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Mt. Cameron Memorial Was To Be Site For Mass Hara Kiri By Japanese
Statement At War Trial
THE JAPANESE IN HONG KONG IN 1943, WHEN HE TOOK UP HIS POST AS CHIEF OF THE KOWLOON DISTRICT, GENDARMERIE, WERE NOT CONFIDENT OF BEING ABLE TO RETAIN HONG KONG AND GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT SOONER OR LATER THE COLONY WOULD BE RETAKEN BY THE BRITISH, STATED MAJOR HIRAO YOSHIO AT THE SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY.
MAJOR HIRAO WAS ONE OF THE WITNESSES CALLED BY THE PROSECUTION IN THE CASE AGAINST GEORGE WONG, WHO IS ON TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON BEFORE. A GENERAL MILITARY COURT COMPRISING MR LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO (PRE- SIDENTI, MAJOR Į. B. KITE AND MAJOR C. H. MILES. * Witness made the statement (with the enemy. In any case, while under cross-mamination the minimum punishment was Asked imprisonment with hard labour. by defentling counsel. what the purpose wis C Che Pro-Japs In Colony bulking of the Japanes War The Koń Ki-kan, witness snid, memorial on Mount Cameron was established before the at- witness said that, following the tack on Hong Kong and was expected British invsion, it had directed by two Japanese ofleers been planned that the Japanese and a civilian with Chinese
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As from 1 am, on Sundur, April 21 clocke in Hong Kong will be advanced one hote.
This means that Hong Kong time will be nine hours ahead of Greenwich. Menu Time.
British Army Of 3,000,000
London, April 2. The maximum number of all ranks of the British Army at home and abroad for the year ending March 31, 1947, will be just under 3.000,- 000, according to the Army Estimates published today as a White Paper.
It shows
that a muximum
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Bombs Away! Tidal Wave Takes
Over 300 Lives
Miami, Fla., Apr. 2.
All shine in the Gulf Stream. off the Florida East Coast have been warned to keep a lookant for an suonatinoxi bargo, lagded with 134 tons of bombs and depth charges which broke loose from ta towing, tup posterday, 40 miles at 180.
Planes and sea-going tugs wero, unable to locate the
SIGNALMAN WHO drifting barge, by nightfall
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THOUGHT HE WAS A GENIUS
York, April 2.
A soldier, who was said by his counsel to be such a blun- derer that he "could not be. trusted oven to carry a bucket > the "right place," but to imagine hintsolfa gonius, pleaded not guilty at a York court martial today, to volun: tarily aiding the enemy.
venterday, The explosives were being taken out for dumping into the scu-doɗő- ciated Press.
Pingshan
Airfield
Abandoned
it
H.M. Government have
con-
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LEI HONOLULU, APRIL 2, THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE TREMENDOUS® TIDAL. WAVE THAT SWEPT THE--NORTH PACIFIC YES. TERDAY WAS ESTIMATED OFFICIALLY AT 86.PER- SOMS KILLED, BUT THIS FIGURE IS EXPECTED TO MOUNT STEADILY AS RESCUE AND SALVACE EF- ⠀ FORTS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE THE LOSS OF LIFE AT HILO, HAWAN, ALONE, "HAS
BEEN PUT BY NAVY OFFICIALS AS AT LEAST 300. PERSONS KILLED SEVENTY FIVE BODIES, HAVE BEEN RECOVERED IN THE HAWAIIAN” ISLANDS 60 OF THIS NUMBER BEING FOUND AT HILL TEN WERE KILLED AT UNIMAK IN THE ALEUTIAN IS. LANDS, WHERE THE SCOTCH CAP "LIGHTHOUSE WAS SWEPT INTO THE SEA. ONE CALIFORNIAN DISAPPEARED WHEN CAUGHT, BY A LARGE WAVE AT SANTA CRUZ...
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would retire there to commit members whose work consisted total of 1,328,500 all ranks will purpurting to be. English sta- Mission which visited the Colony would enable vessels to ride that additional Navy planes will
Kodiak Islanda residents were Ten to 100: fest waves lashed gent, scurrying into the hills by the benches.... Hilo, a city of erroneous radio report. 25,000 persons, was left in a shortly before midnight, that a shambles. Thousands, are home- new tidal wave was only 10 leas wille properly damage is In view of the details now minutes away.
estimated to be well into the He was Sigdalman W. A. Col-available of the standards for that $700,000 worth of damage alone? Some cottages were swept A Hile sugar pinnter said millions in the Hawaiian Islands ledge, Royal Corps of Signals civil aviation laid down by ro-to raw sugar was caused when far out to sea with their rest. whose home was said to be of Matlock, Derbyshire.
