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Chinese First Leaving H.K.

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FEBRUARY 22, 1946.

DISABLED SHIP

THOUSANDS OF WELL-EQUIPPED TROOPS OF THE ARRIVES

CHINESE NEW FIRST ARMY, VETERANS OF THE BURMA CAMPAIGN, ARE MARCHING DAILY THROUGH KOWLOON'S STREETS AND BEING LOADED ON AMERICAN SHIPS FOR THE TRIP TO-CHINWANGTAO AS NORTH CHINA OR MAN- CHURIA REINFORCEMENTS.

1

HALF A DOZEN SHIPS WERE EN ROUTE PRIOR TO LEFT LAST YESTERDAY AND FOUR MORE

NIGHT.

Ex-

THE MOVEMENT IS IN L.S.TS (LAND-, ING SHIP, TANKS) WHICH WERE BUILT DURING THE WAR FOR CARRYING MECHANISED EQUIP- MENT AND TROOPS TO BEACH LANDINGS. The tank deck, where most of for the Chinese troops,

supplies, equipment and perienced navy hands say the It might well be thought that the

are carried, is n big waters along the exist are 19- arthung

salmalde has been troops

barn-like expause. I the ship variably rough and an LST is achieved when as tím, taken by is not taking vehicles, the troop one of the worst in the navy the Brush Government is greeted quota is about 800, which is for bobbing and rolling violent to India with near enthusiasin about 200 less than the num ly.

that of Japanese it would seem to indicate more ber Savourable chances a successful prowded into some of these same

repatriation endeavours by the Cabinet Mis. ships

for

sion annommerd by the Secretary Chinu to Japan.

were

Special plumbing facilities for the troops have been erected on the open top deck. -- Associated Press.

The a.. Banwater, with the s.8. Empiro Ouso in tow, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday?

The Empira Cuse, with a con- eat for Bombay on

TH.K. Treason

Trials

The proper meaning in point of inw of the words "war criminale" or "war crimes" were explained by Mr. M. A. da Silva, Crown Prose cutor in connection with the Tọrth-. coming trials of local collabora tors, at a press conference yester-

aignment of wheat seller and day afternoon.

banri. lost her Samwater went to her aid.

The as. Menelaus with a cargo of native products for Singapore and a coneirnment of cassiam for Liverpool, salled last evening.

The Korinella and Chelton are due in from Singanore to-morrow, while the Matiana is scheduled to sail for Singanore to-morrow.

KEYNES POST

Londen. Feb, 21. The Treasury today announced the anointment of Lord Keynes, British Economiet, anja Governor of the International Monetary Fund and of the International Bank for reconstruction and deve- lopment.-Associated Press,

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Io anid that belligerents in war are confined by certain lawa and usages of war and any breach of them by any member of un enemy force constitute crime. On the other hand, a non- commit- the game offence, is termed 'n fine offender, though collaborator or by the newly coined word, a “quisling".

Mr. Silva Paid:" "There

bas

been

dortais

East River Column Dispute Still Rages

CANTON, FEB. 21. WHILE THE "TRUCE" TEAM FOR THE KWANG- TUNG-KWANGSI REGION HAS GONE INTO THE FIELD AFTER THREE WEEKS IN CANTON, THE CONTROVERSY OVER WHETHER- ARMED FORGES OF THE EAST RIVER COLUMN SHOULD BE RECOGNISED AS COMMUNIST TROOPS UN. DER THE "CEASL FIRE" ORDER CONTINUES. AFTER A YENAN' SPOKESMAN IPAS QUOTED AS AC-

CUSING GEN, CHANG FA-KULI OF FAILING TO ABIDE BY THE TRUCE TERMS BY CONTINUING ·· ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE EAST RIVER · FORCES, A CANTON MILITARY SPOKESMAN SAID:

"The Military Headquariera Party Issued an assertion that amount of confusion in the ter minology used in newsner re here has not received any Inthe Executive Headquarters in porta of, or reference to, both the structions from the central au- Peiping and the Chungking present trials of collaborators and thorities, the. Communist Parly three-man truce committee had the Impenting trials of war or Executive Headquarters say sent Instructions to General criminals, and it has been deemed ing there are Comriunist troops Chang Fa-kwei to eense are im- advisable to clear up the point.

in Kwangtung. Nor was there mediately but the Conerat "re- "War. criminals or from

war crimes

пу informatica concerning iterated his fnise statement are referable Japanese their strength and battle order,

that Kwangtung has no Com- enemy offenders in, ur attached to.

