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THE CHINA MAIL HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,- 1945.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRITISH MILITARÝ ÁDMIN- ISTRATION, HONG KONG

MORATORIUM „PROCLAMAMON

PROCLAMATION No. 6,

Artiolo 3. Notico.

In pursuance of. the power con- forrod upon mo by Artiolo-3 (2) of, thqalayo-nontioned Prodláníation,

I HEREBY AUTHORISE AB FOLLOWS:-

1.

2.

NOTICE

Important documenta of tho Army Pay Offled, China Command have been removed from Murray Barracks, Hong Kong during the Japanese decupation. Information

.HONGKONG GENERAL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A-Meeting of Members-at-pre-

ia required of their whereabouts sent in Hong Kong is called for and a rofund of expenses incurred Friday, September 21st at 3 p.m. in their.. recovery would be consi

dered. Please write or telephone in the Gloucester Hotel (1st floor Major Buck, Room 808, Gloucester lounge) and will be addressed by Hotel. Telophone No. 28141 [(J.C. RIDDELL) Major MAAG an officer of the Civil Affair's Staff

for Major General, Commander, Hong Kong.

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ

If Members will give notice in. writing, by noon on Thursday... Sept. 20th to the undersigned, of The Imporial Chemical Indus-questions which they wish to put Notwithstanding anything tries and the London Missionary to this officer, the latter will contained in the Proclaination Society have asked the Colonial endeavour to answer them. monoy ohangora may ro-open Office to cable urging their Staffs their promises for all normal in Hong Kong to business orcopt the changing England.

of notos of tho note-issuing bunlar as dofinux by Proclama, tion No. of a highor dono. minational value than $10,00 provided that no money ahuan-

roturn to

REPATRIATION OFFICER, Civil Affairs Administration Office, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, 1st floor.

Hong Kong.

gor may chargo a commission 14th Septembor, 1946. uxocoding five por cont, for

changing notes trinted by the British Military Admúnistra-

fion da legal tender frein ono dononcination to another.

NOTICE

"We would advise our clients that we

Any financial institution are now in a position to clean, and re- ay in its disrotion ohango pair typewriters and frigidaires. En. Holos of any denomination quiries should be addressed to us at trosted by the British Mili- our former showroom in Alexandra tary Administration na logal Building, Des Voeux Read. Telephone tonder from ono dononination

No 25235," to another.

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents. UNDERWOOD, ELLIOTT FISHER CO. FRIGIDAIRE CORPN. OF

NEW YORK.

NOTICE

(Signed) . . HUTTERS,

Finanoo Controllor,

19th Haptomber, 1946.

SALE

Steam Launch "BANKLINE"

Tenders are invited for the purchase of the above craft as she fieg at Ah King's Slipway, North Pomt. Her engine has been re- moved and lies on the sea-wall afongside and is included in the sale.

to noon

Tenders will be accepted up on Saturday, 22nd September, and should bel addressed 'to

Robertson Wilson & Co., Ltd-! hope to open office shortly. Moan. while enquiries should be addressed to G. W. Bowell, Managing Dirvo- tor, of "The Hong Kong Sunday Herald," Windsor House, 1st floor.

NOTICE

FEDERA TON OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES.

The Bank Line (China), Lide Enquiries should be addregsod to

King's Building.

Tel. 31629.

THE DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL, KOWLOON.

is opening on October 1st, 1946.

Registration Date:

Monday, September 24th,

10 a.m.--12 noon.

Mr. Goodban will soo Diogos School Boys at Diocesan Girls School on Tuesday, Soptomber 25th, at 10 a.m. A limited number of those may be admitted to Diocósan Girls' Bohool. Tal. 60686.

GW Sowell, represcatative-for- Far East, olo "The Hong Kong! Sunday Horald," Windsor House,

1st floor.

NOTICE

resumed We have to-day practice at our former address, Marina House, 1st floor, Queen's Road, Central, Tel. 33033,

Address :---

G. Miskia,

Vice-chairman,

H.K.G.C. of C.

