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CHINA MAIL Readers' Letters

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Winter Clothing Sir-In reply to the letter by

It would be appreciated if Mr.; fusely worded letters from Cruttwell could kindly explain Stanley thanking those outsido why individuais, dressed up in

Managing Editor: WJ Kosten idr. J. Cruttwell, 'Secretary, Hong the latest style suits, made of the for kindness and bravery in

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Kong Social Welfare Councih would state as follows

1. That considerable quan- .tity of winter

best and most expensive material, sending parcels that were the or who are wrapped up in furs means of keeping many an in- or thick newly made overcoats, ternee alive; promises of bet- being issued with clothing. ter times and conditions for interesting to many. These are mere things

has been, would also: belain what of the past and of no im and pull hotels Med by the Nr. Cruttwell...

distribution centro at East Point. have

2.That certain individuals procedure is adopted by his are definitely being allowed to choose and plek

Renis

43 Coffee Red

well known.

Smallpox

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in-

workeri

Council in regard to the selection Portance. We fought side by of people to qualify for the free side and risked our lives to clothing being issued..

gether; we went through the JACK FROST.

rigours of North Point, S

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shuipo and Japan; we were the political'scetion in Stanley Gaol; we were hounded by the collaborators; but this is a new. Japanese, and betrayed by the

era and time eradicates every

thing. We are no longer need- ed: they can fend for them- selves; our loyalty and work during the fighting and cecupa- tion means nothing.

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CARNIVAL

By: Dick Turner

COPE, 1944 MY NEA SERVICE, ING, T, M. REG. 17, 3. FAT, OFF..

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"When they thump your head, sheriff, to see if it's ripe you'll have the goods on 'em!"?

clothing they wish to live." NEW HOPE 3. That the majority of whose Delegates to the World Parlia who attend to obtain clothing are ment the General Assembly of sofar

definitely not:

Equality For All 4. That people, a afluent cir home conscious of a task well cumstances, particularly certain more complaints from the Police Sir-Every day brings forth done and with a new optimisat women whose husbands are, the Reserve, H.K.V.D.C., A.R.P., regarding progress towards estab managers of certain local con uxiliary Fire Service, locally lished peace. In the discussions the centre.

cerns, have drawn clothing from

engaged Government nurses, which covered a wide variety of

5. That

the explanation rela etc: Your columns are being subjects, substantial agreement tire to employees, being. Ient the continually filled with such let was reached on all issues, and for use of an expensive streamlined ters. Yet nothing seems to be the first time reasonable compo-cases.

imousine is not applicable in all done and little has been achiev mises were not difficult to reach.

One wonders whether there is 6. That the writer is fullyed after 15 months of so-called still one recourse. Are the un- For the new spirit, 2 distinct aware of the amount of hard rehabilitation.

oficial members of the Execu| change in the Russia approach work being put in by voluntary The Government settled with tive and Legislative Councils was largely responsible: This was the manner in which these work soon enough; British Volunteers terests of the Colony and its workers at the centre; likewise, Sterling paid Civil Servants really looking after the in- particularly noticeable in connecars at the evotre likewise, the and other nationals as well as inhabitants. tion with disarmament. Here M. manner in which these

Short speeches Molotov provided the delegates travel to and from their work is the few fortunate local born and slight criticism carries but with a new definition of the Rus

who did not return to the little weight. They must be sian attitude, which cleared the

Colony from Japan camps, but followed up and Government and air immediately. What finally i

were repatriated from Manila everyone knows what that will involve, cannot be predicted

and elsewhere, were paid in means. One need have no fears but the position will now be re

full in England, received their when fighting for a just cause. demobilization clothing and en- The picture stands out clear- joyed a nice holiday, Other ly in my mind. I have Stanley Internees have had Boubts at all about same. their share of the spoils; for only means one thing. We all of which the ordinary man served, we suffered and now we in the street will be called upon understand. We are the local Recently there appear to meet in the form of new and born; we just do not count. suspicions of other people's suged in the press a letter higher taxes for decades to Justice and Equality. - For gestions have been too frequent to signed Health" asking come. And

here again the many maybe, but not for us. justify other people in being tod

Hong Kong born will be affect-

DISGUSTED LOCAL questions about vaccina- censoriously suspicious of Russian

ed most. For this is our home proposals. There was a welcom tion.

