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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1946.

VOLUNTEERS COME IN SMILING Back After Grim Days In Japanese Camps

bald by boom are collected and AIR DISASTER

oxoliariged into injuod or sterling boforo embarkation, Hong Kong

~ folinguatronidzchtended into

sorvido Field Cashiers ashore.

Civilis and Army Torsonnel who are toing ro,atristed will -oxabango-Hong Kong dollars-with- tho Field nabioz, 106, Fiuld Cashiers Ofbo, second floor, Hong Kong & Shang'uni Bauk Building.

C. B. FERGUSON,

No. 10 Staff Payamster-

8th October, 1945.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Managemont legs to

announce the opening for

business of

THE CHANTECLER RESTAURANT

172 - 176, NATHAN ROAD

EUROPEAN FOODS,

WINES & SPIRITS.

CIVIL AFFATM ADM6445TRATION,

Mavi BRAN JI

Loty K

Pon luna o mytoi

fron the

pulidan ta analar, to the Evinty serving of i won ugabenvil do puls un tao band of a inani La Rein antinat at a tato para for onoh mula of om hung tospoɑlavo of its saquah y

Molla my

servion afali iza cudo &ho provision of to a

19y for Lao

laun lo ng as Wol as the moins of tan-po, bation in the volloution

from n dubivo y to all Govo n man vil hug tals and insut tions in Ho nong and nowloon ani Nov

oxel.tuing

Usn

NO VID

No v Tocabrios! Hill particulars In o tamod from Mouicul Hoai putura, Iong Kong and Bhang tai dank Building, lat flow.

All tonds, which should stato the phuco o placut at which the laundry work will be married out. who all rese's Milical lostquarters by not later than the it's day of Qutabor. 116, and a sold be in tet digste and put in susled envers ↑

oloa ly marked with the word "Tende for Lavindry Service".

The Government dos not bind itself to acve t the ln von o any tonder.

J. 1. BARNES Sect clary

Hong Kong, 6th October, 1945.

ABC SERVICE

OPENS

TO-DAY

THE HOUSE OF SERVICE

MONEY EXCHANGE, TEA ROOM AND SUNDRIES

Good Rato

Good Tes

Good Food

Paris, Oct. 8:

cupanta of a British mili tary aircraft, flying to Britain from Cairo, were killed when the 'plante crashed early

yesterday

morhing near Rennes. The pnsachgera Included**** number of Service girla.- Reuter.

Singapore War Criminals

BINGAPORE, OCT. 8. WHEN JAPANESE FORCES IN MALAYA ARE SHIPPED TO THE THREE UNINHABIT ED DUTCH ISLANDS EAR

FOR

THEM THERE MARKED WILL BE NO SEPARATIN OF NAVY AND ARMY PER. SONNEL, BUT ALL SUSPECT ED WAR CRIMINALS WILL BE

OUT SCREENED INTERNMENT HERE.

FUR

wer.

In some Malayan prison camps, army and navy persoanel separated to avold friction between the two group tits

decided it

Military

would not be necessary to guara the three tropical islands near Sumatra--Butair, Rempang and

Plan for 07 N

Gatang

to the Talauda

Japanese, possibly 200,000 of them, were announced yesterday. The first are expected

leave within #soek. The islands have Jush. tre envored datlamis, and the Japanese will be equipped only with necess- ary implements existence until the time comes for their repatriation to Japan.

Lo carve 4G ki

The Japanese "comfort girls" who will accompany the troops ar considered in Lin category army regulars who were included in the military surrender.--Am- sociated Press.

Gandhi's

Rank

THE

Tributes to U.S.

Hospitality

VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD BEEN PRISONERS-OF-WAR IN JAPAN RETURNED TO THE COLONY YESTER- DAY. TO SHRUG AWAY ANY LOCAL CLAIMS TO -WAR DAMAGE, MALTREATMENT, SHURI KATIONS,

OR "HAVING SEEN. THINGS."

A DOZEN.. INTERVIEWS WERE ALL HIGHLIGHTED BY THE ONE SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE READINESS TO TALK. THAT WAS ABOUT THE BARREN WILDERNESS THAT 18 NAGOYA, TOYAMA, OSAKA AND EVERY OTHER CITY IN JAPAN THAT HAD EVER CLAIMS TO BEL ING A HIVE OF INDUSTRY.

