1945-12-05 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1945.

Violence Flares Up Again At Bandoeng

NONE FIT SAYS LASKI

New York, Dec. 4. Profonsor Haroki J. Laski, British Labour Party execu tive committee hend, said in a

here speech

INAL night: "There is no nation fit to be trusted with the secret of the atomic bomb.

He declared ht Chr Kanization for its future use mast IM international

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uid is

He alm significant that

of the anator porrorrupations of great vested interents to how to keep the rel which is no secret

from Ruin Asciatel

Press

MOSCOW REFUSES

WASHINGTON, DEC. 3. MOSCOW HAS REJECTED THE AMERICAN

REQUEST THAT ALL ALLIED TROOPS SHALL HE WITHDRAWN

FROM PERSIA BY JANUARY I The State Department, annobra

vod that me rogMen Was gewen for the Riesaun Fejection.

The Gel date of the depne tore fra Pera of all eupying March 2

is int

E

after the one at the Japanese

areading to the term Anglo Soviet Per k Treaty 1942

WALL. the

In ruote to 1teston, replying to Tipe via British repigerations was the Pen cran situation, Moscow

patially reiterated the inten

adou to go the terms of this

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Trendy

ERANIAN PETITION

Teheran, Der

4

The Taman Government to day went an agent netition to the Soviet to pertant

the 1 H

father of Truman troops to Asm baijan Provinter in a hote declar in the nee 1 in restore order and promising there would not be used i for aggresive-men-ures mainst The opule

egant in

The note, which lblomate surre as conesiatory in tune espressed the satisfaelian of the frant Government with the Russian assurances of B interventuan in the internal adfuira of Iran and assurances of Rus Sian respect for the Tri artile agreement. terhin ban. As

inted Press.

US. WASHINGTON, DEC

DECISION

THE -- ATR DEPARTMENT SAID TO DAY THAT RUSSIA HAD REJECTED THE AMERI CAN REQUEST THAT ALL ALLIED TROOPS HA WITH DRAWN FROM IRAN By JANUARY 1.

BATAVIA, DEC. 4.

IN A NEW FLAREUP OF VIOLENCE IN JAVA, INDONE- SIANS 'RAIDED EUROPEAN HOMES IN BANDOENG AND KIDNAPPED FOUR PERSONS LAST NIGHT AFTER SETTING FIRE TO SEVERAL HOMES, A BRI- TISH OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT SAID. THE NA TIONALITY OF THE LUROPEANS WAS NOT DIS. CLOSED ELSEWHERE LITTLE HEAVY FIGHTING WAS REPORT- ED, R.A.F. PLANES DISPERSED A FORCE OF IN- DONESIANS ATTACKING A BRITISH NATIVE COM- PANY IN THE BANIKENG AREA, AND THE BRI- TISH CRUISER "SUSSEX" SHELLED AN AREA WHERE INDONESIANS WERE REPORTED 'MASSING EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF SEMARANG,

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Opium Ban

Shanghai, Deo, 4.

The city government to-day alated its decision to stamp out opium amoking by Juno- _next__ ucar_and_requgated addicts to ropister within the next two months and pledgo themselves to "cure the ovil habit through self-awaken. ing."

Our cou

The government announced that thono still addicted by June would "be dealt with by lare" by forced cure and incarceration.—A savciat- cd Press.

Indonesian Terms

Arrest Order Shocks Elderly Jap Prince

TOKYO, DEC. 1

THE NEW ORDER FOR ARRESTS IN JAPAN STRUCK SWIFTLY AT A BEWILDERED QLD MAN WITH BRISTLING MUSTACHE STANDING IN THE RUINS OF HIS BOMBED MANSION. IMPERIAL PRINCE MORIMASA NASIMOTO, 77, WHO DE

SCRIBED HIMSELF AS A FIELD - MARSHAL WITH. OUT A COMMAND, A PRINCE WITHOUT INFLUENCE | AND A SHINTO NATIONALIST WITH LITTLE TO DO, SOUGHT EXPLANATION WHY HE WAS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AS A SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINAL.

Wat

NAMED

TAKAHASHI TOO

Austria's Plight

London, Dec. 4.

The British Government has proposed to the Soviet Union, the United States nud Francs a general reduction of Allied occupation troops in Austria. Lenrras Router's diplomatic

correspondent.

The object of the proposal ie to relieve the burden placed on Austrian economy-Reuter.

