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THE CHINA MAIL, HỌNG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1945.

Consciousness Of Empire Emerges As Fresh Element

LONDON, OCT. 8.

THE NEW YORK TIMES SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON SAID YESTERDAY: "IN THE PURSUIT OF CANDOUR, IT MUST BE STATED THAT NEVER- IN HIER LONG HISTORY HAS BRITAIN BEEN SO CONSCIOUS OF THE VALUE OF HER EMPIRE THAN AT THIS MOMENT. "THE LIBERAL PARTY IN THE PAST WAS INFATUATED WITH A FREE TRADE POLICY, WHICH WAS AD- MIRABLE AS LONG AS BRITAIN WAS AN INDUS- TRIAL SUPPLIER OF THE WORLD AND WAS SO WORLD CONVINCED THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE SHOULD CONSIST OF ONE UNITED FAMILY THAT SHE BECAME EMBARASSED BY THE EXISTÊNCE OF AN EMPIRE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN IT LIQUIDATED

"A Socialista gradually super- sealed Liberals, they too found tis to their philo Empire a menace sophy

And to their gunpel of discontent. To them, the Domin ions were children of capitalis and the

their exploitation parentage,

Lu which He decen would

to admit. country

Care The Conservatives have always been out and outers in the matter between the of the Empire but two world wars, they conceived the iden that if they never men- tioned it, the outside world might forget that it vxisted.

as

from outsitke

"Rightly or wrongly, this was regarded 乌包 a direct affront to the

Labour Government. new After all, why not?

"Labour candidates had altack- ed Amerien's economic system with all enthusiasm and sincerity. But His Majesty's Government is His Majesty's

Government ani, always.

an attack uniles the family.

TWO QUESTIONS "In subsequent discussions in Washington, it also appeared to un that America was making demands that she should tende ነ። true that the Empire within the Empire on terms o saved Beltain and rivilisation (the equality with Britain. In

Irma aynony-obtuseness, which In traditional. we wondered whether the United States meant to trade or merely to well on gunlity. ff the former

Terms are more [$] mous).

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LEFT TO WASHINGTON "In 1914 and 1939, the Ottawa agreements largely protected Bri- tain and the Dominions from the financial crisis which was raging. Even so, the Conservatives kept strangely quiet about it all. fact, it was left to Washington to imperial policy in the put the very forefront of British palities. write thene words dificence but it seems at times, to our phlegmatig

minds, that the Anerican politician is moje gene

than astute. rous

Nothing would persuade me to elaborate on that theme, although it offers an

When agreeable temptation.

th United States Administration an nounced the end of "lease-lend,”

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our

it in admirable; if the latter, it is

dan

n'i result has been to convince the average Briton that without the Empire, his islands in the North Sea would full to the level of a third rate power.

Con

he feels that with the with Empire intact, he can face the world and speak with a voice not less powerful than that of Moscow CH Washington. All of whier brings to the query: "Is the British Empire any langer neces- sary? The send question is "What is the British Empice and how did it happen?"--Reuter.

did so in the manner of a business man dealing with contract that had run out.

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"There were na softening of blows, no kindly phrases to soot) the ruffled British breast. warning and no suggestion of what might follow. It seemed to use the voice of a business exegu- tive instead of a spokesman of a country, whone generosity 11! valour Juul won our hearts.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

HOLIDAYS

On TUESDAY, 9th OCTO- BER, and WEDNESDAY, IOT OCTOBER, 1945, the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and the Sheungwan and Wantsai Branch Post Offices will be open to the public between the hours of 10 am. and 12 noon only.

J. H. B. Lee

D. A. D. C. A.

Posts & Telegraphs)

8th October, 1945.

DAVIE BOAG & CO., LTD.

Wo bog to announce that we have now occupied our former promises:

Offico -

Chartered Bank Building, (1st floor).

Factory & Godowns-

Quarry Bay.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a mooting of the Council of the Association will bo hold at tho affico of Messrs. Lo and Lo, (by kind permission), Alexandra Buil- ding, First Floor, on Monday tho 16th day of Oɑtober, 194ŭ at 2.80 p.m. to discuss the question of revival of football in the Colony.

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BROKE INTO STORE

Sentence of nine months' hard labour was passed by Mr. F. G Nigel at the Standing Military Court, Kowloon, yesterday on Chau Sau, a native of Wong Ping, con victed of store breaking.

Prosecuting. Det.-Sgt. said that defendant had broken into ature at No. 27, Gillies Avenue, employing an iron bar to Break in a door. He had stolen n hale of cotton yarn valued at about $1,000.

BURMA COMMAND

Sykes

Rangoon, Oct. 8. Governor Sir Regina'd Dorman- Smith will take over the Govern ment of Burma and Lord Loule Mountbatten will cease to be responsible for the administration

of

Battle Royal

In Queen's Road

strip of the count where Japanese the country, except for that

are still being concentrated and disarmed.

