FOR SALE
Two diesel Advan direct current generators maker W. H. Allen Bons & Co. Ltd. Farland 400 K. W. 230 Vo'ts 1740 Amps 250 B.P.M. But Injootian Typa 6 oglindore. Machine Nca. 55365/1 bas both impletely stripped and on by inshoated on application -bɔ~Foreman of Bborehousos-at-
Maoline Kowloon Naval Yard.
Nos. 55085/2 in fully erost d and can be vioxod in 17.M. Dookyard
FOR SALE
QUANTITY. OLD MISCELLANEOUS METAL, BOILER TUBES, WIRE ETC.
IN ONE LOT.
MAY BE VIEW-ON-
APPLICATION
TO INSPECTOR OF STORES
OFFERS SHOULD REACH SUPT. NAVAL STORE
OFFICER
THỦ CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948,
Gen. Short Produces Surprises
Washington, Jah. 25, Major-General Walter G. Short, Army Commander in Ha- wali at the time of the Japa-
bour Invesigating
Building Up New Chinese Navy
(By Richard Cushing).
SHANGHAI, JAN. 25.
[CHINA'S TOP ADMIRAL, CHEN SHAO-KWAN, WEARS
SIX STARS AS THE INSIGNIA FOR HIS RANK ONE MORE THAN ANY OTHER ADMIRAL IN THE WORLD.
nene attack, yesterday surpris-THE NAVY UNDER HIS COMMAND FACES THE PRO- SPECT OF RAPID GROWTH NOW, WITH BRI- TISH AND AMERICAN AID, BUT UNTIL RECENT LY THE NAVY WAS DOWN TO JUST ABOUT ONE SHIP FOR EACH OF THE ADMIRÁL'S STARS,
Hong Korg (Rolary Convèrior | NO. 4 STORE H.M, DOCKYARD.ed the Congressional Pearl Har- House) and is to be dismantled before removal by the Pu o' asat. Comprehensivo spesificatlos dán ba Boon it xeman of Stros Office H., D. okya:, Hong Ko ́g.
Offers should ro oh Fap rintend-HM. ing Novel 8ta ́o ('Bloor H.M. Deokrend, Hong Kong not I tor than 6th Februsky. 1946.
+
Suoapseful purchaser to remove bath sets from thoir prosaat looutions within
a Period to be agreed upon. Payment in 6 bo mede to tho uabler B.M. Dockyard, bafore ramoval of either machine, Chandiga o'a. om bo provided
tapiymout Purchator.
On
bry
DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
NOT LATER THAN
12 NOON WED., 30th JAN.
subDESSFUL PURCHASER TO REMOVE COMPLETE LOT
WITHIN 14 DAYS OF ACCEPTANCE OF HIS OFFER,
PAYMENT TO BE MADE TO CASHIER H,M. DOCKYARD BEFORE REMOVAL.
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG
POLICE AND PRISONS BRANCH
AJQUORS ORDINANCE, 1931 ---
In accordance with Section 15 of the abɔve Ordinance, it is notified fo: information that the persons named below have applied for licencos as stated:
PURLICANS' LICENCES
Name Address of Applicant
Proposed name or sign of the premises to bo licensed ·
Mr. Sviatoslav Nicholas Potouloff] The Gloucester Hotel,
The Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Building.
The Borg Kong Brewery &
Distillery Ltd., Dina licus,
5, Duddell Street.
Mr. Choi Cho Chịu,
54, 56 & 58, Lockhart Road
Mr. Tani lung Ting,
88, 90 & 92, Lockhart Road.
The Hong Kong Breway &
Distillery Ltd., Dina House
5. Duddell Street.
Mr. W. A. Zimmern,
Room 214, Gloucester_Bldg.
Gloucester Building.
The Blue Petez,
K.I.L. 542, Nathan Road,
The New York Cafe,
54, 56 & 58, Lockhart Rond.
The London Cafe,
88, 90 & 92, Lockhart Road, The Neptune,
37 & 39, Hennessy Road,
The Black Dog Inn,
37-38,-Hennessy-Road.
