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CHINA MAIL

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Vol. 1, No. 34.

Friday, October 19th, 1945.

NEW FORCE IN

EIGHT MILLION

CHINA POLITICS NAMES IN NAZI FILE

Interview With Head Of Democratic League

CHUNGKING, OCT. 18. THE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE, ORIGINALLY A FEDERA- TION OF SIX POLITICAL GROUPS, IS EMERGING AS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN CHINESE POLITICS AND IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN INFLUEN- TIAL PLACE IN FUTURE DISCUSSIONS TO UNIFY CHINA.

IT ALSO WILL PROBABLY HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ARRANGING THE MAKEUP AND CONVOCATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS PLAN- NED AS A CHANNEL POR INTRODUCING CON. STITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CHINA.

America's

Future Preparedness

WASHINGTON, OCT. 18. CONGRESS POINTED T: DAY TOWARD ONE OF ITS BIGGEST JOBS IN FORMA TION OF A POST-WAR MIL- TARY POLICY.

The following developments

came road:

(LT)

Berlin, Oct. 18. American troops have un- covered a Nazi master filo of personnel records bearing nearly 8,000,000 names. It is considered one of the

most important documentary cat ches of the war and post-war period.

file includes The almost 2,000,000 names of persons who applied for party membership and were rejected.. -Associated Press.

Admiral

Goes To The Rescue

The league is composed prin- cipally of liberal intellectuals' and was founded in Chungking in 1941. It was at first amalgamation of the China Youth party. The National So- cialist party, the Third party. IN-CHIEF, ADMIRAL C. J. H. the National Salvation group, HARCOURT, WAS FIRST ON Vocational Education THE SCENE OF A SHIPWRECK

the Rural Educa-YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. His

thu group and tional group.

HONG KONG'S COMMANDER-

Price 10 cts.

EXTREMISTS OUT OF HAND

BATAVIA, OCT. 18. EXTREMISTS OF THE NATIONALISTS YOUTH MOVE- MENT ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF HAND IN MANY AREAS OF JAVA, KILLING AND LOOTING APPAR- ENTLY IN A FRENZIED ZEAL TO SHOW HATRED FOR THE EUROPEANSALPIN

THEY WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LACK-

OF SUFFICIENT FORCES TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER. FIFTEEN EURASIANS WERE SHOT-

OR HACKED TO DEATH AT DEPOK, 20 MILES FROM BATAVIAJA

démonstrators destroyed homes, looted and tore religion pictures from the.

hio walls of the Christians.

JAPAN'S ATOMIC BLUNDER

Army Wanted "Death Ray”

TOKYO, OCT. 18.

AN AMERICAN-EDUCATED PROFESSOR IN TOKYO'S IN- PERIAL UNIVERSITY SAID TO-DAY THAT THE JA- PANESE GOVERNMENT'S REFUSAL TO GRANT A $3,000 REQUEST FOUR YEARS AGO HELD UP WORK ON ATOMIC BOMB RESEARCH. ACCORDING TO THE ARMY NEWSPAPER "STARS AND STRIPES" DR. RYOKICHI HAGANE SAID. LEADING JAPANESE PHYSICISTS WANTED TO BEGIN WORK. BUT THE JAPANESE MILITARY WAS MORE INTER- ESTED IN DEATH RAY EXPERIMENTS Hagane said he was Con- vinced that within 10 years, Japanese scientists could have discovered and utilized atomic power without the aid of the government.

The Interview recalled to an "Associated Press". correspon dent the renetion of a Japanese officer who surrendered in the Philippines in August.

An American officer asked him, during surrender negotia- tions on a Luzon mountainside,:

The head of the league is Mr. Cheungheeney had been visiting whether he had heard about, the

Chang Nan, one of the leaders of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's 1911 re- volution, which overthrew the Manchu dynasty and made Chinu a republic.

Chang Nan is a 74-year-old

along the Capitol hul former educationist, He dresses

The legislators heard that President Truman soon would usk for universal military training:

a likelihood the There was war department would ask for. permanent status in the White House for the urmy chief of staff;

4

A

tween

brase

in

traditional Chinese long gown, wears a beard and an old- fashioned Chinese skull cap.

The league, unlike the Kuo-

has no army mintang and Communist party

and no apparent backing. It military

bonsta about 10,000 members.

POLITICAL DEMOCRACY

and Tal-0 in the On the way back, two miles went motor nahing vessel "Red Rose " of East Brother island, the "Red Rose" sighted the steamer "Ar- temis"

ground.

0

use of the atomic bomb.

colonel, ""Where did

"No," responded the Japanese we use it ngainst you?""

