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Vol. I, No. 102 Thursday, January 10th, 1946

GOERING ANGRY

Snarls In Court For S.S.

General

NUFRNBERG, JAN 4.

HERMANN GOERING GROWLED ANDE CURSED A

THE PROSECUTION WITNESS YESTERDAY AT THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL OF 24 NAZI LEADERS, HE SNARLEI "DIRTY. DOG" AND "DAMNED FRICK VON BACH TRAITOR" AN EN GENERAL

INTERNATIONAL ZELLAVSKE TOLD THI

MILI TARY TRIBUNAL THE GERMAN PURPOSE IN AT TACKING B SOVIET WAS TO EXTERMINATU

LOURED SLAVS

GOERING AND OTHER NAZI DEFENDANTS HERE DISTRIY PERTURBA BY ZELEWSKENLISTE MOXY. GORENG GROWLETE THE HIS 30kh BOOD ON 1948 HEINDS THEN THE REST OF US # # TOGE FIFER AND THE FESTIFY POTE UNDER OFFI

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Zalowy-kerta fool mary

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Negro Soldier Shot Dead

MANILA, JAN, D PROVOST MARSHA 1

HOLLANI SAID A NEGRO SOLDIER CAUGHT PILFERING THE

COLONEL

Pete 10 cts.

NAZIS STILL WAXING FAT

Only Witness

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London, Jan. 9. A. Reuters dispatch from Bad Godesberg, Germany, sald to-day that British security offlcors had Arrested

Gen.

Nicholatta von Below, described na "probably the only surviving witness of Adolf Hitler's private will." Other wit neasca, Martin Bormann and Paul Joseph Goebbels, are both bellevel to be dead-Associated Press.

| DAKOTA CREW ALL SAFE AT KUKONG

MANILA, JAN. 9.

Fingerprints PACIFIC AIR COMMAND HEADQUARTERS REPORT-

By Radio

London, Jun. V. Finger-prints have been r dined in round-the-world tenta to catch international cracks. Stare tant September Seat Land Yard has been making naverbrents seith a view to exchanging radin-photo finger- prints beteren England and Australia, and all treknicut difficulties have now. mirnommented. Reuter,

bern

WINTER HAVOC IN SHANGHAI

ED TO-DAY THAT SEA AND AIR RESCUE UNITS SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO TRACE OF AQ47 ARAY TRANSPORT WHICH DISAPPEARED ROUTE TO HONG KONG ON JAN. 2.

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THE HEADQUARTERS SAID THIS APPARENTLY WAS THE MISSING PLANE ABOUT BUCH REPORTS HERE FIRST RELEASED IN HONG KONG ON JAN 8.

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NATHAN RD.

SHOOTING

Pedestrians in Bowring Street, scurried for

The plane took off from ils base here shortly after noon on The day it disappeared.

Officials said the search now In: being pressed at the China end. { Kaújo communications

the Chian run have been reported!; very difficult recently and the base just touch with the plane

The command said I had no details on a Hong Kong repori SHANGHAI, JAN. 9. that nine men were believed to tal sternlop was not.fed before)

THE ONSET OF WINTER · have parachuted about 150 erman 19vasion of Norway

HAS WROUGHT and Demuck at the Wehrmacht AMONG THE CITY'S DESTI-

TAVOC; mijea north of Canton.

were either seven There Hoch Command expected him

or supervise the liquidation of Danish TUTES, WHO ARE DYING AT eight men aboard

the twin-en- and Norwegian

liberty, THE RATE OF NEARLY 100 ginend plane. The manifes! the British prosecution disclosed. A DAY.

showed seren but it was he

lenged. In six days no less than 652| Beved at the field that a passen. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, British; prosecutor, described the former lies were picked up in the ger got aboard at the last min- German Foreign Minister, as "up streets and buried by charitable ute without being listed.

