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Tours Of The Battlefields

London, May 14.

There were long queues at Thomas Cook'a today And hun- And dreds of letters, telegrams telephone calls came in from all aver the country in A rush to of the hook for summer tours Normandy battlefields, beginning. the second anniversary

D-Day, June 8,

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1946.

Matsuda Sentenced China's "Atom"

WEAK

7701

of

fort-

London, May 14. Au colinite that 30 *cent of Egyptian men are unable to bear arms in their country's defense because of disegae and malnutrition IN mado today in the “Evening Standard" by Professor rt. Cecil Alport, former director of Cuiré univerzity medica! ruit.

The tours will at a night

cost £41-14-6 "all-in" and

continue until Sept. 20.

Thomas

A representative of Cook'a said. "There are only 3,000 and, all will be sold out

vacancie

in a

The bottleneck is shipping. Only 200 passengers can be taken un

ench ship.

The tourists will travel from Lantion by way of Newhaven and Dieppe-scene of the dating Commande raid in 1942-to Rouen And then to Deauville. This will be the chief base for motor-eanch tours to see the historic invasion landmarks-Reuter.

"Egyptiuas "raunst defend the Suez conal even against one of the weakcent powera,” he serate.--Ansociated Presn.

SNATCHER CAUGHT

A Chines etcetive C.381, Lai Man-you. was commended for his alertness by Mr. George She at the Central Magistracy yesterday for Carvesting snalcher at Des Voeux

Rond central on Monday.

To Eight Years

A

SERGEANT MATSUDA KENICHI, FORMERLY OF THE

HONC

WAS KONG JAPANESE GENDARMERIE, FOUND GUILTY OF THE MALTREATMENT OF A FORMER CAFE WISEMAN BAKER, LI KAM-MOON, AT WAICHOW BETWEEN MAY 25 AND AUGUST 5. 1945 AND SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS BY THE MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE COURT FOUND THAT THE PROSECUTION HAD NOT PROVED THAT LI KAM-MOON HAD DIED THROUGH THE ILL-TREATMENT' HE HAD RECEIVED FROM ACCUSED. ONLY 10 MINUTES WAS TAKEN TO REACH A VERDICT. The court was comprised of Lt. Col, J, C. Stewart, president. Major M. L. Ormsby and Capt.

L N. Kaul,

Students

'Shanghai, May 14. China has picked five of her brightest science students to proceed to tho. United States to Inke up the study of atomic energy.

They were the most successful among a large group of candid ntes from all parts of the coun- try who sat for a special ex- amination in the University of Szechuan in the provincial co- conducted pital of Chengtu

fending Officer and H. Q, Landing everything that Forces wat read in Court.

hy the Ministry of Education.

The students, it is learned, will spend two years in the States in the laboratorica, learn- can be learned about alcmic endrgy.

Another interesting report from the States says that the State Department will select about 25 students from a aum- ber of countries, including China, for A two-year post- graduate course in cultural and sociological studies,

In on letter Lieut Huggan applied for certan Japanese wit The prosecution was conduct-ness to be called and received ed by Capt. J. F. Reilly and the the reply that the accused must defence by Lieut. Haggan. submit a statement giving hia In passing sentence on Mat- reasons for requiring the wit- This as complied with suda the President of the Court, nesses.

"The pentence of this and a reply received from H. Q. said: Court, which is subject to con- Land Forces stated that the Although the report has not Officer Commanding been officially confirmed many Armation, is that you will be General detained in prison for eight had considered the request but universities in China are said Chinese Detective Lai, who was years. You have been fortun- felt that witnesses had not auf- to be already drawing up a list Kuala Lumpur, May 14.-

on board a trument, saw theute in having the services of an ficient evidence to give and that of their candidates who may be Three thousand British troops, snatching, jumped off from the able Defending Officer. The it did not warrant a further] future leaders of the country.— including the 7th parachute bat-car and arrested the accused. crime which you have commit- delay of the trial.

Reuter,

BANDITS IN MALAYA

tadion and battalions of Gurk- Has and Panjabis, are stationed today at a key road grossing on the Siam-Malaya border, in a bid to break up a band of 500 ban- dits, mostly renegade Chinene.

