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THE DEATH OF THE JAPANESE NAVY

This is the first complete and authentic story by the Japanese of the sinking of their last and greatest battleship, Yamato,

in

a vain suicide sortie at Okinawa on April 6 last year.

The commander of the hattie- ship Captain Jira. Nomura) tells the story, and even the defects of English translation -and translation seldom, if ever, captures the spirit of Japanese thought and expres- in-cannot obscure its high

drama.

THE LAST SORTIE

OF HER FINEST

BATTLESHIP

If circled, dipped, and fled, its radio chattering, as the Japan- ese guns roared into action for the fist time.

obliqué Lo

DISARMAMENT

Imperial Headquarters order. Olysed the 62,000-ton Yamuto into action to a plan which Captain Kami, senior staff planning cancer, had drafted in the last week of March.

Until the Big Three can agree without reservation to conditions which will permit the possibility of ausnic warfare to be complete ly ruled out, it is useless to dis-

That! cuss general disarmament.

is the point that lies at the crux of the problem now coming be tore the Security Council and it is to be hoped that the Soviet de- legate will be persuaded of the

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Kami's Plan

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lie Eccame a torch. I tried to salute him. but unfortunately my arm would not lift. I was Very sad.

."The great Yamato, the mighty Yamato, the heroic 'could Yamato, was dying. It no longer swim.

It was the death of the Im- rerial Japanese Navy.

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A Famous

Centenary Of

Society

"Twenty-five gentlemen"

i1

we

AL

So

rultaneously with other we ever the Devil will avoid us and flames. The rear-gun comman-may not appear to be a matter of the signs his name in what sciety. Th.s ted to the development,

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"I gave no order to abandon ship. thought it better that we al die slowly together as our beloved anlp died slowly. Captain Nomura, shrugging So it was. Everything seemed his shoulders fatalistically, in- to nove very slowly. The ses creased speed to 25 knots, i rose up. It was the end."

the original O the total of 12 torpedoes straightened

Kami approach to which had slain the Yamato, no Okinawa (260 nautical miles fewer than 11 had struck the seven distant), and urgently radioed port side. In addition, Kaya, the nearest Japanese air direct hits were scored by large buse, for the fighter cover bombs, and "numberless" direct The battleship, with 3000 off-which in fact never arrived. aita by smaller bombs. cers and men abourd, and an A 9 a.m., with visibility ex- About 200 of the 3000 per escort of one light cruiser. (the collent, the sky steadily clear-annel of the Yamato were pick. the wounded Yahagi) and seven destroyers, and the swell' still sitgnt, ed. up, including

American bombers in Captain, Nomura, who tried would carry only enough fuel 40

were sight fcell to throw himself, back for the one-way trip to Okinawa, dose formation

Captain Nomura ed at high altitude. This into the sea. Four badly dam because, claims, this was literally all first "force, it appears pass ved destroyers, all that wa the fuel that the Japanese Navy ed over

attacking, left of the suicide squadron e had left.

thereby encouraging a momen- aine ships, managed to get back The Navy promised the en-tary hope among Japanese off to Sasebo naval base. operation of a handful of

ers that the ships had been fighter planes.

nustaken for American..".

But immediately afterwards to "The enemy is building up 10 groups of bombers-40

group- 50 bombers in each At the moment, Britain and the which will attack our home thundered in from the south United States appear to be on use land," Captain Kami said in and south-west and the side of the fence and the Rus renference with the Comman-bombs began to scream on to zigzagging ships and sians on the other. The Ameri- der-in-Chief, Vice-Amiral Seli- the

of the

For example, the way in which Ican contention is simple enough.chi Ite. "Even if our Navy is twisting white wakes

the research chemist may have a are told. "who were interested in Remove the fear of atomic war at its last gasp, we must delay denied squadron.

resolution

Hit

profound influence on social and the prosecution of chemistry, mel Hare and agreement about other with courage and

economic development is shown- bid to humble "Two of the first bombs hit together on the twenty-third of their importance in the world of in the discovery of aniline native ons should follow swiftly, the American

If we the Yamato's rear mast," Cap-February, 1841, and formed

В Whenever chemistry.

newaye oy W. H. Perkin, one of the that control of 18 on our sacred soil,

strike at ence with all our re Lain Nomura says, "The stern Chemical Society." energy. be considered

and was enveloped in smoke.

