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"And The Landlubbers Lie Down Below"

(By V. V. K.)

was the main The voyage of H.M.S. "Patroller"

topic of barroom and lunchtime conversation in the hotels yesterday and some hundreds of local returnees from England and Australia listened with an incredulous and sympathetic ear to tales of woe that varied in the telling with the raconteur's own ability to dramatise. Nothing incredible happened on the voyage of the escort carrier "Patroller.", Little things hap- pened, each one of them 'inconsequential in itself. The rain poured in, continually choppy, the electric fans would] not work and the refrigerator went out of or- der on the hottest days in the Red Sea.

Col. Wild Blames Tojo

Tokyo, Sept. 13.

seas

were

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1946.

U.P. LIBEL SUIT Speeding Up

German P.W.'s Repat

Shanghai, Sept. 13. Wolfgang Schenke, Nazi prisoner awaiting trial as War criminal an charges of espionage, today brought a libet auit before the Shanghai District Court against Walter Rundle, manager of United Press's Shanghai office.

Schenke bases his suit on a story by United Press giving details of the charpes under which he is now facing trial. He was arrested lust April. -Our Own Correspondent.

PRICE CONTROL BREACH

London, Sept. 13. German prisoners of war in Britain are to be repatriated at the aver- age rate of 15,000 month- ly-compared with the

about present rate. of 3,000-as from the end of September.

POSTPONED

New York, Sept. 13. Dr. Trugve Lic) Secretary- General of the United Na- Hons, announced the post- ponement of the United Na- tions' General Assembly until October 23,

Dr. Lie said that a majurity of the 61 nations approved of the postponement. Of the 51 members, 37 replied and none objectouAssociated Press.

R.A.F. METEOR AT PRAGUE

PASSPORT PHOTOS D. & P. SERVICE.

ASIA STUDIO

10 ICE HOUSE ST.

H.K.

Ray Of Light In

1

India Situation

London, Sept. 13. The news that Mr. Jinnah, the Moslem League President, is to meet the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, probably in New Delhi on Sunday was des- cribed as "a ray of light in a dark world" by Mr. A. Sorensen, Labour Member of Parlia- ment and well-known champion of Indian in- dependence in London today.

The news his been welcomed to find a basis on which Con- in all political circles where it grena and the Moslem League is hoped that it will mean at can cooperaté in the future least the beginning of the end government of India. to the Hindu-Moslem impasse. London, Sept. 13.

Mr. Sorensen, discussing the Flight Lieutenant Neville F. At the samo time, the im- general situation with Reuters sald Duke, reservo pilot of the RAF provement in the riot situation Political Correspondent, High Speed flight, will fly a in Bombay and Calcutta and that Labour circles had always jet Meteor IV to Prague today the more moderate tone of the been anxious for the Moslem to cooperate in the and give a display at an inter- speeches of Indian leaders this League national aviation ally on Satur-week have led to what may be interim government.

it was an- described as qualified optimism

Bad Mistake In all quarters nouneed today.

"It is no secret that we re In particular, the speech by Mr. II. S. Shurawardy, Moslem Premier of Bengal, in welcom- ed na ovidence of a new desiro

The first batch (about 8,000) in expected to reach Germany in the middle of October. Prio rity will be given to those who have been showing positive de mocratic attitude, and those Little things, acts of God

likely to be useful in there though they be, can also be an

habilitation of Germany, it is returning

officially announced. After that day and Sunday, The 109 noying. Hongkongites who came back

the general rule will be the length of time spent in capti- by that vessel were sufficiently annoyed to write letters about

vity.

(Continued from Page 1.) .Mr. She said that while appreciating the circumstances he could not let the company off lightly. The firm was a big store and should know better. Wong Chuk hing of the Leun Hing Co., No. 41 Queen's Rond it, signed by the majority of Central, was fined $250 for well- the voyagers, to the Secretarying Coal Tar soap at $5.00 in of State for the Colonies and to stead of 75 cents. the Colonial Secretariat. lettera were not

perience.

