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TOJO, SIX OTHERS TO HANG

Koiso Files Motion To Reduce Sentence

Tokyo, November 13.

Former Premier Kumlaki Kolso, one of the 25 de- fendants in the War crimes trial, today filed a motion with the Allied Military Tribunni in reconsider evidence and reduce any sentence against him.

Kolso, who succeeded Tojo as Prime Minister, de- clared through Sh attorneys that gross factual mistakes are found in the Judgment vital enough to influence the sentenee.

The motion said that evidence offered by the pro- secution is not sufficient to warrant a conviction of this defendant,

The motion was signed by Alfred W. Brooks, Koiso's American Counsel, and by Shohel Strumenjt, his Japart- esc counsel.-United Press.

T.V. Soong In Nanking To Participate In South China Parleys

Canton, November 12.

Dr. T. V. Soong, the Governor of Kwangtung, has,

gone to Nanking to participate in military and economic talks affecting Kwangtung and the four other South China provinces-Kwangsi, Hunan, Kiangsi and Fukien..

The Governors and chief councillors of the four latter.provinces are also reported to have left for Nanking from their respective capitals. Political observers belleve that p the main emphasis of any con- Kulinions to be held in Noaking will be in the speedy military and reonomic consolidation of South China now that it is "pro- bable that the seat of the Chinese Government will move South. words.

Court Finds All Accused Guilty Of War Crimes

SIXTEEN GET LIFE

Tokyo, November 12.

| General Hideki Tojo, the man' who plotted and directed the`sneak

Price: 20 Cents.

Rice Sent

To Shanghai'

One thousand six hundred tons of lee ware sent to Shanghai yesterday by the ss. Chak Bang.

The rice has been kant on Joan to the Shanghal AU- tharities to relieve the soute rice shortage at the Chinesa port.

Hong Kong has agreed, at the request of the Economic Co-operation Administration Headquarters at Shanghal, to land Shanghai 16,000 tons of rice.

UK Visitors ottack on Pearl Harbour, was sentenced to death by hanging To Get Free

today with six of his fellow warlords by the 11-nation Inter- national Tribunal.

Sixteen others were sentenced to life imprisonment, and two were sen- tenced to long prison terms. All 25 defendants planned appeals, to General MacArthur, to whom Japan surrendered on. September 2, 1945.

Tojo nodded and then bowed deeply when he heard the sentence of death

pronounced on him.

The court rend off a long list of the scarlet crimes ok little, bold Tojo, starting with his plots against Japan's neigh- bours long before the start of World War II.

"He planned and prepared for An attack on Russia...he consus- ently supported the polley of con- quering China..." and so on down a long list up to and beyond the

tay when Japan struck at Pearl

Harbour.

Tojo renched his first sign of nervousness when his name was renched on the gulity list as the Court went through and sentenced cach individual in alphabetical urder.

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Nationalists Rout Reds Near Hsuchow

Nanking, November 12. Nationalist armies today crushed all Communist hopes of blasting a road to Nanking in the near future with a smashing victory on the Grand Canal front, East of Hsuchow, whero- they routed oight crack armies, totalling some 160,000 men under General Chen Yi, after a 36-hour battle.

This unprecedented success-the Nationalists' first

since the Manchurian collapse-was proclaim-. ed in extras rushed out by local vernaculars and ended the first phase of the battle of Hsu chow in favour of the back-to-the-wall fight- ing Government forces.

It is generally agrood, that this victory has gained the Nationalists a much needed breathing spaco as the second phase is not expected to bogin until some time next month.

According to the Chinese army organ, Pence Daily, the Communist troops left

more

Those sining for a month or longer receive on arrival a leafiel] General Hideki Tojo, aged 84, Jon the blphabetical list. Toin was giving full detalls of the scheme reh plotter-death by hanging___ 24th. The offest defendant waand explaining the facilitle:

Absent from the court room be-81-year-old Buron Kilchiro Hira- their disposal should they fall sick ause of illness were three delon-numa, leader in the movement to or meet with an accident, 'anfe: Anance minister at the time Pearl Harbour-life; Toshio Shira- tori, aged 61, former ambassador to Romo-life, General Yoshiro Umezu, aged 60, army chief of staif-life.

