EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940:
Fell
How Changchun
To Communists
Authority Challenged
Tokyo. Apr. 30.
Inter-
The authority of the national War Crimes-Tribunal to try 28. major Japanese war cri- minals suspects on charges that they fostered
an aggressive
war.
a strong
will be challenged as part of the Japanese defense.
This was Esserted today by
Ichiro Kiyose,
chief
counsel of
former Premier Hideki Tojo.
Pointing out that Japan surren dered conditionally.. under
terms of the Potsdam Declaration, the G2-year-old defense chief cited clause that "ntern the Potsdam
The following_eye-witness account of the fall of Changchun wo
given by Tom Masterson, Associated Pross correspondent who wan trapped with five American correspondents in the Mun- Communista attacked 犯 churian capital when the Chinese
The correspondents and two American army men in Changchun have been reported anfe.
(By TOM MASTERSON)
CHANGCHUN, APRIL 30.
DRINK TAKEN
Bombay Apr. 30, Two Bailors who charged here
wore with being drunk and dianrderely told the magistrate "We are nat used to the tohisky sold in Bombay,"
The men, who said they to their wanted to get back ships, toere sentenced to one. day's simple imprisonment, which meant their relapse at the rising of the court--- Neuter.
GEN. WATCHED
THIRTY THOUSAND CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS MURDER
Manila, Apr. 80.
SWEPT THROUGH WEAK GOVERNMENT DEFENCES AND CAPTURED THIS MANCHURIAN CAPITAL ON A Samurai sword behended an APRIL 18 AFTER A FEROCIOUS FOUR-DAY BATTLE unidentified blonde American air-
on, said
WHICH
man while
MOSCOW HINTS AT NEW “SUEZ”
London, April 30.
British official circles yesterday described as "not worth dis- cussing" rumours said to be in circulation in Cairo that the British Government is planning to removo troops from their present stations in Egypt and to garrison them cast of the Suez Canal until a new artificial waterway connecting the Mediterranean with the Red Sea has been built. These rumours were report- ed by the Tass" news agency, quoting a Cairo source and broadcast by Moscow radio.
ENDED. WHEN THE NATIONAL ARMY | Tikeshi Kono lookedant-General ao intimately loaching the mat- tice
ed.
·
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ARRIVES
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Hong Kong Harbour Mooring Buoys
A new first class naval mooring buoy M1 has been Yaid in a position with Kowloon
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NOTICE
Whilo governmental "circles are reluctant during the course
Passengers on the "plano in of the present negotiations for which H.E. the Governor arrived yesterday were seven members of revision of the Anglo-Egyptian the Colonial Administration. They
E. H. Williams, Mr. T. taty to caniment on matters were the Puisac Judge, Mr. Jus ters under discussion, there is Megarry, Mr. C. J. Norman, Mr. COMMANDER WAS WOUNDED IN A HEROIC BUT witness at the War Crimes Trial considerable scepticism among L. R. Androwes, Mr. L. Starbuck.
that
Mr. T. V. N, Fortescue and Mr. Harbour Dept any FUTILE-RALLY FROM BLAZING HEADQUARTERS. of the former Japanese comman-political observers
such project has been consider. A. H. Barwell.
Hong Kong. April 29,-1946′′ - The THE COMMUNISTS IMMEDIATELY PLUNGED SOUTH der of Panny Island today. thu
witness was Juanito, Dinz
of a canal Restrictions have been removed, WARD TO MEET
The construction THE AMERICAN EQUIPPED of Bacolod, Negro Island, who CHINESE GOVERNMENT FIRST ARMY WHICH WAS said the slaying occurred in the from a point on the coast of on the use by civilian cars of the
middle of April in 1945, near Palestine
to Awaba at the Vehicular Ferry and it is now not ADVANCE TO CHANGCHUN ATTEMPTING TO
necessary for civilian cara Negros Kone's headquarters on THE COMMUNISTS ARE STILL ROUTING OUT A Island to which Kono's forces re-northern most tip of the gulf obtain a permit before crossing FEW POCKET DIEHARD GOVERNMENT TROOPS treated and held out until last of that name, which leads into on the ferry.
August,
the Red Sea, has been advanced SCATTERED ABOUT THE CITY.
