1946-04-13 — Page 1

SUMMER SNAPSHOTS

bring them to.

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Gloucester Arcade

for

CHINA MAIL

GOOD RESULTS

NO. 33332,

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1946.

H.K. REHABILITATION

Colonial Office Representative Here

Britain To Lend France A Carrier

London, April 12.

Mechanics Of Supply Described

COMMITTEES OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THURSDAY EVENING MET MR. D. M. KENRICK, OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE, WHO IS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON ALL QUESTIONS RELATING TO SUPPLIES. MR. KENRICK IS ON A SHORT VISIT TO THE COLONY AND IS LEAVING FOR SINGAPORE BY PLANE TODAY.

Britain it to land France a 14,000-ton light-flight, par- rier of the Colossus class. This type of carrier is 695 feet in extreme length, has a speed MR. H. V. of 25 knots and carries 33 air- craft.

This was announced in the House of Commons today. The loan of the vessel would be for no longer than five years and woul: be free of charge. Government hoped that this ar

would help the Frch Navy, which at present possessed no ship of this type,

rangement

now

It was also stated that the French Government were buy- ing six British built frigates French on loan to the Navy.

Reuter learns that the carrier will probably be chosen from the four which have been in ser-j vice in the European and Paci- fic thentren of war-Colossus, Venerable, Vengeance and Glory,

WILKINSON (VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAMBER) CHAIRMAN (MR. R. D. GILLESPIE) WHO IS ON A SHORT TRIP TO SHANGHAI,

Canadian Spy Case

{

Ex-R.A.F. Man's Children As "Encumbrances"

London, April.12.

to

AI-

ANG LUNG BANK

PRICE: 10 CENTS

Missing JAPAN'S

Captain J. H. Legn, aged

56, master of the Australian- Oriental Line-ss. "Samidway.'

4.M.

is missing. A report to the police yesterday said that he has not been soon since 10 when he left Thursday the ship to visit the agents (Butterfield & Swire)

and also enll on his dentist,

Captain Legg, a native of Belfast, 1003 interned in Manila during the war. It is thought he may be suffering from loss of memory, The "Samidway" arrived from

· Australia on Monday last.

WERE YOU TORTURED?

112, Queen's Road C. Tels: 20524-20833

BANKERS &

GOLD DEALERS

JAPAN'S FIRST FREE ELECTIONS

TOKYO, APRIL 12,

INCOMPLETE RETURNS FROM JAPÄN'S FIRST FREE ELEC- TIONS HELD ON WEDNESDAY SHOW TONIGHT THE THAT THE MOST POTENT FACTOR IN VOTING WAS THE EMPEROR. APPARENTLY A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY'S 36,000,000 VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS, WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVING THEY ARE·· WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN FAVOUR OF THE RETEN. TION OF THE TRADITIONAL MONARCHIAL SYSTEM AND, AS A RESULT, THE PARTIES. WHICH MADE THIS A FIRM PLANK IN THEIR PLATFORM -- LIBERALS, SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVES

NOW SHARE THE COMMANDING LEAD.

A despatch from Moscow) why he is not.being tried." The War Crimes Investiga- | stateu that "Pravda", official Recalling that during the war tion Unit are in urgent need organ of the Communist Party, American newspapers described of evidence on torture

today published a strong satiric the Emperor as War Criminal Caso attack

on Emperor Hirohito, No. 1, the correspondent com- which occurred in the Central and on what it described as the plains that the now Japanese "so-called democratisation of constitution was "too hastily ap Police Station Station.

There ata numbers of people Japan

proved" by General MacArthur. who have suffered there and whe The article, written by the "It legalised the Emperor, who an historical correspondent, yesterday seemed are now in Hong Kong. It is paper's. Tokyo their duty to come forward and said: -"Tokyo's aumptuous anachronism and strengthened the eve of elem thut the culprits can be man who dragged Japan into ary forces on give details of their treatment palace Emperor, Hirohito, the the position of Japan's reaction- Re

war, lives as he always did. tions.**

The New York Radio report- brought to Justice.

