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Price 10 ets Wednesday, December 12th, 1945.
WAGE SCALES Move To Bring Colony To Stable Economy
THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES SHORTLY TO INTRO. DUCE NEW STANDARD WAGES FOR SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABOUR WHICH WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL SUCH LABOUR PALE FOR FROM PUBLIC* FUNDS.
AT PRESENT THE COLONY IS NECESSARILY BEING KUN TO SOME EXTENT ON A SUBSIDISED BASIS WHICH CANNOT BE CONTINUED INDEFINITELY. THE PROSPERITY OF THE COLONY DEPENDS ON CAN FLOURISH ONLY GENERAL TRADE WHICH WHEN WAGES HAVE A REAL BASIS.
to be paid wil be related to the est at de sperimen sale of lonel per week detailed below
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The policy of the Administra i ployees, In all enses the amante tion is to use future wagen og the wage levels generally exist ing in 1941 and to relate the Wapes clely to the east est found In vivw of the lime Thet Phal costs of essential food
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Atom Bomb
Test
Washington, Dec. 11. The Army and Navy an nounced officially to-day that they would test atomic bombs. en worship. The amounee- ment said that planning youn already und☛ way.
Tentative proposala had in- cluded the idea of using cap. tured Juarac naval eraft for targets. Whether thin pinu will be carried out hoa not bien nonnerd.--- Anno ciated Press.
12 U.S. AIRMEN LOST IN CHINA
FULL-SCALE WAR
NEAR IN JAVA
- BATAVIA, DEC. 11.-.
ARMED INDONESIANS, SEVERAL THOUSAND STRONG,
WERE TO-DAY REPORTED TO BE MOBILISING-IN- THE VILLAGES AROUND BATAVIA POSSIBLY FOR AN ATTACK UPON THE CITY, WHILE BRITISH PLANES BLASTED THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE OF TJIBADAK, 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL. LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF NATIVES WERE REPORT- ED IN BATAVIA'S SUBURBS AND BRITISH TROOPS WERE ON THE ALERT. ONE RUMOUR SAID THAT A NEW UPRISING WAS SCHEDULED FOR DEGSM- BER 14.
Dead Jap Heroes Come Back Home
TOKYO, DEC. 11. JAPANESE SOLDIERS ONCE REPORTED BY IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS TO HAVE DIED GLORI- OUSLY FOR THE EMPEROR IN DESPERATE AND GALLANT DEATH CHARGES ARE COMING BACK TO ASTONISHED FAMILIES-OR EVEN TO WIVES WHO HAVE REMARRIED,
ONE UNIT OF 59 MEN "CONFIRMED" TO HAVE GIVEN
THEIR LIVES FOR THE
ON IWOJIMA EMPEROR RETURNED ALIVE AND UNINJURED.
name
A soldier reported killed on Guam went home to find is
erossed off the official family record kept for all Ja-i panese in the city hall or village office His brother had assum~{ ed the itle of head of the fami- ! ly and had married the absent "widow." Roller's
They al- ready had one child by the war- lime marriage.
The Jaunese press bluntly blames Imperial Headquarters for its system of reporting denil in action for every riem: ber of a unit which took part PEIPING, DEC. 11
in a final death charge. RY PORCE MARINE
Under CORPS
the suleida!
He Realises It Now
Earlier it was reported that the Indonesians attempted to Alter into Pandjong Priok dock area and attempted to set fire to an R.A.F. barracks in the suburb of Kramat.
A British spokesman said that the R.A.F. strike against Tjiba-i dak
was the heaviest of the Jayanona rebellion and that the village had been left smashed and i burning. Fighters preceeded the raid planned dropping warning leaflets, and then Mosquitous and Thunderbolts attacked. drepping 500-pound bomba.
The raid Indicated the British | were making good their promine f of retaliation for Sunday's dopesian attack upon an allied convoy, in which one English en- listed man and 14 Indian enlisted men were killed.
Challenge
Manila, Dec, 11.
Armed Japanese aulidiora ' are still mananing Filipino civiliana in northern Luzon and Mindanao. The military polles hava reported that remnants of Yamashite's com- mand have challenged Filipino auerrillas to fight recently.
These Javanese soldiers are in desperate need of food, clothing and medicine and are afraid to mrrender-na-
riated Presn.
