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Vol. 1, No. 94.

Monday, December 31st, 1945.

Big Five Army Chiefs

TO DISCUSS NEW PEACE ARMY

LONDON, DEE', 30. DIPLOMATIC QUARTERS EXPECT THE U.S. CHHER OF STAFF, GEN DWIGHT EISENHOWER, TO FLY TO LONDON NEXT MONTH FOR A POSSIBLE MEETING OF THE FIVE POWER MILITARY LEADERS TO DR. CUSS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATION- AL PEACE PRESERVATION FORCE, UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION

IT WAS GENERALLY ASSUMED IN AUTHORITATIVE QUARTERS THAT SICH A MEETING WOULD BE HELD AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT

BANANAS GET CIVIC WELCOME

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Bristol, Dec. 30. The first boatload of bana- reach Britain in five cora was exported to-dan, and a recention won urranged with all the pomp accorded a crfcheity. Lord Mayor Jumes Cheen of Bristol we scheduled erlenme the 90,000 atema of green fruit fram Jamaica. When ripened, the bananas seit well for about 22 crn's pound for children under IN weare

of

-Associated Prem

to

AFTER THE WORLD PEACE AGENCY'S SECURITY R.A.F. MAN'S

COUNCIL HAS BEEN CONSTITUTED BY THE UNIT ED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

PROMETHEUS HITS MINE: BADLY HOLED

The US8. Prosetheus, which left Hong Kong on her way to the United States about December 11, has been seriously damaged by a mine.

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IN MONTE

A British foreign

ADVENTURE

sporaman would brithday WITH BULLET

for confirm reports that plano for five power military met ing were under conso feration through diplomatic chaels Che initiative "Governmeret.

of the

Bestreb

LONDON. DEC. 30

Price 10 cts.

COLLEGE PROFESSORS TURN RICKSHA COOLIES

PEIPING. DEC. 30.

DR. T. V. SOONG, PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE YUAN, AND THIRTY HIGH OFFICIALS IN THIS AREA. TO-DAY DISCUSSED-METHODS OF EXTRICA TING NORTH CHINA FROM THE RUNAWAY INFLA- TION THAT HAS TURNED COLLEGE PROFESSORS INTO RICKSHA COOLIES AND DRIVEN MULTITUDES OF UNEMPLOYED TO DESPAIR,

be to

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and

view Govern- expon-

Soong aafd the Government's ( olgn, trade with moat important 1946 tosit would; to balancing the

"stabilize curroney and ment's Income prices and slao to restore for- diture." He addeil: "With

this objective in view, activé) measures will bo taken for im-3 provement of national economy, finances, communications And the livelihood of the people,"

Disposition of chemy ind puppet property, he said, in an Important matter still tu he worked out. Another was the Bicensing of foreign business.

The rising cost of living un- doubtedly has been the cut- atanding

North China's

MOSLEY STICKS HIS NECK OUT

LONDON, DEC. 30.

THE RE-EMERGENCE OF SIR OSWALD MOSLEY'S BRI- TISH UNION OF PASCISTS IS CAUSING CONSTERNA- TION IN BRITAIN. THE WARS DISCREDITING OF FASCISM AS A MODE OF GOVERNMENT HAS NOT SUBDUED THE FËRVENCY OF BRITISH PAS- CISTS, WHO ARE BRINGING OUT THE SAME OLD ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC CLICHES, RECENT QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS HAV SHOWN THAT A LARGE SECTION OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC -II-IN-FAVOUR OF INTROIUCINGLEGISLATION PROHIBITING FASCIST PARTIES AND CONVICTING THEIR MEMBERS, BUT THE ASTORS NEWSPAPER ORSERVER TO-DAY DECLARES SUCH A MOVE DAN- GEROUS TO DEMOCRACY AS "SUPPRESSION OF THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A GREATER MENACE THAN FASCISM."

The

EMBEDDED unscrupulous.

THE breeding ground is an unorder- TIP d and economically anBound HIS soclety, cannot exist.

Rey

Negotiations Postponed For Cocktails!

newspaper claim that the most healthy untidote in to A ROYAL AIR FORCE MAN, rent a healthy democracy MES WHO POR SEVERAL MONTHS rich in sorial achievement" Hat HAD A BULLET

factions, whone IN HIS READ BEHIND

LEFT EYE WITH THE ALMOST TOUCHING BRAIN, IS TO-DAY WALKING ABOUT. FOLLOWING UPERATION AT THE LONDON HOSPITAL

While

agricultural leave last July, the man was vloughing, in a field on a Sussex farm.

