THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1946.
B.A.A.G.. Woman Spy
Tells Of Tortures
EVIDENCE OF HOW SHE WAS TORTURED AT A HOUSE IN *
KIMBERLEY ROAD AND AGAIN AT STANLEY AND HOW, UNABLE TO STAND IT, SHE BROKE DOWN AND CONFESSED AND WAS LATER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR BEING A SPY, WAS GIVEN AT THE CENTRAL SUMMARY- COURT - YESTERDAY--BY .... MISS SHUI-LING, A MEMBER OF THE B.A.A.G. THE EVIDENCE AROSE FROM THE CASE IN WHICH LAI „KIT, A FORMER BUS CONDUCTOR, IS CHARGED WITH 12 OVERT ACTS OF HIGH TREASON BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN,
Mr. R. S. Smith in conducting the prosecution and at the fo- ment accused is not represented. In his opening, Mr. R. S. Smith sald:—
疯
there he saw his brother-in-law, Ip Kam-wing, hound hand and foot and his clothes dripping with water. Witness was taken into, Enother room and after 10 "If your Worship leases, the minutes was again laken out in accused in charged with high |a car. This time at Lai Kit, BC treason for adhering to the cused's suggestion, to find
RATIONED
Tientan, Apr. 4.
The Municipal Government af Tientsin today dvosed that banquets hust be limited to · nine courses only. --Associated Press,
sonment. She was released on August 25, 1945.
Officer Found Guilty On Two Charges
SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT WAS
PASSED AT, A COURT. MARTIAL IN H. M.-S.. NABCATCHER YESTERDAY ON TEMPORARY SUB- LIEUT. (S) MALCOLM BRUCE BELL-SIMMONDS, -R.N.V.R.
ACCUSED WAS FOUND GUILTY ON TWO CHARGES-OF BREACHES OF NAVAL DISCIPLINE IN THAT HE HAD GIVEN AWAY TO A CHINESE CIVILIAN 75 TINS OF SERVICE PROVISIONS AND THREE TINS OF SERVICE TOBACCO.
and
RUSSIANS TORTURED?
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Peiping, April 4. Associated Press Correspondent Tom Masterson reported from Mukden yesterday that Russian residents have accused Chinese of killing eight tabelans since Soviet troops left the city.
Masterson aid four Russians told of being tortured by Ohinese Government soldiers and thes ̈at-"- tributed other incidents to "anti- Soviot deelings
the Chinese,
Drozdov, Soviet news-
Vihdipair
among
In reply to Mr. Smith wit ress said that, Buch work had dready started in 12 but no offic arrangements had been made and the work was suspend-
She was also known as, Mul ed. There were 18 members In Foon and she wan No. 63 of the thla lèw group. In June, 1944, .B.A.A.G. he received a report trom Young In the course of the witness's that the group had been smash-evidence Mr. Smith told - the ed through arreats. He met Coure that his work was con- Lau Chak-po in Hong Kong af siderably increased by witnesses tor the surrender. He.know of not giving direct answers to his Yeung Yuct-ping, the sister of questions. He would request Young Man-tong, a B.A.A.G. the interpreter to explain to the agent who had died in Wai- witness the point. chow.
Mother's Evidence Witness said it was a serious Mrs. Lau Tung-tni, aged 64 matter when the group was years, said that she was the smashed up.
The group Wna mother of William Chan. in
after it had been broken up. Aage to go to the Kong Wah R.N., (H.M.S. Nabcatcher), Tak Shing Street, ground floor, work had to be stopped. It was Hospital where her aon was President, Captain C. D. Ho the next day. On the following not possible to reorganise the
very MIL. She did so, She ward-Johnston, D.S.0. D.S.C., day, when he kept the appoint group before the war ended. found her Bon very ill. His R.N.. (H.M.S. Bermuda), Cap-ment, Accused had asked him to head was swollen. He was in a tain A. St. Clair Ford, D.S.O., disposa for him three gunny- Mies Mui Shui-hing said that | dying condition and she knew{R.N.. - (H.M.S. Rame Head), bags full of tined goods and a during the war she worked at his case was hopeless. Her son the Chung Wah Book Company told her that he had been ar- checking up the serial numbers rested by Lai Kit.
