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Subjat:- Claims for goods and maricen supplied to the Army in 141 and 1045 before the return of the British
1. A notice was published in the press on the 24th September, 1915 instructing all persons who have monetary claims on the W. D. to submit these to No. 10 Stuff Paymaster, Victoris Bar- racks by the th November. 1945.
All these daim should w have been amitted and these individuals tenth claims yet to be submitted should forward these at the earliest mossible date.
The public is ended that it articularly important to make Sams in Fig Long lollars, to dim a specific emont, and to forward pigs of documents It is that support the tab useless to make a chum without This supukring
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to receiving letums :equesting further information at evidence ur notificatics that he claim has hen checked
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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 194t.
Thursday Big Day For Commandos' Tiny Proteges
THURSDAY IS A RED LETTER DAY FOR THE COMMAN- DOS QUARTERED AT FANLING BARRACKS AND ALSO FOR THE ORPHANS OF THE FANLING BABIES HOME- NEARBY, FOR EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE COMMANDOS GIVE A TEA-PARTY TO A LORRY-LOAD OF THE ORPHANS AND FOUND- LINGS THEY TOOK OVER FROM JAPANESE PRO- TECTION' EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.
nophiows
alecer und
“It's like a bit of home to have kids about the place," said Cor- poral Fred Musson, of Ellesmere Port, Chestiice, speaking for his mates and himself.
FIFTY THIN LITTLE MITES. MANY OF THEM ACTUAL- LY ILL FRÖM MALNUTRITION, CRIED A WELCOME TO THE BRITISH SOLDIERS WHEN THEY STRODE PAST THE JAPANESE GUARDS INTO THE HOME THAT FIRST DAY. SINCE THEN. THE COMMANDOS HAVE ADOPTED THE YOUNGSTERS. Each toddler who has lost their tie Chinese father and mother or *wen abandoned on the steps of the Home has found 20 undes int Demabilized from the United
green bereta. They meet cou- States Air Force after seratantly, for besides the orphans' that tood him on fifty-eight weekly visits to the barracks every Commando knows there la a cup of ten ready for him at the Babies Home at 10.30 every morning and 4 overy afternooi.
chocolate The
and vitamin tablets their resonera provided on that first day started the children on the rond back health. To- day they are as flechting their Commando uncles.
fights over Europe and won him the D.PC. a young Ameri has joined the Merchant can
Him Maritie
explanation Wa that he "just felt plain quein- fortable in elvilian other. When he said "uncomfortable." he did not mean that his cloth were unberaming or drab. The American Merchant Marine eat look very smart when it 1tes; but its uniform la not
to
satisfy a tasty for personal The discomfort, we
adornment
nny store, was not all physi cal, though that makes a telling reply to the insitive
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The mental diseomfer! operative words, st. fr. aprak, m the explanation are
restless."
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£1
RE
the
During the grim years of Japanese occupation there were
many denths in the Home, despite all the care of Miss M. E. Dibden. the Matron, and generous Chinese friends
"When I canie here on being re leased from Stanley Camp I went to see how thin and if the late ons were," Buld Mrs. Bird, who is at present in charge of the Homs during the absence of Miss Dibden, now ill in England.
"Bul new
-you should Tuck into the
Things good friends the Commandos for tea on Thursdays.
When the 1+1+4 of civilian life had worn alf, he
That restlessness } 19 was restless
is known in prace time to many a sailor and soldier who, feel ing himself to be in his prime, is assured by the rigid n table of nuthority that he past his job. It is known 10-
to innumerable shay women who are putting off wi Form and going back to civilian tiress. There is nothing belli
mand
Hee
them
our provide Sometimes the party doesn't falsh when the
lorry takes us home. AL Ave
o'clock one morning I was waken ed by a lot of noise and found the ehüdren having another tea-party in the dark on what they
had brought back from their is the day before."
The Commandos have repaired the Home's water pump. which
"It's certainly a treat to see how they enjoy themselves here Q!! Thuradaya.
They always get a good ten and our chocolate ration, and we give them rides on herses we took off the Japs. Then they sing us songs and hymns, and they aing very well for such little tod- dlers.
"They took to un From the first and we took to them. We're all going to be very sorry to say good- bye when the tin comes,"
Chungking Disorders
Chungking. Dea, 5. Four studenta were killed und nino injured when retired soldier throw a fren- ado during dinaritera Atem- ming from the student anti- civil war rallies in Kunming. where the situation in describ- rd C thearn.--Annacioled Presa.