Names are being withheld un- 161 were adults und 401 chii-¦ til next of kin are notified that the men are missing.--Associat- ed Press.

the

Bodil seal

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to the neck in Quising aloting."; organisations. of this number

and counsel introduced A

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message from Keitel to Ribbentron, dren. alx days before the Senndinavian Invasion, which said:

"The

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oft Nathan Road, cover last night when a patrol opened Sten gun fire following the refusal of a Chinese to halt when challenged.

The

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IN SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, JAN. 9. CONSTERNATION WAS CAUSED IN SHANGHAI'S GER- MAN COMMUNITY BY THE REPORT FROM BERLIN THAT. THE ALLIED CONTROL COUN- CIL HAS REQUESTED ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO ASSIST IN RETURNING. TO GERMANY ALL GERMAN AGENTS AND OB- NOXIOUS GERMANS,

THE 2400 NAZIS LIPING IN SHANGHAI, OF WHOM LESS THAN 10 PER CENT ARE RESTRICTED, HAVE BEEN LIVING ORDINARY LIVES SINCE THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN, TO THE ANNOY- ANCE AND INDIGNATION OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN NATIONALS.

Many of the Intter, unable

to find homes in the city after Pre-Fabs For

their release from internment by the Japanese, have become: increasingly angered at the sight. of former German officials and businessmen maintaining large houses and flats on their huge wartime profits, some illegal. while Allied nationals are unable

find quarters.

the Frequent complaints to various authorities here, and daily letters to the presa, have so far shown no result in ros- tricting German residents;" nome of whom have even found em- ployment with Allied concerns. it is alleged.

Some 200 local Nazia are al present interned at Klangwan Camp, under conditiSns which compare most favourably with those

accorded British arid American internees by the Japa-|

nese.

"THIS PLAGUE" The Soviet-owned "Russian Daily News," welcoming, this lateat move by the Allied au thorities to repatriate Kiermans, states: The term obnoxious may be applied to 99 per cent. of the Germans in this city. The Germans, during the Japanese

China

Melbourne, Jan, P.

Two pre-fabricated 500-dcd hospitain, built in Australia for the Royal Navy, have been bought bu UNRRA, for China.

The hospitals are complete except for technical equip ment, bedo and bed linen. They will be shipped to Shanghai this-month-for-housing of dis- placed persona. - Annociated Pecar.

Another

Try At The Soviet

2. 9.

Yukobama, A new invitation to Russia to paruelpate in the Far Eastern Communion WAK dispatched through the State Department two days are and an answer is being awaited, Major-General Frank R. McCoy, United States Member of here to-day asid.

arrived

Commission which

"We are here to consult with the Sanreme Commander and more or

of less make

Burvey conditions to help us in our work in carrying out the surrender terms by the United Nations who participated In the defeat of Japan and will participate in future policy- making," McCoy said,

mai, whose sumpleland actions led to his brink hal-cupation, were responsible for

many repressive mensures taken in

the was shot dend after warning shots had been fred.inst the local population.

They have soiled Shanghai's! He had tried to resist search by streets long enough, and the au- a Chinese detective.

thorities are urged to take all The man was challenged by a possible steps to rid the city of combined military and police this plague." patrol, whose suspicions were The British-owned "North) aroused by his actions, at about China Daily News,” in που 9.30 p.m. The man, who was moderate language. vas also towards the patrol, been urging the authorities for walking

know no far that the parti- stopped momentarily and then some time to increase their con- vinoting nailons are highly grati- pushed away a Chinese detec- trol over Nazis here. This fed over the success of the occupa

ive who was about to search latest order, combined with the top and policies no far. put into

recent Chinese Goverament de effect by the Supreme past the patrol. Although call- trians

The suspect then tried to run clarution that all Germans, Aus- ce did not amplify his state-

and German Jows In ed upon to hai: a secesid time China will be repatriated, unless he continued to run. Warning given special permission to re- PIRATES STEAL JUNK A have sent a two-man team shots were fired but, as he still main, has given riso to the