Anyone to whom the above ap- Who is this Emperor? Some Ja-

he is a war criminal. Japan forecast that at the next Room 305, Hong Kong & Shang-belleve hai Bank Building, 3rd Floor. Some fall on their knees when meeting of the. Four-Power Al- Rugsla Control Council, Telephone 32038 or 34048. they see him. Others wonder tied

will protest against the election of certain Japanese on the ground they are reactionarien-- Reuter,

Partial Returns

Tokyo, Apr. 12. Scattered and, incomplete re- turns today showed that, over 300,000 votes were cast for Com- munist candidates six of whom were definitely elected by into morning,

Konk and how the Administra-bisement which stipulated "no plies is requested to call at ( panose belleve he is God. Others ed today that Allied officials.in

A Cardiff club, which re- demobilised fused to give a R.A.F. man and his wifo their jobs back steward and stowardess because they now have "encumbrances" wow two children

ordered WAS reinstate the couple as from Jan. 5. In introducing the visitor. Mr._ thus associated with the first!

"Why refer to the children as Wilkinson said that at the end step taken in the rehabilitation encumbrances 7t asked the Deputy of 1943. Mr. Winston Churchill of Hong Kong. He had just Umpire, Mr. R. Ludlow, at the the setting-up of a come from London where he was Cardif Civil Employment Tri- directed

Kong bunal. "The term might apply to to be representing the Hong The Cabinet Sub-Committee

re-Administration on all questions a poodle dog." responsible for relief and

It was stated that Philip Lam- habilitation in the Far East. of supply and shipping. He The Secretary of this Commit would tell the meeting the scope bert and his wife got their jobs work done for Hong at the Barry Dock, Conservative tee was Mr. Kenrick, who was of the

Club after answering an adver- tion's policy of encouraging cumbrances." One child WhA normal trade operationa

Was born before Lambert joined up working in practice, and how in 1941 but no objection

was the Colonial Office was assisting raised then. Aow there were two that return to normal trade.

raised then. Now there were two Mr. Kenrick said: Before 1 and the club refused to have the tell you of the mechanics con- couple.

the supply of cerned with Ottawa, April 12.

everything the Colony needs to Igor Rouzenko, former cip return to prosperity. I should her clerk at the Soviet Em-like to say how satisfying it has bassy in Ottawa, whose infor- been to me to see, in the week mation is alleged to have that I have been here, how much

to the lime of appointment. started the Canadian espion-congratulate you on the way you

has already been achieved,

Mr. H. II. Ruskin for the club investigation, stated in have all done your part in estab. said that accommodation was in- *ago court hore today: "I know ishing the rule of law and, once sufficient and Mrs. Lambert could THE

children and very well that there are agents again. opening up Hong Kong not look after her

Mr. Ludlow ruled to the trading nations of the do her work. who would kill me."

that three bedrooma, a living room world. Rouzenko was called as a wit-

said The Chairman

were suficient for and a that a ecullery The discovery of what is apness when Harold Gerson, 43- Winston Churchill ordered the the Lamberts and free barmaid parently a new mineral, consist-year-old Munitions Department establishment of an official sub- and held that the club had not proved that Mrs. Lambert would ing cssentially of hydrous employee was charged with concommittee of the British Cabinet be unable to do her work-Router. chromic oxide, was disclosed in spiracy and breaches of the to deal with Relief and Rehabi

litation of the Far East. I the annual report of the Im Official Secrets Act,

Rouzenko sald that his safety should like to tell you perial Institute, issued here to-

depended on the Canadian Gov- thing of this Committee and day.

ernment and added: "I broke briefly describe its work, be my onths of service to Russie cause 1 think it provides n valu- because I was certain they able background tu conditions bound me to wrong ideas which today.

,

-Router.

NEW MINERAL DISCOVERED

gress.

London, April 12.

80me-

mineral was The chromium sent to the Institute for inden tification and analysis from Bri- Lish Guiana, and further work, including X-ray festa, is in pro-resolutely cannot be prevented The Committee was attached with the ideas of democracy." to the Cabinet in order that it The report also told how anmple of itmoncratile, sent ments which he said were taken ordinate all the Departments or from the same colony, provision from the Russian Embassy's His Majesty's Government in ally claimed an a new mineral secret room.

the United Kingdom which are after analysis in the United -States, was found to have been accompanied by bodyguards.blem.

of a known type.-Router.

Rouzenko identified the decu- would be in a position to co-

I

"Surely Lambert did not agree not to have children in the 2... that would be contrary to pu

commented Ms. Ludlow, blic policy."

