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Vol. I, No. 16.
CHINA MAIL
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AMERICAN MINE BLOWS
Friday, September 28th, 1945.
UP UNDER "STRAHAN"
Japanese Deserter Bandits
AN AMERICAN MAGNETIC MINE, ASSUMED TO HAVE REEN LAID BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT IN CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMME OF BLOCKADE OF HONG KONG DURING THE WAR, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MISHAP TO H.M.A.S. STRAHAN ENGAGED IN ANTI-PIRACY PATROL IN THE VICINITY OF CHEUNGCHÂU ISLAND ON WED- NESDAY. HER SKIPPER, LIEUTENANT BURNS, R.N.R., OF SYD- NEY, AND HER CROW, ARE STILL CONGRATULAT- ING THEMSELVES ON THE STOUTNESS OF THE THAT THE MINE AND CORVETTE, THE FACT STRAHAN WERE IN AND THAT CASUALTIES LIGHT AS THEY WERE.
right The explosion, occurred under her stern, Bifted her bodily
of the water, turned the ward rumm aft into a shambles, twisted ber bulkhends, buckled platos, doused all lights, wrecked the en- skirgines and rudder, and yet let the
in her hull.
SPECIAL REUTER'S
COR RESPONDENT IN SINGAPORE SAYS THE 34TH INDIAN CORPS TROOPS PUSHING ON WITH THE OCCUPATION. OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MALAYA ARE HAVING MANY CLASHES WITH BANDITH.
They have frequently to inter, vene, also, in inter-racial mishen
Malays between Chinese,
Japanese deserters are included
and
mang the bandits, who are armed with
rifles, grenades and light anachine-gunя.
These gangs have been losting and pinging and terrorising in many areas off the main roads.
There are considerable num bers of Japanese deserlers.
thrown They have
off their uniforms and some are even married to Chinese girls, p parently hoping to evade cup- Lure and live a civiliun life
out
of
HE SPLUTTERED! Funniest incident occurred when one of the crew cleaning up the mess. found amidst the confusion of broken crockery etc. a set of false teeth. It was not until he
12 PATHOMS OF WATER AND DAMAGE WERE AS
SPEEDING UP HOUSING
London, Sept. 27.
Mr. Aneurin. Bevan ia em- barking on A tour of the country to sce for himself what progress in housing re- construction is being made and what stimulus is needed.
He arrived in Birmingham to-day and is going to Man- cheater to-morrow. Reuter.
Price 10 cts.
Dominions Demand A Share In Making of
Future Of
Italian
Bombay Riots Colonies
BOMBAY, SEPT. 27,
ELEVEN WERE KILLED WASHINGTON, SEPT. 27. AND THIRTY INJURED
DIPLOMATIC SOURCES LAST NIGHT IN COM-REPORTED TO-DAY THAT RIOTING APPAR-THE UNITED STATES bogan to make investigation into] MUNAL their ownership, that he suddenly ENTLY ARISING OUT OF POLICY ON THE FUTURE He POLITICAL DISPUTES BE-OF realised they were his own.
alongside
was street assemblies of more than five
EMPEROR VISITS MACARTHUR IN TOP HAT
The Peace
LONDON, SEPT. 27.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND AUSTRALIAN GOVERN- MENTS HAVE PROTESTED IN IDENTICAL TERMS AGAINST THE PROCEDURE ADOPTED AT THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS. THEY DECLARE THAT EITHER
COLONIES, ITALIAN
ACTIVE BELLIGER ENTS SHOULD PARTICIPATE ON AN EQUAL BOOT- ING WITH THE BIG FIVE, OR THAT IT BE DE- FINITELY LAID DOWN THAT THE DECISIONS REACHED ON PEACE SETTLEMENTS BE SUBMITT ED TO FURTHER CONFERENCE IN WHICH ALD COUNTRIES WHOSE ARMED FORCES FOUGHT AGAINST THE AXIS WOULD TAKE PART.
