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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1945,

GALLANT ACTION RECALLED Sinking Of H.M.S. Peterel In Shanghai

Refusal To Strike "Ike" Says No

To Enemy

SHANGHAL, DEC. 17.

SHANGHAILANDERS HAD OF JAPAN'S ENTRY INTO THE WAR, FOUR YEARS AGO, WAS WHEN GUNFIRE WAS HEARD ON THE WHANGPOO RIVER. AND HMS. PETERE! A TINY YANGTSE RIVER GUNBOAT WAS SET AFIFE AND SUNK.

THE FIRST INTIMATION MOST

AT ABOUT 11 PM. ON DECEMBER 7, INE, A LARGE JA

PANESE GUNBOAT MOVED PP RIVER PROM HER, MOORINGS AND TOOK UP POSITION OPPOSITE

In Eight Languages

LONDON, DEC. 18. A FRIENDLY

DISAGREE. MENT BETWEEN MR. CHUR. CHILL AND GENERAL EISEN. HOWER, COMMANDER-IN-

OF CHIEP

THE ALLIED ARMIES IN THE INVASION

ALLIED

RETURNING

PROPERTY

SHANGHAI, DEC. '7.

THE INTERESTS OF ALLIED NATIONALS IN SHANG- HAI ARE BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED BY THE CHIN ESE GOVERNMENT ALIEN PROPERTY ADMINIS TRATION, WHICH IS CONCERNED WITH RECOVER- ING AND RETURNING PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT CONFISCATED BY THE JAPANESE DURING TIKIR OCCUPATION.

Auchinleck Divorce

Lowes, Sussex. Dec. 17. General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-chief in India, wan granted a decree alpi arainst his wife, Lady Jensto Auchinleck, at the Sussex Assizes hore to-day and was awarded conta against the co-respondent. Air Chief Maraha! Sir Richard Edmund Peltre. The case was undefended.

The case for Sir Claude

WALB that his wife bocamo friendly with the co-remondent then nor ving as RA.F. Commander-in- chief in India, with whom Sir Claude was also friendly, and that Lady Auchinlect tayed At Brighton hotel with Sir Richard after their return from India.- Reuter.

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THE PETEREL, WITH HECK DECKS CLEARED FOR OF EUROPE, WAS REVEAL A SPOKESMAN OF THE ALIEN PROPERTY ADMINIS- THOMAS COWAN & temporary premier

ACTION, AT 35 AM, DECEMBER S. A JAPANESE BOARDING PARTY WANT TO THE PETEREL 1

A Japanes ofert went bard and, xadresong the Con winding Oliver, Lirulen eat S Polkinghorn, said he wAGE "VOLV sorry for the British" by Jupan ing at war with Britain, and e Sonded the

sorrender.

gunboat; okkerw am she wothi vonk.

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1. a blodd strong that of the table Peterel declining General Eisenhower, "and for to strike to the 12. DIY Ti seven hours tried to persuade him hand of barn, with molla per For

change his plan of battle. fore them but inevitable defent Ike' loved bis friend but from

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the standpoint of military strategy and logisties could not agree on this point. Finally Churchill suld he feared he would have to go to Majesty the King and lay down the mantle of his high offer. "But the General to us one of his favourite expressions still on in elight different Jan-

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actone hight be roud to those men, from

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Ramparts Tumbling Down In U.S.

By John M. Hightower a

WASHINGTON, DEC. 17. RAMPART - ARE TUMBLING DOWN AROUND THE CONTINENT LF NORTH AMERICA. IN PACT YOU MICHIT SAY THEY HAVE ALREADY TUMBLED. NEW CONCEPT IN AMERICAN DEFENSE IS GROW. ENG B

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REIN BANKD ON THE BELIEF THAT THE GEOGRAPHI CAL REASONS FOR ISOLATIONISM AS A NATIONAL POLKY HAVE DISAPPEARED. THERE ISNT ANY ISOLATION ANY MORE.

The new defense lines of the, Bited States are on the mid- western Missippi River or at Piltsburgh or Chicagor St. Lonia af and when there is au1- other war President Truman to authority for that.

