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Vol. I, No. 60. Monday, November 19th, 1945.

PEACE HOPES DIM Java Outlook Assumes Uglier Aspect

BATAVIA, NOV. 18. THE FIRST ANGLE DE TUH INDONESIAN PRACE CON

FERENCE BROKE UP LAST NIGHHIT, AFTER FOR HOURS WIFDGFF A PLACE FORMILA, AND THE BUT HE NEW .34;! 4:4 ANITA SAID INDONESIAN KNEREALE HAVE CALLED FOR WAR TO AN DENTI AGAINST THE BRITISH

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Yokoyama ¡Defends

Yamashita

MANILA, NOV ATTEMPTS TO LINK LIEFT GENERAL, YAMA- SHETA WITH THE MANILA ATROCITIES RECKIVED

SET BACK TO DAY WHEN LIMIT GENERAL SIUZU WO YOKOYAMA TESTIFIEU THAT THE NAVAL FORES WAGED MOST OP Tak BATTLE IN THE MANILA STREETS

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the Inks between Yamashita and the leader of the alamila de tenses. Yokoyama testured that the NA focers defended the ey his orders to move

said that his court an chuded Minda whale Vaculata rayed Les Ragulo Yokoya testified that the Manka defenders were "virtually on their own" under Rear-Adinirid Iwabsehi

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testifying that are fighting in tralies

prior Combstons to tunicstore thru to Nov. 17. 1944, Count Ternu chi comman:fed all southern re pios antialing the Philippines

Pumpentine to questions, Yoka vara said that General Yanshita instructed him to "be fair with all Filipinn people and handic then with caution."

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Belayers and that the domesning Extremists are spread maren of terror in Soutal

Ansoniated Press

BA PAVIA SKIRMISH Thirteen antive soldiers from The dal of Amboina, serving in the thater ama gak. were wounded to day in a skipuish with Indone

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The fighting began when a truck ensituning the Amisomnesiana. bevare Vide target of Indonesian snipers. The shooting spread to HEJAZ, NOY t 8. the vicinity of the international

ON A ROTAL EXCURSION | press can and hospital aren.

TO BEJAZ (SAUDI ARABIA) | The official British report said i

KING HIN SAUD FINALLY PUT TO USE THE CUT TRANS. PORT PLANE WHICH HAR COME AS

A GIFT FROM FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.

Fiest he tried it out en sene travelhag componans, 7 females two pinte-Condit of the Royal harem.

British trings with tank support cleared the situation shortly be Fore toon. Associated Press.

BRITISH CASUALTIES Between Nuv. 10 and 14, ang British officer and 13 Indians of other ruths were killed in the Bghting in Java, and two Beitlan ulicers, live Viverny's commission- Feur U.S. Byen who had stayed officers and 62 other ranks were ed in Arabia Let #antive wounded, it was offelally announ

a brawny stavesced turday.

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Jogged the ladies' luggage aboard. Previata to Nov. 10. those killed

British But when warldly Prince Feisal, included seven

officer. performing a ful chure, step- one British soldier of other rank, herded the

Viceroy's Tsengers into the three

commissioned cabin. the

lonked the officers and 27 Indians of other

ranks.Reuter. They had been care- fully briefed : Ti stare at that veiled, giggling travellers was ta invite faith.

other way.

Crew-Ben

At Talf the chattering women piled out into wanting automobiles. Rading past the age of the plane, ench and every one took a bold veiled look at the Americans, who got good look, too.

Then

tho C$7 (now safely tenled) went back to fetch the King. Ibn Sapd., 15 WILA auid, right royally enjoyed his first trip njoft.Associated Press.

NAVY SEEKS ACCURATE ROCKET

London, Nov. 18. Royal Navy armament experts, in their grey building on The Mall, are debating whether turo warships will firo rockota in stoad of shello

Paints in favour of rockets:

Reparations Wrangle

Paris, Nov, 18. Seventeen delegations of the inter-allied reparations conference appeared settled down to the task of weighing "national war sacri- cos Agrinat "national war efforts."

War sacrifices referred prin cipally to sufferings under Nazi occupation or as battle arsenals althaugh uninvaded countries such as Britain and the United States dino claim sacrifices Buch as shipping losses and bourb damage. By war meant men and materials in con- quoring Gormany.