DE GAULLE

CALLS FOR

DOUBLE YES

PARIS, OCT. 18.

GENERAL CHARLES DE

The

A battle between the demonstra- tore

numbering was many nd 800, by unofficial estimate, and Indian Ghurkas of the 23rd division con- tinued throughout the past 24

stated

tho

after noon GO Indian Ix- held off the mob, but in

British din

In central official warn and

patched 800 reinforcements and situation was in check ·

Java, the British

said, at Amba Banjoebirde all Japanese had beers interned by the Indone slan extremists who also jailed staff of RAPWI (relief for

the compies Boners of waT

·and'

internees).

WOMEN HOSTAĠES →→ Red Crusa workers also...ware interned in camps no longer guarded by Japanese, but sur- rounded by Indonesian guards, The British spokesman said it was thought the guard was more for the purpose of holding as hostages

women Internces.

the

Although the Indonesians have

over the

from the Japplying of food Japanese, they are in- capable of carrying out the respon- sibility of feeding the camps, tho British authority naid.

Belling and

fresh

of

introduction reah vegetables and fats into the campa is forbidden by the Indoza- sians and dur

during the past three days only rice has been easten hy the interners.

LOST CONTROL

"You must have your signals PEOPLE ON THE ISSUES OF 1pokesman rol" said the British

the

GAULLE, HEAD OF THE "The Indonesian leader, Mage- FRENCH GOVERNMENT, and, in this area is moderate and BROADCASTING LAST willing to belg, but he has lost NIGHT TO THE FRENCH complete

"The attitude of the She had gone ashore on her way mixed a bit," replied the Ameri- THE ELECTIONS

youth extremfata

definitely TO BE hostile "You didn't use it on us; HELD NEXT SUNDAY SAID: treated as enemies."

and the Europeans are to Canton, having sailed from can. Hong Kong at three o'clock in the it was the other way around.""

"The Government and I are At Semarang the situation was afternoon.

The colonel then told the preparing to give back to the

much The Commander-in-Chief's vessel American

same, with RAPWI and that when he posred

left Nation's representatives excep- Red Cross staffs imprisoned and went alongside,

line Japon about a year and a half tional powers, which I have their whereabouts unknown. The aboard and attempt to pull ago he was under the impres- yielded since 1940 in the name sont to the area, where the situa an said troops were being spokesman "Artomis, which flies the flag of that Japanese scientists of the Republic and in the ser- tion is regarded as more imme- the Chinese merchant marine, off Sion the rocks. This, however, proved had almost mastered the secret vice of France.

dangerous than at Am- atomic power.-Associated impossible and arrangementa wore of

"As for the referendum. Ibawara. made with Hong Kong to send out Press.

sincerely hope you will answer British authorities said whch la tug.

"yes" to both questions.

the

be, rounded up and "I consider it absolutely ne- captores are recovered their bessary that you should witness formed that the extremists have dealt with The British are in- the birth of the new republic hand grenades and machineguns. which will never come if we are Lieut. General Christison, the

TALKS WITH ELDERS

split appeared likely be-A spokesman of the tongue The Commander-in-Chief. pur Tokyo Rose

the army and navy asid it favours political de-suing his policy of seeing things mocracy on American and Bri-for himself, had earlier visited

hats over proposals to merge the war and navy do partments. discussion on Capitol hill over the issue of drafting all the young men for a period of military training

There has been considerable

nation's

after Press.

tho war.

Associated

AMERICA'S IDEAS ON COMMUNICATIONS

NEW YORK, OCT. 18. THE "NEW YORK TIMES" LEARNS IN WASHINGTON THAT AT THE

BERMUDA

tish lines, with a progressive Cheungchau and Tai-O where he Handed Back

economic programme. The len-ak

talked with the village elders. He gue, he explained, favoured nawas accompanied by the General Officer Commanding. Major Gener-

Festing. tionalization of the railways al public utilities, banks and landi

At Cheungchau, Commando posts "We believe in a planned were inspected. The village eldere economy, combined, with free advised that all was peaceful and

plained.

of

in tho

lative structure with a president EMPEROR'S

elected by the people.

Leaders of the league express-

COMMUNICATIONS CONFER ed their opinions at a Chung- DECISION ON

ENCE, WHICH OPENS ON king cocktail party, which; NOVEMBER 19, THE UNITED paradoxically, was given by

STATES WILL SUGGEST THE Mr Lothy ABDICATION

To Americans

woe

on some

to resort to a regime, whose British contaid he would

weakness was obvious," Reu- hold Dr. ter..

New Approach To Old Problem

nationalist

the Indonesian.

Dutch

VAN HEUTZ ARRIVnsiblo Meanwhile, the to land troops, arms supplies.

