THE-CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940.
"THE RIGHT TO KNOW"
Free Press An Important Part Of China;
Censorship Abolished Russo-Iran.
Hunan Famine
Chungking, Feb. 22.
Seriana Jamtar
threa
tening 499,000 persons in
Northern Hungu,
Already 181 persone
have
died of aforesation at Lingling,
Chinese authoritien planning to Push rice und flour to the famine
A
where it is presioned fighting laid wants tarpe grens per » renting enitiration.Azancint- ed Preas.
Fresh Bombay Riots
Modification Of Regulations
CHUNGKING, FER. 22.
THE MINISTER OF ÎNFORMATION, K. C. WU, SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO GIVE COMPLETE SUPPORT TO ANY PROGRAMME AFFECTING THE 1 XTEN. SION OF THE "PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW."
"I AM IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH MIR KENT COOPER'S VIRIC AND I BELIEVE I MAY SAY THE CHENESE GOVERNMENT FEELS THE SAME WAY ITU SAID, REFERRING TO THE LETTER #INCH #. FODRESSED BY KENT COOPER GENERAL MINAGER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, TO EDIFARD STETTINIUS, JR.. U.S. DE- LEGATE TO UN.O., WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN Continued from Page 11
THE CHINESE PRESS ON FEBRUARY 10. British Army reinforcements, including 'n heavy artiliery unit
Wu snid that fre press published "underground" edi- have now arrived in the Bebes should be an important part of tions outside Japanese Z011PH игер.
China and declared the Govern- for clandestine distribution in Bombay communique to-day ment has already recognised the coastal
Permits anid: "The vance headquarters
af refused to all newspapers which of the Southern Cunand necessity for the abolition been established its helmuarters censorship and the elimination were Japanese or puppet-finase-
news gatheringed or controlled, in the Bombay Aren. Gyueen of barriers to R. 31. Lockhart, General-Offeer and a free world ens hangs of de Commanding the Southern Comformation. manin assumesi supremo cam- mand of all Royal Indian Navy Army and Air Force in the Bom
Reuter TRECES
Lendon. Feb, 20. A Router's di paten from Bom
lay sad that a true was ed in tweet!
the wrikh Indian Nay men at th Bunstney's Castle Hanarka
ly before 570 nm. Dubay time,
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areas.
were
Wu said that a shortage of newsprint and other supplies On the question of Govern-forced an extension of restric meat propaganda, he said dos- tions and the priority system ernment officinis should contine permitting re-publicution, but their activities to giv ng factual that the situation was now less information within attemptente. Under the revised
-
to influence og shape iegulations, he explained that the registration of newspapera will - correspondents' writing.
Wa also said the Supreme Na-be a routing mater and any
Council and responsible organisation troms at tinat Defence
bert-adopte a mention of war dividual will be abl
• obtain tine regradations few newspapers registration permits regardless published in Chine wie w of political alfiliation
The Minister seid that kick "require only registration
at responsibilty or abander ni infel laws in China was | Your country," The Bes
problem which the Government dation wit, com a effective is considering. He said it must within a month, s
BATTLE LINE"
Feb, 22 Bel
Broome and telling sa men the Raval Ind an
hat the of front
In
newspapers with no mere {trictions than exist today
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Negotiations
NEGOTIA
LONDON, FEB. 21. TIK
COM- SUCCESSFUL PLETION WITHLIN A PEW DAYS OF THE CURRENT BUSSO-IRANIAN TIONS WAS FORESHADOWED BY DOCTOR YESTERDAY MOSFATA MESRAHZADEH. IRANIAN PUBLISHER AND PROFESSOR,
"We will all have good news" when
are con- the negotiations chuded he Predicted.
Mesbahzadeh raid he thoug
that the Russian troups
the new
M
1
would
America's Fifth Column
Washington, Feb. 29.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation yesterday dis- closed that the anushing of America's wartime fifth co- lumn uncovered huga atøren of weapons, explosives, thou sands of -short-tema acte, photo raphe of the Panama Canal defencen
and other vital installations.
The Bureau disclosed that followings the Pearl Harbour attack, it arrested over one thousand Japanese, neares of whom were activa fifth colum- nists.--Associated Press,
Can. Govt.
