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Vol. 1, No. 69. Thursday, November 29th, 1945.

HURLEY STIRS WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, NOV. 28.

HURLEY'S RESIGNATION AND GENERAL MARSHALL'S APPOINTMENT COMING IN RAPID FIRE ORDER STUNNED THE CAPITAL, THE WHITE HOUSE SAID THE RESIGNATION CAME AS A SURPRISE AND ADDED THAT MARSHALL'S ASSIGNMENT "IS TO DO A PARTICULAR JOB THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN CHINA." MARSHALL IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE FOR CHUNGKING

SOON.

Michael McDermott, sprint tremended strength of charm- Assistant Secretary

Streter will make H possible for Lol! retorters Lut Hari yg him to make a great contriba- Hought to resign yesterday but tam to the United States diplo that Byrnes had urged him to Inalie serview," chate his mind and go back to! The mitial reaction in Chung- China and he had agreed to the king I Hurley's resignation WAN that. while Nationalet Secretary uf

Berne hana has bist a State

warm friendi valled on President Truman late Fund Chiang Kai-shek an accent This alternoon and the Sta », į supporter, the coursr War

wood Migy Coordinating | America's policy in China and Committee which largely deter been set and would not suffer aptes United States policy in any marked change. The Far East nisur miel

Chinese Ambassador Wej Taco

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On request the State Depart ming said in Washington the

elated Prese

Savage Crime

Saigon, Nov. 28.

The mutilated bodion of two French boya, aged 10 and 11, who were arid to have been enticed from their homes Saigon, have been found.

The murdered boys had been completely stripped of their clothing and the bodien had been slashed by kniven. --- Reuter

Marshall Good At Puzzles?

Price 10 cts.

SHARIR'S MANDATE NOT VERY HELPFUL

BATAVIA, NOV. 28.

THE CONVENTION OF THE INDONESIAN' NATIONAL

IST LEADERS AT BATAVIA TO-DAY PASSED A

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN DR. SHARIR'S RECENT LY FORMED CABINET OF REPUTED MODERATES, ACCORDING TO AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT TO DAY THE VOTE WAS TAKEN AFTER A STORMY DEBATE IN SECRET. THE CONVENTION IS ALS) SAID TO HAVE VOTED THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN PTOPLE "FOR THE SYMPATHY THAT THEY HAVE SHOWN" WITH THE INDONESIAN CAUSE. FURTHER UNOFFICIAL RE PORTS SAY THAT THE CON- VENTION DISCUSSED THE PROPOSAL THAT

COM- MITTER OF ARMY CHIEFS OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA,

· CHINA AND RUSSIA FORMED TO SUPERVISE THE

OCCUPATION. AND THAT A UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE BE FORMED TO SUPERVISE THE EVA- CUATION OF THE DUTCH AND THE JAPANESE.

SINO-RUSSIAN BARGAIN HINT

CHUNGKING. NOV. 28.

PRESS AND OTHER UNOFFICIAL CHINESE CIRCLES SPOKE TO-DAY OF IMPROVEMENT IN SINO- RUS- SIAN RELATIONS. BUT DID NOT MENTION THE PRICE CHUNGKING HAD TO PAY FOR THIS. PREVIOUS REPORTS OF RUSSIAN DEMANDS, IF TRUE, SUGGEST IT WILL BE HIGH SUME QUARTERS EN- TERTAIN THE VIEW IT WILL MEAN VIRTUAL ES? ABLISHMENT OF SINO-RUSSIAN CO-DOMINION IN MANCHURIA.

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It is understood that the Cabinet was instructed to nego tiate on these lines.

The official communique Issued. to-night in mainly a report of the speech by the Vice-President, Dr. Hati, He said that the Republic of Indonesia had made it clear that they would not engage in con- versations with the Dutch under the shadow of terrorism by Dutch soldiery, especially 121 Datavia. However, they were always ready to negotiate with the British.

CHENNAULT PROPHECY

Fortiorth, Texas, Nov. 28,

Major General Claire Chon nault, retired Air Comman der in China, enid to-day he believed oivil war in China will be over in three or four months and that the Com maniate will not by aver thrown by the Nationalists unicas strongly supported by д third power.Associated Press.

THEY WON'T GET ME, QUOTED

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MELBOURNE, NOV. 28.

