1945-09-24 — Page 1

Vol. 1, No. 12.

CHINA MAIL

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Monday, September 24th, 1945.

STANLEY BATHING TRAGEDY Young Police Officer Fatally Injured By Shark

Courageous

Rescue In Vain

A POPULAR HONG KONG POLICE OFFICER, SWIM- MING AT TWEED BAY BEACH AT STANLEY LAST EVENING, WAS SO SEVERELY MANGLED BY A SHARK THAT HE DIED WITHIN A MINUTE OF HIS

RESCUE FROM, THE WATER.

VICTIM OF THIS SHOCKING

TRAGEDY. WHICH 00. CURRED CLOSE INSHORE, WHEN HE WAS VIR- TUALLY THE ONLY PERSON LEFT IN THE WATER, WAS

SERGEANT H. W. JACKSON, 31 YEARS OF AGE, A NATIVE OF LONDON, AND A MEMBER OF THE FINGERPRINT DEPART- MENT OF THE NONG KONG POLICE.

it was that

Dramatic poignancy was was seen at once that Sergt. Jack- dent to the grim story of the son was virtually beyond medien

fatality when

learned aseistance. last

BEYOND AID Sergeant

Mrs. Braude, who is a Jackson's name was originally rendered what firat aid was possi down among those of the police ble in the circumstances, but Jack-

evering

nurse,

to sail for the United Kingdom son died within a minute of his

to

in H.M.S. Smiter on Saturday, Circumstances intervened postpone his departure, and he met with a tragic death when he might have been on the high

seun.

being brought ashore.

Be

101 A gruesomely mangled, The shark had savaged him on the left of the body, tearing a gaping wound that had almost severed)

the buttock and left leg.

shari.

A

GERMAN RUMOUR FACTORIES BUSY

London, Sept. 23.-Rumour factories are working at full blast. Many Germans believe that Hitler apoke over the Japances radio just before Japan collapsod, and that ho promised to return to Gor- many in five yeare,

Another rumour, circulated in the hope of splitting the Allies, is of an imminent war between America and Russia, while yet another is efoot that Germany will be- coine British Dominion.~~ Reuter.

a

American Airmen's Escape

to

the

FIVE AMERICAN AIR- MEN. FROM A PLANE

Britain Puts Her

Case

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 23.

Price 10 cts.

THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR

PRESIDENT TRUMAN, IN AN INSTRUCTIVE, THE CON-

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 23. TENTS OF WHICH WERE DISCLOSED BY THE WHITE HOUSE, TO-DAY LAID DOWN THE POLICY TO BE PURSUED IN THE TREATMENT OF LAPAN. THE PRESIDENT INSTRUCTED. GENERAL DOUGLAS.

MACARTHUR THAT JA PAN WAS TO BE STRIPPUD OF WAR PRODUCTION POTENTIAL AND TO LIMIT HER HEAVY INDUSTRY TO STRICTLY PEACEFUL NEEDS,

The Instructive calla for sweeping changes in the Japa- nese political, economic and so

INDUS- BANKING MUST BE

THE BRITISH AMBASSA-cial structure. DOR LORD HALIFAX, IN A BROADCAST ΤΟ THE

THE GREAT AMERICAN

TRIAL PEOPLE LAST

AND NIGHT, SAID

COMBINE'S THAT BRI- TAIN'S ECONOMIC POSI-

BROKEN UP. TION WAS SERIOUS BUT NOT DESPERATE.

Japan must pay for her ag-

Britain, he said, had kept gression by reparations mostly nothing back in her determina- by handing over property out- aide the four main islands, and the Emperor's property is not to be exempt.

tion to win the war and now,!

with victory her foreign invest ments and foreign trade were largely gone.

*Britain

her must develop trade as much as possible with in the starling area, which would mean control, barriers and restrictions;

something

EMPEROR'S FORTUNE

General MacArthur has instruct- report within 14 days on all its ed the Japanese Government to public and private dealings since Pearl Harbour, including a com plete statement on the finances of the Imporial Household..

