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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1945.

The Banner Of Doom In Straits Of Malacca

It was late in November 1944 that the British Eastern Fleet,

Tylophones:. 32312, 24:64 & 33923 back again at Ita Ceylan banc after thone bleak few months of defonce from East Africa, wan divided into two separate units, the more effectively to launch an nil-out

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SUBSIDY

Omein figures released yos-1 terday reveal that Government's commendable Turt to keep down the living costs

of the mass of the Chinese population of this Colony involves a sub- sidy for in excess of that com- monly believed. Exact totals;

are difcult to completly IN safe to say that the daily of supplying rice to the cost public at 20 cents a catty is in the neighbourhood of $140,000 a day or $4,000,000 a month,

entr-

were more Government's

REMARKABLE OFFI CIAL STORY OF THE EXPLOITS OF THE EAST INDIES FLEET IN LAST YEAR OF THE WAR.

THE Japan and

- offensive age in South

its co-prosperity East Asia.

balance

of

inahore.

and

saw it and called out the battle flect and after macabro fight `nt midnight, illuminated by tropical sont it to lightening, destroyers the bottom. Tactical purksta after- wards called it the "perfect des troyer action."

months of the war saw The last soon

the

these units, to be known marines said they burned her "ab-I the

war,

cruiser Sussex shot one

wan

formilable carrier force somewhere

off the Andamans. I

ruther like letting y a straight left and hearing the stroke of the bell at the SAMC tine.

A week or a later the Fleet went downs to listen. coldly, to

Stalin-Rumour

London, Oct. 23.

Gromyko, Soviet "Ambuazador to the United

States, in response to a ques- tion, said to-day that he had "no information to support" rumours that Josef Stalin in -gravely ill, Gromyke is atton-

ding the United

Nationaa raccutive committee meeting here.-Asociated PreRE.

H.K. War

Graves Statement

of the

Sir,--Since the arrival Military Forces in Hong Kong en- quiries have been recelyed regard- ing the future of the many graves, both Service and Civilian, which are located all over the Island ani Mainland.

the race us a lost force of

Kamikaze Corps The sinking of the Tirpitz and

against the East Indies Fleet. Scharnhorst had so

An attack was restored the The fleet succeeded to the extent anade on a convey of minesweepers sea power in Europe of reducing Japanese shipping in

arts off and escorts

Isthmus the Kra that many major warships were this area to a state of medievalism; and one minesweeper was damag- now available for the Far East. fragile wooden craft of a scored. Several planes were destroy- There were home long standing tons or HO, which scraped the ed The Injuries to avothe. Men of the very beaches as they ran up the down almost off her gunwain. Royal Navy had never forgotten coast, so afraid were they of the Steaming to launch the biggest the sinking of the Prince of

mennee of the deeper water. Ropulas

Not

air attack o fnr, the Prime and

or the capture of that they were much safer clone Minister's broadcast of the end of Singapore.

British pilots

So halted One as the British Pacific Fleet, was fully.

Auli- Whole

convoys of them under Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser carrying petrol, ammunition or It took place alongside food were wiped out remorselessly great American Fleets, which were A line of rising smoke along the driving a steel wedge towards the coast was the banner of doom. heart of Japan itself. n thrust be

These facts will explain the Lween the

belt of ****

Armoured

of the Curriconed islands. The Homewhat meagre tannage of ships peace talks by the Japanese, and enemy

nunk by British

nubmarines in the other was commanded by Admiral East Indice this feet its the ply stained, weeping Itagaki began the on board the Sunsex the war- Sir Arthur and was known 30,000. But it represents

2:371 as the British East Indies Flert light craft which were destroyed; formal surrender in the Municipal

237 preliminaries, It assumed virtual control of the There was nothing bigger to hit. Bulldings at Singapore.

well-equipped waters of the East Indies and the

ships of

As a postscript is the story of Indian O

wak asked to explain the presence of a large heap of decaying rubber Singapore. and somewhere near the wharf at Two years ago, he sald, Tokyo gave the order it had to be delieverd in Japan where

was urgently needed. ships tried to implement the order. Not one survived. "You are fook- ing. gentlemen," he said, "at the most expensive heap of rubber in graphs, the world."

