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Tokyo, September 5."

Emperor Hirohito, months before VJ-Day, received confidential warning from ex-Premier Fumimaro Konoys.

a

The warning said, that Communists were behind

the demand in Japan for resistance to the last. man against the United States and Britain

sion of a free Germany as in the case of Poland. This mat be a source of severe headaches for Britain and the Limitad Staten."

Konoye. in a top secret "petition to the Throne."ürged the Emperor to surrender un- conditionally to the Western Allies. He said only such" an

said that in Japan "All con- "unusually bold, decision" by ditions are daily becoming suit- the Emperor could frustrate bale for the accomplishment of a the Communists' secret design Communist revolution-including ultimately to throw Japan into the people's impoverishment, in- the Russian orbit.

crease in labour's initiative, the Konoye's petition flatly said pro-Soviet atmosphere Japan's defeat was a foregone parallels the increasing cezclusion and cited the steady against the United

government within expansion of Soviet power cover the reformist ing Yugoslavia, Rumania, Hun-the military services."

and Koneye said be sary, Finland, Poland, Persia and

nations.

Com-the- affinity said

other

Не

Revolution

Slates

which

enmity and

the

army 1931

now realised between

orthodox unism was strongly entrenched Communist ideology and the "re in the European resistance move-torms" navocated by influential; ments while the Soviet Union, èlements in the Japartese

days of has precisely the same intentions ever since the

Manchurian conquest, in East Asia.”

Referring to the Pacific

Was the Konoye

memorandum said The petition warned "TheThe War situation having.reich- Soviet Union le apparently

stake the Cry of planning to set up in Germany 100,000,000 Japanese should * new Government centring on perish, with the empire or win an aiready, prepared

commis.

It appears growing louder. that the so-called rightists are fleuding this outery." It is map"be-.

lief that it actually comes from the Communit elements who

New York

Throttled

By Strike

New York, September

et a critical'

wish to plunge the nation into ghaos for the purpose of achie ving Communist revolution"

Fantastic Plan

The ex-Premier advised "otal eliminationTM of the

diehards anvocating

revistance the United States and and then that Hirohito

THE CHINA MAIL-MON DAY, SEPTEMBER 4· 1943-

MR. HAL ROBERTS (left). Coca Cola Export Corporation, New York, and MA” J. Đ 'Sherwood, China 'división hand of Coca Cola, who, arrived from · Shanghal yesterday by the sa. Shenking. lee story below..

(“Čhina, Mall" Photo.)

Coca-Cola Executive

Arrives

Mr. Hal Roberts, Executive Assistant of Coca Cola Export Corporation, New York, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by the ss. Shongking on a world

Coca tur. inspecting

Cola plants in various countries.

While Inspecting six Coca Cola botting plants in Japan, whose against products are not at present only for the consumption of American should military personnel,

Mr. Roberts

Britain

caldly surrender trusting that said yesterday that he was im- the victorious. Allies would allow continuation of the em peror system.

one ci

pressed by the remarkable achi- evement in post war recovery by,

J.B. Sherwood,

China

the punese people.

Mr. Roberts

from

Strikes in the trucking

Tatsau Iwabuchi, petroleum and shipping indus- tries threatened today to cause Ronaye's political "brain trusters, Division Head of Coca Cola, who

who disclosed the petition to the accompanied shortages in vital materials on

Emperor, commenting the East and West coasts.

on the Shangha to the

one good Japanese "China Mail Colony, told the The strike by 10,000 members memorandumy said the of New York's AFL Teamsters High Command's strategy called thing about Goanghai today is was beginning to throttle the for the removal of the Emperor that there is no longer any black)

gold and to Changchun in puppet in-market transactions in economic life of the city, and 3.500 members of New Jersey's chutue) and offering last resis foreign currency. This is a result biggest local were poised to join tance with the backing of the the introduction of the

Soviet Union. Russia's declara Yuan and the adoption of ariet the walkout at midnight.

measures by the Chinese Gover Mayor William O'Dwyer said tion of war prevented this plement in enforcing new economic Chain grocers would be forced he said.

measures, he added. atomic bomb to close for lack of supplies un but Russia's declaration of war Mamla

Mr. Roberts will leave for less the strike was ended soon.

continue his New York truck drivers de- which compelled the Japanese world inspection tour, while Mr. manded a

a 25-cent wage incrense. High Command to surrender.", he Sherwood will return to Shanghal The New Jersey

drivers have said.-United Press.

not detailed their demands bul turned down a 15-cent hourly 2008t offered by employers.

