THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1946.
CHUNGKING STATEMENT
Chinese Sovereignty Over Manchuria
Further Parades In China.
CHUNGKING, FEB. 26. THOUSANDS OF CHI NESE STUDENTS, AMONG THEM CONTINGENTS OF BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES, MARCHED THROUGH CHUNGKING TO-DAY IN A NEW "QUIT DEMONS- MANCHURIA" TRATION AGAINST RUS- SIA.
Definition Of Principles
CHUNGKING, FEB. 26.
CHINA HAS RESTATED HER. SOVEREIGNTY OVER MANCHURIA AND IS EFFECT HAS REJECTED NEW CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA.. HER POSITION LY DECLARATION WAS COUPLED WITH THE PRESIDENT CHUANG KAI-SHEK WHO SAID HE HOPED THE MANCHURIAN PROBLEM WOULD).
HE SOLVED BECAUSE WORLD PEACE DEPENDS ON CHINESE-SOVIET COOPERATION. THE FIRST OFFICIAL CHINESE STATEMENT ON MANCHURIA. BAID SIMPLY THAT THE CHIN- ESE GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED HEAD- QUARTERS TO BASE NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUS- SLA ON THE FOLLOW ING THREE PRINCIPLES:-
Pro- Chungking and Hankow, fessors at Kwelchow University. in Kweiyung issued a statement opposing separative movements and 110 faculty members of the National Southwest Association la Shanghai, 5,000 young of Kunming University publish- Chinese anisily demonstrated ed a manifesto
Similan demonstrations were reported from several cities, in cluding Chengtu, where all stu- dents joined in a one-day pro test strike.
declaring that
in front of the Russian Con- China's recovery of Manchuria a pre-requisite to workl sulate demanding that the Red was
Army quit Manchuria. There peace. The Young China Party was a similar demeustration in issued a similar statement. Nanking.
anti-Russian Meanwhile, new demonstrations were planned at
• They must be in accord with Chinese law;
(2) The Chinese-Soviet treaty of August 14, 1945 must be res pected;
Meanwhile, the "People's Daily" reported "severe fights ing" between Government and Communist troops at Changwe
and
Faku, north of Mukden. that
It is expected. however, arrangements for the cessation for this and other localized fight- Jing Manchuria will be made There must be no conillet at the scheduled meeting n Treaties to General Chang Chih-chung and with international which China is a signatory. General Chou En-lai, represe
many un-ing the Government and the There have been afficiat reports that the Kitaala Communists, respectively. have been demanding new ins
cessions far beyond the treaty
terms which would
give them
Port Arthur as a naval base and
Snow Over England
London, Feb. 26. Snow and slcet reached London to-day, sweeping down from Scotland where know three or four inches deep was reported at the week-end.
The snow belt extends worth of a line across Eng- land
roughly extending from Bristol to Birming- ham and across to Hunting- don. South of that line.. however, snow has now been reported, accompanied by rain and sleat.--Reuter.
MOSCOW ENVOY ARRIVES Peron Not
The Chinese Ambassador to
forcow, Dr. P. S. Foo, arrived Giving Up
Buenos Aires. Feb. 28. Colonel Juan Peron, Labour Party candidate for president, indianted in tatement that "whatever may be the result" of last Sunday's election he and
provide joint operation of come in Chungking on Sunday to. 1
with he well as joint -pert on discussions railways as ministration of Dairen as a free | Sovieta" on Manchurin,
Chiang Kai-shek's Despite port.
China's three points, have in feall-to-the-nution not to be to
much concerned over the Man effect refused concessions yol the treaty terms, yet the churian situation it is obvious statement showed that negatin-there is no abatement in agita-intention of abandonine politica tions are in progress.
tion for withdrawal of the nor of dissolving his party. Peron The announcement apparent-viet forces.
made to show to ly was public that Chlang's
Destroying Of Grain In India
an
London, Feb. 20. Conservative Sir Frank Sunder- son told the House of Commons
that
estimated yesterday about 1/10th of the annual crop,
destroyed by
by rats and other of peste and urged "the erection inodern elevators throughout In- dia" to prevent the loss.
