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Vol. 1 No. 101. Wednesday. January 9th, 1946.

LONDONDERRY

DAKOTA FROM SCIENTIST SAYS: MANILA MISSING Russians Have

SWIFT ON THE HEELS OF THE RAF DAKOTA CRASH NORTH OF HAINAN, MANILA WAS YES

S.O.S MESSAGES TERDAY SENDING OUT

TO HONG KONG AND CANTON ASKING FOR INFOR MATION REGARDING A C7 DAKOTA BELONG ING TO THE UNTIFD STATES ARMY AIR FORCE WHICH APPEARS TO BE-MISSING-AFTER SLT, TING OUT FROM MANILA ON A FLIGHT TO HONG KONG. CANTON AND SHANGHAL

MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S FORMULA

Leandum, Jan, M.

Mis Elemon Roosevelt, men he u the toned States Dele gation to the nited Naude A sembly, desain to day that the atom beaub has sharpened the peoples all mere the world to the responsibilities the United

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work for with everything we have

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One clue has, how e, already been provided in the receipt of, news from Canton in the feet

that he

men were derved t.. jurachute trato a large moderne Home 150 miles to the north of

Canteen.

Enquiries are now under way In an attempt to estal shap

ther these armen back if cut of the missing plane

OFF ITS COURSE

A Better Atomic Bomb

LONDONDERRY, JAN. 8 DOCTOR RAPHAEL E 0. ARMATTEE TO-DAY SAID. RUSSIA HAD DEVELOPED AS)

BOMB

"WHICH ATOM

REN DERS

THE AMERICAN ATOM | BOMB ORSOLETE"

Armattee, whet

is director of the research centre here for anthro

motory and humne biology, assert- ed that the urnorted Russian bomb will be manufactured on

"mass production basis."

Price 10 cts.

TIENTSIN TAKES DIM VIEW OF REHABILITATION

The Weather

To-iny's forecast:-Light vari- able winein, fine with morning baze.

Yesterday's temperature:-- Maximum: degrees nt 2 p.m Minimi:-55 degrees at 3 am

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

H.K. Naval Officer's D.S.C. Award

TO WHICH

CITATIONS ANNOUNCING AWARDS FOR GALLAN TRY HAVE, ON SOME OCCASIONS, FAILED DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE DECORATION WAS WON, SUCH WAS THE CASE WHEN A YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN NAVAL LIFUTENANT. NOW COMMANDING A MOTOR LAUNCH BASED ON HONG KONG, GAINED THE DES.C UNTIL NOW HIS STORY HAS ONLY BEEN WRITTEN ON THE FILES OF NAVAL INTELLE- GENCE DEPARTMENT

Far, during 1943, Lieutenant Douglas Niven Miller, of Prince

town. Natal, made 25 mystery THE AUSSIE

GIRLS HAVE TO

He said the Imob was about a trips to the French coast, gun- large Ha tennis bal

Fred T horizontal pulverisation range of running, landing secret agents. Allied air stranded A vertwal lift of resenting

Hemen.

63 miles of my then 6-2 10

stated the temperatare general When first attached to tell- GO HOME

Atomic bomb experts shington declined to make

deter

the Bay

MANILA, JAN, 8. MAJOR-GENERAL CLEMENT

AN 5. MCMULLEN TO-DAY

B.E

TIENTSIN, JAN. S

MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE CONCLU

SION OF THE PACIFIC WAR, BRITISH AND AL- LIED INTERESTS IN NORTH CHINA ARE NOT EVEN PARTIALLY REHABILITATED, WITH GREAT OBSTACLES YET TO BE OVERCOME AND MANY. PROBLEMS STILL TO BE SOLVED.. NO LESS THAN 50 PER CENT. OF BRITISH INTER- NEES FROM WEITISIEN, WHO CAME BACK AF- TER 30 MONTHS INTERNMENT FULL OF HOPE, ARE STILL ON RELIEF. WHILE SOME 50 PER- SONS ARE STILL BILLETTED IN MAKESHIFT HEADQUARTERS PROVIDED BY THE RELIEF COMMITTEE, BEING UNABLE TO REGAIN THEIR FORMER RESIDENCEN.