Okinori Kaya, aged 50, seek one world under Japanese Visitors staying for more than than 10,000 dead on the battle-

Court Order

of

domination.

on

paper

British Jet Deliveries

To Russia

London, November 12.

George Supply Minister, Strauss, said yesterday that

field and up to 5 o'clock this hree months can register with The youngest was 63-year-old any doctor taking part in

the morning (local time)-when than Tho c

ceased-more Kenyro Sato, chief of the military National Health scheme.

fighting affairs bureau of the War Office. slaying for a shorter period can, 4,000 Reds had been disarmed.

The court referred to only 10 In the case of illness, apply for The

snld the Reds nil counts of the original 65 in the free medical trentment and Indletment in delivering sentences visitors may avall. themselves of suffered more than 37,000 casual-

Theso the accused.

were: free hospital treatment, List of flee before breaking ranks and Count 1-Charged all. defen- doctors, dentista and specialists leeing in wild disorder North- dants with taking part in a cam- belonging to the National Health ward.

The Chinese Air Force is Bat Britaint has fulfilled contracts The court decreed that the sen-on plan or conspiracy to secury Service are avalable in all post

noval

and offices, and public librarte. political

to have played a-major part in to sell Rusala 55 let plane military tences on Shigemitsu and Toge economic domination of East Asla

destroying 70 engines and no further de- Mr. Andurin Bovan, the Health the big success, will date from their arraignment and the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Minister, stuted yesterday, tha per cent of the Communist art liveries are contemplated.

In answer to a question in the two and a half years ago. Many and of all countries and talands over 18,000 general practitioners Jery positions and defence work

and 8,300 dentists have nowns General Huang Pal-chao House of Commons,, Mr.. Strauss had expected Shigemitsu might be

therein

thereon. bordering

his c'overly deployed raid the engines were

sent to He toyed with the sleeves of unquitica.

Count 27-Charged all defen- joined the National Health Ser-dered

more than 33 armies to attack.

Rusala between December 1948 his green uniform, squirmed and Immediately after passing be

and January 1948, rubbed the pulms of hands on his sentences, the court adjourn. It dents with waging a war of ag-vice. In addition,

gistered with their doctora, Since

A member wante.! to know trousers, then stared at the coiling had been the longest trial in gression and war in violation of per cent, of the population have International Inwe, treaties agree the service began last July about

whether representatives of the merican history, lasting two

ments had assurances against the 1.750,000 people have applied for News of the victory had an Soviet Union had been permitted a half seats. The tribunal President, Sir

free dental treatment.

electrifying effect on the Govern- to Inspect production of auch William Webb, In a separate Tolo was the only one of the Republic of China.

Dolkara was tho' Japanese

ment forces. North of Houchow, engines. opinion. named Emperor Hiro Big Three Axis. "iletators who hito or leader in the crime and ilved to stand til before Army's expert on China and earn-

of Evil Omen."

New Comet tights shimtig on his bald hond.

Sighted

In Orient

It is also believest that Dr. Soong will take up the matter of the deterioruling value of the.

Manila, November 12. Gold Yuan and its effect on South The new comet spotted in China's econumle, Industrial and various parts of the world, and social life and that he may once described as outshining Venus, again raise the cretion of an has now been sighted in the dependent

provincial currency for Orient.

Reports of the comet having possibility of n separate cur. been seen came from rency for Kwangtung early in Bay, Iloilo on Panay Island and Surigao on the Northern tip of

There were

the year.

of the rumours

Manila

and

said though, he was Ryailable world. Adolz Hitler, shot himseired the Chinese nickname of "Bird

for trial no had been granted in his Relchs Chancellory in Ber- Immunity,

Un ond Benito Mussolini was

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it the Emperor lynched when ho tried to fee in Backed Puppets

He sold even was acting off advice or feared assassination, he had no excuse for the outstanding part played by him in starting the Pacific War. Sentenced Men

Sentenced with Tojo were! General Kenji Dolbarn, aged 65, manufacturer of the incidents which gave the warlords their ex-

attacking-death cusa, for a

The servera. believe it. posMindanao Island. siler what the Ninking talks wili The commel was described" na aleg rever the possibility/of estul-being shaped like a celestial brilliant tail

2 tishing a ventral hendidorters for bran with

Kingøre Cotonci

by

utter defeat through upper Italy.