RESTAURANT ADJUNCT LICENCES
Jimmy's Kitchen,
Mr. Leo Landau,
China Building.
Jimmy's Kitchen,
20. Har kow Road.
HOTEL KEEPERS' ADJUNCT LICENCES
The Luk Kwok Hotel;
Chan Chuck Yin,
3, Canal Road, Wanchai.
Toi Tung Fui,
7, Gap Road.
Запчасу, 1946.
67-77, Gloucester-Road.
The Shan Kwong Hotel, 1, Shan Kwong Road.
C. H. SANSOM, Commissioner of Police, Licensing Officer.
SMALL ADS. THAT
BRIDGE NOTES
NOTICE
The Far Eastern Shipping. Agbacks wishes it known that it will not be responsible for any debts incurred by personnel of
A contrast of four hearts would the vessels under is cate unless have been much cazier with the the accounts are suppó ted by the- North-South cards, but the bid-signature of the 'Master of the
ing which got them to five cluba vessel concernedɛ.
cannot really be oniticised. At the actual five-club contract, Turther more, South had to employ a pre- caution which would have been necessary at four hearts:" North, Dealer
Nolther alde vulnerable
4 2
Committee twice. He Bald that Major General Sherman Miles, asaint- ant Chief-of-Staff for the Mili- tury Intelligence hnd sent at message to Panama two days It wasn't always that way. Hun-1 craft dropped a destructive load before Pearl Harbour indicating dreds of years ago the Chinese of bombe.
Tho he did not believe a break with navy had so many ships that hey
Chinese tried themes. K985 Japan was imminent,
could be chained together to form tactics aghin, with mines added, at Short asserted also that Mna sea blockade 200 miles long. But a point midway between Nanking H.
and Hankow". Again Japanes D. 398 2 Jor-General
Наупен Kroner.they were wooden junks.
That WBS back in sho fan planes sank Chinese ships, but the C. 75 Chief of the Intelligence branch under Miles did not have access Dynasty and the Three Kingdon Japanese didn't got up the Yany Dynasty, whom three warlords to third blockade was at Han- to decoded, Japanese messages were fighting one another on aba
kow, where floating mines supple- although he helped to prepare and land estimates of probable military
mented the few Chinese ships left. developments.
Some Japanese destroyers and loaded transports were sunk.
Short offered these items to support his contention that the War Department fully realised that his command was only alert only against sabotage and was satisfied with this in full. -As- sociated Press.
R.A.F. SQUADRON MOVES BY ROAD
11.Q. Air Command, S.E. Asio,
Jan. 24. Air and ground crewe
of G84 (Mosquito) Squadron. R.A.F« to-
The modern Chiaco nagy began to take shape after the oulam war of 1842. China built dockyards and a naval training station.
It suffered a
thar setback later when the several decades Empresa Tze Shih took taxes car
the y and built Fummer palace at Peiping.
After the 1911 Chinese Revalu tion the navy obtained ships from Japan. Britain and Germany and eventually fronted a fleet of 20 vessels. Including several cruisers
In 1937 the wave-had-68–chiner including five cruiser; total ton nage, 44.000 tons.
YANGTZE TACTICS
The fleet was destroyed~~~except day reached the hallway stake for six small vessels-in three
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The bidding:
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This blockade enabled Hankow North to hold out for 15 months. 14 11. might have fallen in a matter of
4C. weeks had the Japanese been able Lo come
como up the river. Those three blockades cost l'ass nevon-eighths of the Chinese navy. The few ships that survived were West opened the deuce of dia-
taking dummy's SECOND HAND JACKETS takon up river to Chunking after monds, East their guns had been removed and Queen with his Ace. A diamond AND TROUSERS SUITABLE THE HONG KONG return knocked out dummy's King, FOR emplaced as shore batteries.
and the rest was then up to De- TRADE AT FOUR SHILLINGS
EACH clarer.