The bandits, operating three main gangs, stage border forays and levy tolls on people.

in

the

Local commerce has been vir- tunly throttled according to re- peris,

The anatcher, Yip Ying, who was charged with larceny of a gold wrist watch from Miss Was Kaming, was sentenced to three months' Hard Inbour.

Mr. She remarked that it was ery cowardly to steal from Wonun.

THEFTS

H

ted is punishable by any sen- tence up to death.

"When you return to civilian if remember the justice and [alr treatment you have Fl from British court, and to La Ming, charged before Mr. C. learn to respect your fellow-men, X. Kwan, with stealing 25 cattle and treat them with considera. of firewood at Connaught Bondtion and humanity as you have West on Monday, pleaded guilty heen treated to-day." and was sentenced to seven daya imprisonment.

NEW STEAMER SERVICE

HOUSING REPORT ISSUED

(Continued from Page 1) quantity of materials which,

Property Damage

REPATRIATION NOTICE

, NO. 71

S.S. "SALWEEN" is expected

Pago 6

NOTICE

to leave for the UNITED KING- Moals in Requisitioned Hotels

DOM vin SINGAPORE on the

16th May, 1946.

1

With effect from 16th May,

The undermontioned ato listed the Government will cease to be responsible for the provision of for embarkation:

meals in the Hong Kong and Drury, Peninsula Hotela. Hong Kong Messrs, W. C. Bovaird,

N. B. Fraser, O. Guttingor, & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., have T. J. B. Mcintyre, D. Blac Accepted responsibility Kenzie, Mrs. McRae, Mastr, furnishing reasonably adequate ** McRae, Mr.. Mullet, Mm, W.

meals at the ratės given below. HOTEL RESIDENTS

Naef, Matr. K. M. Naef, bliss J. Y. Nacf, Mr. Shrubb, Mire, J. P. Sorby Lt. F. N. Van Der Stok,

Mrs. A. D. Van

Present

for

Dor. Stok, Mstr. E. Van Der

'A' Ticket Holders Stok, Matr. II. Van Der Stok, and future residents of Hotels Mr. & Mrs. Wallis, Matr. for whom Service-rations are

Tan Boey Loon, Miss Tan Keng not being drawn meals a day Wah, Mr.

Lim Keo Neo, Mins --$5.50, Tak Keng Chwi, Mr. Tak

Kong Chuam, Mr. Wilson In the case of 'A' ticket

Yul ghing Mr. Tzan

Chong

Servico for whom Kean Dat, Mrs. Chine Yin helders

10|rations are still being drawn, Mr. Wong Slew Ying, Mr.

there will be no change in the Chuck Tai Fun, Mr.,

Ho NE

Seng, Miss C.-Ho,-Mr. Ong present charges,

Kent Soo, Mrs Tan

Har

Boon

Mr. Lim Kit, Mrs, 'Lim

Tsak Szo Mec, Matr. Ton Kee

NON-RESIDENTS

Oo, Miss Lim Kee De Peug, All persons not residing in Mr. Kok Yoon Seng, Mr.Hotel

Chang Reng Lee, Mrs. Chanx

Sun Houl Khom, Matr. Chang Breakfast

Khin Cheek, Miss Chang Lunch (3 courses)

.$2.00

3.00

3.50

'D' TICKETS

Yeok Kheng. Mr. Cheng Heng Dinner (4 courses)

Chang Misn

Chan

Iwanx

n Yuen, Mr. Peh Glag

Hong, Mrs. Peh Poh Saw

Kee, Mrs. Peh Suat Keow

Mrs. Pth Suat Ngoh, Miss luncheons will be served to 'D From the 16th to 31st May, Poh Bong Kheng..

Chung under the best conditions, can

The survey of residential be imported into the Colony will enable new property damaged and destroy-jduring 1946

ed reveals the following figures: construction to be undertaken Continuous Bleeding

European type: 310 damaged; on any but the smallest sale.

