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THE STANDING MILITARY| THE KOWLOON DENTAL

COURT ASSUMES

LIMITED

PROBATE JURISDICTION

CLINIC Dr. T. Y. HUI, Dentist,

By an Order appearing in the No. 225, Nathan Road Kowloon

Hog Kong (British Military

Administration) Gazette on the

15th instant, the Standing Military)

Tel. 57264

Court has assumed Probato BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- Jarisdiction Itmired to non-con2;

"ISTRATION, HONG KONG.- tentious business.

The functions of the Pegist ar of the Supreme Court and the Official Administrator will be performed by Colonel (C.A.) Legal, or his delegate.

NOTICE

Charges will ho made for noɑɔw- madation and meals in the Hong Owing to the conditions in Eong. Oluster and Peninsuin Hong Kong caused through the Hotel a fem 17th, November Accommodation rates of the inclusive. Japanese Col my, it is expreted that in will be notiflə? to rea-dents by the some cases it will be impossible ho ol at all.

occupation

C. B. 8. DELAMAINE,

THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1945,

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The successful conclusion of the deliberations of the United Nations conference in Kowloon, setting op an Educational and Gomeral Administration Branch Cultural Organisation goes to

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The prices of inole CULTURAL ADVANCE to comply with the formalities are costal per the entrances to impsed by the Supreme Court. hotel dining rooms. Provision bas, then frc. been mad for a c-laxation of such: formalities as may be necessary.

Provision ha also ben mado that the interests of Es aten or Persona

be safeguarded, even though Grants of P o ate or Lotters of Administrain cannot be issued because of matto:s which would, in the ordinary combe de It with under the heading of Contenuous Business,

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Rules may also be male to prids for the suramary de er aration of the am unt payable by way of Estate Duty.

The President of the Standing Military Court is empowered to ord monthly allowances out! of the estate of a deceased for? the maintenance of beneficiaries, [ no w standing that a testamen-1 tary grant has not been inado.

REPATRIATION NOTIE NO. 31

show how enay is international agreement when political lasues are thrust into the background. Of the need for such an organti. sation there can be no question.

it Increasingly is being em-

the

tif SUCCESS

The undermunti með parsons aro' phasised that

ostal to ataud by in reaginoas plans for the settlement of in-

to sail by the 1408 USALE 1-sues of international organisa- the date and tion and democratic control, of MB for Australia

imo of her departure will be numie co-operation and indi- vidual freedom, will depend on how notified when they are known.

fur they are understonel G. Burnett, Mr. S. and supported in common Mr. G.

by Poamok, Mr. RJ. Jarka, Mr. the peoples of the United Na

These plans, if they are Pardt. M. C. R. Sun no. Lions.

to succeed, must be built on the Mr. G. Patrange, Mr. 1.

ideas which

(01- L. Gregory, Mr 3. Milne, Mr system of

stitute contemporary culture. Mra. A W. Bradbury. B.

For this reason it is eurokrug- R. Littio, Laminart. Me H

ing Io note how awiftly the can- Mr. & Mrs F. W. Foster, Mr.ference completed its task and

Ustiantur. Mr 44 A. L.

endorsed the proposal that ch Hobingon, Mr. A. A. Borahoon member State shall set up a ma- Mr. & Mr I. Nemoro'T, Mr Rtional commission on edication. Origgs, Mis. A. Woods. Mal and cultural operation

Such

༥: a step will ensure. N. Tuokor &

intended, that ench delegation to the new organisation will be Mr. B. Cunningham. Ngt. địchosen by its Government in Mr. 1.0. Vunshinu & ahildren, consultation with a body fully Plo. & Moi. M. J. Noster HT & representative of the libertins al and cultural interests of the ohildren.

Moreover it will do antion. muck to awaken edurationists to their opportunities and res ponsibilities in the modern world.

It is proposed to increase the vale of Estates that may be adın mistered sommarily in the case of classes of persons to be spiled in the Roles, from the sum of $50 to the sum of. K. V. D.) $1,0021

Estate Duty will be impose

al the rates chargeable in Deceni ber, 1941

Elong long.