SLIGHTLY TAKEN TO-DAY'S.

ABACK

De Janeiro, Oct-8 Several hundred Japanese from Brazil's interior-gather—~~~~~

ed to-day at San Paulo for "a victory celebration."

Coperation." They upparently were, ignorant of Japan'a defcat and claimed they didn't know of recent events about which there was no cause for Japanese cele bration.-Associated Press.

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Death Of Capt.

Dalziel

k

The minay frienda of Mrs. 9. C. Dalziel will learn with regret of the death of Capt. 0, C. Dalziel in Sydney Inst August. He was suffering from heart disease.

Capt. Dalziel had been, master of many ships on the China const, Blying either the flag of Douglas Steamship Co

"Ltd.

in mor recent years that of Mollers', Ltd. He is survived by his wife, 1

Cwp daughters, Mrs. Sybil Ground water and Mrs. Olive Burnett, and three sons, Jack, Alan and Athol His death was the second be reavement

of this family in a shor period

time

the third eldest

"Manila," atated one Volun-. There is also sothe surprise and teer, "is a thriving fown con- some humour. Japanese guards pared to Oanku. There may toward the end of the puriou haa only be six buildings standing to do, it in claimed, with wooden to Goy in the main business district, fatto so far as the Allies could have but there isn't anything stand-any time on the Japanese islande landed ing in Osako."

and would have met with very A good number of the

re-little resistance. They claim that patriates are from the Nerum: the Japanese sont practically al and Toyama area campa near they had to Okinawa and werd Nagoya. There are the usua. quite through with the iden of grim tales, the ubuni plaudits world-conquest after that was toward Individuals who had dia- finished. There tinguished themselves, by courMar are tales of the "Lisbon The prisoners-of-war were age, resource and a cool head. battoned down in the holds and and an enthusiastic description had to cet

their

way to eacпре of the American rescue tean.

The "Lisbon Morugh the canvas.

kept afloat through in Manita and Okinawa.

hours. Some who had taken to LUCKY STRIKES

the water awam back Just in time Waterfronters who

to be sucked down when sh saw the

plunged to Davy Jones's locker. first boatloads coming ashor,

Som.u, turns may have thought that

out, were picked up by fishing junks that brought United States Army had

them back to Chinese territory rived. It would be an excUS

some Бу Јарапове abe error. for the boys were a

gessels that carried them in American uniform other than Shanghai. The "Lisbon Maru" survivors who reached Japan werd For HWV.1.C. insignia.

Many Aported aromatise to work on the ducks and soint brands of cigars and the num

a good time pilfering extra ber of cartons of Camels al Lucky Strikes that

KEYSTONE COMEDY are bein passed around should result i bringing down.

efforts and American Hospitality

black market

tn

BI

and

rate.

There were the usual grim faced pessimists, with a side angled word thrown out abou what happened there and wh did what and who is to expec something coming to him, bu the great majority were sport ing shiny, greasy grins thu. must have emanated from the butter that allegedly flowed 11.

Manila.

had a

rations.

23

rescul

the

the

The A.R.P. in Japan? As Pte. T. A. Madar puts it, it consisted of wooden buckets and old Key- stone comedy pumps. The camp guard ayatem? There were B fow soldiers that

most of was done by "atick-men," work Japanese civilians attached to service. Most intriguing spectacie? A three-starred Japanese Firs. Class Private bawling out factory manager and the latter bowing and scraping enough to

all around tha things

Es weren't bad only for th P.G.W.'s.

absure over one

EX

sidelight on Japanese entor prise and organisation? Former Volunteer pen pushers were on gaged in iron-moulding work whil the real engineers with tags of letters after their Zines were pushing truck.

They had known manna fron skies. It followed, 3. THAT the

course, the hungry years, an it was no miracle that sent i raining down from above 1 an dowed down from

of B-29 trup-doors that had started to take

from rest justly-earned wading dynamite and a big da: Jono. for fire-bugs.

LONDON, OCT, 8. SUGGESTION THE INDIA NATIONAL CON- GRESS SHOULD OPEN AN INFORMATION OFFICE IN LONDON WAS MADE BY THE WELL-KNOWN INDIAN ECON OMIST, DOCTOR GANGULEE.

