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MAIL HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DUTUBER 10, 1945.

SHIDEHARA'S CABINET

Yamashita Not Considered

Trial Submission

MANILA, OCT. 1. THE PROSECUTION IN THE TRIAL OF GEN. TOMQYUKI YAMASHITA WHO PLEADED NOT GUILTY AT HIS RAIGNMENT AS A WAR CRI MINAL YESTERDAY, INTRO DUCED A BILL OF PARTICU. LARS ACCUSING MEN UNDER THE TIGER OF MALAYA'S COMMAND OF 64 SPECIFIC ATROCITIES.

Tamashita is not gretion o committing atrocities himself.

Since tḍa trial, echeduled begin on October 28, is to be the first of an around-

GUMRte. Involving war criminworld earler tho

question of reap stillty held by the general for acts of thej men under hin command has ri precedent-netting point.

Yamashita's American-appointer legal counsel moved at the piraten ment for

mint charks hal of the war cr

on the ground that

the indictment does not hold the general personally responsible for the atrocities. He p charmed onte with Taflure to prevent his troops from committing atrocities.

A document of several thousan* words accuses Yamashita's men o crimes ranting from petty lootta to wholeanle sinughter and tor

turo, Ran zac ran into the sands. Specific hentines are dis passionately noted, The burnin pillaring and loatin of Manil- are laid of the dow of Yamashita's command Associated Press,

England's Soccer XI

London. Oct. 8th.

The England Soccer team to moet Wales at West Bromwich on October 20th is Williams (Wol Scott (Arsenal), Kinsel (West Bromwich), Soo (Leices ter), Franklin (Stoke) and Mercer (Everton). Matthews (Stoke), Carter (Sunder aud). (Newcastle),

Stubbins

Hagan

(Sheffield United) and Walso (Hudders field).

IT

CHINA'S LIST OF

Likely To Last WAR CRIMINALS

London, Oct. 9. New Delhi Radio to-day that China will shortly submit_her_list_of_ specific war crimina's to the United Nations war crimes commission.

The flat will meludo all' Japanese who advocated military and political exploita

tion of China.-Router.

reported TOKYO, OCT. 9. PREMIER SHIDDHARA-CALLED HIS NEW JAPANESE

CABINET INTO SESSION TO-DAY AFTER THE AN NOUNCEMENT THAT ADMIRAL SUYEMU TOYODA WOULD FILL THE POST OF NAVY MINISTER, WAS THE LAST MAJOR-CABINET, POSITION TO BE FILLED. TOYODA WAS COMMANDER AT YOKO HAMA AT THE TIME OF THE SURRENDER. Shidehara told the press hc| The creation of a second Minis

at the business ofter without Portfolio which was directing a government and he accepted by Joji Matumoto would rely heavily on his politi- former Minister of Commerce In. cal advisera:

creases the strength of the Cabine 'to fourteen.-Router.

NWORN IN

was new

Newspapers were critical of the premier's cabinet selection. The newspaper Asahi said: "We should never go back 15 years. We peed a

fresh

political sense.

Cabinet Secretary Datsaburo Tsugita predloted the cabinet; would meet with General Mac- Arthur's approval, and there have been no Indications to the contrary from MacArthur's headquarters

Teugita said, however, that a new cabinet will be formed by political party men when the majority party is decided in the Peral elections in January.

The cabinet members are: Commerce and Industry Sankur Ognauwa, agc 60. a parlamentarian and business.

man.

War Minister-Gen. Sadashi hieu271F3.

ex.

Agriculture and Forestry— Kenzo Masumura, 62, parliamentary vice-miniator.

Justice Dr. Chuzo Iwata

70, u lawyer.

Welfare Dr. Hitoshi Ashido, 68, member of the house of re- presentatives.

Transportation

Taka

Tanaka, 57, veteran house mem- ber

Minister without Portfolio- Ko Matanmoto, 68, a parlia- mentarian.

R.A.F. Lands In Sarawak

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.

Kathink, DA. 9.

