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Jap General Hanged For Cannibalism

Guam, Sept. 25.

* Lieut-General Yoshio Tachibana and four other Japanese war criminals were hanged here short- ly after 7 p.m. (Guam time) on Wednesday for murdering and practis- ing cannibalism ⚫ on American prisoners of

war.

The others who died on the kallows were: Captaina Masa haru Tanaka and Shizuo Yoshii (ef the Navy), Major Succ Matoba

Agawa. and Tadno former inspector of the Japan- ese civilian police on Guam.

Tachibana

convicted after witnesses had said he ate the tier and livers of prisoners of

he ordered to be Beulen, tortured and behead-

ed.

war

WIN

Jatoba also sulmitted he had

een human desh.

Yoshii had Americans killed and ordered their livers

WAK convicted

de

of

ON IMPORTS

Extra Tax Put On "Detained" Goods

Nanking, Sept. 25.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs today completed a new list of imports banned by the Chinese Government, according to a reliable source. This list is said to include such items as per- fumery, cosmetics, to pure silk, piccegoods. jam, confectionery, manicure sets, curios and pure wool rugs.

The syle of all the articles, an

will the list

prohibited be

German POW. in Britain høve been allowed New privileges. Noje permitted to travel in public vehicles, German P.O.. buy

German their own tickets (ábove)|

FO.W. epunta change for a newerpager (below).

Trieste General Strike Ends

Trieste, Sept. 25.

out

The Communist-led general strike ended last violence, marked by night after two days'

throughout China As from January 1 next year.

Meanwhile, the Executive Yuan Sub-Commitles resolved to impose a 50 100 per cent tax on permissible imports brought Into Chinn without Government permits and now detained by the Chinese customs.

At the kame time; the Sub. Committee ordered all carguer coming within the Government's Import ban now under. Custom detention should be shipped back to their original destinations within a definite period otherwis they should be confiscated.

Values

Dr.

The Ministry of Finance, O.K. Yui, told the meeting that the total value of goods Imported by merchants without a Govern ment permit and financed out oʻ their private foreign exchange

In India

Despite Moslem accuratinita British partiality the Governor-General of Pakistan and India still get together. Mr. Jinnah and Viscount Mountbatten at a Modem reception in Delhi. With them are Misa Putina Jinnah and Viuchujitens Mountbatten (right).

Captain Tells Of "Behar" Sinking

Evidence that the motor vessel "Behar" was sunk by direct hits after the first two shots had fallen short was given by Captain P. J. Greene at the War Crimes Court yesterday. Captain Green was giving evt. nce in the continued hearing in 'he case in which Vice Admiral Sakonju and Captain Mayaztini | the are charged with a war crime in On Ban-

connection with the deaths of a number of survivors of the Bebar, Captain P.J. Greene, of Mesarr holdtars come to US$10,000,000-he Joined the Behar at Melbourne Butterfeld and Swire, said that Seventy per cent of these come on March 9, 1944 for Bombay. under the permissible category.

(Heated Debate Chinese Trade See Page 10).

It the Sub Committee's decl. sion is approved at the next, meet. ing of the Executive Yuan; scheduled for Saturday, a cun siderable quantity of permissible In the imports gathering dust warehouses in Shanghai will be released.

་་

On March 30, she was met by a Japanese cruiser.

He was in the company of a and ship's omcer, MacGregor,

The read a message as OTANA. Behar had radio equipment.

The two shots of the first sniva fel some 100 feet short of the Thes: include machinery, Behar but ricocheted and explod newsprint, fertilisers, medicines, ed on the fore deck.

chemical stuminium plate Ind raw materials.

Deficit

The Captain of the Behar lurn. ed her round and fire ceased for a short while.

The Japanese ship then con finued fring and the Behar, re-

ceived direct hits from three or

four salvos.

EXTRA 'PHONE

CHARGES?

In Shanghai, the Chinese Cioms report today revealed that China's unfavourable trada livered to bla etok, He told the court

cannibalism that

balance had soared by nearly 200 per cent in July with imports "makes me strong."

hand grenades and mined trolley tracks. Communist officials of the j

an Labour troubles spread as the hitting

alltime high of Tanaka

Sindicati Unico called off the Communists and Left Wing 80- CN$721,000,000,000 and exports executing ALVEN American walkout, effective, at midniglit. Claists continued consultations dwindling to CN$230,090,000. prisoners on Dublen Irland in alter the American military with other parties in an effort

The heaviest gains in Imports the Truk Atoll withant trial. government and the Labour to line up n solid anti-Govern were registered in raw cotton,

Agawa beheaded, an elderly Chamber of the Trieste Exten-ment bloc for a parliamentary

cution yarn and cotton threat, accepted unspeci- | showdown. Gunmanian civilian because hetive Council

fled "conditions."