"The only exception came munist troops but has only enemy forces who had committed from the Communist member of bandite."" offences against the Inw's and uages of war,

the field team, Major-General The Communist statement ac-

who sud Fang Fang,

there cused the Kwangtung military were Communist soldiers on the authorities with "lack of faith, East River but could not state continuance of civil war, twist- their strength and heation. We ing rights and wrongs and anA- are therefore bewildered.

querade of atrocities," A880- ciated Press.

The Chinese troops are at Stare u break the present crossded into the big compart. litical impasse. La

merit. with 140141 of Them

Laser M A. V. Vexierawling or sitting on their

Pethick-

tado de Chate

Mion. The

ovember of

parks or riey bags.

his carrying vehicle. Dave view of all ther in the ques doz ud af jeeps and trucks jam- ist of welt-povernment for Todistov side by side into the big

Sop ESTs whale Indian Hack deck.

Kre

well-known1,

the PPh anı

As

WAY HO

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Readers' Letters

PROSPERO'S PROPHECY

Sir-Regarding Father Joy's Jesuitical Justication of the "oc

"The term is not applicable to non-Japanese who nided or colin berated with the Jananese in the "Lion" to a canoe moored at the prosecution of the war. The pro- river's bank, it was doubtless per terima for these are collabora

renegades or, to used the "Philosophis" his contentel tors,

un back to Cambridge and, newly-coined words bequeathed by xbe, som late dancing at the the Norwegian No. 1, "qaising"

atom, may 1 wint out one pus. 3r us nit of this district.

tars.

And

have been due

not

public that peal. jos sup. formal Jarilities in one of siden daming up of what they call to aereo with him on thi. point.)

Water Police Stokers Fined

found guilty on two charges by

-

The statement also came after the Kwangtung region coramit

tee of the Chinese Communis:

NOTICE

As from the 25th February

ING.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., LTD.

REPATRIATION NOTICE No. 63,

"We do not deny the Reds led anti-Japanese guerilins during der bud Si Stanford partica cheduled to be reverted

floating barna" bar the chip

the war, but they are not regu casional use of the atomic bomb, larly in the bigest esteem. Iment of proximately 6,000

which rather omitted the import-

lar armed forces, for guerillas at de Corgiess horses, one navy fiver said. at Lousideration that au country

I realise Yes.

how

you feet

are not recognised nils and Party, De Arad, san pesterday will not be a new job for the openly admits being an aggressor about Granichester, Mr. Wright;

should be disbanded in time of "Wharen may be the judgment 1STs; they carrival horses worthy I quote George Bernard but I still do not like your poem.

pence, according to military re- Sanw on the nine subject. We must agree to differ on this as the shake onnngs the Cripps from Singhal, too.

ulations. If bandits and irre- It seems to me to be a inure point. WELL EQUIPPED

are considered as Eolour ffice will be on the 1st f hay.

gulars Oher

Appraisal

hone. In fact, that of. This is one of China's moud- commendable

suflejently established my know-

Three Water Police stakers were diers how could the country em-Floor, CHUNG TIN BUILD- dan Sit Staitoad Cripps'

It is well-clothed, world situation. G.B.S, writes: incenty

Je point of est armies,

Now that we, the human race, fedge on the relevant geography Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday. Un bark on rehabilitation 7 - prava pose

do not

COMMUNIST STATEMENT 11⁄2 has have begun monkeying with the to be able to say that

the first charge, of extorting fact, that veldict applies with with heavy garment along for

you painted worthy

*** † money from Wong Yang and "There are over 200 Japanese And equal tote not only to all three the northern chase.

artillery. Thenvy firepower in

sible consequence that would end mortars and machine-guns and our

definitely deteet Rupert Brooke's Cheung Chiu and threatening to fugitive soldiers as well as some illiculties? "For some years past the present Labour Vabrost is a mere than 2,000 vehicles, mostiş

our to influences though it may well to the latter as persons keep-bandits and disbanded puppet ing an opium divan, all three were troops. Their actual conditions Les professional astronomers have

to sub-conscious the jet ps and tracks.

fined Sune. 1 whale.