JAP REPATRIATION
CHINA'S DESIRE FOR OVERSEAS TRADE
SHANGHAI, DEC. 4.
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS OFFICE HERE HAVE OFFIL
CIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT 12 CHINESE PORTS, IN- CLUDING SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND CANTON, ARE NOW OPEN TO OVERSEAS TRADE AND SHIPPING, AND THAT SEVERAL OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT AS SOON AS THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES RESUME FUNCTIONING AT THOSE PORTS,
THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADDS THAT THE OPENING OF THESE PORTS TO OVERSEAS TRADE AND SHIPPING IS ONLY A PROVISINAL MEASURE, AND SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MODI FICATION BY THE CHIN- ESE GOVERNMENT.
Coming in the wake of a re- port that discussions have started
Chinese between the authorities and two British
Arm for an interim arrange- ment permitting British ships to participate in coastal ship- ping, the announcement is gen.
Is
even
Tientsin, Dec. 5. Repatriation of Japanese rivierally taken here as indicating lians from this area
the Chinese Government's do- begins on Thursday. Three landing craft sire to ensure a flow of all com. here will move out 240 persons modities, the shortage of which
Somr daily from Taku.
86,000
said to be causing Japanese civilians will be removed
greater hardships from the
among the Tientsin area arta a
Chinese populace than their war like number from Peiping.
privations. No decision has yet been an- nounced concerning the repatria- tion of
1,000,000 an estimated Inpanese still in Manchuria.- Associated Press.
Story Of US. Officer's Finding Of Tobacco
THE CASE IN WHICH CHARLES GRAY AND WONG YAN- SANG, WHO WERE BOTH CHARGED WITH BEING IN POSSESSION OF TWO PACKAGES OF "PRINCE ALBERT" TOBACCO, OF THE TYPE ISSUED TO THE FORCES, WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM A DULY AU THORISED OFFICER, ON NOVEMBER 12, WAS HEARD BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN AT THE SUMMARY MILI- TARY COURT YESTERDAY.
MR. M. A. DA SILVA PLEADED NOT GUILTY ON BE- HALF OF BOTH ACCUSED. SUB-INSPECTOR J. P. WALDRON CONDUCTED THE PROSECUTION. Inspector Waldron said that] be approached and acted as inter
cuse about the feeling, even in had been out of action since 1942. between midnight on November
the fighting man. It is aut love of warfare that aute the oldier lunging 10 KO "Back
to the Arany again." and makes the WHEREAS Lv lamation No. 1 i assumed ar nyself and aval officer so reluctant to or
tui judicial шу gulcerno Iegislative executive and admia-
and respon istrative peWUT sibilities and exclusive jurisdiction over all perate. and property throughout the day of Hong Kong
AND WHEREAS by Pro domations 2, a mede further provision for the admin- istration of the Colony and for the delegation of ertain of my
powers
AND WHEREAS I consider that the delegation hereinafter contained will'nish the carrying into effect of the Intention of His Britannic Majesty'n Government to restore Civil Government at the earliest possible date com. patible with the necessity of providing adequate and suitable personnel for the functioning of Evil Government and with the maintenarre of and order in the Colony
NOW THEREFORE, I. CECIL HALLIDAY" JEPSON ARCOURT, CB, C.BE, Rear Admiral in His Britannic Majesty's Fleet std Commander
tir reason
They have hauled and sawn a big store of firewood and they have volunteered for dozens of odd re- pair jobs about the Home. medical officer has helped treatment, advice, medicine dressings.
Their
with
and
LIKE HOME As for the Commandos Liem selves, they think the world
of
his "bowler hat." der
Th French in the Peninsular War. the British in the South Afri can War. the Germans in this latest European war have bad
hu learn good armed men in plain clothes can make very efficient and danger- It is simply that a sokliers. "civvies" do not identify the wearer with any organized red
service. collective
It is ti possible to tell a road-meader from a draper's assistant, buil not much more. The "restless- The city fathers of Canton are ness is, in truth, loneliness. wracking their brains to make the There lies the absorbing inter-municipal budget balance, and at
job.
rights
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Aro
Trying To Balance It
Canton, Dec. h.