Several thousand textile plant which totalled CN$190,000,000,000, had previously served 25 years

CN$30. It was believed that the chief technicians began a national compared with Junt's In the United States Navy,

condition accepted by the AMG general strike, demanding re- 000,000,000, or an increase of 421 was the release of 23 Commun- cognition for administrative | per cent.-Router & United Press, 9009999********01****90) 1sts seized earlier in the day on employees. charges of assault and intimi dation.

He forced the Guamanian to to, kneel beside an open grave and then decapitated him with a sword.

Their walkout did not affect

the bulk of 400,000 workers em- Tachibana dropped through 12 men for bombing a street an

Yesterday, the police arrested ployed in the textile mills, but the gap exactly at 7 pm. and car and assigned two armed Agnwn was pronounced dend guards to every street car. at 8.02 p.m.

To prevent retaliation and attempt to stop the

tions, the ceremony was

ly secret.

In Italy

extended strike Would gradually cripple production.

Negotiations for a contract) with the Metal Workers Union progressed badly and the Union anid conferences with uidustry

concessions, were not

The Hong Kong Govern- ment's decision on the Hong Kong Telephone Company'a application for Increased telephone charges is expect- ed at an early date. For full story: See page 10.

Webb Disputes, Issue

Of Hirohito's Guilt

Tokyo, Sept. 25.

execu- Meanwhile, in Ronic, the would be bruken off it manage: The Tribunal President (Sir William Webb) today

sirict-Leftists again demanded yester-ment

Bombing

day the formation of a new made today: The publication of It

Italian lu

Government, including Guam was delayed 12 hours to ther postponement of the sche

Communists, and proposed fur- prevent local, demonstrations, duled Assembly debate and

United Press.

vote of confidence,

MOSLEM ATTACKS BRITISH OFFICERS

Now Delhi, Sept. 25...

Pandit Hirdaynath Kunzru, well-known · Liberal·

leader, today accused British officers of the Punjab Boundary Force of fallure in im- partiality.

of

rebuked the prosecution when the question of Emperor Hirohito's war guilt arose at the war crimes trial.

In Milan, the Communist re-i glonal headquarters building was bombed today in the first The issue arose during the he was nearly killed on Feb- major

of

rebellion by outbreak of delluciately croza-examination

former ruary 26 in the planned violence since the Premier Kelauke Okada by the army officers, was called to Party opened 118 aggressive, Allied Chief Prosecutor (Mr. testify on behalf of Kilchiro campaign against the Govern- Keenan),

Hiranoma, who served as Presi- ment three weeks ago..

The TNT explosiori nt' the

Mr. Keenan said he believed dent of the Privy Council and door of the building tore a six the 25 accused on the dock were was regarded as one of Hirohi. by three feet hola in the responsible for the war, adding:to's closes advisers, trance and shattered stairs to | "If there Is anyone alse he

the upper floors, wrecked the would have been in the dock) The former baron was also library and--custodian-room too." on the first two floods. United

and broké njost of the Windows

Press...

from widely known as the founder Okada, Premier from Jaly. president of the Kokuhonsha 1939 to February, 1946, when nationalistic reform group.

JAP FLOOD DEATH TOLL IS RISING

Tokyo, Sept. 25.

ing much of the Kanto Plain stood at $1,002

Mr. Konan naked Okarla whe 'ther he was' certain that: even on the eve of Pearl Harbour, Hirohito personally opposed

The Behar was sinking and the Coriain decided to abandon ship

The lifeboats' were lowered but

firing continued. Witne In one lifebast and a sheli surst near by. Ho sustained' In

urter to his back.

For Balkans

"CONSTANT WATCH ON

GREEK BORDERS.

¡

Lake Success, Sept. 25. The United States whipped a new Balkan pro- pasal into shape for prompt U.N.O. action to- day with the evident purpose of seeking a strong international reinforcement for the Truman Doctrine in Greece.

The delcaptions under the Before the Cabinet meeting. leadership of Secretary of President. Truman called into

· Anderson, State Marshall, reportedly has conference Clinten

A tentative draft of a, resolu- Secretary for Agriculture, for tion by which the UNO As- the third successive day.

up what Together they were expected Rembly would ret

some officials called a "Tairly to put the fishing touches to large" Commission to main the programme for United taln consinnt watch

contribution to on State Greece's borders with Yugo come the world fozd

非

over-

crisis,

alavia, Albania and Bulgaria. which the President` is expect. The Commission, Americaned to announce todiny.--Associa- .authorities contend, would ted Press and Reuter.

Kerve by its very presence to

minimise the number of hor- der incidents and utherwise help protect Greece againnt alleged, Communist DKKTES- Ajuns.

bly

Soong To Arrive In H.K. Com On Sunday

The whole subject in ached. uled for action by the Assem-

55-nation Political mission with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt designated tɔ naaisti

member Warren American Austin in meeting strong Rus- | elan opposition.

Chinese press reports last night maid that Dr. T. V. Soong, newly-appointed Gover- nor of emoting, is ache- duled to arrive in Hong Kong or_Sunday from Shaughní.

