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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1947.
'Palace Of Dreams" Was Designed As Final Hide-Out
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By Sydney Redwood
part of the shelter as a modern- orphanage. 800,000 yen was given to the orphanage officials to mako repairs and add new furniture, At present the orphans occupy the war ended the place, was' al- | buildings on the surface connect. most ready to be occupied. Alling with the underground rooma. camouflage work on the outside A flour-mill and a confectionary had been finished, diggings had factory are being installed under- ceased and there were only the ground, finishing touches to bo completed, The building cost the Japanese The news that Japan had lald | Army_60,000,000 yen. In addition down her arms was a signal for to 800,000 square yards of space the workers to leave for their below the ground, considerable goes. The huge, underground concrete and wooden construction fortress-palace was deserted. The work was carried out over 2,000 villagers, forcibly evacuated when «quare yards above ground. the diggings began, came home. The orphanage can house 200 They began to ransack the children. Last week a batch of 50 caverns. Luxurious furniture and youngsters were sent to Ballo to
the establishment, carpets, and fittings were Over a period of months Nie place was looted on a grand senie.
A camouflaged landscape of farmhouses
sheds and mountain wida 130 miles from Tokyo hides the entrances to a vast underground stronghold that was to be the final hideout of the war lords of Japan when the invasion came.
Underground excavations cover an area of 80,000 square yards, and tunnels extend for over six miles. It was probably the mos elaborate subterranean stronghold constructed during the war. To- day part of the halls and tunneis have been converted into a home for orphans
Begun in 1944, the task was war's at the almost completed end. Sections were furnished lik a palace. There was one part set aside to hause the Imperial Family. It was fitted out almost on the same scale as the Imperial Household in Tokyo.
The story of the construction of this strange mountain strong- hold gives round evidence of the fact that after the fall of Saipan,
June 1944, Japan's war fords knew that they had lost the war.
Colossal Programme
Salpan
After the fall of
colossal defence programme
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H.K.$72.00 .................................******* ***** TRAFFIC CONTROL Few cities of the size of Hong Kong at either so congested or poputated by masses su completely deviid of traffic sense. No standard of comparison is, there fore, easily available when asses ing the real meaning of the official figures of traffic acci- dents, which totalled 386 in March, 377 in April and 410 in Mas, and caused death to 31 prisons and serious injury to 71 thore. Nevertheless, clusions would serin 10 inescapable. In proportion to the
started. Hundreds of thousands number of vehicles on the roads, of abldiers and civilians were
were put the number of accidents is to work converting the coastline From that fortresses. Armed with anything
of Japan intu a cilain Of almormally high. almost automatically, it would that would die earth or break seem to be evident that far to rock, the vast army of workers many had drivers are operating on toiled day and night for over a the Colony's highways.
Of the year. Even children, old men and accidents in May, no fewer than women were recruited and put 1. work. When hostilities ceased the 212 are officially antibuted to coastal inndsenpes of Japan were erruts of judgment, carelessness scarred and pitted with countless recklessness un the part of tunnels, trenches, gun positions drivers, against 115 credited to and redoubts. It was during this jay-walking which may equally be great excavation programme that partially explained by failure of the mountain stronghobi was con a driver to keep a proper look- out.
It is, of course, easier to indicate what is wrong than it is to offer suggestions that would provide a solution. The problem is one calling for consideration by a body of experts.
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Now An Orphanage
If the Allies had invaded Japan this penseful mountainside would probably have been blasted by thụ weapons of war. Here, perhaps. For months it remained unin- the final battle of the Phelfle habited except by a few homeless.night have been fought. Then ofilcial periniasion was given. Today the villagers refer to Mr. Watanglaw, chief of Tokyo's place hideout as the "Palace of Metropollian Orphanage use Dream."
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GUIDED MISSILE KEY TO NEXT WAR
Washington, June 26: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S.N., today said that the next war probably would be won by whatever nations made the greatest strides in the development of guided missiles. He added that it was "fallacious and dangerous" to assume that the United States would be that nation.
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turnor
DC bine
COPN, 1947 DY MYA BERVICE, ING, T. M. REG. V. D. PAT, OFT.
"Cars to make a slight doduction from your income tax?”-
A Line or Two from Sydney
Dragon Festival Ball For Warphans
Colonel L
Contest
and
Sydney, June 19. by the destroyers
Cpeknde.. TRide. C.B.E.
