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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1845.

CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET Dead As A

Decoding Of Japanese Military Messages

Japs Hid Their Arms

TOKYO, DEC. 30. KYODO NEWS AGENCY DIS- CLOSED TO-DAY THAT THE POLICE ARE HOLDING NINE FORMER JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS, INCLUDING TWO COLONELS, CHARGED FAILURE TO SURRENDER ARMS AND OTHER WAR MA TERIAL WHICH THEY HAD DISTRIBUTED AND HIDDEN. IN CIVILIAN HOUSES.

WITH

The loot included 27 airplane Cannons and 12,000 rounds of am munkios an well na radio setu and similar equipment food and

muner.

The suspects are all stail officers of a division who were arrested!

by Allied request resterday. As- Burinted Prena.

Led To Two

Battles Naval Test

Decisive Battles

WASHINGTON, DEC. 30. PEARL HARBOUR INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE RE- CORDS DISCLOSED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET THAT IT WAS AMERI- CAN DECODING OF JAPANESE MILITARY MES- SAGES WHICH ALL WED THE COMPARATIVELY SMALL REMAINING UNITED STATES PACIFIO FLEET TO BE CONCENTRATED TO SMASH POWER- FUL JAPANESE TASK FORCES WITH AIR ATTACKS IN THE 1942 BATTLES OF THE CORAL SDA AND MIDWAY-TWO OF THE PACIFIC WAR'S DECISIVE ENGAGEMENTS.

THE DECODING ALSO ALLOWED AMERICAN SUB- MARINES TO LIE IN WAIT ALONG THE KNOWN

COURSE OF JAPANESE CONVOYS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE TREMENDOUS TOLL THE SUBS TOOK OF JAPANESE SHIPPING.

Of Atom Bomb

Doornail

Prague, Des. 50, Kari Hermann Franke, the butcher of Lidick, soko la awaiting trick as Grichosta- bakia No. 1 war crimitzat said to-day he was convinced thai Variem uze "dead forever.”

He said the programme of the Sudelan German Party from 1933 had been "treason

the cause of Crichoslo- vakia" and a step in the Nazi programme to re-Germanias Bohemia-Associated Prét.

Stripping Hirohito Of All Power

AL

WASHINGTON, DEC, 36, THE FORCOMING ARMY AND NAVY TEST OF THE ATOMIC BOMB AT SEA POSES) A MILITARY-DIE LOMATIC QUESTION FOR THE UNITED STATES WHETHER FOREIGN

MAY ATTEND.

the of

bomb secret, United States. Britain and Canada apparently made no com- mitment at Moscow'n Ble-Thres Foreign Ministers' Conference to share the pecret with any other power

at this time. Whatever the decision. on other observers it is assumed that Bri Cain and Canada will be invited to the tests. Britain particularly will share this country'a keon - terost in the outcome.

Britain, like the United States, is a great naval power confronted with the problem of deciding now what changes the atom bomb wil dictate on the Navy. Russia was never a top-ranking naval nowor and will not have the same high stakes. Whether Russian ob hours servers

the texts the Soviet Government is already in a bosition to know the destruc- Lion wrought by the bomba The dramatic story of the code-

Man atructures and people. breaking and the benefica accruing

Russian military missions were from it Gold in the following purtion of the text of Marshall's attacks on Hiroshima and Naga

in Japan after the alom bombi

saki-Asociated Press.

C

ap-

The disclosure came in the in-pletter which Gen. Georgo troduction of "Lop secret" Marshall wrole to Governor Thinas Dewey of New York prior to the 1944 election cam- paign. General Marshall pealed to the Republican pre sidential nominee not to drag the Pearl Harbour disaster inle the campaign in any way which might bring any suggestion to light on the fact the Japanese

Helicopter Takes The Place Of Buses

KANSAS CITY, DEC. 10. SMALL TOWN CITIZENS. MANY OF WHOM HAVE NEVER BEEN SERVED BY MAJOR BUS OR AIR LINES, SOON WILL TAKE TO THE AIR IN HELLOP. TERS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO LARGER CITIES TO MAKE TRAVEL CONNECTIONS.

cude had been broken.

Jetter:

The must vital evidence in the Pearl Harbour malter consists of our intercepts of the Japanese Over

diplomatic communications.

