1945-11-17 — Page 1

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Vol. I, No. 59.

Saturday, November 17th, 1945.

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British Firmness Has Effect In Tel Avia

Bloody

JERUSALEM, NOV. 10.

BRITISH MILITARY, HEADQUARTERS FOR PALESTINE

ANNOUNCED TO-DAY THAT LARGE-SCALE DEMON-! STRATIONS BROKE OUF AT TEL AVIV AND UN- "OFFICIAL ADVICES SAID THAT ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED WHEN THE POLICE OPENED FIRE ON A GROUP OF RIOTERS. FURNITURE, PRESUMABLY LOOTED, WAS BEING BURN- 'ED IN THE STREET, THE BRITÍŠH DECLARED. THOUSANDS OF PERSONS PARADED THROUGH THE STREETS IN DEFIANCE OF THE NEW CURFEW RESTRICTIONS, WHILE MANY SHOPS WERE ALSO RE-OPENED IN VIOLA- TION OF THE CURFEW. Paratroopers of the voterin British Sixth Airborne Divi. Hion were on duty after the quelling of the riots which cost two lives and left 40 injured tho previous night.

Campaign

On The Cards In China

SOURABAYA ABLAZE | Long

Allied Troops Extending Occupation Åreal

CITY CRUMBLES TO RUBBLE

BATAVIA, NOV. 16.

BLASTED BRITISH TANKS, PLANES AND ARTILLERY

ANEW AT 15,000 INDONESIANS WHO ARE RESIST- ING STUBBORNLY AT SOURABAYA WILLE TIE BETWEEN ATTEMPT AT NEGOTIATIONS FIRST FREMIER SJAHRIRS OF THE INDONESIAN CABINET AND THE DUTCH COLLAPSED WITHOUT EXPLANA- TION.

BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS HAVE SEIZD GOVERNMENT

BUILDINGS IN THE BITTER RATTLE OF SOURA BAYA WHERE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND HOMES AREA REING REDUCED TO A RUBBLE. Negotiations were cancelled act the last moment, aevording to the Dutch News

Agency "Aneta" The Indonesiana utad they understood the Brittish had urdered the cancellation,

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Sjahrir issued a pamphlet du- pluring Japanese influence his people eausing hatred of for-

Associated Press, vigners

TALK CANCELLED

Balavis. Nov. 18.

1 [ To-night's meeting Hubertus van Mook,

Dr

lands Eart Indies, with the In- danesian Republican lensiers was cancelled at the Inst moment, the Dutch News Agency retorted.

Indonesian Premier. Satin Sharar, said: "3 understand that the meeting was called by the Beth.

איוון יין!

The British Blendetanrtera Mare

וור!!

חי

"A full latenie

the Newa

Shattering

A Tradition

Chinaking, Nou. lê

WCTO

One hundred round pic tíns are being delivered to the Chungking army base to-day for the (i-d Thanksgiving dinnor shattering the long tradition of aquare pins.

The ting

Επιμελ fo order at the appostios of Brigadier-General

W. Paul Carraway, Commanding 0115 cer, who dreinred that "round pien were mure personal than square pioa." Associated from.

"Magic Eye" Picked Them

Out

MANILA, NOV. 16,

FOUR HUNDRED RE SIDENTS OF THE TOWNS OF will be sande to-morrow.

AND OBANDO It is land in some quarters POLO

IN BULACAN PROVINCE WERE thut the fur Resubljean repre tallyes ehusen were not acceptable | SELECTED FOR DEATH AT G. Br. Lieutenant

Mook

or to Sut THE HANDS OF THE JAPAN- Sharir. Although the IndonesianESE RY Governor-General of the Nether

A MYSTERIOUS Premier had consented. to the HOODED INFORMER CALL meeling taking lee.

