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THE CHARTER

THE CHINA · MAJ

HONG KONG, BATURDAY, OCTOBER. 13, 1940

Thousand

Tried

Nazis In Poland

LONDON, OCT. 12. ATTORNEY-GENERAL-GEORGE SAWICKL OF POLAND SAID TO-DAY THAT SPECIAL POLISH. COURTS AL- READY HAVE TRIED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 GER- COLLABORATIONISTS MAN WAR CRIMINALS AND

A Rose By

Any

Other-

Gnr. B. O. Borg, Mro. T. Borg,

AND CONVICTED ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THEM, Mr. L. G. J. Batton, Miss N.

OE THOSE CONVICTED, HE SAID ABOUT 400 WERE Pillon. Mrs. E. Chung, Mrs, 1

EXCUTED AND THE OTHERS GIVEN SENTENCES I Ching and family, Mr. W. G.

RANGING FROM 10 YEARS TO LIFE. HE TOLD A

ABOUT 8,000 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT

MORE Fitz Gibbon, Mr. S. G. Hayos,

Mr. Attlee is rapidly earn-

CASES ARE BEING PREPARED FOR PROSECUTION. Mr. J. A. Kounard, Mios F. Loong. Ming L. Leo. Mra. Laing for himself a high reputa-

tion for plain speaking and In a voice choked with motion ¡ *--- Lim, Miss P. Lim, Miss M. Ma

Tho

brimming with tears, lucidity.

Churchillian and eyes

Sawicki described in broken En theson, Mr. & Mrs. J. A. B

fair for words may not be May, Mrs. 11. V. Tesreo, hire there, but these are times, per-glish conditions at Majdanek, the B. A. Pilce, Mr. & Mrs..M, Stan

hape, when clear reasoning and German horror concentration camp from which ho escaped in 1944 loy. Mre. U. Sing. Miss A. R the matter-of-fact approach

Biter

nearly six years' imprison- overtones of ora- | ment. Bing, Mrs. 1. Starbonko, Mr without the

He said that hundreds of thou- V. L. Voriga. Mrs. V. Vorigo"] tory, are likely to contribute

of Russiano, Poles and Mrs. M. T. Williams, Miss V more usefully towards the forg-sands Williams, Mr. J. J. Wilcox, Mring of the instruments of peace. Mr. & Mrs. H. Xuon and child Flongkong passengers areomblo at Queen's Fier at 10 am. on Bun day, 14th October, and Kowloon passenger a assomblo of Wharf at 11 am.

Passengers must not embark without first obtaining their em-

barkation card.

Ilolt's

PASSENGERS WHO WERE LISTED FOR CANADA, NEW ZEALAND AND UMA. ARE TO STAND BY FOR THE NEXT SHIP.

REPATRIATION OFFICE

12th October, 1945.

HONGKONG MILITARY

GOVERNMENT.

In Re: Custodian Proclamation

No. 10 of 1915.

SALE BY TENDER (S 58)

The Acting Custodian of Pro perty is prepared to receive bids in writing for the purchase of a quantity of:

Paint Brushes (various sizes)

said to be 44,194 pcs. Hair Brushes-- said to be are 2,396 pcs. Clothes Brushes-said to be 6,000 pcs. Shoe Brushes-said to be

7.192 pca.

♫

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Czechs had been murdered in the camp's gas chambers and their

until

bodies cremated in gigantic ovens which were kept Russian and Polish liberating armies were in sight of the camp.

S.S.

Sawicki told of int

guarda lure Polish

the chambers with bits of sugar and chocolate, and calloused camn officials arranged special Sabbath executions for "the entertainment" of German women in the area.

"Among the German people who lived in Poland during the war," he exclaimed, "there was not one who was not guilty. They had no rev! They had no mercy!' Associated Presn.

Old George Here Again

"Smile & little and cry a little, and what more can one say?"--A nod of the head, and an vid man Philosophically agreed to this stop. gap answer to the riddle of life.

