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BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION (HONG KONG)
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE
BRANJE
POSTAL SECTION"
Parools are now accepted at Hong Kong and Kowloon Pout Offices for the following countries, * 1941 rat099 :------
BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, HONGKONG POST OFFICE NOTION PILLAR BOXES
The Public mu uguin warned not to post-letters-in-Pillar-Boxes (until further notice.
H. J. HARRIS, DADCA P. & T)
United Kingdom, Canada, India, 1st November, 1945. Australia, Now Zealand, China &, Magno.
TENDERS
Buch parools will be forwarded
Tonders are invited for laundry' by surface mail as opportunition work for a Military Unit of Bu otor and may be subjoot to how man, sit into VICPÓRIA, HONG delay in Hong Kong.
Parcola adirosad to other Jun- tries'oannot be accepted at present,
H. J. HARRIS,
8. O. II,
Ponta & Telegrapha
1st November, 1945
BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, HONGKONG MILITARY COURTS PROCLAMATION NO. 8 ARTICLE NO. 8
LONG.
TWICE WEEKLY Tondors to be submitted to Alri Formation Biguale, 1 Waterlof Road. KOWLOON not later than Monday, 5th November, 194).
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE
D
in now The Company is position to 100,en operation on King's Road over part of the lu exercise of the powers Causeway Bay-Ukaukiwan routs. conferred upon me by Article No., As from Faturday, 3rd Novom- 8 of the above-mentioned Pro- bor. 10 minuto service will clamation, I, DAVID MERCER commence from Ming Yuon, King a Mor DOUGALL, Brigadier, Chief] Bond, to Western Markot. Civil Afluirs Officer, do hereby authorise:-
to
MR. KWAY CHO YIU
W. E. SIMMONS Acting General Manager
hold a Summary Military 2nd Novembor, 1945.
Count, Class I, sitting done,
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND
of HONGKONG this 30th day of October, 1945.
D. M. MacDOUGALL,
Brigadier
Chief Civil Affairs Officer
3RITISHI MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, HONGKONG
DEPARTMENT OF MPORTS AND EXPORTE
TRADE BETURNS
THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1945,
THE
CHINA MAIL
Registered Offices: Windsor House lat floor
Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.
Telephonon: 32312, 24864 & 33923
Managing Editor: W. J. Kentos.
Subscription Rates:
1 months
6 months
One year
+
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MONEY MANIPULATORS
GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO LOCAL CHINESE MERCHANTS
IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CORDIALITY—AND GOODWILL_
THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND: LEADING MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNI- TY OF HONG KONG WERE HOSTS AT A DINNER GIVEN AT THE KIN KWOK RESTAURANT TO H.E.,, THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, REAR-ADMIRAL CE- CIL HARCOURT, AND LEADING MEMBERS OF THE SERVICES AND THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION, YES- TERDAY EVENING.
feeling of friendship and goodwill
had
aggresoors and have had to sub- mit to many indignitica and to endure much hardship.
you!
Buch
or
I wish that I could promise you great things in the near future, but I will not insult your Intelli- gence by the assumption of any optimism. Day
We have many dificulties to face and we
need all will
and our couruge resource to overcome them and all our patience to await the solution of some whose remedy does not lie in our own hands.
RELIEF FIGURES
Harbour Blasts
Numerous heavy explosions were audible yesterday. The Naval Authorities woro dia- charping under water chargon in the vicinity of the Naval Dockyard to clear obstruction
CORRESPONDENCE "
away
Rescued!
Sir,-We feel it our duty to givo publicity to an unfortunato incident which took place on the 20th October, 1945. It is only duo
to the efforts of Commander Basher Watkins of H.M.S. "Wager" that we have arrived In Hongkong
safely On the 26th October, our junk "On Lee" left Bun Chuan near Swabus for Hong Kong, and white on the way the rudder went suddenly completely out of action. drifting for over two days. Thoro with the result that the boat was dri wore over one hundred pernons on board besides the usual cargo, and it can be imagined in what state
those who of anxiety
wore on board found themselves.
Fortunately after about two days' drifting in the
ореп вса, .M.8. "Wager" arrived and towed us back to Hong Kong safely. Moreover, Chief Comman- der Basher Watkins not only saved us from being lost at sea, but also supplied food for overy- body on board for two days. On behalf of all those who were on board,
I wish to thank Chief Commander Basher Watkins for what he did for at such a trying time.