Thousands shipped to Middle
The Chinese navy as such ceased to exist, but Chinese sallore went into the countryside as guerilia forces. Some oparated minefielis along the Yangtze,
As
Obviously he had to plan the establishment of dummy's hearts; East. WANTS JAP SHIPS
and.. just
obviously, they
Quick shipment of pressed Soon there will be more than 20 would present no difficulties if the
But bales of one thousand assorted blockade operations on the Yang-ships, but nothing heavier than outstanding hearts split 3-2. itze River in 1937 und 1988. These gun-boat. in the Chinese navy, how to take care of a possible 4-1 garments.
blockades were more or less delay Some are being raised from the heart splitt ing actions, and were costly in men river bottom by the Japanese and and ships, but presented the Ja- turned over to China. Others are panese Στωπι rending invasion gifts from Britain, the United forces into the interior board States and France. At least one transport ship.
American gunboat, the Tatuila, is now
China wants a seaworthy navy.
all right for
19
were
in Chinese hands,
in the len road journey from Saison to Bangkok. The first night they spent on the banks of the Mekong River and the entire Donvoy crossed safely by ferry the Following day. They are now wate side the danger zone where armed banis might have attacked thean. The convoy of 30 lorries
Firstly, all five cruisers guarded by French machine guns
lost. fust below Narking. Small and is in touch by wireless with craft were purposely sunk in the Gunboato are Squadron Intelligence Officers at river and the cruisers lined up be-Yangtze but they aren't built for Saigon Aircraft are being flownind this barrier. The blockade the sen, so China wouldn't mind direct to Bangkok.
was effective until Japanese air taking over клие of Japan's
ships.
Lt. Comdr. B.
G (Charles) Ling, Admiral Chonte Linison Of feer, puts it this way!
MacA. Knew More About Jap. Plans
WASHINGTON, JAN. 25. MAJOR-GENERAL WALTER SHORT, COMMANDËR. IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY IN HAWAII AT THE TIME OF THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK, AS- SERTED YESTERDAY THAT GENERAL MAC- ARTHUR, IN THE PHILIPPINES, HAD MUCH MORE SECRET INFORMATION ABOUT JAPAN- ESE INTENTIONS LATE IN 1941 THAN HE HAD AS COMMANDER IN HAWAII. HE CONTENDED BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEL OF INQUIRY THAT GENERAL MACARTHUR'S PROMPT EXTENSION OF AERIAL RECONNAIS- SANCE AFTER THE NOVEMBER 27 WARNING MESSAGE, FROM WASHINGTON WAS DICTAT- ED BY THE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
the
the Queen, and Ace of
The solution was to draw only
trumps leaving one trump still out and the Jack of trumps in the dummy. Then the hearts were begun, dum- This plan was perfectly safe if the my cashing the Ace and King, heart hearts split 3-2, since both oppon- onto would have to follow; and with the actual split, South's only chanco was to find the outstanding together with the lone trump hearts.
When West discarded on the "We understand that Japan's remaining aircraft carriers, battle second heart South ruffed a third ships and smaller warships are round of hearts and got back to going to be sunk in the demobili-dummy by leading a trump to the left there ention programme. We feel that's Jack-which had been
for just that purpose, Another bad.
established the suit, "These ships should be given to heart ruff China in part repayment for what and the spade Aoe was the final to two established heart Jupan has one to Asceint entry od Press.
McNutt Misquoted
tricks.
Yesterday you were David Bruce Burnstone's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
8.-A Q 08 H-8
DA J 7 5 4
GK 10 2
The bidding:
Manila, Jan. 25. U.S. High Commisioner Paul McNutt to-day 'declared that sex- ments of the Manila press had "completely misinterpreted" his message to Frei
to President Truman try
age of the Bell bill in Jacoby ing the passage which he and
and Filipinos were politically plat
loyalista
Filipino Congressmen retorted
and onmy collabora,"
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You Maier Burnstone
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Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on an English bank.
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Answer: Bid birce apades. Short reminded the Committee Short also declared that War that if there were so many col- that it was the Navy's job to Department estimates repeatedly was undeserving of American as-
laborators then the Philippines Your partner's free bid shows strength, and since his suit. is a conduct distant aerial searches in warned of ह possible attacks sistance. Another Filimo chal-major and fits your hand there; the Hawailan area. He added against the Philippines but said fenced MeNutt to name the col- should be a chance for game. bhat General MacArthur had got nothing about an attack on laboratore.
