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THE

CHINA MAIL ....

Registered Offices:

Winnor House (lat floor)

Des Voeux Rond, 0. long Kong

Telephone: 02812 & 24854 Editor W. J. Kesten, Eng.

CINDERELLAS

THE... CHINA MAIL, HONG ~KONG, - --WEDNESDAY,

·SEPTEMBER · 12,'

Back To Old 6,000 INTERNED AT Tria Juncta In Uno

Times

In one sense, the most curi-trip in the ha enjoyable, for the

from health

their

The same

did

WAS

will

we wêre

SHAMSHUIPO

A further batch of Japanese --prisonera-of-war; bringing tho

total for the camp to 6,000

up. to the present, were interned at Shamshuipo yesterday. They carried a large amount of luggage and Ind rations . with them for five days.

咖

Reservoir

Full To

Bell Mark

+

re-

Thro Knights Grand Cross of the Bath (G.C.B.) were created In the King's V-Day Kongura List..

:

One smashed the Germans on land-Field-Marshal Montgomery. The second emashod them from" the air-Air® Chiof· Marshal (Bomber) Harris.

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The third smashed them at sea-Admiral Sir Max (Western -Approachen)—Norton, the U-defester.

And the Motto of the Order off" the Bath is Tela juneta in ono"

three Joined in onol

There are five barons:

Sir Philip Chet-

Field-Marsha chairman of the

wodo,

Red Cross and St. John War Organisation,

~ H. K, BOY `·

FOREI CURREN

AND YE

How-to-the-rate-of between foreign cur Military Yen fixed whom? This is a question that

one hears from all sides, for despite. the absence of any of

SERVING IN INDIA ficial rate of exchange, epite, a

tot of unofficial business is

Sir William Brass, Tory M.P. With so many former Hong being done between store- for Clitheroo since 1922.

Kong realdents "returning to keepers and members of the.

NEW BARONETS Now baronets are:

tho

(By A Special Correspondent) I took my first trip on a dampan since December 1941; yesterday afternoon, curiosity on to what the bout people thought of the re- turn to British rule prompting the hire of a native craft, for a short

"It

Was quito of the

Te old consequence

bontwoman

more than occupation of Hong Kong

is willing to talk. Her explanation that the greater burden of the was that it had been such a long, transition from war to peace time since she dared to express is being borne by the persons hor views freely that she was only

Major Sir William Copo, K.C., the Colony from different parta Services who have nothing but lehat fitted to bear the strain. too glad of the chance.

former Government Whip and of the world since the surren- Australian currency with which The majority of those in highị

"Well", pho said, "it is indeed

Chairman back to old times again..

of the Conservative der by Japan, news in connec- to do their shopping. Food be

to administrative positions come

Central Council.

tion with the whereabouts of The "rate" varies. in differ- within the category of "crocks" When the Japanese were in occup-

Major Sir (Albert) James ation we

we had such a hard time

Edmondson, Tory MP, for Ban-people who left the Colony aincant places. At one store yes- the internment camps, there was not a day when we did

December 25, 1941 continuca to terday, the master gingerly impaired by

Lt. Col. John Forboa, Waterbury since 1922. privation, not go to bed hungry. My hus

said "M.Y. 300" when a sailor their limbs no longer aglie, nor band died of sheer starvation, and Control Offiour, companied by for Bradford North and a director

Sir Eugene Ramsden, Tory M.P. trickle in.

The many friends of Mr. M. produced an Australian pound eyealght keen, keeping 90

may brother. My two small party, modo i visit of of Lloyds Bank.

el Arculli, Indian Recreation note and asked how much?" what-daughters and are left to fend inspection to Shing Mun Reservoir guing mainly because

and Club cricketer, for ourselves, but thank goodness'

Not unnaturally "Jack" was pitcher- ever else may ail them, their we will not now be put to too much Jon Monday afternoom

captain of the H.B. baseball somewhat indignant at the hearts are in the right place hardship to earn two decent mealaj

Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfred team, which won the baseball quotation of only M.Y.300, but gocs, very largely a day.

They had no difficulty in get Freeman, Chief Executive, Minis-championship here in 1989, will it was the shopkeeper's turn for those engaged through the

ting there by car, the branch try of Aircraft Production.

be interested to learn that he to assume the "Injured party" rank and file of the essential

FIXED DUES

road leading to the reservoir] Sir Alfred James Hawkey, is now a Lieutenant in the role when M.Y. 1200 was de- services, and those who have

"For one thing, when the Har-being in very good condition, chairman of West Essex Unionist Rajputana Rifles, stationed in manded. been flogging Themselves, work-bour Department ways we have to Except for a few villagers, who Association..

