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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1945,

Four Months Search

Ends In Shanghai

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SHANGHAI, DEC. 0. LONG LIST OF CHARGES HAS BEEN PREPARED AGAINST TOHORU MIKI, FORMER JAPANESE OFFL CER WHO WAS ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI AFTER A FOUR-MONTH MAN-HUNT THAT CARRIED REPRE- SENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO MANCHURIA. KOREA, JAPAN AND CENTRAL CHINA. LOCKED UP BEHIND BARS IN SHANGHAI, MIKI IS AC- CUSED BY VETERANS OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH OF COUNTLESS INHUMAN ACTS DURING THE TIME HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HOTEN PRISON CAMP IN MANCHURIA. The alleged crimes of MC, the past year with his wife. include starving

tol questioneos that he was mes rudy weakened by beri lenitered out of the Japanese army and dysentery, mass paanshment 1 1944, and came to Shanghai,

where be found emdayment. of groups of soldiers for fai vid msdoods, Iwating preven ers with bamboo clubs as Tue as two by four boarde, forent others to stann barefooted ja latter cold weather to witnessed at Hoten. 100 lem south of panishment of other primer

be punished themselves In addition, he is acen und of confbscaling mall, medien! sup plies, Red Crosa food and cloth

or

practicali Contander in- ST Proclamation *eds great custome A Haryourt reservea

1 the power to isaue w 4 presumably the of velo, but with that rosio Hia Excelency new de All governmental 1. Burity 1 thr Chief Cv packages, Allaris (alieer, and in so doing, Jay a high tribute by implara

the rehabilitation"

Briglier

Mai

to

atetements

of

2. M. Macdougall, and his per dpa, as-istaste. The set #p=10 Begroes Be important change in ta relation to the roommmunity arge, far as we can Bee, and

far side from farthe

authority

Sentration of

.1

he CAAD, to the re eutandigh

of nit government, us In any wontonly understood v, al is doubtful whether the Codony w by any wants rewly for much a change over, and at 3 qle certain that the ai Jamstration us tol There re mak zauri to be done that can 20 pure smoothly and swift!. acomplished by exerutive deri don and action, and A few gunther extension of a love ent fintorship will do the to As we have anh ony no har before. And it sparcely empluusia, Hong Kong will not neckly acquitesce in an attempt * resuscitation of the worn at governmental machine which et us down so badly in 1941 A client reform of the adminis

essential srative system with provision for giving the people of Hong Kong a greater voice in public affairs.

EM

y more on this point would be to go over old ground, but it is perhaps necessary to repeat that it in desirable, before civil gov ernment is re-established, that the framework of the new con

titation be clearly defined elvil administration that take over

ANISOINN

دار

Miki in nis alleged to have directed prison guards in foreing Americans to work in monitions

plants without air raid protection

from Allied bombers,

It was disclose that the Arch For Miki began in Chungking hest August, shortly after the Ameri eun humanitaran air teams peach ed the 1,200 Aarrienas incarreent

the camp where General Jonathan M. Wenwright, defender of the Philippine islands, was imprison

Racket Stopped

The authorities have clamped down on the railway ticket racket, and racketeers who have been well- ing tickets to passengera ot N.C.36,000 odd are lying tow, fol lowing the arrest of two of their

number.

The railway administration has now opened seven bootlay for the

171.

sale of tickets, opening ZIL 4.30 Thog who bay tickets minst have them ebeeked if by an alen tifention mark, and s

must not leave the platform sure they have bought tickets. Every one is now able to buy a ticket.

Jong as the tint of 1,100 for Kow doon and about 140 for interme

hate points are not exceeded.

At about 8 pm. last night four jaen, two armed with revolvers und

KWANGTUNG GOVERNORS VISIT

Although official confirm- ation is lacking, it is re- liably reported that Gen- eral Lo Cheuk-ping, Provin- cial Governor of Kwang- tung, je shortly paying an official visit to Hong Kong. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and other organisatfónn

are understood to be making preliminary arrangementa for a public reception,

PRESIDENT GRANT'S DELAY

Peanut Oil Goes Off Market

PRICE CONTROL HAS SUDDENLY CAUSED THE ALMOST COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE OF PEANUT OIL FROM THE OPEN MARKET.