50. KILLED IN TRAIN SMASH

London, Sept. 23-Somó 50 people were killed and about 30 seriously injured in a rail crash near Grenòble, in south- eastern Franco, during last night. Cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained. -Retter.

OLD BOGEY

REARS

ITS HEAD

Or, work out with the United States The incident occurred round the unfortunate affair, of course, THE SEA IN MID-PACIFIC,

The extraordinary feature of WHICH CRASHED INTO which will make for a freer about six o'clock in the even is that any attack

and expanding world trade, It is pointed out that this will ing. Must bathers had left the occurred at all, especially by HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT Britain, he said, does not unvell the greatest State secret of water, but Sergeant Jackson vicious creature of the large size PORT DARWIN.

come cap in hand to the Unit-Japan, the true extent of the himself that could alone account for the

ed States. She will pay her Family, which is believed to be wealth of the Japanese Imperial Was still disporting

WASHINGTON, SEPT 29. They were adrift on draft way and will not incur commit- fabulously greater than that Small

THE REPUBLICAN SENA- near the rocks on the left-hand terrible injurips infileted. side of the beach,

sharks popularly

ure fairly

of TOR, MI: OWEN BREWS- frequently for several days but finally was menta she feels she cannot any other ruler in the world.

Island, garrisoned honour. known as the "Diving Rocks."

caught in the waters round Hong cast on an

Japan will be allowed eventual- FLUENTIAL SENATE COM

TER, MEMBER OF THE IN-- Kong, but incidents of alarm to by Japanese, who looked after LRY OF TERROR

Lord Halifa added that he ly, says the Presidential InstrucMERCE COMMITTEE DEA Among those still on the beach rare that danger from sharks hat to come to their rescue.

bathers have been so exceedingly them, and radioed for plane was seeking a partnership with tive, to resume normal trade rela- were Captain A. N. Braude, of never entered the minds of

the United States that would tlons with other parts of the CLARED LAST NIGHT. THAT the H.K. Telephone Company, and thousands

Their plane

THE UNITED who

made a forced be as grand in peace as it was world, under*sultable Allied con-

ŠTATES swim from local landing on the ocean-on-August in war Reuter." Mrs. Braude, and a number of benches in normal times.

WOULD HAVE TO DE Canadians.

One theory voiced last night} 27, and before they reached

NO ARMED FORCES' GANISE À "DOLLAH BLOG: was that a big and dangerous safety, two others, a major shark may have followed one of aged 29 m a lieutenant aged

ED TO LIQUIDATE THE the naval craft to Hong Kong 26 had died on the raft of pri

STERLING BLOC.- from Pacific island waters.

vation--Australian Radio.

Suddenly, Jackson was heard to give a cry of terror, and within a fow seconds, the water in his im mediate vicinity Way red with blood.

Captain

Braude immediately

the

PROFOUND SHOCK Sergeant Jackson, whose funeral

HADAMAR

dived in to Jackson's rescue and will take place to-day, was one of pulled him, now already uncon- scious from shock and

the most popular and promising lose blood, to

inmembers of the Force, marked for TRIAL FIXED the rocks. Captain Braude was unequal to the task of speedy promotion. He was a man pulling the body on to the rocks, of high intelligence, with a wide

Java Nationalist Activity

ANOTHER GRIM ATROCITY

MELBOURNE, SEPT. 28. ANOTHER SHOCKING JA-

tral

On the military side, Japan is IF GREAT BRITAIN REFUS-

to have

No army

No navy

No air force

No secret police, and No civil aviation.

High military and naval officers and leaders of the ultra-nationalis- tie and militaristic organisations are to be taken into custody. and held for future disposition.

