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Vol. I, No. 28.

Friday, October 12th, 1945.

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LONDON, OCTOBER 11.

THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE, TOLD A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION. OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION IN LONDON LAST NIGHT: THE UNITED NATION'S CHARTEK IS BRITAIN'S FIRST-LINE DEFENCE," AND WHILE IT IS NOT PER- FECT BRITAIN INTENDS USING IT TO THE FULL, "IT IS THE FIRM INTENTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S GOV- ERNMENT TO MAKE THE SUCCESS OF THE UNITED

HEROIC ACTION BY THE LI WO Jardine Steamer's Gallant Fight Off Banka

Empress Boiler Explosion

THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRA- LIA IS STILL SOMEWHERE ON THE HIGH SEAS.

A passenger writing on Septem ber 10 says: "Yes, I am sthi on this hoodoo ship. It is now twenty days since we left Stanley and we are not yet in Colombo,

The skipper was asked in Sin- gapore where the hell he'd been these last three wooks and was told En get a move on home.

There 10222 talk that mght arrive by the end of Getaber f we did I or 19 huats and that in just what we did vult a boitre exploded un un about 12 hours net of Son Bapore

"Now Wi are doing about 14 kunts and may be hon e fui Chaint-

fu ៥ព 1.41 were

were

"People who wanted Australia instead of UK fold they would be in for an inde- finite wait at Singapore or Colom- bo while their means of mainten, ance was being investigated, and If the Australians were dissatisi fied, vatry would be refused.

AUSTRALIANS SURPRISED "Some of

us were entertained in Singapore in the

ustralian des A troyer "Blackmore."

They most surprised-at-the attitude of the Australian authorities and said it was definitely not the attitude of the people in the country, who are only too anxious to give what assistance they can.

"There

There is no other news of im portance. Life is murh the same one day to another. Sometimes we have issues of cigarettes and our pocket-money is one pound a week for adults and five shillings each for children.

"We hoped for a trip ushore in Singapore, but had to be content with the trip to the destroyer."

Vatican Sentence

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 11. IN THE FIRST TRIAL UF ITS KIND, WERNER PARST, DESERTER FROM A GERMAN ARMOURED DIVISION WHO SOUGHT SANCTUARY IN THE VATICAN CITY IN TO SIX 1948, WAS TO-DAY SENTENCED MONTHS IMPRISONMENT. BY

TRI

ECCLESIASTICAL BUNAL FOR ASSAULTING A VATICAN GENDARME.

Pabst, who had since his arrival,

had

one of

con interned been allowed to receive visitors. Last Sunday, when permission was refused for him

hic to accompany visitors to the limits of the Vatican City, he turned on hia guard and injured him seriously.

Pabat will undergo his sentence in a "safety cell" in the barracks

of the Pontifical Police-Reuter.

That's Plain

Tokyo,, Oct. 11.

A high staff-officer said here

"Fate Unknown" Report Sequel

WHICH

THE HEROIC MANNER IN

THE JARDINE STEAMER I WO MET HER END IS RELATED IN THE FOL- LOWING LETTER RECEIVED BY THE "CHINA MAIL" YES. TERDAY.

Buying Up The Bank Of

England

LONDON, OCT. H SYDNEY CAMPBELL. REU- TER'S CITY EDITOR IN LON. DON, SAID: "THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL BUY UP THE BANK OF ENGLAND CAPITAL IN ITS NATIONALI SATION SCHEME.

A Bill to take pubite control of the bunk, published to-day, states that the existing stock will be transferred to a nominee

of the

will

will

British Treasury and the King the Governor, Deputy GovPaint

Directors. Treasury will not direct the bank The

but the bunk will be inausged by

and

|

Sir,--I

dated your paper October there is an article head- ed "Jardine's War Toll" and under a sub-heading "Fate Unknown" оссита

the name

Li Wo. This ship was sunk in the Banka Straite after going into action well-protected alone againa! Japanese convoy. On sighting this convoy, she closed in and concen- Lrated her fire on a large transport and set it ablaze before expending all her ammunition.