THE OFFICIAL PRICE IS $1.60

A CATTY, AND YES- TERDAY HOUSEWIVES TRUDGED THE STREETS IN VAIN, CARRYING EMPTY OIL BOTTLES, LOOKING FOR ANY EXPOSED FOR SALE.

If they spoke to shopkeepers,

the reply was invariably "auled |

out."

A "China

Mail representa-

WIEN informed that

wholesale price during the

morning had risen to $220 pleul, but that only a few mer

LATEST ADVICES DICATE THAT THE S.S. uny sale. With this wholesale "PRESIDENT GRANT" WILL figure, it was obviously PROBABLY ARRIVE IN HONGsible for anyone to retail at the

KONG ABOUT DECEMBER 16. THE DELAY IS DUE TO LATE ofteial price. ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI Reviewing developments in the FROM SAN FRANCISCO, AND

peanut oil market, a dealer assert- Bgh-ranking American off

TO THE FACT THAT CONDI ed that when the local price drop cers. who accompanied General

TIONS IN SHANGHAI ARE ped to below $100 a pirul, this was Wainwright on his plane flight another with a pair of scissors. FAR FROM BEING NORMAL.actually below replacement cost. from Maken to Chungking late entered the Po Yu money-changers | RESULTING IN DELAY IN The continuous drop in price was stories told by officers and enlistedtole N.C.$170,000, 11.K.$700 and ING. in

substanflated August,

thet No. 800, Shanghai Street, and 19SCHARGING AND LOAD | dog almost entirely to the fall in

men of the Hofen camp. -Reuter. | U.S.$20.

READERS' LETTERS

THE SOCIAL EVIL

More than 200. Amerienn avlstiers and Marinea are estimated to have died at the Holen enup from mad nutrition and intestinal ailments

MECEK SUBMISSION Miki, utt.red in siviling clothes sahnutiest merky to rewresenta Sir. 1 have read, with tives of the War Crimes Bente's of } sitherable interest, the The Theatre Judge Advocate. Offer

at his home in the Bourkew Do tries, where he had been living for

THE TRUE GLORY

His Excellency the Comman der-in-fhief. Rear Admiral H. J. Barcourt, is to attend the 9.10 p.m. premiere of "The True Glory" at the Queen's Theatre this evening.

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The whole of the proveeds of the performance will go to the Coremander-in-Chief'a Distress

Fund

SOUVENIR CALENDAR

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APPRECIATION

CHOCKERED.

Watchman Accused

IN-clinats with stocks had riade AN ALLEGATION THAT HE WAS THREATENED BY A ADMIT DISTRICT WATCHMAN то HIS GUILT WAS MADE BY POON NGAN- CHUEN BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT YESTER DAY.

Foon appeared on a charge of unlawful pussession of two coila of electric wire Rnd A lamp shinde.

Defendant was arrested in Des Voeux Read Central, Inquiries found that he had stolen the article from St. John's Cathedral.

Defendant Win nentenced

weeks trisonment with hard labour.

After the meistrate

had tin- posed sentence and had proceed.

no rea

There being little or Arietions on imports Into China, the vessel has a large cargo for discharge at Shanghai,

Yuse

xotice

"*giten

value of Chinese national cur rency. But when prices here touch-

rency

to

bottom, not only did shippers ston making further shipments to Hong Kong but supplies were actually taken out of the Colony: and when Chinese national cur- recovered somewhat in value, it was the signal for the market to begin an apword trenil ed with the next case there was a Shippers in Swntow and other romniollon below the prisoner's centres then found it worth white dork, Poon suddenly rushing out, to send supplies again to Hong claiming that he had been assault- Kong.

ed by the same watchman who has arrested him.

Mr. Kwan immediately

$1.80

SUPPLY SOURCES

d-

But Government fixed the official retail orice at $1.60 a catty and journed the rourt to make TS- dealera insist that it actually coatssonal Inquiries, as the result of

replace.

which Poon was sent to hospital It is also claimed that there is for medien! examination. little likelihood of any appreciable drop in prices at supply centres. so that unless there occurs an other phenomenal drop in the Chiness national dollar, Hone Kone may be for some time with out fresh supplies.

