Vol. I, No. 1.
CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 100 YEARS
Tuesday, September 11th, 1945.
TWELVE HOURS LATE QUISLING
JAPAN'S RIGHTS
Rynkyo Aiki Japangan Liberal leader, hus is e statoment claiming full rights for the new Jope in the
of the post-wor 12212653 nations. B.B.C.
New Money Soon
סנן
rency
Rush Hour On Board The Empress
ROUGHLY TWELVE HOURS LATE IN GETTING AWAY, TILE R.M.S. EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, WITH SOME 2,000; PRISONERS OF WAR AND INTERNEES ON BOARD, WAS, AS FAR AS COULD BE ASCERTAINED LATE LAST NIGHT, DUE TO STEAM OUT OF JUNK BAY FOR MANILA AT DAYLIGHT THIS MORNING.
DESCATCH OF AP- FROM STANLEY AND 650 WOMEN
RUN
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROXIMATELY 1,000 REPATRIATES INTERNMENT CAMP, INCLUDING
NOT APPARENTLY CHILDREN, DID SMOOTHLY AS ANTICIPATED,
tralia.
TO DIE
Sentence of death has been passed at Oslo at the conclu- sion of the trial yesterday of the Norwegian puppet leader, Vidkun Quisling.-B.B.C.
Suicide Squad In Colony
B
-Price M. Y. 10.
|NOW IT CAN BE TOLD
The Inside Story
of Siam's Aid
IT IS. REPORTED FROM THE SIAMESE CAPITAL THAT THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT AND, AT THE SAME TIME, THE LE ADER OF RESISTANCE AGAINST JAPAN, THE REG ENT LU-ANG PRA-DIT, WAS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICA TION WITH THE AMERI- CAN STATE DEPARTMENT, THE BRITISH GOVERN- MENT AND THE ALLIED MILITARY COMMAND IN THE INDIAN AND BURMA THEATRES OF WAR.
and Stanicse American tionals were trained for secret work under the very noses of
ONE OF THE MOST IN- the Japanese, DISCOVERIES ANDTERESTING
MADE DURING
na-
cf such craft were found their radio link was used by
the Regent. Stonecutters.
SINGAPORE SIFTING OUT
More than 22,000 Japanese naval
are personnel
being taken by sea to-day from the part of Singapore leland to a concentration aren in Vahore. Their kit is being thoroughly sifted before they No amenities or luxuries allowed.Wireless.
go.
Submarines, flying bout and THE parachutes were used to bring AND MILITARY supplies. NAVAL that liner, but her cabin appointments ROUND-UP OF JAPANESE in a constant flow of men and The consequence was
For many months before the seen to be excellent in the
FORCES IN HONG KONG when H.E. Rear-Admiral Cucit] were
treat it
eastern from the the Commander-In- circumstances. What a
officers who, THE END OF CURRENCY Harcourt.
Junk Bay was to touch really clean white WAS THAT OF THE EXIS-end of the war, several Ameri-
TENCE OF A POTENTIAL can bed-linen again!
window of their room in Bang- CHAOS IN THE COLONY 19 Chief, went out to
the Japanese| Jast evening in Kempenfelt to NOT FAR OFF.
Every endeavour was obviously KAMAKAZE CORPS.
These men, who were found kok, could watch
in that to make things 1.8
strolling were soldiers Although, for obvious reasons,cay goodbye, a gesture warmly
Stonecutters Island, 1 board, being made
for the on A ponsible comfortable official statement has been appreciated by those
One of the issued in the matter, it is authori
first organised into a suicide squad streets, kept their radio contact repatriates. it was found that less than half
miniature torpedo with the office of the strategic latively learned that the new cur-the internees from Stanley had things arranged as passengers operating
-will-be-placed into cirnula. tion within a day or two, possibly Ived in the Empress 04 arrived on board was the dining bents A considerable number services base in Ceylon.
room seating plan.
