1945-09-25 — Page 1

Vol. 1, No. 13.

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Tuesday, September 25tl, 1945.

SAIGON COUP D'ETAT French P.O.W.s Arrest Annamites

PROBING

MYSTERY

to-

Tokyo, Sept. 24. General MacArthur diny called for a complete report frum the Japanese government on military personnel in the Philip pines and civilian internees removed from the islands. The report would cover scores of people arrested by the Japanese military police, whose fate remains a mystery. Associated ['ress.

JAPANESE SCIENTISTS KILLED

+

Sharp Battle

For Town Hall

SINGAPORE, SEPT. 24.

FRENCH RELEASED PRISONERS-OF-WAR HAVE CAR- RIED OUT A DRAMATIC COUP D'ETAT AT SAIGON. ONLY THE MOST MEAGRE DETAILS ARE YET AVAIL- ABLE, BUT SAIGON RADIO, OBVIOUSLY NOW UN- DER THEIR CONTROL. HAS ANNOUNCED THE AR- REST OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE SO-CALLED IN- DEPENDENT ANNAMITE GOVERNMENT.

Empress Bound For U.K.

The message adds that the French tri-colour. now Пies again over Saigon.

As a result of the clash the Allied Commander of Ground Troops. SEAC, General Slim, has ordered martial law in Sal-

ΚΟΠ.

BRILLIANT FLIGHT

Ottawa, Sept. 24. An R.A.F. Mosquito has achieved another brilliant recard, flying from Vant

Ottowa in

conver

to

6 hours 33 minutes, knock- ing more than three hours of the previous record. -- Router.

Secretary.

Of State

Arrives

OF

Price 10 cts.

KAI TAK ADOPTS TWO MASCOTS

WHO IS THE PROUDEST MAN TO-DAY AT KAI TAK? THE ANSWER IS, PERHAPS, CPL. DAWBER, FOR UPON HIM HAS FALLEN THE TASK OF BRINGING- UP “BIG WINGS" AND, “LITTLE WINGS”.— TWO CHINESE BOYS, “ADOPTED" BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

"BİG WINGS" WAS SO CHRISTENED, BECAUSE OF HIS PARTIALITY FOR THE SUNDERLAND. FLYING BOATS. HIS PROPER NAME IS CHAN KWAI-TONG, AND HIS AGE 11 YEARS. YOUNGER BROTHER, CHAN LAI-PUN, AGED 8 YEARS, WAS GIVEN THE NAME "LITTLE WINGS" BECAUSE OF HIS LIKING FOR SPITFIRES.

CONTROL OF

ATOMIC

WEAPON

These two boys stayed near the aerodrome, in a small hut ut Shapo, before the war. When the Japanese care they still lived in their hut together with their father and mother, but, as "Big Wings" said, their father died very soon after De- cember 25, 1941, and they were left to fend for themselves and their mother.

Not being able to make living, they went to the coun- PRESIDENT TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 24.

SAID try but great was their joyLAST NIGHT THAT HE when they heard that the Japa- WOULD TAKE COMPLETE nese had thrown their hand in. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY They came back to Hong Kong FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION'S and once more made their home | POLICY TOWARD THE DE

VELOPMENT OF ENERGY. near the aerodrome.

TRIED THEIR LUCK

DJ

As far as is known, some 300 exPOWs together with Д number of French civilians, THE RT. HON, J. J. LAWSON, Look possession of various SECRETARY OF STATE FOR strategic points in Saigon this WAR, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS and surrounded the PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR. A. THE DESTINATION OF THE morning "EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA" Town Hall where apparently a DREW, MAJOR J. FREEMAN, M.P. (PARLIAMENTARY PRI- IS THE UNITED KINGDOM.

meeting of the Annamese "Go- TOKYO, SEPT. 24

VATE SECRETARY), COL. J. "There seems to be no doubt vernment" was in session. AMONG THE VICTIMS OF that that is where she is going."

