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SEE ALL THE (REAT EVENTS HAPPENED IN 1945 ****
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PLANES IN ACTION.
JAPANESE SUICIDE
TRIAL OF LAVÁL.
TAMASHITA AND THE GERMAN WAK LORDS
Comms To- Marron, Peh, Hith
"ALWAYS IN MY HEART"
SEARRING KAY FRANCES - WALTER HUSTON
INTRODUCING 15-YEAR-OLD SONG STAR!
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GLORIA WARREN
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KING'S
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRÚARY 15, 1946.
Chungking Not Likely To Become Ghost Town
CHUNGKING, FEB. 14 THIS WAR-TIME CAPITAL - THE MAŠ N. ARTERY THROUGH WHICH POWER FOLLOWED CHINA FROM ABROAD DURING THE WAR WITH JA- PÄN-WILL NOT BECOME A GHOST TOWN, WHEN THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT MOVES TO NANKING IN MARCH, A RESPONSIBLE-GOV. ERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID YESTERDAY, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO LEAVE CHUNGKING - DURING THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS BUT ENOUGH WILL REMAIN TO MUJIKE THIS ONE OF CHINI'N MOST IMPORTANT CENTRES.
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BATHING BEAUTY"
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Miss Paget's Racing Hopes
Londen, Feb. 14, Miss Dorothy Paget has more than an outside chance this. year of bringing off the Lincoln- shire Handleap and the Grand National double. Never before has one owner been strongly represented In the two big
races.
The spokesman indleated that. the National Government is not She has four entries in the forgetting the military value of fat race and seven in The Chungking. "I was always steeplechase. Several of her handy to have a second capital horses are already prominent in availible in case of foreign kante-post betting. Although, at gression, particularly one with present it appears As though Five Canonsto24 of 1348
Air an open backdoor te other coun- Happy Home" will be Mis Sen Rescue figlst, the first Lan-tries. This one situated in the Paget's main hope at Aintree. caster Unit to arrive in Burma, centre of a rich food production her host of horses for the Lin-. bave landed at Peen after lying aren, will not be forgotten." coln would be hard to pick untilĮ
ut from the U.K. with airborne
During the war perind Chung-after the weights have been stu motor-lifebonis aluse under the king's population increased from died. These are diæ to-day- bellies. They covered the 7500
250,000 to more than 1,250,000. Reuter. billes in under 37 dying hours,
The aircrews of 184 flight are but, the spokesman said he ex- all picked ex-Bomber Command pected at least 750,000 to stay. pilots and tight engineers who
The transfer of the national
BOXING
have flown Lan
Lancasters opera capital to Nanking involves The TOURNAMENT
Lionally over Europy, ex-Constal transfer of a complete city of Command navigąlops used to un-at least 500,000 people 1,000 viating over whe stretches of miles down the Yangtze, includ {®x*#4!
wireless operators, ing styre-keepers," officials, due- drawn from both commands,
turs and others.
ди
All the Air grews ¢u! « a two
(months' air sen rosene enarge at Thornaby before they flew out to South East Asia, learning all the is and outs of At Sea Rescue work including life beat dropping by parachute.
The lifebonts RFC just over thirty feet long. They are built of double skin mahorany ple and are fitted with both engines and
destened
sats.
50 ns
move are vast
WILL TAKE A YEAR. Physical difficulties oi this, especially withi the river level low where only the smallest boats can operate
High officials and foreige diplomats will make their tran18- for by air but rank and file government employees and their families with travel by river
ecially to enpsize the bout.
The spokesman estimated it would require between eight and twelve months to complete the transfer. Some departments of - the Rovernment have already moved to Nanking but the first
The boxing tournament in nid: of the funds of the flong Kong Welfare Association has now been definitely fixed to take place on Tuesday, February 26, at the Lee Theatre.
The tournament under thei patronage of Hb Excellency Vien. Admiral Sir Cecil ilacourt, and he chairmanshin of St.-Col. W.
KAY
The programme has not yot been finally decided apon but there will be twelve bouts, mostly between members of His Majesty's services. Several civilian boxers! hold rations
will, however, be seen in action and water to last several days and will ace
and the United States Navy are madate dozen or more iner
assisting with about er two,
The main boat will probably Broaned from 1 height of vigh: hundred feet the life boats des.
t between be a heavy-weight contest vend un four parachutes.
British and American Naval men. The tournament will be under WI
When
they hit the water formal functions will be the the Imperial Services Boxing As- automatic device shouts of rocket opening of the National Assem-sociation rule, and there will be lin 200 feet on either side and by, on May 5,
have been no purses, hut prizes end off the boat so
One of the first duties of the donated by members of the Royal is an easy matter for airmen Assembly is to select a permum
in
Air Force and several local resid- the water to reach one of the lines null themselves to the boat ent capital. Whatever the de- ents, and set sail for land along the cision. Chungking, which bore course signalled to them by the heavy Japanese bombings dur- ing the war will be "co-capitat in perpetuity" always ready to shelter the government if other areas are threatened,
cach
Lancaster.
Return Of H.K. Business Men
thni
Nanking is already badly overcrowded and the spokesman said the National Government, would undertake extensive ex-
The following are members of the organising committee:-Com- ander Robertson Alkman. Major! Lester, Lieut.Į Sorby, F/Lieut.
(Commandos), C.P.O. Bennett Regers and Mr. F. L. Marca).
ARMY GOLF MEETING
Camberley Heath. Feb. 14.
