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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1946.

ULTIMATUM TO U.S. WARSHIP

Singapore Soviet Order To Leave

(By "Paul Pry") "My passport has been unconditionally endors ed for Singapore and the Malayan Union," Mr. Anthony Brooke, "Rajah Muda of Sarawak," told me yesterday afternoon. He will be leaving the A Colony in the ss. “Tjiba-. dak," probably on Thurs-1 day.

This does not, af course, mean; that" permission has been grant-

as he said with a happy smile yesterday. "It's a step in the right, direction!"

Navy In Incident At Dairen

(By. William H. Newton)

(Scripps Howard correspondent representing combined world press)

Dairen, Dec. 20.

United States Navy ship pulled out of the port of Dairen this afternoon after receivng a ver- bal ultimatum from Russian military officials to the effect that "unless you leave within 20 minutes we will not be responsible for the consequences."

ed him to return to Sarawak, but, Previously the Russian military commander in charge of the city had flatly refused to permit an American businessman with full clearance from the United States authorities to debark from a ship. Also denied permission to land were two American newspapermen (William H. Newton, correspondent for Scripps Ho- ward, and Mark Kauffman, photographer for Life Magazine) representing the combined world press.

Since his arrival.in Hong Kong last Wednesday, the name of this 34-year old Englishman... who would probably have been the next Rajah of Sarawak had it not lost its independant status and becnie a Crown Colony, has come

iato even greater prominence and an excited 2-day debate raged in Parliament,

people themselves.

Ordered Out The Soviets ordered the ship

Port In 20 Minutes

WAR BRIDE'S QUADS

Baltimore. Dec. 23. Mr. Dorothy Hern, aged 28, q fritish war bride, Inday gave birth to quadruplets theve bags and a girl.

The weather and the four babies survived an "ExCCU- timally" painless and normal” birth--Enited Press.

Perfidious

Uncle Sam, John Bull?

com-

Morocco Trouble Ahead?

London, Dee. 22. Diplomatic sources reported. today that Arab Nationalists were preparing to demand that Sultan Sidi Mohammed of Mordeca be restored to full sovereignty over all his terri tury, including the international 7Lite of Tangier and all ! French and Spanish Morocer.

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the infinite diversity of the countries and peoples, in the Colonial Empire and in this Lice much hope and inspira tion for the world as whale. With this thought in mind, I send you my best, wishes for

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ATROCITIES IN

INDO-CHINA

Hanol, Dec. 23:

French military authorities announced that 29 .French civilians, Including 11 women, had been slain by Viet Namese during the fighting in Hanoi and said that other civilians were missing and perhaps dead.

The announcement asserted that the bodies of the *29 listed slain had been brutally mutilated, and that four apparently had been burned to death.

The hearts were cut frem Bome of the victimé and others were found with fagrare plant- ed in their eyes, the French del clared.

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The French reported they had the situation in hand in all towns in Northern Indo-China where the fighting occurred but declared mapping up opera

out tions are being carried slowly in Hanci to avoid un- necessary casualties and pro- perty damage. Many European homes in Hanoi already have heen looted and burried by the Viet Names who shelled the city with field guns and made several attacks on the French positions...

The French acknowledged the Viet Namese captured the Pastvo Institute building and said the French warden and his Conflict Spreading

ed the United States and Britain The regime took over on Octo-Hong Kong dollars, commodity family had been kidnapped.

Balancy said, the drafts which

Sources said the demand: might be formally made when the "Big Four move to tablish a permanent regime in Tangier, which is expected when the Spanish situation is settled and if the United Na-- tions efforts to unseat London, Dec. 22.

Francs regime are successful.

