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Chiang Calls For A Peaceful Struggle

Fighting. In Luzon

Cabanutuan, Luzon, May 6.

Hundreda of refugees con.

tinuo to pour Into this pro- vincial capital from outlying barrios, following clashes be- tween military police and Huk- balahap guerrillas in half a dozen places in Nueva Ecija Province.

The Military Police Comman- der reports that fighting is he- coming on a larger scale, adding "plenty of trouble can be ex- pected in the near future, but We are ready for it."

Excitement is running high in this city of 47,000 inhabit anto as M. P.s riding armoured jeeps took back-country roads to check re- parts of large concentrations of Huks at various barrina near hero,

cars,

trucks and

NANKING, MAY 6

THE CHINA-MAIL; TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1940.

THIS CITY, CRADLE OF EARLY CHINESE CULTURE,

RETURNED ONCE MORE TO HER PEACE-TIME ROLE: AS THE CAPITAL OF CHINA IN CEREMONIES WHICH WERE MARKED BY THE DRAMÁTIC PLEA OF GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO "CON- SOLIDATE VICTORY IN WAR-TORN MANCHURIA AS WELL AS IN THE REST OF THE NATION.".

EXIT "THE FROG"]

Singapura, May 6, Lieutenant Takasaki, nick- named

"Fron." and

a Korean

Kanca"The Undertak

known to thousands of Allied prisoners who built the Siam to Burma "death railway” were sentenced to be hanged by the Allied War Grimes Tribunal hora today::Reuter.

STANDING AT THE TOMB OF THE FOUNDER OF THE TOJO PLEADS

CHINESE REPUBLIC, DR. SUN YAT-SEN, GENERALIS-

SIMO CHIANG CALLED ON THE NATION TO RALLY NOT GUILTY

IN A "PEACEFUL STRUGGLE" TO PRESERVE THE GAINS ACHIEVED IN SEVEN YEARS OF WAR WITH THE JAPANESE.

all

The Far East Tribunal will meet earlier, however, conven- ing next Monday (May 13) to permit the defence to renew their emphatic challenge that the court has no jurisdiction In these cases.

Ex-Burma Premier Gives CASES OF

Warning To Britain

Rangoon, May 6.

U Saw, former Premier of Burma today warned Beltain that If tho failed to give freedom to Burma, the people would be fully justified in looking out for foreign help. Saw, who was addressing the All-Burma Mycholt Party lea- ders conference said: "Britain promised us freedom. I hope she will keep her promise by giving us freedom without delay. In that case I openly advocate more cordial relations between Britain and Burma,**

U Saw was interned by the f British authorities soon after | 68; Pearl Harbour while returning

released in

from a goodwill mission to Eng- land. Не нав January this year.

Declaring that Japan became

because I

"Operation Muskox"

of

JEWELS

by

Vancouver, May 6.

The 24 teakwood cases owned the Shanghai millionaire. French banker, Henri Bar, who atcamer disappeared from the

Samwater several weeks ago, have been oponed by the police and found to contain the orlen- tal art, dowellery and treasure which Bar claimed they held.

The police said the cases con- tained all the articles described by Bar in the catalogue which he prepared before leaving Shanghal...

Bar disappeared from the vessel en route from Shanghai to Vancouver.

A large sum of American cur- rency was also, found in an old bat-Associated Press,

THE KAY LEE FIRM OR LEE HON FU BANKRUPTCY NO. 3.OF

1941

Tokyo, May 6. War-timo Premier Hideki He said that he was

not as a special aven and which was

now the battlegrevad between Tojo and 26 other Japanete directing the appeal particular-

democratic powera did not take Canada'■ "Operation Musk- ly to Manchurin-now the Na-the Garnment and the Comwar criminal suspects entored the leader of Asia because the Edmonton, Alborta, May 6.

battle- munist but included it in the staccato pleas of not guilty to action against her aggressive ox" 3,100 milo test Conimunlpt tionallet

re- challenge to all China.

Chlagborted the people charges that they unleashed policy when it was revealed in men and machines across tho ground-but including the challenge to gion, in #

the war of aggression and 1932 when she invaded Man trackloss, snowbound North- to practice the eight virtues In China,

in the Pacific and churia, he said: "Although I He urged the people to ad- the Chinese New Life Move murder vance toward the promising fu- ment. Ile enumerated-pollte were committed to trial on was against Japan's aggressive Wost-will and hors today. policy, I considered Burma Ite weary participants will ture by practicing virtues of ness, conservation, unselfishness, June 3 dospite the protests of could not afford to go against bring some answers, to tho Creditora who registered honestly problems that military forces claims against the above Estate conservation, unselfishness, dis- humility, neatness, discipline, their counsel that the Interval Japan cipline, and thriftiness, which thrift and frankness. I re-

thought Japan. would be able to face in the Artic region. in 1941 are requested to send in will guide me as well as you." enlled that this was the 25th is too short.

help Burma to get her freedom.