-C10oitt More than 15,000 C workers struck against eight companies in California, cutting off all gas and oil supplies west of the Rockies except that sup- plies by pipeline from

eastern

or Texas producers.. Hawaii and

"It was not the

soun

via Taiwan.

to

SPECTATOR ON ANTARCTIC

London, September 4.

Gold

Alaska are threatened with oil The weekly Spectator said today that the Antarctic

shortages.

problem could not be settled until Argentina and Chile "realise the folly and futility of put...". ting politics before discovery."

MORE PRESSURE BEHIND COMMUNIST OFFENSIVE

Shanghai, September 5:

Main attention “in CkBö's divil war, remains focussed on the North Western Hawan: front where Communist Froggs under General, Kun Chung-tsow, following the recapture of the fenpartame Lunghai railway city of Shenhsien,]

e pushing against Government positions South and West of Layang.

At the same time, Communist columns have begur attocks against the Pelping-Hankow railway city of Sincheng, 35 miles South of Cheng- chow and other Nationalist strongholds.

Empire

Defence

Problems

Bandon September 5.

The Independent Observer

In the opinion of Governtory attendance at daily rallies today.devoted its main leader men; circles, the Communist | where- Marxist doctrines Ere

operations in northwest Honan preacher to them," the priest dito Britain's military obligations are mainly designed to aro-

clared.

Bat home and abroad and points He said the relations Between out that if the combined mili- tect the flanks of Loyang the military and the civil au tary resources of the Common- which they allegedly intend to thorities in the Communist zone'wealth are to set up a capital of the pro- jected new Communist Gay- ernment.

do not geem to be cassial..

count for any Seidles who formerly spoke the

thing in the world's affairs, the communications of much at Stalin, Mao Tse-unCommonwealth. "have to be

Meanwhile Fa outbreak of one of China"- Big Three-Com- executive assistant of the

ize-scale frying was reported in be imminent in both north Kiangsu and fentral and West Shantung where both National ists and Communists have come |pleted heavy rrop deployments.

Govt. Initiativa? The Government is expected to forth-

munists) and General Lin Ezo guarded.

the Communist Commander-in-This is a very much harder Chiet in Manchuria," now have task thari it used to be," says the good words to say for General paper we can no longer valy on the Mediterranean sea raute in only.

Surprise Notetake the inkative in the

Shanghai, September” 5. An unidentified young man. caused a commation at the Central Bank of Givina yaɛ- terday when a posented Va GY50 note for cashing.

As nates of such ganaming: tiap have not been offfelsily put into circulation, the ap- pearance of the criep, brand- new bill surprised back em- рібудав who Immediately reported to the police.

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The youth, who said that he was an employee of a coal shop, claimed that he picked up the note on the street. and the police are now co- operating with bank "super- vicare in Investigating "haw such note could have got out before official releas38.**** Router.

FLOODS

IN INDIA

}}

Allahabad via Bombay,

Chow

coming Kiangsu, fighting, "whese;} they have appointed General Yen Commander-in- Chlef with headquarters Try Hwelying about 100 miles North

of Manking, but will definitely remain on the defensive in Shan- hung, whane more than 10 Cout- |--

unist armies have been massed East, South and West of the pro-

*** capital of Tsinan.

They accube Mao Tse-tung in wartime, and we have lost our heing, excessivejų suhuzzledit to main bases in the Middle East.