Canton, Dec. 23. The" Radio

In August, 1945, the Moscow

"Big The vessel-LCI 1090-was ashore and it was at this point

Four" at Paris set up a tem

Despite the recent deprecia- cara men over the usual steps on her second courier mission that the Soviet ultimatum was mentator Brianer, in an English perary. Tangier regime, nomin- tion of Chinese national curren

language broadcast today, accus- to prevent his returning to Sara- to Dairen carrying diplomatic delivered.

ally effective for eix months.

ev in terms of Americot and wak, where he wishes find out mail and supplies to the Unit

of drawing up trusletship drafts whether or not its cession meted States consulate in Dairen.

for former German and Japanese beril last year, but, partly due prices here have not gone up with the wishes che native In view of the fact that details to leave despite the fact that possessions with an eye to milito conditions, no move has been On the contrary, the price of

of the first trip had been re- neither the diplomatic courier Lary purposes."

made to set up a permanent ad-

rice which is in standard basis Yesterday, he sent the follow-vealed to the press two corres-

ministration

of the cost of living, has become nor the commanding officer of ing telegram to the presidents of pondents were permitted to take the ship were aboard They

The Arab League Secretariat slightly cheaper during the past the Malay National Union and passage this trip by Admiral were at the American Consulate Britain submitted to the United at Cairo was recently approach several days. the Dyak Association of Sarawak. Churles Cooke, Jnr.. Comman-awaiting the result of Benning Nations Trusteeship Council for ed by Arabs from Spanish and who challenge the legality of the der of the Seventh Fleet, in hoff's final appeal to the Soviet former German colonies in Atrich French Moracce concerning in cession and cluiming to repre-order to be present in the event commander

The and arrived on were closely linked with a plan dependence.

Spanish sent the views of the majority of their going ashore would meet board only at the very moment which he described, as new Bri-Morocco. Reform Party asked the natives of Sarawak, want in with approval of the local au-of the ship's departure.

tish strategy in which Africa the Arab states to place the dependence restored with the

|figured viry largely,

problema, before

the United thorities and with assurances Brooke influence preserved

The Russian military com-

Nations that they would comply with mander of the city, Major Gen- He said Britain (could forlify local

Admiraleral V. U. Korzhanoff, refused trusteeship territories

Informants said any move by Cooke had ruled that no photo to see the American Conal the

without the "Big Four" to set up the graphs could be taken without General, however, and the ul-Council. He

sanction of the Security proposed permanent regime in the consent of local officials. timatum was delivered to the American, trusteeship agreement Arabs to make a bid for also said the Tangier might be used by the No advance notice of the pre-ship by one of his military over the former Japanese mandat Moricco independence. sonce of the correspondents on aides.

and tied islands in the Pacific was. The Sullan of Morocco now board had been given.

When Benninghoff called at similarly dictated by military lives in the French the Soviet commander home purposes-United Press.

United "Presy, to appeal against the decision Dairen he was left standing in banning three Americans from the, bitterly cold street while a sentry carried his request in- side.

ats

Hitherto, and who jointly invited

him to return to the country and conduct investigations Ule

spol:-

on

"While sending you all best seasonal wishes I. take this oppor tunity of reiterating the view that we must in the future as in the past together exert our influence to ensure that those of your com-

have differ munities who may ences with the Government will as good and jawabiding citizens express those differences con- stitutionally and in accordance with the laws of the State."

regulations.

The ship arrived in Dairen on the afternoon of Wednes day. Dec. 18, permission to remain in port and requested for 48 hours. This was accept ed without comment by the Soviet authorities who met the ship at the anchorage, The Statement In Singapore ship remained in harbour two Korzhanoff was not available.

After some time the Consul was told that General

additional hours while the Unit-

Benninghoff had previously Singapore, Dec. 23. ed States Consul General, Mr. called on the Soviet Consul The Government of Malaya to H. Merrill Benninghoff, at General, S. N. Petrov, to in day officially lifted the ban bar-tempted a last minute appeal to quire why "American citizens ring Mr. Anthony Brooke from the Soviet military authorities were entering Singapore and the Mala to permit the American busi Petrov replied that the matter

not allowed ashure. i yan Union, but added, "This does not affect in any way the decision, nessman, Mr. Jesse L. Poole, was in the hands of the Soviet to exclude him from Sarawak" representing the Standard military authorities. He snid United Press.

Vacuum Ojt Company, to go authorisations for such must

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JAP QUAKE TOLL STILL RISING

Tokyo, Dec. 23.

A new official toll of 2,206 dead and missing in Saturday's earthquake and tidal waves was reported today by the Japanese. Home Minis- try, which listed 1,026 as dead and 1,180 miss- ing.