Compensation Plan by Jap

"I have no idea why I named and i am very much sur- prised," he told an Associated misunderstanding between leaders indicated that they are an

TOKYO, DEC. 4. Press correspondent, in his first The orcupation troops and the peo-enger as the British to get rid of

THE FORMER CHIEF OF interview with a foreign news- *pic* WAN advanced by Sutan the Japanese, but it remains to be

STAFF OF THE COMBINED Sjahrir. Prime Minister of the seen whether they have the power

BATAVIA, DEC. 4.

paperman. "Do you know why?" JAPANESE FLEET ADMIRAL Indonesian Government. The to aid in transporting the Japan-

Thu AT HIS FIRST PRESS CON-

Japanese Government SANKICHI TAKAHASHI, WAS reason for the muss daying

so to collection centres to pre-FERENCE TO-DAY. PREMIER subsequently moved through ita | TO-DAY QUOTED BY THE survivors

British plane vent factionists from attacking the SJAHRIR, REITERATED THAT Forel a of the

Minister Yoshida to "ASAHI" AS SAYING: " AM which crashed near Batavin on Japanese, many of whom earlier DUTCH RECOGNITION OF Beck reprieve from arrest for

ONE OF THE PERSONS RES- Nov 11.

handed theit weanons to the In THE INDONESIAN REPUBLIC the aged prince. Yoshida made PONSIBLE FOR THE WAR" dunvalans

MUST PROCEED NEGOTIA

Takahashi sald he was not sur prised that his arrest was ordered. annerling "I consider the Intest war Whe AA extension of the After recognition of our inde-declared bluntly to-day, " China affair. I am one of the pendence, there are many things responsibility for all operations"

persons responsible for the war RA can discuss much as economie while he was Commandes in- su perhapu 1 better refrain from co-operation," he said. But Pre-Chief of Japanese forces in referring

the

TOKYO, DEC. 4. responsibility mier Stahrir made it clear that China,

of the others. However, let me JAPANESE ASSETS IN MANCHURIA, CHINA, KOREA, Cabinet was FORMOSA, SAKHALIN AND responsible for the latest war, the THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC Kouye Cabinet was responsible AREAS ARE ESTIMATED AT for the China affair. he con APPROXIMATELY 110 BIL- Linued in his interview with an LION YEN AND THI "Asabi" reparter.

Bawu.

In a statement to the Allied commander, Lietat. Kieneral Sir At Bandeng and in west day; TIONS AND THAT "DOMINION the request personalty at Abled Philip Christison, the Premier ex-

Headquarters. the British reward the STATUS" WOULD NOT SATIS- generally.

Field-Marshal Shunroku Binta pressed regret for the happenings | situation ELA under control and FY THE PEOPLE. in Tjakung, Bekasi and Amba

expect no diffeulty in removing the Japanese when shipping is available.

Australia. meanwhile, Is the Best country to make an offer of lage-scale help to the Dutch Inhu Java, whise nerves, according to a Dutch official has ronched break. inse-point.

The pinne with five Englishmen ant 20 Indians aboard enab

≠ |1 . landed in a rice paddy Beld

arently all survived but two Indians, who were killed at nearby Takung, and probably all the others were slain at Bekasi,

Dutch women and children were kitin by Indon " shells fredd info their camus at Ambarawa

TENSE BUT FAIRLY QUIET

Meg tawlish, The

salind lear

tener Promhout Java contad last fatly

A British

UNDER CONTROL

could not accept Dutch econo- Hata, who is a new whit the

this.

mic rule.

He accepted in good faith the declaration of the Ailled Cor na aler-in-Chief that the British did wot intend interfere in the

ies, he sale Reater.

A telegram sent to Australia's political dispute but the -LAD- liaison

officer

Batavia hyments by the Foreign Secretary, Arthur Calwell, Australian Minin Mr. Bevin, and the Premier, Mr. ter of Immigration, said that the Allee, had caused misandrestund. Australian Government was will spokesman.ing to put eamus supplemented by th

military teuls at the lisposals of avemeal of Japanese frmones central and the Dutch who must themselves at day towards Semarang and povide transport aurel mainten- Nous achava for slupment out of the ance. country, sund it "denended on the good wilk of the Indonesaune

askett abou

HAV

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The Dutch have appealed to the United States to help with trans port for about 50,000 persons.

At conferences with the marke atherthies in Batas. Indonesia | Associated Press.

Should Women Retire Before Men?

