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China's 60th Army To Go To Manchuria

Shanghai, Jan, B.

China's new 00th Army, Ameri- onn-trained and largely American- equipped, will start on its way to Manchuria aboard US, ships in a week ur ton days, Lieut-lievera) Wedemeyer. Commander-in-Chief, of the American forces in China disclosed wo-day ot

press cun Terence.

Be and the US Navy WIN making a late nouder of 1. S Th and other craft available for

of

approximately shanghai

transperíntion 26,000 mon from the ares to the port of Hulutao and If weather conditions prevented landing there they would

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he cle barked to Chinwangtao where the Chinese 13th and 62nd armies ashore nearly LWO pul

These anthe A1,

troops have advanced averland into Manhun with little Communist opponition. The tough new 60th Army now being prepared for the move, I Atted with winter equioment and being innoculates.

are now

whone

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948.

ECHOES OF THE HOMMA TRIAL Ex-Internee Journalist Reveals New Facts

Volunteer Offer

Rejected

(By Ray Cronin).

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN. 6 GENERAL HOMMA'S TRIAL, IN MANILA FOR THE ATROCITIES OF THE BATAAN "MARCH OF DEATH" BRINGS BACK TO AN EX INTERNEE MEMORIES OF HOW WE HEARD ABOUT IT IN SANTO TOMAS CAMP AND HOW THE JAPAN- ESE COMMAND REJECTED OUR EFFORTS TO AS- SIST THE VICTIMS OF THE HORRIBLE ORDEAL. TWO FILIPINO BOYS WHO WORKED FOR THE AN. THE JAPANESE SOCIATED PRESS BRAVED GUARDS AT SANTO TOMAS TO BRING EYEJIIT NESS ACCOUNTS OF THE INFAMOUS MARCH. THEY TOLL OF WOUNDED AND SICK AMERI GANS AND FILIPINOS PINNED TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THEY WITH JAPANESE BAYONETS }

COULDN'T WALK, AND OF OTHERS LEFT TO BURNING PROPICAL DIE OF THIRST IN THE SUN, AND OF PROMISCUOUS KILLINGS OF

OTHER KINDS.

Wedemeyer said the now trops will bolster thr KuomintanAPI

elements forces

forward romchly miles From

2.5. Mukden. The general and there was no information as to plans

Xuestion At first the civilians of Santos to Humma and his staff, through to move on to Harbin.

enusing the Tomas appealed to the Japanes the American chairman ad as to what was

General Staff headed by General slowness of the Kunsintang nd

Lo allow us to nend ine vaner on Mukden the General and Honma

dieins and food to the he honestly had no idea but was

The reply was prisoners. planting to go North to And put himself exent thai

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NEW YORK, JAN 4

DAY ON "LEGEND,

TIMES IN AN EDITORIAL TO

SUICIDE PRINCE KONOYES PRE SAID THAT THE PRINCE HAD ADMITTED IN ADVERTENTLY THAT HE SOUGHT TO AVOID HE THOUGHT JAPAN TOO WAR BECAUSE WEAK TO EFFECT THE GREATER FAST ASIA CO PROSPERITY SPHERE BY FORCE. THE "TIMES SAID: "LIKE ALANY OTHER STATES MEN CONTEMPLATING THE RUINS CAUSED BY PENNED SHORTLY THEIR POLICIES, KONOYE BEFORE HIS DEITH AN APOLOGLE IN WHICH THE PUTS THE BLAME FOR THE PACIFIC WAR AND THE DIS ISTER TO HIS COUNTRY ELERYBODY AXCAPE HIMSELF.”

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Several hundred volunteered The US. Navy natoes, promptly. captured at Cavite, wanted to 20 along.

Mahatma Raises Ghost

New Delhi, Jan. 6. Frenc dispatakda from Bengal quote the Mahalme Gandhi as declaring, in a speech, that he believed Subhas Chandra Bose, Ja- pan's puppet in the Indian dur- nationațial movement ing the war, in still alive ond awaiting a propritions timo to reappeat. Hóad wertea reported by Tokyo in mid- 1946 to have been kiled in an airplane crash.--Also- diated Presa.