"That would mean a trade war which would be disastrous to the British - and it would not help us either," he said in the course of a radio talk on the foreign economic policy of the. United States.

mess

...

but he was soon given ready assis-range of interests, and was given ANNOUNCED TO-DAY THAT BEEN REVEALED, INVOLV- BERLIN, SEPT. 23.-IT WAS: PANESE ATROCITY HAS duties in the tance by the Canadians, and important

it

"I think we have got po Finger THE FIRST OF FIVE GREAT

The Allies will not seek to im- print Department, soon after ht

help Britain get out of the CAMPING THE DEATH OF A 20-pose any form of government was posted to the Fores. He had CONCENTRATION

ngainst the freely expressed will

that she is in My been engaged in re-organising the ZONE OF OCCUPATION WILL

TRIALS IN THE AMERIGAN YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN. Fingerprint Department since his OPEN ON OCTOBER 10.

The victim had broken into of the Japanese people, but real objective is to reach a

America wants to see the forma- release from Stanley

fair understanding with the Internment

a store and stolen biscuits and

tion of a democratic government Comp

British. I Thon seven guards from the in- Bugar. He was taken

am "perfectly away in place of the feudal regime. Thirty-one years of age, he was famous Hadamar Camp, where and savagely beaten, so much

The polley

willing to sit in on an inter- is to use the existing a native of London, and a Public thousands were killed by poison so that when he was forced to government but not to support it.

national poker game with School boy. Tall, slim, and fair injections, will face Military march in front of the entire If the effectuation of changen

the British

or anyone else, haired, ho enjoyed a wide circle of Court at Wiesbaden.

Australian prisoner force par-instituted by the people the

but I do not want any cards friends in all sections of the com- The trials of guards

from aded for the purpose, he was government involves. "the

up their sleeve. use of munity, to whom nows the Dachau, Nordhausen and Buchen-unrecognisable, his face having will intervene only where neces- force, the Supreme Commander tragedy came as a profound shock. wald, will follow Router.

swollen to three times its nor-sary to ensure the security of his we get a fair deal if we help "I want to make sure that mal size.

forces and the attainment of all other countries to get on their Then for a fortnight they other objectives of the occupation feet," he concluded. ··· lashed him to the...concrete Associated Press. floor of a guard-room without bedding.

BATAVIA, SEPT. 21.

(DELAYED).

INDONESIAN NATION- ALIST'S HAVE STARTED A CAMPAIGN FOR POST-WAR FREEDOM FROM FOREIGN RULE, WITH SOME

EX-

600

of

#

INTERNEES FROM SHANGHAI COMING

TREMISTS RECOMMEND- SIX HUNDRED BRITISH CIVILIANS RELEASED FROM

ING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR RETURNING ALS,

COLONI-

Some 10,000 nationalists held

a mass rally yesterday with. their leadere voicing demande NO for Java's freedom from Netherlands 'rule.'

Japanese

guns and tanks ringed the de monstratora.

THE INTERNMENT CAMPS IN AND AROUND SHANGHAI ARE TO BE SENT TO HONG KONG FOR REHABILITATION AND; POSSIBLY, EARLY EVACUATION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE.

When released, he broke into

R.A.F. Men To Do

a medical hut in search of pol- son with which to end bla äuf- ferings He took something. but it had no effect, and the " Japanese then clubbed him un- til he died.Australian Radio.

STAMPING

HONG OUT NAZISM

PRECISE DETAILS ARE YET AVAILABLE BEYOND THE. NUMBER TO BE" DESPATCHED TO KONG, PLUS THE FACT THAT THE VESSEL CARRY- ING THEM WILL PROBABLY ARRIVE AT THE WEEK-END, POSSIBLY ON FRIDAY NEXT..

COMMISSION.

Own Job

AND ROADS.

or

The constructive thing to, do, will be for the United Staten to help Britain and re-fintice" bor debt to return for which the would agree to abandon!~ this sterling bloc, imperial prefer ences, and other practices that interfere with international „trade.". Reuter.

Moscow Warning

A

THE 5368 A. C. WING, RA.F. BERLIN, SEPT. 23.

