1945-11-23 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1945,

THOMAS COWAN & CO., LEGENDARY SOLDIER Clandestine

(UEINA.)

Originators of"

WHITE ANT EXTERMINATION

Quoon's Bldg., Phone 30722.

CLUB DE RECREIO

Commando Colonel An Tom Thumb Support

Epitome Of The Army

A mooting of Monders will be PACING THE DECK OF hold on Sunday, 25th November 1945 at 11 am., at 8 Dos Vooux!

floor Boom Rod Contral, Tak No. 1.

II. A. Noronha, Hou. Begrotary.

EXHIBITION FOOTBALL

MATCH

ARMY versus CHINESE

Saturday, 24th Novembar, 1946. At Sookunpoo Ground Kick Off 9.90 P.M. Admission $1.00 (including

H.M.S.

STRIKER AS SHE PLOUGHS THROUGH HAINAN STRAITS IS ONE OF THE COMMANDO'S LEGENDARY SOLDIERS WHO IS, WE HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY, CONTEMPLAT- ING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CROSSBOW FOR USE IN POSSIBLE FUTURE COMMANDO OPERA- TIONS.

THE FIGURE CONCERNED IS AN EPITOME OF THE BRITISH ARMY. HE WOULD HAVE DONE AS WELL ON THE HEIGHTS OF ABRAHAM AS IN THE FOR- LORE HOPE AT SAN SEBASTIAN. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HIS ELEMENT FACED WITH A SCREECH- ING MOB OF FUZZY-W UZZIES.

Col.

Cut. J T. M. F. Churchill, of beyond the twang they emitted no 3 Tomando Brigade is now on other traceable or alarming sound. The iden was something that the his way home for a well-earned

Paychological Warfare Unit com- shores. his own

After a lapan of npletely missed. rest o Churchill believes in all

more than 10 centuries the slow- Weapons are one pons of war.

moving British had decided that the imposed the lads who had of his principal interests.

back in We did not question him on ducgold could be paid the atomic bomb, a dangerous their own medicine,

BAGPIPES IN PENINSULA Tax).subret to teach with a military

indivi- Cal. Churchill looks like a High- the who believes in duality as an expression of wand chieftain, but, despite Far The Colonel proved his fact that he has played Highland Inments on the bagpipes from the Theory in active operations.

rouf of the Peninsula Hotel, be had just English. He is

relative ΠΟ Nazis the When

ut Vago, Winnie and is a legendary Chur- established themselves

of the anumerable islands chill in his right.

own

have Though newspapermen hidden amid the Norwegian archi- 637751 3:zitrik+ pelage, relieving An important mooting of all frosty Norwegian morning picked plagued him in the past, his mo- ter, however, involved him in a Hong Kong Froomasne (members the body of a Hitlerite herodesty has permitted little to appear seeing him int through

Cong Arkument on with an arrow shaft serving him in print A "China Mai" repor of the Peninsula WHO KILLED KIT ROBINT the dining-room

The ery went

who killed]

Hotel with some trophies captured Kurt Robin The local Norwegians from the Japanese.

MABONIO HALL

11. Quaen's Bond U, 2nd Floor, Patrauco 1oo House Stroot)

of tooni Indigos only) will be hold in the fall on Monday, November,

abory. 20, at 5.30 pin. hoped that every loual hrother in the Colony will be prosent.

NOTICE

It in

one

1.

were a nasty, unco-operative.crowd

archery.

to

Col. Churchill has no regard for

1946 Cars'.

Loudon, Nov. 22. Tom Thumb five and sit will mako horso-power cara

their debut at the 1940 Motor Show.

"Now care for the show are well under way. Some are already being tasted on the roads, but there will not be many all-new era on view. About one car per firm will be that onch can about all manage in the time.

Many of the known avill reappear in more modern dycee. Engine and chassis

will improvements bodied in most-Annuciated Prena.

be

сати

ечтат

that the Commandos and Allied unite could muster, working for a month.

EVERY THEATRE Colonel Churchill has taken part in many Commande raids in prac

He tically overy theatre of war. was in the retreat from Dunkirk. fle was captured in the Adriatic, and made two attempts to excape from a prison camp in Italy. He remained in enemy hands until liberated by advancing American

troops.

