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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1946.

JAPAN TO-DAY IN POOR SHAPE

General MacArthur's Report To Washington

Jews Puzzled No Experience Of

By Morgan Statement

Offeinin of

London, Jan. 3. Jewish organisa- tous in London to-day said they find no knowledge of any "Or Kanhuntion with a positive play”)

Democracy

WASHINGTON, JAN. 3. GENERAL MACARTHUR IN HIS REPORT TO THE WAR

DEPARTMENT KSTIMATED THAT 60,000 CHINESE RESIDENTS IN JAPAN AT THE TIME OF THE SUR- RENDER ARE READY FOR REPATRIATION TO CHINA. HE SAID OF THIS NUMBER 30,000 CAME FROM FORMOSA AND 30,000 FROM THROUGHOUT CHINA

Lo get Jews out of Europe as! HE surrested by Lieut-General

Sir Frederick Morgan.

GAVE NO INDICATION HOW LONG IT WOULD BE

Mine Mystery

Shanghai, Jan. 3.

The United States Navy here he ordered a search of all Japanexo repatriation skipa before

the antering Yangtze after the recent die- covery of three relatively new Japancas floating mineA al the mouth of the river...---ÁRDO- ciated Press.

REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT THIS GROUP TO THEIR LABOUR BEGINS

HOME. REFERRING TO OTHER FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN MACARTHUR SAID THERE WERE ONLY 6,900 FOREIGN NATIONALS AT THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.

"I don't know of much 20 or ganisation." Paid Levy Bakstarisk, Secretary-General

of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. "I believe that if the

The report stated that un- Jews are leaving Europe it is an

„ event fal

TOKTERA

being Wan a result of intolerable persecution

in demobilising Japan's and slaughter such as

na people muse

It said that on have over Inced. They Aro na armed forces. willing to take any

1945, the more chances Sept. 1.

combined In Europe."

Istrength of the Home Army and Officials of the "Jewish Agency Navy totalled 4,000,000 for Palestine" said they had never while 3,340,000 more Army and heard of any organised movement Navy personnel were deployed

the exodus of Jews fron

through Japanese occupied ter- Associates Prysa

ritories. By Oct. 15, 1945, said The report, the Army had ceased) to exist and the Navy was vir Lually dissolved.

for

London's New Airport Opens

Loudon, Jan. 3. civil aviation 1944 with a flying start.

duy

British

entered

men.

MacArthur waid in his report that destruction of the industrial basis of Japan' war-making power was one of the primary Aims of occupation. Hapid strides were being nade towards Chat kun). The

taken. to

P

PROPAGANDA

The report mated that "politica: CAMPAIGN

activity has been hampered by the| cutcentration of people on hara- mount problema of food, clothing: and shelter.

POLICY MAKERS Even if the

If the canentials of fe were adequate in Japan it would unrealistic to expect apoutan- rous widespread participation of the people in politics. They would willingl punish policy makers

for lening and bureaucrata

the war sad this was about all,

"Ay for democṛsty they have noi experience of it in any way. inity of the individual is com pletely foreign to their back ground of femaliam or totalite- rianism. Millions of peasants and women in general are politically ignorant.

fact they are afraid to speak out, not knowing how long United States reduced will

troops

Yester-gether with war time destruction it took over Heathrow, the resulting from air-raids and other huge new London airport, marking attacks. haul sirendy the occasion with the first flight Japan's potential to "an insigni- South America

by the

British cant level" South

America Airways. The plane, a Lancastrian, is plluted by Air Vice-Marshal Bennett, one of most famous of British avia- Heathrow, which is only 14 miles

the

torn.

from the centre of London, is an aerosirome capable of accommodat - ing the Fargest aircraft. The fral regular passenger and Freight ser-. vicu te operate from Heathrow which will be the main London purt for trans-Atlantic traffic will be to South America A series of proving lights are to be carried at hy the British South American Airways, the first of which is be

Vice Marshal ing made by Air Bennell. - Totalón Press Service.