Asked about the orders to burn

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Communists Extend Hold On Manchuria

CHUNGKING, NOV. 18.

THE COMMUNIST CONSOLIDATION AND OCCUPATION

OF POSITIONS IN MANCHURIA, THE RUSSIANS IN

TIONAL TROOPS FAILING TO TAKE OVER THESE AREAS, ARE CAUSING A STRANGE SITUATION THERE

CERTAIN AREAS WITHDRAWING AND THE NA CIGS. LUNCHES WITH

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE CLEARING OUT FAST AND THE COMMUNISTS ARE STRENGTHENING THEIR POSITIONS ALONG THE MAIN RAILWAY LINE RUNNING NORTH TO MUKDEN AND CHANG

CHUN. THEY ALSO HOLD MANY STRATEGIC PORTS ON THE LIAONING PENINSULA AND ARE MOVING INTO VILLAGES AND TOWNS AS THE SO- VIETS LEAVE. WHILE THE OCCUPATION OF MANCHIRIA BY NATION. AL GOVERNMENT TROOPS IS AS REMOTE AS IT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO.

Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, V.1.4.8., mapecting a Comm- mande unit daring is viet to Hong tinng. Lord Alanbrooks is now in Tokyo. (Photo: Frames Wa).

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avoid the subject like the place When correspondents F110078 or ranjecture based on semi official informa Ton, thre correspondents ro not get any confirmation or de nial Endependent newspapers

in the expital, however, are Try

Clear the muddle with leading editurials, which '" | + drawing pubile attention to the inwildering situation.

General Halong Shih-hut, Gov- ernment Director in the North. Cust region, mysteriously. left Changchun at the height of the local Sium uvjet negotiations General Balung still in Chung king. Lough not yet arcessible toi corresparlents and is is reliably fernet that under prosent cumstances, he cannot return Changchun.

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GOVERNMENT ORDER Shortly after General had left Changchun, it was an anuneed that General Tu Yuming, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shet's facification Cutnussioner for the North East, has set up his hend quarters in Chinywangtau inslend

Changchen.

Sippy the Government's arder lo kill all stories Colerain the transfer of administrative organs in Munchuria from the Soviet to * Chinese control, the Central News Agency has maintained silence on all Manchurian matters,

The independent "World Newa" crported that

Major-General Chang Ching-huo, the Generalisst- o'a eldest son. who was Foreign Affairs Special Commissioner for the North East has arrived TO

Peping from Changetan with a party of ateiale.

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A CODED MESSAGE LEMB MOUNTAIN ITAKA

KAURED FROM TOKYO DEC, 5, 1941, GAVE THE JA PANESE NAVAD TASK FORCE ITS SIGNAL LAUNCH THE ATTACK AGAINST THE AMERICAN FLEET AND INSTALLATIONS AT PEARL, HARBOEK KEAR ADM. T. 8 INGLIS PISCLOSED THE LONG-CLOAK!

ED SECRET INFORMATION YESTERDAY TO CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE. IN GLIS SAID THE INFOPMATION ON THE ATTACK MESSAGE REACHED HIM ONLY RECENTLY FROM AMERICAN MILITARY HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO AND FORCED REVISION OF THE EARLIER CONCLU SION THAT THE JAPANESE HAD IRREVOCABLY DE- CIDED ON THE ATTACK ON DEC. 1.

He said the task force luft ve Southern Kurilen Nov. 25 tarder instructions

which included: "Should it appear eerlain Inat Japanese American negotiations will reach an amicable sette ment prior to commencemeat of

America Will Have To Be

Slick On This

NEW YORK, NOV. 18. BUGE BAILLIE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED PRESS, SAID TO-DAY THAT THE UNITED STATES IS IN A SITUATION WHERE, WE ARE ARMING AND BACK- ING ONE CHINESE ARMY AGAINST ANOTHER CHN- ESE ARMY AND THE STAKE APPEARS TO BE MAN- CIRURIA."

RETURNED FROM A 20,000-MILE PACIFIC TRIP.

BAILLIE SPOKE AT A NEW YORK NEWSPAPER VE TERANS SOCIETY OF SILURIANS DINNER. "Extricating ourselves front

the military situation in North- ern China and Manchuria will be one of the neatest tricks of The war, if we can do it," ne fonimented.

He said: "Chiang Kai-shek finds his armies confronted by Communist forces who evident- ly have no intention of giving up Manchuria and areas they dominute in North China.

