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Silver Mine Bay Executions Described
Identifications By Witnesses.
THE SECOND DAY OF THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL AT THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING, IN WHICH 15 JAPAN- ESE ARE BEING CHARGED WITH ATROCITIES IN. VOLVING THE DEATH OF NINE VILLAGERS OF THE SILVER MINE BAY DISTRICT OF LANTAU ISLAND. SAW A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN THE NUM. BER OF SPECTATORS IN COURT,
D S.M. FOR THE · GENER ALISSIMO
Chungking, Mar, 29,
The Distinguished Service Medal-the higheat award the
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United States can bestow on a non-Americans—100s nimed on the chant of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-nluk • tu-day Lieut-Gen. A. C. Wedemoper. The presentation came as (1
murprisn
in to comptere Generalisaimo ENTIRELY BY
- Ansociated Press. WITNESSES FROM SILVER MINE BAY WHO IN THE DAY GAVE EVIDENCE OF THE COURSE OF THE EXECUTION OF SEVERAL CHINESE BY THE JAPAN.
THE DAY'S HEARING WAS TAKEN UP
ESE CARRISON AT LANTAU ISLAND, POINTING TO NAVY'S NEW
SOME OF THE ACCUSED AS HAVING-TAKEN PART AS EXECUTIONERS AND TORTURES,
Wor
Two-Hour Battle
SUBMARINE
Britain
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Open Coal Fires Waste Too Much, Heat Too Little
London, March; 29.
Typhoon
Manila, Mar. 29.
U.S. Navy acrologista re- port that the Marianas and China are in the path of the ucar's first. typhoon. with winds up to 50 knots expected to hit Saipan Islande todas.
The storm (which is exsicct- ed to increase in fury) has held
air service to the Philippine Islanda for days.-Associated Press.
p
two
The end of open coal-fires Great Magnetic
Storm
and something like a revolu tion in domestic heating ar- rangements will be seen in Britain if the recommendations
most
dis-
com-
of the Carter Obser- tory In Wellington, New Zealand, stated to Jay.
the ever experienced"
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1940
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Two "Tamar" Marines Robbed Chinese
SENTENCE OF, 15 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT WITH”
HARD LABOUR WAS PASSED ON MARINES ERNEST FRANK GOODWIN AND THOMAS KANE, OF H.M.S. TAMAR, WHO WERE FOUND 'GUILTY AT A COURT MARTIAL HELD ON BOARD H.M.S. BERMUDA. YES- TERDAY OF HAVING ROBBED A CHINESE NAMED CHAN CHEUNG OF A SUM OF $106 ON THE NIGHT. OF JAN. 28 IN CENTRE STREET..
ACCUSED WERE FOUND GUILTY ALSO OF HAVING AS
SAULTED CHAN CHEUNG AND WERE FOUND NOT. GUILTY ON ANOTHER ASSAULT CHARGE ALLEGED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN A GAMBLING HOUSE.
Jew Killed In
Stuttgart Riot
Member of the Court, were Capt: C. D. Howard-Johton, D.S.O., D.S.C. (H.MS Bot- muda), President; Capt. A. St. Clair Ford, D.S.OH.M.S. Rame Head); Commander B. A. B. Phillimore 11.M.S. Argo- naut); Commander 11, P, Bram- well. D.3.0. D.S.C. (H.M.S. Tamar) and Commander H. F.
wote Tamar).
14.-Cmdr. ond
Stuttgart, March 29,
London, Mar. 20. This week's world-wide magne- of the Fuel and Power Advi-the storm which produced Aurorn .sory Council come to fruition, displays in bo the northern and The Government has accept turbed wireless and cable southern hemispheres and ed in principle the main con- munications was "probably the clusions of the Council's re- Minister, port to the Fuel just issued. The recommen- dations, however, have to be
parts of the ward were severed considered in detail by a num-
for many hours, New Zenland was killed and four others
is F. L. Rawles Government depart for some need ut off from the wounded together with ber of
outside world and chic and radio American soldier and several officiated as Apaty Judgo Ad-
between ments.
vocate. The prosceation was The
were German policemen who wore conducted by Capt. Ullva Gyin- Counell condemns the communications
1272:4 Australia open eval fire-ns "highly in-Zeuted
severely affected.
