CHRIST DIED IN JAPAN CLAIM
By ERNEST HOBERECHT
Heral, Japan, May 17- Peasants of this northern Honshu village claim that . Christ lived, died and was buried here after fleeing from his persecutors in Palestine..
They also claim that the Virgin Mary is buried here along with the hair and an ear of Christ's brother, who dia- guised himself and was cruci- fled in place of Christ, who fled through Siberia and Alaska be- fore making his home here.
The "graves" aro about two miles outside of this village. They are between two low hilis, are about 24 feet apart and are marked by two square poles about 10 feat high.
PAULA
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ` MONDAY, MAY 17, 1948.
By DENNIS WHEATLEY
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Czech Air
Force Men
Flee Reds
Munich, May 16.--The Bri- The story of Christ's life in tish-trained Czecho-Slovak Air Japan is a legend that the people Force is deserting wholesale of this village claim to have hand-and fleeing into Germany, a re- ed down from generation to genera-fugce officer said today.
tion.
According to the legend, Christ Arst visited Japan when he was 21 years old, remained here until he was 33. He was said to have as sumed the Japanese name of "Tenku Taro Jural" and to have learned to speak and
Japanese language.
write
the
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TRAVELLED ALL OVER Villagers here said Christ travel- led all over Japan, stopping for periods at various shrines and offer- Ing prayers.
was 34, ho
went
When Christ back to Palestine, according to the legend of this village. He is sup- posed to have fold, his followers about "the sacred heaven of Japan."" "Christ's teachings at that time were not welcomed," says the write ten account of story that has been prepared by the local autho- rities. "Scholars were especially op- posed to his teachings and at last he was to be crucified.
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The officer, Heutenant whose name cannot disclosed for his own safety, said only five percent of the Offleer Corps, which the RAF taught during the
war. is Communist- minded.
The airmen are meaking over the border by land. It is no longer possible for them to steal planes.
They
Recently, the informant sald, all officers were called into
kear a harangue by a politician. were told the Air Corps was known to be pro-British and anti-Com- All officers were ordered either to munist, and that this had to stop.
Join the party or swear allegiance to it. The response was silence, the informant said.
The fugliive officers, It is said, consider that President Eduard Benes is no longer ruling the coun try, and therefore their action is not desertion.
There are at least 1,000 former Czech military men now in Bavaria. Refusing to join the Communists means they cannot even cat, they sold, and that is why fight Is the only recourse.
However, Christ's brother dis- guided himself as Christ and wan crucifod on cross. Thus Jerus Christ managed to escape and took refuge in Siberia from where whereabouts became unknown.
"Just before he lett. Palestine Jesus said: 'Soon thou shalt not ace me any more. I shall be going to my father.' These words are in the Bible also.
apeech Japan. When he fled from Pales-
By father he meant that the government would have no line he had made up his mind to come to Japan again.
RETURNED TO JAPAN
"After roaming around various
Czecho-Slovak Minister of State Anton Zapotoenky said in a
further need for "enemics of the stote."Associated Press.
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CHALLENGE TO UNESCO
MEETING
San Francisco, May 16.-The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi- sation closed a three-day Pacific regional conference after being told. It must choose fast" whether to be a "militant or- ganised force for peace" or to stay in quiet waters out of
countries, Christ four years later. Permanent War danger."
at
on February 20, landed Katguranosato, Aomori Prefecture.
from Alaska.
After coming to Japan again. Crimes Court
Christ again called himself Tonku Taro and lived in the village of Heral. He died at the age of 196, and he is buried in Heral hilt of Herai village."
The village people have a song which they say sounds like ancient Hebrew music. Even though they sing it, they do not claim to know the meaning of the words..**
They said anclent cooking utensils had been found at a nearby sito. where Christ's house stood.-United Press,
NO BODIES FOUND
Washington, May 18. Brig- General Telford Taylor, chief United States prosecutor at the Nuremburg war crimes trials, called today for a permanent world court to pass jud- gment on any such cases in the future.
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The challenge was voiced at the Dr G. Stoddard, final session by
University President of the Illinois. speaking before 2,000 UNESCO delegates from seven Western States, Howali and Alaska. Dr Stoddard Bald: **The long-
plans of UNESCO ore indeed marvellous," but he demanded to know why "we are not knee-deep in the Palestine problem. today of all days."