Japs. Used Poison Gas
TOKYO, DEC. 11. BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES E. LOUCKS TO-DAY DECLARED THAT THE JAPA NESE USED POISON
GAR AGAINST AMERICAN TROOPS "IN A PEW ISOLATED IN STANCES NOTABLY IN NEW GUINEA LATE IN THE WAR. The chemical warfare officer on
Ataf
SOME LOOTING Authoritative sources said that! the Lieutenant Governor-General General MacArthur'a
of the Netherlands East Indies that the most recont instance Hubertus Van Mook, who in glo-
(217
raid he Serious
1945, when a
corps
He added that Japanese of cials denied knowledge of this or other reported instances but con
evied lat they wer
umably les whether individual deld con manders used it.
Any
duled to fly to Holland soun to was on March 5, report on Indonesian political Japanese patrol set of vomiting
In Kux candles
a signat URAGA, DEX, 11 developments.
Trave may
area al Bink. New Guinen, SAKAE 01881, AMERICAN Thursday for the Hague.
Loucks said that several Ameri BORN JAPANESE JUST RE- Dick van Berkelaer, publie ty
cans gut severely 31 but 31177741 TURNED TO JAPAN AFTER' oficin of RA.P.W.1. - Repatrin-
were killed. 1015 RENOUNCING
UNITED, tion of Allied Prisoners of War mrud Internees said there had STATES CITIZENSHIP, RICE GIVEN
OF THE SCANTY] been a PLAINED
few ennen af looting HIM AND DE Dutch and Eurasian youths in MANDED IN VAIN THAT THE Banden recently. SHOW
AMERICAN ARMY CLEAN (P doubled, However, thal AMERICAN
death | THE FILTHY CIVILJAN HAR- riating would break aul ataong AIRPOWER OVRK NORTH charge system, a unit was or- RACKS,
the Dutch at Bandoeng CHINA MAY HAVE.COST TRE} dered into the field to elarge He was told that the Americat) "Tere aught be a possibility," The scale show flan madyvidual
said. "that 1111 Berkelarr UNITED STATES AT LEAST enemy ranks with deler-ariny had nothing to do with hij van
boys might 12 LIVES. IT IS eas of the 1]
LEARNE minaties all would die in the troubles and that the rourese armed Dutch DIVE BOMBERS
kh zak arms from Tadonesings This would be the final Government was running the dilu OVERDUE
OVER attack.
that for their own fety." Dressage sent Imperini end-pidated camp.
He looked sadly t
that
newspaper 1 added quarters,
column of beaten Japanese tross article telling of Dutch buys who marehunt down the muddy road had been forced
ちょいば to und Suldiers were in badly solid uni
Tagged
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day.
whreh
1.
THAT SIX ARE NOW 48 HOURS
value for the salsan in Braku har beg framed an ander make pood the ravages of malnu Teen webb legure of th Japa tapatum
The portal gate of rehabilitation and newnues will be related to the
These wapo levole may be con solerad in reflect recent final fr je But their connue to fall, ta unly fair in reduce the bunden ei the employer who cannot ther
the 3142 provide emrage in trade which very life of the Colony
Rehabitan allowance will be pak! ไว duferent Krades cinsaus
of Non-propen
an
1271
f Super work with regular rebzetions according to the fall in the costs of the sele The aro gressive reductions will be accord. ing to the following Unlife:
Table showing Variation 1 Rehabilitation Altuvenner In Rondrous to Pocal & Fuel Migures templed Werkly By Laut (fort, Beard on Ten Staple tema nf Food Commodities,
.00
Lamus Office Food Peer
index.
$8.00 8x8 0 8 0 8 4.00 $ 3,00
Skilled & Hemskilled Workmen Pity
150
1.25
Tuskilled Labour Daily .
1.20 1.ht
1,50
40
25
40}
40
20
Unakitesh Prinle LatiouT
July
(0)
42,09 Monthly and Male Workers Monthly Paid Pere e Workers 30.00
75
M
45
.30
.13
35.00
MX)
z) (k)
14,00
7 [1
10,00 5:00
An indication in the reduction. of posts and given in the attached table, These
regalar show the and large reductions which have taken place in the last eight weeks. with the It is expected that gradual improvement of supple the present Butary reductions In costs will co inue. bul should there be an increase in costs f any reason. the rehabilitation al-
of
25 4K 20:00
The
No further contact was made with the unit and the are wa presumed creupied by the Allies
as it usually was.
The places, enchi energinga least two men, left Tenglar base
svie on Saturday. They Wrze duted
forma rendezous over Taku River mouth, then sweep in formation up the river and re turn.
