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CHINA MAIL

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Vol. II, No. 104.

Saturday, January 12th, 1946.

Momentous Day For China

GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT

CHUNGKING, JAN. 14. GENERALISSIMO CHILANG KAT SHIFK ANNOUNCED AFTER A AFTERNOON, SHORTLY YESTERDAY LONG-AWAITED TRUCE BROUGHT AN ORDER, FOR IMMEDIATE END TO CHINA'S CIVIL WAR: HAD DECIDED TO THAT THE GOVERNMINT LEGALISH AL. POLITICAL PARTIES.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FREE ALL PURELY POLFFICIL PRISONERS, GRANT THE PEOPLE FRELHOAL OF SPEECH AND PROMOTE

SELF GOLERNMENT. LOGIT

pening that the

The

Veneralesinua,

Government had m

the political risultative conferrided:

1 To grant the people free ene mot simultaneasty wild

the "reuse Tre"] dom of person, consciener, publi conclusion of

calion, ungeeiation, and in sale agreement adest in Chan's mon! mentous day since the Japan-guard them against illegal arrest amonncing and trial: ese autrender, by

General Ike's Appeal

Free Fags Out

Yokohama, Jaù. 11.

rtly the fay-moking American soldiers of occupan tion in Japan!

There will be no mure free ringretten for theat After Monday, Eiphit Army Head-

ariera anzunerd,

explain

Ju

that they will henceforth nold in pani erchangea (where they are tax-free ut ahmt 6 centa 2.5, a mickage) Military-Babe fuck-Prett han provided for free insura of ciparriten in schat are con- Andered to be forward zones.

Associated Press.

Furushima Can't Take It

YOKOHAMA, JAN, 11. LIEUT. CHOTARO FURU- and SHIMA, FOUND GUILTY OF PRISONER3 MISTREATING

A pitical parties shuil in equal before the law mony operate openly within the

Price 10 cts.

ARMED ROBBERIES ON INCREASE IN COLONY

The Weather

To-day's forecast:- Easterly winds; fals to ane.

Yesterday's temperature:- Maximum-64 degrees at 2.80 jum. Minimum--63 degrees at 7 a.m.

SHIDEHARA TO STAY IN OFFICE

i

PREDICTED

TOKYO, JAN. 11. THE SOLUTION OF JAPAN'S WEEK-OLD CABINET CRISIS APPEARED LIKELY TO-DAY AS THE CABI- NET MET IN ITS REGULAR SESSION AND A USUALLY INFORMED SOURCE AT THE PRE. ITS MIER'S OFFICIAL RESIDENCE RESIGNATION EN BLOC- TOKYO NEWSPAPERS ALSO AGREED THAT THE CURRENT TREND IS POINTED TOWARD POTAL RESIGNATION, AND THE NEWSPAPER "YOMIURI OCCUR TO. WOULD HOCHI PREDICTED IT

DAY.

expected

to-day

The source maid he the resignations morrow.

or to He denied the Kyodo News Agency story, last nicht. that Premier Shidehara had decid- ed

remain in office while LU dropping only from his Cabinet

A few

Ministers

Japanese

Chief Cabinet Secretary Daiza- uro Taugita told the press last night the situation was However, "unpredictble.

OF WAR, TO-DAY SENTENC-he acknowledged that a total re- ED TO LIFE IN PRISONMENT signation was po-sible.

of the Tsugita in the leader HY THE US. MILITARY COM-

Cabinet faction originally propos MISSION.

partial reorganisation. ing only probably one of the although he Ministers to be dropped in any

3 Loen elf-government will int 26!} netively be prometed places and popular elections will be held:

The former prison camp com- 4--Patitient prisonera, except mander stood erectly but was on OTTAWA, JAN 11.

BISENHOWER, traitors and those found to have the verge of tears as the Ben- GENERAL

LED

WESTERN committed definite acts injurious tence was announced. His wife THE WHO

COMBINED MIGHT to the republic, would be re-heard the verdict but showen na ALLIES

AP. lenand, TO DEFEAT GERMANY.

