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Tribute To Hong Kong A Curiosity Group's Work In China

Another War Aftermath

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THE BRITISH ARMY AID GROUP WHICH OPERATED IN CHINA FROM 1942 UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE WAR COMPOSED EN- WITH JAPAN, AND WHICH WAS TIRELY OF HONG KONG PERSONNEL, HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DISBANDED, AS FROM JANUARY 1.

In an official farewell message to members of the B.A.A.G. their

Comandant, Col. L. T. Ride says:

have rather sick

of your

The Mator Car Act of 1943 has expired leaving the island without motor laws,

For years motor vehicles had been banned hera but a few peraons having automo- biles now are allowed to drive to any plate and at any speed without horna, lighto brakes. Associated Press.

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Five Years For

Armed Man

And of your humanitarian The day that i Three Chinese, Lam Sang, Pa and Pane Sheang Chol, were dreaded for some tine. the day work in the of famine; of the summoned before Lt. Nigel

when I write you any last letter as long and weary four months ova- terday for denunding money with your Commandant, bas now arriv-cuation of hundreds of souls over. Inking $60 from. It is often and that no one hundreds of miles of Chinese ronds 2 inch

Kahanlag to he war vil the per

Chau Ming, an ex-Japanese detor can cusciously slo a thing for the from Kwellin atucikal, Lise Mr. R. Smith prosecuted last time without a tinge of re-demolition operations during the Pair C's 3.

оп enemy advance

Kweilin and know Prin acted for the acgret; how true that it is 1 Melbourne, on Juracy Oh, while Ext

full well to-day. But fortunately duchowy and of your work in Can- sumed

after the nurrender; there 1963 et diss 119 jo orra,

Chau Mitur told the Court that there is more in life than regrels, ton duphef Mr & 31 a

on Dee. 11, he was approached by more room in our hearts than for four men in Kowloon (3 They the mere sadness of farewell, Cor, anti-ut. 1. 1.S. wonders, & NAI R. K. d.,

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need he to pay $250 na Gunders, of hislehurst, Keat, Pusation for 10 piculs of rice he England

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CHINA PEACE MOVE

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To those of you who shared the heavy burden of laying the founda- tlons of the B.A.AG. arty in

form but nart of your record of which you have every reason to be proud.

Armed Robbers Get Seven Years

"IF THERE IS ANYTHING TO BE SAID IN YOUR FAV- OUR IT IS YOUR AUDACITY IN TELLING THIS TO THIS COURT. "COOK AND BULL STORY

The

of

CHINA CHANGES RULE OF ROAD

CHUNGKING, JAN. 3. THE RULE OF THE ROAD FOR VERICULAR TRAFFIC WAS

IN SHIFTED

CILINA FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, DEC. 31, AND FIRST REPORTS INDICATE

CIDENTS WAS FAR LESS THAN HAD BEEN FEARED.

the 1942. I can only say that ting and tarily endured the unfuld dangers | W, Penaluna llly to possessing sion of one 1.38 long revolver and THAT THE NUMBER OF AC-

hud extorted from thein the Japanese Occupation friend. Miss Wone. and himself were taken to the Kowloon Cafe. One of the four mit was in uni- form and carried a revolver. They Geurcalpama Chang Ku sekwent to the cock loft which was has spoken frankly in his New deported and he was told to pay $200. If he refused the man in Year's Day broadcast of the dit-

to take him to the ficulties confronting Chena

Miltary 11 as a Japanese detec mation, and rightly emphasises | tive.

Another in that the position of beame which

money-leader the country has attained by night years of blundshed « bening propar died by the confint between the Konin mg af the

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IT IS AN AUDACITY WHICH MAY EVOKE, PER- BUT NO SYM- HAPS, A LITTLE ADMIRATION PATHY," HEMARKED MR. LEO D'ALMADA, PRESID ING AT THE STANDING MILITARY COURT YESTER- DAY WHEN TWO CHINESE APPEARED ON CHARGES OF ARMED HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND UN- LAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

other members of the Court were Mr. D. II. Blake and Mc. I. C. Capt. W. Penaluna.

Sub-Insp. Smith, assisted by of five years' hand Rothwell, prosecuted. Sentence

The accused, Wong Hing and labour was imposed yesterday on

Ho Cheung. Wong Kan-toe, were charged with A young Chinese.

