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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1946.

REVIVAL OF COLONY'S INDUSTRIES

Sir Lesley Boyce's Assurance

British Mine Disaster

Whitehaven, Dec. 10. Hope, was abandoned today for seven miners in an undersea gal- lery of a coal pit where 15 were "trapped by an explosion. yester-

day.

"

Eight bodies had been recover- squads who stil

ed by rescue

were tunnelling inch by ich ni

knee-deep water through a wall

Supplies Within

A Few Weeks

An assurance that everything possible to add the revival of Hong Kong's industries would be done as soon as improved situation in the availability of raw materials would permit was given by the Chairman of the British Trade Mission, Sir Lesley Boyce, replying to an address from Mr. Shum Choi-wah, Presi- dent, on behalf of the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers' Union, at the Peninsula Hotel Rose Room at a luncheon reception vester- day.

of fallen coal and rock which Sir Lesley said that he was in a position to reveal

blocked the blast-wrecked gal- lery with an estimated 180 tens of rubble.

that supplies for the immediate needs of the local textile industry would be forthcoming within a few weeks and that a strong case had been put forward to the Home Government

Reds

preme Court:

Price: 20 Cents.

Slam The

To Manufacturers Door

EUROPA MAY BE

REFLOATED

Paris, Dec. 10.

be

Liberte, the former crack German liner Europa which sank on Sunday night at Le Havre, may

refloated "within 15 days to three wecks," an official of the Compagnie Transatlantique, owners of the liner, said to- day.

The official added that the Liberte had been pulled inta a repair basin and that it is How in an upright position. He said no further damage had been suffered by the liner during

the night- United Press.

for an early allocation to Hong Kong of sup- Commons

plies of steel and tin plate,

Addressing the gathering, Mr. ¡day's wage is paid for a fair day's |

Shum said that Hong Kong's in-work,

"We think you should be able

"We realise that the shortage

Chary Of Debate

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Clothing Ration To Go?

We Buy and Sell

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CALCULATING MACHINES

also Anything and Everything for OFFICE MACHINES Excellent Service

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9, D'Aguilar St.

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JAP. BARBARITY AND TERROR

Tokyo, Dec. 10. The Philippine phase of the Tokyo war trials open- ed today with the unfolding of a story of bar- barity and terror by a conqueror, paralleled in history only by the disclosures made at the associate prosecutor for the Philippine Re- Nuernberg tribunal in Germany. public, Mr. Pedro Lopez, in his opening state- ment running to.30 pages, presented a picture which he said would conclusively pierce the sham hypocrisy of pious protestations made by the Japanese Government that its conquer- ed areas would receive humanitarian treat- ment.

Nanking, Dec. 10. "There is no possibili. ty of a compromise set-The tlement," said the Com- munist spokesman Wang Ping-nan here today, reiterating General Chou En-lai's two conditions London, Dec. 9.

for the reopening of The first steps towards peace talks-dissolution the ultimate abolition of of the National Assem- clothes rationing in Bri-bly and restoration of tain are understood to be

troop positions to the planned by the Board of status on Jan. 13 this Trade soon.

the

He declared that- from living terror stretching back to the witnesses and from Japanese Japanese rape of Nanking in documents, would produce evidence to show bunal is a 'wilful orgy of de- that the basic policy of Hideki bauchery

Philippines 1987, was described to the Tri-

Tojo and his 26 co-defendants was to produce "a warlike mas- "and other leaders of Japan" terrace, dead set on world con-

quest."

An increase in the number of

year.

Wang promised an indefinite coupons is expected with the period of bloodshed until the new allotment on March 1.

The Government aims to in- the Kuomintang. thus foreing a United States "stopped aid to crease coupons or decrease cou-resumption of negotiations and phase will show the flowering pons prices. At least an extra a new approach."

Mr. Lopez said; "Our present ien coupons may be available for the next ration period.

He saw "no hope" of settle and the results of that policy in More supplies, of boots, shoes, present lines.

|ment with negotiations on the terms of thousands upon thou- material for men's suits, sheets,

sands of innocent persons but pillowcases,

Asked if the staying power" chered. maimed, starved, de curtains furnishing fabrics are expected. "endurance of the Nationalists"He charged that more than

and of the Communists matched the graded." Priority deckets may not be Wang said "absolutely". needed after the New Year for added "under certain conditions cans met death at Japanese 181,028 Filipines and Ameri- sheets and pillowcases. They may be put of coupons.

cur staying power is much hands by murder, 'cruelty, star- The number of extra cou-

greater."

vation, torture, assaults, sadia- Wang then made

these the treatment, "and this figure

and

In shocking, sickening de tails, Mr. Lopez gave brief ne 2 The American equipment counts of massacres and atroci was sometimes a liability "beties committed by Japanese, The final details of changes modern weapons and equip would have "welcomed" as an

cause they cannot always use

whose victims he contended.

have not been decided-Reuter.

