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Monday, October 15th, 1945.

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FRENCH COMMENCE ATTACK

Two Japanese Leading Annamites Killed

SAIGON, OCT. 14.

FRENCH TROOPS KILLED 100 ANNAMITES AND TWO OF THEIR JAPANESE LEADERS IN A PUSH WEST

FROM SAIGON AGAINST REBELLIOUS NATION Heavy Loss

ALISTS, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TO-DAY.

THE FRENCH BEGAN "VERY DIFFICULT OPERATIONS

AT DAWN ON FRIDAY TO BROADEN THEIR HOLD TO THE WEST OF SAIGON. Eight FRENCH SOL- DIERS WERE KILLED AND 15 WOUNDED IN THEIR ASSAULT ON A NATIONALIST STRONG HOLD.

British 25-pound artillery | ambushed a British reconnais- supported the attack, in which sance party. 800 Annamites were captured. They will face court martial, the French said.

Gen. Gracey told the Annam- ese leaders that their professed inability to restore nationalist- seized hostages was "an admis-

fectively as np administration,

Maj. Gen. D. D. Gracey, head of the Balgon Control Commission of inability to function ef- sion, warned the Viet Minh leaders at a meeting on October 8 that any Annamite anti-Bri- tinh action while the latter are carrying out their occupation assignment would be countered by firm action.

Gen. Gracey enid that despite the Annamese-French

truce pledged on October 2. armed bands of Annamties attacked British forces. A British of ficer and an Indian officer and two Indian soldiers were killed

The French received reports that Tongkinese are joining the Annamite opposition to French reoccupation.---Associated Preso. The French reported many Japanese unipera

their among mese weapons are Japanese-made. opponents. Many of the Anna-

A French token force, lo still skirmishing north of Saigon,

The Nationalgon, Oct. 14.

who have al- ready burned a number of Chinese uses in the San Administra- tive capital of French Indo-China

on October 10 in an Annamitel now threaten to burn down the attack on an airfleld, where they entire city.-Reuter.

JAVA REBELLION FLARES UP SUDDENLY

LONDON, OCT. 14.

A BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROCLAMATION OF THE INDONIESAN. PEOPLE'S ARMY IN JAVA""COULD HARDLY BE CALLED A DE- CLARATION OF WAR." SINCE IT IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE MOTHER COUNTRY,

HE SAID IT APPEARED MORE IN THE NATURE OF A REBELLION AND SAID APPARENTLY ONLY A RE- LATIVELY SMALL PROPORTION OF THE POPULA- TION WAS INVOLVED.

an

command, including poisoned

Of Life In Okinawa

Pearl Harbour, Oct. 14, Pacific floot headquarters reported today that 28 navy men were killed, 70 were miss- ing and 423 were injured in the terrife typhoon which lashed Okinawa during the paat week.

the injured, 01 were re- ported in serious condition.

Twenty-five of the men met death at sea. The navy said asualty reports still were in- complete. Domage to shore facilities wero extremely heavy-Assoolated Press.

Triumvirate

In Control

U.S. LINES READY FOR FAR EAST

SAN FRANCISCO,

OCT. 18.

SHIP

SHIP

CANTON GETS ON YANKEE HUSTLE

(BY OUR STAFF REPORTERY

A NEW CANTON 15 SLOWLY EVOLVING AS HUSTLING JEEPS AND RICKETT JAPANESE TRUCKS CROWD THE STREETS IN THE FIRST PAINFUL STAGES OF RECONSTRUCTION. THE JAPANESE ARE STILL THERE THEY ARE, BURPRISINGLY, CO-OPERAT- ING, AND HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SECOND GROUP ARMY, THEIR JAILERS, AN EXTENDED SCALE OF FRATERNISATION TEALINGI THINGS ARE GOING SO SMOOTHLY THAT TO ENCOUR- AGE FURTHER EFFORT ALL JAPANESE PRISON. BRS-OF-WAR, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER AC- TIVE OR INTERNED, ARE BEING GIVEN AN EX TRA 3,000 CHINESE NATIONAL DOLLARS AS POC- KET-MONEY TO AUGMENT THEIR KATIONS,

The Japanese are well stocked

with their own army supplies

and spend the extra on peanuts TRAM FARES

and bananas. Chinese soldiers,

to be seen only very occasional TO COME DOWN

ly rubbing shoulders with the captives, are more parsimonious in their expenditure and keep saving up for the eventual pur chase of several rlöw of land in the home province.