ext of the airman's explanation. present it looks like an impossible No longer an active member of
It is said that the present an honourable and famous ser-
monthly rovenue is CN$200,000,000 vice, he has become an indivi
against a corresponding expendi dual man, and he feels resture of CN5700,000,000 odd o leas
lonely. But
individual man chief onc of the entuses that the allies have been,
to the are, fighting and still death to secure for him -- that he himself has been risking his life
win for bis children. Many who hear of his discom- fort out of uniform will be
UnaIL ready to tell him that the desire to wear uniform is one of the
It may be recalled that when the now administration took over, all most powerful weapons in the handa of tyranny that would the taxes formerly levied by the
that the deficit is CN$500,000,000. The city government has, as yet, no finalised Anancial machinery. There is a tax of 20 per cent. on meals, and an amustments tax; but one of the most important Items of revenue, the assessments tax on property, has not yet been put into operation, though it t ramoured that a provisional rate of 25 per cent, has been derided
12 and 1 a.m. on Nov. 13. Coin- mander Violett of the US. Pro-
vost Murshal's Offer, visited the Paranuunt Ballroot, Windsor House. While there he inspect ed the kiosk on the premises, and found two påcknges or "Prince Albert" tobacco inside) the showcase on the exposed for sale. The tobacco the the type issued lo Forces, with a label attached to the packet showing it was free of tax. Wong was the con- cessionaire of the cigarette stall.
Wan
proter. He found out that there
had been two packets of tobacco on the counter. He was told by Commander Violett that the tobac- given a receipt. co would be confiscated and he was
NOT FOR SALE
BUYING SHIPS. Meanwhile, Dr. C. 8. Lietu Industrial magnate and hear of the Shanghai office of the Chi- hehe National Rellef and Be- babilitation Administration, that the battle. haiseloned neck in China's neu-bur trade, caused by a shortage bottoms. will soon be remedied, A Chinn is buying from United States thirty ships displacing 9,000 tons cach, Purchase of WII additional fleet of smaller ships, ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 tons is alo being negotiated.
The Libertz
Dr. Lieu further revealed that 90 American ships, 32 fully laden with foodstuffs and the rest carrying shipbuilding material and other essential supplies, will arrive to Chinese ports during the coming months. Reuter.
"RB NOTES TO BE
REGISTERED
Central Reserve Bank notes, puppet currency under the former Nanking
which administration. are still circulating in areas of Kwangtung, Kwanest and Fuklon that were under Japanese mallit- ary domination, are to be regis tered for eventual removal as legal tender.
for
He had asked Wong, why the counter tobacen was there, and was told
that it had been there for a con- siderable time. Since the incident occurred, he had frequently In-
Registration is to bo pected the kloak.
Mr.
accused period of one month from Decem Kwan asked whether he was responsible
for ber 17, after which the Ministry everything that went on the
of Finance is to adopt measures to. possibly,
reimburse holders premises,
the cur- before finally removing rency from circulation.
CORRESPONDENCE
10
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Mr. Silva answered for accused that his client was responsible for the whole premises, but as far as the tobacco was concerned, it was
Commander Violett said was Senior Patrol Officer of the United States Noval Provost Marshal. On the night con- cerned he visited the Para-tirely the concern of the con mount Ballroom and found the two packages of tobacco Inside the showcase on the stall.
U.S. LABEL
&
Inbel He said there attached to the package stating it wan free of tax and for use only by U.S. Military or Naval Forces in Alaska and Hawaii or for use outside the jurisdiction of the internal revenue laws of the Unit- ed States.
In cross examination Mr. Shiva haid: "My client Mr. Gray, had kiven you full explanation of and how the tobacco was there, that the stall was operated by a concoastonaire, and you told him
in Chief of in Britannic corrupt and enslave the general / Luppet government were abolish you would leave the matter entire-
Majesty's Forces in Hong Kong, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM as follows:--
ARTICLE 1
DELEGATION TO CHIEF-CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER Subject always to any orders and directions which'I at the Senior Office from time to time in command of Hi Britannic Majesty's Forces ir fong Kong may-issue-I-herely delegate to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer all the powers responsibilities and jurisdiction assumed by me under Pk claination Not aforesaid and
I authorise him to delegate the samo or any part thereof to any patron he may think fit and to authorise further allegation.
AMICLE 2
REPEAL
Proclamation and Proclam ation 4 excopt Articles 7 and 9 thereof. aro hereby repealed-but}: without prejudice to anything To fully enacted done there- under..
GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this 4th day of Desember, 1945.
CECIL HARCOURT, Commander-in-Chlef Hong Kong Forces:
run.
A shirt black, brown,
or whatnotean do more than any "riband to stick in his coat" to distort the honesty arid
ed. A Special Correspondent.
CANTON BUILDS AGAIN
Canton, property owners with
ly to the Court's judgment,"
Commander Violett said there was no question that the U.S.
cessionaire.