cent International Conven the raw sugar was swept into dents clinging hopelessly to the Major R. F. L. Gulliver, pro- tion, has been found the ocean and tens secuting, alleged that Colledge, necessary to
of thou wreckage., Others were picked abandon
aands of dollars worth of food-up by mighty crests and hurled who was captured by the Ger- struction of the proposed air-
stuffs were destroyed.
far inland again, mans in Crete in 1942, was in-
There have been so reports Washed Out To Sea troduced to William Joyce and Port at Pingshan.
of ships at sen in distress and
Pleas for air and sea rescue became a member of an organi-
de- geologist said that the vast aid swamped the Navy at Pearl sation controlling radio stations cided this as a result of the Air length of such tidal
waves Harbour and Headquarters sald them out without difficulty. be added to aid the search in be borne on
ilona. He received coaching in last February. establishments of microphone technique from Wil- with pro- the Army
The possibility of finding an The Navy had no immediate re- the Hilo area for men, women in garrisons in lam Joyee's wife, Margaret.
alternative site, perhaps includ-porta of damage in the Marshall and children washed out to sea. Heng Europe, including the
Kingdom. British troops will he only worked under orders and sidered.
United Colledge said in evidence that ing reclamation, is being con- Islands, Tokyo reported: no Rescue vessels runned in the number 1.120,400; Dominion would not have done so if he had
disturbances of any sort there. When a decision as to the new Geologists said that a sub-life, rafts and the crow of a night to aid men on two small us in the United Kingdom not been frightened. After his site has been reached, the work marine earthquake, believed to Navy rescue, plano, which net 22,000. Colonial troopa 4:100 capture he had posed as Field- there will be done by the Civil be centred near the end of the down in the water to pick up When proceeding resumed
and Polish troops 18,000. After the occupation of Hong
Marshal Wavell's secretary in Authorities. The greater part Alaskan peninsula, tent gian theme could not take of yesterday. Major Hizo Yoshie Kong, members of the organisa- there will be
In garrisons outside Europe the hope he would be put nshore of the R.A.F. personnel and swelle fanning out from the returned to the witness-box tim vere
a maximum of
Pacific at in Egypt and could rejoin the equipment are therefore being North spread throughout 913,000, made up of British British forces. His story was withdrawn, only sufficient be- miles
400 to 500 again, because of the rough continue his description of the South China to investigae enemy Army 100,000: Indian Army proved untrue when he could not ing left to restore to agricul- broke,
an hour, before dawn school-teacher who was organisation of the Gendar airfields, collect information on 282,000. Dominion Army 48,400; spell "Wavel merie He said that the Kem-the numbers and models of Colonial troopa 336,500; Polish
tural use as much as possible of peitai in Hong Kong consisted of
the small area of resumed land 150 officers and N.C.0. and supplies to
eeny aircraft, to investigate troop's 6,400.
Chunghing, enemy
at Pingshan. The survey of the 200 auxiliaries. There was also resources in arms and ammuni- ranks, both at home and abroad,
completed with a view to its rea- The maximum number of all
old Kam Tin Airfleld site will be police, that varied in strength strategic points and the activi- is estimated to be 2,050,000.
toration to agriculture.
masd suicide.
clementa
of getting in touch The case for the prosecution Japanese in being conducted by Mr. M. A. Kong, such as Chines who had da Silva, assisted by Mr. R studied or had lived in Japan Smith, while Mr. Hin-shing Lo. The organisation also gathered| instructed by Mr. il. L. Kwan, information on the defences of
let Kong
in for the defence,
a force of Chinese and, Indian
from 1,500 to 3,000.
tion, conditions at various
In addition, under each Jatics of enemy high officials.
Cross-examined by Mr. H. -panese--Warrant Officer there.
nego
were
Out of the total cost of £682,000,000, £225,000,000 is re-
ances to dependents.-Reuter.
Dr. H. Yellowlees, former consultative psychiatrist to the said Colledge had peculiar ten- British Expeditionary Force,
dencies and lived in a world of fantasy.
The findings of the court will
GERMAN ASSETS
Thus the greater part of the area originally resumed to make
dens.