(xi) Due to shortage of cer- When the Court resumed yes 1.808 destroyed, a total of 2,118.

Chinese type: 162 damaged, tain critical materials, especial. Matsuda was

further

ly timber, glass, plumbing and 569 destroyed, a total of 731.

Tenement houses: 8,217 dam-sanitary fittings, a control by aged, 8,039 destroyed, a total of Government is necessary

prevent their diversion to non- essential uses.

16.256.

to

be

(xii) Lecal production of building materinis should encouraged and assisted.

L! THO! was given a two weeks' sentence for stealing a pair

ori terding No fighting is expected, said leather shoes at Morrison Stree questioned by the Court regard an official statement issued after

For bring in

in unlawful passes.ing the condition of Li Kim- the Malaya enmmand had an-sion of a bundle of wire and lead moon in Wai On Hospital in

the piping at Smithfield Road Tsang Walchow. the posting of nounced

Yuen was sentenced to twq werkst The Court recalled Li Sau-|

On the basis of this figures, troops.

The bandits, it is thought. imprisonment. The wire and pinchon, elder sister of Li Kam-it is computed that 100,000 Chi will be forced by hunger te barying were ordered to be confiscated.

much to elaborate on the various nere have been displace:l and meve into the their arms and

marks of injuries she saw on the approximately 7,000 Euro- towns in quest of a more peace.

body of her broth. whca the peans.

Qualified Personnel ful occupation Associated

tended han in the hospital.

The cost of reconstruction, (xiv) The existing resources Press

ruling during of the Colony in qualified tech- Li Sou-chun in answer to based on rates

months question

civil put to her by Lout, the first six

of renical, architectural and Officer, occupation, is estimated at $56-engineering personnel, both in Jinggan, tive

Defending through the Court, said that a 900,000 for repairs, and $131, the Government, and in private dock, Wound on the left side of her | 000,000

reconstruction, practice, are inadequate to un- brother's abdomen bled continu- Pre-war costs would have been dertake the reconstruction pro- ously fór 12 days.

of the order of $11,000,000 and gramme envisaged, and no op Letters Read

$26,000,000.-

increasing them At present there is no diress Repalled, Matsuda said that at view that the final cost will pro- connection Government should

The Committee expresses the portunity of

In this should be neglected. steamship servieg between the twen Indentification luces, and most of the riter Feard Li Sau chuti remark to an the two figures. They point out to the Colony both for Govern traffic comes and goes via Cantan interpreter that she did not see also that the estimates coverment officials and members of

bably lie somewhere between

arrange priority passages back

Before the war two large river, Luk Tin Kurida) on parade, steamers "Tai Hing" and "Tai but that Chung Tin (Matsude merely the cest of suficient private firms. aing" operated a regular servicezj wus present.

(xv) There is She said, be de- work to bring the buildings to

serious not to bring them back to pre- the transportation of personnel a state capable of occupation, shortage of vehicles nealed for

war standards. to

and materiale.

DEFENCE REGS. REMAND

Another remand of a week was granted by Mr. feorge Sbe at the Central Magistracy yesterday when 10 persons including a wa

appeared

charges ព

100%,

i

of

vaches of the Deface Regula tion One of them was charged

with Heh Treasoit.

The accused were Laua Mung-aiu. 3. former special constable, Fung Chi-keung, 38, former special police constable, Hector Lee, 56. shop fok, You Ki-kong, Chan Tung. Thang Le, Tam So, gia

Sku, unn, Shu, alias Liang Lam Wing, allas 1.am Kin-hong, and F. M. el Arculi. 40, jourus?- ist.

Lee Yuun-chov. 26. store assis was charged withhen tant, treason.

Edgar Ronald Childe was dis- charged by Mr. E. I. d'Almain al the Central Alagistracy yester day when summoned for careless driving and failing to stop at

olice signal at the function of Garden Road and Kennedy Raat on April 20. Accused was dis charged owing to lack of evidence.

Kongmoon

Direct steamer service between Hong Kong and Wuchow will be resuined next month when steam vessel "Nam Loong", undergoing repairs in fitted up and ready to run. She will be taking both passengers and enrgo,

or Kongmoon.

parade he

between Hong Kong and Wuchowclared, that she had not come to

look for him.