ED MAGIC EYE," A Agency added Routery

WIT- NESS TESTIFIED AT THE BRITISH DRIVE

Suurabara. Nov, 14. YAMASHITA TRIAL. Tanks

sprar-heading the British drive nerosa firit Saura- bava while Indian troops Crane” bhi sal has with rifles and machine guns, reports H Nether land News Aguany carpeenamatent

Sourabaya is increasingly pre- tnline oleture of war-torn desolation with warehouses Aloi with reads blazing towards tlar

Wave Of Optimism In Batavia

BATAVIA, NOV. 10, THE NEW SO CALLED IN DONESIAN NATIONALIST CABINET WHICH DR. SOE KARNO ACCEPTED HAS PRO DUCED A WAVE OF OPTIMISM BRITISH AND IN BATAVIA. DUTCH CIRCLES ARE HOPE FUL THE NEW CABINET MAY END THE BLOODSHED AND FIND A WAY OUT OF THE POLITICAL IMPASSE.

Sutan Sharir wher bee Premier in the reshuffle has said

changes that, the

represent 11 owing away from violence as an instrument of national enterprise.

The new Cabinet is ready to co operate with foreign powers, he acidled.

The list of the new Indonesin a Republican "Cabinet" is

As fot. lows Sutun Sharir, Prime Minis

Minister for ter and Interim Foreign and Home Affairs: Amir Sjari Pudin, Minister of Internal Security, which will be in charge of the Civil Police-Peoples' De fenc Army--and all the armed Indunesian forces: Soewani, Jug.

tice: Molla, Education; Haji Darmo, Social Affairs, Darmawan Mangoen Koesoemo. Economic Af- fxirs and Sunaria. Finance: und Kaji Rasal. Minis.er Without Portfalso. Reuter.

NAZIS STILL DEFIANT

THEIR HEADS.

An example of rigid military bearing was sot for the defendants by Martin Weiss, former comman- der of the camp. where

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Bre

This afternoon. adds the Butch reporter. 1 stood in my obseren fun east on son of a lofty towar sholt burst through a red-roofed bold

Chale twenty ye

iter dan writers were firing on The festisk Intan troens (Offer watehood the

columns and explosions and telephoned enerections and rave directions for new tarvets to the seuns

The government building is fill

rubbe from the allack which resulted 41 ILM Clure. Across the street a scene of devia lating is presented by the gracefu Gares comuns and the mong empty self of the Court of Justice. Back wong the street samt in. abandoned suck ol An arinoured

tar.

with

PITIFUL CONDITION Betzu saau-baks at the foot of Le government buildings crouch machino-guita Inuma troops with kan rufes at the ready. Arom our right tanks exchange fre WILD ond 37-ametre nachine-guna

kus was the indonesiatis KAL trom

com tour hiaden posit.us.

A mother of two victims said that 20 truck loads of Nippon

troops Bupported by two tanks and number of bioan hounds surrounded the villages and paraded the inhabitants past the informer.

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Unconarmed reports hinted that a scrios of explosions were heard in Tel Aviv."

PEIPING, NOV. 16. THREE MONTHS AFTER JAPAN'S CAPITULATION THE SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA AND MANCHURIA IS DESCRIBED POLITELY AS "DELICATE" AND CON-

Another message received here. TAINING ELEMENTS OF A LONG AND BLOODY states that an Arab party, clain- CAMPAIGN.

ing to represent a large majority THE COMMUNISTS WHO HAVE A STRONG HOLD OVER of the Palestine Arab popula- SIX PROVINCES FEEL THAT THEY MUST FIGHT Ttion has accused Britain of SURVIVE, WHILE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT breaking her promise to tre FEEL THEY MUST EXTERMINATE ALL OBSTACLES Arabs and said that the United TO THE PATH OF A UNIFIED CHINA. HOW FAR States has no business in the

SETTLING DIFFER affairs of Palestine."