Government and we are here to stay. All Chinese Food Shops change towards conciliation in Mspokesman yesterday this and yet, the poor local Molotov, during the discussion d

Si-You are probably aware the Treaties with Germany,

gave the following an born, whether Volunteer, Au-

xiliary Services or Civil Ser that in the proximity of the

sertled for all practical purposes. Monday, 23rd Dec. satellites and these have been questions originally aP condescension of the powers Central thers are Chinese shop H.M.S. "Liwo," was an Officer and hit, and her Commanding

swers in order that the vant must await the whims and Western Market in Queen's Road

peared:- It is possible to hope, therefore on or about Thursday, 26th Dec.that, whatever his original pur

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representation in the

Talks and promises of more of Government maintaining su

pervised markets.”

ment; chances for the Hong Kong born, no more discrimina tion. Mere talk, as our friends the Americans so very aptly put

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Statement

(1) Vaccination is still the safest guard against smallpox. General cleaniness. fresh ai and sunshine and the avoidane helps. Under present conditions of overcrowding are all useful

in Hong Kong, vaccination is the only safe precaution.

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities":

The Epic Of The Liwo At Banka

Hong Kong readers will Malay ratings, and picked up probably be interested to know six survivors from HMS. that the late Lieutenant Thomas Scorpion during the previous Wilkinson, R.N.R. who has just night, was sighted at dawn off been awarded a posthumous 16th February by a Japanesej Victoria Cross for valour at cruiser and a destroyer when Singapore while in command of off Fule Ubar Sho was chased of the Indo-China Steam Navi- Oficer, had to beach her an hour later..on Banka Island, Lieutenant Wilkinson joined where he set her cn fire, blew the Company in 1922 at the age her up, and completely destroy- of twenty-four and was promot- cd all confidential instruments ed to the rank of Master in and books. 1936. He served tor some Meanwhile the "LIWO", which years as Masier of the S/S was trying to make a non-stop run "Hanging" (now * "Taipo- to Batavia, was again subjected Jhan") and, on hia return to air-attacks by a seaplane, from leave in 1910 he was ap- which indicted serious damage, to pointed to the Company's her bull and superstructure with "Liw" when this vessel was near misses between noon and. 3

cquisitioned for Naval Service pan. Nearly an hour later a con- and Captain Wilkinson, as her voy cf small ships, presumed to Semmanding Officer, was combe Japanese was sighted about .nissioned as a Temporary six miles away, to the cast-north- +

cast steering for the Banka

other convoy-of --ábout -Afteën.

the

one

Several months ago, the stal (2) The protection given by

holders of the Western Marke vaccination against smallpox is

drew this state of affairs to th generally believed to last about

tics Meaths have now. elapsed attention of the proper author! three years. Should a vaccinated

and still the same shops outsid person be an unlucky as to be it. Nothing can be done and the market confine to do a pros attacked by a heavy dose of the nothing will be achieved until smallpox poison, the vaccination official red tape, incompetenty why interest the pub Lieutenant R.N.R. may, not prevent an attack of and sheer discrimination, are | may 31168 would apply to the inspection and smallpox, even as soon as a year l'completely brushed aside. I whether the market stall-holders The "Liwo" was built for the Strait, and shortly afterwards an- - der the Russian plan, would have smallpox have occurred in per- in that old adage the leopard public concern that a certain. De by the Hong Kong & Whampoa tons, astein, was righted more after the vaccination. Cases of am inclined to belleve firmly lose money thereby, but it is Indo-China S. N. Co. in 1938 ships, ranging from 500 to 6,000 the task of ensuring that armasons who say they have been

partment seems to have become Dock Company, being specially than seven miles away.on ments were reduced or in some vaccinated six months before. never changes its spots.

