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London, Dec. 23, Nearly 300 dockers started at 8 a.m. today! ura rush job of unload- ing the Highland Mon- arch, which arrived on Friday with 250,000 tur-: keys from South Ameri-

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Fifty vehicles stood by to rush the poultry from the docks. Late this afternoon the Ministry of Food said: "Of 1,856 tons of turkey and poultry on the Highland Monarch 1,450 | have been shifted to variaus centres in the country.

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CHINA MAIL

No. 33550,

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1946.

REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO

SAIGON: MORE STAND

BY

Fighter-Bombers Attack Insurgent Positions

Japanese

Agents

Sent Home

an-

Apples; oranges, butter, eggs, Buenos Aires, Dec, 24. ment and poultry were today Foreign Minister Juan being unloaded along Liverpool's Atilio Bramuglia

nounced today that 19 Japanese

agents havel been repatriated to Japan.

last minute cffort to serve the

Christmas market.

More than 113,000 cases of Jaffa oranges are expected at Liverpool on Christmas Eve in - two vessels delayed by fog and rough weather. One bumper cargo, which will arrive just too late for Christmas distribu- tion, is on a liner due to dock from Canadin at Liverpool to

morrow.

She is bringing 36,650 boxes of pears, 11310 packages of

... grapes, 2,000 boxes of tanger- ines, 920 barrels of apples and 1,400 tons of bacon and ham- Reuter.

Too Easy With Russia

Washington, Dec. 24.

Senator Stewart, De- mocrat, Tennessee, de

He also released a list of 52 German agents whom the Peron regime ordered to be deported, although only 13 of them so far have been detained and de- ported.

Japanese Among Executed

Those Killed

Paris, Dec. 23.

Without

Reinforcements for the French Army in Indo-Trial

China are on their way to Saigon and other troops are standing by ready to leave, well- informed quarters in Paris declared tonight. The French Prime Minister, M. Leon Blutn, told the National Assembly tonight that the latest news of fighting in Indo-China between the French Army and troops of the Viet Nam Re- public was "not reassuring," but he added that the situation was not alarming:

M. Blum told the Assembly, ces concentrated in the south of

Tokyo, Dec. 24. While the world pre-

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POPE'S XMAS MESSAGE

Rome, Dupa 24.

His Holinca Pope Pius XII, in a Christinas Eve broadcast over the Vatican Radio today, Brid

"All over Europe people aro in a state of constant an xiety that flames of a new conflict may blast forth; for millions of humer

tension is, foo being the

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"The spring it tout" and „may snap al, ang, moment.”

The efforts of the states men, he said, were recognised but their solutions had beca fragile-Reuter.

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'Quake Casualties Near 1,100 Mark

Tokyo, Dec. 24.

With Allied casualties definitely out of the pic-

ture, Japanese earthquake casualties continu- ed to mount, but appeared to be stabilising in the neighbourhood of the officially checked 1,100 or so as relief partiès closed in on the de--- vastated areas, et

Japanese Home Office reports tabulated from all

areas gave 1,088 killed, 1,142 injured and 165 still missing, with considerably over 100,000 ↑ homeless, not counting the victims of 28,356 homes which were flooded in various degrees as a result of the tidal waves.

The Japanese "news agency, The casualties, included 1,125 . Krodo, with bureaus. giving | dead, 101 missing and 1,471 in- hourly reports from 24 prefee- jured,

tures

affected by the quake, Colonel Rex Beasley, chief of gave the, number of fatal cases the military government section as 1,125, plus 1:071 injured and of the United States 8th Army, 104 persons missing. Kyodo said casualties-high as they listed well over 200,000. home-were still were lower than less.

originally fearende

Christmas, the Interna-

One temporarily missing The Japanese Red Cross had tional Tribunal for the

American was accounted for 30 teams in the field and was. Far East heard detailed Adcock, master of H.M.

when Richard Day, Red Cross sponsoring collection of funds. firsthand information on a while trying to tow ss. Rose with Japanese personnel, re

Enticer, which fundered of Hai-Worker manning a rescue ship-Associated Press. helpless, defenceless Al- Cemetery-yesterday afternoon. Kushimoto, southern tip of the mistreatment of bank, took place at the Colonial ported that his ship put into

was hit by the tidal wave. "A memorial service in honour Wakayama peninsula, which

Cathedral

that it would be at least some the city, but were slowed down weeks before order and calm by road blocks, mines and re were restored in Indo-China of two old 75-millimetre guns lied prisoners and in- of those who lost their liver in the He met with general approval which had been.captured from ternees of the Assembly when he said the Japanese,

in Japanese disaster will be held in St. John's, that the Government insisted

Friday on The following official list ot that order must be restored before negotiations with the

survivors and missing was issued

Viet Nam Republic could be resurged but some protests came Bramuglia's statement failed' from Conservative benches to name the Japanese agents.or, when he said that a "free Viet give additional information on | Nam Republic" remained the the deportation.

abjective of the French Gov- trnment's policy.