The only agencies affording relief to the poor and destitute ALREADY PREPARED are the charitable organisations, but their reception centres pro- milliary Decupation TENTH QUARTERMASTER Denmark and Norway has been by vide only very limited aerom DEPOT WAS SHOT AND KILL command of the Fuehrer long in molation. KO BY SOLDIER GUARD preparation by the High Command The Chinese Y.M.C.A., LAST NIGHT

"f the Wehrmacht which

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has. Y.W.CA, and the Press Associa-

therefore, had ample time wtin also provide limited relief Company mates of the stain manocrispy itself with all questions in the way of winter clothing

connected with carrying out this Our Own Correspondent. operation. The time at your dis posal for the political preparation of this oneration on the con- trary, very much shorter."

armed themselves with earhinee and fired sute the wự in the cam many are He said no one was hit. Military police disarmed 32 members of the sulyase collection company and placed them in the base stuckade, pending disposition of the ease

Ela mard bublished re ports that the shooting resulted in a race pint.

"I was there myself,” he said. "and reports of a pitched battle, are entirely erroneous." He said the only white soldiers involved in the trouble were military polles. Associated Prest.

BAILLIE-STEWART TRIAL OPENS

wam

Keited told Ribbentrop he transmitting not only those wishes of the Wehrmacht. which would have to be fulfilled by the govern. merta in Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm for purely military rea- sons, but reques's which certainly concerned the Wehrmacht only in- directly but which, however, were of the greatest immuriance for the fatment of its tank.

A.11.

with

NINE ON BOARD Nine members of the United States Army Air Force C47 that crashed 100 miles north of Canton have been reported by the Chinese authorities as safe at Kukoar in north Kwangtang

It is not known here how many were in the blaze, but the Chinese report, dated Jan. 7, claims that are safe. The China Theatre Senech Detachment of the U.S

him.

The body was removed to the

Kowloon mortuary.

Japan's Judiciary To Be Purged

by road from Cantea to pick up paid no heed, he was shot dead hope that Shanghai will coon Another daring piracy in the the survivora. water around Hong Kong ureur-

see the last of the Germans, it The shine left Manlin for Can-

is stated-Reuter. red yesterday when pirates get ton on Jan. 2. The flying time away not only with

Junk'a cargo between the two points ia 5% to 6 but with the junk itself.

hours.

12 Jan. 6 the plane was The attack occurred at 4

ronorted overdue and canfrmation steam of the crew having parachuted to near San Mun when the lunch "Sol Kung" was towing safety came from Kukong on Jan. two junks. The pirates, in two 7. molar funks, opened fire machine guns nt rance of 100 yards and the "gal Kung." In CYNICAL STATEMENT

order to escape, cut the tow rove Branding Ribbentrop "an and outran her nursuers. She ar- extraordinary meddler" in virtual-rived in Hong Kong last evening ly every phase of Nazi aggression, The pirates seized on of the counsel also read a dramatic ex- two junks and sailed away with . tract from Ciano's diary showing The Cargo valued at about how Italy first learned definitely $10.000. that Poland would be attacked in 1939.

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LONDON, JAN. 9. MAJOR BAILLIE-STEWART'g TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON

"It was

at his residence at OPENED AT THE CENTRAL OR: MINAL COURT IN LONDON Fuschl that Ribbentrop told me of TO-DAY,

the decision to start the fireworks,:

He pleaded not guilty to the Just so he might have told me charge

of treason but guilty to the about the most unimportant and charge of broadensting German commonplace administraties mat-

ter", Cians wrote propaganda and working for the Germana.

The prosecution stated that in German law, he is a German but

added that Ribbentrop--had times denied to the Italian that Germany hod

over her claims on Poland extreme.

Hevosendor

troversy

by British law he was British and any intentions of carrying the con-

camo under British Jurisdiction.

The defence pleaded that as

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German, he should be sent back to Germany, never to enter Britain

again.

The Judge adjourned the session until to-morrow to consider this question. Router.

