1945-12-24 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1945.

French Army

APPLAUSE FOR PRESIDENT French

American Newspapers On China Policy

Mine Danger In English Channel

LONDON, DEC. 25 TER DANGER PROM DRIFT ING MINKE DRIVEN IN DY ENGLISH CHANNEL GALES HELD UP FOR 24 HOURS 1,500 SERVICEMEN MOSTLY DUR

HOMS FOR DEMOB11- BATION

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BOXER APPOINTMENT

Washington. Dec. 23,

Maiar Charles I. Borer prominent Hong Kong British officer who recently cume

Yo the United States and mar ried authorran Emily Hahn. we appointed to the British delegation on the Far Eastern advisory commission "because of his knowledge of Orientati languages." an embassy offs vial soi!..

The commission will loser Jamin in Jamurry. There are four in the British delegation.

Anunciated Proza.

No Longer To Be Ignored

NEW YORK, DEC. 22. PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S POLICY STATEMENT DREW EDI

TORIAL APPLAUSE OF NEWSPAPERS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. ONE STRESSED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASISE AMERICA IS NOT INTERVENING IN CHINA'S INTER- NAL AFFAIRS. ANOTHER DECLARED AMERICA SHOULD STEP INTO THE CHINA TANGLE IN THE INTEREST OF WORLD PEACE,

A pollege student publication; the danger of ignoring the China; though. the policy anuncintert problem any longer. by The President was sound nudi{ constructive and warned agains

Never A Dull Moment

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Troops In Siam

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The Oakland, California, Tri bune" in an editorial state that the crux of Truman's statement Hes in his proposal for a com promise between Chinng Kal-shek

and the Communista,

The Tribune" Raserted that

Marshall General

faces no easy job in bringing about n com- promise and termed his mission s the most dilek diplomatic assignment in many years.

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world threatens PEACO.

FIRM GROUND "Evonta of the pust

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Of 500,000

PARIS, DEC. 23. FRANCES MODERNISED POST-WAR ARMY IS. TO DE 500,000 STRONG. THIS WAS DECIDED AT A UNIQUE CON- FERENCE OF 198 LEADING FRENCH GENERALS, AIR- MARSHALS AND ADMIRALS, PRESIDED OVER BY M. ED- MOND MICHELET, MINISTER OF AIR.

total of 120,000 men will be Rationed in occupied Germany, 120,000 in the French colonies and the Far East, nau 100,000 in North Africa,

During the conference, Vice- Admiral Andre Lamonnier, Chief of the Naval General Staff, slated that the future French Navy will need 65,000 men,

France is to have 100,000 tons of warships in netive service but French ports damaged in the war will only have ten ner cent of their pre-war cupselty, Router.

Damascus Excitement

Damascus, Dec. 23. The newspaper added: "It is, most buportart

Businesses here closed down and for the United

crowds of students wast out into States to make

it plain we are

the streets, shauling against the not intervening in the mange Anglo-French agreement

about mant of China's internal affairs, i

the Levant, toulay as the Syrian We simply are proffering our

Ita to discuss good offices in the disorganised Parlament met

roviding for the with terine situation that

British of French and drawal stability

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troops by alogen.

The Prime Minister said that the Government had received ex- turns Almost the while to

planations on almost all points out to greet the Bangkok Expressi

in the normement except the form takes about six days, thanks have firmly established the prin-

of tinted Nation forces to repinee ciple that breach of peace any. to the eeurney of RA.F. bridge

the French where threatens peace everywhere.

British troope busto)

when they are fually evacuated. pivind An a good friend of China and as

It is added that a high British from soldiers and civilians, is the most powerful Pacific power

in on

hod Arm personality

Segurod the houring Bearded Sikhs, grinning the United States

Government Llint the proposals of Byrlun Madrussis and stocky Gurkhas, wel ground in making

agreement was in the interest of the touchline alongside Siamese, this kind and in fostering every

Syria As well as Shk✶• 2 PL◄ of settlement.

of the Aralı possible Malayans and Chinese,

The San Francisco Chronicle" | League,

Chamber decided The Syrinn commented that it was obviously truo

to refer the text that there

of the agree ean be no huse of Japanese troops in

ment to the foreign affairs com- are un their best behaviour. They Chinen unity so long na independ

mittee Lur study. salute oflrers and other rankent armies exist or so long as the

The first meeting of the British alike, and spring to attention if an recognised goverment operates on

and French Military Committees Allied soldier bosses within 190 a one-parly basis.

