1946-02-16 — Page 4

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FOR OR, & RATINGS IN THE RESTAURANT RAYMOND LUI

& HIS-

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LUNCHES 12.30

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BRIDGE NOTES

We find today's hand fascinating because of the brilliance with which both sides played:

Kast, Foalor

Neither side vulnerabie

B. K 10

H. J9 52

D. 4

O. A 10 943

B. 7 0 3

B. AJ 5

H. X 6

N

R. 10 8 7 4

D. 39 as

W

Π

6

D. X 10

0.9 0

C. K Q 7

B. Q982

EL. A Q

D. A 970

C. A 2

The bidding:

PREE

Haal

South

Woot

North

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1 H.

19.

J'ana

20.

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"Offensive" Opinions Of Atom Test Supreme Court Judges Won't Be

TOKYO, FEB. 14. JOSEPH B. KEENAN, HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL

• PROSECUTION SECTION FOR THE TRIAL OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS, TO DAY CALLED "OFFENSIVE TO SAY THE LEAST" THE DIS- SENTING OPINIONS OF JUSTICES FRANK MUR- PHY AND WILEY B."RUTLEDGE IN THE SUP. REME COURT'S REFUSAL TO INTERVENE IN THE CASE OF LIEUT.-GEN. MASAHARU HOMMA, CONVICTED AS A WAR CRIMINAL IN MANILA AND SENTENCED TO BE SHOT. "THE PROCESSION OF JUDICIAL LYNCHINGS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF THE LAW MIY NOW FOLLOW," MURPHY, SAID, "EITHER IFE CONDUCT SUCH TRIALS IN THE NOBLE SPIRIT AND ATMOSPHERE OF OUR CONSTITUTION OR IFE ABANDON ALL PRETENSE OF JUSTICE AND TO THE LET AGES SLIP AWAY AND DESCEND LEVEL OF REVENGEFUL BLOOD PURGES."

"The Keenan replied in part: Amerkan people can rest assured that the

of judicial procession lynching will not occur in the pro-

100 Per Cent

secution of any Japanese war cri Recognition

яву

Wont opened the King of hearts, South gratefully wlaulug with his Aco.minals. The mere suggestion that Then, ignoring the clubs, Bouth lod a spade and finessed dummy's ton. South know that East must hold the spade Acc, diamond King, and club King Queen for him opcoing bid of one beart, Since both plus floosace were bound to fail, any attempt to aet up the dustmy's long club mult would tall because of the lack of cutries to the North band. Bo Bouth dacidad to aot up his own hand and Uso the dummy just for a couple of odd tricks.

such procedure can follow and that will be revengeful blood purges

ermitted when Americans are and prosecution charged with

the jdement offensive, Jenst.'

Keenan said Americans in the Far East who had an opportunity to herve the trials of General Yamashita and Homma, as well as other Japanese fleers and sol diers, any they "ank as one of the outstanding features" of the kill nnd zegi shown by American Ile and the defence officers." counsel have performed "a <li5- took the club Ace, the Jack of hearts counsel solemn duty"

such defence proceedings.

East won the finesse of the spade with his Jack and brilliantly returned the King of clubs, If dummy

ca

could aevor be cashed, and Sub But would have only eight tricks. South avoided this trap by refusing to Lake dummy's Aco, and now Eas was obliged to shift, since another alub lead would giro dummy the entiro suit. East's abift to a low heart was won by Routh's Queen, and a spade lead wont to taste co. t at returned the Klug of diamonds, boping that hin partner held as god as Queen-ring in iho ult, but East's defensivo kill was

in

Demand

Batavin. Feb, 15. Tan Malaka. head of the com- relte. munistie "people", front," rated yesterday that he would "demand 100 per cent recognition" of the Indonesian Republic before

to

Rigged

Wneaington, Feb. 14. Military, vai ama aspiomatio chicus

gave *res Atent thair Ideas how thu atom bunk

Truman

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A White House conference yes. A.M. Wednesday, 20th February, 1946. Envelopes to be marked terday, described by Secretary of

Tender for Junka." the Navy James Forrestal - ne a general discussion of the test "and ine procedures involved in making It," coincided with the following other developments:

NOTICE

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the peace of the world."

Those in a position thoroughly detalls of the with the famillar

Teader form together with test project say the cooperation of the three armed services is entire- ly satisfactory thus far and the pecification can be obtained on accord should go far to dispel any application at Section VI of idea that the test will be a com- Naval Store Department, H.M. petition of the services or the ex- Dockyard, Hong Kong, and periment might be "rigged." should be returned in a sealed Associated Press.

