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Vol. I, No. 88. Wednesday, October 24th, 1945.

VEILED THREAT Good News BY INDONESIANS For R.A.F.

BATAVIA, OCT. 23.

THE UNRECOGNISED SOEK ARNO "GOVERNMENT" YES- TERDAY INFORMED LT.-GEN. SIR PHILIP CHRISTI- SON THAT IT CANNOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF 250,000 DUTCH AND EURASIANS IN INDONESIA AND ASSERTED THAT ENDLESS BLOODSHED

WOULD RESULT IF MORE DUTCH TROOPS LAND. DR. SOEKARNO IN A LETTER ASKED FOR CLARIFICA- TION OF THE BRITISH ARMY AIMS AND PROTEST ED AGAINST BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN INTERN- AL POLITICS BY "SUP PORTING

AND BUTTRES- SING THE DUTCH AGAINST US."

Batavia, Oct. 23.

the

A British spokesman of Ailled

Headquartere Maid that eleven Dutch offers were killed by a mob in the mountains be Iween Batavin and Bandoeng while nine Dutch nationals were killed by Indonesian extremists after being removed from Builon- zork prison camp. Asociated Press

GANGS ACTIVE

Reports from areas in Java out side British-controlled elties Indi- cate that Europents and Eurasinna continue to br rounded up by ganga, said a 23rd British Division apokesman, quoted by the Nether Janda News Agrney to-night.-.- Renter

Dr. Soekarno has arrived In Batavia. He stated that be

had

beon touring the country, and be lieved that he had succeeded

EMPEROR WORSHIP

THE

in

TOKYO, OCT. 23. EMPEROR SYSTEM BECAME AN ACTIVE FUNDA MENTAL POLITICAL ISSUE TO-DAY WHEN TWO FLED. GLING PARTIES DEMANDED ITS RETENTION AS PLANKS IN THEIR PLATFORMS.

Thu

The preparatory committee of a party seeking reform of old-tim political party clemenita tarbed two planka: unqualified defence of the emperor system and a determined fight against both communism and liberalism.

The Liberal party" vowed to uphold and defend Japan's struc- ture, including the Emperor insti- tution. Associated Press.

OH YEAH! Prince Fumimaro Konoye, in a statement to-day, said: "Emperor Hirohito has appointed 16 to secure, stronger Parliament, cap- able of being a

guiding influence in Japan's political affairs."

The Prince said that the in

creased power of the Diet will be

safeguard against the "future misuse of the Constitution."-- Associated Press.

Daladier

Dizzy

caluding down the extremists.—— Associated Press.

SEMARANG DAMPED

There was

DOWN

comparative quiet-

nean in the Dutch island of Java where Gurkha troops were to-day In full control of Semarang, the third largest city in Java.

The Indonesian Nationalita

s bold the mountainous country outside its walls, a Netherlanda News Agency despatch from Bata- via reported.

London, Oct. 20. Wing-Commander John Strachey, during the do- bate on demobilisation, dis- closed that a rovised R.A.F. programme would permit not Group 28 to be out by June next but up to Group 32. This change would tax the resources of the R.A.F. to the utmost-Reuter.

Hong Kong Escaped By Few Days

WASHINGTON, OCT, 28.

Price 10 cts.

ASIA THE KEY IN WORLD PLAN

PARIS, OCT. 28.

MIC BIRIA, THE INDIAN EMPLOYERS DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE TO-DAY CALLED UPON THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FORTY-FIVE MEMBER STATES OF THE LLD TO RECOGNISE "THAT THE FREEDOM OF THE PEOPLE OF ASIATIC COUNTRIES IS THE FOUNDA- TION OF FUTURE PLANNING OF THE WORLD AR THIS ALONE THE SOLID STRUCTURE OF WORLD PEACE AND PROSPERITY CAN BE BULLT.” "We must choose," he said, Į“bestow not only political "a peaceful world which will peace, but economie peace

Whilst recognising the gravi ty

Finance Expert's Hint To U.S.

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NEW YORK, OCT. 28.

