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1. I, No. 2.

CHINA MAIL

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Wednesday, September 12th, 1945.

KONG

IS

Price M. Y. 10.

GENERAL TOJO COMMITS SUICIDE

K.-Sydney To Escape Arrest By American Security Officers

Daily Air Service!

When a Pukola (17 planes handord at Kai Tak Aorahirud yosto day two Royal Naval ollienes nova, hvat | the pianoring of the rite to a daily air survien long Thug kong to Sydtury.

The two officers. 14. Conuûr J. M. Ennion, R.N., and D Spinks Foster Couudr.

they RANYK.. stated that

were

satisfied that, weather permitting. 21

would be possilte when spind

heen

daily service

wireless

equipment had

set up at Ka! Tak.

ed several Pacific mir

The Royal Navy has piouber-

routes

with The panping of supplyinu. the British Paelle leet, and the Kained! experience they have daily will be invaluable in con nection with peace-time routing.

nit

which is car of the single controlled air services in the world.

WILA

piloted by

Trader H

ANOTHER BLOW TO TRANSPORT

"The from service mag noi be able to operate for a mat- ter of a serek or 10 days.” dretured Mir, L. C. P. Bellamy, genera!

munger of Hour Kong Traundin Limited, pos terday when asked home t brakon

harber land cable would affect the

Crons

Public Fish Auctions

JAPAN'S No. 1 WAR CRIMINAL

JAPAN'S NO. 1 WAR CRIMINAL HAS ESCAPED TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT BY THE COURTS OF THE UNIT- ED NATIONS HIGH COMMAND.

IN TOKYO YESTERDAY, GENERAL HIDEKİ- TOJO, WHO

JAPAN RESPON WAS THE PRIME MINISTER OF

ATTACK ON SIBLE FOR AUTHORISING THE PEARL HARBOUR AND THE SIMULTANEOUS SAULTS WITHOUT 1. A ENING ON HONG KONG

ΤΟ

AR- ANI MANILA. SHOT HIMSELF REST.

14.8.

EVADE

American Security

officers, never had the "monolitble" charme. despatched by General Mac-ter of Hitler's dictatorship. were! Headquarters, Arthur's

entrance fo practically at the

the

IN LINE

OKINAWA LOSSES REVEALED

Thirty American shipm tuorn aunk and 223 damagedTM* in the Okinawa campaign, it' hus bren ufficiolly nounced. Some 3,836 Japan

brought planes

cac

down.

WOTE

Shanghai Internees 0. K.

Exporters, issuedy Ms. G. A. c leading Japanese war criminal capitulation, sudden and comp UEFENCE

Horkloks, Diroutor of Fishorios.

" Lyng onjeal

Whole

No fish will be sold whole Le Central Market, The

Market

anci ist, and with the Kennedy Town

staying, when Tojo was

ommitted suicide.

General Tajo was, of course,

he was aware that well

marked man.

BIG BUSINESS

Huge War Shipping Losses

in-

CORRESPONDENCE

Advisers On The Future

Sir, I understand that first Ad- meeling of the Chinese visers of the Hong Kong Re construction Advisory Com- mittee was held at the office on Monday morning and attended by a very large number of so-

Chinose called prominent sidents (approximately 60) at the invitation of the local Gov- ernment. The result is still in the realm of mystery.

these

re-

classification. Co-operators

no

Upon this unwieldy number of Advisere an observer has made the following HANKS OF THE namely: (a) The following is a notice on the the tous in-which-General Many studente of Japan's inner

picture are convinced that the ALL

HONG KONG VOLUNTEPR with the Japancas, (})) War.

(c) Non-Co-opera- WITH Profiteers, CORPS. rogistration of Fish Retail and

Passive-Resistants. Id) as it was, may represent an emer-

FRIENDS Lors. gency solution in an attempt to FAMILIES AND

ARE AD-Of all the above, class (a) pre- In this IN SHANGHAI vested interests. RAVE respect, General Tojo's suicide ZISHD, UNDER THE LAT-dominates,

It is dificult for an ordinery BY ISSUED Hong Kong Fish

falls into line with the predictable.ST ORDERS Comdr. T, Kemble, RNA.R..

n Landon Sarrister, sale Market has been set up in

It will be recalled that Tuje was formerly

Cooperators arc Central Market fo sell the Royal Navy's ar the

The fact directs

outstanding in ousted from control of national COL. B. J. R. MITCHELL, man in the street to understand Pacific. fresh and salt fish by public

of aggression affairs after the American captur COMMANDANT, THAT GEN- why

ERAL CONDITIONS IN THE chosen as advisers to the pre- service in the ferry

Jazz'n iH

Government-some IN sent CAMPS fargen auction. This organisation

INTERNMENT was that it was anticed apan of Saipan.