One young girl was decapita- advances, the prosecutor related. ted when she resisted, Japanese He said that her lifeless body was then violated:

of pregnant women and the He also described the raping spearing of babies on sabres.

Allied internees in the Los Banos camp ate dogs, cats... cockroaches, rata and weeds to 25-year-old Miss Wanda sustain their lives, attractive

Weraf testified. -

0.

Club Massacre - The Philippines prosecution section introduced a flood of

atrocities.Recordings of the evidence showed that on Feb. 9, 1945, Japanese marines shot and bayonetted more than 200 General Hospital and after an persons near the Philippines orgy of drinking urinated upon the Filipinos. bodies. **

Rescue operations in the lon gallery, which extends from the plt-head literally out to sea, werz pushed during the night although hammered by heavy fresh falls from the roof of the mine,

Nine rescue parties worked industry could be said to be still - shifts battling a way toward the in its infancy with machinery and to enjoy the maximum advantage

entombed men on the slightest equipment deplorably chance that some might still be and out of date. With the sym-economy.

deficient of a stable currency and a sourd alive Their efforts were made pathetic support of Government. difficult by seepage and by gas conditions were gradually im- of colten, rayon yarn, steel and

London, Dec. 10. which followed the explosion be- proving.

th-plates is still existent. This leved to have been started by a

brought home to the House of Commons yes- it is anticipated it may be any-tary equipment supplied to the ties.

Lobby rumours in the pons has not yet been fixed, but points: 1. Good American mili¡ does not represent war casual. affidavits from eye-witnesses of Before the war, at the height fact was fire in the damp.

However, Mr.

of the 'Colony's prosperity, there members of this Mission when it T.J. Hughes, were about 1,000 factories here visited a modern knitting, factory | terday indicated that thing up to a dozen. manager of the United Steel Com employing some 400,000 labourers this pany's collieries, where the e-There were some 30 different in- have not turned a wheel since the avoid debate this week materials for suits

Men are likely to have whose machines political leaders might wider range

Kuomintang "is gradually los- morning

ang its efficiency".. of choice in plosion occurred, said that the dustries represented, the most im-conclusion of this. war.

and ever. gas is being cleared fairly wellportant being the knitting indus-

"Britain has given serious con-

on the unsuccessful talks coats. by specially equipped workers try. Factories for the manufac-sideration to all representations between Mr. Attlee and sent into the mine for that pur- ture of rubber, hand torches, bat-that have been made in regard to the Indian leaders.

teries, metal works, leather, pre- the shortage of row materials Anxious groups of relatives süii) served ginger,

Tite Press Association, usually cosmetles and Being human, we all love secrets, well informed, said: "Some Minis- huddled about the pit entrance printing werks were also impor- ani going to let you in on one ters feel that if unwise things this morning." Some of them had ant: For raw materials, England. This is that reasonable supplies were said in debate it would only been there since first werd of the India and China were depended for the textile industry w be add to the difficulties of a very -- explosion was received:

One miner was being congra-

üpen for, tenular supplies~~~~~~~- available to your within the next awkward julated today on the Iness of his Mr. Shun poid tribute to the

Tribute To Govt, few weeks,

easing themation instead of wife. He had gone down into the aid received

"A ship has already been char-left open on the Parliamentary Thursday and Friday have been undersea main yesterday with the particularly to the efforts of Mr. week. You will realise that this mand for a debate, one would be

and will from Government,

be leaving for Japan to this purpose within the if the House put up a strong de..

schedule

and it was reported that regular shift but worried about John Galvin, in the search for his wife who had been in the morning. He left his work and grettable, despite persistent: ef-

raw materials but said it was re- caused by the

is only a temporary measure arranged for Thursday. The Con- returned home. Shortly after he

fact that we, in servative

Party's "shadow Britain. urgently left the gallery explosion wrecks forts, that results had not turned

need all yarn Cabinet"

was reported to be un out not entirely satisfactory.

we can obtain to manufacture decided on the position to adapt fabrics to

regarding a debate, ful61 our obligations (Contimerd on Page 8, Cal. 5)

Commons will probably the controversial merger of the British and American zones of Germany-Associated Press.

pose,

ed il-United Press,

28 Dead In Air Crash

Tokya, Dec. 10.