Canadian forees

were engaged un buttle practice in the next field

DULED werd

and Spitfires were overhead using live aroundflour.

That the spokesman Brew at tention in the provisions of the Paited Nations Charter whicb| authorises the establishment of «military Bluf committee to work with the neurity council.)

This computer," he said, "will fie constituted when the council is established."

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Suddenly he was hurled

The Co-operative Party's AN nalia News agrees that Fascism,

IN impotent a healthy demo- cracy, but offers as a

means to eradicate the present movement bleation of the names of those British sympathizers Baked in documents discovered in Germany and the evidence which led to the detention of British Fascists.

CALL FOR ACTION fram The government can make the tractor seni and found blood advocacy of race hatred a crime trickling from kis car

organization which pranarates anti-Semitinu and anti-Negroism.”

Most diplomatic quarters &inelined to accent a meeting of the

ve power

chiefs January as a foregone conclusion. The pointed ut hn

the his sine

the security council is considered

Os portant organ of the Unit | Nations Organisation it seemed restsín faul „very effort would to made to get it in operation as soumi as passible

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Exact infortudion is still not avadable, fat she ran und ' artless

some fifty miles of the mouth of the Yangle ember 27

mit tha rapped a big hole part of the vessel,

Hution Proti The Prometheus shortly after 2pm on Herenther 27 in) duated that the unspe

COMMITTEES TASK selors, hul a forthernessnge Under the United Nallons Chur- Inter in the afternoon minoune- ter, this staff committer is nuthor that she was endeavouring) ised to advise and assist the Seeur to probed to Shanghai fery Council on all questions relat

ing to military requirements for Joy va pessoa, at half apred.

The moninteruence

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It was learned last evening secarity, the emotorment and cum- Crear the American Naval mand of the forces placed w its Burities in Hong Kong that disposal the regulation of urma- estalties cetrred as E result ments and possible disurnament est the explosion, and that a Bri Because of its duties, particular

ly fish destroyer and twn tug+[ #11 the question of military were standing hy, at la d news.

forcer, caplunatic quarters in Løn-

believe that the in two later reports, ftrat, she Counell would ask the Chiefs of

don

Security was reported to be taking in Staff immediately to estimate water and sound, to be in

what strength the United Nations Binking condition.

Pera Preservation Forre should| be.

it

She left Hong Kong Aying the Homeward-found pennant, her orders were later changed, mat sh was instructed to pro- ces to Shanghai.

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Jant Once the Security Council

this Information, steps taken to inform each of the alte Nations how big a force it would be asked to contribute to the Inter national Body.

She is a repair ship of the same type an U.S.S. Vestal, in Hong Kong at the moment, Ber skipper is Commander 1. Bat den, US N.R.

HIGHWAY ROBBERIES

While walking in Wongnel chung Road near the Franch Convent at about 8.30 p.m. last evening, Mr. Wong Chak-ming. Was held up by two Chinese, one armed with a revolver, and robbed of a purse containing $10 and some loone change.

The robbers were riding in a black salcon car, No. 197, in which they made their escape by driving towards the Jocker Club.

The car was later found by the Police In Ice House Street near Lower Albert Road, on the side of the rond. The vehicle was slightly damaged.

No arrest has yot been made. Another report was made to the Police by Mrs. L Wni Jau, of No. 19, Mosque Street. Shej wus on her way home in a sedan chair at about 11.30 p.m. on Fri day, when two men, one armed with a revolver, stopped her and on hearing a pedestrian coming towards them, they snatched her handbag and fled towards the Botanic Gardens,

THE WEATHER

To-day's forecast:-Mainly fair with cloudy patches at firat and haze. East to south-east winds temperature. averagy

Outlook

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Au X-Ray plojn revealed Įring behind his left chr bullet which must have

that

was entered him left var-hole and travelled through several important struc tores to reach the spot where it was located.

Careful X-Ray photograplis

were taken Rgatin and 11 sidered plan of operation formulated-Beuter.

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Wax

CAR DER

added.

the

newspaper

hardship of

milliona. Alhostgħ prices fell immediately after Japan's surrender, they began to climb again in October anti now almost every daily neces- sity except rice costs more than at any time during the occupa tion.

money.