It вя also uned for dis- His Excellency's original in-
It was altogether a grand effort
But there was no spirit left by those responsible, arrived and tention hart been to give the
patching military intelligence cheering send-off
H.M.S. Kempenfelt which took
in the "Kamakaze" group. being printed within Australia a
brought to Americans by the if | Rear-Admiral Harcourt out to
the Siamese the destroyer, and, from
They submitted docilely to the leader of hla official visit,
and by a network of time permitted, perhaps to ac-Junk Bay for
her a little distance was the destroyer which led the naval ratings sent ashore and company
intelligence agents established Royal Navy into Hong Kong har-subsequently they were landed ground,
In Kowloon.
by American-trained Siamese.
In connection with the re- the bour for the re-occupation. out to sea.
the circumstances,
Luand Suk-ham, secretory-gistration and re-numbering of aboard Admiral elected to go
general of the Siamess resist all motor vehicles, except those in-
said that used by the Naval and Military the repatriation liner, to
ance movement,
De- spect the arrangements mude
Siam was drawing up a list authorities, Government for the comfort of her pason-
partments and Essential Sbr+ was on board for
the Kere, and he
following orders more than half an hour.
as early as to-morrow.
New H.K. noles printed over- neas have actually others
RAFA)
the Colony.
No information whaLover available on the subject nearest to many minds-the rate of exchange with the military yer, or if there is to be any.
OFFER TO CIVILIANS IN SPORE
BRITISH CIVILIAN
TERNEES IN SINGAPORE
THE RUSH HOUR!
-
Austra-
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MINISTER DEMANDS
BLOOD OF JAPANESE
FOREIGN MINISTERS'
OF THE AUS- A SUMMARY OF ONLY A PORTION In the Empress of
JAPANESE WAS lia, of course, one encountered RALIAN CHARGES AGAINST THE IN-
first sight, MADE PUBLIC TO-DAY BY MR. H. V. EVATT, 'AUSTRA-. scens which, at WERE EITHER PROSPEROUS seemed to be one of utter con- |LIAN "MINISTER FOR EXTE ENAL AFFAIRS, WHO IS IN
ATTEND THE and LONDON TO with passengers MEN IN THE RUBBER BUSI- fusion.
and willing COUNCIL MEETING. NESS OR IN GOVERNMENT baggage-men
members of the crew here, there
Mr. Evatt declared: "If those SERVICE.
been and everywhere. It Business men there have
responsible for those outrages are given the option of staying on for somewhat reminiscent of rush allowed to escape punishment, it the London tube will be the proascat defeat of jus short periods to wind up or revive hour in
Actually. as what is left of their former basi-station,
WEH Dotice, and a travesty of the prin ness interesta.
Government servants are being ascertained, the situation was ciples
former well under control, and it
asked to
Juba for
was
was founkin which the war has been
the Stanley end that the
arrangementa
to take over their for short periods to enable t the military administration to get scheduled
a firmer grip. A specially equip broken down.
malnutrition.
Indiana-
Junk
had
The contents of the document, he said, were "such as to shock and dismay the feelings of every docent human being."
been
and
the con-
United
States Claim
over
J
of war criminale.
under-
Car Check Up By 30th
Miniater vices,
Former Prime Song-gram who allowed the were issued by Controller of Japanese to march into Siam In Land Transport yesterday
1. All lorries and cars on the December, 1941, is on the list.
feland of Hong Kong will be regis
before Siam was getting ready to tered and re-numbered
(This date Japanese, September 30, 1945 revolt against the and twelve jungle camps in the may be postponed by the Control- country were training guerriller of Land Transport).
2. Every owner and every per-
lng."