ONE,

THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATION- AL FINANCE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, IN A BULLETIN ENTITLED THE POUND STERLING and THE STERLING AREA AFTER WORLD WAR NO. 2 STATES THAT IF NO ADEQUATE FINANCIAL AS- SISTANCE IS GRANTED TO BRITAIN, SHE WILL BE COMPELLED TO ADOPT THE BEST SUITED MEA- SURE FOR HER OWN NEEDS. THE MOST IMPORTANT MEASURES WOULD BE:

REFUSAL TO RATIFY THE BRETTON-WOODS AGREEMENTS: TWO, DEVALUATION OF THE POUND STERLING; THREE, CONTINUING AND EVEN WIDENING THE STERLING AREAS, AND RAISING WALLS AROUND IT BY ENACTING MORE RIGID FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS. It is generally believed that likely to have

a far-reaching If adequate financial assistance effect on the foreign trade of la granted by the United States the United States and, ultimate- during the next two to three ly, on the value of the United years, Britain will able gradual States Dollar in terms of gold. I ly to extricate herself from her difficult post-war position and principal aims of the

He points out that one of the British JAPAN SURRENDERED JUST FERENCE TO-DAY THAT adopt the principles embodied Government was to prevent an Agree, inflationary spiral and to main- IN TIME TO HEAD OFF A

tain the purchasing

power of CHINESE OFFENSIVE DRIV. Discussing future in the Pound at about the present ING TO THE COAST TO ternational value of the Pound level, adding that the exchange LIBERATE CANTUN AND the bulletin atntes. "The rate of the Pound HÙNG HỒNG,

in terms Pound Sterling is the key Dollars in the long run will de- fle and the jump-off was set for

currency of the Sterling area pend on the competitive position Gurkha troops have taken over August 18.

We hoped to take these objec-value is of considerable impor- tain, which in turn will be de- the allied prisoners

its international of the United States and Bri- of wor-and internco

tives by Uctober 15," he said. Sembrane campa itself, but news was still waited

tance as it determines the gold termined by several factors of of the inmates of the

or dollar value of currencies of which the most important is the camp o Ambarawa, twenty miles South of

the sterling blocking countries. price level-Reuter. the city and other places in that

The pound will exercise a very atrong influence on the cur- rencies of some western Euro- pean countries and of other countries which have recenfly concluded financial agreements:

Following

the Agreement be- tween the allied troops, Nationa lists and Japanese, the Japanese will be entirely withdrawn forcen from Semarang while all Indone-

the

city. Mian in

gular police who are conneral- ing with the Gurkhus, will lay down their arms.

AMBARAWA PATE UNKNOWN

area.

in

EXCEPL

Mystery surrounds the activities of Doctor Soekarno, President of the "Indonesian Republic" who has been absent from Batavia for eighteen days. Doctor Sorbardjo. Foreign

Minister of the Republican Government told Reuter in Batsvin to-day that the President is resting up country. It be a month

may before he comes back.

was

fotoved

This statement by contradictory reports which have been sweeping Batavin for a work to the effect that one. he had been kidnapped and two, that he had gone into the Interior in An attempt to check disorders.-- Reuter,

ADVISER ARRIVES

M. F. D. Denning, chief political adviser to Lord Louls Mountbat- ten, arrived to-day to investigate the Java political situation.

LT-GEN. ALBERT C. WEDE MEYER TOLD A NEWS CON-

The military force included 20 divisions of American-trained Chinese-commanded troops, sup- ported by the 10th and 14th air forces and United States navy air elements.

said he had found Chlang Kai-shek

in the Bretton-Woods ment.

the

and hence

friendly and cooperative.

"I think he is straightforward and sincere in his desire to help with Britain.

tho his peop the Generalinsino and values of the Pound Sterling al-

He

planning

Baid.

A

Madame Chiang are trip to the United States.

Ho he didn't blame Major.

Baid General Chennault for not liking to be superseded in command when Llout.-General Stratemeyer arrived In the China theatre as air com- mander.--Agsociated Press.

Protest To Russia

London, Oct. 23.

Some sources said the British advised the Dutch not to * nd troops in large numbers at present. They said the Dutch had complied detailed the British and the United A Foreign Cee spokesman with British suggestions to demili-States protest to Russia against tarize Netherlands colonin!s. BATAVIA, ОСТ. 23.

"

BRIGADIER ROBIN PAF LIAISON OFFICER TO THE SOUTH. EAST ASIA COMMAND HEAD

ARRIVED HERE QUARTERS, TO-DAY FOR A FIRST LOOK INTO THE TENSE POLITICAL SITUATION IN JAVA.

Was

Paris, Oct. 23.

He emphasised that he Horewith the record of the merely an observer declaring that last twenty-four hours in the the United States had no political electoral life of Edouard Dala- Interests in Indonesia and that no dier. The sixty-one year-old American troops would be sent Radical leader and Prime Minie- here.

Mr. William Foote, ter of France

American at the time of Munich and the outbreak of war Connul-General before the Japa. was declared defeated late last yesterday, and began a round of ncse Invasion, arrived in Batavie night.

Interviowa both with the Dutch and the Indonesian loaders.- Associated Press.

