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Vol. I. No. 76.

Friday, December 7th, 1945.

Food Blockade KONOYE'S ARREST

Of Batavia

BATAVIA, DEC, 6, THE INDONESIANS IN THE BATAVIA AREA ARE GRA- DUALLY ENFORCING THE RIGID FOOD BLOCKADE OF THE CITY, AND IT IS BECOMING EXCEEDING- LY DIFFICULT FOR EUROPEANS TO BUY FOOD IN THE MARKETS,

MOST EUROPEANS ARE NOW LIVING ON ARMY RA- TIONS, BUT CHINESE RESTAURANT PROPRIETORS ARE MOSTLY IGNORING THE WARNINGS NOT TO SUPPLY MEALS TO THE ALLIED TROOPS,

Bevin's Blunt Language

FOREIGN

THAT

LONDON, DEC. 6

SECRETARY ERNEST BEVIN DECLARED IN THE HOUSE DE COMMONS|

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hundred miles to the south rust, at Bandoeng. Bri. and artillery have

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been sent into action to support the Gurkhas in their attack on a building which had been Turn-

ed into a strong-point ly the Indonesians.

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There has been no improve- trent in the situation and now known that yesterday's "in surgent radio" report of a truce between the firitish and Indon

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presenta Lints by the British Am bws ador, would be resumed short ly.

His Majesty's Ambassador has reported that he ans god reason To believe that the death penalty t of these #j is most unlikely," Bevin asserted. let will, of course, cogique to watch flas matter

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U.S. Seeking Trade Pacts

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Washington, Dec. 6. The United States Stale Depart. ment is understood.

R༥k is quickly as posible a world-whe Berles of trade pucla. tries named are Soviet Russin, Belgium, Holland. Czecho-Slovakia, Brazil, Cuba and Praner.

The coun

L there agree-

proposes

Havin ments. trade conference in the Spring to prepare the way for a big inter- naliumal meeting later un world. economie co aperation.

The latest trade reparts receiv gd by Reuter in Washington indi- Cale that French Beonomic Mission will leave France for Washington shortly to negotiati substantial commercial credits in addition to a new loan. Reuter.

First Move To Nanking

Chungking, Dec. 6.

A Cabinet pukenman suld to- day that China's Executive Yuan would meet In Nanking after December 15.

ORDERED

Tokyo, Dec. 6. General MacArthur to-day ordered the arrest of Prince Fumimare Konoye, three times Premior of Japan.

and of Marquis Koichi Kido, tha Emperor's right-hand throughout the war, and seven others a war criminal noun- pects. Anociated Press.

CHIANG'S APPEALS TO AMERICA

Price 10 ets.

ANGLO-AMERICAN LOAN AGREEMENT REACHED

LONDON, DEC.0.

THE SIGNING OF THE ANGLO-UNITED STATES LOAN AGREEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING. AFTER TWELVE WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS. IN WASH- INGTON. BRITAIN IS TO RECEIVE. A UNITED STATES LOAN OF $4,400,000,000.” THE NEGOTIX= TORS AGREED ON THE TERMS OF THE LOAN LAST CONCERNING NIGHT AFTER FINAL DISCUSSIONS POINTS OF DETAIL.

An official announcement wili, it is believed, be made tonight

CANTON STILL A BIT FIDGETY

TENSION OVER THE COMMUNIST SITUATION IN THE CANTON AREA WAS INTENSIFED DURING THE PAST WEEK BY SEVERAL INCIDENTS, INCLUDING A THREAT OF "AN AMERICAN BLOUD PURGE." THE WARNING WAS DELIVERED TO THE AMERICAN- OPERATED AIRFIELD IN AN ANONYMOUS NOTE, REPORTED AMERICAN OFFICERS FROM CANTON

THEY SAID, NOW IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY. EVER, THE THREAT WAS NOT TAKEN VERY SERI- OUSLY ALTHOUGH SOME PRECAUTIONARY STEPS WERE TAKEN TO ASSURE AGAINST THE POSSIBI LITY OF ISSOLATED INCIDENTS. Chinese army guards were in-1 ercased around the airfield withi mounted machinegune to casure) protection of Installations, air- craft and large supplies of avia- WASHINGTON, DEC. G

tion gasoline. The commanding INVESTI CONGRESSIONAL

offer of the army air trans- GATORS

PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK TO-DAY pet comunand Imposed a rule HEARD THAT ON OCTOBER | against AT.C. personu ‡ 28, 1911, VILANG KALSHEK maining in Canton city para PLEADER