Kramer's Story At Belsen Trial

LUNEBERG; OCT. 9. JOSEF KRAMER, ONCE THE MASTER OF BELSEN CON- CENTRATION CAMP, TOOK THE WITNESS STAND ON MONDAY IN HIS OWN DEFENCE. AND DENIED RESPONSIBILITY: FOR THE CAMP ATROCITIES.. WHEN HIS ATTORNEY, MAJ, THOMAS-G-WINWOOD; -CALLED HIM TO THE BOX THE MAN, WHO WITH

44 OTHERS IS CHARGED WITH DEATHS AND BEATINGS AT BELSEN, LEAPED TO HIS FEET, STUMBLED OVER THE LEGS OF FELLOW DEFEN- DANTS AND STEPPED ON THE HEELS OF A MILI- TARY POLICEMAN WHO PRECEDED HIM OUT OF THE DOCK THROUGH A HIDDEN PASSAGE AT THE BACK OF THE COURTROOM. ...

A scant 30 seconds later the chunky, thick-necked Kramer reappeared and stood stiffy Be ford C. L. Stirling, judge nd- vochte of the court,

ac.

of

Softball

Cup Won By Sailors

Tokyo, Oct. 9.

The first RAT. aircraft to land The how Japanese Cabinet

in Sarawak for three and a half After a low-toned inquiry hirving received the approval o

venra arrived at Kuching lap Stirling announced; "The Saturday, restoring the link bocused Kramer is taking the the Allied Supreme Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, was tween Britain and the only native oath on the Bible. He snys 1

worn in by the Emperor at the state in the world to be ruled by' w Imperial Palace to-day.

white gajah, Sir Charles, Vytur science and ho, of course, will be binding on bis con- Baron Shidolara, the new PrimeThe airdraft carried a blimber Rive his evidente la German." Minister, is making an anabonenet Kuching

A Civilians. Who had. ment through the air to the people boch fh internment in Singapor

hard, unflattering light Boftball of a standard poliom of Jupun sometime to-day.

directly overhead Inid bare the seen in Hong Kong was provided for three years and more, and flat, included

unpleasant planes

to the large number of fans Wo born in an Internment camp.

a three year old boy. Kramer's face as he answered gathered on the Hong Kong Criclatt the questions put to him by his the games in connection with the Club ground yesterday to witness At Kuching. kitchen gardens. flower beds and tennis courts all attorney, reciting the progres-V-Day solobmations. had reverted to fungie. The gol alve dates of his career fa the At the conclusion of the matches hilly bush country. course looked liko B stretch of 3.3. concentration camp servic Major Thursby, Adistant, HK.V. Oneteatly and disclaiming, all reaponry awards, captain of the painted doors

a silver cup bigger horses hung sideways on that

and shuttere osibility for the horrible thing-

inmates have said took "Ontario" team, members of which broken and rusty hin-es. -Router.

place in the camps.

each received a medal.

Tho Kramer said he was unable te

open unteers

game was that do tween the oak for hulp from the German the former winning by 7 runs to.6. and the Reat, army for food because he was dependent on the civilian organi-scoring runs in the first stanza to The Rest went off to a good start, sation for his supplies.

This is an unprecedented action on the part of a new Prime Minis- tor so soon after the fdrniation of his cabinet.

Today, Adiniral Toyada, who yesterday accepted the poat o Navy Minister in the new Japan Cabinet, has withdrawn in favour of Admiral Yona rotiring Navy Miniator-Reuter.

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We Must Federate Or Perish

LONDON, OCT. 9. WITH THE REOPENING OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT TO-MORROW, THE REAL TEST OF THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BEGIN. ACCORDING TO PRO- FESSOR HAROLD LASKI, CHAIRMAN OF THE NA- TIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR PARTY, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FRASER WIGH- TON, REUTERS' POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT. Professor Laskl was one of

Shigeru the guests at the "Eve of ParliaVARSITY

Education-Tamo Maeda, Foreign Minister Yoshida.