"Our most urgent industrial re- quirements are large quantities of otton yarn, metals, machinery. chemicals, tinplates, dyes and many other vital raw materials, We can only hope that the gentle- men of the British Mission will sympathise with us in our dif-

It was officially announcedniculties and render us every 3-

that is possible within

in the procurement

that there was only one Ameri-sistance can survivor among an undis- their power

air of raw materials. You shall

earn our everlasting

closed number

crash victims caused when a this way C-46 transport

tered

"Dangerous

Person' Sentenced

:

Holland Accepts Java Pact

An-

ment."

alternative the lethal gas chau- 3. The Kuomintang was los-bers at the Nazi horror camp ing more American equipment of Dachau, to Communist units.

4. Morale among: Kuoinir- tang officers and men was get- ting wenker. The people were sick and tired with war and are refusing to give recruit sup- nlies to the

Government" Reuter.

Mission Chosen

In the German Club Mas- sacre" the following day," re- Atreating Japanese troops -har- ricaded the club and set it on fire, bayonetting or shooting anyone trying to escape The Japanese raped a number of women on the club grounds,

57 Varieties Mr. Lopez listed in one para graph alone 57 different tor furen which the Japanese In acted upon Filipino TACAF women and children, including then cut off the breasts of some drowning choking, shooting, of their victims and poured burying alive, starving, decapi- gasoline on the hair of others, tation, crucifying, beating.

twisting and breaking hands, inlting it. The males did not legs and arms, gouging nut

escape.-United Press. eyes. pulling out tongues, lcp- ping off ears, lashing. water treatment, searing flesh with

B.B.C. And

If India is not debated, the General to sign the Cheribon minent Kueminlang negotiator, lighted cigarettes, bayonetting Far East

debata

The Hague, Dec. 10. The Dutch Government

Nanking, Dec. 10. nounced today that

Chiang Kai-shek hus chosen it would General Chang Chun, Governor of authorise the Commission Szechuan, and Shão Li-tze, pro- (United States of Indonesia) agreement.

for a peace mission to Yenan, is vital organs and burning "de- The Netherlands Minister of

was authoritatively learned today. I licate parts of the body," Overseas Territories, M. Jan communicated to the Communist

The decision will be officially Mr. Lopez also presented

London, Dec. 10. WHITE RANEE'S

A. Jonkman, told a tenge chan-office in Nanking through Gener-

gruesome details

The B.B,C continued to provide of prison broadcasting stations in nearly ber that the words "subject to al Marshall ar Ambassador Leigh-the Bataan death march, the ing the Far East, with pro- camp atrocities. He recounted every part of the world, includ- DEATH FALL the approval cf Parliament"ton Stuart sometime today,

New Delhi, Dec. 10.

were to be regarded as hpving.

story of the infamous Camp grammes in recorded form, states The body of Rañee Taradevi, been deleted from the preamble depends on Communist reaction.

Whether the trip materialises O'Donnel, and other horrors the Corporation's annual report of Army

Canchoslovakc wife of the 74-year" to the agreement."

such as the burning alive of for the year 1945-0------- London, Dec. 10.

A Communist spokesman in 160 American prisoners with East was followed by the renewal old Maharaja of Kapurthala, on struck

"The end of the war in the Far Herbert Wanban, 28-year-old Indian state in Punjab, was found signature:

M. Jonkman aaid: "Ey this Nanking, however, intimated to gasoline at Puerto Princess, the gratitude, for not only the future College graduate who tried to kiss at the foot of Delhi's 12th-century Government binds itself only bability will turn down the pro- slaughter of 225 ground two minutes after its prosperity of Hong Kong, but also Vivien Leigh, the actress, as she tower Qutab Minar, today.

the Netherlands pressmen that Yenen in all pro- Palawan, in 1944, and the front British stations including

ot takeoff at Lumi

the demand for transcriptions airbase out the immediate livelihood of thou-was stepping from her car with sidé Osaka for Fukuoka. north-sands of people is dependent on her husband, Laurence Olivier, from the third of the five storeys the explanation given by the munist demands for the dissolu Japanese slave labour."

ond exclusively to what has posal if the Government does not building a road through the and Rangoon

Americans those at Hong Kong. west Kyushu.