ARE GRADUALLY BEING DRASTIC MEASURES TO ING DUTIES IN KOWLOON WITHDRAWN FROM POLIC- The Japanese still are ruling the Indonesian populace under It seems probable that they commander), Major Ticland, Com UT NAZISM WERE AND ARE BEING PLACED ON

ANNOUNCED British navy orders, pending will be

TO-DAY BY THE JOBS ORIGINALLY IN- at least temporarily mander of the Ampon detachment.

THE ALLIED CONTROL TENDED FOR THEM, NAME- arrival of allied occupation housed at the rehabilitation and Captain Chattelin (adjutant).

LY TECHNICAL WORK ON forces.

MOSCOW RAD 10 centre now being organised at

TOTAL OF 1,000

The decree inaued will crush AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION BROADCAST LAST NIGHT Nationalist propaganda ap- Grampian Road, Kowloon. The billets are the first to br German militarism, it is ex

INSISTS THAT JAPANESE pears to be handled so as to ap- This block of flats in Grampian occupied in an ox-P.O.W. accom- pected to peal to Americans. The In Road, Kowloon, which will becommodation scheme that is planned. It shuts up all military train RAF is in charge. He is, in ING TO ESCAPE THE FATH

Wing-Comm. P. S. P. Mortar, WAR CRIMINALS ARE TRY donesian expressions indicate the contre, of a new rehabilitation to provide living quarters for ing institutions, bans all study civil life, an architect by profes THEY DESERVE. that they had expected the achome for released Allied prison- 1,600. Those to be taken care of of military matters and makes nioh and comes from Liverpool American Pacific fleet to be ord-of-war temporarily being temporarily includo 600 civilian

Japanese aggression had cont their liberating agent, instead oficially opened yesterday after familles of Portuguese prisoners man war veterans and the use perienced body of civil, engineers, the world too much for the accommodated in Hong Kong, was internees from Shanghai and 400 illegal all organisations of Ger- Under his command is a large ex of the Dutch or British-As- noon by His Excellency the Gover-of-war due here from Macao. of military uniformis, flags or surveyors building contractor people to show mercy to the

plumbers. nor Admiral C. H. J. Harcourt. Each of the rehabilitated prison-decorations.

blacksmiths, organisers of that aggression. electricians,

tea plant His Excellency was

accom-ors. has received a parcel from the It bans the production or and men in engitter The broadcaster "zadded: panied by Col. R. H. Cooke, in Australian Red Cross Boclaty, and sale of any model : weapons, ing and allied trådenaga komora Many of these crimināls,.{ are charge of Kowloon billeting and the billating scheme is under the civilian or military, parades of. The 8368 A C. Wing have main still at large forming underst, by Flag Lieutenant B. Travers direct charge of Capt. J. O. E. any kind, and stories about the tained the power station, and have ground organisations and drawe RN.

are South East Asia Command. Other loaderea to by was taken

by the

The war fords of Japongsa

soclated Press..

STILL THE DRAINS

TTING, AR occupied at the moment by 102 nets, to be employed for the purAny German who disobeys Administratforkamperialium, consider, tha: prer

The Gramplah Road billots are Phillips of the Army Land Force war or the memoirs of military run the Fallway since Kowiger ing up plans for revenge. Merg

London, Sept. 288peaking to. day at the launching of Britain's latest Hercules, Sir Stafford Cripps told Netherlands East Indies Army pose, which are all of modern this decree will appear before Hong Kong eight shiploade workmen that Britain still has the men who were roléased from design are

They have brought with

int situation. merofy.en.apil brains the skill, and the power to prisoners of war camp on Hainan Edward Road area pear, the Ching an Allied Military Court and most modera: British and Berindo in which they CATH make her the grontent Industrial Island recently. They are headed Light and Power Company Build will be liable to the death can machinery and applianced Termgain muster, their forceè nation in the world-Reuter, by Lt. Col. Kapik (territorie) Ing in GrampianTM Road.

penalty, Renter

airfield construction.

those In the Prince

WAN

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