In the latter event, it, should
Peace Of All The Nations
AS
had lost them in the blast without TWEEN HINDUS AND MOSNOW CALLED FOR A 10-be agreed that the draft terms knowing anything about it?
LEMS.
YEAR TRUSTEESHIP of the proposed settlement. up Yesterday, Lied
In consequence of the tension. AFTER WHICH THE CO-should be open to full and free
SUCH AS LIBYA discussion and amendment. Strahan sweeper off with scarcely a leak.M.S. Resource awaiting further an order has been issues banning LONIES.
orders, H.M.A.S.
WOULD BE The joint statement contain but already sa shipshape that, without persons, and warning that curfew AND ERITREA, Eight ensunition occurred;
STATUS.
the present limited membership only four were at all serious, the clip wutiny, it was difficult to will be imposed if there is further GIVEN INDEPENDENT ing the protest points out that
These The only incident to-day was a
sources expected the of the Council was only im others suffering principally frometell how narrowly she had escaped disorder.
inclusion among the casualties of 1 23 shuck. The worst injuries are
minor atoning affair.-Reuter.. official American policy would provised to meet war needs. 15 stet ankle
war. n damaged
become known some time next "So exclusive badly
procedure strained back.
the
week,
however cannot safely be follow- The explosion occurred na
This was indicated by Uned in the peace settlement when offers were completing breakfaat.
der-Secretary of State Ache- other nations have played an
LONDON, SEPT. 27. Food flew off the table, jam was
DR. HERBERT V. EVATT. the victory son's refusal to discuss the Ita- important part in splattered averywhere, the table
THE AUSTRALIAN MINISTER, hit the deck overhead, a case
lian question at his news con- and will no doubt be expected to
CALLED TO-DAY FOR brandy went with the wind to re-
ference on Wednesday, pending maintain and enforce the peace PEACE CONFERENCE OF ALL nostrila 24 main tantalising the
the return from London of settlements."
THE NATIONS THAT FOUGHT hours after there was n general
Secretary of State Byrnes.
BRITISH SYMPATHY
THE WAR TO MAKE FINAL shambles.
Before the London confer- It la understood that the EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC and New ence began, it was generally un- Canadian
Zealand SETTLEMENTS "AS NEAR
TO THE SATIS- derstood that the United States Governments hold similar views POSSIBLE
Reuter's Diplomatic Corres- FACTION OF THE PEOPLE MAC-wanted unilateral trusteeships
for the Italian colonies under poudent says that the British OF THE WORLD AND WITH
THEIR KNOWLEDGE." Government's attitude is wholly Italian management.
During the conference, how-sympathetic and though a de DE Evntt's statement. was ever, it has been reported that claion the call in other Powers is made at a press conference, where. the United States has changed not for Britain alone, every he complained that the foreign now reaching its view and urged that the thing possible will be done to ministers' council
its conclusions hero was confined that interested coun- Press correspondents were representative although in 1935 colonies be placed under collec- ensure
to the Big Five powers. United Nations trustee-tries, especially the Dominions by sentries during he went to the Tokyo railroad five
He presented alternative des kept away
station to meet Henry Pu Yi, ship, leaving the question of and India, shall have ample op-mands: either the Courell should the visit. LONDON, SEPT. 27.
of Man-Italian representation un-portunity for full discussions. broaden its scope and take in Kuantan is at
There were indications that the puppet emperor
-Reuter. answered. Associated Press. AN "EVENING STANDARD" the Malayan present held by people's anti-Japanese army the CARTOON BY DAVID LOW the Japanese tried to keep the chukuo-Associated Press. local
forres-- and TO-DAY IS ENTITLED "UN- meeting secret, fearing the luss resistance
of the in the eyes meeting was
Sheld
recently REST IN INDIA" AND DE- of face
#t
MINISTER
people in the Emperor paying was adopted PICTS
FOR the call instead of receiving it. ATTLEE SECRETARY
stayed PETHICK-LAWRENCE The Emperor
AP roughly half an hour. GANDHI AND is a strong belief that the visit JINNAH WHO ARE STANDING is a preliminary to abdication, and it is rumoured that Hiro- SIDE BY SIDE.