CHAN HON KWAN.
Mr. Tung Chung-wal, the Chair- man, in a short speech of welcome thanked His Excellency and other guests for the honour of their pre- Your goods have been taken and sonce, and expressed the strong
businesses destroyed. You suffered from want and hun- between the British and tho and have bocfi powerless to
He spoke In The sudden strengthening of Chinese peoples.
holp yourselves or others leas for paternal con- the Hong Kong dollar in the appreciation of the
tunate even than you.
Your lot errn of H.E.'s administration for
han
indeed been hard for you have local exchango market -
the welfare of the Chinese of Hong
had to wait patiently in enforced H.K.81 now buys N.C.$136 or Kong, and fr token of their respect idleness without the stimulant of more, as against H.K.$1 equals and goodwill he presented to the action, to see the world crumble
to halt C.N.$90
a week Commander-in-Chief a banner with around you unable to a little over ago reflects presumably a inscription in English and Chinene, delay the process of decay. realisation by a group of opera. embodying these sentiments.
Now all that is past and Hong H.E. Rear-Admiral Cecil Har-Kong is free once more, but most tors that the Hong Kong dollar
court la accepting the banner, of the wounds remain And the itself is the safest speculation. from
Mr. Tung Chung-wai, UX- condition of the world is such Partly A3 a result
of trade prossed his warmest thanks for that there is a grave shortage of stagnation and partly other the presentation, which he sald he the medicines needed for a quick causes, exchange dealing has valued particularly for the kindly recovery. assumed the character recently sentiments expressed therein. Ho of the Colony's most active in-and his follow officials were grati
have the opportunity of dustry. Holders of largoj fed ta quantities of Chinese National mooting so many Chinese friends.
C.-IN-C.'S SPEECH Currency pouring into the Co- lony, noting the disparity be Rear-Admiral Harcourt aaid: tween local quotations for the am indeed extremely klad to U.S. Dollar and the rates pre-have this opportunity of vailing in the interior of China, meeting so many members of the community bu- where again rates vary widely Chinese business as between city and city, have cause I am realizing more clearly, moved swiftly to take advan-ant part played by commerce in!
every day the enormously Import- Lage of the situation, until to the life of Hong Kong, I doubt day there is, or seems to be, a whether there is any other place
traffic. well-organised
U.S. In the world where so large n dollars are bought in Hong percentage of the population des on the Kong, exported to China, sold penda for its livelihood for National Currency, which is changes and chances of inter-
national trade and, though brought again into Hong Kong are no doubt used to the pheno- for the purchase of more U.S. menon, it must, I think, always dollars. In the result, the fr-amazo the now-camer regularity in rates produces a stops to consider how this little
GOOD OLD Z.B.W.! All persons in possession of profit of up to 20 per cent. on Colony had in the short space of motor vehicles, whether in run-ach transaction. it is a pro-in hundred years been transformed
Sir, Your article of the 31st October entitled "Music Hath ning condition or not, which are fitable business, carried on at a from a barren rock to one of the
Charms" has created quito not yet registered with the Mili- relatively small margin of risk greatest ports and most flourish ing business centres in the world. tary Administration, Kowloon, at the moment, though there is It is true, of course, that
amount of aggressiva críticism at Jare required to report, before) no telling when the bollom will; Kong is blessed with a magnificent ung Kuk and the more recently
this Unit. Indeed, there are a very high proportion of Service per
person 15th November 1945, particulars fall out of the market,
not uncomplicated ples a key position at the main formed Hong Kong and Kowloon nel who appreciate most emphati- and whereabouts of same to the towever, a
Relief Association. Refugee
Incully the musical standard net by process, involving a series of gate into South China. but allow- *
Hong Kong's Broadcasting Studios. Garrison Combined Services transactions, and it has been ing for this its century of pro- the last six weeks approximately
It is quite obvious that Z.B.W.'s alone Transport Committee, 2nd something of a puzzle to com- Kress was a fine achievement, the 750,000 meals have been served in
green room is no longer dominat petent observers.
more credit for which must largely bilong Kong and Kowloon
New and 434,700 in the Floor China Light & Power straightforward speculation has tive and industry of its commer- attributed to the foresight, initia-
Terri-ed by the so-called classically in- tories, where the scheme has only clined, (a pity it were not so). Co.'s Offices, Argyle Street, not
been attention.
aince attracted more
operation
6th by virtue of a glance at the pro- citizens cial For the truth is that, for vari-| Unfortunately the very
October. nature
grammes now being broadcast, the In addition to these free meals perusal
assorted indicating an them of Hong Kong's prosperity made one of ous
to the
selection a comprehensive system of work
catering all tastes. the depressing it peculiarly vulnerablo
for War came, and
relief was put into operation in Since the musicianship amongst doubless being effect of the demand for the hazards of war.