was held

Beirut today, The newspaper Mressed there yards of their post. Senior Jupan is officers alte id the tiarrison might be false unity of force if arpy, navy and air forces being

the government could Tach

represented on each side. a Bri Commander's

apbdue conference

other factions with bayonets "but tieb communique said. The dis morning to receive orders.

wore copfined solely to Asked

weld the people cussions to supply

they this would not I car, nleaded that many were off the together in the kind of China military problems involved in the road but, given a few hours' grace, which we would be warranted in withdrawal of British and French troops in the Levant States.-- they

would produce one. They giving the help we would like to

Router. did, after combing the bazaar and

Kive. buying a battered Austin from a civilian,

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the town

Shops are crammed with glitter- in luxury goods, fron ortale mirrors and gaudy vacuum fasico, to fountain pens and bottles of cheap scent. Prices; 7/5d. for a bottle of ink, 2/d. for a razor blade.

Serious Allegations Against French

(By Michael MacDonagh)

SAIGON, DEC. 23.

The "Chronicle" continued: "It in one thing however, to tell the Chinese Inctions what they should de and another to got them to do it. This is true no matter how they arec that the completely counsel is good

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PLAYING GAMES "in all probability t not easy for them to do, on either side. Nevertheless, we should try for the sake of our own interests in world peace which President Truman has so cogently stated."

The "Berkeley Dally," a Call- fornia student publication of the University of California, editorial- ly hailed the statement as bearing the earmarks of a wound, con- structive policy.

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Transport Chief Gives Figures

Washington, Dɛe. 23. Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, director of defense transportation, to-day predicted that the bottle- neck in moving returning service- men homeward from

West the Coast will be broken by Jan. 1.

He told the Senate Investigat- in Committee "there is nothing that can be done that isn't being dono to expedite the movement of The student DRTET Baid: "It these men." He said the troop THE FRENCH AUTHORI should have been obvious long arrivals were larger than had been. TIES ARE INVESTIGATING ago that a round table discussion anticipated, Railroads were some ALLEGATIONS BY AN ALLI-] of aims and desire by loading days called upon Lo move double ED WAR CORRESPONDENT❘ representatives of parties i the number of vervicemen they THAT FRENCH TROOPS volved was the only way to settle | had been told to expect. He sald FIGHTING THE ANNAMITE the Chinese elvil situation and the ships arrived unexpectedly NATIONALISTS IN INDO-

"because CHINA ARE GUILTY OF IN- that country from a costly which was unavoidable

national war.

they can't

scheduled Like DISCRIMINATE SUMMARY "Playing games and pretending, trains." EXECUTIONS AND WIDE the Communista and Nationalists He sald

that ever 1,000,000 SPREAD LOOTING AND will soon tire of the sparring and oversens veterans will return to ARSON.

will by their own initiative call a the United States in December AN Australian correspondent,į truce.

In addition 500,000 internal moves who recently returned to Salzon "Ignoring a problem in by no aro anticipated. Forty thousand from a tour of the country where means solving it. That is the prisoners of war are scheduled French troops had carried out costly lesson that two world wars for repatriation. large-scale clearing

us. operations have tried to teach If we carly this week, alleged that when have not yet learned that lesson he and French correspondent it is certain the atom bomb will wont into an officers' mess, they not give us a chanco to profit found police official beating a from another war's experience." 24-year-old prisoner with bamboo-Associated Press.

in the presence of French

Cofficers. Áruny

Although the prisoner's head and body were covered with blood, he refused to disclose BBY in- formation and a half-caste inter- poter book a stick and bróks both his foot,

The prisoner was then carried Into a field and shot twice in the head, the correspondent said.

Two other prisoners, who were obviously terrified, were forced to vituens "the beating and shooting.!

Another observer, alleged that a- French officer boasted of hla shooting wounded Annamito

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prisoner.-Reuter.

SHAKE-UP IN STATE DEPT.

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Johnson said that more than 20 ver cont of all saatbound paasen- ger trains and 72 per cent of all sleeping cars have been allocated to the military service.-Associat-

od Prosa.

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BIGGEST MYSTERY IN THE. TEXTILE TRADE TO-DAY IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ENORMOUS GOV- ERNMENT STOCKS OF BLANKETS, SHEETS, TOWELS, UNDERWEAR, AND OTHER GOODS WHICH ARE FIL. LING DUMPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WRITES BERNARD' HARRIS IN THE “SUNDAY EXPRESS.” MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO THE SURPLUS TEXTILES CORPORATION WAS FORMED IN CONJUNCTION. WITH THE BOARD OF"" TRADE TO ENSURE A FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT SURPLUSES.