NEW VERSION OF BOXER INDEMNITY?

WASHINGTON, JAN. 6.

Ulah,

Bald

that a

JERSEY SAYS "IT'S

AN ILL WIND----

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LONDON, JAN. 4. BECAUSE THE GERMANS OCCUPIED THE CHANNEL IS

LANDS FOR FIVE YEARS, THE QUALITY OF JERSEY AND GUERNSEY PEDIGREE CATTLE MAY NOW BE BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

THE GERMANS SEEM TO HAVE LEFT THE HYRUS PRETTY MUCH ALONE DURING THE OCCUPATION. ALONE, THAT 18, UNTIL AFTER D-DAY. Then, with no possibility of | getting food for their garrison France, and that troops from garrison swollen by three-quar-| Lers of the St. Malo gafflmon after the American foftea přcog- ed on there, the Germans order. ed his islanders to slaughter the cattle.

in

French Stick To Treaty Rights

to

the

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Japanese Cabinet And Purge

TOKYO, JAN. 6. PREMIER SHIDEHARA'S CABINET HET IN AN EMER GENCY. BEGHION-TUB, MORN- ING TO CONSIDER GENERAL MACARTHUR'S TWIN DIREC NVES WHICH HEAVILY SHOOK JAPAN BY ORDERING THE OUSTING OF ALL PER- HAD RESPON- WHO SIBILITY IN THE WAR.

Among the ablnot liself were person who, the newspapers Kald, Idano within the provisions of the

directive.

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The "Yomiuri” saki Cabinet meubere kholo mered and included Homo Mīklas ter Zendito Borikiri who was director of the Importat Auto Amintanse Aansoetation, Chief Ca Vises Beervtary and Minister' with- portfolio Datizaboro PrugKN, Bertulture Mhester Kenzo Ma MUOKATA, Education Minister Ta- zten Moeda,

The Cabinet wan still; fry gesston sherdly before noon and there was no indication what action would be takon.

Most informed sources believed the Cabinet might attempt to continue by ousting certain numm bers and math now

--

appoint.

Ansakinted

Bogota, Jan. 6. Ministry said to

"But it didn't work out so badly," said - Edward Ashby, Recretary of the English Jersey

Shanghai, Jan. 6. A French Government oken Cattle Society, "The islanders

man, defending the French arrest set. up a commitice, and each

and deportation of A Busyector herd in turn was required to pro-Nazi which drew the ird of the menta without the entire Cabinoi At our

produce an animal for the re- Chinese authorities, said

resigning.

The Social-Defagtrat to-day Party however has demanded the Camp, to permit

raise a

In "We cannot let China

Interfere tesination af the entire Shido- volunteer

of

A PLAN TO USE AMERICAN quirements of the garrison. CODE

able-bodied

a lot of second-class with what we consider our extra-hara Gabinet American civilians from the Banko WAR SURPLUSES OVERSEAS this way

territorial rights. Torans population

shat TO FINANCE AN EXCHANGE beasts got slaughtered and

Until

The newspaper "Asali Man car pr

PROGRAMME consequence the herds are pro-

how Sing-French editorial said that the Shilohara would surrender Itself into

the SCHOLARSHIP

FOR FOREIGN NATIONS 18 bably better than they would be Treaty is concluded and signed should be bronxit ro military prison camp at t'abans.

SENATE if they had kept every heifer, the old treaty a still waild and in answer for its lack of ability and FOR wounded and SCHEDULED Aurse tha

force. The Fronch authorities in responsibility," at they certainly would have China, therefore, have overy right Prem ACTION BOON

Chairman Elbert Thomas, De done in peacetime." mocrat,

STANDARD MAINTAINED military affairs sub- Senate

In spite of great difficulties, committen will ennduct hearingen

the Islanders managed to keep) urged by the the proposal

up the herds' standard. State Department.