Considers
Statement
WAR'S EFFECT ON SOVIET POLICY
LONDON, IEB. 22.
MR. ANTHONY EDEN, ACTING LEADER OF THE OP
POSITION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, DE- CLARED DURING THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DE- BATE THAT HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE SCOURGE OF GERMAN INVASION WAS THE DO. MINANT MOTIVE IN SOVIET EOREIGN POLICY. This did not excuse sume i things ho was going to talk
about but be coupled it with the 415 STILL TRAPPED
memory that 80,000,000 Gør- mans nearly dealt # mortal thrust to 180,000,000 Russians. They were determined that it would not happen again.
np-
This alarm of the neur proach of the Geray Army to Moscow had resulted in the So- vlot determination to have, au they called it, friendly neigh- bourg.
Mr. Eden thought it Wast wrong and over simplifying facts to complain, as a member did yesterday, of American re- luctance to recognise the Gov- ernments set up in Rumania and Bulgaria.
:
which
awept
Unna, Feb.. 22. After roacuera had brought to the muurface 68 aurvivors of yesterday's explosion at Mono- wol, Grimberg coal mine near hern, miuo officials last night rail 415 men remained „trap- ned in the fro
wterground workings. Eleven
tha .ཀ།
trupped minera toere still alive it was known from contacts Tunde last night by renerera work- 1,100 metres anterground. Portern bodies had beam re-
coreerd —Reuter,
ININE DIE IN
EXPLOSION
he withdrawn from Iran by the agreed date of March 2, "because Marshal Stalin does what he supe And when be steens a treaty he keens his wor
word." "When foreign troops (British and Russion)
London, Feb. 22. have withdrawn," Mesbahandch, who is returning by The Canadian Cabinet was to- Russia no doubt regardled it fair to Iran after a ten-month day reported to be considering na legitimate to aes up those
visit to the United Stator, sald Inst night's Soviet statement governments in these particular. that "shere will be elections for that "unimportant accret data" countries and it was pardonable
parliamenta
and Iran will had been obtained by Russia that other countries should
Herford, Feb, 21. start on a vigorous programme through individuals in Canada. have their doubts.
The police and British sot- toward reat dameeracy and eed
econo-
The Canadian Authorities It was inevitable that they diers kept a growing crowd of mic and social improvement.
hesitate 10 recognise white-faced women way from The Persian Premier, is now in have so far remained silent and should
negotiating with taala may be awaiting the ulcome them.
the head of the Grimsberg coal- on the withdrawal of the Rus of the current juristical Investi- "I believe it myself," he said, pit netfr Karmen throughout "that the Soviet Union is sin-Thursday where seven German According to the Canadian cere when they say to us that miners and three British tech- press, officials in Ottawa are they want to cooperate withnicians were still trapped, some agreed that a situation of "ex-the other two great powers, the alive, from an explosion. treme «delicacy" has been great- ́United States and curselves, two The rescue shifts were com- led:
great partners in the great, con pelled to use breathing equip- To Washington, the Soviet fiet from which they have Justment and had to be relieved statement has come as a bomb-emerged. I think also that the
frequently. shell, say Reuters cables frpts Soviet Union a sincere in wish- The blank-faced miners who the United States.-Renter. ing that the U.N.O. should fune were rescued gathered in grim
tion, It would only
func-silent
refused groups. They tion if there was understanding to leave the workings awaiting between the Shawce great word of the outfertigt of the President Truman Yesterday powers."-Reuter.
sian Lenops and on th Russo-gations. Iranian relations in general--As- aociated Press.
SOVIETS HOLD PRESSMEN
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Peiping. Feb. 24. Reliable Chinee xources terday reported that eight Ameri- Australian corres- ean and one
been hold In- pondents. Lad communicate at Yumolo Hotel in two days by the Soviet authorities.
