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Vol. 1, No. 93. Saturday, December 29th, 1945.

CHINA PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

First Formal Meeting

PRELIMINARY

CHUNGKING, DEC, 28. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FORTHCOM. ING MEETING OF THE POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL, THE INTERPARTY AND NON PARTISAN CONFERENCE WHICH IS TO TRY TO ACHIEAK PEACE AND UNITY IN CHINA.. WERE DISCUSSED TO-DAY AT THE FIRST FORMAL MEETING HELD SINCE NOV. 17, BETWEEN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNIST HEPRESENTATIVES OTHER MEETINGS HELD BETWEEN TON TWO SIDES

SINCE NOV 17 HAVE AEEN INFORMAL AND GEN KRALLY OF A PURELY SOCIAL NATURE.

Several Chinese nes papere per lover and said he received man have predicated that the FonWednesday a bougret of cam! ei will ne merd before Jan ling from Madame Chinn Ka The dafe, however, ha Tot yet shek

here! The

presence in Chomping

EYE CATCHING

of President Truman' pl It is quite obvious that h envoy General of the PS Army [of the material appearing in the George M Marshall, b 11) creased national interest in the coming canned and in the pre liminary dimai..na tant are going on here.

pream is intended to eutela ikm eral Marshall's eye The rem munists, beniden publishing daily newspapers in Chungkingz poate) in English a news service Yes Furday's is typical

Price 10 cts.

BIG THREE DECISION ON CONTROL IN TOKYO

LONDON, DEC. 28. · · FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE "BIG THREE AGREED ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUR-POWER FAR EASTERN COMMISSION FOR ́SHAPING ALLIED PO- LICIES IN THE ORIENT, A FOUR-POWER ALLIED ADVISORY COUNCIL TO WORK WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR IN JAPAN AND A FIVE-YEAR TRUS TEESHIP FOR KOREA.

THE MINISTERS AGREED DURING THE 11 DAYS OF CONFERRING IN MOSCOW THAT THE FAR fast- ERN COMMISSION SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY RUSSIA, BRITAIN, CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Swedish Ship GRIM PICTURE

Disaster

Galveston, Dec. 28.

Eight members of the crew of the Sutedish ship "Svea- borg" which exploded und

eank here today are reported to be missing.

I waiting reported that 12 members of the ere gere injured, tion

critical condition. being in

The blunt multed from the explosion of an engine buiter ufier which the ship wank in- mediately. artemenging the engine room wil part of the crew's

Annurinter quartera

American G.I.si Shot Dead In Berlin

BERLIN, DEC 28. THE AMERICAN MILITARY AND THE GERMAN CIVIL

HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH FOR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

OF

BERLIN XMAS

BERLIN, DEC. 28. ALMOST NEXT TO A NOTICE IN A GERMAN PUBLIC BUILDING SAYING "COFFINS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THOSE WHO DIED OF AN INFECTIOUS DIS- EASE" IS AN ANGEL MADE OF CARDBOARD PRO- CLAIMING "MERRY CHRISTMAS, PEACE ON EARTH! AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MEN." THERE WAS CHRISTMAS IN BERLIN THIS YEAR. THE ONCE PROUD AND GAY CAPITAL ECHOING WITH MERRIMENT AND GOOSE-STEPPING NAZI LEGIONS ON PARADE, BUT THIS WAS A SORDID, DEPRESS- ING SIGHT OF INCREDIBLE RUINS, OF SHIVERING SUNKEN-EYED PEOPLE WHO ARE

THANKFUL

OF PEACE BUT OVER- WHELMED WITH THE EMPTINESS OF THE FUTURE.

the

From

NINE KILLED IN JEWISH

TERRORISM

In the case of the council for Japan, however, General Mac- Arthur still would play the do- minant role as chairman of the. council and "sole executive au- thority for the Allied powers in Japan."

On the touchy atomie energy question, the ministers were re- ported to have adopted a pro- posal for n general assembly in January. Ruaala wna maldi

to have aligned herself with the United States,

Britain ani Canada on the question.

Puppet's

Death

Chungking, Dec. 28. . A semi-official dispatch reported yesterday the death in prison at Poiplay of Wang Keh Min, formar- ly Japan's number one pup- pet in North China. Ho died on Dec. 16. - Ansociated Press.

