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THE
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Registered Omees:
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Telephone: 02019 & 24054 Editor W. J. Kentes, Eng.
NEW CURRENCY.
ever.
some
that the worst of the battle is Hundreds of people to day And themselve a left with enfuelens Millary Yen Esti
SHANGHAI PRICES
The Shanghai Times, only English-language paper yot operating in the northern metropolis, was being sold yesterday morning, at 1,000 F.R.B. puppet notes per copy.
A bottle of beer in Shang- hat costs. 20,000 F.R.B. and -bottle- of whinky 00,000
aro
Indian rupees, brought over by R.A.F. offlcers from India, being quoted at 120 Chinese National Yuan от 20,000 F.R.B. A U.S. dollar costa 90,000 F.R.B.
NEW CURRENCY
FOR THE
T༥
case te
their hands. Prices will have to be adjusted to the THW CLA- rency. Obviously there will be a period of upset, considerable
Owing to shortage of per difficulty, and some hardship. Asonnel in certain banka, ity responsibility is pinced upon be necessary be their all. Chinese Andi foreign.
limit the hours of issue of the who are
position to ob- tain funds from the banks and tween 11 am, and 1 p.m. on new currency to the period be-
with them
Chinese pay their
Friday and 10 a.m. and 12 noon for pust employees
or future
subsequent days except services, lo do so with a mini- mum of delay. A responsibility
RICE ORDER likewise in placed upon all sec-
Gazette Extraordinary tions of the community to re-
of by authority
the that despita cognise
The ur
Commander-in-Chief, states:- muit of the transition, the situation demands the exercise;
and restraint. of reason
To
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Sunday.
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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1045
Mercy Ship Back
From Hainan; A Grim Story
FRANCO'S NEW MOVE
General Franco hay sent an envoy to the Pretender to the throne of Spain, Don Juas, the young Basque monarchist
eco Maria Oriol, with structions to request Don Juan to take over the Throng, while guarantoring Frasco'a por- Donal safety, and the proder ["vation=af ha work-Pireless.
· H.M.S. QUEENBOROUGH (COMDR. P. L. SAUMAREZ) COMPLETED A MISSION OF MERCY YESTERDAY. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO HONG KONG FROM HAI- NAN ISLAND WITH 90 MEN WHO HAD BEEN (PRL-|——————————— SONERS-OF-WAR ON HAINAN ISLAND.
THE PARTY WAS MADE UP OF 30 AUSTRALIANS,
AND, 30 DUTCH AND 30 INDIANS
ALTHOUGH THE MEN STILL SHOWED VISIBLE SIGNS OF THE HARD- SHIPS THEY HAD SUFFERED, THEY WERE NEVER- THELESS IN THE BEST OF SPIRITS.
on
to take
survived the ordeal.
oat
J.
Leach
жете
break
во
Farewell Message
To Stanley
British
of
(balling proof and when it rained not charged with electricity, and guarded by the arduous devo-
of rite hospital condition from malaria.ally left Camp behind and a mem-
there were
ON THE EVE OF HIS DE- PARTURE FOR ENGLAND. HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT - GOVERNOR," THE HON. ME. F. C. GIM SON, CMG SENT THE from malaria," said Staff Sergt. FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO For several hours today,
Leach of 2-12 Field Ambulance, STANLEY INTERNEES VES the Colony is likely to bo
A.L.F., who was one of the prTERDAY: without appreciable quantitien
soners of war on Hainan Jaland, of legal tender currency.
"I desire to inform you that and who was amongst tho 90 men Notén issued by the Hong Kong
brought back to Hong Kong on am proceeding to England at and Shanghai Bank, the Mer-
Queenborough (Comdr. P. the desire of the Colonial cantile Bank and the Chartered
The destroyer arrived in with a dressing from an old sick. Saumarez), the destroyer Office to report, among other
which arrived here Bank before the war will doubt-
yesterday matters, on the administration harbour in the afternoon and or any bit of cloth that was go-
afternoon. less come quickly out of hoard-
Internment arrangements were itamediate-Ing.
of the Military Staff Sergt. Leach was one of ing.
TWO BROKEN ARMS But
will be it
When ly completed for the prisoners:
The one thing the Japanese eri the hours
party who escaped from the Camp, Hong Kong. before
(Continued from Page 1) the
cur them legal Безда
to be taken to different camps Hainan Island had in
in England I shall be tender rency. issued within the terms
no liong
common prisoners of war camp and lived arrive the mainland, a of Proclamation No. 5 of 1945,
special with their compatriots in other amongst the Chinese troops ont able to state to the Kong $10 notes.