Wong Yan-sang told the Court that he did have the tobacco inside the counter, but it was not for sale. Besides, he did not know that selling the tobacco was
against regulations. He was under the impression that only sigareties were not allowed.
Mr. Silva declared that the had evidence of the prosecution shown that his cllant Groy had nothing to do with the tobacco.
Mr. Kwid adjourned the pro- ceedings until 11.30 a.m. on Satur, day.
Frozen
Sir-I read with interest and' regret the complaints of ex-Hong' Kong internees regarding their treatment-in-England. We are not doing very much better hors we Stanleyitea have not been sued with any warm clothing and assets are being frozen. If there is n British Red Cross or ganisation hero perhaps it would' make its presence known in A práctical, manner.
COLD AS CHARITY,
Telephone Company Does A Good Job
Provost Marshal was prosecuting IN
in the case.
Mr. Silva' bald that the packages were in the possession of Wong and not Gray.
THE THREE MONTHS SINCE ITS LIBERATION HONG KONG HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS FULL RECOVERY—A RECOVERY WHICH NOW' AP. PEARS TO BE NEARER ACCOMPLISHMENT THAI AT FIRST THOUGHT POSSIBLE,
the kindly instincts of humanity houses, or what remain of them, and to sink the responsibility
within the war devastated, areas of the individual in the obe-
may have big portions of their
Inspector Waldron said it was dience of the slave. That in land requisitioned to make way for the responsibility of the owner of A-LARGE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE REHABILITA true; but fortunately it is not strost widening or new street plan the premises. Charles Gray was
TION OF THE COLONY HAS BEEN DUE TO THE the whole truth? There were | ning' according to an; announce the owner and' Ifcericeo of the
VARIOUS UTILITIES COMPANIES NOT THE LEAST certain red shirts long before ment from the City Public Works Paramount Ballroom.
OF WHICH IS THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, .. the black or the brown. The Office.
by conducted, and CHARLES GRAY'S EVIDENCE Since the present staff took, Major Farrell said that new task of adjusting the rights of A survey is the individual to the well-being pending result no application
over the company from the Ja- equipment has been ordered from for permission to rebuild. I bo of the whole social order does entertained by the authorities.
Charles Gray in evidened statně ho was the owner of the Para paesi It has done wonders Homo but this may not arrive for not look quite so appalling
The war davastated areas: are mount Ballroom, and said that in spite of limited equipment, some time due to the shortage of when it is observed that the divided into three sections, viz(1) Wong obtained n concession to amazing progress has been made bottoms."
CANTON LINE young American airman, in the East Bund (2) Hoi Chu Brider operate a cigarette stall on the for the restoration of a full exercise of his right as an indi-and-(8) Sai Kwan. Aprollin-premises. Wong had been the telephone service. All the linca, The Now Territories have not vidual man, has chosen to iden-ary survey reveals that one-third concessionaire in the ballroom bo with the exception of those in been, as fortunato ad the Island tify himself with a service so of the houses have been destroyed fore the war, and it was operated the New Territories, have been and Kawloon Thore, more oxtal
alve damage has been suffered and beneficial to mankind as the
on the base of rental at $200 per repaired. month:
indications are that it will by some Merchant Marine -
a servico
In an interview with the "China time before the service, can be r6 Mail yesterday Mefor R. Baumed. The exchanges at Fanling, Farrell; Socretary of the Company Shatin and other places have been revealed that the lines and entirely wrecked and have to be exchango wore in a "borrible completely replaced." It took something like 16 minutes of early resumption of mess." In fact in the early days Asked regarding the
that brings relief to tho. neces- sition of natarving Europe, and In time may oven be allowed to bring a scrap or two of paper to our printing-preas
PERSISTENT
as a result of the war.
Rebuilding of houses outaldo the above areas are permitted.
REAL ESTATE DEALS Real estate transfers during the puppet regime will be recognised by the authorities if both sides were willing tarties to such trans fers of title, and thord was“
owner
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Shortage Of Children's Footwear
London, Dec. 5. One of the most serious of all the shortagea of children's foot- wear is now being experienced in this country, particularly in the London area. Mothers anxious to buy shoes for children attending school visit even large stores and specialist shoc shops in
West London in vain.
One woman want to no fewer than 10 largo establishments without being able to obtain a pair for her 11-year- eld daughter.