I hurt during the furiousner, D.3.0., D.5°C, nesisted by The new submarine will recfcient and wasteful." In Ger- Displays of the Aurora Austra- present the Joint technical ad-many, the United States and a in the southern hemisphere rioting which followed a black Lt. (5) W. II. Jephs, while vances made in construction by Sweden, nearly al guses have followedl brilliant displays of market rald on the Displaced Capt. C. A. Bodenbom, R.,
was accused's friend. ourselves and the Germans. Big- some form of central heating Arora Borealls over Britain. Person's Camp near hore.
Lung Ying, annica at 1, gest improvements will be in hull which keeps the houses comfort- Reuter.
A two
disturbance Centre Street, turva evidiaco design and a fuel evolved from Lably warm. Less than half the
erupted when German police, ac that at 9 p.m. on Jan. 22 he was concentrated hydrogen highly
companied by "token forces" of in his shop. Present were lai peroxide, di covered by the Ger- rout
the U.S. Military Police, moved Rui and members of his family. mans towards the end of the war, Widespread experiments in the
into the
for camp to search development of the prices have the principle of
counterfeit ration stampa. turbines
Communientions between many One "displaced Jow" was Robertson Aikrin (H.M.S.
will soon have An application war Pranted Sergt. Salo, soveatu asetised, as this Defending "Om er that the three of the persons who took | submarine capable of three Averad he peronsted to Shange port in the execution of Taung times the speed of the fastest Bheir seats it witgezea for the ant Lam.
U-boat used in the war and arked 10 procrastin
Speaking identify way of 1.
of the treatment gas turbine ships. The trial is being heard be which
himssit received, fore a Military Tribunal com-
Witness said that his hands prising: President. Lieut.-Cok and feet were tied up with wire 4. C. Stewart Department of and rupe, and with a rope round
in Indi): the J.A.G.
Major his neck he was hung up on a M. 1. Ornaby, West Yorks to pole with his feet barely off the giment and Cuqtain B. Nround. The Japanes accused Kaul, Frontier Force Regiment. him of being a guia, where
The Prosecuting Oleer is as in fact he was nut.
The da Captain J. F. Reilly. Staff Cappanese algo beat him with the tain (Legal) H. Q. ALFSEA. | handle of burime: and the Defending Officer Lieu- The other vallars wire also been proceeding for some time at tenant M. Croft, RASC.
tied up and some of them were researen have The charre against the Japa- beaten. nese is: "Committing a war until the 19th day. He identi-gressed to such a stage that tests in practical service will be made crime, in that they at Lantau tified Pte. Nishikawa (131b ac-
in the near future. Island between Asgust 18, 1940, cused).. Sert. and August 26, 1946, in viola-eighth
Pte. accused) and
tion of boilers are only two of the tion of the laws and vsuges of | Uemura (14th negused) as the advantages that will accrue. war, were together cracerned in person who beat hira. the beating, torture and mul- Cross-examined by the De- treatment of inhabitants of the fending Officer, witness said the Silver Mine Bay district of Lan Japanese. Hendouarters WOS
These He was not released
Pro-
Yoshikawa Greater speed and the elaina
the British householder needs for the same amount of heat is used.
Explosion Kills Three
New
nour
A table of mahjongg and one of
old fashioned con! fires be re- The Council recommends that
First reports received indi-in kat were accupied by play- era when two Marines came in, placed where practicable by new
cate that the fighting way com- went up to the table and med- -approved appliances whose pro-
plicated when American led with the cards, Canton, Mar. 29.
The know that Three were killed instantly diere, who did not subsidised duction the Government should
and encourage.
another three seriously the raid had ofletul sanction,eople in the room were in a panic as a result of this. He Government should houses the
to the aul of the dis-himself ren to the kitchen and make the use of the proved solid Wounded in a hand grenade ex- rushed
& condition of plesien shortly after 5 p.m. on placed persona.
did not know what happened fuel appännery
The riot was not quelled until further. Before he ran away he March 27. subsidy and even crusider a free
Some boys were playing with American amoured cars roared saw the two Marines pushing Issue of such, appliances.