A THAT

after dark, "just to minimize RANKING AMERICAN DET

the chance of trouble." CER HE SENT TO CHINA TO TAKE OVER HIS AIR FORCE

The Gientia's ines age te Washington whided a plea that

Existence o***

ARSON CAMPAIGN The Indonesets are cariytop

an also campaign it- nuthern part of the edy, sel fing fire to buildings interd paring booby trap bestu fe camping to the villages

Ai Ambarawa, dylding flar up again for two ton

in Semurvor, the vs deater water supply to the tampered wall

day.

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British Forces in thrown into combat with The p

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The Roximately American military person Canton are beleted in the Euro

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sedemment on Shumeen s land, separated from the ety by nek but connected Kovoral Trialpros.

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although there is a possibility that the British Prime Minis- tor, Mr. Clement Attlee, will make an announcement on the results of the negotiationa when the House meata to-day.

of Commons

The British delegation is going on to Ottawa to seek a further credit from Canada.

It is suggented in Washington] that the loan sought will be of about 83,000,000 Sterling.

Washington also learns that Moscow circles expect that once the Anglo-American loan taika are completed, large United States credits for Russia will come up for consideration,

Refusing Taxes!

Vienna, Dec, &.

For the first time in history. the Austrian Exchequer D refusing to accept taxca

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The people in Vionnin queueing un to pay tax nor year's taxch because under a now law the present Austriga currency will be invalid after December 20. Black-marke eers in particular are attempl ing to unload enormous Brands for which they cannot accoun ---Router.

BYRNES

WARNS FRANCE

SOVIET EXPECTATIONS Mr. Eric Downton. Reuter's correspondent in Moscow, men- tions similar expectations in the

WASHINGTON, DEC. 4. Soviet capital, adding that when SECRETARY OF

STATE the members of the United States JAMES DYRNES WARNED Committee on Post-war Economic FRANCE LATE YESTERDAY Policy and Planning saw M. Stalin THAT IF SHE CONTINUES TO recently in Moscow, they were re- OPPOSE MEASURES FOR ported to have touched on the sub- CENTRALISATION OF

CON. fect of credits and the Generalis-

TH TROL IN GERMANY, aime was "most Interested", ne-

UNITED

STATES WILL B cording to United States sources.

WILLING TO ESTABLISE No public referenco was ever CENTRALISATION MEA made in Moscow to the possibility i

SURES IN THE RUSSIAK BRITISH AND AMERICAT ZONES, LEAVING FRANCE

he development come on th

s>f heel

official Ferent

report citing the Preach attitude an ODA of the major hurdles to workin oat an efficient occupation polic in Germany.

of such assistance from America. -Reuter.

President Lines YAMASHITA DEATH

NEW YORK, DEC. 4, SIX SEAMEN TO-DAY PILED WITH THE FEDERAL SUIT tuURT FOR $690,000 DAMAGES CHARGING THAT AN AMERI CAN PRESIDENT LINER HAH THEM AT ABANDONED MANILA FOUR DAYS AFTER THE PEARL HARBOUR AT TACK LEAVING THEM AT THE MERCY OF THE JAPAN

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Manita. Dec. 6. The Chief Prosecutor

in

the

trial of Lieut-General Yamashita, Major Robert M. Merr, asserted yesterdfur that "there was no donbi if Yamashita's responsibility and negligence" in the Japanese" atro- rities committed in Masila.

"In view T the nigra vated nature of the crimes and in view of the measure of the crimes we recotumend that sentence, of death, be carried out by hanging.

control

Byrnes mentioned centralisation of transportation and Currency

Occupatio It the three tames as major peeda.

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United tham

St might

arlion $UENT

withou France If the French representą tive on the Allied control counc

to block action continues

inde the unarinly ruin

France Want 12 deterusno The Military Commission said | first whether the Buhr and Khi

fr02 its decision would be unnoticed on land are to EHrtnarstrxt

Asociated Press.