They appear to possess substantial quantities of Japanese uring and munitions which were dered,

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"On the other hand Chiang troops are armed, munitioned and taken to the battle aceno by us-Ausociated Prces.

ADM. NIMITZ

CONDEMNS AMALGAM

hostile action, all forces of the: combined fleet are to reassemble and return to their bases.

STARTLING MOVES The "World News" stated: "The Government ofleinid without pro- tection, are quitting Changebun. When firmly established, the Coma munists are expected Lo muke startling political moves.

It is a situation of extreme gravity smore serious than the Mukden Incident. The future of the whole nation is in the Indance.

MACARTHUR

Tokyo, Nov. 18, Field Marshal Lord Alan- 1 brooke, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, ar- rived to-day from Hong Kong with 12 party of Britie officers. He lunched with Genern? MacArthur. ---Asso- ciated Press.

Shanhaikwan

Falls To Nationalists

CHUNAKING, NOY. 18. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS BROADENED THEIR HOLD TO-DAY ON THE SHAN BAIKWAN AREA, THE GATE WAY TO MANCHURIA THROUGH THE GREAT WALL, WHIL THE COMMUNISTS ACKNOWLEDGED THE LOSS

OF TH

THE "CITY AND TWO

OTHER TOWNS NEARBY.

There had beer previous reporþa of Nationalist gains at strateg Shanhaikwan, but without official confirmation.

Government sources indicated however,

that

the Communut grip Manchuria

had itself

Chiang Chung-kou, elder son of the Generalissimo, has returned te Chungking with handful ot Government officiula Crons Chang chun, the Communist-threatened capital of Manchuria.

imnicle Lightened sharply

With his worn one of the Mao eburian Provincial Governors and the Mayor of Dairen.

The scheduled departure ot Central Government

officers 10 Mancharin has been postponed be- enuse of the dimmed prospects of any early arrival of Governinenta troops to support thent. Associat ed Prega.

12.000 SEEK DIVORCE

LONDON, NOV 18. MORE THAN 12,000 BRITISH SERVICEMEN WERE SEEK- ING DIVORCES, LIEUT-COL LIPTON (LAB) TOLD THO YES- HOUSE OF COMMONS TERDAY.

The moral implications of such state of affairs should stir the nation's conscience to make divorce ensier for poor people, he mail.

"A major home front casualty Is the number of homes broko or ruined by infidelity." he added

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where the indication the first

that there anything wrong with

the mar Tiago is when the serviceman contract V from his wife os returning to Britain."

The Communist control of North-Hunt will make it impossible for the Chinese Government to The task force was less than 1000 miles from Hawail when Soviet Russin within the terms of establish friendly relations with the "elinth mountain Itaka" the Sino-Soviet Pact,"

Aspe wan received. The An important conference has force denpatched 361 planea; been going on at the Generaliss) from 200 miles at sen un Bee, 7. ma's country home. A certain Inglis said Admiral rukeature of the talka but it is under

minister will not disclose the Yamamoto conceived the plan t

stood that ancharia was one of attack in January 1911. The

the principal subjects, plan was completed in Septem ber. It called fur dening n mortal blow to the American feet and an engagement in naval battle if the attack failed.

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The Japanese force was structed to turn back if it was discovered before il could launch the attack.

luglis told the attack story after a sharp, angry clash with Senator Brewster of Maine, who accused him of making an "un- qualifiedly faluc" statement the division of American naval strength between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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Japanese naval fenders pla- ned to seek an immediate sen battle with the American fleet f the Pearl Harbour attack fall- ed. Rear-Admiral Inglis anid.

DISCOVERED IN TOKYO WASHINGTON, NOV. 18. ADMIRAL NIMITZ TO-DAY the December 3, 1941, attack, in Tokyo's war-lords conceived ASSERTED THAT THE "THE ORETICAL ADVANTAGES" OF

the first part of January 1941, MERGING THE ARMED FOR trained for it in the Summer CES WERE "UNATTAINABLE of that year and ordered it into WHEREAS THE DISADVAN effect on December 2 TAGES WERE 30 SERIOUS THAT THEY WERE NOT AC Stateo fleet was numerically in- Inglis and that the United CEPTABLE."

