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Vol. I, No. 67.

Tuesday, November 27th, 1945.

MACAO BOAT Novel Berlin EXPLODES MINE Development

Narrow Escape On

First Voyage

THE SS. KWONG SAL, MAKING HER "MAIDEN YOY

AGE" TO MACAO YESTERDAY HAD AN EXCRED- INGLY NARROW ESCAPE FROM A MINE DISASTER, THE VESSEL ACTIVATED A MAGNETIC MINE, BUT IT DID NOT EXPLODE UNTIL THE "KWONG SAP HAD PASSED ALMOST CLEAR.

IN THE RESULT, THE STERN OF THE KWONG SAT SUFFERED DAMAGE AND THERE WAS MOMEN- TARY PANIC ABOARD, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN ROUND AND COME BACK TO HONG KONG UNDER HER OWN SPEAM.

ANOTHER BIT OF ANCIENT HISTORY

TOKYO, NOV. 26. THE NEWSPAPER "MAINI CH" QUOTING AUTHORITA TIVE SOURCES SAID TO-DAY THAT EMPEROR HIROHITO INTENDED ΤΟ SEND ^ REPLY TO PRESIDENT ROD. SEVELT'S PEACE MESSAGE BUT THAT TIME HAD PRE- VENTED IT.

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The explosion occurred ar 1. Ting Inland some two and a half hours after departure from Hong Kong, and unly one and half hours from Macno,, bul Captain Millar decided to make for Hong Kong, where she returned unexpected in the early afternoon).

No great damage had been done and the ship was able to return to Hong Kong under her own power

She

though she had sustained damage to a propeller shaft and to a few of her stern plates.

WAS leaking slightly but had no dim- culty on the return voyzze.

Berlin, Nov. 20,

A novel situation was creat- ed here yesterday when Rus- Bian military polica, with official permission, searched the British section of Berlin for Red deserters.

British and German police watched with interest while the Redn lined wo large group to cheak entities.

One Americun military government officer said Red deserters were akimping out at a rata he called "Pretty terrifio"-AsRociated Press.

Wedemeyer Gets Tough In Shanghai

SHANGHAI, NOV, 26. ANGERED AT RAPIDLY AS- CENDING PRICES IN SHANG-

Price 10 cts.

GETTING A LITTLE WEARIED OF AUSTERITY

LONDON, NOV, 20.

"SOMETIMES I FEEL WE WERE BETTER OFF THEN." THIS FEELING IN BRITAIN, A KIND OF NATIONAL WEARINESS OF THE HARDSHIPS OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, OUGHT TO BE RECOGNISED FOR THE PART TT PLAYS IN ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS. THE BRITON READS IN HIS NEWSPAPER THAT SHOES ARE OFF RATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEN, WALKING THE STREETS IN A PAIR HE HAS HAD mended aND RE-MENDED, HE SEES "NOTHING TO-DAY" SIGNS IN ONE STORE AFTER ANOTHER.

ROCKET BOMBS USED IN JAVA

BATAVIA, NOV. 20. BRITAIN YESTERDAY SENT MOSQUITO ROCKET BOM- BERS, INTO ACTION AGAINST THE INDONESIAN3 AS FIGHTING RAGED IN SOURABAYA. SEMARANG, BATAVIA AND AMBARAWA AND SPREAD TO BAN- DOENG.

THE ROCKET BOMBERS SCORED 13 DIRECT HITS ON JOGJAGARTA AND NINE ON THE SOEKARTA RADIO STATION FROM WHERE THE BRITISH ALLEGED THE INDONESIANS HAVE BEEN BROADCASTING VICIOUS PROPAGANDA INCITING THE PEOPLE AGAINST THEM.

Muid

He roads of bountiful food supplies in America and then buys his ration of 12d worth of meat for the wook-end and seeks unavailingly for an egg or a tomato to brighten his table.

It is easier for him to under- stand these obvious facts when ho reads of the seeming relue-] tance of the United States to grant Britain a loan.