"Most helges for lower- in- an object which they had pick into the camp. The German the other people around. Moscow, March 29,
ed up from a rubbish heap and police were injured when they exceedingly groups are
met with a shower of
Took Banknotes The newspaper pravdan- come nounced here yesterday that Rus- badly heated," the Council com which they thought was a ball, were
search. In reply to questions from ac tau aforesaid and in the killing about 15 minutes" walk from sia's Institute of Oceanography ments. "When we come to the when suddenly it exploded, kill bricks and bottles when they of nine of the anid inhabitants."
his village. The battle be- will dispatch an expedition to the supply of hot water, the posing two boys and a woman out- tried to carry out Defendants are Li-ut. Kishi tween the guerillas.and Japan- Northern Pacific to study fish, one tion is deplorable. Only a right. The injured were all boys They said they opened fire only cused's friend, witness said. Yasuo. Lieut. Matsumoto Cho ese lasted about two hours. On to the Northern Atlantic to study smail propertion of houses have playing in the street in front of after being fired by a sniper, that he did not know the ga
No, 7 Sheung Yuen Shing The camp houses 1,800 Jews, of tin kau was forbidden by Yaungizawa Sa-hearing the sounding of rifle meteorological conditions and on proper supply of hot water. Street, the scene of the tragedy, mostly of Polish oxirin-Asso-law or money on the table and
Antarctic. Associated in something like a dao.
sum of in S/M Kodasma Mitsu-shots. he immediately rushed to the
half the toshi S/M Uchida Hiroshi,
smaller houses, hot water can be-From Our Own Correspondent ciated Press. Sergt. Jomori Riichi, Sergt.
obtained only from a kettle.”- Sato Yoshio, Saret.
Reuter.. Yo- shikawa Gunichi. Cpl. Kami- shiro Katsumusa, L/Cpl. Take- naka Sekimatsu, L/Cpl. Ando Takashi. 1st Class Pte. Takaha shi Haruhiko, Pte. Nishizawa Kenro, Pte Uemura Kisaku and Pte. Okamoto Kichitaro,
zaburu, W/C
Identification Procedure At the outset of this morn- ing's proceedings, the defend-
WOULDN'T TALK
Manila, Mar, 20. Supreme Court Justice Gre- gorio Perfecto to-day senten- ста
Sakdolan, Benido
In
"Manila Post reporter.
fun daus imprisonment for refusing to reveal his source of new storesRociated Proat.
ing officer asked that; If wil nesses for the prosecution were asked to identify any of the ac- cused, the numbers on the ac cused, should be removed and their positions changed.
After a short adjournment to consider the aporation, the Court granted the request, un- der protest from the Prosecut- ing Officer,
were
The numbers on the accused then removed and their positions changed according to Deir wishes...
(Continued on Page 5)
Press.
PERHAPS IT ONLY SEEMS LONGER
There is not the slightest doubt that Father Time favours
Ribbentrop Was
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'Just A Patriot"
YOR
Nuernberg, Mar. 29. Jonchim
Ribbentrop, former diplomatic mouthpiece for Adolf Hitler; testified/ner- vously at the war ertmes Trikl German today that he
FRANCO TRIED TO CHANGE SIDES
Tokyo, March 29. Franco-Government Spain, tried to jump the Allies five months before VI day when they severed relations with Japan, sald Japanese diplomatic officials who were no- patriated to Japan from Europe.
chita were being used instead of cash.
Lai Wing gave' evidence of having been at 1, Centre Street at the time of the incident an identified Marine Goodwina de one of the two Europeans who had entered. Witness said the Marines ctarted searching everybody in the house.
the married when he swings his scythe. Recent tabu-
ran out and the two Marines, one of whom was armed with a lation by the U.S. Census Burcau, published in
stick, followed. In the stroct "Hygeia," shows that when it comes to dying, the mar
they searched two pereons at a ried, both men and women, have the best of things.
