CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 100 YEARS
Vol. II, No. 115.
Friday, January 25th, 1946.
SINGAPORE VICE Clean-Up Drive In Full Force
SINGAPORE, JAN. 24. STRINGENT MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO CLEAN UP SINGAPORE, WHERE THE JAPANESE HAVE LEFF AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE LEGACY OF VICE.
DURING THE OCCUPATION, EXTORTION, BRIBERY, BLACKMAIL, TORTURE AND MURDER WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY, WHILE EVERY FORM OF CORRUPTION WAS ENCOURAGED.
Labour Get Together With Italy
Disease spread everywheet, Young, allractive, educated wes men recruited by the JapanÁMY, ostensibly as waitress, clerks, shop assistants, elc., were corrupted
prominent social welfare worker told Reu-} ter: The demoralisation
that one
of
DEMILITARISING SCHOOLS
Matsuyama, Jan, 24, Army patrols in Jupun are still continuing to take the military spirit out of Japa- nese schools.
and 37 Two dozen swords protective Kendo auita gaed in fencing terre taken from a school in the interior of Shi- koku by a twelve-man patrol. -Associated Press,
U.N.O. Atom
Body Formed
London, Jan. 24. The United Nations Generali Assembly to-day voted unaal- mously to create a special ato- mic energy commission.
The move followed an appeal by U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes for prompt action to prevent a world atomic arms ament race.
Price 10 cts.
JAPS PAYING FOR THE WAR-LORDS' SINS
The Weather
Today's, forecast:-Light vari ablo wind; fine with morning hazo.
Yesterday's temperature: "Maximum=15-dewrece at-3—p‚m
Minimum-58 degrees at 7 a.m.
AMAZING STORY IN MURDER TRIAL
ANGLESEY, JAN. 24. WITH TEARS RUNNING DOWN HIS CHEEKS, AN EX- MURDERING ARMY SERGEANT, ACCUSED OF HIS WIFE AND BURYING HER IN THE SAND AT RED WHARF BAY, ANGLESEY, TOLD THE JURY TO-DAY THAT HIS WIFE HAD MADE HIM GO DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND SWEAR "AN AMAZ ING" SERIES OF PROMISES ON THE BIBLE. ALBERT ARTHUR NETTLETON, WHO SOBBED AND TWVICE COLLAPSED IN THE WITNESS BOX, HAD JUST HEARD HIS OWN DOCTOR DECLARE: "HE AND MOST WAS THE KINDEST, GENTLEST CONSIDERATE HUSBAND I EVER KNEW." Nettleton told the jury at the the war, blamed him with hay Anglesey Assizes that when he ing had "a good time," galag joined the army his wife made to concerts him promise: never to speak to "sucking oranges." another woman if he could avoid it; to make no friends without her consent;
"To work and play for one person only--my wife."
"To give her all his wages and be content with spending nothing."
and dances
"I never answered my wife when she was in these moods because any answer would have been wrong." he said, adding that on one occasion she threw a pan of hot milk at him.
At other times, he saitt, she mocked his locks.
When he struck his wife he did so unintentionally and in de fending himself against his wife who tried to strike him with a bread knife.
The hearing was adjourned, Reuter.
$11.000 HAUL AT FERRY
that it will take years to regala any feelings of modesty, not to meration virtue." LONDON, JAN, 24.
Whole areas are placed out of BRITISH LABOUR bounds to the THE
services in an PARTY AND THE ITALIAN effort to prevent the spread of
"There shall be only one wo- SOCIALIST PARTY REPORT disease, which is vitally affect- ED THAT THEY HAD AGRE-ing them. But in spite of in-
man my wife Ivy," said the document which Nettleton said ED ON “ALL MAJOR ISSUES" riased patrols of flying jeepa,
He said the United States en-he had signed. AND SAID THAT THEY whose personnel make sudden "VIEWED WITH SUSPICION incursions into obscure alley- tered the armament race during "Her wishes and plans shall AND DISGUST THE RENEW. ED ACTIVITY OF THE NEO- Wys, many servicemen are still the war "not to destroy hut to be mine. The decision of my seen in doubtful localities. save civilisation.” He added: wife Ivy on all matters shall be FASCIST ADVENTURERS IN
The fact that many respect-f "If the race continues uncontro- right and final. I promise to bu ITALY.".