THAT CITY HAVE BEEN doubt acted as such in one form nearly ready for aetion and ir

cynically by the conservative a few lays the date of com

ON A VERY SATISFACTORYjor unother to the Japanese dur forces of Japan, of which

ing the occupation, unless it: be announcer! the mencement will

BASIS. The Dakota is one of

General Tujo was the prin

intends, the public to believe Royal Navy's 300 wing trans in the Press and notices posted

cipal influener at the time.

They are asked not to worry that co-operation with the aircraft. 1 in the Market. port command

about their relatives and Japanese during those awful FIL-Lieut.

friends in that area, it being forty four months, is, in, the Who has hail

The strategy of aggression and

hoped that direct communica opinión of the present Govern- tion with Shanghal will be ment, no guilt whatsoever. imade possible in the very near I hope however the public is adventure was not invented by n clique of young super-nationalist officers General Tajo, his close:

not to think "co-operators" Tersuchi.

who ally, General Count

The British Empire lost 2,570

who have been condoned. If so, it jeclined

to people to attend the surren- All retailers, including

on merchant ships, with a total ten- der ceremonies in Singapore [licensed

stall Jolders and all the plea of ill-health, and Marabai nage of 11,330,000, during the evacuated to Macao, the Officer seems to me it pays "to. cin Commanding. Troops, has or with the hares and hunt with

into the hounds." exporters of fresh and wall fish, Sugiyamu, who was Chief of Staff

an Investigation This was more than half the dered are invited to register now under Tojo-these three who had.

in the Portuguese Fish control of the Japanese army in total langes of the Allies, which conditions Kong Wholesale Market at the Can-1941-42, were notucstatic young amounted to 4,280 ships, totalling Colony and in this case it is

19,720,000 gross tons. The prin-

expected that all ranks who tral Market. There will be nostera.

cipal causes were:

By U-boats: 1,360 British, 440 have relatives and friends in charge for registration but al!

will be reunited who

them very shortly. American, 670 other Allies, 300 Macao neutral; totai, 2,770.

By mincs: 340 British, 16 American, 165 others; total, 620. By surface raiders: 210 British, 107 others; total, 13 American, 330

hich b the Chin

party was ing Comdr. Dunn, Mui Fong Street or any other place other than through the Fish Wholesale Organisation.

RA.F

The plane which argived yes

Leyte, while terday came via

on their way here others are from Sydney.

M. T. B. EXPLOIT

Lt. Couldr.

Konule

with the

Hong

has

There was not that excuse, for any of his chief aldes do register will be re-Tojo quired to pay a deposit, the They were experienced old gen erais closely connected with Zai mount of which will be un- apunged in the Press and post-butsu-the big Japanese trusts.

with Tojo's links Teraucht's affiliations were with the equally famed Mitsui clan.

Sorting out Japan's war crimin

in

Market the

when

Ashby D.S.C.-K.Nt, is now in the new currency is in circula England after having taken active) tion.

part in several theatres of war.

It will be recalled that he first)

The auction, will be open t

wore

the

notorious Mitsubishi family. Count

Her-

war.

By aircraft: 440 British, 58 BU American, 262 others; total, 750.

220 Other or unknown causes : The Court, Army British, 12 American, 188 others;

businees and total 400.

saw service in Ilong Kong, being ali registered retailers and ex-als will indeed provide a in charge of a motor torpedo boat aorters of fresh and salt fish culean task.

which did invaluable work in the but owing to lack of space in leadership,

harbour when the Japanese were preparing for the attack op

the

big

be bureaucracy are intertwined. They

ruie

to

Damaged by

⚫aircraft,

auction hall it miny the necessary to limit bidders sland.

the 100 per auction. This difficulty M.T.B. managed to limp to the could best be overcome If re-

themselves southern side of the island, whore tailcra

it again performed yeoman service groups of five or

runging arma ami ammunition to reprenentative

Stanley.

really

When things became

auction hall. A

critical she made à run onouncement and reached safety.

it and

in

After they Buttermåde Inter.

the

formed ten with a

to bid in th

further an- un this will be

Being The times of the auction wounded, and was then later sta will be announced in the Press tioned at Calcutta, from whore-be and posted in the Central Mar- rotarned Ilame.

It is understood that he will be

rejoining Mesars. Dodwell & Co.

Ltd. when he is demobilised.

H. K. V. D. C. CASUALTY AMENDMENTS

2nd Lieut. E B. Teesdale, pre viously reported "missing believed

két.

BUILDING THE

NEW GERMANY

together though they have "6000

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE BEGINS

THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GREAT BRI TAIN, THE UNITED STATES OPENED ITS THE SOVIET UNION, CHINA AND FRANCE MEETINGS AT LONDON YES TERDAY.

thu

the U.S. lost 538

tons-and other Allics, except the Empire, 1:172-5,030,000 tons.

In addition, through marine risks, the British Empire last 410 ships-1,120,000 tons.

t

VICTORY FLAG FLIES

future.