These men were timed to go son in control or possession of a into action as soon as the Al-lurry or car on the island of Hong lied signal was given. This, as Kong, whether in use or immobi- lised, shall submit a return thereof well as the fact that the cour
was harbouring American to the Controller of Land Trans
at the Hong port, cry
Коле
Club, not was told
in later than September 15, 1915. Army officers,
by the This
statement should state Washington to-day United States office of strategic whether the vehicle is in uno or,
for some reason, immobilised.. services,
First details
of Siam's PA-
3. The person making, the re-
Ho went on to say that the re- ped hospital, and ambulance ships The scheme provided for the have been earmarked for A large
A New York radlo message last triotic role as secret, partner of turn must be prepared forthwith number of rick and oiling prison Empress, after taking aboard port was based on the testimony
war at the of more than 500 civilian
Admiral nically at war with them, was lorry if called upon to do so by the Controller of Land Transport.- ers of war, as well as for a large ex-prisoners of
tary evideBARBARITY
shipping administrator, number of persons suffering from Kowloon wharves, to proceed to military withcases, and documen- night quoted the United States the United Nations, while tech-to locate or identify each car or
take on
Amery Lund, declaring that the revealed.
The office of the Strategic. The return should state the Bay, there to
to-day: make of the vehicle, number if United States should take Mr. Evatt asserted that
announced
colour and engine number, Since the early hours, Keppel the Stanleyites who were to be
the bulk of Japan's shipping for Services
The signal for open revolt for any,
дцу previous registration harbour has been very active. conveyed from the peninsula in atrocities which have
the first batch of
firmed, reveals practices of bar post-war trade in the Pacific. Later 10khne from the snow-]
otivo mine-swcopera.
Admiral Land said that the pro-which the Siamese were wait-number.
and they
6. The order does not apply to In Stanley, those sailing in the barity which "could not have be-
by Naval and income general without the direction posal, would not affect the mari-ing, never came, of Nepal-wil em- - peaked hills
time trade of the other major never have had their chance to vehicles in use bark for Madras in ships of the Empress of Australia were
that the of allTM emphasize most of
seafaring nations, which he desprove their mettle in open con- Military forces or vehicles now How-under the control of public.de- Royal Indian Navy. Unlike other structed to stand-by outside their of superior ofürers. I wish Indian soldiers, Gurkha
flict with the enemy. soldiers blocks at 1.30 p.m. ready to
cribed as "well protected." The war crimes committed by Japanese the mine-sweepers. get furlough only once in three aboard
Dated the 10th of September. "China Mai
representative forces in the field, while utterly
He claimed that a large post-ever, in the supplying of intel-partments or Essential Services.
(Signed) G. White. years, with the result that some "ound the Empress at 6.30 p.m.wicked on the part of the actual
war United States merchunt floet gerice about Japanese plans
Controller of Land Transport. of them have not seen their homes
movements which In the Pacific was necessary for
submit Note:-1. Failure to for nearly BEVON
the maintenance of peace. He and years now yesterday could get no clear pic perpetrators, are also part of Wireless.
ture of the circumstances ac system of terrorism in which all counting for the subsequent de Japanese troops and,commanders
participated" lay, but up to that time, only two assorted: 'It is our duty to of the mine-sweepers had brought that those who organised the their passengers, and there were still women and children who had system are punished, and that the system itself is completely eradi not yet arrived.
A Enquiries later last night fail-cated.
These at the top are, in ed to establiek the extent to view, at least equally guilty with
embarkation had been which
the actual perpetrators on the complated.
spot" Wireless.
A
His Only Regret
from Jerusalem message Aiates that David. Frankfurter,
А
́REAL COMFORT. Friends of those on board inay,
seo
The
which
д
our
ther
urged the United States to build made available to the Allied
25,000 ton combined forces, they pulled their weight such a return in respect of any froight and Passenger ships with the rest of the Allied na-lorry or car will render the owner
1
dozen
Wireless.
Hions Wireless.
Japanese Deaths In the Re-Occupation
MINISTER DEMANDS Australian Government who was sentenced to 18 years however, rest assured that the desirous of
torritories In imprisonment for the killing of a Nazi leader .at
Australians had fought Davos, Switzer-j internees are travelling in a com- In relation to taining the facts
991 fort far. exceeding expectations, land, in 1936, was among
DURING THE RE-OCCUPATION OF HONG KONG Jewish immigrants who arrived especially in war-time conditions. against the Japanese. Two more in Falestine on the first day of The "Empress of Australia" to-judges have been appointed to an
day is anything but a luxury sist Sir William Webb for the ONLY ONE JAPANESE WAS KILLED BY OUR FORCES preparation of a final report THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE NAVAL DOCKYARD WAS Wireless.
the
Erano pardoned
Junc
New Year.