Previously all rattle ford, be Senator Fulbright.

the sides the rich Jersey grass, had] student

Oxford

under

he in- becŽI Imported Rhodes Wholarships, salt

from abroad. Lost troduced legislathin for

month With the occupation the inlan- plan and had asked public heart island, and produced the crops concerning the State Departament ders began to plant roots on the Inen

early in 1946.

themselves. Every able bodied Fulbright's bill would give the State Department bile Do

young man horl been taken away old men. ting suruluren

located in to Germany, but the England, France, Chinu, Australia helped by the women, worked in other nations both Jersey and Guernsey--the AZY around the world.

average age of those who looked "I doubt that we ever will be after the cattle during the last able to collect aarthing for these five years was 60-and the is marpluses in dollars." Fulbright anda horned population, which told a reporter.

THOUGHT THEM CRAZY

The Japanese Comraand kicked]

wecke. the idea around for mix First they sent word the volun Leers were crazy to want to leave

Internment Comp

evitian life in military prison camp

ILS admission that Cabanatuan was hell hole, as its skeleton

hike inmates later ronfirmed after Bheir dramatie release by Ameri- can Alamo scoute.

The Japanese quickly rejected the suggestion that female nurses Japanese might be allowed to go. insistence that the volunteers were ut of their minds in wanting te undertake much a mission caused me to send the High Command ward that we were ready to sign auers relieving the Jananigo of any responsibility for our well

being as civilians

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fortner

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He said hig bill would permit in the case of Jersey ulone is take about 9,000 were fed and cared

the State

Department to

CATTLE WILD

credit in foreign currencies. These, for. eredits then could be used to send

to Lhe Guernsey had another head- afted States citizens foreign country for study, or to ache, for it had all the Alderney little island. allow forelen students to come to herds too. That this country.

evacuated at four hours notice "AL

least we

Fulbright said.

would get more.

thing of value under the plan.me Sunday morning in early

Alter a month and a half came the final decision: the volunteers would not be permitted to go on The paper discussed Konve's] ger able to make good any proan errand of merer to Calens

because the Japanese tünt, where, because of lack of claimed attempts to reach 21 posals,

navy were already attention, scores of American 21

June, 1940, had shot most of its agreement

the init army and with

and left the States on China and Manchuria. fighting on Chinese soil and re-i diers were dying daile.

SMUGGLING RING

Both Thomas and Fulbright horses and dogs, It said that Kenoye was no do fused to get out of China, and

Through Komature Hundo, Ja- Our answer to this refusal was called attention to the fact that cattle wild as they fled.

But a few days Inter, and a through the United States and ured its Wang establishment of a ring panese Ambassador to

of indemnity from the mere three days before the Ger Ching-wei and a senior states which we smuveled medicines and phare

necessition from- Santo Buxer Rebellion in China to fin mans took Guernsey, the men man who entranked Matengka, ther

Tomas to Cabanatuan. At the anes study by Chinese students went back in little boats and had served a virtual ultimatum head of this ring ቢዛ Tony Associated Press.

animals which fetched off-400

These on the guvernment and, infer-Escada, Filipino newabanerman,] entially, on the Emperor him-raduate of Columbia university self, to break off any negotia- pre-war editor of the Manila tions toward that end and "Daily Bulletin.. Eight Chiang Kai-shek.

Indonesia Appoints Its Propagandist

Batavia, Jan. 6

Corpa

KONOYE'S WEAKNESS

a

He was the outalde man who amueled directly into Cabana tung camp the contraband which! zould be sljuned out of Santa Tomas.