Many find themselves without | a job and without hope of find- Ing one--Ruch As formor (m- ployees of the British Municipal Council. Consequently, they are planning to join the ranks of others with no immediate pro- spacts here, who are taking of- ficial advice to repatriate by the "Highland Chieftain, leaving ametime this month.

A

129 total of 169 British, Alled and 74 neutral nationals

WATERLOO

ROAD ARMED

MEN'S HAUL

A formidable display of fire plan to return to Europe, avait resulted in a bad of a large quan- ing themselves of the repatria- H.K.$24,000 and

They make tity of jewellery and clothing tion arrangements. up a grand total of 372 Paiping when robbers ransacked No. 9. and Tientsin reshients-many Waterloo Road, first flom, oldtimera, who were prominent 8 p.m. last night.

China's commercial In North feld. Those remaining are un-1 deavouring

to fehabilitate face of many difficulties,

in

this is at

Leung Yuen, aged 38, a tra. velling Leader, was attached with a chupper and wounded about the hands and feet, when he re- fused to hand over the keys of a safe on the premises.

in all, eleven men took part in the robbery. Three wer! armed with automatic pistols, and four three with Mausers with revolvers. Only one of the robbers spoke during the rob- bery and that in the Shun Tak

dialect.

All the robbers appeared to be labourers and wore young.

They gained entrance to the flat by knocking and were admitted

NO NEWSPAPERS

Merchants and industry are without finance: cost of living is mounting almost daily, and raw wa severn millions deuries centi gence, L. Miller experimenteil

materials are not readily avail grade.

He said the "destructive with small craft, intended to

able. The British newspaper Character of

the Anglo-American carry out a ferry service acrORS|

"Peking

and Tientsin Times" bomb depends upon tne

The ide of Biscay n ned size of the uranium H+

NOUNGED THAT THE 15 AUS. cannot resume without alocks of

metal and but was

finance. ac / shri that

the Russian bomb Proved impracticable

TRALIAN G

GIRLS IMPORTED newsprint, replaced by using motor gan- WITHOUT PASSPORTS AL circles in seeking clues to lost The inference is that, if the develops its force by a

DO While merchants run round in HTT or meeting plane has crashed a con- angular motion making

bante which, running the gaunt It more

CONFIDENTIAL SECRETAR siderable distance to the north onlientile for engineering work."let of German patrols and shore IAL WORK AT ALLIED HEAD. property--much of of Canton, weather Functitas,

defences. In Wa

landed agents and QUARTERS HERE WILL present under seal-British con- by one of the occupants, On en. any supplies for the Maquis by FLOWN TO BRISBANE ON must have driven the plane bad

fewer cerns will certainly be WEDNESDAY "TO APPEASE direct comment on the report of means of surf-boats. ly off its curse so that it mine.

here if and when they find them-tering. they immediately round- THE PRESS"

ed up the occupants at the pistol There were harrow escapes fed both Hong Kong and Canton. I the Londonderry scientist.

selves in a position to resume. They pointed out that consider.

The premises were tho- He said that the Australian

point. All American and the air]

from capture on many occasions.

The well-known Taku Tug and Prime Minister had agreed to

been roughly searched and ransacked. Company has

The value of the jewellery and Д settlement to Lighter slipping quietly towards the compromise on

transfer personnel to the Philip. finally liquidated after its direc- | clothing has not yet been ascer- French roast, WAR

anddenly pines from Brisbane to meet the tors sold the entire fleet to the illuminated by a starshell and critical personnel shortages. Japanese shortly before Pearl tained. fired on by R.M.S. Black Prince,

However, the Prime Minister Harbour, with payment being tions. which had mistaken the ship for later changed his mind "because of made in England. an E-Boat. The assignment hart; continued unfavourable publicity Export and import houses bees to pick up three agouts but and requested the transfer home cannot place orders until the New York, Jan. 8.

it was found that they had been as soon as possible of the girls "

appease the caught by a German patrol.

press."A BRelated Press.

mble INT

The widow of the late Presid stations have been asked to procently to the effect

timony had been given one mounless night, a gunboat,

ad said that he hoped the Prestvide the Manila authorities with, with knowledge of such produc

If the any information available. peoples

Of the world would dertiente itself

to informing the

world abort the Organization in

UNFAIR TALK

that even

tion it will be several years b fore any other nation could pro duce the atomic bomb. Asociated

Presa.