India, and that he will shortly ing abnormally long hours in pay $6 (or even $20) for a licence were stealing wood mostly Donaidite" M.P. for Leeds Cen-by air. He was formerly em

Mr. Richard Dorman, "Mac-be due to arriva in the Colony AUSTRALIAN FLORINS willing effort to produce ef-per your, we know that it

fir saplinge, unfortunately-tral. the atop at that. When the Japanese ficient utility services in

At another place a couple of month passed no one was to be seen at Shing!

Royal Naval sailors. produced a handful of It shortest possible time. is were hero, hardly

Mr. Henry Hill Mulholland, ployed in but that we had to all being done with a courage of dues or other, and

pay some sort] Muh.

Speaker of the Northern Ireland Dockyard here.

Australian foring and asked House of Commons.

Mr. H. J. Yuppe, who was on"how many of these for a bottle and devotion that looks beyond never certain how much.

ht WILA a pleasant and cont

the editorial staff of the "China of beer." Quick the daily exhaustion fes the "As a result, we had to be very forting sight to see the

Mail" and "Sunday Herald" is the man

aa lightning satisfaction

behind the that will come careful with what little money weservoir full and over-flowing at

counter in Chungking, where he is a produced the friam achievement. But it is were able to earn, for if we failed the bell mark.

truaty abacus NEW MEDICAL Imember of the staff of the and, after a ob-to make payment when called upon nut altogether enough to

of great deal Ministry of Information. serve and to give credit where to do no, there was always

manipulation a slight settle-}

calmly stated CENTRES danger of losing our licence alto ment of atone pitching on the

Mr. Yappe left the Colony that he it la most certainly duet isgether, or having to pay an exor downward

wanted "fourteen early in January, 1942, and pieces," adding that if the pro- almost inevitable, such are the bitant fine."

stream face, the peculiarities of

Medical centres for dependents made his way to China's war-spective customer could pay in the attuation, "Once again we can. and de main dam showed no sign of of members of Hong Kong Volun time capital

via ShlakwaU.S. currency, then the "dom- That the old hands, equipped move about like free people. There deterioration. The conduit teef Defence Corps, according to while Lt. Arculli left here age" would be only $1.50 with the neecssary knowledge is no danger of being pounced running from Shing Mun to the latest information, are to be February, 1942, for Macao of Kowloon is, according to ali ae- set up in the following places: From the Portuguete colony he the upon by a gendarme or Chinese staffs, their agents, with charges of every counts, functioning properly. A Outpatients (Hong Kong) made his way, overland, should be called upon to muke nature. That alone is enough to short section near the reservoir Supreme Court Dr. Selby) 9 u.m.

us happy and contented."

Chungking and from there flew Tepecial, etter at this putting towards festiver was, destroyed by a landslide Pirk Brigado Building Chinese to indin

to she said,

"Take And the

water is now being

Centre; Kowloen: St. George's history. They alone know the this as an

If we dared conveyed by a pair of 24-inch

Building (Chinn Light & Power ropes suflelently well to smooth so much as approach within 100 pipes laid by the Japanese. Co Waterloo Road). out diflculties

carve yards of any Japanese warship,

Hospital

Treatment (Hong INEVITABLE LOOTING

Kong)-Yeung

Wo through obstacles which would we'd have been called spics. Now

Hospital, leave the month-old

The apparatus control tower, Happy Valley; Nethersole Hospi look what the 'sai yan" (Western. priftin

theft of dials. tal, Bonham Road; Kowloon: WEDNESDAY, 12th gasping, helpless and appalled. a) do. They greet us cheerfully except for the Is it, however, equally inevitand throw us little biscuits or any gauges and other metal fittinga, Kwong Wah Hospital.

other bits of food that may be is in a satisfactory condition, It is also notified that Kowloon able that these willing horses going. Can you imagine a Jap-

Looters havė

to already stolen Hoopital will open soon take should, all the time. be de anese sailor doing that?"

nearly all prived of the exquragement of

the timber flooring both in- and out-patients. of the the odd li of Angar? Many.

bridge connecting the control tower and the dam, and of them are compelled to work

hand truck laden with in garb disgraceful judged by Stanley standards-partly

dozen floor beams was actually days Hitch-hiking these

lying by the wayside awaiting Cause they have no time to look been reduced to a fine art.

In Kowloon, particularly, "lifts" removal. The sooner a guard is after themselves. Ill-Atting worn-nul footwear is a common are very generously and freely posted in this area the better.

Captain D. L. Neame. D.S.O., complaint. Few, if any, of the given to anybody going my way" and until a guard can be ar

by good-natured Servicemen who ranged daily patrols would do.N., of H..S. Vengear ** ex-internees called out hurried-tuur along the highways and by-much to prevent further loot-is responsible for the pening up 5.30 p.m.Compositions ly from Stanley, can lay their ways at speeds which, ordinarily, ing hands on sufficient changes for would end up with an interview the aweat and tears of the mo-with "the Beak".

of local handling

conditions BDd

of

cular moment in the Colony's lying at we

and

be-

une

the

A SLIGHTSHOCK

has

foot- Yesterday, a weary and ment. Ten days ago there was talk of an

issue of shorts, sore Volunteer, was returning_to shirts and shoes. At least for tired to take any particular notice Camp after a visit to town. Too the majority it has been of who was driving, what horse- totally empty promise.