can be investigated." The Troops are quipped with been reinforced by a body of awareness, and entirely uninten On the second charge, that they! in London ruation in Indan

entered

No. 972. Canton Read caution improvised big kettles for kamatears whose main activity is junni.

that he is without a l

Mr. Wright avers comprim

study of the

duly sworn earch war hundredth Dart as good without a du They have been variable

one which provokes in, stience and in the rice which will be the the watching

Whilst I am temnited; and misconducted themselves 13 Brooke.

us stokers employed by the police, ostery in India, but whatever In-in ding during ir vegage, var

One way officer said that aseited several times by the and-

their e

convictions were registered. dia's political leadey, my say

star. though it is in fact I would venture to ask him who

The two

anlainay

said that would rise to this an old star, too small and evel to be ovpreteil be visible, Jeght hours jual to cook

which has suddenly, succulent piece of humility bait? on Jan. 21 the three necused en- port of the names, they have been hips malies at would respire

in uniforms Lered

the promises His Mr. Wright surs pughs are compelled to acknowledge that itelee needed for on real barst and blown un. leaving noch

and sall that they had a search are no OS dust not abscure: true, there stur

Warrapt. The flat was ranneked the Jane drite of Britain to Jahip.

called a nebula. The heat energy hidden depths in them. independence.

and opium pipes and money were criticise taken fairly cannol liberate in

in the explosion is bes Kim

Accu:cu

-throatened "Nostalgia."

it was inled take the inmates yond human apprehension.

Three cases of unlawful posses- With!

to the Police

sion of raw onlum were decided Apparently what has happen written for children, the poet has

Station if a sum of $300 was net by Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday. ed to these stars, and may happen aucceeded admirably.

Ali pleaded

not Chief In his letter to you, the car-

Phillips Revenue Ufieer to this earth of ᏓᏅᏓᏁᏟ

is that the ours,

Inspector Sykes who WAN takes protons with their planetary elre respondent in qucation

him elf, in in charge of the prosecution, sald, prouting in all cases.

Li Nui, widow. was fined $400 trons, and the heavier planetles very smug view of

his compatriots that the Commission of Police took neutrons of which their matter comparison

a very serious view of the offence or two months' imprisonment for is comae have combined. and Upen what grounds dors he build fr. W. H. Latimer replied that having four taels of raw opium in

a temperature at which his statement that the English, as

a basket of dried vegetables at the prodle star has pulverized and

K.C.R. Station on Feb. 19. race, take no interest in poetry?, the Court also took the saine view of the ease, The opium pipes

At the Since Mr. Wright has request- its inhabitants,

same time and place. another widow. I Alui, was here is a poem

searched and eight taels of raw Unlike Mr.

who dislikes my.

"EXPRESS"

British

Commonwealth of Nations. That was provided for in the draft de claration of 1912, and that offer may still offer the key to the entire situation, if India's Iralers can be persuaded to reach a cont- mon ground of understanding lic tween themselves.

The failure

|

the

the

ink

It won't b a pleasant

trip

Admiral Joy's Canton Visit

to Canton.

Joy and

Ness

roud

and

DI

and!

One

thoroughness tical

instantaneous impossible at Golders Green,

cer-

to

Charge Of Murdering Mother

Rear-Admiral C. Turner Joy, the of the Shola Conference made it Commander of the U.S. Navy's evapor have been eremiated with ed his own peculiar brand of cri-¡ were ordered to, be confiscaled. paramountly, dear, that the sulu Task Force 74, returned to Hong if any. tion lies in lodia and not in the hong yesterday from a brief visit an Houses of Parliamen. The Bri- Admiral tish Government crot impose a settlement on the Muslim League and Congress Part, any more than the British Government can impinge on the premigative of In- dians to draft their own constitu- tion. It will be the task of the Cabinet Mission chiefly, there fore, to get Mr. Jinnah and Dr. Azad or Mr. Gandhi or Pandit Nehru, or any or all of them, to create the conditions for the set-

it

Stretching towardy destruction; A fery way constructed: Watch: bhough the wav

burning: No one can turn aside. Magnetic death pulls strongly, Always, from life's beginning. "Onward," the only sign post: Time, is the greatest myth.

Tracking the wastes of chaos, Filled with a dream, disclosing Naught of our choosing taug

Widows Nabbed With Opium

S.S." MATIANA" is expect- ed to leave for Singapore and India on the 23rd February, 1946, The undermentioned are fisted for embarkation:-

Mr. & Mr. C. J. Bhumgara

end family.