They entered the Manchurinn be tiderstood that a free pros
city only this week after months will not mean freede to prtal
of denials of plens libel and slander without rea amatai oflication of all newspapers ja ponsibility-Associated Press. gera booger kurma! Įthe zour formerly occupied by
iw the # nov Water whide-
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At the end of the war, he Site of me to Pied In-Government suspended the pah
in our line in Bombay bargleiche Japastes and then pertutt
Fort
Par
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A card republication sur Statement By
The first grof wont to mid- Prime Minister
་ antin etablished newspapers and the
second to
DAY OF BLOUINED
Bombay, Feb, Comph: throw a tal... shed, shot for shot, granes Balk fish Timmins on Thursday and af night at the
newspapers which
(Continued from Page 11
that conditions were now worse "Falwar" for alleged improper in Hemiay or Karachi and said treatment of seamen.-Asserint- Holika asall Boy! Jath the number of mutinous Inulined Press, Naval craft which the bindin-, sailors were "rather less then ous rating w
in 12,000."--Associated Press. complete entrod,
CASUALTIES FIGURES
The siege of the Calle Har racks continued al
one bias
who escaped from there estime ated that 200 were killed and 290 wounded,
with
HOPE FOR WISER COUNSELS
+
"I know the House will learni
Bombay, Feb. 22. with regret of these clients Casualty figures in Bombay in the Royal Indian Navy which from this morning, until 3.30 |did such magnificent service m. were nine killed and mers during the war and we all hope than 60 injured.
that wiser counsels will prevail.
U.S. SECRETS SAFE
Washington, Feb. 22.
expressed confidence that Ameri- car military secrets are safe and Secretary of State Janes Byrne. renewed similar assurances.
The to visit th
Senate Atomic Energy Committee went into session be- rerlon.
The shme NOD FLUA saitl the hixi locked doors with Byrnes, which Chairman McMahon. correspondents inken on
Connecticut, in a tour of 1 conducted Mukden and probably will
chun and
ar
-Associated Press.
now
bric of
"Investia" On Gen. Anders
authorities
rescue efforts.
Out of 198 minera, only 32 bad been lanught on! alive and 9. dead. Associated Preas, I
PLINTH TO BOSE
Singapure, Fol, 23, A crowd of about 200 Indians wooden litre today at on a
Moscow. Feb. 22, General Anders, of the Polki 1... statement said: "Byrnes told the Army, was yesterday charged by takon later on a tour of Chan Committee that the State Depart Investin's foreign commentator, plinth bearing the photograph Harbin before beinement has no information regard, "Observer," with "creating terror of Subhas Chandra Bose on the
the Participation opmitted to return in the lines ing
of nny before the eve of all in the dis-spot where the Indian National
where Army's American official in the Canadianį tricts of
stood northern Italy of the Chinese Government forces.
War Memorial Another roup
Investleation." of corresponi
the Polish army quartered." Committee ent has left Tientsin in the Jope
also henri
The writer charged that during the Japaness occupation. The crowd placed wreaths sceret testimony from James Me this is happening in districts of iuining the others at Mukien, ;
Inerney, Chief of the Eenionage where the American and rich and Congress Bags around the plinth on which was written: are in Section of the Department of occupation
Army War Memorial." Justice (criminal division) and charge."
The
police dispersed the Major-General
"Observer" Leslie Groves.
"Anders' added: director of the atomic bomb pro- bands are to be transferred into crowd and removed the plinth.
disputed districts where, without No arrests were made, The President old a news this, the Slavonie population s conference that security measures terrorized by Italian Fascists who in the United States were nde- are continuing their crines un quate to protect secret military punished."- Information. He added that those measures have been adequate in the past and ho thinks they still ure.-Associated Press.
STOP PRESS
CURFEW IN FORCE
Bombay, Feb. 22. Indian police. armed
By that time British troops Meanwhile, order must be re- the waterfront had opened fire twice.
A curfew from 9.00 p.m. to Inthis, drove
stored," Mr. Attlee declared. watchers back where earlier.
The Hindistan's casualties Mr. Richard Butler, Conser-16.00 a.m. will come into force shoreline sprelators had cheer during to-day's shouting invative, said that the Opposition to-night in the disturbed prens ed each officer and enlisted man | Karachi totalled 30 killed and shared the views the Trime of Bombay and will remain in who stepped ushure from the 64 injured, it was understoci Minister had expressed about force for 15 days.