Cheung

Chung charged with unlawful possession rubbing

Fung Shui Au of arms and ammunition, by the H.R.$152 at the Standing Military Court com-li valloy, near the Sheung Chay IN ENEMY TERRITORY

prising Mr. Leo d'Almada (Previllage, New Territories, on Dec.

additionally With those of you who volun- Miden), Mr. D. 13. Blake and Capt. 8. Wong Hing was

charged with the unlawful possen of working in enemy territory. 1 He pleaded results have proved how well and

and five rounds of ammunition at Tall stnil never cease to marvel at your one 1.25 automatic platol truly carried out your tank

and the right rounds

of ammunition in Young The village. Taip, to those of you who joined us later long sustained bravery

Mr. Dec. 22. and who carried on the work calibre of your work, things which Shanghai Street, on Dec. 18,

Outlining the case Mr. Smith Special traffic police were every- cannot be adequately described at. E. Struth, assisted by Det. Sub- successfully, I want to offer my

the said that

And where prosent to Beo that I shall cherish the Inny. Sykes, prosecuted.

Cheung Chung thanks and my congratulations.mere words.

Walking near vohicles kept to the right side of Mr. Smith said that on Dec. 18 another man were

Drivers who momon- We cannot claim. like the armies bellowed memory of those of our

the suprene innt year S. 1. Sykes and a party the Ping Kwong golf pavilion the rond

Tule and and arrandas of this war, to have number who paid

they tarly forgot the new incrifice for their loyalty and de- of Chinese detectives were making near Difl's Corner, when altered the destiny of nations nor

drove us the laft instead of the to have even shortened the conilletvotion to the cause I shall resem a routine check for arms in Kownoticed two men following them.

Jorun At about 7.50 the The men overlook them and the right were quickly shown to the in our own little area; but neverber in sympathy the bereaved.

Thirdly and this I look on a party challenged the accused who first accused produced a revolver stoper traffic lane by the vigilant theless we can make this modest

while the second accused tied the police. mande a gesture as if to draw claim that although the B.A.AG being by no means the east out-

Cheung the victims. He មÔក acized atanding your achievements in

by hands of was a wartime machine and

we all Chinese detective No. 681. Cheung Chung was robbed and was then valuable one too-the results of its time of adversity of which

You. by the

He Arnu.

was released.

S. 1. Rothwell, who received work will not and must not end had more than our fair share; it

is dany La produce gord results searched and the ulotut with eight

made in with the coming of peace.

when fortune is smiling on one's rounds of ammunition was found report of the robbery,

Rs the result of which quiries better than on him. efforts, but to work fur

Mr. Smith new that the the two accused were arrested in ever throughout the dark days of

the village. On searching and de

serious aspect of the case was the despair, disappointment feat is the hullmark of

great when accused sened to Indiente house the revolver was found hid-

Although the Japanese collapse Leam That is my summing up. his intention of drawing the pistel den in a nightsoil bucket and the

came before the planned Invasion rice basket. you

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"ilad it not been ammunition in great team and in

to resist arrest.

decided authorities word. for the prompt

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nelion

Both the accused claimed that Chivene of the every real sense of the

& third

the projected might they were commelled by &

bereist with Chinese detective accused wall THANK YOU AND FAREWELL

serious pinn to commit the robbery and which was originally to go

that they had no other alternative, effod in October but was deferred And now, as the B.A.A.G. staoris

revolver belonged to this man, to New Year's Day-Associated

Press down, my regrets are more than

who bed made good his escape. compensated for by the knowledge

accused was sentenced to First that you will embark on your new and several tasks with a confidence

seven year hard labour and 12 of the Calc.

the On The Court made an order for strokes

of three As a result of all this you built born of achievement and with that up a fellowship with Hong Kong's same spirit of devoted service that the confiscation of the pistol and second chargo sentence

in ammunition.

years. to run concurrently. neighbours that wfl not be easily you so consistently displayed

passed. The second accused was male

war; and may your inbours be as boaring ccuse

ulo sentenced to seven years hard therein

lies the lasting value of successful, your courage as high

labour and 12 strokes of the cane. your labours, which were perform and your determination as stead CORRESPONDENCE

with the Last

they od in a world where internation.A.A.G. I can think of no greater understanding and goodwill are so

more This or

appropriate New Year essential and yet so rare.

wish than that. first was achieved because you

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$50 which he paid to the men.

