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The Kuriles

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,-1946.

Student Soldiers Take

Over Shanghai

SHANGHAI, JAN... 31. AMERICAN-TRAINED CHINESE STUDENT SOLDIERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE TASK OF GARRISON- ING SHANGHAI FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER OF. THE NEW 6TH ARMY TO MANCHURIAT- THEY BELONG TO THE 207TH DIVISION OF THE YOUTH ARMY, CHINUS ONE AND ONLY STU- DENT ARMY-A FORCE COMPOSED ALMOST EN- TIRELY OF HIND-PICKED HIGH-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATES AND REPUTED TO BE THE NATION'S SMARTEST AND BEST TRAINED FIGHTING UNIT.

China.

Democratic League Meeting

About 150 people. Induding]. -mambers of the foreign commun- ity, in response to an invitation" from The China Democratic League, attended a ten party af the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday afternoon.

Branch,

ARMED ROBBER'S EXCUSE REJECTED

THE CLAIM THAT HE WAS DOING HIS DUTY IN AC. CORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN A RECENT _PUBLIC_STATEMENT BY THE COMMANDER-IN. CHIEF IN ATTEMPTING TO BRING AN OFFEN- DER AGAINST THE LAW TO JUSTICE WAS "MADE BY LO'ON; AN-UNEMPLOYED, WHO. DE- SCRIBED HIMSELF AS AN EX-SOLDIER OF THE CHINESE ARMY, AT THE GENERAL MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY.

Leaders of the Lengue, includ- Ing Mr. 1 Choung-tat, chairman

South of the

China addressed the gathering and gave LO outline of the aims of the League which, they said, has now

important factor become an imp

China's politics.

The necessity for free expres- slon of opinion and the responsi- bility of every citizen in the re- along democratic lines were stressed. building of a new China

spoke in Some of the guests

ON WAS CHARGED WITH Armed robberY, TO- GETHER WITH TWO OTHER MEN DRESSED IN CHINESE ARMY UNIFORM, AT NO. 386 PORT- The scholar-soldiers of the unit in China which have beet

LAND STREET, GROUND, FLOOR, ON JAN. 2, local garrison, 10,000 of them, thoroughly trained in the hand came from Kunming via Kwei-ling of American-mule weapons.

AND WITH ROBBING HONG MAN OF $120, PANG Although without combat ex- yang tenpital of Kweichow pro

PUI OF P20 AND A GOLD-PLATED POCKET vince), Changsha (battle-perience, there is no doubt that very

WATCH, YUEN HO OF $58 AND HUNG FAT OF scarred capital of Hunut, pro the student soldiers are

$300. Far hing ut a conflict in inter-vice), and Hankow, completa highly thought of throughout

Members of the Court veruj cent statement by His Excellency with their own W.A.A.C.S

addreas here General In an

Mr. Leg d'Almada (President7. the Commander-in-Chief in which In passing through remote

Brown and Capt. it was stated that it was the duty Capt. J. M. The 5. Shantung railed for Union he accupied the Kleural districts in the course Pai Chung-hsi, Deputy Chief-of-support of the League.

their long journey to Shanghai, Staff of the Chinese Army, said

nssisted by Det. Sub-Insp. T. against the law to justice. In the Dresent case, accused salt he was Islands may give a talse mpres the students plasted posters and that members of the Youth

ordered by a Chinese Army gen- arrived from Shanghai. explaining Army would serve as endet offi- Bangkok yesterday, while Esang E. Begg. Mr. F. &. d'Almada, of everyone to bring an offender A1 Dean beson's ex-

#perches

To-day. Samesk sulls for Kago Byrne, prosecuted,

Accused, who

pleaded not darmo to settle the matter and he pressed opinion that he occupa-China's gigantic war-effect 'and } cers when China's conscription

shima, Nanchang for Port Cam

Fort Providence for guilty, was unanimously found had been too earnest" in carry- temporary the tremendous task of recon-system came into ferce.

are the backbone of thn. and They tion represents bil

Court and was ing out that order. China's new army-the main | Premitreje. flickory Creat and guilty by the phase has been sourphs taken up struction and rehabilitation now

to be enfronting The natin,

Menriaus are due in from Singa-sentenced to four years impri-

sonment with hard labour. stay of China's new national de- fence," he added.-Keuter.

pretation of ment mder

Hae Yalta arrange. which the Soviet

sion.

in M... da

made

They travelled through 29 doula dream at waly statementhaterland in jeeps and trucks. Tv Mr. Byrne, The US Secrciary and completed the a State that Mt. Acheson is in their trip from

M. By ba dischet Shanghai-in

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last lap of Hankow stramers. They were almost two months on the the longest devisinaway. They made

that the Russian eupation was

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After a short adjournment, a unanimous verdict of guilty, was returned by the Court.