It is argued that when the official price was fixed, adequate consideration was not given to the trend of prices at Bourcen supply.

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Two weeks' Imprisonment was imposed on I Ket by Mr. C. Y. Swan at the Summary Military Court yesterday for loitering in Main Streat, Shaukiwan, on Wed- nesday. Accused was seen loster- Ing at about 10.30 pm, and was arrested by n police constable who was on patrol duty.

Sub-Inspector Brooks secuted.

pro-

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE ENTERTAINMENT

The cargo for Hongkong limited by exchange restrictions which were In effect when the left San Franciscu un Noventher 17th which restrie- Eduras have

been largely Jetter by

Sin. In reply to Major Bren-

insect "Purity" which apeared in your man's letter regarding nealing av The Agents have aulviers which Issue of Bed inst. and heartily commodation at E.N.S.A. shows, indiente that the cargo from the agree with hum that steps should firstly, I do apprecate the fat US. for Hongkong, consists large- I taken to eliminate the risks (that E.N.S.A.

doing their ly of foodstuffs. Among the list- to which Servicemer are being ex utmost to bring to the Services ed imports are four, rolled oats. a result of the lack of | here much entertainment, samueroni, agbetti. tinned goods, control over the prostitution evil. possible. Hut I still do not under powdered milks, Inquor, ginseng, The social evil has always been stand why oicers of any service fresh noples, onions, potatoes, and a major problem in Hong Kong should have reserved seats at any

some general cargo. since the closing down of Irens performance. I know that the The American President Lines, fed houses nearly 20 years ago.

Star Theatre is under conversion owners of the vessel, state thal With the rebirth of Hong Kong. Garrison Theatre and can the 1.0. **President Grant" un it were, consideration should see that the work is progresslag | expected to leare Shanghat for be given to the question of eradi. as rapidly as possible.

|Hongkong on December 11. The cating from our midst streel- The letter by

Matum date of arrival *Nay *The True Glory" tell the walkers whose presence has not which is supposed to be a reply not certain, but will probably be at Hongkong is story through the mirra's eye only brought Hong Kong into to mine, has no connection what-December 16. of the conquest of Germany disrepute in the past. but has soever with the subjeet to be dis- On arrival here, the vessel will from the West from 1-Day un- caused much misery and suffer cussed. If 'may malun is trying dock at one of the Hongkong & til the surrender.

in to many a young man, whose to show how much entertainment Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.'s

brillinat career in the Included in His Excellenry's hopes for

was available in Burma, may Piers, an in the past. The Wharf party will be Major-General Army or Navy has been blighted bring to his notice that 1 was Co. and the Military and Civil

consequence W

there too. and know what was 10 moment's Festing, the GO,C.. Air

Affairs Administrations have co- be had. Commodore W. A. D.

Brooks Tolly

operated to the fullest extent to I know that there are hypo- In conclusion may uxprves my ce that this first commercial A.O.C., and Brigadier D

crites who go about with a anne- Macdougall. Ce.Â.0.

appreciation of how much E.N.cargo to be distributed through timonious look on their faces, S.A. han dune and is still doing commercial chanvis. throw up their hands in horror for the forces.

every facility. at the mention of establishing

DISCHARGE OF CARGO Deensed hansen and who rounitly

For the convenience of con- condemn Servicemen

for visitink

Bir. 'Checkered,' author of signees. the Agents advise that Jittle prostitutes,

realising that Back Row Jos. aned the words the discharge of curge will be Servicemen, like themselves, are

Anglo-Indian "Buldiers" in his handle strictly by the HongkongTO-DAY human after all. The only differ- letter, and apart from putting the & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. forence xtween the Serviceman and word soldiers in inverted commas, Ltd. and delivery An interesting Calender

will be saude 1946 has just apeared in print Serviceman

the hypocrite is that while the be followed It up with a Question [by the Wharf Сомпапу to the

visits A prostitute Mark; would he oblige me by ex- actual consigneus at the published by the "New Hongkong

Whorf hypocrite, under д plaining the insinuation?