INDONESIAN

LEADERS TO

COOPERATE

Batavia, Dec. 28:,

British Foreign Secretary The Indonesian "Republican Bevin said at Moscow that the Sjahrir, sald to-day that he had

transferred.

Prim Minister," Dr. Sutan

to ensure

It was agreed that the gov. agreed in principle with propo- ernment of the United States, sals made yesterday by Lieuten- on behalf of the four powers ant-General Sir Phillip Christi- sheld present to other goy son, Allied Commander-in-Chief ernment the terms of refer- in the Netherlands East Indies, ence of problems before the for active measures commission and Invite them to law and order in Western Java. participate in the commission | Sjahrir, who is having a for- on the revised basis.

ther meeting with General Christieon to-day,

added that details have still be discussed between the British and the Im- donesians.

ALLIED COUNCIL With reference to establish ment of an Allied council for Japan. the text of the agrees ment reads:

Dr. Shahrir said at a press com- "The following agreement ference to-day: "We also was reached, with the com- back to several months BIO, currence of Ching, for estab. Then we were naked to comply lishment of an Allied council for unofficially. Now it is offlcist." He added: "One of our condi-

are now

Tiergarten, The ener famous park in the centre af Berlin, came a weary process sion of carts lunded with twigs, and branches pulled by old men) and women. They paused by thr

Jerusalem, Dec. 28. Wayside to rest and have h Nine persoлK were killed in Japan; It contains one story alleging POLICE TO-DAY PRESSED A Christmas dinner, black breu faimullaneous Jewish attacks on

covered with lard.

1. There shall be establish. tions for co-operation will be police headquarters buildings in ed an Allied counell with its that no more Dutch troops are Women looking incongruerusalem and the Jaffa, and seat in Tokyo under chairman to land here."--Reuter, SLAYING OF TWO AMERICAN expensive fur coats hacked a Tei Aviv areas.

ship of the supreme commander tree-stumps in the once majesti BOTH WERE VIC

A communique said that one for the Allied powers for hi cally wonded Tiergarten with British assistant police super-deputy) for the purpose of con- butcher knives, for the splinters intendent and two British consulting with and advising the take the frostiness from their stables and four native petice supreme commander la regard foams.

General Marshall has ance his arrival here at Satidag :} ready talked with represeliln surrender of batt doos of tives of the overaturo”. The Nationalist Troops in th Sho Chinese Communist Party fung Province who are support nii the Democratie Tangene and to have told the CommunistS has obtained a gent nba of the [that they were unwilling to fight respective attitudes

in a civil var

DAILY STORIES.

Another story alleged that

In his fact finding mission. † 50,000 ondisarmed Japanese rat which will result in a report and come recommendations

under the commun-l

to President { General You Usi stan

Trutoan, the Presidential my y A third, which in denied as has shown himself accessible to pare fubrication, reports that persons of all shades of upistion. the Communists themselves were Stories about him inay ap making use of Japanno invops pened daily 111 The Chine The latest baudret af reports!

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POSTOJN sime his arrival from Governmeal

chedead charge that the Com

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The "China Time" pakoltare manists haver destroyed. The tent texprefer reads hinone napwon, ple of Mencius. The Chiar to General Marshall even a pin

in southern Shayany Associates! Prems

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It described him yea tha

Chou En-lai's Version

CHUNGKING, DEC 24

THE COMMUNISES AND LAST NIGHT THEY HAD PRE

FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE

SOLDIERS. TIMS OF PISTOL SHOTS

The police said they were un able to find motives in the first loss of American lives sines the occupation of Berlin

Ingard Grossa, 19-year-old Ger- man girl. told the AmetJean

24 LE

rea

soldiers were killed in Jerusa- to implementation of the termas TRAGIC SCENES

HITE

of

surrender, occupation and Long lines of thinly clad and

A thee block

in the control of Japan, and of direc thorities al was walking on the pitifully crippled

pale children, many of them heart of the city was damage. tives supplementary thereto;

in bombing by heavy explosions. street with one of the Americans raids, waited

An Ard and for the purpose of exercisi when she heard a mese and awtend a Santa Claus party a

excitedly in at telephone operator W.LA killed ing control and authority her thish nearby.

during an attack against the in granted, She sasi two men. uniformed; magistrate's building. Bach got

at toy, samt warm clothing and Tel Aviv.

district police headquarters at

hi

the

like Russians nontouched and mak

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was a cookie with a hit of sugar Ameriena and when lay answered i The elly's "save our children”

One British soldier was killed

"yes" one of the men drew a gun campaign was at Inst this much Royal Engineer Army Store.

iz: an attempted raid t The

and all ha twien.

