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AMERICAN -
BASES IN PHILIPPINES
Manila, Dec. 23, Conversations between Mr' Paul V. McNutt and President Roxas over specific locations of United States bases in the Phi lippines are not due to begin uit after the Christmas holl- days, it was indicated.
Originally there were some 77 different which the United States sought for, base sites. It is belloved that these have been modded.
The Philippine government has desired
primed States military
to remove permanent installations from Manila.
the
Before leaving for Bagiuo, this week end, Mr McNutt conferred with Major General Albert M. Jones, chief of the United States military advisory commission to the Philippine government,acquainting him with the decisions reached during Mr McNutt's recent talks with President Truman and the State department on the bases agreement.-Associated Press.
LOS
ANGELES EARTHQUAKE
Los Angeles, Dec, 22. An earthquake look the south western section of metropolitan Los Angeles shortly after noon, but caused no damage. The Sheriff's Office reported that a shock was felt in two substations. It said one of the buildings trembled for two seconds. The shock was not felt in surround- ing areas, but the California Insti- tute of Technology reported it had registered a small disturbance nt 12.17 p.m.-United Press,
MANILA
SWEEPSTAKES
POCKET CARTOON
KINGS
PARC
JAPANESE ATROCITIES
IN BATAVIA
COMMUNIST PENETRATION
NEAR PEIPING
Peiping, Dec, 22. Four thousand Chinese Com- munists storming Welshan- chuang. 13 miles south-east of Peiping for the second time. within 48 hours, penetrateil Government defences to a point less than one-third of a mile from the Peiping-Tientsin rail- road. The Nationalists counter. attacked and forced the Com- munists to withdraw.
the
rear
The Communists bent on, cutting vital Peiping-Tientsin com- munication Kine, lunched a nitack, against Wanchuang. 20 miles Routh-east of Pelping, the National- ists reported.
border..
The Communists continued to advance against Anting, 15 miles south-east of Peiping. Government reports acknowledged that the Reda Tokyo, Dec. 23. captured Lishlenchen, tive miles Japanese troops who captured south of Anting, and pushed north. Batavia, Java in 1942 massacred ward toward the railway. "all the women and children" munist troops captured Pintingpao In North Chahar province, Com- they imprisoned there, an affi- seven milen north-east of Kuyuan. davit by a Netherlands Army | The Red forces captured two towns Lieutenant informed the Inter-on
Shans-Honan the national War Crimes Court try-press.
Taiyuan and Yuanchlu-Associated ing 27 Japanese leaders to-day.
Anting In Danger Sounds of the executioners" "guns ¦
Peiping, Dec. 22. were muffled by the dynamiting of Nationalist reinforcements have fish in a nearby river, said the wit-been rushed to Anting following an
his statement. ness, Lieutenant F. H. Oldham, in urgent appeal from that town for Presumably such more troops us there is danger that precautions were taken to prevent Anting itself may be taken. reports of massacres from reaching the
world. Another
andavit
Captain within the past 48 hours against the by Charles Jengeneel, of the Nether outskirts of Tangshan, n midway lands Army, said he saw one Dutch station at a point between Shanhal- ofeer beaten with a silek lushed
kwan and Tientsin nnd also along across the face wit
Fallline, with a belt and kicke the Felping-Mukden
which downstairs by a Japanese corporal.
is a vital supply line to Central An affidavit
the Netherlands Government troops in Manchuria. Javit from Minister of overseas territories,
Dispatches from Tsingtao said the Van Boetzel, was also
Communists again
the have cut
it It said that the Japanese
Tsingtao-Tainan railline after ment had promised the Netherlands had resumed, trafle only a few an February 20, 1942, that it would days ago. They were reported to abide by International
and removed treatles have blown up bridges governing treatment of prisoners, tracks at two different places along Associated Press.
the line-United Press.
Reds Take TungÎ!
Nanking, Dec. 22.
8th Route Army
Manila, Dec. 23. Lapupu yesterday romped across the finish line, leading a field of eight fi the third running of the Philippine charity sweepstakes, bringing the holder of the lucky ticket-No 598898 US$90,411,
The second prize-winning "horse, Yankee Dollar; brought No. 001806 US$17,705. The third horse, Ambition, brought No 788005 US$29,800. United Press.
