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UNRRA Goods Diverted To YugoslaviaTM

Washington, Sept. 9.

A protest against the diversion by UNRRA from China to Yugo- slavia of shipments of 10,780 tons of steel railway lines, was made today by Senator Styles Bridges (Itepublican) a

a member of the in- fluential committee on foreign and military affairs, in a letter to Mr. William Clayton,

the Acting United States Secretary of State. Ir this letter Senator Bridgea demanded the cessation of Ameri can supplies to

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1946.

Brindiv Not Interested

Fraternisation

དྷཱ་

(By Margaret Bradbury)

The 28,000 troops in the British occupation zone of Japan are still forced to observe the non-

fraternisation ban, which also prevents them

In

Chiang Kai-shek Translation Of Psalms, N.T.

Shanghai, Sept. 10.

Generallasimo. Chiang Kai-shek

in February this year completed a

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of Charles Christie Arthur Hobbs late of 2 Thorpe Manor, May Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong. Architect, deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court-han by virtue of 58 of the Probates

.

visiting Japanese owned cinemas or cafes. In Hong Kong yesterday, a member of Britain's combined forces which are in control of areas of South Japan, including the atom-bombed three-year task of editing a now town of Hiroshima, told me: "Our troops translation of the Psalms and the

New Testament, revealed Dr. John Section spend their recreation time in service clubs. H. Wu, Chinese Jutist await-Ordinance, 1897, made an Order and canteens run by members of the Womens Ing the Executive Yuan's rectifica-limiting the time for creditors to send in their Service Corps and they do not seem to have tion of his appointment as the first and others

Chinese Minister to the Vatican claims against the above estate much inclination to fraternise.'

and the scholar who did the trans to the 24th day of September, Loing 1946. lating. The work is now printed.

Dr. Wu said that 'Generalissimo Chiang went over the translation corree three times, made many tions aimed at "heantification and

produced and readability" "genuine improvement." Anso- ciated Press,

the

In Yugoslavia and

British occupation number of any other nation "standing in the zone of Japau a

Budf" to be re- way of peace."

tor.

hotels

Are

The steel ralls, said the Senn-quisitioned and used as holiday "were originally procured and reat camps for our troops. this country and designated for Some of them will house 500 China. Recently that designation at a time. A large holiday wa changed to Yugoslavia."

At UNRRA headquarters it was stated that only some 7,468 tons of steel rails had been diverted to Yugnsinvin and this action was weeks ago, decided upon geven.

"one before the plane incidents

took place."

UNRRA head The diverslun,

the re quarters explained, was suit of an embargo placed by Mr. Fiorello LaGuardia, the Director- General of UNERA on July 9. gainst the shipment of anything but fond and medical supplies to Ching-Reuter.

Shanghai Race Club Creditors

London, Sept. 9.

home is shortly to be opened at Takuma on Shikoku Inland. At the moment a number of British troops are staying in holiday camps in the American one and British army officials

Drive On

Kalgan

Peiping, Sept. 10. Chinese dispatches in- dicated that Government

Commodity

have been invited to inspect forces already may have Prices Soar

the of

them with a view to facilitating launched the drive on

smooth running

Kalgan, Communist re- gional capital in Chahar province.

the British camps,

Most of the British troops now in Japan have been there six months and they expect to remala' there another two years before being drafted back to They are living their homes. in wooden buildings which at De time were Japanese army barracks. All their food is im- from Australia in the ported form tlmued goods and to fresh vegetables are included in their diet under the existing health regulations.

A big consigament of live sheep was recently sent from Australia for the use of Indian to creditors resulting from runs in the British zone, the debentures of the Shanghai

* in the British-controlled Race Club, in which many Unite!

ara of Japan is still very bad. Kingdom residents are interested

the Japanese themselves are be- These debentures are now ex-

re- the pressed in China National dollarsing left to organise

In the and the Club Stewards have given habilitation of homes.

of roads, how- notice to repay debentures on reconstruction dollar for dollar basis, meaning ever, they are receiving the help that holdings worth £1,400 at the of British engineers in order to time of purchase will now or re- sturd paid for about

wittt £1.

A correspondent in the Times today brings 217 Attention

typically flagrant case of injustice

away currency inflation, namely, Although the housing situs

far have been unsuccessful.