The

the steamship

VES continued reller and latest arrival

val wa Van Heutz from Brisbane, where dockworkers re fused to load the ship because of sympathy with the Indonesian

The

cause,

and

The passengers, officers crow Brially

did the loading

themselves.

The

Brat are:

TOKYO; OCT. 18.) EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUAR enterprise," the spokesman ex-quiet. canity. junks were noticed TERS REPORTED TO-DAY THAT AMERICAN-BORN IVA at Tai-O said that there TOGURI, WHO IS ASSERTED Elders at They are opposed to the pre was a shortage of rice but they TO BE TOKYO ROSE" OF Bent Kuomintang five Yuan (five council) form of gover assured that supplies were on THE RADIO, HAS BEEN RE- their way. Commando posts were TURNED TO THE CUSTODY ment, he said. They would like also inspected on Tal-O The Com-OF THE AMERICAN AU- to see in China a government mander-in-Chief visited schools, THORITIES.

Java Dutch forces in modelled on the

including best features hospitals and civic welfare centres

"Tokyo Rose" became almost al

Rangoon, Oct. 18.

Lombarked are estimated mong the newly dis Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman- American and British during the tour which occupied ten tegend among American troops in Smith, Governor of Burma, an- 5,000.

British expect to systems. The party favours a hours-

the Pacific war. two-house, or bicameral, legin-

Her name and nouneed to-day that a general bring the entire 20rd division to honeyed voice were better known election will be held as soon as

Java-Associated Press: than a No.

other in Japan

SEAC VISIT peaceful conditions are establish- AB

1 Japancas

It is understood that high zunk. pro- pagandist, she taunted the Yanks

Baid,

out explaining de-ing officers of the South-East Asia without about going home-ar jibed that talls; "I am armed with a

4. пом it

to go to Java for a too bad they never would approach to an old problem

Inquiryde to have With get home.

what amounted establishing Burma on a basis on five thousand Dutch ex prisoners

Efforts are being to uncanny accuracy, she would which it may attain full stature at times get, under the skin 6t

who troops

here at present fo isolated Pacific as a nation and enjoy in as short of war Chinese Women's Christian

0. time as physically possible the Singapore, armed, and trained for island ТОКУО, ОСТ, 18;, Temperance union, which is the

by identifying what unit very same degree of freedom as service in Java and other arcas American women's organization

PRINCE KONOYE, A MEM-they were in and warning them at Great Britain herself onjoys of the Netherlands East Indies. BER OF THE WAR LIQUIDA- what hour they would get an air Associated Press.

SOEKARNO RETURNS opposed to the use of alcohol.

Mrs. Liu joined the organiza-YESTERDAY

TION COUNCIL, QUESTIONED Ald.

alho extravagant, claims she It was reported to-day that yesterday and to-day he conferzst London, Oct. 18. Doctor Soekarno, has returned THEbrandcast of Japanese ABOUT

The

weeks absence Empire preferential Tatesh Unit-it held a greater hope for de-HIROHITO ABDICATING, BAIN brou

tion a year ago in the belief that POSSIBILITY OF EMPEROR

successes the King had declared, the Bri with his Cabinet in the review of Three, the adoption by

Americas disasters often tish government intends "at the the ed States and the Commonwealth mocracy in China than either IN AN INTERVIEW GIVEN brought laughs to the Allied

situation and to-morrow after of low uniform rates, with the the Kuomintang or the Com- THE NEWSPAPER "ASAHI" troops: One of the best, remem- earliest possible moment"

to noon "an important statement by right to send a message from any

TO-DAY:

bered was while the huge Amerigrant complete self-government the Kadonesian Republic" has beor point in these countries to tny at the conference

"His Majesty, who accepted the can convoy was calling other country,

British Commonwealth-Asso- which all the allied war corres- rate of twenty cents a word.

landing

Admiral Halsey was ciated Press.

pondents have been invited.- fleet

Reuter Four, the adoption of the prin- ed Fress that the league would responsibility for the

his powerful third fle ciple that messages should be sent

at the same time. 'by the most expeditious route.

Past extra-| Five, the unlimited extension by the United Kingdom and the legal recognition was unim-

of the American ficet, which drew Dominions of the wireless circuits

In the same intervlow, Prince from Halsey the eple report: " granted by them to the United portant, he asserted because Konoye, who is revising the Im-have raised my sunken flest and States-Router.

nothing would affect its work. perial Constitution, said that under am retreating after the enemy at

Asked if the League leaned to the revised constitution, the House full speed." Associated Press. the loft or the right, Chang of Representatives will have more Nan declared: "We are neither power while the Emperor's proro-

FOLLOWING POLICY.