French military authorities hands during the war.

Lt-Col. J. S. Damste, associate curvivors: Bleutenant R. Fa total of 2,602 ships were land-

Of the 13 Nazi agents who were shipped to Hamburg two days ago. Bramuglia listed three Spaniards, ene Greek, one Uruguayon, eight Germans and Austrians.

The danouncement of the ex-

The Right Wing Deputy, M. Andre Mutter, said he had just had news that his son was

wounded and taken prisoner by Viet Nam troops and then strapped between twgplaks und sawn in half.

Viet Nam Government repre-

and

have proclaimed a "state of siege" in north. Annam Tongkin

Admiral Thierry d'Argenlicu French High Commissioner for (ado-China, arrived at Saigon today. Reuter,

Yokohama Black Mart

Japanese government: figures, meanwhile, began to assemble into growing property losses.

Home Ministry reports said. Yokohama, Dec. 24. Hyatt R.N.R Mata Mr. D. J. wrecked or carried away due to

"Quick and daring ac- Brand, Telegraphist, R. W. Mar-

tion" by two 19-year-old tidal inundation. 48 bridges tin, C/J510936. Cases of rape and forced pro-Boatswain; Fang Wing Kee damaged, 7,350 homes de up a Black Market ring Chinese Ralinga Pang Gae, gone, 155 highways seriously American soldiers broke stitution among Allied women Quartermaster: Cheung Wing, molished beyond repair and

Dulch prosecutor, introduced a vopsis at Japanese policy to wards POW, women and children in Java,

Stoker:

Creang Leading.

Pressure Continues and girls in Central Java.were re- Seaman; Fung Wah, Stoker; Lau 2,741 homes washed away and Suspected of have inter- Paris, Dec. 23. lated to the Tribunal. Boys aged Kam Shui, Seaman; Lau Shing lost" in tidal waves, consider national ramifications, Hanoi have called upon 30,000 and sent to men's internment Scaman; Kwok Wah, Ldg. Stoker, mostly homes seriously dam-ters announced today.

The French authorities in thirteen were considered adults Wah. Seaman Mak Hip Sing ably over 10,000 buildings Eighth Army headquar rounding the Viet Nam insurgent troops sur camps Women and children were Missing presumed dead!--Chief

Indo-Chinese forced to work long hours under Engineer, Mr. E. G. C Thorne aged and 52 factories demolish- The soldiers, Pre. Clarence. 0. capital to surrender.

the tropical. sun Recaptured es- Chinese (Ratinga-Lam. Yut,

Yut, ed

Hull and Pyt, Edward Terrill, Viet Nam pressure on Hanoi capees evidence showed the men 2nd Engineer, Fung Fook, and

91 Fires

were approached by a Japanes? continues, but Insurgent artil-were generally executed without Engineer;

gang who told them they could pulsion of 12 and the deporta-entatives in France today at-lary prations used for bom-trial, contrary to the Gen wcoutmastre, Fung g shul Quarter-

Fong Huen Leading ing with the quake, with vary "The soldiers"

A total of 91 fires originat make big money if they would

work, with the rang tion decrees still in effect cused "certain French circles bardment of the city are being vention,

Stoker Chan Shun, Stoker; Funging degrees of losses, have thus parted the offer to Lieutenant attacked by French fighter-

fers immediately: re- Col. Damste introduced evidener Yuen, Staker: Lee Chiu, Seafar been reported to the gay Colzel P. Barter, Security bombers.