The

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much of

Condensed Milk

本

"All condensed milk has been

Continuing his evi- dence today before the complaint as a request that an-, International Military other group of returning re-requisitioned by the Govern- Tribunal, Colonel Cyrilaidents be spared a similar ex-ment and sold to retailers at a Wild told how captured The many and varied tales, compared, sifted and British troops were tor- when tured and starved by the divested of drama, however, add may Japanese after the fall up to a picture of what

well have been the most uncom- Orient fortable voyage to the

decided He described the Japanese polley since Magellan's crew of "ne work, no food," and how that nothing mattered any more they used it deliberately to starve since they had not sighted any the men who died by the hundred. thing resembling land after When

asked one Japanese Tierra del Fuego. oflicer to explain the food polley.

was troopship accommodation on the Japaness boasted that

thic win

of Singapore.

ናዚ

Bate

Accommodation on "Patroller"

price lower than control price so that a profit may be made. The charging of excessive prices is great hardship on the Chinese population who are great con- sumers and require the milk for the children. The Price Con- trol Department take a serious view of any excessive charging as far as food and drugs are concerned," said Mr. Nolloth to Mr. She

There are at present. 394,000 German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom, of whom 326,000 are working and form- ing an important part of the British Inbour force in agricul- ture and other work.

The new scheme means that

it will still take 26 months be- fore all Germans are eligible ·

The prospect of to go home. accelerating still further this five-fold increase in the rate of

Dien

depends on how repatriation

resettle in quickly the Germany and on the amount of shipping available home-Reuter.

take them

Dake will make the fight in four hops, refuelling at Brus- and Nurem- sels, Weisbaden burg-Reuter.

Nationalisation Of Ally Property Postponed

Vienna, Sept. 12.

Austria will not nationalise United Nations pro- perty until the question of compensation has been settled satisfactorily, a communique is sued here tonight stated,

explain the hangar deck-triple-decker had been sold by Chan Wing poor and by your selling on high lisation act will not be put into or the Potsdam terms.

war, a victorious

will not need

Colonel Wild said that in his opinion the Japanese were deliber. ately cruel to American and Allied prisoners. The Japanese their captives in an attempt to con-

cents.

He was referring to Eagle Brand condensed milk which control is for the benellt of the Tai, of 114 Main Street, prices you are robbing the poor. space to

for Shaukiwan

$2 whereas The rich don't care, they may beds and not much

The ship car.

Was 80 be able to afford the high price." move about in.

Defendant was fined $150 and ried a total compleruent of 1,305. the controlled price starved passengers and crew, all told.

Pleading guilty, defendant another $50 for not exhibiting nome 400 Royal There were

said that he had purchased the the price. For selling a packet of Aspro at 20 cents in excess milk at a high price.

the offence of the controlled price So Chan- You buy from black market and ling of No. 5 Wing Lok Street sell to black market. Price was fined $200.

vince them of the Japanese philo- ophy that the White men must He described the movement of prisoners of war through Malaya and said that Korean guards were ordered not to let the prisoners throw even a stinking corpse out of the boxcar.

"There were 57 of us in the boxcar and two of them had their legs amputated the previous day," he said. "The Japanese sergeant in charge of that car has been sentenced to four years in prison

he declared. on my evidence,"

Colonel Wild declared that Toju is to blame for the deaths of thou. sands of Allled prisoners of war railroad, on the Burma-Siam where every mile marks soldiers

Xraves.

"If anyone to be called to ne- count. it is General Tojo who

tifled.

ese, he said.

a

Marines and 500 navul ratings on board bound for Hong Kong, all quite used to troopship accommodation and resigned to their lot.

"Patroller" is a seaworthy vessel, no cleaner or dirtier than the average.

"This increases

It has had its ESPORTS

Rain

share of rain and wind. brings rust to iron and it is a naval practice to grease iron This is where a railings.

custom began to traditional knaw at the vitals of the frate 109.

Seven-A-Side Competition

The first competitive games of Hard On Landlubbers the new football season will be The voyage was a stormy one played this afternoon on the Hong Con- Kong Football Club ground when and hard on a landlubbor. stant relief was necessary and the First Round games of the this was within one's means with Seven-A-Skide competition for the ittle will-power. It called for Stanley Community Shield will be a climb of 20 feet up an iron Jad-played.

in

The proceeds will be donated to International Red Cross and prices of admission are $2.40 and $1.20.

Servicemen half price.

ordered that construction," he tesder to the flight deck where the This afternoon eight games will

only available washrooms were be played, the first starting at 10,000 Died

situated. It was possible there to p.m. All the laws of the game Approximately 10,000 prisoners freshen up and wash the grease will apply except that there will be no offsides, and that in the of war died in the work of con- d rust off one's hands.