Dinz, who was a supply carrier more than once in the past na They expressed hope that a ernment army headquarters. who was forced into labour by the an engineering possibility, but truce team might soo arrive The attacks set the headquarters Japanese, said that the American observers point out that com- from Muken to stop the fight- allame with artillery fire.
was the sole survivour of a four plex political considerations as
was shot well as the cost of such ing and straighten out the Man- Brandishing a pistol. Maj..engined bomber that
down
He achemo render it impossible. Gen. Chen Shih-teen led
over Negros Island. testified that he witnessed the Whether the Government First dramatic, desperate charge of
brutalities preceding the rezi- men out of the blazing Army, which is still reported to 1,000
tion be some scores of miles south of headquarters into the murder-
fire. Chungchung wall, will be nbleus Communist
The to recapture the city remain general fell with a bullet in his
It to be secu must put up a leg and his men, seeing him out stiffer fight than did the local of nelion, surrendered, "Pence Preservation Corps" and the small-Cadre of
Justice should be meted out to all war criminals including those who have visited cruelties personnel.
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He claimed that the conception of planning aggressive warfare appeared only in the Nuernberg trials and Japan is not agree to be judged on that basis when accepting LEC
ciated Presa.
surrenderAsso-churian muddle,
Malay Union Suggested
The Communists said they
regular captured about 2,000 Govern-
troops who were overwhelmed ment men in the Tatung circle,
here
Singapore, Apr. 30. Eight Malayan Sultans today
two days ago, Defense which wns the centre of the proposed that they join the Sul-
forces consisted of 10,000 poor-Government defence ring. They fan of Johore, now visiting in London, and present to King
ly equipped men, including pup- said Communist casualties were
as well as comparatively light and Govern-pet Japanese troops George and the British ment a plan for Malayan Union. loyal conscripts and government Government's were, heavy. The plan would be suggested us soldiers. an alternative in British proposals for writing a new Malayan Can
Communists assaulted the city on the night of April 14. two hours before the last Soviet of some Malayan States soldiers withdrew from the city. have opposed the British plan.
Authoritatives sources said the The onslaught continued cease- Sultans would propose federationlessly for four days, Communists of all Malay States, creation of mercilessly pounded the city central body to decide on matters of common interest and local au- tonomy for each State with Sul- tans retaining their pre-war powers.Axsociated Press.
RAIN IN-SZECHWAN
Chungking. Apr. 20. General rains over Szechwas Province has given promise that Bome relief from
the
severe drought which is threatening one of China's most important food production areas is forthcoming.
Agricultural experts sald, how- ever, that unless the rains con- tinue for several days there is still a serious danger that this year's crop will be lost. Ass clated Press.
the
General Chen, taken prisoner, was given hospital care by the Communists-Associated Press.
Prosa.
Rochester, Minnesola, Apr. 30. B. W. Plethor, 76, former publisher of the "Japan Adver- with artillery, mortur fire, ma-tisor in Tokyo, died in a hospita! chine guns and rifles and final where he had been a patient since ly broke through in a house to
last October. He was prominent house conflict which was vicious in the Far East for more than a on both sides.
Quarter of a century as publisher Ten thousand Communista, of the English language daily be commanded by Maj. Gen. Chen fore it was taken over by the Jap Chih-tung and Maj. Gen. Sun anese Government. - Assoclated Cheh, drove in from the south and west on the centre of the where the best defense ring. Government troops were concen- trated, while two other similar- ly strong units attacked from the north and southwest. Dramatic Charge Maj-Gen: Lit Teh-yu, Gov-.
commander. ernment deputy with 100 men repulsed the first Communist assault on the Gov-
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The Chinese Communist Party. won an overwhelming victory through its "New China Daily in the county council alac News", today admitted that itations in the American Zono. charge that United States planes and straffed the Communist lines today, which was marred by in Manchuria, was n n mistake.
rioting and pro-Nazi activity. The paper said
the
While 6,043 elected county sulted from the National Govern officials took their seats on mant's use of non-permanent paint rural councila today, four covoring the markings of aircraft
army agencies purchased from the United States. United States
The statement followed an ex- are investigating the street pinnation by General George C. battle between German workers over 5,000 Jewish Dis- Marshall denying the Communist and assertion that American planes placed Persons at Diessen in had straffed Communist iines-Bavaria.
Associated Press.
Manchuria Crisis Continues
CHUNGKING, APRIL 30..