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$60 why he paid the Chru sist he was threatened by the puso in uniform with a resXER

Asked whether he actually ww

10 picul of ries POUR YEARS IN CHINA float Lam Sang, he replied thi You lived and worked

wars in the closest contnet with te polite al understanding, parti

Fast accused stated teature of it winch

that our Chinese and American Allies: anbandy that

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You shared the resulta and the dis- dealt with the constitutions of the unte tried to get back

COYOTARY. as the comforts of their coupetantion from Chan

the frull Nurmiral Assembly to be held of lactar took 10 meals of rice from shared with thein

the Second, we used pleaded not Į their værtoriest

you tended Representation on theat bu May 5

beguity and chained to be only a chinese wounded and sick. in simportant bundy, which

Famizz you fed their helpless and chuaped with the task of devising

starving, you came to know dhe lot of the detectat s

full measure of their lavish hospi- and you learned to under- tem of government is!

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The thief sand that he did we Chau handing $50 to bam Sang The man in uniform whe was arrested with the three was tality and appreciate their noial

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A firth man who charged the cutla nant

to tirg lender waz musing.

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to tlama, bs at the crustra coal darthauft. 1 list of de legales to the National Amily wars altawit up roughly ten years qg0, mil at is automatically almost hours.

Kumurtangan the dre on the Generalis sino's ancouvement in has New Year's Day exessage, the Lovein- ment had indicated no wilburguesa to change that obviously satis

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Accused stated that the pistol was eiven to big .. A man in Shaukiwan to take over to Mong- kok to offer 1 for sale

CINEMA RATES

Sir, Can you provide an

The forthcoming marriage bo tween Mr. James Bing Pai Ms. 2, Babington ex. merchant, of No.

To you, one and all, Well done, planetion as to why when the cost Path, second floor, and Miss Maude ciate your fellow workers inside thank you and farewell."

of living in Hong Kong has Me Tack Sun, of No. 37, Bonham the 1.A.A.G. Chinese, Portuguese.

decreased considerably since the Road, third floor, is announced.

cinema tickets have been increased.

Indians. British; Navy, Army, Air PAID IN CIGARETTES surrender, the prices of

5%

Sub-Lieut. James H. Telter, who was known to hundreds of milltary and civilian patrons of the Glo cester Club, left for Britain yester

Force; officers and other ranks day aboard the "Mantelare" on the

civilians and services; as a resalt fun and cufipitomise were negh-longest leg of a trip which of the unity of effort derived from

Pets to take bin hack to civilian these varied and diverse athie.

Bources The Ciencialissan now

fe in his native Scotland.

there

emerged un organ- say that the Government is pe

Leutenant Telfer, known to allisation which provided an out. pared to increase the number of

his frieply as "Jimmy", was the delegate, to the Assembly so that seretary of the Gloucester Hew standing example of what can br lealing personages of solety and branch of the combined services achieved by brotherly concord be officers' club from the time of its representatives of other political

Inceptior parties may also take, par in its deliberates." It is an gnRUTICE ment that calls for amplification on detad before dissident groups) begin to exhibit enthusiast, but

until it was taken over

by NAAFI. Jimmy's humailalily. ean figure and broad smile were as noth a part of the Gloucester Club as

as the bar which he struggled to keep stocked.

sween men of different races with

different customs and different

Dutinoks.

THINGS PAST

The

Is this caused by a normal in- it erease in running expenses, or la another example of class distinc- tion, reminiscent of Poona, the object boing to reserve the balcony for the exclusiveness of the higher ranks and their lady frlonds and confine the so-called OR to the ground floor?

G. M.

a hawker, Wan Yung Fai, 19, was summoned before 14. Nigel yusterday for the unlawful posses sion of 90 packets of 'Senior Ser- issued vice cigarettes of a type to the forces.