CONVERSATION IN WHICH LIEUTENANT-GER ERAL HENNETT, COMMANDER OF HENRY GORDON THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN MALAYA, WAS QUOTED AS SAYING "THEY WON'T GET ME WAS MENTIONED AT THE GOVERNMENT EN- QUIRY INTO THE CIRCUM- ERAL'S ESCAPE FROM SIN- STANCES

OF THE GEN- GAPORE IN FEBRUARY, 1042, WHICH WAS RESUM- ED HERE TO-DAY.

Culonni C. H. Kappe, Chlor Signals Officer of the 8th Divi- sion

in Malayn Baid that he

to General spoke January 29, 1942, after Domel Bennett m (Japanese News Agency) had reported that the_General had been captured. General Hep- nett declared. "They won't get theme." Colonel Kappe said.

UNDER PRESSURE Dr. Hatin said that he had been several members of the Convention under considerable pressure from to Lake a clear and firm stand re- ararding British military action in He Java, and some members had in- sisted that measures Taken to prevent The Netherlands Indies civil administration from conting- Ing It campaign of terror la Batavin.

Dr. italta's address, which was reported in the third person, described as a reply to interpella. tlons, and was mainly a review of the state of the country. It does not mention whether definite con- clusions were reached by Convention.

The influential ""TA Kang parley, scheduled for some time Ino" published a dispatch in December. leging that Chinese Communists

The only important Com- have left Changchun, the Mmunist representative here now churia capital. It was their ar- is Tung Pl-wu, who Was rival there which originally specially summoned from New forced the Nationalist oficials York to attend the parley as une WASHINGTON. NOV. 28.

in Changchun to pack up cel of PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S

Yenan's delegates. QUICK ACTION IN APPOINT return to Ching proper

rived here Monday. ING GENERAL MARSHALL TO

These officials, it is now in-ginally went to America to t SUCCEED MAJOR-GENERAL.sistently reported, will return tend the San Francisco confel- PATRICK HURLEY AS AM- to Changchun. BASSADOR TO CHINA

a Communist member WAS The Communists to-day at of China's all-party delegation. ment has made available the Hat | appointment of General M RECEIVED IN WASHINGTONbuted to the "North-eastern Associated Press.

unestionably OFFICIAL CIRCLES AS INDI "wid

Cultural Association" a demand strengthen the close bes CATIVE OF THE GREAT IM

that ll tween onte ta nutions.“* APORTANCE

political prisoners, THE ADMINIS particularly the young Marthal TRATION PLACES ON ACHIEVING A SOLUTION OF Chang Hsueh-liang, who THE TANGLES OF EAST ASIA

Manchurian overlord when the Japanese seized the territory in Sonatur

Arthur Capper, Re. 1931. should be released. publicun af kamas and member of the Senate Foreign Affairs contrary, the Communists ag Comittee expressed the opinion charged that American rade that arshall would "solve the situation in China immediately."of the Government forces in were attached to headquarters Capper predicted the appointment Manchuria. would receive unanimous Seunte approval. He termed Marshall as "one ablest leaders."

"President Truman could not have made a a better choice." the position in Chungking to be nid: "I am sure his mission to

China will be successful."

The Chinese Ambasador to the United States. Mr. Wei Tao-ming declined to

to

of United States foreign mervien officers who have returned from Chungking to Washington dur- ing the tenure of Hurley na Am tamarin

China. Ineleles were George Atcheson, Jr., pre ment political adviser to General MacArthur in Tokyo, Everett Drumright now of the department's division of Chinese Affairs.

CONGRESS RESERVE

AFFAIRS. Washington, Nov. 28.

The probrats against American

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Japan Must Knuckle Down To Her Lot

Against all indications to the Chalet

foreign policy by Major Generai Patch 1. Hurley was greeted gen- erally with reserve by Congres

anal tendera

Only among invelernte isolation- ats was there direct approval of the protest.

EXCELLENT CHOICE Senator Walter George, De muerat of tirargia, said: "Mar aball's appointment will easte be approved by the Senate. The General would make an axed- Int Ambassador to any nationat),

particularly to hina in these Third tripes.

Scepticism among menibers of Congress was typilled by Senator Warren Austin (Republican, Ver- who mate he doubted whether General Hurley was

effelently informed about the im- "If military gents, elementations of United Statca common senee, great polse, and "füreign policy-Reuter.

Significance Choice

WASHINGTON, NOV. 28. BY SELECTING FIVE-STAR GENERAL MARSHALL TO SUCTEED TWO-STAR MAJOR-GENERAL HURLEY RA- THER THAN CHOOSING A

CIVILIAN DIPLOMAT. PRESIDENT TRUMAN APPEARED TO BE EMPHASIZ. ING AGAIN THE VIEWPOINT THAT THE PRESENT TOP JOB IN CHINA REMAINS THE DISARMING OF JAPANESE TROOPS.