Germany Ansociated Pres

Each of them asked for $100,000 contending that they were unduly exposed to war, hazards and other which injured their on hardships speculate

Friday. might result in perma intention

And health Was

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Also put on boord wor a direct | appeal trum Chung Kashek to

REFUSE TO GUESS President Housevelt on November |

A rifle bullet his the air trans # 1911. asking the Unned Stat

bendigo arters to draw on as air ann

command in the part Philippines to provide

bulding over the bends of for OBIL or

force to defend Amerieina Tuesday, but officers Wenning and The Burns Hond. refusest 112 The Royal Air Force's camel

I am convinced whether Chiang and killet ties in Java to date sure

lens JA • ។ checke by host action six

sharply and at once we sell h Walled by ar ead there harn

on the verge of a winning pur tian from which she can deat way hound in the elly from the crashes: four officers, one as

Killed by each of us sementely in her own

get practier of the Amer lean- commissioned officer

nirmen. Twver time."

trained J equipped Fir aceidrat: three

Renter

Army, which now is garrison- alemen are missing

inge Canton. FIGHTING SUBSIDES

Bainvin. Dec. 6.

Javn Fighting has subslated in after sporadte autbreaks in three

Puteh and British leaders sped

for

Alled to Jay to Himpure cutferences on the etitien: problem the Netherlands East Indie and Indo Chins culled by Admiral Lors Louis Mountbatten. Allied South East Asta Commander.

It is reported that nearly eight battalions of fresh Dutch Teps or about eight thousand men are training intensely at the Malay Peninsula carr as and that they might be reads for actium within two months.

Associated Press,

On November 5. 1941. the Amerlend any and navy chiefs discounted thự Japanese chances ferran then in the offensive aralust Kunming and tire Burma Rund. Aeinted Press

PUTRA AS BRAZILS PRESIDENP

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Sun Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 0.

All-Brazil cotant of the recent presidential election returns Kives General Dutra (Suchl Democrat) 144,000 votes. Briga (National dier Eduardo (iones Democratic Union) 239,000, Mr. Yeldo Fluza (Communist) 109,000, and Mario Tolles (National Agra-

rinn 3.000. Reuter.

Goering's Threat To Czechs

NUERNBERG, DEC, e. HERMANN GOERING SHATTERED CZECHOSLOVAK.A'S LAST WILL TO KESIST HITLER'S WAR MACHINE WITH AN ULTIMATUM THAT "HALF OF PRAGUE WILL LIE IN RUINS FROM AERIAL BOMBARDMENT WITHIN TWO HOURS" THE INTERNATIONAL MILI- TARY TRIBUNAL WAS TOLD TO-DAY,

the

THE AMERICAN PROSECUTORS AT THE TRIAL OF GOERING AND 19 OTHER NAZI LEADERS ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES LAID BEFORE THE COURT OFFI CIAL GERMAN RECORDS AND FRENCH AND BRI- TISH DIPLOMATIC REPORTS DISCLOSING THE HIT- LER PATTERN OF THREATS, TREACHERY AND BROKEN PROMISES THAT CRUSHED THE CZECHS ONLY FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE MUNICH PACT.

that said to-day The prosecution disclosed how counsel, The spokesman, Mr. P 11. the Czech President, Emil former Nazi Ambassador in Lon- Chang, added that Premier T. V.

Hacha, was imperiously sum- don is working over-time on the Sounk planned to move t. the

moned to Berlin by Hitler be- list of trueations that he hopes to former capital and that personnel

foro German troops marched send Lord Beaverbrook and Lord from the various Ministries would be established in Nanking within across the border on March 14, Kemsley by the week-end. ten days, although the Government 1939, and was told that Pray would remain in Chungking.

would be bombed if the Czechs Some 1,600 Government workers fired on the Nazis, will be flown to Nanking before Under pressure, German December 15, Chang sald-Amo-ords showed, Hacha fually gave in and the next morning the Germans poured over the

ciated Prens.

JUST ANOTHER RUMOUR

Washington, Dec. 0.

The White House to-day said Antly that President Truman has

no intention of attending the For eign Secretarica' Conference in London,

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RUMOURS RIFE Rumours have been rife of tension in Canton over reported Communist infiltrations and minor ratda by irregulars along railroad line supply Some

The seamon said they were in torned ut Sonto TON and Loubanos until they were liberatel by the American foreva. They contendent that they were hired by Line# President American the under an agreement previding for the safe transportation hack to United States.

While they were ashure, their ship, the "President Graat" sailed without notice, they said. Ano- ciated Press.

