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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1943.
Woman In Tears
(Continued from Papo 1)
in all but was tortured only on the first occasion.
He was detained a total of 49
<
water terture on one occasion. On
three obser occasions 1. Was not! tortured bat mere evidence was taken
"First accused' mão' fólk part did second accused. days after which he was told to and eventually made a confession! quit Cell No. 2 fhd returned]
but only about carrying news. home.
DaDers. After that I was not lot Inter free. I was locked up. I was also beaten by Chut Chee and Chung,
"A tortured and best me as if I was their enemy, and without
SENTENCED TO DEATH The next witness was Chan Wai-fan, 80, residing at 37, San Lok Rosil, 1st floor, Tainishatsui. Witness said that in February, 1942, he joined the B.A.A.G. and employed in intelligence
WER
work,
meret.
"On
From Kowloon I was taken to Stanley, I was kept in prison and On June 8, 1944, a Japanese on Nov. 20, 1944, I was condemn called Shium Chi arrested himed to death By beheading,
8. 1944. my sentence) in a workshop. He was taken to the Yaumati Gendarmerie prisonment and I was released in wax commute to one of life im- where he was identibed by August, 1945 after the nea man named Chan King. Ile On Feb. 14, 1918 at Stanley, WILS hung up, whipped and she identified the twy accused. given the water torture,
The Court was adjourned till Kwok-ching and. Inter,
Monday at 2.30 pm. The after-1 Leung, took part in this.
noon of next week have been re served for the continued hearings,
Tsui
So
FAMINE IN HUNAN
Week-end Soccer
The Second Round Ramos of the football, Shield Competition
will be played this week-end and
several now teams will be on viow, The best game will probably be this afternoon when 42 Both These teams are still in the running for League honours, In the meeting in the League early in the season, Commandos won Commandos by B-1. Since then have lost nevaral of their good players while Royal Air Force have improved considerably.
The Navy, Derby should also be interresting, Navy "B" who have so far done well in the
League are the favourites but Navy
"A" can Alio field a strong side.
meet No. R.A.3.C. Tomorrow, 1 Commando in the first in the first round as the result Service Corps beat Civil Affairs. of a last minute penalty, No. 1 Commandos have not played in strength the Longuo and their
Commandos meet Royal AFCOM
Is unknown.
game.
quantity la)
Another unknown No. 5 Commandos who meet East- ern, potential League Champions. Eastern are not taking any chan- ces and are folding" their nest side.
The following is the week-end. provranime:---
TO-DAY
V. Navy "3" (Navy ground, at 2.30 ».m.) Referee: Cpl. R. Leigh. Linesmen: Cpt. Hawker
Witness said he did not re- member on how many occasjons he was tortured but he daily confessed to being a spy and was taken before a Japanese Court Martial on August 15, 1941. Ou Nov.
25 he was sentenced to
Chungking, Mar. 8. death, but the sentened
Famine conditions in Hum Navy "A" was commuted to life imprisonment province, ricebowl of Ching,
Dec. 8. He was
released where, batlles were fought dur from Stanley Prison following ing the Sino-Japanese war, nai news of the Japanese surrender reported to have beconte worse. (on August 23, 1945.
Over four million person are facing larvation and already thousands of persons Are re- ported to have died of hunger and disease,
once
Mr. Barretto. 44 R.M. Cdo. v.
v. R.A.F. (Navy ground, at 4 p.m.) Raferce: Mr. K. . К. 1 Tp. Linesmen:-Spr, Thorne
Mr. A. E. P. Guest. TO-MORROW
V.
and
SHOWING
TO-DAY
KING'S
rat
-14....
In Hengyung, rall junction No. 1 Cdo. 781 Coy. R.A.S.C.
where city.
Americans
(Navy ground, at 2.10 p.m.) Referee Mr. A. McCorkindale. had an air base, 90,000 persons - are said to have died through
Linesnien-/S. D. Sparrow disease in the past three months. Famine and diecase,
WOMAN TORTURED Chung Suet Hing shid Cat during the Japanese occupation she dealt in second-hand clothing and traded between Hong Kong: and
the interior of China, In 1943 I went to Walchow 1 helped William Chan in his work while I dealt in second- hund clothing. According to William Chat he was working have follared in the wake of with the B.A.A.G. He acked war in which Japanese are esti. mated Lo have killed about me to bring Chinese and Eng- lish newspapers to him from 130,000 civilians and wounded others in Hengyang] 120,000 Hong Kong when I came with.
alone-Associated Presa, second-hand clothing. did so "On June 8, 1944. I was ar rested at my home in the
ite of the night while I was giSCRAP IRON"
in bed. I was arrested by Sai Tim and an interpreter named Chung. I did not know who Sai Tim was. I was taken to the building at Yaumuti known to the Japanese as Lau Tse-chen. This is where the Kowloon Ma- gistracy is.
and Spr. Cherrie.
No. 5 Cảo. 3. Enstern
(Navy ground, at 4 p.m.) Referee:-C.P.0. J. Rogers. Linesmen:--Sgt. Pollu
ATHL 1.0. G. Tavlor.
THE TEAMS
(from
the following) Morrin, --Peters.
