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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO CHINA MAIL

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OF

DISTINCTION

NO. 33324.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946.

P.1:

TYPHOON NEAR P.1:

Hong Kong Not In Its

Wind Of 35 Knots Expected

ALTHOUGH WINDS OF A VELOCITY OF UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HONG KONG THIS EVENING, THE TYPHOON WHICH HAS BEEN STEA- DILY PLOTTED FOR THE PAST WEEK FROM THE MARIANA ISLANDS WILL NOT HIT HONG KONG, WEATHER EXPERTS AT THE OBSERVATORY TOLD THE "CHINA MAIL" LAST NIGHT, THE TYPHOON LAST NIGHT WAS MOVING IN A

NORTH-WESTERLY DIRECTION TOWARDS NORTH-; ERN LUZON, AND UNLESS IT TURNS OUT TO BE A "FREAK" IT SHOULD CURVE FURTHER NORTH- WARDS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF FORMO- SA.. HONG KONG WILL NOT GET MUCH MORE

·THAN THE VERY EDGE OF THE TYPHOON, THOUGH COMPARATIVELY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

Yesterday morning, a gouer-

- warning to shipping that e

typhoon was muying in the gen- gral direction of Hong

Kony

Path

REPEALED

¡London, Apr. 8.

The Government's Bül re pealing the Trade Disnutes Act of 1927 (which banned general striken and direct poli Union participation in ties) passed its third and final reading in the House of Com- mona today-Associated Prean."

Coloured People In Services

GIRL GIRL DIES FORLACK OF U.S. DRUG

London, April 3.

Eleven-year-old. Colette de Silla died in the French Hos- pital here of spinal mening)- tis. For a fortnight, doctors at the hospital have beòn ap- pealing vainly to hospitals in the United States for a, quan- tity of the new drug Strop- tomycin; certain that if they did not get it, nothing they could do would save the little girl. The drug did not arrive.

Appeals re made for a quantity of the newly developed | Streptomycin "on the BBC's Enropean programme. Of the Penicillin

top, thi

ed States but none was avail- able in Britain.

COL. THOMSON RETURNS

PRICE: TO CENTS

Colonel W. M, Thomson,. Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer (Civil), returned “to” Hong Kong by air yesterdnu, from Okinawa, where he has beon at the head of the Hong Kong Purchasing Commission buying US. surplus supplies on that, island.

Loss Of "Seal" Court

Martial

London, April 3.

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Bevin Delegation To Go To Cairo

· London, April 3,

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bovin, fold the House of

Commons yesterday that the Government;

him head of a delegation which willed gameā

Cairo fo negotiate for revision of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty.

Mr. Bevin said he would be unable to go to Cairo himself for the "opening stages of discussions". A Foreign Office spokesmari later said that this statement "im- plied his, intention to go to Cairo later on."

U.N.O. AND IRAN

Mr. Beyin said the threes member negotiating commission would be assisted by the Com- mander-in-Chief of the British military, naval and air forces in the Middle East and by Major General Jacobs, a member of the New York, April 3.

Secretariat of the British Chief- of-Staff. Secretary of State James F. Conservative Richard. K. Law

The loss of the 'submarine "Seal" will be the subject off

court-martial to be held in elson's flag-ship Victory" Byrnes held a last minute commented that he thought the conference today with Sirhole House, would welcome drug is obtainable in the Unitat Portsmouth next Tuceday. Alexander, Cadogan, the Brithe opportunity which is afford

The aubmarine dispenred during operations curly in 1940, tish delegate to the U.N.O.d by the negotiations for res affirmation of the Anglo-Egyp London. Apr. 3.

A research, hospital in Boy-On May 12 of that year, the Ad- Security Council, in preparation treaty of alliance. The suggestion that coloured's

He described the nijiance s colonial people in the United ton nited States, bad advised miralty monged that she was tion for Wednesday's meet- Kingdom and within the Empire the London Hospital that the overdue and must ne presumedings called to hear the Rus-one which has been of great should be allowed to join the drug could not be sent because

sian-Iranian replics to fran's benefit to both countries and It subsequently permanent service in the peace it has not yet been released for that her crew were prisoners in charges of

possibly of greater benefit to delayed with- time British Army If they wish the treatment of meaingitis.-

Egypt than to us." | Germany-Reuter,

drawal of Soviet troops from Cowfold. Sussex, April' 3. to was made in the House of Reuter.

her territory.. The gallant story of a sol-[Commons today by the Labour

Diplomatic observer's dier monk was told here to. Member. Major L. Wilkes.. day.

MONK, SOLDIER,

WR4 issued by Commander MONK AGAIN.

