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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1945.
Bid For Solution In Java Dr. Soekarno Offers Arbitration Proposals.
HINT TO TORIES?
seven'
London, Oct. 26. King George has crented new Labour peers, giving the Labour Govern- ment 22 aents in the House of Lords. -Associated
Press.
No Gestapo Please!
Discussions In Progress
BATAVIA, OCT. 20. BRITISH-CONTROLLED IN AN ADDRESS OVER THE
MALBAR BROADCASTING STATION AT BANDOENG LAST NIGHT, PRESIDENT SOEKARNO OF THE IN- DONESIAN REPUBLIC APPEALED TO THE UNITED STATES TO ACT AS MEDIATOR TO HIS COUNTRY'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE
NETHERLANDS.
NOT - IMMEDIATELY HIS USE OF THE STATION WAS
EXPLAINED BUT OBSERVERS INTERPRETED THE LIFTING OF THE FORMER BAN AGAINST THE USE OF THE RADIO BY NATIONALISTS AS INDICATIVE OF AN IMPORTANT CHANGE IN British POLICY. LONDON, OCT. 26. The address came amid grow the Indonesian leaders to decide INQUIRIES INTO THE POW-ing hopes of an early meeting whether the final settlement la to ERS OF MILITARY POLICE- between Dr. Soekarno and I. emergo from direct negotiations MEN WERE CALLED
FOR J. Van Mook, acting Governor- or from a third party arbitration, MR. FRANK BY
POWELL
if a third party can be found will-
-Reuter. Loxley & Co. (China) Lid. Tel. No. THE CLERKENWELL MAGIS General of the Netherlands East ing to undertake such a function.
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It is expected that a statement is forthcoming shortly on the pro- gress of the negotiations begun by three mediators, all Indonesians, which Dr. Van Mook despatched to talk with earlier this week
Foreign Minister iss Sackarno'n For
HONG KONG’S
NEW DEAN
The new Dean of Hong Kong has been appointed.
ho
He is the Reverend, now the Rt. Rav, A. P. Rose, and the warmest congratulations will be extended to him by his many friends, to whom himself especially endeared during the trying years at Stanley Internment Camp.
The new
Son Denn in only 80. of the Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Rose, be was educated at Hartlepool and Oxford, where he took a first class in Modern Grents, and-an bonnur He was or degree in theology. dained just over twalve venta ago at Auckland, went to Gateshead a મ curate under Canon H. S. Stephen son, working in what was then a "special arca." and came to Hong Kong in 1938 shortly after the RE Rev J. L. Wilson had boon
ap pointed Doan. He became Chap- SOEKARNO OFFER
lain-in-Charge of St. John's Cathe- dral when the Dean was consecrat- London, Oct 26.
ed as Bishop of Singapors. He A conference with the
married Mary Wansey, daughter British representatives in Java. the Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Wan- Dr. Soekarno's Indonesian Governsey, of Nikko, Japan, in 1941, ment yesterday offered to
open
The installation ceremony is to discussions with anybody" on the be held to-morrow at St. John's basis of acknowledgement of self- Cathedral at 8 a.m. determination for the Indonesians. --Reuter.
After RE
UNDER THE DEFENCE GULATIONS (1934).
Whittaker pleaded not guilty of "wilfully obstructing a servant of His Majesty acting in the course of his duty" al Midland Road, St. Paneras.
Lance Corporal Leonard Holmos, of the Military Police, gave evid ence that under the direction of Provost Marshal a the Landun check-up of identity cards was In the vicinity of night stalls, Whittaker Was questioned and produced his identity eard but Said Holmes refused to show his
N.S.2
card to
corroborate
le
address, saying The war is over
We don't now.
want any Gestapo] in this country.
Mr. Powell commented: "Thin is an important question involving the liberty of the subject. It is first me have heard of a the cane such as this."
Asking the sofieltor represent. ing the Commissioner of Police to investigate the powers of military pulice officers, Mr. Powell remand- ed Whittaker.---Reutor.
Going But Where?
WASHINGTON, OCT. 26. THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION IS NOW A
GOING CONCERN,
The Assembly is scheduled to have its first meeting in London in December, where later the
Specialists in Termite (White Security Council will meet.
and Ant) Proofing
Chances are that the Organi- Control Employing the latest methodsation will soon get into ticklish problems such as international for exterminating White Ants trusteeship. Presumably it will Have pleasure in announcing be up to the United Nations Or- Ranisation Lo create trustee that they have opened offices a
ships to administer Korea and Exchange Building, 3rd floor
the Pacific islands wrested from Rooms 322 and 323.