I success. Down the street

The

"2--Membership of the Al led council shall consist of the supreme commander for his des puty), who shall be chairman and the United States member; a U.S.S.R. member; a Chinese member, and a member repre senting jointly the Culted IMMIGRATION STOPPED Kingdom. Australia, New Zea A spokesman for the Jewish land and India.

tine Government and agency to-day said that the Pales

Each member shall be confrmed entitled to have an appropriate officially that Jewish immigration staff consisting of military and has been stopped completely.

The body of the other math was

that communique said found but 50 yards away.

aldeirven persons were wounded in feebly staffed rags in a shatter-Jerusalem-Associated Press. had seen in the theatre car Hier with a girl who has not yered windote. He muttered some... Asariated thing about cardboard falling out during the night and then! his wife in bed was complain of pain in her lungs.

bern TEAM.

Pruss

CURRENCY

SENTED OFFICIAL WRITTEN PROPOSALS TO THE RUMOUR

CENTRAL CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR UNCONDE TIONAL CEASE FIRE ORDERS ON ALL PRONTS. THEY SAID THE PROPONALS WERE DELIVERED AT A TWO HOUR MEETING WITH THREE REPRESENTA- TIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE MEETING WAS THE FIRST FORMAL ONE BETWEEN THE GOVERN- MENT AND COMMUNIST REPRESENTATIVES SINCE NOV. 17.

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Lates!

Chinese circles financial

ab

the stabilisation of China's eur. Cency нuggest that the "Sun" dollar will be equivalent to thei US dollar. und that the offi-j cial rate will C.N. currency will be 1.000 Lo one.

I

The Communists sat •heir Choo En-tai, Communit

All banks, foreign and Chi-) proposate

samemu. ↑ presentative in Chungking, tohl included a ditional "rruse fire" order fry the Associated Press he rould nese, ntist, according to The tach side, selling pracefully f not release the full text of the same sourens, be capitalset ati all problems relating ( "civil Communist document, but in re- not leas than 200,000 "Sun" war." and the sending of inter- ply to questions insisted the pro- | dollars. party and non-partiska grups praal for cease Gre" 10kg 4931-

to the various frunta to observe conditional, the situation.

Advancing In Snow To Mukden

PEIPING, DEC. 18. CHINESE NATIONALIST TROOPS IN COTTON-QUILTED COATS CONTINUED TO AD. VANCE ALONG THE SNOW. BANKED ROAD TO MUKDEN IN A WEATHER 18 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. RE PORTS

FROM MANCHURIA INDICATED TO-DAY.

Idaison with Soviet troops has heen established for entry Into Hsin Min railway Junction 37 miles from the obicative.

General Tu Li-ming's troops, voterans of the Burma jungle battles have reached Hol Shan.

When asited when his Nationa- 11st troops were expected to outer. Mukden, General Tu told Central News Agency that it was first necessary to clear the Communist forces from Hain Min and Chang Wu areas-Associated Press.

THE WEATHER

forecast:-Continuing

GREATER THAN EVER

Government spokesmen pre viously had said the oral pru

Shanghai, Doc. 28. pesal presented by the Com- 1 conviction that post-war muntats had been conditional trade between Great Britain and upon Government concessions, China will eventually be greater in volume than it has over hoan be Asked if he were optimistic Chou Enlai shrugged his shoul-fore, was expressed by Mr. J. C. Hutchison, British Commercis ders and said: "All we can be Counsellor in China, in an exclu- is hopeful."--Associated Press. sive Interview with Reuter.

More Air Services For Hong Kong

WASHINGTON, DEC. 28. JACK FRYE, PRESIDENT OF THE TRANS-CONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIRWAY LINE WHICH RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE PURCHASE OF AN INTEREST IN THE PHILIPPINES AIRLINES DISCLOSED TO - DAY THAT THE COMPANY 18 ANTICIPATING FURTHER CHANGES IN THE FAR EAST PROGRAMME. THE AMERICAN AVIATION EXECUTIVE IN AN INTER- VIEW STATED THAT THE COMPANY'S ROUTE WHICH NOW GOES THROUGH THE NEAR EAST AND TERMINATES IN COLOMBO WOULD BE EXTENDED TO SHANGHAI VIA SOUTH-EAST ASIA, THE PHILIP- PINES AND HONG `KON G.

families

Erve

Mr.