MEXICO'S PLANS

GRIM PICTURE

of

un-

"Added to this

be here to protect them sgainst the dreaded secret pulice, and it will be readily understood why na yet there has been not significant political development in Japan.'

Truman Move In Strike

Washington, Jan. 3. President Truman to-day moved to avert the nationwide steel strike scheduled for Jan. 14 by appoint- Ing a fact-finding board and in- structing the Office of Price Ad- ministration to review the price ceiling structure on steel producte. The strike might involve 700,000 workers and affect 700 steel, fron ore and aluminium operations.

Appointed to the Fnet-finding, Board

wore Robert I. McDonough.

Justice of the Associate

Utah Sanremo Court. Chief Justice James M. Douglas of the Missouri Supreme Court, and Nathan P. Fxinsinger, public member of the LONDON, JAN. 3.

War Labour Board.

The O.P.A. was

instructed to BRITISH LABOUR PARTY, WHICH WAS ELECT- review the price coiling structure ED TO RULE THE COUNTRY el products with a view to WITH FULL POWER FOR THE determine not inter than February FIRST TIME

SIX. "whether any price ONLY MONTHS AGO, HAS ALREADY BEGUN A A NEW POLITICAL Prices have been a stumbling OAMPAIGN WITH THE AN. block to the wage negotiations.— NOUNCED OBJECTIVE OF Associated Press. "CONSOLIDATING IN 1946 ITS GREAT VICTORY OF

1945. "Labour, believing that the next election campaign has in fect bearun, is making overy effort to strengthen the numbers and quality of its membership, an official party announcement said.

The current Labour campaign Introduces something new to Bri- tish

THE

would be proper.

increase

PERSIAN PERKS UP

Teheran. Jan. 3.

declare that

Persian sources Sir Reader Bullard, the British envoy, was the bearer of import- ant--nown when he returned. Teheran from the Big Three talks at Moscow.

to

Sir Roader summoned the Em- bussy staff immediately on tila arrival in spite of the New Year's!

conferred of Day holiday and also

with the United States Ambness- dor.

olitics, an educational pro- ramme, complete with pamphlets and discussion grows, designed to improve publie understanding the complex problems of modern government,

Simultaneously,

the

announce-

ment said. "The porty organisa- tion is being overhauled" and great menbership campaign is planned for the early months of 1946." Associates Press.

Dynamos Want Hotspurs

In addition W the Joas colonial sources and raw mat rile.

the controls placed on EDUCATION PROGRAMME foreign trade and shipping for ther curtailed Japan's economie) The report outlined "an exten. Information and education Xwer. Ele reported that Japan's Dive crunchie situation was extremely programme" to give the people poor, her industrial plans

facts on atrocities of war crim)- alanced and raw material stocks) nals and related subjects. It re- ported “numerous Indications that nearing exhaustion. 217- MacArthur reported a grim pie. the truth in now being accepted.

"Where Lure of Japan's 1946 food supply

the occupation forcer told the War entered Tokyn there was little if requirements. ile Department: "At least 3,311,000 any consciousn of war

of food ar its ricel mong the Japanese people. They metric tonn

did not know the steps which led; equivalent may have to be import.

during 1946 in order that the Japan to war and the causes of visites: England. is to have Japanese be able to maintain us

s her defent or atrocities committed; much as a 1,800-calorie diet per by her soldiers and there was person per day." He indicated be fittle feeling of moral culpability, considered 1,800 Calories

There was a widespread belief of minimum in life austaining quan

Japan's scientific inferiority iri Juleltity of food.

atomic bomb production,"

Regarding Koren i naid that

Mexico City, Jan, 3 President Avila Camacho the nation in a rudin address Hin

па Σ

Kult

London, Jan 3 The Russian Dynamon, the fam- ous Soyjet football team which re-

British boula,

Samples of spurts boots and shoes are to be down to Moscow for the Dynamo Leati.

was ox

The Persian Premier Perted to have a special audience of the Shah in the afternoon. Router,

TOWER OPEN AGAIN

Landon, Jan. 8. The Tower of London is back on the visiting list to-day, and now It only remains for the crown jewels to be returned from their wartime north of England refuge.