Claire Luce Debunks Delacy

WASHINGTON, DEC,

There are no armed Ameri-

units in Canton, The Americans sald armed

CLARE BOOTU LUCE, REPUBLICAN OF CONNETICUT, Chinese troops were plac-1 on

TO-DAY ACCUSED REPRESENTATIVE HUGH DE xunrd a few nights ng around

LACY, DEMOCRAT OF WASHINGTON, OF PRESEN) UNSAFE TO STAY o outlying building in which!

ING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ERRORS IN HIS RECEN? Americans were observing the The Hong Kong agent of the

HOUSE SPEECH ON THE PART PLAYED BY TH opening of the consulate, but American President Lines, Mr. T.

CHINESE COMMUNISTS IN THE WAR. there were no incidents. They D. Wilson, stated that the "Pre-

Wi discharging QUOTING DELACY AS SAYING THAT JAPANESE WER 440mx to view the Bitontion sident Grant"

attack the Manila

DISARMED MORE QUICKLY IN CHINA ARMAN with good humour instead of cargo when

started.

TROOPS WHERE THE COMMUNIST - LED

WER? gravity.

As it was unsafe for the ship

STRONG, LUCE TOLD THE HOUSE: to remain in harbour it was un- fortunate that the Manila authori "Any one who takes the trou-| ties ordered the vessel away at able to look at the map of China moment when six members of the will see that on VJ Day the Ju- crew were ashore. It was, there-

panese occupied in China, not company. fore, no fault of the [5.

Counting Manchuria, at least 50 Mr. Wilson said.

cities of populations of 100,000 or more.

"Three months later the Com-

Tokyo, Dec. t munists had succeeded in re-

Seven war criminal suspect of theee covering exactly one

listed by Gen. MacArthur to cities-Chefoo-while Govern- ment forces. In some cases with day include Vice-Admiral Talry: American help, had taken over Godo unofficial envoy to der all the other cities and disarm- mairy to prosent Japan's sid LONDON, DEC. 8.

ed at least two-thirds of all the of the story of the China inci

dent, Shogeo Odato, Politic LORD LANG, FORMER Japanese soldiers in China." ARCHBISHOP OF CANTER

Asserting that "another Com- economist, Takera Ogata, Vice BURY, DIED YESTERDAY AT munist lie is that they did a President of the Tokyo new THE AGE OF 81.

of the Americans said two truckloads of Wounded Chinese soldiers were brought into Canton a few nights ago They said the Chinese military

Mr. Wilaun added that the bea- by the men who were interned Japanese have been receiving full pay during the whole period.

was very hush-hush about it DEATH OF

and they didn't know any de-

tails, but they said they didn' LORD LANG hear any shooting in Cantou.

However, shortly afterward Blued troops Government several raids in Canton, circling a city block while the asaich proceeded.

Military patrols on atroci have been increased. One of ficer said machineguns recent ly were established at each eud of the bridge to Honam island where Japanese prisoners of war are interned.

For several days last week the curfew was advanced fron 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Hong Kong visitors, reported, and the military picked up after-car- few loiterers for questioning. "I cannot disclose the exact The curfew now has been re- questions, but they are designed turned to 11 p.m. to elicit answers that will show Ribbentrop in guiltless of re-chargo of conspiring to wage an aggressive war." counsel said.

He is confident that all the questions will be answered without reservation and that the answers defence.

any

border without opposition. will play an important part in his

The Deputy British Prosecutor, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, resumed tho British case by dealing with the first 15 of the 69 international agreements and treaties, which word flouted by the Nazis between The British Press Association 1933 and 1941. had earlier quoted the United When Sir David road the naval Nations Preparatory Commission limitations of

Versailles tho OX delegaten as saying that Truman Treaty, Admiral Doonitz, director might attend the January meeting of Germany's ruthless U-boat war of the Foreign Ministers of the until he assumed the overall com United States, Britain. Ruania.

mand of the Reich Navy, sat amil- France and China-Ansoclated ise, and his smile broadened as ho Presa.

loaned forward to speak to Goo

German 012 ring when the ban

Ribbentrop was said to be fram-

Land Dealings Possible

BY PROCLAMATION. NO. 0,

MORATORIUM PRO

Affairs

Archbishop Lang

Seven More To Be Arrested

He and former Prime Minister

better job during the war than paper "Asahi," Viscount Mass Okochi, Indutrialis Chiang Kai-shek's forces." Luce toshi Stanley Baldwin were generally

ma, Japanese Ambassador credited with leading the move-added: "This can be punctured Lieut. General Hiroshita Osht ment which resulted in the abdica- with grim figures.