6.600,000 tons of Indian grains,
"If proper care was taken of the rain. recurring scarcity he said re- would not happen," forring to India's threatened famine,
The Under Secretary of State for India, Mr. Arthur Henderson, said he was "not sure" that mo- dern elevators were the best way of storing grain but said that he would bring the suggestion "to
Now Island Koreans Celebrating
Independence Day
Tokyo, Feb, 26:
.. Nawal observera are chart- ing and photographing the development another small volante island which first appeared above the sea our face two weeks ago about 200 miles south of the Yoko- auka naval boas,
First reported by a British. ship, the pile of smoking volcanic rocką, now has reach- ed
a height of about 60 feat and a diameter of about 200
Hards, and Lt. J. G. Ranso
flag secretary of the Yokomuko base. He said "the growth is very slow and much phenomena are not unusual
122 the arca-Associated ProAR.
WAR VETERAN WINS CASE
San Francisco, Fob. 26. Norman Coates, who sat he was representing a neighbourhood
posters club." filed a ault yes terday to ovia a Chinese-Ameri- can war veteran. George Yee Yee, from his home in one of the city's residential districts,
SEOUL, FEB. 26. KOREANS WILL CELEBRATE, “INDEPENDENCE DAY" NEXT FRIDAY, THE 27TH ANNIVER- SARY OF AN ATTEMPT BY A SMALL BAND- OF PATRIOTS TO WIN FREEDOM FROM JAPAN THROUGH PASSIVE RESISTANCE AND APPEAL.* · THE DATE WILL FIND THIS COUNTRY'S 26.000,- 000 PERSONS FREE OF THE JAPANESE YOKE BUT STILL WITHOUT A NATIONAL GOVERN- MENT AND UNDER AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN MILITARY RULE DIVING IT INTO TWO ZONES. There is discordance among political factions. seriousness of
Inflation, scarcity of goods and R.I.N. Mutineers
raw materials, yot the Koreans plan to celebrate as never before, at least in the American
zone,
To Be Punished
with parades, demonstrations, banquels and speeches.
(Continued from Page 1) The date of March 1st has been Auchinleck said that India proclaimed 171 official holiday had been well served, by her by Lleut-General
Hodge, armed forces and stressed that American military commander, it was the result of cooperation. Despite the situation's short. He asked that the Indians main- comings, the picture In much tain a "cool head."-Associated brighter than in 1910
when 32 Press. Korean Nationaliste met in a res taurant, called prominent Japa- nose and read proclamation which began:
BOMBAY QUIET ·
Bombay, Feb. 26. Bombay was quiet last night
the notice of the Government of Yee Yee won immediate sup- "We herewith produim the in-after a week of violent disorder
port
to his it
of
the debris
KTM-
Indla.'
from the Inter-Racial Com-dependence of Kores and the but thousands of British troops Mr. Henderson said that the mission of the San Francisco Aberty of the Rarean people. We continued to patrol problem of storing Indian grain Council of Churches as well as tell it to the world in witness of littered streets in armoured cars "has received careful considera- of a neighbourhood committee
equality
all nations; we pass and British warships stood by at tion this past year" and that it which immediately came
the harbour ready it on to our posterity as their anchor near
for action. alien-defense Associated Press. has occupied the active
Heavy police details inherent right. tion of the authorities in India
Then the 32 Koreans marched weary from a week of fighting
on the alert. for some time. A very large
to the Central Police
Station were held
The disrunted spechilly designed
services are volume of
whero joined the 33rd orl-
they ginal signer storage accommodations have her and state in India" he added.-
and all were placed
dually being restored.