He is George Bing, aged 57, and is by profession dealer in tropi cal Bah. Hin well-known e establishment, the Kowloon Aqua- rium, at 110, Nathan Roud, is re- opening for business.

everyone

who

5,000-Obtain Needs

The Australian Red Cross Organisation in Hong Kong re- and issued 35 cently received tons of light diet foodstuffs to the Hospitals and those in ricod of Invalid foods.

In all, the A.R.C. have so far provided 5000 people in Hong Kong with immediate neces- altios.

Shanghai internees now ar riving in the Colony on their way to their homes have also received invaluable aid from the Shanghai branch of the Austra lan Red Cross,

A HONGKONG VOLUNTEER, LOOKING OVER THE MENU AT A LEADING RESTAUR. ANT THE OTHER DAY, HAD HIS APPETITE ATTRACTED

Those going to England will BY AN ITEM TANTALISINGLY DESCRIBED AS "CHICKEN A receive winter clothing at one LA ORIENTAL

of the ports in the Middle East Ho

Colombo proceeded Immediately to probably

Port order it, but had a moment o

Sald. the wnitar disappointment when returned with a shake of the head and an apologetic smile.

His enthusiasm somewhat rum

up the ed, the Volunteer took menu card again and scanned it once more.

His attention was attracted t the Chinese version of the item Though not a profound Chinese scholar. he discovered to his de- Hght that his limited knowledg was quite equal to the test of reading the item in Chinese.

Though delated to some extent. it read "Greater East Asin Chicken and Rice."

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REORGANISATION OF H.K. SCOUTING

The Rev. N. V. Halward, M.C., is due in the Colony from Canton within the next few days and will He spend about a fortnight here. will devote most of the time to the reorganisation of the Boy Scouts

movement.

it will be remembered that the Rev. Halward, who was for many years in the Colony, took up work In Canton just before the outbreak of the war with Japan. He was, passenger on In point of fact, a

for the last river bont to leave an

of to the start Canton prior hostilities.

Restauranteurs, it seems, ar*** pelling their socks up in attempt to eradicate the Japanes influence on menu cards.

CEYLON DISCUSSES CONSTITUTION

COLOMBO, OCT. 12. THE CEYLON BOARD OF MINISTERS MEETING TO-DAY HEARD MR. D. S. SENANAYAKE'S (LEADER OF THE STATE COUNCIL) ACCOUNT OF HIS RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SECRETARY FOR THE CO- LONIES IN LONDON, ON WHICH A CONFIDENTIAL NUTE HAS BEEN CIRCULATED AMONG THE MINIS- TERS.

AFTER CONsidering tHE SOULBURY RECOMMENDA- TIONS IN THE LIGHT OF MR. SENANAYAKE'S DIS- CUSSIONS, THE BOARD DECIDED TO AWAIT THE FINAL CONCLUSIONS OF HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN- MENT, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMMUNI- CATED TO THE MINISTERS AT AN EARLY DATE, BEFORE EXPRESSING AN OPINION ON THE CON- STITUTIONAL CHANGES FOR CEYLON.

VIVID BUT IS IT ART?

London, Oct. 13

The art critic of the Weekly "Spectator," Michael Ayrton, reviewing the current art exhibition in London said the array of paintings is full

of MAY, crude eliality, but lacks

single national

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"are full of undigested influences and naive energy," he wrote, "but none of them have art."-- Associated Press.

Shidehara Given His Instructive

Tokyo, Oct. 12, Goneral Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, to- day told the Japanese Primo Minister, Baron Shidehern, when the latter called on bim at the that the Allied Headquarters, Japanese Government must feed and clothe the Japanese people in order to prevent pastilence, dis- eano or other major social entas- trophe. The

coming winter will be

critical and the only way to meet its difficulties is by the full, em-

he said.

F" of every one in useful

General MacArthur ako told the Japame of inquisition rule" Premier to replace the

Justles,

old regime by system of

designed to afford the people protection against arbitary and uninst me- thods, and also demanded demo- cratisation of the Japanese econo mic institutions and a revision of the monopoly control,

The moet the cost of occupa- tion-payment of allied troons and other army expenses for the next

the months.

Japanesea three Government has set aside three thousand million

thia Yon for purpose. Reuter.