WEISSKOPF SCEPTICAL

LOST IN FOO

On another of the secret liai Pretender

Scotches A Rumour

a manner that would encourage then to support their delegations. and demand universal pence.

Meanwhide. Senator Tom Con Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jan 8.

Amerienn nally became the key

of British Defending the ne

The "N.Y. Herald Tribune" to Agure for the committee hase f trangs in Java, Major General P. day said Doctor Victor F. Welas

wingh the Assembly

11. Davidson, of the British Army, koof, theorical physicist Intimately openg 011 Thursday He will represent the

declared the force was associated with the construction of to-lay

what United States on cho chembly's necessary to BuPrese

be the atom bomb commented in Cam- Political and Security Committee, cailed, subversive Rovement bridge that the Londonderry re- which will have fuxiadiction over organised by the Japanese among tert of the development of a new sons, Lt. Miller landed with sup the problem of atomic control. the natives "to create trouble for atom bomb by Russian scientists plies and three French civilians, Associated Press,

the Allies."

sounded like let of foolishness." but on the return journey with In an interview, the General He was quoted as saying it was two wounded Frenchmen, escap-

expressed to newsmen the absolutely impossible to derive as ing the Gestapo. the surf-boat! hope that future Anglo-American auch energy from so small quan- became test in a fog.

would not be impaired tity of uranium as suggested by relations

The time for the rendezvous "by unfair talk on both sides." Doctor Ammattoe. – Associated As ciated Preys.

came without the gunboat being located. The party was only picked up when the ship reveal- ed its position by starting its engines, A clash with two Ger- man patrol vessels resulted but the gunboat succeeded in olud- a train for Lansanne, accompanied ing the pursuers.

Straits To Be Discussed In London

Washington, Jan, 8.

After nine busy days at home. US. Becretary of State JB'R Byrnes lovon tu-day for London to attend the United Nations Gen eral Assembly and to tackle world problems. Included in Byrnes' ob- jectives are the following:

(1) An international agreement on the Dardagelles question, thus to improve Russo-Turkish rela. tions;

(2) Agreement for a Soviet-Bri-

Cominission Llah-American

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study the complicated problems of oil-rich fran.

(3) British and Russian assur- unces that "full security" will be granted in operations of the Unit

ed Nations atomic energy commis- 205.

also

Press.

CHUNGKING ACCORD EXPECTED TO-DAY

CHUNGKING, JAN. 8.

THE CHINESE PRESS TO-DAY PREDICTED THAT "CEASE FIRE" ORDERS IN CHINA'S CIVIL STRIFE WOULD BE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND. THE COMMUNISTS TO-MORROW. THE WAR-TIME CAPITAL AWAITED FOR SOME FOR- MAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL, THE GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATORS. NO- AND THE COMMUNIST THING HAS COME FROM THEM SINCE MAR- SHALL EMERGED FROM THE SESSION YESTER- DAY AND ANNOUNCED, "WE HAVE MADE PRO- GRESS."

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A spokesman for the Demo- signed on January 2 ut Tihwa, cratic League Baid it had been Sinkiang.

rate of exchange in fixel

and

Police are making investiga-

KOWLOON

stabilised and, in the mount RESERVOIR

most of them serve as billets for

United States Marines.

The city's leading department WARNING

stores, na well aus Jardine,

Metheson's and Butterfield and

BECAUSE OF THE DANGER

Swire's offices, are all occupied OF SOIL EROSION DUE TO

CUTTING DOWN OF

AND TREE-ROOTS,

by American military personnel. THE The Tientsin Press Limited, the TREES city's lending printers and pub- THE ADMINISTRATION HAS Switzerland, Jan. 8.

a neon sign DEXADED TO ADOPT STRING lishore, now have

ENT MEASURES TO PRE- The Pretender to the Spanish reading "Press Cafe." British- VENT ANY FURTHER WOOD Throne, Don Juan, said to-day owned hotels have resumed

BEING REMOVED FROM THE cutlery KOWLOON RESERVOIR AREA.

