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Goering Denies That He Was Disloyal

NUERNBERG, Mar. 19. HERMANN COERING DEFIANTLY TOLD THE INTERNA- HE WAS TIONAL TRIBUNAL YESTERDAY THAT NEVER DISLOYAL TO HITLER AND IF THE FUE- HRER HAD BEEN KILLED HE WOULD HAVE TAK- GERMANY AND FOUGHT THE EN CONTROL IN WAR TO THE BITTER. END.

ASSERTIONS CAME DURING CROSS-EXAMINA- TION BY CHIEF AMERICAN PROSECUTOR ROBERT WOULD WHETHER HE JACKSON, WHO ASKED

THE WAR AFTER

HIS

HAVE SOUGHT TO PROLONG REALIZING IT WAS LOST.

Purchases Of Cotton

ת

a

a message.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20,

1946.

AT-BOMB LEAKAGE Canadian Programme Of

:

Canada Base For Espionage

"No Reason To Blame Stalin"

OTTAWA, MARCH 19. DOCUMENTS SEIZED IN CONNECTION WITH SOVIET ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS IN CANADA DISCLOS- ED THAT THIS COUNTRY HAD BEEN "USED AS A BASE TO SECURE INFORMATION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND

PALACE VISITORS

Tokyo, Mar 10,

The firm white women to be received in audience by the Emperor of Japan will visit him on March 27, when the entire United States Educa- tion Mission to Japan will cull at the Palace-Reuter,

Food Production

Ottawa, March 19.

A nino point programme-was laid before the Canadian peo-

+

plo by the Government to-day, in an effort to- step-

up the country's shipments of food to ncedier areas. of the world.

The new programme is directed, in general, at

increased

efficiency in food handling rather than in increased production.

Increases in whent acreage,' though urged strongly in some.

quarters as a means of aiding | the hardest pressed regions of

MacArthur To

the world, was not recommend Review Homma

THE UNITED KINGDOM," PRIME MINISTER Winant To Retired, contrary to general belief.

MACKENZIE KING TOLD PARLIAMENT TO-DAY. DESPITE THE GRAVITY WITH WHICH THE MOSCOW DIRECTED ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES ARE VIEWED MR. KING MADE A STRONG STAND FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT, SAYING THAT HE WAS SURE "STALIN WOULD NOT COUNTEN- ANCE ACTION OF THIS KIND."

Washington March 19.

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programmio for:

Trial

ex-

1, Reduction of 50 per cent over the 1945 figures in the

Tokyo, March 19, John Winant to-day said that amount of wheat for distilling;

in General MacArthur retire Roon

2, Reduction of 19

per cent pected to complete soon his re- American Ambassador to Great over 1948 figures in the amount view on the case of Lieutenant-

hopes to

Ife said that after a of wheat released for domestic General Masanaru Hemma who Britain. conference with President Tru- milling;

has been sentenced to die by a man, he

will be returning to 8, A campaign to encourage He said that he had even con- tion." Many members appluaded London on or about April 1 for saving by consumers in the use

[a brief period,

of wheat and wheat products. He is also the American re-while at the same time. en aldered going to see Generalis- the statement. simo Josef Stalin himself.

couraging home gardening; presentative on the United Na- tions' Social and Economic Com- mission.-Associated Press.

here

firing squad and has called for

a copy of dissenting opinions to the Supreme Court decision not to interveno, his Headquarters unid.

to the world but with Japanese restraint, macs no plen for

mercy.

Jackacci referred to Hitler's shortly political will, written before the Fucheer's apparent suicide, which accused Goering of disloyalty, secret overtures Reich's enemies and with the attempting to

the betray London, Mar. 19.

Fuchrer lo, that rind to ne- Britain will continue in peace- gotiate with foreign power. time its warbork system to cen Goering declared emphatical- traliza raw cotton buying by a

Sir y: "This document was an un- commission, government

mistake. it grieves tafford Cripps, President of the ortunate Board of Trade, nunced yester. me that the Fucher could think

} Mr. King also said "We must his last hours that I could day in the House of Commons.

