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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1945.

THE CHINA MAIL, HON

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T. R. ROWELL,

Col. C.A.

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE

BRANCH.

8th November, 1945.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINI- STRATION, HONG KONG DELEGATION OF POWERS

(AMENDMENT). PROCLAMATION NO. 1

ARTICLE I ORDER NO. 4

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8th November, 1945.

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A GRIM SCENE

Co-operation, without which the war could never have been All persons who under the wou, is now noticeably absent barras Gl Proolamontion Nn. 4 from the councils of the nu

Within a LORN.

few months Artiolo 3 Regulation 6 havU to

of the ending of The second

The fo whơn Glied in will bo MACDOUGALEA Brigulio, Chief submitted in dupliasto to the Givil Affairs Officer, horoby make Building Vathority, and work I will be cemtoonood until fermal

the following Onlor:--

1. Regulation 15 (A) insarlax by approval te givon.

virtue of Government Not ti- natkm No 1094 of 1941 which aporod in the Hong Kong Governmmon Gazette

H. S. BOUSE, Colonol,

of the

C. A. (Works).

PINGSHAN AIRPORT TO BE READY IN SIX MONTHS

GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO PUSH AHEAD WITH THE PINGSHAN AIRFIELD PROJECT SO AS TO HAVE IT READY FOR ACTUAL USE WITHIN SIX MONTHS WAS REVEALED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE YESTERDAY. REAR-ADMIRAL C. H. J. HARCOURT, THE C-IN-C., WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AIR COMMODORE W. A. D. BROOK, MR. B. C. K. HAWKINS AND MR. J. BARROW, SAID THAT IF HONG KONG WAS TO BECOME A FIRST-CLASS PLACE, IT MUST HAVE A FIRST-CLASS AIRFIELD.

erected houso elsewhere.

TRIBUTE TO

DEAD

London, Nov. 8. Standing before a wooden cross taken from an unknown soldiers' grave in France, the

CZECHS ALSO CELEBRATE

Prague, Nov. 8. Czechoslovakiana............... Joined yesterday in observanco of the 28th anniversary of the Russian revolution. Workers pnused in factorien for half an hour. A special mass was held in Prague's St. Jacob's Roman Catholic Church. Associated Press.

Dean of Westminster, DE STALIN BREAKS A poppy field of remembrance at PRECEDENT

Delabilliere, to-day dedicated a

Westminster Abbey.

of Soviet Russia, falled to attend

Moscow, Nov. 8.

Stalin, for the first time since he became louder

the mnanivo parade of soldiers cialist revolution and civilians celebrating the So- In tho Rel Square,

Stalin broke the precedent car- Com- Her by allowing Foreign missar V. M. Molotov to deliver the "State of the Nation" addreas at St. Andrew Hall in the Krem

Stalin did not in last night. attend although

The prospority of the Co- the villagers, His Excellency said that the process would begin with- lony must be considered as a

The brief service ended with whole, and such

Generalissimo mattor of weeks. Every the Chairman of the British prosperity in a

house is involved Legion reciting from Binyons would be shared in also by the person whose

will be provided with A newly To the Fallen." villagers of the Pingshan area. The conference was called

The amount of cultivable land Londoners hurrying to work mla- ยม

at Pat Houng in round about 300 acres, so that there would be in-en removed their hats and of- stopped to attend the service. sufficient immediately available to meet the nned

stood should all the fice girls

with bowed villagers elect to accept alter-heads as the Dean paid a tributo native land, lastead of financial'in prayer to the dead of World compensation. Adjustmente may War One and Two-Reator. have to be made, but stressed that any suggestions that the villagers have to make will receive most careful and Dyni- pathetic attention.