Leaving on February 15 from ja Note of their present Speaking on the 26th. anni-anniversary of Dr. Sun's leader-

If China had been in Japan's. versary of the Canton Revolu- ship of the Canton Provisional

the No Distribution is likely to be Firing during minor clashes tionary Government, Generalia- Government and reviewed the

position in these days.my at Churchill, Manitoba, in a cara- addresses to the Undersigned. party will travel the last 107 mada for some considerable in these barrius prompted rum- simo Chiang recalled the Ja- Intervening years including the

titude towards her would have van of 10 snowmobiles, been the same."

miles from Grand Prairie, Al-time and it is estimated the -ours that this city might be at-panese rape of Nanking and the Japanese sack of this city.

Chinng said: "The return of

The conference decided the berta, by train. Mukden attack on

The snow- Dividend will not exceed Seven showed Mycheit Party would call on mobiles

the tacked, but the M. P. Comman-Japanese

effects | per cent. der Bald the situation is under which lit the fires of World War the Government here is the re-

and gravel of control a that his eight mili-2nd in Manchuria 15 years ago. result of a defensive war, of Tofo's attorney, Ichiro Ki- its members to resign from the from the dust

JOHN FLEMING, C.A. the national policy of fighting a yose, lost no time today in at Governor's executive rouncil Alaska, forcing the decision to Many In Tears

Trustee. tary police companies are euf-

Tribunal. He and the legislative council if the complete the journey by train to ficient to cope with any attack.! A crowd of several thousand war of perseverance and of the tacking

by alleging that its representations which U Saw save the vehicles from perman-c/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews

Sir William The military police outpost at people were present when the the people's sacrifices. In the started

had made to the British Govern- ent damage.

7, Queen's Road Central, Madame same spirit we must explore the Chief Justice, Lubao reported that eight per-Generalissimo

ment for the restoration of pre- The primary purpose of sons were killed in Arayat when Chiang appeared at the Mauso possibilities of national recon- Webb of Australia, has been no

biased by his Investigations of war ministerial powers to en- "Operation .Muskox" was to ob- an unidentified person threw a leum and slowly climbed nearly struction."

Later Chinng addressed a Japanese atrocities in Newable the party to co-operate intain data on the performanses of hand grenade into the throng 300 steps to the Tomb Hall. during a religious ceremony on Chinng bowed reverently three crowd of 20,000 before the Na- Guinea that he cannot sit with the Thursday before Easter. limes before the tomb of Dr. tional Assembly building again cut prejudice,

then a 101- referring to the war years and Three of the victims were mill-Sun Yat-sen and tury policemen. -Associated gun salute boomed acrona the declaring "While the people valley and the crowd broke into suffered what human beings Many could hardly endure the nation National Anthem.

must gird itself to prevent auch onlookers wept openly.

in- The Generalissimo rend the future slaughterera and proclamation on the capital's Au"Associated Press. return to Nanking, placed flow- era at the statue's base and then addressed the crowd. After the ceremony. Generalissimo

Preas.

GEN, CHOU IN HANKOW

the

and

and

Jap. Premier

Madame Chiang rode to the Na- Candidate

Nanking, May 6. General Chou En-lai, Communist leader No. 2, and General Hau Yung-chang, government repre- sentative, flew to Hankow yester tional Assembly Building where day to try to settle locally with

20,000 people heard him again the aid of the American truce re- presentative the fighting in Cen- recall the terrible war daya.