Correspondetice relating Two women hawkers, were each fined $20 by Mr. F. & Almade the Defence between the ut the Central Magistracy yester diny for a breach of the Cholera Regulations by selling shelf fish at Centre Street on Monday. Aceus-

were selling subsels apprehended.

When

f

In a press report on Sunday it was stated that the naval authori ties had announced new facilities for radio telegrams to ships. I should be pointed out the Civil Administration have an equal part the operation of this service.

CANTON RICE

Dé.

for

#

Housing Finance

The Shortage The Committee's conclusions (xvi) Except by the Aimi after an exhaustive survey are istration, little reconstruction as follows:

work has been undertaken, ow- (i) The shortage of accom- ing chiefly to the high, cost of modation of all kinds grows materials and labour, and the Canton, May 14. Rico today is back to $40,000 a more acute, every day with the Renta Ordinance which prevents picul, the rate prevailing a mouth steady increase in the popula-property-owners from hereas

go,

tion of the Colony,

ing rents although building costs The drop was almost as spectu (i) The greatest shortage have risen very considerably. cular as the spurt. Until & fort- is in realdential accommoration night ago the

(xvii) The present high cost price revolved of the non-Chinese type.

Then it

of building is due to round $75,000 a picul. dropper

(ii) Residential to $05,000, then to

property $52,000. Now at $10,000 it is not housing about 7,000 of the 10- go down much further. 000 non-Chinese civilians who

to

(a) Shortage of materials. (b) High wages for labour. The remedy lies in the im-

in the planning, Inauguration and expected come rain of the lus: are expected to be here by the portation of building materials

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Macão & Talvaban

FormDER

Straits & Calcutta

MAIL NOTICE

OUTWARD MAILS

Wednesday, 15th May,

week and reports of large ship ments on the way, resulting in the release of stocks by holdere, are attributed as reasons for the fall. -Dur Own Correspondent.

WAR CRIMES.

Shanghai, May 14.

- A Chinese war crimes investi- gation committee today plamed 9.00 a.m.

Japan for the deaths of an esti- 11.00a.m. mated 20,000,000 Chinese during 10.00 .. eight years of war.

end of this year has been dam-in adequate quantities and re aged or destroyed. An appre-duction in the cost of living. ciable part of the remaining ac- commodation is now taken up

(xvii) The lifting of rent

(Continued on Page 8) in housing people who were not previously resident in the Colony.

(iv) Some 180,000 Chinese have been displaced by war damage and others by requisi tioning and with a rapidly in creasing population the con- gestion is becoming worse.

for the (v). Accommodation The committee is making a

Services has also been materisi- survey for the Ministry of War ly reduced below the require- 1.00 . and the Executive Yuan. They ments.

said the denths occurred as a result of actual warfare atrocities.

9.00a.m. 10,00 p.m.

45 pm

Kwok Hing

Kwong Fook Cheung

Ban Yin Loa

Kutsang

(Parcals) (Ord.)

Baigon

Helikon

Straits, Ceylon, Indie, gaat

('arcals)

19.80 p..

& South Africa, Egypt) Lycaon

(Reg

11.45 pm.

Europa vis Liverpool

(Ord,)

1.00 p.m.

Airmalt for London, Calcutta. By Air

(Reg.)

Bangkok & Saigon

(Ord.)

2.00 p.m.

(Parcals)

2.30 pm.

Canada via Vancouver, B,C.. Empire Daring

(Beg)

9:45 pm.

(Ond.)

8.00 p.m.

Bhanghai, U.S.A., Central &)

(Parcela)

South America vin Seattle

Whitman Victory

(Reg.)

2.30 p.m. 2.45 p.m.

(0,0)

3.00 p.m.

Canton

Sal On

4.00 P

Thursday, 10th May.

Macko & Teinsḥnza

Kwong Bai

11.00 am.