Colombo, Feb. 13. pansion there to provide essen. The Army Golfing Society are The earlier practicable re-tial housing if the Assembly to hold an open amateur Victory turn of Ceylonese professional selects Nanking as the regular Meeting here from Monday, May THE JARDINE, ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LTD, men and women of the staff's of seat of the Government. Muay 20 to Thursday, May 23.
businesses previously established diplomats have already sent! It will be open to all who have in Hong Kong, North Borneo, their agents to seek home in served in the British, Indian Malaya and Sarawak is envisag- Nanking with little auccessor Dominion armies cn ed in Government communi- Associated Press.
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que, which says that this in es-i
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the economic life of these terri- forics.
DECISION
full-
time engagements between Sep-1 tember 3, 1939, and August 15, 1945-provided they have #1 handicap ef five or under.---Reu- ter.
The communique, however, stresses that owing to the short-
Stockholm, Fub, 14.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL age of transport and the fact The newspaper "Svenka Dag- that the territories concerned bladet" said that the Athletic As
The following team has been are presently under military au- sociation has decided that Gunder
Royn] thorities. the Government of Hegg, Arne Andersson and other selected to represent the
In the First Round Swedish runners shall keep ama Air Force
Shield against the Ceylon, in conformity with the ur recorda even if they are dis- Challenge wishes of the Colonial Office, has qualified as professionals. Their Royal Engineers, to be played at decided to register and classify |
stil ander investiga- the Club de Reccelo on Saturday cases are
kick-off at 4.16 pm.
persons who were previously re-te paper said that Bob Eke. Procter, (2708); Opl, Lennox-
sident in those countries, and
who have reasons to return, as tanti, Secretary of the Inter- (5026); Cpl. Hughes (Provosts);
(5207)
Smith (63R.U. well as those not previously e-national Amateur Athletic Fede Dawn
(Kai Tak); sident, but who are to be em- ration. expressed the belief that (P) Pennington
Boyd by thege Swinford (5026),
(6020). the world records held ployed in businesses there.
Brovics (5025). The communique stresses that runners also should continue to Hanlon (2706),
(2706), On- Snowshill (Wireless Unit), priority passage will not be al- be recognised. Associated Press. Reserves: Firman lotted until the prior permission
wan, (5020).
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of military authorities adminis Serious Charge
tering the territory concerned ja obtained. Reuter,
Rice Export Charge
Ho Kam alias Chu Tai-kaj, 20, painter, was charged botere Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Summary with Military Court vesteniny. inflicting pricvous bodily harm upon Leung Tone at Chan Hing Street. West Point, on February
Leung Tong, was also charged a disorderly behaving in
Fung Kan, charged with at- tempting to export 1,840 catties with of rice on the night of Feb. 8. was manner.
It WAS alleged that accused
Aummoned before Mr. W. H. aagnulled Loung with an axe,
Latimer yesterday.
Inspector
that
W. S. Parker testified striking him five blows on the night of Feb 8, he head. Loung has just Hospital. leased from was on patrol duty near Green Island and stopped the funk lip was fixed for Saturday,
The owner guld that.aalt
Wo.
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fish was being carried but Inspec OPIUM SENTENCE
Parker found 0 few bags of rice: One man told him that the
A fine of $2,000 or alx months 47, 62 rice belonged to the passengers. hard labour was impored on Sham Mr. Petor appeared for defend- Pul Laing by Mr. W. H. Latimer
24 hours.
The Victory Typewriter CO ant. The cage was remanded for for unlawful possesion of 20 tals
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ANNE SHIRLEY-EDDIE ALBERT
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THE FIRST GLORIOUS STORY OF YOUTH FIGHTING FOR ALL THEY LOVE BEST I
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RICHARD QUINE, ANNE GWYNNE, NOAH BEERY, JR.
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SER THE JUNGLE FIGHTING! At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.15 p.m. “BURMA VICTORY":
WANTED.
An official film record of combined of raw opium at the K.C.R. St Hongkong Government Gazette No. 80 in Burms fighting. The fini zoad to WANTED-URGENTLY on loan, forces, sritiah, American, Chinesa tion on Feb. 13.
Chief Revenue Oficer Phillips of 1941. Please communicate with Victory of the Far Eastern War! atated
that the obim was found A. de Barros Botelho, Acting
YOU Reilly cannot afford, to man 4 merchant, Chu Bam, was inside a siken band next to the Nest Copris of Justice (Phone
No: 89257).
an Important picture like thisl charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwani defendant's skin, His intention Ac The case in which 12 Chinese at the Summary Military Court was spparently mureling. Mr. Lo Yes Wel, an artist from were charged with fighting stars of datinbis Chinese wino at someone handed him the optam in
yesterday, with boa ession of 12 sused pleaded guilty and said thatja vet Chungking, is being held to-day
SEE FOR YOURSELF. at St. John's Cathedral Hall Shanghai Street near Arrah No. 12, 8un lling. Stroot, Brat Chinese territory,"
tu
froor,
arden Road, dally from 11 4.m Street on Feb. 9, with Chingau her. hours
day" And will remain open swords, iron bars, files and long focused was
CIM Sunday, The exhibla amount
Chau, on: Wednes
pro
ranted
The compradore of Motor Junk PENNE on in- No. 715; Mgk: Ken, wie (found ben to over 100 and copsies of water wooden poles were further reformation and 48 galloris of spirit qulity by Mr. WH. Latimer yek. lined in 13 (sza were found, terday of barrying 87. passengers
without a permit from the Hat imposed, bour Maxlar.. Accused was fired
$285
colours, pastele and of a wall manded yesterday on the requded in ma akelphen; of Japanasé, prisoners of the Police:
Inspector Anderton prosecuted and the wine was conflakcated.
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Commencing Sunday. “UNFINISHED - BUŊÍN FSŞ”
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eral Assembly expected to MEMPHIS BELLE "*
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Mr. Claming asilay, who opened
Kava wooks (miro, W11) 2d EMITO EA
Reuter.