stands Fellow is admitted to the Society, origina! presidents of the as That statement maining heart and strengtlu Pons. On the face of it. there ap-heavenly help will be ours." der was killed. Pieces of flesh international importance; but, as called the "Obligation Book, how of the whole of the coal tar in pears to be involved nothing more Inder Kami's plan, the jumped in the air. We put out it happens, that is precisely what over a hundred years old; and if dustry at it is today, embracing HONGKONG- BANGKOK -SINGAPORE Thursday, 16th Jun.

tinn Saturday, 18th Jan.

a dispute over procedure. suicide squadron gathered off HONGKONG-MANILA

the fire with hoses. We were it is, and that is one of the rea- he looks at the first two signa- dyestuffs manufacture, synthetic" and if events turn out so as to Tokuyama, 60 miles

Graham Routh maintaining a speed of 25 to 26 sons why the Society's Centenary lures, he will see the names of medicinals, the photographic in Monday, 20th Jan.

Robertdustry and much else.

Gilbert and Lawes, two other justify this view, there will be west of Hiroshima, on April 5. knots, but I observed that two Cebrations to be held in London Thomas general satisfaction. Just before

All the officers attended of our destroyers had already in July 1947 will attract world-Warington.

faicus chemists, studied plan wide attention. The recent world?

Those gentlemen signed their fe to such good purpose that we HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD. leaving New York. Mr. Molotov ceremonial dinner aboard the dropped out of course.

"The first force of American war must be blamed

synthetic Yumato, which had been hiding

names as members of a small, un-are now able to use would appear to lave taken a in the maze of islands and inleta bombers which had passed us postponement of the celebrations known Society in 1841. In 1946,

fertiliser

for the production.... of 3rd Huur, French Bank Building. Telephone No. 28600.

hint from, criticisms of thei of the beautiful blue-and-silver came in. at much lower altitude until 1947.

there are over six thousand Felicad acrimonious manner in which he Inland Sea since the sinking right out of the rising aun. A centenary of a birth or death, lows. The aim of the Society has And here are three other fam advanced his

disarmament proof is sister ship, the Musashi, The sky was black with planes. of the foundations of a Company, not changed. It is still devoted to ous mines in the chemical world posals. At any rate he employed in early battles off Okinawa.

"There was a moment of Corperation or Society, may have the study of chemistry as a whole Crockes, Dawar and Ramsay a very different tone in his re- I was a dark and cheerless terrific horror and I felt the an interest only for those

rather than concerned with the all past presidents of the Chemi

Was the ferences to them at the dinner day with low clouds and a mighty Yamato shudder and who are in some degree personal-

of -the selence alone.

pioneer of the cathode ray tube Kiven to the Foreign Ministers teak wind. The officers drank dip as two aerial torpedoes hit by concerned with an individual professional and Industrial aspects cal Society. Crookes

branches of: chemistry have now used in television. Dewar's by the Foreign Press Association toasts to the Emperor and the the port side almost simul- or undertaking. But as wc. shall the British Chemical

*oll"

experiments in low temperature in New York. His announcement Japanese Empire. The comma Janeously. This was about 9.20 find,

f Russia's readiness to

Society's centchary should be of Town and developed as ders paraded all personnel on a.m. "meet

considerable interest te inany, for shoots' of the parent Society. The produced, as one, example, the More Planes the nine ships and told them

Royal Institute of Chemistry, familiar thermos flask, while Roma Ameria halfway" in disarmas. Į that the squadron carried only "At 10 am, 300 more planes bad it not been for some of the founded in 1877, now devotes it say's discovery of the rare gases ment plans was As conciliatory

of this great self. to the professional affairs of had numerous useful results, int sufficient fuel to reach the appeared. to concentrate their carly discoveries as his declaration that

the pro enemy.

attack on the Yamato, whose organization, posals of the two Powers can be

is the concern of the Society frequently to be seen today in the "Solemn Tones"

#ncrippled guns were still blaz facilities which we enjoy day chemists, while the industrial side cluding the neen display sigr.s. so harmonised Was encouraging.

Chemical Industry, which was peace-time town life of many What is more, his assertion that golemn tones to the awed and che, and then a second, torpedo

Each address, "delivered "In ing defiance at the foe. First i might still be lacking,

It was stated earlier that the reduction must be siient. men,"

societies came into being for Nomura, sruck our wounded port side, to these twenty-five gentlemen founded four years later. Other countries. general, under the direct guidance "ended with three defiant Oil gushed like flaming blood who made this momentous deci-specialised purposes, and today Chemical Society is of Inter of the United Nations, sounded shouts of 'Banzai!""

from a stricken whale. We list-sion over a hundred years ago representatives from all of them national importance. Let His see precisely the same noté as Mr. By sunset the warships were heavily to port. We could What had they achieved? They form part of what is called the how this will apply to the forth

the first Society Chemical Council, which in Bri-[coming Centenary. The Society Attlee's earlier speech in the steaming ut 16 knots through new turn only to port. Kaya had

tain provides assistance in pub-has always been the model for Commons. Both indicated, how the Bungo Straita, hugging the was still silent. Our annihila-formed solely for the study

Eshing chemical information and similar societies set up in other ever, some uncertainty regarding precipitous wooded coast of tien was only a matter of time chemistry, and by providing

formation and opportunitica the results of research."

cided in Rome by the Inter- the extent to which, UNO could Kyushu. Sunrise of April 6 and agony."