A curfew area includes the launches which plixd from the this afternoon.
The magnificent service of the
European business quarter
never before
ships to the docles at the very "HINDUSTAN" ACTION Royal Indian Navy in war. To of the famed "gateway of Eye-witness accounts rf the "I hope Mr. Attlee will realise which has India," an arch erected more action which led to the surren-he will have the support of all subject to auch
Ago comder of the Hindustan said that of us on this side of the use Router. than thirty years memorating the visit of King British paratroops took up ain backing the authorities on George V and Queen Mary,
Three trams and three inses position about half a mile from the spot in restoring order and the wharf where she was lying, demanding the unconditional were halted and burned in the while a few other platoons were surrender of the mutineers," he streets. Gus lights were put val,
stationed in other strategie said. and in the confusion rioters smashed windows and losted points, covering the ship an
semi-circle.
been
measure. --
Halfa, Feb. 22. Armed Jews blew up the headquarters of the polico mobile force at Shefaamr, 12 miles east of Haifa laat night-Reuter. Lieutenant Callaghan, Labour, shops and restaurants.
With their artillery mounted, asked as one who had seen a Squadrons of planes, appar- the paratroops sent out an ulti-little of the Royal Indian Navy ently bombers, flow over Bam-
immediate investigation after bay harbour at a high altitude. matum to the ship to surrender whether there would be some surrender of The ricas-spread quickly by 10.30 am..
On the expiry-of-this ultinu. junednditional through the city during the
lum, accurate artillery fire was some of the complaints-mule, he suggested there A carly hours of the morning. riotous throng smashed the win-directed against the ship which for which
Mr. Attlee: "Of course there dows in the National City Bank was lying below the level of the was considerable justification. of New York and in a British dock In low tide.
The Indian ratings replied chain department store.
Machine-gun firing dispersed with heavy naval guns fired at the crowds for a time but they
The paratroops' artillery blew quickly gathered again.
up the Hindustan's gun em- Cruik- Robert Meanwhile, shank, port representative of pincement and fire broke out,
At 10.55
ratings a.m. the
random.
I
will be an investigation into the whole of these incidents, have made enquiries and I have found that none of these claima have been put forward before these incidents occurred."
Mr. W. Kanca, Labour, said
the United States War Shipping hoisted a white flag. The par- that he wanted to emphasise Administration, reported that
ant Callaghan that a lot of this a mob in the vicinity of the troops then closed in on the vea- what had been said by Lieuten- National City Bank threw flam-sel and took control of it.
The mutineers are still in trouble might have been avoil ing torches through its win control of Royal Indian Navy ed dows: The blazes were quench-ships in Bembay harbruc and He hoped that the fullest in. ed by firemen who, Cruikshank are in wireless communication vestigation would be made into sald, then dashed off to put out with each other and certain ea the grievances, real or imagin Arca elsewhere. The National tablishments ashore, it was of ary, as early as possible. City Bank employees are marficially stated. soned by the rioters, he added,
Reuter.
The strike of the Royal In- MANILA MASSACRE ECHO but said, the mob was quieten dan Navy has spread to Biznya- ing down in that area.
patam on the east coast of In-
Manila, Fob. 21.
The "Bombay "Free Press dis, where about six hundred The bodies of about 80 persons, Journal" criticises Vice- ratings wont off duty and par-including 80 Spanish priests, kill- Admiral Sir John Godfrey, nded through the streets, shouted by the Japanese early lant commander of the Royal Indian ing nationalist slogans.
year, being exhumed from the Navy, for letting the cauldron Tanks this afternoon joined rulas of the ancfont walled city boll OPEE,"
The nationally the armoured cars in patrolling in the heart of Manila, will be re "burlod at the San Augustin newspaper declared that the the predominantly Muslim area Church on February 24,
llors have endured much with about two miles north of the Chronne scaled the en infinito pationco. What, after European area in Bombay- trance of an improvised air ravi all, were the British officers that No reports have been receiv-helter. poured in, guaclino, and came out to boss over them?" ed so far of other tanks or Ignited it with grenades among
The Secretary of War, Mr. armoured care opening fire-creaming crowd of men, women,
and ohildren-Associated Press. Philip Mason, to-day danlod Reuter.
