4
1
MONEY MARKET
There was an improvement In Chinese National
Currency
THE CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 2, 1946.
ALL-OUT ATTACK ON Hainan Bandit
yesterday, especially in futurea, and rates closed at $116 for futures and $1.28 for spot (for A CN$1,000).
Gold was weak, and after opening at $136 a toe! It fell to $384.
US dollars were maintainest at 84.48 buyers, Sterling was stronger at $16:10, na uino were Australian Pounds at $12.90, beth buyers.
S'hat Exchange
Closing rates were:-
Gold per ounce U.S. Dollars*
KALGAN STARTS
Nanking, Sept. 30.
Nationalist attack on Kalgan, the main Com- munist milltary base, has been ordered by the Central Government, according to an uncon- firmed Chinese press report.
The Central Government said that the Commun- ists reacted to the order by issuing a "general mobilisation order," exhorting the defenders to "hold Kalgan at all costs.'
Huallai, 52 miles southeast of Kalgan. 13 at holding out against the Nationalists.
Shanghai, Oct. 1.
Buying Selling It is beyond question that the CNS CNS Communists will make a major 217,000 217,600 stand at Kaigan. A Party spokes.
3,990an emphasised that it will be
910ght to the last breath and the
lant bullet."
3,960
Hong Kong Dollars 790
Unofficial market.
-Associated Press.
POST OFFICE NOTICES
Outward Mails
Unicas otherwino atated, Regia terod Articlon and Parcul Poets close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-
South
WEDNESDAY, OCT. R Airmail for Canton & Shanghai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 2.m., (Ord.) 10 ́n.mi
Macao, Tinshan and Shekki (Kwongur) it mm.
Straits, Mauritius and Africa via Durban (Por.) 11.30 a.m., (Ord.) noon, Airmull for Saigon, Calenti Delhi and London (By Air Kowloon C.P.0., (Reg. 1 pak, (Ord.) 1.30 p.m.; G.P.O., (Reg.) 1.30 p.m.. (Ord) 2 p.ma,
|
Kalgan.
·
HOPE FOR PEACE
Nanking, Sept. 80. President Chigno Kavahek, reiterating his sincere desira for peace. today aruraased hope that the "hostilitiós note expanding over nearly ones
of Chino Thind
ond, shartly" in a discussion with General Marshall, President Truman's special cuvoy to China.
Another meeting between General Marshall and Dr. Leighton tuart, American Ambassador China, led od- nervore to believe that Throw urcsa may be taking shape in the political negotiations deadlock.Beuter.
Meanwhile, the Nationalists are three routes toward inching along the Peiping-Súlyuan One column is advancing along railway.
the Peiping-Suiyuan rallroad and will soon reach Haiwan- pao". General Tu Ya-ming's per, Isin Sheng FRO," newspaper, quoted military sources 15 any ing. "while another in taking a mountain route toward Wan- chun, near Kalyan, and a third is driving for Chikmupao".
A dispatch anid that the Nation- alists
encounter expected to heavy Communist resistanco as they approached closer to moan-|##: tain-ringed Kalgan.
D
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It is hereby notified that The by notified that our Godown at Canton, Oct. 1. Chiun Ceast Officers Guild and Kowloon has been entered into The Marine Engineers Guild of by persons unknown to us, in consequence of which, we have China will be amalgamated suffered the loss of a quantity henceforth will be known as
Efforts to suppress Communist bandits in Hainan Island are being pushed by the provincial guards under the com- ipand of General Lo Cho- ying, Governor Kwangtung.
of
The strength of the guards has been brought up from two to four regiments, ́ ́nad more unita will be sent in order to clean-up the 10,000 bandits who roam about many parts of the jaland.
At the same time, units of the 46th Division, which were sent to Haiyan ofter V-J Day
disarm the fapanese marines, were ordered to return to the mainland, most likely to Shang- Regulara hereafter will
haj
be used to defend the country against any external enemy. while the provincial troops will be assigned to bandit suppres- BiQn.
from 1st. October 1943 and
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Hongkong, Sept. 30, 1940.