NOTICE
Christmas Holidays
There will be no issue of the "South China Morning Post" on
of
Sickening Blench
Other Communist units, number around 1,000, made a second attack
The Commungli, Chahar town
Tokyo, Dec. 23. Evidence Introduced at the. Inter-
War
Crimes: Tribunal
recaptured national
thirty-five miles north-east of trying mujor Japanese
war Kalgan, according to the Yenan radio criminals to-day showed "that
the to-day,
that The broadenst
Said Japanese subjected Allied women **
more than 1,200 troops of General internees and prisoners of war to Fu. Tso-yl's East, Suiyuan Peace beatings and the water cure, as well Preservation Division were killeri us capturest Allled men.
and
wounded in the fighting, Lieutenant Colonel Noel D. J. In Hopei, the Yenan radio suld, Reed Collins, London, testified to the Communists' 6th Route Army requesting additional loud for has withdrawn from the
country women placed in solitary confine- town of Kuan, forty miles south- ment in totul darkness from three east of Pelping-Reuter. days to two weeks. He inspected Japanese camps In the Netherlands East Indies shortly after the sur- render.
Thursday and Friday December 26 and 27 Publication will be resumed on Saturday, December 28:
There will be no issue "The Hongkong Telegraph" on Wednesday and Thursday -December 25- and -26-
Publication will be resumed on Friday, December 27.
C. M. C.
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Puhalen Recovered
Taiyuan, Dec. 22. Government troops driving from the Taiyuan-Tungkwan rallway They were subjected to
liberated the Westwards fast Thursday
from the Col Puhalen
Communists. famillar Japanese treatment," Collins testifled.
Pubsien lies 130 miles south-west of Taiyuan.Central News.
British officer
the
The
sald stench of Japanese camps in the Indies, was sickening, The odour could be compared with a battle- field two or three days old.
The camps were full of Oles. Allied rescue teams were forced to keep, handkerchiefs over their mouth in some huts when inter-
RAILWAY RESUMPTION
Peiping, Dec. 23.
viewing prisoners in order to prevent announced that the Pelping-Pooting The Hall Administration yesterday
swarms of flies going down their section of the Pelping-Hankow throats, Black clouds of ilies cir-railway will be reopening for traffic cled above the camp. kitchen..
Hospital Conditions Japanese hospitola were over- crowded and lacked bedding, drugs, equipment and dressings. Some times patients were forced to lie on the floor.
Col Reed Collins, who served in the Indian Army, was followed to
on New Year's. Day-with a-test-run. on Christmas.
Traffic on the Kalgan-Tatung sec- tion of the Peiping-Sulyuan rüllway was resumed on Sunday. Both lines were badly damaged in the recent fighting-United Press,,
the stand by another Inding officer. UNRRA AID, FOR CHINA
Both witnesses were examined by the Netherlands assoclate prosecu- lar, Lieutenant Colonel J. S. S. Damste.
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Shanghai, Dec. 22. Dr J. Heng Liu, Chief Medical of- Major Michael Cartmer Cower fidal of CNRRA' who recently flow Ringer, who was born and educated to the United States to negotiate with in Japan, went to India in 1940 after UNRRA authorities for continuation being convicted on alleged spy act of medical relief supplies to China, vities against the Japanese. He told is expected to return to China shortly. the Tribunal that 1,400 British and Dr Liu's mission has been appar- Dutch prisoners died In Sumatraently crowned with Success DJ alore during the war.
UNRRA has decided· to continue While interviewing Japanese com- dispatching relief medical supplies to manders after the war in connection | China.-Central News.
king
tho Singapore trinis, Major Ringer said, he found the defeated
Japanese very helpful in giving in- Major Ringer said the Sumatra formation in minor atrocity cases, camps were overcrowded and rot and but "obstinate" in revealing Informa- vermin infested and many were built tion on major war crimes.
upon jungle swamps-United Press.
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