YESTERDAY FOR PEALED

be

for th Approved:

for

American prisoner and brutal

emotion. COMMUNIST APPROVAL

The prosecution sought the UNSELFISH INTERNATION-

Gen. Chou En-ial, the No. death sentence in the third war AD COOPERATION TO MAIN-

trial here. Furashima TAIN PEACE AND SAVE THE Communist leader in China and rimes

for the was held responsible WORLD FROM CHAOS.

the No. 1 nexuliator

to death starvation

of one Such cooperation, necessary to party in Chungking,

points and declared Are the success ul the United the four

that they form the buses

treatment of others. Nations Orentiation, could achieved only if every nation rea achieving constitutional govern-

be lief is very survival" may ment. at sink, the American -k-f-of MiniT told Sunehra gathering here.

Buick 11+ was needed to preserve the world from "a chaos more Awful than experienced in the shattered coun- tries to-la v."

assurance

+I

pence

The commisefon found defen-

reformation.

Fighting In Russian Area Of Persia "

THE CRIME WAVE IN THE COLONY, MARKED BY THE DISQUIETING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ARMED ROBBERY CASES, IS NOW BEING AT- TACKED BY THE AUTHORITIES THROUGH A SYSTEM OF ROUTINE SEARCHES OF HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES ON THE ISLAND AS WELL AS ON THE MAINLAND. It In believed that gangstors theep dangerous criminals are concealing themselves among rounded up and behind bars.

On Thursday night, Chief De- respectable citizens, and are un- ing hotel premises both as meet-tective Inspector J. O'Donovan, ing places and as places in which assisted by Sub-Inspector Moe- to lo low after a crime has been herzle and a party of Polica

Offlecra raided premises committed.

Several arrests of persons, Queen's Road West, and arrest suspected of being involved in ed a young Chinese with two robbery cases, in Hong Kong revolvers in his possession.

With the present activity have been made by the Police recently as a result of these and double patrola being posted routine searches.

in all districts. the Authorities An intensive drive is on and hope to have full control of the police expect to have most of situation in a short time.

"BENEVOLENT GOVERNMENT

"

In

the frequency of The suggestion that a contributing factor to

cases of illegal possession of anus in Kowloon was an indina- tion on the part of those still carrying such arms to take ad- vantage of a benevolent government, was made by Dęt. Sub- Jusp. JR. Sykes at the Sunamary Military Court, Kowloun, yesterday.

Det.-Sub-Insp. Sykes request- ed a heavy Bentenco on Lau Chol. 24, convicted of the pos- Hession of I .38 long revolver at the Boston Cafe, 619, Shang- hal Street, first floor, on Jan. 6. Two other defendants, sharged with conspiracy with firet ac- eused to commit an unlawful act, were acquitted.

Addressing the Court, Sub- Inep Sykes said that the re- volver wan a Hong Kong Polico pre-war issue of the sype used by the Flying Squad. These had been surrendered to the Ja- panese in December, 1941. As TEHERAN, JAN. 11. the Court could not adduca sul- THE IRAN GOVERNMENT ficient reason to soavica the FIGHT: two other accused, Det. Sub- REPORTED TO-DAY ING HAD BROKEN OUT IN Insp. Sykes requested that an TWO RUSSIAN OCCUPIED

NORTHERN example be made of first ac- PROVINCES IN

cused as a deterrent to further IRAN,

cades.

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offelat A Ministry of Interior

occurred in said the outbreaka

Sea in Chalus on the Caspian

and at Mazandaran province Kazvin in the provines of the same name. this

The sourer sak! it was mal clear

"WORK AGAINST at present whether the Premier

'TRAITORS" would receive au operial order

Accused pleaded that he had to form another Cabinet if mass He add-

been a farmer in Balking in resignations were made.

the New Territories and had ed some quarters around the Pre-

"hopeful" that are miler

He said that one was killed and come in possession of the re- might be done

two wounded in Kazvin, where "a volver when it was issued to him- CORRUPT REMNANT Meanwhile the "Reform Dally group of immigrants and stean- after Joining a guerilla troop published by Japanese Kers fired upon voters during a during the Japanese occupation He was carrying the revolver Awaiting ropatriation from Shang- brovincial election.

stated, in work engaged, he my publie will demand elimina tacks came after "attempts to in- about with him as he was still

against traitors. tion of the Shideham Cabinet if timidate the voters" failed. Kazvin is 00 miles northwest of Teheran.