Third Time.

Devil's East

Zone-

Island In Indies

Tokyo, Dec. 23. Dutch and Indonesian war prisoners were packed like herrings in Japanese "hell camps" in the Netherlands. East Indies, and Tarakan was turned into a Devil's Island, according to evi- dence in the war crimes court here introduced by the Netherlands associate prosecutor, Lt- Col. J. S. S. Damste.

...

An Indonesian doctor. Tan Eng Dhong, in an affi

davit said that Japanese punishments drove many prisoners to despair and made them mental and physical wrecks:

He said the men worked un- Livutenant Colonel Noel D. J. der "bestial conditions," half- Reed Collins, London, testified to naked, with shaven heads, under requesting for additional food for the tropical sun, pounding out women placed in solitary confine airfields for the Japanese.

The refusal today was, the third rebuff the American Con- sul General received from the Soviet

the military during American ship's brief visit to Dairen. Yesterday Benning hoff asked the Soviet diploma- to forward his tic authorities request that the three Ameri- cans be permitted ashore to the proper military officials. reply was received. ́ ́Today the Consul General visited General

No

ment in total darkness from thres Japanese camps in the Nether deys

to two weeks, He inspected lands East Inding shortly after the surrender.

They were subjected to the familiar Japanese

treatment," he testified,"

The British officer said the stench of Japanese comps in the

In Northern Indo-China sev eral Viet Namese attacks were reported repulsed at Namdinh. Haiduong and Phulangthuong.

Burmese

Going To London

Rangoon, Dec. 23. Reliable sources said today 'that the anti-fasciat People's Freedom League has decided to accept the, British Government Invitation to participate in the Burma chatitutional discus sions.

The decision was reached on Sunday night during a meeting at the AFPFL headquarters 'following the return of Aung

San.

It is understood the delega- * tion which would leave for of January, would London about the first week

include

U Ba Pe (Minister of Commer- ce and Supply) U Tin Tut (Finance Minister), Thakin Ba. Sein (Fresident of the So- cialist Party and Minister of Communica- Transport and The small harbour at Hongay, tions); the former Premier U The only exception is rent, coal centre 80 miles east of Saw who is at present, in India which has been going up steadi- Hanoi, was reported entirely undergoing eye treatment, and ly for the past three months, under French control, though Aung San. United Press, although the city authorities are the Viet Namese are preparing attempting to check excessive to attack. incrcase..

An Associated Press dispatch An official denial in Nanking from Saigon reported violent that the much-heralded Sun cur fighting at Hue, with the con- rency would be used next vent flict spreading in Indo-China. gives some relief here. Finan-Most of the French civiliang

Los Angeles, Dec. 23: time ago that a new currency some French towns still were cial circles pointed out some were said to have escaped, but

The death occurred today of would not help unless there were reported not cleared of the Ellen Wilson McAdoo, 32, inflation came to a full stop. ample gold reserve and until Viet Namese Agammon granddaughter of President The semi-oficial French News Woodrow Wilson, from what Although outwardly Canton Agency said that at least 50 the police said was an overdose is gay and prosperous with French saldiers were killed and of sleeping tablets. --- increasing neon lights after 150 wounded.

dark, the depression is being A state of slege has been felt more and more in commer-proclaimed for Tonkin and cla! quarters. However, hotels, northern Anaam by the French restaurants and theatres are authorities: holding their own.

Ellen McAdoo Dead

The twice divorced daughter of the late. Senator William G. McAdoo was known to have been despondent over financial and family troubles the past fort- night and had been threatening to take her own life.

A dispatch from Hansi said that the French simultaneously warned natives that anyone not A. friend told the police that in-uniform, but found carrying | Ellen McAdoo had telephoned firearms, would be shot.

him and said. “I've just done it". He immediately rushed to her apartment and found her unconscious.

For fear that rice prices will go up thereby setting up the cost-of-living--provincial-au thorities are making an attempt to check smuggling of rice. out-

"Any house that falls to fly side of Kwangtung principally a white flag will be searched, from Tungkwoon and Taiping the French authorities added. ch the lower reaches of the East "Any house from which shots! River. Most of them find their are fired will be attacked."

and some Associated Press. way to Hong

to Biacao, Kong

In most places in Kwangtung, ment has secured the permis harvesting is completed. Reaults sion of "Kwangsi, Fukien and are deemed satisfactory.The Kiangsi to ship rice to this Kwangtung Provincial Govern- province.-Associated Press.