"Th fact, the task is now al- Russia, the priest added-Router.

together beyond Britain's unaide

both on powers,

Personal Log Of Columbus?

on military and [ACONOMÍC 'grounds. But we cannot Immediately abandon it. Our aim must be to build up new: sys- tem of Commonwealth scurty

in which the rascurter of the

Hominidra anet some of

the valonlar territories play & T

much

Reluctont› Allies

langer part. This should be one Vancouver BC,.

far the of the malo "problems September 5. forthcoming perint Conference, Historians here are today but we cannot hope that it will Chinese

Army "organ, that the

studying a 22-page document] be mazily solvwc!. Peace Daily, claimed

had Government completed its

purported to be Christopher) defence plan for Trinan said that Columbus' personal log book General Warz Yao-wu, Governor which he kept on the voyage it Shantung was fully consider which led to the discovery of and Pakistan

"The future relations. of India to the Camanot- ed, of successiody wasthering the America forthcoming Red "offensive.

Mr. Charles Smith said he is an uncertain partner, and over wealth are in doubt; South Africa Heavy Communist troops con- found the book in the Horary of our most trusted allies, Canada. renirations were also reported his deceased brother in Devon Australia and New Zealand, are from the Shill Suiyuan barder shire, England. Be aldi reluctant to enter

and

various parts of Shena in athered dust there since its ré¬). and-fast derm into any hard.

Preparation for lesh andlaugh- ported discovery in a lead-linest

A Catholic priest just arrived.sk of the Welsh coast 38 years here after dx months in Com- M. Smith made no claims for munist-held territory told the the authenticity of the book but Fua Ming (Catholic central news forged or genuine he said it is bureauy that as distinct from not for sale.

uncertain

scheme The paper says that equally" is the future of the home defence. In another war, they might be assailed by guided missiles and state or bacterial weapons against which all known some civil functionaries who seam

forms of military defence would. Language and history experts be of small av

avallı to be under the rect influence of at the University of British But we have to be prepared Moscow, the Communist. troops Columbia. cautiously withheld to resist invasion attempts, in-

•

in southern Manchuria are not their opinden pending further clacing airbare vesions. especially anti-religious.

study.

main reason why Daily Rallies

One authority who doubts the the GoREDZERT L is anxious to September 5, "Most of the Red soldiers de validity of the book said the build up a large Territorial Anny Some 1,475 villages are under their marching without any poli-idiom and sentence structure war of men suficiently trained to water and about 70,000 persons tical theorts, desite an obliga, not in use in 1492-United Press: come into action at once as homeless as a result of the

greatly superior version of the flooding of the rivers' 'Ganga,

Home Guard in an emergency." Jamuna, Ramganga and Saryu, the United Provinces -Govern~! ment spokesman estimated to- day.

Unconfirmed reports estimated the tatal number of deeths at

100-to date.

The spokesman said the Gov-

ernment is making every effort to aid refugees and evacuate the homeless to safer areas.

Loyalty Programme Failed In America

Washington, September 4.

Senate investigaters said today that President Truman's loyalty programme kør feitad.

The Communists still are

The water level of the Ganga rying to put agents into the

Singam ddat

pear

W Did Not Resign

Members of the CIO Inter- national Of Workers. Union do- Inunded a 21-cent hourly raise. The companies offered 1214 cents. Negotiations broke off' at: The Spectator said that it an action which is of greater and Jamuna is

still rising at United States Government, they Mayor midnight when neither side would might have been an accident significance for philately than Allahabad and budge.

that announcement of a new for other branches of science. where the ashes at Mahatina Striking longshoremen virtually United States proposal for

"And from Chilean Sources Gandhi were immersed:

To investigating · committee paralysed ports along the Pacific joint administration of Antare- the tentative American approach comes the tentative reaction to

beaded by. Senator Homer Hergi- with "peaceful picketing" The tica was accompanied by a

The Ganga has already risen som said "only the sale" could tre only ships loaded OF unloaded

which conveys no promise what above the danger limit and the be satisfied with the present new series of acts of trespass ever of more sensible behaviour. Jamima is only three feet below checking of the loyalty of Federal were tankers, army transports and vessels carrying war dead. by the Argentine Government." "It is therefore

The Spectator said: More than 30,000 members of

news from. Aus- news

that if Om. Aus- spokesman added was the kind of accident which tralla.

the the programme on March 31 five maritime unions were in-

patience with

W330 | rivers continue to rise more than

1847. volved in

the Argentine and Chilean methods half of Allahabad (Indian Premier the dispute. United draws attention once to Fress.

realities of the situation.....the has always been shorter than in Nehru's hometown) will be under Argentinie Government has estab- this country, places more em- water lished post offices at Deception phasis on the military significance and Melchior on Eritish territory | Mf the Arbiretir than on peaceful

scientific researth! *Press.