In his first detailed announce not be too ready to judge until

The dissenters were Justices Continuation of the commission be disloyal to him."

4, Farmers are urged to plan hying means permanent closure Goering asserted that Hitler ment of the case, Mr. King auid we know all the circumstances."

the i

A cipher clerk in the Russian

their production and to obtain Morphy and Rutledge. of the huge Liverpool futures got the idea of his attempting that he had advineri bolh

finished the

Homma's wife recently made a the maximum yield of food- market through which Britain's secret uverturea with the Ailies United States and Britain soon embassy

cotton, privately Supplies

intelligence stuffs for the next four years; personal visit to MacArthur to State Department in trans- after he became aware of the documents that disclosed that through a "mistak

tell him she felt the death of her 5. Reduction fought, Bowed before the war.

He espionage retwerk in last Sep- Russian agenta were creating n mission" of

in wheat pre-husband would be a great loan way by the operations under Sir Stafford aid the govern

tember.

fifth column ir Canada that

House Military Committee. ducts inventories; ment will establish a "permanent gave no furler Information con-

He disclosed onc reason for "extended very far."

Re- Representative Mundi,

Wheat Priorities vitun purchasing commission cerning the message.

Mr. King said that he him- He said that he first consider-delaying public announcement of j wking in close contact with the

"we have

G, Modification of the

General MicArthur has given spinning industry.

ed the war hopeless in January the case until Feb. 15 was to self made trips to Washington publican of South Dakota, told · "Centralized purchase JH the 1945 after the break through of avold disrupting relations be- and London to notify buth Pre- newspapermen that best method by which is coun the Allies and the famous Ar-tween Russia and the Western sident Truman and Prime Minis- nunde ne forma) report and pro-

powers during the foreign ter Attlee of the developments, bably won't for some time, but shipping regulations to permit no indication as to the trend of what we have found as far indi- smaller amounts to be delivered, his decision.--Associated Press, try ran secure its requirements

ministers meeting in Moscow in-Associated Press. of raw votion," Sir Stafford said, dennes offensive

cates there are more than ru. thus reducing stocks of wheat U.S. "Witch-Hunt"

mours to the reports of many and flour which have been stand- December and the United Na

persons of questionable back ing in storage; tions meetings in Laudon,

Washington, March 19,, No Hasty Judgment

The House Committee on Un- ground, employed in the State

ments of wheat to rush it to The former Reich Marabai

He also discicaed for the first American Activities announced Department."

He declined to say whether ports; will relinquish the witness stand time that the espionage system to-day that for the last two!

shipments 8. Increased any connection be- Temporarily this morning

had been in existence three or months the Committee has bee, there was Birger Dahlerus, Swedish en-

four years before the atomic quietly investigating reports of tween the inquiry and the cur. number four low grade wheatTM gineer, who is to tell of his un-

{"persons of bomb,

tion; and, Un-American ten- rent investigation reports that and oats, for foreign consump- were seeking to

to Inducements successful efforts to act as peace.

9, Landats, Mar. 19.

He mentioned that some per-dencies, who are holding high foreign spies

wheat ket immediately Pending legishathen, Mr. J. emissary between Goering and

song felt Lhat Canada should positions In the State Depart obtain the atomic bomb secrets, in August

but he said the Committee was Rank,

coming the British

stored away by farmers. пр Arthur

with por- British film. has Permission to call Dahlerus to-sever relations with Russia and ment."

Apparently replying to the magnate of

The Committee said that the concerned primarily

the son who "ere pro-Communis-

demand for increased wheat. at given an undertaking not to add day was granted when the tri-, said: "I hope there will be no to the number of British studies bunal was

view of this kind expressed by inquiry does not overlap informed that he

Associated Press,

reage, Prime Minister Macken- contralled by his arganiation,

to Stockholm by any one in a responsible posi- current investigations into the tic."

zio King said that acreage is Major A. C. Tisdelle Jr. said now 40 per cent above the Au- that his testimony was largely tumn of 1943 by comparison responsible for the death penalties with figures at that time,--As- sociated Press..

and added he belived auch buying "will be the best interest of

Hitler's Death

He denied absolutely that he both th nation { Lue eston ever sald that he set fire to the indu rclat Prees.