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NOTICE
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and
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Unconfirmed reports that the Cainese Communists are staging ahanvy recruiting campaign in Manchurin circulated as Govern- Troops stepped up ment
their drive on Kalgan.
A Nanking report said that The "Social Welfare, Catholle
Government | pro-Government
troops driving to newspaper. M
Owing to banditry, the ht ward ported that General Lia
Kalean Pino,
Crossed
people of the towne dare not Communist Manchurian chit, Charhar pro
provincial burder and
London, Sept, 10. venture into the country and all lasued general mobilization ware 35 miles from the elty.
Consumers are advised that the Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, convoys have to be provided. order in tent arra.
This
report was from the pro- personal representative
with strong escorts.
The dit above mentioned Cash Offices will Communist minefields hamper Government Central News.
Pandit Nehru. Vice-President of culty in communications, too, be re-opened as from the 2nd ed the Nationalists at Hwallai, 75
Striking from the west after the Indian Interim Government, has affected the even distribu- instapt for collection of accounts. iles from the southern Peiping occupying Blingshai, the column said today that bis vielt the Sulyvan railroad.
tion of commodities
the Minister. of the Soviet Foreign
and General Fu Teo-yi's troops re-
appeared to be ahead other Government forces fight-Molotov, in Paris was in line with Prices are therefore going up. In Huihow, the principal town, portedly captured Yangkas. anl are advancing against Tienchen.
ing toward Kalgan from Katk- the new overnment's
a picul Communista reported attacks thang to the east of the objec- open up relations with all coun-rico is CN$60,000
against CN850,000 In Caut
Carton Tolun, to against Linotupe. Thahihklao and tive and from
the trice as soon as possible.
Governor Lo Cho-ying has "It is mischievous to suggest 50 miles away.
that we are asking the support put into effect three five-year Kwangtung, based on sufficiency
polley to
(Luxmi Haicheng io southern Manchurla, northeast, end that more of one country to offset another." plans for the rehabilitation of
Airmail for Bangkok. Singapore, Colombo. Sourabaya, Sydney and Auckland (3.0.A.C. Plane) Kowloon G.1.0 (Reg.) 2 pan, (Ord.) 2.80 p.m.: G.P.D. (Reg. 2.30 p.m.. (Ord.) 8 p.m.
Australia via Sydney (afiri tan) Kowloon C.P.O., (Par.) 2 p.m., (Reg.) 2 p.m., (Ord.) 2.30 p.m.; G.P.0., (Par.) 2.30 p.m., (Reg.) 2.30 p.m., (Ord.) 3p.. Shanghai (Theseus) 3 um. Airmail for Canton, Shanghai, Nankie Hankos, rainglas and Peiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 3 p.m., (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.
Reuter and Associated Press. Communist Drive
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Nine Communist regiments fleeing the Northern Hopefruggest any kind of partial or food, improvement of conquent Saturdays, Clearing cheques | Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1946,
Inunched
com-
Mr. Gandhi To
Attlee
Mr.
London, Sept. 30.
A letter from air. Gandhi to the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, ia reproduced in the "Dally Herald,” the Labour Party dally today.
Prime
the It introduced to
between Mr. ved as the link
Cabinet Mission
Minister Sudhir Ghosh, who se
Gandhi and the
be applicable to Hainan un noon after that time will be credited as the bandits have been cleaned on the following working day.
USN ENDS
Asked what help India could ex-up-Associated Press. pect from the Soviet Government in her present food crisis-spech- fe reason for Mr. Menon's visit be said: "The internal position in Russia is such that it would be futile to be optimistic about im mediate assistance."-Beuter.
ITS JOB
UNION CHURCH
Kennedy Road.