י,
Dortmund, Feb. 22. Four hundred and 2 fifty people are still trapped in tho Monopol Grimberg coal mine nenz Unna. At least eleven of them are still alive. Rea cuers during the night were still working 30,000 foot underground, Earlier. rcg- cuers had brought to the sur- face 58 of the survivors of yesterday's. explosion. Router.
Jerusalem, Feb. 22. Throa Jewish terrorista were killed in a midnight at¬ tack on the Palestine police mobile force camp at Sarona near Telaviv,
Police muerda saw the 'tor- roriste near- the fence on the north side of the camn and fimmediately went into action with small arma fire and hand gronadea.
The ferronists ronilated by camp throwing bombs into the cornmound.
Lator, the police found the bodies of tem dead Jews in- vide oam. Both had Sten:
Whe guns and one carried a pack al oxnlchives.
At Shefname, east of italfa.. the superintervient of the camp
was alightly Injured when explosives p'aced at the base of the building went off. At another camio, terrorlata placed explosives. In polica car bark and damaged an, oll store, and four lorries, pead The police opened fire bat thewatlaczérk Reuter,
The article asserted that peace and security will dictate the quidation of the situation.-Asso- ciated Press.
FIVE JAPS RESCUED BY U.S. SHIP
SEATTLE, FEB. 22.
FIVE JAPANESE SAILORS WHO DRIFTED FOR 36 DAYS IN THE OPEN PACIFIC IN A DERBLICT SHIP ARRIVED HERE TO DAY ABOARD THE "FAIRMONT"" A VICTORY AMERICAN TROOP. SHIP WHICH RESCUED THEM ON THE WAY HOME FROM YOKOHAMA WITH WAR VETE- RANS..
Press Views On India
During the past few weeks many Indian shops and houses have displayed green. yellow and white Congress fings
The Indian National Army's War Memorial was blown up soon after the reoccupation of Singapore.-Reuter.
Allahabad, Feb. 21... Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru sald in an interview yesterday that the Brills Commission coming to In- dia might help fill in the detalla of Indian self-Government but that the first requirement was re- cognition and proclamation of
10% din's right to full independence.
Associated Press.
RADIO
SATURDAY, FEB. 28rd, 1046
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The Japanese were sighted ZAW HONGKONG broadcasting on about 1,000 miles off Japan frequency of 640 Klocyoles and frem abandoned in their 60-foot 19.80 to 1.80 p... 6.80 to 1.30 p.m. eonatal freighter, and rewed tund 9.00 to 11.00-p.m. also on 9.54
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B.K.T.
The master Sasaki Seizo, toll the rescuers that is small ship LONDON, FEB. 23. was swept to the son by a sud- NEWSPAPERS IN BRI den storm which struck Hako- TAIN'S CAPITAL PROMIN. date harbour and blinded one ENTLY DISPLAYED YES man when he attempted to start the engine and it exploded. Ho TERDAY ALONGSIDE RE said water and fat ran out on PORTS OF THE BLOODY the first 21 days and after that DISORDERS IN BOMBAY, Bald there was only rainwater COMMENTS ON THE CA-land no food. BINET MISSION BEING SENT TO INDIA.
The master said: "Our famil- les must know that we are dead A special writer of the "Daily in the sea." Seizo is the father Telegraph" stressed that the of three children, whiila Sasaki. current disordera, the election Sutataru. another sallor la tha turmoil and the allow of fathor of five. The others are fumine for India, make the at all bachelors, ** mosphore loss favourable for The sailors volunteered for
volunteered calm consideration of constitu-work and the ship's officer said tional problema,
they helped in the ship's laun The "Nowe Chronie nid dry-Associated Pres that "probably there is no pre cedent In history for the dea
patch abroad of thres Cabinet self-government is within their Ministers at one time to negoti-grasp,
ato a single specific question. It The "Daily Mall criticised is only because Britain rogurds the composition of the Mission, the question of a settlement, of The Daily Herald' said the paramount Importance for world peace and order tha this w usual step is being taken, If the Indians will copperat now,
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