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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1948.
DUTCH GENERAL EXPLAINS
N.E.I. SURRENDER IN 1942
The Hague, Feb. 27.-The order to surrender to the Japanese in the Netherlands East Indies, given on March 18, 1942, did not apply to the Allied forces but only to the Dutch forces, Ter Poorten, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands East Indies Army during the Japanese invasion in 1912, said to- day.
He dismissed as "definitely untrue" a statement that he ordered the surrender to the Japanese of all forces under his command, including the British, without consulting the British communders.
the
even
The statement wan contained in official despatch ef Air Vice- Marshal Sir Paul Maltby, describing the RAF's part in the Java paign, when Sir Pau), as Commander of the Royal Air Force there, was serving under General Ter Poorten. Consultation with the British Air Oficer Commanding had not been possible because for severat daya hin whereabouts hind not
been kisawn, General Ter Poorten sald.
General Ter Poorten said that on March 8, 1912,
the Governor-General of the Nelher Innds Fort Indies. Jokherr Turda Von Starkenbarth Stuchouwer, were infotel the unless they met the J'aparece Commander-in-Chief Kalidjati. the town of Handang. carilor declared 127
town. would be bumber out of existence.
both he
experty
Japanese Demand
inf
Because of the hopelessness of the, Governor-! Tallitary ituntium, the
General art he himself agreed to The Talks this meelinot, hebt during
with the Japanese, efforts were mude to restrict the Bandung area.
enpitulation to The
The Japanese Commander-in- Chier refused and demanded A- conditional saun onder, threatening to bornb Bandung and other large was mercilessly unless the Dutch capitulated,
He also threatened to us; terror | methods against both the civil popu- Intion and the troughs at the fighting continued.
Consultation with Air Vice-Mar- shal Sir Patal Malliy was not possibles because the Japanese Com- mander-in-Chief demanded 741 m- medinte decision.
General Ter Poorten suld the Dutch agreed to the surrender of their forves with a definite reserva- tion that the surrender did not apply to the Allied forces,
Guerilla Warfare Regarding the possibilities .f Kuerilla warfare, General Ter Poorten. sutil the Governor-General, who was formerly also Commander-in-Chief. had informed him curlier that in- structions fron the Netherlands Government in London were thint
The last thine Sir Paul Maltby was seen, he was informed that Dutch Troops would avoid integral capitu-
ntion but that a partial capitulation or Troops concentrated on the Bandung pintenu could be expected. British And Australian troops were consequently withdrawn from the area and concentrated in the vicinity of Tjikadjang, 40 miles south of Bandung.
Singapore Despatches Censored?
were
Sydney, Feb. 27.-The news- puper Sydney Morning Herald today naked whether the des patches of Li-Gen. A. E. Per- cival, former General Officer Commanding, Malaya, and Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby, former Assistant Air Office In view of the large amber of Commanding, Far East. women and children evacuated from other areas to Bandung, the censored before publication. town was declared open to avoid Until the question is satisfactorily giving the Japanese any pretext answered, it declared, doubt for indulging in a large-scale blood-remain whether the full story bath at the expense of mom-com-Singapore has yet been told.
The newspaper sald Admiral Sir no Geoffrey Layton, former Cammin- Far Eastern Fleet, was for his outspokenness and that the absence of any explanation why his report
ort was not included in published anvoi despatches arouses suspicion about the completeness of the other documents.
batanty.
General Ter Poorten Fald strategle advantages could resulted from rejecting the Japanese demands, and an acceptance 2831115992
LESSON NOT LEARNED
Ware. Hertfordshire, Feb.
26-L1-6. A. E. Perelval, 6.0.0. of thr
British farers whleh
the
surrendered to
to
Japanese at Singapore I 1942, inlay
expressed Reuter Jits view that Lesson of the Malavan campaign described in his despatch nuh- Hshed tonight Bad not been fearned.
Recalling Britain's Lotal un- preparedness for war in the Far Hawl in 1941, General Percival de- clared: "The same thing is hap- pening acabo and the result is that other powers tend to be. come more aggressive,"
The general went over konos of the paints of his despatch. Not only many of the Indian troops Beting In Malaya
not
keen a lauk when war began, be wald, but there was at least ene divisional commander who had not dour so. The same applied to most of the Australian troops.