Lambert said that de

under-

stood "no children" referred only

New Belgian Government

**Brussels, April 12.`

The new Belgian Government

+

Poles Old,

Driving Out Sick, Infirm

(By S. MAYNES)

By late morning a tabulation of candidates' sure of victory on WES AN the incomplete returne follows:

-B.A.O.R. H.Q., APRIL 12. BRITISH CONTROL COMMISSION TONIGHT ISSUED A STRONGLY WORDED COUNTERBLAST TO THE OF- FICIAL POLISH ALLEGATIONS OF ILLTREATMENT OF POLISH DISPLACED PERSONS PASSING THROUGH BRITISH TRANSIT CAMPS ON THEIR WAY TO POax, Bocial Democrats-72; la- LAND UNDER THE REPATRIATION SCHEME KNOWN AS "OPERATION SWALLOW".

THE BRITISH STATEMENT NOT ONLY STRONGLY RE- JECTED THE POLISH ALLEGATIONS BUT DIRECTLY: ACCUSED THE POLISH AUTHORITIES OF DRIVING OUT THOUSANDS OF OLD, SICK AND INFIRM GER MANS AND PREGNANT WOMEN FROM POLAND IN DEFIANCE OF AGREED REPATRIATION CONDI- TIONS.

*

The statement specifically after full investigation the facte of M. Achille Van Acker obtain- ed vote of confidence by a

by their mothers, and selection of the German minority neglect majority of two in the Senate colt in clear that there is were that the children died through tonight.

and that the least useful part are there was adequate food and heat All the 84 senators composing | being expelled."

on the trains and hot meals issued the Belgian Left-wing majority The Polish radio had stated at all

given for Right-wing Christian Socialists

statement voted against.

Rouzenko left the court room concerned with the supply pro- voted for M. Van Acker and 82 that 1,000 Poles and arrived in a cambs as well as five days)

Reuter.

Great Citizen Of The World

HYDE PARK, N. Y., APRIL 12, HAILING THE LATE PRESIDENT ERANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AS A GREAT CITIZEN OF THE WORLD," PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN TODAY DE- CLARED "WE ARE DETERMINED TO FIGHT WITH ALL OUR STRENGTH" FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF IN- TERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION THAT WERE AD- VOCATED BY THE WAR PRESIDENT. SPEAKING AT THE EXERCISES DEDICATING THE HOME AND GRAVE SITE OF THE LATE PRESIDENT ROOSE- VELT, WHO DIED A YEAR AGO TODAY, AS A NA- TIONAL SHRINE, PRESIDENT TRUMAN SAID. "WE 'ARE DETERMINED TO DO ALL IN OUR POWER TO MAKE THE UNITED NATIONS A STRONG, LIVING ORGANISATION, TO FIND EFFECTIVE MEANS, OF ALLEVIATING SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AND TO DEAL FAIRLY WITH ALL NATIONS.

The first work of the Com-

Every senator, except one Christian Socialist, was present. M. Van Acker presented. hie newly-formed Left-wing coalition government to Parliament week ago.-Reuter.

Hong Kong's Needs

mittee consisted of an over-all examination of the needs of each Colony. To particularise in Hong Kong the Colony's needs were examined from every pos- sible point of view. First was the need of the people to be fed and clothed after they had been freed from the Japanese oppres- Bion; the medical requirements had to be provided for, and ar rangements had to be made-for transport, light, power, and fuel. Hong Kong's industries and their ability to be resuscitated quickdy in order to meet the needs of the people were also considered. The fishing indus- A try wan one which was very closely examined.

two

Liberals-90; Progressives

dependents-77; Communists- 6; and Cooperatives and other minor parties-25,

The returns gave a total of 318,729 votes for the Communist candidates in Varied districts:

The total vote has not been announced but will total.. well over 20 million and some obser vers predict 25 million. A sociated Press...

U.S. On Road To Balanced Budget

day Poland on March 16 in a distress journey.

The said: ed

Washington, April 12. condition, alleged British "cal-The Iousness" in transit camps when British authorities do everything

President Truman complet repatriates were not given warm possible to ensure that returning food or fuel to heat the train cos prisoners-of-war and displaceded his first year in the prest ches and said that two babies died persons are adequately provided Jency office yesterday with on the way through lack of medi- with food and accommodation and the pronouncement to the medical attention until they leave

cal care.

The British statement said that Marienthri, when they are handed nation that "We are on the balanced bud-

Ex-W.A.A.F. To Marry American By Phone

Nottingham, April 12, wedding by transatlantic telephone will take place at 7 p.m. (2 p.m. 8.S.T.) tonight when ida Moore, 28, of Montpeller Road, Dunkirk, Nottingham, England, is married to Morton B. Pruden, of North Illinois Street, Indianapolis.

I would like you to understand that this was done for one spe cific purpose to know precisely what, materials should be pro- vided for the rollef of the peo-as packer in a

"It was while I was in the

over to the Pollch authorities."