NOTICE
H.B. BEER
DEPOSIT ON BOTTLES
Shanghai, Oct. 1. A meating of members and Admiral Charles M. Cooke Jr. adherents of the above church On recommencing business, end today that no further move will be held in the Board Room the Hongkong Brewery & Din ment of Chinese troops by his of Mesace Jardine Matheson on tillery Limited charged a de- United States 7th fleet is planned Friday the 4th of October nt posit of 30 cents per bottle, but
said at the moment. He
the
These dispatches than 4.000 Communists already te added. "There is nothing in have evncoated Kalgan and are cur approach to any country to of Priping, Oct. 1.
munications, and reconstruction have
exclusive relationship. We concerted Associated Press, R
projects including the
revival will only be accepted up to 11.30 affensive against a 90-mile
not going to be drawn into these
Clearing chèques received independent Industrien. These pinne will on. Ours blocs. stretch on the north section of
policy as far as possible, based on the Peiping-Ilankow Railroad,
friendliness with everyone. the Chinese Government Military authorities acknowledged as the Government clamped an official news binekout on the three- prong push against Kalgan.
The Communists have cap turned three towns along the railroad
links North which China
with the Yangtze River port of Hankow in Central
SHIPMEN TO China. The attack has
SOUTH SEAS pletely isolated Panting, capital of Hopei Province, from Pei- ping to the north and to Shih-
Shanghai, Oct. 1. The Ictior slates: "Deur Prime chit-chuang to
Some 30,000 pieces of cotton to the South.
Minister. I wonder if you can res The Red offensive extended member an Indian sent to you by goods, such as towels, socks and Itom Chosien, 40 miles south the late Mr. Ramsay Macdonal. underwear, will shortly be ship- Chinese firms in the Tinghsien, Peip
12 That was the present writer.
ped to miles
of
"On the strength of that alight | South Seas. Shih-chin-
The consignment is described is less than 22,000. The Communists struck Ecquaintance, I am Bold to intro- chuang.
re- ke:
conditions in the South (Fort Wilhelmus) 10 line and three towns southeast Sudhir Ghosh. He makes a
the 7th fleet has been reduced | Paoting
Hlable and steady bridge between Seas." but did not attack Great Britain
(more than 50 per cent since the India. Ho and Shanghai (Hartland Foint) 10 Pasting, where a large Govern- loves both passionately. He is fo with the South Saus is being Press.
One Chinese paper said trade Japanese surrender.-Agociated ment garrison is stativned.
Interpret me to the best of his Meanwhile, in
Nanking, ability. Ta interpret a person is hampered by the commandeer- General George C. Marshall re much more difficult than to inter-ing of ships for military pur- ceived a communication from pret organisations.
posen by the Chinese authori Communist negotiator General
"I can only say may God bless tics.--Router. Chow
"that" the En-lai,
Com- his effort and give his tongue the will abandon their right word. I hope the great!
carrying site efforts for a peaceful settlement weight you are unless the Kuomintang Govern-lightly on you."
The "Herald" says that Ghosh
Kongmoon Kwan Luf) 4 p.m. Tanmkong (Kwongchowwan) (Toishian) 4p..
Canton (By Train) 4 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT 1 Macno, Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10 a.m.
Manila P.L. Makassar, Soura- [ in!
of
to
In India,
unnecessary
Navy moved approximately 250,- 5.30 p.m. All friends interest this was thought 900 Chinese Nationalist soldiersed in the future of the church and was discontinued when the between V-3 day and last May. nre cordially invited to attend.export of bottles was prohibited
by Government. There have been no transfers
E. HIMSWORTH, sincs Communist remnants were transferred to Chefop under the
Hon. Secretary. truce in June. "
Cooke gave Marine strength in
Bo
baya and Batavia (Tjitjalengka) at nine towns along the railway duce to you my young friend Säriį as a "trinl order to find out mar told a Russian correspondent that
10 k.m.
Straits
51,71.