zhly

which

Ocean, an area acel Jon, pre-war merchant fleet the senior Japanese Oflear who'

ten times the size of the

that had risked themselves in ten Sen. Between these powerful for- these waters were a line of mel R.A.P. added ancholy wrecks on the bottom, and ces, to which Be its considerable weight, the Japa- there was nothing to replace them nese in the plundered

lands of

of either from stock or from the Mulaya, Sian and the Nether- building lines. They were being lands East flies were eanght as sunk too quickly In the other it relentlessly any nut between cenn by the Americans.

Ja the crackers,

The last challenge to the British blockade of the Malaces Strait in the was made by a Nachi class cruiser Inter in May. British submarines

South

down

wus

General de Gaulle's Signal Triumph

PARIS, OCT. 23

So far the following action has been taken by this H.Q.:

} 1.

papers

A notice Was put in all calling for information on

been received. In addition, fairly this matter and many letters have accurate and complete plans and nominal rolls have been obtained of graves at Stanley, Bowen Rond Hospital and Argyle Street.

2. South East Asia Command has been urgently requested to Rend to Hong Kong as soon as possible

Graven Registration Cait. On arrival this unit will Ten begin A

in a systematic search of the whole area.

They

will

endeavour #11

THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTION IN NINE YEARS HAS PLACED ALMOST AN UNQUALIFIED STAMP OF AP- PROVAL OF GENERAL DE GALLE'S PLANS FOUND FOR THE FOURTH REPUBLIC ON THE NEW CON. STITUTION DRAFTED BY THE PEOPLES' CHOSEN

REPRESENTATIVES.

THE ELECTION HAS DECIDED; ONE, THAT THE CON- STITUENT ASSEMBLY DESIGNATED AT YESTER- DAY'S POLLING SHOULD DRAFT A NEW CONSTITU- TION RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO RE-BUILD THE GOVERNMENT ON TITE 1885 DOCUMENT WHICH WAS THE FOUNDATION OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC. Two, that Executive power be

Le

A

to identify graves found, tako erect temporary

Creases and as far as possible make a complete list of the graves of all Allied Services, men and women, who were killed battle or died subsequently.

in the

When this unit has done every- thing possible, a decision will be made regarding the future of thean graves and in all probability it will be decided that a suitable site or sites will be purchased, and central War Cemetries formed, as

in all is being done where the Allies have fought in this

is carried This work WALL! out by a Graves Concentration Unit

conjunction with

the Imperial War Graves Commission who are ultimately responsible for the up-

of these cemetries.

in

keep

War.

countries

It should be realised that al- though there have been less casual- ties in this war than the last, the work of these units has been made the far harder by the fact that fighting has taken place over a much more widespread area, and | at considerable speed with the con- sequent difficulty of Anding and marking graves.

This

Even in these days of moalary natronemy that seems an mous figure, for on the basis of Chinese population of appro- WILKINSON & GRIST. ximately half 24 million, it Aunts to nothing less than a donation to every Chinese man, woman and child in the Colony

The deployment of the Enst of $8 per head per month. How

Indies Fleet was vorled long it is possible to go on at

extreme. At regular intervals a this rate must be a matter very much the minds of the Exe-heavy

task force of buttleships and other units including aircraft entive It represents social ser-) carriers would

the plac Aice financing on a

waters to scale that

the

of Sumat obviously cannot be maintained Kra Isthmus,

And Java or to the west of the indefinitely. Only the complex

a trail of des- circumstances of the

from base, leaving nds of milen moment Lruction in

the coastal area, among could possibly justify it.