These overprinted noten
ferry launch going alongside parts of the world which they had the Island up till the time they Government that in spite hegins to firul its way into free
which will be convertible
the warship fe!
if the occupied was their generosity in hend the newn of Japan's sur. the anxiety and adversity ax- pirculation. Probably 48
party, who gave three hearty pur into the new currency
corporal punish render. Others of the party whe perienced the Camp maintain- "dishing hours
Mon were beaten like escaped from Camp were Major ed a high standard of morale. will clapse before the
Saumattrez, ment.
Мастас Hoon as it arrives are now be cheers for Comdr. Colony's
Pte. S. D. Camp- I shall be able to pay tribute to inancial heads can
ing issued through the various officers and men of the queen cattle, shovels, pick handles, iron pa Lockwood, Pic. breathe
Hig the services which were freely ensity itt assurance
borough
as the ferry launch rods, etc., being freely used by the bel agencies to the public.
Japanese. Fortunately, however, gins (who died in the hills from TIME BEING drew away from the destroyer the only casualties amongst the malaria), all of whom are from offered for the benefit of the THE PRICE OF RICE HAS Senior officer of the party Australian
Sydney and Pto. H. F. Perrin community and to the efficient troops wore two Scott, broken arms.
Wales). (New Sous that they had been were performed, I shall also manner in which these servicos BEEN FIXED AT 20 CENTS Was L.-Col. W. J. R.
Austra Commanding A CATTY.
Lt. Col. Scott said that orders able, on a number of occasions, make reference PURCHASABLE Officer ONLY IN THE HONG KONG |lian Forces at Ampen, and in to the prisonera, were given in
to the in- contact tho Chinese who genuity and resourcefpiness CURRENCY MENTIONED an interview with the "China, their own language by the Japan to
stressed that condi-ese soldiers and failure to meet approached to "show the way to ing the scanty supplies of rather hesitant when displayed by internées i Edapt Mail" he ABOVE.
stand anything they said meant tions in the camp on Hainan
of course, a session with the stick! they decided, Sergt. Leých said, material to meet their accs. 1 Island were so deplorable that Talking of housing conditionarea away from camp en
April he felt if they had had to stay Lt. Col. Scott anid that this, in 16, 1945. They were lucky that am sure that no one would be
with everything
else they chose that day, he said, for surprised if I make special there for another two months common
of the not one of them would have connected with the Camp, was ap- then there was a short length of mention
manner in was which The huts were not even the barbed wire fence that
our health wangafe- NOT ENOUGH FOOD
the very next day the whole fence tion of the Doctors and Nurses usually got wet through. The food was insufficient → they wet housed some
was charged with 8,500 voltĄ! each man being
In the Camp, allowed only 20 yards from the latrines, while GO ROUND IN CIRCLES six-and-a-half ounces
"I should like to feel that in were disgrace- It was midnight when they fin- day while
neful, men
leaving Stanley all intergeen medicines
at all for beri-beri and or drugs
dysentery being ber of the party, who offered to will make the same effort de, 1 those who fell ill. and there forced to lie on bare boards.
lead them to safety, said he know did to forget, all the unpleasant. anil in my belief, were quite a number suffering
this is where they
contact the incidents which at times wäre in exercise of the powers con- dysentery beri-beri, mal-shared by the doctor, that if this Chinese, adding that it was but too prominent in our minids and
lasted two months longer not half-an-hour's walk from Camp only remember the good quali
us would have survived," Three hours after following this ties which, one of a few, the introduction of the 50 of the Defenre Regulations nutrition and malaria. 1940, 1. Frederick
Col. Scott Charles
on reflection, all they said Lt. Col. Seatt.
directions, "guide's the word heading however. new currency and Barry, hereby mata the--were captured, at Ampon, inFor 18 months we agitatuit for they
will-agreo-were-90-ample-dia- elimination of the Military
the Molucca Passage on drugs, but we saw neither doctor straight back for Camp!
played. Yen.
will C
tem-
ufter four nor drugs. February 2, 1942.
When days of bitter fighting.
the very worЯt They finally decided to take a
"In conclusion, I am sure all parary
There cases were brought to the nolice rest after what seemed hours of will appreciate that there are und injury
anxiety
Would But Government has made its
were altogether 263 of them, all of the Japanese they
gwalking, and when they woke up statesmanlike
many lessons contribution
into peals of laughter-but they the next morning ranks.
gave us no druge," he concluded themselves but 200 yard learned in
from a fixing the price of rice at 20
When they were interned in
Their cenda a cally More than any
over-Japanese fort! They learned later think not 2. No person shall withar: Ampen the food at first, con- worked. and to make matters that A party of 76 Japanear lessons is that the liberty exer- other factor, this should valin
little fish worse he was handicapped by the soldiers had been sent out after cised under any British form ferra and bring
realisation my authority or the authority sisted of rice with
is the one Cuditions absence of any medicines, Instru-them when news of thoir escape of administration that a
of any person delegated by me bits of pumpkin. new era is dawning,
which we should hold up as an with brighter days ahead. The that behalf export rice or in the camp were very bad, the ments and bandages.