General Percival has written a hook covering a wider field than the despatch from his first ar- rival in Malava In 1938 to 11ars
of
aust of
General Peretval's despatch, it smit, | was expected to prove a limbshell imt contains nothing new and nothing į İsetetional and raises the question why it and the others were so lunat delayed.
**
Admiralty mrmopred | February 1 "Admiral Layton'a leontemporary report to the Admiral-
ty on the Malayan Campaign, written ; in 1942 before the Commanders-in- Chief of the other two Services →→ both in emptivity were able to give their considered around and aŋnly- s of this predominantly land and air cbattle, was not written with a view
puliltention and will not ta published ** ---Heuter,
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Indonesians Charge
Plebiscite Influenced
Lake Success, Feb. 26,-Charges that the Netherlands Government was deliberately prejudicing the political self- determination of the Indonesian people of West Java and Madura were made here today as the Security Council
HAVANA TALKS resumed discussion of the Indonesian question.
PART OF
MASTER PLAN
Czech
Communists. Will Begin Purge
Prague, Fob, 26.The launching of a
campaign
to bring Czechoslovakia's central and local govern. ments under Communist majority control, coupled with a purge of "treacherous elements" in public and pri vate life, is regarded by observers as the start of a "second, phase" in the political transformation of the country.
taken
over
While President Eduard According to information from the Benes has remained silent on British Ambassador in Prague, fle the "National Revolution" "pokesman said, there was nowhere ппу ign of normal parliamentary which has given the Com- procedure having been used.- munists control of the Cabinet, Reuter, Dr Cepleka, the new Com- Assault On Liberty munist Minister of Justice, has London, Feb. 26-Mr Herbert disclosed n. plan under which Counell, declared here tonight that Morrison, Lord President of the all government organs will be the recent events in Czechoslovakia by Communist were "an effort to destroy a nation's dominated "Action Commit-berty from within by men who tees."
owen loyalty, not to their own All provincial "Action Committees" country, but to a foreign power." will have been formed by tomorrow,
"Czechoslovakia was tho and all district committees, with successful of the democracies in control of affairs in towns and Central Europe between the wars villages, by March 2.
until the ler putsch took place," It is believed the establishment of he said, these committees will be followed by a considerable period of purging of the whole national life of elements hostile to the new National Front and Its strongly Commimistic programme. Progue Radio reported tonight that the "Action Committee" of the Progle Broadensting House had de- cided to refuse to the Czeeb Na- tionalist Socialists-one of the par- ties now excluded from the Cabinet --facilities to broadcast.
Benes Speech Doubt Meanwhile,
doubtful wheller The already twice postponed speech (which President Benes was to mate
this evening will be muertes,
President Bengs has been silen since the formation of the DeW | Cabinet--in which the Communists have 12 of the 24 seats-two days ARY.
Pruce, the trade union newspaper, reports that the Executive Committee
וי
most
"Now, again, it is the subject of a somewhat similar assault, The situation there is bound to give un- icly to all those who love human iberty.
"Let democrats there be coura- geous. Let men and women every- where resist tyrants, however they may describe themselves."-Reuter.
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In Bratislava, the Slovak capital, Office of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- Company will be held at the L-Col. Polak, a member of the Executive Committee of the Slovak Son & Co. Ltd., on Wednesday Democratic Party, declared in a the 17th day of March, 1948, at broadcast that he had formed on Noon, to receive the Report of the
Dr Sastroamidjojo, the In-popular will would demand the prior Action Committee to reorganise the Board of Directors and Statement
party. donesian Republican spokesman, consent of both parties,
Dr Sastroaidjojo declared this to A similar purge is reported under of Accounts for the year ended' said the Netherlands Govern-e a principle of the itenville agree-way in the other right wing parties,1st December, 1947, to elect ment wants to "present us with ment and also busle 10 the the resignation of whose leaders Directors and to appoint Auditori, a fait accompli and thereby Lindjat agreement.
brought the recent crisis to a head, M. Andrei Gromyko, of Russin, and in the Social Democratic Party. nullify or prejudice free ples
Notice is also given that the Canberra, Feb. 26-Anglo-biscites."
criticised [strongly
" Renville whose support for the Communists Transfer Books of the Company agreement, which he termed "one of gave them American aid. the Marshall
the parliamentary plan, lend-lease and the Havanu points
Dr. Sastronmiljojo submitted four the most shameful documents that majority they needed for the new will be closed from the 4th March. has ever been published under the government announced inst night by 1948, to the 17th March, 1948, trade negotiations were All 1. The Republie of Indonesia ob- aegis of the United Nations."