WILL NOT BE LOSERS It was stressed that it is im possible to over-emphasise Govern- mant'a reluctance to move these villages and to resume the agricul- tural land concerned. "Govern ment feela the honvicat respon- tessibility for the welfare of these pouple, and for making a serious attempt to replace the loss agricultural productivity involved. "Government is determined that

of

the people who will be affected shall not be the ioners.

nake application to this depart World War, the whole pattern principally to clear mont for pormiation to on building which made futile the Congrees understandings that appear to work, will in futuro du 80 on & of Vienna and abortive the have arisen regarding the new | proscribed form.

efforts to secure world peace at airport, particularly concerning to tho of In ozoraiso

the paworn

Cupies of bis form can be Versailles once more dominates Government's attitude

the political stage.

The ideal Chinese villagers who have to application to the comiorrad upon me by Artiola I of obtained on

and necessity which kept make way for it. the above mentioned Proclamation Building Autaority, C. A. Works

thet nations together against na rond with Hoo, os 39 and 42 Branch, St. George's Building. Germany and Japan is

gone, and all that was suppressed dur- of the Morohant Hhipidoglio Song anon of 1890, I, DAVID MEBOER

lng those years have welled up. This pattern is the comunon le- gacy of wars where more than

he nation has contributed the victory and it is well to keep this in mind when trying to sort out the political chaun of today. In 1919, fear of Bolshe- vista helped to uite Floyd George. Wilson, Clemenceau "It should not bé implied that Jaud Orlando. If negative, Government is thinking merely in

this factor gave

these four

terms of monetary compensation; monetary To-day,

compensation in part thing in common.

may be unavoidable, but every The Rome fear of Russia exists.

effort will bo made to but the balance of

provide power is

alternative accommodation of an equal or better standard,

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH

"The opening of an airport beings prosperity to the surround- ing country, An undertaking will be given that in the construction of the airport people affected will have priority in obtaining work on the site, and in the wuny services that a great airport needs. In this connection it should be remembered that the R.A.F. engineers will in due course return to their own country; necessitating the early training of local labour in skilled trades, and a scheme for training local Chinese !

machinery in projected.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN. ISTRATION, VONGKONG SUPPLIES, TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRY BRANCH

NOTICE

12th September, 1941, shall not, November 9, 1946. apply to Diesel Enginnd Janky. The Hair Master may diroot] alaks ontoring the olony whions ara licensed to ostry PAS- songore, to proocsi to such whar You as he may designate and any person in charge of a vosal which has an ao dirented was fails to comply with any soft direction aball if no sovorur penalties aro otherwise provided, be liable on the Standing conviction by Milita y

Curt to a fino not auxding Two Hundred Jollars or misprisonment for a form nat exceeding six months with ar without hard labour.

GIVEN under my hand at HONGKONG this 7th day of Novobor, 1948.

D. M. MACDOUGALL,

Brigadier.

Chief Civil Affairs Officer.

BRITISH MILITARY

ADMINISTRATION. HONG KONG

DELEGATION OF POWERS (AMENDMENT} PROCLAMATION NO. I

ARTICLE NO. 3

REGULATION NO. #

POSSESSION OF SHIPS' STORES & EQUIPMENT

In exercise of the powers con- ferred on me by Article No. 3 of the above-mentioned Proclam ation, I, DAVID MERCER MacOOUGALL, Brigadier, Chief į Civil Affairs Officer, hereby make the following regulation -

1. Every person who is in possession of or has under his control ships' atores or fittines, especially anchors, chains, bles, compasses, sextants, navigation lights or sound signals, life jackets, lifebuoys, soundi g rods or machines, sigballing flags, paints, engine packing and jointing materials, engine spare parts and other ship- ping fittings, shall within ten days from the public ation of this Regulation,

aad give full particulars thereof in writing to the Harbour Master, stating the owner's name, quantities held, sizes, and places of storage:

accurate

2. Provided that such stores or fittings which are in the possession or custody or under the control or His Majesty's Forces or of the Ministry of War Transport or which are in use upon vessels for the purpose of maintaining them at sca shall not fall within this Regulation:

3. Any person contravening

the above regulation shall

considerably altered. Russia, from presenting Lhe former threat of social and political disorder is now the most ulf The public is hereby informed lant power in the world. At 1. Under Regulation No. 5 (Mar. the same time, this has proved, keting of Fish) Amendment No. anything but a unifying factor I of Proclamation No. 4, It is no among the remaining Alli Inger neceHARTY to obtain a America, still shown signs of perunt for the import of dried running back into a sentiment - ut Asolationin. Britain is struggling to maintain

or salled fish.