Japan.-Associated Press,
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an effort to arrange a conference
It is believed that Soekarno will
that the Ank
meeting take place in A neutral loention, pro bably at the American Consulate,
Waller A Poole. United with States Connul-General acting as medintor. Associated Prese
THUNDERBOLT COVER
Batavia, Oct. 26.
Sjari Fuddin, representative of the "Indonesian Republic" has an nouneed that informal Lalks be tween the Indonesian Nationalists And the Dutch in an attempt to Batavia, Oct. 26.
reach a peaceful settlement in the Soekarno President
and Netherlands East Indies will take Foreign Minister Sombardjo of place in the presence of a
a third In-Pi the newly self-proclamed
party, presumably a representative to- of the United States Government donesian "republic" called
of self. right day at the United States con- He added: "The sulate for an informal talk with determination of the Indonesian
people is acknowledged."
Meanwhile, British and Indian the American consul-general,
troops have occupled Soerabaya without opposition, Associated Press.
fi
The visit came after another Indonesian leader had said talks between the nationalists and the Dutch would be in the presence of a third party, possibly United States representative.— Associated Press.
His wish to obtain arbitration ta generally con- sidered understandable in London, Its practicability depends of cours on whether the Netherlands Gov- ernment as well as the Indonesians would agree to eubmit to it.
on the matter
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE While this larger question is pending the British attitude as re
Mr Wednesday by defined on Ernest Bevin, Britain's Foreign Secretary, remains one of limitin Britain's liabilities to the min mum.
Practical attempts to taཎྜ th
Dutch iaituation by drawing the
and Indonesian representatives it. still being Denning
to conversation
the
made by Mr. Maberly British Political Adviser, to But Mr. Denning. who South East Asia Command. Wednesday had AL
meeting with
in Dr. Soekarno, acts unly advisory capacity. It rests wit' the Dutch Authorities and wit
Intervention By Lord Wavell
COLOMBO, OCT. 26.
SOON AFTER THE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA, THE VICE- ROY OF INDIA, LORD WAVELL, CONVEYED AN ORDER TO THE BRITISH OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES THAT NO INDIANS SHOULD BE TRIED FOR ANY POLITICAL OF
OF OCCUPATION BY FENCES DURING THE PERIOD THE JAPANESE, ACCORDING TO A PERSON WHO PLAY- ED A PROMINENT PART IN MALAYA DURING AND AF- TER THE WAR AND WHO IS NOW IN COLOMBO.
According to this source,, B number of Indlans were taken into custody on the arrival of NOTICE,
BRITISH MILITARY ADM NISTRATION, HONG KONG,
Entertainmonte Tax Ordinance, 1930.
It is notified for general information that with effect from 1st November, 1945, Entertainmentà Tax will again by callooted in accordance with the provisions of the Entertainmonts Tax Ordiannoo, 1980. The Rates of Duty are as follows:-
Amount of Payment.
Rato of Duty.
Where to amount of paymont for admission. excluding the amount of the duty - does not exoood conta..
Froc.
I cont 2 conta. .5 ounts.
10 cents."
20 conto.
axociods 4 coats and does not excood 10 some... excoods 10 cents and does not exoood 2o conta oxconds 20 ovate and does not ex-wood 35 conta sxosed. 35 vents and does not arooed Ol'cants exocode 6" conts and does not exwood $100... exooods $4,0 and dove not axoood $1:49. ́arooad $1 40 and does not excoed $2,110 ...... oxoneda $2,00 and does not excord $3.00. oxodade $3:40 and deos 1ot uxcoed $4.00. pxcoeds $4.00 and does not aroved $5.00. excoods $8.00
30 conte
40 cents.
50 conto,
-A5th-Cotober,-1045,
70 coute.
$1.00,
75130 for the first
ar
the British in Singapore and
reinsed on an urgen ater message from Lord Wavell.
struction
Batavia, Oct. 20.
wטה of A
Sjart Fuddin in his statement said that the "Government of the Republic of Indonesio in of th opinion that the Indonesian quen- the recon. tion not only affects
world order but that it was also vital to last- Ing peace in the Pacific. The discussion of the Indonesian pro- biem can
and only be fruitful engure lasting peaco if held on an International platform.