As from to-morrow, this

this area deplet

will be patrolled and no wood will be allowed to be taken from it

Any person found within half a mile of the edge of the reservoir. other than on the main road, wil incor aorioun poquities.

that reports stating he was going

operations, but linen, to Portugal were "rubbish."

The Spanish prince, known an and crockery are sorely the Count of Barcelona, made th comment just before he boarded

by his wife and his ageretaty.

ed.

COMMISSION NEEDED

No wood will be allowed to be carried in this area and any per-

Lt. Miller is now commanding

The Kailan Mining Admiuls- The statement apparently set at

is Launch rest rumours which were circulat-tration gradually coming officer of H.M. Motor

ing during the Dast fow

days back into its own, but so far it 1082 which has been carrying about Don Juan and possible deve-can attend only to moderate or- son so doing will have his wood out anti-piracy patrols in the

lopments in Spain. Hong Kong area and taking part In the Canton River minesweep ing.

Byrnes' Plan For Atomic Commission

duo In

Washington, Jan. 8. Socrotary of State Byrnes plan- Since returning from Moscow, announced by Communist Delegates from Tining in the ned to give the American delegate Byrnes' activities included resump gurces that the order would not north-west part of the province to the United Nations Organisa tion of talks with Siam after sane- include Manchuria where Gov-where the revolt broke out iant Lion session in London iliq same tioning the war-ending pereement crament troops are now moving | November 7 signed for the dis- assurances on atomic energy safe- between Britain and Blom and studying reports from General in by land and air. He report sidents. The agreement will be guards that he left with the nation

on his doperture vesterday. Marshall with regard to pro- ed the Communists have agreed effective, he said, as soon as it

Byrnes and narty are bility of an early end to China's to this proposal.

is ratified by the Central Gov- London to-day. Before leaving elvil war and good posibility for, The truce committee, with ernment. Chang expressed the Washington he told reporters he agreement at last between the Na- General Marshall presiding, con- hope it would provide a nolid would call a meeting of the United tionalists and Communists--Aso-, ferred for about three houra foundation for a durable peaca States delegation to the United ciated Press.

again this morning apparently in Sinklang. Chang expressed Marshall appeared in good hu- by, the Soviet Consul-General at mour as he left the meeting but Tihwa on orders from Moscow. declined to make any comm mt.-Associated Press

General Chou En-lai, Com-

ANTI-CATHOLIC ACTIVITY IN POLAND

Chicago, Jan. 8.

Don Juan declined to say I heders. The main planned any political conferences transportation.

difficulty is confiscated. Any entting tools a

person may be carrying will also

with Monarchist supporters on In view of the difficulty that be confiscated. his return to Lausanne-Associat- Allied merchants and industria-

ed Pross.

DOROTHY LAMOUR

EXPECTING

lists here have been experiencing More Cures By

in their efforts to

Penicillin

stocks, the foeling is growing that a strong Allied Commission Hollywood, Jan. 8. is an urgent nécossity,

London, Jan. 8. One tho ove of movio actress) Through such a commission,

Dr. Charles Smith of 81. Mary's Dorothy Lamour's departure for these merchants feel they could Hospital, Paddington, the famous hospital to have her first baby, her arrange to examine the ma-

London hospital, where much ori husband Mafer William Rosa Ho-chinery and goods presently ginal recaroly work was carried ward III arrived home following stored in the sealed houses with out on Penicillin) states that to identification-Reu- Pencillin will cure Bronchitis Sprayed on a sore throat, he said. eliminate infection within 24-hours rel

his army dischared.

She said she expects her child a view "any day now."--Associated Prean ter

MAIL-BAG STOLEN FROM ARMY POST OFFICE

without reaching a final result, thanks for the help given himations nssembly "as acon as I get¡ VALUABLE SERVICË PRINTED MAIL WAS RECOVERED

The Reverend Aloysius Wyefsio, munist representative, inid only RUMANIA'S CABINET Catholic priest recently returned that he hoped the three would from Poland. declared to-day that finish their work this afternoon. the Popole name cannot be mon- General Chang Chun, governor