A
the
ASHAMED! Headquarters then proceeded Marine ers said they had
on the presumption all Japanese been told these shows were carried soldiers who participated were killed in action. Names of the officers and men of the unit were obtained from the list of the military organisation to which the unit belonged. An
out to wave the American hig stick before the
of the nomes Chinese Communist and Nationa list forces, and most fights were scheduled oyer the arras where local clashes are most prevalent,
Associated Press.
U.S. MARINE SHOT
IN TIENTSIN
TIENTSIN, DEC. 11. AN UNARMED UNITED STATES MARINE SERGEANT WAS SHOT FROM HIS HORSE
IN THE TIENTSIN AREA
DECEMBER 8, MARINE HEAD- QUARTERS REPORTED TO. DAY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE FACE.
packu.
burdened with
!
This is a terrible sight for me to see as soon as 1 arrive in Japan," exclaimed Oishi. "I did not realls in America that Japan iso completely beaten." A 9867- Pinted Press.
unofficial report was then sent tol Bomb Can't
the family, saying the soldier was killed in action.
Be Outlawed
A
group of
from
及
urma t the British after the veaths had rescued women and children
terrorist" mab might have been misunderstood and, "coupled with: the arrest of a few looters by Indian troops, might have rented
resentment among the Dutch."
SECRECY
The British said the Dutch had; burned two houses in reprisal.
Meanwhile, the British com- mand to-day clamped on war-time secrecy of troop movements and; communications in Java as a pre- lude tu full scale operations against the Indonesian national forces.
"AR
Loucks asserted that the Japa nese also tossed gas grenades at American concentrations at Hak and used gas against the Chinese in Chian.
Loueks nich thirst
polson S
was more humane than the atome or ** bayonet in the
skudommen." Associated Press.
Only A Few Months Left
DR.
SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 11. IMMEDIATE ORGANISA- TION OF A WORLD AU- THORITY TO ENFORCE DIS- ARMAMENT AND PREVENT ALL NATIONS FROM MAKING ATOMIC WEAPONS WAS TO DAY DEMANDED BY FRANK OPPENHEIMER UNI VERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA In some cases Imperial Head- quarters later received reportai
oficial announcemeat put RADIATION EXPERT from the Allies of prisoners, buti
the British
A brother of Dr. Robert Oppen In Java camunition did not notify the familles be-
from Oct. i to Dec. 5 at 010, belmer the physicist instrumental cause of the propaganda value,
including 145 killed, 004 wounded in making America'a atamle berab
emphasised to the of these mass death charges.
Callfornia 107 missing. and
that a world The Dutch news agency Aneta C.1.0. convention Shame over being taken pri-FERENCE ASSERTED TO-DAY said that the Jogjakarta division control agency must be establish Boner caused many soldiers to THERE WAS NO SECRET
Indonesian
ed and that the agency's investi- republican when they CONCERNING Use asumed names
muvomen
Buthority and ent of the Central National gutors must have were captured and many OTALS OF THE DEVELOP
development in any these now are appearing also. MENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY Committee has urged President complete freedom to check atomic
Soekarno and Premier Sjahrir of -Associated Press.
AND SAID THAT THE ATOMIC the unrecognized Republic of In Speed was necessary because
UNPRECEDENTED
will shehtly reduce those for un- skilled labour ww benefited to greater extent han other wage warners from the temporary wage levels fixent infediately after the Headquarters said the marine surrender of the Japanese.
eneountered three Chinese civi
The This basis of was will belians on a narrow bridge. adopted by all Government under
marinds
Niled and greeted the takings, civil and military, and it Chinese, who lo smiled, but main promptly drew pistols and begun is hoped that the Palony's organisation commercial
firing and
Twin of the Chinese pursued marine the winsted
while the third took the horse.
The incident followed by four days the slaving of a marine and the wounding of another by
The plan would permit the die- Chinese gunmen near here.-A- charge or fining of unauthorised
strikers-Associated Press.
public utilities will follow suit." It is the view of the Administration that conselentious adherence by all employers of labour will be of major assistance in bringing the Colony to a stable economy neces WATY for the coming trade and
wances will be increased again in keeping with the rise in east The basis of calculation wages will tend to increase slight ly the gross wares being ould by the hireer undertakings to skilled and semi-skilled employers and development.