Duggie Stirs Up Hornet's Nest This Time

OAK RIDGE, NOV. 24. THE WRECKING OF THE JAPANESE CYCLOTRONS WAS "WANTON AND STU PID TO THE POINT OF CONSTITUTING A CRIME AGAINST MANKIND" THE ASSOCIATION OF OAK RIDGE SCIENTISTS SAID IN A STATEMENT TO-DAY.

The destruction is entirely analogous to the burning of the Louvain Library by the Gor mans in 1914 and 1940.

Recently Britain's Labour Government, which has attempt- ed to forestall this feeling by A cyclotron is a scientific fa- preaching a sermon of continued strument which is used to sacrifices since it took power in cover the fundamental facts of July, sent Six Stafford Cripps, nature, the same facts that Pro- President of the Board of Trade,sident Truman, Prime Ministers about the country to warn that Attico and MacKenzie King prospects for the days ahead have just declared are and shall are not much better. His re- ception has not always been cordial.

UNENVIABLE TASK

The National Committee off whore electric and telephone lines It has been Sir Stafford's un- the unrecognised Indonesian re- are cut and the Indonesians fired public met in Batavia to hear on a hotel housing Europeann, enviablu task since assuming of- Premier Sutan Sjahrir counsel Eurasians and Indonesians. They fice to announce what in effect patience.

that Indian troops neted has been a reduction in awiftly to suppress the uprising

the The premier anid: "I can see" The Dutch news agency Aneta luxurious level, that

clothing ration and, on a more from

your attitude that you are reported that British troops are must build automobiles for ex- often close to despair. Whatever clearing out the large Nationalist port before people at home can Britain the dificulties our cause stands

pokets at Ambarawa. sirong aid typhoons and sturnie which endanger our countrymen. We cannot be forced to follow a road we don't wish to take." RECKLESS SACRIFICE The British said that the In-

Ilves, have hurled counter-

wore

tho

reported.

The

have them.

war.

remain

the property of the world.

most produce barely enough Months of continued opera tion by the cyclotron will at

bomb material to see; It takes pounds of such material to make one bomb.

The scientists asserted that the "wrecking of the Japanese cyclotron WAS K8 disreputable and il conaldered as would be At Sourabaya, an Press correspondent on the scene

Associate

the burning of Japanese More than six months after braries or the reported, Indonesian Nationaliste the end of the war with Gor-printing presses.

smashing of unsuccessfully

This action counter-attacked many, Britain is still bound by will be condemned by all intel British and Indian troops twice HAI, LT. GEN. ALBERT C.donesians, without regard to lose their forces east and west of the the

Meanwhile, the British extended trols that existed throughout world. Officials responsible for practically the same inbour cou ligent people throughout the WEDEMEYER, COMMANDER, of OF AMERICAN FORCES IN attacks against them

city and occupied

The Briton knows this act must be called to a DAY HE WAS DETERMINED

at Soura-Sourabaya peninsula. CHINA, DECLARED YESTER- bava and Semarang.

ent they are necessary but does ant count for auch pillage. TO SMASH THE

Mc Indonesian casualties were esti like them any better for Associated Press correspondent mated to be heavy. No British knowledge.

the who cannot distinguish betwood EXPLOITA- TION OF

Vern Haugland reported that 800 Casualties AMERICANS."

the usefulness of a research HE Indonesians wore küled in Soura- EMPHASIZED THAT HE WAS bava during the past 24 hours.

A million little things that machine and the military in British used American-made Sher could make the British house-portance of a 16-inch gun hate NOT BLUFFING WIN

NOR INTI)

man tanka MIDATING.

British forces

have reported Associated Press.

in their advances wife's life so much easier are the occupation of the entire Soura-

denied her because of the need ty."

no place in positions of authorl- studying

peninsula.