STARVED OF NEWS-
The terrain was very being often knocked wild price fluctuations of the move rice with a view to export. men
"They did not inform us that Baid Lench, and
cxample to the world." "although # may 3. The movement of rice in about, and as a result of the the war had ended, and the first sound like a tall atory, lecches be past are over and done with.
water-borne craft without beatings they received a num-indication we had of this was on gan sticking to our legs. faster Here á as sound am
stable any
August 26 when American planes than we could take them off!" currency with the sam vain my authority or the authority her of Dutch prisoners died.
of any person delegated by me
flew over the camp. We knew for Finally, said Sergt. Leach, they After
certain when the American para arrived at the Headquarters of [in prohibited.
Ampon
Lt-Colong chute troops landed on the Jaland Chinese General and here they continued, they were transferred on August 28."
had their first taste of good, food. to Hainan Island, where the food
Lt. Col. Scott said that in addi- after a long time. They also had consisted of rics, a little mest
tion to with
to the Australian and Dutch some saki, no doubt taken from green, weedy vegetables.
some 300 the Japanese. The food steadily became worse
Hong Kong, while and worse despite the fact that
of what conditions wer they had to do 12 to 14 hours like may be obtained from Headquarters that a Chinese zol-British Army Intelligence Ser- of work every day, mostly statement that out of 60.00r| dier came in, waving a piece of vice, are making illegal demamis road
building or other similar Chinese workers,
who had beer paper and saying "All gentlemen. from the public. heavy lab
labour.
sent from Hong
all gentlemen.' The paper they The members of the organisa 11_18) officially anuanced
Kong to work found to be a message from th tlon usually produce a card with camp they were allowed the iron oro mines, 45,000 had
freedom.
Allied Command, offering rewards the Chungking that Chinese little
was died...
for the "enfo return" of any Allied Special troops have entered Hanoi, barbed-wire fence, charged with
In conclusion he said that thos prisoner of war. electric current, some 6 ft. 6 ins. aummastrutiva capital of
place was very in the Camp went mad, with jor and the French Indo-China. Wire
crowded. There a complete when news that Japan had capi- LENK.
Was absence of medical facilitics and tulated was received.
"We will never forget twd Lieut. L. W. van Oyen, of the though the Australians had their own doctor amongst them, hir things." eald Lt. Col. Scott. "We rerular Netherlands East Indies work was negatived due to lack of will instruments and medicines. Even the ter forget the kindness of Army, was amongst the 30 Dutch i practicable, make an
the team of four Americon officers prisoners of war.
made It is interesting to note that he tion. cetton wool and bandages were and two other ranks who
is the son of Gan. L. van Oyen. and nores having entirely lacking, people with cuts the first parachute landings
to be content. the Island after. the surrender representative for the Netherlands
ood we will never forget
the East Indies at the surrender cero- kindness of Comdr. Saumarez mony in
in Tokyo last week.
10
next year as it has to-day and
Even those Les-narrow,
who lose out to-day in military yen, will. if they pause
a think consider that for stability and mecurity, it is a small price to
pay.
WANTED
TO HIRE
MOTOR JUNKS
OF 100-500 TONS CAPACITY
PLEASE COMMUNICATE
WITH
NEW SOUTHERN S. S. CO.
S, CONNAUGHT RÓÀÏ, W,
Tel. Nos. 30017, #1782, 83410.
NOTICE.
ferred upon me by Regulation
I.
owing order :---
No person shall be a party Any transaction wherely rice is sold or changes hands at a price in excess of twenty cents a catty.
Local registration of citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philip pines is now being undertaken by Cal. King. United States Air Force. atel Dr. V. N. Atienza Filipinos are asked to contact Dr Atlenza at 17, Lock Road, Kow
toon.
|||
POSITION WANTED
Public School man, aged 46 had 22 years business experience in Hong Kong and South China!
outports, also acted as Company
Secretary for several years, and able to speak Cantonese, seeks executi e position of responsibi lity. Medically fit and prepared to stay in Hong Kong in order
big
said that
about a month in the
tho Camp,
There
NOTICE
REPATRIATION
had
own doctor was
Ping fo there were
nn
idea
wer
power."
the
отп
became known in the Camcult
Bogus Squad
which we
have
the Camp, and i the least of these
Action
An organisation calling them- solves "Special Action Squad" and It was while they were at this claiming
SON OF TOKYO
SIGNATORY
Captured at the time of the fall
a connection with the
heading
"Certificate
Service Action Service Corps Hong Kong."