Manufacturers of furniture, the Sydney
and other
Testifying before the House Armed Services Sub- Committee, the Chief of Naval Operations said the proposed construction of a guided missile arrived in it to his par test range in California was of the.. "highest ents in Melbourne. wila
Ja ja near Saljo village, Nagano prefecture, ami middle Honshule high mountain ranges.
The work WGN started
he wo extra, seerecy.
were
priority.'
He told the Sub-Committee
All the Saifo villagers ordered out of their homes, and that unless a sen range such as
districts.
that plamed for Polat Mugu was begun at once “our develop- ment programme for gulded
init. ++ by a stream of
rock
ed for lack of suitable teni facili-
Landon Advocates
He added that the Navy World Peace
considered Point Mugu the best location for the range.
"No doubt if war comes again, Plan
Philadelphia, June 26.
textiles, clothing, metal good, confectionery
has
goods A spectacular Dragon Festival will apply after July 1 for prico Ball. held at the Trocadero, will increases up to 16 per cent, to 40-hour beneß hundreds of thousands of meet the costs of tho
One manufacturer weck. Chinese children orphaned by the eight years war against Japan. stated that he expects every cuth- These children, known as Madammodity sold in New South Wales Chiang Kai-shek's "warphans" to increase in price.
The release of Australian chips. nre cared for in homes under the
from Government control of Madame personal supervision
month is Chiang and the proceeds from the after the 30th of this
to be followed by heavy expected freight and fare increases. Ship- BY A SPECIAL owners complain that output
wharf-labourers is only half what CORRESPONDENT it was before the war and cost-
handling
general cargo has risen
The 1948 Republican presi-Bat will be devoted to the pur-
China and Madame Wor ying.
of
P
AGON
from about 870
There are about 18,000 motor-
car chassis, awaiting bodies in
for
Shih-
tion of bodies is lagging the imports of chassis by about are: skilled labour,
behind
Bad driving sent to engineering
Army on an extensive scale would seem rived, followed however, to allurd justification civilian technicians and labourers for periodical re-examination of mobilised for the job. Throughout missiles will be seriously retard- licensees driving ability: or, at taken against neris! observation. the diggings extreme care. Wha the very least, a requirement that every driver involved in an acci-o workers were allowed to wear
anything while. Dumps of con dent shall submit himself to a struction materials were carefully rather more stringent test than is hidden in nearby forests. All ros the nation leading in the guided now required for promotion from and soil excavated was scattered missiles field will have the Traffic over a wide area. The earliest initial and perhaps decisive thie, learner's status, control in this Colony also rea single Allied plane would stop warning of the approach of even
superiority," Admiral Nimitz
don to over 14-a ton. dential candidate, Alf Landon, chase of urgently needed medical quires drastic overhaul.
"The potentiaļilles; As far all work outside the tunnels and continued.
speaking at the Junior Cham-supplies and foodstuffs. The Ball as numbers of vehicles on the everyone would disappear into of this type of warfare can more her of Commerce, anid today was held under the patronage of Australia and the local produc
pad is concerned, Hong Kong is shelters.
really be appreciated now when comprehensive plan for world the Chinese Consul-General Cypress Wood Walls It is realized that no effective approximately back to the position
1941, which leaves for CX- No expense was spared to make countermeasure has yet been pence should be devised at pre- sent to back up the Truman the hideout
emelent *x
and developed for the V-2 type. planation the frequent develop modern as possible.
It has been officially disclosa 2,000 a month. Reasons for this Special at-
"Now that the war has ended i Doctrine if a third world war that the Commonwealth Govar-lated during the war, has not bunt of serious traffic blocks, an tention was given to the section we must not make the assump
is to be avoided.
ment had not yet issued permits
been fully re-employed, event seldom within driving ex-being built for the imperia tion that we are the only nation
of 4,000 strikes and power rationing. The Family
Ile asserted the necessary for the Immigration perience prior
of the Australian car production of Precious cypress wood was used capable of appraising and de- first step is "real genuine dis. refugees at prosent in China. Whether it is more control or less for the walls, ceilings and floor,veloping the possibilities of the armantent accompanied by in-allors on board H.M.S.