Japanese Onc Wax a victim of starvation. The sixth, suffering from malnutrition. failed to sur

Amir Harifuddin as resigned The reason the Japanese mili

The hazardous mission cost to take such as Meister of Information in the tary desired Cabinet of the unrecognised In- stand was that they knew the Tony his life, as well as the life of his American-educated wife. donesian Government and was to Premier, who presided over the

Jakefa. They were executed by pinced by Mohanimed Natsir, for start of the Japanesu war the Japanese. mer metriber of the Indonesian against China and, with Mat- Of the eleven original smugglers National Cabinet, it was reported suoka, agreed to the Fascial al in the set-un, six are dond Four today. Sjarifuddin retained the Dortfolio of Minister of Security fiance with Germany and Italy, of them died under and has moved his headquarters and was the author of the Grea- swords.

East Asia Co-Prusperity to Jogjakarta to be noar the ter

which Sphere, was in no position to op- Peace Preservation

pose it. The Exchange Telegraph sxit in | Even in his legend, Konoye a Melbourne dispatch that Lieut. admits Inadvertently that he General L. H. Vin Öyed resigned sought to avoid war not because

of Commander-in-Chief

the Dutch forces in the Netherlands he was opposed to Japanese ex- East Indies because he disagreed pansion but because he thought weak to effect the of the Dutch Japan too Government regarding Java. Greater Bast Asia Co-Prosperity forco-Associated Premier Sutan Sjarir of the un- Sphere by recognised Indonesian verument Press. meanwhile announced that the

ho directs.

with

the policy

Japanese have selected the port

of Cheriban on the north Jave

coast, 126 miles east of Batavin

for the concentration of their Atomic Control

-

vive a surgical operation. Asso cinted Preas.

the

bombed

G.I.s Clutter Up The Colleges

had been running wild. were parcelled out among thei Guernsey herds, and ultimately sold to them. It was impossible j to keep the Alderney and Guern-

in affairs of

arrest French nationals for collaboration with the én hy or for other crimes."

The Foreign Dr. Tu Hai-chon, of the Chinese dy that Colombia has rejected Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had Uruguay's propal for multi- protected formally to the French Lateral intervention

M. J. Filol Consul-General,

e watern hematophore Repubijen and removal for the purpose of protecting de- sealosh the arrest from Shanghai to a French war-

with the enemy during the war the Indo-China question. ship of Paul Careopin Tosoll, whomberatic ideal as the rights of

Who] man.-Associated Press, in alleged to huve collaborated

·

The French spukesinan said the China still has some pocupaţion now French Ambastador to China trobe in Indo-China where they was due in Shanghai shortly and disarmed the Japhnest. She is would expedite negotiations for also reported to have desire for treaty. The delay in' a comntarelal outlet through Hại- the new starting talks was due partly to phong ----Associated Press.

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Already 125,000 veterans, fin anced under the GI Bill of Rights.

Santa Ana, Cal., Jan. 6. are in college classes and 207,000) The highest paid Private

entrance. more have applied for

history is getting out of the Army: Dr. Francis J. Brown, Staff to return to his wife and 13 chil- HOMMA'S CONTENTION

Associate of the American Coun- dren in Tifin. Ohio.

Private Nevin R. Haudenshild, Manila, Jan. 6.

ell on Education, predicted in an The question of Manila having interview that more than 600.000 86, has been drawing U.S. $320 a been declared an open city before will be in colleges and universitics month in dependent's allotments, "But it takes that to feed a little Japanese

by autumn, it Was brought up at the trial of Lieut- "This is creating a university; Rock like mine." he said. General Homma to-day before the crisis," said Dr. Brown.

Ho onlisted last Juno because, American Military Comtniskun.

"frankly, it was a darned good per cent of veteránia are married. Homma had contended that he Ten per cent have children; This way to support my family"

He trained at Shepard Field, had not been informed of General is in sharp contrast to the die Texas, and has been at the Santa MacArthur's declaration until tion before the War, when the three days after Japanese bombers great majority of students wore Ana Army air base since allow

for children had pounded the capital.

single. Α. L. Valencia. Associated Press

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI The housing problem is grea-bagcheck.