Hong
and Kowloon Kong
from for the last few years the people
Service and Civilian oce
occupants of American doline and other for-
the 24th September to the 27th
Hong of Hongkong have had full men-
Kong is inco
incapable, (so far), cign currencies the Hong
October inclusive. auro of bitterness and suffering.
Organized on
producing the required talent Kong dollar i8 notoriously
district basis, this scheme aimed to form an orchestra or present PATIENT WAITING Un undervalued,
light providing relief work on
over the tolerable vocalists
air, labour for
persons who would where does
hope to the writer might term the market manipu.
his music, except from re- under the hands of the otherwise have been unemployed.rda? Or do you wish lation scale it is to be bought boen
Fifteen thousand (10,000) coolies
to hear to-day at about Gd. or 7d. I
were employed the first day and against the official rate of Is.
The Statistical Branch of the mports and Exports Office will copen on November 1st and the. office will be situated in the Fire Brigade Building.
Jn
MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, KOWLOON.
MOTOR VEHICLES
KOWLOON.
Any vehicles discovered to be unregistered after this date will be confiscated.
The general procedure will be
lines similar to those in 30th October, 1945.
operation in 1941 but, on account
the fact the information con- REPATRIATION NOTICE No 26 cerning the Import and Export of
reasons
that a
what
you
By this I do not mean that nothing can be done immediately. On the contrary, steps have been and will be taken to deal with the
It worst forms of distress.,
may Interest you to know, for instance, that in addition $140,000.00 per day the Adminis
the subsidizing of rice, which is conting about $14
dia- has organised the when he tration
tribution of free meals of cooked rice or congee to destitute persona all over the Colony. This work aas been made possible only by well-known Chinese charitable the splendid co-operation of those Hong Kwong Wah
Institutions. the Tung Wah
Hospitals, the Po
It is, natural harbour and that it occu-
We
pear here, this will automati-'
It seems
For nearly four years you have
goods is required at the earliest SS. "EMPIRE CHIFFTAIN"] possible moment, the time limit is expected to leave for CANADA of seven days in which to declare on the 6th November.
3d. When goods begin to up-, SEAMEN PLEAD the import or export of goods
The undermentioned local has been reduced to 48 hours.civilian repatriates should stand tively short time-lag.
cally adjust itself with a rela- DRUNKENNESS There are other modifications
The case against four soamen which have been announced by by in readiness to embark and plain, therefore, that buyers of Proclamation.
should keep in touch with this] Hong Kong dollars propared to of the 8.8. Samneigh was continued office and watch the newspapers. salt them away for few months, before Captain D. L. Strellett yes-
may reasonably expect to dou-terday. ble their capital. It is an 818- tonishing situation, illustrating the haphazard Lopsy-turvy stute
market, of the money
It also emphasises once again, if em- phasis were needed, that the sooner the banks resume their full normal functions and enter again upon exchange transac- tions, the sooner is the Colony likely to make headway on the road back to normality.
Manifests and Declarations must be handed in at the office on the ground floor of the Fire Brigade Building and all other matters will be dealt with on the second floor.
H. A TAYLOR, Superintendent of
Imports and Exports.
$1st October, 1945.
NOTICE
BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION HONG KONG
POLICE BRANCH CIVIL AFFAIRS
Mro. A. H. Compton Miss L Eichenbaum Mother St Benoit Sister Ste, Gertrude Sister Ste. Rosalis Sister St. Marie Aesunta Mr. & Mister & children Mis E. M. S.ndo.
FUTURE SAILINGS
It is expected that S. S. "ARAWA" will leave for the United Kingdom about 8th November. A limited number of
passengers for MLAYA may, DOWN-AND-OUT'S be carried by this ship.