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IX. W. Wyatt Major

Labs. 111 anurkam} Asked ther Under- Serotary for Tedia in the House the advent of the bush, the rocket. aircraft carriers and modern air.

ure arnica."

of Commons to-day why in view Govornatent's intention to T- Tebrize the Ilian Army.

gently appointed the reconstruction

of

the committee of} the defence services in India was! * British netvice general and not an Indian Army offer.

wide

Communist

Upbroiding

TRATION STATED RECENTLY THAT THE ORGANI- SATION WILL DO ITS UTMOST TO BRING ABOUT THE EARLY REPOSSESSION OF ALL ALLIED PRO- PERTY IN SHANGHAI.

It has niready handed hack to its British owners the Shong- hai Dockyards and has given permission for the return of six- Allied factories, all in good con- dition.

Arrangements are being made for the identification of the pre- mixes and equipment of other British and American enterprises, including the

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Industries, 377 Chemical FOUND AN ILLEGAL RADIO Begular Pallings from Hongkong!

Printing and Finishing Company Jardine & Matheson, the Shell Oil Company. the Standard Vacuum 01 Com nony and the Texas Oil Company of Ching. Many major.British business concerns have already re possessed their promines, includ ing the Hong Kone and Shang- hai Banking Corporation and the Mercantile Bank of India.

TRANSMITTER IN BATAVIA TG-DAY, SAYS AN OFFICIAL BRITISH CDM- MUNIQUE.

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Ten Indonesiang and a Chinese have been arrested for the mur- dor of two Dutchmen.

Punjabis reception t Batavia.

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friendly

A village in ent

A mobite 40-m.m.

gun fring accurate tracer ammunition was thestrated and silenced near SourA-

baya.

The Administration has also made

arrangemente

with Chinese Navy for the return of barbour craft seized by the Júpa. nase. Altogether some 100. shall vessels have been identified, of which about 40 are ngain in the huncha of their whers.

'The others will be given back very shortly, it is stated.

ACCESS TO GODOWNS Considerable progress has been made in the work of

releasing Allied godown to their owners. Bloce the uf

end the Pacific War British and American firms have been denied neesa to their go- down where Japanese gouds are stored under seal. A checking process is now ander way, after which the warehouses will again be available,

There are his words: "la any

Wherever proper ownership cun labire wa, the heart of the Unit,

be proved, and the location of ed States would be the enemy's

Moscow, Dec. 18. property shown, the Alien Pro- In rest

The "Bolshevik," magazine of perty Administration has under- Our geographical

gone with the central committee of the Com. taken to recover Allied property Security

Party, to day

criticles and has also promised to assist munist

in India. British policy

Egypt in tracing missing property. and other colonien, and the Of widespread Interest to Bri- American capitalista "striving to tish and American nationala, re- leased from internment camps at carry out a wide colonial policy."

The colonial system "conceals in the end of the war, is the re- itself much dunger for general covery of their houses and apart- peace," it says, "and the Soviet menta, and the olfonts of the different alditude to the question assisted many in resuming oceu- Government cannot have an in- Administration have materially of distribution of territory under, pation-Reuter. trusteeship and the establishment in them of regimes which should really assist the liberation of de- pendent people."

Discussing the

of question

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Fit this together with two pieces of information recently given Con-

40 MILLION DEAD A scientist who worked on the atom bomb said that in a single night's attack Dil this country 40,000,000 persons might be killed.

Gen. George C. Alar-hall said the viatary over Hitler was uzsi- ble beenuse the British and Rus sian prople fused to defeat.

TRIAL OF GERMANS

Mr. Arthur Henderson replies! That General Wilcox, who had had

experience of Indian condi flops, was selected by the Com

om- ander-in-Chief as the best avail. able offer for

the appointment 18 question.

Major Wratt said nearly alt!--A

The British and Russian paania international trusteeship the ar- higher appointments in ladin had nu'd stand up and fight back beticle asserts that the people of

a raid cause they had time and spaer in colonial countries have "the right

to arrange their lives on a demo-

bran given to

adinit

British service which to weaver from Hitler's ler- cera and not to oflcers in the rible Arst blows and prepare for cratic basis."--Rruter.

the counter-attack.

Indian Army.