the Prime Minister, M. Klement both days inclusive. linked with the "great struggle jeetest strongly to free expressions of M. Exelo
Van Kleffens, of the Gottwald. of the democracies against Com-being unilaterally promoted by the not
popular movements when they were Netherlands, appealed to the Counci to increase the powers of the munism," Mr Joseph Chifley, Netherlands Government and not by Committee of "Good Oflees," as had the Commonwealth Prime plebiscite.
been suggested by Judge Kirby, the Minister. told the Australiantioned in
2. The security and freedom men- Australian member of the Com-
the Renville agreement
mittre. could be guaranteed only when the "Communism has grown in soil territory in question was free from terests of the country and of the fertilised by the conservative inter-martial law and an army of occupa- people especially, as it was certain ests of the world," he said in reply- Hori. that a rejection of the surrendering to Opposition criticism of Aus-
of the signing of the Japaneku kutrender. It includes some individual views
which would not have been appropriate In an officini despatch,—Reuter.
guerilla warfare had to be waged and C2 Parliament here today. that in general capitulation was ta fake place les justified by special capitulation rirenstances.
He recordingly sent jelegrams to his commandiers, instructing them not
Jel pay to Japanese reports of capitulation but
resist individually.
to continue
to
was in the best in-
Such actions were
not
in
ad-
"No valid reason has been vanced for increasing the rights of the Committee. We want the Corn- mittee of Good Offices" to remain such a Committee and not became something different."—Reuter,
Appeal To Deputies
A Parliamentary Action Com- mitee met in Prague last night for the first time, attended by represen- tatives of the Czech and Slovak Communist parties and the Social Democratic Party, and by deputies from the People's and the Slovak Democratie parties.
The
Action Committee appealed to all deputies, except "those
who caused the crisis," to proclaim their "adherence to the principles of
#
The possibility of wagi guerilla warfare, General Ter Poorten con tinued, was subsequently
Mr Chifley appealed to all Bri- gaining the full and free for OUTWARD MAILS responsible people's democracy" and rejected declared that Sir Paul Maltby'sish peoples to consider the inter-of
to the
The
il
demand would have to be revoked "tralian participation in the Havana accord with the Renville agreement later in consequence of Japanese trade talk among the 50 members principle, which obinined the con- terror bombing.
of the International Trade Organi-sent of both parties to the dispute In conclusion. General Ter Poorten sation,
and laid down the In conclusion,
uzion, eneral Ter Poorten
procedure
consent us impracticable because it was in-statement
pupulation through effect that the national trade negotiations as
which would be held to plebiscite, possible
to rely on the active c Dutch were not helpful was "with-world problem and not from the determine
whether the populations operation of the local population. but any foundation
point of view of marrow motionalist of the various territories The military
Air Vice-Marshal Sir
of Jayn, situation was re-
Sir Paul viewed al General Headquarters on who is now
Madura and Sumatra wish. their Serjeant-at-Arms of
thes
The negotiations-are-part of territory to form part of the Re- March 7, and it was
decided to House of Lords, informed by Reuter master plan inftinted when Britain's į aberlor organised resistance That today.
blke of Indonesia, or of another Ter Pourten's war of General
lender, Mr. Churchill, would be comments, said: "The events which obliged to compratuise over Imperial Indonesia.
was State, within a United States of left to use their own judgment. led up to the capitulation of Jaya Preferences", he said,
Any departure frein the are recorded in my dispatch exnelly This compromise was necessary plebiscite method of determining the as they had securred."
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Half of it was saved, but 12 tute booths and machines were damaged.
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FIELD WATERLOGGED Georgetown, British Gulana. Feb. in the return match between British 20. Today was again a blank dny
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The weather turned ine today, after a downpour had' make play
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"The American people had to be satished that one of their pet bug- bears-tariff barriers-would be sealed down before they would support aid to Europe. Australia was a purty to mutual #id and therefore had a moral obligation to support the compromise."-Reuter.
