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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1947.

COMMUNISTS IN JAPAN

Today's Events Influence In The

May 27-China Coast N. & E

Officers Guild meeting. Union Bldg... 4 p.m..

May 27-Toe H Meeting, 50 Mac-

Labour Unions

Tokyo, Mar 26.

donnell Rd. &30 pm. Rev. General Douglas MacArthur reported today that

Alvor Davies RN cn The Hemctical Chürch."

Coming Events

May 28--ILK. Really & Trust Co

annual meeting. noun.

May 29 H.K. Tramways Ltd. annual meeting, Jarding's of fices, noon.

May 3-China Provident annual and extraordinary mavetings, Jacobean Blom, M. Hotel

May 31-China Enaporium annual

meeting. 3 p.m. June 6-AS Watson & Cot "Lul, annual raseng, HK Hotel,

$1.30 am.

Extra Race

Junc 7--Seventh

Meeting. June HK & Whampea Decks extraordinary meeting, noon, June 27 Thudo-Chin. SR. Co, Ltd, annual general meeting

noun.

Story Of Money In

the full strength of Communist influence with- in the Japanese labour movement is difficult to determine" since it is the Communist strategy to "consistently and purposely ex- aggerate their strength."

Gen. MacArthur, in reporting on the results of the

Allied occupation, said:

Wave Of Fires In BCOF Area

Tokyo, May 25. Two British Common- wealth officers were kill- ed in a big fire which The fact that many Com the political parties to sharply rated the officers' mess munist influenced organisations increased activity. The atten-of the British Common- are also members of the Nation of party leaders was focus wealth Air Group at tional Congress of Industrial sed on possible measures to Iwakuni, southern Japan, Inlaust and that the NGI stem the rising tide of infla Policy generals paralleled the tion and cope with the pressure early today. Communist Party line, is taken of trade unions for immediate by many Japanese as indica-government netion to stabilise that the Communists con-age-price relationships. Unit trol that organisation."

ed Press.

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MRS. TRUMAN: WEAKER

Scores of other officers in pyjamas and dressing gowns. escaped by sliding down ropes. and jumping from windows.

The blaze Spread across the road and set a hangar alight but trops assisted by Japanese fire- me fought the flames, which were brought ander control be- fore they had spread to the main administrative buildings.

The NCBU: estensibly pattern- el after the American: C10, is. with the rival National Federa" rhu of Labour L'ntona, cort- sidered the biggest post-war la- bour group in Japan with al Grandview, M. May 25. membership in the neighbour- President Trumaa, who spent ned 1.300,000 According today at the bedside of his 94-

No aircraft were damaged.. to the Japanese Welfare Minis-year-olif mother who is serious- Today's fire is the most i try the strength of organised ly ill from the effects of a serious in a wave of some 20 Labour in Japan at present is broken hip. told reporters: which have svept the BCOF The near 5.000.000.-

"She sat up with me many area in recent months, times when I needed her. authorities are seriously con- Farmers' Unions

want to reciprocate when shecerned by the situation which is Another significane labour needs me."

believed to be due to faulty! development is considered to, M. Truman's condition to- building construction and ex- be the growth of agricultural day showed no perceptible posed Electrical wiring rather unien, and Gen." MacArthur re-change. She was stated to be than to sabotage as rumoured' ported that much the same re- growing weaker.--Reuter. Fearlier. Reuter. At about 620 pan. Saturday,lationship with the Communists Ma Wing, 57, went to tie C... exists in the organisation and Office. at Yaumat, and reported: contre of these unions--parti- that he had been swimited out of ♬ cularly $5,000 by four men at 3 Jordan Kyushu. Rod, gevond floor.

The story he toll DSI Morrison and which was re-told to Mr. Blair Kerr

Polien yesterday

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Gen. MacArthur reported: The Farmers Union, said at the time of its foundation: dur-

report,

Communists Engulf All Manchuria

Peiping, May 25.

ing February. 1916, to include Foreign observers arriving from Changchun told |-26,600 members, expanded into wus to be invested in business in Macr

the United Press today that the Communist Han organisation officially claim-

01 was induced to put the money infing 1,200,000 supporters.

offensive shows signs of engulfing the whole farther the a common paul

the original 20,000 members, į of Mancharia except the main cities unless Maruo business, he sakt. X only about 1.000 were said t

reinforcements are rushed from China proper sooner had he put the money 1. Communists but because of

or Soviet diplomacy steps in. dowr than the whole lot Wa

close discipline and centralised!