NO EVIDENCE

MT. Giving sentence

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Gun Wrapped In Felt Hat

REWARD H.K.$1,000

A Reward of HONGKONG DOLLSRR ONE THCUS ND will be prid to anyone giving the information leading recovery of a LARGE SAFE containing this Company's Ac count Record..

to

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NOTICE

A. S. K. LAU & COMPANY, SOLICITORS

We beg to announce that wa have this day resumed our p actice at Wang Hing Building, Second floor, 10 Queen's Road Central. Telephone Nos. 27735 and 25190.

1946.

Dated the 1st day of February

Sd. A.S.K. Lau & Co.

HONG KONG SERVICES RACE CLUB

RACE MEETING

SUNDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY,

1946.

PEAT, MARWICK,

MITCHELL & CO. reasurers for the Meeting.

NOTICE

(Sd) B. Hampden Ross,

A.C.A., F.V.A.A (ad) D. Black, C.A.

ist February, 1946.

Tar BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN........ An unemployed Chinese,

ISTRATION, (HONG KONG.) Mr. Fat, was charged before Mr. C. on At that time, went d'Almada, Lt. Col. Cheng To-pun. Y. Kwan at the Summary Milit of the Chinese Army, happened to ary Court yesterday with unlaw-POLICE & PRISONI BRANCH

ne, ful possession of a .32 automatic Byrne. be on the scene. Sub-iz pistol at an unnumbered hut in Hane Village, Shaukiwan.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada told the Court that the accused, who was an ex-Chinese Army man and two other persons Chinese Army

Carb Smithrough Tickets uniform entered the premises at this robbery you and two Cainese

own for the above Meeting are now No. 360, Portland Street on Jan. 2 soldiers proved upon

The

premises compatriots. You sought to take available, and may be obtained P.. will put mattere right by printing at about

advantage of the fact that two of at the Offices of the Hong Kong this reply.

were used as 4 pro- reached in the Uniunea &'onterence, stay in Changsha, where they

two weeks doing

Jockey Club, Exchange Building, The AWO

you were wearing uniforms ILM. Should I have wished to carry a member of

tuffed Chinese Army

revolvers and added that it should not ire spent

order to commit this crime."

first Boor, at a cost of $10. 21 have always under-out the abduction of

He told accused that there was Forces. 1 difficult to adjust the Russian and pagunda work and cheering R

The hard-hit populace.

tiger, the Inst name that I would and held up the inmates. Accused N.A.A.FI/E.F.I. They were spelilly ordered stool that the American

for Servicemen have used is that of L. Willough then removed money and valuables more to it than his claim that his more than likely, therefore, that traverse the provinces of Kwei Services

only and yet on any night of the by, who is notorious throughout from the people and also a certain friends had been defrauded be Empire for black amount of money from the tables. cause the three of them not only British he found in the plan has already been evolved chow, Hunan and Hopeh in or

took money from the people but

watch the topographical week, civilians may under which Russia will retainder to learn

It is well known newspaper and one of the man in accused himself took a control at the Kurdles. probably positions of the various strate the Peninsula Club bar consunt market activities in the traffic in The booty was wrapped up in a

ing the Services meagre spirit wild animals. ration.

The fact that officer are that he bought his way out of the the premises, Hong Man, was in which he had no right whatsoever. through annexation. The import gie points in west China. ARMY'S BACKBONI:

permitted to wear civilian clothes Services in order to devote himself structed to follow accused and the They, niso helped themselves dis the commu

present. at thing to be remembered, pri-

According to

look. Hong was released at Prince hohe Court has no doubt that off duty makes it simple for civi-entirely to the illegal smuggling other two men with the parcel of criminately from the money of all

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Lieutenant- of the Division,

as they of defenceless beasts. and ro

tiger haps, is that the Katiles velutiged

The fact that this

has Edward Rond. near the Kowloon

Lt. Col. Cheng To-wun and other that the preotice of Chartered chuck on to Rusia beinte they belonged to General Lo Yu-luan, the Youth lians to come

Please as there is nu of

three whiskers on one side of its rallway.