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swept into the sea 25 miles north of Illo, was found by a rescue, ship after clinging to
Two school-chlidren' were also picked up. Hilo has an estimat
TYPHOON HEADS wreckage for over eight hours. FOR PHILIPPINES ed
Washington, Apr. 2.
four days" "supply of food on
hand and no resident la permit-
Navy ships hastened today to ted to purchase more than 32 way for the airfield-at-Ping ward a barge with 17-men-aboard worth of food at anytime, -to. shan will remain undisturbed. which is adrift mar Guam in the help conserve the supply which Compensation has slready been wake of the Philippines-bound was almost wiped out, when the paid
warehouses!".
old for the crons standing on yhe barge, used as an auxiliary waver engulfed the waterfiont ed, and for graves whose re- barracks ship was belig towed Witnesses said that these two IN SWITZERLAND moval has been necessary. Any from Ganm to Eniyetok when it small waves preceding the third
was serving one at least and Kwan for the defenes, wit-quired for pay, including allow-be-promulgated.Reuter, sometimes as many as six Chiness said that the notes he was referring to throughout his These detectives. talled the Mittei and there were evidence were prepared by him about 100 of them in all. They after he was taken to Stanley. He had only his memory to de- were also known as communica- tions members and informers.pend upon. Witness agreed that They were in plainclothes and there were also Chinese drivers were permitted to carry a re-
and interpreters employed by the Gendarmerie. Asked if he had ever seen accused, witness
AMBASSADOR
Washington, Apr. 2. The Senate today unani mously confirmed the appoint-
Mr. pient of
TI". Averill QA United States Ambassador to Great Britain.
Harriman
-Associated Press.
volver while on duty.
They
came mostly under the Speciál Branch (Tokkö).
Special Duties
NOAH BEERY DEAD
Hollywood, Apr. 2.****. Noah Beery Senior, 03, died yesterday in the arms of his bro ther Wallace.
Noah was visiting Wallace's home on a vacation after a stage play in New York.
"said that he had heard his died of a heart attack-Asspelat The great stage and screen actor
erd Press.
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Demobilised Gunner Case In Commons
for
Philippines Associated Press,
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worthouses and
other reasonable claima
The Navy said Washington, April 2, compensation in respect of air-mobile drydock also was adrift in tremendous comber which
| the area with no ono
aboard.
caused the damage, saved field construction at Pingshan Dr. Walter Stucki, chlef will be considered in due course but minor damage and no deaths them time to reach The Navy reported widespread dreds of people's lives economic negotiations is now which is shortly to be constitut Marianab. It is headed for the waves hit in carl Swiss representative. In the by the Compensation Board from the typhoon's sweep of the ground. The ad flying back fo. Berne to pre-ed for that purpose. sent the Swiss Government with the "firm" statement of ***, the Allierz stand – regarding Gorrian-owned assets in Swit- zerland, Router Fearns from authoritative sources here to. day.
Questions affecting the freedom of demobilised servicemen
are to be put to the War Ministér by Captain R. Gun- tor, Labour member for South-east Sussex,. He will ask for information about the caso of ex-gunner David Hay of Kirkwall.
Peace Talk
In Paris
The same sources desert that the negotiations between the Swiss, United States and French economists have to complete dand- lock after several days of stalo- mate and all discussions will be suspended until Dr. Stucki re- turns to Washington next week with new instructions from his Government."
Russia To Remain In United Nations
Moscow, April 2. Russia's emphatic intention to remain a working partner
crammed employees and ahop pers kept casualties from nuig- bering thousandsyn · K
Te No extensive damage, was re- ported along the Canadian and United Staten West coast-line. The brunt of the blow apparent ly was suffered by the Hawaiian Inlands Associated Press.
Major Damage-- Pearl Harbour, Apr. 2. Nary despatches. from Mid- way and Johnson Islands, "re
ceived here today reported that
in the United Nations with no thought of withdrawing is being re-affirmed in many quarters in Moscow.. Two foreign representatives in responsible diplomatic posts
said they had received strong though unofficial remunication Incilities by Mon- assurances within the last three days to
Liönal
major damage was done to com-
REPATRIATION: DIFFICULTIES
Their employment was chiefly in anti-espionage and anti-rabo- tage, and in checking guerilla activities. Their work conalst-
scas service, they remain an of- Acer or soldier. At the end of
daya, tidal wave, but that there ed of following suspects before
his leave the man le transferred
Soviet spokesman, presa com-ed States were still employing wero no losses of nuve person- arrest and assisting in interro-
to the reserve and÷remains-du gation. There were also about
Early last, wock, the negotiators mentalors and lecturers are tak- "atomie diplomacy to bend
technicians are being sent to 100 other Chinese picked out
service until the period of paroased that the gap between the ing a strong line, an the question world, to American will end the net. New equipment, and radio tional emergenev in onded, “ Slax position and that of the and Stalin's answer to Associated He repeated the assertion by both islands.Assocted Press from the police to work in the
But even while on reserve, as attempted to brides, the gap ional ander Leontley, lecturer in role of a fupior partner in to Tokko They were known as
that Earlier reports on Page 8i.. Allies was stead ly widening and ross recently on the interna- other Soviet commentatore
the British willingly. ployed the man be arrested and charged by, turning over the various 15- Special Duty Police and took
before a court-martin for any part in arrests and, when in-
Washington, Apr. 2. structed to do so, in interroga-| The United States nas advised oflence against military taw pects of the problem to three world affales, in remarks publish British-American combination fo
amall commiticon.inion is paying great attention to Associated Pres
by Proven said the Soviet direction of the entire world.