5th November, 1945.

REPATRIATION OFFICE.

14th November, 1945.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

NOTICE

THROUGH SERVICE WITH CANTON

BRITAIN AND U.S.

Although there may be IRDy Americans who imagine il their own prosperity is not des pendent on external policy, this view is by no means endorse]

On and from 15th November ons train in each direction daily by Mr. Henry Wallace, U.S. Se will run betwen Kowloon and Canton ns follows:

Kowloon Dep. 09,35

Canton Arr. 16.10 (Canton Time)

Stops will be made at Shum Chun Íto pick up only) Pingwu, to Cheung Muk Tau, Shek Lung and Sun Tong.

As a result of the change in Hong Kong Time on 18th November, the time of departure from end arrival at Kowloon, oh and after that date, will be 08.35 and 15,55 respectively.

Fares: Kowloon to Ping Wu...

Cheung Muh Tau

"

Shek Lung

11

Sun Tong ...

Chiton

TH

"

H.K. $3.00 5,50 8.90 11.90 1570

1. 11. TREVOR, Lieut-Col. Manager of Railway.

Hong Kong, 15th November, 1945.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION

In

HAINAN

OF HOLD-UP R.A.F. 11,000 GOBS ON SUNDERLAND FLYING-BOAT

A BRITISH SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT ARRIVED IN HONG KONG LATE ON TUESDAY WITH 17 PER- SONS ON BOARD AFTER BEING HELD MYSTERIOUS- LY FOR SEVEN DAYS UNDER CHINESE ARMED GUARD AT THE HAINAN ISLAND BAY WHERE IT LANDED BECAUSE OF BAD FLYING WEATHER. OFFICERS OF THE PLANE SAID THEY NEVER WERE ABLE TO GET ANY EXPLANATION OF WHY THE PLANE WAS HELD WHILE HIGHER AUTHORITIES NEGOTIATED FOR ITS CLEARANCE. THE CHINESE LIEUTENANT WHO WAS THE LOCAL COMMANDER AT SAMAH, ON SOUTHERN HAINAN, EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD ORDERS FRÓM CANTON OR CHUNG- KING AUTHORITIES TO HOLD THE PLANE UNTIL OFFICIAL PERMISSION WAS GIVEN FOR ITS RE- LEASE.

Meanwhile,

Amere landing the Chinone agreeably re- flyingboat lan led fuelled the plane but the comman Coronado

der informed him the plane could alongside the Sunderland and

not leave. left the next morning withat trouble.

An

The Chinese commander ex- plained to the British airmen "Americana Okdy."

said they The plane's officers were informed British on- troyer was being rendied to pro- reed to Samah with rations for the seven crew and 10 passengera at the time the plane was released without explanation.

Travellers neross Indo-China have reported

British neverni bren delayed in planes have Chinese-occupied territory there, tou, after making landings. THE ONLY CLUE The only elus the Chinese com- mander could give for the holding order was a report that a Chinese plane

per-

"The Chineso commander wan amicable throughout but vory ilem," said Adams. "He obvious. ly was acting on Instructions from higher-up. He stationed a barge alongside the plane with severni soldiers armed with tommyguna, rifies, pistols and with grenaden bulging from their pockets and belts. There was no doubt aboul their orders to shoot if we tried Lo move.

had to get Wo mission from shure to start our

and engines

negotiations difficult because we didn't have Any capable interpreter.

"Conditions were a bit crowded Fix Men aboard the plane and went ashore where they also were watched by guards although their attitude seemed to be one af lock- much ла men ne them. The guarding

Chinese dever would let us all aboard at once, apparently fearing we might make a break for it

had been held in Honging after the Kong. British officers said auch a report is withoud foundation.

The captain of the Sundurland wus Plight Lieut. Bunny Adams. He suid Lhe herning after the

Wern

"The men ashore were treated

READERS' LETTERS

Conditions

In H.K.