Troops backed by Spitfire to show that the Japanese planned Chan Shing. Seamen: Pang Yuk

Sestertimenten fear whaimid guters succeeded in ousting in ill, prisoners of war and civil- Luan

teur Institute, which they séiz-

of Allied forces, Cook;

Richard Day who loft. Waka- soldiers were told by It showed that the Japanese on Stoker; Chan Chilu,

Stok Blok ed last Thursday in a night attack.

numerous cccasions

murdered Shing, Stoward; Yin Wah, Quar that there was serious need for contact man said he would wear

MAP first relief parties, reported uniform and a pistol an Army

bands; Th troops who did not immediately termaster; Lee. Shing. Stoker epidemic preventive medicines Army uniform and art market Dispatches said buildings and furnishings of hut did so after a long interval

surrender at the time of capture Lam Man, Staker, the Institute had been sysand "therefore, they were not tematically burned by the with drawing Annamites.-United

against2:35. others were first of provoking war. Peron Fezime to meet United Hanoi inday and French air Heavy fighting continued i concrete step taken by the Stents for the demain in Spitfires machines

The Red Cross orkar Rey

whaimid them to maintainous

with-tha+lung

*the*

claring "we have béén "portation of Gerzah agents the Barracks of an Indo-Chinese rebel contingents from the Pasang in the event of the approjeh i ya Shing Wah,Leading amo on Saturday with the truck, Jeep, a entirely too easy with and the liquidation of German stronghold. firms in

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Russia," urges a tho- Press.

rough investigation into the "verbal ultimatum" which forced an unarm- ed U.S. Navy ship to leave Dairen.

Stewart referred to the edict which was-on-a-routine courier inlsston hurrying,from the Man- churion port after receiving a warning from officers stating "unless you lerve within 20 minutes we will not be responsible for the consequences."

Argentina-United French

trocpa made steady progress against Viet Nam for-

ADVENTURER GUILTY OF MURDER

Paris, Dec. 23;

Russian military Alain de Bernardi de Sigoyer was found guilty here today of murdering his 25-year-old wife two years ago and was sentenced to death. Irene Lebeau, said to be the accused's mistress, charged with complicity in the crime; was found not guilty and exonerated.

Commenting on a Dairen story

by Scripps Howard reporter Wil- lam R, Newton, who told of the incident for the combined world press,Stewart-told-a reporter:

This is a maiter which ought to t be gone into thoroughly. I will be much interested to see what the State Department, and the Navy have to say."

The Russians ought nét to have been allowed to enter Manchuria in the first place," Stewart said. "They have done nothing but page the whole ores," Asso- clated Press,

Catch In Treaty Daiten, Dec. 20 (Delayed).

"Miracle

Man" To Marry

Glasgow, Dec. 24.

The engagement of the "miracle man was announced here today. He is Dennia WI-

Medical experts told the courti today that re-examination of the remains of Madame de Sigoyer failed to show any trace of a bullet wound.

As the President of the Court read the verdiet And pronounced the death sentence, bearded 39-year-old de Sigoyer was pale, but otherwise showed no sign of emotion and kept his rigid expression unchanged Reading in a low monotone, the President went on to clear

Irene

tain full control of the city of Dairen the gateway of Man- churia-and will keep military forces there until after the peace treaty is signed with his ship, on which he was ser- ting, the fashionably dressed Japan'

ving as Lieutenant, was blown audience waited tensely, gather- This will be done under the up in October 1944. he was ing in small expectant groups: technical definition of a clause hospitalised. He had his spine In the Sino-Soviet pact concern broken in five places. ing Dairen which says "Ine was awarded the Dia peacetime Dairen is not include tinguished Service Cross in ed in the sphere of efficacy of 1943 for. "resolution; enterprise naval base regulations determin. and fine leadership."-Reuter. ed by the agreement on Port Arthur on August 14, 1945 and.

Press

that the

Japanese Killed

Paris, Dec, 24. Quiting French official cir cles, the French News Agency said yesterday that the bodies of Japanese were identified Among the guards killed defend- ing the Viet Nam. President Hochi Minh's residence in Hanci, which was stormed by French troops on December 18.

French mopping up opera-

tions around Viet Nam strong points in Hanoi, proceed slowly in the face of much sniper activity.

The Viet Nam artillery con. tisues sporadic and incteurate shelling of the city.

A French Army spokesman in Hanoi said that other French garrisoned towns were success- fully holding their positions and that the Frencs had enlarged their perimeter in Haiphong.