LONDON, DEC. 4

THE QUESTION OF THE RETIRING AGE FOR MEN AND

WOMAN WAS RAISED WHEN WOMEN CIVIL SER

VANTS HELD A SPECIAL CONFERENCE HERE TO- DAY TO DISCUSS THE APPLICATION OF THE PRO- POSED NATIONAL IN. URANCE SCHEME TO V11. SERVANTS.

GEN. SLIM'S NEW POST

to General MacArthur'a list of alleged war criminals. told the Associated Press:

"I expected it. I feet responsibility for the

war."

He offered no defence for his career in China or elsewhere, He led the Japanese troops Inte Shanghai in 1998 and comuvant- ed all forers in Chin until Be- cember. 1943.

PROUD OF IT Bynichi Sasakawa. former President of the ultra nation- LONDON, DEC. 4. GEN. SIR WILLIAM SLIM, ulistic Kokysul Domei, was pos COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OFported to-day as saying that the THE 4TH ARMY IN BURMA, new list of war criminals com- IS TO BE COMMANDANT OFprisen "Japan's first-class per- THE IMPERIAL DEFENCE sons" and that he was put COLLEGE, REOPENING OF to be on the list. WHICH WAN ANNOUNCED FROM DOWNING STREET TO. DAY.

He said he had been anti- cipating arrest since the war ended and declared he had as- The College was established in 1327 to train officers and civiliansserted frequently in speeches in the brondeal aspects of Im- "With my neck cleaner 1 am perial strategy.

waiting for the allied army to Three senior instructors at the name

of the war me one College will be Rear-Admiral G. criminals. To be named by the H. E. Russell, who becane Assist allied army a

war criminal ant Director of Plans at the Ad-is eloquent proof that I devoted miralty and served brilliantly in the Mediterranean; Major-Gen. Jtion of the war."

my whole self to the prosecut- Whitley, who saw service in

GETTING READY

DR W. MELAINE, ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY CE THE AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION, SAID: "IN PUTERE, MEN WILL HAVE TO GO ON WORKING UNTIL THEY ARE 15 UNLESS WE CAN CHANGE THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF THE COUNTRY, " we all want new homes. refrigerators and cars, to pay nothing of pensions and bene fits, then sumebody has got to du the work and we shall all have to go on working a bit buger. The people of this country are younger to-lay at 60 and 60 withdr date for the British han they used to be, and to re- ard Russian troops in Tran sti! tire at 60 is not a prospect to still working." added Dr. Matill and cut the gas and electric;

the Middle East and north-west Europe. and Air Vice-Marshul Sir Hugh Lloyd, the Welshman Meanwhile Joseph Keenan. who was responsible for the bef-head of the war crimes trial- Finnt pir defence of Malta. - fin Japan, is scheduled to leave Reuter.

San Francisco by airplane to day for Tokyo with 22 attor Dr. Melaine replied that in

Sydney, Dec. 4.

neys and a corps of secretaries. his office they had a man whe

Miners have decided to cense He listed war criminals in work in all New South Wales pits. Was XX. Efe list Car

these categories: those spați- wore which produce two-thirds of Aussible for starting the wars in work at 83 than many of then tralia's coal, while meetings of China and the Pacifle; those youngsters of 16 and 17, and merchant seamen ig all Australian in eight years had never had ports have agreed not

responsible for military crimes in violation of the rules of war; a day off on account of illnean, ships carrying coal or steel. "But we have no women of 83 bring trains and trams to a stand-

These decisions threaten to those responsible for mistreat-

ment of prisoners. Inine - Reuter.

| power. Reuter.

The Department ha

proposed

to Monow the publication of its nule reerived here over the week.

end.

Officials here presume that the

standa on March 2.

President Truman said that the United States intends to with- draw its troops by January 1. Associated Press.

DEATH OF BARON IWASAKI

Tokyo, Dec. 4. The newspaper

"Yomiuri" re- ported to-day that Baron Koyata

Iwasaki, 66, head of the family

which kok forward with any degree of pleasure.

Women. I think, should re- tire at 60 us now. As a general rule, women in industry who are still working at that age are single women. 1 ask myself,

do want a lypiat knocking about my office at the age of 63 and my reply is "No," Dr. Melaine added.

WOMAN'S VIEW

which controlled the Mitsubishi The women's point of view interests and one of Japan's rich- WAS expressed by Miss Elsie ! est men diad in his Tokve home Godwin, Staff-Officer of the on December 2.

Ministry of Agriculture, who Iwasaki graduated from the said that she had found it just Tokyo Imperial and Cambridge

as trying to have old men about Universitics.

