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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1940,
REPORT ON MANCHURIA
Official Account Of Situation
Old Man"
Stalin Changes
Heavy Looting Of Industry
CHUNGKING, MAR. 15. CHANG KAI-NGAU, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS IN MANCHURIA, TOLD THE KUOMINTANG CONGRESS TO - DAY THAT GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK HAD IN- STRUCTED HIM LAST DECEMBER NOT TO RE- COGNISE RUSSIAN CLAIMS TO JAPANESE IN- DUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IN MANCHURIA AS WAR BOOTY AND ALSO TO REFUSE TO DISCUSS SINO-RUSSIAN “ECONOMIC COOPERATION" BE- FORE THE SOVIET WITHDRAWAL. CHANG EMPHASISED THAT NO AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION HAD BEEN REACH. ED BUT SEVERAL TIMES DURING HIS REPORT, ANGRY SHOUTS OF "SIT DOWN" IPERE HEARD.
London, Mar. 15. The Polish Lieutenant-General Windyslaw Anders, named by Coneralissimo Stalin on Wednes- day night as one of the men that former Prime Minister Winston Churchill would like to have seen
Poland, ruling Pole
disclaimed any
poll- lical ambitions yesterday,
Declaring that Stalin had been forced into the rule of "a Russian Hindenburg." Anders said in a statement issued from his tem-
Chang said that as early ast porary headquarters in London:
well and the last September, China notified both "I know Stalin
that all considered she thoughts and words expressed by the United States and Russia hin were not those of the old Sta- that lin. The statements attributed to Japanese property in Manchuria me. I accept with should belong to China,
He said that when he went to November the Manchuria Soviet representative told him the Soviet losses in the war were at lent as much as all the losses of to- all the United Nations put gether and contended that Russia, therefore, was entitled to the booty
Manchuria.
him about grain of Bult."
Ander eine to London to ne- gutiate with the British Govern ment for the demobilisation of his secon! Polish Corns in Italy.
Anders said that Stalin wished him and his troops good luck when they left Russia for the Middle
train
"for
the Bghtin East to against faselam."
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London, Mar. 15. An offieiat Albanian communique broadcast last night by Tirana Kadlo yesterday reported that Greek troops had "raided" North-
een Albanian villages on March 1 and again two days later.
A JOINT CONCERT
Change then returned to report
to Chiang Kai-shek and went back
Laurel On Treason
Charges
Manila, Mar. 15.
Jose Laurel, President of the
Old, Chiang Colleague Resigns
CHUNGKING, MAR, 15. TAI OHH-TAO, 65. PRESID ENT OF THE EXAMINATION YUAN SINCE 1028 AND LONG- TUME FRIEND
AND ASSO- QIATE OF GENERALISSIMO OHIANG KAI-SHEK, RESIGN- ED TO-DAY WITHOUT PUBLIC EXPLANATION.
No Comment
London, Mar. 15.
A Foreign Office spokesnIAN expressed doubt today that thoro world ba uny official British comment on Joach Stalin's "Pravda" broadside at Winston Churchill since the remarks were directed against a British citizen who lacks government status. Officials indicated the former Prime Minister would be left in reply for himacif. if he so desired. Associated Press.
RUSSIAN MOVE TO BORDER
A
TEHERAN. MAR. 15. COLUMN OF RUSSIAN TROOPS WHIGH LEFT TABRIZ NORTHWARD
BRIDGE NOTES
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TOWARD SOVIET TERRITORY WAS RE- PORTED
ΤΟ YESTERDAY SWUNG WESTWARD It is generally believed he quit HAVE because of dissatisfaction over the AT MARAND TOWARD KHOI
AND THE TURKISH BORDER. Bouth Government compromising policy
IH. toward the Communists. particu- Two
column moving 411. other larly as exemplified in the agree-mostly by night might have been ments reached at the recent inter-
CT reported at Mivandaub party conference which paved the
Mianeh. way for the forthcoming inclusion of Communist members and mem- bern of other parties in the ad ministration,
for
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route
is Myandaul around the southern tip of lake Urmia to the Irac and Turkish frontiers.
Manch in the northern terminus
of the railway to Teheran.
The Soviet garrison at Tabriz was reliably reported to have been "ioubled or trebled in the past few !weeks."