Commenting on the 70th birth- Gangulec said that he day recently of Mahatma Ghandi,

was, no only the greatest man in India but also the greatest in the world. The Indian National Movement and revolution combined of India was the reformation, renaissanc

he said. From 1921 Gandhi had consistently fought for freedom to India and freedom which the illusion o жда heid Befor India by the British Government.

Gangulee said that the mischie which

was being caused by anti- Indian propaganda in Britain an in Americ

Americn was incalculable. could only be removed by th establishment of an Inform-tior Office by the Indian Nations! Congress which would tell the truth about India to the world. Reuter.

Jardine's War Toll

Amid the host of grey funnelled ships in the harbour are two with. red painted funnels lying along side the wharves on the Hong Kong praya.

The red painted funnel is fami- liar in almost every port in th Far East for it more often thar. not donates a ship belonging to Alexandra Bldg., Dos Vooux Road. Messrs. Jardino, Matheson & Co..

Tole hono 30133.

M30F YOUR FRIENDS AT

LONDON CAFE

WANDHAI

88-90 Lockhart Road 2us phòng 39694

Drinks

The name is world famous

COME TO THE WHITE HORSE BAR

49-44 Lookhart Road DRINKS FROM 9-A.M. TO

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THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING

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summary

Japanese discipline at the Nugo-

workshops-The punishment consisted of a man standing erect for the beating-ur

The Nips, Tommy Madar says, did not know how to hit. If a man wasn't ill, it was nothing much. But if he fell, he stood good chance

Ron, "Pesh"

The military re

in New Geing killed in actio port on his death stated that he attempted to leave cover to brin back a wounded comrade and was Inatantly killed by a burst 'o' Japanen machine-gun fire.

was an ex-Central_Bri tish

School and Diocesan Boys' School pupil and, after a brio' spell on the staff of the "Chin Mail", he left Hong Kong in his 'teens to fein n sheep farm in Aus tralia. On the outbreak of war he was one of the first to answe: the call.

Souvenirs

Tokyo, Oct. 8.

Maj. Gen. William C. Cha commander of the First Cavalry Division--the first American troope into Manila and first into Tokyo- ie seeing to it that every home ward-bound man of the divinfor hae a cherished souvenir. already has issued these items from Jap supply dumps to vetor ana leaving Japan: 1100 pistol 250 revolvera; 1,200 rifles. Associated Press.

1,200 sabors

H

NO WORK ON SUNDAYS!

Singapore, Oct. 8.

The British 14th Army, soon tr be known as the Malaya Command has ceased work on Sundays. under an order issued by Lieuten ant-General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey General-Officer comman

Malaya.

The of being kicked in the groin. At Nagoya, however all discipline ended with this There were not too many sadists

around.

2

The United States Navy and Air Force thought of

every thing. That is the unanimou. tribute. What rained down accounted for every possib

WORK IN COALMINES need, desire and taste. The vari It was just a little worse ous rations dropped long befor the coal-mines at Sandai but quit the official surrender or thbearable too. The rations ther first American landing were

were barley and dishwater-sou and the work WOS hard U.S. mystery where the tag. attacked were

merciless. But the majority sur concerned, fo-vived. Work-hours were irregula hese had cornered every letter but not exccaaive. of the alphabet and opened t wonders unknown for mor,

han three years.

As" to the Japanese? Firs

BTK

ha

Special tributes. First of al to the aircraft carrier, the U.S.S

By the time "the gobs ha finished

doling out everything the had to the P.O.W.'s. they Wa

precious little left for themselves John Prattojohn, the only man ir Particular tributes. To Privat

the

Nagoya area who mastere Japanese sufficiently to make us

ម the available nowhpapera and herefore, the only source of new

Hor from the outside world. newspapers were obtained? Som May have purposely been lef ying around by Japanese, whos hearts wore not too bad, som

and unanimous comment on an interesting sidelight o Japanese character. Ther were some beating-ups tha. could be described in gruesom detail but there were the inof uividual camp-guards who kep shutting their eyes to this an that and forgetting newspaper. in the most unexpected places.