Chinese authorities will deal pro-

Accountants carried on by the is composed chiefly

DISARMED BY A.C. istentity. Japan. The muse pronounced Army

So far as i am aware, duty jowl and none on the other wouki

In the menzwhile Pang Pui, nerly with your accomplices

undersigard under the firm name Kurrectees) is a Russian term for 100.000 college and high-schock

It is my belief that the another of those robbed, contactell this crime," said Mir, d'Almada.

He told the accused that there or Perey Smith, Seth & Fleming "aking."

export. Russia crded the is students, and was organised ear-free spirits are not for resalo obviously render it unsuitable for

when Chian was and the general public. Forly last year,

Although I tands 30 Japan in 1875-

no crudge perpetrators of this outras may the police. Later in Nathan Read

noar the Nathan Hotel Pang saw was no evidence to support his will, as from the date of this general counter of- two hundred years before, they planning

ulation it might be remembered Piscara Unicus, or bush reindeer. accused and one of the men in claim of being a Chlause soldier noti e, be carried on under the per- from who hide excellent anakeuniform on a bicycle. The alarm but in view of the fact that he firm name of PERCY SMITH had been a hunting grand for fensive to drive the Japanese whatever against the civilian po- have mistaken the animal for a

Windsor House, out of the country.

was raised and accused and the was not the ring leader Japanese warriors, the quarry ban

fresh skin bags are made. The scholars, he said, were tint the Services

the Furthermore, it might perhaps Chinese soldier ran into the Woo gang the Court felt a lighter sen- & C), at butter Tation which. ing the "barbarians" who inhabit mostly recruited in Fren China,mited any share

far higher than be pertinent to enquire of Lt. Ping Restaurant. at 317. Nathan tence would be passed than other-Victoria, Hong Kong.

wise would have been cn9.

the ated the islands. Incidentally, and received their training from butt

Chat-present scale,"

ruiting in Eng Willoughby no to the whereabouts Road. our familles

recently With the help of two menibery the only previously known invasion American servicemen in

of the R.A.F. Chinese detective of Japan was made possible by thing, a picturesque town westland. Nor can we get fresh milk, of a vet baby octopua,

in nite of the hot that most of removed from II.M.S. Sea Wolf.

A. St. Q. CARTWRIGHT.Mak Shing fai entered.the resta

A. II. rant and Aircraftman following the line of these islands, of Kunming.

Their training course can-us, like internees, have also been on tinned

ANSWER

Brierler disarmed the Chinese when the Ainus used then as stepsisted of engineering, infantry. livir, almost entirely

Their

soldier. The accused produced n mechanised war food for months before coming to

TO CORRESPONDENT

which ping-stones in Japan.

fure, They are the first-izglen Kong.

I might add that I have the Another Decidental: Your let gold plated pocket watch importance to-day would be neat artery and

role of gible, but for the new

support of many of my brotherter is extremely interesting, but was promptly recognised by Pang-

your name and address, as a mark as his, officers in writing this protest. aviation in peace and in war,1

FAIR PLAY, of good faith. is an escantial pre- which has enhanced the value of

requisite of publication. many Pacific islands, the Kuriles among them. This archipelago.

who had arrived, gaye Col. Cheng which has often been referred to

full account of the facts. Col. as "Japan's first line of defence."

guilty. Mias B. Chan is my name, that reading Hillwoodian's letter (very. Cheng then handed over the gun or Jan. 28. Defendant pleaded is also situated in the Pacific

I am of the weaker sex (born carefully this time) I think that of the soldier to Insp. Byrac. On as he or she has no call to say any the following day. Jan. 3. the two

No person is permitted to carry aften regarded as the "pitce, of

The British Government's spe- and bred in HK.) and not

Chinese soldiers were handed over said that on information received. be together with a party of Chines:

on the businces of a Printer or origin" of weather. Those in com-

public-spirited citizen you to the Chinese authorities to As

detectives, he entered the

Publisher as defined in the stove us your dealt with. trul of the island have advanercial envoy to Java, Sir Archibald O.V.L. suspects, attired in a peabody is touchy. Clark Kerr, G.C.M.G., Ambassa- green two pieces.

a malicious per U.S.A.. And now,

my have

cused's hut at about 6 a.m. on no the to

rather takes the

Accused said that he had information on the direction and dor-designate

ovidence

would Jan. 28. Defendant was detained Ordinance unless he is licensed to Rirs, but the strength of winds. Except for arrived at Singapore on Wednes- apologies to you for the headaches second letter

caused, and my thanks to these poirt away from the first. I sur- day.

sion of been

and brought arms, from who took up the pen in defacce rest you wrote it for something address the Court. He said that suspicion of being in posses to do so. their strategic impurtance, there is He had flown by starcs

Applications for licences must some of his friends had

Shaukiwan Polico Station. He They are Moscow, where he has been Am- of the "lighter side." Particularly to do." little in, the islands.