LAING (MILITARY ADVISER)

On September 9, the advance When they called on the THE TYPHOON WHICH TWO

AND LT.-COL. FRANK OWENS.

THE party, R.A.F., arrived at Kai to surrender, the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NIGHTS

Town Hall AGO STRUCK HIRO HE. the C-in-C at Govern-

of the kind ment House yesterday, SHIMA, WAS A PARTY OF

His Excellency said that there answer was fire from machine-SERVICES PUBLICATION, Tak. Memories

AND FORMERLY treatment they had received EMINENT JAPANESE SCIEN

is no real secrecy being observed guns and rifles.

LONDON from British airmen previous TISTS

WERE WHO

Subsequently, about the whereabouts of repatriu

the French EDITOR OF

AR-ly prompted them to try their PARENTLY DISSATISFIED.

Ktion ships The

repatriation troops stormed the Town Hall "EVENING STANDARD",

They went home- RIVED AT KAI TAK AERO- luck again. WITH THE, OFFICIAL ALLIED

not go altogether and completed the coup d'etat. REPORTS AND WERE CARRY.scheme, did

at first, but "we have

It will be recalled that the DROME ON A DAKOTA FLY- armed not only with rice and

ING BOAT YESTERDAY ING OUT INDEPENDENT IN Amoothly

got it in hand now.

bread, but also with chocolates "Government" AFTERNOON, VESTIGATIONS

SHORTLY new Annamite INTO THE

and other eats so dear to the Communication, however, EFFECTS. OF

THE ATOMIC difficult. There is such a glut of was announced a few days ago AFTER 4 P.M. BOMB.

signale in the air at the moment, with the ex-Emperor ofAlifum. Among those known to be dead that the best that can be done is now plain Mr. Bao Dai, as one are Dr. Shuchi Majimo, professor to "take what we can."

of its Councillors-Reuter at the Kyole Imperial University,

AP-

and one of the world's leading] authorities on aeronautical science; his assistant Prof. Shinsho Nishi- yama and the woman physicist, Shimatani.

Five

more of the party

and

reported missing seriously fured.Reuter.

JAPANESE

STYMIED

SPAIN the WARNED

LONDON, SEPT. 24.

GALE HITS BRITAIN

THE

Leaving England on September palate of youngsters,

Since then they have not 12, the party called at Malta. Cairo, Karachi, Bombay, Calcutta missed a single day at the scro- and Penang and it was at Penang drome, and now they have been that they changed over to the adopted and put plane which brought them to Hong strength. Kong, this final stage of their trip,

They are always on parade!

taking something like 10 hours.

01

the

as part and

wooden

The War Secretary is here to and are treated

to parcel of the personnel of the interview British troops and

Two "hear their grievances, if any" flying field. but owing to the fact that he was "dummy" rifles, left behind by too tired after his trip yesterday the Japanese, have been cut down to suit their size. These they use on all parades.

ATOMIC

Ho said the premise for the dis- posal of the powerful bomb was outlined by the retiring Secretary of War, Col. H. L. Stimson, but he said the Cabinet had disguised the atomic bomb in the light of what might be well for the country and the world.

He added that when the time

comes, he will make the decision in the interest of the welfare of this country de woll as for the benefit of foreign and domestic policy. Associated Press,,

MOUNT CAMERON EYESORE

THE BRITISH AMBASSA- LONDON, SEPT. 24. A it was not possible to obtain any DOR IN MADRID HAS BEEN NINETY-MILE - AN HOUR ofein tatement from him regard

REAR-ADMIRAL' CECIL INSTRUCTED TO CONVEY GALE WHICH STRUCK THE ing de ils of his mission, though

They know the orders off HARCOURT LEFT NO DOUBT A WARNING TO GENERAL WEST AND NORTH OF ENG- a statement will be issued in dite

pat, and when their "guardian," AS TO THE FATE INTENDED FRANCO, FOLLOWING LAND YESTERDAY DID CON- course,