slack in the maintenance of N cases, such as that of atomic arma- In such cases it is likely that from that fateful year, 1941. tive control of the source of sup. vice on the Upper Yangtaze. the Banka Strait at about eight Are we in any way different system which provides an effecdesigned and engined for ser starboard bow proceeding towards ments, prohibited. That would, of there was something wrong course, torpedo any effective dis with the vaccination. Even If The War matters little now. It ply and the method of storing of She was a very small ship only knots. armament. It would leave national smallpox does develop in a vac-is all over and forgotten. We perishable food. The ignorant 170 feet long with a beam of The Captain and the Firs! I leu- need to be protected 30 feet and a draught when tenent (Sub-Lichtquant R. G. sovereignty completely unimpair cinated person, the illness is were only useful when we were Public

against the possibility of Promises made to wholesome food being offered for being requisitioned

un- Kaded of seven feet. After Stanton, R.N.R.) decided that the ed, and the British delegates it always much less serious. Dur- needed.

H.M.SLIWO was in a position to in- ing an epidemic like the one in prisoners at Shamsheipe as to sale. mediately made it quite clear that Hong Kong at present. It is what was theirs by right; pro-

"Liwo" was despatched HYGIENIC

todict satisfactory damage on the Britain would not again risk being very necessary to be vaccinated

Singapore and employed

on enemy, and that if she had to go caught unilaterally disarmed. M. again.

patrol duty in Malayan Waters. down could take at least Molotov then explained that the

About 36 hours before she Japanese ship to the bottom with veto would, not apply to

(3) If a vaccination does not the "take" it does not always mean

left Singapore in the early her. An attempt was made to re- Conumissions. He added that he that the vaccinated, person is

morning of 13th February, port the position of the convoy" did not see any objections to the "immune" or likely to catch the

1942, with orders to make by W/T but is was found that requirements of an effective dis- illness. There may have been a

Batavia as quickly as possible, the damage done by the BAT farmanicht system as postulated by fault in the way the vaccination

there were many changes in misses of the "seaplane's bombs Sir Hartley Shawcross. These has been done. The spokesman

her crew, and, the men were, had put the instruments out of in consequence, still unaccus-action. The other officers and the are, broadly speaking, that the cited the case where one person

tomed to their new ship when crew were informed of what the system must cover all types of on himself by the same person had two vaccinations performed

she went into action ten hours Caplain proposed to. đỡ, and at. armaments; that there must be at the same time, with the same immediate and effective control; vaccine; one "took and the

·SOME LOSERS. the heart which was won by later. In addition to her own 4.30 the, “LIWO"; altered course

VALUABLE and that inspection and control; other did not. In this instance,

the I, and South then prompt-seven officers she took on board so as to attack a transport of ly laid down the A to take none Sub-Lieutenant, and five 2,300 tons which was eighth in the must be beyond reach of the veto. the reason was that the vaccina-

When discarding a losing discard of the club 3. By sa ratings, survivors from HM Jupanese line ahead and was Does this harmony sound better tor had just sterilised the lancet card from your own hand on a doing he made his contract. Im Prince of Wales, and four about 8,000 yards away when the than it really is? One considera in a flame and the hot knife dummy winner, during play of possible, as he realised later, ratings, survivors from H.M.5 Battle. Ensign was hoisted at 233. tion will occur

at, price that killed the vaccine. A vaccination your suit contract, it will pay

realise Repulse. There was also one pa though the Commissions will be that does not cause some in- you to be sure you do not pick The spade Kwas scored and naval rating from the Johore At that time the range, cf the free from the veto, the Security flamation is useless and does a loser from the wrong suit, the 10 finessed to the Q. Back Patrol and eight other naval Japanese destroyer was 13.000 or so and that of "the Council, which issues their in-not show genitor cedoll be vital to the successful per the spade 7 then the spade Austrailan stoker, 34 other cruiser rather mere. Tire was

immunity, freedom Some of those losing cards may came the heart 10. ruffed by ratings, one of whom was an yards structions, will not be free. Are pox Vaccination should be reby enabling you to have an ad- given up to the 3 and the heart Chinese. Apart from the crewed, and the 4-inch gun, which we thereby thrown back to the pented as soon as possible.

formance of your undertaking, cleared trumpa. The c'ub 10 was Europeans, ten Malays and six-pened as the Ensign was hölst- old point that everything really (4) Second attacks of email- ditional entry into the dummy return ruffed by the spade A there were eight passengers, was laid by Leading Scamm A. depends on how the veto in the x are very rares All the same Merely tossing away any "sure The club A now dropped the Qive Army, two R.4.F. and one W. Thompson and manned by a Council is used? The veto was it is not imposable for a person loser" without measuring such and the 6 was given up to the civilian. The "Liwo" left seraich crew composed of the originally accepted because upon who may have recovered from, factors is the height of careless K. East returned the diamond Singapore in company with First Lieutenant, two other Of great issues the implacable hosti- a mild attack In infancy to get and haphazard bridge.

