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Behind The COMMITTEE'S REPORT Dividing CNRRA Men In S'hai On
Bars
Tegal Jewish immigrante glare, out of one of the wire- meaked windows of the train on arrival at Klogknite Station from au "Brodis" ship cat Sept.4, Later they were transferred
to a camp at Lubech-APhoto.
Million Homeless In Jap Floods
Tokyo, Sept. 24.
The Japanese Home Ministry reported officially today that well over 1,000,000 persons were
homeless by the recent floods.
He Threw His
Jap Through
Court Window
Manlia. Sept. 24. 2
An aged white-haired Flipito
The majority of them have begun construction of temporary top of river villages on the levees and other high ground to wait out the slow
seepage of
Water.
Villages of rough shacks were ex-mayor temporarily broke up: complete with blackmarkets and
a war erlates triat of Japanese criminal gangs,
on war crimes charges today
In the latest revision of ila
ON "AID" PLAN "Marshall Policy Can Be Implimented"
Washington, Sept. 24.
A survey being prepared for President Truman by a special Government committee will say the United States has most of the resources to meet Europe's requirements under the Mar- shall Plan if "some adjustments" are made, it was learned today.
The special committec, headed by Secretary of the Interior Krug, is expected to forward its re- port to the President this week.
r
Officials familiar
It places speelal emphasis on
with the the Bexibility
American repre
advise said it would to adjust economy
itself to President Truman tint certain levela could not be severe demands such as World | export War Two.
Behieved without voluntary or enforced alloca- government
The Marshal plan is viewed na another of the tests that have been met successfully.
in.
Despite indicated shortuges The Krug: Cómmittee was of some export items, one off- created by the President in ciat said the report "does not mid-June to prepare a balance ok binck if the necessary ad- sheet of United States re-justments are made." sources and their relation to He added: "We will point Europe's antleipated recon- out that the job on the wholc struction demands.
can be done in such a manner After three months of in- that American economy tensive work the committer not be disrupted." report shows that the job en- vianged under the Marshall plan may be done.
Alternatives -
wit
The Krug report leaves fina decisions and recommendations
Line
ZONE FRENCH LINE
JUGOSLAVI
ITAY
Soldiers place a marker in a cemetery on the outskirts of Gorizia where the new boundary between Italy and Yugõ÷Slavía will be kazoon as the "French Ling.”—APhoto,
Japs Told "To Kill" Behar Victims
But it warns that adjust-on how European, requirements ments-in the form of sub-to be met to another presiden- atitutions for allocations of tial committee directed by scaree, mnterinls-will have to Secretary of Commerce Averel be made If the European esti; } Harriman.
It does, however. point out) mates are to be met,
Authoritative KZurces said alternative courses for meet he report udicates that suping specifle gaps in the DL- pllen of wheat, corn, "coll," steel, þtion's restureen. conveyor sted, nitrogen, ferti As finally prepared fng the fizer and some kinds cf in- President. the Krug report fostrinl equipment will be makes only generul assump
Europe's A during the next five tions to what
98 overall requirements will be.
This was done of necessity since the final estimates have only now reached it from Paris where 10 western Euro- pean nations drew them up.
scarce Cars.
The Krug Committee worked on a five-year survey although the Marshall plan, as now pre- raved, only covers four years.
Typhoon S.W. Of Hong Kong
Tokyo, Sept 24
An official British courier arrived here by plane with the -final druit........
The Evidence was given
the
Wireless
Fraud Charges
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK ALSO IMPLICATED
Nanking, Sept. 24.
Members of the Control Yuan assigned to investi- gate into corruption among public officials in Shanghai have reported the discovery of illegal transactions by officials of CNRRA and the Shanghal Postal Savings Bank, an official of the Yuan said today.
Reports have already been were on strike, they promised. written, -charging certain the power supply of consumers CNRRA officials with corrupt would not bo disrupted, hut activities, ranging from mis- vowed that they would not re- appropriation and unles turn to their jobs until their workers have bern motor vehicles turned over to fellow CNRRA to outright embezzle-released. ment."
The report
Haid
Authoritative source mean- "high white reported that alx addition. officials" in the Shunghal Postalci Power Company workers Savings Bank apparently were were arrested yesterday, follow- involved in illegal activities. ing a mass demonstration in Meanwhile, In Shanghat, front of the Bureau of Soclul polled today began an investiga Affairs.-Associated Press and ilon into the oll market fullor. Reuter.
ing reports that more than 1,000);
tons of oil, including edible oil. Bomber Burst
gazoline, diearl alt and lubricat.
ing oll valued at CN$20,000.- |
000,000, were being hoarded by In Flash Of
an underground organisation.
Police aceused dealers of manipulating the market In huge profiteering rackets.
Blackmarkel prices continued to skyrocket.
Dismissal
of
oll
Violet Light
Great Yarmouth, Sept. 24.` A plane, Identified as an RAF bomber, crashed and burst into flames during a
storm, near here carly today. Elxbodles were taken from the wreckage.