Lo your ror- Str. According respondent, "A Chinese Observer," it would see

real there is 3141 poverty in China. Those who up- to be poor, emaciated, and clad in rags are either, generally

profensionul speaking.

beggars and undesirables

arting abilities, in many cases, must be

prez

there are

THE RAMPAGE

HONOLULU, NOV. 14, HONOLULU POLICE RE- PORTED 1,000 AMERICAN SAILORS CHARGED INTO THE CIVILIAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT NEAR THE PEARL

MONDAY NIGHT IN A RIOT WHICH INVOLVED TWO FA- TALITIES,

RESTRICTION LIFTED HARBOUR NAVAL STATION

With the object of accelerat ing the resumption of trado and intercourse between China and Hong Kong and with a view to alleviating hardahipa among those who were forced to leave their komas in Hong Kong by the Japanese, the Commander-in-Chief has to- dan decided to remove rea- trictions the entry of per- other than Europran into Hong Kong from. Ching and Macuo.

The rostriations previously enforced were imposed an a temporary measure in view of the shortage of foodstuffs.

подо

and

well but had only Chinese food. On the plane they gave us Japa rations-tioned goods biscuita --but it hstd A strang amell and tasted terrible. When

that we protested

we couldn't stomach it, they gave American rations that may have been left behind by the Americans who had been at Samah."

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NO EXPLANATION The airmen said there was no explanation when the Chinese finally released them. The men ashore

appeared Buddenly

They said they were free. cended to take off. All the pas Bongers were R.A.F. personnel.

The men said Samah offered a with a Japanese strange picture

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dag #ying over the Japanese сапр and the Chinese fak headquarters.

at

Fifty oflcers and sailors word hold for questioning. A hnyy spokesman said the sailors alleged they had suffered repeated boat- ing at the hands of civilians,

Police said the immediate cause of the riot was a fatal attack on a noilor by a civilian. Ono aged civilian

died of a heart attack while watching the riot.

All naval and air station por-

to Bonnel were restricted

their ataliona lant night to Baure against any repetition of the violence.---Associated Press.

H.K. Road Toll

Worries Army

+ THE MILITARY AUTHOR)- TIES, IT IS LEARNED, ARE TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE

THE NUMBER THAT

OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE COLONY IS KEPT TO A MINIMUM.

During the past few weeks, the road accidents has Incidence of increased, and the authorities take the view that this lo due either to negligence or to speeding,

Commanding offlcers, therefore, have been instructed to deal nost

severely with any drivers who be decidents come involved in any

to either which are attributable

or curejeno driving. So we ran up the British flag There is already a speed limit of

on the plane to round It onl Japanent were crowded around

the dock when the plane arrived. Adams said a Japanese officer to whom he taught a bit of English provided bathing facilities bungalow ashore,

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are

He said the Jau nese rounding nt large but giving no trouble, and were friendly.

was

speeding

30 m.p.b. in force in the Colony.

THEFT FROM H.KV.D.C.

An unemployed Chinese, Chan Tin, was charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday, with stealing a rubber hose from No. 84, MacDon nell Road, the property II.K.V.D.C

HIS

Sub-Inspector Fyffe stated that,

1 About p.m. on Tuesday, accus- ad was in Wellington Street by a Chinese detective, carrylog the hose in a sack. Questioned, he admitted theft.

at which The fron when it Innding

He said the Chinese also were service to truth and to his fellow

friendly and some gave letters for countrymen by implying that the

Hong Kong, really

Of charlatans $225 $11

retatives in

brought along. at the the plane Cure,

many

Sunderland

enroute latter; but they are a mere hand-

lonr Konk ful compared with the millions of Penang to

the landing a will, made who China'a dispossessed however, one day become aware which Adams described that their country's wealth, actual mal procedure" along the route. und untapped. belongs to them.