She is believed to have fallen been agreed upon according to consent to consider the two Com-malarial jungles of Tayabas as

Singapore Unofficial reports estimated Mr. Shum said.

the solution of these problems," was today sentenced to three con of the 238-foot tower. It appears Commission

"Recordings have also been that 28 were killed.

The industries of Hong Kong prisonment each for assaulting hotel to the tower end, leaving ments to he

secutive terms of two months im-that she drove in a taxi from her strictly observing the

General while tion of the National Assembly and The terse announcement said: are doubtless still in their embryo Olivier, and two police officers.

supplied for broadcasting, from state-the restoration of the January 13

- Wilful Orgy

the Chinese station at Shanghai," "One survivor" and added that stage. But we have an unlimited

He told how three made by the cease-fire position. Associated cans, shot down in a Manilation's staff who died as a result

the Ameri- report states 'the victims' names

her handbag with the driver, went Government in the present ees- Press. would be source of manpower. Our men are trate:

Wonbon was told by the magis up the tower. Visiting, cards in sión.

The number of the Corpora- withheld 48 hours pending hardworking. This is our advan-have not taken the step, at pro-ilty. She came to India with her termine a new rule of law, but

"Unfortunately doctors her bag later disclosed her iden-

raid, were burned with cigaret of enemy setion during the war notification of next of kin. The tage to which I would like to draw rent at any rate, of certifying you mother as the guest of the Ma- is meant to give the basis on Gordon of the American Pre- through the bcles. The scream- the staff killed in alr attacks.

"The agreement does not de-

San Francisco, Dec. 10.

tes, holes drilled through thefr was 81 of those 51 died on active accident occurred at 1 pm. to the attention of the gentlemen of as insane and in that event I must haraja a few months before the which it will be framed."

The steamship General W. Hands and wires inserted service and 30 were civilians on day. The plane belonged to the the Mission.. 317th troop carrier group.

treat you as responsible for your wor and married him four years He added that the major part bound for Hong Kong, Shanghai,

sident Line, salled today with 108 men were then suspended The report refers to “experi- actions. Extensive Tour

nearly 600 Chinese from Canada, from the celling by wires. later-Reuter,

mental investigation" into "I am

afraid you are a very

of the agreement dependent and Singapore Associated Press, in 1945, culminating years of modulation and adds that results The Japanese rape of Manila eylem of broadcasting on ultra dangerous person." "We are delighted to be here as

caused him to come to the con- tween the Dutch Commission- on furthr negotiation be

short wave, known as frequency The plane originally took off guests of the members of your from the part which he had been intrigue and hostility, against him.legation had still to be ac- Wanben said that his dismissal clusion that there was a deliberate General and the Indonesian de- from the Tachikawa airfield, Union, for which Tokyo.

we are very given with the Old Vic Company-Reuter, grateful,

"We have just completed a very no Information, who might be fextensive and intensely interest-

The announcement said a board of investigation has al ready been appointed.

SCAP officials said they had

on board-United Press:

Call For Jewish State

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Replying, Sir. Lesley said:

ing tour of Chins during which' time, we have visited North Chind and Manchuria, the Central Eas- tern Provinces, the West, and also Talwan

Far

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East Troops Off Ship

Walk

Liverpool, Dec. 10.

"Everywhere we were received with great hospitality and every- thing to contribute to our comfort and enjoyment was done. You Three hundred troops bound for the Far East

complished-Reuter

Jack-In-The-Box

Island

of these are at present being.

studied Renter

Anglo-U.S. Talks NEW EGYPTIAN On Arms Exchange

Washington, Dec. 9.

Political commitments were not implied in an in- formal exchange of views which has taken place between Britain and the United States on the standardisation of arms, the State De- partment said today.

"There has been no change in policy" a spokes- man said. "The commitments of the United States are to the United Nations,"

CABINET

Cairo, Dec. 10. Saadist Party leader. Mab moud Fahmy el Nokrashy Pasha succeeded today in for Ing a new Government pledged to hasted the evacuation of pledged to seek Nile Valley British troops from Egypt and

unity with Egypt, with the Anglo-Egyptian Budan under promise of eventual self-govern- nient within the framework of. permanent union with Egypt. —United. Press. B

THE WEATHER

San Francisco, Dec. 9. -Radio Australia today report ed that the Pacific island, which Basic, Switzerland. Dec., 19.

as been confounding mariners Dr. Welzmann, President of the will naturally not expect me to

for nearly 300 years. by showing World Zionist Congress, called anticipate my report to His Ma-

walked off the troopship Empress of Scotland

on the surface and subsequently yesterday for establishment of a Jesty's Government but we have

at Liverpool last night.

sappearing has been redis- Jewish state as the only means of reason to hope that our visit hos tions on the lower deck were grievances If they returned to the water

They complained that condi- would be made to remedy their covered in five fathoms of settling the Palestine problem done something to cement our "small".