The Magistrate, Lt. F. G. It is a General MacArthur permite it to

southwest outpost of the the basis of replacing Rix undesirable membera.

Russian zone of influence.Asso- Nigel, imposed sentence of 2%

years imprisonment. The now paper sald replacement ciated Press. of the undesirables "alone will in

the Cabinel'al

The "cease fire" order, which dant innocent of two specifien-hai, wald editorially that the Java-]

may be of historic import to afler Gen. China, was issued

Chun, the government Chang representative, and Chou En-lai met with Gen. George C. Mar shall, the special American on- the hours ahead of understand and "Entil opšan

voy Bine af interest reset the

their scheduled time. neighbours," he added, "there will

It was announced dramatic- be threats of war lint peonics embrace the democratic belief that ally in a statement handed to:

the dignity of the

Individual is

the basis of sucress st

newsmen

shortly before the! meeting) nation, political consultative

the world will not find enduring opened. Deace." --Associated Press.

New Kaiser Auto

PEIPING H.Q.

tions alleging that he denied in wernees adequate food, clothing und medical facilities.-Asso clated Press.

ORGANISED JEEP THEFT GANG

MANILA, JAN. 11.

ARMY UNITED STATES

AN MILITARY POLICE The truce provided for in-NOUNCED TO-DAY THE AR mediate establishment of exec REST OF 17 PERSONS ON tive headquarters in Peiping, CHARGES OF COMPLICITY with three rommissions-central IN A WELL-ORGANISED

Communist government,

FIF and JEEP THEFT RING. American-to carry out details TEEN JEEPS HAVE BEEN of the agreement.

RECOVERED. stipulated that the It was DETROIT. JAN. 11. KAISER-FRAZER CORPORA- truce did not prejudice military TION ANNOUNCED ITS PRO-movements south of the Yangtze JECTED KAISER AUTOMO- river for continued execution of BILE WILL BE A FULL-SIZED, the government's military re- LIGHTWEIGHT, SIX-PASSEN-

organization plan. It also agreed 85-HORSEPOWER, SIX-

FRONT that the United States partici- the executive head- pation in

GER

CYLINDERED. WHEEL DRIVE MODEL.

continue of LA

change

no way

gaid the old premleri 11 status." lacked the support of the Japa-1 nose public, and in attempting to continue in power represented "a! losing battle by the former ruling eliove."

The paper described the Cabinet i as a remnant of the "old corrupt power which was unqualified to servo in present circumstances. Associated Preas.

SOME RESIGNATIONS

Tokyo, Jan. 11. Premier Shidohara's three- month-old Cabinet voted to-day to meet reptganise to attempt to General MacArthur's purge direc- lives, with Shidobera remaining ae promier, Cabinet Secretary Daiza. buro Taugita announced late to-

The Ministry official said the at-

U.N.O.'S

First President Is Only 46

LONDON, JAN. 11.

PAUL HENRI SPAAK, SOCIALIST FOREIGN MINIS- TER OF BELGIUM. WAS YESTERDAY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

IN

A SECRET BALLOT VOTING HE RECEIVED 28 VOTES WHILE THE NORWEGIAN MINISTER TRYGVE LIE, THE ONLY CANDIDATE NOMIN- ATED FROM THE FLOOR, RECEIVED 23 VOTES. Spaak was supported by the,

British Russia and the United BIG BOMBERS

Capt. M. H. Traylor, chief in- vestigator, Bald the ring gave printed "ownership" papers to buyers of stolen jeeps which had been sold to Philippine day.

He said some of the ministers States had favoured Lie in pre- army officera.

The arrested group compris would resign, but the Cabinet ballet discussions.

Lie was He ed six American callsted men would not announce the names NOT

number involved until later. The car by the roost famed of quarters commission at Poiping who were AWOL (absent with sald the decision may come to- by Andret Gromyko, Russian The reorgan-1 Ambassador to the U.S., and the nation's wartime private ship would be solely for the purpose out leave); 11 Philippines' army night or to-morrow.

day builders is scheduled for produc- of assisting the Chinese mom-

shop. Associated long Cabinet meeting--Associated printing tion sometime in. May at the for- bers in implementing the orders officers and four employees of a isntion report came after &

Preis. mer Willow Run bomber plant, for cessation of hostilities.

