Vol. I, No. 4.
CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 100 YEARS
Friday, September 14th, 1945.
Price 10. ets.
THE HONG KONG DOLLAR RESTORED Jap. Military Yen Ceases Immediately To Be Legal Tender
TO-DAY'S PAPER Price of
GRATIS
TODAY'S ISSUE OF THE "CHINA MAIL IS ISSUED TO THE PUBLIC GRATIS – IN THE AP- OF MONEY SENCE
TEN LEGAL HAVING
VALUE AT THE
OF PUBLICA
1
DEE TIME
TION.
THE OCCASION IS PROBABLY UNIQUE IN LOCAL HISTORY
American Arrested In Tokyo
MARK
IT
At SUGIYAMA TAKES LIFE JAP PEACE
of Rice Fixed 20 Cents a Catty
THE NEW HONG KONG CURRENCY, FIXED AT AN EXCHANGE RATE: ONE HONG KONG DOLLAR EQUALS ONE SHILLING AND THREEPENCE, IS TO BE PLAC- ED INTO CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE COLONY THIS MORNING. REPLACES THE JAPANESE MILITARY YEY, WHICH CEASES TO BE LEGAL TENDER. ALTHOUGH IN THE GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY WHICH PROCLAIMS THE NEW CURRENCY THERE IS NO SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO JAPANESE MILITARY YEN, THE BROAD INFERENCE IS CLEAR THAT THE MILITARY YEN IS TO- DAY WORTHLESS AND WITHOUT EXCHANGE VALUE. THE HONG KONG DOL. LAR IS THE ONLY LEGAL TENDER.
SIMULTANEOUSLY,
THE PRICE OF RICE, THROUGHOUT
THE COLONY. HAS
BEEN FIXED AT THE RATE OF 20 H.K. CENTS A CATTY.
How To Get Money-
new
in order to enable the public to be put in funds in res-
of pect
the
currency, several steps have been taken by Government as follows:
PRIVATE
AN ACCOUNT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEWIS STREETER,
APPROACH THAT OF LEWISTON, IDAHO, WHO WITH THE BANK (WHETHER THEY HAVE FUNDS IN WAS ARRESTED IN YOKO THEIR ACCOUNT OR NOT) MAY
FOR AN ADVANCE OF $200 (TWO HUNDRED HAMA YESTERDAY, IS THE BANK ONLY AMERICAN APPEAR-DOLLARS).
labour may obtain from their bank suffi- of Employers ING ON GENERAL MACAR- THUR'S LIST OF WAR CRI- cient currency to cover the wages of their employees for ten MINALS.
days. Employers of labour at present working for Govern- ment Departments or public utilities should obtain from the head of the department or utility concerned a certificate vering the amount required.
He stated: "I was playing a very dangerous game, and there was no turning back, or I would bave lost my heart.
"My real purnes was to assure American war fors, and to aid peloper-of-wars much as pos- Streeter was a civilian employer captured at Wake Island, and thus explained his reasons for writing broadcasting for Radio Tokyo for almost two years.--Wireless.
ITALIAN
PEACE TREATY
Co-
GOVERNMENT STRONGLY URGES ALL EMPLOYERS OF LABOUR TO GET MONEY FROM THE BANKS AT AND ΤΟ PAY THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT THEIR EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY
IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE IS TO GOVERNMENTS ET AS MUCH OF THE NEW CURRENCY INTO CIRCU
WITHIN THE SHORTEST LATION AS POSSIBLE POSSIBLE TIME.
It is intimated
that
FREE FERRIES
It was intimated at a prORG conference last night that in consequence of the Proclama- tion which torminates the legal tender value of the Military Yen, all forry aer- vices may be expected to be free to-day.
FIELD MARSHAL SUGIYAMA. THE JOINT HEAD OF THE SU- PREME COMMAND OF THE JAPANESE ·ARMY, AND FORMER MINIS TER
HAS OF WAR. COMMITTED. SUICIDE. --WIRELESS.