Chines

|

Fierce fighting was reported in the outskirts of Communist- held Taining, west of Kalgan, and Communist troops were said to be withdrawing from their siege of Tatung for the defence of Kalyan.

a

Shanghal, Sept. 10. The majority of China's export

the commodities have risen fairiy substantially in price since revision of the foreign exchange rate, it is learned.

cent.

All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date,

Dated the 4th day of Septem- ber, 1946.

JOHNSON, STOKES

& MASTER,

Solicitors for the Administrator, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building

Hong Kong,

NOTICE

NOTICE

A reception-in-honour of His Excellency Paul Yu Pin,~

Archbishop of Nanking will be given by the Hongkong Catholle Community at the Catholle Centre, King's Bldg. 1st floor on Thursday, Sept 12,-1946, nt 5.30 p.m.

All members of the Catholic Community and personal friends of Archbishop Yu Pin are cordially invited to attend. low Pontifloal mass will be

------- celebrated by

Archbishop Yu Pin

on Thurs, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m. at the Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road.

NOTICE

To all Catholics formerly interned in Stanley,

"St. Thontas More Catholic Association of Hong Kong."

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

10 WORDS 33. FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID, 81 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 19 OTS, PER WORD PER INSERTION

$2

Replies are awaiting at ear oflees for Box Nos. 62, 81, 82, 88, 99, 100, 102, 104, 100, 114, 114.

PERSONAL

CRICKET-Will the Secretary of any clubs with yacant fixture dates please communicate with Sgt. Davies, Forces Education Centre, Kennedy Rond, Hong Kong.

A meeting of all members of the MADAME ANDREE expects to above Association now in Hong arrive in the Colony shortly and Kong, for the purpose of electing hopes soon to renew many an old a committee and discussing futuro o acquaintance, plous, will be held at the Catho- lie Contre, King's Building, 1st floor, No. 8 Connaught Road, C.. on Tuesday, 17th September, 1940, at 6.45 pm. It is hoped there will a full tendance.

HONGKONG

CRICKET CLUB-

POSITION VACANT

APPLICATIONS are invited from certicated or qualled navigat ing or diesel engineer officers for employment as Coast Staff Of- ficers on the preventiva ships of The price of wood all is said to 16 per cent, în

the_Chinese_ Maritime Customs have gone un

A WAR CRIMES OFFICE

Service. Terms of employment Chungking and 30 per cent in

Former Members returning to may be obtained from the Office Henkow, Shanghaj bristles from has been established on the US$1.50 to US$1.80 to US$2.00 ground floor of the Peninsula per pound, and goat siin 60 per Hotel at the corner of Hankow the Colony are requested to of the Chinese Maritime Customs, register their names with the 4th Floor, Marina House, Queen's and Salisbury Roads.

Road, Central. Treasurers, Messrs. Percy In regard to raw silk, the price noticeable slackening of Com-of US$0.60 quoted in New York Any person having informa-Smith & Co., on arrival if they munist attacks on Tatung, which anid to be still for below the tion regarding atrocities com- wish to continue membership. has been holding out for more cost price in China even enlculat-mitted by Japanese Gendar-

By Order of the Committee. the occupation ed according to the now foreign merie during than a month.

period are urgently requested to exchange rate--liauter.

CYRIL BELL, report at the said office, where photographs of suspects are on

Hon. Secretary, view.

Hongkong Cricket

Chinese sources reported a

The independent newspaper Ta Kung Pad" published an unconfirmed report that Govern Old Macao ment forces were advancing to-

Com Landmark ward Harbin and that

were moving! 50,000 munists cracks troops to the defence of that northern Manchurian city. There has been no official re- port of any Gavernment offen- sive in that area.

Macao, Sept. 8. Demolition of the ancient Law Court and Treasury in Praya Grande has now been completed,

This is the last chance that the public will have to give

and evidence

to identify Japanese War, Criminals.

Residents of the New Ter- and a large sum has been carritories are invited to report marked for the construction of either directly to this office by a new, modern building on the telephone-No. 59085, or to the nearest Commando Patrol, or site.

by mail, giving all possible details of their cases.