Six persons were reported to
be still in hospital out of the
18 persons who were treated for stab wounds and beatings
Rattan,
Lime,
Galvanized Wire, Newsprint Scrap.
Shovels and Picks, Nalls,
Frying Pans
and
Iron Bands and Clips
Etc., Etc.
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German polls after the report the 9th. March, 1946, issue of GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK, GENERAL that the missing Jewish civilian the Gazette. CHOW EN-LAI AND PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN'S guards were murdered by elví-
guards, bod SPECIAL ENVOY TO CHINA, GENERAL GEORGE C.lian
circulated MARSHALL, 'HAVE FAILED TO REACH AN AGREE. throughout the district.
Rural voters in ataunchly MENT ON HOW TO HALT THE 'MANCHURIAN Catholic Bavaria gave the FIGHTING AND NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING Christian Social Union its big TRANSFERRED TO NANKING FOR FURTHER DIS- total of 1,779,000 votes to the Social-Democrats' 936,000, by CUSSIONS. GENERAL MARSHALL IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE HERE TO-over-riding the majority votes that the latter had obtained in MORROW, GENERAL CHOU DURING THE WEEK the more industrialized Greater AND THE GENERALISSIMO PROBABLY AT THE END Hesse.—Associated Press OF THIS WEEK.
Flour, Not Syrups
General Marshall's headquar, President Truman's specialy en- ters have romained silent as to voy to China, has submitted a the progress of the negotiations, four-point proposal to Generas- but Chinese Bources Buid that | issimo Chiang Kai-shek and
New York, Apr. 80. Generalissimo Chiang has re- General Chou En-lsi, the Com- A donation of 1,000,000 lb, of jected the Democratic League munist leader, for a settlement flour to U.N.R.R.A. by the Unit formula for a truce in Man- of the gravo Manchurian situn- ed States Distillers of America, 1.00 p.m.churia. and leaving Chinese tion, the usually reliable "Heing | Ltd. was announced yesterday Communists in control of both Min Pao," pro-Government by the firm's president, Dr. Ar- Harbin and Changchun.
mand Hammer. newspaper, reported yesterday.
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Generalisaimo is depending on king, the paper said that Mar-ed "terrible famine in Russia," 10.00 a,me
his armies to reconquer. Chang- shall proposed the following: as a relief worker after the first 3.00 p.m. chun before agreeing to a truce, (1) An immediate uncondi- world war. He said the flour
General Marshall met General tional armistice.
was part of the Department of Chou this morning and later, on (2) Retention of the status | Agriculture's allocation to his 4.00 p.m. in the day, conferred with Gen-:quo in Manchuria until the gon- company for making sugar
eral elections.
syrup at the firm's Baltimore, (8) Reorganization of the Maryland plant, but he added, Manchurian troops under
critical an "although there is a army reform programme,
sugar ghortage in this country, "(4) Discontinuance of use of it seems to me the needs of have United States ships transferring hungry people should Nationalist troopa to Manchuria, priority."--Associated Press excepting for territorial re covery purposes. The revamp- 4.00 p.m. China's warring factions... ed: Manchurian troops would bo
utationed in areas to bo`deter Nationalist forces in Shan-mined by the Marshall three- tung Province are only holding man commission.
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CLUB DE RECREIO.
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The attached momorandum provided for the evacuation of A Mooting of members will be United States troops from North held at the Club Lusitano, by China, to be replaced by two di- courtesy, of the Committee, on, visions of Nationalist troops. Friday the 3rd instant ot All of these cities millions of war refugees who It was predicted here that a 6.80p.m.. for the following are badly in need of fuel and cease fire agreement to halt the purposes
2.30 pm foodstuffe
2.45 p.1.
contain
They have been conflict would be announced in a. To receive a general report: 5.00 pm blockaded for over three months Chungking within a matter of. To discuss the reopening of
by Chinese Communists that are hours,
1.40 Pestimated to be about 400,000 in A Ta Kung Pao dispatch
tho Club.
strength and are mostly deploys from the war-time capital said c. To cloct officers for the 1.16 p.med along the railroads. Asso- the meeting between Generalis
3.30 p.mciated Presas boy
Marshali Proposala
Nanking, Apr 30. General George C. Marshall,
simo Chiang, Marshall and Chou indicated that an armis tice was in the making. Ar- sotiated Press.
coming your.
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