstances is a question not easily answer-
It may be that since pur chasing power of Asiatics at Washington, Feb. 16. large in likely to remun limited President Truman told his for some years to come Japan is Press Conference yesterday that the logical manufacturing cen- the Navy Secretary, Jamcg For-tre of cheaper fabrics and other restal had recommended the light goods needed in Asia in nomination of Edwin Paldey as return for rice needed in Inguninn, Tean port Navy Under-Secretary, and that President Roosevelt had latende
ed to appoint Pauley to that
post.
ed.
REFORM NEEDED
"At its best, the arrangement would seem to square with the
Naming of the initial
members to these commissions will be started on Saturday, the Council mid.
The Council also approved a recommendation for the establish- ment of a Demographic Commy
and Communica- tions Commissions. A Fiscal Cam mission and a Coordination Com mission. at the scand session of the first Ansombly. Associated Presso.
NEW KOREAN. BODY
Tokyo, Feb. 16.
BRIDGE NOTES
We saw, the other day, a band misplayed by a player of considerable Perhaps it will give others experience
couple of pointers.
South, Dealor North-Booth vulnerable
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realities and needs in Asin. The President said that Mr.
"Were the United Nations to ickes, who had resigned his post agree to curtail the, manufac- as Secretary of the Interior,turing status for Japan it would once complimented Pauley very be necessary also to crystalise highly, before testifying agnipat and enforce tentative ideas for, An organisation "The New B KI him at the Senate hearing on his reform of Japanese workers in Korean Construction Federa. Q 0542 nomination.
relation with landlords and in- tion" claiming represent hun- D. Q 7 3 The President confirmed Mr.dustrial employers.
dreds of thousands of Korean 10 9 5 Ickes' statement that Truman "If Japan is in for a more residents of Japan, was an told him ut a Cabinet meeting to modest national position ita mil-nounced yesterday. The organt- tell the truth in his testimony lions cannot be kept fed and emeation which is vigorously up- on Pauley's nomination but to ployed unless they are assured posed to trusteeship of Korea is be kind
to Pauley-Associated of getting more of what is left handed by Roku Retsu recently Press.
than under the feudal system released after more than ten that prevailed before 1941."-years' imprisonment by the da Associated Press,
panese-Associated Press.
Nanking Military Conference
Chungking. Feb. 10,
More than 500 key officers of Chiang Kai-shek's Central Govern- mont forces-including 200 gene- rale- yesterday conferred on proposed merger of the Govern ment and Chinese Communis!
single national a
army.
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Italian Request For U.S. Loan
WASHINGTON, FEB. 16.
force Discussions remain in the THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS FORMALLY RE-
state preliminary
pending the arrival of the Generalissimo who Is expected with Madame Chiang to fly from Shanghai to-day.
QUESTED A U.S.$940,000,000 LOAN FROM THE EX- FORT-IMPORT BANK, A HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DISCLOSES.
The request was relayed to the Bank's directorate by the Italian Ambassador, Alberto' months of Tarchinni, after nearly two
As the secret conference open- od, difficulties in obtaining the unification capable of averting. further civil war was emphasized by new Nationalist charges that Communist
troops had failed to abide to the "cease fire"
13 and had Officials said that the credit issued on January made some 122 attacks on govern was asked to ensure the flow of
order Bions.
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Wess led the ton of clubs, Fast taking the Ace and returning the club Queen. Bouth took the club King. led to the spado Ace, and ruffed third round of clubs, He then ruled a spade with dummy's eight of hearts ane roturned B club from dummy. Who East followed, South ruffed with the heart nine, hoping that East had the Queen of boaria, But West over- and rulled with the heart Queca returned a trump, A low diamond was Ied from the dummy, and West won and led another trump. was the end of poor Soulb; he was nat two trickst
That
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BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG
LEGAL BRANCH
NOTICE
LIST OF AUTHORIZED
AUDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in pursuance of Section 131 (S) of the Companies Ordinance, 1982, a list in two parts, coal- taining the names of all persons who are authorised by, the Chief Civil Affairs Officer to perform the duties required by the anid 18 Ordinance to be performed by an auditor, is in course of prepara-
tion.