mah, arranged the press confer enco at which the charges, were Accused was found not guilty, Commander E. R. S. Jackson, made. Ho enid he wanted Ameri- on a third charge of unlawful R.N., (H.M.S. Euryalus), can correspondents to got the posacasion of a typewriter, Capt. Commander R. A. B. Phillimore,other,alde" of the Mukden pic W. S. Moore, D.S.C., RD., RN, (H.M.S. Argonaut). 1 ture R.N.R., prosecuted, while Lieut. Evidence was given by IP teams in Mukden reported pros- American members of the trace (S.) A. R. Cole, R.N., was Ac- Kam-shui; a beatman, that on peets of forestalling serious Man- cused's Friend.
Jan, 20 near the Majestic Then churian hostilities had improved Members of the Court were tre, Accused, whom he knew with the arrival of Communist
King's enemics elsewhere than Cheung Kan, another friend of engaged on espionaga work and June. 1945, she received a mea- Captain V. N, Surtees, D.SO.; slightly, asked him to go to 7,1 delegatês-Associated Pres.
in the King's realm; in fact in this Colony.
witness. Witness told Lai Kit that he was not certain of Chan's place but would bring him to Chan's master, Mr. Poon Witness then reinted the visit to another friend's place Lee Chung-kwan, who was taken in custody.
"It is charged against him that on June 15, 1914, and on divera days thereafter, and un- til June, 1945, he, then being a person owing allegiance to our Sovereign Lord the King, and whilst the war with Japan was being carried on. with traiter
as intent to aid and assist the King's enemies, he adhered to and aided and comforted the King's enemies. There are in this Next morning wilness WELR indictment 12 overt acts laid told to take the party, of which against the accused by the Trea-Lal Kit was one, to Wong Wing non Act in which the prosecution tim's house. is proceeding.
Photo Found
fectised,
All the arrested persons were taken to Kimberley Road. They were all tied up and told to sit down Lai Kit assisted in the tying up.
ness
The them.
Woman's Evidence
He held a rewel
was her mother
Girl's Arrest
not seem
portable typewriter.
Witness said
chit that he
by
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TRUCE TEAM IN CANTON
The three-men team. represent- ing the Chungking truce team committee, including the US, teanı member, Col. Pi Chung-ban.. the Communist team racmber, hoa ar- rived at Canton. Throuch days of negotiation with all concerned, satisfactory agreement for the cessation of civil conflicte in the Bast River aron and the nethe tion of the East River Column to the north has been The team flew back
to Ching- king yesterday to report on the The oxagution of the matter. agreement is to be carried out by the Truce Team No. 8 in Canton. Gen. Taang Sang, Commander of the East River, Column, arrived
obtained.
ho
with
son officers from tho Generalia- simo's HQ. In Canton. in a special carriage of the Kowloon-Canton Rallway.
CHARITY CONCERT
a fow days lator.
Stopped By Constable of bank notes on the Central Prior to her son's arrest Lai
She had a cousin, Chan Chul- Accused had asked him to sell! Reserve Bank. She is a cousin Kit had stayed at her house.
fong. She died. She was im the tinned goods for $300 and Thomas Wong, the previous wit Giving her evidence in Eng. prisoned during the Japanese the typewriter for $150. He ask
liah, Miss Florence Chan said occupation, and, later released, ed Accused for She was an espionage agent that she resided at No. 119, Na-healed six months after her could show If he was stopped of the B.A.A.G. She kept than Road: first floor. The pre-
release.
by anyone and asked where he note of the number of the notes vious witness
had got the goods, but Accused and let her cousin, who was in and she was the sister of WII-
Miss Yeung Yucting, of No. had told him this was not neces- Walchow with the B.A.A.G., liam Chan. On June 19. 1944. 511, Nathan Road, said thet in sary as, should this happen, be have them
for through another a crowd.came to her house look- May. 1944, two Chinese came to could telephone 'him You will hear the evidence of. He was told that, there arrests agent, Yeung Po.
con- On June 18, ing for her brother, William. He her house and asked for Wong firmation. Tam Chung. a bus conductor were made because of connec-1944, she was arrested at the was not in at the time-At Wing-tim. She knew Wong as and a fellow employe with faitions they hal
he then hired with Wong Chung Wah Book Co. at 9 a.m. first che did not know any of the he had been a co-tenant before, two rickshaws, and proceeded to Kit of the Kowloon Bus Com-Wing-lim, who was doing spy in the morning by a Japanese party but later knew of a Chi- pany. You will hear from him work for I.A.A.G.