These observers, who left While exacting further Na- direction they exercised an in- Changchun befors suitcase an scooped up into

the Com- tionalist concessions at Dairen taken away by one of the men,

furree, far greater than their! The other men prevented Ma

mumerical strength warranted."munists cut the railway, said and Port Arthur, Russia may! from going after him.

the whale Manchurian situa- restore stability through. pres- Gen. MacArthur's Ender close-questioning by th Delective-Inspector. Ma brokering polities developmentsi-tion is extremely serious since sure on the Communists in or down and confessed that he ind, in Japan up to March and pub the Nationalist forces of 230,- der to open the South Man- the money in a gambling challished today, said the Commun-000 appears insuficient to keep churian Railway to Port Ar- formed By

ists failed in their efforts to open the railway corridors be- thur, leaving Manchuria by Kim and the other four

tween principalities. Democratic the Social

Nationalists are depending As Ma did not appear as Court

Party. This party poiled the to answer the charze of giving false information to DS grilargest strength in the recent on reinforcements, and destruc- national elections for the Diet tion of the Peiping-Mukden and its Chairman. Tetsu Kata-railways leaves only the water yama, has now been elected Jaqute open, with the Govern

rent giving priority to the pan's new premier:

Shantung campaign. In addi- tion the Reds' numerical

men.

son, his bail of $200 was ordered estreated.

Export Case

split

virtual Russian protectorate, as under the old sphere-of-in- fluence days-United Press.

THE WINDSORS BACK

IN ENGLAND

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor returned to England for a short visit in the "Queen Elizabeth" on May 16. Here the Duke is seen chatting with news papermen at Southampton; while the Duchem is wearing a hat so far back on her head that, it lo held in place by ssilk scarf worn turban fashion. (Associated Press Photo).

SALVAGE WORK IN "Awa Maru" Sinking: Mineral

HARBOUR

An important 'piece of salvage work was completed in harbour ever the week- end, with the removal of the final section of ‘a sunken

Japanese vessel lying under- the giant crane at Kowloon Docks.

Its removal enables Kou... loch Docks to bring the crane into operation for the first time since the ear.

Reply To Income Tax Protest

Jap

Request

Tokyo, May 26.

Drive In Russia

Washington, May 25

The Russians are or. ganising "the greatest meral drive ever con-

The Japanese Government has requested as re- parations from the United States Government an 11.000-ton passenger "ship and approxim- ately US$45,000,000 in settlement of the "Awa Maru" incident, in which an American sub- marine torpedoed and sank the Japanese Red Cross ship shortly before the war ended. The Japanese Government is reparation but American au- ceived by the govern asking the United States to re- thorities, more interested in ment and peoples of a place the 11.249-gross-ton res- the negotiations of Japan'a sur single nation," the Re- eel with a ship of similar to render and the cessation of

nage and speed. Claims of hostilities at that time, in publican Senator Mr. more than 100,000,000 yen com- structed the Japanese Govern Owen Brewster, declar- families of ment to postpone the requested in an interview here, pensation" for the

Claims were again sent in after quoting a "reliable and the occupation in September authentic report from and in November. 1945.

the 2,003 passengers and crew members have been requested with payment in American dol- lars at the cross rate between the. Japanese yen, Swiss franc and American dollar at the time of the sinking

wax The "Awa Maru"

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soner in Russia and brought to the United States to tardly in a

Marines Leave

Peiping, May 25.

Recently the U.S. Govern-Russia.

in- asked for detailed

He stated that the report did A. United States Marines!

ment were

Chin- evacuated from

formation on the passengers not specify whether the quest was. and crew on whose behalf the for uranium or other fissionable. Red Strategy

wangtao on Sunday night, dus

a Japanese Government is filing materials. to pressure of the encircling | The "China Mail" has been in- "Much of the Communist strength is much greater than communists. The Marines left formed by Mr. Robert Den, who former N.Y.K. passenger liner the claim. The Japanese au-

Senator Brewster anid that a Gor- strategy consisted of striving the Government's and may gra- so suddenly they were forced to was Chairman of the Executive which was sent to Hong Kong, thorities are expected to hand man army doctor who was a pri Lam Hing-chwen and Hung to split the, Social Democratic dually squeeze the Government leave part of their equipment Committee of the now Kam-sang were euch fined $100 Party by encouraging a radical forces from all rities north of and property behind

defunct Saigon, Singapore and Soura- in the details shortly. by Mr. Sainsbury as Central ye Left wing group in opposition Mukten,

Hong Kong and Kowloon Chinese baya with Red Cross supplies: Knotty Problem terday for attempting for export

It was "reported earlier that Anti Direct Tax Introduction for Allied war prisoners at the It is not known whether the treason trial at Boston, told him that the Russians. Have "airly uninanifested cargoes for Amoy to the conservative controlling

War Of Attrition. When this failed to

they had not planned to leave Cchamission, that the following request of the American Gov-United States will settle, along

knowledge! about in the s. "Transocean" on Sun-faction.