44

Rank Empire"

Not To Grow

and

Reichlag.

known as the "Rank Empire," must return the Board of Trade President, Sir Thursday. Stafford Gripps. diseinsed in the

10

1939.

Asked by Jackson to name any House of Commons this afternoon. fellow defendants who did not

newy nct In the

to

Sir Stafford stated that legisla- cooperate in tempting tion controlling the exhibition of realise Nazi nims, Gering aid. films in Britain was due to ex "None of them was in opposi- pire next year and a

tion or obstructed the Fuehrer would then be needed. meantime, the three major theatre in any way," but he added that circuits in Britain had pledged "differences in periods of time themselves to avoid unauthorised must be considered."

The one time chief of air expansion.

To avoid any stranglehold of forces of Germany said that he exhibitors on film production, the believed Hitler undoubtedly was Minister declared he would seek dead. He said he had been in assurances from the three large formed by trustworthy friends circuits that they would allot o portion of their screen time to that Goebbels was dead and was the products of independent Bri- absolutely certain that Heydrich of Berman's tish studios, in addition to the was time they are already bound by death, Goering said "I am not law to allocate to British films. so positive." Borman's influence "The selection of Aims for this on Hitler in 1942 was "devust purpose will rest in the hands of ingly strong," he added. an Independent board to be ap- pointed by myself," Sir Stafford

declared. He added that though

dead but

Oil Threat

Admiral Erich Kaeder's coun-

he had not yet settled who should ael drew from Goering that in

ORTS ESECTION

Local Donation

To Bolton Fund

of

the

At a meeting of the League Management Committee Hong Kong Rehabilitation Foot-; ball League held last night under the chairmanship of Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, it was unanimously de- cided that the sum of £50 be nont immediately to the fund for the dependants of those who died In the recent Bolton Grandstand catastrophe.

The draw for the semi-finals of the Shield competition resulted in No. 1 Commandos meeting 44 R.M. Commandos and Eastern playing Navy "B".

The dates for the charity games

Luck

For the second time in four months Harry Brukarz, of Sydney, has won first prize of $5,000 in the Now South Walee State Lottery.

Brukars, who in nine years has won twelve lottery prizes which have netted him £26,- 700, told reportora:-"I collect unlucky opals. That's how I got all my luck,"

Haegg's Records To Stand

Stockholm, Mar, 19," Swedish writers catimate that in ald of the Commander-in- Chief's Relief Fund and Chinese Famine Relief Fund were dersson received in New York the the money that Haegg and An-

sub-committee

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No Aussies At Wimbledon

Ab

}

war

1, Priorities of world ship- P.O.WS. NEEDED

Pearl Harbour Jap. In Gaol

of

now

I

TO CONVICT JAPS.

Chicago, March 19. An army major, back from WILT mar- testifying at the Japanese

crimes trials, asserted that unless more former prisoners return and "many testify it will result in

should be war criminals who severely punished getting off with light sentences."

in

in two Instances, including Gene- ral Homma's. He returned to the United States three days after and testifying in both Manila Yokohama.

He asserted, that members of prosecution staffs in trials of Japanese charged with prison camp brutalities told him that they were relying entirely on de-. positions and. that they were prov- ing unsatisfactory.

Tisdelle said "I think the rea- son that they are not calling for- mer war prisoners back to testify in war crimes trials le that Gene

Melbourne, Mar. 10. The decision not to 'send Australian team to compete at Wimbledon was to-day confirmed

Tokyo, March 19, by the Australian Lawn Tennis

Fleet Arimiral Osami Na- Association Council, who also dis-

gave the approved of any players making gonu, the man who private

arrangements to visit final order for the Pearl Har-

bour attack, was confined England.