Yamamoto
Secret Revealed
American code exporta
LEADERS DISCLOSURE
"FRANK BARTHOLOMEW, UNITED PRESS CORRESPON- DENT IN TOKYO, REPORTS THAT FIVE PROMINENT JAP- ANESE WERE ARRESTED BY SECRET POLICE IN TOKYO BEFORE JAPAN'S SURREN DER.
Shigeru Yoshida, former bassador to Great Britain,
Am-
WAS
and
imprisoned an ring-lender, charged with inaugurating a peace
movement through British nels.
Others, who were
chan-
beld
under
in their own homes, were:
guard Moritasa Rosokawa and Count-Kebayama both former
de-friends of the United States Andries
Attenting to
ciphered the Japanese radie bassador, Mr.
Grow, and get military messages which made charged with possible the daring air ambush into contact with him.
Arrested too,
Baron were
to which brought sudden and fery Kumao Harada, secretary death to Admiral Isoroku Prince Saionji, who is advisor to Yamamoto, who once bousted the Throne, and Selkichi Kimlji
former
provincial governor.
that he would dictate pence in me group held five meetings,
at-and
launched peace contacts directed towards British ministers, after which they addressed resolu was amtions to Prince Konoye.--Wireless.
the White House, 10 nonthe
the Pearl Harbour after tack. of the Japanese the yen cur- Yamamoto's plane rency introduced by them bushed and destroyed as it was! while in temporary occupation preparing to land either at of Hong Kong Is replaced by Balalled Island or on one of the the old Hong Kong dollar cur-neurby Shortland Islands in the
Northern Solomons.
rency.
$
All notes of that currency The manner of Yamamoto's
on death now disclosed in Wash Which were legal tender 25th December, 1941,
areington, has been one of the most closely guarded secrets of gain legal tender to-day.
The value of the Hong Kong the Pacific war.-Wireless. Dollar is to-day as it was on the 25th December, 1941, 13, Sd.
New issues of Hong Kong currency will be made as re-
BRITAIN
(a) a sum representing 10 days" quired and these will -rank STANDS
Important fact also announced) sent in each ofting half aj
the
A
A
MAY REGISTER
with
To
FIRM
BE
RELIEF STORES FOR INTERNEES
RELIEF STORES FOR THE RECOV PRISONER-OF-WAR
ERY UNIT ARRIVED IN THE COLONY BY H.M.S. VINDEX AND ARE NOW AWAITING DISTRIBUTION.
CONCLUDED BY THE for the children.
OF:
and
стон
1
Italy's political representative what purposd they have been vaed.fgether with an approximate re- Proclamation, will not be ac-1would be given atomic bomb pendante in Hong Kong, who will
in London.Wireless.
CHINA AND
PUPPET MONEY
0.5
Govern-Lo-morrow (that is today, Friday, meat will guarantee the banks in September 14) the following: the steps necesary to speed the
wages to casual employees at pre-equally with the old Hong naw currency into circulation.
Kong notes and will be in all (b) a sum la that all notes issued by
Included in the stores are con- three note-issuing banks of the months salary to permanent om respects interchangeable
os in each
them.
GREAT BRITAIN IS tributions from the Australian Red Colony before the war are still ployees
Bumuniantion.
in (a) During the period 1941 to STANDING FIRM AGAINST Croas. should be paid out at the discre- 1946 the Japanese issued cor- REPORTED RUSSIAN DE- Hammering out the terms of legal tender and interchangeable
There are clothing sets for men,
and women
children, standard the peace treaty with Italy is with the new notes. Hoarders caption of the head of the organisa- tain Hong Kong dollar notes oMANDS FOR PRIORITY IN
tion, at. the maximum rate of $1 a various denominations.