The only disturbances reported province Associated Press.
in colla. setting off the start of during the day were in Madras Almost every
the long planned non violent
where transportation facilities Publica demonstrations.
were paralysed and factories, shops and schools closed for a one lay Atrike pretest arninst the use of gunfire to subdue the Bombay rioters and in sympathy with the revolting scamen.-Assa- clated Press.
built in
CANDIDATES COME UNDER SCRUTINY
TOKYO, FEB. 26,
A FORMER COAL MINER AND SELF-MADE LAWYER WHO IS TAILORING JAPAN'S POLITICAL LEA- DERSHIP TO FIT GENERAL MACARTHUR'S PURGE OF ULTRA-NATIONALISTS IS WORKING OVERTIME THESE DAYS TO COMPLETE THE TASK BY APRIL 10 THE NEW ELECTION DATE. THE CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY, WATARU NARA -UASH, EVIDENTLY ENJOYS HIS JOB OF PA55- ING JUDGMENT ON THE POLITICAL PURITY OF ONCE PROUD AND SOMETIMES TITLED MEN WHOSE NAMES HAFE BEEN FAMILIAR FOR
OFER A DECADE. All day politicians crowd his case with busy Narafiashi who
tive of the Shidehara Cabinet. Govern-pleted for Generals Marshal, Tarberini exprcased confidence office in the Premier's official often is called the chief execu ment hay nci intentions uf U.S. Envoy, Chang and Chou to
few minutes to discuss Sacrificing Chinese Rovereignty make a tour of inspection, with that he had defeated Peron-As residence. They are seeking
sociated Press. over Manchurin. Chiang thus Peiping as the first stop. took cognizance of the China-party is expected to leave Wed- wide demonstratione against
headay or Thursday. the Russian occupation.
the
Arrangements have been com-
failed to claim victory although his followers insisted that he had won easily. The opponent Jose
The "New Szechwan Dailyciated Press, -in-Chungking reported in its leader quoting diplomatic that if the current negotiations failed China would place the issue before the United Nations Security Council.
Rources
CHIANG SPEECH Speaking at a
The
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INDIA HAS ONLY ONE RIVER TO CROSS
· MONGOL DEMAND
Peiping, Feb. 26. Demands by Mongolians for n Far Eastern Autonomous ite- public (recently reported forin-LORD ed) were "made by the people" and there was "no foreign back- ground or control behind the demands," said Yu Pao-shang director of the Mongolian Paci fication Commission.
meeting 10 night with the lenders of his Government Chiang Kai-shek
Unconfirmed reports in the asserted: "I hope that nation
PH. stated that Russian in- will believe the Government is
has been behind the trying to find a rational solu-fluence tion to the north-eastern (Man-move for an autonomous repub- churian) problem. The people llc.-Associated Press. must not fall prey to rumours or
form hasty judgments.
A re-
not
view of the past 20 years should not only be maintained, Chinn convince the people that the Na-said, but strengthened and "to tional Government has always that end the nation must
determination or tried to maintain China's terri-waver in its torial integrity and sovereign jrelax its efforts." rights."
Chiang commended the patrio- students who had Urging the public not to be- tism of the come too concerned, Chiang been demonstrating against the! stressed the necessity of co-Russian occupation of Man- operation with Russia "not only churia but simultaneously warn- for our two countries bul for fed against letting their emotions laupercede reason. Associated world peace as well."
Chinese-Soviet relations must Press.
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PEACE RETURNING TO SUMATRA
THE SUCCESSFUL CLEAN-UP OF TERRORIST GANGS IN SUMATRA BY TROOPS OF 26 INDIAN DIVI- SION IS BEING EVIDENCED BY A MARKED IN. CREASE IN CO-OPERATION AND SYMPATHY OF THE MODERATE INDONESIAN ELEMENTS ON. THE ISLAND.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEB. 26. HALIFAX, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO WASH. INGTON AND FORMER VICEROY OF INDIA, TOLD THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE TO- DAY THAT INDIA HAD “ONLY ONE MORE DIF FICULT RIVER TO CROSS" ON THE ROAD TO SELF-GOVERNMENT.