He retired from all his posts the office as it was to have old with the recent dissolution of the women, Zaibatsu.

"Women should His father founded

work until the Iwasaki family financial dyna they were 65 if men worked to #ty-Associated Press.

that age," she added.

British Action At The Hague

----LONDON,--DEG—4—

THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT THE HAGUE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SEEK THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT'S VIEW ON THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF THE EVACUA- TION OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND SICK PEOPLE FROM JAVA, SAID THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MR. HECTOR MCNEIL, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY.

Hurley Being

to

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Made Into Stooge

WASHINGTON, DEC. 4.

AN ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN TO-DAY CHARGED THE REPUBLICANS OF INJECTING POLITICS INTO THE FOREIGN POLICY CONTROVERSY, TOUCHED OFF BY THE RESIGNATION OF MAJOR-GENERAL PATRICK HURLEY, AS AMBASSADOR TO CHINA. THE NEWLY DESIGNATED HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP

REPRESENTATIVE SPARKMAN, OF ALABAMA, IN AN INTERVIEW SAID: "THERE IS NO NECESSITY TO GET ALL EXCITED ABOUT GENERAL HURLEY'S STATEMENTS."

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"The Senate Foreign Rela- hearing that Congress may tions Committee will do the range and that he will ask for necessary job of checking and State Department permission to if chastisement for the State prosent supporting documente Department is needed the Com from his personal files as well as mittee will provide it."

from those of the Department Associated Press.

However, the influential Repu- blican. Representative Mundt, "of South Dakota, recommended D widespread probe asserting that the Senate group would "hush up" any information which might, re flect unfavourably on the Adminis tration~

Soviet Dislikes Hearst Also

Are "onde Meals as well as Moncow Radio to-night, said of the

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00

Tajo

thin

"I always considered it a way from the start."

The former Supremar War Councillor said the China affit occurred two weeks after his re turn from visit to China and said: "I regretted it very much Even

nuw 1 regret it Juan pushed itself Into

muridy marsh."

Associate Press

DIET SHAKEN

Government

| GOVERNMENT HAS DECIO.

TO REIMBURSE INVES TORS FOR THE LOSS OF THESE ASSETS, THE FIN. ANCE MINISTER. KEIZO SHUBUZAWA SAID TO-DAY.

The estimate was given to the Kyodo news agency in response tu a question whether compensation or relief

or Japanese assets lost damaged abrond would be

vt

given.

The information is also import. ant in connection with the repara tion payments since it is assumed be seized for reparations. that Japaneac asseta abroad will

Takyo, Dec. 4. by General MacArthur's order for Shaken to its very foundation the arrest of some of its leading members the Imperial Diet slug gially discussed the Bnances of¦

The Minister said that on the the country to-dur.

basis of invested Japanese capital, The Kyudo news

it is estimated that Japanese as- agency said: War crimina! stormy blow sets in the Far East Included: walled Diet Manchuria 10 billion, China 19,788 members of million, Koren 7,106 million, For- the House of Peers and six mem-mosa 2,427 million. Sakhalin 1,200 bers of the House of Representa. million. Southern Pacific Areas tives were included in the newest (3,500 million and others 760 mil. arrest list.--Associated Press. lion Yen Associated Press.

“A

through the white bukling" as twenty

Senator's Two-Day Filibuster

WASHINGTON, DEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION FORCES TO-DAY SOUGHT TO PER

SUADE SOME REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO DROP THEIR APPARENTLY HOPELESS EFFORT TO AMEND LEGISLATION OUTLINING UNITED STATES DUTIES AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS. ACTING MAJORITY LEADER, LISTER HILL, OF ALk- BAMA, AFTER A SOUD WEEK OF DEBATE SAID TÜ- DAY: "WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GET He said the trials will be un-

THIS WHOLE THING THROUGH TO-DAY.” der United States criminal law)

However, he faces determined | The Administration in cou- since the initial attack in the efforts by two freshmen, Refident of enough votes to defeat Pucific war was against Ameri-publican Donnel, of Missouri all amendments and pass the can territory at Pearl Harbour. and Morse, of Oregon, for unbill when It gets down to vot- -Associated Press.

SHORTLY UPSET

TOKYO, DEC. 4.

limited discussion in the entire ing. subject.

Donnel has alrendy, talked for two day on his proposed amend- ment requiring a two-thirds MATSUTARO SHORIKI, Senate approval of any agree- PRESIDENT OF THE TOKYO ment by the President to DAILY "YOMIURI

HOCHP

Force.