40g the Polish radio an- way toward ́a ·

that 180,000 Germans get."

trom Poland have been received “We are well on the highrond into the British zone, the state to a full peace-time production. ment says that this number is far There have been many head- short of the return total.

Poles Charged

aches for the administration. Re-adjustment pains of our ceo nomy have been: acute and they Up to April 4, 171,402 German are not yet over. But, we are "expellees" were received in the

British zone in execution of the better off then when we were Potsdam agreement, tho state after World War I, and we have ment said. These were in addi good reason to be gratified," tion to 136,044, who had already He said the deficit for the fls- natered between October, 1916, cal year ending on June 30 is about and February,

expected to be Declaring that

to the movement of the 000,000 less than the January expallecs" were not being satis estimate. He cited the pros

now

The conditions in $21,000,000,000, nearly $7,000,-

#

The bride, who fa employed

factory at W.A.A.F.at Bristol that I met factorily observed and that the pects for larger, receipts, and matter is now the subject of a lower expenditures in the cur ple. The plans were then pass-Bocaton, Nottinghamshire, will my fiance who was also stationed four-power session, the state pent fiscal year. He spoke for ed to the appropriate depart-play her part in the ceremony there with the American Mediment says that there have been the continuation of the existing

number of deaths of people too ment of His Majesty's Govery in the house of a friend not cal. Corps," she said... ment concerned with the pro-far from her home. The only That was in August, 1948, old or sick to stand the journey tax rate and said that it is re

expenditure, E "These principles were the must play an active, intelligent, curement of materials. I have witness will be Mrs. Florence and in July, 1944, just after. Many are so ill that they have to consary to avoid non-essential basis of our foreign policy un- constructive part in the world, over-simplified. The process of Edna Marlow, eldest sister of D-Day, my finance went to be taken straight to hospital from President Truman says, he

France, We had put our papers and believed that the nation operation was a lot more involv- the bride..

ed than this, and a special Hong At the United States and, in to be married, but thea camo Births have taken place on feels better physically now than der Franklin Roosevelt. They could not play the part of isola Kong planning unit was set up Brudchi, a steel worker employed the atomic bomb and my future trains or in ships and the "ax be did when he stopped up from are still the basis of our for- tionism. eign policy." He said that the "He recognised that above all, within the Colonial Office and by General Motors, will be in a husband was sent back to pollees are not receiving the the Vice Presidency a year ago

velt--Associated Press. ever-all task of work was dif- our hane for the future of civil was concerned only with Hong private room. In the Telephone America before permission had he charme continues! Only on the sudden death of Boost-

Se Exchange at Indianapolis, With come through for us to marry eight per cent of the Garman ex- ficult in the aftermath of the sation and for the future of life Kong's particular noods,

THE WEATHER global war, but stated simply." Itaalf lay in the success of the far so good-on paper, progress him will be the Reverend Logan He tried to get me over thera pellees are men and a smaller pro Hall of the North Meridian as a single girl, but there was portion are it mentable to prork It la to carry forward the United Nations. His foreign was excellent, y

Polish authorities are not The assumption was, however. Methodist Church, who will pro so much red tape and he then and policy called for, fair, sympathe underlying principles policles, bath foreign and do- tic-and firm dealing with other that Hong Kong would be one nounce the couple man and wife learned of another instance of a trasforcing is reed, 4s Pota: moderate mastic," of Franklin Roosevelt's members of the family of a of the last of the areas to be after they have exchanged vows marriage taking place by trans- dam, the whole German midority, atlantic telephone that heims but slection of it comes which Ideals,

tions. It recognised our obll freed from the domination of over the telephone.

of the sick and other weed Bring Truman stated that only his- gation to the starving and home the Japanese. Experience prov Miss Moore, in an interview mediately began to move In designed to transfer 1,600,000 useful part of the German mind- tory could do Roosevelt full Jus-loss of other lands. It recoged the forecasts of the experts today said that after the cors that direction tice and that plain people Join nised, the solemn duty of this, to be wrong-fortunately Hong mony, whe is looking forwa with leaders and statesmen all country toward nations which Kong was -- liberatedhymany being able to join the Gặ over the world in recognition hava bean weakened in the death month befo that it was largely because of kim that civilisation has our vod: He declared that Roose walt had felt that the United

struggle agains, tyranny, For the cati these principles of we are detery ba mined to fight" with all”: One | an strength," he concluded. Asso-|

Today

per cent