Pride of the Chinese Army is the Now First Army, men of good physique, Brechuanese, Hananost, and contingents also from Kwei- chow, Yunnan and Kwangal They are well armed and evoke the admiration of the local popu lace even more than the 2,000 or

American

атту personnel,

80

some of them American Chineso and Japanese,

NEW LINGUA franca

11

feature in the

A now

in

PACIFIC COAST OPERATORS

An inte DISCLOSED TO-DAY

dovleterosting of THAT THE

lingua RE-franca mixed SUMPTION от

Cantoness and COMMER- Southern CIAL

Mandarin-as a medium TRAFFIC TO of conversation between the popu-| SHANGHAI, HONG KONG lace and the soldiers. AND OTHER FAR EAST A good percentage of the officers PORTS IS SCHEDULED FOR speak English, and though not so NEXT MONTH.

heavily armed with money as the War Shipping Administration Tanks they attract the pick of the officials here said three lines--

local

young Chinese ladios. the

The New Firat Army was form- President, Isthmian anded with

nucleus of trained American Mall are prepared troops who had soon service for Immediate operation. the Burma campaign. On seeing A WSA spokesman said that a European, contries on duty will cargo "in considerable volume" grin and say, "OK." which is already is moving to private very often the limit of thoir firma in the Philippines and acquisition. of English. continues on an upswing. The vealed the fact that they were

Conversations with soldiers re spokesman said the estimated for American ways and were most MONTEVIDO, OCT. 14.

tonungo for November ARGENTINA APPEARS AT 45,000

is impressed with troop transport tons, for PRESENT TO BE RULED BY A

December planes, many having experienced 60,000 tons.

such transport and only too roady TRIUMVIRATE OF PRESI- DENT EDELMIRO TARRELL,

Ships are available and to talk about it.

DOLLARS FLOW is expected as REAR-ADMIRAL VERENENGO greater volume LIMA AND GENERAL EDUAR

soon as port facilities and la- into shopkeepers cash-registers, American dollars keep flowing DO AVALOS-THE LAST OF hour is available in WHOM

the the black market rate being 7.500 IS

Philippines. ARGENTINA'S NEW "STRONG

Chinese National to one U.9. મ NG MAN AND VIRTUAL-

The American LY DOMINATES THE BITUA-Lines reported that one ship is letters: "You got a fair exchange President Dollar. Cates show signs in big TION BACKED BY A CON- How loading with food stuffs, rate herp SIDERABLE SECTION OF THE ARMED FORCES.REUTER Cotton and petroleum and whi

In Argentine

a

An "a la carte" dish at the best

BUENOS AIRES, OCT. 14.

sail in the middle of November restaurant will cost about 450 WAR MINISTER GENERAL for Shanghai and Hong Kong. dollars but American cigaretten, EDUARDO AVALOS DISCLOS- The American Mail Lines re-despite the fact that the black ED TO-DAY THAT HE NAVY MINISTER VENENGO Hong Kong, Shanghai and what the chain-smokers pay in ported that their first ship to market to flooded with them, cost C.N.8660 a packet, about twice LIMA HAD EACH. ASSUMED North China will leave the Hong Kong.

WAR

darta, fro, and snakes, along with Nehru, President Osmena of Orst

AND

T PORTIONAL TOP CABI- west coast Jate in December.

The

Isthimian Steamship expect to have a ship departing Company's president sald: "We for Shanghal sometime toward the end of November."

rcanine

It, io announodd that the Happy Valley and Kennedy Town tramway services will de resumed in the very near futuro..