1
61.21.
Swalow and Saigon (Pronto)
10 am.
Swatow and Bangkok (Produse)
moon.
Shanghai (Bencruachan) nuon. Airmall for Canton. Amoy, Foochow and Shanghal (C.N.A.Cmunists Pinney (Reg.) 3 năm, (Ord.) 3.30
1
p.m.
Kongmoon
I.m.
(Foochow Hoi)
Canton (Kwong Tung) p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT 4 Haiphong (Masbate) 10 a.m.
Macas. Teinahan and Shekki (Kwongiai) 11 am.
Straite (Newchwang) 2 p.m. Shanghai (upeh) 2 p.m.
Chou
"NEARLY KILLS US"
SEARCH FOR "SLAVES"
Shanghai, Oct. 1. A special plane is leaving for Sichane temorrow to begin rescue operations for the five American airmon believed enslaved by pri- Tokyo. Oct. 1. Thirty girls from the tinselled mitive Lole tribesmen in China'
of Tokyo's taxi-dancer western wilderness.
Graves registration personnel
nedicines, Equipped with Jeeps. Chinese paper and allver money.
The currency is to be used to satisfy ransom demanda.
4 raunt instantly cease military is leaving for India after two operations against Kalgan and months of very useful work and other points in that vicinity adds: "It was at the suggestion General
charged the of the members of the Cabinet halls Kuomintang with resorting to Mission that he came to London Palaces swung into the office of military pressure to achieve by to continue in the function which Assistant Mayor e today cors-composing the rescue team are force demands which they were he himself modestly describes as plaining bitterly that their fest hurt and asklog abolition of the unable to obtain through
tax on dancers.
"One hundred per cent tax on dances doubled prices," they told
Airmail for Singapore, Colom-gotiation.
4
bo, Rangoon, Calcutta,
+
+
Delti.
By Oct. 15?
no errand boy."Reuter.
HUSH-HUSH!
San Francisco, Oct. 1.
The captiva Amerigana aro bg-
the astonished Ito. "Trade fell outlieved to be among those forced
by 50 per ount. But worse a tax down in 1944--Associated Press. of 30 zen monthly was levied on
Johannesburg. Cairo, London, At Peiping, a upokesman for Sydney and Auckland (By Air) Generalissimo Chiang Knl- (Reg.) 1.30 m. (Ord.) 2 p.m. shek's Flejd Headquarters Admiral Nimitz declared to
denied that an official order day that adequate defence mca- us.
Cebu P.I. (Mindore) 3. p.m. Ceylon. Eust and South Africa and Egypt (Marine Leopard) 3 p.m.
Canton (Fatehan) 4 p.,
SATURDAY, OCT. G
Straits and Calcutta (Mausung) (Par.) 9.30 a.m., (Ord.) 10 am.
Foochow (Hnton) 10 a.m.
That nearly kills us."Å?«
had been issued for the attack sures for the United States re-sociated Presz. against Kalgan, but other quire strong peacetime military Government officials predicted forces and retention of secrecy that Kalgan would be captured of military weapons. by October 16.
In
Legion
top
GOLDEN HIND LEAVES
Shanghai, Oct. 1. Five United States Marino
London, Oct. 1.
Air- The British Overseas Convention aison planes are dying nearly a
of cholers vaccine from ways Corporation's 34-ton fly- Informed Government sources speech, he called for a stabilised Teingtao to the Comunist re-ing boat Golden Hind left Poole Baid that General Fu Tso's pencetime economy and a strong gional capital in Shantung to yesterday for Cairò on the first Holhow and Bangkok (Iris) 10, troops were pushing eastward Army and Navy Associated combat an eklemic there.-A peace-time
passenger flight. from Suiyuan Province along Press.
There are now 13 trips weekly between England and Cairo- Associated Prose.