Bangkok

Eda

10,00 4.00,

Straits

Oradell

UBA., Canada, Central · 4)

outh America via en Frau-) Iraq Victory

Nam Lung

Airmall for Canton, Chungking) C.N.A.C. Plano

Fook Hoi

Kwonglung.

Friday, 17th May.

(Res) (Urd.)

Kwang Fook Cheung

Hol Show

M/V Dougal

10.00 8.m.

2.00 pm,

2.45 p.m.

.9.00 prof.

9.00 pm

(Reg.). 0.15 p.

(Ord.)

3.30pm

4.00 .. 4.00 pan.

(vi) There is little

quirements

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

Medical Department

NOTICE

CHOLERA

in

Mrs. Cheng

Lim Hooi Khoon, Mr. Chang Ticket Holders at the present Mra. Wang price of HK$1.00 per person. Chang Yuck, Mr., * T

Yao Yin Breakfasts and dinners will not Tan Beng Song, Mrs. be served. After 31st May no Low Sie Luan,

Matr Tan

Jan further meals will be provided Hong Gek, Miss Tan Hwa

4 for 'D' Ticket Holders, who must Yong, Mr. Wong

Wing Ming. Miss Wong

Yinx

Eng. Miso

make their own' arrangements. Wong Ying Cheong, Work Ying

Miss

Leng, Maty,

Wong Twink Leong, Wong

Wonk

Wong

Mstr

Kiong, Miss Suon, Mrs. Chen Miss Wong Soh

Hwa. Mr. Khor Suan Sia, Mrs. Mak Fung Hing, Miss Khor Yee Wah Matr. Kho Yue Chung, Mir.

Kon Yat Woon, Mr. Chan Kwok On, Mrs. Chan Kwok On, Miss Chan Kwok On, Pte. Chin Yew Ping, Mrs. Chin

Yew

FIDAY Mr. Lie Lan

Mr. Gnan Koen, Mr. Man Tho, Mrs. Chan Mun Tho. Miss Chan Man The, Mr. Chui Wong, Mrs. Wong, Miss Chut & Mrs. Maung Matr. Maung Kyaw Zan, Mr. Lam Yiu, Mr. Liu Shing, Mrs. Liu Shing, Pte. 0. F. Coelen. Sgt. Lubeck, Mr. Ham Hor Cheng. Mr. Lam Cheong Kee, Mr. Cam Chun Kee and Mr. Lam Khun Keė,

Куль

(Signed) Q. DELAMAIN,

Colonel,

Senior Civil Affairs Officer.

SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Baumont, French Bank Bldg., A.E.B. do Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephone-81867,

Chui

PUBLIC AUCTION alt. Zan, The Undersigned has recgived

instructions from the Custodian. of Property to sell by Fublic Auction

assemble at Queen's Pier at 1.00 HONGKONG passengers will

P.

on Thursday, May 16th. 1946, and KOWLOON passengers Base (between Star Ferry and will assemble at Naval Landing Kowloon Godown Wharves) at 1.30 p.m. to wait Embarkation

Omeer.

Passengers must NOT bouri the vessel without first obtaining their embarkation cards, which will be issued at assembly points.

M. A. CLINTON, Major R.E. Civil Repatriation Office. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1940,

NOTICE

THE AMERICAN CLUB

*

en FRIDAY the 17th May,

►

*..., 1948,

commencing at 10,80 am... at the premiaca of

THE KUNG ON GODOWN, THE PRAYA, WEST POINT,

38 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

comprising:-

. Coal Egga,

Tar,

Lubricating Oil, Sulphuric Acid,'; Various Kinds of Paper, Cardboard,

Mat Bage.

Chinese Medicine,. Joss Stick Powddis": Stencils, .

Oid Platform Scules, Etc., Etc., Etc.

The above Premises, will be cpen to inspection on 16th and 16: May, 1946, between 10,00 m and Noon, and

2.00 between

ond 4.00 p.m.

p.m.,

An Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the American Club will be held in

The Auction is subject to the the Club premises on Monday. Conditions of Sale published in May 27th, at 5.80 p.m. for the the 9th March, 1846, issue of purposes of electing officers for the Gazette.