Where Grouse No. 1 como

event of the score being even at structing the railroad, which be

was that one had to climb the came one of the horrors of war.

the end of full time corners shalt By special order of the constru: sanie ladder down and collect the

une's count. tion director,

same ast and grease on monument whi

The competition is made more hands. The only way to get rid

vlow of the fact erected in Thalland and Burma t console the spirits of departed of it was to climb up the ladder interesting in

that the same players must play once more and revisit the wash throughout the tournament. prisoners of war. A mass was

room. There was no other solu- held and their souls venerated in the fashion of the Imperial Japan- tion either than to keep a special Yng for the purpose or to wipe Ho declared that the Japanoone's hands on a bedsheet. As a arrivals explain, were fanatics in their efforts to result, "Patroller"

they sheets were brownish, greasy and complete the railroad, but

ere incapable of handling such a filthy all the time.

Other grouses were of a minor gigantic project.

a Japanese report nature. The fans had a way of He quoted

with giving out together which said: "The inexperience of

winds. The refrigerator went on the Japanese Army in great can- struction works in the jungle is strike only on the hotter days. liampering progress."--Associated The water only poured when one was snugly in bed; it reached a depth of six inches on deck.

to

get up and push itp on y

personal effects on top of the lockers and they would fall down onco more into the

were

Press.

RADIO

Was

hoad

I

deck. On the hotter. Mack on

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1940

UNIT REQUESTS ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting on a frequency of 846 kilocyclos and from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m., and 7.80 to 8.80 p.m., and 0.15 to 11.000 p.m.. also an 9.52 megacycles, H.K.T.

the

the showers had a way of refusing to give at all or divesting themselves of a stream of scalding hot water. For recreation, one could go to the reading room.

That

WAN Dext to the funnel and in the words of one voyagar "you could pass ou after two minutes inside,

Yesterday, "Patrollor arrivals were taking it out on one's crę. 1.10 p.m.-"Fata" Waller and Ills O dulity. It was a good voyager's

12,30 p.m.-Daily Progranime Buntary, 12.42 pm.--Varloty

1.00 p.m.-Now

Weather

and Announcementa.

chestra.

Forecast

1.80 p.m.eminisation of Romberg. 3.00 p.m.Clown Daven 6,80 p.m.--Harry Boy's Tiger-agamur.

ne and Dinah Shore,

*7,00 p.m.-"Mulc Time." ENBA,

7.10 p.m.-Studler Unit Requests-Nev

Long Calling F.A,N,Y. (Field) Ambulance Nursing Yorwaary). 8,00 m,London Relay: News; 8.10 ano Duster Rawica and

Landauer,

8.15 p.m.-Half as Bour, with Ricban

Strauss,

6,18 Albert Bandler and

chestra..

4

Or

1.10 p.m.-Landen Belay! Max Wa in

10.00 1.mondon, Relay: Naves, 10.00 p.m.-Musie for: Danoina.⠀ 11.00 ..--Close Down,

tale. The ready answer is, VOR you der, Charlie?" and when 100 2000 men and true say that the anly counter is "No, I wasn't.".

CRICKET Scarborough, Sept. 13. North of England today dis- missed South of England in their first innings for 100, Robinson taking six wickets for

43 runs.

Close of play scoro North of England 277 and 192 (Mat- thows three for 18), Bouth of England 100 Router.

The following la the programme for the first round.

TODAY

Navy "A" Cinb "D" at 3 p.m. Referee:-LAC Roberts,

3 Commando Brigade 11.Q. v 42 Commando "A" at 3.30 p.m.

In a letter to the Allied despite Soviet protests that a Council five days ago, the text large proportion of the enter of which is included in. the prizes nationalised were Ger- communique, the Austrian Gov man assets and thus the pro- ernment declared: "The nationa-perty of the Soviet Union ún- At an Allied Council meeting affect with respect to United Nations property, until Parlia- following the passage of the ment has passed the law re- act, the Russian representative declared that the Soviet Union garding compensation."

This letter removed the Aus- reserved the right not to allow trian Government from the un-

the act to be put into effect in the Soviet zone of Austria so in which it tenable position placed itself by announcing the nationalisation act as drafted

SECTION

Strike? Nirgal Goes Back Home

Manchester, Sept. 12.

