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„THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9; 1946.

CHINA'S COLOSSAL TASK

30 Years Needed For Rehabilitation

Merit In Yamashita Appeal?

San Francisco, Fib. 8. The San Francisco "Chrunięk," in an editorini. said vesterday tint more importan even than to punias Japaneeg wur griuinal

in to ninke sure that it is don

in so' Roompfetear a right fashion that there can Dover be any future compunetion about it.

"The

Rural Areas Worst A New

Hit

SHANGHAI, FEB. 7. THAT CHINA REQUIRES AT LEAST 30 YEARS OF PEACE TO COMPLETE HER COLOSSAL TASK OF REHABILITATING AND RECONSTRUCTING THE COUNTRY IS THE OPINION OF GENERAL SHUEH YEH, WORLD-FAMOUS FOR HIS DE FENCE OF CHANGSHA - STRATEGIC CAPITAL OF HUNAN-WHO IS NOW VISITING SHANGHAL HE ESPECIALLY ADTOGITED THAT THE RELIBI

LITATION OF RURAL AREAS BE GIVEN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IN CHINA'S RELIEF PRU- GRAMME.

kapyr said it was natural enough for General M MacArthur's stalf "IA bri tent the MULTINA Attention, he said, should be over their own obsolete tun of the

secuting Su-devoted first 10

farming. farming areas preme Court Justlers that Yama in North China, and then those shita's counsel

WIER given along the Yangise Valley. With enough time to prepare a proper china's farmers

and peasants defence.

But it added that General Mae- put back on their feet, produr-] Arthur's led staff will do well would increase cornusly, to airwave any hint that may ni "when the Chinese peuple help them ware of the lucante to have plenty of food and cluth. nbiler of the enas they have vet, ing the whole nation will be be-

nefitted stamensely."

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Army hwyers should reiler! there must have been some sein- Lilla of mer in Yumia hita's Appeal or two are Justices would not have disented. Asso- alated Pro

ways of

in this connection he believed) that modern agricutural machin- more suiable to North ery was China, been ang the fields

there Chin were adapted to the wheat, cotton and other crops of planting of

more or less dry koll,

The general stated that rural reconstruction was urgent becuuar the majority of the Chinese pro- ole were, in one way or another. connected with farming.

Atmosphere At U.N.O.

London, Feb. 8. The Ukranian delegate to the United Nations Organisation. Mr. Manusky, protested to-day against conditions in Indonesia and asked the Security Cornell for "ike necessary measures to put an end to this situation."

Manuijsky said he did not ask the withdrawal of British troops and recognised that the presoner of Allied Troops in some areas might be desirable for emergency rensonA, He proposed creation of n commission to investigato

for the establish the spot and meat of pence in the area which has been disturbed by fighting since the Japanese surrender six

months ago.

OR

New Taxes For France

PARIS, FED. B. PLANS FOR NEW TAXES OF MORE THAN 50,000,000,000 FRANCS TO KELP SOLVE FRANCE'S "DESPERATE" FINANCIAL FLIGHT WERE MADE PUBLIC YESTERDAY BY THE FINANCE MINISTER, MR. ANDRE PHILIP.

In giving the Constituent As- sembly's finance commission-de-f tails of his revenue raising men sures, Mr. Philip

dinclosed that tentative agreement between Pre- sident Felix Gouin and high rank- ing military leaders on the con- Waversini subject of military ere- dila had been reached, providing that army expenditures will not 18,000,000,000 excred

• francs monthly.

Philio's tax programme en- tirages: 1,800,000,000 from gaso- line Increases, 1,000,000,000 from wine, 900,CI(),000 from alcohol. 7,800,000,000 from increased rail-

farts. WAV

8,000,000,000 from tobacco, 0,000,000,000 on various | importa, 17,000,000,000 from capi. tal taxes, 3.000.000,000 from stock profits, 200.000.000

stock from exchange operations and 6,000,- 000.000 from a production tax.