French authorities state that

Press.

enctional excesses of revenge

Fung

Lug's contact man to obtain a

where Plan was

A

In the Shingy area of the proter dealing with black market

outfits Southern Wakayams,

fake

raid dis.. erpetrated by common soldiers mediated acts committed obvious- carlier reports said six tempor

43 MPs on Japanese whose mental balance had been ly in accordance with special orarily missing American person homes and warehouses which

nel were located and awaiting stocked stolen went away, but deliberate, pre-

and Japan. relief.

contacted

ders. United Press.

Christmas Returns To Europe

Chinese lanterns in the streets of Swedish towns, Christmas fairs in Berlin, a glant 60-feet illu- minated Christmas tree in front of Prague's burnt-out Town Hall, this week tell the story of a Europe which, after nearly 20 mouths of peace, is now returning to pre-war days of laughing and the gaiety of brightly lit shops and Christmas dances.'

evezi

and the two vehicles to

Lt. Col. J. B. Vanderpool of The Security Ocer

the

G.I.D. G-4, 25th División, based in Osaka, returned to. Osaka with be used on the raid were so mark.

ed as to be easily trailed, Lisu.. borrowed gasoline for his L-tenant Upshaw Sams of the plane and reported: 37 known Security Unit was ordered to: dead in Shingy, which was drive the truck disguised as th

enlisted struck by the quake, fire and fload Ile said the makeshift over; the C.LD. lost contact with

During the actual raid

raid, how- hospital immediately, hospitaliz- the raiding party and Private ed 500 among more than 14,000 Hill and Lieutenant Same look homeless mor

maiters into their hunds, whipped He said 2,308 homes had out modern wolls the trucks been razed and that three-quar- were

pods on ters of the town's population and turned them over to the

Security Office had gone to farms in the neigh

A large quantity of bouring villages. He added watches, cigaretics and all were that the relief situation was seized in De archouse-United well in hand,,

Press.

Chinese Ald The following: Reuters cables where there are children. will front, the world's centres

Lt-Gen. Chu Shih-ming, head tell have its tree this year. the story mainly a children's Czechoslovakia: The people of the Chinese mission in story of the plans for the of Czechoslovakia are enjoying Japan, who returned from Nan-- second Christmas of peace, an alment normal Christmas king yesterday (Monday), issu-

silk,.

Holiday Train Crash

Waubay, S.D. Dec 24

A fast freight train today crashed headon into a holiday packed day coach In the Mil- waukes ralirced and between but no one was killed. 25 to 30 persons were injured

Officials said the railroad's crack passenger train, "Olym

plan,” was, waiting for the

-Soviet Russia intends to reliams, D.S.C., who is to wed against her. She spoke a few Hanol and vicinity will be cember the town councils have full of toys and of all shapes sympathy with the quake vic Miss Anne Martin, of Troon, words to her lawyer and then drafted into a civil Guard to pro- been putting up" Christmas and sizes. tims and hoped that China

Williams earned his nickname rushed joyfully to waiting relect during the war. After survi-latives in the corridor outside.

properly. Ass:ciated trece, lung with electric lights, Belgium: Whole floors of the could arrange relief shipments. ving injuries received when

in the main public squares and big stores are filled with toys in the near future, A Chinese While the jury were delibera-

festconing the shopping cennt prices well within the poc-mission member, however, told Highway Battle

tres with Chinese lanterns. kets of the average buyer and the United Press that nothing Páris, Dec. 24. 2 Germany Christmas faros the children will doubtless have was definitu yet and that it was French armoured units and and markets are back in Ber- the best Christmas presents likely such relief would come When the jury fled into infantry forces are battling for lin's bomb-scarred streets. Hun since before the war from private Chinese organiza standing as the President rend thoroughfare of the Indo-Chin- are voluntarily surrendering each year in one of Lisbon's Chinese Government. scurt, all present remained possession of Rue Ceton, mai dreds of British Army units Portugal: The toy fair set up tions rather than from the the jury's answers to two ese district to the north of the sweets, cakes and other food, to main squares is in full swing General Chu recalled that freight train about one mile questions put to them: "Did Tonkinese capital.

make the Christmas brighter again with its wooden horses, China was among the first na east of the lowp; The freight de Sigoyer kill his wife?" und Other French troops were for the children of the British crude painted dolls and tions to supply the Japanese train was ordered to stop lo "Did he kill her with premedita-reported "advancing" down the zone... A special nine, ounce marionettes,

1923 quake and fire victims with allow the "Olympian to pro- tian?Reuter

Boulevard Gambetta.