Back in January this year four not expected before the middle
Glory of next year. control, in the sense of mure Anti-gas ventilators
were added guided missile as a weapon of ternationalisation of all key wrote to o Sydney newspaper
Fire gutted the PMG intelligent control) that Hong to an elaborate
the future. We must not forget spots in the world." He urged asking for pen friends and gave mission laboratory at Underwooll air-conditioning Kong needs is perhaps controversystem. Heating and plumbing that other nations have equal, if the quick establishment of aan address in Hong Kong, Ticy Street in the city on Friday night
2,000 und modern
installed not greater, access to the wealth world police force and the eli- received
Now replies. sia! Drivers who insist,
action.
Blocks of one bad-... stance, that the Garden Rund throughout the strongholds Iving of German Information, equipmination of veto to make Unit 11.31.5. Glory. accompanied by and nut 160 trunk littes out of
rooms and offices were furnished | ment, facilities and trained tech-ed Nations more effective.
H.M.S. Theseux, will be visiting room flats are to be built intersection Was more casily with delicate matting and richnicians as we havE.
"It ia no use fooling our-] Sydnyy on July 24 and will stay will be reserved for newlyweds negotiated by traffic proceeding furnitures and decorations. When
childless couples. They will "Dangerous"
Kelves that the United Nations until August 6. These four and in all directions when the Police
spfors will thus have 500 ad- comprise a. bedroom, living room will today has any real power to en-dresses-cach to choose from durand cooking recess, with combined that they Department was too short of
merely catalogue this informa- force peace in the world," he ing their holiday here. The two dinette. It was revealed staff to man the traffic signal
tion for future reference to ex- sald.-United Press..
alfcraft-carriers will be escorted in the Divorce Court that a man ploit it vigorously is fallacious
auctioned his wife for two bob in and dangerous."
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Delays at this particular bottle- neck recently have been on almost unprecedented scale, al though one would have thought| that the system of control of.a
Ago Today
"To assume
Admiral Nimitz said gulded missiles gave "every Indieation of revolutionizing naval war. He said the U.S. Navy fare." (From the files of the "China was fully aware of the poten talities or guided missiles and their application to amphiblour warfare, shore bombardment, anti-aircraft, submarine nati-submarine warfare-United Press.
traffic crossing of this nature Mail"). would by this time have been DENMARK AND HOLSTIEN— developed to the point of rule-of- The Intelligence of the action be. thumb practice, text-book stuff. tween the Danes and the Ger- Is confirmed: but the Presumably much of the existing mans, trouble will be rectified when the official report of the Hanoverian general Halkett is far from ad- Traffic Department has
-mitting the severe losses which pleted its plans for re-organising his troops sold to have the various lines of traffic flow
com-
suffered.
arc
in the city area, by making SWEDEN-Letters from Stock Queen's Road Central a one-way hobn of the 20th ult. state that street for a considerable distance the Swedish fleet was appointed and using the Cricket Club to
anil on
the 5th inst. The ground as
and Of Swedish
Norwegian corps around-about.
is scheme, all the vital details d'arine was expected to be con- centrated in Scania, the southmost
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
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By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
or
Yet
día-
trans-
and
order to buy a bottle of beer. Sheep worth more A£200,000 were on view at the annual Sheep Show. There were 1085 entries as against 643 last year. Prices, however, showed a decline
A A£12,000 lottery The is to be held next month. usual lottory, held twice a week, ticket
45,000 for a 6/8d.
of
of
belleved to be himself. .Petrol
rationing will not be lifted on
his 4-Hearts. He should have to the fire
The
close
and ADD YOUR CARDS TO| opponent's 1-Diamond. Among all
top-notch players this means: "The engagement has boon
Man HIS
las Eileen Sybl have enough strength for our side
niece of the Duchess of Throughout the bidding of a to play this in a game contract Gloucester, to. Mr.