General Sir Montague Stopford's 12th Army, based in Rangoon, i

SHORTLY AFTER 9 P.M LAST NIGHT, HONG KONG HAD AN UNOFFICIAL "DRESS REHEARSAL FOR WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT TO-DAY AS (ALSO UNOFFICIAL) PART OF THE VICTORY CELEBRA TIONS WHICH OPEN WITH MARCH THE PARADE AND PAST WITH HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. ADMIRAL C. H. HARCOURT, TAKING THE SALUTE OUT. SIDE THE HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANK.

A number of Service men, who had just come out of the cinema, decided it would be fun to let off some of the crackors that are being o

Bold $0 cheaply-35 cents for

“a hundred rounds”.

Statloning themselves outeide the Queen's Theatre, some five or six sailors were having what must have been to them great fun. They were burning crackers like many school boys.

This went on until one of them playfully threw П "big fellow" across the rond where another party of bluejackets had galbered

NOTICE

HONGKONG TELEPHONÉ CO., LTD.

It is horoby notified for genorat information that the Binanoo Tolophono subscribers are horoby. Branch of tho jvil Affairs Admin advised that the following cbargos istration, will, from Monday 8th for Talo hono Service have boon Cotober, 1945; be loostel in the authorised by the Civil Affairs former Yokohama Body Bank Administration- Building, Dos Vooux Road Central.

Tolophone No 25128-DA:D.C.A. (Finanon) Major T. G. Stokros

Telophone No. 25336 F/Lt. S

Talo,hone No. 25625 Book-koop- ing Offico

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Telephone No. 20405 Cashior (Mr. L. A. Barton)

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(a) A flat rate of $16-por

manth for thosɑ ɑzohango lines on which the form of service mto was $117.- por

arinam.

(b) Ari increase of 50 por cont.).

on pro-war obargos for ail other services.

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HAIRDRESSER- First class working those charges do not Chinese hairdresser, English speaking. Telephone No. 25688 Generale rosent economic rates but the 15 years experience, uned to Euro ent Company 19 pro arod tomporarily nervice, secke situation with any Service unit. Apply Box No. 5, to o orate on this basis in at

Staff

T. G. STOKES, MAJOR 1. A. D. C. A. Finance.

NOTICE

INTERNATIONAL BANK Gold & Manoy Exolange 7a, loo Hotwo St. Tel. 31939.

PREMISES TO LET

ondgavour to make service available/o "China Mail." to the Public at low cost. It will not ho possiblo, undor oxisting,

TO LET.—"Read House”, Mount circumstances, for the Company Davis Rond.

In good order. Immedi toronder novants in the normal nie occupation. Apply A. Landau, routine tumor oxcopt to Govern-China Building. mont, tho Ford, and other similar Adininistrations, and sub-

QUEEN'S THEATRE Offs, Exchango Building, 14.vice.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30 7.16 & 0.10 p.m.

'NORTH-WEST PASSAGE'

in GLORIOUS TECHNICOLOR starring SPENCER TRACY with ROBERT YOUNG Pull of Excitement ! Plenty of Action t AN M. ( M. RICTURE

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round one of the many street ALHAMBRA THEATRE

atalin, interesting themselves

in

the torches and batteries that were on display.

bein

Then the fun started. Interest in torches, batteries and cigarettes etc., was lost. Inglend, a fire- crackers seller, who up till then had reported business slow, was suddenly called upon to cope with a sudden rush of busi- ness, and in less than a minute later a sharp exchange of fire was started junting until well after 10 p.m.

of

Meanwhile a large number people had gathered to watch the fun, all in good part, by "coin. batants" and lookers-on alike,

Then a "neutral" took a hand in the show, for all of nudden t medium-sized pucket was set alight and thrown over the verandah from China Building.

This was taken by the opposing parties in the street below as the "ceuse fire" order and almost immediately quiet rened again.

Happily, there were no casual- ties though one or two of the spee- tators came very near to being hit by stray shots."

Two R.A.F. sentries affected the arreat of a Chinese who was at- tempting to steal a heavy canvas cover off a trolley at the Transport Pool in Nathan Hond yesterday

morning.

now being reurganised

into the "Burma Command," which will be its final name. And la being gradually reduced in strength.-- Reuter.

SOEKARNO'S ACTIVITY

IN INDONESIA

LONDON, OCT. 8.