Franco was convinced in the have continued and these incidente food stall and took away bank- Fower married than single neo- the single, married, widowed or
early part of 1945 that the Axis, would not have resulted in the notes from one of them.
one of them an the ple die at all ages throughout life, divorced, in men or women. but aingle persons of both sexes
Ulcer of the stomach ly five to
had lost the war and tried to severance of relations except tha: also hit change aides," added the sources they gave Franco the opportunity head, die later than do the widowed and six times as deadly to men as it the divorced.
is to women. The good food and Hermann Goering glared aua- of this information. They refused to ease out of the Axis coinbine comforts of married life apparent-piciously a: his haggard fellow to allow the disclosure of their ton
In the aggregate, the differ ences in the rates of dying are huge.
For each 100 married men 20 and, over who die, 141 single men die; while for every 100 married women who die after the age of 20. 117 single women die.
Men benefit more from marriage in terms of longer life than do women.
The gentler sex's argument in this comparatively manless post- war era might well be: "Marry me. darling and you'll live longer
you will if you stay a bache
T.B. Phenomenon
patriot who took up Naziism to right the injustices of the Versailles treaty."
They
Chan Cheung, the next wit ness, said he was the account-
ly help to amooth the pathway for prisoner during his half hour names, broke off relations with the prious to the Spain's rela-ant of the Hop Tuli Hong Gro the dyspeptic male, whose death for the stand before the inter-Japan on Ancil 12, 1045, over the were "much more than co-opera-cery Shop at 192,Der Voots
rates for this condition are lower national tribunal. by a third among the married Nazi
than among those single.
rest and light diet.
Madrid.
with Germany and Italy
The former foreign minister enid: cassination of Spanish residents tion." The informants refused to Road. About a p.m. on Jan. 28 implify their statements. They he was about to tender pay during the battle of Manila, Who knows but that some lite Veranilles treaty the the prst The inforniants admitted the said that no concrete preparations tent for a mesh te bied Euro-
at a food stall when two seriousness of this "Manila In- had ever been made for an in the future the family doctor
for the thing that bound me to him and cident" when dozens of Spanish on Gibraltar through Spain. Such peans told him to put his hands will prescribe marriage
elvillans were slaughtered by the campaign was discussed, but up and took $850 out of the failing hearts as he now prescribes the National Socialist Party."
Von Ribbentrop said, the Japanese, along with Filipino tarly conversations collapsed be
cost. When asked them to treaty's terms bred an attitude But diplomatic relations would cause of Spain's price French different pockets of his over-
North Africa-wa: too bigh,
too high, the of hatred and revenge among
return the money, one of them sources said the German people.-Associat-
They described Franco as a struck him: They then ran and. cd Press.
clever opportunistic politician and he, with friend, gave chase. anid that it is likely that he might The nocuid jumped into a leaving tram. Ha asked the driver of lisappear from politics, his Lulluence behind him in bis this to stop and chiled o qaval administration machine. They patrol added bat probably half of Spain opposes Franco-Associat- yused Press.
SILVER CUP DUG UP
Captain M. Redfern, of the
the
-
the
MOSCOW DOESN'T APPROVE
Moncow, March
20
the country's *forelan
παινε
BRITISH SOLDIER ATTACKED
•
Visit To-Lavatorjunny
SOME "SCROUNGE"
Batavia Mar, 29.. Ómcials Investigating Commission, has theft of goods valued at 2,000,- | Principal causes of death which War Graves consistently kill a large proper reported to the Police that 000 guildura ($1,075,000), found The Moscow "Bolshevik"
Kwok Chung gave dyldered of tion of men than women, are: while a working parts was dig-eached two miles south-west of terday declared that the HOW
having beeb at A men with Heart disease, accident, mophritis.ging up a piece of land at Deep Batavia, have arrested a British treaty between Transfordan and
Chan Chaug, when two Euro noumonia, tuberculosis, autcide. Water Bay near Wangneichung military poifce capinin, several Britain will allow the British to
peans made the latter put his syphilis, appendicitis, ulcer of the Gap yesterday morns, a large British N.2.0.8. and some Bri-control stomach, cirrhosis of the ver silver cup was unearthed.
hands up and had taken, meney tlah and Indian soldiers, the policy.