A. S. D. Eyder. Hacio armanter but up to the time of going to

typhoon signala Ind

יון אאייינין

heen hoisted,

100

sky Jindo-thina S.N. Cum kos "Wingrang." which was to have sailed for Shanghai yesterday yuncalled her departure until to-day. On the other hand, the #epatriation "Ships "Strathmore" and Bonaventure," southward for England and Aus tralia respectively, sailed o" schedule.

"Strat more" 'we probably less in- terested in the weather yester- lay than they were in an American twin-engined Aving boat which glided down to land in Kowloon Bay after cutting clonely across the linor's hows off Causeway Bay.

*Essengers

ול!! לי!

Headed For China Coast

to go and fight.

Jap. Terrorists In Brazil

lost.

transpired

AIR ESTIMATES FOR 1946

Answering a questioner, Mr. Bevin said that he had no inten- heretion of recalling Lord Killearn, said that the two agreed to keep special commissioner in the the franian question to the fore South East Asia area, to parti- of the council proceedings, whe-cipate in the treaty, discussions. ther or not the Iran and Soviet Lord KiHearn recently was re- London. Apr. 3.

replies are received by 4 p.m. placed us British Ambassador to Air estimates for 1946, just G.M.T., the opening time set, for Egypt by Sir Ronald Campbell. published, show that the maxi- the council meeting.

r. Bevin also, announced the mum number of officers and air-

When the U.NO. Secretariat appointment of Sir · Kinahan men to be maintained at home closed for the night at a late Cornwallis head of the Middle and abroad during the year end-hour, neither Russiaus nor Iran Fist section of the Foreign Of- ing March 31, 19-17, exclusive of replies to the request of the fice and former Ambassader to those on Indian establishment, U.N.O. security council for more Baghdad, as political adviser to will be 760,000.

information on the situation, | the delegation, and Sir Arnold The gross estimate for effec-had been received. Wra

| Overton, former pernianent w- non-effective' services, Live and

Asked by a reporter shortly-i der-secretary: to, the Board of will be 6270,826,500, including before midnight, whether he Trade, as economic advisor,

180,000,000 for pag. the latter heading are included meeting of the accurity council,

would attend the Wednesday What It Will Face

The delegation which Foreign £25,500,000 for war gratuities Soviet Ambassador Andrei Minister Ernest Bevin will lend and £11,500,000 for post-war Gromyko said "No!" He did not to Chire will be faced with credits.-Reuter,

He asked Mr. Lawsou (War The mark was

Minister) if coloured soldiers in ne of

the youngest

the setvice would be allowed!' to brothers living in

#1.. seclusion

continue on regular engagement. Carthusian

• Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 3. Mr. Lawson replied he was Mounstery just it Brighton

Sao Paulo police reported that Head when war broke out, le discussing this matter with the

band of youthful Japanese ter for Colonies, Mr. rorists who refused

to believe went to the head of the Order Secretary and said: "Our country [George Hall.

IR

that Japan has been defeated have threatened again. It is my duty Major Wilkes asked Mr. Law-draited a murder list of 100 of wish to be son to bear in mind that relaxa- their older countrymen considered

na traitors, vows, so tion of the King's Regulations

Two elders have already been to allow Africans to hold the.

killed.

latest victim The King's Commission during the war had worked extremely well Yaburo Nomura Tachysburg, pro-

minent industrialist and and that the Royal Air Force publisher of a pre-war newspaper, has indicated that they would the "Brazil Asah!" He was shut take coloured men on terms of

dead and his son barely escaped: complete equality for the peace lata Mizohe, prominent busi-

ness man, was kille

killed Bastos fortnight ago. Shegetsumura

released from my can go and serve my country, 11 am still alive when war is ended; I will return and renew my yow."

is appeal was granted and within a few weeks the monk, new n soldier, was serving with a transport unit near Palestine. time R.A.F

Then one day recently, he toll- Mr. Lawson replied that he The typhoon was first reported the monastery bell and called knew there was considerable Furuya, ex-ambassador to Argen- ed to the Hong Kong public by for admission. The same night, feeling on this matter, Reuter.tinn and a longtime member af the "Chlas Mall" last Saturday.only a few hours after he had When an Associated Press des-discarded his khaki, he

TYPHOON LATEST

At 12.30. n.m,

was

walking in procession, dressed

"FIVE-STAR RANKS". - in habit and cowi to ultend mid-

+ Inight prayers in the monasi egy

Washington, Apr. 3. chapel."

