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NOTICE
LIGHTERS AND HARBOUR CRAFT-END OF CONTROL
OVIT
It is presumed that all lighters and harbour oraft in the Colony have now been registered at the Harbour Ofios in accordance with instruationa lesuod hy letter to Individund ownors A control orial Bghtorage and towage faalities ororolsed by the IW.T. Co. and Sos Transport Olloo has cool and the pro-wor Praotion of users making privats contracts and arrangement with owners of craft provails. CAPTAIN W. J. MOORE, R.NR. DIVISIONAL SEA TRANSPORT]
OFFICER
HONG KONG ENGINEERING
BOARD
It is desired to make a list of engineering firms with work shops, foundries etc., who are now in a position to accept orders for the manufacture and repair, of incidental items and parts for) building stores and fittings, auch as door and window furniture, parts for stoves and ranges, steel windows, and other items of which the finished articles may be in short supply.
Such firms are invited to make) application in writing to be placed) on the list being compiled.
Applications should be address- ed to the Secretary, Hong Kong Engineering Board Victoria Barracks and should state in particular the type of work the firm can undertake, their capacity, and whether they have CAW materials in stock.
It must be understood that the placing of a firm on the list does! not constitute any undertaking That enquiries or orders for work will be made.
J. H. GIBSON, Lt. Col A.A. &Q.M.G, HQ. Land Forces
Hong Kong.
REPATRIATION NOTICE No. 47
S.S. "Highland Chieftain is expected to sail for United Kingdom on or about the 20th December.
The undermentioned persona should stand by and look for Press notifications us to place
and time of embarkation
Mrs. N. Baulo
Virs. M V. Soares
Mr. E. & Mitts Commisde
Mr. V. M. Benwell
Mr. F. Nolan
Mr. S. T. Doughty
Mr & Mrs D. doakers
Rev. L. Pulit
vir, A. Fay
Mr. J. A. Watson
Mr. G. W. C. Craig
Mr. C. R. W. Thomson
Mr. G. H. Stewart
Mr. R M. Keown
Mr. & Mro. L. K. George &
children
Mr. & Mrs. Bethell & child,
Mrs. H. Noronha””
Mrs, C. Reynedd
St. Teresa, C. M."
Mr. FK Garton'
Mrs. J. Meunier & children
Miss M. Corlobe
Mr. W O'Neill~~,:
Mr. G Goncharoff
Mr. & Mrs. N. "Brüga
& enildren
Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Marvin
MEJ, Dempsey
Mr. A. F. Hordon
Mrs. H. B. Mardulyn
Mr. P. Appleyard
Mr. R Cutler **
Mr. C. Catr
H. K. F. D. O.
Pte. & Mrs. J. E. Ward
& children
Gnr. & Mra, K. J. Tomics & sons
Copt J. G. B. Dewar,
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R.A.F.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13): 2945,
Man Anxious To Get Down To It
ANOTHER R.A.F. MAN WHO WAS SERVING AT KAI TAK
WHEN HONG KONG FELL HAS RETURNED FROM A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP ANXIOUS TO SETTLE DOWN TO WORK AGAIN IN THE COLONY, HE IS SERGEANT THOMAS BARTLETT, WHOSE WIFE AND CHILD (THEN ONLY TWELVE MONTHS OLD) MANAGED TO GET TO MACAO WHEN HE WAS
TAKEN PRISONER,
A ni-
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Sergt. Bartlett, whose U. K., too, and Red Cross parcels were home was at St. Michael's Lane, very rarely issued to Bridport, Dorsetshire, was though we knew they were Shamshulpo prison camp along riving all right. with about 30 other R.A.F. "Whom we were roved from! personnel from Kai Tak, and, one place to another the win- like LAC. J. R. J. Bashforth, dows of the railway compert- whose story was given recently ments were blacked out so that in the China Mail," he re- we could not see the results of in the carp and how the Jap got the lavatory window, and calls the epidemic of diphtheria Allied bombing-but they for- Dr.
we all got an eyeful of the de- the
vastation.
Salto threatened to give British doerfora machina- gun bulets if they piased him to hard for anti-diphtheria) serum. He even went so far as to refuse them all facilities for making their own
Herum.
LUCKIER IN JAPAN "When we ultimately got to Japan we were luckier than most prisoners of war," said Sergi. Bartlett, "After a time we were handed over to a fac- tory where I worked in the foundry. We were always des perately short of food.