PEACE TREATIES WITH parcels. for the same three cate the main probletn which will therefore, bring out their H.K.
ories, shaving requisitos for men, Foreign Ministers notes to-day.
prevent undue hardship, all
SOVIET-DOUMINATED BAL Occupy the
for women and kiddiea great Powers whe But, the Japanese during the day. It is recommended that
such notes, up to and including KANS GOVERNMENTS TO of the five
last night in war forcibly compelled the signing minimum of two days' pay should
the value of $10, which have
include toilet articles, were meeting
of notes by officers of the Honge given..
Those entitled to salary under Council At Lancaster
MINISTERS towels and cigarettes, but no food- House. Kong and Shangliai Banking Cor- London.
poration, and possibly of the other (b) should be paid half a month's been in circulation will be ac- FOREIGN
cepted as legal tender."
COUNCIL, AND FOR DIS-stuffe. All food has been placed of salary in advance at once. Early on the agenda is ex-issuing banks. The numbers
CLOSURE The casual labour rate, $1
ANGLO in the common pool and is being pected to be a decision as to those notes are known and none
Pending further investign-AMERICAN ATOMIC BOM used daily at the various catering whether the Italian delegation of them has any validity, Govern- day, has been fixed in relation to
supplies are being handed in to be invited to take part ment, however, has limited its inhi- the price of rice.
Government departments will tious into the circumstances of SECRETS TO RUSSIA, CHINA
Hong Kong| AND FLANCE. bition to notes of the denomination
over to three groups: 1, The 900 in the discussions, or whether
notes issued by $50, $100 and $500. Notes of these be given cheques at 9 a.m. to-day issue, however,
the The British ofhcial spokes-odd internees at Stanley, who will presentation of the Italian case values are not repudiated, but are covering the lump sums required, dollar
of. denominations man expressed surprise at the be issued first. 2, Essential Ser will present them to the Japanese they in to lie wholly in the hands of held in suspense pending closer and
that vices, which will be handled by the for Bank for payment at 10 a.m. to higher than $10, the numbers London Star's" report, Caradini, investigation as to how and Ogunt. Nichalas
estim- of which are, specified in the Russia, China,
France Civil Administration, and 8, De
SP's.
reregister with the Essential Sor- It is clear, however, that all ate of the numbers of notes
cepted as legal tender. Facili- secrets by the Council,
vices and will be informed Inter Hong Kong notes of the pre-war quired; in $10's, $6's. and
For other employers of labour, issue of $10 and below will be who are earnestly recommended to ties will, however, be given to portedly if the request of So as to time and place for collection.
of suchviet Resti
NOT SUFFICIENT pro- the present, holders treated as legal tender to any follow the Government's
with
ossible, the notes "to register them at a He recalled that the British It is not possible, to say when amount, and rank equally
granume as closely as possible, the new notes.
Bank will be ready to issue money later date, should they su de- Foreig 1 Secretary, Mr. Ernest the goods will be delivered
today. aire, with competent authori-Bevin, ad described it as a everything depends on the num- CONSIDERABLE QUANTI-between 11 a.m. and
employers ties.
matter for the United Nations bere involved and the quantity TIES OF THESE NOTES HAVE It is emphasised that A CHUNGKING
Many of the original: Hong organisation, but he denied which is available for distribution.. GOVERN ARRIVED FROM ENGLAND of labour who are well known to MENT SPOKESMAN STATES AND IN ADDITION CERTAIN the banks will experience
ALREADY IN difficult in obtaining the advances Kong notes of all denomina- that there had been any official It is certain, however, that there' THAT PUPPET CURRENCY IN BANKNOTES
to make payments
in circulation stores mo WILL BE EXISTENCE IN CHINESE CURRENCEED HAVE MEN OVERPRINTED, theks employees in line with the 1941 have been los prior to takustion that the subjectement to includo, all in the three Thoad who left by Empress of Australia received their clothing THE GOVERNMENT THERE IS A CRE YUAN 1,000
and supply 'ado- It is further emphasised that ed during the war and to re-isters.---Wrelcas,
sota and parcela and endeavours SENT SUFFICIENT NOTE
will be made to give first con OF ITS NOTES USE AS A H.K.$5 NOTE AND any export of rice from the Colony place these
sideration to A CRB YUAN 5,080 NOTE at the present time is illegal and quate currency for the recon-
those LIDERATED AREAS.