A sider London, devil: 2: tions.
France to go ahead with her which he was found to have
Last Friday night, the Allies the United Nations Organization The Kempeitai, witness said, issuance of invitations to the comfortene derving presented a memorandum to Dr The Soviet Union, considers, it a
The" titloukim !in' connexion, with the as a soldier-Reuter
Tapatalaikom · of British aubforta from the were the garrison troops. They Europeanpeace conference,
Fur Dat wyży, emplasiced By1ibe Under, employed some 20 or 30 Chinese scheduled to open in Parle by the circumstances whereby Hay demands in a firm tone and giving international peace and security.
He will seek an enquiry into Stuck, soting forth the Alled adrious instrument for preserving &ORT IN MALTA
Becretary for Iata, Mi;) Arthur Hen». whose duty it was to check May State Department official was recently, chuirport before sosition, the
statement of the Allied P Minlater, Stalin's recent
Primers is a witness to
London, Apr. 1.
dernort, when he stated thaè'the Opreza- formatin, Investigate black market, report-on-the cost of said a note from France asking which bad previously been the ferred with the top exporty on strength of this Internallons Governgs of Malta that if the wool effort was being made
with offences
The late Field-Marshal. Lord and fully appreciated the vegency of Suck on Saturday, con living and investigato raports American opinion on the subsubject of a charge before
pointed out that Gort had intended when he was providing out Loud waiting to
raturi to Drili, tranfiyata, of Hidden arms and guerilla se- fect elted widespread prediccivilian court at the time when oneth the Allied memorandum of equal sights, and; not on ta sible, he would make a descents misalentinessmalation he Allied Foam Laking oat seeney is based on the principal island became to longer defer to wala pang, there tivities. Information gathered tions in this country and in ont suspected espionage would Europe that the 21 nationa con he bad been demobiilsed."
he was entitled to assume that Tas, memorandum was prepared neincipal domination of any on the conreat enemy territory sticks for all-who wish to travel, he
*** In the knowledge that Dr. Stucki States by any others. merie, while information on hid-cause the Big Five deputy for was called back to the Army new dem farin, would be acted upon eign ministers have not comand then court-martialled on a Immediately. These Chinese pleted the projected peace trea- charge that he struck an officer, agents were employed secretly ifes with Itely, Bulgaria Buat a local dance and caused a The nationwide strike of 400 and carried, revolvers mania, Hungary, and Finland.
disturbance. - Ongs of their duties was to Franco also sounded out Rus- search for short-wave radio sin and Britain on the subject The War Olles view of the midnite tonight (Local Time)
position of demobilised men la Renter
court-martinl
a full
this
ba" passed on to the Gondar ference would be postponed. be- Hiny, demobilized" in "January, I would be "žðing, honte to receive fural that diference; of opinion to with the largest possible groes | Added {Ha, sešimated; thorg:: are, abouă -
Router
Now York, April 22:
1.000 noft÷onal misara afärtad
sette Possession of these, but it la not mown whether or that during the whole of their witness sald, was a serious of not they have repiled to tan demobilisation leave. - and: such Tee but he did not think that French notes. The conference
the death penalty was normally will not write the anal treaties extra leave as is given for over minted out, unless the charge wha with former enemy, satatës Ent
that the sets had been used by will make recommendations for prepared by the big thermocused for communicating the final drafte
Associated Press
going to emerge in number of he could made available
This fact was mentioned by questione dentated En War War Of Names Mr. Anthony Eden, Deputy Le
Lootley made the charges that der of the Opposition; when the War of nerves www.beicur direct-House of Commons-met today
nion; that; to pay tribute to^ Lord Gorti -
veloping The Prime Minister ""Mr." C35- lan-|ment Attlee, F-mild" that in the darkeit hours, of the war Lord Gort bore with «undinching dourage his sense of YOU sibility, the grea
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