K to the A, but then two dia- H.MS. "Fuhwo (also an Inde eers, the Australian stoker and lity of one or more great Powers another mild attack in later

monda had to be lost, setting China vessel) (Lieutenant Nwo. A.B., scored a hit with its would in fact make action im life.

South two tricks,

Cook, R.N.R.) and at 5 am, third or fourth round and set the practicable. It has been used in

both ships anchored, south of torget well on fire with three If South had discarded a dia The Raffles Light and did not more shells. The target and three mond on that heart, instead of weigh until 5.30 am, in order other ships in the convoy turned clob, and then get the same to have the benefit of daylight away, but the "LIWO", which heart returns when the defence while passing the minefield in came through the line and was vas in, he could have given the Durian Straft. From 1gaged at fairly close range and hit by the 3-pounders and away two club tricks and used pm until about 8 pm both machine-guns of all the transports the third for entry to dummy lips were subjected to high within range, returned this fre with the Athen discarded two level bombing attacks from with interest and was able to 'rom diamonds on clubs and thus ever fifty Japanene aircraft. In her original target at 3.45 pm. zode his contrect.

the course of these the "Liwo," before the was hit seriously by which had had her superstruc- the cruiser.

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to the risk of getting smallpox; catch issues and the attempt to secure the illness. Protection from SQ42 any limitation on its use has fail- smallpox does not grow with HQJ108 ed. Until therefore, a final age. Any strong healthy man DJS32 agreement zakon t disarmament stands a better chance of es- CRE emergesit would be wiser caping the smallpox poison, as to places more hopes on M. with any other disease, than Molutov's general change from does a weak child

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a child through getting small- South West ternational conferences that if

North genuine reciprocal confidence can born to mothers who were suc 118 Pase 21 Pass

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Unfortunately, this protection meant to tell South his hand H7 from the mother does not lost was not particularly No D832 much longer than a few weeks Trumpish, and that unless C93

(7) Vaccination against South's was, he ought to try it smallpox should never be delay-In the major suit, which he did... ed if there is serious risk of In-South know North did not have

HAQ 10 545 There will be no issues of the risk of catching the illness (for Spades or he would have raised

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www.sent, or if a child is sick or has heasta, GAMINGERIET PAWhat is the correct stopping Publication will be resumed a skin disease, many bolls, etc.), the defente operated, point of the bidding on this on the morning of Saturday it is wiser to delay vaccination South should have made his deal if both sides bid warily December 28.

until he or she is stron: contract, didn't West led and gradually 7

ture badly damaged by dive When she had been put out of bombing before she left Sings-action by the destruction of her pore, received further damago main steam-pipe and steering At 5 pm. the two ships an-gear, and had lost a good many chored near an laland, and their of her crew Lieutenant Wilkin Commanding Officers conferred son gave the order to abandon and decided to lle up next day ship, but remained with the off Sngkep until it was dark."LIWO" when she sanke bows fiest They proceeded there and an under the cruiser's salvos short- chored again at 8 am, on 14th ly after 8 o'clock about twenty February, but were detected miles from the nearest land. At and attacked by two bombers, about 6.30 p.m. в Jopenese trans- These made low-level attacks port machine-gunned those whic and were driven off by the had abandoned & the TWO" Liwo's 4 Inch gun, but as while in the water and 4 the- the position of the ships was loved that no more than, sloven mown to the enemy they ree survived to reach the prion- vised their plans and decided to comps at Muntok, or Palembang, hours later The Fukwo". The original target was abandon- part company at about three where three of rem died later which had a crew of six Eurged by the crew after the ram Dean Officera 2nd nine Euroming and burned for a long Dean 28 Chinese and nine (Continued on Page (3)