ENGLISHMAN.

of the very highest order-or ANSWER TO OLD

people who board their money

Len

stress

on

rather than spend (t. Your cor HANDS

the respondent

Sir. May I offer y sincere "decent" Chinese as distinct from

are apparently

noor

congratulations to 'Democrat those who

can they be decent whoned in how

Monday's edition. I niao and, therefore, not "decent" For his forthright letter which appear-

condition their

merely a am a newcomer to this Bart of catch-penny shum?

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The world And #15 In con:plete

All Uf with tumble-down huvein, the dirt and

agreement overcrowding, are voluntarily im criticisma.

extreme thriftiness used by

a subtle facade erected constitute solely to emphasise the illusion of verty in order to excite prae- Lical sympathy.

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Sentence of one month's labour was Imposed.

bardi

ENSA Shows For The

New Star

Theatre

WORK HAS NOW COMMENCED ON RENOVATING THE STAR THEATRE, KOWLOON WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER AS THE ENSA GARRISON THEATRE.

BE THE BEST WHEN THIS IS COMPLETED IT WILL

EQUIPPED AND BEST DECORATED THEATRE IN THE COLONY.

i have taken part in many dia cussions on the general conditions

It is intended that all E.N.S.A. [who have already become im in Hong Kong-only too often to

are, incidentally, I favourites with the Forces, be told "My dear boy, I have been shown, which

More E.N.S.A. recorded pro- out here 30 years, China has at for Servicemen only, will play ways been like this and ways in this theatre, followed by a grammes will be given on the the China Fleet Radio, and on Sunday night, will be." My retory is "Nonsense, short run ir

When har that frame of Cub Theatre.

practic- November 18,

Curnoiro if everyone

Ari mind obviously nothing will be able these shows will then play and his Orchestra will bead- accomplished."

to outlying units in the Newcast from the Studio between 8.80 und 9,00 p.m. It has be£1 Territories.

I honestly believe 1 already know and understand more of the unfortunate circumstances in this British Colony and certainly am more concious of these facts than the majority of these snux and complacent Far East vetcrann.

YET ANOTHER DEMOCRAT.

DISCRIMINATION

Some delay bae been experi- arranged that this shall be a re- enced in sending the "Lucky gular weekly feature. E.N.S.A. Dip" party from Singapore, but claim that this is the beat band news has now been received thnx in Hong Kong. they are already on the High Seas.

With "Lucky Dip" two OPIUM IN HER HAIR

cretary for Commerce. in the conteury. Mr. Wallace rs omplia Cauton Dep. 07.00

Itie that the future prosperity

Bri Kowloon Arr. 16.55 (H. K.)f the United States and

ain are inter-related. He points Time)

out that it would be disastrous American economy if the Britain was driven back into the solution of the sterling

If this is a sample of Chinese ble, and that unless Britain is

realism and an honest attempt ut fuctant reporting it is not at prosperous, America must lose

all surprising that we of the a big consumer market.

West do not understand the "inner other words, a prosperous Bri- tain would go far to providing things" of the Chinese, for both the 60,000,000 jobs required in logic and truth are absent. The geauine poverty is the States and so remove the fact is that

no widespread in this area and, threat of nation-wide unemploy!

of the whole doubt, throughout ment.

These ronsiderations Chins. Your correspondent weald powerfully reinforce, from

surely not attempt to strain my purely selfish angle, the elamullibility by arguing that many for a very reduced rate of in- people carry the illusion of pover- tereat on the loan of £1,000, ty so far as to bring upon them-:

handed show will arrive called 000,000 which has been offered selves advanced starvation and

"Jock And Tod." They specta- doath? During my short stay to the British delegation in

here I have Been hundreds

Sir-Hats off to "Anti-Explollise in visiting the small units Washington, and backed by un-

COLBER

which mean starvation in tation" for his temerity in reveal-who have no facilities for re- answerable facts and Agus any language. Admittedly, some ing discriminations prevalled in proving that Britain's sacrifice such cases were beggars; but if the local Government Civil Ser.ceiving the larger shows, and are old favourites of the men vice. The fact, that there is a in the war was greater than theeu were shamming they were America's. Thus expediency carrying their deception in the great disparity in salary privt of 14th Army, due to the many limits of reality. In this connec. Leges between Chinese and Euro- months of front line entertain- tion, I am informed un rellable peans, in spite of excellent quali-ing they did during the arduous medical authority that of 1,000 fications comparison, brings Burma Campaign,

est). "Colour

present into the lime light of

According to deaths in the Hong Kong-Kow-

Bar" existence. joon area during one recent month.

mates these parties should or- China has fought horoically, rive before the week end, and 1,000 were directly due to star- Tokyo, Nov. 14.