We cannot

contemplate tion falling short of that claim future our trade will be exten-moen deck 107 men were crowded.

the lower azolu historic friendship and that in the

ship, but while they remained of New Zealand Corvette Reading a formal statement accomplish quickly and efficient- A corporal said that in one her nothing would be done found the Island, known as echoing that made today by ly the tremendous task with the aging Jewish leader sald

The men's reply to this was Falcon, in the Tonga group. Mr. Herbert Morrison in the which we were faced those who His presidential address, my mean, when conditions being email room craving long a

that: the come more normal called Morrison

"We are very for the

he found "a thing" | plan federalization of Palestine into be visiting Hong Kong at the in the bedding, Olher complaints assurances that there will be no enid he passed within ten take to eanclude that this very a certain amount of standard depression of Hokkaido is glad Indeed to about half an inch long among nothing was done then, Wawan after the master of the New exchanges of views, the spokes-tries and directed them towards has lost, intensity The intense!

want Zealand motorship,, Pueymonfer, man said: "It would be a mis- the winning of the found Jewish and Arab states must be vitation of, His Excellency he were that men had had only one reservat

meal since they boarded the

appeal having been ma We reject it both in principle Chinese manufacturers who are

authority, brigadier Falcon inland last month and political arrangements or com- evitably and aided tremendously associated with the depression and detail, he declared. I enjoying equal opportunity at b Ma

Tom Western Command arrived it was not there. The Island mitments, principle because it is neither i

and equal responsibility. We are on only at meal, times, and men ciplinary action woud be taken United Press,

Water for

washing was turned and assured the men that no dis has never been inhabited "As the Secretary of State the war.

in the efficient prosecution of Passes near the Boninns across full solution nor one which es also grateful to see you co-operat- had to wait in queues for three and that their grievances would

Baid on March 16 this yearíkja

FormOSA., & Bnd South China, tablishes the Jewish peuple in ing sd well in the rehabilitation, queriers of an hour before, they

Pressure fa' still, low over the "political independence. Asso- and reconstruction of Hong Kong could get to the wash basins

"We do not propose to seek be examined

In many cases new types of equatorial reglong The men back to the i

sceurity in alliance with the equipment were developed joint- Today's Forecast Fresh E Most of the men had returned ship. Heuter.

The anticyclone over China

bed without hesitationer Governor and of meeting so many at 11 am yesterday and that

wasion, they added. miles of the charted position of natural development implies setion of equipment followes famoso Bo the par

ciated Press.)

London, Dec. 9. war

fered so grievously during the

ship

which in common with China sufrom Singapore living"" Sep- NORMA TALMADGE the Men, Die Accusation ainst the Boviet Union',” in time, money and man power." ed drizzle about the hills,"

ON OTHER PAGES Boviet Union, Aralists Britain, is. Whenever standardisation winds, weather continuing

at the end of complained

Two aircraft have sighted off! The Industries of Hong Kong KERANA MEM

derelictaubmarineTruant, post-war period, our duty as

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or in an alliance with Britain was effected there was a having cloudy, and misty with scatter

Today's US statement spoke Emphasising the narciel of the reciprocal exchange of saving effected by alandardise

The Cherbourg, peninsula the having got over the immediate doring that voyage, and on at Las Vogas, Nevada, Dec., 10328 Governor's Appeal for S.Weapons during the War: "It is tion, the statement said: "The | which has been adrift and a Mission is to see how far we can the man, "but were not re Norma Talmadge, well-known Page Five with

medied."

menace to shipping since Thurs- support Hong Kong In It's economy. colonel went/neliore to speak dayRouter.

under conditions, where a fair to the men. Bo fold them enorts

ried to Dr. Corval James, Holly Page Eight

star of the silent screen, was mar-France Defiant.

wood physician, todayRouler. Fight in Persin. -

natural and inevitable for arm American people are particular ed forces to standardise necesly interested in economy and sary military equipment to the reducing the cost of Govern- urentest degree practicable. To ment Reuter,

Yesterdays weather: Maximum 69 deg. Fah. Minimum: 64.5 deg. Fah. Mex Rel. Humidity: 90 per

cent Sunshine 3 hour, Rainfall Nil

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