One, the abolition by the United States, Britain And the Dominions of all communication monopolies in countries other than their own, Two, the abolition of British

AS IT SHOULD BE

munist party.

NO LEANINGS

Chang Nan told the Associat--Potsdam declaration, has a grave koyto for the first phonero Burma as a member of the promised at a press.conterence t

faithful

claration and considers he cannot

have a great influence in Chinal execution of the terms of the de

because it stood for democracy leave the throne before this obligavagant claims of the destruction

Whether the league obtained, ion is discharged."

Diamond Cache Found

por pasionato TOKYO, OCT. 18..

AMERICAN OFFICERS

Fight or left. We only distin- Katives will probably be more TRAMS TO BE

London, Oct. 18.. guish between right and wrong. testricted,

He said that the Cabinet, will no Burma Victory the Minis- We stand for what is right longer to responsible only to the try of Information's official against what is wrong. If the Emperor but to the House of Re- film of the campaign, is to have Kuomintang is democratic we preachtatives as well-Reuter. Its premiere to-morrow week will cooperate. If the Com-

at the Warner Theatre in Lel muntats are democratic we will cester Square, London...

cooperate with them. If the

Gendarmes Rounded

Up

This is the theatre from Kuomintang, stands for fascism which" "Objectiva Burma," we will, oppose it. If the Com- MH bat da kalla on sur the American film was rocont- muniata stand for, the cinna ly withdrawn, following criti- struggle we will oppose them." clams that it misrepresented Chang Nun said large numbers

tor.

CURTAILED

HAVE UNCOVERED

4,300 To 1 Shot Comes

Off

Salem, N.C. Oct. 18.: The Incgeat "daily double" pay off in the

of America: history CACHE OF PRECIOUS racing was won by threo hors racing fano at Rockingham parl STONES WHICH TOTAL to-day, hope, Him

choices on the

181,000 KARATS INDIA-1- For their races, they wor

horsen tehty Tough3 for

TRAMWAY SERVICES ARE MONDS, VALUED AT MORE winners in the TO BE CURTAILED AS A THAN $120,000,000 HONG U.8.88,014.00 on their $2" tickets. RESULT OF THE CLOSER KONG, VEL ANG UN The

brought home the APPROACH OF AN ELEC-The Jewels are bolfeved to bacon were

Both: Detached. TRICITY CRISIS. bure of a horde which the Jawan it), and

were long shots. Associated As from to-day, the tram-panese army and navy over:

Prosa way company will commence } fords were corraling, condutor Pontes Lun withdrawing_cara from service y Daring the war the Japanese

for diamonds, oxplaining they

at 9 p.m. and after 10 pm, no conducted an intensive campaign JAPS STILL AT LARGE the campaign and was an injus- of Chinese now are anxious to ANOTHER PHASE IN THE trams will be running. tice to the 14th Army. Reu- Join the league, especially people ROUND-UP OF HONG KONG The Happy Valley-Whitty were needed for Industrial que ON GUAM

in liberated arcas freed froin WAR CRIMINALS HAS BEEN Street sorvice is to be resumed poles.But it is now obvious Guam, Oct. 18. Japanese oppression, who want COMPLETED A

to-morrow. It will bo a 10-that the greater parts of the Marine Brig. Gan. Len Hermle * London, Oct. 18/ cd now more than ever to see Yesterday, forty-one Japanese minuto service

hordo was never used in this the Quan leland commander, ost! The India League is holding a democratie China prisoners were romoved to Stapley Simultaneously, it was an- way. They were found in caves mated to-day that 800 Japanes prass cantoronco to-morrow "The Chinese people" he do Prison to wait trial, vodenounced that on Saturday fares and hideways some 200 to 900 soldiers stilare Hiding from which Doctor Wickrema Singh,clared, "are now demanding dose Gendarmerie Force combed out frst class and 10 cents third monds are being transferred to

All were members of the Japan-are to bo reduced to 16 conta miles from Tokyo The dia- American forces on Gunta, a year

Half after ita captura. representative of the Ceylon Trade

mocracy, and the Democratic

as the result of investigations.

captured more than 800 in Union Federation, will be preset longuo is the only party offering, This trings the total of Japan lass; and that 10 cents first four hugo bank vaulta in Tokyo, she said, "and wo stil

The discussion will contro around the Boulbury report and them real democracy, A680-end In Stanley Prison to 68. Com- clase tickets will be available for under American guard-Assbare getting a few every day!”

trade, mion matters.—Itcalor.

Associated Press,, clated ProOU,

clated-Proud? mando units have charge of them, aervice personnel in uniform.