NOW PENDING BEFORE THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD IN NEW ORLEANS IS A HELICOPTER SER- VICE PROPOSED BY THE BURLINGTON TRANSPOR TATION COMPANY TO ACT AS A PEEDER SERVICE TO ITS BUSES AND TRAINS, THE APPLICATION CALLS FOR A FLEET OF EIGHT-SEAT HELICOP- the machine TERS.

Wiping Out Jap Interests

a period of years our cryptograph people analysed the character of the Japanese are uning for encoding their diploma The company has listed nine

tle messages.

OSHIMA MESSAGES |proposed routes, nix in the north

central part of the country, and machine was built by

"Based on this, a corresponding us which three in the Missouri valley. 61 deciphers their messager. Thore- the 47 points to be served, only | fare,

a wealth we possessesă

of

13 are now served by air car Information rewarding their moves. riera.

In the Pacific, but which unfor- tunately made no reference what-

Although all helicopters manu. Washington, Dec. 30. factured in the last several ever to intentions toward ilawali Alien property custodian James

were small years

observation. upli! the Inst message before E. Markham to-day moved Lo

Doc for military

7. which did not reach our seize all property in fluited States type craft built territorien owned by Japanese na purposes, the company expeels handa until the following day.

"Now the point to the present tionals.

dilemma in that we have ahead with this busiours of deci

frozen by the Treasury

to be able to obtain the eight The poperties concerned were eat models by the time the Depart C.A.B. bas acted upon its re ment at the borinning of the war. quest. Larger machines are

Markham issued an order replanned for the future. quiring reports on such properties and said they will be confisented

WOMEN'S PARTY

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TOKYO, DEC. 30. PROPOSED CONSTITUTION- REVISIONS STRIPPING THE EMPEROR OF ALL POLI TICAL POWER AND LIMITING HIS ACTIVITIES TO "CERE- MONIAL FUNCTIONS OF STATE" WERE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT DAY BY A PRIVATE GROUP OF TIONAL EXPERTS.

JAPANESE CONSTITU

a fow a statement by

Genera! MacArthur's press relations off cor that the Emperor system "IsENSA STAR THEATRE, 1630-1730 hrs. daily. being destroyed-wiped out of ox- istence," and that it was

AND NIGHTLY ON 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th JANUARY ONLY ADMISSION FREE PLEASE NOTE THAT OWING TO LIMITED RUN NO CIVILIAN GUESTS CAN BE INVITØD. WHILE THE BAN ON CIVILIANS IS. IN FORCE--IT-WILL BE UNDERSTOOD THAT SER VICE MEN AND WOMEN NOT IN UNIFORM CANNOT BE ADMITTED.

The move followed by

up to

the Japanese to found + domb- cratic government.

The recommendations formulat- ed by educators and

publicists would transfer the Imperial pre- roxatives to the Diet and specify ONE UNLUCKY

that final responsibility for atate administration rests with the Ca-1 Portland, Oregon. Dec. 30. binet. been

Diet Two thousand mor

approval would be who have

necessary for the Emperor's a quarantined for aboard the troopship Grundy be

smallpox cension to the throne or appoint. an

ment of a regency Emperor, disembarking resterday in time for dinner ashore.

The Diet could be dissolved only but the by decision of a plebiscite. Pre- smallpox victin was left behind. miers would be Fellow

recommended by passengers have vaccinated and found mune.-President of the House of Peers. been the speaker of the floure and the Associated Prem.

--Associated Press

Britain

Raw

Has Enough Materials

whering their codes until we nos THE ROARD OF TRADE JOURNAL SAID TO-DAY THAT

LONDON, DEC, 30. sess other codes, German as well

DESPITE, CERTAIN WORLD SHORTAGES THERE WAS As Japanese, but our main basla

NO REASON FOR ANXIETY CONCERNING THE SUP- of information regarding Hitler's | e

PLY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR BRITAIN'S MANU. intentions in Europe is obtained from Baron Oshina's

FACTURERS. messages from Berlin, These aro still in

"WITH THE NEGOTIATION OF CREDIT FROM AMERICA, ASSUMING THIS IS APPROVED," SAID THE BOARD OF TRADE JOURNAL. "CURRENCY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD DECLINE IN IMPORTANCE ALTHOUGH THERE WILL CLEARLY BE TIME FOR CONTINUED ECONOMY IN THE IMPORT OF MATERIALS, ES- PECIALLY WHERE THESE ARE OF LITTLE AID TO OUR EXPORT INDUSTRIES."