South Australia had suggested Sugamo prison early to-day us that the question of sending an a war criminal suspect.

The Japanese said that the make these former prisoners re- live their suffering. Transporta- official team should be re-consider- ed. The Council also had re-order for his arrest was issued tion dimculties may be another South Wales, on Saturday and that Japanese reason. General MacArthur is re- quest from New

to Shikoku luctant to order these former pri- who wanted sanction for a pro-'officials Journeyed

stars Island posed trip by the tennis

or him. Nagono, who soners back, but I feel that he would be willing to accept their Dinny Pails and John Bromwich,

offers." Associated which the local associations were often said that he expected ar- prepared to eponser.

rai MacArthur does not want to

rest, had gone to vislu his fami- voluntary - i

Press.

from outside the movie industry Rumanian ami Russian oil, he consisting of Commander Robert came to about $18,500. Secretary of the Council, said: "The Council hension.

son-Aikman,

ait on the Board, it seemed clear 1940, when he was greatly con- that the circuits, as well as people corned over a possible threat 10 agreed to and

should be represented.

Under a Inw passed in 1938 considered the establishment of exhibitors must allocate 15 per a secret radio station in the cent of screen time to domestical general flight declion of Syria, ly produced films. This will rise the Caticasus, Turkey and Daku. to 17-1/2 per cent on Oct. 1 this This would be for the purpose of year and to 20 per cent in 1947. keeping watch on my impending

movements, he sald,

Reuter.

ote.

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Sir Norman Brookes, Chairmany home while awaiting appre- team to Nagono, who is 66 and naval would like to send Wimbledon and to Forest Hills. chief at the time of Pearl Har- that the men lely to defend the nometime ago that he would The first duty, however, is to seo bour, told the Associated Press

tunity to reach their best physical attack. He said that he perasa Davis Cup be given overy oppor-take full responsibility for the and mental condition."-Reuter.

RÁDIO

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th, 1940.

CLABSICAL BEQUEST HOUR. ally had broken the naval dead-

ZBW HONGKONG broadcasting o over whether to hit.the frequency of 540 Rilocycles and from lock Netherlands East Indies or 19.80 to 1,80 p.m., 6,80 to 1,80 2.m

had and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.82 Pearl Harbour first and

Mogucycles. for his HK.T. Paris, Mar. 19, given the Anal order Hargal, the French horse enter flest to strike.

GRAND NATIONAL

R.S.ML. Spenser, and treasurer Dan Ferris, who C.P.O. Rogers and Mr. C. Ying handled Haeyg'a United States was formed to select the teams. tours, said that Haegg received At the conclusion of the meet- only $1 daily for incidentals ex- ing Mr. Hollands said that mem- penses with A.A.U. paying all bera hnd undoubtedly heard the tragedy recently at the foot.

of his meals, hotels, transportation

ball game at Bolton and of the

The board chairmann said that "If oil supplies were cut off, fund that was being raised for the Luftwaffe could have been the dependants of these killed. He Hagg's records would remain that the committee on the books. The Board state- heavily damaged," Goering said. felt sure "This caused me to be extra-would like to be associated with ment that it found some penal-

extending their sympathy to the ties against amateur regulations ed for the Grand National, will He went to prison directly 1.8 Music from the Films ordinarily alert regarding the dependant of those killed oil situation in the Caucasus." proposed that the sum of £60 ba "too stern" and desired to not run at Aintree, it was stated from the train on which he was A treaty between Britain and

He paid particular attentica, sent to the organisers of the Fund. obtain possibilities of restoring by his traluer to-day. Trans-Jordan, giving the latter he said, to French and British The proposal, which, was fully amateur standings country Independence, is expected to be signed in London in a fow-quadrons in the Syrian urea of supported from the chair, was tuin conditions at the Autumn

meeting in Oslo

of the Inter- which is days, it was officially learned here the Middle East which at that carried unanibusly.

Mr. Hollands Leaving · national Association time was not a theatre of war. yesterday.