INGRATITUDE
A number of passages will be available on Destroyers leaving! Yip Siu-kwong, 18, was charged for Australia between 4th and before Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday, 6th November. These will be with stealing goods to the value of available for MEN only.
NOTE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
"
The Offco of the Commissioner Polloo and the Paling Account In all cases where members of ant have boon ratnoved from the H.K.V.D... or H. K.R. N.V.R. Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank desire repatriation they must to Adit. Building to the New Orlantal apply for passages Building-Connaught Road (Next H.K.V.D.O. or 0.3., H.K.R.N.V.R., Butterfeld & Swires Offices as the case may be, and NOT to
this office. Tolophonos Numbers :—
REPATRIATION OFFICE.
Col. G.H. Sansom-Öfloo
39574
$127 from Wong Cheung, Cochrane
Street.
Accused are John Clarkin, Peter Davia Stenhouse, Thomas Thewlis
William Hocking. and
Chief Purser Logan, in evidence, stated that ha anw first, third and fourth necused near grating lead- ing to the linen locker, when in- formed by Vernon Smith, the night watchman. He also identified articles stolen from the store room. Clarkin, in the witness box, said he was drunk and did not remem- ber what actually happened.
ut
іл
and
by the soventeenth day the num- ber had risen to 30,000, at which figure it remained fairly constant until the end.
of
Do
An
Blog or Sinatra all day long; Interspersed with "live shows" of third rate quality, forsaking clas- sical music entirely, simply be- cause records are the only present Including foremen and inspec- available moans whereby we can tors the aggregate of the number enjoy our leisure hours of classi- persons employed over thecal masterpieces and artists? whole period was approximately So often is the case that where- 981,000. A similar scheme which na wo music lovers tolerato houra has been in operation in the New of "awing and jivo" etc., yet
when there is half an hour Territories since the 6th October gives employment to 3,500 parsons daily.
of
of uproar
classics there is Imme fans.
and howls from the FURTHER MEASURES
They cannot even show the finer points of good breeding, which, Once again the main burden of assumedly "swing" and
its sub- the work has fallen divisions fails to create. organizing on the shoulders of onergetic Bo assured, dear writer, that Chinese gentlemen, and I should there are many, Civilinna and like to take this opportunity of Service alike who never grow tired thanking those who so freely gave of Gigli, Tibbett and those world their servicen.
famous artists who no longer only records Stenhouse had nothing to say...
There are under consideration remain and whom Thewlis denied theft.
at the moment further measures
to life once while
can reveal
agalo. Orchestras for providing relief to the poorer Hocking sold he went ashore to classes of our community. They same manner, which provide musie are welcomed in the soll a sult, and later ha! many
| drinks. Ho returned to the ship cannot be on so large a scale, but of the great composers and inter-
under the Influence and did not, they will help to alleviate some of national artists. know how he got to the grating.
the more sovere cases of distress Carry on Z.B.W.I "I realize,
After taking the defence ovi-, due to unce that all
donce, Capt. Strellett adjourned the case until to-day.
GUERILLA IN COURT
thoso mçasures aro palliative only
our difficulties lies in a speedy
Road Central and invited him to Mr. Leo D'Almada at the Stand- these pros, de ortunately, as
sion of arms.
SENTENCED
R. A. WYLD.
the solution of A 16-year-old Chinese, Tang Yuon-sang, was charged before does not lie wholly Mr. G. 1. Kwan yesterday, for
the supply of
by our
Recensitive
arrested
by
and that the one real solution of WOOD LOOTERS rosumption of international trade a rehabilitation of our local and a Lau Taan-pul, 20, guerilla, of Complainant took pity on defen- dant who was begging in Queen's No. 73, Argyle Street, was before industries. havo sald Court yesterday, | *** our live in his house. He was given ing Military clothing and lodging, as Wong took charged with robbery and possess punds and thatorinis will
Quing a plank of wood from It into consideration that accused
be conditioned
I not
College, on Wednesd was a educated youth. In Wong's
Defendant admitted the absence, he stole various articles ant, without lawful excuse, did
The charges were that dofond- but by our conewovor. I
ack Accused WAR One thing, and absconded. Lator, Wong was carry arms, while committing an you to remember. The British Chinese detective, in Circular informed that accused, was begging offence of robbery or joining la lis Government knows what you have Path, and admitted stealing the at West Point. He was apprehend-commission on October T ed after a search.