"BRITISHI POLICY IN THE DOMINIONS, IN INDIA AND IN IFILAT ARE KNOWN AS THE CROWN COLONIES ILIS BEEN CONTINUOUS AND IS PER FECTLY CONSISTENT," SAID LORD HALIFAX, "IT HAS BEEN, AND IS, TO ASSIST AND ENCOUR- AGE THESE COMMUNITIES STEADILY TO GRUI TO THE STATURE THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO STAND ON THEIR OWN FEET. -
Crime Will Be Answered In ¡Justice
1
forward
Japanese retaliated with massacres during a week. Fifteet of those original couspirators are still alive, some in politica but on opposite sides, unlike 27 years COMMUNISTS ASSERT
ago.
THEMSELVES Korean Communists, assert- ing themselves in a bold bid for controlling power in tion's affairs, to-day issued A statement lauding Russian po- licy in northern Korca. The
the 11-
MADRAS INCIDENTS
Madras, Feb. 26.. the Madras aren
Disturbances broke out again in this morning when a large crowd threw stones- at passing traine in the Saidapet area, 10 mile from the heart of the
city Crowls als stopped the incom- statement added that "if oppor tunistic, observéra in northern inc Indo-Cevlon
and express
Korea-would- bravely stand on stoned it. The volice opened fre the side of truth and reject, re-and three peonie are reported action and hypocrisy the onllica- iniured.
The incidents came after ye tion of southern Korea would be
terday's hurtal (cessation of earrled cut immediately and the
work).
ork), in which crowds stoned be Letter Europeans and get fire to-hute at pro-Japanese would
Marine the
awimming pool used The Central Committee state- by the military. The
at the 44-year-old secretary ment struck obliquely
Bombay, meanwhile, is cormni frame the Government's "inter-American-sponsored representa- except that there is los traffic on pretation" of S.C.A.P. directives.tives of the Democratic Coun- the streets and troops still patrol Then he sits back to apply then fell of conservative elements the city. Another hour has been to some 3,000 announced can-which the Communists repeated-taken off the city's curfew, which didates and what he says will bely refused to join. The stale-is now in force between 9 p.m. and applied to tens of thousands of ment spoke of the Provisional a.m. Government and military figures. People's Committee established Army communique to-day that certain. Royal Indian His judgment is final-on-border in the Soviet-zone-as-tho."found: Air-Force-units-were-still-refusing ation" for a democratic base duty, but the conduct. of Indian
line cases.
Russian
Rhee in a statement of his Defence Move
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The task of sifting political adding that when the northern Navy ratings was on the whole candidates involves such detail group is "bound" with the Luftwood."--Router. that it caused postponement of ists people's committee in the
Tokyo, Feb. 26. the election from March 31. The south "the unification of south-
A "slowdown strike" under delay was welcomed by spokes-era Korea will be accomplish-
which street car operators took the major politicaled." men for
PROBLEM PRESENTED three hours to make one-hour parties on the grounds that it would give them more time to The Communist action pre-tring was followed to-day by an prepare for the eampaign. sented a fundamental, problem allied directive requiring a night
service. Simultaneously they took the for the United States and So-
The strikers are asking for 300 trusteeship opportunity to criticise the Ca-viet
commission
per cent pay increases-Asageint- binet for "dilly-dallying" and which is to meat on March 6 toed Press. said that the delay might blunt draft the blueprint for an in-.
Tram traffic was held un for public interest in the election terim Korean Government.
Meanwhile the Home Minia- General John Hodge, Ameri- somo 20 minutes et about 8 o'clock ter, Chuzo Mitsuchi, saya that can occupation commander, islast night, and about 20 tramers the Government is attempting to working solely with the Demo-were held up in Des Voeux Road. "Today, the Dominions are convince the people that the cratic Council headed by Doctor Central, near the Wing On Bask Building, as the wiring had been the independent nations and they ballot will be completely, secret Syngman Rhee, because
dumnged. could leave the Commonwealth and that election abuses will be Communiste declined to come in. to-morrow if they wished to do kept to a minimum-Associat- The Communist statement made
has advanced far ed Press. 80. India
plain that the Left Wing groups intend along the road to self-govern="
to fight for political
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27th, 1046 control themselves in conjunc-i ment and has only one mora dif-
BLAG- STUDIO-PLAY" THE fleult river to eroas. Hardly a
tion with the 'northern commit-
DEN LYGEND" tee. year passes without a new con- Washington, Feb, 20.