Harbour events.

To explain further the critical nature of this set-up, which would be wiped out almost in an instant if the least suspicion were arqua-

time.

In a survey of Britain': raw materials position, the Journal naid:

U.N.O. SITE

As soon as reports on them have helicopter that will travel at af hoen received.

ite derczibed the action as partj maximum speed of from 116 101 the codes involved in the Poasi,

120 miles per hour. of the U.S. Government's pro- |

It will gramine te wipe out Japanese in-cruise at 100 M.P.H., and will} Larests in this country.

have non-stop range of 250 Reports on Japanese property in miles, Flawall and the Philippines will be The craft, which will have a mude through the bennch offices in gross weight of 6,800 pounds, the Battle of the Coral Sea Shure areas.Associated Press.

is designed to operate al twice was based on deciphered messages the speed of the typical nigh. And therefore our few abips were the right way bus, and the ability of a in the right place at helicopter to rise and descend

MIDWAY COUP vertically will enable the planes

"While there are responsible "Further, we were able to con-atocks of steel in the country. Japanese Women's to serve arcsa heretofore ill-centrate

London, D. 30. Hmited forces Political Party was to-day form-accessible

to substantial to conventional a.r.

importa meet their advances on Midway finished steel are essential if our Nations Interim Committee to-day

of semi- aily inaugurated under

A spokesman for the United a group planes. who announced plans for part-

when otherwise we would almost To "break even" Burlington certainly have been

3,000 export trade sipating in the forthcoming elec

to be said that a group would choose the Some estimates the new service will miles out of place, We had full starved."

site for the U.N.O. in the general siona

areas of either Boston or Know a

As "New Japan's Wo-coat passengers 6.1 cents Information of the strength of Aluminium, copper

New per

and zinc York City as its permanent home. men's Party." the organisatian will) mile.-Associated Press.

their forces in that advance and supplies are "adequate" while Also of the smaller force directed Britain

He said that a sub-committee has plenty of cotton was les against the Aleutians.

or the United States stocks and almost a super-abun- on Jan 3 to inspect possible sites "Operations in the Pacific are dance of wool, the Journal said, and would visit at least 18 places.

listing tin, lead and timber du

-Associated Prese obtain of Japanisé deploy-

"W know their strength in various garrisons. the rations

Tho

Orxa

run several candidates including one of the organisers, Miss Kat- muko Miya to. head of A Tokyo

Taberan. Dre. 30. The Iranian Parilament has,

Agreement. --- Associated:

whe

ments.

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Medical Institute. The platform ratified the Bretton Woods Mone largely guided by the information

has not been

sinted Press,

apnounced.-Ass tary

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Commenting on the timber shortage the Journal declare/l:

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more than

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"The heavy losses reported from time to time which they mustain It may be many years "before by reason of our submarine action. We shall be able to obtain all largely results from the fact that the timber wo require" the we know the sailing dates and Journal warned. the routes of their convoya and can notify our submaribes to lie in wait at the probor poin€

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"The raids by Admiral Halsey's vernier forces on Japanese ship ping in Manila bay and elsewhere were largely based on timing on the known movements of Japanese convoya, bio of which were taught 66.ntrcipated.

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NEW PACIFIC C-IN-C.

Washington, Dec. 30. day named Commander-in-Chief of Admiral John H. Towers was to-| the Pacific Fleet acceeding Ad- miral Raymond à. Spruance.who has been ordered to duty as Pro- ident of the Naval War College. Admiral Richard 8. Edwarda further example.pf the delleses of the situation, wore off the Western Sea Frontier. Ad- has been assigned as Commander Donovan's people, the 0.5.8.1 mira! Arthur W. Radford wa

without telling NÁ, Instituted named Deputy Chief of Naval

secret gesich of the Tabancas baby offices in Fortukai.

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As * result the entire thilitary attacho Japanes code all gror world was · chadged and though this occurred over a year Dio, "phe, Have an yet, been üble

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The Chinese pers reported yes-

to break the new code and have texday that Chiang Kai-shek on thup lost this invaluable" ponies

Chelakupa few scat instructions to

of Information, particularly real provincial governors ordering

warding the European situation."

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BROADOAIN Washington, Deb. 2:

Président Trumah secluded him

all troope any quartered, "lo Churches to be moved out within mbath-Argociated Press-

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