Kowloon, did
algono through in the past and what wood from Queen's College, which rob ono Chan Lal-
Our was badly damaged during the Three months' hard labour was kyan of one platinum wrist watch, your present position. Imposed.
one gold finger ring one jade problems are being handled with Japanese occupation.
Mr. Kwan said he had warned the utmost sympathy and ring, two jado and gold pins and
that this kind of offence would ba London by the Authorities dne
diamond tio pin, and and I am confident that severely dealt with.
However, Will Possession of a hand
faco to
defendant's youth, the future with view
vy of propared renado.
patience which sentence of one month's simple Mr. Aol Arculli was for the
courage
In the past the. imprisonment would be imposed. Mr. F. J. Stoneman, Deputy prosecution, while Mr. F. Zimmern. You ll not be long defnyed Tea Wing and Tang Kwai huen
time will A limited amount of sommo- Commissioner of the Chinose Mari will appear for the defence.
back on the
nd ware sentenced to throom tha dation on .MS. "Implaosblo”, time Customs, Canton, has been Tho caso
was adjourned when we shall be
hard labour, when charged with a to rebuilding a now and, I venture which is oxoted to leave on transferred to Shanghai..
Thursday next.
to sdv, a better Hong
similar offence. Kong Bir Stoneman is yet un
the guests.
Llout. bosides
Tow, of the Royal Mar Saturday, the 3rd November, will certain of whether he is to travel SHOE BLACK SENT. TO-
Admi
Harcourt, were noticed logs, arrested defendants in Wong to vai'able for passengers to by air or son. He hopes to make
ARRISON
Commodore D. H. north by sen as that
Commodoro B. v. Tovna nelchung Gap with throo` planks `of' MANILA. Pere no who have ro.' the douri an slatorad thale names are requested visit Hong Kong where he has sentenced to three months hard Commodore W. AD. Brook. Br!-
will give
opportunity to A shog black, Lal Him,
Cor-General was Major-C call at the Repatriation floo been stationed with the Chinese Inhour by Mr. G. Y. Kwan yostor radier D. M. MacDouenit. Col. W. Rom No. 012, Hong Ko‘g dị Customs for two parlods between day for a Bugall the US...
1938 and 1941.
Jol. 0.E. Bansom-Residence-24816 1st November, 1915, Mr. K.A. Bidiaad-Offloo - 89687;
Mr.K.A. Eldmend-Boldenoo-26170 REPATRIATION NOTIJE No, 27. Polloo Accountant -
39586
Pailles Boorotary
39691
O. H. BANBOM.
Col: C. A. (B)**
Commissioner of Poliso 37th October, 1945.
WABONIG, HALL
12 Queen's Boad Cairat, 2nd. floor, ¿EDURE¢8~~~T¢g B¢use-B¥)
ranghai Pank Building, 3d for Itafora NCO today (2nd) for fur WII all Provanssong as yomon in the thor particulars.
doliny (meludios Carrion batteMAJ
- plakao...ingleberwille_the_BerpeĪNET_05
Ropatriatlon Offico,
Fra 0 and 1 9.30. any day say 2nd November, 1945. Wedzonday and thruday.
TRANSFERRED TO SHANGHAI
08
Mrs. Stoneman, is in CHUIERA
and will fly direct to Shanghai
probably by the C.N.A.C. Bervice
Sub-Llout.::
and
in
road
H.E. wood in their posscasion. FW. Festing, Air.
One of the features of the Kam larcony from M. Thomson and Col Strickland. Laon Palace Hall at the Ying
90 odd host Included beets-completely ro-decorated, I
Mr. King Restaurant, which has just "Confrwng of s
in Quöun's Rond Contrato Chamber of Commerco, not of blackwood furniture, an
Mr. Kwan remarked that there Mr. Kwok Chan, Mr. M. K 10 exnet copy in every detail of a not Miss Porgy Stoneman, who was worn too many of these pick Bir Bhouson Chow, Mr. TN presented to His Majesty the King en enthusiastlo-member of this pocket-passe, and the Court would Chou, Dr.-L-8hu-fan-Mr. Tian by the former British Ambassador K.C.C. Amateur Dramatic Club, Impone heavier penaltisa in futura fong. Dr. Arthur Woo, Mr. Har to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-
In England with: her husband. casca.
TANE
• Kom-tong and. Mr. Sħlu kin. Hugesso.
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