Shortly after being sel fren, he was despatched to the South-East Asia Command and finally wound up as Doputy Commander of 3 Commando Brigade at Hong Kong.

His decorations

the include 1.9.0. and Bar and the M.C. and Bar.

COMPLETELY BAFFLED "Tokyo. Nov. 22. Major-General Charles A. WI- telligence officer, stated in a proas conference to-day that he was "completely balled" by what he called the unfast criticistn of Mac- Arthur's occupation policy.

There Wis one alternative to raaking full se of the Japanese

their

the Government in Rud carrying out of the Alliod wiehen and that was to "come in boot- ing.

but the forn Gestapo discovered Japanese technical skill in develop-loughby, General MacArthur's in- that they were not interested in ing modern weapons. He was toy- pair of Japanese bows. In with Commando Subsequent

raids The weapon was a fairly good Ilone, he admitted, but archery wns elsewhere were as mysterious that no shots were evidently fired. certainly better developed in the bat feathered shafts were littering country that had produced Robin

Col. Churchill had won food and is Merrie Men.

A NOVEL DISCUSSIONS OF His was the theory point or that the bow and arrow were als

affective modern weapon

Would any person having pos- the scene, session of ar kuowing the whore-his abouts of any of our rocords

of oo aydpinoat kindly Inform The undersigned.

The South British Insuranos Ca, Láil..

Holland Houss.

Queen's Boad Central.

F. 8. CABLE, Acting Manager. Telophomo No. 91134.

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As all reporters do in their day, wur reporter soon scored a faux He suggested to the Colonel that Gilbert Frankau's "Seeds of Enchantment" was a better novel developed against a background of archery than was Conan Doyle's

The White Company.

The Colonel, who was adamant on the point, began testing the gut en his bow. Our reporter made a boe-line for the lift, left the Penin- sula by the kitchen entrance and hugged the wall of the building if he managed to board a jeep that was just taking-off.

One of the Colonel's pot diver- sions here was a model destroyer that had been designed to order and that kept all the technical skill

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It is nevertheless the duty of the public to acquaint themselves) with such enactments. To assist the public, copies of each Gazetic and Chinese translations of the

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will be posted at the following Hour Emergey repair parvios

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Hong Kong Post Office

Kowloon Post Office Central Police Station No. 2 Police Station (Lak Kwok Hotel, Wanchai) No. 7 Police Station (West

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He intimated that the criticism cane from a United States news- paper.-Associated Press.

London, Nov. 22.

There is no direct evidenco that the present disturbances in Java-have-been-inspired by the Japanese, stated Secretary

Pago 0

QUEEN'S

THEATRE

Tel. 31450.

for War Lawson in a writtenNOTICE THE CHANGE OF TIME (14 REELS)

reply In the House of Commons to-day.

However, there were signs of clandestine support of the Indo- neulana by Japanese personnel, he added.

There

were approximately 50,000 Japanese troopa and 26.000 Japanese civilians in Jayo Grester part of these were concentrated in the in- terior of the island until condi- liona would enable them to be disarmed.

Replying to a question whe thor official protection was Im- for Intern- mediately available ment camp areas in Java in which 100,000 Dutch women and children at present are conten- Lawson replied: trated, Mr. "This is the reason for the pr

troops British of Bence Javn. I am sure that in the circumstances the best possible steps have been taken to ensure

Router. their protection."

In

HAD JAPANESE GOODS Tam Chung, 20, of No. 7, Ship Street, was charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday, with falling to furnish particulars in writing Custodian of Proparty, when in possession of Japanese and hypodermic medicine, 8OAD, syringe needles.

10

the

Sergeant Hayward stated that he visited the premises and found 20 ralis of cotton wool, six boxes of soap, and 10 boxes of Japanese medicine.

Accused aaid that the Rooda were given to him in ligu of wages as he worked at the South China Johnston No. 50, Dispensary. Road.

Mr. Kwan adjourned the ease to

consideration fur

of Saturday sentence.

Rome, Nov. 22. Pope Plus has sent a blessing to the "generous and beloved Ameri- can people" for their help to the war stricken. Associated Press.

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they will be published in the All persons wishing to continue English and Chinese Press, or the their Money Changing business public will be informed of the must apply to the Commissioner fact in the Press.

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22nd November, 1945,

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