Finance-Kelze Shibu Sawa. Home Minister - Zenirc Horikiri.

Five of the ministers served in the Higashi Kuni enbinet❘ Associated Press.

The team contains four changes from the aide which narrowly defeated Ireland last month, with Wiliame replacing Swift and Stubbins. Hogan and Watson replacing Lawton, Mortensen and Leslie Smith respectively.

Накап,

been abroad Cabinet held who has since he played a big part in England's victory over Scotland et Glasgow in 1941, la speciall coming back from Germany for this

Katie.

Lawton, injured during a visi to Eire, finds himself omitted-- not for the first time in his career In 1943 he gave way temporari'y to Westcott and later to Wels but he is key to come back when fit and in form.

Newens Ie's shorp shooter Steh bins, who gets his first cap, should prove an able deputy.

The other new can footballer

cricketer Walton of Heddersfield

an

After the receipt of Genera' MacArthur's approval, the new unprecedenter! pre-investure meeling, at which the Premier-Dusiunate is reported to have expressed frank views on And basic policies, both foreign dumestic, in an effort to secure uniformity of action. Reuter.

COLOURLESS BUNCH David Brown. Reuter's Corres- pondent in Tokyo states that thei Cabinet is composed largely colour: Liberals, and politica observers in the ennital are of the to b:

آن

opinion that it will prove

"fifty-day Cabinet." "There are virtually all Liberair

another

but they are tame and not fighting Liberals," a lending political writer .stated.

was en expected choice for th outside-l-ft position. which seldom been adegrat-ly led sine the retirement of

Manchester City's Eric Brook.-Reuter.

Sydney. Oet. 8. To Austre.inn Cricket Board is holding its first meeting for fiv yearn October 11 and 12. I'

derstood that they will as

by an English team during

B V

thu 46 47 scaron-Reuter.

The new Cabinet was given an

even chance of surviving until the next general elretions which wer originally due in January but is row likely to be deferred unti March.

The opinion is growing here tha' premature elections would be use eas and the revision of electora lists and procedure is essential be fore the nation goes to the polls.

KOISO GIVES ADVICE

ON WAR CRIMINALS

mant"

party given by Lord

Strabolgi, former Chief Labou BOAT RACE

آور

Whip, at the House of Lord last night. The party was ut tended by many members parliament un ministers, in- cluding the Secretary of Stat for Indin. Lord Puthick Lay rence. First "Lord of the Ad miralty. Mr. A. V. Alexander and Minister of Education Ellen Wilkinson.

The Professor said, "Therr are not only immense domestic problems, but there are other grave issues, made still

more grave by the failure of the Lon- don Conference to achieve unity in foreign affairs."

FEDERATE OR PERISH

"There are, I think,

three

central issues: first, the arriva at common promises of action by the three great powers, for #9 Benjamin Franklin snit "They must hang together they will hang separately": second, the creation of a new Germany which can swiftly re- turn to the comity of Nationa third,

an international agree ment about the use of and re search into atomic energy.

London, Oct. 9. Mr. D. E. S. Clayes, Honorarı Secretary of the Cambridge Uni versity Boat Club, s.ated to-day "Until the rationing situation im proves and training up to pone

standards possible, har time been decided not to row the boa race from Putney to Mortlake."

Consequently, the annual univer sity boot race will be held a

clev

probably in next March. Four races have been held ther

during the war-Reuter.

About one third of the pouni on transports arriving in t camp in February and March were already dead. Kramer, in the witness-box answered the questions fired at him in a staccato high pitch and his eyes twitched nervously. He said that when the war was ore! bn did not feel honour bound t Hitler, He further stated tha he had nover taken active part ir the selection of victims for th zas chamber,

He smoke for one hour about the difficulties at Be'sen and how th medical supply situation had rapidly deteriorated since Decem ber 1944.-Router.

SCAPEGOAT?