For the port the

radar that renson, we should food far stutions, the

oil refineries happier about looking at the and airfields. In January ERIA thly spectacle in a sort of dazed ad-

the heaviest attack year if there

inourted against the Important mération

oil refinery at Palembang, and, an that assurance extreme generosity was not be to say, in passing, British fighter-

bombers destroyed 05

enemy planes ing seriously abused. Four

But these million dollars a month in order und damaged 26 more.

were only the

more apectacular that the poor may eat can be episodes which by their size and contemplafed with relative daring and from the various If, on the other famous ships involved, made the, equanimity, hand, any appreciable propor

headlines. world's

During the Frim sodden campaign in Burm> tion of that formidable total is Krim

the 45 Army being diverted into the pockets nese opposition and finally flung of black market operators, it is back the enemy inks the jungle

1 matler demanding strictest die of disease, the matler ships. investigation and speedy re- of the Fleet hug been constantly vested in the Provi jonal Gov- medy. The evidence appears to in action.

ernment during the seven They fought a battle that was months of the Assembly sitting ise overwhelming. Good rice,

even unlike anything that had for some reason or other, can-

before in this not be obtained from the off-Second World War.

fantastic instead of the Assembly itself. I was no}

With more than half the ballots cial rice retailers. What they uncommon thing for the warships counted the issue has been carried have to offer is uniformly of to steam up river more than 20 by a majority of 90 per cent out THIRTY-ONE JAPANESE looking for the graves of men who

grade. The question, miles from the sen to blast out of eleven million votes and the

GENDARMES

were killed two HAD A RUN

over

years ago. therefore, revolves on a simple Japanese gun emplacements which second proposition by a 66 per-cent

In the meantime, as much in- DOWN ON THE DOUBLE"formation regarding enough point, Is the rice in the the Army could not reach satis majority.

war gravCH YESTERDAY FROM SHAM- as possible should be sent to this The question of writing the new factorily. The stories are told of possession of Government'al

destroyer made fast to/a

Constitution is that

which will speed PRISONERS-ÓF. | H.Q. supported by all SHUIPO agents, all of the

same pour tree while it lobbed shells into a parties but the communtats, aided

WAR CAMP TO THE PO.work of the Graves Registration quality?

If it is, there is little fort a few hundred yards away; by radical-socialists, have opposed POLICE PIER, KOWLOON, more to be said. The good of two Indian sloops that fired General De Gaulle on the interim WHERE THEY WERE EM-be addressed to Capt. Tietjen of quality black market rice that 3,700 rounds without stopping government issue.

BARKED EN ROUTE TO this H.Q. scls freely at 60 cents a calty into a green, impenetrable wall of The election saw the emergence STANLEY PRISON. -against the law is smug- follage behind which a Japanese of the Boclalistically-inclined resist-

of the born gled in to meet an understand-karrison

popular sheltering. The ance creeks were annrrow

republican movement under the that the able demana. Such an explanships were unable to turn. They leadership of Foreign Minister tion. however, appears alto- gether too easy. Somewhere, finished.

steamed full ástern when they had George Bidault who is considered

close to General De Gaulle. there's a nigger in the wood- In this weird back-water jungle

The Popular Republicans have Ave pile, one that urgently wants

conntal forces had a new won caally 184 seats in the Assem- digging out. Since, practically, function; entirely different to that bly which will have 622 members ing place at Shamshulpo, where

64 from the France and channel and the Colonies. Two branches of no-Japanese civilian Internees of end to the subridy at this june of the new legendary skirmishes from

North Son

merged and have questionable status Those were gun fights ciallets have

have also ture, the more necessary it is

at high speed,

and the com- storles which clinched 130 seats

been transferred from Whitfield to ensure that we get full value tingled the mind. In the steamy munists are assured of 151 seats. Barracks pending enquiries. for it.

chaungs of Burme there was none The vote ia expected to reach of the clean thrilis of speed. This wie the warfare of the assassin; 藕 warfare chiefly of silence broken only by the sharp suddon chatter of

of an automatic weapon or

or the smack of a

Ught | NEV The hair amp; the warzars The M.L. & which every night AIR CHIEF

Telephones 22697 and 33520.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN. ISTRATION, HONGKONG.