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He asked: "Similarly, where General Taylor, in Washington to UNESCO in the Chinese conflict, in- make a report to the Secretary for India, in Pakistan? Have we nothing the Army, Kenneth Royail, on the
say about the status of peace in trials, told a press conference ho thought such a world court would be Spain, in Italy, in South America?" catablished eventually, adding that "The unique, permanent, exciting The speaker reminded delegates: developments within the United Nations indicate a
business of UNESCO is to contribute trend in that to a just peace, but wo trust direction.
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Fierce Oghting was reported to-the only one of its kind in Palestine night for the possession of the -some 10 ralles south of Lake French monastery at Lairun.
The Jewish capture of the Latrun detention camp and the Arab village of Deir Ayoub, in the same area at the Tel-Aviv end of the Bab Et Wad pass, on the Jerusalem road, appears to have cut of the Arab forces in the town of Ramich.
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Tiberias, on the Jordan
İraql ́ planes, tho communique added, has showered leaflets on Kashur, and Bissan two Jewish settlements, promising 150 in habitants "safe conduc!" if they surrendered unconditionally,
Forty Jews and a "quantity arms"
were stated to have POWER STATION CAPTURED
captured. The Ireal claim to have crossed The Iraqi troops were understood the Jordan was made in a Defence in Baghdad to be led by the Regent, Ministry communique
Jasued
In Emir Abdul Illah, who, before the Baghdad on the second day of the advance began, told his
then: Arab Invasion. started when Egyp- wish you good luck and a decisivo tian forces crossed the southern victory in co-operation with other frontier at midnight on Friday. armies in the liberation of Palestine According to the Baghdad com-from Zionism and world Jewry after munique, the Iraqi forces captured diplomacy had failed to secure the the Rutherberg power installations.
Araba' just rights.” These appear to be the electric: power installations at Naharayia-
Solid South Democrats Plan Revolt
Washington, May 16.-Sena- tor Olind Johnston, leader of the South's "ditch Truman" forces, sald today that he would nominate General Eisenhower for President at the Democratic National Convention.
JEWS DRIVEN OUT Syrian troops are claimed to have occupied a former British Army camp near Samakh, south of the sea of Galilee,
A Damascua communi- que stated that the Jews, had been driven from three settlements, and Nuqeib on the east coast of the Sca by Galilee had been cheheled Syrian forces, it was added.
It was added that the Byrians had raided several Jewish settlements in support of
of the advancing Lebanese columns."
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porta added.
It was the first time an important Southern Democrat had pledged King Abdullah's Arab Legion- himself to a "nominato -Elsenhower" naires are reported to be advancing frontiers in move at the convention in Philadel-across the "castern phia on July 19.
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denied the recent assertion by the. Democratic National Chairman, Mr. 3. Howard McGrath, that "there is no revolt" against President Tru- man in the traditionally Democratic solid South. He said he could "as sure Me McGrath not one South Carolina delegate to the convention will support Harry Truman".
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HAGANAH COMMUNIQUE
In a communique today, Haganah said at least 200 Arab soldiers were killed in the fighting for Malakia village, on the Lebanese frontier. seaport of Acre, north of Halle, was Haganah claimed that the Arab
erected at any moment. Last re- besieged and that its surrender was ports from the Arab town said it. Asserting that anti-Truman feeling was swish victory in the battle for
being held by the Arabs. was strang
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was also reported highway, Senator
pith Truman on the ticket, the Democratic turn of the strategically important Party
Wouldn't even carry Missouri Arab. village of Deir Ayoub at the in the November elections.”
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counted
Johnston
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reports that the revolting
the
set up a a week since the Arabs more than solid roadblock by blasting rock down from roadside cliffs.
The South Carolina Democrat dis- 14 railes out of Jerusalem.
Deir Ayoub was the
Was the main Arab. Athens, May 10-A tour day's
Southerners might throw their sup- stronghold in the battle for search of know-covered Mount General Taylor said
the records
"I UNESCO is merely competingport behind the "favourite son" of
pass, which has roged Ghlono, central Greece, failed
with to and decisions
efforts of the
Nuremberg knowledge, it is entering
existing
to sprcod Dixie-United Fress reveal any trace of 40 babies re-tribunals “constitute"
crowded a landmark In ported to have been strangled by the development
field, ill-prepared to add much of International weight. guerillas,
Government
Law as well as a vital
source of medical party stated today.
information upon the basis of which
"Peace is not simply a word and Government officials suggested the history can be written for
is never a static condition. It is "bandits" removed the corpses at truthfully
social achievement of the highest and fully then would
-magnitude. Wo expect otherwise have
to been
pay possible." Associated Press.
dearly for war, but we like to think of peace as cheap, simple, serene It is none of these."-United Press.