Tojo- himself tried to commit suicide immediately after Japan -surrendered. He shot himself, but his aim was not good enough, and he survived.

He was the organisor of many puppet states within Manchuria, His greatest coup d'etat was apirifing Henry Pu Yi out Felping to Manchuria" to sit on

of

Electrifying

Jews Accuse drive and recoptured two points procedure, Mr. Strates replied

Britain Again

RICE DUMPED IN CANTON

of

who immediately launched "In "accordance with normal within 20 miles North of the two Ruslan inspectors' were city. There is now sald to be no authorised to check the Onat as- Communist troops within-70 [sembly, testing and' packing of m'es East of Hsuchow.

the engines."Amoelated Press. Other Chinese press d ́apniches Tel. Aviv, November 12 sald four Communist columns of An Israeli military spokes-General Chen Yi's forces, after man today reasserted that there Puffering initial defeats at Huang- were British troups in Palestine, kuo, 50 miles West of Hsuchow, "Despite the British War Omce were row by-passing the Govern the throne of the puppet king.dental," the Israeli spokesman ment defence lines and moving dom of Manchukuo. Once Dot. said, "the substance of our charge Southward across the Lunghe!

that there are B number of tall line harm boasted that to mention

despatches The

Fald they like British troops--in Palestine is

Canton, November, 12. In China was his name

reached the vicinity of Yung- aying tiger people pale correct,"

The troops, ho the main

added, had cheng, 40 miles West of Hsu On-a decision taken by Dr. Dolhara was one

of the

armoured cars and technicians chow, and were reported to be T. V. Soong Governor

Westward. Kwangtung, prior to his leav- Japanese behind the organisation using a "considerable amount of continuing to move of the puppet. Wung Ching-wel cquipment

The columns were said to be the ing for consultations in Nan- China Government in occupied

(The British War. Office last Third, Elghth. Eleventh and the king, 3,000 bales of Government which opposed Chiang Kai-shek. night denled that there were Kwangtung-Kwangsi armies,

rice have been dumped on the He was in, command of the British troops in Pale-tine after Meanwhile, along the Eastern local market with stabilising

Army Japanese Seventh at Singa-

fronts atter had been sent to the Teletor of the Hsuchow

results. .Communist columns end and was war's ptre at the wa

Aviv Bunche, asking the United four more convicted of responsibility for Nations

advance This, action has nelieved the vestigate reports were checked in their

dearth of rice felt here and has along the Grand Canal. many atrocities against prisoners that British troops had recenti

war and native populaʻiors (arrived, in Palestine from Trans- At the same ime Central Newsquashed any immediate possi- renarled the Nationallet air force bity of food riots such as thosa under his control. Doihara refusel jordan)-Reuser,

ubjected the entire Communie in Shanghai and Nanking. to testify at his trial.

front in that area to heavy day. lie rice is being made avail- Count 20Charged that the

yesterday able to the masses thiough or- crimes same

loog borbing raida were committed

while low-fiving

planes dinury rice dealers at a price half the Immediately after pronunciar against the Kingdom ̈ ot

Kirafed Red positions-Reuter that of previous black market

quotations--Reuter. is guilty verdict, the court ad-Netherlands.

and United Press. turned for 15 minutes before pronouncing individual sentences

the 25 guilty men.

were led back one by fendant one to hear their doom.

Generic Sadoo Araki, with His white Kater moustache, was first

Today all the defendants were clonely examined for polson caputos before they went to the court from Bugamo Prison, to_prevent a ropalition of Her- mago Goering's defeat of justice. Surgeons were stationed in the the whole of South China for the sweeping upward across the skies hanging.