2. RETAILER'S PERMITS

These permits are required by prestige, give her economy

fresh pond fish. They are not

CBR

Common

hir

Courne of

the

whs

GOLD BULLION DEALS

TO START

Dealings in gold bullion on the and Hong Kong Chinees Gold Silver Exchange will be resumed. shortly. It was learned yesterday. During the Japanese occupation the standard of purity was lower. ed to about 90 per cent. and to avoid possible complications it in proposed that dealinga be post- poned until gold is restored to the pre-war standard of purity.

KOREAN OPTIMISM

it was reported yesterday that he had returned from his month long vacation in the south of Russia.

⚫ Troops

and civilian marchers Seoul, Korea, Nov. 8.

atarted muring through the Red Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Square around high noon and the pledge that China will consult streets for miles around the center with the United States, Britain of Moscow were allod wath tanks, and Russia on Korcas self-govern-armored cars, parachutists, in- ment aroused a wave of optimism fantrymen, cadeta. sailors, motor- to-day among Korean political cycle units and mobile gun groopa leaders.

American military officers acum. ed pleased. They have been striv- Ing to prepare for governmental as well as economic rehabilitation of the ancient kingdom, leading to full Independence. Associated Press.

That Never

One Flame

Stopped Burning

CHUNGKING, NOV. B. WITH THE END OF THE WAR THERE ARE NEW STIR- RINGS AMONG CHINA'S UNIVERSITIES SOME PLAN- NING TO RETURN AND OTHERS ALREADY BACK IN THEIR OLD CAMPUSES WHICH THEY QUIT EIGHT YEARS AGO WITH THE ADVENT OF THE WAR WITH JAPAN.

THE WAR THE FLAME OF KNOWLEDGE CONTINU- ED TO FLICKER and BURN IN THIS CRADLE OF CIVILISATION.

no mora

who fled past Lenin's Tomb, while workers by the thousands carried banners and slogans Associated Press.

JAP PRESS DEMANDS

Tokyo, Nov. 8.

The newspaper "Asnh!" in au editorial to-day demanded that broad action be taken against Japanese monopolies, while the "Yomiuri Hochi" and the "Nip- pon Times" reported on Geno- ral MacArthur's orders for the dissolution of the big-four Zai- balau monopolica.

The "Asahi however, advo cated the dissolution of "all en- associations which terprise

total monopolistic powers."

The "Nippon Sangya" editori- ally stressed the necessity of re- taining Japan's basic economic structure. Associated Press.

MORE

CRIME

all persons retailing fresh or blood-transfusion and salvage a required for the retailing of few tattered remains from the dried or salted fish. Permits will wreck of 19th century liberal-; in the use of complicated modern THROUGHOUT THE DESTRUCTION AND POVERTY OF

granted to persons who isrn. only be

France, puffed up with a Lites satiafy

Compelent new-found glory, is striving to Authority that they conduct or bring order out of internal propose in conduct their business chaos and to preserve an impossible claim to participation in in a shop, stall or other approved perialism that died in 1940. premises. Pormite will not be granted to China, created a great power, street vendors or hawkers.

prepares for civil war, Among The parmit la valid for one year none of these nations les one and unifying factor frum the date of issđc. EXPORT PERMITS.

Socialism may draw Britain Export permits are only requir nearer. France but it anto- ed for the oxport of dried or gonises the United States und salted fuch. Persons wishing to

of Russia. export dried or salted fish rust get the mistruct furnish bills. receipts or other Money and trade should bring documentary evidence of whence America and Britain into close they obtained the fish, and de co-operation, but la proving the tails as to quantity and destina- biggest stumbling block л their potential friendship. Bri- Export permits granted by the tain, Russia and France should¦ Competent Authority must be have something in common born produced in order to obtain of shared suffering, but Russia clearance from the Harbour Office for any cargoes of or in- la grabbing what she can while

she may. cluding dried or salted fish. Export permits are valid only If the world in to be given

"The youth of the fumilies con- cerned will have the strongest

this scheme, if they wish.