Preas.

T.K.R. TO BE ARMED

Batavia, Doc. 28. The British dueloned that (bey have decided to arm certain malte of the T.K.R. (the peace preser vation corps which la loyal to the Indeesian

Gover Nationaliot

ment) for use as auxiliary police.

A

The decision marks

new state of British-fridonesian cooperation to restore order in Batavia and werdern Jayn centres of extremit netivitiesAsaoriated Press.

RECOGNITION ISSUE

London, Dec. 28. Prime Minister Clement Atlie this afternoon began talks with Dutch officials in an effort to settle the Indunestun crisis.

WHE

The British Government understood to be pressing the Dutch to recognise the self-prą claimed Indonesian Republic.

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Aldhig Attlee in the talks was Minister of State Philip Noel Most of the poorer

Foreign bad Ma Christmuse

He asserted that the world had civilian advisers." Associated Baker, substituting for Secretary Ernest lovin. although thousands were been misled by a statement of the

Dutch offlelais included Prime Iran problem was discussed at brought into Berlin to sell from British Foreign Secretary,

Minister Wilhelm Schermerhora, Ernest -༣ustu-|,!" ་

Bevin, an Nov. 13 that length but no Anal agreement Doctor 3. I.. Van Mook, Lieuten one to eight marks each. Led Press,

was reached. immigration would continue at the

A reliable Lon-

Governor-General of rate of 1,600 monthly pending a den informant said the Iranian Dutch East Indien, Colonial Minis report of the British American problem had played a lesser role ter J. H. A. Logman and Minin Commision of Inquiry.

in the discussion that had been ter without Portfolio J. H. Van Leaflots asserted that several expected.. hundred Jewish refugees from BYRNES JUBILANT Europe had landed in Northern U.S. Secretary Palestine despite British precau Byrnes left Moscow in. jubilant spirite over the accomplishi-.

Rear-Admiral's Outburst

KWAJALEIN, DEC. 28. REAR-ADMIRAL SHIGAMA- TSU SAKAIBARA, FORMER COMMANDER OF WAKE IS-

Royen.

The talks are expected to inst, of State two or three do yo..Associated

Press.

ments of the conferences and ESCAPE among the "big three" after the FROM CELLS

the creation of a friendly spirit

friction of recent months.

A break for liberty from the London sources reported that the problem of territorial claims remand calls at the Kowloon M

mado gistrney wRA

yesterday. against Turkey volcod by cor-afternoon.. tain Ruslan intellectuals was Three men were involved in the, discussed without any agree- oscape, which occurred at about 3: p.m., but by 0 p.m. the re-arrost. ment being reached.

The Korean section provides of one of them had already, bogy,

affected.

tions and guided inland by the Haganah Jewish Defence Organi sation.Associated Press.

BIG MEETINGS PLANNED London, Doc. 28, A simultaneous meeting in the LAND, AND HIS EXECUTIVE United States. England and Pales- OFFICER

LIEUT COMMAN tine will be held on Jan. 6 by the DER SEICHI

Jewish National Fund Committees, TACIBAZA, WERE TO-DAY SENTENCED it was announced here to-day. TO HANG

The Committees will plan "Jew FOR THE MASS EXECUTION OF 96 AMERI-, ish land redemption in Palestine CAN CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES and will also discuss the 1040 OF THE PAN-AMERICAN AIR- "Palestino land lawa"

which 24 WAYS ON OCTOBER 7, 1948. spokesman described us "racial for establishment of a provision-

United

States Military discrimination legally practiced", al government and a four-power

(Continued on Page 6) Commission passed sentence after Associated Press. Sakaibara had declared in an outburst that those who conducted; the atomic bomb attacks on Japan should be regarded as war crimi- nalu.

The

Wo are

He said: "Now as about to receive the decision of the American Court I would like to make a request that the people who planned and carried out the dropping of the atomic bombs on

China Policy Agreed In Moscow

Moscow, Dec. 28.