It's going to be a tough pull to 0.N.Cɑ{S.S. "KWBİYANG" mmm 7th Jan., 1940

rolag after radio commentator, told of the tion tow pending in Congress will keep the family

(Canton/Buono Wharf) last day of Manila when Mae- be approved and will help the get out," said Haudensbild:

SLYMAN'S COMMENT C. N. CoÏB.B. “SHANTUNG" 191) Jan. 1946 (Do pegangers). Lomon, Jan. 0. Arthur declared it an open city oltuntión. Je provide $107,000,-

Now York. Jan, 6, 7- The resolution proposing the to save it from destruction by 000 for moving temporary war

Privato Lawrence Blyman. creation of an Atomic Control Homma's hordes.

and defence housing to rexións of

ŜAILINGS TO SWATOW father of 10 children, re-enlisted in Commissloh wan led with the Bucharest, Tan, d.

LC.B.B Co 8.8. "R8/NG" 9p.m. Giß Jan., 1846 (Carton/MesoWharf) Both testified that the "Open greatest heed."

was broadcast in The Government of Promler United Nations Organisation Just City decree

Dr. Brown said that "big hame" the army with the comment:

I'm not doing too badly as a 1. C. F: N.{Co. B. B. "WODARG" Isil Jan., 1948 Patru Groza is reported to have before the midnight deadline for the English and Japaneso lan-universities, and those In large

acknowledged

in urban stoly were the first to be tivillan, but I can do very much roduced to accept the candidates submitting resolutions for the gnages and

better financially in the army."

BAILING TO BANGKOK which opposition

parties have General Assembly session opening English by the Japanese radio filled by returning Gis.

14 AG In addition to à réubsistérté bodore Homma's planes struck.--

civilian he received $52 named for Government posts on Jan. 10.

allowance, the veteran le given his weekly: in the army he and he C.N.Co H.B. "FAKEO1" (No cargs, No pastonger) 6th Jen., 1946

(0.8.K._ Wharf) under the terms of the agreement The resolution embodying the Associated Press.

tuition and certain other orbites. would get about $380-a-month.

VESSELS DUE reached at the Moscow Foreign agreement reached out the subject

counting allowances for his chil-i Associated Prok.

itten-Arosiated Press.

Chi Co 35 PHAN I C" Brom Đảogicoh Đth Jan. 1840 Y, C. 8. B. C&B, B. "WOSING". „

troons pending their removal by the British.--Associated Press.

GROZA TRIES TO BACK OUT

Ministers Conferonce.

The agreement specified

reporter and Clarence Dellale, test at présent but I hope legisla Commission

in the Moscow Foreign Ministers" Conference was submitted by the TEXAS TORNADO that] British delegation on behalf of the

Rumania's present leftist Govern United States, Britain, Russia, DEATHROLL

ment should be broadened as China and Canada.

preliminary to, holding "froa and unfettered elections:""

The opposition partic

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DIDN'T BRING, HOME A COCONUT

A U.NO. spokesman said that

Topoma, Wasli., Jan. d. the delay in Oling-resulted from

The toll of East Texas-torna-—Lt. Marvin-Moroflold... is back were wireless communication failure docs rode Baturday to 21 deed from the Pacific with to have taken the position between 1

veen London

atronte and' Broncow. Ho

souvenirs and a that the approval of their candi- gald datos posted with the Big Three formal consent by the Soviet and 187 injured and one masstars lots of Commissanion how th Rumania to

Government was not received up ing ns résén squads tolled worried look.

His son, Michael, three, waiting auntryle the arrochant and not to midnight but that & joint al through mud and heavy rain for him at his home in Sentils, ing bras accepted on thờ ásets search of milditional "sanities. with the Groke. Governinent;

wanted a cusonuh. twisters loft traile of Of the Big-Thros, only Russia tion that consent would be forth. The

That was im one thime More recognizes the true Government, coming from Moscow-Associated wreckage In four east Tozno sald, didn't have: -- Amsociated -Associated Prode.

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