Events which led to Pearl Her December, thus it might have ferior to the Japanese that bour, the Pacific Fleet Comman-faced defeat had the Japanese der told the Senate Military Com: brought it to battle.

stort the delegates INEVITABLÈ enough that not only between the have shown clearly

All formerly occupied countries,) particularly France and Yugo slavia put forth claims based on military effort.-Associated Press.

BERLIN, NOV, 18.

Harold Booth, 37, soldier, was sentenced to three days' gnol ai Leicester Assizes for having stabbed his unfuithful wife. -

Booth returned from, the Middl Enst to And three children, of he was not the father, in whom his house.

At the time of the altnek, which was not fatal, he had scen red. Booth said,

The judge wid Booth ho would

FIERCE BATTLE Meanwhile, both sides the Kuto- mintang and Communists-concur that a fierce battle la still raging round Shanhaikwan-the Great have nussed Σ substantial gaol Wall town guarding the pathway sentence if there had been lom A the North-East-

provocation or the attack had beon

P.M. SURPRISED

The Communists charged that promediated. Associated Press. tuched to each of the two National ten American Advisers were at divisions equipped by the United Slates forces and recently brought up to the front an reinforcements. The divisions were identifled from the 13th and 94th Kuomintang Armies.

Tekyo, Nov. 18. General MacArthur's Headquar

The Provost Marshal under.

terá said to-day that "the be haviour of United States troops A recent dispatch claimed that

and Japanese civilians alike his one Kuomintang Army landed in boen surprisingly good" since the Chinwangtao aboard ten American occupation of the falands began ships."-Reuter.

Associated Press.

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Critical Stage Now Reached

CHUNGKING, NO. 18, . THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SITUATION IN MAN- CHURIA APPEARED GRAVER TO-DAY AS WELL- ARMED COMMUNIST BANDS WERE REPORTED SEEN NEAR CHANGCHUN, THE CAPITAL, APPAR- ENTLY READY TO TAKE IT OVER AS SOON AS RUS- SIAN TROOPS WITHDRAW. NATIONALIST OFFICIALS WERE REPORTED: TO BE· WITHDRAWING. FROM CHANGCHUN, IN THE FACT OF THE NEW THREAT. The situation also remained Manchuria. The report was based on tense around. Tientsin where War and Navy Departments but translations of captured doca- US Marines and Communists day that the Chinese Govern The Chungking press said to between both' of them and the monts, questioning of prisoners traded shots Friday after Com- ment officials who had earlier a State Department there should of war and questionaires which munists fired on

· IN OBERAMMERGAU. IN hayo bean more coordination of General MacArthur submitted which Marine Maj.-Gon, DeWitt and tolograph facilities from a train in cepted the control of the postal THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BA-thinking and action" VARIAN ALPS, PLANS FOR THE

Dut to brlog, this about into former members of the Ja-Peck was riding. REVIVAL WORLD-FAMOUE PASSIONture, Nimitz said he favour after the occupation. Asaociat close we had to duck." He add- were now returning to Chang panese Naval High Command

the withdrawing Russians at Peck enid the firing was "go Changchun, Manchurian capital. single department defences but b PLAY HAD HIT A SNAG. national security council composed ed Press.

Stars Alois Lang (the Chris- of the Secretaries of War and

cd quiet prevailed Saturday in king. tus), Anni Rutz (the Virgin Navy, as was proposed by Seerat-

the area, and the Marines have ton less than gun instalations.

They had lost the protection not been ordered to take any of the Soviet occupation gar Mary), and Willy Bierling dafect of guideless

(St. | ary of Navy Forrestal. Greatest

Philadelphia, Nov. 18.

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PROCLAMATION BY POST punitive action against the vil-rison, the reporte said, and power com Military Government permission scuttle the military merger pro-

lago where the Incident occur "fully armed" Chinese Com- times loan accurate than shells. panies designing now plants for to play their respective roles, and posal on the ground that it would

Once accuracy are achieved, bir city service may be considering wore, boing hold in Alllod prisons endanger American Command of proclamation threatening

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mosaures against further riots News declared the impasse in the Nationalfeta had only Ho pald: "Our country Is downs Alven Rome, Nay., 18. was made in a speech by Doctor:

to the population by Manchuria threatens our na handful of officials..... The Italian-army-which-up to Arthur L-Compton, Nog-Friss-But one leading charnoter, Hanatorial influence. I wo

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