Any mom- ber of
the
public being troubled by this organisation is carnestly requested to hand the e Iprit over police of or, or in to the nearest cases whore this action is im
immediate repert to the nearest police sta
COAL SUPPLIES
Mr. A. G. Langston, Coa
of Electricity, writes.
of Ampon, on February 8, 1942.troller
officers And ship's company. H.M.S. Queenborough, who look ed after us in every way and gave Lieut. van Oyen said he had not "Not having yet, received any us every comfort within their seen his father since 1941, and as advice regarding coal arrive
far as he knew Gen. van Oyon is I cannot make any definit H.M.S. Queenborough left ignorant of the fact that he' is statement as All persons of European race
to the probable except those net out in paragraph Hong Kong on Tuesday, arrived alive and well. to revive business until last eva- who desire repatriation should at Hainan Island on Wednesday
date of resumption of supply." cuation when essential take leave apply pemonally to this office with and returned to the Colony to ensure fitness for future. Bea- following particula10:
yesterday. son for wishing change of position
Wo have resumed work in our due desire to better future pros- old offices 4th floor, French Bank pects. Write "Secretary" Building.
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EAT AT
·PHOTOS FROM CAMPS
ON DISPLAY AT
FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
(a) Surname and initiala.
(b) Scx.
clo
(c) Age.
18A, GLOUCESTER, ARCADE
JIMMY'S
TO-DAY
"Excuse me, I am still shaliy
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TOJO SLEEPS WELL
RADIO
General Tojo slept well and had
FRIDAY, 14th BEPTEMBER, 1946. a comfortable night. He took fruit juice when ho awakened · at
ZBW KONGKONG Broadcasting on night
Frequencies of 845 Kilocycles and He is breathing easily at-nearly 9.47 Megacycles. „Stocke nf Petroleum-Producto,etc.; norm
normal rate.
19.30. p.m.-Russian Composern, other than those held by Government Tojo told Dr. Lieutenant-1.00 p.m.-New & Announcements. Departments and the recognised Es- Colonel James Feory, through an sential Services Departments, must be
(d) Married or Single. (e) Nationality. + (E) Present occupation. (K) Address and telephone
number. (h) Destination. (i) Remarks. This notice does not refer to the 20, 1945. following persona:-...
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declared and reported to the Deputy One pretor, that he felt "Namber 1.10 p.m. Variety.
1,30 p.m.--MANDATUN & CANTON- Fuel Controller (Oile) at Shell House Peery expressed the opinion that ERE PROGRAMMES. (3rd floor) before 5 p.m. on September Tole is no longer trying to die
and thought his condition satisfac9.00 p.m.-Close down, The Petroleum Products, etc. cover- tory, although his recovery will 6:30 pm Variety Gracie Fields.. (a) Present Residents of Stanleyed by this order, and the units in not be rapid-Wireless.
7.00 p.m.-News & Announcements. Camp,
which they should be reported, are:— (b) Present Residents of St. Gasoline (Petrol), gallons: Karoserie,
7.10 p.m.-Dance Livale George's Mansions Camp. gallons: Kerosene Distillate, Drums
A burning oil drum in an ARP. 7.80 p.m.-MANDARIN & CARTON- (c) Mambera of the volunteor of 50 A. G. Lubricating Oil (all
forces, their wives, families and Heavy including Solar Oll); Drums Valley, last night brought out two 9.00.
grades), gallons: Diesel Fuel (Light tunnel in Sin Plog Street, Happy and dependants. (These will be dealt with by the O.C. of 50 A. G.: Crude Petroleum Oil, oppilances of the Fire Brigade. Troops and orders will be Druma of 50 A. G.: Alcohol, gallons: The Blato was soon brought under 0.10 ised shortly by the volun Particulars to be reported aro-control. Cause. of the fra is un- tedr forces concerned). Name of owner, (2) address, (8) los known
(d) Stpils of Government depart
cation of stocks, (4) How acquired:
TUNNEL FIRE:
9.95
FAB PROGRAMMES. p.m.--New & Announceme Engilahi p.m.-STUDIO-
A Talk on the Vk.
Bomba,"
p.m.-Variety with Ginger Bod- herd and ferfoald Dixon,
purchased giving date and source of Following will represent Navy 10.00 London Relay The News purchaseva ot
against R.A.Fat soccer to-day
mente or essential service organizations. (There will be dealt with by separato circular Failure to comply with this order at Causeway Bay at 100 a to Heads of Departments and will render such stocks, Tiahlo to 4. B. Dolderfield (Anson Controllem).
confiscation, and the offender liable Smith (Swiftaure):
Cossins, (Vengeance) COLONIAL SECRETARY'Senalties under the Defence
Regulations.
tendon
OFFICE, Hong Kong Bank Building.
(1st floor) 19th September, 1945.
J. B. HARRISON, Deputy Controller (Oila), Fuel Control
Hong Kong, September 18, 1945,
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