THESE FORCES WILL GO IN

ENCES BY ARMS DEPENDS ON THE NEGOTIATORS Declaring that the Arabs have "repeatedly boen promised and complete independence" by Bri- Unitedtain, the statement added: "Now profeci We see another promise broken

WHO WILL MEET IN CHUNGKING ON NOV, 20. There is no question but that "not truthful." Patterson

that the the great delay in the disarm announced

forces would ing of the Japanese troops in States Peiping has provided the Na- American lives and property in tionalist force with additional China and not become involved power t.o oppose the Cum- into any interior conflict.--As-

sociated Press,

munists.

Chinese Communista have al- tacked and destroyed the 3112- portant highway reñire of Tsao- yang. 146 miles northwest of

Hanks,

of- according to an

feinl dispatch,

Street fighting is reported an- der way in the town which was ance wan and then lost by the Reda earlier.

An observer believed that the attack signalled Communist drive aimed at Chiling in the Yangtze River hereby pre- venting down-river movement by Government Troops..

FIRST STEP

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TSINAN SIEGE

Chungking, Nov. 10. Partial Ontueze sovereignty over Manchuria

Woo rostored yester day as the Russians turned over the postal and telegraphic services at Changchun to Chinese authori ties.

Meanwhile, Chinese Communist forces struck swiftly in Shantung province, ripping un

nections of railway in an attempt to seal off thousands of Central Government troops who are landing at Tsing Loo

Travellera End Tenna under a virtual sloge, with armed Japanese forces guarding the defenses and 20,000 No. tonalists in reserve.-Ansociated

outer

The first step in Buch a drive is likely to be the occupation of Press. the towns of Pancheng Siangyang, bath southwest of: Tanoyang. menund which the Communists have been active.

DANGER SIGN

Another official Chinese report IN NORTH

said that the Cortmunist at-1 tacks are rendering repairs in the southern section of the Tien- tain-Pukow railroad extremely difficult and that work might| have to be suspended.

INDO-CHINA

was

SAIGON, NOV. 16. CONSIDERABLE "REBEL"

Church To. Advertise

London, Nov. 16. The Church of England As- sembly has approved an ex- penditure of $4,000,000 during the next five years to finance a publicity programmo design- od to ravive interest in reis pfon.

envisions

The

programme

the uso of motion pictures, radio, theatre, television, prasa, literature, information pentras and advertising.—AK Rociated Press.

Pingshan Plea To Bishop

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A CROWD OF NEARLY 500 VILLAGERS FROM THE PING- SHAN VALLEY BESIEGED BISHOP'S LODGE SHORTLY AFTER O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING IN A MASB PLEA FOR

INTERCESSION

ON THEIR BEHALF IN CONNEJ PORT.

through the plan for placing TION WITH THE NEW AIR- Palentine under trualeeship."— Associated Press.

BRITISH WARNING

London, Nav, 18. An official warning has been Issued by the British Authorities in Palestine that they would pil force Against force to roatore order, and that persone carrying using Are-arma would severely punished.

Gr

be

This warning was given after renewed outbreaks of rioting, in which British troops again oponed fire.

Mr. J. B. Shaw, Officer Ad- M ministering the Palestine Govern ment, to-day published pro- clamation, warning the pubile that unruliness and attempts to dis rupt peace would be punished with the utmost rigour of the law, and that armed resistanco would not be tolerated.

"The Oficer Administering the Government and the Commander- in-Chief in the Middle East, with powerful forces at their command, will ensure that law and order is maintained," the proclamation said.

DEATH SENTENCE

It was the duty of the popu- lation to obey the law and all Recessary measures would be tak- en to protect life and property. Aut As they passed a silent nad or

ACTIVITY SOUTH OF SAL-A citizens were warned that the The Communist "New ChinnGON IS REPORTED TO-DAY ar

punishment for posacsalon of fire- shake of the hooted head Daily News" meanwhile renew-IN AN

arms is life Imprisonment, and settled the fate of the individualed its blasts against American FRENCH STATEMENT.

that the death sentence could be intervention" with the accnsa-

imposed for carrying or using tion

Auch weapons. that the ment of U.S. policy by Secretary recent tate-

of War Robert Patterson was

She admitted under the do- fence's cross examination that guerrillas were very active in the area. Associated Press

Japan Of Her

To Get Taste

Own Medicine

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S PERSONAL

ΤΟΚΥΟ, ΝΟΥ. 16.