To complete the destruction of this transport the Li Wo, although almost blown to pieces by enemy rainmed cruisers and destroyers, her victim.

The Commanding Officer then gave orders to abandon ship, he himself refusing to leave.

MANY OF THE SHIPS COMPLEMENT INCLUD. ING TILIEUT, (8) DAVID MURRAY WERE KILLED, This heroic episode is only one among many

which took place left Singapore singly to meet the when the "armed" merchant ships

unazenounced unita of the Japanese

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More Troops Reach Haifa

more

London, Oct. 11. Several thousand British truoja arrived in Palestine to-day. They were landed at Haifa from the "Duchess of Bedford." -Reuter.

New Housing

but It Must

be Good

IPOLISH

FRONTIER NOT FINAL

LONDON, OCT. 11. THE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR. ERNEST BEVIN, TOLD THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY THAT BRITISH TROOPS HAD ALMOST COM. PLETELY WITHDRAWN FROM TEHERAN.. AND THAT M. MOLOTOV, SOVIET FOREIGN COMMISSAR, HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THE SOVIETS HAD ALREADY EVACUATED TEHERAN.

Mr. Bevin niso made clear

重视 that the British Government was

in no way committed to support frontier the existing provisional between

ren Poland and Germany at LONDON, OCT. 11.

the peace conference. THE MINISTER OF HEALTHlowed by the Polish authorities in He added that the policies fol. LOCAL) MR. BEVAN, URGED

territories AUTHORITIES TO OVERHAUL

now placed under tem- AND SPEED-UP PROCEDURE porary administration would cer TO PROVIDE NEW HOUSES. lainly influence the attitude of the THEY SHOULD ESTABLISH British Government at any discus. EMERGENCY

its directors and will issue direc Navy blocking the route to Javot addressing the Association

liens in other British banks.

The present stock of the Bank of England will be bought out to exchange for three per cent lung: term Government stock, which will give the holder thể bámy income?

The Slang Wo was beached on Banku Island badly danged. Yours etc. "A Liberated TIR.N.R. Trying To Get Home."

Was

ok

CONGRESS

JEALOUS

WASHINGTON, OCT. 10.

NATIONS ORGANISA1- TION THE PRIMARY OBJECT OF THEIR FOR- BIGN POLICY," THE PREMIER SAID.

"I say this with no object of party advantage. I believe my words would be endorsed by all other parties in Parliament. The reason i8 obvious. We have come to a perlod in his- tory when mankind must elther aet up an Institution of this kind and make it work, or face consequences so appalling that. the mind shrinks from contemp- plating them.

"Atomic enerJV

has been liberated, and that fact

alone makes

Situation Deteriorating

Singapore, Oct. 11. Latest reports show that the situation in Japan is rapidly--deteriorating-and- that the Indioncsian na-- tionalists are in complete control of all areas outside Batavia.

The troopship "Princess. Beatrix" due to sail for Colomba has been diverted to Port Swittenham where she will pick up additional British troupe for Java.- Reuter.

WHERE'S

RIPLEY?

LONDON, OCT. 11.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A THOUSAND YEARS OF JAP- ANESE HISTORY, THE CRY OF "DOWN WITH THE EM- war merely a PEROR" WAS RAISED IN THE form of suicide for mankind. STREETS OF TOKYO YESTER

DAY, CABLES MR. S There are other weapons of SLOWN, THE "NEWS CHRONI war of whose devastating CLE" SPECIAL CORRESPON. effect Europa bears terrible DENT IN TOKYO, marks. If war is to be avoid- "Led by the political prisoners ed there must be in the world freed this morning, a parade of something to do in the future one thousand Japanese stopped before General MacArthur's lead- what wear has done in the quarters, which face the most sur- past-to make great decisions rounding the Imperial Palace.

between nations.