Second comment was on fear

Were there informers amon the prisoners? Quite a few, b none from the Hong Kong contir

In the new Japanese mythubtained by the simple method o ogy in the tales that Japanes ona man attracting a guard' mothers will tell to their infanit. attention while the other defti who wish not either for sice, picked his pocket. or their spinach will be a net. bogey and this particular mychological spook will be the renowned "Mr. B" short ful Chak Sang B-29. Mention of B-29 wa Ho Sage enough to bring a palior to the Sumatra) Kum

face of the most imperious of Tal Sang Tak Sane all imperialists of Bongal), Siang Wo (Banka

This is how the Jardine's fleet fared in the past 35 years: 10 Sun-Shun. Wo and, Han: Wo

(in Hong (Bay of

Clamba Ban

, Sumatro), Yu

and Kung Wo Wo and Hein Change Wo (at Ichang) and Tuck. We (at Wuhu), three river Ateam

·ers, were burnt, by Japanes action before the outbreak of the undeclared war. The Su Sang was burnt out in the Per

alan

"

PANIC AND TERROR There are the usual memories of camp commanders taking shelter under à table, but these are outdistanced by the tales of the Nips who ran and just ran and ran..on

gent. Some, it seems, will do an thing for an extra cigarette o cold bowl of rice.

?

Were there any who sot particular example of courage on? Felf-control at tense moments There were many and one nám. was unanimously sinried out fo particular mention. He was Ac

Set-Mafor H. F. Hópkins, n

Jarding's, specialist in obtainin newspapers and amirking mast- Japanese guards back to the real

order, which become effec tive yesterday, states that onl one officer is to remain on dul at each headquarters on Sunday Men detained on Sundays for essential signals, guarda and Latigue duties will have a day off during the week-Reutor.

DETROIT LEADS

Chicago, Oct. 8. Detroit the Chicago Cuba B to 4 yesterday to take a thres to tw. victory lead in the Bevon-game world sories. Detroit broke a to 1 deadlock with four runs in a wild sixth inning. Hank Green berg, who returned to the Detroit lineup from army service, smash cd out three two-baggers-As sociated Press.

DEATH OF PRINCESS

VICTORY

PROCESSION

MR.B, C K.HAWKINS, SE- CRETARY FOR CHINESE AFTAIRS, TOLD THE

CHINA MAIL" YESTERDAY THAT AFTER THE MARCH PAST IN THE PARADE THAT FORMS PART OF TO-DAY'S V-DAY CELE- BRATIONS, HIS EXCEL LENCY THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF, ADMIRAL C. HJ. HARCOURT, AND HIS PARTY, HAVE KINDLY CON SENTED TO BE THE GUESTS OF THE HONG KONG. RECONSTRUCTION CHINESE ADVISORY COM- MITTEE AT AN INFORMAL "AT HOME" TO BE HELD ET CLUB, FROM WHERE. AT THE HONG KONG CRIC-

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE CHINESE PRO- CESSION WHICH WILL PASS THAT VICINITY BE- TWEEN 11.40 AM AND 12 NOON.

The procession will start from the Southorn Playground, Wanchai, and after passing, the Cricket Club ground it will cou- tinue along the tram lines, up Pedder Street into, Queen's Road Central down to Centre Street.

relain From this point the journey will be made through Bonham Strand and then out to Conaught Road, finishing up at he Vehicular Ferry Wharf. It is understood that a "lion and Iragon" display, outside the S.C.A. building will bring the procession to a conclusion.

Mr. Hawkins said that in order not to interfere with the service at the Cenotaph. the community in general have been particularly requested to frain from letting off fire- crackers until after 12 noon.

in the afternoon the band of H.M.S. Anson will play for on hour ол the Cricket Club ground sometime between 8 p.r. and 5 p.m. while from 9 p.m. a fireworks and search- light display will be given by H.M. ships in the harbour.

NEED DISCIPLINE

re-

Some Formosans have been misbehaving.

"This fact was revealed sud- transfer Jenly yesterday by a of 400 Taiwanese from. Whit- feld Barracks to Shamshuipo Military

Prisoners of - War

Camp.

They are to undergo dis- ciplinary treatment,

D.D.T. BEATS TSE-TSE

Mombasa, pet. 8. D.D.T., the new anti-pest solu- tion, has proved Q successful means of combatting the tse-tag fly, whose bite is fatal to cattle, horses and domestic animals in disc.ostid contral Africa, it was here yesterday.-Reuter.

RADIO

TUESDAY, OCTOBER DE, 1915. Talk by His Excellency.