Tokyo, Nov. 8. Typical of the ordeals en- The buildings they occupied "Further, if it is possible to sito

The newspaper "Asahi" report- were too poor to describe.

Evened to-day that "the uncertain the new villages in the neighbour dured during those long years

than hood of the airport, Government by all China's Institutions of to-day there are

state of things in Japan" is re- will give the villageTH n school higher learning is the story of four wails and a roof. The rooms flected in a

charp increase in are bare and cold, for their children and a dispen the South-West Associated Uni- perhaps, have the students faced clothing from public

Never before, crime. Thefts of footwear and sary for their sick. Both school versity at Kunming.

baths and such a black outlook of conquer- and dispensary would be addition-

Known as the "Harvard of ing geim odds to acquire know.

food from vegetable gardens are ally available for the use of other

Chin" because it attracts child lodge. Yot

common on the growing list of the Chinese romain villages in thin area.

minor crimes.-Associated Press. of the finest families and to-day without peer in scholarship. The South-West Associated Uni- the highest maintains standards of scholarship, the South-West versities expected to return 10 day is really three universities in their old homes in

tion of the carge.

threats for and in respect of the parti- peace — and

of the cular cargo for which they are atomic bomb won't bring it - inued and

are automatically then each of the Big Five has cancelled at the expiration of got to give its share. Britain four days from and including must show the world that the (WHOLESALE) Empire le not an exclusive club

for a certain section

the day of issue. DEALER'S PERMITS.

A Dealer's (Wholesale) Permit Anglo-Saxon

race.

of the Having

is required by all persons deal- voted for something progressive ing with wholeante in dried and in Socialism, she has got to set Halted fish. The permit will only an example to the world of be granted if the applicant can Christian-socialist living. The prove that the fish is NOT local United States have got to stop produce. For the purposes of

giving good advice to those who granting the permit "local pro- duce" shall mean dried or salted don't want it. They must on fish which is conveyed into the prepared to take their share of

in aceing Colony by land, air, or if by sen, responsibility

On the Eastward by the

France

China

resumed in

NEW LAND "The problem of finding land to replace the land most difficult to solve, recognising that at least five years will be required to make the virgin crown land available anything like as productive as the land to be aur- rendered.

"This, in spite of the fact that Government intends to use all its mechanical and agricultural re- sources in levelling, irrigating, and fertilising the now land, in- cluding the deposition on it of a layer of the rich topuoli from the original fields.

"Until the now land

becomes

really productive. it may be neces- sary to consider a scheme for tem- porary assistance to the farmers.

"If those concerned so chosse, the "Pat Heong" Aerodrome whil be made available to them.

WHAT RESUMPTION INVOLVES

as follows:-

wild

ron

10-

the early

Washington, Nov. 8. Foreign nations now using

to

one. War's necessity brought spring or mid-eummer. Workmen about 601 States owned mor- aboat this educational merger are already putting the old build- chant vessels under the Lend- placing the students of the three ings in condition.

Lease may be authorized most famed Chinese schooln- The Taingbus and National charter them in future. Nankai University of Tientsin, Poking were takon over by the One of the two concessions- National Peking University and Japanese under the пате of considered by the Senate Com- the National University of Taing Peking University. Both are un-

for the hua-under the вате roof.

Kunming touched. Not so fortunate, how. merce sub-committee

ever, was the Nankat at Tientsin ship sales bill is expected to bo Important universities swallow. which was bombed last August complete before the week-end.-- ed their intellectual differences and entirely destroyed-Reuter. Associated Press.

and consented to joint the rule. The South-West Associated Is goyorned amicably-literally over the tea cups by a board.