----Associated Pres-. to rebuild the country's export If sti

The British reported to control prices fail, Wedemeyer Indonesians were shelled in their that the

business. She struggles along salt he would pince all "priec positions in Sourabaya during the

Batavia, Nov. 26. on worn-out pots and pans, with- Rogers" out of bounds to troops, night in

One hundred the heaviest artillery members of the Indonesian Nation- tattered linens that cannot De

new and twenty-five out The Sky Terrace of the exclu-attack yet experienced.

furniture and with sive Park Botel was of

placed but

al Convention to-day discussed the replaced. They added that thousands of composition of the working Com TREMENDOUS HEADACHE bound

for naval personnel Indonesians attacked Semarang mittes which is the microcosm of because of a 30 per cent price, but were driven off. Incrense. The hotel management rescinded the price increase and

The British the National

And to fill the Briton's cup to eruiser I.M.S. "Sussex" hos land-twenty-five members, formed

Convention of agreed to confer with U.S.

overflowing he. sees his sons ed reinforcements at Semarang. authorities before making

facilitate a meeting during BANDUENG UPRISING

fighting still in Palestine, in In- disturbed state of the country.

donesia and to practically every The British are concerned over other price advances.-Ansociated

Several what is described as a carefully Ргева,

members, including other trouble spot where violence women, accused the Committo of flares. planned uprising at Bandoeng being composed

of "Intellectual } Demobilisation has been slow. aristocrata", mostly lawyers.

The Kwong Sa, which making her first voyage to Macao

since the war, left with 192 pas sengers, including two American Naval officers.

"the correct approach."

He said his staff was

FORTY YARDS-BEHIND delivered by Am

She left on schedule at 9.30 a.. and after about two and a half hours was at a point six miles south-west of Sha Chau laland when the ship received a jolt which was followed by an explosion in the nea some forty yards behind the ship. board and after the Captain had

There was some commotion ascertained the extent of the dam- agu, he ordered the passengers to don lifebaits while he himself went among them assuring them that nothing serious had happened.

Roosevelt's personal message in the critical period preceding Pear! Harbour wana bassador Joseph E. Grew to Shi- aori Tugo. then Foreign Minis. ter, sometime around midnight of December Tokyo time.

Armund 2

the a.m.

following morning Toge proceeded to the Imperial Picnee to submit the

throno messäure to the

and the Emperor expressed his wish to reply to the message. The paper sand ft WAK airendy after the time that the Japanen Supreme Commu hnd deckled on the sur prise attack on Pearl Harbour.

itirohtte subsequently command. ed that Grew be informed Emperor's intention to reply to Mic

the message

and Togo notified Grew of this fact at 7.30 am. on December 8, nuding that the Ca binet meeting which opened at the Premier's residence at

7.05 .. Chat morning had already decided to declare war

un the United States.--Associated Press.

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Prosperous But Not Happy

KYOTO, JAPAN, NOV. 26. ITOSH THE SAMURAI SWORD MAKER, 18 BUSY AND PROSPEROUS BUT NOT ALTOGETHER HAPPY.

Hundreds of swords and sabres, many among artistic triumphs of the craft which goes back 500 years, Are going to the United States as souvenirs-to rest even tually In garages. attics and pawnshops. The thought of pains Itoshi.

The little award expert

no position to say anything about to sce at

it, but he would like

on

injuries

THROWN INTO HATUH The behaviour of all on board wan good and the only received by passengers were slight cuts to two who were among the Ave. who were sitting in the stern of the ship and who were thrown into a hate by the force of the explosion.

naval Any

Freddy Tate Show At Nuernberg

WHEN RUDOLF HESS ENTERED THE DOCK AT THE

NUREMBERG, NOV. 26. NUREMBERG COURT HOUSE THIS MORNING IN THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL OF THE TWENTY NAZI LEADERS, HE DEMANDED TO HAVE HIS PICTURE TAKEN. STOOD UP WAVING RIS HANDS WILDLY UNTIL THE COURT PHOTOGRAPHER COMPLIED WITH HIS REQUEST. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE MEM- BERS OF THE TRIBUNAL HAD ENTERED THE COURT ROOM.

Captain Millar who was on thei bridge with the chief pilot on the HE voyage then decided to return to Hong Kong rather than to con- tinue to Macao and arrived here shortly before 4 p.m.