The Senate... yesterday up The monastery Procurator, proved permanent five-star ranks linked with today the

Father Grey, said today: "The for Admirals Leuhy, King, Brother having now returned to Nimitz and Hulsey and confirm-

Obacavatory reported that the typhoon was about 100 milca cast of Lauzon. It is moving north-east towards the Formo. san Strailà and will

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about 300 miles from Hong Kong.

patch såld that all air ærvices In the Philippines" had been -held-up by a typhoon which passed, over Salpan' on March 29 and was leaded in the gen- oral direction of the Marianas and the China- coast.

Marianua

west.

that

Under

claborate on his curt answer. Egypt's unconditional demand Gromyko has refused to attend for the evacuation of British any council meeting at which troops from Egypt and an ad- the Iranian question is dis-ministrative evacuation of the cussedAssociated Press. British Government of the Su-

dan: MONEY VA

The Anglo-Egypting treaty of 1936, for the revision of which

•

US, FOOD HELP · the Nipponese Colony sald

Vashington, Apr. 3. the terrorists fired five shots

U.N.R.R.A. Director-General him. Furuya esegped.

The pollee said they fave arrest Fiorello La Guardia expressed ed several members of the band his confidence after his con-

POPE'S BROADCAST which calls itself the league ofference with the Secretary of

Vatican City, Apr. 3. loyal subjects and claims to be Agriculture Anderson that the

the Black Dragon United States would meet its terday announced the Pope will The Vatican news service. · "you" Spelety-Associated Press. foreign food relief commitments broadcast a message to the world

this year..

at 15.30 GMT Thurąday (11.90| Anderson said that shipments. Hongkong Time), in Italian. of wheat and meat to hungry The Pope will also address the areas are increasing and "show Barcelona: Eucharistic Congres every sign of coming up to the on Sunday at an unannounceṁ goal."Associated Press.

hour. Associated Presa.

the monastery desires peace and ed the appointment of Marine At-Bomb Test

acclusion carinat reveal his General Vandergrift to the per- name or anything about him."manent grads of Generak—-As- --Reuter..

anciated Proar.

Homma On One-Man March Of Death

Manila, April 3.

Licut. Gen. Masaharu Homma was executed before, dawn today by an American army firing squad at Los Banos, 20 miles south of Manila.

On July!

San Diego, Apr. 9. Rear-Adm. C. A. F. Sprague, commanding the navy air facili- ties-assigned-to-the-Bikini-atoll atomic bomb task force, said he expected the "Crossroads” ex- periment to take placo as now scheduled about July. 1.

"Our preparations are going! forward on that busia," he said, He declined to speculate on the possible results of the test.

The admiral disclosed that the first carrier launching of "HeB-

Winds of 22-25 knots perhaps, nd many and four, sa le appelpreme, Executed At

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"Operation Road's End" For Jap. U-boats

NEW STAMPS

Manila, Apr 8. The Philippine Government has ordered the isane, of 5,000,000-10,centavos....»'amps, 3,000,000 centavos 1,000,000 12-conlavos, to com- memorate Independence Day (July 1)-Associated Pres."

and

Egypt clamours, allowed Bri tain an army, task forco and a small gèrial reinforcement..

The forthcoming hugotiations Twenty-four weary submarines of Japan's rusted fleet reach-will produce arguments from

Off Sasebo, Japan, April 3,

ed the end of the road yesterday when charges of TNT Cairo that emergencies requir and geas of American destroyers sent them to the boting British armed vigilance. In the Suez Canal zone have been tom of the Pacific they once sought to rule.

dissolved. Britain's continued

blazing guna.

On March 31, the typhoon was about 100 miles west of Guam moving with undimin- ished fotce and intensity to- wards the Philippines. Winda

The General, who led the Ja-1 A moment later a medical officer of over 90 miles an hour in the panese troops in conquest of the put the target over his heart, cat planes which will be sent Great blasts tore out the length of her spine and flames administration of the Sudan will centre were reported, and the Philippines, was convicted on The commanding officer raised through the atomic doud after sleek bellies of Emperor Hire-flashed in trail from bow to also be contested on the ground typhoon was expected to ver Feb. 11 for prdering the Bataan his right arm. Rifles came to the bomb's explosion will be hito's sea serpents as the Unit-stern All her fight was gone that the importance of the River north-weat. Widanread but "march of death" in which the executioners' shoulders. The from his flagship carrier "Shan-ed States Navy went determin- and she just began to sink deep Nile requires a simple union

nor damage was done to the thousands of Filipinos and officer's arm snapped to

Americans died after their sur- his side as he ordered: "Fire!" " in training runs off the caly about its task of destroyer in the water withmit a final between, its delta, country and

California coast. Ho said helling Nippon's strength to make gesture of farewell1

the Arab country in the upper Associated Fress des render on Bataan peninsula.