The first part of the list will contain the names of persons authorised to audit accounts kept in English: and the second part, will contain the names of persona authorized to audit accounts kopt in Chinese.
Bouth had adopted a bad line of play but should bavo made his contract
Applications for inclusion in the anyway. When Hest followed fourth round of clubs, South should either part of the said flat should have ruffed with the heart King! Then be submitted to the Acting Regis he could rull a spade with the heart trar of Companies. Courts of Jack and return a diamond. Even though Justice, not later than the 28th destroyed hundreds under Italy's U.S.$1,500,000,000 THE GOVERNMENT OF RU-South would then be able to ruil a of miles of railway lines vital to essential imports programme for MANIA. the country's economic recovery. Associated Press.
LONDON, FEB, 16.
ment troop!, seized 48 cities and reconstruction Foods outlined BRITAIN HAS RECOGNISED Wost might win and return a trump, day of February. 1946,
towns and
1946.
diamond and would have a total of
Applications from Dersons whose names were not included in the Railway maintenance equip- A British Foreign Office state-eight tricks.
authorised list published in the ment, industrial machinery and ment said that Rumania had no
Dai South made his big mistake at Hongkong Government Gazette on deepest satis-the third trick. To plan cepted with the
srose ruff the 25th July, 1941. must contain agricultural goods, are sought under the requested American fiona for the recognition, which plan to raff clube in bile own hand anblicant and particulars of his
included an Belgrade, Feb. 16.
opposition party in when it was so much safer to ruff qualifications. Romania's Cabinet, a new election diamonds. At the third trick South Dated this 14th day of February, Marshal Tito yesterday assured loan.
Ambassador If granted, the loan probably low and the assurance of free should bave led diamond. From 1946. the United States here, Mr. Richard Patterson, will be given under the Bank's elections with all the candidates then ou he could, easily w Jr...
that he will take immediate standard éredit contract calling being given equal press and radio ruff shades and diamonds without risking an overrull and the consequans action to
Drevent a repetition of for repayment in 20 to 30 years facilities.
Joms of the contract. Monday's Incident when Yugoslav at an average interest of 3 per military men broke into and seized cent.
U.S. Protest spare parts, raw materials and action" Britain's recent condi- was correct, but there was no need to the name and addrome of the
pote
United States vehicles in the Em- The Export-Import Bank; bassy parking lot.
The contents of Mr. Patterson's through which American loans was not disclosed officially to foreign countries for exports but it was understood to contain and imports are negotiated, was a protest against what was termed established in 1934 by the Unit the anti-American attitude of ed States Government. Yugoslav ometals. Associated .Proes,
The conditions were communi- cated to Rumania after a Russo- American-British commission went
there to advise the Government on the broadening of its constitu
lon
On Thursday, an American re- tited States, had asked Rumania presentative confirmed that the
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In his talk with Bank officials, Tarchlant was reported to have
nominate Ita Minister ta mentioned Italy's severe food Washington and that Britain was shortage, and the vital heed to assumed to have asked. Bucharest begin production which is neces- to name A Minister to Britain. The bidding: Mary to increase Italian credits for London's approval-
Mociat Jacoby shows bild En abroad and thereby to provide ed Preas transport
C47 carrying i nine U.S.0. camo show members jobs, for over 8,000,000 unem- has been missing, since Feb. 6ployed Italians,
U.S. PLANE MISSING ‚.
Now York, Feb. 16. U.S.O. camp army
while
In route fro
frond Pinay Island
Tarchiant was also understood
to Celsa Island in the Pallipaines, to have explained the possible Publicity director Myron Eigh-political implications of wide-
ler said an Intensive, search was spread unemployment in Italy,
RYUKYU OPERATIONS
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underway for the plane on the particularly in view of the com- tonday awarded the Legion of per cent, för pass. Assumption that it may have bem ing local and national elections were for outmanding services as forced down in bad weather in March and AprilAssociat-commanding moer of hsscort Associated Press.
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