Dostor Su-shih, famed scholar and former ambassador to United States is president of the National Poking. Now in Eng- land he is expected to be back in March.

LONG HIKE

the

Doctor Pot Lin-chong now in Chungking as an official of the Peoples' Political Council is pro- aldent of the Nankai University which he founded.

Doctor Yi Chi-mei, a graduate of Worcester, Massachusett's Poly- technic Institute is president of the National Tsinghua.

The universities began migrat | Ing inland in mid-summer in 1987. Thousands of students plodded along China's busty roads through tho

nen.carrying what text- booke

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Japanese Rape Of Swatow Revealed

AND REHABILITATION A UNITED NATIONS RELIG F

ADMINISTRATION SUR VEY OF THE SWABUE- SWATOW-CHAOCHOWFU

..

AREA, CONDUCTED BY DR. FREDERICK A. JEN SEN, MEDICAL OFFICER ATTACHED TO THE UNRRA OFFICE, CANTON, HAS DISCLOSED THE DESPERATE ECONOMIC PLIGHT THAT HAS OVERTAKEN THESE THREE- CENTRES. ONCE ONE OF THE MOST FERTILE AND PRODUCTIVE REGIONS IN KWANGTUNG.

JAPANESE OCCUPATION THROUGHOUT THE PAST SIX.

YEARS HAS RESULTED IN THE TOTAL DESTRUC

THE TION OF ALL THE ORANGE PLANTATIONS COMPLETE CARTING AWAY OF THE RAIL ROAD, A SEVENTY PER CENT. DESTRUCTION OF THE 'FISH- ING FLEET, THE COMPLETE STOPPAGE OF THE EMBROIDERY INDUSTRY, AND A COMPLETE AB- SENCE OF ALL FORMS OF VALUTA EVEN TO NA- TIONAL CURRENCY.

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"It is unfortunate that statements have been made by ill informed persons as to the facts involved.

The facts of the resumption are that then by flahlag junks and fish peace is maintained to-day and (a) The new airport will be carriera licenced by the Harbour secured for to-morrow. Rna- two miles long and will have a Master, and which has been par- sia must conquer her fear of the single runway. chased, caught or otherwise pro

of the world.

(b) Thors are 8 villages im- mediately involved. cured in any place on land or in t any waters WITHIN the area must forget her laurels and give

(c) There are 700 houses im- the world her incomparable mediately involved. bounded.

(heritage of civilisation.

(d) On the Westward by the

There are 1,300 villagers Meridian of 1100 000 must open her doors to the fu- immediately involved.

could: (ture, and share the needs of her (e) There are 600 acres im- East longitude,

By early October the first of peoples with the world.

mediately involved.

them walked into Changsha, 700 The That is the theory, at any

Commander-in-Chief om- miles.

There they Meridian of 118° 00' 00**

Away. one which phasised that Government is de- formed into the temporary auto- rate. East longitude,

But it is

tormined that those affected should On the Northward by the

shows little sign of being in- suffer as little as possible, and ated universities but the Japa-

In short, the Swatow region population was in urgent need nese advante put them on the parallel of 250 00' 00" plemented. The Foreign Minis-made it clear that all reasonable

to-day represents one of the of it. Norch latitude,

tera Conference apart, lack of requests and suggestions will be

mova..again.

From Changsha the long and most through examples of a Much more important," howe, On the Southward by the

co-operation has been the key-sympathetically considered and arduous hike to Kunming bogan, typical Japanese economic rape, ever, Dr. Jensen told our re- parallel of 18° 00' 00" noto of inter-Allied relations that "fung shui" will receive the Most of the students and pro- The more publicity that can portor, is at immediate re-open- North latitude,

during the past few weelca.. In usual respect,

fessora took the round about be given to where Jowa, and.