"In order that it may not be come impossible to make these decisions there must be means by which diferent can learn to work together for the benefit of all. the United Nations Charter

A

MarArthur

"As the Japanese police, not knowing what to do, watched ner vously, the demonstratora, waving red flags and the Korean countries shouted: 'Long Live MacArthur and Dawn with the Emperor and That is what scroll, thanking General and pledging their has been made for to maintain support, was sent to the Supreme International

pence and Commander. security, and

the to promote

"The news of this unprecedent- welfare of all peoples by intered event, which has shatter & the of Emperor's sacredness, tradition national cooperation.

has spread like wild-fire tigh the Japanese capital and this. evening, it has taken, first pleas a tople of conversation," the cor-

The security of the British Empire and Commonwealth is thus bound up with the success of the United Nations organi- respondent concludel-Reuter. sation.

OUTWORD CONCEPTIONS

"If we accept this

Tart we

must base our polley upon t get rid of the Qui-worn Charter is

and

conceptions. The

our first-line of defence.

"This country helped to lay

China's Enormous Relief Bill

COMMITTEES sion of a final territorial settle-

ment.-Reuter. WITH EXECUTIVE POWERS. AS THEY DID DURING THE WAR, HE SAID,

advised Mr.

"Start as you mean to go on,"

Bevan, who

confer Municipal Corporations unce in Lendon on housing and rent control.

"I have refused a number of housing tenders which I consider THE UNITED STATES CON. too high and I shall continuo to deGRESS IS MUCH- EXERCISED No. The housing programac is OVER

QUESTION O going to be ruined by high costs CONTROL OVER THE ATOMIC unless we introduce some discipline BOMB. in the early stages must be on view with concern President Tru 1 Our

Democrats and Republicans alike chiếu Colonies, Mr. George Hail, re-the building of permanent houses, man's proposal for the nationaliss plied "No, Sir" when asked in We don't want to reduce our houa- tion of atomic energy

under a commission responsible only to the the House of Communs 10-day ing standard to keep down prices. by Mr. Thomas Reid (Conserva- We are building for a long time." President."

Ever tive) if it was intended to hold he added.

jealous of its perogatives,

He Mr. Bevan expressed the belief Congress is fearful that, in en- elections to the State Councf)

main housing problem acting the legislation now pending, of Ceylon in the near future could be solved by the local it would abdicate authority, both Reuter.

nuthorities.Router.

to regulate domestic economy and

as he now receives from the Bank No Sirree of England stock, namely, twelve per cent.

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The British Government is puy- ing four hundred

Sterling long. term Government stock for each hundred Sterling Bank of England

stock. The amount of capital stock of the Bank of England in fourteen million, five hundred and fifty three thousand Sterling and the amount of Government stock issued in payment for this will be fifty eight million, two hundred and twelve thousand Sterling-

This first Agt of nationalisation by Britain's Labour Government

has fulfilled the best expectations

in the city of London.

It is obviously desirable

in

both the Government and the country's interest not to paralyse the initiative in all other indus-

trica which may be nationalised by paying compensation which could be criticised as unfair." Reuter.

Bogey Of

Atomic Bomb

London, Oct. 11. The Secretary of State

for

that the

RUSSIA WON'T BE TOO TOUGH

G-

MOSCOW, OCT. 11. CHANCES FOR AN EARLY RESUMPTION OF A DISCUS-

THE

ix It

tra foundation, and there is much in it of our thinking and our traditions As of those of

Washington, Oct. 11. any other country in the world. not perfect. Nothing

China intends to finance the made by human beings ever is,

greater part of her $2,600,000,- but there is only one way of

use it to the 000 relief programme on her improving it, to

President Truman re- chall own, full. That is how we learn to work it, to remove its ported to Congress to-day. Imperfections, and to develup

sald China

needs its great possibilities.

10,000,000 tons of supplies, in a report of UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilita tion Administration) which fe, submitted to Congress.