Mr. S. B. Mehal and family. Mr. & Mrs. H. N. Mehal and

family.

Mr. K. S. Mehal and two sons, Mr. R. T. Sadwani, Mr. Rajhvapi.

Mr. L. Nathoomal. Mr. Loh Beng Kee and Mr. Tan Tas Seng,

HONG KONG passengers will oplum were found inside, four jars assemble at Queen's Pler at 8.15 of syrup. She was fined $800 or 8.m. on Saturday, 23rd February, two months.

1946, and KOWLOON passengers Two months hard labour was will assemble at Naval Landing imposed on Leung Sai for postare (between Star Ferry and

Officer.

Passengers must NOT board

The first murder trial since the sing 25 tacks of raw opium in-

side his voerceat. He was arrest Kowloon Grdown Wharves) at re-occupation of the Colony willed at the K.C.R. Station on the 8.30 am. to await Embarkation open before the General Military Court, with Mr. Leo d'Almada same day. prouiding, old Chinese male. on Saturday. March 2. Lin Tim-cheung, will be charged

For the unlawful possession of the vessel without first obtaining bis 11 tins containing 40 gallons of their embarkation cards, which with the alleged murder of adopted med her,

gasoline, ten empty Jerry cans wi'l be issued at eèsembly points.

a large funnel, Stu Kun, The victim Li Sze-kiu, 49, is and

REPATRIATION OFFICE." allered by the Crown to have been painter, was found guilty by Mr. murdered at Kam Shun Village. W. H. Latimer yesterday and

21st February, 1946, fined $100. New Territories, on January 1

three staff What we have just succeeded Wright I shall not ask for a pocni officers made the trip up the Pearl in doing at enormous expense is from anyone River in n 4-foot. high-peed making an ounce of uranium ex- work. bicket beat.

plode like the star. The process, While in Canton, the Admiral no longer experimental, will wn entertained by the Mayor, tainly be cheapened; and at any than Vice-Admiral Chan Chak, K.B.E., moment heavier, clements

Rear Admiral Liu. Com uranium, as much more explosive and by Res

Naval than uranium as uranlun than mander of the Chinese Forces in the Kwangtung Area, gunpowder, may be discovered.

Finally. like the

when a sorcerer's Admiral Joy and par

and parte also were! our at

cocktail apprentice, we may practise our gueste of honour

how to anty given by the U.S. Naval magic without knowing

Attache Lieutenant stop it, thus fulfilling the pro

view of phecy of Prospero. In

cannot In Attenda

Attendance nt this party our behaviour recently,

nor Lo and soveral protend to deprecate such a pos- ting up of a constituent assembly. were Governor It is fairly certain that of any pro-mothers of his staff, Mr. Millet,, sibility: but I think it is worth

mentioning." cedure

devised which the American Consul and numer he

other Chinese, American and meets with the approval and con- British personages,

tho

can

:

Comm. Hal

Noble,

*

return trip to

Στοπε

sent of India's party leaders, it will receive the speedy endurse Kong, the Admiral's picket boat As yet, of maintained an average speed of ment of Britain.

completing about twenty knots. course, India generally has not the journey in just over four of the hours, which indicates the case the slightest conception amount of work cutailed or of with which smaller craft may now the number of problemas that will navigate the passage to Canton. present themselves in drafting the The work of new constitution.

the Round-Table Conference, which was spread over three years, was far less complicated and be And Bri- set with obstacles.

tain's patience has for so long been exercised in awaiting a sign that India is ready to get started upon it.

GOLD MARKET

Watchman Commended

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R.T.O.

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CRITIC'S FUNCTIONS

Imow-

Sir.-The qualifications of a critic do not, necessarily, include ability in the art criticised. but rather, a comprehensive ledge of the art and an apprecia tion of its various standards.

K

arc to believe Mr. Wright's theories on what stitutes the qualifications as a critic, it would seem logical that all who wrote to you in the Sinatra-Crosby conflict Eocent should have proved their right to

con-

ug

That which we need to know.

Mr. W. C. Hun who has been assigned to the defence of the accused, applied for an adjourn-

Fraught with dillusion's warnment yesterday, stating that he

indi

Mourning the life remaining: Gaining so much, but losing All that we need to hold.