Staudt Estate

consenting confer with the To Be Seized

Dutch.

of the Indonesian opposition.

slowly"

በዜ

Furthermore, he added, he will discussions na

Buenos Aires, Feb. 15,

Court allen, soldiers remain in participate in no

The Federal Appelinte long as Java

government and until all imprisoned opened the way to Indonesian youths have been re-seizure of the properties belong- leased.

ing to Ricardo Staudt naturalized Malaka is considered the leader Germmun. who We mentioned in It is unique to find principal

"Blue Book" the United States criticism of the administration of

A nationalist spokesman pre- as being the leader of German) ustice leveled at the prampiness

dleted yesterday there would be undercover work in Argentina. in bringing criminals to trial and

Dutch-Indoncaian The decision permits the govern- pogin punishment even though a lull in the

He orientals

ment to guidate, operate or sell «tudying clear proof of guilt be established negotiations

Dutch Stand's properties in Argentina and where the trials had been or move

valued at $25,000,000, Including deriv, complying with every sub-proposals.

Is believed

Sutan

a construction company holding stantial requirement of law and

Siahrir, the Indonesian Premier. vast government military

go to east Java within a

tracts. "It can be any

confer with Dr. safely assumed that those who few days to

Soekarno. Irave held their countries' hon- Meanwhile. Indonesians attack our during active hostilities on the

edu. Duich patrol near Paloport field of battle will not fail to sex wounding three soldiers would change the status of the tain it when hostilities have ceas

British artillery and mortars ed."-Associated Press.

silenced Indonesian maching runs in the Sourabaya sector though there was still some sniping there. For the first time a British convoy from Baniloeng to Batavin completed

n single the trip in day-Associated Press.

wasted, for Bouth was able at this point justice, concluded:

to cash his top diamɔnds sad spades, after which dummy vas ostered withi the club ace for the caebing of the hoart Jack,

Yesterday you woto Onwald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerablo, you bela:

6. AK JOO

LLA X 4 2

D. -

C. AJ 94

The bidding:

Maler You Schenkon Jacoby

3D.

(2)

ANSWER: Bld four diamonds. This unusual bid demands takeout by your partaat and in forcing until Rate in roohed. There should be Bae play tar game ja almost any four-card sult your

partner holds (except diamonds); and your powerful bid saggosta Slam if your partner has as little as two or three ploture cards.

Soore 100 per cout. for four dia-

manda, 20 por crat. for double.

QUESTION

To-day you are Howard Bobenken's partner and, with both aldes vulnerable you hold

Russians In China

Chungking, Feb. 15, Vice-Minister of Information Liu Chieh told a press confer- ence yesterday he had no precise figures on the total number of Ruasians in Manchuria or the

Broad Powers

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Washington, Feb. 15.

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The first part of the flat will contain the names of persons authorised to audit accounts kept in English: and the second part will contain the names of persons authorized to stilit accounts kept in Chinese.

Applications for indusion in where they will either part of the said fiat should emergency period be promptly handled and core-be submitted to the Acting Regis Companies, Courts of municated to our, executive who trar of total number of those who had A far reaching government pro-is now proceeding to London to Justice, not later than the 28th taken advantage of the Moscowposal under which President Tru ascertain full dotas and specifica-day-of-February. 1946 offer of Soviet nationality. far as he knew, however, about 1,000 Russians at Dalren had applied for Soviet nationality, At Harbin, about 7,000 had ap

3,000.

the

in

and

As man could send military experts to any country in the world to help it improve le armed forces, was dia- closed to-day in documents now in the hands of Congress members. Without advance publicity plied and at Manchulf about State Department, working

the War consultation with Liu Chih estimated there were Navy Dep

Departments, drafted legis. grant about 40,000 to 50,000 Russianslation asking Congress to

Truman powers to send send in China proper, excluding Sin- President Tru kinng where there were about such military and naval missions. The existing law empowers the 20,000. He said dual Chinese and Russian nationality would President to send missions only to western hemis- be impossible. Russians who countries in the were naturalised Chinese and phore and the Philippines. How- ever, the war emergency nowers wanted to acquire Soviet nation- now on the books provide that dura ality would first have to applying a war he can dispatch missions Jacoby You to the Chinese authorities. for to any country upon request.

The proposed new legislation (7) permission to relinquish their

Chinese citizenship-Associat-would extend this authority into

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New Angle On Pearl Harbour Enquiry

WASHINGTON, FEB. 14.

The Bill introduced by Ghair- man May, Democrat of Kentucky, of the House Military Committee. provides that the President m- exercise authority "whenever in his discretion, public interest ren- ders such course advisable.--Asso- ciated Press.

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making it virtually unnecessary

damaged George Bicknell,

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Clausen sald he found that the telligence officer Robert Shivers, F.B.L. head in Hawall, who said War Department had relayed that he did not learn until after shortly before the attack that the attack that the Navy on Dec. the Japanese were building small 2 had stopped tapping telephone submarines intended for use in wires of the Japanese in order attackling the fleet in Pearl Har to "avoid International complica-bour in the event of war.

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