A British soldier was set upon off him. He had Lnsisted and homicide. The first witness was. Wong
The main illnesses which kill a
The 'cup was a. Relioa Chal Dutch news agency Anota commentary. In the
paper said, "That means that in by Chinese: loafors at 7.10 p.m. Yes, who said that on the 11th larger proportion of women than lenge Cup, belonging to the Be stated today.
Trausjordan, as well as in Iraq" yesterday in Johnston Road, near the chase and arrest. day of the seventh moon, men are:-Diabetes, all bladder illos Public Girls School, and
The goods included 10,000 auto British troops did diplomats will the King King restaurant, and Acting Inspector D. A. Pock- party of guerillas attacked the disease, and xvitre.
has now been returned to tires, huge titles of ciga domingle the country. I charged was slightly cut about the head son, of No, Police Station, sald- that the two hiccused were Japanese an Lantau, but were
A number of decisas kl mèn school."
rettes and alcohol, all part of that fust as before Britain will by broken glansigt eventually forced to withdraw and women in imparilal fashion;; !.
stores that were stolen recent control foram policy and sino as Apparently he had been argi-brought into the charge room After the battle, the Japancao principally, the are cancer, spop-
ly from warehouses and decks ir before there wit be exacting reine with them over the prioof of No. 7 Police Station by a went to the villagne and axrost: | lexy, rheumatic hor
beart disesse, and
Batavia and elsewhere. Asso-gulations for the interest of Brisome fruit, Suddenly, one of the Naval patrol and accompanied
loafers hit the goldier and the by
The latter tian capital" Assoplated Press.
Chon Chung. ed the inhabitant men, wo“,
cfated Fresn
whole gang Joined it. A Briti men and children, and took ARE times
soldier and a sailor who the Was wounded in the "head, and them to the bathing beach
RUSSIAN" ARRESTED
U.S. ARMY BUYS LINGERIE mele came to his assistance, complained of cfaintness, and where they were detained for
Shanghai, biar. 20.
MBO MAfter short scrap, the loafers was sent to the Qaten, the night."
Aapokesman for the U.8.
Tokyo, March 20. made aff. The soldier auared Hospital, for treatment Two United States oficere havo only: slight infu from cute on (Gonthied zu Bogs. Army's. Olis), said today that Russian civilian employee of the left for China to purchase ligens the back of the head caused by U.), Army Eas been arrested for and silic items, includite lingerit, some broken glass used by one of "snooping around 2 newly-landed for later sale to the occupation the Chisele. FiSEE Dildos
the Pow aircraft and that in his possession Toross through
PALAon Byrd: 0. Loran and Ed-Automobile. lating to air force installationajaa
The mapeot, is now unsargoing – ward: 83 Beshode, Wilitalso bring large binok lettered
beef cama hoz es poden ahente af on Grand Forks udaloning? But the theme
WATCHES HIDDEN IN BABY'S CLOTHING" Tuberculosis kills three women,
Takyo Max: 29. for every two men under 26 years
millitary authorities of ano, but reverses itself at older Allod ages and kills men at a two-to-one searching Japanese diplomate and ratio to women in later life.. businessmen and their families After tying up the villagors, The chanses of the single man who landed from Europe at the the Japanca took Teang Sam dying of tuberculosis are two to tiny port of Uraga, 40 miles south and Lam. Fook to the edge of a three times that of the married of Tokyo, today found 21-diamond studded wristwatches in the belt hole which had been specially man va
The roost startling phenomenon worn by three rear bold"
Thousands of French and Swiss qurrency notes were found wwwn into the lines of worsens conta zoom carolled wo in a tooth.
́ dug·and'bakaxded the PRIOL shout, tubarenipais l the way it under ita alothing, gió EDIT: Tamrac secret army documents: ré?): chancena in Jepang án 4 Grand Färke. NAD; Már. 20.)
to that Tenug and Lam, were beaten and thora wero wounds attacks the Founder kroups of
widow.ad persone.
on their heads.AERAKONN
Witness Identined Lleut:Appaleitia kille about one Kishi End, Leuki Matsumoto, throughout the entire fest" and---Pecond accused,→ and with no marină. Altera