Soon To Be Wife In Deed

Mrs. Davis Elliott, a proxy bride of four months, will Ba from New York to-day (Saturday) aboard the "Casscopeia" for In- dia, where she will join her hus

an Indian Civil band, who is servant in Lahore,

At Greenville, South Carolina, last Jane sho signed a marital agreement to become "the wife by deed" of Davis Elliott-a form of marriage, recognised only in that State,

The couple will repeat their Vows in a religious ceremony in India-Reuter.

London of the United Nations was typical. He Association made no attempt to present the Charter of the United Nations the perfect answer to the as world's la It is, however, the best that can be obtained at the and. As Mr. Attice moment, bald, "there is only one way of improving it and that is to use it to the full. That is how we to make it work, shall learn

imperfections and remove its

great possibilities, develop its The dread weapons of modern war, plus the complete redistri- bution of work power (which now virtually reposes in the Big Three, the British Empire. ! the United States and the So- viet Union) have given to the new United Nations organisa- fion

universality to which the League of Nations aspire but never attained. As has been pointed out, the supreme test of its efficacy is as likely to come in Asin as in Europe. In the Pacife as in the Allan tie. Equally. the sam do. minating political fact deprives the smaller nations of the vete

At first sight there is little re- right that the unanimity rule markable about Old George,

Covenant con has a weather-veined, complexion of the League ferred on them. The irreful and an agreeable and

engaging able lesson of recent history smile. It was always a good busi. proves that, save for altogether mess asset and his clientele in the exceptional circumstances, they old days included

inextricably involved in was anyone in the local sh-fancy- the fortunes

of their larger, ing world. within

Old George, however, has stories neighbours and must,

to tell. They do not come easily the limit of their resources,

But h and have to be fished for. play a co-operative part in the

has secu

ito life in

unexpected of security. With

rises to fortune and in its folie to busincan These qualifications, the new the depth of despair, Charter resembles

the leas

Ilie losses-ho will speak of League Covenant than it does! them, but not on the bitter note. the old Concert of Europe. The They include his son and daughter, air raid victims, some of his near legalistic aspect is conspicuous nearing the thirties both of them, ly absent. The new Charter is

relations, lost at sea the victims frankly political and, therefore, of war, and a fishing fleet of four realistic. The weight cf vessels, lost to the greed of Japan. more

rests primarily responsibility

HAPPY HUNTING Council, 1 the Security which the authority of the prin- will dominate, cipal nations since they alone have the power navies and few geographers, of enforcement. The task of ever heard of the Pratas? They the Security Council is no long are 168 miles 8.S.E. of Hong er to sit in judgment, but to Kong. They do not rise at any take action before any threat to spot more than six or seven fevi]

for ទូកត Bids, in sealed covers, should peace can seriously develop. above sou level except be left at the Acting Custódian's Honce, Mr. Attlee's insistence hillock that scales the

height of 30 feet Office, Second floor. Mercantile that the Charter

und that ing-ground for tortoise-shell. Bank Building, Queen's Road,first line of defence Victoria, on or before noon 20th the success of the United Na George worked them for als they

BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 12. tions' Organisation must be were worth, built a fleet of four

THE SOULBURY CUMMIS- has no October, 1945.

COMMUNIST CRITICS come the primary object of Bri- diesel-engined fishing junks on the tish foreign policy.

It nee ls, strength of the profits. stayed SION REPORT IS LIBERAL IN commendations.

On the other hand, the Com- DISARM CRITICS WHO HAVE however, to be emphasised fur while the Japanese kept snooping 1ENE AND WILL SERVE TO

finally de- about as would-be bijackers in

PRESUMED THAT THE Biti munist Party severely criticised Chamber proposal. ther that success

measure on search of sen-food, the Nips being TRSH COVERNMENT WOULD the Second pends in a large

and had whale

GRANT Pieter Klunemann, General-secret- the possibility of establishing iodine-conscious, and