In regard

Royal Family In War

with

ANOTHER OBSERVER,

"Y" LIBRARY BELIEVED SAFE

The secretary of European Y.M. C.A., Mr. A: W. Inggai, paid tris first visit since the ro-ocupation to tho Y.M.O.A. building in Salis- bury Road, Kowloon, yesterday moining. The building is being used at prosent as a billeting contro Agro Five years

Buckingham for Royal Navy and R.A.F. por- was hit by a bomb and sonuel in Kowloon.. Palace damaged.

The building is in excellent Throughout the blitzen Their condition and a largo part of the Majestieg the King and Queen refurniture and fittings are intact. mained in Buckingham Palace and The Y.M.C.A. library has not yet. quietly, and unafraid went about been found in the building, but in- their daily business sharing the formation is to hand that. It was common dangers with their people. transferred by the Japanese to the

Bhan Library, He

Hong When the King and Queen were

A Tattered Union, Jack to touring bomb-blasted homes in

by Sq.-Ldr, the Accom day Butters from the flagstaff Lancashire one woman told Their

Hyde, representing the House Government

on Majesties, "We haven't a pane of Rov.

the window,Our Free Church Group of the RAF Labuan Island, key position at glass in

extremity of house is the same,' said the King in Kowloon, Mr. Ingram later.

visited Among the items on the agenda the northern for discussion and settlement ar Brunei Buy, seene of the Aus-! the separate pences that followed

evacuated to the country like Bo

The Princesden, of course, wire L

Union Church, Mange at

at Jordan It was hoiated, there by Cor-many British boys and girls. the capitulation of Italy, Finland; tralians Borneo landing.

bullding and roof of thes Queen Mary lived at Sandring-church wore found to be in good Hungary, Roumania and Bulgarin,

condition but reconstruction will Other nations will be invited to pora! Park, veteran member of THE RUSSIAN-CONTROLLparticipate in these discussions as the first Australian unit to ham.

and on the island. He had Many rooms at the Royal Palace involve the replacement of a large ED BERLIN RADIO HAS AN- they are separately affected.

carried the flag through he were closed down and the Royal amount of timber and all window NOUNCED THE ESTABLISH-

war in Africa and the Pacific Family lived quictly, sharing the panes. Looters denuded the Union difficulties in rationing like their Church buildings of all wood, subjects and going down to the air flooring, and windows. raid shelter like everyone else. B.B.C.

MENT OF BANKS AND SAV

FOR THE INGS - BANKS

killed", and Pto W. Young, pre- GRANTING OF CREDITS FOR PSYCHOLOGY FOR for occasion of this klid.

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF

CREDIT GERMANY

WILL EXTEND TO TWO HUNDRED MILLION RENCHSMARKS.

vlously reported killed, are TOW ENTERPRISES TO ASSIST IN reported alive and well."',

Pte. Young, was a member of

Chlon Mall staff.

Adjutant, HKYDC, would be grateful for any informa tlon of the whereabouts of tho following personnel of No. 3 Coy. Pl, L.A. Fox and Pto. A. 8. Hoe.

ALMISTAKE

ITAGAKI ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE

General Itagaki arrived in

THE HUNS

R. P. MORRIS RETURNING

It is learned at R. P. Morris, Anglo-U.S.A. board of pay-why was formerly in charge of chology is being set up to re- the Government Wirelons de shape German-thought. Firat partment, is returning to the decision to be put into effect in Colony to-day, having acquired establishment. of chain-of in the interval the rank o factual newspapers and Jótir-Liout-Colonel, ~ nals on British model.

A statomost drawn up and Singapore Jammer Frame Bush Issued by the Civil Information falan yesterday to take part in the It is notified in Voluntcor Department during the week-on sielai surrender ceremony.

NO CABLES YET

TAKING NO

∙CHANCES

on

JAPAN MUST INSIST!

Yoshi, Ozaki, a Liberal lead- or in Japan, stated that Japan the part must insist on full rights in

Fearing attempts: of the Japanese to wreak ven- the reconstruction of the world.

at on prisonurn-of-war grance

He declared, "We should not in Burms, Siam, and Indo-

accept all the demands made. Louis Admiral Lord

had by the other side:""

CATTLE SLAUGHTER? Concerning the slaughtering of taken thou orders that arrangements for cattle ctes, it is notified for general small paratroop groups in IL.IV.D.C representation in Information that arrangenbhta vicinity of every known camp in the official surrender cere-baya been made for the examina- these areas to immediately estn tion and slaughtering of cattle blish contact and stand by to give .com. No privato or business cables monies here have beon

plge] and sheep without charge at armed aid in the event of in day Hofald." The mistake in re-for Shanghai or Chine can be pleted. Detalled. Instruction the Kennedy, Town and Matsuhok eldents, according to a BBC

will be issued ebon,”

Itom last night. - accepted for the time being.

Municipal Slaughter Houses.

and covoring local rehabultation g elforts who, an tho result of a mis understanding, attributed to tho Commander-in-Chief in the gun

gretted

LEAKING MAINS TILEER

The public are requested to in- form the Water Authorities of the position of any damaged or leak ing water mains. Tel. 90840 and (Kowloon) 50949..