1945-10-26 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1946.

Kowloon Dock Already BURGOMEISTER

Down to Work

Charter Now Part Of Law Of Nations

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WHEN THE ROYAL NAVY ENTERED HONG KONG SEVEN WEEKS AGO THEY FOUND THE PORT IN A BAD STATE OF MAIN TENANCE, DAMAGED BY BOMBS AND NEGLECT, BUT NOT IN THE HOPE- LESS CONDITION ANTI CIPATED. THERE WERE 20 VISIBLE WRECKS IN THE HARBOUR AND A GREA- TER NUMBER OF SUNK EN WRECKS AWAY FROM: THE FAIRWAYS.

RE-ARRESTED

Berlin, Oct. 25. Friedrich Bachmann, Soviet- appointed Burgomaster, wan re-arrested by German police last night after the British Military Court had cleared him of disobeying British Military Government orders. The charges have not been, disclosed-Reuter.

Speeding Up Parliament

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JAPANESE SURRENDER DELEGATION IN MANILA DETAILS OF ATOMIC BOMB

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NAVAL DOCKYARD WAS COMPLETELY DESTROY ED INCLUDING THE ELEC- TRICAL SHOP AND SU BMARINE BATTERY CHARG- Washington, Oct. 25.

ING SHOP. BUT THE POWER HOUSE WAS IN REA- The United Nations World

SONABLE WORKING ORDER AND WAS PUT INTO Security Organisation became

ACTION BEFORE DUSK, WHILE THE LARGE DRY fact yesterday

DOCK SEEMED IN GOOD CONDITION ALTHOUGH when the

London, Oct. 25, Secretary of State. Mr. James

PARTLY FOULED BY W RECK AND DEBRIS

The select committee which has Byrnes, signed the ratification Aberdeen dockyard was found and

been considering ways of speed- the scarcity of dumbing up House of Commons proce- of the protocol.

in Kood condition and had lighters which makes discharg-dure, in its first report published actually been enlarged by the ing in the stream a slow busi-to-day, approves The signing followed

A proposal to the Japanese. A new slipway had ness, deposit retification docu-ben it comble of vipping burn wood because of the short standing committee.

Moreover available tugs substantially all bills to the

As ments earlier in the day by vessels up to 600 tons. Poland, Ukranian

age of coal and this means logs standing committees should be ap and White) Tulkoo dockyard, Hong Kong of power.

pointed as pre necessary Russian Republies and, finally, & Whampoa dockyard and Kow-

diously to dispose of bills coming Minesweeping commenced on from the House thus saving time the Soviet Union. The four loon ratifications brought the total yard

and Cosmopolitan dock September 10th but no positive on the door of the House.

were almost nations completing the action destroyed.

completely results were obtained until 15th The standing committee should

September when 28 required at 29 nations.

moored normally sit half an hour longer Living accommodation in the mines were swept

and If and sunk, than hitherto

necessary 3 SHOWS TO-DAY Secretary

Clearance continued without any relieve congestion.

should oft three days of State

weekly to Byrnes dockyard condition The United

and it wa

A 20th CENTURY FOX Nationa

obvious further resulta. On September

Government should be empower- Charter is now a part of the that it had been in that state 26th H.M.A.S. Strahan wased under certain conditions to ad-SINGING law of the nations. This is a for some time

slightly damaged by a magnetic journ the House of Commons after memorable day for peace-loving

In the initial and later stages tnine.

questions. Reuter. of the peoples of all nations." He dockyard naval

rehabilitation of tH་ Many hundred tons of cargo. pledged that the United States dockyard officials who had been piles

officera and mainly food and medical sup would do the utmat with other interned, or ex-prisoners of war charged from R.N. ships in the

have already been die Poles To Die United Nations [+ preserve world peace.

valuable gave

Assistance. So part which is now really to re- Mr. Byrnes signed the pro- the very start that within a few Hong Kong's springclean

much work was accomplished at ceive commercial shipments. tocol with two pens and will

days of xive one to Mr

entering the Cordell Huli,

port af ahead of scheduled. ex-Secretary

signal was made thuit the dock- of State. often! called the father of the United Nation. He said that he might give the other to President Trumen but hoped to keep it himself.

said:

All the Big Five have now ratified the Charter. plus the Phillipines, New Zealand

others.

and

are

was left in a althy

amount of repairs could be un- yard whe open and a limited KONOYE'S

By September 12th ATTITUDE

dertaken. three minesweepers had clean- ed boilers alongside the dock- yard

KOWLOON DOCK

of the

is

London. Oct. 25. The Allied Prose Service in Germany reports that six Poles, were to-day sentenced to death

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by the Military Court in Flens By Tyrone Power, burg, on the Gurman-Danish bor- der for murder and robbery with vivience.

Alico Fayo and

Al Jolson.

MYSTERY of Mr. X

One of the accused. a Polish Nort Change —

In the Hong Kong and Wham poa dock work has actually been India and Australia

resumed on a 10,000 ship which the ratifiers but have was being built before the Ja-Konaye, the youngest of Japan's German farm on the night of July unt yet

deposited their

panese occupation, locu- ments here. Asancited Press.

among

TOO LENIENT WITHTM JAPS

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 25. Olin S. Grover returned from Japanese prison camp to-day to express the opinion that the Japanese are being tread to leniently.

they were

Stonecutters Island was found in fair condition but the wire less equipment was destroyed. Within a week of taking over the station, naval radio staifa had re-equipped it with the latest transmitters and contact was made with Admiralty. The station is now handling all the Hong Kong Naval traffic.

Three salvage vessels are at work in the port. The Salvie- tor has cleared the wreck foul- He said he and his companions ing the entrance to the naval Krew too weak in prison to dry dock, the Salvestor is clear- work in the steel mills to which ing wrecks in the Lidal basin. assigned, and then and the King Salvor is raising the Japanese "grinned from ear sunken mooring buoys In the to ear while abusing them. Bian of war anchorage and

But he said they got some commercial mourings, satisfaction after Japan's sur- One result of this was the render. He said they caught opening of the naval dry dock two brutal camp guards who which immediately were responsible for at least 8,000 ton oller for screw 30 deaths "and when we

Kot pairs. through with them they weren't recognisable."

Associated

Press.

docked

9.15 p.m.

elvilian labourer, at the head of a gang of Poles entered a German Tokyo, Oct. 25. farm in Sillerup on the night of Accepting full responsibility August 14th and threatened the for having played a leading role farmer with

his gun in Japanese

and then! affairs since the robbed him, outbreak

The other five accused carried! with War

3 Shows Daily China, Prince Fumimaro out an armed attack on another 2.30, 7.15 &

25th, killing two German military elder statesmen, plans to relin-sentries.-Reuter. quish all his other court ranks and privileges, according to al report from Domel quoting,. what it called, refiable sources.

The News Agency said that! Konoye disclosed his plans to Marugis Koichi Keeper of the Privy Seal-As- Kido, Lord elated Press.

SIR KEITH PARK ARRIVES

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