Cross to the- mighty river; Darkness is soon discovered. Weep: but the salt is wasting. Speak: there is none to hear.

would like to have time to receiva

instructions.

The prosecution's case is in the charge of Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Crown prosecutor.

Caine Road

PHORIA Hold-Up Echo

PHILOSOPHIA,

UNTRUE FERHAPS?

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Second accused was also' charg ed with unlawful possession of a for 32 revolver and, five rounds of

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per-

causing the | ammunitioned that accused unt

Two well-dressed Chinose. Chiu Teang-yin and Cheung Tong-nei, Sir-If a borse really danced who were alleged to have carried do so. by presenting testimonials with an Englishwoman for seven out a highway robbery at Caine your correspondent, Road on Tuesday evening, word The quick work and aloriacss to the fact that they could croon days, of a district watchman was re- and induce swoons.

Tommy Winde stalce, it must brought before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at I am sure. If Mr. Wright's have been a most disgusting spec- the Summary Military Court commended by Mr. C. Y. Kwan

theotomy. nt the Summary Military Court hypothesis were to be adopted. We tacle. The management yesterday when a Chinese un-should find extrome difficulty in

boon prosecuted both employed. Wun Kam, was charged obtaining erities of, for example, dance hall should surely havo with Larceny of a basket of cloth grand opera

mitting such a desradiog Ralph Hill would be no longer formance and for Chinose national currency opening from a woman on board a

Dour girl. One at HK53.17. to Leaguear in Des Voeux Read Cen- at liberty to criticise his beloved death of this

Edgar Jackson only hopes that spectators wore a

a motor ed youterday

car and robbed, an office and $3.55 tral nour Pettinger Street on ymphony, nor

His Janz.

and his lady friend of their clark CN$1,000 for futuree

not allowed in to witness it, Wednesday.

Posily, by complain

this for anot transactions, and weaken

literary skul It was alleged that

If this depraved animal had to money and lowellery. Mr. Wright hoped to dance, could not a mare of his At the request of the grosscut- to: $9.12 and $3.52 respectively

ant and accused were travelling around the opposition? the close at

own. alia and walght have beoning officer. Inspector R. MacKen- a quiet day. on the sante trencar from east to do not uphold the critical sound as partner? But perhaps to, the case was adjourned until Gold alw had

qualifications Bropounded by Mr. It is all untrue, and this dread- Feb, 25- Opening at $529 ver tael, flue west. While the Brancar tusted within narrow limits and near the Hong Kong Bank Build-

defendant grabbed the basket Whebt. but I am willing to ful thing never: humtioned. I

this challenge that my did, what is humanity coming to closed

at $591.

DISGUSTED. US dollars remained steady and jumped off the tram

The

ac. poory should be judged by him, watchman Arrested at, 35.90, but both English Sterl

by any other readere,

Wright. resumes that I used, insido a cafe in Pottinger

Tam..

Indeed Ho mentions the Sentence of nine months' bard am familiar with Cambridgeshire. village of Grantchester, its church

the mill, Theme The forthcoming. weddingos ere

placer as ✓ announced of David Teal Chin very dear to me.

to

ing and Australian pounds have declined, with buyers now offer-Street,

Ing only $17.50 and $12.00 respec-

tively

Ishour" wan_imposed"

and

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT

Desent Rat: You would be wurprked boy many residents in

DR. SUN FO FETED

·Chinese loaders and represanta- tivos of local organisations Rathored at the Hong Kong Hotel. Grill Room last evening at a largo. dinner party in honour of Dr. Sun Fo

Over 100

and in Mont San Francisco. Feb, 21.

neccesity for national reconstzus, hue sold some 600 mile of ploe Waterloo, Houd, and Miss Tilly Fu. quaffed many a pint In Grant tee of two bobbles night,j made by the invasion of Japan of Noss 16. TI Po Road; hd cheeter's Red Lion. No doubt is not to deny that there in poinction through cence and democracy. wywright la-familjar with this in your commulaint, but appeals Tarlier, in the afternoon. Dr. Sun to three western companler who Josent Wong, adcountant, of No. and, they paid close to $900,000 183 doucester Roads and Miss bowelry, and if in more peace to the philosophy, that there Fo and bla entourers had lee with and planned to market it in the Tang Hin-ying, of No. 81. Chengful times, he noticed a long, haired, always someone worse of than Sie Robert Ho Tung at the latter's

type wending way from the you.Ed.

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