RE CUSTODIAN

PROCLAMATION, 1946

CLAIMS FOR CARGO REMAINING IN GODOWN

Bankors; rohants and others who have any interest in cargo on drago in propulses now under my control may forward subodules (in

uplionto) stating:--

1. Name of claimant, addros

and tolephone number,

2. Situation of godown and nama" and address of owner or lassoo.

3. Interest claimed (sole or part owner, Banker's lien, ote.)

5. Godown Lot number: ex

Steamer....

pour

it would be disastrous to call an in

Film Premieres

W48

out

pec. 25 million.--Associated Press.

NEW

S.E.A.C.

MORE JAPS ROUNDED-UP

The contingent comprised an- other group against whom auf- ficient evidence has been drawn up on maltreatment charges to warrant this procedure. The Commandos provided escort.

A gradual weeding-out is tak-

JAP CAUGHT IN RAID

TWO CHINESE GIRLS AND

ED

BY THE QUE LEVELS.

was par- Burma where the fighting took place in

Licularly emphasised in

very thick jungle during the Mon- BOORA over atill

vast ATEKA. Search parties are

out there now

up the

Unit on

the their arrival in Colony. This information should

C. C. RIDDELL,

Major, D.A.A.G., 11.Q. Land Forces, Hong Kong.

RAPWI'S WORK

An official statement from the South East Asia Command states: "By October 19th the R.A.P.W.I

Common of South East Asia

had acon 75,682 former prisoners and internece safely on their

way homo.

These porsons had been assem bled and despatched from campa all over South East Asia and came initially from

some of them can places outside the as Shanghai bolag cleared. from

and

ALL NEW FILMS ARRIVING 4. Documents of title that can! IN HONG KONG ARE TO HAVE shell in the

THEIR PREMIERE AT THE of bo produced, on a statement CHINA FLEET CLUB THEA

After of the manner in which it TRE.

A JAPANESE WERE ARREST

their TENDER ARRANGEMENT nalled notaclessly along the creeks BY

territories the liberated pri is proposed to prove interest. WITH THE RN. FILM CEN- would Ile in

wait, disguised under The New Air Commander-in-BULT OF A RAID

Aoners are

are assembled in transit YESTERDAY. TRE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED bushes, for the river craft, filled Chief, South-East Asia, in place POLICE ON NO. 2, MOSQUE camps in Singapore or Rangoon (the two clearing centres of the : Marka One of the most important, the with Japanese, trying to carry of the late Air Chief Marshal Sir STREET, UPPER LE

reinforcements and supplies to Trafford Leigh-Mallory, is Air The girls were alleged to have command) and are thonce ro and No.: Number and dos technicolour production of "Henry their forces isolated in another Marshal Sir Keith Park, who has concealed the Japanese on the patriated to India, Australia or cription of peokagos and

with Laurence Olivier in the warr

part of the jungle. When the been Air Officer

promises ever since the British Great Britain contants: Any other inform. Hoang ang in a few days. This whole river ad opesula ishte the chief, Midle

Commanding-In- Kong in a few days. This whole river side would seem to Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, girls, vip Sau-ying, 10 and You

Command, took over the island.

was understood that the French Indo-Chinn, Sumatra, and the Andamons have otion likely to assist in haa broken all London records flame and splinters on the water since January, 1944.

been entirely cleared. trining the eargo.

and

and is still showing after 12 and burning debris blown

In March, 1940, he became Air Wal-tuon, 17, will bo brought Empire nationale on the months.

-before the Summary Military remain in No. 11. Group, It is intended to show films twice the Navy had It

atruck

Fighter

Court. daily at the China Fleet Club

delayed the which bore the In the assults on Aky and mo

and runt of tho Theatre as from Sunday and there Ramree, and for the

Britain of will bo a change of programme offensive of the

Не was born in 1802 at twice a week

shipa

6. Apacünte rpocived. from Japanese Authorities on so- count of such cargo.

Next week's attractions are

branches of trees would indicate Officer Com the Battle

and

BIDE?ulsorvers and New Zealand, and was educated in

gave the Army the New Zealand. Ho served with the

It

JAP CAUGHT : AFTER '

THREE DAYS

of British.

337

altuntion Java where the,"

19 In Still

Malaya.