Like-power or

make of the car that.

in

Apart from

TWEED BAY'S NEW

NURSES.

of

10

д.т.

and 2

to 8

3_p_m.j

NAVAL SPORTING AMENITIES

1940.

RADIO

to

SEPTEMBER

ZBW HONGKONG Broadcasting on Frequencies of 846 Kilocycles “and, 9.47 Megacycles,

1.00

who 2.0

ESE PROGRAMMES. p.m.-Glos: down.

of

The parties concerned in this transaction partid

would-be

the best of friends, the sailors retaining their florins and the "storekeeper his "beer"

The Black Market rates for yen are enough to give an in- dication of what value the public places on money that was being printed by the Ja-

"like so many. pancse

tram tickets," as one focal merchant 80 aptly put it.

Yesterday morning one could get as many as M.Y. 60 for a 12.00 p.m.-Compositions of Chopin. afternoon, however, the quota- Hong Kong dollar. In the

12.00 p.m.-Orchestral Programime.

tion was M.Y.67, but there were 11.0 p.m.-News & Announcements. | only a few buyers.- Pending the 110 p-Arthur Askey in Yariety. an official announcement,

general public p.m.- MANDARIN & UVNIying yen, intre chary 4 03

majority the people showing a decided preference to hang on" to Bric, what Hong Kong money they have managed to hide from the p.m.--Nown to Announcements. Japanese.

Quite a

is brisk business leing. done between p.m.-Dance Music.

Our visl- p.m.--MANDARIN & CANTON- tors and the surprising large ESE PROGRAMMES.

umber of people who have turned watch" dealers. In most cases a pound or two pounds will secure a fairly good-look- ing watch, but the antecedents of the works of mont f these are upon to ques. time-picces

of sporting amenities for the Navy in Hong Kong informed the "China Mail" yesterday that D7,0 soccer match between representa- tive teams of the Royal Navy and 7.10 the R.A.F. will take

at 7.00 place Causeway Bay to-morrow or Fri doy, The announcement that Swiftsure would play R.A.F. was in error. The naval side will be chosen from all ships in the Har-9.10

bour.

NEW JOBS

0,0

Coates.

p..--News and Announcemeals in English, p.m.--Becond Reading of Inform ation Regarding Relatives of Internees.

9.80 p.m.-Light Orchestral Program

ine with Militza Korjus (8oprano), tion. 10.0 p.m.-London Relay News and Sidelights from the Newmacia. 19.10 p.m.-London Relay "Home.

ward Bound" Programme for P.0.W. p.m.--Close down.

wise with food. The rationing come tearing along he signalled centre has done marvellously the usual way for a lift.

The arrival of three onid the driver, Sintorn D. "Suru" well with the materials placed

nursing C. Irvine, A. M at its disposal. But fecting in" and jump in the grateful

did.

Surtees, What his feelings Hippealey and E. Volunteer grows that the essential

Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval workers in town have had the were, when he found he was riding Nursing Service

Reserve, to.. dirty end of the stick. Recita-stiffs" as he described his "coni-

mortuary van, with together with Nurses J. Pardoc, J. tion of the list of items sup-panions com be well imagined. Walker and M. McIntyre of the Voluntary Aid Department, al Tweed Bay Hospital, will greatly announced in the latest H.K.V.D.C. The following appointments arr relieve the present staff. who have carried on uncomplainingly

Lt. D. L. Prophet to be Quarter- throughout the period of intern- bulge with envy, And grievance Mr. K. Ramchand is willing to ment The sisters and nurset ar master vice Capt. G. H. Calvert. 10.80 grows. As one individual put fuld a cricket cloven, representing rived in Hong Kong from Loyte with effect from September 10.

Pte. H. R. Tapperiden promoted it: "You need to be a hum to Kowloon Indian residents, against

on board H. or Royal "Vengeance," and this prelimin appointed to the Quartermaster's temporary (paid) Sergeant and essential any Royal Air Force get anything as an service worker, and most of Navy side able to make arrange-ary group will be enlarged by staff with effect from September

to cultivatements for a suitable venue. Com the addition of several more sia- munication with ME Rumchiand ters, who are due to arrive short- should It be can be made through the "China ly on a hospital ship.

plied

Stanley butter 10 quantity, cheese,

in

apples.

the townee's

oranges, chocolate etc. and so CRICKET CHALLENGE

on---makes

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TWO NAMES ON WATCH

The writer happened to wit- of their deals, and

Bpecialness onc

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The presence of a large num- hor of English and American cigarettes on the pavement stalla and even in shops is due to the fact that Service Cus- Homers have not got yen-and- secure what they require. by exchanging packets of ciga- rettes.

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