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About 24 executives, including the assistant general manager and four directors of the Bata shoe factory in Zlin. Moravia-one of the roan- try's major Industrial concerns- are reported to have been dismissed. With the appointment of Dr Alexey Cepicka (Communist) to the Ministry of Justice, in place of the National Socialist, Dr Prokop Drilna, afroduction of the doctrine that the
people's will is Jaw.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Closing Times By Aiz Bangkok. Rangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, Bahrein, Catry (Nalubi, Johannesburg Marsellies via Cairo) Augusta and London (Kowloon CJ'.0.) J p.m. (0.10.) 3.30 p.m. Saigon and 1'arls, 3.30 pun. Holhow, 3.30 pm. Amny. Shanghai,
Nanking.
Tsinglao, Pelping, Canton and Chung- king, 3.30 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea & Train Shanghai (Nea) 2 p
Macon, Tsinalin & Shekk! (Sea) 2 pm. Canton (Train) 2 p. Manila (Sea) 3
p.m.
Bangkok (Sea) 3 p.,
Kerutmont (Sea) 3 p.m. Canton (8) 5 p..
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Closing Times By Air
Bangkok, Feb. 26.—The new Siamese Cabinet, headed by Macho. Talnshan & Shekki (Rea) 4 p.in. Khaung Abhaiwong, is con- sidered ecrtain to get a vole of confidence when it faces a joint session of Parliament on Mon- day, as commands about 80 percent support in the combined Houses.
The Premier has dropped three Ministers and added three others to his caretaker Cabinet, which has held office since the coup d'elat by Marstal Fibal Songkram
Just
shanghai, 9 nan.- (reg): 9.30 am. (ort). Manila. 11. Innolulu, USA. & Canada,
11.30 .. (eng); 10 am. ford), Stanghal, Nanking, Hankow, Tainging, Peiping. Tainan, Amoy, Swatow. Kun ming and Calcutta, 3.30 pm.
Closing Times Tty Sea & Train Canton (Train) 7 an. Macao, Tslushan & Shekki (Sea) m. strilta (es) to (i).
Furmasa via Keelung (Sea) 10 nm. Japan (Ordinary fetters and cards only)
(Sea) 10 ani.
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They Gave
their Lives.
We, too, may give through the HONGKONG
WAR
political observers expect the in- MEMORIAL
A
Student March
report issued tonight by the Ministry of the Interior on last evening's incident, when students tried to marchi to see President Bones at his castle, stated that policeman's rife went off accidently as a group of student trouble-makers was beini: dispersed.
言
The bullet wounded
a person in the leg, it was stated.
Several groups of student trouble- makers who tried to create incidents were dispersed and several score of arrests were made. It was added. Reuter.
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Australia and New Zealand via Sydney
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Amoy and Freelow (Sea) 3 p.m. Maeno, Talahan & Shekk? (ñea) 4 pm. Kungeon (Hea) B p.m.
If George the Sixth has lost his November, and assumes the portfolioca, Trinston & Shekki (Beat 2 pm.
of the Interior himself. Although not D
the coalition, Cabinet, which has 12 Democrals and 12 non-party members, contains many reputable non-party man who command great personal prestige.
Government circles today pressed hesitancy about Siamese Nations at the United representation Food and Agricultural Organisation Conference, to be held at Baguio, Canton, Amay, Shanghai, Nanking, itan- A PATRIOTIC MATELOT, in the Philippines, shortly, The question "Who was the only This cannot be decided until the
ever
Have wandered for frem Europe's
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ex-
As two days have now been lost, king. In Europe to retain his throne new government is recognised in the captains, Mr G. O.-Allen andthrough World War 17" was badly ternationally,, which, however, is Mr H. P. Bayley, agreed to extend framed. It was intended to refer considered only a matter of days. the match to Monday-Reuter. only to the Continent.-Ed. IKT.] Reuter.
KRAMER EXTENDS LEAD Arcadia, Californin, Feb. 26- Kramer today extended his lead over Bobby Riggs to 22 to 16 in their tution wide professional tennis lour, winning 0-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Panchid Segura defented Dinny Palls (Austraila) 0-2, 0-1,
Recreio To Play
KCC Seconds Arrangements have finalised
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SLOVAKIA COUP PROTESTS
(Continued from Pake 1)
eleven to play the KCC second team ago, bears witness to the immense
dangers inherent in the world situs at the KCC tomorrow afternoon.
The KCC team will be $, A.
The will to war does not exist E. Randall, E. A. J. Hancock,
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AUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Closing Times. By Ale Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo,
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Portugal.
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