FOOD AND FUEL FIGURES
1,624
Commoditiza Cathien
13.10.45
27.10.45 17.11.45
24.11.45
1.12.45
Rice
7.2
$ 1,440
$ 1.440
$ 1,440
$ 1.440 $ 1.440
Vrgetables
LA
3.192
1.596
.893
.798
.836
Salt Cabbage
2
,258
.201
.182
.172
.146
Oil
.7
2.800
2.728
1,078
1.102
Tea
.2
1.792
1.728
1.0650
994
.950
Salt Fish
33
.750
-432
.40%
411
A
1.88
ORB
.656
.432
432
3
1.686
1.515
1.275
10.0
2.200
2.400
1,600
927 4,000
Bean Lard
14 par.
,700
.700
.700
280
.813 1.800 .280
$ 16.14
$14.05
$ 9.562
$ 8.525
$ 8,270
Fish
"Poik
Firewood
Woman Clerk A CHANGE IN
Shot Dead
CLERK.
MISS
BRITISH POLICY
sociated Press,
Detroit, Dec. 11. The C.IO. Auto Workers' Union in an unprecedented move to-day offered the Ford Motor Company
"company curity" clause pav ing the way for a contract in the negotiations on the 30 per cent wage demand.
General Patton In Critical Condition
FRANKFURT, DEC. 11.
AN ARMY MEDICAL BULLETIN TO-DAY SAID THAT GENERAL PATTON WAS PARTLY PARALYSED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY AND THAT HIS GENERAL CONDITION WAS "CRITICAL”
DENVER, DEC. 11. THE UNIVERSITY OF DEN. VER ATOMIC ENERGY CON.
of
FUNDAMEN-
BOMB CANNOT BE OUT. LAWED.
the
country.
was short, "only 悲 few if peace is to bo pre- months" served.-Associated Press.
dunesia to remove the Central In-time frem Batavia to the interior. donesian Government immediately
HOLY WAR
Scattered fighting I reported IOLATION SPEECH
W.
"Ameri- in
The Conference urged that im mediaso action be taken for estab lishment of an international com- mission on atomic energy and an
In the Batavia suburba exchange of scientists in large
San Francisco, Dec. 11. The British command has calied,
Robert Attorney-General numbers among nations.
of Indonesian The Conference condemned des. upon a company
corps troops Kenny to-day told the Californin peaco preservation Japanese cyclo- truction of the trop as "wanton and unnecessary" from Poerwakarta to aid in queil C.1.0. Convention that
can marines havo no place and urged legislation on atomic in the Nationaliste.
China. A total of 1,360 Dutch women power not to abridge freedom of
'American lend-lease materials seigntific investigation. Associat- and children have been evacuated
from
ahoot the ed Prem.
Ambarawa in the past two must not be used to days together with 400 Chinese, Indonesian peoples," he said.
Extremist elements, meanwhile, He said also that American in- at Bandoeng appealed for help Buonce and manpower must not
bo of
to used holy war
the "perpetuate nasorting that a
colonial
of imperialian
Great Moslems against Christians Wha under way in that
Their Britain."-Associated Press. atatement reported the killing of
CRISIS OVER five Roman Catholic priests at Magelang and the burning of a Christian church at Depok, west of Java.-Associated Press.
AND NOW HE KNOWS
Arca.
Rome, Dec. 11, TOKYO, DEC. 11.
Crown Prince Umberto bas ap- BUMPEI HAMAJI DID
pointed Premier-designate Alcide. SOMETHING NO OTHER BARRACKS ATTACKED de Gasperi and members of his JAPANESE LEGISLATOR DID
Batavin, Dec. 11. newly formed Cabinet to their Organised_Indonesian intercep- ministerial posts, ending the 10- BEFORE WHEN HE QUES-
crisis. Government TIONED THE TRADITION OF tion of a British convoy lends day Italian
support to unofficial reports that The new Cabinet must be ap THE EMPEROR'S DIVINITY.
He was told by Education; several thousand Indonesians are proved by the Allled comunission. Minister Tamon Maeda in the Diet concentrating In the country Associated Press. that the ruler was "bath a God around Batavin. and a human being."
GENERAL PATTON WAS INJURED IN A COLLISON BE- TWEEN THE SEDAN IN WHICH HE WAS A PAS-
Allied Headquarters to-day ad- SENGER WHILE EN ROUTE TO A PHEASANT HUNTĮ. Hamaji said he made the ques-mitted that these reports were risen to 916, including 145 killed. AND A HALF-TON ARMY TRUCK ON A SUPER-tion "not in a sense of lack of "probably trus" and that the in-t At Padang, on the west coast HIGHWAY NEAR MANNHEIM..
the Japa- creasingly aggressive tactics of
Brigndior
rnspect" but because noso themselves were confused Associated Press.
and a
Red Cross
the Indonesians had. now been of Sumatra, a curfew has been imposed for the funeral of the carried into the capital itself.