able houses and shops Re within led, the civilisation we hoped to always true and faithful to my joint stateneut
darling wife, to be hers in sick- Their
Wo the area proscribed by the now save may be destroyed. issued following a week of con- fantiliar black circl and redi The U.N.O. public relations ness and in health and to love ferences between British Labcar cross makes efficient control al-officer, meanwhile, announced her more than anybody." leaders and the Italian Socialists most impossible.
that the Security Council which ALWAYS LOVED HER
"Did you keep that promise Pietro Nenni, Italy's Vice-Pre-
Opluni smoking was much en- is to meet to-morrow will not
Mr. Li Chun-sang, merchant. mier, and Ignazio Silenc, nove eouraged by the Japanese. Now, net on the selection of a no-to the best of your ability?", His an-
of No. 31, Bonham Strand West, list and editor.
although the Government had minee for Secretary-General of Nettleton was asked.
The five major swer was: "I always loved my first floor, reported to the Po- lice that while at the Star Ferry Nettleton described how his wharf at 7 a.m. yesterday the Associated
wife, when he returned from sum of $11,000 was stelen from
This person:
Wong Kang-yue, manager, of No. 46, Elgin Street, first floor, reported that while having tiff at the Kin Kwok Restaurant at noon yesterday the sum of $1,200 was stolen from a pocket of his jacket which was hanging on the wall.
"Special attention was paid toi
the re-establishment of inter-stepped sales of the drag, every the U.N.O.
hour in the 24 some helpless powers are apparently deadlock-wife."
national collaboration between Socialists" the statement added victim of the opium habit secked of this issue.
Nennt declared "cat irth the solace of an illegal pipe at Press. week that the establishment of
uplum mustgled in from any
a new Socialist international was one of hudf a dozen neighbour
in prospect and that Professoring countries, where it is still
Harold Laski, British Labour Party leader commented that the talk were only in the esplora- tory stage-Associated Press.
sold under Government mona-] poly, or from producing coun tries such as India. Persia, Egypt or Turkey.
AGE-OLD SWINDLE.. Vigorous police action is also!
R.A.F. "STRIKE" being taken against gambling. QUESTIONS
for the first time in history, the three card trick has appeared on the streets, and even women may be seen operating this nge- old swindle,
LONDON, JAN. 24. THE STRIKE OF "SOME
Anong measures under 'con- THOUSANDS OF AIRMEN
sideration for dealing with these AT THE R.A.F. STATION AND TRANSIT CAMP AT MAURI-vices are the institution of wo- PUR. NEAR KARACHI, WAS men police patrols, stricter con- REFERRED TO BY MR. TOM trol of the employment of wai DRIBERG, LABOUR MEMBER tresses, and the closing of all IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS dance halls and wholesale dis- TO-DAY.
missals of police.-Reuter.
Asked if he had any informa- tion. Mr. John Strachey. Under- Secretary for Air, said that the Air Minister had had a signal on the subiect and was.considering it. Mr. Dribere asked what steps had been taken to deal with over- crowding at this slation and lo
what extent the complaints from
there an! the airmen stationed from passengers in transit had been due to under-staffing.
Mr. Strachey replied that, thei foot that the station was still in process of major reconstruction was the main difficulty rather than understaffing.
The real point was not condi- tions but the fact that the men were longing to fct home.-- Reuter.
INSPIRATION LACKING?
The
poemt read:
No Progress Made In P.C.C. Meeting
CHUNGKING, JAN. 24.
་ ་
Mr. A. Batten of Prince's Building, reported the theft of a camera valued at $140 from
afternoon,
COMMUNIST QUARTERS IN CHUNGKING TO - DAY
ADMITTED THE COMMUNISTS HAD WRESTED his car between Holland House THREE TOWNS FROM THE NATIONALISTS and Prince's Building yesterday SINCE MIDNIGHT OF JAN. 13. THE DEADLINE FOR THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. THEY JUSTIFIED THEIR ACTION ON THE GROUND THAT THE TOWNS HAD BEEN TAKEN BY THE NATIONALISTS THEMSELVES AFTER THE TIME.