REPRESENTATIVE

DE-

ON JAPANESE REPARATIONS, MR. EDWIN S PAULEY, IN A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE, CLARED THAT THE UNITED STATES POLICY WILL BE THE SAME HERE AS IN GERMANY.

OFFICIAL ANGLO-

The statement added that im-

are going on in the area of Vinh portant mopping-up operationa

Long. further south and west of of Saigon, In the last few days, French troops have restor ed order in the rubber planta Lione around Budon Loc Ninh. 250 miles north of Saigon.

Meanwhile, the French Com missioner for Southern Anaam has appealed for the cessation of anti-Japanese propaganda as "it might result in non-coupern the position of the French more tion by the Japanese, making

difficult.

Signs of approaching trouble plying, and the French High in North Indo-China are mult

Commissioner for Indo-China has ordered Annamilee Nation-

IT WOULD BE TO REMOVE EVERYTHING JAPAN DOSS NOT NEED FOR USEFUL MINIMUM JAPANESE ECONOMY NO HIGHER THAN THAT IN THE COUN- TRIES JAPAN OCCUPIED, AND REMOVE OR DES-aliste not to interfere with the TROY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT WHICH SPECIALIZES IN WAR PRODUCTION. possible everything 1.

If

repara-

I drove through the streets with moved from Japan will be em- μάζεται to-day in es tram and ployed guinfully by the uations noticed what from the houses peer-which are entitled to ed ODVICUNTY Irigated Clubes. tions.

Schools and colleges destroyed by the

Japanese armies will receive technical non-war making

and

JESW Ingunesiany foreig

uncertain sintes vi grOGARE.

Ice Meet Darricaues consisted

of oli druit, carts and Linder, the

| Dutta correspondent aduud.

There were thousands of Dutch and outer raťukeus CORⱭILIVIL.

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TOUGH GOING

to dash across to escape fire, súca

LWIGLing

at

EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL IN

REICH

equipment formerly belonging to the Japanese armies.

the

| French-recognised Government

of Laos.-Router.

Pauley said he examined BRITONS SINGLED OUT FOR ATTACK

vault of the Bank of Japan and found "an amazing similarity" be tween "loot" there and that in the Reichsbank at Frankfurt, Ger- authorities found gold and other many, where the United States

treasures.

SAIGON, NOV. 16.. THE SNIPING AND GREN- Ho disclosed that the Repara-ADE-THROWING INCIDENTS THE SAIGON-CHOLON tlone Commission han asked Rua-N

sian permission to enter Northern | AREA IN THE PAST FEW Korea and Manchuria.

DAYS SEEM TO HAVE REEN

The policy of the United States DIRECTED AGAINST BRI- in reparations will be to "eradicato TISHI AND INDIAN PERSON- every vestige of militariam from NEL the life of Japan and we want it

apite

Rioting flared up in Tel Aviv for the second time to-day when, in ite of the British

warning, two large provision aheps belong- ing to a British firm were looted. The city is now pauruled by arm- oured cars with the warning: "Disperse or we fr" in Hebrew, German and Engilah displayed on lare banners.

The British destroyer "Hayden" arrived at Haifa from Alexandria to-duy

to join the cruiser and five destroyers which are standing by in the harbour.