She told them that she did take the goods to his shop. In in Hong Kon from his garrison gendarme and Chinese dutée- nese detective by the name of not know where he was. They Battery Street, he was stopped area how he met Lai Kit again in The party went to Wong's tives She identified Lai Kit, "Fatty" Lau.
on Wednesday, Together circumstances which i submit
started to search the premises by a police constable who want with Maj.-Gen, Lin Pis, Political house. The door was forced accused, because of his cognec- At the time her mother, are sufficient to indicate that heopen and the place arched. A tion with her arrest in that at younger brother,
and found a document. She did ed, to know what he was carry-Commissar of the Column, a sister and not know what it was. Whening.
On discovering what the went to Canton to confer was Gendarme detective. You photo of Mui Sui-bing, a cousin the time of her arrest, he, ac- herself were at home. While they found the docurent one of goods were in his possession, the the Canton authorities yeatoray will bear of the activities of the of Wong, was found on the pre-cused, told her to produce cer- the crowd was there her brother them again asked if she insist constable took him the Yau- morning, accompanied by the lial-
You will hear of his mises The party then went to tifleutes of the B.A.A.G. She William came in. "Fatty" Laued that she did not know where mati Police Station: gun and his identity card. You the Chong Wah Book Co. The was taken to a house in Kim-askel him if he, wet William Wong was.
Cross-examined Lai Kit was one of will hear of the many arrests he photo was taken too. Moriyama bericy Road and later to the Chan and was told he was. She the men. Later, the other man Cole witness said that he could made. You will hear of torture entered the store and about half Gendarmerie where she was tor- heard the detective tall her bro- left to telephone and returned understand simple English. inflicted by him and assisted at
an hour Inter returned with turqut Lai Kit took part in ther that he was being arrest with a Japanese.
Divisional A consulta- by him. You will have before Mui Sui-hing in custody.
Sub Inspector overed for being a spy by the spe- tion was held and the Japanese Drury of Yaumati Police Sta you evidence of this torture. You
cial branch of the Gendarmerie. left. Lai Kit and the other tion stated in evidence that on will hear of the activities of this party then went to No. 92 Na- than Rugd. his father-in-law's man and the group with whom place and here Ip Sai-ching, his
JAP. P.O.W. LOOSE My brother was hurufcaffed.
the afternoon of Jan. 21 man remained behind. Later another Chinese detec-Nox.morning she was taken Chinese called Ip was brought their three-night charity concert St. Paul's Girls College opened he worked in bringing about the father-in-law and Ip lu-ting.
IN COLONY
tive, Army Aid brother-in-law. were
George Wong. arrest of British
came in to a house in Kimborley Road, to Yaumati Police Station with last night in the College hall with taken in A Japanese prisoner-of-war, with a Japanese. George Wong A Japanese questioned her, and three gunny-bags of provisions "The Wild Rose", a Chinese play Group agents. There will be be
custody. In this swoop three Kobayashi Motoma, who escaped told her brother that he knew asked her if she know if Wong and typewriter. He said these centrine round guerilla activities fore you in the box to give evi-
persons were arrested
from the Diocesan Boys School all about the family, that they had any friends, and about her had been given him by a Euro- in Peiping during the Japanese dence, women who wore arrest-
They were all taken to Kim- Hospital on Feb. 19 and WAX
vscupation. ed, some innocent victims of hisberley Road. Mui Shui-wing was rearrested, again escaped from the had come from America and brother. Accused was present. pean at 7. Tak Shing Street.
was a spy. The Japanese did
No Pica
The policy of wholesale arrests, Tar-
he concert is to raise funds for kept separate.