registered for notes have been printed in
the next evacuation, which is ***He added: **We will fix the rate OVERPRINTED TO GIVE IT A punishable under the Defence nestruction of the Colony FOW
and at which to absorb the puppet VALUE OF HK$10.
no It is pointed out that the fixed London and are being shipped
Telegraphic communication with expected to affect 100 women surroney from our people.*
Obviously there has been
the outside world has been estab-50 mon, bound for Australia. OVER-PRINTS Once the puppet notes are col-attempt to equate values, and, the price is considerably below the from England.
lished, but so far it has necessarily Others not included in the three time and that Government, there- but to meet temporary re-tion and the free telograms grant dato *The to produce the backing for the any exchango: valuos.
Wireless, Ltd. to currency, issued by China.--Wire: are
only for temporary circulation and will be withdrawn of the difference.
tion in which the supply of prisoners-of-way and internees. SERIAL NUMBERS
The
that reason and replaced as soon as adfiletont newly printed notes have arrived With reference to the notes notca Is short, tho administra
yet inqued under compulsion by the tion is overprinting M.Y. 1,000 vices to foreign Colony
th MW. A "BIT' ̈ O'Neill, of The Aglatic Fotroleum Company It wan officially stated last HK and S.B. and ordered to be notes to make them: valid for are bound by International Con- 360, B350,001 to B550,000 and 1,000 Yuan notoa of the undertake this service without
day's "Shanghai Times as hid- Mame The Shell Company of had fren-Josped to Government pro, 1485,001 to BC60,000; and Central Reserve Bank of Chind making pityment.
Departments, and Controllers of
there has ding good-bye to his friends in have almilarly been overprint-
Up to the
cernent Thi Deh had long been con- atential Servicos, including pri-3000-0120,001 to C300,000
thono denominations
for bervices in the Colong here.
Hong Kong to re-open his office there tompintor.nl the wardareni prosto nterprises, like the Tram banting serial numbers other than ed-to make thom valid-for-use beca nu meant of making payment Bhanghal "prior to leaving for
vir opportunity. Formetly ways, which are at present
but as soon as the new local cur and Yuan,notes of the Central Ro- rency le circolatoil, postal, and Mr. O'Neill loft Stanley Intern- for Immediate use China and a trally running for the Govern- those specified above, are legals Hong Kong $5 natu; 6,000
tondor
surve Bank of China have been telographie services to the outside mont Camp for Shanghai in. May," PC But These will now be "In order to facilitate the rapid acceptanco.
The official statement roads - overprinted-imilarly to make world will be thrown open to the 1942, and was interned there until
(Continued on Page 2). 4 called The Bhell Company of circulation of the now currency
| Japan's-surrender., public ***Chinn, Ltd.
you are requested to draw early With the defeat and surronder
SOON AS HAS
OVERPRINTED
Government's plans.
Fulations.
CABLES OPEN TODAY
groupe.
lected, the Japanese government overprinting, it is emphasised, has price at which rica can be brought
Into the Colony at the present Some have already arrived, been limited to official communica groups will be given aid at a later --will be held responsible and asked no incaning, whatoveringere, will have to bear the burden) quirements, in any denomina-ed by Cable &
P.C. CHANGES NAME
In
the
ye open to
the
two noc
ard πότ
Is that they
BILL O'NEILL ON WAY
(fouth China) Ltd; hua,been re-nights: Further, that instructional held in nasponse, their serial num-] use as Hong: Kong $1 notes, ventions, and it is impossible. Router'a was reported in yester-.
Chinn
vided
the
a suuth Chi
there walk w Company of the ment, as follows: