Page one of the China Mail reports, under yesterday's date, that General MacArthur has ordered the arrest of Colonel Gennosuke Noma as a suspected war criminal. Noma was head of the Hong Kong Kempeitai for most of the occupation, and he was eventually executed for crimes that included the mistreatment of prisoners and actions taken as part of the Japanese policy of forcing large numbers of Chinese to leave Hong Kong.
An editorial on page two of the China Mail discusses prostitution ('the social vice') and claims that 'Never in the present century has the moral tone of this colony been lower than it is today,' with 'promiscuity' blatant and instrusive. The paper believes that the pre-war closing of the brothels has failed as badly as American 'prohibition' of alcohol, and recommends the introduction of a legalised and officially-regulated system.