"Preliminary informal talks
about the form of a final con- ference can, in the opinion of the be held Indonesian Government.
both
in Dartica
the presence of a third intermediary party."Associated Pre86.
between
INFORMAL TALK
Batavia. Oct. 20. Indian troops landed unopposed today at Sourabaya.
The 140th Indian Infantry Bragade, commended by Brigadier A. M. S. Mallaby. started dis- "mbarkation at 10.30 am. Thund
rbolts acted as a cover.-Reuter.
New Flare-Up In Saigon
VICHY ENVOY ARRESTED
Quite Enough!
Shanghal, Oct 20. Enough turkey, lamb, and fish
chickon,
to feal million man have arrived in the holds of the refrigerator -aisin Valentive" and will-bg- served to United States troops and Navy, and the Merchant Marino personnel in the China area. Associated Prósa.
Tojo Now At Omori
Tokyo, Oct. 20. The United States Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. John J. McCloy, met Bome Japancke. most distinguished дя war criminals, as he got his first- hand picture of conditions un- der which the American pri- soners of war lived, on a visit to the Omori prison-camp near Yokohama.
The Omorl camp now houses Hideki Tojo, Pearl Harbour Premior, and Lieut.-General Masaharu Homma.
Mr. McCloy, was accompanied- by Lieut.-General Eichelberger that the war who explained criminals were living under con- "ditions as nearly as possible ap proximating to thaso Allied prisoners of war
were forced to endure before the surrender. Many H.K.V.D.C. personai were at Omori-Associated Prens.
SOCCER TROUBLES
Paris, Oct. 26.
London, Oct. 26. Gaston Bergery, former Vichy
Trouble in
Britain's Great Ambassador nt Ankara, was ar Soccer League where players are rested on arrival at the Le threatening to strike for more Bourget airport outside Paris] money has gue players have
to-day.
Scottish
to Scotland.
n compromise to their He was accompanied by his rejected
raise from £4 to wife, and his luggage included demands for a numerous trunks and leather a match to £0. Club owners have offered to continue their 4 pay suit-caacs. After evidence of
the players lost the match and identification had been given give one extra pound for ties and and the warrant of his arrest rend to him. Borgery and his wife were taken to the Surete Nationale. Reuter,
DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR FREDERICK FIELD
London, Oct. 26 Sir Frederick Lawrence Field, 73, Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord at the British Admiralty from 1930 to 1933 died yesterday in York.
Press.
for
winnings-Associated
BASEBALL TSAR
Washington, Oct. 20, Senator Chandler, the new High Commissioner for base-ball will resign from the Sonate on Novem
roport ber lat, according to a from an authoritative source.
Senator Chandler will not con- Sir Frederick, who was wound-firm nor deny the report but his ed during the Boxer rebellion in fifty-thousand dollar annual salary China, was gino at the Battle of starts when he resigns from his Jutland in May 1916-Associated ten-thousand dollar Senatorship.- Presa.
Associated Press.
Macao Still Awaits Better Times
(Our Own Correspondent)
MACAO, OCT. 25. POST-WAR LIVING CONDITIONS IN MACAO DO NOT SHOW ANY IMPROVEMENT DESPITE THE FACT THAT BETTER FACILITIES ARE NOW AFFORDED AS A RESULT OF THE TERMINATION OF THE WAR, 17 THE WAY OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CHUNG SHAN DISTRICT.
IN SPITE, TOO, OF THE RENEWAL OF MARITIME CON- CHIN- NECTION WITH KWONG-CHOW-WAN. AND ESE COASTAL PORTS NEARBY, OPEN TO JUNK NAVIGATION FROM THE PORTUGUESE COLONY, THE COST OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES REMAINS STILL VERY HIGH,
Navigation was re-established their "racket," only changing immediately on the cessation of their title to that of peace pro- hostilities but this, however, fiteers.
was hamppered by the Chinese authorities when they started commandeering junks upon their! arrival from Macao for service with the Chinese Government
n a charter basis.
RADIO
-
(Continued from Page 1.)
nationalists in southern Indo- China Earlier a news agency reported "new operations start- ed to-night (Thursday) in the Saigon region." Warships wer reported to be in the Nekong
ver.Associated Press.