Captain Millar estimated the magnetic mine to be one of about 300 pounds. At the time of the Accident, the "Kwong Sai" Was following a course given him by the minesweeping authorities.

The "Kwong Sai" will have to go to dock for survey and repairs and will consequently be laid up for some time.

LAST JAP LEAVES

least the very fine warda places IS

WHITFIELD

J

with an application by Doctor evidence he

The session formally opened He did not disclose what Fritz Sauter, counsel

Would Beck from former Foreign

for the Lindbergh.-Associated Press. Minister, VOE Ribbentrop, for a secretary to be made avaliable for Ribben- trop, to assist in the prepara- tion of his defence, owing to the volume of material.

MacArthur

Welcomes

The Overseers

It

INTERNAL POLITICS

to the i

Gordon Bennett Case Hearing

MELBOURNE, NOV, 20. FORMER AUSTRALIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE LIGHTWOOD WILL SIT JUDGMENT THIS WEEK IN THE

JUDICIAL INVESTIGA

GENERAL

In part because of these trou- TION-INTO - THE CIRCUM- was urged that representables but also because the Bri- STANCES tives

OF of

ether classes be included, tish economy has not yet been | HENRY GORDON BENNETTE especially the "fighting youth",

A smaller Committee, which was adjusted to absorb manpower ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE

IN FEBRUARY 1942. pelected as the Working Commit from the armed services. tee, was abolished by seventy-five

The Investigation was ordered All these domestic problems by the Australian votes to forty-nine. after

government which add up to a tremendous head- following Australian army charge the Convention discussed the ache for the British Govern- that Bennett deserted his post by method of selecting a now Work-ment. So far there has been escaping at the time of the sum ing Committer. The Convention little or no indication that neo-

render. may go into a secret session later. ple are losing patience with the

From the press seats, Mrs. Soekarno.

pretty Indonesian national costume of angle-length

in

flowered earung with hip-length

jacket and mduve mantlila, watch- ed her impassive husband presión, Sho is from Sumatra and does not speak English.

Later, she visited A hospital, where some indonesians alleged to have been wounded by the Dutch and Ambonese during disturbances are lying-Router.

SERIOUS OUTBREAK

London, Nov. 20. Destruction of the Indonesian radio stations at Jokjakärta and!

new administration.

For its part Government can

say truthfully that it offered no panacena before its election. It certainly has found nono since.

--Router

A military tribunal beld bearing on the charges, behind closed doors, but has not disclosed its judgment. Bennett redused to

continus participating in the mili- tary hearing and insisted on us open hearing of his case.-A- clated Pres

Billy Bunter To Be New Screen Star

LONDON, NOV. 26.

Sourakarta by R.A.F. Mosquito BILLY BUNTER, THE FAT BOY OF GREYFRIARS, BE rocket-bearing Dr. Sauler also asked that

pinnes followed

LOVED BY ALL SCHOOLBOYS, WILL BECOME THE neveral of Ribbentrop's former

many unsuccessful anproaches to HERO OF MOVIE CARTOONS TO BE PRODUCED BY colleagues in the German Foreign

Dr. Soekarno and his cabinet to BRITISH CINEMA MAGNATE J. ARTHUR RANK. Office should be brought to Nurem

check the anti-British broadcasts. BILLY BUNTER IS THE PETER PAN OF SCHOOL- 15 WHITFIELD '

In Bandoeng, berg an witnesses. It was impos

*the

Simia of

BOYS, WHOSE ADVENTURES DELIGHT READERS sible, he said, for Ribbentrop to

Java,"

more serious discord broke- out but the Gurkhas, aftor Bring details of the last eight

Tokyo, Nov. 28,

OF THE MAGNET. BARRACKS recall in a museum or entrusted to collec JAPANESE. A LAST BATCH

FINALLY CLEAR

General MacArthur-said-to-day on crowds and-killing many In years, equipped as at present with he hoped the Far Eastern Addoncelans, now have the situation other characters among whom

Bunter has Fonly a pencil and

long outlive] tare who appreciate the ancient OF NINE JAPANESE CIVI-trop had taken so many sleeping "stay as long as may be neces

notebook. art's fine points.