DR SOEKARNO, LEADER OF THE NATIONALIST GOV- ERNMENT IN BATAVIA YESTERDAY BROADCAST AN INVITATION TO THE "FOUR LEADERS OF FREEDOM"--MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK OF CHINA, PANDIT NEHRU OF INDIA, DR. HERBERT EVATT OF AUSTRALIA AND MAJOR - GENERAL CARLOS ROMULO OF THE PHILIPPINES—TO COME TO JAVA AND INSPECT FOR THEMSELVES THE CONDITIONS PREVAILING THERE.

A REUTER message FROM BATAVIA ALSO STATES THAT THE INDONESIANS ARE HANDING OUT. LEAFLETS, PRINTED IN URDU, TO THE BRITISH INDIAN TROOPS, ONOTING PÅNDIT NEHRU'S SPEECH OF SEPTEMBER 30, IN WHICH HE SAID THAT INDIAN TROOPS. SHOULD NEVER FIGHT TO suppress THE FREEDOM OF ANY OF THE PEO- PLES OF ASIA AND AFRICA.

Showing To-day

A1 2.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m SONJA HENIE & JOHN PAYNE

in

"SUN VALLEY SERENADE*

with

Uilenn Miller and his Orchestra.

Milton Miller, Lyn Bari and Niobola'a Brothers.

See Soaje Henia and her chorus of skating stars in the breath-taking "BLACK ICE BALLET!"

SHOWING TO - DAY

AT THE

KING'S

Threo Shows Daily

2.80, 7.16 &.9.15 p.m.

ALEXANDER KORDA

presents

GENERAL

Boribers are requested, therefore, GROCERIES & SPIRITS at ren. to pay accounts at the Company's sonable pricesa. Efficient delivery aer

Man Ying & Co., Gloucester Dog Voux Road, Central, Hongkong. Arcade (Des Voeux Road entrance).

Tel. 20859. Rentals are payablo quarterly in advance and are now duo in

MAKE

YOUR RENDEZVOUS respect of the Gotohor - Dooomber of the "PUNCH BOWL BAR,” along 1946 quarter as well as for the the sea front, 200 yards from the

Canteen. month of So,tember 1945. All accounts now duo must be paid

NEWSPAPER FILES belonging to before the 31st October, 1945 the China Mail** pr on which date talo, hone service Herald" will be welcomed.

vill

whoru discontinued

Booounts remain un aid.

HONGKONG TELEPHONE

CO., LTD.

J. P. SHERRY, Maraging Director,

4th October, 1945.

NOTICE

NOTICE

Sunday

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Wanchai Government School will re-open on Friday, October 12. The Registration date is Monday, October 8.

A, St. G. Walton,

A. D. C. A. C. (Education).

NOTICE

Will anyone who has any know- ledige of the whereabouts of any

I am leaving the Colony on 4th rooorde, furniture and goody bo

October. 1946. Until Mr. C. tonging to our firin kindly com-Bernard Brown arrives from United municate with us.

ANDERSEN. MEYER & CO., LTD. David Hansa. 1st floor.

BEST SERVICE IN TOWN

For

7YPEWRITERS.

CALCULATORS

Ani

DUPLICATORS

WANG BROS, & CO.,

10, Pattinger Street, Elong Riord

Post Box 689.

"THE THIEF OF BAGDAD" Tol. 29580.

in Magic Toolmicolor!

with

CONRAD VEIDT,

BABU, JUNE DUPREZ

Kingdom the affairs of Messrs. Linston & Davis will be looked after by MESSRS, ARNALDO HEITOR SILVA and HENRY U. KONG CHUNG.

D. L. PROPHET. Exchange Building, 1st floor. Telephone No. 82792.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, HONGKONG DELEGATION OF POWERS (AMENDMENT) PROCLAMATION No. 4

Article 3

Regulation No. 6... Prohibition of Building Work

of building

"THORNYCROFT"

In exercise of the powers out- Our Branch Office has opened forrod upon me by Article 3 of the temporary premises c/o Messrs above mentioned proclamation 3, Blair & Co., at French Bank DAVID MERCER MACDOUG- Building, 2nd floor, and we shall ALL, Brigadier, Chief Civil Affairs be obliged if all prospective clients Officer, hereby make the following Released Through United Artists will communicate enquiries to regulation:

that address during the present

work 1. Any emergency period where they will be promptly handled and comfoconstruction or repair for which municated to our executive who materials of an aggregate value in is now proceeding to London to uxcoss of $350 are required, savo ascertain full details and specific work done under and in accordance ations with prices of latest models with a pormit issued by Col. (U.A.) in all lines of our products:---

Worke, is horoby prohibited. Vehicles Petrol/Diesel, Marine Engines Petrol/Die

sel.

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY AT 2.30 & 7.15 P.M.