ON THE SPOT DECISIONS

Reporta from hunghing said it was felt that General Marshall would be able to make on the spot

ROTH THE WAR AND STATE DEPARTMENTS HAVE SAID REPEATEDLY IN RECENT WE KS THAT UNITED STATES TROOPS IN CHINA ARE ONLY TO FACILITATE THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE TROOPS AND NOT TO ACT AS INSTRUMENTS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. American policy toward China had been under critical review before Hurley's rexijena- tion because of the danger that American troops might become involved in Chine's civil strife. In connection with that review, that before it appeared likely General Marshall's departure from Washington, President Truman would have fresh in- formation on the Chinese sítun- tion from two sources.

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Under-Secretary of the Mr. Artenus Gates, is due Washington momentarily from the Far East. He told reporters at Pearl Harbour that he would "ask for spectße recommendations. which may affect United States policy in China."

Edwin A. Locke, personal repre- sentative of the President, is also en route from Chungking after

touring China for two months on

an economic mission.

HURLEY ACCUSED

WASHINGTON, NOV. 28. CONGRESSMAN HUGH DE

LACY, WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRAT WHO HAS INTRO- DUCED A RESOLUTION FOR THE RECALL OF AMERICAN

TROOPS FROM CHINA,

CHARGED THAT "AMBASSA DOR HURLEY'S ACTIONS IN CHINA MORE THAN ANY- THING ELSE CREATED CON- DITIONS FOR CIVIL WAR,"

He was commbating on the an- nouncement of Hurley'a rosigna- tlan,

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Colonel Kappe said that he at- LONDON DISAPPOINTED tended a conference on February Sonne disappointment has 15 at which General Bennett been caused among abservers in announced that General A. Per- London by the communia cival (G.O.C. of Malaya) wis published to-day at the conci-trying to obtain an armistice, sion of the convention of Indo- The witness was asked whe nestan leaders in Batavia. ther he remembered the "Cense, writes Reuter's diplomatic cor- Fire" order lasued, and order- respondent,

ing officers to remain with thetr Apparently, the general hope men and make no attempt at

London that Dr. Sharir's escape. IS A DIFFICULT ONE AND Cabinet would receive a mal-. Colonel Kappe said that Gen- "THE GOVERNMENT

Is date to гените negotiationserni Bennett had not told him SITUATION UNPARALLELL realised. CONFRONTED WITH A with the Dutch has not been of his intention to escape. So far so he knew, all British ̈om- ED IN HISTORY.

How far the situation can be cers, including General Pord- He said the most urgent pro-assisted by British mediation, val, remained with their troops, blen facing the lawmakers was for which the Indonesians are he added. the "stabilization of the people'a apparently willing, is also ob life."

TOKYO, NOV. 28. PREMIER This accusation fa

BARON regarded In Government qua-HIDEHARA TOLD

THE and ters as part of the propaganda

JAPANESE DIET war, the broad alm of which is

BLUNTLY AND FORCEFUL to stir public opinion in America

LY TO-DAY THAT THE beto demand the withdrawal of a

ROAD AHEAD FOR JAPAN American forces in China.

NEGOTIATIONS HANG FIRE tionalists and Communists are Negotiations between the wa-

hanging fire, pending dispatch to Chungking of Communist de- legates to the forthaoming peace

comment saying he had not yet received official in formation of President Truman's ortion. Araociated Press.

Nine U.S. Fliers Killed In China

SHANGHAI, NOV. 28. AMERICAN MUSTANG PLANES WHICH ARE BEING FLOWN FROM FORMER U. S. BASES IN CHINA. HAVE BEEN ORDERE DELIVERED TO THREE AERODROMES IN SHANGHAI AND NANKING. NO INSTRUCTIONS HAVE YET BEEN RECEIVED AS TO THEIR ULTIMATE DISPOSITION. BUT TWO OFFI CERS HERE SAID WITH A WINK THAT THE AIR- CRAFT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE NATIONALISTS.

decision whether United States marines would remain in China,

Hurley followed statements with proposals that the up earlier State Department issue a public statement of policy toward China and that the United States als iame "a positive statement" that it intends cu "stabilize Chinn until U.S. Lend-lease officials have the United Nations Organization indicated strongly that all fly- can take aver responsibility."

able planes in China would bo Hurley sent congratulations to General Marshall and

flown to the United States at thought his appointment

sald he

the termination would "be helpful to the

of the lend- Bituation." Associated Press.

of American lives

He declared: "In our foreign relations we are incapacitated we do not possess the power to uphold and carry out our poli- cies which we ourselves believe to be just and equitable. Such is the inevitable lot of a vanquished nation."