WAR
The Jap stude any men that suppose:] to be destined ones, which we bailed for hours? for us All we Kat wer the
until they were saft enough to vat.
tables the guarda
"When we tried to me vege
1 The
NOTICE
Would any person in possession of or knowing the whereabouts of any of the records, furniture, etc. of the HONG KONG CENERAL CHAMBER Of COMMERCE kindly municate with
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THE TREASURERS
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Mercantile Bank Building, 2nd floor,
Hong Kong
NOTICE
We have removed our office to our former premises on the 3rd floor, Alexandra Puilding.
Telephone No. 23120.
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"THORNYCROFT"
W!
JAPS APATHETIC "The Japa I worked alongside in the foundry seemed apathe- He. If they apolled a job nu- body seemed to care, and it was enay to sabotage a casting by deliberate carelessness.
General Sacked
Chungking, Dec. 12. Generalisnime Chiang Kai- shek has relieved Generat Kwang Lin-chene as comman der of the Kunming garrison for alloped mishandling of tho strike of 0,000 sindenta aguinat civil strife in China. It has
been directed that General Kuang be
appro- priately punished.
Gonera) Ho Kwei-chang han been named acting garrison commander ร่ม Kunming. Associated Prean.
BASKET-BALL MATCH
The Chinese Prat Army bent Chinese Y.M.0.A. "Y" team by 30 poluts to 23 in an exhibition basket ball game at Bridgen Street inst night. "The Japs were fed on pro- paganda, but they know what 11-10 at the interval.
Chinese "Y" were leading by
Tang Sik was happening through listen-chiu at centre and Ng Sheung-pak ing secretly to Russian and at guard were the heat players for Amerienn broadenats. and we the Army tent. Lake Tak-chung always had a fairly good idea played well for Chinese "Y", of how the Allies were faring.
This evening Chinese First "Although
Army 1* ** were all
will meet the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
"A team at the "y" weak through, matrutention,
rynjum at 6:30 5.m. uly ten men oud of Boj were allowed in stay off duty through sickness, and Commander Pene, Haral surgeon, and other service ductor worked miracles to keep us going."
One of the first persona Sorgt Bartlett met when he reported Imek to Air Headquarters, Bong Kong, wah Warrant-officer A. II. Attenburrow, of 46, York Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, with whom he shared a billet at Ruislip. Middlesex. 1930, when both of them were ap prentices in the R.A.F.
FRIENDLY SOCCER
Through the courtesy of Lieut. Puits of 42 R.M. Commando | friendly football Komo will be played between 42 R.M. Comman dos and Kwong Wah on Saturday at 4 D.M.
on the
Striking Facts On Railway War Effort
SOME STRIKING FACTS, DETAILING THE CONTRIBU- TION OF THE L.N.ER, TO BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT WERE GIVEN BY MR. WAL ||LACE' KOSE TO THE FELIX. STOWE ROTARY CLUB RE- CENTLY.
Mr. Reno in the father of L.A.C. John Wallaco. Rone, attached to the 5025 Squadron in Hook Kong. Here are some of the facts he rolated:
When war came about one in ten of tho L.N.E.R. personnel were qualified in gas training. A.R.P.. and re-fighting. At the end, of the war 40,000 L.N.E.R. In these ser- men were trained vices.
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giving a complate Boospitulation of the Wostorn Front Campaig trom, the planning of D-Day to the foal surrender of German Foroos.
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Armaments: Almost overnight) all avalabie railway workshops were turned over to war produc- tlon. L.N.E.I workers machined and assembled 350 turrets for Valentine tanks. and also forged and machined fewer than At the 64,000 tank ahoe tracks. Doncaster works millions of cum- ponent parts were made for many types of aircraft. For the Navy million parts were over half produced for the Oerlikon unti- down to this country. For the aircraft gun, from a specimen Air Force they produced 200,000 parts for the Hispano 20 m.m. cannon for fighter aircraft.
Munitions:
The
Company's works turned over to the produc- tion of munitione ngoufactured more than threequarters of million 3.7-inch anti-aircraft and 17-pounder high velocity cartridge cases of six varieties and hent treated
more than 34 million 20 .m. Cannon shell
сабек East Anglian airfluids: Over three-quarters of the burden of Bomber offensive fell upon the L.N.E.R. The quantities of ma Kwong Walterials required first to make the airfields were colossal. In con- side and a number of very good
42 Commando have a strong structional material and equip players.
munt alone, British railways con "Kwong Wab will be veyed something like
20 million DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE ENTERTAINMENT fielding the same tears which beat tons to bomber airfields: 400 H.M.S. Montelare on Tuesday and
special troins
167,000 conveyed a good game is anticipated.