F.

W. T. STANTON,

Choirinan.

PIDCOCK,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, May 13th, 1946.

the current year and to receive The attention of all licensees, the report" from the Working and Committee on the rehabilitation restaurant particularly prospert

of the Club, proprietors. and of adequate new buildings be eating house

the hecessity of The committee also reported erected to meet Service re-directed to 200,000,000 cther Chinese, near-month period

within the twelve having all their employees who ly half of China's entire papula- the Committee, but there may cholera. Each

considered by handle food inoculated against employee must tion, "auffered directly through be some

Improvement in the be in possession of a valid Japanese actions."-Asscelated situation due to the erection of certificate of inoculation with Prcas.

hutting

photograph attached. (vii) Requisitioning by the Inoculation may be obtained Services is therefore necessary;

"the three Inocuintion Lat de-requisitioning, being merely San Diego, May 14.

centro: Escorted by the United States housed, will not in itself pro- (a) The

change in status of persons repair ship, Maumes, eight duce additional accommodation. Chinese naval vessels arrived- (vii) Unless much rebuild- hero from the east, en route to ing is done soon, the "accom- Shanghai..

modation problem will become

CHINESE NAVY

A delegation of several hun-critical for all sections, of the dred Chinese-Americans greets community,

ed them. The ships were form erly. United States navy vessels which had been transferred · to 10.00 China-Associated Press,

-10,00 am

10.00 0.0 10.00

ciece

Wuchaw

& Kunming

Kongmoɔn

Centon

Macro & Tainakan

Kwongchow Wan

Bhanghai

Holhow

Artemis

Maila P.L.

Maofen

Eltratta

Dalwoon

10.00 ..

Swatow & Bangkok

Kwalyang

Noon

Rangoon, Singapore, Sydacy) By Air

(Reg.)

1.45 p.m.

& Auckland

Australia via Sydney

Kalpaki

(Hog.)

(Ord.) (Parcele)

(Ord.)

Canton

Fatshun

Altmall for London, Calcutta)

10,00 a.m

Building Materials,

(ix) The most important}] single factor in the building re- construction of the Colony la Shanghai," "May, 11. the provision of building

A Communist spokesman said | materiala Inadequate quantity |today that_Router's report that and at reasonable market prices. Mao Tse-tung, - number one. (x) To' ashlove this (hdä Chinese Communist had gone special organisation staffed

9.00 p.m. to Moscow

3.45 pm,

corner of Queen Victorin Street and Connaught Road, Cen- trai, Fire Brigade Build- ing, ground floor.

(b) Statue Square (former

Urban Counel! Offices) and

A.E.B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer.

Hong Kong, May 15,-1946,

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors

and Appraisers, - Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224.

CARGO FROM U.S.A. AND CANADA. Landing, Receiving, Sorting and Delivery Charges.

In accordance with arrangements agreed upon between the New York. Freight Bureau, and the Trans-Pacific Freight Bureau and the undoraigned, Consignees of cargo tendered for shipment from USA and Canada vin Paiho on and after 1st April, 1940, and front U.S.A. and Canada "vla-Atlantic an and after 27th April, 1946, are hereby notified that all Landing, (c) In Kowloon at Talm Sha recolving, sorting and delivery charges from ship's tackle will Toul Health Centre. be for account of the Consignees nt Provisional Tariff Rates plus. Nathan Road (former 10% payable to the Wharf Companies before delivery. Tariff Central British School) of Charges can be had on 'application.

VIC.J. ROE,

SECRETARY,

haudling.

to confer on the with personnel with experiance

URBAN COUNCIL

2.30 p.m. Manchurian situation, lea of rurchasing and

completo fabrication. He said building and civil engineering | Hong Kong, 8th May, 1040, that Man is still in Yenan-As-stores should; bo set up, Bociated Press,

PARK ((x[). It is unlikely that the

9.00 p. 4.00.p.pt.

J. N. Macfarlane,

· Minugory:

Hole's Wharf.

HONG KONG, MAY 10, 1940.

J. Moodie

Acting Manager & Secretary,

The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.