CAMP ARRESTS
By Murlin Spenger).
TOKYO, JAN, 24.
THE SINS OF JAPAN'S WAR LORDS ARE FAELING MOST HEAVILY ON THE BACKS OF JAPANESE HOUSEWIVES AS HUNGER MAKES ITSELN FELT IN THIS BATTERED LAND.
THESE UNHAPPY WOMEN ARE TO BE SEEN EVERY- TTIERE: IN THE MORNINGS WITH EMPTY PACKS IN THEIR HANDS, AND IN THE SEN- INGS-IF THEIR GUESTS HAVE SUCCEEDED -- PLODDING HOMEWARD UNDER LOADS OF FEGETABLES OR ANY OTHER FOOD THEY HAVE FOUND.
The breakdown of Japan's sup». ply system has driven the house- wife farther and farther into the country in search of food for her family.
Japan considered itself efficient but never provided for rationing or sale through regular channels of dairy products, engs, sugar of frait Fish-meat, vegetables and ather staples are rationed, but supplies are so meagre that house- wives have the choice at buyuk on the black market to augment their thin stocks or of going directly to
charzes
near- the farmer, who
market prices. Very early in the morning the housewife note out. A package of American cigarettes or a chocolate bar acquired on the black market. clothing or n a bar of precious mono are taken alone, if available, to barter with the farmer.
black
·
NO COURTESY
At the railroad station she
H.K. Story With Happy
Ending
THE STORY, FORTUNATS- LY WITH A HAPPY ENDING, OF HOW A HONG KONG MAN, ARRIVING IN ENGLAND BY
"EMPRESS OF AUSTRA
LAST BIS FO
FOUR CHIL
DREN. HAS REACHED THE COLONY VIA THE COLUMNS OF THE "SURREY COMET"
The children were taken to Australia after England from their mother died, by the mister-in- law of Mr. W. J. Grand of the HK
Prisons Department.
Mr. Grant was then a prisoner-
battles merely to get inside the in-war in Japan. On arrival in train with a rare hose of getting England. after the liberation, he seat. There is no courtesy and made enquiries and was informed little pod humour on a Japanese
Surrey.
ST
wore
railroad platform. where angry or that the children had been sent sulten men elbow in and out with with their aunt to New Malden. no thought of anyone else
But in New Malden, no-one bho
shopper has already could be found who know any- established a connection in
the thing about the family. After an country, perhaps with some rela-
ar friend who is a farmer, her exhaustive enquiry, which proved
morenges chance of getting food is good, but fruitless, 5.0.8.
and in the newDS POIB, hundreds
inserted such relations without
were a result the children return pty-handed.
found hummy and comfortabe in Japanese interpreter reav Stoke Nington, is the
north rd to me this plaint of
of London. where father and at one railroad station:
Early in
children had their delayed re- morning the left union. her home a rusty shack of cor
The children's aunt is Mrs. rugated iron left over from the Tampenden, wife of Mr. H. R. bombings. A small daughter was Tpenden, also of the Prisons loft to tend the baby, A little Department. food was left for their lunches, but there was nothing for dinner un- less she found something.
Опе
the
wagman
She boarded a train so crowded that she and other had to stand
the couplings between the cafs.. She got off in the country and be gan walking.
FERTILE MALES BEWARE!
LONDON, JAN. 24.
At each farmhouse she askel the A BRITISH BIOLOGIST IN A same question: "Have you any LETTER PRINTED IN THE AUTHORITATIVE food you can sell me?". At each "LANCET farm-house the answer
wan al- MEDICAL JOURNAL, DECLAR
ED THAT THE DEVELOP- ways, no.
By pan-she had been able to MENT OF buy nothing sa sic bean picking IS "FRAUGHT
UNFORGETTABLE
It was night when she got back to Tokyo and she said it would be 10 nm, before she got home and 11 before the potatoes would be ready to eat. She clung to the set lest someone steal it.