sect ratin Ja being issued to Switzerland: In one Swiss 'Battles were reported, in 'pro- each child.

town, Bellizona, Father Christ-cinthing and medical supplies. ceed but zan by the switch and gress around the City Hall and France: Although a small mas went decidedly modern It was learned that Dr. crashed header into the pas main Post Office where the Christmas tree, costs at least this year when to the great

Akitsune Imamura Professor senger train de French launched what they 100 francs four shillings and delight of local school-children Emeritus of Tokyo Imperial The locomotive, mail and ex- described as disengaging twopence) almost every home he arrived by airplane. Reu- University and dean of Japan press cars of the 14-car "Olym "operations.”—÷Associatikh; Press

ese aclamologiste. sent ancur pian" were derailed and the Surrender

gent quake warning to the ob-engine and 10 cars of the 66- servatory in the worst-hit area, | car freight wrecked-United Kochi, on December 13, but due Prese

shall be subject to military Hope They

supervision or control - In thia.-

gone only in case of war against Make It!

Japarid

The phrase "In peacetime"

Condon, Dec. 24.

Ir the catch. Technically China The Pan-American Airways

ARMY DRIVERS' GROUSE

Bangkck, Dec, 24, ON OTHER PAGES

and Russia are still at war with Clipper bound for New York Herford, Germany, Den 23. Japan until the peace treaty is from Londen with G.I. brides Two hundred | British car dri-' | signed.-Router Ap

ada. their children on board, | vers serving at the Headquarters The Viet Nam Radio announ which had to turn back from of the Intelligence and Legal ces today that the French Page Twỏ, vào Ireland last night on account Divisions of the Control Com

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CONTROL OF INDUSTRY

Surabaya Yake, London, Des. 20,-

Ing this morning, y

to stop

Walls.

Four

Papeading

Articlo-Yuletide

Potsdam Pact Revision,

from the military Government tu cf whom had never seen their facilities for theit Plat ly Gen Jacques Morlieres Page Fiva

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In China

Nanking, Dec. 24, Although there is no trace of an armistice on the North China battlefields, there will be plum aditioned dances and capers with crackers in Nanking this Christ le will be a strangely familiar Christmas for China the noise of Japan's titanic submarine Japan Arough of low pres-

10 tommunication-delay, the warning, arrived after disaster THE WEATHER struck-United Press,

of bad weather, is dus to leave mission in the British zone of troops, which garrisoned Nam War Crimes Trial.. Landon for the Atlantic cross-remas held here tonight, or 2.000, have surrendered uncing Appeal on Behalf of Colony's the

work until further notice unless ditionally without the consent The control of industry in With 23 wives and one bride they were assured by mid-day of Acting French Commissioner, Hamburg! will be transferred to be, were 26 children, some tomorrow adequate

local economic office on a fathers, and the plane was mess

End The broadcast, also anid Viet

Nam artillery shot down, French Page Siz Hamburg radio, quoting making a last-minute effort to The British zone of Germany Spitfires in the Hanel area to New Plan for Malaya Federas

tatement, sald get them to America in time tonight in shivering under 20 de According to Balgon Badio The control of economie

economie palley for Christmas,

gree of frost. The driver de

new contingents from Africa

Phos

Seven clared that no heating had been

Moratorium on Wages Increases The mothers and children provided for several dayana will soon arrive, to reinforce Buggested al and American economic centrell were taken to various homes until tonight when they received the French strength--United Page Eight

enough for 14 hours, teaters Press

Sports News, etc.

ary 1

tonight,

will remain vested in the British

for the night-Reuter:

Less Than Feared

Kaka Tokyko, Dec, 24.

The latest figure on casualfice

The anticyclone over N China |"hds" weakened and another ban

developed over the Sea of

of war and the pes of peace bella earthquake and tidal waves sure extends northward over will be present end it will be a placed the toll, at 2,700 dead, the Yellow Sea. Pressure har historie Christmas 1,100 dele missing and injured as Amari fallen considerably over SW gates representing almost every can and Japanese authorities China and continues low over political faction except the Combastened to provide shelter, from the equa maunista, will head, for home after the bitter winter cold for Today *;

Cloudy the 40-day" delivery of the Arst permanent constitution to China; thousands of iniserable sur with drinals at first moderate

Reuter

vivors:

easterly winds