About 12.30 1.m through research, they were the first men this

national Union of Pure and Ap- guarantee peace. The proposals found them in line of battle in

to bring fasting benefits to in

branch of science,

plied Chemistry to hold its next which Russia, according to the the East China Sea, ploughing low-flying cloud gathering

mild the south, another concentra- south-west through

The Chemical Society may well International Congress in London; The first President to be clect- Soviet Foreign Minister, is ready swell

There Was scattered tion of 800 planes burat down

thebe proud of its history. It is imax the time of the Chemical So cd Was Thomas Graham, fo meet halfway were outlined

the fcrecast cloud, and

was on the Yamato and its strug by the chief American delegate, "efear and mild," with

scant gling escort: American obser- most distinguished, chemist of his possible in a short account to cicly's Centenary.

In spite of all the pollucal and, Mr. Warren Austin, following hope of weather protection vation was apparently superli lime, and the first Secretary, who enumerate all the many instances

had organised the original meet-of benefits to mankind from the other complications that a world Mr. Molotov's speech at the against air detection and at- because this

by Fellows of war involves, none the less the opening of the Assembly's ses tack.

says, was directed specifically at ing. was Robert Warington. They discoveries made

the new the early days. But we in Rome decision of 1038 will duly sion. In welcoming the Soviet in-

there least cite a few of their motorbe carried out, and after the cen- During the night.. the Yama- the vulnerable port side of the were the leaders' of

exists a constant reminder of achievements. itiative, he included within the to's radio had picked up Ameri- battleship. Five more torpedoes Society, and to this day

tenary celebrations from July 15, to July 17, 1017, the eleventh In- scope of the subject his own Gov- can Hignals which convinced hit in rapid succession, then

ternational Congress will take ernment's move for international Captain Nomura that the move three more

force The Yamato, blazing acd

place in London. control of atomic weapons and ent of his desperate

16 degrees.

The celebrations themselves will all other engines of mass destruc- was suspected, and that sub-smoking, listed

and marines

reconnaissance Speed dropped to 18 knots.

be of historical importance and fion, and also the obligations of planes

By 2.30 p.m... Nomura

Interest: Distinguished delegates were already seeking

By Shepard Barclay the Powers under the Charter to him.

tinnes, "the. Yamato was an

will include the Honorary Fellows negotiate agreements for placing

The Authority on "Our Blaff officers laugh- inferno. It was almost impos

of the Society, among whom nie ar disposal of the Security Counc al the folly of the sible to stand erect on the slop

the world's greatest chemists of But..our feil the armed forces and facilities British Navy when the Prince g, red-hot decks.

the K with the A and immediate today. One of them will be invited DRIVE FOR YOUR

ly went after the heart break to fellow in the succession of necessary for the inaintenance of of Wales and the Repulse were crew tried to bear themselves to at-like brave and honourable sons

QUOTA

intending to finesse spade later. great personalities of the past by peace. The field offered by these sent without air cover

and burned force in of Japan. The

When you have bid a game. After the heart K and A, he saw becoming the Society's Faraday exchanges is certainly impressive Malaya," Captain Nomura re wounded came crawling out of -the inquiry, said Mr. Austin, calls. "But now we were mak-wrecked powder. magazines and that contract is like the quota athai sult was hopeless, then led Lecturer. The Lectureship was should cover "all mobilised arm-ing a similar suicidal

zalesman tries to make in order the spade D, covered by the 10. J. founded in 1867 to commemorate attack blazing turrets. The colour of to earn a bonus. If he is an able and K. The heart 10 knocked out the name of Michael Faraday who ed forces whether at home or in conditions even more miser- their faces was like that of the

all-around salesman, he doesn't the Q, the spade A and Qwert was elected a Fellow of the So abroad"-but only if the Powers able

dead in hades. Some could not just start to work to make as cashed and South then led the clely in 1842 and was one of its [can establish ́agreement in Mos Surprise Hoped help but scream because of thei