There was a sharp crack of copters will be among the photo- | war. Within three hours two

reaches. The biggest of this day's, tor patch from Manila last night |

We to observation craft dozen Gubmarines vanished in gets the plane carrying 1.402make provisions to guard, her Hormin died bound to a post, rifles and Homma alunped dead.graphic and said that winds were expected | A. bluck hood covered his head

limma was tried in Manlia to participate in the experi- 900 feet of water, 60 miles was saved until the last And Fuez trade artery in the event

Britain's attitude wi

to reach 45 knots around noor

south-west of the former mighty destroyed by the destroyers of future emergene In the there today. The typhoon was inch round white target at which when General MacArthur placed

Sasebo fleet bage...*** then 300 miles away from the 12 rifles were aimed. At least him on the war criminal list.

The Navy called it "oporation

case of the Sudan.it will be to rond's end." That was the final

Streamlined Philippines and moving north one of the rifles, and perhaps as The U.S. aupreme case rejected

propose Sudanese tudependence EN LA Cla fames and to suggest closer, under gesture of the Japanese crews The Japanero may have lost the standing rather than complete wore recorded near Manila yea-

Wandsworth

that took them to tho

to the road's war but in doing it they dove- torday..

Lieut-General. E. Whitehead

London, Apr. 3. On the aruisers and destroy one would traveled out raras

ondloped a submarine union. Associated · Fress." commanding general of Pacific Army precision marked the

The execution of two Poles, Pers; that, hemmed the force in than anything the United States NEW COV Air Command,. U.S. Army, or grim drama at the scena where

Marian Malinoski, aged 24 and with guns ready for any out ever be turned out an American dered all army airfields, to take Lieut-Gen. Tomoyuki Yama- The Army described Gener Henryk Grondkowski, 82 at breaks from panese crows. all expert disclosed to

Americans sumarinas can extra precautions and tie down slita was hanged several weeks Homma's- behaviour na "calm Wandsworth. Prison, yesterday eyes were turned to ong suba koots Sisilmeri 511% bat. S the

Singapore, Apr. 8. Shouting the elogins their planes, He did not ex- ago, stripped of all indications and stoical." Ho declined to make for the murder of Rueben Mar-sharine - the 1.68. She had Japanese, streamlined 1500 could live the suit the site pect any dangor in the Manila of his military raukt. By Japan any final statement, (Tho" executirosoif known as "Russian raced a black page in American

Malaya, a number of Malays“ area except frem strong winds. no military standards, General tion, occurred at 57 minutes Robert, hood of a London un-naval history when he sink ther

Lomdr. George E/ Ships at Olongapo, 60 miles Homma had a moro honorable after midnightderworld gang, ended the tareers Jono.cruiser indianapolis ust arine has two very important todayathged..adenionstration woat” of: Manila, were moved to soldier death before 4ft Lidut. Gen. Hikotaro Tajima of two of the most ruthless cri- before the end of the

turor.hese are streamlining outside the hotel in Kuala Lum typlfoon stations... në u pręcau- | Ing squad.

was cosecuted by hanging less minals for many yearn, Lront huured

boys and the number of batteribarusan pur Ingvehich the Malayzarulera Amert: The exterior of the buli was are staying: who yostorilar?base tionary measurement

The firing squad stood 15 than half an hour later for the Chief Detective Inspector Wdied then. And to-day

***68 completely streamlined Glans we cetted the installation ceremony naces from the post as a guard. atrocity slaying of three Ameris Chapman obtained special per can boys watched as

Governor marched up in double flees can naval fliers on Bataan is mission to make a last minute died too or this way the hour coded into the deck and aden the of Bir Edward Cent

antenna disappeared.

Tapas of the new singa corting omma. He strode land pire, the Unorthoris tip or visit to the men. He hoped they of retr button

had 2,088 rectly, his arms bound behind on in May2:1014 Like would give information, which. A tesku Japanese crew fol

„A demonstrat sinat 240% nable-Bootl hira. A chaplain walked near- Homma, ha Was calny and made

few hours after the- to bean removed American demoli- by An ambulance waited to no final statements. receive the body

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Juday's forecast:-Fale tone,

THE WEATHER®

odsterly winds.

pu

10447 hours.

tained blank cartridges, so the men who fired thom never will know who fired harmless shots,

tence of the military tribunal and General MacArthur refused to intervene, despite an appeal from Mr. Homma.

part and

. Homma was tied to Der vent, and ʼn hood placed over his hug

Second-Execution

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