During air raids 15 direct hita were scored on the Tower and 150 Incondiaries dropped In the grounds, while 23 people were killed. -Reuter,

KOREAN PROTEST

British goods have certainly

Shanghai, Jan. 3. made a strong Impression on the More than half of the city's Russian footballers. While in Eng 8,000 Koreans to-day held a MacArthur said the nation's riceį

land, they visited some English mass meeting at Hongkow Park; ada nistration would renew doto erop had suffegg sharp losses the division of the country lite vele works, as a result of which in protest against the trustee- matic relations with all countries from thon. Ile estimated Russian controlled in the northern the Soviet Trude Delegation in where embassies were closed by 1648 total food production in zone and American controlled in Britain has ordered a trial onsort ship proposal in their hornetand. the WILT He MIL Mexico's Japan al 20,610,800 Foreign service will be reorganised of which 24,366,700

metric tons, the

"present ment of 100 bicycles for sale in The Korean Association drew metric tonay problems in policy oper Russian shops. Landon Press up letters of protest to be sunt to make it as effective as possible. would

available 50

for food. tion."

to the Russian, American, and He said: Internationally we are Th

This wouki

estimated 276443372 273

British Consuls-General and the convinced that trace is a colle, average food intake of approxi- concerned" over the division. Re-

Chinese Government. - A830- ciated Press.

southern sectiun

"The Korean people are grently

eurocal privilego doen not exint

Live responsibility, Indivisible, and mately 19.5 grams or 1,375 cal which 2712 Kuide

future

"ries and 1 grams of protein in the North."

Lasks. Mexio will continue

and

fertiliser

LABOUR PLANS

per capita per day. lle said that starcity of commercial

It reported three "tentative con- would Japan's food production,

retard Improvement inclusions" on Japanese labour pre- S. MEN'S BEHAVIOUR

paratlana.

Service.

Ready For 1946

MUKDEN NORMAL

Pelping, Jan. 3. Dispatches from Mukden indi- cate that the city has been stabilis-

Birmingham, Jan. 3. The Vice-Chairman of the Nuffield Organisation. Sir Miles (1) Deportation of Japanese] Thomas, addressing motor trade Te production Was expected from Javan to perform labour re executives here to-day said: "The ed after weeks of turmoil during to be pour due to acute food deparation service should be confined British motor industry nia ads.

tx

contribute to the supreme cause of the world with a spirit af co- operation that has been repeatedly

South American proved in world affairs." Associated Press.

SWEDISH SYMPATHY

Rome, Jan. 3. Ten tons of clothing, shoes and powdered eggs arrived in Italy

(2) Retention of Japanese tech- yesterday from Sweden for distri-)

The report assorted that the nical and managerial personnel al- bution to Italian children. The conduct of United States troops ready in Korea. Manchuria and shipment also included blankets, han bean "exemplary." It said Chino essential for economie etabl Each item carried a label: "Far

lity in those areas. away Bweden greets Italian child- pen with sympathy and friend #háp."---Associated Press.

The Empire's fishing into spoela sis needed to install and 1946 full of optimism. We have Russian to Chircoo authority. dustry was again functioning to manage transplanted industrial broken the back of most of our an appreciable scale, but was far below the pre-war years.

DAMASCUS STRIKE

Btili

establishments.

"their presence "may be a decisive factor in shaping the future" of the country.

MacArthur wrote: "If demo- cracy cannot vet be imposed directly it at least is being de monstrated."