"SONG OF THE

VICTORIOUS ADVANCE"

Produced by CHINA MOTION PICTURE CORP. OF CHUNGKING under the Supervision of the MILITARY POLITICAL COUNCIL! OF CHINA

this

The Military Services of China provided background for stirring motion picture produc- tion. Here in revealed the time- liest subject of the world to-day and the promise of a thrill to hear Generalissimo Chiang's dynamic mcosage to the pride of a nation's youth.

All Dialogue in Chinese

Wanchini.

Boilers-Water Tube. Motor Boats & Water Craft

of all description.

2. The aggregate value shall be calculated by referenco to tho price which tho materials' would have fotohod in the o,on market at the date work commenced, or if this cannot be ascertained then

Our Hong Kong & China office such value as Col. C.A. Works is a Direct Branch of:--

cortifies to be the aggregato value of the materials.

Messrs.

JOHN L. THORNYCROFT & Co., Ltd., Smith Square,

Westminster,

La mara, 19kg on HarrY VALAKT

ORIENTAL

London,

Telophono

30016.

3 SHOWS DAILY-2,80, 5.30 AND 7.80 P. M.

Our building, oquipment and service are just the same as before!

Nothing changed in

While Dr. Soekarno was travell- Batavia has been suspended.--Flaming Road, ing throughout Batavia, impress- Reuter. Ing the people that it would be to the advantage of the Republic to maintain law and order, 7,000 coolies struck in the dock areas. All Clubs affiliated to the As but said they were prepared to They refused to load Dutch ships

spciation and not represented, an unload British shipping in har. the Council are requested to sondboura, The Netherlands Authori a representative to the Mooting. Datod tho 8th day of October, 1945

WONG KA THUN Chairman,

Hong Kong Football Association.

."KIRTON"""

The following message has been received from SHANGHAI for Mr. Kirton."

"Miop Kirton in Genoral Hospital, SHANGHAI. No thing

serious.. Family all there. Requests her husband

ties said they were prepared...to meet the atɛlko loaders to-day."

Two posters have appeared al over the island, saying that loot ing should be suppressed and that all unauthorised actions by the people against the advice of the Republican leaders must be pre- vented.

Asking Too Much

LONDON, OCT.

.THE "BRITISH GOVERN- MENT-HAG NO RIGHT TO EXPECT COMPLETE ·AGREE""} MENT AMONG THE INDIANS BEFORE

GRANTING THEM INDEPENDENCE DR

O JOSHI, JAPANESE ARRED STORETARY OF THE These proclamations also warn TRADE

UNION CONGRESS; against the printing of nows and AT INFORMAL RECEP the fraudulent use of nationalis TION, GIVEN HERE YESTER leaders namas, and add that Dr. DAY BY INDIAN RESIDENTS. Soekarno, in an "interview with Mr. Joshi, wh

who is on his way to the British military authorities Paris to the International had told them that tho did not object to the Netherlands troops. British forces but

of in not the only country, where there are majoritics, and minori- tion. There are countries In

other

Labour C, added: "India)

to come to BHANGHAI.a @MyAge, moraborala msolvos' and yet enjoy :

Barky****

the Japancao: Kompál (Gentaþol Will Mr. Kirton please report have been arrested by Indǝubsiana.

Adams, official or who have taken possession of sly the

that the Indian trade) armoured carns,

union movement should be the rent The air-field-there is blocked basis of Indian Indopondence. "with" otakus and all mervice to Router.

to No., 4, RAPWI Control Statis Japanoso tanka and a number on trade unlán movemónt.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Building. (3rd floor) as coon:45:

possible.

Commonding To-day, To-morrow & Thursday

An M-G-M Million Dollar Production!

A dancing musical with plenty of laughs and action

Beat ontertainment for the holidays)

ELEANOR POWELL, JAMES STEWART & VIRGINIA BRUCE

in

BORN TO DANCE”

Admission 30 o., 60c. &$1.00 (including tax),

EAT AT

JIMMY'S

TO-DAY

3. Any person in possession of any of the items specified in the. sohodule hereto or of any other item which could suitably be employed in any work of building roconstruction or repair shall within fourteen days from tho. date of the publication of this. regulation declare the same, by giving full and accurate particulars theroof in writing to Col. (C.A.) Works at his office.

4. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this rogulation shall on conviction by tho Standing, Military Court bo Biablo to imprisonment for a torm not oxooeding Avo yarn or a fino not exoooding five thousand dollars or to both qual imprisonment and fine.

SCHEDULE

1. Building Materials, iron- mongery and fittings.. 9. Water supply plant and

fittings.

9. Eloatrical plant & fittings.

4. Sanitury fitting.

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$5. Dmin,and water pipes.

16.

Structural Stools 2",

7. Tar and Bitumen..

GIVEN." under my hand nt HONGKONG this 8th day of October: 1948;

~D. M. MACDOUGALLI

Brigadier.

Chlof Civil Affairs Officer.