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Contral Exocutive Branch Civil Affairs Administration, BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN. ISTRATION, HONGKONG MILITARY COURTS PROCLAMATION No. 8 ARTICLE 5

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LONDON, OCT. 22, PENETRATING CRITICISM BRITAIN AND OF THE UNIT ED STATES, RANGING FROM BRITISH POLICY IN INDIA AND AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION OF JA- PAN TO THE CONDUCT OF THE BELSEN "HORROR" CAMP TRIAL, HAS BEEN A NOTABLE FEATURE OF ARTICLES APPEARING IN THE SOVIET PRESS OVER THE WEEK-END."

The well-known commentator, empty declarations but by con- Mr. G. Evgeniev, writing in the crete measures." rovlow "Now Times," links, tho This article is most the de- Japan. "al- tailed and outspoken, discussion accusation that in most nothing has been done to of the Far Eastern and Co-

of the lonial problems that has

ap liquidate domination militarists" with the assertion peared here so far. that neither Britain nor the i

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Brigadier Hardy Off

****** BRIGADIER UL. "HARDY

R.M.

D.8.0.. COMMANDING THE 300

COMMANDO, BRIGADE. NOW STATIONED IN THE COLONY LEFT HONG KONG YESTERDAY BY PLANE EN ROUTE HOME TO TAKE UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT_IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The Brigadier's experience in this war has taken in both the D-Day landings in France and the Arakan campaign in Burma,

In the course of his carcor ko“ has been Physical Training In-

Washington, Oct. 22. Herbert Lehman, director- general of the United Nations relief and rehabilitation ad- ministration, and William Clay ton, the American council de- legate, said to-day either the structor at Dartmouth Naval Col- International relief organiza- legs and adjutant of the Royal tion must have more funds or Marinà division at Portsmouth, a there will be "ngony, unrest, post he held at the beginning of

tho war.

Ha was later Instructor at the

and chaos." ...

The United States agreed to

Royal Marine Military School and

Moscow observers regard It give UNRRA one billion dollars Second-in-Command of the 8th The gloomy picture of Bri- United States have done any- as possessing great significance but has provided only $800,000.. the 8th Battalion R.M.

tish

Indutrial paralysis out-thing to apply a more progres- Hined in the front page of this sivo policy towards the colonies lasue has been, Bikely enough, and dependent countries.

Criticising the "unsatisfac- painted in colours of a darker hue than the situation factual- tory_situation" of many liberat- It serves as aed Far Eastern countries, he ly warrants.

that the peoples of warning, however, lest it has declares not already been sufficiently Asia may be saved from the

Imperialist realised, that Hong Kong, in its danger of a repetition of Japa-

nese only if the social and economic roots of Japanese Imperialism are torn out."

DOUGLAS HAZARD

HARRIS, Temporary Acting Com; the

mander (S)

R. N. V. R.

THOMAS MUIR

SOWERBY,

Temporary Lieutenant (N) R. N. V. R.

WILLIAM

HORROX,

R. N. V. R

CRAWSHAW

Temporary Lieutenant,

and a the unofficial presenta tion of the Soviet viewpoint.

"OBSERVER" AGRÉES Precisely the same criticism of American handling of Japan also newspaper, appears in the Influential British Conservative weekly "Observer".

Its correspondent in Tokyo, who

news aggression minent front-page

story, contributes the paper's most pro- "The same leaders who writes:

still in power, war are not only rated Japan before and during the

gotting a

rest. Associated Press. Legislation is pending on the

THE

ARAB CAMPAIGN

Royal Marines, He then

and when it became the 40 R.M. Commando, it was with this Com- mando that he went into the Second Front in France. It was there he was awarded the D.9.0. and Bar.

The main theme of his criti- but they arwar harm foot Byrnes on October 12, urging. awarded a Second Bar to the

от

is

The correspondent says that it cism is that, despite administra-hold on a tive changes, the Japanese who is too early to answer the question themselves with whether this is the result of a compromised the former regime still hold of- definite polley at General Mag-

that the militarists Arthur's Headquarters Ace, and

He adds that now paying lip service to de- "merely ineptness." mocracy are merely waiting for "It appears to mast observers in Tokyo that the occupation is wit the moment to regain power.

or unwittingly setting up a tingly that Mr. Evgeniev declares

Aystem by which in futuro the "old pursuing re- is still

to operate gang" may continue Japan actionary and militaristic ends,

frame." and remains a potential threat within, an outwardly democratic

SCORE UNSETTLED

He came out to the South-East Asia Command in December, 1944, commanding Washington, Oct. 22.

