NOT YET BEATEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25300, 6 September 1945, Page 5

NOT YET BEATEN

JAPANESE WAR LORDS BLUNT VICE-ADMIRAL "TAKE LOT MORE KILLING" XRecd. S.lO p.m ) PEARL HARBOUR, Sept. 5 Vice-Admiral, J. S. McCain, commander of Task Force 38, after his return to Pearl Harbour from the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, said: "The Japanese war lords are not half licked yet and will take a lot more killing in future. I did notlike the look in their eyes." When asked why, Admiral McCain barked: "Listen, baby. They were just measuring us—just as you measure a man when you are going to hit him next minute. They do not know they are licked yet. They do not know we are better men than they."

Admiral McCain said he approved [Admiral Halsey's expressed desire to kick Japanese generals in the face, except" that it was not in the face he thought about kicking them. The surrender ceremony was described by Admiral McCain as quite a pageant. It had colour, drama and everything. No movie actor could have played the part of General Mac Arthur better than General Mac Arthur himself played it. "He -is just the right, rough, tough guy, and that's what the job needed and still needs," he added. Admiral McCain said he was not overworried about the atom bomb changing the future of military methods %e, .V drastically. "You .give me enough fast carriers and let me run them, and they can have the atom bombs," he said. "If anybody ever starts feeling sony for the Japanese he ought to be taken out and shot," said a high-ranking naval officer as evidence ot camp cruelties continues to pile tip. Commander Stassen. of the United States Navy, said: "In the past few days 1 have experienced extremes oi emotion ranging from indescribable joy at the sight of the faces of liberated men to anger and disgust over the treatment of our men. The watchword o all engaged in liberating these prisoners should be, 'We are making free men . GUESTS OF VANQUISHED CHINESE IN NANKING PREPARING FOR SURRENDER (Keen. 8.10 p.m.) CHUNGKING, Sept. 6 Chinese and American troops who arrived in Nanking less than a, week ago are, in effect, "guests of the Japanese, who have occupied the city for almost eight years. Nanking is showing few scars and still has more than 70,000 Japanese troops in the vicinity and more than 15.000 Japanese civilians. . The Chinese forces at present in Nanking number under 1000 and the Americans about 20 officers and men. The Chinese main body is expected to begin landing today. A plane frotn Chungking yesterday brought British, French. Dutch and Australian envoys for the surrender ceremonies scheduled for tomorrow. Correspondents who new from Chungking landed at what used to be the main Chinese military airfield. The Chungking radio says that Genernlhsiino Chiang Kai-shek has conferred twice with the Communist leader. Mao Tzetung. ROVING DETACHMENTS Ji SURRENDER IN MANCHURIA LONDON. Sept. 4 . Tha last remnants of Japanese resistance in Manchuria ended when socalled roving detachments surrendered , to the Red Army. They were organised for sabotage and espionage in the Soviet re ar and consisted of hand-picked and thoroughly-trained Samurai. Some detachments numbered as many as 4000 , ®nd had supplies and ammunition stored for years. Some of' these groups, because of wrecked communications._ were not aware of Japan's capitulation, and continued resistance for some days. The Russian Army newspaper Red Star says that Japanese staff officers helped to i •ecure their final surrender. (