A few minutes before Kramer entered the witness box, Winwood opened his defence by saying:

"When the curtain finally ring down on this stage, Josef Kramer will stand not fa the bones in Belsen' but as the scapegoat of Belsen. He is the scapegoat fu the man Heinrich Himmler, whos bones are rotting on Luneber kenth not very far from courtroom. He is the scapegoa the whole National Socialla Bystem."--Associated Press.

for

lead 42 but after this they were blanked for the next five Innings while Volunteers notched up four singles to tie the scores at 6-8 at the end of the seventh, thus neças- sitating an extra innings. David Leonard then scored to give Volun- toers a well-deserved win

The teams were: Volunteers: A. Ozorto, A. M. Alves, G. N. Gosano, D. 3. Leonard, B. Gosano, J. L. Alves. L. G. Gosano, 8. Bux and M. D'Almada Remedios.

The Rest: Abdul-Razack, Gon- salvos. Ali, Xavier, Gutarroa, Hel- trao, Hollanda, Rozario and 's- gain.

GOOD PITCHING H.M.C.B. "Ontario" were too good for Volunteers in the secara game of the afternoon, winning by 13 runs to 7.

"Padro"

Edwar*. nitched great game for "carib" and t was due mainly to this. counted with some air-tight fielding, that the Volunteers were able to score only Reven runs, although their batting was by no means door.

Neither afde send in the onen- thiring innings, but Volunteers Bored A single through 'aw Troner In the second, only for "Caterlo" to mply with five and four more in the next frame to are a 9-1 lead at the end of the third.

WAGES PROBLEM and

U. S.

STRIKE WAVE

WASHINGTON, OCT, 7. WITH LABOUR CONTROVERSIES INCREASING ON A WIDE SCALE, THE SECRETARY OF LABOUR LEWIS SCHWELLENBACH, IS EXPECTED TO CLARIFY THE ADMINISTRATION'S WAGE POLICY OVER THE WEEKEND, PERHAPS GIVING LABOUR THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WHETHER AMERICAN LABOUR CAN BE PAID AS MUCH FOR 40 HOURS OF WORK IN PEACE TIME AS FOR 48 DURING THE WAR.

MOST OF THE WORKERS NOW ON STRIKE ARE ASK- ING A 30 PER CENT FAY INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF OVERTIME PAY WHICH THEY RE- CEIVED DURING THE WAR.

can be ex-

"The world has now reached a point, of which Mr. Atie spoke in 1989, when he sat "We must federate or perish."

"The time has come to lay em phasis on our identities and not or our differences. The Labor Goy:

Official labour ernment can best effect this pur statistics show that living costs crucial stage and

department [ilize the situation is nearing a pose by fulfilling the socialia

for

rison 30 per cent which it was electer purpoate

since pected to move swiftly toward As: it conforms with the polley 1941, thus providing the unions, a large scale strike move.

0 the Government the basis will b with the biggest argument, b Whether it will wait the laid for effective reconstruction."

Professor Laski concluded brestricted to 15 per cent during conference to tackle the lasuc cause pay increages had been November labour-managemen: observing "wo" have above all t

depends on developments, remember that time le our enemy and not our friend."-Router.

TOKYO, OCT. 8. AMERICANS SHOULD NOT IMPOSE THEIR OWN DE- MOCRACY ON THE JAPANESE, BUT SHOULD GUIDE THE PEOPLE IN THE. DEVELOPMENT-OF THEIR OWN FORM, CENTRED AROUND THE EM- PEROR. GEN. KUNIAKI KOISO, ONE OF JAPAN'S THREE WARTIME PREMIERS, ASSERTED TO-DAY. KOISO, WHO BECAME PREMIER AFTER THE FALL OF U. S. Marines

SAIPAN AND HELD OFFICE UNTIL AFTER THE IN- VASION OF OKINAWA, SAID THAT MANY RE- FORMS AND CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL SYST TMM. PARTICULARLY

In Charge

nave

the war.

the

200.

government suspended shipments to Europe, wher they are action was taken because of t vitally needed. Th. domestic coal shortage.

