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Jonuery 916, at 5.15 pm, for the purpose of discussing the alisalility of re-opening the' Club.
Hong Konk
S. S. CHURCH! T. B. WHLSON
7th January 1946
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Hong Kong, 5th January, 1946
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The Administration is prepared to receive bids in writing for the purchase of the underno ed oquipment as it stands, at south Entrance to the Hong Kong Jockey Club Race Gourse, Happy Valley.
British Help To Rebuild "Steffl"
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1946.
Vienna, Jan. 7.
The ten-year task of rebuilding Saint Stephen's Cathedral, which
was burned out during the battle for Vienna, is going ahend with the help of the Rejush any authorities and 60 German prisoners-of-war lent by the British to the Cathedral authori.
ties.
In spite of the general transport shortage in the city, Lieutenant- Grucial Sa Richard M, Creery, Commander-in-Chief of the British troops in Austrna, has provuled British army transport to help in the work.
In spite of all difficulties Ipek!
of raw materials and transport. abort rations for the seal work men and the cold weather, renuirk to be Cathedral are going ahead. well, and the architect, Professor Karl Holay.
hopes that it will
G.I.'s A "Bad
Influence"
GENERAL CHANG LEAVES FOR CRATOR
General Chang Fan-kwel, C.-in- C. of Chinese troops in Kwang- lung, he arrived in Hong Kong three days ago on' as oficial visit, returnéd
to Canton yesterday morning together with General Ho Shih-1 and others of his entourage by binne.
Among these at Kai Tak to see him off were the G.0.C., Major General Frank Festing, Air Com- modure W. A. D. Brook, menbern of the Chinese military mission, Mr. Chan So. of the local Rumle tang. and M- Tune Chungat. Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
TURNING OFF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
Gallant End,
TC-NIGHT
Pare &
Of River Steamer DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE ENTERTAINMENT
THE STORY OF HOW A GALLANT LITTLE STEAMER MEASURING BUT 170 FEET IN LENGTH BY 30 FEET IN BREADTH WITH A HULL OF
SU-
INCH PLATING FOUGHT A LOSING BATTLE WITH PERIOR ENEMY FORCES IN THE SOUTHERN SUAS AFTER SINKING A LARGE TRANS- PORT CAN BE TOLD TO-DAY,
not
The .. Li Wo, one of the many river steamers requisitioned by the British Navy from the Indo-Chinn Steam Navigation Co., on the out- break of war, was on patrol duly between Singapore and Java one day in Fobrunry, 1942 when she sighted a heavily protected Japa neno convoy, in the Banks Stralis. The Li Wo closed in and con- centrated her fire ou a lar transport which war 3000 ablaze.
Although badly hit by shells from enemy cruisers and de- Shanghai. Jan. 7.
stroyers, the Wo manngel tu With the steady departure of ram the blazing transport, there
for Saint Stephen's. probably the for day toddl American soldiers free-spending GL's
home by condcting its destruction. 760 uf Shanghai's 1,800
The Commanding Officer on the| finest
Cathedral protesting against the redeploy- war that
late the world, was undone and be the ment slow-down that US. Sebestily improvised cabarets, bars) L Wo, beltered to be the way tintil the text mate, Red Army troops
relary of War Robert Patternight clubs have closed down Capt. Wilkinson, refused to leave asd ILES being recunxerted into the sinking ship and went down ме had decided to pass by
pronaje shops, godowns. The street f
Manila on his round the work and kitchens. tour directly from Tokre, Pat
be possible to rol over the nave Line Lar Drevesal rretan zable damaxe to the simretur
May at www the th
Vienna.
falise back Suburbs, Chev
whee
fighting
As 1 b 83" tops were the northern to shops set Bre and hones in the centre of the eity af round the Cathedral, nal Sparks from the mening hou
aited the Cathedral of trin fire fighting squads kept the finner 11 TI
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two
41
but with all water
cut the fire gradually gained the The suber hand and eventually whole roof collapsed, crashed into the choir and destroyed the carved] onken chut stools dalink from 148F
TREASURES UNCOVERED
J
Manila, Jan. 7.
D. Lieut. General W.
Styer
In
tersen
due to arTVIVA Manila on Saturday, he said.
Ave-man Committee been named by the G-1'm at mass meeting to see Patternoa who will remain in Manila for seven or eight days.
Three thousand sokfiers marched in an orderly fashion to Beadquarters following the mass meeting. Styer told the Committee that the "elunging international situation" mad it impossible to send all hour gable for discharge home im- mediately He said the mass moeting had a bad intinence on inlanda residents 'hilippine and "no matter how good your
afraid
Home mintit hol treads will cause trouble and somebody will get hurt."
Apart from the elone tools w most nothing of roa: value was Joest in the fre Most of the vatu able prelures
varying and stored in Le catagonhs) shortly after the outbreak of war Two hitherto unknown art rea
a fresco and a picture of the Cathedral itself drawn on the wall by a 15th century bulber were revealed for the first time will do their utmost to preserve by the destruction. of the ereal vider
rgen at the northern end of the
Ha
nave
The first and repairs now being undertaken consist of the struction of a concrete roof over
he vaulting of the gave, which was largely endurned. and the building
temporary wo!! dividing the bally damaged choir One-Narrow Gauge Railway from the relatively intact nave. Locomotivec.
can
Permission to view
bo stranged with Office of Custodian! of Property, 4th Floor, Windaor House.
The Administration does not bind itself to accept the highest
The cathesarul authorities hope! that will be possibi 10 lid NETVRTK as Cher me in about six months
Fee
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call
The Committee assured Styer) that all demonstrations no fari have been orderly and that they
Associated Press.
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ome
And their owners pre-investing their quickly serumulated backs in steadier trades,
#teen-
with her.