· Lifeboats ... are scouring the now in nearby coast, scoking porsible America, "x no longer a ropre survivora ince first reporta said sentative of the Chinese Aused the plane carried a crew of gintion of Labour” having been nine.
The Ministry of Social Affairs said today that Chu Hsach-fan, Chinese Inbour leader
éxpelled following a court niction, Eye-witnckson såld the plane, charging him of misappropriu-a Lincoln bumber, exploded in n tlon of labour funds donated by great flash of violet light while Amertean groupe.
in the air, apparently saving Denying statements made by been struck by lightning. Chú in the United States that When villagers reche the the Government was interfering wreckage I was imposable to with the Chinese labour move hanrile the fuselagt which was
that white-hut, inent, the statement said, Chut fled to Hong Kong later
to
and R.A.F. planes are co-operating the United States in the search for "because he lacked the courage; bodies of survivors.
to return to China and stand an Press. open trial."
The Ministry said the CAL]
additional Called
senior staff officer of the wartime Japanese Navy testified before the No. 5 War Crimes Tribunal yesterday that the Japanese term "Shobun" meant “dispose of" or "to kill”
Momo. Captain Shimanoucht
vivors of the miv, Behar In the chiya arded that he understood indian Ocean. the term "dispose of" mzan Under cross-examination by Mr. that prisoners were not to be Sekul. Counsel 'for Captain brought back alive.
Mayazumi, Shimanoucht said that A series of new: French demands
it was stressed at conference held yes prior to the commencement of ihas been laid before the United
States which, if not met, will terday during the continued trial perallon SABO" that secrecy Ul. functioning in Shanghat] TYPHOON WARNING
Vice-Admiral Saltonju and
undar new President An Fu must be maintained. threaten to set the Marshall plan of A tropical storm may sweep
conununication
therefore ting and the body set Was
up in burk six months, according to a Captain Muyazumi, charged with the South China const to-
committing n war crime-theimited to messages
of vital Hong Kong, "is bogus union morrow or the day after to relluble diplomatic source.
lexccution of some 5 British sur-urgency, such as the 'sighting of catablished by Chat.” (Continued on Page 12) morrow, according to the T- phoon Warning Centre of the
chrmy vessels.
Strike Off American Air Forces today,
Regarding the treatment of',
In Shanghal, more than 2,000 | prisoners, Shimanouchi said many workers of the American-owneri opinions were expressed at the Shanghai Power Company- Mine,
to supplying electricity ""To Kill
largest part of Shunghal--went Asked what he understood by back to work this afternoon Pago Three the term "dispose of," Shimanou-after a 24 hour strike in pro St. Francis Hotel Caso. chi replied that it meant not to test against the arrest of six Page Srvan bring them back ativai
fellow workers last Saturday Page Fight under suspicion of being alleged Communist agents.
when, after kleutifying-u. Jau,official figures, the Home Minis- anese as the man who veilered him to be tortured, he rushed, sald 999 were reported dead, and 984 missing and 1,616 injured acrass the court room
in the widespread floods. threw the Japanese out of
The storm, which is gradually window.
The Ministry's Incomplete re. The Japan, Captain Shizuo ports wald 1,182,878 were made increasing to typhoon intensity of 70 miles per hour, is expoct- Nakano, did
not resist when homeless when 415,211
homesed to roach within 200 miles Teodorico Snrosario, former were destroyed or flooded. southwest of Hong Kong af mayor of Dasmarians Cavite,
three o'clock. tomorrow mom- ing. Tokyo time, the Typhoon Warning Centre said.--Central | Nows.
60acked him.
Nokane was accused of alding
"Flowers"
in the torture of many scores of At Kyoto, an elderly fapan. Cavite civilians in December, exe, who instated on" remaininy |
anonymous, today sent a
1044.
100
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THE WEATHER The Filipino, after being reyen note to the military govern. | A 600 hr. GMT (3 p.m. If... primanded by the court for vlement cfflelal in Kyoto to buy thous was centred about 250 miles 8 f Hong Kong, moving WNW at 18 knots. lence to the riefendant, teatifled flowers for the two American Pressure Is blah over N China and so the that Nakano's men hogtied blm soldiers who died in the recent E of Javan and le relatively low over Slam and many others in a school- floods" atter reading the story and French Indo-China and to the f
(the Philippines, house, strung them to rantera of the tragedy in a Japanese
Today's Furcenat:-Fresh & wird, zshm- and applied whips.-Associated | newspaper,-Assoginted. Press dusty renting BE and later 3: cloudy with Press
and United Press..
fairly frequent lowers, benvý na única,
Yesterday's Weather- Maximums 97.4 deg. Fuh.
CHINESE PROBE INTO JUNK AFFRAY
Two Procurators of the Canton District Court and á Canton Peace Preservation Corps Tribunal Judge arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to in-- terview the authorities concerned on the trial In March last of two members of the Corps.'