Canton Express To Resume Tomorrow

(Continued from Pace 1)

But it-ing that the first surpris- the critical level, he said. The employmen. Be... Truman initiatal

US, LABOUR ·

WEEKEND

Chicago, Septent

Americans jammed places of

amusement, re.orts, beaches andij parks for the last three-day

The Kowloon Hospital office holiday

weekend of the summer, but the

death

tol! rose only

showed

staff received innumerable in-slowly Reports today quiries on Saturday and yester that 99 people were killed by day as to whether so-and-so was holiday mishaps.

In the hospital or had received

treatment there. These

would have bem

inquiries eliminated

Highway accidents accounted for 59 deaths over, half

of the tatal. Eight persons were drowned killed in miscellaneous

the Hospital authorities had re laxed the stringent rule of "no and 3

member of the staff is permitted mishaps-United Press

to speak to Prea representatives" and posted a Mst of victims out- ide the office. This was done too, the Kwong Wah Hospital..

Sabotage An Associated Press report from Canton gales that chen Sai-shing "assistant. managing director of the Canton Hankow padway, who visited the scene of the express derailment between Canton and Hong Kong, said widence indicated sabotage,

Chen said 24 passengers and ongʻberkeman were killed. (latest dispatch "fron / Hong Kong said two more had died at a hospital ind 93. were in-

seriously,

who speed. p before the train reports bere

earlier

gspress from Kow

the stretch

Tough service

derall- and Et kikonetres

Robart Mitchum

face, has been in

here in pas

where

Five persons were drowned United Alianabad on Friday when their

bast" capsized.-United Press,

Monday Morning PICTURE QUIZ

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The

Tell America.

The plans for joint defence by the Western Union powers can- dot so far without full" "and" de-

alled

-assurance, QË American

military support the paper said. America must be told clearly

that any increase of Britain's military burden

will inevitably.

retard the country's economic re- covery: A Western Union, must have America as an active part- her and guaranter. Finally the Observer says. "For Britain t seek a lotty impartial adjudica Ung, position in an East-West conflict would endure defeat in advance."-Reuter.

CONFERENCE IN SAIGON SOON Saigon, September An important conference an

Banking September 4 Mayor of Shanghai, Ex. K.C. Wu, deninch today that be had handed to his resignatin The committee in 14,000 during his talk with President the Franco-Vietnam situation word report cited, eight "obvious Chiang Kai-shek yesterday. "wanipennent of the programme Er. Wu, who was summoned to is expected to take place soon and declared they must be "cot-Manking yesterday man was in Saigon, according to well

at OBC Të also urged recaived by Me Fraldant and, informed sources here follow-up investigations of ena- Premier, Mr. Wang Wen-back

© Amodg" thosa" due to attend the “ ployees who have

He returned to Shansbak by conference abs 31: Ensile Bollect train last night; reportedly with the French High Commissione hour instructions, panthee for Indo-China, the Commission Generalissimo on the fight against of the Republic in Tongkin, speculated Unit Prese

Annam and Corbin-Ching", "Mán members at the Central Prič....

plearout

check The group gid this is necessary because it la he expected that |Camerunkata and ginoy malver- fise groups will attempt to 14- pruit agents from among Gouern ment -empingas who have been Investigated

· Loyalty and

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AUSTRALIAN HCL sinal Government of Vietnam.

Nearly all the Vietnam Minis tery" "have "Already arrived have ""Balanri" and so have, me

Canberra, September 4. Living costs în Australia wed, thely) riden. 1-3/4 per of the White House for war tug

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