The accused told the Court that he took three leather cases

into Kowloon Wharf en Jan. 2, and that an offer from One of the

(We think the facte would show boats alongside the wharf took At midnight to-night, na the two of the cases without paying that the Increases aro due to

of hire. Ite demanded money ranks

and B.A.A.G. joins the things sl, it will be but natural was given 00 packets of cigarettes. The cigarettes were ordered to for us to pause and relive sume of the days that have been. I shall be confiscated to the D.I.D., Kow- if it may be inferred that proporin establishing the combined ser-

look back on these four years with leon. The magistrate considered "Many a

cigareties tionate representation is open to virou club," Telfer said.

as numelent punishment. - Firstly the wonderful negotiation, then the offer can be stay it required 15 and 16 hour three main thoughts uppermost in the confiscation of the

my mind.

согра and spirit regarded only as a source of slid on the job, but I think it filled a big ned in Hong Kong. Personal satisfaction. The strings attachy, it brought me innumerable cameraderie you built up amongst ed to it refer to the Communists, friendshipe which shall always all ranks, amongst all nationali

lies This tided us over many and it is, of course, their reaction remember fondly."

Talfor will return to Hawick, weary and troublesome period and which will determine its

your success. Secondly, basically Scotland, where he will resurself was responsible for much of

the B.A.A.G. was

a Hour Kong effort.

Success

"I am glad to have had a part

or its failure. Chiang Kai shek, argument, however, is incontro vertible 1 national unity is tole will

BACK FROM HOLIDAY

management of Douglas and Com pany, a twood manufacturing firm. return to his wife and Raughter, with whom he has apenti be achieved it the basis of only feat mantha in five war years. ersatient is so to be hrundered as t to permit the development of a constitutional democracy, then the maintenance uf autonomiaus armies is a political anachronism As the Generalissin said, if two one govern- armies exist under

is tantamount em,

coprit de

ام

and

higher operating expenses. Hither- to the cinemas have been exhibit ing old films and films corting them little. New films are now arriving from the United States and they die heavily into box office receipta.

-Ed.)

Prison Cells Break

Court

Echo In

Driving on the right was decid-

before Neveral months upon

as it was then Japin's collapse anticipated that large nambers of American troops familiar

driving with right-side wway into the country vasion and other forces.

only would with in-

to rula into

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BAILINGS TO SWATOW COURT YESTERDAY WHEN AN APPLICATION WAS MADE BY THE CROWN FOR AN ADJOURNMENT, IC.S.N.Us. 6.8. "ESANG" 3p.m. th Jan, 1946(Canton/MaosoWhart) SINE DIE, OF THE TRIAL OF THREE OF THE ES. 1. C. F. N. Ca. B. B. “WOSANG” 18th Jan., 1946 CAPEES ON CHARGES OF ROBBERY.

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VESSELS DUE Mr. F. X. d'Almada and the be produced for the hearing of

G.N.CO.B.B."EAKHOI" From S'hai p.m. #th Jan., 1940 (OSK Wharf) Military Court comprised cf Mr. any charges in respect of which of Leo d'Almada (President), Mr., they formed the subject matter.

C.N. Co. S.S. "BHANPUNG" From Bangkok 8th Jan, 1960

10th Jan, 1943

It was Hong Kong's sons daughters who were the real B.A.A.G.. and the rest of us are more than proud to have beer, au- sociated with you when you won With those of you Three Hong Kong residents who

your SOUTH. were prisoners of war in Sham- who worked in free territory, shaipo have returned to the Colony shall think of the early days in after a short holiday in Australin Kulong, the development of your They are Mr. A. Gillard, Chief work in the East River and Tol- to the Trafe Assistant of Hong Kongshan areas; of the important days creation of another government. Tramways; Mr. W. R. Brumwell. of expansion in Kwellin; of the of the Land Investment Co., Ltd. recruiting, training and despatch The Communists call for unport and Mr. W. H. B. Muskett, of the to India of the China Unit ant structural reforms in the mu.K. Electric. chinery of government, the need for which is generally recognised, but they themselves block the road to that end unless they are pre- pared to make their contribution What to the national unity. Marshal Chiang propounds is a test of the sincerity of both sides. The primary requirement, course, is mutual confidence, and

of

it is in this direction, perhaps, that General Marshall can perform his most useful service.