The reports added that Dr. Seang will stay in the Colony until Tuesday whra he will praeced to Canton, GRANIC

to his new post,

Typhoon Signal

Palestine

commit- Meanwblic, as the teo machinery went into ita: second full day Britain was nid to be prepared to tell the The Dchar sank within 20 UNO Committee majority of the passengers got for the Holy Land. it must be minutes, of the first hit. The that, if UNO findan solution 'nto. the Bireboats, the others ready

twith to back it up umped into the sen.

adequate support. All were saved, except tive European gunners and an Indian they would forcibly member of the crew,

partition of Palestine Into After hoisting the No. Jewish and Arab states. 1 Typhoon Signal for

Food

about seven hours yes- Washington.terday

the called the

Continuing, witness said that the Japanese lowered whaler and attempted to save those in the water. Later a signal was given for the lifeboats to go alongside the cruiser,

the

Hands Tied Everybody

was taken aboard cruiser. Withers had hands tied with a rope."

All the survivors, with

women xeption of two

pon,

his

the wire

On board the cruiser Cast Symons of the Behar was mild over and questioned. There was an other ship in the vicinity

The first time they saw land was at the port of Batavio, when 15, including himself, were taken 2 deck,

There were over 100 survivors of whom 40,wert, Europeans, Most of the rast were Indians.

"Not Seen Again”

On deck the 15 were questioned y an obeer and later taken to ushu fying the. Admiral's flag.

With

20 the exception of indians he had not avain seen the others he left behind,

Hearing will be continued this morning when Nagal Kunlo, Pay. master on the Tone at the time, will give evidence.

Churchill's Car Stolen

Westerham Sept. 24.

A car belonging to Mr. Winston Churchil war stolen from a car parle near his home here.

The car a small black saloon," was not used by Bri- tains wartime. Premier :-but by a relative, Miss White Reuter.

Japan' going to war against the The Weather

United States and Britain.

Okada;

The typhoon" "sta, anlated), (ha- comes of

In a statement after a tour ofjed in Sheikhupura where Britište East Punjab and Lahore, Kunzru olleers were present and one 'Brl. (member of the Assembly and tish offleer was reported respon- lender of the Opposition in the xible for a

large number Council of Statt), referred to an easuulijes among non-Moslema? 4.

the Linchow Peningais :180 (milles moet of cident in Sheikhupura (Pakistan *The ofeer commanding the

He added that Hirohito risk. Hong Kong. Ananthasking-la ovatred Furlab), where many Hladus and Punjab Boundary force (since The officlal deathtoll from floodwaters still cover. ed. "fall from power" to avolder N. China sad e' depression over H. Ben - of Japari | debspying NNK/A 1977 iki were killed as a result of dissolved) WDS Eilish, very

war.

weak, trògach' af low presenteliketende from bullets and one officer was court-origado commander was British Martiated.

The Emperor, was not con- Burma' to N. Ensue, afirmo ́ ́ dead, 1,616 injured and 985 missing a slight and 10 percent or more of the

cerned with winning or using Today's Forecast-Moderate easterly Kuneru sald:

"What Happens unit commanders are British, e Increase over previous figures SCAP's Public

| winds, “Dakt:"showuit tæt "grie;; becomelny the war and disliked the war air! "Ifad the force, acted impartial- Health Welfare Section reported today,AN * Sir William remarked from the Yülerdeya Walther junk |ly,, the situation; very probably

would have been brought undir GHQ had estimated 2,000 dead. Lions correlating its officisture-bea that it at remains that Maximum: 343 Leg, Fak on the basis of reporter rom, its ports, said, the greatest toll was the men who advised the com|Minimum "70:3 der PAR Kunaru suggestra: an inquiry unite vasttered throusiou: 30 in the Gunma Prefecture where mission of a crime – if it be rainfall, 44 mera, 239.11 kuk, Total kno |of the affected prefpoti ve 592 were reported: desd. 914 in- one-ske, in nosi worse position : Jan. 1-81413; aik in 16046) lithos an into the conduct of the boundary make

jured and 142 "missings Force, and suggèstód"the appoint. Emperor Hirohito

ON OTHER PAGES

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now dur nor

art frontier

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than the man who directa the crime to be committed.Kazi

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Arab leaders have stated Lowered -

Meanwhile, in President Truman United States

oppose

.

morning,

Cabinet into Royal Observatory low-

full session yesterday to dis-ered it at 11.40 am.

The typhoon, which passed 250 miles south-west of the Crleny at dam. yesterday, later enigred the Tonkin Gulf.

is the general food situation at home and abroad, including the question of prices...

first The meeting was the of gathering

the Cabinet

With its speed estimated at 15 since President Truman's re-

knols per hour, the typhoon WOK expected to hit the Chino coast, turn from Brazil, where he at about 60 miles west of lakhai, at tended the Inter-American de-midnight. It was travelling west- fence conference.

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