VOICE OF ISRAEL Earlier. reinforcements of the British Sixth Air-borne Division

Tantenne un Bear $1

The villagers had all come from hamlets which are on the elte of the proposed airport and which must give way to modern progrens. Spokesman asked his Bishop to intercede with Government withdrawal of the order nbaorption of their land into tho airport scheme.

for for

A deputation was received by the Bishop, who expressed his sympathy, after which he matter taken up by Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the crowd then left. His Lordship told the

"China

Wha

Mall"

that he had the greatest sympathy for the villagers, whose feelings he thoroughly undersined. He felt, however, that as far as the villagers were concerned they would be far better off on the now land which Government would give thom than they are at present on land rented from landlords.

NO REASON FOR CLASH

NEW YORK, NOV, 18. THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, DEAN ACHESON, SAYS THERE IS NO OBJEC TIVE OR REASON WHY THERE SHOULD BE ANY AREA IN THE WORLD NOW OR IN FUTURE" WHERE THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA SHOULD CLASH.

He declared in a speech befor the National Council of Soviet- American friendship that tho American people AFTCO with the Rusetans "that to have a friendly government along her borders (n essential both for the security of the Soviets and for peace of tho world but it seems equally clear 10 us that interest in security must take into account and

reg. pect the inte st of other peoples to choose their general surround Inge and of all men to be secure in their

Press,

freedom."Associated

$200 A Dance In Chungking Night Clubs

CHUNGKING, NOV. 16. RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THE SALE OF WINE IN PUBLIC PLACES WHICH WERE ENFORCED WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS DURING THE WAR HAVE BEEN LIFTED BY THE CHUNGKING MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERN- MENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, HOWEVER, DANCE HALLS WERN INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE BY 11 O'CLOCK EVERY NIGHT.

Public dancing by Chinese was forbidden

in Chungking

Mystery Car In London

DACHAU, NOV. 10.

Daifu FORTY GERMANS CHARG- ED WITH TURTURING AND

tere and thoro the nauseous KILLING PRISONERS IN THE stench of decaying hesh betrayed NOTORIOUS DACHAU CON ine presence of sond bodies some CENTRATION CAMP TO-DAY norribly mangied by other shell- DEFIANTLY FACED THE fire or knives. UNITED STATES MILITARY

Many cases are reported m during the war but as a conces- to be just. We expect the Japa which British officers and Indian aion to the American forces the COURT HERE IN A TRIAL More than once on our patrol

WASHINGTON, NOV. 16.

nose to show they are trying to WHICH MAY COST THEM We were forced to accelerate and FRANCE AND THE UNIT develop democratic principles and other ranks have been attacked, authorities permitted the pen-

policies."

and repeated warnings haveing of half a dozen or so of procedure being possivic, only by ED STATES HAVE BEGUN He said that Russia and the been given by the military au- dance hallo.

break-nock spurTALKS HERE ON THE MO. other Alllos are believed to think thorities to personnel not to These wore constructed ut through the not-work, of barrt | CRITICAL ISSUE NOW | likewise,

BLOCKING AN EFFECTIVE He said that the small nations move about individually, and to great cost and were just about teady when the war ended nod

LONDON, NOV. 10: est.mated. 200,000 bodies have Lighting is going on under con- ALLIED ADMINISTRATION would receive a larger share in be continually on the alert.

Attacks on individual Froach the exodus of Americans begau.TO-DAY AN OBSCURE BRI THE "DAILY SKETCH" SAID ditions which erwid egally break OF GERMANY - FRANCE'S chinery, since the United States soldiers and civilians are fre- been cremated.

reparations, particularly ma- Ordered to identify himself the troops, for the Biotoring PROPOSAL WAS FOR

Nevertheless, the dance halls TISH INVENTOR, J., J. WIL Welsh anapped to attention and tropical sun beats down, constantly, spat out his name, age and other was the water supply in cut pif1 NON-GERMAN CONTROL OF is not interested in second-hand quent, capecially at night and prospered. They are filled al- SON, HAS DRIVEN A WIL several have been killed by most to suffocation every highit TERIOUSLY POWERED AUTO- particulars in a sharp voler

and the troops now show their THE RUHR AND THE cry.