In the past four years, Ribben- Tokyo "as soon as possible" and though far from normal.

visory Commission would come to tn hand and the town is quiet he was once only a junior figure. "You Americans think only of

LIANS WHO WERE

Fighting is still taking place Characters like Bob Cherry AD- draughts particularly bromide that

noar tho Rapwi comp a sword," Itoshi said over a cup TAKEN TO STANLEY WERE ably.

at Am- and Harry Wharton who once must appreciate REMOVED

In a statement to-day he de- Dutch women and children.

barawa, ocene of the massacre of personified English-school-life for TO THE the effort and spiritual meoning TARY P.O.W. HOSPITAL FOR aiding judge. said that the Tri- in the near future

MILI-

thousands of youthful readers, Lord Justice Lawrence, the pro-clared that the visit to Japan in a sword. In the old days when

It is now officially "Causes me that the Indonesians lined up the

confirmed have departed the scono. JAPANESE AT LA SALLE bunal would consider Ribbentrop's

Bank who la nos interested in the greatest satisfaction." saying women and application

children and then imitating Disney creations, will Sydney Alderman, Deputy Unit- not fall Commission's advice "can opened fire on them with rifles introduce typically British char-

pos- and revolvers, finishing them off actore ed States Prosecutor, then went to'sible assistance and the rostrum in the centre of the

with hand-grenades. pport Court-room.

"Unfortunately, there has baon much misinformation, at times resembling deliberato and false

the

aye appeal when you look at JUDGED TOO ILL TO BE his memory had suffered consider saxy."

of tea. "You

A

AFTERNOON.

a man mado a sword he put his COLLEGE, YESTERDAY heart and soul into it because it was for his master."

Itoshi la busy now repairing and reconditioning pieces that belong to the occupation troops.

The Barracks will, in course of time, probably revert to its former status as the most luxu-

TEN SECRET DOCUMENTS Boferring to the ben secret

that the

Osaka yielded approximately 8,000 --mules.~ The Japanese, during documents which the world heard the world even from high sources

"Bwords" and sabres. They were piled in room after room.—AB30- clated Press.

Moscow And The Rest..

their occupation of the Colony, used it primarily as billets for Independent Indians.

about on Friday, he said: "This only the truth about problems which bas tended to becloud not handful of documents loaves no here but apparently designed to reasonable doubt on the aggressive influence. war count

International opinion The Arst. of these documente ciated Press

and International policies.-A850- bar 28, 1030 to the Supreme Com was a speech by Hitler en Novem mand of the German Armed

MACAO: LATEST

Macao, Nov 26,

CAR CHASE IN WANGHAI

Norway Would Rather Be A Neutral

OSLO, NOV. Za THERE IS A WIDESPREAD IN NORWAY THE COUNTRY'S

He has engaged David Hand, an The British took swift reprisals American cartoon veteran of 20 FEELING against extremists who ambushed years' experience, who was super AGAINST British trucks north of Bandoeng. vising director of Snow White PARTICIPATION IN ANY IN

Heuter.

Bamb

and Victory Through Al

AT TERNATIONAL Power.

BLOCE AND AN ENOR Hand is already at work with aRESENT staff of 60 British artists creating UNITED NATIONS ORGANI MOUS HOPE THAT THE now characters and ideas, The Barracks have, in the

SATION WILL SUCCEED AND course of the Pacific War, come

He expects to have more than THUS ON THE SALVATION 2,000 people working on cartoons. OF SMALL NATIONS. in for a full charo of air attack

He bays that Billy Buster in Titoy wore the target in the first

movie cartoons will be better than

Reports of rivalry about base London, Nov., 20. afr attack by the United States Force.