RAPISTS TO HANG

MANILA, JAN. 9. THE UNITED STATES MILI TARY COMMISSION TO-DAY CONVICTED TWO JAPANESE

WAR CRIMINALS AND SEN:

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CHILD MURDER

Chicago. Jan. 9, Hector Verbrugh. 65-year-old janitor, has been arrested on the charge of murdering six-year old Suzanne Degnan, whose mutilated body was found in Bower 181 hours after she had been kidnap- pred nn she lay in bed-Router.

Chungking Talks Near Agreement

CHUNGKING,-JAN.).—

CHINA'S "BIG THREE" TRUCK COMMITTEE AP-

APPROACHED PEARED TO HAVF

A FINAL AGREEMENT FOR CESSATION OF CIVIL HOSTI LITIES AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS.

to the

Sir David Maxwoll described THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT Ribbentrop's claims to have done. all In his power to prevent hostii- ties as a fabrication, Associated PreS.

AND COMMUNIST REPRESENTATIVES AND GENERAL MARSHALL, THE SPECIAL UNITED STATES ENVOY AND M EDIATOR, SAID:

Armattoe Talking Through His Hat

London, Jan. 9.

Sources close to the British Government expressed skepticism yes- terday about reports that Russia had crested a new atomic bomb which made the western powers' scientific weapon "al most obsolete."

Tokyo, Jan. 4.

Approximately 200 judges and prosecutors, including some mem. bers of the Supreme Court and at least 50 ther top Justice Department officials, will be forced to resign by General Mac- Arthur's directive, the "Asahi" reported to-day.

Comman-

ment regarding the invitation to Russia to participate in the Com- mission. Previously, however. when the Commission mot Washi

in

representatives. Since that time. shirton, Russia did not send however, the Moscow Conference aparaved the new control act up for Japan including a Commission and a Control Council.

The U.S.S. McKinley which brought the Commission arrived this afternoon and must lighten cargo in order to proceed to Tokyo where the ship will be used as hendquarters for the Commission. -Associated Press.

BYRNES ARRIVES

DRIZZLE EXPECTED"

London, Jan. 9. Secretary of State Byrnes, head of the United States de- legation to the United Nations The Ministry of Justice is ber of Commerce, are soon re- Organisation, arrived in London calling a

shortly after 2.30 p.m., several two-day meeting on tiring. Jan. 11 and 12 of the chief of- The paper said that both were hours ahead of schedule.-Asso ficials of the department affected by the Allied Headquar-ciated Press. throughout the nation to discuss ters' order eliminating certain the resignations.

financiers from public office.

Takuo Godo, Vice-Admiral The paper said that resigna- tions are expected from some President of the Central Coun Judges of the Supreme Court, cil of Commercial Industrial Or the nation's eight courts of apganleations, is the fourth of the peal, 62 regional courts and the top economic group already ap- associated prehended as a war criminal sus- prosecutors' offices with all of them.

pect-Associated Press.. Most judges in Japan normal- ly serve a lifetime.

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Two of the country's leading economic officials decided to re- sign as a result of the direc

· "The major portion of the pro- tivese bloms have been settled and, only' Kenjiro Matsumoto, President certain details remain to be dia of both the Economic Federa- cussed and disposed.

tion and Council of Key Iridus- The conforces refused to give trics. and Kiichiro Fujiyama, any further details but they seam-President of the Japan Cham- ed optimistic about the changes of

a final settlement at a meeting to-day (Wednesday). There was a announcement Dossibility of an

on their decisions belog koned bo- fore nightfall.

The conforces Lossed their briof. communique after holding two sessions, one in the morning and another 'in ate' afternoon, Thor

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ECHO OF SIAM

CAMP HORROR

THE "ARMY AND THE

To-day's forocast: Becoming cloudy and moist, with light east terly winds; outlook overcast with elight drizzle.

Yesterday's temperature:--" Maximum-75 degrees at 2 p.m. Minimum 50 degrees at. 5 a.m.