(8) By-passed Japanese milli- ory and civilian personnel in the south-west Pacific to be utilised to rebuild damaged areas and to construct new developmenta in or- der to take advantage of their otherwise idle and restricted man-

enters the transition from Japanras

Commodity prices were described factory reconversion problems.

have just returned from a lower than North China's, with many stores opened. Mukden 14,000-mile air trip through the prices on some cloths and rice were Middle East and Indian markets said to be 10 per cent lower than There is no doubt about the noli in China.--Associated Press. darity of the demand for our pro- ducts. Obviously wo shall meet competition and its intensity is difficult to commenta, but I con- dont that the motor industry has laid the foundation of a long era of prosperity."—Router. A general strike in protest he continued. "to lay the ground power. against the British and French for

RUMANIAN COMMISSION a democratic structure in? Swooping educational reforms agreement on the Levant began Japan." He added that the Japa- aimed at romodelling Japan's

Belgrade, Jan. 3. In Damascus and Beyrouth yester-nese government had suggested school system were disclosed. The

Members of the Mission appoint- day with the closing of all stores, little during the two months occu- General said he hoped later to ed by the Foreign Ministers' Con- halting all business activity-As-pation "pointing toward a funda- being an educational mission to ferenco at MOSCOW to visit. sociated Press.

mental democratic form."

Japan to resist and advise in re Rumania to help widen the scope habilitation of the entire school of the Rumanian Government, system.

arrived here to-day and called on Ho reported that plana wers King Michael under way for equitable admission! The members of the Commission of ex-military personnel and ex- are Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, Bri- war workers as students.

tish Ambassador to Moscow, Mr.

Damascus, Jan. 3.

"Positive stops have been taken"

An Old Racket Rears Its Head Again

AN OLD HONG KONG RACKET HAS MADE A REAPPEAR- ANCE THE BUYING UP BY HOOLIGANS OF CINEMA TICKETS AND. THEIR RE-SELLING AT HIGHER PRICES.

nation's

The report said that at the time Harriman, United States Amban of the Japanese surrender the sador to Russia, and M. Veshinsky, educational system was at Deputy Commissar of Foreign a virtual standstill with 18,000,000 Affairs-Router. students idle

4,000 schools and destroyed and teachers permeated with nationalistic militarism.

The report said that

& BUYVOY

HO YING CHIN FOR LONDON!

con-

of location and condition of all

Changking, Jan. 3. Over the holidays, racketeere Prior to 1941 Government Koreans in Japan was being made Nanking said Gen. Ho Ting-chio, Chinese press report from did a roaring trade. Though all passed an Ordinance making the by the Supreme Command

of It said that the Japanese plan commander-in-chlaf

Chinese sinemas had the "house full" sale or purchase of tickets for for repatriation of all Koreans to armice, might go to London to signs displayed, would-be movie any entertainment filegal except their homeland was under close prosent Chins at the forth- goers unable to purchase a tie at authorised or approved prices, surveillance. The Japanese asti. coming big five" military kot at the booking stall had only

Reason was a murder outside! mate there are about 2,000,000 forence. It was reported a fow to stop outside the theatro to Chinese theatre following Komans in Japan, Including 350 day United Statue, chief of

days ago that General Eisenhower buy a seat at a price...

quarrel among hooligans who 000 requisitioned labourers, and had bought up blocks of tickets that during the month of October would attend Associated Press

ro-solling thom

aproximately 160,000 wore ro patriated to Korea. The Japanese government has been instructed to

it.

The racket apparently is con- and were fined to the block-booking of higher prices.

MOTORISTS 'BENEFIT back and front stall scata. Yoo-

Now York City, Jan. 9. torday Chinese kids were sell still in force but it is a common food, clothing, shelter and mo- the oil refining industry will give This Ordinance presumably is provide adequate provisions of War-time technical advances in ing back stali seats at a down sight to find such vendors of dical care for Koreans awaiting motorists an added value for their town cinema for as much do ticketa outside theatres dispos

repatriation. $2.00-official price fa. 81.70 uning of their seats at a premium. The report also said that Japa Harrison, Vice-President of a * gasolino dollár, according to L. H. dor the now prices of admission. The start of the Football Lentionala from Korea is employed Equipment processes necom

nese shipping returning Ja pokroleum Each back stall ticket sold in gue opens up a new fold for this on ile return trip in transporting improve the porrics were either in angineering concern. this fashion netted the rac- rachot, particularly when keteor the sum of 80 cents. Chinese team is on view.

Koreans from Japan to Korea stalled or ready for installation, ba Associated Press.

wiled-Astociclated Prosa,”

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