LINER SAILS · A further official statement

The giant Dutch liner "New later ould that this was a mis-Amsterdam" is sailing for the announce Netherlands Indies to-morrow take but an officfal ment shortly afternoon to-day with a large number of Dutch declared that he had been troops on board. ---- Anaociated elected,

Press.

It was later officially stated, howover that he had been elect- ed.

r

It was officially stated to- night, again, that he had been defeated.

There the matters

for the moment.

remain

Daladier had a stormy elec- toral campaign in his homo-de- partment of Vaucluse where there was much throwing of tomatoes and rotten ogga.—— Router.

PHILIPPINE

FUNDS FREED

Washington: Oct. 23.

A b freelog U.B.$71,000,000 in Philippities funds frozen in the United States was approved un- animously to-day by

the House Ways and means committee. The incosure, already anproved by the Senate. is expected to come befors the House In a few days, Reald- ent Commissioner Carlos Romulo ould the Philippines' need of the funds is "most urgent."-Associat ed Press.

the Soviet's proposed trade pacts with Rumania and Buzaria, as well as Hungary.

Changes

фть International

ways reflected in the movement of the Canadian Dollar.

FAR-REACHING EFFECT Action by the British Gov ernment concerning the Inter- national value of the Pound it

Scattered Skirmishes

In N. China

all."

on

of the altuation facing Europe Mr. Birla stressed the neod of giving greater atten tion than was being done to the complex problem of the Asiaße countries where

the

after- effects of the war had not been less serious;

China, Burma and Malaya boð undergone the ravages of war such an extent that their already enfeebled

economy had bobn simply shattered.

In India too the strain of war on

har economy

had been consider able, as had been amply proved by the Bongal famino.

Th

Mr. Birla said: "India wants to improve her standard of living

essential for squalor and poverty will always remain a dan ger to pence and prosperity." H Daw, however, no

future for India hope of a bright

and for the raip Ing of living of her people t question of her foreign assets was Batisfactorily solved and capita) goods were made available for bor Industrialization.

of one thon

BLOCKED ASSETS Mr. Birla protested against the and million Sterling of Indiay blocking Britain assets accumulated during the war. The Empire dollar-pool should be dissolved, he said. Foreign change that had accrued to India and would acards to her here after should be

allocated to India. "If

these

asts were realised more freely in the world markets Indiu would be able

to and thus contribute appreciably towards the trade and prosperity."

expansion of

world

ila with India, Mr. Birla sal, Comparing the pace of indus trialisation in Canada and Austra "India's vast potential have

Reuter.

remained

Of

rcinoיp

resourch untapped."

Asahi Story Plot Against Tojo

„TOKYO, OCT. 29.,

THE NEWSPAPER “ASAHI"~DISCLOSED TO DAY THAT EX-PREMIER TOJO HAD OUTBLUFFED SENIOR STATESMEN AND HUYAL PRINCES WHO HAD PLOTTED HIS DOWNFALL

THE PAPER SAID THAT TOJO, IN THE SPORMY” AU- GUST, 1943, SESSION HAD BLOCKED THEIR PLAN TO FORCE HIS RESIGNATION AND ULTIMATELY QUST THE MILITARISTS:

Tojo had threatened to "carry on the war on my own respon- sibility," the "Asahi" reported, and, according to this paper, the anti-Tojoista lacked the as- surance to protest to the Em- peror whereupon Tojo himself complained to Hirohito of the Princes' plot,

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SHANGHAI, OCT. 28, BRAWLING NORTH-CHINA IS NO NEARER À SOLUTION

Seigo Nakano, Member of the OF ITS MANY POLITICAL- The basis of the protest, accord- MILITARY PROBLEMS THAN

House of Representatives and ing to the spokesman, was that it | FOUR WEEKS

anti-Tojo leader, AGO.

sub- was improper for one member of the Allied Control Commission to been landed in Tientsin, outskirts

Chinese government troops have aequently committed suicido.

Other anti-Tojolsta. Included negotiate pacts with the enemy of Paiping and in a small island Princes Takamatsu Highaahi- even before the peace treaties off Chefoo, via American air naval Kuni Kaya and Konoye, Admiral were worked out.

transports. United States Mar- Okada, Admiral Yonat on September 30. ines were landed in those areas Koki Hirata, all ex-Premiers.- and

rian and Rumanian pacts were It is understood that the Bal- less drastic than that of Hungary which would give Rusela fifty per cent control of all vital parts of Hungarian

economy-Associated Pross

in scattered sectors from Tsingtao

There has been some gun-firing Associated Press. to the railway laking Poiping and Tientela.