Philip, faerd wit

with a 320,000,- British Foreign Minister Devin 000.000" franca 1946 budget de repiled quietly for the most part fiert. also proposed ending the and the session, even AL its State economic subsidies, notably General Shush urged the intro-

Wannwest points when allegations for coal production. enabling o duction of modern agricultural

were made and answered, incked marine of 33.000.000:000 franes. equipment in the rehabilitation of

CO-OP SUCIETIES

the feeling of

tension which -Associated Press, the rural areas. te mak Chin This arge

the ese farmers should be taught the 400,000,000 of the nation's characterised many of the heated

be and, should be discussion

an in

Russo-British advantage of selentific methods | given an opportunity to reroine

un dispute over the Greek situation their occupation In ace and, earlier in the week. without Interference. They should Mr. Bevin said he was not cer bgradually trained to apply now

newtain "what I have to answer" and more effective methods and because, since Marullsky did not implements. Co-operative sucie.

last the withdrawal of British ties should be established in all troops, there was no charge that rural districts t assist farmers the presence of British groups wast in te purchase of their daily A mence to peace-As-ociated necessities and sak

their uro-

I'rena. duce,

General Shuch added that China;

in the mam an agricultural country, and yet she was not self- sufficient in rice, flour and other; foodstutis. She also required for- eign cotion and woollen Lextiles,

Ukraine's Charge Against Britain

LONDON, FEB. 8 THE SOVIET UKRAINIAN DELEGATE YESTERDAY

ASKED THE UNITDATIONS SECURITY COUN CIL YESTERDAY TO CUATE A SPECIAL COM

ISSION TO INVESTIGATE ON THE SPOT" THE SITUATION IN INDONESIA WHERE UKRAINE CHARGED THAT BRITISH TROOPS WERE USED FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF A NA TIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE INDONESIAN PEO- PLE"

Appeal By Humma

I'll

Evidently, he continued, some- thing was wrong wwith China's agriculture. He thought the chief trouble lay in the insecurity of

Washington, Feb. 7. The State Department an- nounced ve·terdu'v a interim alr agreement with Belghum eranting Ianding rights in Brussels and New York to authorised airlines of each country. Under the pact. Pan American airways will be able to use Brussels as an intermediate stop on its route to India.-Asco- elated Press.

Dramatic Testimony On "Winds" Message

WASHINGTON, FEB. 8.

JAPANESE

the rural districts, and advocated CAPTAIN A. D. KRAMER YESTERDAY STATED HE drastic measures to wipe out ban- diry so that farmers and teasants sould follow their occupation in pence,

The Connell moved into the Ukrainian demand for ReLJUD 19 Indonesia after dropping

General Shuet added that both Wednesday night

UN.R.RA. and C.N.K.K.A were the ADEJE in a position to contribute greatly) charges against British forres to the revival of China's agricul- in Greece. and again, a the ture by improving the living and start of the session, to take up working conditions in rural areas, the Syria-Lebanen request for and by teaching the use of scienti- Betion to get British and Prenen fle farming methods.-Reuter. troops out of the Levant.

Wastington, Feb. 8. As Rogal by Lieut.-General! Houen lur phe United States Supreme Court to order, a han Presenting Ukraine's case, in hi war crimes trial by the Foreign Commussar Distri American military tribunal in Manucisky argued that the Bri-j

Soviet Interest In Middle East

Manila was received on Thurs-tish used uefcuted Japanese day by the Court,

troups "nguins the Indonesian The appeal petitions the Court people." he said the aruation to take the lomma case out of military hands and asks the hig

now existing there was a virtual}

Court o

il menace to YAN The relusal of War constituting

the word,

the Philippines Supreme Court to grant the general a writ of habea

Appeal batentie. The Homina til next Tuesday or Wednesday.

SAW ONLY ONE "APPARENT" "WINDS" CODE MESSAGE BEFORE THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK AND IT IMPLIED ONLY A JAPANESE BREAK WITH ENGLAND.

In dramatic moment in thej hearings by the Senate-House Committee investigating the Dec. 7th attack, Kramer disputed point, by point the testimony made cur- lier by Captain L. F. Salford that a message Intereported in Japan's "winds" code gave Washington 12} hours advance notice that Japan intended war.

