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PORTUGAL CAN'T TAKE IT ALL IN?

LISBON, SEPT. 16. ALTHOUGH A CABLE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF TIMOR GIVES THE NAMES OF 18 MORE PORTUGUESE WHO PERISHED UNDER OCCUPA- THE JAPANESE

TION SINCE MARCH LAST, PORTUGUESE CENSORSHIP IS PROHIBITING ALL RE- PORTS FROM HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE ABOUT JAPANESE ATROCITIES.

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The object, apparently. not to disturb the friendly re- lations between the Salazar re- gime and the Japanese.

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The official "Dutie Manha" to-day carri a fond- ing article praising Salazar for "the dignity of preserving Portugal in the Far East by making great auer!fees."*

The paper refer t. Salazar as "the man," with capital ini- tile, but nas no word to may syainst the Japanese or thartics for the Allies, who liberated their territory.

Nothing has been publish d in Portugal aboy: the gallant Purtuguese who, with a hand. ful of Australian troops, kept up guerrilla warfare in Timer.

Reuter.

British Palestine Policy

London, Sept. 15.

John Kidche, Reuter's cor- respondent,

that Buys

the

Ap-

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THE CHINA MAIL,

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1945,

A striking picture of H.M.S. Duke of York in Hong Kong Harbour. The battleship arrived

on Friday bringing Admiral Sir Brace Fraser, the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, from Tokyo..

Air Force Was Sharp EASIER MINDS Edge Of Cutting Knife

GUAM, SEPT. 13-ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, CHESTER W. NEMITZ SAID TO-DAY THAT THE JAPANESE WERE MAKING MANY INACCURATE STATEMENTS SMACK- ING OF WARTIME PROPAGANDA, AND THAT HE BE- LIEVES THAT THEY WILL USE EVERY MEANS, INCLUD ING PROPAGANDA, TO RESTORE A FREE AND INDE- PENDENT JAPANESE NATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.. AN INTERVIEW AT HIS ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS, WHICH HE

TO RETURN TO SOON TO WILL ABANDON HARBOUR ADMIRAL NEMITZ TOLD

BY PONDENTS TO TAKE STATEMENTS OFFICIALS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, AND SAID THERE WERE RECENT EXAMPLES OF JAPANESE MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS FOR REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO THEMSELVES.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PETROLLUM

FRODUCTS

---Stocks of Petroleum-Products, dic other than those hold by Government Departments and the recognised. Es sential Services Departments, must be declared and reported to the Deputy Fuel Controller (Oils) at Shell House- (3rd floor) before 5 p.m. on September |20, 1945.

The Petroleum Products, etc. cover- ed by this order, and the units in which they should be reported, are:--- Gasoline (Petrol), gallon DC gallons: Kerosene Distillate,

of GO A. G.: Lubricating Oil (all grades), gallons: Diesel Fuel (Light and Heavy including Solar Oil), Drums of 50 A. G.: Crude Petroleum Oil,

· NOTICE

Bobortoon Wilson & Co., Ltd. hope to open office shortly. Moon. while onquiries should be ozkirossock- to G. W. Sowell, Managing Diroo- tor, c/o ""The Hong Kong Sunday Harald," Windsor House, 1st floor.

NOTICE

FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES.-

Enquirion should be addressed to

Drums of 50 A. G.: Alcohol, gallons: G, W. Bowell, representativo for

Particulars to be reported are-(1) Far East, o/o "The Hong Kong Name of owner, (2) address, (3) lo-Sunday Hdrald," Windsor House, cation of stocks, (4) How acquired; if purchased giving date and source of purchase.

Failure to comply with thin order will render such stocks liable to confiscation, and the offender liable to penalties under the Defence Regulations.

J. B. HARRISON, Deputy Controller (Oils),. Fuel Control.

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Hong Kong, September 13, 1945.

NOTICE

New York, Sept. 15. The organ of the India Loȧ- gue of America, "India To- day," says that the reported death of Subhas Chandra Bose "We would advise our clients that we has relieved the British nu-are now in a position to clean and re- thorities of a difficult problem. pair typewriters and frigidalres. En-

The paper says that

Bose quirica should be addressed to us at was "something of a hero to our former showroom in Alexandro

any Indians, as is shown by the fact that not a single bid-Building, Des Voeux Road. Telephone

er offered to buy Bose's ances- No. 25235.** tral home in Calcutta liftir its make a st confiscation by the Indian Gov- ernment several years ago. Reuter.