STIFFER RESISTANCE
Saigon, Ou, 20. Indian and French troops, driving north from Saigon along
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27īb, 1945. the famous 1,600 mie Mandarin
"STAR PTPJOURFI" It is stated that some Indians. route to Siam, have been meeting It is understood, however,
ZBW HONGKONG Brosdearting on. however, are ati in custody or stiffening resistance from Anna
that Chinese junks have start-
Frequencies of 64.0 Kilozycion and from awaiting trial by special tri- mites. bunals
19.60 to 1.80 p.m., 0.80 to 7.00 7. for
New Delhi radio to-day reports ed again on their runs after civilian offences
short interval and that cargoes and 9.00 to they havo succeeded in
10.30 p.m.
on "9.47 against the local population, and that
are coming in normally, con- Megsoyolon. prominent rmong them are Mr. occupying Blenhon, boloved to be Raghavan and Dr. Menen, who the headquarters of the so-called sisting mostly of rice, live- "South Indo-China Nationalist stock, vegetables, eggs and had important roles in the In-Government." Factories and other chickens. Apart from these, diaz National Governmen. buildings in the area were report commodities like sugar, beans
od to be on fire last night. formed by Subhas Bosc
etc, are also coming lu regular- Annamites attempting to indi- According to this source, Lord
into tho north-easternly.. Wavell's action went a long way trate
Fronch sector of
Cost of living,, nevertheless, to prevent widespread hardship driven off aftor spion have been
spirited clashes. apart from slight declines in to Indians In Malaya. It is,
South-west of the
the city Japanese
certain commodities, continues however, pointed out that this
troops used for cleaning up opera-
the war-standard basta. Is not in the nature of a politi-tions also met
resistance. Indian on cal amnesty, which could be troops and an armoured unit are Sugar, for example, in quoted proclaimed only by a duly constanding by in support. atituted Malayan Government,] nor does Lord Wavell's action A small village on the outskirts produdo action against some of of Salgen was burned down when Annomitce tried to set fire to a the highest personalities con nected with the Indian freedom movement In Burma and Malaya.
VILLAGE BURNED DOWN
at $9.80, per catty.
FISH'DISAPPOINTMENT Considering the facilitics af- are station and other public build-forded by the great fleet of hun- ings.
dreds of Junks in the inher One gendarme and a civilian harbour, one would think that, were wounded when a grennde Representations arabcing was thrown In the Chinese qua
uar with the return of normal con- made to the Government of Carter of Saigon. Grenadies werditions, with problem No. 1, 1.0. brought
Into the reconstruction, unnecessary in lon to take similar action to-
In baskete
which
were left neutral Macao, the fahing In- garding political offenses.N
lying Inconspicuously
the dustry-would relieve the poor nounced hore that the Board of
recovery of Ministers are trying to obtain war and
A.K.T.
19.80 p.m.-DeGroot and His Orchestra,
1.00 p.m.-News & Announoszasá10. 1.10 p.m.-Eight Orchestral Solotions. 1.30 p.m.-8 va tRobertson (Baritone). and the B 8.0. Military Baud.
9.00 p.m.-loss Down.
0.80 p.m.-Compositions of Schubert, 7.00 p.m.-Naws & Announcements. 1.10 p.m.-Liast-Dania Bonato
(Piano).
1.00 pm.- New Symphony Orchestra. 8.00 p.molpourri" with Docals. Noble, Dorothy Lamour, Paul Robeson Bing Crushy, Nelson Eddy and Others
Meanwhile, it is offcially nh-British officers of of classes by supplying flah at low 30,05 pm, Frops, t.cm Gilbert
prices.
.”
9:00 p.m.-News & Announcementa 0 10 pm.-Studio-Talk. 1980 p m.--Daned Music, 10.00. p.m.-Nors from London,
Bullivan Operasi. an airfield 40 miles However, it is not so. Pricos 10.00 p.m.-Close Down. roach additional ter, Mr. Mahadaya, to visit from Pnom Penh, capital of of fish remain very high, middle dollar or
Bart Malaya to study the conditions Cambodian Indo-China, dis qualities not being procurable
of the Ceylonese and to advise the Japanese had falled to rennet.
a forced inbour camp that ↑ undor 62 per caity.modat
Printed and published for the thereal,
Conditions being as they are, Proprietors, Tad Newspaper the Government on suitable Japanens sald that the camp with no steps to alleviate the Enterprise. Limited, by WALTER stops to be taken to protect the 500 Indonesians were "volunta re" burden on the masso, the war JAMES KRATER, Windsor, House, Interests of Ceylon nationals.but Internors told a 'diforont
profitears, it seems, continue on Hong Kong: Router
Fotory-Router.
$5.00 and 30 cim's facilities, for the Home Minis-investie, internos ornisation
C. C. B. FOLLOWS.
Chief Ficandal Advisor (Civil Affairs)