Bucharest, Jan. 8. Rumania's four-month govern-usa

the

It was also announced that Bri- tish doctora had cored a number of "heart" casas with Penicillin. The 'disease-Bacterial Endocardi tis-had hitherto proved fatal.- London Press Service,

BOY "SMUGGLED

BY THE TSIMSHATSUI POLICE WHEN A LARGE TO AMERICA

MAIL BAG STOLEN FROM THE ARMY POST OF FICE, 36, MODY ROAD, KOWLOON, WAS FOUND IN NO. 10, CHUNG KING ARCADE,

tioned in the Catholle pulpit or in of Szechwan Province and Govi mont grials ended to-dny with the ita veto power to block any ate Court for the larceny of the mas presents. sent to members

the press of Poland,' ·

He said that Catholic prient

and bishops had told him they could not say what they pleased in the Church-Associated Press.

Raid

ornment representative, only: "We are meeting again this afternoon.

*

Byrnes yesterday sought to con-

Oakland, Jan. 8. vince Americans at home and

Captain Charles A. Berndtson, the profacted abroad that (1)

Master of the linór" "Lörling" to- U.N.O. atomic energy commission

Three Chinese, Lai Man On, stolen from his office recently, day said he sailed from Nagoya, would have no power to demand Pang King and Ng Wah, were XMAS PRESENTS

Janan, fully aware that, a teng scientific information which

There were also some packotal year-ol. Filiping boy was a glow. United States did not furnish summoned before Lt. Nigei yes- voluntarlly; (2)

(2) this country could terday at the Summary Military of cigarettes in the bag, Christ- away aboard his alilp

He said: "I wasn't going to put

tempt

the U.NO. Recurity mails. by

of the Forces by their familles the kid ashore in Japan. Besides I appointment by King Michael of council to gain such information: Cpl. Jones, R.A.F. Police, 103- First accused said that he thought it would be good for the two new Cabinet Ministers. (8) if the council voted, with tiled that on Jan. 6, he was pa- bought the printed matter from morale of the 4,000 trdops aboard." The appointments have broaden- United States concurronco, to pro- trolling in Peking Road and saw the other two accused for $1.20 was brought aboard by an Ameri

He said the boy, Omeries Omita, ed the Cabinet in compliance with moto exchange of such informa the Moscow Forbign Ministers' tiod, the final decision on the

can soldier who wants agrocment.

extent of American participation The action may permit the Unit would be rande by Congress Az ed States and Britain to join Rus-sociated Press,"

is in rocognition of the govern ment--Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 8. The Army, Navy and Marino London, Jan. 8. Coron Board of dirty officers to-day

to adopt rat accused with printed mat He did not know it belonged to ter which he identified as pro- the Forcea. Second and third him.

The boy is awaiting review of pérty of the Forces. He took accused and they picked the bag firat accused to the Water Po- up" in Chung King Arcade. his care by Washington immigra

A Chinoso detectivá told the tion offlalalaAssociated Press. lico Station and with Chinesa detectives went to No. 10. Chung Court that some of the printed

London, Ján, đ King Arcade and prrested the matter was found on the pre- other two accused,

Mr. Winston Churchill today mises of the last two accused, entertained Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt The case was adjourned 24 for luncheon and the Duke of

Windsor for klínner-Associated Press. S. I. Foster prosecutede

SINKIANG SETTLEMENT Meanwhile, the Central Gov-

·Tokyo, Jan. 8. ernment has announced a softle- Ganeral MacArthur's Headquar-mont in Sinklang, north-western tors to-day cold that Secretary | province bordering Kusain, of War Patterson plans to go to whore n group of dissidents had Manila "about the middle of next beon clamouring for autonomy, wook." Headlqunrtora naid he was scheduled to 20 to Korsa on

The Archbishop of Canterbury. started to study war-time folnt Marine Sothern of the Army Saturday or Sunday and then pro special Government envoy, said Ds: Fahier will visit Canada to operations with a view to revising Post Office identified tho mag-hours by Lt. Nigel. ceed to Shopthat and then Manila. on his return to Chungking attend 456 Clenagál Braod” to be the procedure for any powlble.

-Associated. Pros

that a formal agreement wns) held in March Router.

faluca fighting Associated Press. ziqes and newspapers as those

General Chang Chi-chung.