Attlee is
carrying poster hito has already indicated such: with the words "How long myst an intention, giving the oppor-
RACIAL PRICTION Racial fighting. is entirely the product of the Japanese occupu-
Despite tion.
the mixture of nationalities, all lived relatively peacefully together under British rule, but Japanese policy crented racial strife.
The Islam movement started by the Japa with the slogan: Malaya for the Malays, is behind the Sino-Malay fighting which
IMA
been going en sporadically ever since the Jap surrender.
The
port of
I
TABLES
TURNED!
PRIME
LORD
WAVELL
which 6 resolution that their aim was "Government | AJIL of Malaya established by and INDIA
AND representative of the united meng
Malay, Chinese and fadian DRESSED AS INDIANS and that no outsider should be allowed to dominate the try."--Reuter.
Marines
coun-
Show 'Em How
"ALI BABA" JACKSON AND HIS "FORTY THIEVES" ARRIVED IN THE COLONY YESTERDAY IN THE VES- SEL "SHIRRA BANK" FROM SYDNEY.
PROACHING
we groan
11
ALL
TOKYO, SEPT. 27. TOKYO'S STREETS WERE CROWDED WITH JAPANESE WHEN EMPEROR HIRO HITO, IN THE SECOND OF
DOUGLAS TWO CARS, VISITED GENERAL ARTHUR TO-DAY. THE EMPEROR WORE A DRESS SUIT AND TOP HAT, AND GENERAL MACARTHUR RBCNIVED HIM IN KHAKI UNIFORM, WITH OPEN SHIRT AND NO DE- CORATIONS.
for
There
and Comp der Jinnah. Gandhi tunily for a complete ro-draft-1
The bent figure of Pethick-in of Lawrence described as "pathetiction.
poster! second
Britain from
Lawrence beara inscribed Free Indian yoke!"
Reater.
GOLD RISES
the Japanese Constitu
"COURTESY" CALL The call
was unprecedented in the history of the Imperial
quarters
was
Corroboration Piles Up At Luneberg
II. L..P.
PROTEST
A
LONDON, SEPT. 27--MR.
nations which actually contributed
to
"the victory over tyranny," or make it clear that it is merely an advisory meeting and a pre- Judo
to a full scale poaco forence.
con-
"This meeting should be thing. the Dumbarton Oake conference
Francin wha to the San
lio fererce," asserted.
Dumbarton Cals, the Big (France was not than a
FENNER BROOKWAY, POLL wrote the document that,
TICAL SECRETARY OF THE LUENEBURG, SEPT. 27. MORE STORIES OF THE BRUTALITY OF JOSEF KRAM INDEPENDENT LABOUR was the basis for the discussions
ER AND
HIS CHIEF WOMAN ASSOCIATE AT PARTY, IN A LETTER TO at the San Francisco United AUSCHWITZ AND BELSEN, IRMA GRESE, WERE THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. Nations conference,
However, at the meeting of the ATTLEE, PRO-
50 nations, each was TOLD ON THE NINTH DAY OF THE BELSEN CLEMENT
allowed to views to. add ita
the major TRIAL HERE YESTERDAY WHEN THE 21-YEAR TESTS AGAINST THE MEA- RESTORE THE
Powers' plans.-Associated Press. OLD HUNGARIAN-JEWESS, ILONA STEIN, DESCRIB-SURES TO
AND NETHER- ED AN INCIDENT AT AUSCHWITZ WHEN
GRESE FRENCH SAW A WOMAN SPEAKING TO HER DAUGHTER IN LANDS ADMINISTRATIONS
IN THE EAST. A NEIGHBOURING COMPOUND, "GRESE RODE UP ON A BICYCLE AND BEFORE THE MOTHER COULD ESCAPE SHE BEAT HER UNTIL SHE BLED FROM HER CHEST AND HAD TO BE TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE", STEIN SAID.