Gilman & Co., Ltd., Ground floor, Queen's Building.

GOVERNMENT TRADE SCHOOL

JUNIOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL

It is desired to form a roll of ox-students who have sorved the Allied cause in any capacity. All ex-students who have so sorved should communicate with me in. writing at the Hong Kong Club,

G. WHITE, Principal, Trade & Technical

Schoola

AUXILIARY TRANSPORT

SERVICE

December 8th-25th, 1941.

All Offioors who served with the Auxiliary Transport Service during the war should communicate with: ma in writing at the Hong Kong Club stating their rank, station, and whother they have roosived any pay.

G. WHITE, Controller of Land Transport. 19th September, 1946. -

MEDICAL NOTICE MOTOR AMBULANCE FOR STREET ACCIDENTS, ETC.

Medical Officers in charge of Civil Hospitals, Public Dispensaries and Clinics on the Hong Kong Island re-

Mr. E. Davidson has retired from the firm and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks will in future carry oned to TELEPHONE the practice on-his-own account] under the same name.

quiring on ambulance to convey cases of serious illness or injury are request-

HASTINGS & Co.,

Solicitors & Notaries.

RLIZABETH M. GIBBINS, B.A. 18th September, 1945.

1 Headmistress.

No. 30361, Extension 44, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

and

No. 30361, Extension 155, between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m.

DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL & SANITARY SERVICES.

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Telephones: 820LA & 24854 EditorW. J. Keates, Esq.

WHY THE MYSTERY?

Nethersole Nurse's

Courage and Resource

THE NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL HAS HAD A RATHER -MORE_CHEQUERED GAREER-DURING THE 06- CUPATION THAN THE TUNG WAH AND KWONG WAH HOSPITALS OWING TO THE FACT THAT IN

· 1943 THE JAPANESE MADE IT THEIR OWN CIVIL HOSPITAL SENDING A-JAPANESE MEDICAL OFFI- CER TO ACT AS SUPERINTENDANT, AND SEVERAL JAPANESE NURSES.

IN SPITE OF THIS THE CHINESE PERSONNEL, IN

- PARTICULAR MISS K. W. LAU, WHO WAS HEAD NURSE, AND ACTED AS MATRÓN THE WHOLE THREE YEARS 8 MONTHS, STUCK TO THEIR JOBS, AND IT IS LARGELY THANKS TO MISS LAU'S : INITIATIVE AND COURAGE - THAT : MORE. THINGS WERE NOT LOOTED AND THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS KEPT GOING IN THE EARLY DAYS AND HANDED BACK TO ITS BRITISH PERSONNEL IN THE STATE IT IS.

In complaining about the smoke screen surrounding the present whereabouts of repa- triates who left the Colony in che "Empress of Australia," the correspondent whose letter Appeara cleowhere in this issue, makes his point. The "Empress" carried by far the biggest batch of liberated pri- When the British stall of the pean's things from the basement. soners and internees to leave Nothersolo was interned towards This Just Miss Lau managed to. Hong Kong. Very consider the end of January 1942, Doctor provent, and here again thanks able numbers of persons are, Arthur Woo was placed in charge are due to her for fot only did she therefore, interested in the as Medical Superintendant and guard this gear, but farmed out

Miss

Lau the Chief Chinese Nurse amongst her Chinese friends much ship and in the welfare of as Matron; this continued antil those on board. They are onl

belonging to the Foreign Staff of 1948.