Commando Brigade. Legations of Egypt, Iraq. Within a month of his arrival ho 8 Commando Brigade into re- took the Syria have Lebanon and submitted to Secretary of State, his part in the operations he was leased a joint note, which was action on the Arakan front. For

D.3.0.

The Brigade eventually "no change in the status of was pulled out for a rest and a

take should

place

in March, refit in India

1945, Palestine without consent of the Arabs." The Brigade was then put into

It stated

that any proposal training for operations that had to permit land sales and free been designed to clear the Japanese immigration of Jews would be from Malaya, and he was himself of the actively engaged in planning for at the expense

these operations when the surron- der came. "anty Arabs."

The United States ment has made a strong bid for Jews-Associated Press, the opening of Palestine to more

govern-

SLAP TO KOREANS

reconstruction task, must rely upon itself to a far greater ex- tent than it has hitherto seem- The state ed inclined to do. of complete unpreparedness in which Japan's sudden capitula- tion caught Allied naval and military commands in the Far East is clearly reflected also in British Isles. The un- Japan of expected collapse caught both industry and the government on the wrong foot. Every thought of a prolonged and steady tapering off of war production proceeding steadily step with a corresponding

BELSEN TRIAL in increase in consumer produc- to peace.

Another Soviet writer, MI, D. KENNEY HONOURED tion, had to be abandoned. And

A The Soviet Union had

Zeslavsk, attacking the procedura

Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 22. the resultant chaos means that

painful special score to settle with Ja- in the Belson trial, describes it a

Kenney, Lt. Gen. George C. conversion becomes a

Friction pan "and this account has not

ayarody of trinh and jerky process.

"British advocates are ardently commander of the Far Eastern and maladjustment have deve-yet been settled."

He asserts that in Some defending Fascism and Fascistair forces under General Mac loped largely because reconvèr-

an emergency nominally liberated areas, like crimes. They are turning the offler Arthur, came back "home" Sunday

of defence counsel into a pintform to see his old post at Wright field DEPARTMENTS are. operation in the fullest sense, Indo-China,

of the most fantastic displays of instead of a gradual develop partially preserving the old Ja for Fascist agitation," he writes, decked out in his honour in one GIVEN under my hand atment.

Add to industrial dif-panese Colonial Administration complaining that the slowness of

assembled Associated Press. "is confusing honest peopin." local

The conduct of another British HONGKONG this 20th day of ficulties the fact that Britain's and have been called, in the Ja-this method of dealing out justice aerial might and science ever

in panese to help suppress October, 1945.

own task of rehabilitation the way of housing, for one national movements and restore trial, involving death sentences on four Poles out of 36, who were revival, "order." thing, and economic

"Insiduous Japanese similar

pro- charged with killing 7 Germans at "Nam for

another bears

in the periodical marks, and it becomes clear paganda speaking out as 'pan- Paderborn, Germany, was also cri-

0. L. Guliam walled three and that if the Colony waits upon Asiatism' or under

"There in no Information a half yours to see his son who B solution at Home for ease cloak must be opposed not by

whether the Germans, who pro was captured and Imprisoned by voked the sanguinary Incident and the Japanese. The father died on who killed Poles, were punished. Saturday, one day before the son, In the light of this, the was of Sgt. Ferris Gilliam, was reported

trip homeward Indignation in Poland is quite un-i starting bis

Associated Press. derstandable-Router.

PHILIP TURNER,

Lieutenant,

R. N. V. R.

to be Members of the Standing sion has become Military Court.

D. M. MacDOUGALL

Brigadier

Chief Civil Affairs Officer

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Formosan Hunt Sequel

walt may be long and trying. To get ahead with any speed will call, on the other hand, for hard work and strenuous effort within the Colony, of which, with rare exception, there is ne Resources are yet little sign.

That is true few Indeed.