China probably will be the second

single largest

pro-

was undertaken," the report said.

us," concluded

"For our part that is what wo to formulata foreign policies. intend to do, but in order to

At the

same time, although the do so effectively we must have President has publicly declared informed and insistent public

весте пот that the of construction of opinion behind the bomb

be

given to Mr. Attlee, any foreign country, Congressmen Viscount Cecil, former Chair-gramme of relief which UNRRA say that the measure for nationa- lising atomic energy does not man of the British League of

The impair the President's right to Nations Union, moved this re-

following programme, share its secret

with foreign solution at the meeting: "This

was requested by China and powers if he sees At to do so. meeting, recognising that the Ruuter.

preservation of peace by inter- approved by UNRRA:

Delivery of medical, veterin national action based on popular support is the only alternative ary, social welfare and training collapse of civilisation, supplies by air after being ship pledges itself to maintain and ped to Calcutta by sea; atrengthen the Charter of the United Nations organisation by

in its power." every means Reuter.

SION OF PEACE TREATIES FOR EUROPE, WHICH Black-Out

WERE BROKEN OFF BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE LONDON

FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE, Threat

IN FOR-

WERE DESCRIBED ON WEDNESDAY

Sydney, Oct. 11. BIGN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES, AS GOOD,

The people of Sydney are to-day PERSONS WHO SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO KNOW buying up oil lamps, candles, TOOK THE VIEW THAT THE SOVIETS WERE DE- torches and stoves, all of which FINITELY NOT RETURNING TO ISOLATIONISM, are scarce, in expectation of the AND IT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THEY failure of electricity, owing to WOULD REFUSE TO DISCUSS SOME TIME SOON THE stoppage yesterday of coal sup- MATTERS RAISED AT THE LONDON CONFERENCE plies to the city's power-house at

Bunnerong.

The New South Wales Labour Council has cut coal supplies after

AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS.

to A

Typhus In Tokyo

Tokyo, Oct. 11.

A spokesman of the Japanese the Sydney County Council had re- Welfare Department has denied

NEW YORK, OCT. 11. "THERE WAS INEPTNESS IN PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ALMOST CASUAL DECLARA

Although the Russian press phere is cleared, further col TIONS ABOUT THE ATOMIC used strong language in de-laboration may be easier. Cer-jected its proposals for ending the rumours that a typhus epidemic BOMB, WHICH AWAKENS DOUBT AS TO WHETHER nouncing what they considered tainly the feeling here is that

PRESIDENT HAS REAL a breach of the Potsdam Agres- there is no cause for alarm. LY GRASPED THE TRANS ment by the United States and Associated Preso.

THE

CENDENT IMPORTANCE OF THIS FRIGHTFUL WEAPON," SAYS THE

YORK HERALD "Off-hand

that the

last night that if a Four Power United States can indefinitely re

Britain, the road for collabora tion has been definitely left open since the breakup of the Lon- don' meeting.

The Sovieta will tell you over

Commission were appointed to contain the monopoly on the "know and over again that inter-

FARES TO

trol Japan, General Douglas Mac-how" and industrial resources national cooperation is the only CANTON.

BOOB,"

...

the

strike of six hundred workers at is Imminent here. Bunnerong, in protest, at changes in working hours- Router.

SHANGHAI STREET SHOOTING

day evening, two men entered the

Saying that 748, cases have been reported in the capital this week, he added that none has beent reported among the allied decupa- tion troops.

Effective counter-measures have been taken against the spread of i this disease, he added.--Router.

Truck transport and indue- trial rehabilitation items;

Immediate arrangements "for dispatch of 10 doctors; two sanitary engineers, five tons of to equipment and medicines fight an epidemic in Szechwan- and Yunnan provinces. — As- Bociated Press.