Kings Philip good partnership, one process is if my partner's hand is worth mill Parbury. D.8.0., M.C., constantly being applied. Each less. All that I have to know from Port Kembla A man who partner in adding the value of his him is his suit. Even if it is of was buried nearly three months cards to that shown by the player only four small cards and he has ago surprised reintives when He opposite him by means of his bide. valueless distribution, such дя Ultimately, if they do that sound-three small cards of each other turned up very much alive.
now plins to claim the A400 ly and learn two important facts suit, I am willing to put us into paid for the burial of
what is the best declaration and game in something. what is the best halght-one So North's 2-Hearts bid, forced the other finds himself able to nut of him, showed nothing bot-July 1 as had been hoped. Instead make the bid which becomes the ter than four law hearta in
there is a likelihood of an acute were apparently completed severaj province of Sweden whence St.
liest contract. At least that is the trickless lind. That was okeh at shortage...... The John Charlo weeks age, but nothing has been could be transported to Scheleswig
San Francisco. June 26.
way it ought to go. The U.S. Navy Department times one member
But some that stage. But after South show Thomas concerte have topped the done. The problem grows more in a few hours.
of the paired his heart fit with 3-Hearts, will undertake a scientifle re- does not make a correct additlan, North made a very bad bid with Melbourne and bave gone
records of Tibbett, and Crooks in complicated while Authority PRUSSIA-The latest intelli- waits.
gence from Berlin, derived from survey of the Bikini Atoll tblso reaches an incorrect total.
of Gracia Fields summer to determine long-
reckoned that, if South could private as well as public sources
jet fighter force the side into a heart game has flown at 486 miles an hour is still of a very unsatisfactory range effects of the two atomic THE FILM BATTLE
held there bombs tests
Last
small slam at 10,000 feet in its tests at lacking the A-K, nature. Uncertainty, distrust,
would be sure. And with his Laverton. The Vampire was a Past experience has indicated and suspicion still predominate....
Some 40 scientists and tech-
extra K on the side, a fine player sembind in Australia recently and that success of British films over- RUSSIA-The cholera
niciana 'representing the Atomic 9543
trusting a fine partner should un-is the only one that the RAAF seas is dependent on their having making and havoc again
hesitatingly bid the grand slam possesses. In the xult. an effective "shop window." In Russia. According to a recent Energy Commission, the U.S. 53 America, hitherto they have been intelligence, there were in Wildlife Service of the Depart C543
Geological Survey, the Fish and D10986 mainly confined to small artistic week 155 cases in Moscow, 57 ofment of the Interior, the Smith-
which terminated fatally. cinemas, and have rarely broken AUSTRIA-A ministerial pro. sunian Institute, plus the Army signed by Count and Navy and other scientific East and India, similar if not Monteuclll. announced that in and educational groups
Washington, June 20. parallel conditions, have obtained, consequence of the lawicas pro- take part in the ro-study.
Scientista and technicians Mr. Rank is, determined to alter ceedings. of the University Legion,
State Department today announced' this arrangement, and has made a emanating from Worthless per, will bring back extensive collec-rablo).
that eight shiploads of grain 2D clandestinely tions of biological and geo Fast beginning by acquiring fifty large-tinuated themselves into the logical specimens. Divers will
are scheduled to sail for Aus town cinemas in the States and is University corps, the Legion was be sent down to gather data re-
"trla between now and tho ond. It is easy to see that North | CQD76
of July, bidding for cinemas in this part disbanded: students who do not garding sunkon ships while would take all of the tricks after of the world. It will be a good wish to enrol within eight days in hard-rock crews will drill for East lod his diamond K, without
The spokesman said the Vic. thing if a genuine demand for the troop of the national guard area on the atoll and make oven having to consider a fineass.
tory whip "Warwick" is loading load, British films can be created, not may abstain but within 24 hour radiological studies of water He ruled the
flour at Norfolk, Virginia, nd expects, to sall_by_the_week's only so that the man in the street must give up their arms. land and all manner of organ trumps in two rounds, ran
clubs for one discard in spades may be pleasantly amused, but to abdicate in favour of his
It is said the Emperor is about] isms,
(Dealer: South North-South end for Bremerhaven. He add
Boven other cargoes, * ed that also that he may get a view of
The ships assigned to the and two in diamonds, scored the
vulnerable). opado A and wound up with heart the British way of life a little phew, Francis Joseph.
taakį group Include the attack; tricks for the easiest grand slam If South gets forced into 3-No destined for Austria and con- more authentic than the distorted from Rome state that nothing submarine rescue vessel USS
latest advices transport USB "Chilton," the you ever saw.
Trumpa by North's two-bid, and talning wheat flour and maize, North had completely failed to West leads the heart 5, what card are scheduled to leave the pictures presented by some of new has occurred here: Rome in "Coucal, plus one landing grasp the real siguidesnes of should be played from the dum United States daring July --- those who like us so much!
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