Hinshimoto, court room along with military pupose of suppressing the Com Westerly direction,

to the emam'at rebellion. It is thought that In Tolle, hundreds saw it be-aged $8, haler of the white race-police to prevent resort

traditional Japanese method of a.m. on Wed-fe imprisonment. doch body is created the chief twee 1 an, and,

Fick lurshal Shunroku Hata, suleide-biting off the end of the responsibility will rest on

The head of the cdmot Dr.nesd

tongue and bleeding to death. aged 69, Commander-in-Chief In Song whi

The judge for India, Justice Pal. w. it is believed, was like a round bail and omit- take over the military, responde ted brilliant rays, with the tall Central Chinn when the Doolittle dissented from the majority ver-

tilers were murdered-life. and political Feks of the other trailing luminously behind and

Baron Kilchiro Hiranuma, aged dict and the judges of France and four South China provinces.

clearly visible to the eye, It is also thought possible that

The Philippines In Bombay, the Principal of 81, premier when Japan joined the Netherlands dissented from

tha Itome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis portions of R.

judge Ped a separate opinion there might be a reshuffle of pin-Elphinstone College, Mr. R. Qun-

Jung vincial heads other than those Jikar, said he saw the comet for ilfe,

Kiki Hiria, aged TO.

agreeing with former Sin Canton. Reuter,

45 minutes at dawn on Wednes-

premler dnt udviser to the Em- day.

petor death by hanging.

Canton Money Rumours Denied

Canton, November 12. Rumours that the Central Government will soon allow people to possess and

use

The comet appeared close to Vanus on the Eastern horizon, It was shaped like a hi said. badminton shuttlecock. He ex- pected it to be visible for the next three days.

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Seen From Ship

In Madras province, India, the

foreign currencies have been new comet reparted by observers

Nask! Hessino, aged 50, chief secretory

of the Tojo cabinet-life General Scishiro Itagaki, aged, 53, former War Ministor-death by hanging.

Marquis Koichi Kido, aged 59, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and closest adviser of the Em- peror-life.

Geocrul Hitaro Kimura, nge

authoritatively described here in Australia and elsewhere dur-vice miaster of war and later without the past two days, was ob-commander in Burme-death by

as being completely Joundation.

1

Local denial of the possibility

served just above the horizon at a.m. local time on Wednesday.

hung!ug.

1.th.

General Iwane Maisul, aged 70, commander. In Central China dur ing the "fauc of Nanking" when 230,000 Chinese were slaughtered

death by hanging,

General Kuninki Kuiso, aged 89,

of such a nancial measure camo

A message received from the who sucureeled Tojo as premier-

molorship Genoese

Genepasoa from the head of the Financial Terza reported

"magnifcent Control Bureau.

is believed that

comet

with star and long tail" Meanwhile, Dr.

T. V. Soong Governor of served Just above the horizon at Kwangtung, will, during his cur. I p.m. on Wednesday.

The commander reported his rent visit to Nanking, press for a raising of the sum of money pos- ship was saling along the Itie ple are allowed to carry with de Oro heading for Las Palmas them when they leave Canton,

In the Canary Islands when the cornet Wis seen.- Associated Hong Kong. It is, thought that Dr. Soong will ask for the umount Press. to be raised from GY$20 to GY$400 or GYSB00.—Renfor.

for

GREEK CABINET RESIGNS

On Other Pages resignation, of his coalition Greek

General Jiro Miinand aged 74, war minister in 1931 when Man- churia was seized-ife.

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Tojo Gives Comment On Trial

Tokyo, November 12. Former Premier Hideki Tojo,

today, called his trial, a trial before he received sentence

by conquerore.

of the Count 33-Charged 10

10

FORRESTAL SEES MARSHALL

Paris, November 11. The Amerlenn Sacratory of De- iefendants with waging nag-fence, Mr. James Forrestal, who gressive-war and violating treaties

arrived in Paris last night, con- against the Republic of France.ferred today with Mr. George 10 were Araki, Dolhare, Marshall, the Secretary of State. Hirunun;n, Hirola, Hoshino, tagaki, Kido, Muto, Shigemitsu The two Ministers discussed mill- tary and diplomatic questions, according to Américan sources. Router.

The

and Tojo,

War Against Russia

Count 85--Charged-12 defen- dants with waging aggressive war against the Soviet Union

of during the summer when Japahesa troops fought

PEA SOUP FOG STOPS AIR LIFT

Frankfurt, November 11.