McMahon, Davis, Witham, Hern, Greatorex, Wiggins, Flaherty, Orr, Bunning, Brown. Cave and Buller,
R.A.S.C.
No. 1 Commandos:-Doughty,| Gray and Jones, lagles. Rudel Tanner. Nevans. Stead. Wilson. Savage and Perry.
SOFTBALL MEETING
Arrested while carrying a small weighing machine in the street. al 30-year-old unemployed. Li Lau was charged before Mr. C. Kwan at the Summary Military: Court yesterday with having,
(By "Onlooker") the machine from No. 30.
A meeting of the Hong Kong rison Hll Road.
Softball
Was The
Association
heldi nactine belonged to n TWO MONTHS IN CELL
Pun On-nei, and was yesterday to discuss arrangements woman
for the forthcoming International; "I was put in a cell and de-
valued at $100. tained there for
Defendant was carrying the Series. I was often interro-machine when stopped montha
two over
not
་
Judic
The draw:
(holders), Portugal.
gated while I was there. On Chinese detective, Lal Shiu. When America, China and Great Britain the first occasion 3ai Tim and questioned defendent said it was are coming is the first round the interpreter Chms subjected scrap iron which he hud nicked me to the torture known as the up.
pleaded Defendant, who flying aeroplane until I lost con- sciousness. I did not knew what guilty, claimed that he was asked to carry the machine by a man happened to me after this."
Mr. Smith: Did they tell you who came down from the house. why they did this? They ask-Ho was aid $5 for his work.
Sentence of two months' hard ed me what I had done and 1
labour was imposed. admitted, the carriage of news-
papers.
I wait
BANK'S CHARTERED
ANNUAL MEETING
Continuing. witness said: "When I denied other activities I was charged with, they sub-
The Chartered Bank of India, jected me to torture. beaten with the hands and I was Australia & China announce that suspended in the air. In this it will be necessary this year to convene the Annual General Meet- position they pulled at my legs in rather later than usual. The
"The next day Sai Tim and dimculties surrounding the the interpreter beat me with a opening of the Branches which occupation and thick bamboo pole until I lost were in Japanese consciousness.. Before this they the condition in which the records again asked me what I had done were found have caused a natural and after I recovered they again delay in the oreveration of the asked me and when they could final accounts. get no Information they put me
back in my cell.
"On a third occasion I was again beaten.
ro
In the meantime the Court of Directors
declared a further Interim Dividend at the rate of per cent per annum subject to
America v. Great Britain (Re-| crete ground-0.45 am, March 17).
China (Reerelo
11 am.. March 17). A Dinner Dance will be held in Aa, probably at the Peninsula Hotel, when trophies and medals wil be presented.
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in
I was given the Income Tax for the six moc. water torture by So Leung and ending 31st December 1945 Chunr and another man whom I tual two and half per cent) but don't know. Before being given it is not the intention of the "FIDDLERS THREE"
the water torture So Loung asked
Court
of Directors to propose any me Why do you help shed or further dividend for that bar on
the British instead of
payable
Wang Ching-wei?'
TORTURE REDOUBLED
and after 3rd April, 1946, The Transfer Books will bo 'losod
" asked him not to give me no from Monday 11th March to much water and he said: 'I will Wednesday, the 20th March both
rive you more and when you have
a chance of having me arrested, days indulve.
on winning the war you will aub.
lect me to similar treatment.""
In reply to Mr. Smith svitness
said it was true that she begged Se Leung not to continue with the water torture but the response
to
י.
OBSTRUCTED POLICE
Stoppa John Charles
of tho Harbour Office was charged be-
C
with FRANCES DAY
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Showing To-Day
PAT O'BRIEN RANDOLPH SCOTT ANNIE SHIRLEY
her appeals was the insistence of fore Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday in the most powerful story of the sky har torturera in giving her more with obstructing the police in tho! water, and that instead of morey lawful discharge of their duty bo
tween noon and 4 p.m. on Feb. she got redoubled torture.)
On the fourth day Tsui Kwok 29. Mr. R. S, Smith was in charge ching and a man referred to as of the prosecution.
the one in authority subjects her The case was remanded three to the flying woroulana torture. days for further investigations. This man
beat her 'savagely. He Hall was fixed at $500. Wax Chen.
'n Japanese and was calind You witness was in tears and
was Robbing.
Mr. Smith to the interpreter:-- Tell witness I am very sorry to distress her bike this but its
necessary.
•
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PARTIAL CONFESSION Continuing witness said: " we hung with my arms tied and I lost consciousness. When I re Dublin, Mar. 8. vived I felt nam all over my body alente lunches. John Cardinal Giant, age 83, of and was unable to move my limbs. ated by Bradford City from the St. Loula has developed a slight was after, Interrogated on two I had to be bakon back to my cell. League III North-East Region congestion of the lungs, hia phval- Can to-day.
clans announced. He stopped here Playing at home Rotherham lost on route home from Home As by two goals to four-Reuter, clated Preas.
Rotherham United were elimin
or three ocoaaloda, do not
London. Mar.
In the somi-final of the Hospital member how many. They were Rugby Cup Guve beat. Middlesex nat all present on every occasion. Hospital by seven points to #ix- So Louse actually gave me the Reuter
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