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Colonel Kappe described Gen- cral Bennett as one of the bravest and coolest men ho ha

over seen.

So far. British political activity in Java has been con- cerned only to bring together J. R. Broadbent, who was Dr. H. Van Mook, Lieutenant-assistant Adjutant to the Gen- Governor General may

of The eral wil the Australian Netherlands East Indies, and 8th Division Bold he was Dr. Scerkarno, but the prospects in close association with of further progress in this General Bennett in Mate- direction now seem very uncer- ya and believed that he was in tain.

the General's confidence. Gep- eral Bennett had told him that he would not be taken prisoner. and would not fall into Japo

He had never die-

Hb deplored, however. the widespread feeling of despair.- Associated Press,

Yellow River Dam Scheme

RISING VIOLENCE Against a background of a rising tide of violence, this in

dication that the negotiations nese hands.

will, even on the most favour-cussed the ethics of escape with able interpretation, be further General Bennett-Reutor.

delayed is considered in inform-¡

ed quarters in London to be) grave.

SUPREME COURT BURGLAR

The Chinese press said a ferv auch post-war operation is un- weeks ago that America had de-fair in the opinion of many who cided to hand over 1,300 air-

Washington, Nov. 28. are weary of walking the Chin-

The impression prevails that craft to the Central Government ese civil war tight rope anding to aid China in preparing moderates and the extremists Supreme Court premises occurred

American engineers are go the gulf between the Indonesian

An attempt to break into the but the U.S. War Department are debating angrily whether plans to centrol countered that no such number they ought to risk their lives

the Yangtse has recently widened, and that at about 9.45 pm. Jast night. had been decided upon.

river in a giant development Dr. Sharir and his colleagues Custodian of Property was opened The window of the office of the the war. three months after the end of project designed to free mil have little real authority over by the removal of a pane of glass. lions of valley dwellers from the violent activities of the lat-No official statement was obtain The attitude of officials of th-

the recurrent acourge of floods

ter.-Reuter. American air force is sincere and famines,

able from the Police. regret that some Americans had

Interior Secretary Harold to lose their lives

announced on anca Ickes to-day

the operation but that it was vital signing of a contract between at that the United States pro- the American Bureau of Recla tect the Allied gains in China. mation and China's National As previously reported, nine Resources Commission, und r American fliers' lost their Ires which the bureau engineers will and 12 planes were lost when prepare designs for what may bad weather was encountered on the flight to Shanghai-Asso- ciated Press.

lease.

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Quit Appeasement Demands Wheeler

WASHINGTON, NOV. 28. SENATOR WHEELER, MONTANA DEMOCRAT AND LEADING PRE-PEARL HARBOUR ISOLATIONIST, CHARGED TO-DAY THAT THE UNITED STATES IS BACKING RUSSIA. AND ENGLAND IN A MAD RUSH INTO ANOTHER WORLD WAR.

More Shouting

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KILLED BY A LIFT

A CHINESE YOUTH, AGED 14, WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A LIFT IN THE FIRE BRI- GADE BUILDING, DES VODUX

ROAD' CENTRAL AT' ABOUTİ

second floors.

to

be

the largest concrete dami ever built, overshadowing the massive flood control and Hydro- electric project dame which have been built in the United States in the past dozon years. -Associated Press.

New India

Statement

LONDON, NOV. 28.

Commons Questions On "Glass House"

LONDON, NOV. 28. DISCLOSURE WAS MADE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY OF ANOTHER FATALITY, 15 MONTHS AGO, AT STAKEHILL DETENTION CAMP, NEAR CASTLE TON, IN LANCASHIRE, WHERE A PIONEER CORPS PRIVATE HAS FOUND HANGED IN HIS CELL A FEW WEEKS AGO..

THE VICAR AND CURATE OF ST. MARTIN'S, CASTLE- TON, HAVE MADE CRITICISMS OF THE TREAT- MENT OF PRISONERS AT THE "GLASS HOUSE." In the House of Commons to vide additional strength for the day Mr. Tom Driberg (Labour, case that there should be a full Malden) asked the War Mini public enquiry?” ter if, in view of a certain fatality in the detention bar-

Mr. Lawson: "Reason for having a military enquiry was roughly that I wanted to get at any irregularities ab 1 myself suspected that there wAB BON

CRITCISING THE INTERNATIONAL POLICIES OF THE

UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED NATIONS- OC GANISATION, THE WESTERN SENATOR DECLAR- ED: "THE ONLY AGGRESSIONS TO-DAY ARE BY OUR BELOVED, NOBLE PEACE-LOVING ALLIES."