Nurses Provide Grim atrocity story

Cabinet Hub-committee

know He said he did not pointed some time ago by, the Prime Minister to formalute reason behind the false statements that Palestine but added that he believed the proposals

Binister policy is, it is reliably learn there was no immediate

always The Japanese ed, about to submit ita

promotive.

considered it polite to tell guests posals

things they think they want The following ure believed thear--the old happy reply.

port:

always Firstly, Jewish claims for accurate. He cited as an example ALAN complete abrogation of the a recent statement by a Japancar White Paper and free naval officer that four aircraft- Jewish carriers comprised the Pearl Har- immigration control and for the establish-bour attack force in 1941, whereas absolutely cortata that

be the main features of the re-eir stories are

for

under

not

SINGAPORE, SEPT. 16. HUMPHREYS. REUTER'S SPECIAL CORRES- PONDENT, REPORTS THAT AUSTRALIAN NURSES WHO WERE BROUGHT BY AIR TROM SUMATRA TO- DAY HAD A TERRIBLE STORY TO TELL OF MA- CHINE-GUNNING BY JAPANESE OF SURVIVORS FROM A SUNKEN VESSEL

REACHED HERE "OUT OF MORE THAN 50 WHO left singAPORE IN NOVEM- BER. 1942 IN THE BRITISH. SHIP "VYNCR BROOKE."

we are ment of a Jewish state, are there were six on the basis of can-TWENTY-FOUR NURSES not accepted.

tured documents and questioning Secondly, the future policy of war prisoners. is to be based on the Paper of 1980, with modifications.

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He also took issue with a recont statement by a Japanese that the United States Air Force defeated He said the Air the Japanese. Force was the sharp edge of the cutting knife but the rest of the knife was also there.

Thirdly, the proposals en- visage the establishment of with Legislative Council

internal limited to

powers affairs only.

CUTTING EDGE The Air Force was the spear-to Foreign affairs, defence and head and the cutting edge of the effort brought close security, major economic policy military and immigration, are to remain enough to Japan to start cutting Admiral Nemitz as before, within the exclusive by naval power.

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c/o Yung Cheong Hong,

Loke Yew Bldg., 6th Fl., Telephone 24437.

Also Enquiries Dept. at

Loke Yew Bldg., Ground Floor.

NOTICE

We have resumed work in our jold offloos, 4th floor, Fronah Bank

Agents. UNDERWOOD, ELLIOTT.,

FISHER CO.

FRIGIDAIRE CORPN. OF Building,

NEW YORK.

NOTICE

We have resumed practice in our former office at Hong Kong.. Bank) Bulding, 4th floor.

Johnson Stokes and Master. Solicitam & Notaries Public,

17th September; 1945;

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION KOWLOON SUB-AGENCY (Peninsula Hotel)

in bad condition, short distance south of were

the

was there was a water shortage. vessel Singapore

Of the 200 They were given no clothes. bombed and sunk.

Firewood was including

provided, but passengers,

that up 80 about 35 nuracs; were carried was slowly used

Please note that this Sub-Agency:in wood of the hut was made. to also open and that all enquiries concern- the shore.

The survivors, who had serve as fuel.

ing accounts kept with this Sub- come ashore Du rafts and

GROSS TREATMENT Agency should be referred to us direct wreckage, were still on the

Japanese beach when they were found

non-commissioned and not to the Head Office in Hong- by the Japanese.

officers and senior privates also kong. As a concession for res-Japanese were inherently secretive Service men among the party subjected the captives to gross- tricted immigration, the Jews among themselves, and that they were moved in line along the ly brutal treatment. are to be offered seats in the were too stunned by the surrender beach and it was indicated to Legislative Couneli as an index and unprepared to start pro-them to take off their shirts, of their numerical propertion peganda campaign now.

said another

false

reason purview of the British authoris statements might be because the

tien

of one-third.--Reuter.

EACH A SELF-CONTAIN-

ED ARMY IN HIMSELF

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tear are trying to get along

with our people up there.

Asked for further details of the make-up of

Japanese the fores which struck at Pearl Har-

NOTICE

Consumers having Gas Motore and Appliances on hire from this Company are requested to communicate with us, giving details of such Meters and Appliances, stating if they wish to

Later, they were assisted by interned nuns, and finally per-

their eyes.

off strips and bandage mitted to work with the nuna in the hospital. It was thought A Japanese soldier with a that they were still in Palem tommy-gun then shot down bang, where they were known the whole line.

to be in 1942, but were found retain them, and what repaira, lf any, The nurses were told to walk in the hille about 100. miles are required. of our fast carrier task forcon towards the sea, and as they from Lahat, which is about

Date of resumption of gas supply supported by fast battleships did so they were machine-gun- 100 miles west of Palembang. will be notified later, and other warships. He said that four of the carriers ned from behind. that launched planes against Pearl actually

bour, he said it was just like one)

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PHOTOS FROM CAMPS ON DISPLAY AT

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18A, GLOUCESTER ARCADE

EXPRESS PASSENGER

Some had Reuter..

F. GOODWIN,

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reached the water,

Controller of Gas.

