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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, DECEMBER 23, 1947.
AN EVEN GREATER SYMBOL Position Of The Emperor In Japan
Wishful Thinking-POPE'S XMAS
NIZAM AFTER GOA ?
London, Dec. 22.
The London Sunday news- paper News of the World reports that the Naam of Hyderabad wants to bur the Portuguese port of Gon, Western India,
am
It suggests that the re- turn 10 London of his daughter-in-law, the Prin- cess of Berar. is "not un- connected" with this bition.
AL the Portuguese 'em. bassy In London tonight. Reuter was
informed that the report WS without foundation.-Reuter.
Travelled Faster
Than Sound
THE
By America
New York, Dec. 22. The New York Herald-Tribune in an editorial en- titled "Emperor of Japan," sald: "Despite American efforts to reduce the importance of the imperial institution in Japan, an institu- tion so long employed by evil purpose-it ap- pears Hirohito is becoming an even greater symbol of Japanese nationalism than he used to be. Correspondent Allen Raymond observes. "The Japanese Emperor worship is like a stout tree that bends before the western breeze but does not break.' "Hirobite received wild ova- Joccupatlin mithorities would have deelsion lo tions un post-war visits to every been created by pravine: un Honshu. Enormous employ the service of the Em- public and private contributions peroe temporarily arid were made to pay for his trips. upset the throne. It The generosity of the Japanes: font however, that
to
then may turn this difficult
In this connection is in marked procedure would have been wise. contrast to their reluctance and
Chinese Distrust
(ear
[1]
In many cases refusal to pay taxes to support the democratic
"The Chinese Government au- machinery provided by the new thorities, who have strong rea-
nstitution.
to son
have Japan, "The triumphal tours of the enthusiasm for Hirohito or the Emperor as well as other events (imperiai institufian. in Japan erente questions about some the policies the United States followed In that country and Indicate that Antricans have not been free of wishful think
WASHINGTON, DEC. 22.
MAGAZINE AVIA TION WEEK REPORTED TODAY THAT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCES NEW Ing. ROCKET ENGINE PLANE. Might Have Been Best BELL XS-1, HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE
ADDRESS
The
Vatican City, Dec. 22.
Christmas Eve address of Pope Pius XII in traditional response greetings from the College of Cardinals will be broad- cast to the world by Vati can radio.
The original speech, in Italian, will be broadcast at the '0955 GMT. Thereafter
will broadcast Vatican translations In Englishi, Polish.
German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Dutch and Portuguese.--Associaed Press.
Russians
Maintain Position
MOSCOW, DEC. 22. Central "The Nanking
Daily
NO PESSIMISM IS BEING News reported recently China's
EXPRESSED IN MOSCOW proposed peace terms for Japan
ΤΟ THE for COMPARABLE provision would include a careful scrutiny of Hirohito's GLOOM IN THE WEST OVER degree of responsibility for the THE BREAKDOWN OF THE Pacifte War. The newspaper in-FOREIGN MINISTERS "After the American victory dicated that China might raise the COUNCIL SESSION IN LON- to questions at the peace table about DON AND PROSPECTS OF "SUPER-over Japan it was agreeable
believe that Hirohito
be both the title of the Emperor and
FUTURE COLLABORATION used to maintain urder in Japan his fa proposal for which are strong
Chinese are not convinced AMONG THE BIG FOUR arguments) and that he could be that Hirohito is merely a charm- rewarded for his services by being ing gentleman who lives peace allowed a retain the throne (a and they do not suffer for the proposal of much less merit than illusion that the character of the
Japanese people is changed by the idea of using him). new
mest pressing problems
"A lot of disagreeable and shiny new constitution."-United
SONIC BARRIER“ TO FLY FASTER THAN THE SPEED
OF SOUND.
The publication asserted that flights at speeds somewhere above 660 miles per hour and which reached
recoril Bititudes had been made "sev eral times” during the last month at the Air Force desert fight centre at Moroc. Cali- fornia.
No official anouncements of] such flights, which would con- stitute anta of the greatest feats in aviation history, have been made by the Air Force. nor did Air Force officials com- ment immediately.
According to the magazine. the first supersonic flight in his- tory Was made by Captain Churleg Yaeger. Air Force test pikt. The magazine says that "severn] subsequent penetra. tions" of the soni, harrier haveį been made by test pilcte Howard Lilly and Herbert Hoover. United Press,
COMMUNAL RIOTS IN BOMBAY
Bombay, Dec. 21.1 Feur people were killed and eight injored in knife attacks
by
communal
(a
c.uild
Tower
for the Press.
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
8
10
12
13
14
17
18
19
120
21
23
24
Difants in
North and Central Bombay, to- Jay.
The present communal distur-25 bances, which started on Thurs-i fay, have been confined t
sporadic knifings.
On Saturday, two people were killed and two injured in Cen-
ral Bombay.
The Government has been im- peaing a curfew and collective Anes on affected areas.-Reuter:
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REDS SENTENCE
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have (Byclo-Russia) district, been sentenced to 21 years' can- finement in reformatory labour camps, Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reported today.
All 10 defendants pleaded guilty and asked the tribunal, for clemency-Reuter,
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