A marine gasoline train was U.S. ATTITUDE

Washington, Oct. 23.

fired upon three nights age, one coach being riddled with bullets The United States State De from rapid-fire guns. partment announced that the Chinese Communista are strong- United States has made it clearly placed at Chefoo where there to Russia and Britain that all

could be fighting if the Central former Axis states are the con-

Government decided to send troops to that cern and responsibility of the Big Three and that the conclu sion of any long term econo ale agreement should be considered by the Big Three-Reuter.

U.S. Navy Head Wants No Merger

WASHINGTON, OCT. 28. THE NAVY SECRETARY; MR. JAMES FORRESTAL, TOLD THE SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE THAT THE PROPOSED MERGER OF THE WAR AND NAVY DE- PARTMENTS IS REVOLUTIONARY AND UNSOUND. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY OFFERED AS A SUB- STITUTE THE POST-WAR PLAN OF THE ARMED FORCES, CALLING FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE FRESENT WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS AND THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL SECURITY

COUNCIL

The President would presido | Idea.

area.

American Naval officers at Chefco The Communists have told the that they did not object to Amert cans in China so long as they did not help the nationalists. Roving. bands have kept Shantung trame at a standstill. The latest esti mate of the rail traffle between Shanghai and North China is that it will not open before Spring Associated Press.

Singapore Strike

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SINGAPORE, OCT. 23.

Mr. Dalton's

Budget

LONDON, OCT. 28. MR. HUGH DALTON IS THIS AFTERNOON TO IN- GET TO THE HOUSE OF TRODUCE HIS FIRST BUD- COMMONS.

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New Club For

Troops

HONG KONG'S LATEST AMENITY FOR TROOPS 13 THE ST. NICHOLAS CLUB, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN OPENED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF KING'S BUILD- ING, NEXT DOOR TO THE AND AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS ALMOST OPPOSITE THE FERRY.

Managed and run by Father Meyer, an American who wo- luntarily remained at Stanley Camp dering the occupation, the club-although a Catholic organisation will welcome men of all denominations, its sole, object being to provide a place rest and eat in comfort.

and reading. room with a good The club consists of a lounge

and a large room which will radio, a smaller writing room

hold, 200 at a time for menia. It is generally conceded that Tea and cakes,, eggs, fish, steak the now Chancellor of the Ex- and chips are available at res chequer had

for sonable prices, and there is no manoeuvre or drastic tax cop-membership or entrance' foo. cessions. The country is still The club is open daily until spending thirteen

million 9 p.m.

110 room

pounds a day, of which eleven million pounds are absorbed by the fighting and supply services. -Reuter.

NO FILM FUNI

ARMY RELEASES

London, Oct. 28. Military release dates for other ranks 'annouriced' by the War Office are as follows: Group 21, November 12-21;

·Brisbane, Oct. 23. Some fifty Australian brides: of BRITISH

American servicemen havo return- Group 22 Nov. 28-December 6, TROOPS AND ed from the United States, some Group 23, Dec. 7-20- Group 24, JAPANESE

PRISONERS

2578 saving that they wore home-sick; Dec. 21 and a date to be an- WORKED ON. SINGAPORE'S

KES and others disappointed because nounced later. WHARVES DURING MONDAY An UNLOADING SHIPS AS THE America was not like what was VAST MAJORITY

AS THE represented in the movies and in OF THE

the magazines. DOCK WORKERS CONTINUED

A few said that America was THEIR

UNAUTHORIZED STRIKE.

RIZED Bikeable but that the people were dreadfully solfish Associated Lorentatives of T2 Singapore proas

held a meeting in which they presented a series of Military

Shanghal, Oct. 28. Administration, including the to- The arrival in Nanking from

over the Council which would Mr. Forrestal said that he comprise the Secretarica of favoured a unifled leadershin State for War, the Navy and but argued that a merger would demands to the the Chairman of, the proposed concentrate too much on one Ad National Security Resources Secretary. Ho said that under lease of ten Union members who Tsingtao of Mr. Luce, publisher Washington. Oct. 27.

Board, President Truman has nominat

such plan the Navy would not were arrested by the polleo and ed. Mr. ATAM. Motob

The backera of the merger have been able to wage its of an apology from the policeman of Time-Life magazines, is re who allegedly mistrunted" theported today. He had an In: Infaters New-count on President Truman fectivo. Paciile campaign. Aa- Union Président. Associated terview with General Ho Ying ated Press.

throwing his weight behind the sociated Press.

"chting Associated Press.

Press

Officers in Group 21, will bo released between November 12. and early January Reuter,

BRITISH NAVAL CASUALTIES

London, Oct. 21. The First Lord of the Ad-·. miralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, has announced that Britain's war-time Pavel, casualties totalled 01.549 men, of which 40.803 were killed and 1,593 are missing-Amociated Preto.