NEW HOUSES FORʼOLD

Swatow's presenting of trade on the greatest Journey through Indo-China. Applicants for permits will be Palcetine,

Questioned on various points.;

plight the better, stated Dr. scale possible in these times, required to produce Bills of Arabs are ready to be at each arising out of the plan, to move

Jensen. BARE WALLS

and a steady influx of natiount Lading, Cargo Invoices or other other's throats, Britain. is try-

One of the most acute points currency and other valuta, S. shipping documents to substan- ing to keep the peace and at

The situation in Swabue is tiate their application.

the same time find a formula yehre. At the same time, of the South-West Associated Unlia that there is no serious Dealer's permits are valid only which will satisfy both partics. American opinion seems amor veralty began. From day to day shortage of rice, which costs that there fe a larger fishing for and in respect of the cargo

many students would join and about C.N. $30.00 a' catty, but population than there are junks for which they are faaund, and that the peace of the whole of lin. rolations between Britain At last they were safe in a high with which to buy it

American opinion must know to ignore such facts. "In Ber- many tearful younions took place practically no one has the money available for deep aen fishing. are automatically cancelled at the Middle East is likely to be and America on the one hand plateau and far away from the

Swabue has only thirty per the expiration of one calendar

Dr. Jensen travelled up to cont left of its pro-war, flahing month from the date of issue of Jews, but it la nevertheless casy, to say the least. A super-

*** jeopardised by a sudden influx and Russia on the other are un- Japanese hardco.

Swatow, via Swabue, by a small flect. be renewed. for may

motor launch, formerly used in * EBB AND. FLOW- The Dormit

the same coastal trade by the. Chacchowfu's situation is a at the discretion of the Com-of, Jowlab immigration

Japanese. Ho is not certain as, more curious one... Thore is to whether it was not one of stendy fuflux of people roturning. those that subsequently four to their homes, and a atendy outflow of those who having

on conviction by the tanda further period of one month cady to press the suggestion ficial friendliness among the

ing Military Court be liable

to imprisonment for a term

to a fine not exceeding. Five which bofore the date on talka - botween the British and Jovels. Thls, phase of atrained |

not exceeding five yous or

the permit expirma,

In August 1998 the first classes

and commandera starcely hiden tho

U.S. TO GET OUT potent Authority provided that leave Britain to face the con- near-complete lack of co-opera- application La mado not later sequences. In Wasldngton, the tion which exista on the lower

Panama, Nov. 8. than

"Tho American forces must dergd." American government represen relations may be a passing one vacate their defence bases, grant- In any case, the journey come back, have now decided thousand dollam or to both permits are lusued free of tatives on a loan to Britain ure War repressos muels by Its urod to the United States in Para- northwards was subjected to that present prospects of in-

making slow progresa, Prema-gency and the early stages of ma, by September 1, 1940, accord- Applications for permite should turo publication of the compari-pease bring to the surface the ing to Fanama's

·GIVEN" under my,· kand": at[-be made in' writing or in-person son between Britain's and scores which have boon under the agreement, protation of every folble of the waves and mediato, rehabißtation are hopo-ea

the little ship did practically less, ut fit in bot Blingfere Swatow has now a population deng fusing to meant any permit the America's war outlay sot the the skin. Unfortunately the Ricardo, J. Alfaro said last night everything but loop the loop.

Washington pigeons · flutterlig diesvustons of the early post- United States defence instalia URGENT NEED of 140,000 though the census bo declatonfapfit, the Competent Whether the Agure were war years are liable to endure tlonk in Pansine embrace sa altes The Mayor of Bwatow Gon- ford the dapanesa vocupation G. No person may desi wholesale in supposed to have Uson let out in more permanent distrusts covering a total of 37,000 cover gral Tang who received Dr counted a population of 220,000.

"Bud range, from wearch-light s fresh air or fresh pand this or they have sorted a use- and prejudices unless he kotonayo Cirnolds of which then put forward a plea for There is no serious food short-

Colonnes ago that the economic platik li pegura pornible) esti- the general populace in den-kamerore

to the Fisheries Offes. In re-

such imprisonment and fing.

HONG KONG the 7th day of November, 1946, ..................

*- Authority is, donke

D. M. MaɑDOUGALL.

Minister