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SCHOOLING WANTED

Hong Kong, 14th Sept,, 1945. -

(Continued from Page 2) with which I'd been going to make

directi history by broadcasting

Harbour were subsequently sunk and Japanese afterwards wad- from an airborne fighting zone.

the Battle of Midway, and ed out in

and bayonetted London was listening in for me and just over there, so near and pointed out that two of the six bodies.

carriers might have been held in so far, was all that lovely equip ment burning up. For an awful reserve to met a counter-attack moment I wanted to sit down and Wireless,

cry,

then I remembered that

the next beat thing was to find the others, get the whole story, and] somehow, get it back to England.

Even with the landing they had, the 8th Airborne men had all their objectives by 1.80-that afternoori, and so Petor and I gradually made our way back to where the Devons were clearing out. Hamminkeln,

Vast Array

That afternoon Of Ships

WASHINGTON OFFICIALS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE

BE

and then back across the fields to THAT THERE WILL where Divisional Headquarters READY BUYERS FOR A

of

themi

IN SUMATRA Some of the-original-party eventually got to Sumatra, To The Editor where they were put in a camp The "China Mail." by the Japanese. They were housed in native huts, but these

Europa A

War Prize

AND

FREIGHT SERVICE HONG KONG TO SWATOW

PLEASE ADDRESS ENQUIRIES TO SOUTHERN S. S. CO.

Connaught Road, W.

Tol Nos.

30617, 31782, 93816.

"THORNYCROFT"

FEMPORARY

Sir-There must be many who, no doubt, will think I am making a mountain out of a molehill when there are во

OUR BRANCH OFFICE HAS OPENED many more important issues to PREMISES AT STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING (2nd FLOOR- be attended to, but as the ROOM 24), AND WE SHALL BE OBLIGED IT ALL PRO- father of three boys, the eldest SPECTIVE OLIENTS WILL COMMUNICATE ENQUIRIES of whom has lost three years TO THAT ADDRESS. DURING THE PRESENT EMERGENCY and eight months of schooling, PERIOD WHERD THEY WILL BE PROMPTLY HANDLED was on the map. It was a country LARGE PROPORTION OF The 60,000-ton former Ger. I would be glad of some in-

NOW PROCEEDING TO LONDON TO ASCERTAIN FULL of discarded parachutes and THE VAST MERCHANT man luxury liner props, formation as to when the AND COMMUNICATED TO OUR EXECUTIVE WHO IS OF WITH PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS. DETAILS THE now a United States war prize schools will be reopening. gliders-far too many Burnt up

Normally, it would be about Toward evening we FLEET BUILT BY

WO UNITED STATES DURING the US.S. Europa-lipped reached tho. farm buildings

through the mists and docked this time that classes reaume LATEST MODELS IN A LINES OF OUR PRODUCTS

VELIVERS PETROL/DIESEL word looking for, and there was THE WAR. Roy Oliver without a scratch on Maritimo Commission officials at Southampton to pick up after the Summer vacations,

MARINE ENGINES - PETROL/DIESEL said there would be little need 4.500 United States troops for and as there is so much lost time to be made up for, I ven- Back where the lads were dig for scrapping, and that the iny return to New York.

to suggest that the re-

BOILER WATER TUBE ging slit trenches for the night we up of the fleet would not be The Europa will leave es turo Tearned that the Kid, Bu, hadn't been heard from neither had his the problem it was after World carted by the cruiser Phils opening of schools is of the ut gilder. I thought of thone burn-War I simply because the delphia, to make her first trans-most importance and should ing

in the air wanted to w

win. round at smoking.

around

1989, when she dashed straight by the authorities, In the V.C.oked tow ship crop. la better adapted Atlantic crossing since August be given immediate attention

I the needs of commerce.

The "Victory" and "C" type from New York to Bremer

tches

and

MOTOR BOATS & WATER CRAFT:

OF ALL DESCRIPTION

OUR HONG KONG & CHINA OFFICE IS A DIRECT

MESSRS, JOHN 1 THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.

I was told, on good authori charred bodies horo thore ships will be the most popular, haven, only to be caught-at-pesty, yesterday, that the French marking burnod. up gliders. Wherever he was, the kid was in according to thesp officials, but when war broke out, Convent would be starting torm BRANCH OF

the Liberty ships likewins are In contrast to her gay, pre-again, within the next few pretty grand company that night expected to attract bidders, war arrivals, the Europa le weeks, but as a convent school

So long everybody."

From January, 1942, to the end painted a battleship grey and, la hardly the place to send a It is announced in Volunteer of July this year, the United flying the American flag to 10 year-old boy, I would appre Orders that Lt. Colonel. LA T. 3tates Maritime Commission day, quietly edged up to the clate any Information you may Ride, C.B.E., has been trans had built a total of 5,220 now dock, where only a handful of be able to give regarding the ferred to the Indian Army and hips. Of those 2,038 were dock-hands, soldiers and nows boys schools Yours, etc. struck off the strength of this Liberty's, and 464 woro Vic-papormen awaited, hor.-Y

tory's-Router.

H.K.V.D.C.

ANXIOUS PATER. September 17, 1945.

SMITH SQUARE,

WESTMINSTER,

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