There have been unconfirmed

EUROPE'S INTEREST rumours that either Schwellen- bach or President Truman may fected by the strikes will Le nf European nations already at- announce a new wage policy. tcfected still allow another 15 per cent wagtuation is settled.

mare before ∙thú increase. Wages were con-

Because-150,000 minora stay rolled during the war in an ed away from their jobs, h Tientsin, Oct. 9,

attempt to put the brakes on inflationary trends, United States marines.

are t disarm Japanese in this area an

Whether

governmen turn their weapons over

would allow manufacturers to to th Chinese government:

bocat prices a similar amount Tension has been mounting, ir

or order them to absorb it and the, ramion since the cessation o hostilities. There are more thay keep the price level the Barne 25.000 Japan

would be the key to such pren where the marines lande move.

troons in thi October

THE PROBLEM 7....In addition there ar pronet rovernment tropa and The chances are that labour 55.000. Chinese commenia's of th would put up a terrific clamour Koluo said Japan. had two eighth ronto army, whose lenders if the price lovel was advanced opportunities to nek pence durinnre the war, but both timas the fenlow of their power.aleo, arguing that the benefit militaristo fatorvened.

IN LESS IMPORTANT OFFICES WHERE HE PRO- POSED A FORM OF DEMOCRACY "AS A GO-BE- TWEEN" FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE EMPEROR. Kolso expressed grave doub American government and people, that Japan will ever be known in the prosecution of Japanese as n demaerney as it is understoo

war criminals, would "distinguis the United States." He ant between soldiers and militarists." however, that "the precent con- He said: "There are liberalists stitutional monarchy must not b among the soldiers and militarists changed #rey nu

among the civilians.

in

nr

The 65-year-old Koiso appeared relaxed ая he talked to Associated Press corresponden In the living room of his home. -clad in `n kimono. occp-lonn•

puffing on в Зардиеве cigarette and sinning tons as he talked o his wartime political career.

short period durin

For at

the war. I assumed the premier he id and I am pre

Bhip"

pared to take the full "enenar

Associated Press.

The first chance' was when JAP PLANES FOR

Japan rode the victorious wave of conquest over the South Pacifl and

military might, he clomed

was at the peak of he CHINA'S AIR FORCE

le second wre-after the all-n

far downhil

nibility for whatever, haneno fortunes om Saipan, won at a

nipan. when tho

hed in empire's military

It Was

Chungiding, 20

Japanese heavy bombers

of their wage Increase was nullified by the higher costs This would leave the situation Just about where it was and would threaten the calthtry

with a bigger wave of all

At present, government poli» is to allow wage increase with derine my tenure of office,

good fiving condition are tout passing along a rice in Koisons rotamed by Cantorrifle cost of American marines

Incorporated into the Chincrease to the consumer. Thar MacArthut on the war crimina that the pulverizing B-29

Air it was announced in are indications this aupronch guament-laf which meludes many Forteig om SuperChungking-to-day, Semenic will at least no followed lapar Jag political and military orched against the Janan.homs- were

found in the Nanken any government effort Xanders.

Ho expressed the hope that the Associated Press.

land with such devastating effect. zone, of which the greater var change the wago structure...

is in perfect condition-Router. Administration officials red

In the gruenth. Valantenmu zando apellant effort to draw level hut. threa was all they could manama, leaving the nilorg eamfortabló winners by six runs. The teams

were:-

Volunteers: A. Ozorio, A., Alves, N. GOBATIO, D. J. Leonard, B. T. Conno, J. L. Alves. L. G. Gosano, S. Bux and M. J. Remedios.

"Entario": Naylor. Nelson, Cuinn. Fraser. Cameron. Weaver, Lake, Peters and Edwards.

Mr. L. J. Davies, whose death is reported "from Bombay. was for MARY VIRTA own of the kast cricketers of Hen Ron Cricket Club and manresanted Hong Kong STE

the 1922 Intervort arminst Shanghai, and Malaya, in Hong Kong.

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