HOME OF U.N.D.

London, Dec. 30. ' The Roosevelt ancestral. home at Hyde Park, New York, or a site near Boston, appeared to-day to have the best chance of being select- ed as the permanent home of the United Nations Or- ganization. Associated Preas.

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SWIFT COUP

IN BATAVIA:

NEW POLICE

BATAVIA, DEC. 30. BRITISH TROOPS YESTER DAY IN A SERIES OF SWIFT AND SYNCHRONISED RAIDS ROUNDED UP AND DISARM- ED ALL INDONESIAN POLICE IN BATAVIA AND INFORMED THE AUTHORITIES THAT THE STEP WAS TAKEN BE- CAUSE THE POLICE HAD AG- TIVELY COOPERATED WITH "LAWLESS ELEMENTS.""

MARKET MANIPULATIONS

Manipulation of the moury

A new police force. wearing markets by money changers and khaki shirts and trousers, a sido speculators, some from Chung-ho and a black arm-band, with king, has further debased the the white letters C.P." mean- ing civilian palice, is commanded buying power of the local by Lieut-Colonel Harding, deputy Wheh the exchange be- Pravos! Marshal of the Australian tween the China National cur- forces in the Netherlands

East rency and the Incal puppet Indies. money was stabilized at five to The Dritish authorities said one speculators turned to tho that officials of the unrecognised the American dollar ant

"Indonesian Republic" were In- ils

formed of the measure but there value now rises and Talis as

was no official Indonesian oppost- much as 30 per eent within a fortnight.

tion either to the disbanding of Salaried classes, as the police or to the occupation of usual, are the hardest hit the pubile utility plants. the inflation.

The raitway is

ክቡር the only utility concern not under Alled supervision.

The British authorities report ed that Batavin is relatively qulot.

There

was some opposition is the search for illegal arms at Semarang and nniper fire 駐車 Buizenzorg where animer auto

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CHUNGKING, DEC. 30. Former college professors are THE FORMAL TION MEETING OF THE GO-mic salaries

NEGOTIA. pulling rickehas. Their acade

are about

20,000 AND VERNMENT

COM-puppet dollars per month MUNIST DELEGATES

SCHE

about four dollara American, LAST NIGHT POR WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE insufficient for the barcat needs. Pelping alone has over 100,000 IT

CONFLICTED WITH COCKTAIL PARTY GIVEN BY unemployed-Associated Presa. SHIR-CHIEH IN HONOR FOREIGN MINISTER GEN. GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPECIAL AMERICAN

WANG

OF

The police should be "galvanized i The date of the next meeting into netion" to discover those who has not been sol defaced the Lenia memorial in u

COAL MINE DISASTER T way to cundema Fascism Lioned upon mensures

was captured.-Associated Press.

MacArthur Doesn't Think Much Of It

Generalissime Chiang Kai-shek Lendur aquare (often a target for and Government leaders discussed i defacement during pre-war Mos- the Communist proposal for n

TOKYO, DEC. 30. les shenanigans), and who started, truce over the hectic weekend.

GENERAL MACARTHUR SAID IN A the recent wave of window sash It is believed in Chungking'n

SPECIAL STATE- MENT TO-NIGHT ing and slashita of Jows with informed circles that the Govern

THAT HE DISAGREED Two ment's acceptance will be condi« i MONTHS AGO WITH PLANS FOR A NEW JAPAN CONTROL ORGANISATION AND SINCE THAT TIME ensuring restoration of communications and "MY VIEWS HAVE NOT BEEN SOUGHT." disarmament and repatriation of

The General denied a Jupunene troops. Governmont Gources have charged the Cornment fasued in Washington by musla with cutting railroads Thomas Blaku, press officer for and telegraphic lines North the Far Eastern commiseta, China in an attempt Lo hamper that MacArthur saw the new

-Associated Press.

is to expose it," the newspaper malinued, "The surgeon does not gnore the first algns

of cancer because of the smallness of the symptoms.

Farist is the cancer of civil sation, which must be burnt out

in

+3 stale trol plan before it was approved at the Moscow cunference, n Par Eastern commission official said to-lay.