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Union Of Saarland With France?

frontier" and "only after the

Ellen at one time

was the White House favourite when her grandfather was President. -United Press,

P.A.A. ROUTE

Manila, Dec. 23. Pan-American Airways re- ported the testing of a

new trans-Pacific: communications system, this week, preparatory to an early resumption of al

·Tha transport service from United States to the Orient,

The line suspended opera.... tions west, of Honolulu last October, due to the lack of air communications and navigation. olds in western Pacific, but since then they have been build- Ing their own network with tha help of the United States Navy.

Associated Press.

FEATI CHAIRMAN

Manila, Dec. 23. * Miguel. Cuaderno, Secretary, of Finance, was inanimously elected

When Allied bombers struck Japanese-held positions, he said, the Japanese lost their heada

Paris, Dec. 23, and "drove us to work like

French customs barrier has been officially es madmen." Japanese reports from Kochi, front houses..

tablished between the Saar and Germany, a L Cal Shikoku Island, credited Japan.

Damste introduced, One large ship was deposited Korzhanoff's office but was in a series of other documents de

French Foreign Office spokesman announced ese scientists with issuing a balf a mile from the water-formed the Soviet commander tailing the bayonet massuere of local warning that all pessible front.

today. It is manned by: 1,200 Customs men, 4 was "not in town. Benning 216 prisoners near Tarakan and Indies was sickening. He said This was taken here to be the is not intended to check the ice precautions must be taken British Occupation Headquar-hoff then called at the Russian also produced evidence describ- battlefield two or three days old, union of the Saar territory to and Germany, strict control will the odour could be compared to first step towards the economic traffic of goods between the Saut against another quake for at ters "rock like a jelly," the commander's home and wasing the slaying, in October 1943,

The least another week, although British Commander-in-Chief C. again turned away. The Rus- of the Governor of Dutch Alli camps were full of hies, France. It was presumed that the sill be maintained on the suth- the danger of further tidal IL. Robertson, said in Khre to sian commander was in his Borneo, ten officials and four to keep handkerchiefs over their French move would be ratified by en

rescue teams were forced waves could be discounted, un- day. less another shock similar in

home when the American Con- women "after a so-called trial." mouths in some hats when inter the Council of Foreign Ministers official union of the Saar territory He said that the magnitude to Saturday's should lasted one and one half minutes learned.

tremersul General called, it has been Talking To Dead Men viewing prisoners in order to during the comping Moscow talks with France will goods now treely Fifty aftermath shocks. were such as crockery and glasses Soviet Red Army control. The were tortured into signing falan/ down their throats. Black clouds already indicated-they were in The French move was foresha-tors, of Far Eastern Air Trans-" at Kure that that small objects Dairen is completely under Affidavits also alleged: Many prevent swarms of flies going cn Germany as the Big Four have between the two chairman of the Board of Direc of flies circled, above the camp favour of such a development. dowed four days ago when it was port, Incorporated, at the meeting.

of directorat recorded in. Osaka yesterday, were tossed about the rooms local Savier-appointed Chinese confessions; 1.000 Indonesians kitchen," he added.

Other preliminary measures as reported that a corps of customs Mr. Cuaderno is re

is representative of which three were strong He said that many men rushed mayor is a figurehead who was dor; 240 were killed in Sunggel crowded and lacked. bedding, ed under the direction of Pierre were ready to establish a line of ests in the company, which are were brutally executed at“Man- Japanese hospitals were over-sociated with the union, elaborat officials had arrived at Metz and for Philippine: Government inter- enough to be felt by the human out of buildings but there was not even advised by the Soviets and Durian; 100 were killed in durgs, equipment and dressings. Schnetter, the former Under Sec-control" between the Saar and held through the National De body.

no panic.

that an American ship had ar- Katapang Many Lanslides rived. "Had I known you were regalar haring the Japanese sometimet patients were Typical was the building of coming I would have been at Chinese and Indonesians and the 100 Australian General the dock to greet you." he said. some Dutch officials were mal- LIBEL ACTIONS Hospital which is strongly built

pccur.