Before the War, when the V-shaped roof was dismantled

Address letters to WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION and replaced by a plain terrace of reinforced concrete, the old architectural facade was main-TEAM, Peninsula Hotel, Kow- +ined for historic. reagons. Unfortunately, when the work loon, No. 2 office, ground floor.

HONG KONG

up transportation of Meanwhile, both Government military supplies and personnel and Communist leaders predicted Such

raids on Frequent artion, though legal t

Black there will be a fierce fight for the Markel centres are carried out Communist's regional capital. alainly inequitable hut protests b

who

find that debenture holders and trustees by our forces

General Rich Yung-chen (who legal dealings in ammunition, The only somedy may be acting, money and clothing range commands the Communist armies

court in a

which can

in Hopel, Charhar and Jchol pro- in that order of importance.

recently in with In line award judments

Dering the last two months vinces) interviewed where a strict actual conditions,

more than 6,000 Koreans have Kalgan, vetrarked that the Reds absurganer of contract would inert captured by

our troops could successfully defend isolated

was completed, the new roof diet hardship to creditors.

Already certain court judgments trying to gain entry into the Kolgan. It is an easily defended

prewar zone. Many had brought with city of 100,000 people, nestled developed cracks and of regarding payments local eurrener debts have award them large quantities of money among Jagged mountains. ed from 300 to 1.000 times the which they admitted were to be used in Black Market dealings, prewar amount.Reuter.

POST OFFICE NOTICES

MAIL NOTICE

Outward Mails

Unless otherwise stated, Regis tered Articles and Parcel Post close 30. minutes earlier than the time atated below:--

POLAND OBJECTS

London, Sept. 9.

"Serious Blow"

the

Government sources said loss of Kalgan would be "a scrl- Communists, ous blow" to the

Pelum has told Britain that it who use it as a centre for con- the Polish Resettlement Corps is tact for the "liberated" areas of organised as it is at present North China.

finally

there was no alternative but TELEPHONE CO., LTD. demolition-Our Own Corres- pondent.

RICE FOR CHINA

Washington, Sept. 10. Francis B. Sayre, UNRRA

as

NOTICE

HONG KONG

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

PREMISES

WANTED

REQUIRED by British family. two bedrooms or one largo un- furnished or partly, share dining-

Club.room and kitchen. Consider pay- ing or sharing reasonable penses making premises suitable. Deal with principals only; porti- culars in writing. Any district. Reply Box 116 "China Mall."

Stanley Community Shield Competition (Seven-a-side).

FOR SALE

SHIPPING BINOCULARS: "Carl Zelss," powerful (18 x 40) range, case, elsewhere $1,000.00, accept $2501 Plano $750! 280, top, Prince Edward, (0-8 p.)"

new

The first round of this com-

Typewriter Ribbons, all Club ground on Saturday 14 NEW petition will be played on the and Sunday 15, commencing colours, $8.00 each. Typewriters for hire, reasonable rent. Stan- ench dạy at 3.00 pm

dard Typewriter Co., Alexandra Prices of admission -$2.40 | Bldg., Ground Fl. Tel. 30591. and $1.20.

Proceeds will be donated to clarity.

Owing to the present trans- port difficulties it will not be possible for the Company to dis- tribute the Telephone Directories in previous years. Sub- scribera are therefore requested

THE CROWN LIFE These areas will be Isolated un-adviser, said that one purpose to call at the Company's Offices, planned, it will be considered by

establish of the South American trip he Exchange Building, Des Vooux INSURANCE COMPANY the Communists the Polish Government

to be a less

regional capital. The ia undertaking Wednesday would Road-C, on Monday, 9th Sep- military organisation, according another

in Communists are already moving be to round up for "starving tember, 1946, and subsequent goods from the city. Large num- Chinese" $3,000,000 worth of days to collect their Directories, to an official Polish source

been rice pronised by Chile,

The Directories will be issued London,

This decision has been conveyed (bers of

He added that probably

receipt for the pany's official would need United Nations as against production of the Com- sistance after UNRRA disband-current quarter's rentals. ed.Associated Press.

dependents have to Britain in the second note on evacuated along with most of the university and pub- the Resettlement Corps, which is Communiat an unarmed body planned by the lishing equipment. Associated Airmail for Canton and Shang-British Government with a view Press. hai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 to settling in civil life men of the a.m., (Ord.) 10a.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 111

Swatow and Amay (Tjitjaleng

ka) 10 a.m.