Chiang Kai-shek in his speech, the largest in the United States.

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of the front driving axle. body and chassle will form Bingle unit

The

It will carry the engine forward opening the political conference

said that the government ready to accept all the decisions of the conference "if they are beneficial to national reconstruc- tion, tend to promote the popular welfare and can help in the de- mocratization of the country." THE THREE PRINCIPLES

Prices word not announced, but it la reported it will sell around US $1,000.-Associated Press.

PRACTISING FOR

•WHAT?

Athens, Jan. 11.

Presa.

He said the whole country A wanted Dr. Sun Yat Sen's three principles put into practical

It took an Albanian election operation and all peoples of the to disclose that two divisions of world sincerely wish China to the Albanian Army are in Yugo become a united, democratic, slavio, near the Greek Macedon-strong nation.

to vote.

Omelal explanation was that

turned from Yugoslavia after

:

Savage Dogs Legacy Of Occupation

carpenter attached to the Naval Dockyard working panty at Stonecutters Island had a narrow escape yesterday morning when he was attacked by an Alsatian dog, believed to have left behind on the island by the Japanese.

to be fully, as soon as day broke. The dog, stated

Most of the dogs were killed! grown, ran down from the hill-

nominated formally OUT

OF DATE

LONDON, JAN. 11. THE ROYAL AIR FORCE

Liberated!

Tokyo, Jan. 11. Kyodo News Agency to-day quid that the Tokyo Brothel Keepers Association hua decid- ed to abolish the agator of Heensed prostitution and liber- ate 300 girls.

Prostitutes will operate for themselves paying only for weat and board, Kyodo, sail. They will be permitted to re- fund money/ -they cro brothel kvepiore wayment basis, - Associated Press

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RAF-NAVY HUNT FOR PIRATES

the

A Fleet Air Arm "Corsair," RA.F. Spitfires and a ligh speed of 1,500 horse-power R.AF. res-

climax to two days operation ur launch shared yesterday in a against pirates near the Hong Kong area.

On Wednesday, two fishing jonka captained by two bro- there were challenged and at- tacked by two motor 'junks. One of the junka fought the pirates for over an hour “and managed to escape, the other ne captured by the pirates The pirate junks and their prize were believed to have made for Mira Bay.

The "Corsair" spent a day reconnoftring and R.A.F. Spit fires of 132 Squadron based at Hai Tak also went out....

UNABLE TO ATTACK The two pirate vessell and the junks were located Vilt the aircraft were unable to attack owing to the presence of 'NUM- ber of junks and fishing boats" in the vicinity... At the same time the reacao., launchi, kept acouring the area to prevent the junka from reaching land, but due to the many inlet hideouts, the junks were able to disappear cover of appreiching ander

head of the Soviet delegation. HAS INDICATED IT CON- dark and reached Chinese terri-

The newly elected President SIDERS THE DAY OF THE torial waters.

The fishing boat that had of the U.N.Ö. General Assembly, BIG BOMBERS HAS PASSED.

Those informed on air affairs been captured by the pirates had was born into politics. Ils mother, who is a member of the in Britain believe that military been robbed of ita catch and In was rescued by combined Navy the strategists are thinking Belgian Parliament, was first woman to enter Parliament. terms of small, fast, high-flying and R.A.F. Forces.

Now 46, Spank was elected to aircraft carrying missiles like Parliament as a Socialist in 1932 atorale bombs. after five years as a lawyer.