1,000 shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, "Lucky Dip" will then open at Gonoral MacArthur

vation and, in a further to-day

cases, starvation was a contribu- with hor Allies against the com- Lieut-Gon.

1. Robert

tory factor Eichelberger, Eighth Army Com-

correspondont ваув mander, in command of the de- activated Sixth Army, and said by healthy Chinese has no 75 cents March there would be only four fear unemployment. This, hew- over, is really irrelevant for om- divisions left in Japan, totalling

ployment in China is not noces They will be the 11th airborne, sarily an antidote to poverty. In the 24th and 26th infantry divi- many cases, the difference between first work and no work is the differ- stons and the dismounted

of which ence between the barest necessities cavalry division, all

In the and actual want. The degree of played important parts Philippines and other Southwest poverty is somewhat less in one Associated case than in the other and that is Pacific campaigns. Pross

MAJOR HAUL in armed ROBBERY

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

With effect from 15th November, 1945 Local train fares are reinforces justice. amended as follows:--

Between Kowloon and Shatia

ог

Yaumati

Between Kowloon and Taipo

or

Yaumati

or

Taipo Market Between Kowloon and Fanling

Yaumali Sheung Shui Between Kowloon and Lowu

ог

Or

ог

25 cents

AMERICANS REDUCING

50 cents placed

$ 1.00

or

Shum Chun

Yaumati Between Shatin and Taipo

or

Taipo Market

or Sheung Shui

or Shum Chun

Between Shatin and Fanting Between Shatia and Lowu Between Taipo and Fanling

Taipo Market Sheung Shui Between Taipo and Lowu

of

ΟΣ

Taipo Markot Shum Chun

Between Fanling and Lowu

of

or

Sheung Shui Shum Chun...

:

*

25 cents

50 cents

25 cents

200,000 men.

FORCES

Bil.

Your

the nced to

The letter is so remarkable for Ita insistent, implied denial of the existence of poverty and its equal

In

Wong Fun was fined $150

ox

three weeks' hard labour by Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Summary Mill- tary Court yesterday, for unlawful pusscasion of 2.6 taels of raw opium in Connaught Road Central on Tuesday.

The opium was concealed in a sack of dried bean curd.

A similar scatenco was impered on a woman, Tang Ming, for pos- session of three taela of opium. The oplum was found concealed in her hair when she was arrested in Queen's Road Central.

Another woman, Chan Chi-ling,

Revenue OBeer Ward prosecuted.

mon enemy; in fact she and she the NAAFI Canteen Club, Kow- alone, despite the lack of support loon, en or about Monday, Nov- was fined $100 or two wooks Im

week, fol- prisonment, for possession of 1.5 from the entire world, was the ember 19 for one

commencing Monday, Brat to take up arms. Millions of lowed by a week at the Fleet, taols of oplum. gons and daughters of China have Club, laid down their lives, many died November 26.

fid not heroically for the common cause. "Bulleta" and "Bombe" dincriminate between the Chinese and the Europeans.

PROBATE ORDER

POPULAR DANCE E.N.S.A. entertainment ncwe for this week is that due to the

The Standing Military Court Let us hope, therefore now in success of the Popular dance has assumed probate jurisdiction this great moment of peace, there held last week at the NAAFI limited to non-contentious busi- be no racial discriminations, lest Cantoen Club, a similar function ness, under an Order appearing in those millions of men and women,

vain.

D.W.L.