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re-
on FRIDAY, Pubile Auction
1946 THE 4TH OCTOBER,
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No. 35, HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON.
office acak, cast, dining
Brewery's bottles are, however, being withheld from it A Fine Collection of Valuable by unscrupulous persons enden- Household Furniture compris- vouring to corner the bottleing:- market, and it is necessary to
sides re-ingose the deposit which Double will, as from the 1st October sectional book 1946. be 20 cents per quart and chaira, sideboards, glass cabl- 25 cents per pjat bottle.
nets, beds, divans, sofas & armchaire,
carved blackwood It is hoped that the co-opera- table lamp, carved ivory bail, chest, poking glass, table fan,
Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Members of the above Club who have returned to the Colony
advise the tion of the Brewery'e customers are requested to Treasurers of the date of their and the general public in re- return, if they have not already turning all empty bottles to the done so. This can be done by Brewery will enable it shortly completing a form which again to discontinue requiring available in the Treasurers' deposits being made upon its office.
bottles,
Percy Smith & Co.
'Treasurers,
Windsor House, 2nd Floor.
Hongkong.
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Chinese Affairs,
Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance No. 5. of 1938 as amended by Ordinance No. 17 of 1946
1.
Every person who at the date of the passing of the Protection of Women and Girls (Amendment) Ordinance, 1916. viz. 20th. September, 1946, has in his or her custody or control any gird under the age of 21 years, the legal guardianship of whom la vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, shall within one month from the commencement of the Protection of Women and Giria (Amendment) Ordinance, 1046, give notice theroof at the office of the Secretary for Chinese Affaira, or at the office of the District Officer New Territories, or at any Palice Station and shall submit a passport-size photograph of the girl and of himself or herself."
2. Every person who acquires the custody or control of any Auch girl, shell, within one month from the date of acquiring Buch custody of control, give notice thereof in the manner proscribed by the regulations under the above Ordinance.
J. Every person who brings into the Colony any such girl, ahall, within one week from the date of bringing such girl in- to the Colony, give notice thereof in the manner prescribed by the regulations under the above Ordinance.
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The necessary forms can be obtained at the Office of the Secretary for Col2004 Affairs or at the Offles of the District
dort, aww Territories or let Boy Police Station,
TU MEGARRY,
on THURSDAY, the 3rd Oct.,
· 1946,
commencing at 10.00 a.m.,
at the premises of THE SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS, French Bank Building,
Baacments
83 LOTS OF MISCELLA NEOUS GOODS, comprising
Iron Seals,
Airmail Envelopes. Paper and Loose Leaf Files, Waste Paper and Books,
Curios,
Printing Ick, Laundry Soap, Canvas Cases,
Medicinal and Bar Soapa, Thermos Flasks, Sheet Glass Most Lamps, Kerosene Lamps, Etc., Etc., Ele
The Kin Lee Godown, Ground
Floor, West Point, where the goods are stored, will ho apen
crockery and cutlery etc, etc.
Also
1 Royal typewriter 14"
1 Radio-gram
2 Gent's woollen sults-New
Kodak cing camera
1 Piung
Ladies bicycle
1
Steel index cabinet
2
17
hanging cupboards
5 Tientsin carpeta 9' x 12'
1 fenk bed room suite
1
1)
dining room salto
Os View from Thursday, the 3rd. October 1946.
Terms-As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION
PE
The Undersigned have ceived instruction to sell by Public Auction en
Friday the 4th. October 1946 commencing at 230 p.m. at their Saics Rooms, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
(1) One Citroen 4 Seater
Motor Car
(2) Two Renault 4 Seater
Motor Cars
(1) One Renault Coupo
Motor Car
The abovo Cars can be in- apected at Lyee-Moon Garogo on the 2nd & 3rd October 1940 and at our Sales Rooms on 4th, October 1946.
Terms as customary.
LAMMERT BROS.
"Auctioneers.
TRADE
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.. and noon and between 2.00 available for sarly shipment. p.m. and 1.00 pm.
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