A Players' Committee meet- ing held at Manchester today to decide what. action should be taken following the refusal of to Management the League

meet the higher wages naked for, accided that the committee conferring the Football League Committee at Manchester next Thursday should take what

deem action they should the Management Com- mittee refuse to consider their

requests.

necessary,

Soccer

▾

Doncaster, Sept. 12

M. Marcel Bussac's Nirgal, who run well for a long way In the St. Leger, will return to France in a few days. It is doubtful whether the colt will run again this season.

Today, M. Boussac's racing manager said that Nirgal would be kept in training for another year and might conteat the Coronation Cup next season.. This season's Coronation Cup was won by M. Boussac's Ar

Jave

garded the failure of the Mos- leras to participate even under protest as a bed mistake," ha said. "Participation would have given them far better plat- form on which to air their aspirations than cold shoulder- ing the whole business ever could have done.

"Their fellow religionists, the Moslems of the Arab States,

did not muke that mistake over the present Palestine con- ference and have already made their views very plain. But the grent point is that it is not too late for the Moslems of

India to retrieve their error, I sincerely hope that this means the end of the Hindu-Moslem clashes and a brighter outlook all round."

The news was also welcomed in authoritative circles in Lon- don where tributes, wore paid to the Viceroy for his unflag- ging persistence to find a solu-

ton acceptable to both Congress and the Moslem League.-Reu-

ter.

far as it affected the factories AFL: "Strike Cff" CIO: "strike On"

now under Russian ownership.

The Austrian Government’a. publication of their letter, which they originally intended to issue as an annexe to the nationalisation act when it is officially published on Septem- ber 16, is probably due to the Left-Wing press campaign call- ing upon the Government to

Washington, Sept. 13, United States' ports remained blockaded by labour disputes to- day, despite a back-to-work vote by tho American Federation of Labour Sailors' Union of the Paci- fie ending the eight-day walkout, because shortly after the vote was All Viennese newspapers pub- given, the Congress of Industrial lish the now that the British Organization National Maritime and United States elements of Union voted to begin a strike of Council had com- both the East and West Coasts at the Allied municated with the Austrian midnight, Government on the subject

make its intentions clear.

Reuter.

Parachute Regt. Trial

1-

Singapore, Sept. 13. "A tactless and unsympathetic"

The AFL Pacific Coast: Union tcelded to end the strike as a re- [sult of a Government proposal restoring the wage increase which had been vetoed by the Wage Stabilization Board.

on

The CIO National Council then voted unanimously to strike

£12 Players are proposing

all dry cargo and passenger ver- sels under contract with it, in a maximum wage, £10 during 1. dan. summer, with 47 and £6 mini- Consequently, Nirgal will sergeant major was listed by Cap- demand for the same concessions.

the tain A. S. Reflly, chief defence Earlier. East In

Coast AFL Unions mum, respectively, for fulltime miss his engagement

counsel, as one of the grievances decided to hold out until they had professionals.

King George V. Stakes at Or 88 firatelans Longue clubs Azcot but M. Boussac will be of the 265 meu of the 18th (Lan- received written assurances from cashire) Parachute Regiment, what the Government that the increases only four are non-members of represented by Narses. As the are being tried before 과 court- the Players' Union.-Reuter.

manager sald, Narses (cannot martial here on charges of mutiny. would be approved. It is expect a great chance if the Captain Relily said that the ed that such reassurances would Derby and St. Leger winner, education of most of the accused be sent today.

Labour Maritime Commission anished at the age of 14 and Airborne, ronn-Router.

they could not be expected to

Relations' Director J. Godfrey haye a

The Butler, said he thought the Corn- clear con

conception of mutiny men's grievances could not by any mission "would seek to extend to London, Sept. 13.

standard be classified as petty un- the CIO the same increases Among the

in a less by someone completely imper- were given to the AFL." passengers British Oversons Airways' York vious to the men's welfare.

Joseph Curran, president of the aircraft, which left London airport "At no time on May 14 did they CO National Maritime Union, Thursday morning for India was men resist their superior. pflcers said however that this Untime the Nawab of Pataudi, captain of in the execution of their duties," would remain out until its de the All India cricket eleven, with said Captain Reilly. The defence mands had been definitely met.-- his wife and mother-in-law, her asked the court to nequit them

Associated Press. Highness the Begum of Bhopal. and wipe out the memory of "this

The Begum and her daughter cha

pressed upon a noble ry. have been on a visit to Britain and were joined by the Nawab on his arrival Nenth

with the Indian cricketers.Associated Press.

games

London, Sept. 12. Resulta of football played today were:

Second Division: Leicester City 2 Birmingham City 1.