"Shouts of tidal wave' from terror-stricken men and women groping in the dark caused pandemoniumi at Shinsbo

said a refugee from Wakayama coastal town, who reached Danka late Saturday,

"End Of World",

forced retary of State for Foreign Affairs Germany.svelgpatent Company

Govern

in charge of German questions, The Saar, the important, coal ment owned company. -- United were said to include the substitu- district on the French frontier of Press. tion of the local mark for the Germany, is in the French zone

westward in a series of wRVER, A

"The" future status of the Saar | depression, appears to be forming

of reinforced concrete and no Soviet direction and control Lt. Col. Nicholas D.J. Read- DROPPED

Armed Chinese police under treated and killed.

German mark pending the issue or of occupation BK THE WEATHER damage was done. A few re-paced the docks day and night Collins of London, formerly London, Dec. 23.

Frerich 'trance and increased food A French Freigh Office spokes rations-particularly butter to man, however, denied that the The unticyclone over China is taining walls came down. preventing anyone coming staff officer of the Indian Air Mr. Harold J. Leski, Professor the Saar miners, to increase the economic union of the Soar with moving castward. A deep" "de-, Three landslides near Osnya aboard or going ashore unicas borne Division, who was char- of Political Science at London coat output France was "imminent" or that pression to the E of Hokkaido is Tomematau Nishimura, who ma, headquarters of the British possessed of a Soviet pass, ged with distributing food University, has decided to drop The French Foreign Office said France was in any way acting moving northeastward From it waa visiting the town, said he Indian Division, have blocked

Several of the ship's officers among former prisoners, on the the libel actions planned against thought "the end of the world"] the main railway line between and the diplomatic Courier witness stand kaid he found ord: Beaverbrook's Daily Ex. the chief task of the French cus outside the four-power-ogres- a trough extends south and south- was approaching" as the tidal Kure and Tokyo.

press and Evening Standard, toms cffcials for the presentments, wave struck with a horrifying Unconfirmed reports from Harris H. Ball, were permitted conditions, in the East Indies and against the Nottingham would be to prevent Imported roar and in an instant turned the island of Shikoku, which ashore by the Soviets camps revolting the very op. Guardian, arising out of his gen-foodstuffs intended for the Sear remains entirely subject to the des SSE of the Bonin Islands. Pree-

No Arms

posite of "bushido-the spirit eral election speech, at Newark population entering Germany, ciston of the four powers," he sure is relatively low over the debris. Can that landslides have blocked The Soviet ultimatum to leave of the Japanese warrior. He recently falled, in a case the Sour being fooded with Ger-

The officials would also prevent sald Reuter *~"He said speaking, to auT-1 Six powerful waves which rallways through mountainous port was delivered to the ship vivors was like "talking to men when he claimed that the man marks In view of the imaEITHERAPAFENY

against the Newark rose from the sub-aca quake regions. They added that for by a Red Army major who stat who had died a long time ago." paper had misrepresented him by

minent exchange of currency centre, beached or swept to sea tunately there were no rains in cd he was a personal represen Women Tortured saping that he advocated a re-Star and Germany are already, reż

People travelling between the Page Two 2,080 vessels

recent weeks. A definite state tative of Korzhanoff. Ensign In Tokyo 500 vessels up to ment was that landslides in the Tilghman B. Koons, who speaks Alled out internees on in the quired to obtain special passports.ee

Evidence showed the Japanesevolution by violence when reply- 25 tons were cut from their British Commonwealth area Russian, Interpreted for the and prisoners of war to beatings actions new dropped were basen Strict Control Murder Reconstructed moorings, carried across the were numerous, United Press senior Navy"bfüder aboard—and the water cure as well as on reports, of the same, incident. seawall and hurled into water and Associated Press,

While the customs barrier on Pong Ten (Continued on Page 8 Cal, 2) raptored Allled men,

the northern frontier of the Saar M.C.C, Collapse,

the town into scamud and de-cccupied by British units stated

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