In

Under the Order the President

tion cannot be issued,

not only of China but of the rest will be held this Saturday at the "Gazette" yesterday.

Rickard of the R.A.F. will be of the Standing Military Court is of the world, shod their blood in 7.80 p.m. Admission Free. AC

There is a well known Chinese M.C. The band will once again empowered to order monthly al- Carnciro and his lowances out of the estate of a ly insistent emphasis on begging saying "In sufferings we shared be Art

deceased for the maintenance of as a lucrativo profession that the and so in happiness wo new E.N.S.A. Hong Kong Orchestra beneficiaries, even though a testa- writer obviously imagines visitors sharo" but apparently this has

mentary grant has not been made. Europeanized to to China look upon beggars as the now been

Provision is made that the inter- cata of estates or persons may bo your resolutonces in publishing safeguarded even though grants or "Bocial Reform" as well as your probate or lottery of administra splendid editorial "Economie Equality,"

As to the reply. of "A Chinese : Observer," a more puerile apolo Sir-We are grateful to "Degla is difficult to imagine. Can- us with much knowledge." Is it not the responsibility--of-China's zocrat" for his letter, Many in not ho grasp the elementary fact fearlessly haviourism, and shabby and un- rulers that for centuries this vast Hong Kong share his views and that his examples of Chinese be- due to country has never been developed thank him for because of the ruthless, vico-like expressing them. Perhaps, sir, hygionie way of life is

of Loudal landlord fam? your paper would

literacy, and that, in effect, he had maroly added weight to Do-

POT-FOURNI..

A major haul was obtained by four armed Chinese who raided 75 cents the premises of the China Cloth

Factory in Lafchikok Road car- only evidence of want and loetitu- sufferings we had shared, but in tion in the country. This does not happiness we must now not share.” ly, yesterday morning.

Tho mien decamped with credit some of us, at least, with Nor, by his much distornment. $7,000 worth of clothing mater-implication that it in not Govern- inf, and so far no arrests have ments or patricians, Chinese or been made,

foreign, who are responsible Another valuable nwoop was poverty does exist, does he credit: made on a junk at Fu Tau Chau Leland, when four Chinese, also armed, stole a quantity of salt 25 cents and clothing.

50 cents

The fares at present will be no class only. Priority will be afforded to those travelling on Administrative business.

any time without notice.

AN EXAMPLE.

80

ALL JAPS OFF THE STREETS

A reading room will be open Whose fault is it that the Chinese letter when theblich the appalling lack of education and tish commander in Saigon, issued.

com-

Saigon, Nov. 14. Maj.-Gen. Douglas Gracoy, Bri orders yesterday directing the apood-up of disarmament of the ed to the public on Monday, t farmer who is not a "beggar" munity returne

Japaneso in the Saigon Area Ho? No. 11, Chater Road, ground is prominent among the hardest- It is an inspiring example of mocrat's arguments?

docrood all Japanese must, be eff The public are warned that bookings may be suspended at floor, by the Civil Information worked and poorest in the world? free speech, decency, plain speak-

the atroots by Baturday.

The directive will leave only Or that progress has been imposing and justice, and vindicatea Department.

Books and magazines of all sibio because of the rivalry of our faith in Britain and Demo- "WESTERN RADIO,”-Cor-

exploiting groups, both Chinese erdcy. It also serves as food for respondence must be accom few Japanese in defensive poil- tion in the French sector where kinde will be available at the and foreiga rivalry for which thought, not only to those who do panied by the correct name and they have been asolating in keep reading room. Furthermore, the people of this great land have not bollers in the democratie was address of the condor, not for ing order and quelling outbreake midget Alm show will be given had to say in crushing taxation of life, but also for those who publication, but to establish the of Annames Nationalists Asso from time to time in the vory and bloodf

profana to practice It. We aind

clated. Press near future."

"Chinese Dhaorver" doos & dis- wish to exprose appreciation for bona fides of the writer.

L B. TREVOR,

Lt. Col.

-

Manager of Railway,

Hong Kong, 16th November, 1945.