On the other hand there are

They

PHONE STRIKE

He became & member of the come here who disagree that the AVERTED

New York, Jan. 11.. The threatened disruption of ter of Transport. In 1835 and say that rockets have neither Belgian Government as Minis big bomber is finished.

named the range nor the accuracy, bo later that year was

auit all occasions that if the nation's telephone service'. Minister of Foreign Affaira.

bombs are to be delivered with was averted temporarily late precision, especially a long Thursday when the communi range, large aircraft will be cations workers union postpon- ed until Monday its plans to Lopointed needed. Associatd Press.

picket telephone exchanges in 44 states

FORMER PREMIER

the In 1988 he was

Inn border. Their presence be- "Therefore, we must see to it side and attacked the carpenter, by the Authorities when

The Western Electria Instal- came known when the question that the National Assembly be L Man, from behind. A fore- colony was reoccupiedow Prime Minister, an office which

lation workers who are on strike came up of how the troops were convened according to schedule man of the party who had a ever, there is still a small num-ho held until February 1939. He DON'T WANT

called off the scheduled picket- (May 5) and that constitutional revolver immediately opened fire ber of them at large. Some was then leader of the Belgian

ing shortly after Secretary of democracy be ushered in at an at the animal, which droprol to time ago a warning was tenuer 1030 he joined the Plorlot dov TO GO HOME

that Gov-

ernment as Foreign Secretary BERLIN, JAN. 11 the troops simply had not re early date. Associated Press. the ground after three shots.

Labour Schwellenbach confer The man who received in or muzzle would be shot.

and devoted himself to the Eel-

THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TRUCE COMMISSION

Juries to his left thigh, was

gian war effort in London. Chungking, Jan. 11.

TO DO WITH DISPLACED red by telophone with the union the battle for liberation AI

Under the terms of China's treated privately.

MITSÚÍ FIRM ON LIST Albanian captain told the Asso

for in Washington on Friday This kind of Alsatian dog:

Spaak was the only member PERSONS IN GERMANY president, who agreed to con- cinted Press his unit there was "case fire" aereement, throu

Tokyo, Jan. 11. of the Pierlot Government to WHO DON'T WANT TO CO "practising."Associated Press. members wore designated today

to the cotamission that will was specially trained by the-Ja-

The mammoth Oil Paper Manu- Joh the Van Acker Government HOME IS GROWING with Schwellenbach and com-

Press MOJI WAS LUCKY · establish headquarters. at Pelping Panese for patrolling at night,

of do-

In the dark streets, during the recturing Company which Allied and is reputed to be one of Bel- Virtually all the 119,000 Baits pany officials, Ansociated

Headquartere end was closely glum's best statesman.

(résidents of the Baltic States) to assure the carrying out of

occupation. Miami, Florida, Jan. 11.

tails of the agreement head of in many cases, dead bodies ly-linked with the Mibeul, Interesta Giera Baob, Associated Press

Gon. Chan foreign nowe editor who examin- the military councils Intelligence ing in the street, with the flesh and was the producer of half of Spank is a member of the Bel- and most of the 451,000 Poles represent the Central bitten away, wore the work of Japan's paper, was to day placed gian Royal Academy of French still in Germany have evidenced Combed rod told at mat- coolen, ent donoh Chien-ying this type of animal during the on the Alled list of restricted con- Literature. Ho headed the no desire to return to their no-

cerns along with its 40 subsidiar Belgian delgation at San Fran- tive lands.

Most Jews don't even want to Nagasaki, edi-

meclico and the Belgian delegation tore meeting here to-day that chlof-of-staff of the Communist occupation. he-was informed Nagasaki was): armies, will represent the Com STILL BOME ABOUT total of 128 Japanese come to the Preparatory Coronilsafori romain. In Europe. Some pati- And his staff sailed for Hong Kong bombed because fog.bid the pri- munists and Walter Mostrego The dogs wore released by the pantes amlated with eight Zalbe- in London of which he was mats that more than 90 per Los Angeles" to head the United bar target of the mission- United States charge d'affaires in Japanese during the evening and other large holding com-

ciated Press. the twin cities of Holland Chungking, will be the America and were returned to their panfee were restricted on Doc, 11 elected. Vico-Chairman, Asso- cent, of them want to go to Pa States Bouth China naval force

kennels at the Botanic Gardens, 1948 anodlatod-Prand

maribor, at provided in the exroo Shimonoseki-Associated Premmerkooriated Press

lestine Associated Proas.

COMING TO H.K.

Shanahal, Jan. 11. Rear-Admiral 0. Tarner Joy to-day aboard his famento U.S.S.

Associated Prese