3.15 P.M. YESTERDAY,

The boy and his parents were THE SECRETARY OF racks, he would reconsider his He told the Senato "We must visiting a friend in the building. STATE FOR INDIA, LORD decision that the court of en quit appeasing. Russia and let They used, the automatic lift and PETHICK-LAWRENCE, her know once and for all that were ascending, when the lift. THE PARLIAMENTARY held in secret and should be ex-thing else behind the busines!..

AND quiry into conditions should be we did not fight this war to lat stopped between the first and UNDER-SECRETARY MR ARclusively military in composi

• her enslave the people of

THUR HENDERSON, ARE EX-

"Quite frankly, it may both t Europo.?

The mother appears

hayo PECTED TO MAKE A SIMUL on.

out of this there might come a oponed the gate to get her son TANEOUS STATEMENT OF Mr. J. J. Lawson, Secretary court martial, and I don't wait suggested that down to the first floor, when the GOVERNMENT

"hate lift suddenly started to descend. INDIA IN THE HOUSE OF in the case of the fatality anybody's case to be pro POLICY ON of State for War, replied that the court martial prejudiced and the courage, to call a real peace The boy was caught between the LORDS AND HOUSE conference and let us do it with floor and the roof of the lift and COMMONS, RESPECT OF forred to, which took place 16 Judiced."--Router or without Russia's participa was killed instantly.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE months ago, the Coroner declil- tion.".

The body was taken to the PRESENT WEEK.

nd that no inquest was necer if the United Nations Organi

Wheelor told the Senate that Victoria Mortuary.

Considerable public interest has ary. sation was already established

been created recently on the Rub "I see no reason to reconsider feet of India, as the result of the declalon as to the composts to atop aggression, "You would.

reports of speeches of Indian poll- tion and procedure at the forth Ho said he thought and hoped be compelled to go to war with

tical leaders at the start of the coming court of enquiry he there would bo-no-grent dificuity Russia.Associated Press

lotion campaign, yo lapide added.

Than Shootingated States

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"He reversed policies of the Inte President Roosavalt, formar Ambassador Gaut and Gon

Washington, Nov. 28. Josoph: Stilwell," the left wing

Wel Tao-ming, Chinesa n declared.

bassador. said after a visit to more than any one is xos- President Truman yesterday that ponsible for use of our troops, current civil atrito in China ap supplies and transports to sup- pears to involve "more shouting Dert the reactionary Chungking than shooting." rogims in suppressing of self- government in China, ti

His resignation is both

on in our taking over administra- opportunity and a challengo to sion of Manchuria."

CLEAN-UP PROMISED

Athens, Nov. 28. The Ministry of Beebrity took

ADDITIONAL POINT Mr, Dylberg: "Are you aware

MACAO BLOCKADE : NEW VERSION:

tors and collaborators making a The possibility of Chinese tral- run for Europe by the Porto now measures to suppress armed the Viceroy, and the Primo Minis-

guene võarol” expected ghostly in Macau has led to the stringent, bands of both political, oxtromiata tor made their announcements

blockade of Macno's border. Cairo, Nov. 28.

atatea can now return to the polley-of-ment is still attempting to solve Ernest Bevin's statement on the dormiorie and the Palice in round further indication of the British the face and neck were covered Chan District are hopping

The Arab League's reply to #17

Security Camaliten has been in KUTUTKI SIGELIC

"Chang, Chius. Tat-Pu peace and democracy in the. For the Communist problem by peacoBritish

structed to employ both the Gen It Rast charted by President Red-ful moadaŃwith the utmost 11′′ fal | for the future of Palestino will are reported to oxist in deflanco; light, sfc tho dovelopmonta which fact so long hda olapsed befom Palacao, ulates they nabari: Do the

saw his body they reported that would be natural to orpoct

Chinona polica Gavertiment's proposals ing up, these bands, of which 160 Government's mind now in the with bruises, and does not the close check on all traveller to Bovelt-Associated Press,

comalduration-Associated Proso.be issued to-des-Houtor,of the Jaw-Reuter,

autor: bu havo occurred since then Beuter, the case has come to lahti pro-Ivano

the

State Department. With

grehter case, Secretary Byrnes He said the National Govern

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which exist in Greece, The local upon India after the Brita that when the man's relations" Canton dally and military in