Japan should be regarded as cri- The Big Three Foreign Ministers announced that in their dis- minals of war."

cussions of the China situntion they had "re-affirmed their adherence to a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of China."

Referring to the executions of

the Americans the Japanese de- fence counsel Lieut-Commander The communique on the China discysalon__stated:-- Kozo Hirata said. "It is one of "The three Foreign Secretaries, exchanged views with regard to those tragedies which happen nes- the situation in China. They wore in agreement as to the cessarily with the ruthless actions) of the war. Although the execu-

need for a unified, demperatío China under a notional gov- tion was a serious tragedy it may

ernment," for bread participation by democratio elements be justified before the law as a

in all branches of the national government and for resin- means of protecting the Japanoso tion of civil strife. Wake Island unit from hostile. decds."Associated Press.

SURPRISE

Fryó sald there would be two hal, thereby giving the Trans-

around the world service,

Frys said the company foresees.

great expansion of

routes eastward from Colombo. Continental and Western Airline FOR R.A.F.

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Two of the men were' held charges of armed robbery and the third for possession of arms.

The circumstances in which they! managed to escape have not been! disclosed.

LASCAR CONDITIONS

Bombay, Dec. 23. Dinkar Desai, General Secretary of the Indian Seamen's Union in Bombay, said at Swaraj Hore! that "lving condition of Indian seamen are do terrible that they resemble a concentration camp; //4.

"The difference between British seamon and Indian seamen is that, of Heaven and Hell", he said.

"British ship-owners take thɛik' responsibilitico for the welfare of Indian scamen in Britain, with In- human Indifference" he said.---- Associated Press.

MARY ASTOR WEDS AGAIN "They re-affirmed their adher- of the United States in implemen- enco to a policy of non-interfer- tation of the terms of surrender, epco in the internal affairs of with respect to the disarming and

Hollywood, Doc. 28 The famous Alm etar. Marr China.

deporting of Japanese tréops. Astor to-day notified her stud Mr. Molotov and Mr. Byrnes would be, withdrawn just ad enon Chicago broker were married herp "He stated that American forcon that she and Thomas Wheolock,

had several conversations concern-

Govern

CHINA CONCURS

One would go to Singapore thence

ing Soviet and American armed as this responsibility was dis on Monday.

Mr. Molotov charged or the Chinese via the Philippines, Hong Kong To-day's

forces in China,

This was her fourth inarriage. Sir Keith and Lady Park have stated that the Soviet forces had mont was. In position to dischargeAssociated Press fair and cool."

to Shanghai, while would travel to Manila, French aviation services in the Philippines provided the Royal Air Force in disarmed and deported Japanese the responsibility without the as-

the other period of Yesterday'a temperature:-- Maximum: 64 degrees at 3 p.m. Indo-Ching to Hong Kong term to chase of an inter- Hong Kong with a pleasant sur troops in Manchazle, but that thesistance of American forces

est in the Philipnina company. prize.

withdrawal of the Soviet forces "The two foreign secretarioa Minimum:-51 degrees at 8 am nating at Shanghai.

He added: "We expect to They hope to arrive in Hong had been postponed until February He said these anticipated ser operate, the service which is do- Koar in time to participate in the 1 at the conness of the Chinese desirability of the withdrawal of in complote accord an to the

Chongking, Doc, 2 Paris, Dec. 28. vices are expected to provide the staned to be of great assistance to formal opening of the Lady Park Government.

Soviet and American forces from China has signified her

It is offelally announced that Official sources said that France connecting link with the west the Philippine Government in the Rocreational Club at Quarry Bay "Mr. Byrnes pointed out that China at the earllent practicable surrence with the agreement un will probably approve the Moscow bound Trans-Pacifle service which resuming of its interrupted functhe former Lido.

the American forces were in North moment consistent with the dis procedure for the ponco. treatin conference Peace Trosty pro the company is hoping to estab- tions and aid in the reconstruction Information was resolved in the China at the request of the charge of their obligations and reached at the big three foreign Dosals oo Friday-Ausvelated fish soon via the North Pacifle and rehabilitation of the islands." Colony to this affect yesterday; Chinese Government and referred responsibilities." Fromm.

from the United States to Shang-Associated Press.

Associated ministers conference at Mosco evening.

also to the primary. responsibility Press. 2.

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