FAR-REACHING

CONSTITU-ary of the Ceylon Communist a befitting consideration for the over the world a new order of of an argument with them before BE UNWILLING TO justice, prosperity and well- point that discretion was the bet TIONAL CHANGES, SAYS THE Party, says that the Soulbury "BIRMING recommendations are designed to being. Security is not to be ter

ter part of valour led to his abar- CONSERVATIVE terms doning his installation and three of HAM POST" IN AN EDITORIAL continue the imperialistic strangle- hold on the country and to foster envisaged in military

TO-DAY. his boats and making back for

The "Past" adds: "Until polinational disunity and communs alone.

strife. Hong Kong with his

Council, The Stato vessel, and 80 h.D. distical parties rather than racial

YiDW in communities provide divisions in The fishing-junk, the "Nam Yi"

the "Houst," problems of adapting recess, will meet from November a European constitution to East 6th to 11th, when, it is expected, orn uss will remain. But the the final decisions of His Majesty's regarding the future

will have been Factory & GodownS→→ The wodding took place at St. Teresa's Church yesterday of rics. Fortunately, however, thote moet general objections to its pre-of the

Torrance Lea, Old George was fated with posal to transplant the constitu- taken. It is H.K.V.D.G., and Miss Constanco the Japanese occupied howloon tion by wise provisions to detail. that the State Council will have "Granted that theso measures an opportunity of debating the Zona Maxwell, daughter of Mrs. did not remember him from the

Pratas. However, they liked his are as effective in practice as they now proposals.--Router. K. C. Maxwell.

appear on.

and Paper "Lea" ("Tinker") was in fish.

granted Sergt.

Ceylon, They brought a bag of rice, 160 continued unanimity in the Revenue Department when the war broke out and prior to that was on the staff of the "Hong A more than

Men's & Ladies' Umbrellas- said to be 3,227 pcs. Luggage Baskets said to be

1,107 pcs. noy lying at Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co's Building. 20, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.

Inspection may be made on application to Messrs. White away, Laidlaw & Co. Ltd., 1st Floor, between 9 and 10 am. each day except Sunday.

A deposit of Dollars One Hundred must be made on de- posit of each tender, which will be returned if tender is not accepted.

The Acting Custodian does not bind himself to accept the highest or any tender.

R. A. WICKERSON, CONTROLLER OF GODOWNS,

Acting Custodian of Property. Victoria, 13th October, 1945.

NOTICE

Will Mrs. Edith Lovis BUTLIN kindly communicate with IN- TERNATIONAL BED CROSS

un

is Britain's

LEE-MAXWELL WEDDING

Old George always had enter- prise. Who, outside of the world's

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PETTER CAUGHT

Weisbaden, Oct. 12. The United States army has captured the leader of the Hiller Youth movement, Dr. Kurk Potter, and is hold ing him as a possible criminal-Associated Press.

amazing BIRMINGHAM

APPROVES

But the Pratas are good hunt-

LONG MEMORIES

toar

Mr. M. S. In the meantime, Ancy, the Government of India representative, is flying to New Lelhi to-morrow for consultations the status of the Indian regarding Battlers in the island, in the now constitution.

commun

The two members of the minori ty communities of Burghers and Noors expressed satisfaction. with the Soulbury recommendations.

Dr. Schokman, who represented the Burghers in the first State Council, saya that the recommen- dations are fair and reasonable and he welcomed the proposal for the

of nomination

Burgher representative.

Ara Razik, the nominated Moor Council, says that he

In the Sievances about the re-

The Japanese have long ́meme- | Commission has been careful to Government,ut orally expected

catties, and took what they want

this ronort may well be the CAIRO TOYS od. These included George's part of a successful settlement, where WITH IDEA cular prisca, fifty good angel flah a previous and more complex specially bought for Japanese, cluded.-Router. aquariums. Today, George says,

EXCHANGE BUILDING! Kong Telescopum bowlor, he and ton good archers. Those were scheme has falled," the Post con-

(2nd: FLOOR) · ·

NOTICE

ussful

more

JAPS WARNED

Tokyo, Oct. 12. Lendors of the seven Japancae Prefectures were warned yester- day that their failure to make vigorous use of the means provid- Command to ed by the Allied

civil revive Japanese

economy would result .in "unnecessary cold among the suffering and

winter." Japanese people this

Reuter.