Tang Tsak-kwan, special police enough. But it will contribute constable, was discharged by Mr. Summary something if we only begin to D'Almed at the take bricks out of one ruin to Military Court yesterday, when restore another. And we mean charged with unlawful possession well as of two bags of clothing and other

articles. that figuratively, as literally.

INQUISITIVE? Most American Colonels in the from days of prohibition enme Kentucky. To-day, they come from Kunming, regiator themselves at the Peninsula Hotel, visit the curie shops, have a couple of American, an improvement on Arabian nights

It was stated that accused wont to a house in Wyndham Street, with two British soldiers and twn other Chinese expecting to find a Formosan in the house.

Instead fading the Formosan. tiny they found an amah who led them to Fat Hing Street, where found articles alleged to have belonged to the Formosan.

There, accused said, the baga and leave once more for king of clothing were given to him by 1

The Colony to-dny is

B

Su

with men on secret missions. There the two soldiers as a reward for are tense moments when a sudden the information he gave to them. pall of silence falls on a group as He thought the soldiers knew that an individual slowly creeps by and it was not violating the law when

crash as they gave him the things.

A friend of the accused, there is a

also a special polies Yick-sang, constable, in witness-box, said he had known accused for six years and could guarantee. his good character.

pin falls. Indians though

carrying in their breast-pocket the secret of the atomic bomb, whisper to each other in cafes.

But the most puzzling puzzle of Who are the Kunming all7

colonels? *(58081 Ex 32.

I. W. T. Lightarago

Control. .... 50642

Atomic Bomb

Captain W. J. MOORE, R.NE, Legislation

Divisional Box Transport Officer.

"THORNYCROFT”

Our Branch Office has opened temporary premises c/o Messrs Blair & Co., at French Bank

Washington, Oct. 22. Congress to-day moved. toward legislation which would establish

a special committee to handia the: whole problem of the atomic bomb

Mr. D'Almada held there was reasonable doubt and said it was hin daty to give accused the benefit of it.

Bishop Hall Returns

The Rt

RELEASE COMES TOO LATE

Tex Wingate,

A Different Picture Of Palestine

Oct. 22.

JERUSALEM, OCT. 22. ..

BECAUSE OF PALESTINE'S EXTENSIVE BORDERS, SEA COASTS AND LIMITED NUMBER OF POLICE BOR- DER UNITS THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRA- TION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COPE WITH. AND RUMOURS OF LARGE SCALE SMUGGLING ADD GREATLY TO THE TENSION PREVAILING. AT THIS TIME, WHEN FEELING RUNS HIGH, ONE SERIOUS CLASH BETWEEN THE POLICE AND ORGANISED. IMMIGRANT GROUPS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO SET OFF WHAT MANY BELIEVE TO BE THE POW DER KEG.

British Seamen Charged

Court yesterday.

Beamen

were

SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 22 KILSOO HAAN, WASHING- TON REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SINO-KOREAN PEOPLES LEAGUE, DECLARED TO-DAY PROPOSAL THE UNITED STATES STATE

TEESHIP FOR KOREA WAS OF INTERNATIONAL TRUS-

ANOTHER SLAP TO 20,000,000 KOREANS." "A SHOCKING SURPRISE AND

The trustee proposal was dis- closed by John Carter Vincent, now head of the State Depart ment's Far Eastern affairs office, in a speech before the. Foreign Policy Association forum,

Bo St

suggested the trusteeship continue until Koreans are ready for independence.

Haan said he was assured der ing the United Nations conference that Korea would ha granted in- trusteeship. demendante

of Korea He said the between American and Russian forces was a divide-and-rule policy which if continued...will create. wan in the Pacific."--Associated Press.

HOSPITAL SHIP PROTEST

Manila, Oct. 22.

A hospital ship here was given changed orders to proceed home- Ward with American patients after army medical men had. pro tested against the original, direc

tive to

soners of Asianesď prí-"

ship

Pros.

Oct. #Takasago

The hospital Maru" will be dispatched from Tokyo to Manila for the transfor The voice of the so-called of Japanese prisoner-of-war pa- The man in the street here is en- tients to their homeland. tirely different from that echoship will all about mid-week. It b the official agencies or has a patient capacity of about

Most Jews and 1,000 Associated Press, spokesman. Arabs, interviewed by this cor- respondent, took a philosophical ALL BUT

view of the entire situation.