WAR RISK RATE lower

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your care of Chiness wounded and D. H. Blake and Capt. W. Po H.E. To Visit LC8N CBBWOBANG"

American Sailors Involved In Theft

THE CASE IN WHICH WONG CHUNG-TO, TAILOR AND LAUNDRY MAN OF NO. 82, HANKOW ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, IS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY, WAS CONTINUED BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT YES- TERDAY.

luna.

that in which

Chungking

The case was three mon and three women were

H.E.Rear-Admiral Sir Coeil concerned. The men, who inde

Lo Plu Harcourt, K.C.B., C.B.E., C-in-C. the prison break, were kan, Loung Ko-yiu and So Kwok and Head of the Military Admini hung. They wore awaiting trial stration, Hong Kong, is proceed. in connection with three robberies ing to Chungking by air on Mon- in Kowloon. The first was com day, for a semi-official visit. mitted at Fook Wah Street on He will probably stay two days Nov. 28, the second at No. 6. Jor- dan Road two days later and the third, also at Foot Wah Street on Doc. S. They were arrested following police investigations on Dec. 4.

and will be nocompanied by Alr Commodore W. A. D, Brook, C.B.E. (A.0.C. Hoirg Kong), Commander C. W. Malins, D.SO DC.R.N.. Commander (8) J. D. Trythall, R.N., and Lieutenant 1. Travers, RNVR.

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· S.S. "CITY OF HAS BOURNE" (Opera P. & O.) early Jan., 1840 Budjeti to alteration without rodias.

The three women concerned in It was alleged that several afraid and said he would take the the case were Chan Yin, Lam Buet-fung and Chia King. They American sailors broko intain no articles away, the following day.

HONG KONG SAILINGS The American sullor Marcer are still in custody charged with The Idhion Institute of Under-down at Woat Paint and took the

ing of this pharge was remanded

H.M.8. Argonaut left for Tokyo writers announces to following goods to the accused in. Hankow was socompanied by several other roosfying stolen property. Haar-

HMS. yesterday afternoon and change in war riak rates, effective Rond on. Dec. 8. The articles in- sailors.

Ho. did not seo Marcor until for a wook on the application of

d'Almado. from Jan.

2. North and Central wolved wers four rolls of woollen

Mr. Almada also made an ap- Erne, an escort vessel, for Calm- America, Allantje, Pacife or Golf ploce goods; four boxes of Chinese the third day, when he camp to Mr F.

Earlier, in the gas, Montclare porta ja and from Eastern norts type, 20 bolts of artificialblik, his house again. He again told past of Allen but not east of Bur- two balls of daunel, two. colls of Marcar to take the articles out of plication for the return of gloth-ho and the United Kingdom

The Jardine steamer, Ka. Wing- ma (including Ceylon) 3/20th ge Manila rope, alx dozon pairs of his house. Marger than told himing in the hands of the police to

düzen DAITA

of that he would leave the articles the lawful owners who, it was called for Singapore.

foft for Shanghal. Compared with 1/5th. por cent.socks and five

behind and asked him to malte stated, were without knitted gloven. Router

Mr. P. C. Woo appeared on bo-sults for him. The articles were

FATAL ACCIDENT US BUSINESS CAUTION. Washington, Ion, 3.

The Labour Department asserted to-day that businons caution rather than inbour, dlaputes is tlip most significant and perejotent can

bf delay in reconversion" to peace timo

production. Associatod

Ohtof Detective. Inning

B.

in Garden Road" on Wednesday,

half of the socused, while Ioc faft there by Marcar without his Fraser gave evidence of identifica- tion of the clothing by the owners. tor F. Nolan nrosecutad

consent. Accused in evidence stated that After hearing the ovidence, Mr. the complainants in the case. Just. he knew the American soller Mar-wad, adjourned the case prill 12 Fraser stated that after the cloth A fatal traille açoldent occurred ear why he brought some clothes noon to-day for decisioning has been returned the com-

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Accused was on bail of $4,000, plafonnts would be present on the wheh An aged Chinese woman was hillod instarily when she was to him for washing. On evening concerned. Marcor camo. It is understood that the Amer-earl of the charges. to his house at about midnight can allora involved will be dealt The Court then made an order knocked down by a Nawal truck

(clothing and blankets) to claim-, at about 2′′ pan, and brought something into his with by the Amerkan Provost for the return of the articles near the Peak Tramway Station, house. He told him not to be Marshal,...

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