The Hospital was the Nethersole and this is now titled to reassurance, and to in- well stocked with medical supplies being returned. formation. After six years of sufficient to last six months, and

BETTER TYPE the most sanguinary and des- had in addition a rOBSTVO of sonic Doctor Tokoye himself was tructive warfare. the world 40 bags of rice and 2 bags of however one of the better type of has ever known, with the bat-beans. This reserve Miss Lau Japanese; he gave a sympathetic tle to keep the sea lanes free hid and kept hidden throughout car to Miss Lau's confession about

several searches providing periods of the acut- Japanese Gondarmes and it was the rice reserve, saiuring her that hes made by the what she had done with regard to est anxiety, it is not easy for a very great blessing that she did he would take full responsibility. those have so as reserve she was

questiona were asked it, deeply conscious at all able to supplement the meagre

Administration. times of the imperative neces- allowance of rice made by the Furthermore some of the inno sity for silence and secrecy, to Japancre.

vations made at the Hospital are rid themselves of an

The Staff of the Nothersole wesquite warmly approved by attitude

by the addition of own people now that they hayo that must have become virtual increased

Nurges from the Tann Yuk returned.

for a ten Except ty instinctive. But the war le Maternity Hospital, the Queen visit to Formosa in February..

to Rect instruments and equip-

old

aver, or eo we have been led to Mary Hospital, the old G.C.He remained at

tion

move-

Werd

our

day

believe. It is time for relaxa and the Mental Hospital, making of Japanese style, Doctor. tion in more senses than one. total of 49 probationers and 12

the Nother- It is possible that a good ren- sisters. Of these some 18 worked sole from 1948 until the day Doe- Alderton son still exists for some cau- of the old G.Caine Department tor Ashton and Doctor

G.C.H. Fire took over. In fact

all *about shipping +ments-On-the-face of things housed and fed at

But it The Nethe“? ahaleg#when-Bortor Tokove To but they were three sitting discussing Hospital however, it is extremely dif

a letter and having read it, ficult to see what reason. can

two English doctorn into internment and said

B010.

All the Nursos received pay

possibly justify rebuffs to en- from the Japanese Medical Dept.ded to th

all, we know but after the returns were made this 8 Na returned to quirers. After Vindex left for Australia, Glen- to the Japanese it was discovered So the gyle for the United Kingdom, that those for the Nethersole the hands of its original fore and that Smiter is bound for from those for the Government with gratitude the debt they owe were reckoned on a different basis staff, all of whom acknowledge. U.K.

in India. How does it Hospitals; the result was, as the the Chinese Staff and in particular the both personally and officially to come about that the "Empress of Australia" is singled out for

of to Doctor Woo and Miss Lau. mystification?

Japanese refused the

matter later, that the Government

Pinzonera ing the same

from non-Government hos

15

JAPAN'S CONTROLpitals. In any case, this salary

After Mr. Acheson, President was hardly sufficient to live on,

and as the staff,

coolles nurses, Truman and Australia have and other workers, only received had their say in reference to 12 cattles of rice per head per General MacArthur's revised month, they had reason to thank estimate of the number Miss Lau for taking

of

the

risk-of the rice

this

troops required to complete the concealingCTION VISITS

there is little that needs to be of

effective occupation, of Japan,

Infrequent

AS RESTIVE AS WE WERE

San Francisco. Sept. 20-AC- Cording to a despatch from Bata vin, it la

́that "there? reported":" increasing

unrest among Tintives.

The Allied occupation forces

the

period the have not yot arrived in Batavia, added. The point of conflict is visits 01. from the and it is said that the Japaneso concerned less with the state- Japanese Medical Department, garrison, amounting to some 41,000 ment as it stood than with but more frequent visits from on appear eager to wash their the inference it permits to be other bodies rather less pleasant. hands off the whole situation alto- drawn. 'General MacArthur First of all came the Gendarmes gether."-Associated Press.

the building to house may be absolutely right, but it who

the is atartling that he should feel

or Woo went to

Medical qualified to express an opinion to lodge a protest; they Lac

Departed so catagorically and so early. the Gendarmes and the conclusion It emacks of counting chickens arrived at was that If the Hos- before they are hatched. Na-pital could find suitable premises turally enough, alarm is arous- elsewhere they must move ed in Australia last the Su- However suitable premises were and the demand was

tom

the

LOWE, BINGHAM. & MATTHEWS.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

I have reopened an office at Mercantile Bank Building and shall

preme Allied Commander has not found dropped on from attend to receivo enquiries each

accepted Japanese docility at Next ite face value and is inclined

л cama Formosans ho removed beds,

to lot up. To deal with Japan, pillows, blankets and medicines forenoon. Tol. 26489. many of her institutions for their own purposes; this require a major surgical opéra-wholesale removal was authorised tion. And without anaestheto a certain extent, as apparently tics. But give the

arrived, without equip-i

John Fleming, C.