Colonel R. Broadhurst, aide-de- Associated Press, camp to Emir Abdullah, said that

Trans-Jordan Treaty

London. Mar. 19.

negotiations were still proceeding

Trans-

and the Emir and the Jordan Prime Minister Ibrahim

Argentine On

Pasha had not yet concluded their Her Own

+discussions with the British Government. -An announcement

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and

under. cer-

It was also revealed that this hinted to be the probablo step was the last meating this season to reinstate Haegg and Anfora

is son before the London Olympics. at which Mr. Hollands, who leaving for home shortly, would in 1948.-Associated Press. be attending.

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"I the

Grand National had brought from Shikoku.-A80 taken place

one month later, ciated Press..

Kargol Kargal would have run should have been shipped to Eng land to-morrow but after yester- day's failure the fall at the frat fence, in the Prix Mural) he will stay in France and continge in training. Kargal sprained his right. front-leg two weeks ago and his running in yesterday's Prix Murat was a try-out."--Reuter.

Otago Lose By

Wickets

8.

Dunedin, Mared 19.

19.80 p.m. Dally Programma Bum.

mary.

1,00 p.m.--News & Announcements. 1.10 p.m.-Bea Bbanties and Chorus 1.80 p. Alfredo Campoil and His

Orchestra.

$1.00 p.m.-Oluse Downl

6.80 p.m.-Light Opers Selection. 9.00 p.m.-London" Balay--NAT 7.10 p.m. Baronade to the Blim"

--EBA. 7,30 p.m.-De Groot & His Orobentes. MaDonald Jeannotie and

(Coprano).

030.

8.00 p.m.sical Request Four'. 9.00London Balar---News **Slim Chance

The Australian touring side beat the 9.06 Grand Variely Pro- On behalf of the committes and

Otago Eleven by' eight wickets,bera toʻj footballers in the Colony, Mr.

-day in spite of the fine Innings by the 9,45 p.m.-Charlie Barret and His. Stockholm, Mar. 19. Washington, March 19. Wong Ka-tsun thanked Mr. Hol

Orchestra. New Zealand; Loot captain, W.A. Kadian, Aalim chance that Gunder

10 on p.m.-Plano Belections, might be expected before the The spokesman for the odembin lands for all he had done for the! week-end, however, ho added. ed food control board, said that rame and for the assistance he Haegg and Arne Anderson may man, Chairman of the Swedish who made 108.

The New Zealanders, get for "wight 10.15 p.m.-The andrews Slaters and

the Ink Upsta wickets overnight, were all out for 847, Informed quarters believe that Argentina has declined to join in had given him and the committee, be reinstated as amateurs in time Athletic Association Board, told the Treaty will not go beyond the programme aimed at the ro- Ha felt sure that the members for the 1948 Olymple Games ap- the Associated Press,

11,00 -Close Down..

Programmes dofining the new wovereign status ordination of food shipments to would join him in wishing My peared yesterday as the Swedish "The names of Haegg and An- leaving the tourists to sit 15 runs for a 10.30 p.m.-use for Danele of Trans-Jordan and her future Europe.

Hollande, a very pleasant holiday. Athletic Association began pre dorson will not be mentioned in vietaz milltary and economia relations He said that Argentina hus' in-l daya!

paring to fight for, at revision of this connection of eguras, because they wou me with Britain, though the Emir in dicated that she prefers to work In returning thanks Mr. Bol the international amateur regulait le a question of principles and we wickets, both taken by the median not of individuals. If the prime abhanda: MaDougall at the oss of believed to have outlined to the put her own shipping scheduled lands thanked the chairman British Ministers Dând, buicials = The board had suggested that^ail] the "plan for close economic, social nations having wheat c rios for the. Kaki

and cultural, relations with "Iraq" avaliable for needy, Krena

whlob way. In the opinion of some work Out CO-OP BUT NO

· political observara, – Ioni to an schedule

eventual union, o

question

for the low

zed professional may later had the bad luck indo no me ha

1969 amateur standing under Pentury (He Min 15 Jones and 3 abs

will; be wisel the wicket for the und