WHO WAS NAMED IN THE furnish American troops for n NEW WAR CRIMINALS SUS- International Security PECT LIST TO-DAY BLAMED maintaining it is a treaty and THE MILITARISTS' CONTROL should be ratified by the Senate, OF NEWSPAPERS, FOR whereas the Bill calls for a mit- JAPAN'S PLIGHT AND DE-jority vote only in the Senate CLARED:

THERE HAD and the House. BEEN FREEDOM OF

THE Another amendment proposed PRESS THERE

He said he had done nothing to quers for authority each time quire the President to ask Con- warrant his trial by the Allies

Council wants charging that the employees who the Security openly sought his removal in a American troops to take part in strike had given falso reporte action against aggression. about him to General MacArthur's headquarters.

HAVE BEEN W, WOULD NOT by Scantor Wheeler would re-

There must be some misunder- standing," said the 60-year old

executive. "feel no responsibl-

as

a war criminal."

He said the militarists began

suffer

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dictating their policy to the nows ball losgue is awaiting the out700-tondon Basv=News, papers ten years ago before they come of the unpredictable New embarked on their aggresalon in York Glants game against the China. Then they wielded their Washington Redskins before mak power over the press by telling lng plans for a world's pro- Dublishers alther to follow a pro- fastenal gridiron chamoionanin paganda llac or

In the playoff. A Redskins victory. will of amount

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allowed give them the castorn division tit A Glant win will neccaal- them.

Military control was more dras- tai a playoff if Philadelphia henta tie during the Pacific war and Boston's Yanks. The Cleveland Shoriki said that, at a meeting Hams are undisputed holdera of the life editors were told by the western division title. Asso-10.00

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Mundt said particularly that ho wants the House an-American Activition Committee to question Hurley on the statement that some.

London, Dec. 4. coctions of the State. Department

Ivan Yormachiv, Boviet radio: commentator speaking on to

the support Comununiain specifically in

resignation of Major-General- Mr. McNeil was replying to a rout of the country as bringing,

Patrick Hurley from the post of INVESTIGATION question by Major Guy Lloyd, them to a safe part under Bri

Sparkman agreed, there would

United States Ambassador (Conservative) who asked if he tiah protection.

be an investigation of assertions China: lind acen the appeal from the

by Hurley but added "Naturally "It is not just an accident that Mr. McNeil replied that dif- Roma Republicans are trying to Hurley's statement has been Chairman of the "Batavian ficulties were manifold bus, gave have all sorts of investigation In-warmly acclaimed by the Hearst the newspapers Sohores" for the evacuation 18

woro tools of quickly as possible from Java of the assurance that the British stead. They would like to keep this Proes nor is it an accident that it the military.” He added that he 200,000 people, "all said to be Government was seriously con- criticism running for political rea- has been condemned in democratic had blocked the proposal by the in danger of being kidnapped corned with this project and door boonuse they know it breaks circles, which have criticised the military for a merger of a num- down faith in the Administration." or butchered."

would not easily be halted."

State Department,

for the way in ber of newspapers to facilitate un-American Activitica which it has handled American militaristic control of the press. The Committee, of which Munde in a policy in China.

Brig. Gen. Saturnino Martin rounded specially for Berri on interlo |--Associated · Press. member, has invited Hurley to

Cerezo, 70, laat Seanish defender man by the Department of National "The Democratic publie le an testify, and its Chairman anid that xious to see that all international

of the Philippines against the Berylon Entertainmens Jortugalem. Dec. 4. Hurley had most indo after his no- the Tor of Insting nence and security and 140. Jown from custody, to-day aurrondor report and

Americans in 1899. died Sunday. problema ars aettled,'In the spirit The British authorities released Gerozo, refused to believe the elan Relations Committen.

continued wants to see the Far Eastern pro- after they had been detained resistance a year, after the end. Hurley earlier told, newsmen he blems treated. In this spirit too since Nov 26 for breaking the of the Spanish-American wat was willing to appear before, any. Router..

curfew order.-Router.

Aquvciated Press.

The Under-Secretary alde; "Moanwhile, wo are urgently in; vestigating certain possibilities rolating to reception areas and shipping facilition.

When Mr. Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) said that the country as a whole would never forgivo any half-heartedness, or Jack of declalon, Mr. McNoil re Major Lloyd said it was not plied: "Thore will be no half- sa 'qucation of gotting the people heartedness.-Reuter.:)

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