A heavy "pea soup" fog which- 1938. has blanketed. much of Central

Europe for the past 24 hours.,

unita of the Alberlan Red Army today brought 'all airliftflights bo- in the Lake Khasan arda. Thesetween Berlin and the American- were Araki, Dólhara, Hata, Zone to a complete standstill- Htranum, Hirota,

Hoshino,

Reuter,

ing, du

authorising.and permitting Thir

of conventional the Populist Party, to the palace Affairs Bureau after Muto, and beginning of the trial, "I meats, the commission p

The Weather

J.

itrgaki, Kido, Mataul, Shigemit zu, Suzuki, and Togo. Lieutenant General Akira Muto,

Count 30 Charged 13 defin- A few hours before the Inter- dants with waging aggressivo wor aged 60, who was in the Philip- pines during the terrible atrocities national Military Tribunal de against the Monegolian People's incident to the Japanese evacus livered its verdict, Tolo said, "The Republic and the Soviet Union tion of Manila death by hanging. spirit of the Japanese people is during the summer of 1039 when rise again". Oku, certain Vice Admiral Takasumi

Japanese and Soviet troops clash-

The intense Biberian`anikerelona · Is aged 68, chief of the Naval Affairs Japanese attorney, Ichiro Kiyon River. These were Araki, Dolhara, dominato Chios, Japan and the neigh

Tojo made this statement to his ed in the area of Khackhin Gol alowly weakening but is still continues to Athens, November 12.

Bureau

and former vice Navy Mr. T. Sophoulls handed the Minister-le.

Kiyase explained that Tolo did Het, Hiranumo, Itagaki, Kido, bouring sma shallow drarresion 14 Oshima, agod 62, Hiroshi

Tu not necessarily mean that Kolo, Matsui, Muto Suzuke, centred in Jhe B Chins B, Ethe | Parneola wh|jst a deeper tröplení deprès- Government to King Paul today red-Heutenant-general and form Japanese military spirit would be Togo, Tojo, Umariz

reasserted. The King acceplod it.

Count 54Charged all defenson has developed over the Fadda ZSE Mr. Sophoulis said the King er ambassador to Berlin-life.

Tojo's complete statement to ca dan's Lieutenant

Kenyró General

except Shiratori with order of Dom

Today's, Forecast-Moderate N°, Ginds, would summon Foreign Minister

Yesterday's Weather)— Constantin Traklaris, leader of halo, aged 63, chief of the Military his attorney follows: "From the feared that the Emperor would

Maximom 69.7 dem. Tah,”. Count 30 Charged defen- | Kinimum: 60,0 sen. Zah, mind Memoru Shigemitsu, aged 61, be involved, but how that it is war crimes, t clear that he will not be, my [fore asking, any lender or group former Foreign, Minister and am" is at rest. I wanted to take the dants except Shiratori with fallure Banshinw1.1.9. bour, b Vanished Red Dreams of dom- 1o form a new government,

Sophoulle Coolision Liberal-bassador to Moscow, who signed entire responsibili'y for the war to take adequate steps to secure halafelli Nil. Total since Jun. 1– Populist Cabinet had been in the Japanese, surtender on the but unfortunately there were obscrvante and prevent breaches.

of the Missouri-seven years Involved to my great regret,

the conventions and laws of power sines September, 1047, battleship

imprisonment, Associated Press,

"I greatly appreciate the efforts war, in respect of prisoners of war Admirál Shigotare Shimada, made by my defence? counsel, and civilian internees. Ossining. New York;

aged 68, Navy Minister at the particularly, George Blewett Comitenting on their findings, at mat., 1993.7: 1019.8 m. November 11 time af Pearl Harbour life.The spirit of the Japanese the Judges said, "Indeed, no inoro Rt. Humidity

conceived Now „Paint crimes can be The Reverend Waller J. Cold- Telchi Suzuki, aged 60, pre- people in certain to rise again, but grave mat, & for many years a mis-sident of Tojo's cabinet planning there are great aimeuities ahead than a conspiracy to wage war Wind Dirseilen.

Wind Forea or in Korea and recently board-life.

and I pray that the people will of aggression for the conspiracy. Tick threatens the security of the pep-h Hbrarian of the Maryknoll Mi Shigenoel Togo, aged - 84; have courage 20, overcome them, tion Society died on Wednesday former Foreign Minister, and a am-*If you want my opinion of the pies of the world and the war He returned, from Korea in 1930. bassador to Moscow---30 years im- trini. I should call it trial by disrupts it United Press, Asso

Associated Press/

prisonment;

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