Third Division, Southern Norwich City 1 Swindon Town 5. Southend United 1 Ipswich Town 1.

Roferce: J. F. da Silva. Eastern v R.A.F. “A” at 4 p.m Referee:--G.P.O. Rogers.

Third Division, Northern: South 45 Commando "B Y

Barrow 3 Halifax Town 0. **131* China at 130 p.m.

Irish Gold Cup, Second round: Referer: S. Sparrow. Sing Tao "C" y Navy "B" n Distillery 2 Ballymena United 6 p.m.

Referee:-F. A. Barretto. H.K. Chinese Cadre v Dockyard R.Ç, at 5.30 p.m.

Referces--N. T. Delgado. Navy "C" v St. Joseph's at 6 p.m.

Referee:-K. K. In.

44 R.M. Commando "B" R.A.F. "B" at 0.30 p.m.

Refereo:-Ng Kam-chaen.

Club "B" p.m.

TOMORROW

1.

Rugby Union: Briton Ferry 3-Iteuter.

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FRIENDLY SOCCER A friendly football match was played yesterday at Homuntin between RAF Sergeant's Mess and 102 Wing Signal Section the latter winning 2-1.

PATAUDI

BERROETA

Dover, Sept. 12.

Captain 8. W. Ward, for the prosecution, said that the prosecu- tion did not seek conviction where there was reasonable doubt but it claimed that each and every man had placed himself in allegiance The with a mufincus assembly,

Jorge Berrosta, Chilean awim-court adjourned until Monday, ming champion, left Dover this when the Judge Advocate will sum afternoon for the French coast in up-Reutor. an attempt, to swim the English Channel.

He left with his trainer, E. The appointments of referees Tamme, and several others on the "y Blog Tao "B" at 3

and linesmen for the opening Referee:--Capt. J. P. England. league games of the football motor launch, Early Morn, for Cap

Nez

42 Commando "B" v HK, Signal | season will be made next week.

Weather prospects are favour-, Co, at 3.80 m.

All referees who are willing to able within the next 12 hours, but officiate at league games and forecasts up to now have proved .who havo not registered of little use in forsteling English with the Football Association Channel conditions. Reuter.

requested to do so lun

v. 1/5

Referee: Lal Yuk-tal. H.K.. Wiroloss Centre Commando "A" at 4 p.m.

Haferos A. E. P. Guest.

Bouth China A 16 Commediately Entries may be sent

Tige. at 4.30 p.m. Referes:-LAG Roberts.

mando

st

45 Commando “A” ▼ Club "A"

6 p.m. Referee:-J. F. da Silva. Chinese Amateur Sports Club Kwong Wab at 0.80 p.m., Referee-OP.O. Rogers.

to P. O. Box 288..

Bing Tao "A"!

∙HA? at: Q. Dima 44 Command

Referat:-1/8, Sparr

Glulu are to supply linesman)

BOON TRIAL (Continued from Page 1) The ordered all staff'

* Tho

officers to write their impressions. of the fall of Singapore..

says were writton and given to Brigadier Pothers who gave t

the to the Japanese.

Who passed the order en Brigadier Pothers or the 0.0.0.1---| The Swimming Gain arranged I think I did."* by 1 Travancore Infantry in afd

"Did any staff offers protest at

́sencs."

of H. E. the Governor's Fund,ting them?--Not in my 'pre- which was unavoidably post- Throughout the Maltby regimo,

STOP PRESS

London, Sept. 18. After a one-day protest atrike, the Aeronautical En- mem- gineers Association bera

to today returned work at Britain's leading,

airports. The strike in no way affected the services, according to the British South American Airways. An official of the B.O.A.C. told Reuter: "Everything la normal today and all A.E.A. workers have re- turned. The Secretary of the Association had disfrazd that when strika nötices were served all B.O.A.C. services will be grounded"

Houtar,

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Printed and published for the “Newspapor poned last Saturday owing to maid Boost, orders were given to propriators, patho Inclement weather will be held General Naltby. He had never Enterprise, Fimited by Wal at Gun Club Hi this afternoon, heard of, ang, oflore exfusing to JAMES KRATES,' - Windsor Her .commencing at:dpm.

Bourry them out--Reuter,

Hour Cour.