You say that you haven't slan cheated at gambling and had lost told the Police that he would be made to the Commissioner of is my feminine egotism touched

what do dered anybody. Well,

Bome money. Accused quoted a re- tole bitterly cold and they are subjectbassador since January 1942.

send for a

clansman living in Plice without delay. to the puper As he stopped from his Silver by Galahad.

the same hut. Accused told the to severe carlapuakes. Obvin

Hoping to see you one and all you call writing

Former licences should accom-. York Aircraft, which had been

bout an incident that the police Defaillance.

were present at, unless you think at the Summary Military Court clansman that an automatic pistol

B wikan travelling was hidden among rasa about 15 pany applications. Yesterday them incompetent. (Miss) B. CHAN.

was feet from the hut Chon Ming-wah.

The Police found the weapon this by spoil

As a serviceman. I think I have trader right to SWET through the charged with ponsersion of duti

which

able cigarettes and. unlawful ex-inside a tin wrapped up with a this paner zra columns

port

of 27,400 elgarettes on Jan. felt hat. Dofondant stated that ciously permits for the purpose of

Hong Kong. the gun was given to him by A be easy to controvert, and guard of honour of 100 rank and

to air their

friend as security for a loan of 9983 January, 1946. views on things 27, Regiment. RA.P.

prosecutor, Mr. Smith, public holding them, Russia will simulate

According to tho Police taneously increase her influence in After inspecting the guard

Sir-Is it too late for me to the thing in question affects me.

COTI- was alleged that accused anter the arena in the Bing

was service- No, Hillwoodian, if there has asked for a heavy penalty. Li $30. the Far East, and especially in honour, Sir Archibald drove to Government House where he !!!

then Icealed the cigarettes under several i armourer, the gun The count-been no police present

able but had not been used for Japan, on whose very doorstep

with the Supreme Allied versus Frank show.

Acensed was cautioned and dis- several months Russian forces will be able to Commander until he continuos his less yards of letters, good, had would Hvalgusled your letter. baskets of ergs.

and indifferent which have an As it is I think it was pointless assemble.

Journey to Java,

Lieutenant-General Sir Monta-peared in your long suffering and does nothing to help the recharged.

sing. lations between serviceruen and Kasping. gue Stopford, who is succeeding columns have left me Lieutenant-General Sir Phil Women have swooned-it is the civilians.

Thanks. Ed.. for the correction Ciriotison

as Commander of the sort of thing they would do any

as to the whereabouts of Hillwood Chungking, Jan. 31. Information. Minister K. C. Wu Allied Forces in the Netherlands way and strong men have turn- suld to-day that "nerally speak-East Indies. also arrived later ed pale In assessing the merita Rend. also for publiaing my first

in the afternoon from Rangoon of the aforesaid one-bar one-lotter. Ing houtilities have censed"

Hele meeting Sir Archibald Clark: boloh boys. North China, then added:

"Thore

localities Domo aro where fighting still is in pro- arcas..but it is not the Govern

Sir Apohibald Clark-Kerr, who grunting and groaning his

to the through "I'm looking for a tight ment policy to publicise

Christmas. Anyway not is on a special mission Kid, Mr. Wir

Dutch East Indies, said to-day Christmas. answer."

when asked whether Russians or Chinese wore abject that there was a strong possibility to me that the Old Country has be confiscated by Mr C. Y. Kwan on behalf of the accused.

ATCO

Singapore

met

AND NOW YOU KNOW. Sir, To put D.W's mind at case I wish to reassure him that

Mr.

Editor.

ly, however, it is their stratented by three Spitfires, he was swoon, value which leoins to the forefont

by Admiral Mountbatten,

who, in Sir in any discrasion regarding their

Archaeal es

[We alfnost future ownership. Russia's claim cannelty as a lovernor-General, guaranteeing Miss Chan's bona

files. Ed. ii Japan is to be dispossessed, will as a Viceroy or Governor-Ge of A

was paid the compliment

not

GENERALLY SPEAKING

can

in

of the

his ranks

Kerr bafare going on to Java.

PLAN?

TRUSTDESIMP

Singapore, Jan. 31.

ing to the entry of American that Indonesia would become

•

BARNUM WAS WRONG

The most awful experience of

mis-spent life happend to recently when I listened to ""

RIGHT TO ANSWER

Sir-So I'm touchy.