Pineville, Kentucky, Dec. 30. Rescue workers last night found four more bodies entombed in the coal mine, rising to six the number of known dead in the dia aster which occurred here by 21 nesday. underground explosion last Wed. I wherever it shows its head."--As- movement of Government forces. Japan control plan before it was fully informed throughout

Associated Press. EIGHT MINERS RESCUED Pineville, Kentucky, Dec. 30. Eight miners who had been trapped since Wednesday by, an were E- And the

underground explosion

dny carried out alive ninth died before ឯក TEMOYRI from the tunnel.

It is estimated that altogether 22 men were working in the mine Associated Press

the explosion occurred.--

the when

ATOMIC AIR FORCE! Most quarters agree that Big-Five would furnish the bulk of the New International Police Force, including men, planes, ships and arms.

Some quarters have suggested privately that a special atom bosib air force be placed at the disposal of the Security Counell,

This question, these quarters be eved, may be brought up during the first session of the United Nations General Assembly when the atomic energy issue la expected

sociated Press.

INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE

FAMILIES TO COME OUT

Shanghai, Dec. 30. Lieut.-ien. Albert Wedemeyer

NEW YORK, DEC. 39. expressed the hope to-day

THE TIMES" IN AN AR- wives and families af American TICLE TO-DAY SAYS THAT servicemen could Join them in MILITARY LEADERS OF THE China by next spring. Press.

that

approved by the foreign minis- ters in Moscow and did not ob

ject to it.

Thomas Blake, commission press officer, said MacArthur was kept the Japan and Far Eastern affairs. conference on netlon dealing with

Blake and General MacArthur's MacArthur's statement con- clear-cut right to issue orders and tinued: "Any impression which enforce them would not be im- the statement (Blake's) might paired. United States authority imply that I was consulted dur- over Japanesa Dffaire are not ing the Moscow conference in the United States substitutes for surrendered. Blake said. Instead, also incorrect.

that authority a commission on which United States authority is

Present directives re main in force unless the United to changes--As-

1 have not one iota of rea

Associated BIG FIVE MAY MEET FOR ponsibility for the decisions ctmost.

THE FIRST TIME IN LONDON which were made there." NEXT MONTH TO "DISCUSS However, he added that what- States consents PLANS PROVIDING FOR AN ever the merita or demerits of cociated PresA. INTERNATIONAL FORCE.

the plan, "It is my firm intenti "Plane for such a meeting are within the authority entrusted G.I.s Brides

Americans In Dutch In Korea

SEOUL, KOREA, DEC. 10.

to be discussed. Associated Press. MASS WORK STOPPAGES AND SPORADIC STREET

WASHINGTON CONFIRMS

Washington, Dec. 30.

force to preserva peace,

The Department said the Big Five military delegations would bo joined in the discussions by re- presentatives of alx non-permanent] members of the United Nations Security Council as soon as these are selected-Associated Press.

BRAWLS, AND THE THROWING OF ROCKS AT AMERICAN TROOPS MARKED THE REACTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE CRAVING KOREANS AS THE DECISIONS OF THE MOSCOW CONFERENCE BE- CAME KNOWN HERE TODAY.

:

being discussed through diploma-

the channels on the initiative of to ne, to try to make it work." the British Government but who-

He said the issues involved Arranged For

the terms of the plan "in my of January. Another American paper which claims to be presTES General Killed

ther any of the powers-United are too vital for the future of States. Suviet Union,

London, Dec. 30. Chian and the world to have them "bog. France-has accepted 10 not down."

Plans for free transportation known. is considered important since all vent hope that there will be no first group already

of wives of American soldiers to "With good-will on the part; the United States are "complete "An early meeting of this group of those concerned, it is my fer- to the last safety pin" and the. nations now aro considering the

has been permanent character of their post-insuperable obstacles," he said. warned to be ready to travel on

"As I said before, it is my full very war military establishment and

short natione, the United The State Department said yes-

Kingdom Base Headquarters to- the major consideration in such purpose to see it through. terday that the United States will

detormination will be the size of FINAL DISAGREEMENT send military representatives

day announced. to

the military. naval and air fpree

Announcement MacArthur said that, on Octer closely President Truman's sign- followed London early next month to confer The outbreaks appeared to be, bents. Banks had cloned.

that each of the Big Fire will be ber 31, his "final disagreement" ing of legislation to speed up the with representatives of Russia, a combination of reacntment] Koren was boiling with anger at asked to contribute to the U.N.O. was radioed to the Chief of entry of brides into the Statee Britain, France and China on the over the Moscow announcement what la thought a certain five-year establishment.-Associated Press. Staff in Washington for the Se und said that approximately 1,200 projected United Nations armed of A Commission's possible domination by other nations. Soon large postere plastered the city trusteeship of Korea and resur-charging that the trusteeship was

cretary of State, advising that are expected to call by the end gence of internal struggle be suo to the Communist Party. A tween the rightists and leftiste. mob attacked the office of a nowa

opinion are not acceptable."