Resumption of these ser- viore will, it is soul, coincido with an announcement rogard- ing a reduction in fares.

Japanese Panicked

TOKYO, OCT. 14. - THE POPULATION OF JAP AN WAS IN A STATE OF PANIG AFTER THE ATOMI SATION OF HIROSHIMA AND MEMBER OF THE EMPEROR'S NAGASAKI, ACCORDING TO A ADVISORY STAFF HERE.

Declaring that Birohito's dec!- sion to accept the allied surren

terms was due to the usa by the allies of the atomic bomb, the spokesman said it was not because the

Japanese wore afraid to dle but because they feared that the Emperor himself might be includ-

this effect being circulated after ed if the use of this bomb was directed at Tokyo,

rumour to the bombing

dor

mmediately the run our bo- people gathered before the Palace known, thousands of Tokyo Imploring the Gods to protect. the

ions that Emperor. The situation became arrangements were made to evacuato

отступа

except rogarnmont officials from the city.

Tho the Palace wir Kyuto when the tually contemplatingly was at- moving to Ozrender terms were received and accepted," said the spokesman..----- Reuter.

Revolver Battle In Kowloon

WAS BELIEVED

The Dutch news agency Aneta SOR THEIR CLAIM TO MEM-

TWO said that the Indonesian peoples' BERSHIP IN THE

NET UNITED

Tinned goods and wines' are army had declared war on all NATIONS, THE FREE

Avalon, took the Internal and

everywhere on display and the IN- Dutch, Eurasians and Amboinese.

Finance DONESIAN RADIO SAID TO-Minister assumed the role of For

Shopkeepers feel safe in display- Ministries while the Navy

Canton stocks are enormous. The army is the military branch DAY. of the nationalist regime, headed The broadcast, heard in London Minister and Minister of

ing them. The Government lovice by Doctor Soekarno, which cun- by Associated Press, also asked

Justico and Education. Kendale

a tax

ax of 20 per cont, and the aiders the island of Amboin

Avalos announced he was lifting permission for the InWashington the press and radio censorship sumption of trade with Singa- to C.N.320 an issue and are FA WOUNDED ONG SERIO, IN

Shipping officials said the re-

pay

ONE UNKNOWN CHINESE enemy along with the Dutch be- participate

wspapers sell at from C.N.$40 WAS KILLED AND FIVE Cate the

which has created such a furora pore and Malaya "awaits only much in demand. The American Amboinese provided conference on the Pacific, schedul troops for the Dutch East Indies ed for October 23.

in the

country. Tho army.

Doctor Soo- not

It still was not clear whether or

the development of business Office of War Information occu- WHICH IT GANS FIGHTIN Soekarno's proclamation orders karno, head of the Batavia regime, vive the

The report said

President Farrell would sur there."

They said six lines ples a whole building with their CHINESE GUERILLAS PARTI hostilities to begin at noon to-day. which He called upon the Indonesians to from the Netherlands, had sent Mounted police armed with rifles tic, Pacific and Gulf ports.-

proclaimed independence whether ernmental crisis or have made plans to

own printing press and a large CIPATED, TOOK PLACE fight with every weapon at their teley Hat

he would be forced out. trade to the Orient from Atlan-American staff and local help. SHORTLY BEFORE P.M. appeals to the Indian patrolled downtown streets.