stitution in one or other of the
ZDW HONGKONG brosémileg so President Truman declared to Crown Colonies, carrying it a
own declared: "We, of the De-frequency of 640 Ritocyclan ard from the day that crime by which
mocratic Counci), will endeavour, 12.80 to 1.80 p.m., 0.80 to 1.80. p.m. 5,700,000 Jows perished under stage further in its
London, Feb. 26. to restore our political and ter- and 9.00 to 11.00 pm also on. 9.52 march." Hitler "will be answered in
Russia consolidated her fight-ritorial rights as The retiring British Ambas-
a sovereign: Megacyclon
H.K.T. justice."
the President made the state sador replied specifically to al- ing forces into a single copias nation and we hope to achieve 18.30 pm-Dally Programme Buxo.
regarding British comissariat" to-day and dropped that end in the shortest possi- from the legations United Jewish speal in connee Polley in Palestine and pointed the word "defense from Ke tide. ble time. The Soviet Union is 11.82 p.m.-Eddie Carroll Pis Music.
Generalissime Stalin, Moscow tion with a campaign to raise out that "Palestipe 'has been un
suffering Arab country for much longer radio announced, becomes head of our adjacent neighbour and our 12 45 p.m. Remarco and Rhythra
the new "People's commissariat two nations were in cordial re- ; $100,000,000 to relieve among the Jews.
than the United States has been of the armed forces of the lations. However, some of the 100 p.m.-Naws & Announcements.
radical elements of Communists Reariding that there are
your country."
U.S.S.R."
misunder "y hom Europe 1,000,000 Jown
Referring to the atomic burab, A degree of the Presidium or have created some homeless. their order has left hungry, sick and without assist. Lord Halifax declared: "Let us the Supreme Soviet abolished the standings between our two na- commissariat for the tions: We consider this very have no illusions that what is people's ance" the President said, that
of justice accret today will still be a Navv. the announcement said, and unfortunate for both nations. "neither the dictates
Into the
opens here we will have the nor our love of our follow man secret the day, after to-morrow. "transformed the People's com When the joint commissioni chance to discuss these matters wil be satisfed until the needs of No one will have a monopoly of missariat for defense the sufferers are met." Associat this fearful force. Even if it now commissariat,
Stalin had been head of the
face to face and we hope, our ed Press.
wore desirable, it is quite impos-
commissariat for, defense.
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The Moscow newspaper Irvester understanding and establish
V Friml-ENSA. the happier relationship for the fu In the discovery to continue tin" to day. commenting on indefinitely as Its sole and ex-new decrees combining all -armed ture. Associated Press. |clusive guardiangg
for and in the dirking & of the Soviet Union on "Whatever prohibitions are sinde Commissariat under the and wid continue to do so in order made against its use as a wea- dire authority of Generallesimo that the Red Army does not la ben of war and however care Suh, wald, according to the behind any country in the mater 11.00 p.m.-Close Down. fully the Allion control of its Morow the loadership of modern type Under
Our officers must recorded procally the Bevices mintartal Generallaajano
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In the Mednn aren. where for ties have been receiving letters months the civil population had expressing gratitude and appre- been terrorised by a regims of clation. looting, murder and kidnapping,
After the last big raid on the realisation is growing that the thug-infested Djalan Atnar so-called freedom movements of area, when tho feared Black the mobs in fact merely mask Buffalo gang was smashed and gangsterism of many long-esta- the most notorious murderers 'blished criminals, large. perware captured, the leaders of centage of whom were in jail the local community advised vii- of, before the war and were re-lagers to give full cooperation to from leased by the Japanese.
the British troops..
Recent aweops which round.
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