The Communists appear achieve results the Communists

to as they fell they were not letter, addressed to the Commis ertment, who guaranteed safety the lines requested by the complete

sion, dated May 23, has been re-of the ship. The Japanese mili-Japanese Government, what may Senator Brewster has made Mr. Humphreys, of the Revenue attacked certain Social Demo- be still sticking to a war of threatened.

to isolate them Kanson attrition, aiming Department, said Lant's goods | eratz.

approximately 200 clived by him tom the Colonial tary, who desperately needed be the first and only important public a letter to Senator George shipping at that stage of the claim for reparations by de Malone, of the Senate Committee two cases of lemons, to a total had been previously consider major cities and force out the craft. The evacuation aleared that the Secretary of State for but, finally released the "Awa nation. The question of replac- the Russian programms involves consisted 38 cases of oranges and Arahata and Kanju Kato, ho rather than attack frontally marines left in three landing Secretary:

"I am directed to inform ya war, opposed the idea strongly feated Japan against a victor on natural resources saying that value of $1,500, while Hung's ed fellow-travellers,"

garrisons through hunger. the Marines from practically all comprised a aquantity of tinned fruit worth

Discussing general events, These observers said when of North China except Tien- the Colonies has sent this Govern. Maru" with great reluctance at ing the "Awa Mara" with a ship over 800 expeditions involving. the report said critical econo- the time is ripe the Soviet may tain. Latest reports said Chinment a copy of the telegram of the insistance of the Japanese of the same size and speed may 60,000 scientists, engineers and

end the Manchurian wangtao wa still in National Apr. 23, in which you address him Foreign Office.

run into difficulties because techniciana-Reuter.. mic issues assumed a dominant move to

on the subject of the Inland Re

One Survivor ·· existing Allied plans for the role in Japanese politics after chaos which is preventing de- ist. hands.-United Press.

venue Bill. I am to inform you MacArthur's call for a velopment of Russian trade

The "Awa Maru" sailed from future Gen.

Japanese merchant general election and speed-up' interests.

day.

SOBO...

For failing to appear on 34 charge of attempting to export $300 worth of glass wares in the

my. "Kwai Tak". Yuan Chun had

his 850 bait estreated.

among

They are here!

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The

Plan For Indo-China

Saigon, May 25,

atomic energy, to

that the terms of the Secretary of Moll on Feb. 17, 1945. Many marine are likely to limit the DANGEROUS

State's decision on the request

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contained in your telegram will high Japanese officials took ad- tonnage of ships to 5,000 tons be communicated to you in due vantage of the trip to visit the maximum and the speed to 12 course when he has an oppor so-called southern areas, includ-knots. The "Awa Maru had a tunity to consider the matter ing ex-Finance Minister Dr. maximum speed of 20 knots. fully,"

Gotaro Ogawa; Shimper Takeu-i Furthermore, the Japanese "I am going to put a stop The following is a copy of the chi, who was then Vice-Minister request for payment in Amerithis," declared Mir W. A. Blair- Commission's telegram of April of the Greater East Asia Minja-

Kerr at Kowloon yesterday when can dollars is also a probleme imposed fine of $300, or four try: and Yoshitaro Yamada, Naturally, no exchange rate months hard labour, on An interim plan of associat- ing non-party men" with the

"After delivering second peti-Chief of the Foreign Office Re-existed between Japan and the administration of the northern tion signed by 98 Chinese organi search Bureau. On the return United States during the war, of manufacturing cigarettes with

Fung man convicted. on' the charge Viet Nam provinces of Tonkin zations and associations to Secre voyage, which began from but Japan suggests the rate out licence. and Annam-pending a long-tary for Chinese Affaits protest Sourabaya on March 7 many existing on April 1 between the crarette term settlement with the "leading against imposition of Direct Japanese colonial officials and Japanese yen and Swiss Frand, ers of all political parties" is Income Tax in Hong Keng Local Businessmen clamoured to get which is Y98.90 sen for 100 engaging the attention of the Government still intend to pass, aboard for a trip home. Swiss France, which in turn áre French High Commissioner, M.Bill against wishes of people. Shortly after midnight on worth about US$3 Central Emile Bollaert.*

"Chinese" épinion is in favour April, 1,, while between Indo-News - Although M. Bollaert has of the payment of tax, but object China and Formosa south of now studied the whole political to the form in which it is pro- Talen Strait, the “Awa, Maru”

situation and completed con-posed to be levied on ground laat was torpedoed by an American H.K. Visit To

tacts with nearly all representa same is against Iccal Chinese cuts. submarine, and sank within a tive leaders in Indo-China, he tom and usage... Therefore pray few minutes." Only one survivor is prepared to wait until the Home Government will ask Hong was picked up by the sub-

Temperature Compensated men and the groups who are Kong Government to withdraw marine out of the total 2,003

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against - Dr. Ho Chi Minh's proposed, BIE violent and totalitarian methods

have had time to come to A well-dressed gether

Chinese, Wong Fil While diplomatic circles were remanded for 24 ho

Central! of the opinion that the "High Sainsbury al Commissioner's hesitation with enable the police.to Dr Ho Chi Minh is under-equities on a chates

-cent, notes atandable in view of the recent tried at the ... Kaces dissociation of the Communists afternoon.

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