Marshal
West cashed the Eing and Ace of spades, after which he switchod to the seven of diamonds. Thereupon Bouth that he would take the club nossa to hantly spread his cards, concaveing
noo whether be would make ten oralavan tricks. Naturally, the opponents made him tako the club face and then showed also had to lose, a trump Bouth was therefore at one
him that
tick brick, much to North's disgust,
Functions of the Examination Yuan, which is one of ve yuans which virtually administer China, Is to determine and examine the
If South badn't bom in exch a hurry of applicants qualifications
to calm the trioks, ho could havo public service.
made his contract dospite the bad trump Tai Chi-tao is one of the Kuo-
Bagramian, Soviet break and the unfavourable position of to Changchun with the General Japanese puppet Philippine Re issimo's elder son. Chiang Ching-public, and five members of his minane elder statesmen nation lank expert, has been at Tabriz the club King Correct play in to prin ally renowned bath as a scholar In discussions with the
Whoo East discards, trump to the Aco. closed last night. inted Cabinet were yesterday indicted and calligraphist. His resignation or three weeks, it was dis-the third trick in ofthor hand and load a Sovjet representative, they insisted on treason charges. A long list is believed to be a prelude to the
Bouth realises that he must avoid the that Chinese troops should be able of others were charged with colla-closing session of the Kuomintang
Foreign military observens elom at a club trick if he is to make to be rent by air to Mullen and
the Commonwealth Congreas which has been in session timated that the Russian occupa- bis contract. He therefore takes the to get a grip boration as other major cities there and maintain order, before prosecutors hastened to complete since March 1 and which will close tion army in Azerbaijan province. King of hoarte, cashes the remaining the filing of more than 4,000 cases 10-day. His successor has not yet estimated at about 30,000 two top diamonds, and then leads a trump.
months ago, is now possibly double the People'a Court before been named.-Associated Press, stronger forces arrived overland.
that strength.--Associated Press. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS Monday's deadline.
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MUKDEN QUIET
Chungking, Mar. 15.
Mukden and its suburbs are now firmly in Government hands with peace and order being well maintained, the Chinese Central News Agency reports.
Dr. Chang's New Post
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Vargas. They included Jorge They al-o insisted that, the war booty problem should be settled by puppet Ambassador to Japan; The broadcast, heard by the the four-power Japanese Control Sergio Osmena, san of the Philip- Associated Press, described the Council. Again he returned to pine President Sergio Osmenn by
hla first
marriage; WANTED Complete or part serie- raids as "the latest in a long chain Chungking.
between
Minister frontier incidenta
Chiang Kaishek then, on Dec. Paredes, puppet "The Hong Kong News," of
Works
Communica- and and soldiers Box No. 73.1 Greek
peaceful 24, gave him specifle instructions.. Public Please state prices. "China Mali."
Albanian civilians, Associated firstly, not to recognise Russian tions; Benigno Aquino, Speaker of Press
claime to Japanese war property the occupation Asembly and as war booty, and secondly, to several puppet Cabinet members, refuse
discuss Sino-Soviet Laurel. Vargas and Aquino are economic co-operation before the held by the allied authorities in Soviet withdrawal,
Japan, Paredes is free on bail. On his return to Changchun bel Associated Press. had informal talks on Jan. 5 with who whittled down the Malinovsky who Soviet demands to a claim for, Join Sino-Soviet control of nine out of 22 Manchuria mines. 16 of 54 power plants and six of eight
This re-terday that Vice Admiral Sir machine-tools
Soviet demands. Chang been lent to the Government of agency further said that the only H. Chang to his name in Chinese, card strength together with some sort Russians in Mukden now are a Chang Ping-hun, is regarded not biddable holding in spades. You of the said
Government authorities want. India to take ever as flag off few Soviet officials working with one of the more brilliant younger have better than average strengths and ed the
the Russians
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It Azzvelated Press. ciated Press,
is commonly believed that he out paychio or he is mught batwcon Government forces arrived.
might one day be appointed am-two strong hands. You must not li He said that
basador to Washington and his him ent of the trap.
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London, March 16.
Chungking, Mar. 15, Dr. P. H. Chang, formerly The agener said that at noon on counsellor of the Executive Yuan,
sinco 1943 March 13 the entire city and the who served
es ita suburbs within a radius of six spokesman, was scheduled to leave miles were garrisoned and controll- Chungking to-day to asume his ed by strong Government forces, new post as Consul-General at A number of "unidentified" armed New York, China's main consular
post abroad.
The now Consul-General, who public buildings but were
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The Admiralty announced yes-' units tried to destroy the aliven i presented a reduction Geoffrey J. A. Miles. K.C.B. has back by government forces. The prefers the westernised form P. anbonaces better than average high-
to
consider- able damage WAK inflicted ou Manchurian Industry but he did not specify by whom He said the destruction included 15 per cent of all the coal mines, t) ber cent
the Japanese are after
of the steelworks, 70 per cent of the machine plants, 60 per cont
of the textile mills and 25 ver cent
of the food,
DISMISSAL DEMAND
Abolition Of Convict Labour In Japan
TOKYO, MAR. 15.