There is a library where one can HAST DIVENING WITHIN A feader, Jawaharlal

U.S.LS. Gen. Orlando Pelutto

(Continued on Pago '&) U.S. Secretary of State

STONE'S THROW -OP MONG- ROK POLICE STATION. allo reportedly detained at the army'e ordered

division

Enquiries at tho. Police Station headquarters in Buenos Aires on the grounds that

rovonled proliminary investigations broadcast came amid he left his command at Bakla

as indicating that the shooting fol- reports of an approaching crisis Blanca without permission-As50- in Java, where armed outbreaks ciated Press.

lowed, spreading. The

Dutch, bave refused to deal with

ARMY MAY SEIZE CITY Soekarno, declaring

him

traitor

Montevideo, Oct. 14. und Informed eireles hore; states Ida complete with Japan-van Kleffens is in London seeking into, Argentine, principal army Netherlands Foreign Minister Ranter's correspondent, forecast to reach

Mayo, an agreement LONDON, OCT. 14.

on sup contre, may advance on the capital INDONESIAN

pressing NATIONA- Dutch

the revolt which the t LISTS HAVE ASKED INDIA, small minority of the

and represents only a

occupy the city itself to THE UNITED STATES AND population. Association Prest.

nativo Prevent Peron and General Edu-

ardo Avalos, the Now War Minis THE PHILIPPINES TO SPON-.

ter, from obtaining support of capital. military units stationed in the

firearms-Associated Press.

Pamphlets lapued in Java repre- sent the call to arms as a boly war.

They assort that "Indonesian

Mohammedana havo been insulted by Dutch Christina pigs."

Byrnes and the Philippines.

The

are

The Indonesians have hugo quantities of Japanese arms and Japanese collaborator. ammunition and are in control of

two airfields

ese planes.

PUPPETS

ARRESTED

Tokyo, Oct. 14.

U.S. Eighth Army headquarters announced to-day, the arrest of

and. Manchukuo officials.

вау

J. P. Morgan In Colony

WHEN AN AMERICAN

ning Japancho puppet Nanking NAVAL OFFICER APPROACH- ED THE OFFICERS CLUB DESK IN THE GLOUCESTER

The Nanking group includes HOTEL AND ASKED FOR A Tein Toou Wang, embassy coun- COUPON BOOK FOR HIS.COM Bellor: Chow Su-chu, second em PANION, AE badsy secretary; Chen Shop-chi,

BRITISH LIEUT- Chung Yuon and Chong Lung: ENANT

ASKED third secretarica Capt. Yuan, f, P. MORGAN,"

"AND WHAT'S HIS NAME PLEASE?”. chief military attacho, and Rear

RESPONDED Adm. Wong

Ching-WIL

THE AMERICAN NDED group includes Wang Jung-tin, Ambassador, and Tro Yung-fang,

-Associated Press.

The Manchupkao

Genora Avalos promofaed the people of Argentina to-day that they would be free to call to power, whoever they choose on polling day, April 7th. There would be no "official" candidate for the Pre- sidency-Rentor...

Navy Moving Into

Queen Mary

FOR THE PAST THREE military attacks, gap' expression on Bild face and DAYS THE NAVY HAS BEEN

COLOGNE EXPRESS SMASH

Luneberg, Oct. 14.

FREAK SITUATION IN PARLIAMENT

LONDON, OCT. 14

WHEN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS MET YESTERDAY AN

UNKNOWN FIGURE. FROM THE GOVERNMENT BENCH SPREAD A COPY OF A BILL IN FRONT OF HIM, THREW IT AWAY AND BEGAN TO SPEAK WRITES WILLIAM BARKLEY IN THE "DAILY EX- PRESS."

FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES THE MEMBERS OF PARLIA MENT WERE FASCINATED BY WHAT HE SAID. "HIS

BILL WAS TO IMMUNIST MRS. JEAN MANN, L

BOUR' FOR COATBRIDGE, AND. J. C. FORMAŃ, LA- BOUR FOR 'SPINGBURN, FROM A PEDANTIC POINT"

OF LAW DATING FROM QUEEN ANNE IN THE YEAR

1707

These two had, it appeared, bean guilty of accepting thirty "one stillings and six-pence for attending a Rents Tribunal and that was held to disqualify them from doing other business which

engaged them at the time-to wit getting themselves olected as Members of Parlin ment.

gang dispute but beyond no further official

statement

was available

The wounded persons, including

Po-wal མ་ 14-year-old.