U.S. personnel to airdelds in East Anglia. A 1,000 bomber strike meant in rail effort 28 special trains conveying 2,000,000 gallons of petrol, and eight special trains conveying almost 3,000 tonn of bombs needed
For- for 500 tresses and 600 Liberators.
Special tralna: In 1944 no fewer than 41,000 special trains were necessary to convey Govern- ment stores and personnel.
Enemy action: In coinmon with other railways the LNER suffered considerable
damage to property and running lines, but in no case WAR the line out of action for mor than fuw hours: 226 VI bombs fell on L.N.E.R. property and one in seven of the 12 bombs did great damage to rolling stock track and other property. During the war 110 railway men and women were killed and 700 injured through enemy action of all kinds,
ground (Cox's Path)
Palestine Committee Planning Talks
(By Renter's Diplomatic Correspondent.)
LONDON, DEC. 12: THE FIRST MOVE OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN COMMIT. TEE ON PALESTINE WILL BE TO HOLD A SERIES OF MEETINGS TO DETERMINE ITS PLAN OF CAM- PAIGN. INITIALLY, THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON ON DEC. 13 OR 14. THE BRITISH DELEGATION WILL MEET IN LONDON AS SOON AS MR. JUSTICE SINGLETON, THE BRITISH CHAIRMAN, IS FREE FROM HIS DUTIES AT THE BIRMINGHAM ASSIZES.
These discussions will be fol-, lowed by meetings in London, first between the British and United States chairmen and then the whole committee. cording to British official quar ters.
cume
Although the railways under the Essential Work Order, have been taken as to which the Company like other employers, European countries it will he had for the past five years been
short of man power.
Over 27,000 necessa y to visit for this pur-members of the Company's staff pose. But clearly many coun- joined H.M. Forces. iries of Central and Eastein. The record of the b.N.D.R.Com- Europe will be concerned.
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in an exolting pioture—
in war, said Mr. Rose in "FOUR MEN & A PRAYER" Plusion, stood
Until the Committee has laid
as an eloquent its plans, it is reliably believer! tribute to its efficiency, algh stand- anlikely that co-operation willį ard maintenance and high factor be sought of the authorities in the countries concerned. If it
of safety. When the pores tho
history of "our finest hour" were written, the L.N.D.B.'s con-
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hall be obliged if all prospec tive cilenta will communicati
As result of the planning nquiries to that address during
talks, the joint committee is ex the present emergency periuspected to split into sub-commit where they will be promptly teen, which will visit the various handled and communicated t
to functio properly, the tribution to the war effort would arens laid down for examination Committee will obviously have surely be recorded upon its most ur executive who is now pro
in the terms of reference, reeding to London to ascertali
to seek the co-operation of the illustrious pages record that
Allied Apart from Palestine, which is various
Governments, might be equalised by othern but specified by name, it will be fer such as Poland and the Soviet surpassed by none. the committee itself to decide Valon, connection with the which countries it will need to position of Jews in the Soviet visit.
London, Dec. 12, zones of Germany and Austria Mr. V. K. Rao, adviser to the Point two of the terms of before it starts work.
Indian Government delegation to ference. as disclosed by Mr.
Jn countries such as Bul--the Quebec food conference, has Ernest Bevin in the House of Commons on Nov. 13 last, atates garla, Rumania and Hungary, left London on his way to India
where there Our Hong Kong & Chite that the faint committee is "to commissions, approach, will pre Food Minister, with whom he dis- |
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THE COMMUNIST "DAILY WORKER TO-DAY, IN AN EDITORIAL URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO TORN. BACK FROM THE FATEFUL COURSE DECIDED UPON THERE IS YET TIME
FOR PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE IN- DONESIAN REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.". "THERE COULD BE NO GREATER MISTAKE THAN TO IMAGINE THAT THE DUTCH RULE CAN BE CLAMP- ED DOWN. AGAIN 'ON' INDONESIA BY FORGE OF ARMS OR THAT THESE COLONIAL PEOPLES CAN BE INTIMIDATED BY A DISPLAY OF FRIGHTFUL". NESS.
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