The Commander-in-Chief. ZBW HONGKONG Broadcasting on Frequencies of 800 Miocycles aua Lom 9.00-10.30 p.m. on 0.47 Megacycles. 12.80 -1.80 p.m., 0.60-7.30 pm, and

H.K.T

London, Oct. 8. The death is announced in London of Princess Asfa Y1 ma, a princess of Ethiopia o „ber mother's side." Her fathe

was a Swiss missionary, who 12.30 par “London”. Bym-`

ounded a hospital for, menta phony la D Major. diseases near Beirut. which 119.68 p.m.-Fiano Solo by Horowitz. atill the only voluntary Inter national mental hospital in the Near East Reuter.

A tea room with the amenities: of a money exchange and sundry goods sale la the latest local busi noks enterprise. It is called th A.B.C. Service and is opening to day in Alexandra Building..

as fresh re- of puro human nature. gr. Margle Pia, CA DAY

naus of incondiaries crept | Following is the list p brough Industrial through yo memory-indon the

Stanaka hours, of penic, and terror and Hurley In Colossus

Prata,

Toyama Volunteers who have arrived in B Rasto The M. da Silva

Son

R.MA. Souza V

1.00 p.m.-News & Announcements. 1.10 p.m.-Baud of Grenadier Guárda. 1:00 pm.--Variety, with Ledilo, Hut.

chlon, Clio duncan Slaters and. Dako Eningtou's Orchitra. '9,00 p.m.--Close Downl) (2

6,00 †m.-Mozart-Quartet in E Flat

Major.

6.65 p.m.-Mort Beng. 7.00 pm-News & Announcedents. 7.10 p.m. Bludlo Talk by Is Ex- Galloncy, The Conimauder P- Chief.

7.20pm-Royal Command Perfor

·Tank (1938.-

A Marques, W, R. J. Wilkinson T. M. Castilho, J. C. Remedios, Cli E. Soarea, W, A. Garcia, M Silva, H. A. Garcia, A., V. Jorg

El A. Noronha, A

F: La Rocha, 7.06 p.m.Beethoven "Kreuter

Boats No. 9 in A Major -Op. 47. RA. South, of, L. Roza

Ribeiro

'8,05 pm.--Variety with Reggie Foort,

Arthur Ankey, Floreton Damonă. or G. Edwards, C... da -Roze, 0 Fate unknown-Fuk Wo, Li Wo

and the Wraton Brothers. A Aquino

Noronha, J. Ai] 9.00 p.m.-Nows & Announcements. gapore), Min Wo and Kinng We was the camp near Osaka, E. Smirko, §. 1. Leonard, A. Biriu. Per ire, E. A V. Remedios, (at Ichang), Pao Wo, Kut. Wo There was mistreatment and off, H. S. Claven, F. W Hai R. Remedios, H.

airo, J. F 9:30 pm Hylton's Orchestra &

Jesse MusiCTERIST and Loong, Wo (at Hankow)...

Inndy Young T

A Lenhard, C. Thomp Ribeiro,

0:45 pm.—Billy Mayeri (1 fang).. K. consus of opinion in that Bham shulps was not a had place after

4 Boutted in Sang, Ming Sang, hurried petreat through paddy

Fau Sang

and Yat Shing Hong Kong as: tr-

helda,

Dunn:: The boys had to hop it too, E. K. Roylance,

CA.

Tung Wo and Sul Wo (at Sin for they were burned out as W. Thirlwall, A. Moder, J da "Slive

G.S

70,10 pln. Disico Muslo.

Capt H. L"Ozorio, R.AM.Call and some even expressed fond flott K

mistreatment. The general conso Ribeiro, A. H.A to Ri Levier, (* v. Ritioiro, G.10.00pm Nowed Amounecmenta.

who was one of the loading cric koters at Hong Kong University memories of a foam called Wada. Lista, C. F. Remed to some years ago, is getting together. Thora ara memorice of those Figueroldo D. C

beam for a match against the who-wop-left-hebind-Same-dal, Marietta Commandos in the near future on some are yet in Manila, and some the Hong Kong Cricket Club who were on the "Lisbon Maru around,

never reathed Jagan

When, Cy A. Allon, HEAD. Carvalho,

Boura, J. C.

ha," Axedo, J.

B. A. Marcal; M. N.

Tomas, akunen, J. Frgüc

Novos, C. M. Soqueira, Xaylor, C. Arnul

J. Barnco

Norgr

Diar

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