Minimum: 14.5 dra. Fah..
Hunshine: 1t boarn.
Rainfall 7.4 mm.5.29 lhck Tute! sine
Jan, 1–2587.2 mm.::99.89 inches ng
against an average of 1007, in
76.11 Tacher.
1.
Remilaka at
p.m.
Dürò at ml, ...1909. 1001,1 m,h
Pauls 20.82 23.74 inches.
富强
Rel. Humidity Dew Point Wind Direction. Wind Force,
71
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Chiang's Men Said To Near Chefoo
Nanking, Sept. 24.
He interpreted the Japanese -term "Shobun” toʻmean, "dispose of" "to kill The term "shuchi" he understood to mean "to deal with."
In answer to a suggestion by
The National Government lifted the curtain of secrecy from military activities as its Shan- tung armies seized the town of Chihsia after a bitter night fighting to move within 35 miles of the Red seaport of Chefoo. Lieut-General Teng Wen-yi, Great Wall, said he expected Mr. Sakal that "shoun" did not
resistance On the Government military spokes- the Red
mean "to kill in every Instance man, told foreign newsmen to Shantung Peninsula to collapse the term was used; Shimanouchi
said that that was how he inter day that he would release newa within two weeks. of the civil war developments He said that the Government preted it when he said shobun." at ieant twice daily, with an and forces alrently were with. He ugrted that the word could additional weekly round-up of in six miles of Lungkow, mean something else, according the general war situation. second only to Chefeo among to the way it was used and at.
This new. policy followed the Shantung ports frequent complaints by news- Elsewhere in Central China, men that they were unable t: General Teng said the Na sonnel was left to the discretion
btain authoritative Jaformationalists hold the upper hand. of Individual commanders,
It was possibio that it was tion on the fighting.
In the Honan-Hupeh-Anhwell region, troops of the one-evel Mayaxumi who sold that prisoners Red General Liu Po-cheng should be treated according te were not only fusing the pinch naval regulations
After the Behar was sunk, he of the castreling Government units but also shortage of food remembered that Mayazumi made suggestion to Sakonju" that the and munitions.
General Tong said. Nation-captured prisonerschoold be put list defcases along Lunghai to work by the Japantes.
The triat continues at 10a.m. and the Hanków-Pepíny rail- today.
"Collapse"
General Teng, outlining the fighting is China within the
Tho. Procurators are Wong tenced to four years imprison- NEW YORKERS URGE
Shu-toong and Luf Wing|ment by Justice, Williams. cheong. The PPG Tribunal They were douvlcteri for Judge is Tong • Yat-shul, assault with Intent to rob; for} Today they will be "heenm- shooting with intent to malm :: panied by a representative of and for unlawful possession cf
AID FOR VIET NAM
"
road bulked the efforts er General Liu, General Chan Keng and General Chen Yi to join their Ited armies Juta dangerously strong "Red" force. of the throw: Reil. Troops generals wero kept inolated by the siperior. Nationalfat troops. Gonerul Tang added.
New York, Sept. 24. the Chinese Foreign ...... Allalių urms, garden UNKN Four hundred New Yorkers attended a celebration- Comalastoner to see Colonial Evidence showed that the of the second anniversary of the Independence Secretary (Mr. D.M. Mae two men werd in Ta group of Viet Nam today, the Dougall)
which commandecred a sam- They voted unanimously, all Asiatic countries and Allied: It was learned Inst night; pan ni Deop Bay (Chinese resolution asking the United political parties, give encourage that the throc Canton officials waters) and then sailed Into Nations to examine the dispute ment to Viet Nam...
between the Republio of Viet Mrs." Pendit." Indian delegale will also seek permission to British: watora;
Nam and France and take steps to the United-attoria, study the notes of the Judge At the entrance of Uh Long haiting the "Tronoti-war of "We Indians feel deeply, for, the Pulene Justico EHJAWI Creek in the New Territories aggression, Ada 157 Viet Names for we struggled 15ams) who presfiled at the they approached a fishing Junk The meeting also added to for independence. Aslamist
ratons" "against Lease not be subjected to more wara-Red: taal of the two PPC men and ordered it to halt, urethe United Stat
French and I look forward to, the day; Felping inter they plan to visit the gun battle between the renderingsgjald to the
Government a Sigf
when ail: the world? work ɔto- ot where the alleged ferie. two, Junks ensued resulting in continue the war ing
sether for the food, of the.com-'of the VYTAUTOT the junk; from Chinosè wators Arne resolfiung wij Criminal - Stáitsusin | being overwhelmed.
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LONDON TRANSPORT STRIKE CONTINUES
London, Sept. 24. Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards were at Smithfield :"Expansion":"\ Maricat today us for the four Earlier Palping despatches successive, day troops moved however, say the Nationalists London's ment supply because. of of the unofficiäjäkkiäjöf nearly ported today expar
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