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night after their discovery by military party on May 4.-Reuter.
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Strike-Torn Minnesota
South St Paul, Minnesota, May 16. -National Guard troops were ordered to Albert Lea, Minnesota, today to extend state control over atrife-torn areas in the bitter CIO Packinghouse Workers' strike.
Heavily armed troops continued
to patrol meat plants hero and at nearby Newport after wresting con- trol of the streets at bayonet point from massed pickets yesterday."
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Canberra, May 16.-William
The Arabs are strongly entrench- ed in the massive stone buildings of
French Trappist monastery the commanding
approaches to Latrun, former Jewish defention
camp:
the
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The monastery stands on a 01- side near the junction the Jerusalem Tel-Aviv road and the road which branches off to tho
MacMahon Ball, former British guns were still attacking the
Commonwealth representative on the Far Eastern Commission, will leave on May 24 for South cast Asia to select students for Australian scholarships and arrange for the sending of Australian relief supplies.
In announcing this today, Mr. Herbert V. Evatt, External Affairs Minister, said the scholarships will be mainly in engineering, agricul- tural and veterinary sciences, with a few in arts and selences.
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New Delhi, May 16.-Rellable sources understood
that Laik All the the Prime Minister of Hyderabad, had written to the Governor-General, Earl Mountbatten, asking for mini- Call
mum terms for the settlement differences with India.
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THE FIRST GAZETTE The first official Gazette of Israel's Provisional Government sp-
It was said that after confidential peared today, carrying an appeal to consultations, Earl Mountbatten had the citizens of the State to rallyinformed Hyderabad that while the. round the Government "In the hotte Government of India did not want of supreme test."
lone.
It declared: "We are not standing to march into Hyderabad it would Bail will select about 25 students Jewish people of Diaspora, (the terrorist Moslem uniformed
incursions We are supported by the not tolerate the border
ΟΙ the Razakars, 011 allegedly Burma, Java, the
move- Fallippines, China, Indo-China and Jews outsido Palestine), and behind me
us is the conscience of civilised of the Moslem Dynasty of the Nizam ment dedicated to the perpetuation
and the protection of the dominant
India demanded that Hyderabad
the Razskars.
possibly Slam.
The
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ban
Officials said all was quiet today. Colonel Harlan Bynell, Chief of Staff
relief supplies will be di-cribing the military campaign, of the Stato Adjutant. tributed General's office, said additional recommendations.
with UN Moslem minority troops would be sent to Albert Lea, Mr. Evatt sold he hopes these mediate three-fold task, the appeal
State дз the Government's im 120 miles south, como time today, pozitive steps to promote interna-warned that there would be "blood at the request of local ometals. tional understanding will strengthen and tears, sacrifice of property and
ties between Australian and lives, toil and work" southern peoples-Associated Press. citizens.
Sherif Hjalmer Wulff at Albert Len said that between 300 and 400 pickets. had been massing at the Wilson and Company plant in the last two days-United Press.
Greek Guerillas'. Treasury Found
for
It was reported that Earl Mount- batten had assured. Hyderabad that the Indian Government had no in- all. tention of Interforing in the internal autonomy of that country-United Press.
It called on the Jewish com- munity to respect the equal rights of Arabs living within the Israel boundaries. The appeal concluded: "Citizens let us maintain the honour of our young State to arms,"
Wallace Comes Out For Jews
BERLIN FIGHT Berlin, May 10--The
German heavyweight champion Hein Ten
A Haganah communique declared Hoff of Hamburg, weighing 210 lbs, earlier today that Egyptian planes. successfully defened his title, against yesterday bombed a Royal Air Force Los Angeles, May. 10-Mr. Henry Arno Koelblin of Berlin weighing at temporary aerodrome and wounded Wallace, the third party candidato
Ibaby- round today.
knockout' in the fifth eight British soldiers.
for the Presidency, told a press con- Egyption planes also machine- ference
that
the United Blates armoured units should bring immediate pressure to the guerillas "treasury"-3,000 gold in forty-five thousand spectators, gunned a British
several thousand allled yesterday on the Hebron-Jaffa road, bear to halt aggression against the personnel at the Olympic stadium that
communique
said, It added | now nation of Israel. booed both fighters for their thight. that the officer commanding the
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Athens, May 10.The Grock polles round today claimed to have discovered
sovereigns which they alleged belong to the Greek Communist Party.
Several leading Communists were reported to have been arrested in connection1 with the discovery, Itouter.
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