༣༧༣
Other officers who gave their lives
to their country in this herole episode of navn! warfare were Capt. Robertson, Chief En
1 More bars and cabarets are ex- gineer J. G. Murray who died be
their bright side hia beloved outines. and pected to turn
Engineer Manson who lights shortly as the United States Second
hiph prices perlahed in the sea when soine 20 Amy's war nenind here galler momentum. The mlles Crom
the nearest land.-- US Army authorities are placing "North China Daily News." nt of bounds all Lablishments unable to comply with the celling prices fixed by them
Router.
ENTRY INTO MURDEN
SHIP MOVEMENTS
The 8.4 "E. Sang" left for} Swnlow on Sunday with a vargo, Tientsin, Jan. 7.
of ab at 200 tons of general mer! Chinese sources to-day said the chandise including 60 drums of Russians at Mukden had agreed kerosene, and a passenger list of to let unarmed troops of Lieut. about 250.
A to enter
yesterday General Tu Lu-ming
"Kwelyang" aniled for the city. They said that Home with about 300 tons af general of medical Chinese troops on the outskirts
cargo and HOI enges of the town are expected momen-uplies for the British Red Cross. tarily to enter
She also carried 400 old passen- vers
noon
3.1.
the Shonghul
Three Russian liaison ofleiers from Manchuria have been in The "Pak Ile" is scheduled conference with Chinese army to sall for Bankok this afternvon, officials. Associated Press. She is carrying no curge of PAS
sengers.
New Reading Matter At A Premium
LOCAL BOOKSHOPS REPORT THAT HEAPS OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PERIODICALS ARE ON THE WAY AND WILL BE HERE. FOR CERTAIN, WITHIN THE MONTH. ONE ROOKSHOP PROMISES A LARGE CON- SIGNMENT WITHIN THE WEEK.
H..
Expected arrival ія the "Shantung due from Bangkok to-morrow with a cargo of rice,
AND WOMEN NOW!
Tokyo, Jan. 7
The Communist Party to-day followed General MacArthur's latest directives against the ultra-nationalists with the de- mand for the elimination "women war criminals."
of
Yumaki. Chief of the Party's women's department, declared that a public rally of Commun- ists had already prepared a list of alleged feminine war crimin- als among educators, oficials of the women's section of the Im- perial Rule Assistance Associa- thun, authors and officers of the
have Women's Association.
ciated Press.
architect, Professor Holay, the estimates that the complete recon stuction of the enthedral Sealed Tenders in triplicats take about ten years and WHAT PRICES WILL BE REMAINS A SHOP SECRET.
This should be deposited with the about £175,000.
THE PRESIDENT GRANT BROUGHT IN A LARGE Chairm Tender Berri, Pulic be rated by public subscription.
NUMBER OF BACK COPIES OF LIFE MAGAZINE Works Branch, Civil Affairs About one-third of it has already
WHICH WERE PUT ON THE MARKET AT $5 AN bren
received in the form of HQ, C.SO. Bai'd ng round
ISSEE. DEMAND AT THIS PRICE WAS SO SLIM, How Woluntary rift from the popul Flor), before NJÖN, 16th or Vieni who, whether Catholics
EVER, THAT THE PRICE WAS CUT TO $3. January, 946
or not, have always had a deep) Book shops have started an-¡ There was also a great demand affection for "Steff as they call
dercutting one another and it is on Frank Barris's "My Life and the cathedral Some of the very
could booksellers few Jews who are left in Vienna w pasible to buy a pre-1941 Loves," which sold at prices that government-sponsored Nippon
The talony, few $1.
Must f have also given contributions to Penguin for
Services particularly, dreamed of normally. wards the work.
best- among factual The eily council of Vienna has are hungry for new reading mat- demand
cathedral authorities] ter and are willing to pay high sellers was Snow's "Red Star permission to take what stonu prices even for old.
Over China." old result, prices of they need from ruined buildings
To-day. these books in the centre of the city Reuter books even at a rate of $250 to come uut from under-cover and one shilling are being maintain-are being prominently displayed. ed in some
no Few, however, buy them as they At 2.30, 5.00, 7.00 & 9.00 p.m. instances and price-tag has been found at less are aireddy out of date. than $2 to a shilling.
or any tender.
R. A. WICKERSON. Custodian of Property.
VICTORIA, 186 Deembar, 1945.
given
the
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tho Government-owned Central calibre.
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Large stocks of naw maza- zines may bring prices down.
GOOD RIDDANCE?
London, Jan. 7. The Communist "Daily Worker," Book-sellers, however, state that in an editorial yesterday, compar high cost of living and rehabili-ed the British House of Lords with tation demands highor prices the Chamber of Princes in India, and that a high margin of pro- and wrote:
ft has to be maintained in or the House of Lords dares to bat Lord Cranbourne's der to keep the shop going.
carry In Kowloon, only three, and threat to obstruct Labour Party in Hong Kong, only one have legislation. It will be committing survived the Japanese occurg-suicide and will be a good rid dazed. too. The only bodies re tion. Most Iperative tradesembling the House of Lords, fro while the Jnnançao were here the caudal Chamber of Princes in conslated in under-the-counter Indin, and the Senate (Sloup of anles of such forbidden litera Pooral in Japan. The days of ture as Vespn'o "Secret Agent boll are numbered. nt Japan Edgar Snow's "The Battle for Asia" pad. "Red Stge Dyer Ching on woll nd Freda
Paris, Jan. 4. host France. In the England. Uitlovis "Janan's Best of Glay,"
Japanese particularly civit postwar International zugeer match The kume was played In lions, wore highly desirous of Paris to-day before a large crowd rending-these-and-paid-=wpil.I-of-spech Montaz
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