Wore removed to Kowloon Ho where Wong Kwal of 267, Re- clamatian St

Street, with. a wound in

his

Is reported to be in

wounded were Lau Wah (441, Reclamation Street), Lai Pine-nam (Boto Street, number unknown) and Loung Sau-yuo (44, Buto Street),

JAPAN JUST A

STENCH

SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 14. from which he never drew a COMMODORE JOELENT. penny of pay might still be BOONE, CHIEF MEDICAL OF- regarded as one which disquali-FICER OF THE" PACIFIC fled him from being a Member FROM THE FLAGSHIP TO-DAY THIRD FLEET, BROADCAST of Parliament

Therefore, he said, he with ANESD TREATMENT OF WAR

A CONDEMNATION OF JAP drew himself rapidly and oven PRISONERS. with loss of dignity from that particular Chairmanship.:

"Japan la a a land of filth, ice, fleas, vormin and rodents all fac tors that

dissemination of that promote diligense, * he declared.

has beon, and is to-day stench, to the world. We must nover pormit the antage Japanese to rise to power again,se dis and

"Hor people still connive OFFICERS ARRIVE

The Bill was given a second British officer looked up

Who was this with a "That's a good american

unknown reading-Router. dguro? He was Sir Hartley de Shawcross, the new Attorney U, S. CONSULAR quipped with a smile,

"Yes, and 1 BUSY MOVING FURNITURE General and member of the new offer mo's Vanderbilt

FITTINGS,*:** INSTRUMENTS Labour Government, u

MARY HOS Sir Hartley had no notes but ETC, TO QUEEN

will attempt to find ways and He is Executive Officer aboard BETTING UP A NAVAL HOS- his life been speaking: from the plane yesterday were Mesari place, as she believes, in the nun. destroyer

ON THE THIRD escort which has boom FOURTH FLOORS. 595-**

front government benches. Ho Charles S. Millet and Stophonylated Proga, z Uven many Ellipors in the des

whs Lout aitting at Sikan ITALIAWHERE THEY ARE spoko, as n man who had allArrivals In the Colony by means to bring a restoration of her

John Flerpont

from urigssuming chap as Morgan are the way

the whole thing was

Twenty-six persons were kiti unaware of his family connection it la understood, "16 NARROW ESCAPE AN

ed and Boventy-three injured when, a locomotive crashed into the rear of the Cologno to Hanover exprom to-day, along

in Hong Kong nearly a weeld All the forniture was ordored had a good story. He himself C. Brown, of the now Amori troyer escort unit who know the so short a time speaks volumen for catches of Queen Anne Cater Delafiey Col. Luke T. O, Lea IN SHANTUNG

Australia and its arrival in

i was nearly caught by the can Consular Staff, Call Cyril WRECKING BRIDGES

Mayer, Col. Robert Jä www.deuing Wagon Commission.

(2nd War Aron H.Q.), and LAHKO Cmdr. Paul Harper Rasing soldier hand, who have

Tsingtao, Oct 14. paszod to establish a hospital The House of Commond

been labeled as Communtate, havo Lisbon, Oct. 14 exploded imiro vairona belugas in surrender there was a change of visor on all legal questione sald

A democratia rally in one of the Central Shantimedy, Obreryors kald leaving Shanghai, salled to as Wanchal, it is learned, will be pull with, 192 repatriates abouraanded down and in

good advice" and that only two day was followed by Xorks thou, ETCH will be days before the gendral noction greet with cries-of-kabarbr

and people demonstrating for the Addsboro, MAY Loled my moural Bociated Press

he was warded that this postimin | Reuters: Do

Marella, bution the Japanese Inughed when its loading “nd-

Shanghal, Oct, 14.

The army” transport? Lavathé

in

A: The dxpress which was on ita America's? (fast evacuationship Tho'ola Royal Naval Hdapfo 14 fiat forstinately ho got some largest cinemas. Oporto on Batur, aho Cominushita, is-sbat' 'srea and

first run, since the end of the has been brought to a standstall-Reutor.

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