Tokyo, Oct. 22,

Three British

The Jews feel they are win- FORGOTTEN charged before Captain D. L.

ther not they win the current

The "Nippon Times" said to- Streifett at the Standing Military ning the war of attrition whe

Cecil Edward Ryan, of the battle. They point to the ex-day that General MacArthur's B.F.A, on board s.a.Wave King," cellent record established in the was charged with wilfully dis- rebuilding and modernising of headquarters, replying to Ja- obeying the lawful commands of new Palestine and to the al-panese inquiries, said the ques- his officer

by refusing to stand leged fact that they are virtion of repatriation of foreign nationals from Japan was being discussed but no immediate steps watch while the ahip was in the tually self-sufficient. waters of Okinawa.

are contemplated. mal

ARAB FEELING --

Building, 2nd floor, and we shall Democrats and four Republicans Red by the Bonman, was charged with tent that the government will the billeting of Allied, and nBu

is now proceeding to London to Associated Press. ascertain full details and specific ations with prices of latest modela

civilian

bain

from the

“TY on his work on

Press

Mr. F. Zimmern, behalf of the They feel that if the decision accused, asked for an adjournment,

and the resort centre at Myon- Rev. R. O. Hell, which was granted. Hearing was is against them, continued It added that the Fijiwa hotel

agitation will influence public and atomic energy development Bishop of Hong Kong, who has fized for Thursday morning.

Samuel Smith Robinson, or

ordin opinion abroad to such an ex-shita were being cleared of Axis and puppet diplomatic staffs for The Senate appeared likely to been on a visit to Canton,

committee of five create a special

by plano five returned to the

without Jonve

and be forced to capitulato. OGRAN tral diplomats. Associated A. Wittenbach, vicar, of without ginger on October 18. He to, and they obviously Wenefited The Arabs this reporter spoke be obliged if all prospective clients to consider all atomic legislation. Rev. will communicate enquiries to Approval of such & committee St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.Wave King on

Another passenger_ from Canton was further charged with dis

HEAVY BETTINGA that address during the present would end the argument in the

oboying

commands by re- banites who had benefited through trade with the Jewn,

New York, Oct. 22 emergency period where they will Senate military and foreign affairs was the Rov. N. V. Halword,

committeds. Every indication Chaplain, of Christ Church, Sha- Kasing to

were only foaring domination the ship:

crowd of 40,715 racing bo promptly handled and com pointed to the passage of the moon throughout the Japanese Accused, pleading not guilty, by a Jewish majority but are municated to our 'executivo who atomic bi-partisan, committed bill. In Or. Halward was interned

ho would like to see a said occupation, being

a lawyer, entertaining the hope that Bri- fans at Jamaica on Saturday sot soner of war at the Houam Civil and the case was remanded tain would not abrogate the a new world's record by betting Assembly Contro,

Samuel Hannah, second cook on White Paper policy or other 84,189,885 on a seven-raco pro-

gramme Wave King was In hero on a double mission board

The Jews hero feel strongly More than 200,000 fans at Church work and scouting. It charged with the theft of two wise abandon them. is his intention to aid in putting loaves of bread from his ship on

Accused pleaded not about their parsecution. In eight tracks throughout the gulity

and Scouts, organisation.

Thursday, Bal of $20 was allow why Palestine and other avail- $18,318,467 Associated Press.

able parts of the world are notkunar v Ligut Comdr. Sowerby. R.N opened to them. Towards this The undermentioned Volunteers V.R, appeared for the prosecution and they will fight on with loft for United Kingdom in the "Empire Lagen":pa G. E. L. in these cases,

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Mun Cafe in Queen's Road Con- tral on Sunday, a Chinese marknad globalis chant nearly lost $10,000,000), At the Suntmary Military Court Chu Wa was sentenced yosters honths hard labour by

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Motion the back of his FD'Almada nữ thì Bummary: Court párted to-day, on Kurdistan-Ikland; of the Chase Bank in Hong Kong,

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TROKE on Sunday.

sociated Press,

and apprehended.

and

HUE, E. Hearther, of the work with the Hong Kong offde of the American shepherds. As of the Philippines as financially to resume his post locally, He

is now in Manila. advisor at MAKIN