Mr. Henderson promised to look! Into the matter but as regards this particular appointment said he, was satisfed that the Commander- In-Chief Look the view thal General Wilcox was the best officer for this particular work.--Reuter.

Refuses Big Offer

the American people is that if they But what Mr. Truman now tells are ever attacked they will not! have time to recover. They must, the instant, or else. in his opinion, be ready to fight on

DOUBT TRUMAN

Some of the scientists who have estimated the full futuro powera of atomic bombs appear to doubt whether even Afr. Truman's analy sin of the danger in revolutionary enough.

Their argument is that in terms) of destruction and death the Unit- Mr. Christopher Lynch, a Lime of States can't afford to have n rick-born tenor, has just declined; ready or not an offer to re to America for £260

coupled with what has been dis- The advent of the atomic bomb.

rockets. has changed at that alosed

about ultra long-range By President Truman's

Essen, Dec. 18. The trial opened here to-day of seven Germans accused of kicking to death two British airmen who baled out during

over

Essen and of shooting a third- i Router.

Allotment Holders In The Dark

ALLOTMENT HOLDERS THROUGHOUT BRITAIN WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL FEBRUARY, 1946. WHETHER THEY ARE TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE PRO- DUCING FOOD OR NOT.

The position is so indefinite, and the others, the waiting period is 80 exasperating to holders who a weary six months. winter work of digging and pre- see themselves doing all the heavy paring the land, only to find them- selves turned off at the moment of

a week.

His rise to fame has been moteoric. A few years agò he was almost unknown. Then he got his words it puts the heart of America | aminclined to carry on working on.

him.

GOING TO ITALY

BARBERS HAVE A

own

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mich

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present

big chance, and at once attracted into the front lines of the future the attention of experts on the look-out for a promising young on the push of a button thousands

-and favs it open to dayantation Heathfield, assistant secretary of Irieb vocalist,

Since that time he has sung!

of miles away-Associated Press,

tho National Allotment, Society, Liant Colonel R. C. de M. his WAY to fame, helped

said, is a clear statement from Leaths, Royal Marines, will re- and encouraged by Count McCormack,

tho Minister of Agriculture. who forecasts

Enthusiasm among allotment Hong Kong and also the British the military forces in great future for

holdera is still as high as during 88th Division at a memorial ser-- the war. This is shown by the revice in Catton to-morrow to the bontment Telt by those who have lato Goneral Chal Hok-kal and nlready had notices to quit." other fallon officers and men of

He showed a letter he had just the New First Chinose Army received from an Allotmente Com mitted walch voiced the perturb tlon of 880 holders who had to colved notices.

We remember the pleas of the Minister of Agriculture early ht the war they wrote, "and we are disgusted at our reward

The offer Mr. Lonch has now GROUSE

declined come from Clark II.

Gotts. Inc.. Waldorf, Astoria, Nov

York, who invited him to star in a Blackwood (Mon).

Customers at the Parrot Hotel, dramatisation of the life nt

on Friday Thomas Moore, the Irish musle evenings now call: "A pint and n componey.

haircut, please" and get both. Mr. Lameh rejected it because

The ex-sergeants, recently de be has made up his mind to go mobilised, could not find work, and to Italy and perfect his voice to the lense placed his bar at their fore appearing on any inter- disposal on Friday eveninge 'so, national stage. Ho leaves for that customers could have their Romo next month..

hair cut.

The ex-sergeants charged and sto doing well, but, local barbers, who demand Bd., are protesting,

General Chat, Commander of the New BS&M. Division, was seriously wounded and captured at Kasa during the early stages of the North Burma campaign. Ho was kont a prisofler for thrde years by the Japanese, who final Land is only being taken where prison at the time of the First ly murdered him is Rangoon it is needed for erecting temporary Army's capture of Lashio house, and whore troisiblo aliot mont holders are pivon other plots. ponod memorial services Planned

Frequent movemente Save The point is however, that this inter carlier dates and it has now hot often possible for mag been decided to bold co-morrow

The 900,000 people producing service to commemorate all offi An Allied military court has

their owfi Voguishies borare the cera and men lost by the New started full investigation at aued to have entered his house andar had grown into foreo of over First Army in sheir campaign incident in the home of Dr: forced him at the point of a gun

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