"I have often seen Grese beat-
Wavell's poster is inscribed: Throne and MacArthur's head- did not reveal what Cast off Congress Oppression1"
It had been discussed. described beforehand as a pute- ly courtesy cali.
Hirohito was accompanied by Grand Chamberlain, Skipper Jackson has had an
Chinese gold has taken the his exciting-war career, has been spectacular rise predicidd for it a Household Minister and an in- in command of four ships lost day late, reaching the top-selling terpreter As he neared the
quotation of H.K.$700 per tael, Embassy entrance, he tipped ing people with a riding-whip. of Allied If anyone was missing from through enemy action and has with gold brokers paying 672 his hat to a group
༥༤
roll call owing to illness, she
been decorated with the O.B.E. dollars.
Bulgarian
It was the first time Hirohito left them standing for hours Politics
and the Croix de Guerre. Hin The closing quotation yesterday correspondents
drop of $10 however, crew have become known as the showed Forty- Thievçe for
no reason with the buyers-sellers margin ever made a better or worst than that they closing also at the nominal $10,
The Australian pound was cash- number forty.
ed at H.K.$11.50 and could be bought for 50 cents more. **
"Shirra Bank" brought with her from Sydney, a special con, struction unit of the Royal
The Gold Dollar was quoted at H.K.88.60; the margin between buycza and sellers being ono Hong Marines, who with another con- Kong dollar. tingent yet to arrive, are to undertake the job of restora- tion and reconstruction of the Royal Naval Dockyard,.
A
BACK TO STATION
call on a foreign without food whether it was
snowing or raining...
Thames Escapade
orders on Grese's
Sofia, Sept. 27.
-4
ROAD TO RUIN
The effect of these actions, he says, will suggest to Eastern peoples that Great Britain and the Allies are opposed to their democratic national liberation and that the policy of the Bri- tish Labour Government is no
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 27. different from that of its Im PRESIDENT TRUMAN WARNED TO-DAY THAT perialist predecessors.
The "effect," addo Brookway, ANY TREND TO ISOLA- "will be particularly bad in In- TIONISM IN THE UNITED dia. We hope that an unequi- STATES WOULD PUT THE vocal statement will immediate-COUNTRY ON THE ROAD ly be made indicating that Go- TO RUIN.
The newspapers are carrying SHIPWRECK THAT NEARLY tion I saw that they lifted the forrecautions are being taken dia to, independence is accept, other major Allied Powers to
of
27.
clothes
ed."Router.
"It was that all sick people attended- Anton Yugos, youthful Bul-vernment recognises the rights. He also said that the dispost- even if they died on our hands. garian Minister of Interior, whom of Eastern peoples to democration of the Japanese fleet would
tic freedom and independenco If they could not come they the Opposition seeks to oust in were sent away to the crema-favour of a non-Communist, bald and that as an example, Go-be decided by an Allied Repara- torium."
on Wednesday: "Bulgaria la avernment will remove all mistions Committee as. In the country of absoluto order, tran-understanding by a clean de casa. of Germany's naval force. LONDON, SEPT. 27-THE
This opens the way for the cham- Speaking of the gas
quility
and and security overy claration that the right. of In- "DAILY MAIL" TO-DAY ber, Stein said: "At one selec- day
Felain shares.: CARRIES A STORY OF A
The President told a news of the prisoners and ordorfering and improving the In an interview in his luxurious
conference that allied govern- OCCURRED WITHIN A MILE looked at their legs.
office, the 42-year-old leader said NEW AIR ARM
ments had agreed on the basic OF CHARING CROSS STA
attacks upon him "We were usually undress actually are against the Father-MACHINE
the opposition
plans for the occupation of ed until we were completely
front, and Its democratic
Japan under General Mac naked. Kranier. and Greve Interior policy."