NOTICE

The public aro horoby informod that I have authorized BRIAN CHARLES KEH HAWKINS to continue to not as Feoretary for Chinese Affairs until further notice.

W. M. THOMSON,

Colonel,

Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Offloor.

DAVIE BOAG & CO., LTD.

Wo beg to announce that we' have now copied our former promises OBα--

Chartered Bank Building,

(1st floor),

Quarry Bay.

**THORNYCROFT”

Our Branch Office has opened Blair & Co, at French Bank temporary premises c/o Messas Building, 2nd floor, and we shall CAIRO, OCT. 12. be obliged if all prospective clients THE EGYPTIAN SENATE 18 will communicate enquiries to was one of the leading cricketers

TO-DAY. DEBATING THE that address during the present at the University here some years

UNITED NATIONS CHARTER. ago and after that turned out for he would find buyers to pay PERSIA ACCUSED

While the decision to ratify the emergency period where they will $50 a pair.. Craigongower Cricket Club.

They are: irreplaceable locally?

Moscow, Oct. 12 Charter was easily approved by be promptly handled and com The duties of best man were discharged b

ged by Capt. D. Hunt and antil Java and Singapore shipping The newspaper and the 161 to 11 votes in the Chamber of municated to our executive who

has ro

returned to a pre-war nor labour organ of the Soviet trade Deputies last night, it is anticipat is now proceeding to London to matron of honour was Mrs. Nick All persons who on furnish any Jaffer. Pte. N. Jaff

Jaffor H.K.V.D., "

anions, in an article to-day, alleged that the Senate's approval will ascertain full details and specifie T Information 43 to the present gave the bride

After the ceremony, a reception vom Gorge said, "I stilling prosecution of trade unions not bo so easilly obtained.

Should the Senate, which in- ations with prices of latest models. loft I had to and other democratic elements in

number of Wafdists, in all lines of our products: whereabouts of any property vosted

Government

the Charter World Organisa-

Egypt

will not

Vehicles Petrol/Diesel. in the CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY was held at No. 240A, Prince clone down after a few months of Persia, said:"

Marine Engines Petrol/Dic Pernia

the now- does not stop at any PROPERTY on the 25th day of Edward Road, sidenen of Mr. the occupation and have boon out The reactionary Gove

and. Mrs.

when a large num- of business for three years. But of

bel of friends: gathered to offer it amazes me the number of hals- thing to try to slow down the tion.

lovers there are in Hong Kong and movement of the wide masses of

the Persian or any paper documento, ata bolonging or staining to tho Sergt. and Mrs. Lee are expect-they keep calling all the timu, office of the Custodian of Enemy Ing to leave for the United King Property, Bajromo Court, and dom in the near future és a ropa- required to communicate with the andoraigned,AIN

· Dooombor, 1941, of of the rooods befelicitations.

R. A. WICKERBON ACTING CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY Moroantile Bank Building 2nd floo

triation ship

T. V. IN SHANGHAI

Chungking, Oct. 12 Mr. T. V. Boong, Chinese Prime As from to-day the Queen's Minister, who is at present on a Theatre, one of the leading cinema wait, Shanghai, ls, understood. theatres in the Colony will be here to have gone there for Quan: operating under now management. clal kelias.with, oreins, faterenta. It has been taken over by the Luka Mr. Oba Kamini ministers of Hot Thing Oor of which "Mr.

accompanying hire Boeng Renter

Pak-num in KADENCE..

「

Althourh

to

Most opposition in the Chamber

who contended that us

people towards free of

of Deputien came from the Na dom and democracy and long na Egypt was not completely the war is ended, martial

the Government even a state of siege are being Independent, maintained in n a number of reglons abould not take part in inter to facilitate the repression of national agreement since the trade unions and others-tautor. country would be a toy in the

hands of foreign powers." Going on his rounds: last oven- Ink, Chinese detective found 85 rounds of ammunition and an

It was announced in the House. mpty magasing, in cardboard boss in Tai Choi Statet amantit of Comuns Chalkirically na Kadigala juhortly after, i pana ce za berry Day will be October Sard.--Beuter,

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