As soon as the Dakota, on which Cpl. Dawber, shouts the com- FOR THE MOUNT CAMERON NEWS OF THE ARREST OF SIDERABLE DAMAGE. TWO PROMINENT RE- At Blackpool, the seawall was the party arrived, touched down mand "Present Arms," they go WAR MEMORIAL SET UP BY

YESTERDAY. CONFERENCE YE TOKYO, SEPT. 24.

breached and much havoc created fat Kai Tak, they were welcomed through the movements like real HE JAPANESE, AT A PRESS PUBLICAN LEADERS. HEATED AMERICAN DIS-

by Wing Comdr. H. P. Connolly soldiers. ashore.. The matter was drawn to

Three mines broke away, and D.F.C. and bar, A.F.M., Com- They know that when an Hig Excellency said that it CUSSION OF OCCUPATION the attention of Government crashed on the rocks of Anglesey manding Officer, Kai Tak and they officer comes round they have would probably be blown up, bat POLICIES HAS PRODUCED

Officers' Moss by former members of the In- but only one exploded. Boats were adjourned to the

to "jump to." On Sunday they were waiting until the orce- BEWILDERMENT AMONG

and Mr. torn from their moorings and car- where tea and refreshments were ternational Brigade, THE JAPANESE.

when Air Commodore W..A. D.tion had been examined by experts Berved. Bevin promised that action. rled ashore at many places. Many interpret developments

The Cromarty lifeboat was out

Shortly after, H.E. Admiral C. Brooke, visited the aerodrome, of the Royal Engineers before

going any further. of the past three weeks as evi-would be taken if the facts

It had been thought appropriate soven hours trying to bring a dis-H. B. Harcourt, Commander-in-they stood amartly at the gate warranted it

Chief, and Major-General Frank when the officer arrived, and that Japanese P.O.Wa should be dence that Americans lack pre-

The British Ambassador has tressed fishing trawler to safety.

employed to From Ireland, extraordinary re- Festing, Genaral Officer Command presented arms. cise information about Japan, informed General Franco that

pull it down brick by Then they laid down their brick, but the difficulty was that and are undecided about how to there would be most unfortun: ports were received, of haystacke ing, arrived at Kai. Tak to meet

carried bodily through the air for the War Secretary, driving off "rifles" and saluted again that would involve bringing large proceed.

with

him

almost immediately to repercussions if the Japanese who are ostensibly

to be transferred from one end

many miles, and of petrol pumps Kowloon where they boarded the the Commodere acknowledging numbers to the island and housing..

them Commander-in-Chief's Liberals say the indecisivencas publican leaders were

cross the harbour. has given the oligarchs time to executed on political charges.-street to the other-Reuter.

entrench themselves deeply in

all phases of Japanese life.

A

typical comment is:

"Americans are too impa

tlent for changes within

ate

Reuter.

Re-

INCREASE IN

AUTHOR DIES BASIC WAGE?

London, Sept. 24 Thomas

Japan, which- must take Burke died in London to-day aged

years.

be

EGYPT'S DEMAND

GOVERNMENT'S

INCREASED..

of D

BASIC

We don't know our 59. He wrote mostly about Lon WAGE FOR CASUAL LA selves how these things can don; especially about the East End BOUR IS EXPECTED TO BE

which he know so well: His best done. We don't even

Was "Limehouse novel know what you want of us." known

Lights," which was subsequently They refer skeptically to made into film. Reuter.

a such questions as the amount of reparations and what type of industrial life will be allow- ed.

Cairo, Sept. 24. Japanese democrata are The

Egyptian Government puzzled at the Americans seem-has called for the withdrawal ingly having no intention of in-of British troops from the torfering directly in domestic country: A committee of El- politics Associated Press, der Statesmen to day passed a resolution that national rights domanded the evacuation of British forces-Reutor.

JAPANESE SCRAMBLE

:

Shanghal, Sept. 24

Japanese, who occupied the

barge to the compliment on each occu-

alon. The Rt. Hon. J. J. Lawson le And what of the Corporal? staying as the quest of the C.in-C. He is so proud of his charges at Government House during his that he had the two Inds lined stay in the Colony.

up, ready for a "Press inter- view," as he said, at the aero- drome yesterday.