Indians, in has 62 British and 340 Xadians bes

boside 370 other nationalities

unoyneunted.

from Whitfield Barracks

A Japanese civilian escapee

In several of these territories taken into custody by Comman-pleated by the political and the

grent

ent number of French and Dutch Was romaine but their future is com

do at Sheungahui. In the. Now in French Indo-China; and Territories after being at Ilbor- Netherlands East Indies where ty for three days. Details of they were scheduled for initial the escape and capture are not evacuation." available. ***

*A DIS-CREDITED

E. R. COULSON ON WAY TO VANCOUVER:

A soparato cohoduls should be forwarded for Godown in (a) Hollywood Canteen" and "The closest support in the history of New Zealand forces in Gallipoli Wost Point & Kennedy: Town Man from Music Mountain, stat: combined operations. As atos before transferring to the Royal Area, (b) the rest of Hong Kong ring Roy

Rogers, "The Singing amplo Laland, (e) Holt's Wharf, (d) Hong- Cowboy

the Navy's guns from four Flying Corps in 1917. fa 16-inch had plastered the Long & Kowloon Wharf & Godown

The Fleet Club theatre in avail. Japanese vesh oro vionths. In May 23,000 shells

"BENNY" PROULX. Co's properties. (a) olsowhore,

able for ships' .concerts or enter Ind over tainments on application. to the the seaborne assault on Rangeon

DECORATED It will be approolatod that with Manager:

Was auccessfully made with ninety the small staff at my disposal

Lt. Cmdr. B. A. Proulx, of the per cent of the assault force.com: Royal Canadian Navy, who fought For unlawful possession of two prising ships and landing craft inspection of godowns by the publia to loonto cargo carinot be allowed sacks of cement, Cheung Nin, was which were veterans of the North through the attack an Hong Kong fined $100 or four weeks simple African and European combined Volunteer Force and succcoded In D member of the H.K. Naval

Mr. E. R. Coulson, of the Hong for the tinio boing, but overy Imprisonment by Mr. C. Y. Kwan operations,

Pearl Harbour, Oct. 28. Kong. Dairy Farm & Cold Storage ondowour will be made to locate at the Summary Military Court

And they landed British and the Japaneso occupation, has been quarters has

escaping from the Colony after

The United States Fleat, Head-Co recently passed, through

announced cargo claimed, and at a later dato I yesterday.

that, Manila en route to Vancouver, may be able to allocate supervisors Palmer, of the Royal Marines, in

Indian troops without casualty decorated by both the Canadian effective from November 16th, all B.C., after having boon, through- Accused was Broń by LCpl.

During the last twelve months and British authorities for his war correspondents accredited to but the war, in a Japanese Pelaon to accompany claimants to ninko Wanchal Gan carrying one traction atretch of water-out-of-the-control has written a hot on his soccer tentound

Japanese war the only subsequent work in the R.C.N. He the Pacific will assume the status Camp near Tokyo. He was there from a Joure under construction of the British lates Indes from Hong-Kong

sociated Washington, Oct 28, strategically the most important

Malacca porta Colonel J. M. T. F. Churchill, The War Department has dis- waterway in the Far East. But D.8.0. M.C, la at prosont com closed that the two-million-mark-the-llles could not use it, has passed in the releasing of great park of the Fleet's work was woll and Commando Brigado, amanding the garrison In Kowloon Army ... poraonnel. Associated to make sure the Japanons had a bavings taken over temporarily Prest

keitz thin time there themselves from Brigadier Hardy

Inspection..

B. A. WICKERSON;

Acting Custodian of Proporty.

Hong Kong

23rd October, 1940,

of

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was

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imposed on Lai Hwong-val at the months" hard labour was

dar xon stealing 17 from Mr Summary Military Court yönler. Arthur Ryan' In Queen's Road Central on Monday........

foundry, abour dyn (t In ANTERI

Royal Canadian Navy, was in San Lt. Cmdr. Victor Glover, of the

his family, Howe, for more than Franciaco lant April on a visit to two years, stationed: In Iceland with the BGN

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