AN EXCITING MOTOR RACE ver. Moscow radio sald yesterday Air Force on Hong Kong on Oc

the United States and the WAS WITNESSED IN HEN-

[U.3.8.R Inventor Only Bunter, Char Spitzborgen, foster messiness.

of

Involving Iceland and that it wag essential

Goering sat back with his arms

NESSY ROAD AT ABOUT 0.80 les Hamilton, who the tober 26, 1922. United Nations

wrote "under They wore folded as Aldorman read. into the It is now reported that the P.M. LAST NIGHT WHEN TWO the papudanym "Frank Richards,

By and large, people are still Commission "should not bo do-

Preparatory bombed again in 1944 and 1945, microphone and the smooth voice cause of the present blackade laS DRIVEN BY NAVAL has invented now pots of char-The remarkably fine behaviour of norvous about Soviet proximity. minated by any great power.".

of the Interpreter brought Hitler's the fact that Chinese troos L WERE SEEN CHAS actors, who may become movie the Bed Army la Finmark and It said the Soviet Union was

words to the accused through thoir across he border are controlling NO. 118,

ING A PRIVATE SEDAN CAR, cartoon figures ear-phonen.

AT A TERRIFIC "ready to co-operate fully and

Hamilton, a 68-year-old bacho much to arauage this feeling, even its prompt withdrawal have done the 'Thovement Hess continued to read his book throughout the Chungahan dis-

persons SPEED. wholeheartedly to

lor, estimates that his total out in the Right Wing. make tho organisation à scucess. — A830-

apparently coming to a funny trict during an anti-Communist into a pillar outside No. 417, Hens boon 60,000,000 words, for Eventually, the occan crashed put on Bunter and his colleagues Later, he had to leave the Coart nasoage in it rocked with laughter. ciated Press.

drive. again through an attack of atom- mains calm.-Associated Press, head, got out of the car and ran

Meanwhile, the situation re was seen to be bleeding from the war iscome of $2,600..

Bossy Road, and the driver, who which he received an annual pre-

mans in order to be able to take ach

over, the many Natl properties in cramp-Reuter.

Norway. San Francisco, Nov. 25.I

Norwegians are a bit, nor that The Mantaar relocation centre the big powers are now manding in on the whaling business bus

NEW GOVERNMENT. IN

LUXEMBOURG

London, Nov. 20. The Brussels radio sald Grant Duchess Charlotte has asked Pierre Dupong to form à now San Franciaco, Nov. 25, U.N.R.RA. Director Frank 8. pong heads the Christian So Luxembourg Govarnmont. Du Gaines is aboard a plane en route cialist Party, holding half the

and

i CALLING LINDBERGH

Lonilen, Nov. 26.

An Exchange Telegraph re-

tho

of

nway.

to Korea-via Manila and Tokyo 'nenta in tho chamber of do- port last night from Nuernberg Government, told reporters_to-day In Pedder Street some tima in the zor their homes.

where ho will are General Mao-

has been put in against the Giess

An enormes Toparations blit

Sydney, Nov. 25. The car had earlier been report Jaria Ivons, Commissioner for od missing after it had been park for Japanese closed yesterday as Arthur, subsequently setting up puties, in which the Communists said that Hermana Costing he was rosigning BUCALSO "Tuon't afternoons

Netherlands East Indies ed outside the Hong Kong Hotel the last of sonio 8,000 departed many fool that nobody but his headquarters in Sydney hold one-fifth He was premier defonco counsel had announced

blo Away rolocation authority ox- Ho-plans a personal study of prior to last month's election, he intended to call Colonol arornment in Bollor of the The "borrower was dressed in centrus to be closed by Decoribor pects the Arizona and Arkansas Korea's nooda-Assolated Press, Associated Prosa,

government in Indonesia #Aero European clothing, and escaped in and Tulelake contro by Fobru Charles Lindbergh as a witness, ciated Press.

the direction of Causeway Bay, ary, ̈194g,--Aspociated Press

No to compete withthe-hardy plied to other questions, wives and tarotio and that spirit, who p Norwegian raman in the TS

faith that this little country. Wil recover with vigour.--Router.