GENERAL STRIKE IN

TRIESTE

London, Sept.: 24.

AIRMAN'S ESCAPE

* while demolition," was f

The site carved out of the bills

progress.

sido might be put to good use when the Memorial has · bọen cleared away.

Officers Unlucky

LONDON, “SEPT. 24. THE WAR OFFICE HAS

The matter is under, study

Tokyo, Sept. 24-A young naval at the moment, it was stated

John Nixon, the B.B.C. cor-radioman wandered around Hok- at Government House yester respondent in Trieste, announe-kaido, Japan's northernmost main island, after his carrier-based day.

ed that' a general strike has

plane crashed. stated been declared, owing to string. Last night, it was

He lived by raiding collars, ANNOUNCED THAT THE that a recommendation has ant laws affecting employers chicken coops and milking cows.

He discovered the war was over RELEASE OF MANY OFFI been made for an increase to and employees.

Shops are closed, and no by the number of American planes CERS OF THE ARMY, OF $8 a day, from $1 a day...

trams are running,ying over the island without in THE RHINE WILL HAVE

TO BE DEFERRED.. | The British Military Comterference Associated Press.. mand says that utilities will w, niem

CANNOT WED GERMANS

The system of demobilisation.

be kept going even, If they have FRENCH ELECTIONS has the effect of freeing rela-

to be maintained by the Royal |-- Berlin, Sept. 24Tiold-Marshal Engineora, Reuter. Sir Bernard Montgomery hap It is learned that Sir Atholl issued an order forbidding mem MacGregor is to be moved bers of the British Occupation from Tweed Bay Hospital to Armies from marrying Germania the Queen Mary Hospital to or being billeted with German

He has

TOO BIG

tively, more officers than men,

Paris, Sept. 24-Early returns and many units would be in the Frunch Provincial elections quite incapable of carrying out show substantial gains for both their occupation, taska if all Socialists and Communista.

the officers entitled to demobill Four of

De Gaulle's: Ministerd tation wore released-Beuter. have been re-elected and Mona. Edouard Herriot, the former

Washington, Sept. 24, The three new aircraft day, and will remain there until familles relaxed all other fra carriers built for the U.S. Prime Minister, bas boon-returned BOOBY TRAP best hotels and apartments accommodation is available temization bans, but says he

Seoul, Korea, Sept. 24. when they were lords of this aboard a hospital ship," Lady on all troops to behave lide Navy are too big to go in Lyons with a majority of over

with through Panama until the 12,000-Router.

The frat injury of an Ameri~ at the dignity and to use their common Canal has been re-channelled sense in dealing with Germans to convoy themra N

New York, Sept. 24. can soldier in the occupation of who word Britain's enemies twice One vessel, the U.S.S. MID- Asphyxiation caused the Korea was reported to-day within the last 30 years Router way, is already in commission death of the infant son of the from a fountain pen type

city, scrambled to-day for MacGregor will stay places in barracka in Hongkow, Queen Mary also. Shanghai's "ittle Tokyo."

They are not allowed to loave

the distrlet or do business out- Glasgow Bapt. 24Thirty, w

thousand Clydeside workers are olde. Efforts of some of them demanding now safety regulations London, Sept. 24.--Australian to carry in buitenses packed: with money were frustrated by now that the war in over and and New Zealand airmon wore abeking an enquiry into the gengiven a tumultous send-off when American and Chinese author oral conditions of safety in Vestols. They suited for home to-day Alen Angociated Press.

on the stocks.Renter.

Reuter

Chineeo diplomat, Sun-Ping, booby trap." When, she The child died during an attack American uneorowed the pen Londen, Hept. 24. The Dorby of naunca Sun-Ping is at cap, it exploded and caused the

in Ottawa. Associated Press. winner, Danse is set to race again tached to the Chinese embarry loss of four fingers Associat-

od Press. but is going to Kille»

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