He declared that the people trai China.

no human It has been considered that the had suffered what fighting on the Ilunan-Hopch bor- being could hardly endure and der between 300,000 Government that the nation must glri itself troops and 60,000 Communist to prevent such future slaugh- troops is separate from the Manters and insults. Sunny skies churia struggle. Associated and the city bedecked with ban- ners, flags and bunting, com- bined to give the city a festive atmosphere. ***

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LORD FRASER

Eight Virtuos

Tokyo, May 6, Chiang read the formal pro Admiral Lord Fraser, Com-clamation moving the nation's mander of the British Pacific capital to Nanking and then Fleet, lunched today with the gravely demanded that the nu Supreme Allied Commander, tion rally in a peaceful struggle General Douglas MacArthur. and preserve the nation's gains In the evening, he was a guest achieved in nearly eight years at a British Embassy dinner of war with Japan. He said he party. Associated Press. would not single out Manchuria

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Tokyo, May 6. Directors of the Liberal Par- ty met today in executive ses-

the

With Chief Justice Sir Wil- liam Webb absent, the balance of the Tribunal members met and decided that no objection to any member can be sustained because the Court charge pro-

vides that members shall be the choice of General Douglas Mac- Arthur, Supreme Allied Com- mander. Kiyase had stated that he intended ot object to each Justice, but the Tribunal members ruling prevented his pursuing the point.

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The first defendant to plead today was Sadao Araki, former General and Minister of War who began a lengthy statement which was clipped off short by Sir William Araki then pleaded are at-ot guilty.

sion to determine if it would co-operate in the forming of a new Government with the So cial Democrats who tempting to line-up a new conli- tion cabinet.

Tatsu Katayama, 69-year-old Christian and Socialist Party 1, is believed to be Secret-General,

for the the leading candidate promiership if the Socialist suc- ceed in forming the new Gov

ernment.

Olive-skinned Tolo, in a drab uniform, just denied his quilt, and then sat down.-Associated Press.

British Liaison

Tokyo, May 6. The British War Crimes Liaison Section has now joined the Allied Headquarters Legal

cute cases against Japanese Section to prepare and prose- war crimes suspects.

As many victims were of Al-

Yukio Azaki, 87-year-old poli- tical veteran, is reported to be also considered for the pre- miership, but he declared that he would not accept such an of fer if it is made, saying "I don't led countries other than Ameri- Austro- know how to solve the Japanca, these countries have been

asked to participate. problems." - Associated

lian and Canadian represents- tives have been assigned to SCAP and members of the Chi- neue delegation are reported to be en route.-Associated Press. Emp: Hirohito

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"PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE"

Tokyo, May 6,

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and arrived 20 conference authorised Saw to and Aungean, the President of minutes before schedule,

Vice-Marshal Bonnett has down the Anti-Fascist League and to

Venezuela form a strong front with any through Argentina. Chile, Peru, other political organisation opened preliminary talks for ex- and Trinidad, and has En appropriate basis.

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On landing today, he was opti- mistic about the negotiations and said he had been given excellent he was received by the Presiden receptions everywhere. In Lima of

The conference also urged the formation of Young Men's and Young Women's Leagues throughout

Saw was elected leader and achievement of independence. president of the party-Reuter.

Burma for the

Warlike Drill In Burma

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Rangoon, May 6, Physical training units Emperor Hirohito will not be subpoenaed as a witness in the drilling with dummy rifles trial of General Hidek! Toin and Bron guns in a number of end the 27 other Japanesa war districts while in the Insein this minia, district similar drilling is tok-

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Addis Ababa, May 6. The lives of thousands of Ethio- pian patriots, slaughtered by the Italians in the market place could have been saved if Ethiopia (Parele) 66 5.00 p.m. had given up the fight and sub- loadere, who (Ord.)

niitted to Italy Hallo Selassie. pleaded not guilty. the Emperor of Ethiopia, said to- day in a statensent on the ecca alon of the tenth anniversary of the Italian accupation of the capi- Abandoned by the League of Nations and by the world, it would haya been expedient for Ethiopia to have resigned the struggle in the face of the massacres of Gra- Arraigned as common eri-lof law and order, the statement ziani (Marshall Rudolph Graziani, minals, Tojo and his co-defen-warns that the Government will former commander of the Rascist dants were today allowed four take firm stops to see that peace- armed forces).

These patriots, the Emperor weeks in which to prepare their ful conditions are established in sald, had paved the way for the defence against a 55 count In- which full rice crops may be dictment, which charges -them, grown and in which fair and the Axis Powers defeat of fought on, the con-

inter alio, with instigating a free elections can be held as through a profound con-war of aggression, committing soon as possible... viction in that justice which sind wholesale murder and Instigat larly directed the Allied powers to

This was stated by Dr. Ichfening place with live hand gren- Koyose, chief Japanese defence, ades, according to a counsel, who told Reuter: "His ment issued today by the Majesty will not be called for Burma Government. the simple reason

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The Tribunal has now ad journed until June 18. Reuter

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