Were Ready For End

Sixth Army Headquarters,

Japan, Oct. 11. Staff Sgt. George Lee, of

full

had not received. "one lota of of the bomb has profoundly. pot-would like to tackle onde-ogain "MER PASSAGES FROM MA diataly of the money-changer's and instructed that the new hideout at time of the Em-

Don't We Have Fun:

SOLDIERS ACCUSED

2

Shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednes- SHIDEHARA Portland, Ore., a radio operator, who spent two weeks in General Arthur would resign and drop "a necessary to produce atomic bombs way to world peace, which the Low sticks of dynamite when he is shared by low of those who are people of Russia want above all

ground floor of No. 284, Shanghal GIVEN TASK Yamashita's headquarters dur best informed.

else. Every sign here points THE HARBOUR MASTER Street. One of them draw & ravelver

ing the surronder negotiations, General MacArthur's, Command "It is obvious that the existence to the belief that the Rusatans MAXIMUM FARES FOR STEA- blank range, at a

YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED and red three shots, at

Tokyo, Oct. 11, aald the Japanese commander Chinese

Baron Shidehara was invited was ready to laundir a assistance or co-operation from the soned present-day international re-

Kwok Fal who succumbed HONG Russian delegation since the occulations.

the many problems between the KONG TO CANTON AND

Kwok Fat, who was to MacArthur's HQ to-day scale attack from his mountain pation began," the officor added.- "President Truman may not Allies, and will show readiness CAD. Reuter.

think

that the bomb had anything on the possibility of another bania takon has been the shop at the address, is alleged to government will be expected to peror's order. to do with the ill success of the get-together.

He said Domel · carrespon- charged in 1041 plus 50 por have been a detective employed by carry out sweeping special re- faros London conforonce but many feel

cont and it is notified that any the Japanese gendarmerfe

forms, including votes for donte told him every available that it was present behind ovory

overcharging for passenger fares ...

women, the oncouragement of Japanese would have been used council chair, and that its secret

labour unions” and should be reported to the Harbour

a more in a last desperate," suicidal nt- is a critical factor in Rusala's

Mpstór. estimate of American purbosen,"

tack against the Filipinos. 'and. The rates fixed are as follows:

Ilberal system of education, "— the paper concludes Router.

Routor."

Americans. The Japanese fol- lowed such suicidal banzal at- tack tactica in the last desper Bun Francisco, Oct. 11. The first batch of Liberatorate, days on Attu and Salpan bombers which served through Associated Press. many months of hard fighting in the Southwest Pacific and, in the Philippines, arrived at Mather No further detalls are avail-fold today. There were eight in Premier Stalla has loft Moscow. the group and they arrived eight for what officials described, as “s able, the only police statement ayanfitar, leaving the Philippines, rest?! His departure was fronts being, that "investigations are All ard from the 19th airforce.. pagod in all the papers. He left on proceeding

| Belüber B.---Ansociated Press.

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NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Informed persons feel that sontiment in the United States, Britain and France and other corners of the world- basi 'no reason to be apprehensivo as to the intentions of Russia on world collaboration.

Cairo, Oct. 11. Britain should supply Egypt with the secret of the atomic

London, Oct. 11.5. bomb, under the provisions of the

of 1980, Mr. Vollodi is expected to ar Auglo-Egyptian fremd Hakk, rive in London from India next according to Abdul formor Watalat cabinet minister.

The leaders of Russin since month to take over the vacant He claims that under the treaty position of Deputy High Com the earliest days have been ad- the Egyptian Army should have missioner for India. The pro- vocaten of collaboration, and the same weapons as the British vious holder of this ofco was the feeling hore is that they Army He says that while Russia and other countries may not have Siz David Mecks who recently would be the last to abandon such a right, it is guaranteed to had a long period of Indidpost this attitude: - Egypt by treaty,—Router.

tion-Reutor.

TO CANTON Saloon Inter-Cabin 1st. Class 2nd Class. Dock.

TO MACAO

In fact, now that the atmso-

Saloon Inter-Cabin -ist-Claes--- 2nd Clan-: Deck

$18.00 $9,00 .$4.80

.9,00 $1.50

*.84.00 ** 80.00 $190. -$1.20 $0.00

Armed with two revolver three European soldiers wora reported to have entered the ground floor of No. 84b, Hon- kow Road, tenanted by a Chin- ese family, shortly after 0 p.m. last night and robbed the ten- ants of $800,* HA!!

Associated Press..

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Moscow, Oct 11.