2 OF ENERGY
of
BIOLOGI-
un bits of discarded rotten or un- OAL DANGER" BECAUSE ITS dergrown notatoes and stems from RADIO ACTIVE FORCES DES- the roadside. A farmor passed by TROY MALE POTENCY.
Dr. Kenneth Walker, author of and agreed to sell her some pota-
books many
on male infertility. toes--at a high price,
said that radio active forces are "known to have a profound in- fluence on living tissues and more particularly on cells responsible for ehtinuation of the race" He advocated Inpediate research to Walker wrote: "The medical She and other city dwellers who Bratect male power of fatherhood. go through this routine say that profession will have a heavy res-- the farmers "no longer are the ponsibility to bear if with full simple
folk they used to be. They
knowledge danger ahead are shrewd about black market waits until industrialist have prices and barter as well as any completed their plans before, it Tokyo, Jan. 24. General Douglas MacArthur, one in the
starts to investigate their biolog!- Supreme Allied Commander, to- No Amer
who has witness-chl consequences." Associated night ordered the arrest at "the ed the occupation will soon forget Press. The three towns were identi- si, and Menghsien in northern enllest possiblo dato" of a fur- this standard sight, of frail women ther 48 Japanese, suspected of bowed under ancha of vegetables fled as Taining, in eastern Sui- Honan.
of carrying empty packs and of war crimes. yunn, Fushen in southern Shan- The five sub-committees
train. The Ist includes three lieuten- struczling to get into n the Political Consultative Conant-generals and comprises mostly These are people who are payler meanwhile continued military and civilian prison camp daily for their rulers' misguided ference their efforts to-day to reach a
guards-Router, final agreement on the various problems before them, but Minister of Information K. C. Wu told correspondents the time was not yet ripe for a statement on progress achieved.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek last night entertained the delegaten to the Conference at a disner.
NO PROGRESS
•
LIMIT.
All-Day Battle In Bombay Riots
Bombay, Jan. 24.
Bloody riots which, law enforcement officers described as anti- police and anti-British abated in Bombay with two persons officially reported dead.
The casualty list showed 71 persons wounded by palice gunfire It is reliably understood that and 268 by missiles and clubs after an all-day battle which be- the sub-committee dealing with gan when the police attempted to prevent a predáminantly Į the reorganisation of the Gov- Hindu.procession from parading through the Muslim area of ernment has made no tangible
progress. the city.
The Communists apparently
*་
ambitions-Associated Press.
Three-Way Split Of German Fleet
London, Jan. 24.
The remnants of the once powerful German' fleet have been divid- ed among Britain, the United States and Russia, it was re- ported yesterday.
Bootleg Whisky Raid
ONE MILLION DISCHARGES
London, Jap. 24.
the statement by An official Ministry of Labour shows that Class releases for men between June 18, 1945, when the release schome started, and the and of the year were: Navy-170,800; Army-601,162; Air Force 250,- 201, and Cina B releasce: Navy- 85,000; Army-62,797 and Air Force 24,283,
Other releases and discharges of men for the three services were Navy
ave 25,100, Army 112,009 and Afr Force 26,472, making a grand total of releases and discharges throughout the services of 1.340,- the 400.
A British source said German merchant fleet will also
Women released under Class A be divided Inter
for the same period were: Navy According to, a communique 24,200; Army 67714 and Air Issued by the three powers Farco 52,752, while Class B re- "operational surface units" of lease were Navy 50, Army 1,378 407. Other E the Nazi navy amounting to and Air Force 1.759 vessels, plus 30. submarines cases and discharges of women and 9,270 are being spilt on a share and totalled 8,829, 12.230
The number of men and women share alike basis, leaving Ger- for the three services, respectively. many without the vestige of a released and discharged from the three services total 1611.800,- combat fleet,
Reuter.