Score 100 per cent for three BRITISH MILITARY ADMINI- a great deal of information from Hewall.
MoNutt answered that the whole spades. O for any other bld.
STRATION, HONG KONG. the interception of Japanese mos- He also charged the War De-point In-ble message to Truman
partment of having delayed the was to SIRES.
emphasise the need for setting up of radar in Hawaii action on economic rohabitation
General Administration Branch while it completed its installations of the Philippines-Associated in New York, Seattle and San Press. Francisco.
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He said that none of the per- manent rader stations in OA.IT.U. was in operation at the time of the
Japanes attack and added that the movable practice station picked up the Japanese planes but that the information was not cor rectly
Interpreted. Associated Presa.
EDUCATING THE NIPS'
Washington, Jan. 24.
It was learned yesterday that the State Department efforts to executive General MacArthur's American request to obtain bom edicaters to assist the American occupation programe In Japan is procreasing rapidly.
STRIKE VOTE
New York, Jan. 24. Striking members of the C.I.O. United Packing houses
workers in New York yesterday voted | against returning to work
øren if the
Government seize the plante, unless they are ordered to do so by officials of the National
QUESTION
To-day you are Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both side vul- nerable, you hold the same hand. But the bidding is:
Schenken You Maler
1H Dbl. IS Pars (7).
What do you bidt Tenorrow).
(Anawer
NOTICE
Jacoby In connection with Proclama- Dыl.tion No. 19 dealing with Motor Transport isited on 12th January 19461fin undermentioned informa tion is published in order that persons concerned may be aware of the correct procedure.
The Competent Authority for the Colony is Colonel C.B.H. Delamain, O.B.F., M.G., De puy Chief Civil Affa'rs
fficer (Military). Applications and correspon
dence concerning motor
TEACHERS. DEMANDS
vote, wae taken after s
Tokyo, Jan. 24. Union leader declared that the
The National Council of AN- Government saiture, "will not be Japan Teachers' Union has handed in our favour but in favour of the Education Minister the packers.”—Asspólated Preas.
GERMAN STEEL
Berlin, Jan 24,
Boven-
point demand for improved candi- Lions including 660 per cent, in- aresse in food and reetdance allows
the "Yomiuri
Hochi ported to-day.
-az
the
The Council claiming ropreson A complete list is expected to The Allied Control Council frkation of the majority of" be placed in the hands of State, diylded as to how much steel tion's teachers xiso demanded" Droantmont adininistrators during Gettany will be ablo to produce
criminals.. from the profession.—--- Associated Press.
the treak-ond for approval follow-In future, it was heported to the expulsion of ebichlled "war" In which the educators ära ex-' Ah American offell said the pected to quickly move to Japan. United States. Russia and France ----Associated Press,
want to per production at 5,800,- 000 tons yearly, while England Zayojareit | 7,500,000); tons, yearly, Hold the British plan, would mean a higher standard of living for Germany---Assotfalod Préen,
CHINESE IN GERMANY
Berlin, Jan. 24. BRA? Chiness' mission accredited |to the Allied Control Council ‹fè.
re-establishing, diplomátlegedn-, nections in Germany after the |isőlation ¡Haused by the wara.
Lieut-General Kwei Yin-ahin Heads the ten-man zuission which butted here Hanke-present Wecking Wheel: hundred Chiflese students wor German schools who fared badly. underwhe
HESS CASE
MARGINS DOUBLED
Now York, Jan. 24.
led from five to ten dollare Margin requlrémanta
per-600-pound bale; the Presidetst of the New York Cotian ExchanES
tradors.
vehicles in Hong Kong should be addressed to 90 Land: Transport, Col Starist, Lower Albert Rad,
Applications
pow
COTREE-
pondence concerning, motor vehicles in Kowloon and the New Territories 'should be addressed to 3,0.01 Land Tennsport, a Room 106 Peninsula Hotel.
All claims to own Motor Vehicles made to the Prop