Company's Mirror"

premises. Consignes whose publisher is Mopenly, the

cloak of false D. C. Baptista.

respectability.

ANGLO-INDIAN.

will not, under any circumstances, krepa

41 mistress UT paramour

be permitted on the Wharf Coin- who in visited in secret.

Olte

pany's premises, or on the ship, who has worked for many years

but will take delivery of cargo in the midst of Servicemen and

directly from the Wharf Company. who has come to admire them for

In addition to cargo from U.S. their happy-go-lucky outlook, 1 graph of wrecked Hamburg Bern

there will be approximately 1000 have no hesitation in stating that from the air, breaking of the M

tons of cargo from Shanghai, the monotony of Service life in. Union Jack in Berlin, Hongkong Hong Kong, where the majority eleven moulds and a bag of gun Intercoastal cargo, namely, food- Coming out of a cave carrying consisting of the usual type of Victory Celebrations, etc.

of civilians consider themselves charge wheighing 27 ha.. Lo Wing stuffs. The vessel will load ap- H.M.S. "Duke of York" which to good to mix with Servicemen, was arrested on Wednesday by proximately 2,000 tons of carza is expected shortly in Hongkongis killing. Far from

their own

L.A.C. Drina, in Kadoorie Avenue. for San Francisco and Los An- bringing the C-I-C of the British kith and kin and with only their

Charged yesterday, accused plead-gelos. Bruce Fraser,

own comrades to converad with page of the day in and day our, the lot of the Serviceman in Hong Kong is most

unenviable. It is i the quest for distraction and to escape the feeling

of loneliness that the Appearing again before Lt. Serviceman falls an easy prey. people of the British Isles, and Nigel yesterday, Yuen Yuk, twice As I see it, there are two solu the heavy sucrifices that have deported, but who persisted in re-tions to the problem: bren demanded of them, and are turning to the Colony, was sen- The Orst one is that the civilian still being demanded, are be-tenced to six months' hard labour, population change its attitude yond question. To lose sight at the end of which he will again one

foster

#tmosphere an be departed.

sincere cordiality and friendship towards Servicemen

work world; you must give me a chance out ways and means whereby to to wipe out the pust and start a provide them with clean and new life in this Colony. This healthy recreation, good books and heavy sentence will prevent forever from making good again." the companionship of people whose

The niagistrate replied:

"You uplift.

presence will serve to Inspire and have had six previous conviction

"If the foregoing solution is not and still expect me to believe you? muitable to the The world is a big place but Hong Kong is a small place. You must start your now life elsewhere."

The will

can be the Colony built up to At within it.

Our Ex-Internees

The new calender presents a special feat

feature in the way of several illustrations of the Japa.

in the surrender

several

e90

theatres of the Far East, a photo

Pacific Fleet, Sir appears on the last calender.

If there be any confusion about the point and purpose of the publicity given by the "China Mail" to the tremment

Hong accorded

Kons Laternees on their arrival in England, it is as well that it TRY AGAIN-- ELSEWHERE should be cleared 11. The tremendous burdens

The f

of these things would also be to jose all sense of perspectiva. But the facts remain, and that which stands out starkly clear is that it was the declared of alal policy to remove as many Internees from Hong Kong as possible and that definite pro mises were held out to induce the doubtful ones to go.

We are

to believe our corres- pondents, the picture presented to internees of what they might expect to happen to them on their arrival in England was false in important particulars.

Accused said: "This is a now

SERVICE CHIEFS IN CONFERENCE

Tokyo, Deo.-B..

me

of

civilian painte,

then the only other solution ap pears to lie in the establishing of licensed houses where the In- mates can be regularly examined by A Government Medical Officer a was the practice heretofore.

KOOKABURRA.

INTERNEE'S THANK3

Sir-As the last group of ex-

permitted ta

On and about December 11, the export of salt will be permitted. Exporters must obtain permita from the Controller of Supplies. Transport and Industries.

ed not guilty and said that the The 8.8. "President Grant" will moilda were lying around to be probably onli from Hongkong picked up. He was sentenced to about December 20. but this date 6 weeks hard labour.

is subject to alteration.