After

prove being called tonohy,

28

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-NO EVIDENCE OFFERED

A charge against Mok Sal-yu 14 last year was withdrawn by of robbery at Burd Street on Dec. MT. C. Y. Kwan at the Summary Military Court yesterday at the requent of Detective Sub-Inspec- offered no evidence

A ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO. CONFISCATION ORDER

Olgarelites and exes to the accused. it seems value of: $3,800 were ordered to

way

Ita G. and G. artists. The poly difference

Iseo between ours and

and British newspapermen into territory pinder U.NO. trustee those of Uncle Sam is that ours Manohurla where Russian and ship. Chinese correspondents are spor

Associated Proen

SENTENCE COMMUNTED

it is

a different organ of the face

does not

ark-Kerr, who is en route to and G. through. Hing has cating in Russian-controlled areas. Ja to participate in the nogotia- to G. and ed, mado millions of! tene between representatives of the Indonesia and the Netherlands dollars in his efforts to entertain

proletariat. This Government said the question of say much for the proletariat, of committing Indonesia to trusted ship was ena for the Dutch Gov- course, but oven democracy has its drawbiseks. Also Barnum WAS ernment to decide and not affair of the British Government wrong. Two-aro born every. until the matter had reached the minute, UNO Associated Prous

Chungking, Jan. $1. The 'death sentence imposed in your am Kao Plag-dang former chier bureau director of the Mini try of Finance, on an cnbozzie- ment charre has been commuted to-life imprisonment, it was an nounood hore. Associated Press,"

Wang

word. sir. Are there Ono last any G and G. boys or girls in Russia. so, have you any idea

of the size of their salary May be the business, (if any); State mumpol Or masin. It's

Wank

Detective Sub-Inspector Brookes

BC-

ta

Accused said that he was not aware of the local regulations, as it was not necessary to have a lcarce for arms in Walchow,

Sentence of two years' hard Labour was imposed.

Stone-Throwing

ter Mackenzie as the proscention Incident

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared

Kowloon Cat Burglar Sent To Goal

Lau Kau, unemployed, who frequented the Tsimshatsui district every night and committed a series of successful petty thefts, was sentenced by Mr. W. H Latimer yesterday to three years hard labour,

PRINTESA & PUBLISHER'S

LICENCE

Ordinance No. 15 of 1927-

C. II. SANSOM, Colonel C. A. (Police).

Notice

Notice is hereby given that all

.of

powera

attorney in effort December 28th, 1941, for the Colony of Hear Kong and s Dependencias have been revoked and ro. considered null and void.

Notice is further given that Mr. Roy R. Pearson and Mr. Edrar L. Hensor are now appolit- ed under, powers of attorney from our Head Offico.

STANDARD-VACUUM OIL

COMPANY.

NOTICE

For throwing stories at a sentry on duty at Canton Road near the NAAFL Godown on Jan. 28, two Chinese youths were summon- od before Mr. WH

yes- Latimer terday.

Lau Ming. 17, caught in the set by Indian soldiers, was fined $15 or one week's hard labour. Ma Tak Cheung 10, was found not guilty and discharged Infantry

Shona Ran, Jodhpore testified that he

he was on duty at withes, to advise its offices are Canton Road when boys, started now located in the Jong Kong throwing stones at him. He re- & Shanghai Bank Building Cognised the

first ocused Donger

STANDARD-VACUUM OIL COMPANY

another guard, said that he. The respective locations of its want to the pot and found large offices are:

On Jan. 24 Lau burgled Noin 21 Lock Rend, No. 21, third crowd. He saw fret accused in

102 Austin Road, first floor, and floor, and stole a brown sult, the act of throwing stone at the South China Territory Offion.

HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN

Tientsin, Jan. 81, Mai-Gen Keller Rockey of the

got way with a bed cover and an overcoat, plece of blue a cotten kulit covor. Encouraged cloth, a Chinese suit and $17 lu Kinwah, desorbed as mine corbe announced that 293 orling. It should beby Hla success, Lau visited No. calips

Wuropeans boarded the "Highland And now why but for a change,

cathy diegussion Nathan Road, first floor. In Lau's last theft. the early hours of Jan. 26 and tod Unter

#felt hats | trita saven pieces foot sho

lerk in the office of the Comms

aloner for Canton and Keyloopuur sported to the Ministry of Food the polica mut evening, that s1⁄2 5,14

for return to their home

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doch, Danes, juld” flwine

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