Arked about Chinese art objects kniven-Router.

by Chinese throngs who seem to MOBILE THROUGH LONDON thirst. With a few exceptions, the othora

| RHINELAND.

| which the Central Government

be trying to mako up for the STREETS AT ORDINART imitated his dèmeanor-Angoclat-

Tue correspondent added: "Who- Thie become known mid claimed have been looted over a

pleasure they missed during the

SPEEDS, BUT NO ONE IN od Press.

ever ustimately raids Java. Seura strong indications that Pre-period of . several veárs,

Pauley

AUTHORITY war-time years.

COULD CON- baya with ito crumbled roots and sident Truman and Mr. Byrren said that identifiable objects were

FIRM THE REPORT. crumbled walls will long remain a are about ready to undertako' a

not subject, to reparation but to restitution.Associated Press.

·TORY KEEPS SEAT

Cauch.

reconstruction"

monument of this bacilo....... nną

Reuter.

problem London. Nov. 16. - The Conservative candidate Harold MacMillan retained the soat for his party when the re- sult of the Bromley by-election was announced, to-day.

This is the sixth by-election result to be announced kinga tho general elections--Reuter,

れ

A

sweeping review of the Amari

can administration of Germany. BRITISH ADVANCE T |- Thoir objective will be to try Bourabaya, Nov. 10. to work out some means of vroe Allied Headquarters docured to venting the explosive conditions day that Indonesian resistance is in the Reich from worening. decreasing though some sniping when winter begins. Associut and mortar fira is all taking ed Press, place.

The British troops pra extending the area of occupation.-Router,

BRITISH CASUALTIES

Saigon, Nov. 16. British Indian and French casualties during the prolonga skirmishing with Annamite No tionalists have been set officini The American Ryder Cup teamly at 40 julled, 112 wounded an, which probably will not meet missing, Saigon, Nov. 10,

Chicago, Nov. 10,

CHINESE PURCHASES'

POOR BUT VALIANT San Francisco, Nov. 10... The orchestras are on the. The Chinese Government wants whois poor but valiant, playing

The newspaper said them- chanlam consisted of a mysterious to buy $2,000,000,000 worth of almost continuously from open-metal box three inches in din machinery and equipment in thng till closing time.

motor, with an invisible stream United States during the nex Taxi dancers are provided at of energy, possibly atomic, dowing three years. Alex Taub, engineer CN. $200 a danter The sover

from the box. Ing consultant on Chiness supply

Wilson submitted bioprints of told a meeting of manufacturers charge is. 2800 for persons in and oxporters hero to-day.

the invention to the Ministry of uniform and $1,400 for stharo, Another speaker sald Chinese Most of the Chinese patrons at the newspaper said... A

Ministry funds available for purchased will the dance halls drink tea or at department whe interested but

spokesman Bald approximate $1,500,000,000. He oranges, only one in 100 taking could provide no Information re said the sum fncludes Chinono owned deposits in American banks any strong drink. But this fa in tive to the claim.

the form of Chungking's most

the

their-Victory-Bur-of-Wales - The French liner Pastau! their British rivals. until Yone-thousand-French troops and credits through the Impotkborsted-synthetic.yadkacor Kitment members -ride in "the" car':

will be EABLATňou, by traiZW GOL,"

London, Nov. 10. The King and Queen cone'udod yesterday with visit to Swan. Carrying more than 1,000 Fransh winner of the last oro-War Na arrived yesterday to reinforce

oa, where they revived a tramon troops, in duo here today.tion Open Golf titleAgociat. the local forces. dons welcome.Asavciated Press. Rauler,

led Pross

Pross

Associated

Export, Bank. 18 val. "China

will be able to pay for further which la provided at $2,00) credit extension with her experts, bottle with the hangover fres of

charge.--Associated Press.

Associated! Prean.

The Sketch" bald two Parlia Thursday and described the sa similar to that in any ot autoliphile Aragciated Press,