Imany, sales as he can. He first club 5 from dummy. The 10 vice-presidents.

whereupon two

There will be a centenary ad- cow in March on the pressing The Kami plan was designed wounds,

analyzes his, prospects to estimate course won. European questions at present to bring the Yamato and its {**. "Very Sad"

Just where he expects to get the spades and the club tops set the dress and a formal ceremony for |dividing them particularly that squadron into Okinawa waters "I was wounded. I could not total amount of business requir-contract two. It would be hard the presentation of addresses. A of Germany is an overall dis before dawn the next day, so stand. I was helped out on to ed. Then he makes a plan to go to imagine worse botching. South number of scientific lectures are do explained that if the hearts had scheduled; also visits to places of armament agreement likely to that it could make a bold sur- the deck. I was troubled when after it. A declarer should

the interest in the London area: and would prove practical. -

prise attack at first light on I saw a friend writhing as he likewise, first figuring out where been evenly divided and In the pursuit of the wider the congested American in- tried to beat out the flames the experts to take the necessary spade finesse right, he

vasion shipping.

which had set his uniform number of tricks and then the have had nine tricke without agreement certain postulates are clearly essential. Disarmament ised that their slender hope of

At 7 a.m. the Japanese real- ablaze. He oried Banzai as order in which he will go after touching clubs. But the odds were

overwhelmingly against that:

Real trick counting would have inust be universal—that is, it surprise was gone. They sighted

shown that three tricks were) Those three days of July next" must apply to all States and cover! a solitary U.S. Martin recon-

probable in clubs, if they were year will be long remembered, opened as scor as South took the not only by the many distinguish first trick, so he didn't need any ed chemists who will be present, luck in any other suit. After the but by all who take an interest

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tack

says

invasion our

a

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attack,

Nomura

con-

all weapons and means for wag aulesance plane at low altitude. Rome Bomb

ing war. It must have respect to

the responsibilities, geographical

Threat

many

of

the

But let us return for a moment

founded

of

for

Achievements Cited

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

them.

S. 10 01 54 Rome, Jan. 14. H. J Police roped off a six block D. 9,8 5 2 Alltel C.A. K.10. area surrounding an building after an anonymous telephone call had warned that time bomb, had been placed

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Authorities"

countries, and in 1038 .it was de-

an exhibition is to be held at the Kensington Science Museum In London during the period of the celebrations and the International Congress.

11. 18.0 9 7 first club tead, West would have in the progress of a great selence.

returned a diamond to the J and

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situation, and status of the chief must depend upon it. Speeches by Powers, and be proportionate to Soviet spokesmen have tended re the needs imposed upon them by cently not only to conflict one those factors and in their relation with another but also to find little to each other. Further, it must, reflection in action. In both these to be effectual, be based upon respects Russian policy must still firm mutual confidence in each await final definition. It may at other's policy and good faith, least be hoped it will be unneces allowing differences to be frankly sary for British and American re.

The building houses, the Bri- debated and amicably composed, presentatives to emphasise further for in any other atmosphere col-their basic contention that general tish Field Security, the United vulnerable.) laboration in emergency must re-disarmament can well await dis States Counter Intelligence main uncertain or incomplete. cussion until an atomic energy un Division, the American Naval South West, Mutual confidence among the derstanding has been achieved. Attache and British Naval off. Pass great Powers will be, in truth, Atomic warfare must be outlaw-cer."

in it

H

C. 4 3.2

3

D: K, 10 6.3a second club lead would have C. 9:7

putWest in to

cash two dia-

monds. But that suit was mark-

ed by the original 2 lead as only

Your-carder, and

1

could

not

have. hurt South's game.

After

his diamond tricks, West would

Dealer South, North-South have had to put South in again

-PABS

Pass

North

C

1 S 3 NT

Fast! Pare? Pass

to run game.

Tomorrow's Question

.. Pass

Why is the "underlead" of an 2 NT

ace in a side sult usually a worse the root of all peace and good-led. When thar nai been decided, The building was evacuated South at one table of a dupli- and more costly lead against a will, and the success of the great the world may look for progress as a precaution Associated cate was a "play them that chap, mult contract than the underlead

who took the diamend 2 lead to of a king? experiment they have undertaken in the general sphere.

Press.

CHINESE PETITION

REJECTED

Manila, Jan. 14,

The Supreme Court today re- jected the petition of over 1,000 Chinese merchants for a writ of preliminary injunction to re-” strain the city authorities from carrying out provisions in the. new market, law which declares vacant all stalls in the public markets now held by aliens. Associated Press,