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Kramer said it wae not true Safford testified that such was interconted on Dec. and that Kramer wrote on it London, Feb. 8. the translation: "War with the A Moscow broadica t to-day United States, war with England. mend a freer exchange of students quoting the magazine "New peace with Russia." Prebims on the Agends of Times" declared that the war has

There was an "apparent" winds munist, China.

between Nationalist and Com- the United Nations Assembly brought "the changes necessary message on Dec. 5. Kramer said.

Saying he was "greatly im- Homing oral renched have made it necessary for Arab countries to obtain an- but it Involved

only Japanese-pressed" with the activities Of the court just three days after it to revise prang for adjournnicut tional sovereignty." while in So- British

relations.

students in the Yenan area, Kramer took the witness chair added that he honed refused by a mix to two decision this week and it appeared yea viet Armenia a gh official said to interfere with a military tri-terday that the

American Assembly will the Armeniang wanted "the return in mid-afternoon following Salford Scholars and educators could crea bunal's death sentence on Llout. continue its present Session un-

uf Soviet Armenian land forcibly who left in the bag from wally enter the Red regions for General Yama

Turkey." occupied by

crowd filling big hearing a The two statements bearing on

Toom

after 4-1/2 days' testimony student life and curriculum as

a thorough was prenkrod |

examination while the Yamashita

Meanwhile, a majority of the still Case

the troubled Middle East follow-that the "winds" message meant. powers fed up was under advisement by the big ve

ed a declaration in Tiflis by Mar- war with the United States and this remote area.

well as the

the social Stupreme Court. It reached the favour of the New York city shal J. P. Brin that difficulties that Kramer could substantiate He came here he said with the court by air mail.

area as Headquarters for the which Soviet foreign policy has his testimony-Associated Prese The opinion of observers is United Nations but it appeared encountered in the

international that the, decision in the Yama that this controversy tigas Bhita

ca e, in which the legal

help to prolong the session.-As- competency and Juridiction

of auciated Press. military tribunal trials were upj hekl,

virtually

minated any cbance of success in the Homma apneni, ona is on trial fot] atrocities committed by the sol-) diers of his command in the Japanese cunquest of the Philip-

WHANG HO DYKES

Shanghai, Feb. 9, Complotion by July. was to-day

tres must not be forgotten,

Beria, in his first public secch since resigning missar of Internal

Vico- Affairs to Chairman in the Council of Poo- ple's Commissars, added that Rus

lan foreign policy was directed. toward ma

makine another. aggressive war impossible,

Turkey obtained about half Caucasian Armenia in a border dispute in 1921.

Support For Osmena

Manila, Feb. 7.

Two Liberal-Leftist Partios to

Programme in

consent of the National Govern

ment to determine whether gelief allotments for students should be increased. He will recommend a the substantial enlargement of help the World Organization is extending to the Communists, he said.

After conferring with student

day formally soproved a coalition leaders ho announced that student with President Sergio Camena's reief committees would be sat up wing

here

of the Nacionalista Party. in Yenan and throughout the ODMing the group dominated by liberated areas. His visit The bronicast, quoting the ma- Manuel Roxas.

the rival Presidential candidate Was Dant of a tour throughout most of the Far East-Associated, gazine. warned of the tense situa- ton developing in the Middle East. the Ponglar Front cach, placed two

The Domocratic Alliance and! Press. the Associated Press.

candidates in a united front for Senatorial posts and followers of Osmena have named twelve can- are to sup- didates. All groUPS port Oimens in the April,olec-

pints. Yamashita was convicted; predicted for the reconstruction for

crimes consultted by his of the mile-long break of the Yol troops. during Amerigen recon-low River dykes, near Chengchow, quest of Luzon in 1945.-Acuociat-in Honau Province, by Ralph ed Press.

Gismtead, U.N.R.R.A. director of operations. It will restore the huge streum to its former couras, The break halted the Japanese Hoolag advance in May 1938, 2,000,000 acres of farmland. drowning thousands and leaving Samomura, 600,000 bomeless, Associated

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Tokyo, Feb. 8,

General Sadamu

has sub- Press.

Washington Feb: 7.

former War Minister,

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Agreement On Korea

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organisations in all parts of forestall the loss of India's cotton area will beein

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