Tokyo, Jan. 24, unacceptable in its present form. The American military polier They consider the plan very and the Japancee police raided far from meeting their long two Tokyo homes and arrested an standing demands for the estab- undisclosed number of Japanese lishment of a genuine coalition bootlegger who are accused of government.-Associated Press legally manufacturing whisky the enethyl-alcohol. containing Provost Marahal announced to UNHAPPY LOVE
day. AFFAIR
The procession was in honour, the famous round temple, divid- find the Government's plan to of the 60th birthday of the In- ing line of the Hindu and Mus- reorganise the State Council, dian national army lender, the lim sections, where the demon- Into an all-party body and in
strators showered missiles on clude a few members of other late Subhas Chandras Bosc.
Bands of rioters armed with the police, who barred their ad- parties in the Executive Yuan bamboo, staves defied plens for vance. The authorities, it was Tokyo, Jan. 24. enlmness which were made by reported, replied with a volley Only about one third of the party leaders and by persona of small arms fire and tear gas usual number of poems has been identified with Bose's Indian naj shells,-Associated Press. aitbmitted in the annual Imperial tional army,”
SECOND INCIDENT poetry party written on the sub- The
Each Big-Three nation will demonstrators roamed foot "Shofe-No Yuk!" or "Snow on the city during the evening,
Bombay, Jan., 24. The police openod fire again at
receive ten submarines, plus: stoning. taxicabs and causing midnight at Goinitha. Bombay,
EXPLOSION TOLL. United States:-Ong 10,000-
Rome, Jan. 24. where there was trouble, earlier
The raiders destroyed two 55 ton cruiser, seven destroyera
An Anan dispatch sal yester- "Man should be like the ganly some property damage.
TEAR GAS.
this evening,
A 19-year-old shop foki, Yuen gallon drama, several croche of and torpedo-boats, and 672 other
day, the death toll as a result of raw alcohol and 550 bottles of units. Bhulabhal Desai, head defense officially stated to be ton kuled. Lam, was admitted to Queen Blogs! whisky. Over 1,700,000 yon Britain:18 destroyers and the ammunition blants on Monday torpedo-boats, and 624 other de Torre Annunziate has reached. The Empress Dewamer's poon counsel In the national army more than 70 injured by bullet Mary Hospital at about 4 p.m. was impounded.
23. An offoar in the Provost "Mar- unita, was "Noble is the mine that stands trials, told The Associated Press wounds and 380 others suffering yesterday with Injures to his
Allet Buthorities in Naples dnjuries during baton tongue and other parts of the what's office exprerod the opinion Russia: Ono' bearing the snow that fell settling that the police, who made 18 ar from
6,000 ton said there were some allied casual- have been? down the duets of the world."
dealers cruiser, ten destroyers and torties among the cotimated 500 in- Held under contury-old flies the rests, misused prisoners who chances or the effect of tear gas-body-apparently self inflicted that the bootleggers
when he attempted to end his wood whisky carpring legi pedo-boats, and 522 other units, fured persons but that there was
supplying wore detained in connection with Router
unsuspecting party we attended by the Em- the rioting.
lifo.
Britain has offered to trans- no alifed death. peror at the Imperial Palace. A
Takyo, Jan. 24.
-toate laboja. Over 20 Americans He was discovered by the of Had or were blinded from polson for some of her alloted ships to A Naples dispatch, said the total of 14.202 moome were
He said: "I saw wanton bont-F umit-
Allind „Headquarters. to-day
the French-Associated Press, damage from the expibelors of... ted which the "Ninnon Tinso" said Ing" and added: "Let them
evidence
the 15 ammunition' cara ia estimat¬ "? "Tad" - árumman ubi ani thế” perminion to send routelation No. 82, Hollywood Road, gresind tinually auboiitted."- Associater Most of the casualties were te Canton to remove Japan floor. It is belloved that he had have been turned over to the police battalion which staged the edit
Prom inflicted in the pitchel battle at
xidants Associadar Prom an unsuccessful love affair, Base Megrowthian moules by the military raid Associated Prom.....
the Pine Emperor's
colour though hearing the fallen
wine that does not change ite
SNOW.
[
The casualty figures are un-
was only one-third, of the numbiri, have their last fling.") refúned the Japaneno Government the inmates inside a cubicle ati ligiör alnes the pooopitiona
$10,000,000-