As Chang was making his re- THE KYODO NEWS AGENCY STATES THAT THE Dont to the Kuomintang Congress, a delegation of 40 members of the Manchurian guild from Chungking arrived outside the Congress Haij
and presonted a petition. g
ing dismissal of General
Shih-hui. the director of Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters in Man-
petition
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EMPLOYMENT OF JAPANESE CONVICT LABOUR IN PRIVATE ENTERPRISES WILL BE ABOLISHED BY THE ALLIES. THROUGH OFFICIAL INSTRUC- TIONS, CONVICTS HENCEFORTH SHALL BE "TREATED THE SAME AS FREE LABOURERS, A LABOUR OFFICIAL SAID.
"Not only will the new instruc-
result
Prison wardens will have to be
present assignment to New York
is
to groom him for Washington. Chung. who is 43 years old. re- ceived his education in
China,
England and Germany and speaks
the languages of those three coun tries fluently. By all standards.
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his
Chane was one of the frankest Government spokesman in Chung- king. Once when asked what was required
wife, Tereo.
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Chungking, Mar. 15. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLDING
P. & O., B.L. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING.
huria, on the ground of a tions have effect on the abolition | more concerned with rehabilitation 1 Incompetence, Tho that he failed to co-operate with of the use of convict labour, bai and recreational programmes for to-day received Dr. V. K. Welling- the underground forces in
# will
in their changes in future.--Asso-ton Koo, Chinese Ambassador to Mun, undoubtedly
Britain, and heard from him a churis, that he did not know the awakened rehabilitation schemes ciated Press.
report on
Messrs. Goddard & Douglas proceedings of the altuation there was misrepresented and programmes through Japanese
United Nations Organisation.
will attend at 10 a.m. on Mondays and that he failed to dispatch a prisons," the official predicted.
Dr. Kos returned to Chungking and Thursdays within the free stronger force to Manchuria. They
The instructions concerning con-
recently to report to the Govern storage period to survey damaged further said that he did not take
after con-
ment on UNO and to attend the
cargo, and consignees are request- radio equipment with him and vict labour resulted
current Kuomintang Congressed to have their representatives the Japanare ferences between that he did not even possess a copy Ministry of Justice and Japanese
Asociated Press. of tho Sino-Soviet Treaty,~-
Director of Prison Affairs and Associated Press.
SC.A.P. labour experts.
Hankow Relief
Manus Base Statement
Canberra, Mar. 15.
prisoners of war. They were the finst war criminals efecuted at Singapore-Associated Press.
REWARD H.K.$1,000
present.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agents:
Investigations showed that the
Singapore, Mar. 15. Ministry of Justice had been hiring
Three Japanese soldiers, Lieut. Ministar of External Affairs out convicts to industrial concerns Evatt declared yesterday that the| Koniyuki Nakamura Captain and contracting at least one-third Government would enter into no Kemal Mitsuo and Sgt. Major to one-half lower than the pre-commitments which would lesson lims, were yesterday hanged at Shanghai, March 15, valling wages paid to free labour the control by the Australian Chang! fall for war atrocities Eight United States landing ers, Ailled headquarters officials people over their own territory. which included the killing of allied
Samo 7,000 convicts craft salled Lo-day for Hankow declared.
He told the House Representa carrying 1,500 tous of U.N.R.- were involved.
ives that any consideration of R.A. foodstuffs, including food The threat of lease of convict plans for joint use of any bases Independant-terri- and medicine alds for the mil-labour also had been used to rain Australia's indepe lon Chinese in the famine stric fuse roquest for higher wares for tories should be precoded by over- kon Honan and llupoh pro free labourers, SOAP Oficial defence strangements.
Evatt's statement, is regarded vinces. The vestris will return declared.
officially as of the highest import- loaded with vehicles for the New
anco and a explaining to the Following the conferences, the United States. 6th. Army which is going to
of Japanese
government the Prison N Manchuria. This is the second Director
terms upon which Australia wil trip up the Yangtse by Navy Affairs issued instructions amphibious groups-Associated prison wandons that private con- to 8 damer
strategic Mana Islands by Ameri- corps, using convict labour here- Press.
after will pay for that labour at can forces.
Manus is an Australian mandate same rate paid bo Long Beach, Mar. 15. labourers. This ruling will be in the Admiralty reco
Bratt said (bat Australia with General George C, Marahall, effective on April 1.
security Prealdont-Truman's, special en- The result of this ruling will be arrangements in the FRONIC TOGE voy to China, arrived here yo8-: that the the of such couriet labour, and DOTIKIment considered no terday by plona er route to Wa will be 250 advantage and Chere anal settlement should be made shington to report on Far East, fore;ployment of convicts will bother piecamonal or hastily "
Associated ern matters,Associated Press, dead, BCAP omelas predicted.
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