The Areny said that 20,886

and Although nowhere in Mac-| wives

children had been An eight o'clock curfew has

Arthur's statement was there checked up to December 20th been imposed on the Americans sivo liberal but which rightists | to-night in an effort to prevent claim is

any reference to the specific Associated Press. Vienna, Dec. 30. provisions of the new formula, possible incidents but more seri-

Major-Generel Donald

Wit is believed the supreme com- PIRACY ARRESTS A spokesman of the Communist Brann, deputy-commander of the mander's disagreement RIDGWAY APPOINTED

ous trouble appeared possible.

Party anid that the demonstrationes United States forces in Austria, primarily from the power given polies in connection with a piracy Late to-day Licut.-General of the outbreaks were arranged by was

Three men are being held by the Washington, Dec. 30. John R. Hodge, commander of the rightist so-called Democratic when

killed yesterday in Tyrol way will represent the

Lieut-Goneral Matthew B. Ridg the

he fell off a cliff while to other Allied nations sharing that took place at Tai Mpi. În Dri- American forces in the Party since all the leftist elements, hunting, it was announced in Army southern half of Koren, em- ingiading the Communtatence services will be hold in Vienna.

by the occupation General Staff on the Military phasized repeatedly in inter- been advised to conduct a

of Japan. tish waters. on December 27. have General Mark W. Clark. Funeral (Under the Moscow plan, Mac- Tho funk, which was taken in Committee of the United Nations view with native newsmen that ful protest to the Moscow edlet

Arthur Is the American mem- tow with two of her original crow Organisation and will be the mili-

Brann will be buried In Italy bor of the Allied council, with on beard, has been found ak tary adviser to the United States the Moscow pronouncement did A mass mosting, apparently where he fought with Clark's Russia, China and Greas Bel-

Choung Chau Island civil delegation at the London not mean Immediate trusteeship sponsored by rightist groups, Fifth Army-Ansociated Press. taln represented and actions been involved in the piracy. One Eleven mon are reported to have for Korea-the term trustee adopted resolutions opposing tho

are to be carried out under and was armed with a Mauser, pistol trusteeship and calling for imme- ship being a hated word heer.

diste

through the supreme comman- and two with rifles. The junk a strike of Allied

authority. Any member may resta were elected on Saturday der, who is the sole executive carried a cargo of salt. The ar vetu fundamental changes in Japan's BUS SMASH KILL 36.........

decision affecting afternoon. constitutional structure or gov

Pueblo, Mexico, Dec. 10 tument as a whole.

BLAKE'S STORY

Thirty-eight were reported k Washington, Dec., 80, dd and 27 seriously injured in a General MacArthur saw and bus accident which occurred hers did not object, to the Japan con" to-day--Associated Press.

Conference.

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tho

General Hodge insisted with his

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SMASH TRAGEDY

The War Department An- nounced his appointment to ro-

The General's explanation unfor al Governmenon of the Provizion. prosent General Dwight Eisen-tunately came too late as fear of Military Government employees, Officials across the state ling in

Philadelphia, Dec. 20. hower.

the five-year trusteeship already scheduled

suppression of newspapers, dis- Delaware reported five pornon to leave widespread. Gonoral Hodge did not agreeing with these views Ridandy" for England about Jan. 8. He receive the text until today.

including a five-year-old girl, had been American commander in

disbanding of all political parties were killed to-day in die blaze GENERAL SIT-DOWN- slowly becoming cloudy.

the Mediterranoan sinco General Yesterday's temperature:-.. Joseph T. MeNarney left to take off their jobs in droves. Hundrede there was nothing in the Moscow Transportation company trolley By noon Koreans were walking interviewers that, in his opinion, ing wreckage of a Philadelphia Maximum-60 degrees at 1.80 p.m. over the United States zone in silently left the Military Govern pronouncements which any real and a huge fuel oil trailer truck, Minimum 56 dogress at 6.30 am. Germany,Apoolatod Press. ment Palaco. The police left their" patriot or nationalist noed fear." Associated Press.

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