To-day, the Royal Air Force Brigade Major of the 1st Brigade woman who AIR FORCE PROPOSAL barracks at. Kramat were attack were kidnapped and murdered a
ed with rifles. machine-gung and low days ago.-Reutor. Washington, Dec. 11. grenades, and an unsuccessful at- Creation of an independent air tempt was made to set fire to the force was proposed in legislation buildings with torches.
At Vemaporan airfield, men of Jointly introduced, yesterdayin
The text of a bulletin issued, still conscious but for the first later reads as follows:
timo described his condition as "General condition of the critical.. patient has been maintained. General Patton, according to He reneted well to initial' shock, United States medical ofßcorns, LONDON, DEC. 11.
WILL RESIST The dislocation of the vertabrae is suffering from a fractured LONDON, DEC. 11. 'MR. HECTOR
Batavia. Dec. 11. MCNEIL is responding satisfactorily to neck vertebra. Ho is completo- THE LATEST INCIDENT IN UNDER-SECRETARY FOR extension. Neurological signsly paralysed.
Sutan Sjabrlr, head of the BRITAIN'S CRIME WAVE WAS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAID unchanged. Condition remaida American specialists Tave the House by Chairman Carl Vin- an R.A.F. regiment Brad 1,000 unrecognised Indonesian Republic, REPORTED EARLY TO-DAY TO-DAY THE LABOUR GOV- critical."
been called from the United son of the naval affairs committee rounds into the area to the cast of icelared to-day, the Indonesian FROM GLASGOW WHERE A ERNMENT HAD MADE “A
and Androw May of Kentucky, the field where extremists were forcos would resist with arms if Hugh Cairns, States Associated Press, RAILWAY
military com- hiding. It la on this sirfield that the British attempt to land more chairman of the ANNIE WITHERS. WAS SHOT FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE" neurological consultant of the
maliteo. Both are Democrats, planes are standing by in; read troops to help maintain Dutch DEAD BY A MAN WHO DASH-IN BRITISH FOREIGN PO. British Army, and Lieut-Go- GESTAPO. NO. 2 IN
They said: "This is our an-ness for any future strikes, Bovereignty.
FUNERAL CURFEW INTO
THE DOCK STATION LICY,
awer to the unification proposals,
He made the statement as the OFFICE AND IMMEDIATELY
involving the war
Further up and navy
the const from British-command clamned a war- FIRED.
departmentsAmociated Pros Batavia.cat Samarang, warships time censorship on ewa of troop of the Royal Navy have boon movemonta pe a prelude to full- sending explosive shells into the scale operations against the armed Indonesian-concentrations to the Indonesians, who are reparted to cast of the port. The Indenceinns be planning a major uprising by have been keeping the airfield the week-end, thora under fire..
Blabrir told a press conference: It was announced to-day that "We tell the whole world we hayo British and Indian casualties in won Independence and ask recogn Jaya up to December 5 have now lon.Associated Press.
FD
THE
tonol Gilbert Phillips, command-
He declared in a speech: "During the aurgical division of the policy is now. based upon a military hospital for head in- A porter and a boy were wound principle which no other coun- Juries of the British Army, are od. The gunman searched the try. has even
proclaimed as in consultation on General Pat- anto but found no money.
basis of its foreign polley--to ton's-caso. Large numbers of army desur- uplift conditions of the com ters are being blamed for the mon men and women in very arimo wave and n anced-un in the hunt for theno dosartors has been country with whom we retain corded General Fatton's, con- decided by the Home Secretary friendly relations."Associated diton as of 14.80 hours gm.t clearly indicated that he was
Router
Prona.
COMPLETE PARALYSIS The official bulletin which re-
Nuornberg, Dec. 11. Erricat Kulterierunner, the once
THE WEATHER dreaded No. 2 man in the destano, has joined the 20 other ton Nasts in the prisonera' dock before. the 'To-day's forpcast:--Cloudy, mo- International Military Tribunal derate to fresh casterly winda) дото
cool. Keltenorunner plended innocent Yesterday's maximum tempora- to war crime charges against him. ture was 12 degrees at noon and
Associated Press,
the minimum 64 degzoru, at 3 am
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