Truman Pooh-Pooh's Atom Report

President Truman expressed complete satisfaction with the agree

Washington, Jan. 9.

ments on atomic energy and other matters reached at the Moscow, conference of foreign ministers.

The President also told his; dations for submission to Con- TENCED THEM TO HANG FOR

news conference that the ngree-greas on the international, çun- „ TORTURE OR DEATHS OF 105,

ments providing for recognition trol of atomic energy, PERSONY

of the Rumanian, Polish and TOKYO, JAN. D

In endorsing Byrnes' actions Takua

a Higashige, civilian inter-

GENERAL MACARTHUR TO-| Yugoslav governmenta were at the Moscow couferendo, tho protot, was accused of slaughter Russia's alleged discovery was people inside Russia would know roared to continue in good DAY ORDERED THE ARREST conditional. The governments President disclosed that he had ing 18 Filipino civilians and Im-reported by Dr. Raphael E. G. about it," and they did not uns spirits. It was their third day of OR TWO JAPANESE OFFI of those countries were not go persuaded Avorili Harriman to plicated in 77 other donths: Ho Armattos, director of Lomeshte dorstand how Armattoo would conferences.

CERS, ONE BELONGING TO Ing to ba recognised finally remain ag United States A- wan also accused of raping two research centre for anthropology know,

OTHER women and directing the torture and human biology at London- Nor did they understand how

Meanwhile delegater to the un- TO THE NAVY, AND DIRECT without guarantees of free and bassador in Moscow. Anked of 25 persons.

"I have the in Rome, he said the situation Private Soicht Koyibashi was derry, Northern Ireland. Ho Armattoe would have enough official preparatory meeting to ED THAT THEY BE HELD AT for elections, he declared flat about the possibility of changes

PRISON arrange for the evening on Jan. BUGAMO

WHERE and added: got his information knowledge of the convicted of killing 12 Filipino said he

western 10 of the general inter-party con-

WAR CRIMINAL SUSP

SUSPECTS final say,"

there was the same as it has al- civilians, torture and raping of "from associates at the centre, powers' weapon to enable him to ference to settle the problems of

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Mr. Truman told questioners ways been... HELD. five women and setting fire to five who were affliated with Rus make a comparison with Tus China have decided to change Its They are Colonel Shiree Naka- he had no information to in- Truman backed Byroca' n3- public buildings. Associated sinn Scientific societies,

sla's, lending to his conclusion name.

mura, Commanding Officer of a dicate that the Russians had de aurances that the American Press:

"They have designated it as the prisoner of war camp on the Bam- veloped an atomic bomb. He atomic bomb scents would be British observers who usually that the Anglo-American bombitical consultation conference: Burma Rallway, and Unsian-Ya-endorsed fully Secretary Byrain adequately safeguarded Ha SON FOR SARONG. ACTRESS are well-informed said they had was obsolete,

not scen Armattoc's statement, Armattor, these sources said. It heretoforo has been known na kto Nonaka, who was on Wake statement that the atomic bomb told the news conference he had but when informed of its con was relatively unknown in of the political consultative council. Leland in November 1848 and inter secret was in no danger under no reason to belleve Russia has Astress Dorothy Lamour, the tents they doubted the report concerned with the development attenuto survey the whole Dold Major Itsuro Hata, who was

dan Hollywood, Jan. Da

flelal British circles which wore and non-partisan delegates in an Gunnery School.

It will be à conference of party became instructor in the Nayal- the Moscow agreement.

developed are baseball-sized vory much. Megva

**** The President added that he atom bomb which rezidared the sctress, who made the sarong: fa-j - minum, gave birth to-day to mimon, l If Russia had developed an of the atom bombs In conjunc of China's laternal surfilets and providualy artested, has also been hoped the proposed United Na American, British and Cann John Ridgely Howard Associat atom bomb, they said they tion with American scientists and settlement for tom Asso ordered to be sent to Sugamotions atomic commission slti-dian product obsolete. Asso

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Prison-Associated Press.

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