VIII for tion of King Edward

"The Japanese audit shows Germany since 1938, who arriy the lady I love” and his sub upwards of 2,000,000 killed and ed in Japan to-day, Count Tada Sakai, member of the sequent departure from England. wounded in China and the em- masu

crowned King munists know they would be House of Peers and Yarichir George VI and Queen Elizabeth laughed at if they claimed no Suma, ex-counsellor of the J 19 200,000 Japanese panese Embassy in Washington Koneye, whose arrest was als casualties."-Associated Press.

ordered, was Framior at the tim of the China incident and hold the Dust for the last time just befor RA the Pearl Harbour attack. cently he had been reported activ for in preparing a constitution Japan and asserted that he wa doing the work at the request o General

MacArthur,

althoug MacArthur denied this

Ha collapsed in the street at Kew, where he lived-Associated many Press.

Communists Want Democratic Coalition

YENAN, DEC. 6.

LIU SHAO-CHI, A HIGH CHINESE COMMUNIST SPOKES- MAN, DECLARED TO-DAY THAT THE CHINESE COM- MUNIST PARTY WAS OPPOSED TO. THE RUSSIAN STYLE OF COMMUNISM IN CHINA AND THAT. ITS FIRST CONCERN WAS THE FOUNDING OF A DEMO- CRATIC COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR CHINA. LIU TOLD NEWSMEN THAT THE PARTY WAS ANXIOUS FOR A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT EVEN IF. “THE FORTHCOMING PEACE TALKS IN CHUNGKING FAIL

Kido, who hold the recenth. abolished post of Keeper of th Privy Seal, was Hirohito's cloncat adviser and helped elevate to offe such Premiers as 'Tojo.-Associat ed Press.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE

Washington, Deo, & The Secretary of State, Mi

disclosed to-day James Byrney

ing a question on the "Daily Ex- THE prren" headline "There will be no CLAMATION DEALINGS IN war," in the hope of proving that LAND, EXCEPT SUCH

GIVEN EXEMPTION his attempts to prevent war had WERE

WERE PROHIBITED boon so great that such a headline

By order of the Chief Civil was justified.-Associated Press

Officer, the exemptions and Reuter.

have been extended to leases or tenancies for any term or any

General Chu Teh,.,Communist and economic democracy with that the Anglo-American Com agreement for the granting of the

told re- capitalistic incentive in econo-mittee on Palestino will have

memberedix British and th same, anve in canes where the title Commander-in-Chief, of the Crown learce has boon porters that the Communists mic development.

Liu asserted that the Com-American-Reuter: affected during the period of the did not dispute the Central Gov-

over munista favour the turning over

Cairo, Dec. Japanese occupation,, either by eramont's sovereignty:

Manchuria "but we want a gov- of Japanese holdings in Man-

Egyptio elder statesmen an Yesterday's 'temperature:- other charge

cept railroads and hig, minen, authoritatively reported to hav

decided....to ask thò Egystign Maximum: 77 degrees at whatsoever not specifically stated cratic principles,"

oporato "under Cabinet to start negotiationslim In the said orders o

Un till now, leabes or tenancy

control. Associated molataly" for a 1rovision of the Agreements could only be made for

Angid Egyptian Treaty Router. terms not exceeding one yeat:

THE WEATHER

Today's weather forecast:

mortgage

submarines, even on building for Light winds, fair to fine; mild. way of assignment of other Wernment--there, based on demo- churia to privato capital, ex-|

London. Dec. 6. The United Nations Preparatory commercial purposes, weo men Commission has agreed to the con- tioned. timation..by the Economic and i Goorlag, too, apparently enjoyed Social Council of the New World the Joke KIERY Organisation of the League of DAILY EXPRESS HEADLINE Nations Oplum Bection-Reuter. Dr. Fritz Sauter, Ribbentrop'

2 p.m. Minimum: 64 degrees

8.80 a.m..

Liu said that his party be- which would loved China, could beat revive Stato under a long period of political Press.

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