.

Tainahun and Shekki

c) 22:

8.1.

Halpheng (Oradell) noon. Shanghal (Wing Sang) noon.

Balgon (Wo Sang) noon. Straits (Fengtien) noon.

Shanghai (Pakhai) 2 p.m.

1.30

Allied

Pollsh Army, who aro unwilling to returns to Pelund.

Recruitment for the Carps starts among Polish troops abroad next Wednesday.

This second note, it is under- stood; asks Britain to gre that every Polish soldiers who seeks enlistment in the Corps is in-

Britain is also asked to warn

MAJOR SAYS JAPS.

BEAT HIM UP ·

Sydney, Sept. 9.

he

THE MACAO ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE is hereby given that nual Meeting of the Share- Major Charles Hughes Cousens, the Poona-born the Thirty-First Ordinary An- Sandhurst graduate, today told the Sydney holders of the Company will be court before which he faced treason charges held at the Mezzanine Floor, Airmail for Saigon, Calcutta, dividually informed of the exis- Delhi and London (By Air) Kow-tence of Polish law on citizenship

that the Japanese at security police headquar- Hongkong & Shoughal Bank Building, Hongkong, on Monday, loon C.P.O., (Reg.) 1 p.m., (Ord.) of 1920 by which Polish citizen-

ters in Tokyo knocked him half unconscious, the Sixteenth day of September, G.P.O.. (Reg.) 1.80 p.m., ship must be forfeited in the case p.m.

kicked him in the stomach and twisted his 1946 at 8 pm. (Ord.)

of enlistment in the service of a 2 p.m.

hand. Airmall for Bangkok, Singapore, foreign power. Sourabaya, Sydney and Auckland (B.O.A.C. Plane) Kowloon C.P.O., each soldier that the Polish Gov-

At an earlier hearing Major (0) 2 p.m., (Ord.) 2.30 p.m.;ernment may decide to apply this Cousens pleaded not guilty to G.P.D., (Reg.) 2.30 p.m., (Ord.) aw in the case of enlistment in a treason charge against him,

the Resettlement Corps.

alleging that he broadcast for (Anbul)

Britain has not yet replied to the Japanese while a prisoner the first Polish note on the Corps of war.

In evidence he said that he ago, which laid down the criteria resigned from the Indian Army by which Poland would Judge in 1920. In 1940 he re-enlisted was in fact i Sydney, and when Singapore whether the Corps

3 P..and Swactw

Amoy 3 p.m.

Teamkong and Hollow (Bust) 4 p.m.

Airmail for Canton, Shanghal, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao and Peiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 3 p.m.. (Ord.) 5.30 p.m.

Canton (By Train) 4.p.m.

'THURSDAY, SEPT. 12

Macno, Tainshan and Shokkl Kwong Fook Choung) 10 p.m.

Mania P.I. (Manchuria) 10

A.m.

Amoy (Honakhong) 10 a.m.' Swatow and Bangkok (Kwei- yang) noon.

Shanghal (Eastern) 8 pan. Airmail for Canton, Amoy, Foo chow and Shanghai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 3 p.m., (Ord.) 8.80

despatched just over a month

about

the werk.ess of the In Tokyo he was takon to the Japanese position in Burm.

police headquarters security must obey orders and struck where the Japanese told him he him in the face. Ho was then another put in a cell whore

The hearing was adjourned Japanese beat him up.

"Secret Police"

a military formation and which fell he was second in cummand until tomorrow-Reuter. Issued a warning that the men of an Australian battalion, who joined it might be deprived

of their Polish citizenship.--Hou ter.

MARRIAGE

BY PHONE

Washington, Sept. 10.

Cousens said.ho first refused

Cousens told the court that

to broadcast. for the Japanese when he refused to broadcast from named in Singapore and tried to ar-Radio Tokyo'a Japanese Informa

tion Department officer range to be sent to Burma with

Manihawa

com declared: "Wo the other prisoners of war to

avoid further requests but he was sent to Tokyo. During the journey, he said he contacted A New York private secretary Allied prisoners of war officers од Information and an Army major in Japan and passed will be married vin Tokyo- Washington telephone hook-up tomorrow. A

By Order of the Board of

Directors JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Secretaries. Shareholders are requested to the inform the Company or Secretaries the numbers of the shares held by them and also the numbers of the certificates,

NOTICE

V. KENNIFF, Water Authority.

Water Supply The public la hereby notified force you to do anything we like that commencing on 12th. Supt. you will not be shot but will be 1940, and until further notice sent to secret police for the Water Supply on the Island

the the

and Mainland will be shut. of punishment."