For. the
Gustioff, penialter
C
on
shooting Nazi
FREE DENTAL CLINIC
Stor told nowomen.to-]]
day hin reason for laying the
Nazi was that Gustloff was
the
In Switzerland, and
TAKEN OVER. -
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THE JAPANESE CLAIM - THAT 14: OF THEIN NUMBER WERE KILLED OR INJURED BY THE CHIN.
COUNT TERAUCHI SICKESE.
ONE JAPANESE, SAID, TO HAVE BEEN RECOG- MEMBERS OF THE ES- Nazi top
General Count Tornuchi, Com-NISED AS AN EXECUTIONER, WAS BET ON BY CHIN- World attention hadas a resultSENTIAL SERVICES IN of the murder-boga drawn to the HONG KONG ARE TO BE mander of the Japanese Army ESE IN A FERRY BOAT AND KILLED. Nazi machinations, at an early ENTITLED TO A FREE the Malayan theatre, has sent date
DENTAL CLINIC,
It is estimated that there are word to Admiral Lord Louie. Mountbatten's headquarters that 18,000 Japanese soldiers, sailors, he will be unable poravnally to civilians,, Korea a and Formosans Lake part in the surrender interned at Kowloon,
mony on Wednesday, pleading ill- nese DB.C
JAVA RELIEF Relief supplies and nowa of the He said: "bly only regret la
outside world has at Inst reached that I did not THanks This will be operated by Mr. furter added that he waswell LP Shields the wellnou
Of Royal Navy personnel the 6,000 prisoners-of-war and 00,000 Dutch and other Allied In treated in prison, and when there local dentist, and by Flt. Lieut
only one man was slightly terneen on Jayd.—B,B,C. Gorman Wishart, R.A.T.O was dangor that the would Invado Chur, where he wool The clinic will be at King'a
Allied representativen, includ-wounded. Tropt the Swing prison authorities Bullding and will commence transferred him to another place work to-morrow. The worldnging British, have arrived at Korer
Wireless.
hours will be from 9 to 12 and to take over temporary adminis tration of tho Govorniment 1.30 to 4.00 in the afternoon. American offcorn will, for thiKong to take part in the re- Correspondence:Internos at Stanley are still osling when Workers in essential servicce present, displace Japanero in lay liot of Formoen, according to shall wo hot that promised air-re vited to arrange for april
pointments. A mall from Home?"
administration
D.D.C.
H.M.S. Uran has loft long
DOREM,, ***
a Z.D.W. announcementlant night.
or person in control or possession thereof liable, in addition to exists ing penalties, to such penalties in- cluding fine, confiscation and per-1 manent disqualification of such vehicles to register is provided by
law.
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Owners of cars and Jorries are requested, in the meantime, to co-operate by rentraining from affixing any mark or number to any vehicles. At the earliest pos- sible moment arrangements will be made to register every vehicle and to aflix registration numbers.
U. S. NAVY
IN KYUSHU
The United States Navy hna entered Saseku In Western Kyushu.
The United States, 4th Army are entering Kyoto en Kyushu.
The Kyoto Prefectural Govern- ment had already prepared hotel and
other accomodation for the forces of occupation in advanco
partial solution to the billeting: of the expected arrival, providing problem.C.
AP IN SHANGHAI The Associated Prusa xo-oponed Arrangements are being made, its Shanghai Bureau to-day, while if a playablo ground can be found the Japanese still hold control of. availabic, for a saccer match boy the vital International port city, tween H.M3, Swiftsurd and the ponding its formal surronder.
Wireless. RA.F. on Thursday,