Partner.

thes slightest Vance and they mont, but they used the age of 21st Boptomber, 1945,

will certainly first dope the

surgeons.

DEATH OF MAJOR

MACFADYEN:

Japanese Medical Department

then refused to "sign. 'а receipt for any of the gear they

and

OBNOXIOUS JAP MATRON

In July, 1043, however, the

Netborsole was officially made the

Japanese Civil Hospital; a Japan-

DAVIE BOAG & CO., LTD.

We bog to nanomeo that we

ese, Doctor Yokoye was placed in have now occupied our formar

with Dr. Arthur Woo us

charge ng Medical Superintendant promises:

Deputy Japanese Nurse appointed Offoo IT IS WITH REGRET WE no Matron A little later four

and

HAVE TO RECORD THE Sisters were sent, one for

trou-

DEATH ABOARD THE OX- floor, and though officially FORDSHIRE OF MAJOR A, N. they were to look after the

they red. MACFADYEN, AT THE AD ese patients only t VANCED AGE OF 75.

elsewhere and tried to cause He was in South Africa

for ble

making reports to many years, retiring when District Tokove of Chinese, and prolly Resident in charge of a huge area. activities on the part of

the

Chartered Bank Building,

"(1st floor). Factory & Godowns

Quarry Bay,

In Hong Kong, he became a Chinese staff. The Matron made NOTICE TO ALL ALLIED EX University Lecturer In

History herself or abnoxious to

her footatapa

for some considerable time, did Men

interfero with

and made false.

editorial work for two newspapers, did her best to inter reports. It and acted as Magistrate in the work, and stress of events just before the

Tokoye war For a brief while, during was fortunate that. Doctor Tokost

And the

Formosan, who acted as the blitz, he was in charge of civil Interpreter at that time, were

cent fellows; they did affairs in Kowloen, and ho

not take the among the last to leave the main stories from the

them, the on trust

is health had no oppurt buto nurse

landkass

!

POWĚ AND INTERNEES.

Officer Commanding,

No. 4, RAPWI Control Staff, 3rd Floor.

de

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Bldg., Victoria

not been good net result boing the Chines 11. - All'Allied Ex POWs and Civilian' -

for over two years. His wife, who nurses were advised to-diarn was also over 70 at her death in Japanese and had

and had daily lessonia; 1941, was an enthusiastic artist.

the Japa Cantonese, in understandings,

ada.

to learn

to

DR. WAI RETURNING anese House Surgeon and

Internees' dependante and wives sig

who have NOT yet boon Inter viewed by a Military or Civilian Administration regarding their sta

JAB ANAKNga Bapan Pet Myasaka who had 20/2.0This does NOT include personne

Washington, Sopf, 20-Dr. Wal House

Tho-ming Chinese Armbands crudge esinst

not was

the United States for nearly three years, who asked to be ralloved of his post, has returned to Associated Press, Chan Ste

to Chinn

wore the should report as soon as possi

** ble to the shovo addrem together with any form of identification. Iattor

M.O. as he Job himself One other space bod bean

of HLKY, D. C. ér H, K, R«N/

certain

nazo

FRANK SHARES Tamous who

The shares of the Hong Kong working for the Medical Depart amb Shanahal Banking Corporamient. Ho himself removed as much tion were quoted at pound sterling as he could and tried to inolta the 08.10.0 in London on Wednesday. Chinese clerks to Boot the Euro-

Signed R. A. A. Youps.

AA & OMGA

OC No. TRAPWLControl Staff.

1945