London, Sept. 27. Details Arthur. He said other. Allieds then manda the selections." Qpposition Leador, Nikols have just been released of ad- Powers could offer their viewi nil the gear: for their special week's time, he proposes to start forceful tide and carried up Stein snid that at Auschwitz Petrov, sald that unless the other now British plane, the on Japan through the Amer
Front opened again as an ordinary police con- river with no-one on board the only water the internees Interior Ministry to Firebrand, which will soon be can joint Chiefs of Staff of So the Royal Marines Bottled stable-Reuter.
er near London Bridge without, were allowed was that found in Communist the opponition would in large production for the their representatives at Mack down and carried out the con-
however, doing serious damage. pools on the rond hand oven that not participate in the forth Flost Air Arm. Two of the barges wore ulti-had to be obtained by influence coming election Yugos has been
Jartoon-Associated Prese. mately arrested by the river and it was considered a real a Communist worker since he was polleo and tied up at Battersea treat.-Router,
London; Sept. Of their officiency, they have already given noteworthy detaile plans for finding example. In Sydney, dockyard manes rial posts for persons who experts said it was impossible, have done well in milltary service, TION..
Causa of the trouble were within a fortnight, to convert but ono man, Lt-Col. Rowbottám, the "Shirra Bank" to carry 300 says he is quite content to resume four barges torn from their an unusually men of the Royal Marines and at the point where he left off.
When he is, demobilised in a moorings by
job.
?
version themselves, within U.S. NAVY DAY
fortnight. "
One of them struck a steam-
In Hong Kong they aro.now Washington, Sept. 26. The unloading their own gear, ap- White House said to-day that parently convinced that they do President Truman will go to Reuter. these things bettor themselves. New York on October 27 to participate in Navy Day cere
MEDITERRANEAN HONOUR
non-
Montreal Sopt. 27,
monics, and to deliver à 20 GAS ON TAP PROTECTIVE CUSTODY Butchers in Montreal havo sud-
minute address Associated Press,
donly declared a strike in protost London, Sept. 27
against the mont rationing scale. Buenos Aires, Sept. 27. 7 | Disturbances have occurred and ZA "most"; unusual nokomo Prealdunt Trunion la personally announced by a Yorkshire borough Further strests on the orders of the trikora smashed the windows to christen the now 45,000-ton air council. Coutell hounds are to bo President Farrell bring the total of meat shops which refused to craft carrier UB Franklin D provided with us as they are persoas detained, well known Concioso Router. Roosevelt when she slides of the provided with water. The taph servativen and fotellectuals; to ens stocks. Reuter
Paris, Sopt. 27, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham was to-day decorated by General, the Gaulle with the highest French honour the Grand Condon o 18.
Legion of Honour, 26
hington, Sept. sador.
Patrick Hur from Ching but
will be turned, on and foach re- sident can we all much gas as he hundred and afty?:0
wg Chungking. Sopti. 27. of the wishenge The total cost of President Farrell declared that Moli Toh-hulp newly appolat tho. ame will befajvided equally the arrests were a temporĄTY between the residenta on each measure, required by the recent ad member of the political com estate. It is oxtimated demonstrations and agitation: admitted for the northeast (Man-
Arthur's headquarters, E
Ho aid no proposal for Allied It is said to be the only the world. It can be used as a been received. - Associated single-seator torpedo-carrier in Council control in Japan had dive-bomber and can carry Press. rocket projectiles. Reuter.
NEW BATTLE
2
LEEDS STRIKE
London, Sept. London, Sept. 27. Leeds would have been Fishermen on the South Conall buson to day but for the fact are having to fight Vabamba and Varsity students and soldier German aeroplanes all over again leave turned out to mainta There is no much wreckage of Ger- skeleton service. The bumpe maa aixotaft and destroyed bombs "clared a matrike because in the waters, along the couet that the driverá refused to set ki mots are being repeatedly damaged. ductors, Router. ~??
Houter
Major Dar Hleaders are reminded that after Bryden, La L. GE ** 20 *04; delighty, use local Cooper and Clapt