The rowing scarcity of chil- dren's footwear was brought to the notice of the Board of Trade at least 12 months ago, and ar official assurance was then given that work on production of adults shoes would be reduced to enable moro shoes to be made for chil dren. Inquiries yesterday in au- Thoritative quarters ware 13266 with the
that the explanation he shortage was partly due to par- ents living in subgırbap districts, er towna relatively near to London, faststing on shopping within their own boundaries. Another factor mentioned was the return of peu- me whe ple
evacuated voluntarily, with their children, from southern England in the early toys of the War. There
however, no disposition to dispute the serious- ness of the outlook, especially in view of the oncoming winter, with the possibility of continued carcity of coal and no increase in food rations.
WES,
A Board of Trade offiélal stated that the bottle-neck" in the shoo industry was labour, and the post- tion would improve na labour be como
available. "During
the war." he continued. "in spite of service demands, the production of children's leather shoes was in- creased by 33-13 per cent., but there is a likelihood that 'suon there will be an increase in the troduction of rubber footwear, such as Wellingtons, for thildren, and that should cke out the supply of leather shoes."
BREAD MARKET CHANGES COLOUR
There are persistent complaints uf inability to purchase bread at the Government fixed price, and of a black market in bread at $2
pound.
broad has changed from brown to The colour of fiavernment white, and as a result the market has changed from white to b{pek,” reprezenta a typical comment,
One prospective buyer told the "China Mail" that he had queued up on four consecutiva mornings to be turned away before his turn was reached with a sign.
"Bold out"
! SHOP-OWNER CHARGED
A Chineso phop-owner
1
Lep
Chung, was charged before L Nigel yesterday for unlawžjil, pos- Bossion of 528 tins of evaporated milk and 48 tima of salmon.
The accused said" that', Euro pean cama his shop one day and
ave him
goods in exchange for cats. 19 cushions, and 20 pillow cases valued of $625, Hp also bald the European, backpao the tinned goods
wore Identifed the goods as property of wortsm$000," Cpl." J. Waterhouse
the R.A.S.C Accused is under bail and the cna wlll, bo resumed this morning.
* HAD MORTAR BOMBS "
On Monday, searching promines of Wan Chung and Chu Fo at 12, Fook Wah Street, Shim. shulpo, Inspector Byrns found five 30-mm, mortar bombs. The accused appeared before, Lt. Nigel yester day morning and said they found the bombs, which are of American, make, at the reservoir in the New Territorios.,
Accused wore each sentenced to 4 weeks hard, labour.
• PEANUT OIL DEARER
The stall was completely under Wong's control and he had nothing to do with it. It was on the same banis a stall run by Wong before the war in the Majestie Danes Hall. of which he was also the
trunk The price of neanut oil has rigon His attention had been drawn to put through a call. Since then line to Canton, Major Farroll stát $40 a pleul during the last four shortly before this incident by a things have greatly Improved anded that the authorities will, make days following a roport, that the to put the line into authorities at Swatow and Swabus cocrelöt: This information ellent, an, American, Naval rating, the. porvico la now";-functioning | every choro. Es possible, Hò had; placed, a bari, 'on; its export
bts
operation. as been givon, but by the Canton to the fact that there were duty smoothly.
Miljor Farrell sold the registra- would, however, not commit him. Yesterday's price was $185 a picul froc cigarettes, being “sold at the Municipal Land Office, which has stall. He framediately, Investigation of subscribers was progrods self as to when the Canton service for lat grade and $176 for socond directed that all such transfered and instructed the concession Ing satisfactorily an approxi- can bo resumed. He was equally grade.
mately 8,000 subscriber, about 60 non-committal on the question of The export ban was said to Municipal authoritie
No more were mold... The date of registration will be On the avoning concerned, he have registered, it was tho Com in Canton, staline that this dealso auger has risen by 30 or 37 a pleut in the last three days, saw CommanderViolett standing pany'a aith, to extend the number pends on conditions there and the announce as soon as an order. In received from the Central Govern, at the counter of the stall. As he of nog as far an available stock state of the Chinese part of the Yesterday, the better, grado sinu
sugar rons to 369, a ploul.. mont
know. Wong did not speak English, allows Regarding replacements lins.
on Saturday in Waterloo Road. I must be registered afresh' with the hire to stop selling the cigarette per cent of the pro-war flguro negotiations with the authorities | cover also, sugar, and the prica of
Yuon-Yuk, who was deported from the Colony in July, 1940 for a period of ten years, was arrested Accused war charged twied before. for larteay, twice with attempted lartony and twice for breaches of the deportation" order." The case was remobiled 24 hours,
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