Communists Offer

No Real Resistance

CHINHSIEN, MANCHURIA, DEC. 6. CHIANG'S STRUGGLE TO REGAIN FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT THE MANCHURIAN PROVINCES OC- CUPIED BY JAPAN FOR 14 YEARS HAS BECOME LARGELY A BATTLE OF SUPPLY LINES. LEADERS OF THE NATIONALIST ARMIES ARE PLOD- DING SLOWLY TOWARD MUKDEN ALMOST CON- TEMPTUOUS OF THE RESISTENCE BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS,

Despite repented forecasts of armies. They forced pensanta large-scale civil war in Man- to become soldiers. churin no major conflicts have "Peasants do not fight well. materialleed. It is doubtful if They desert at every opportuni- the-two-Nationalist spearheads ty-and-go-back-to-their-farms. now on the march have lost 100

GUERILLA BANDS men in battle since they crossed i the Great Wall.

"The Communist leaders, in gains at slight cost because the to organine roving bands of Communists were unable to guerillas which commil acts of make a stand in strength. sabotage but they are not This is the Nationalist view strong enough to make a real

Somebody was responsible for American Army and Navy lea- authorising the official state- ders of the Far East are gather ments and the official promises, ing here to confer on demobilien-

holiday and tion, repatriation and occupation Weihalen internees to leave Hong. They have registered large most cases, have been able only "Go away for come back reinvigorated and re- problems, The conforces laclude Kong, may we ha freshed." "If you don't take Lt.-Gon. Albert C: Wedemeyer, express our thanks to the various commander In China; Admiral|organisations and individuaļa who advantage of the offer now, it aymond Spruance, Pacific Fleet have contributed so much to our will not be available to "you chief, and Vice-Admiral Daniel happiness here. later." But for the pressure Barbor, commander of the Seventh R.A.P.W.I., N.A.A.FI, British of the situation now, na ex-stand against our armies," put upon them by one method Fleet along the China and Korean Red Cross at Hong Kong and pressed by Professor Yu He- The Vico-Minister for For-

that loft coastaAssociated Press.

Kowloon, and others have all or another, many

chung, Secretary-General And ofgn Affairs, Mr. Llu Chieh, to- stay. elected to

cared for bur welfare in a gene- Political Advisor to Liour.- day announced that HussO would have

thero are Chung Chow a painter, was rous manner. providing comfort. therefore,

admitted to the Nethercole Hospi- able quarters and many amenities,

General Tu Yu-ming, Comman- Chineso negotiations for the grounds for belleving that heal yesterday afternoon suffering including plenies and sens. Nor dor of the Nationalist forces in air-borne movement of Nation- result has been dialilusionment from injuries sustained when he do we forget the wonderful way

Manchuria:

nlist troops Into Mukden and of a

Bort to justify genuine fell from the second floor of No. 2, in which the men of the services "Manchuria is not a good Changchun In Manchuria would

concluded within grlovance, then it is appropriate Des Voeux Road Contral, while have Jeeped and trucked us all breeding ground for the Com-be

Iow to enquire as to the responsibi- doing a job.

ovor the place...

'munists. It is true that in some days.. Having had so many benefits, sections of China the Commun- lity. It may have been done at

The Nationalist spearheads, Leo Chung, shop-keeper, charged we pray that this "milk af human Ista this and. this prosentation of

have enlisted support meanwhile, are only 30 miles of kindness" of which we every prison camp victim with with the unlawful possession

have among small farmers who com- west of Mukden. But 528 than of evaporated milk and 48 drunk so deeply in recent months pair of rosy spectacles,

A Chinese dispatch sold that we find it dimcult to get overs of calmon was fined $26 by may yet became the world's plain against high local taxes.

Lt. Nigel yesterday morning. The favourite beverage!

["We found that most of our the Communists are preparing the fact that Mr. D. M. Man goods were ordered to be confiscat With all good wishes for the resistance comos from Com-for a now attack on Kwelshul, came here as the representative and restored to the illitary future of this colony, Gratefully, munist officors from North Inner Mongolia. Associated of the Colonial Office.

Authorition.

INTERNED.

China sent in to ralso their own Prias.

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