Cousens added: "By this.timo I nightly between the hours of 10 was in such a condition physically pm and 6 am and mentally that I was ready to accept clean death by shooting.or beheading, but was afraid of tor S'HAI ·· EXCHANGE

ture. I thought I had better sub- The Reverend Howard Stone!

mit at see what I could do to Shanghal, Sept. 10. Anderson said he will perform

sabotage Japanese propagands." FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

Closing rates were:

to he who thin he

taken the Washington end of the mar-

After Buying Selling

Major Turnishition" Manlia P.I. (Oriental) 10 am.

yelled: riage ceremony for Misa Jeanno

CNS CNS

· read Shanghai (Glenstrae) 10 am.

and **Stand B. Pullon, while in Tokyo, Macto, Thinshan and Bhekki Chaplain Henry G. Dutcher will Gold per ounce 218,500 214,000 from a document instructing him (Kwongtai) 11 man.

$3,410 to obey akys Cottens d

from the Japan South be at the microphone with Major U.S. Dollars*** 3,400 U.S.A., Central and

700 The Hong Kong Dollars 690

ese at Badlo, America and Canada via SanThomas J. MacFarland.

he then bowed its acceptance.— Francisco (Roseville) (Par.) 11.30 bridegroom is from New York. "Unofficial market.

Reuter Asociated Press. Associated Press.

D.II.

Canton (Sal On) 4 p.m.

mm (84%) 11:30a.m.

to

A

HOME OFFICE TORONTO CANADA

the are pleased to announce

of JARDINE appolatment MATHESON & CO., LTD., as General Agents for Hong Kong and Macao with Y, C. LEE as Special Representative. Tel. No. 28876.

NOTICE

Tenders are invited for the purchases of the P. & 0. 8.N. Company's Steel Lighter "Shan- wan" as she lies at Yaumati Typhoon Shelter.

Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., Agents,

P. & O.. Building, Connaught Road, HONK HONG.

ON DISPLAY

at 1st floor. Yerk Building, Room 102, between 10:30 and -12.30, and 2.30 and 4.30, a large consignment of Ladies' Shoes, Pyrex and Ovenware, Cotton Frocks, Bathing Suits,. Plastic Compacta and Cigarette Cases, Men's

Shirts and Under- shirts, Plastic Bolts, Shoes, etc, etc...

from

the Just arrived

U.S.A.

Inspection is cordially invited.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice to Shareholders

All holders of shares in this Company are requested to register immediately the follow- ing-particulars:----

1. Name in full. 2. Address.

B. Number of shares held. 4. Share Certificate num

bera.

5. -Distinguishing numbers

of shares.

This information is required for the purpose of checking tho Register of Members.

J. MOODIE Acting Manager & Secretary. Hongkong, 10th Sept. 1946.

VEHICULAR FERRY CHARGES

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD. Notice to Shareholders

On and after the 11th All holders of shares in this Company

requested to September 1946 the following register immediately the follow-charges will become effective: ing particulara:

Aro

1. Namo in full.

2. Address.

Type of Vehicle

Hand Truck

8. Number of shares hold. Motor Cycle! 4. Shafe Certificate num-

bors..

5. Distinguishing numbers,

of shares..

Charge

$ 2,00 .40 Motor Cycle with Side Car 1.00 Motor Car, (12 H.P. &

under) 2.00 Motor Car, (over 12

HP 8.00

5.00

10.00

This information is required} Lorry unladen for the purpose of checking the Lorry

Chinese Optical Co. Register of

OPTICIAN

67, QUEENS ROAD

Members, MOODIE

1 dón THE HONG KONG & YAURATI FERBY CO, LTD. Hongkong, 9th Sept. 1948.

Acting Manager & Secretary. Aborsi Hongkong, 10th Sept., 1946

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