Shamshuipo Camp Hospital where that he, William, tured and imprisoned. Some of
Не pleased with her answers, himself up the he was a mental palient at 11 They took her brother away. Shud gave
He had later telephoned the the relief of refugees in China, Lived In Homo
all the artists being boy and girl p.m. on Tuesday. thest women survived and will
was annoyed. She saw by his Accused, who assumed fuli res studenta of the College, and the Motomu is a leading seaman of tell their story. As a result of next day. Others there were the activities of the accused it Lee Tung-shan and Wong Far- the Aoki Uult.
turned home. During the time say something. Sho was told but denied all knowledge of the, At the time of escape he was
Load. would seem that, he was even, two former police reser-
not know why clad in shirt and trousera. 11e of hier brother's arrest and his that if she did not, the would typewriter.Ip had later been
is due to the Principal, vists. He did worse than his Japanese masters
one foot and return "Fatty" Lau, later re wore, a sandal an
She brought before a Summary Mili- Dr. Katie Woo, und her tenchers, lieved by Lau Kit, accused, lived
Court ip the methods he used in deal the last two were arrested.
but the was not subjected to any tor-tary
organised the concert at short charge who At 6 p.m. he was taken across a slipper on the other: that
in the house guarding the fami- ture. She was later taken to against him was withdrawn ns notice to raise funds for a-mot ing with Buspects, and
the harbour to the Supreme where they stopped this man Court. There he found Ip Kun
ly.
the Supreme Court and put in a it was difficult to prove.
urgent need. So far, over $10,000 Hei brother told her how he small room. She was not ques- Major CR. Janvin, of the has been raised from the sale of wing. another brother-in-law, her. He at first asked her to
tickota, Five Arrests
It was right to tioned and later was sent to Royal Berkshire Regiment, said He remained there for 15 days. produce the B.A.A.G. identifica- came home.. This whole case is the case ofThere he also saw two Indiana, tion papers of her cousin which say that after that he remained Stanley. She was released later that typewriter, which he on recount of illness us sho did identified as the one brought to the activities of a man sho Mr. D. S. Das and, M, R. Gil- he said had been left with her. in hiding..
Manila, Aprî'4. obstructed the British Armylohte, and Mr. Power.
She remained in the Head- In March, 1945, her brother not eat or drink for a week the Courtroom,was missed The "Manila Times" reported Aid Group in its work in the
quarters for 12 days."
from his office in the Peninsula Today that 16 Chinese accused of She saw went out and did not return. She was never charged. · the Colony, whose job
He She next heard of him a week Lai Kit during that time.
In February this year she Hote, after the lunch hour on collaborating with the Japanese WAH harassing capture, torture and During these 15 days he was asked her about the certificates Inter when she received a mes-identified accused na Lai Kit at Jan. 18.
are being deported to China. They, elimination
Following the hearing of cannot be tried in the people's of loyal persons taken out almost every day for and on that occasion he was the unge that her brother. had been Starley. serving the King in this Colony, questioning. During the ques-only other person in the room arrested by the Gendarmerie and
Jap's Evidence
witnesses and the summing-up court because they are aliens.--. You will hear Thomas Wong tioning he was tortured, by the It was true that Lai Kit, un was asking for food and help
for the prosecution, the Court Associated Press. torture tell you that, so successful was water
and beatings assisted, had threatened her. to be sent to him. This was Major Hirao, at one time chief adjourned for 10 minutes and Zifficult as the family was under of the Kowloon Gendarmerie, on re-assembling returned # he in his work of hindering the Moriyama applied the tortures.
Stanley Torture:
Manila, April 4. prosecution of the war, that he They wanted him to confess to She was later taken to Stan-a cloud of fear and it was dan-gave evidence of the working of verdict of guilty on the first
A school child was killed and 24 seriously interrupted the work his espionage work, i
ley. There she was questioned gerous to show themselves, his organisation and the dif- two charges. Accused asid ho
were injured today by the explo of the British Army Aid Group) Finally he did confcas as he by a Japanese and Lau Kwing-
In June, she again received aferent functions of the political would not make a plen in mitigasion of a hand grenade with which in making at least five arrests of could stand it no longer.
pan and again subjected to the message Informing her that her branch. In reply to Mr. Smith tion of punishment and septence They were playing. Associated He was told to write out their agents.
a water torture.
brother was sick in the Kwong he said that he might have) was passed. The 12 overt acts upon which statement. He was in a room.
but did not ́ ́ re- the Crown case in built are overt During the writing of the state-She eventually confessed that Wak Hospital. She went to see seen accused
aho was the cousin of Wong him. It was after her mother member him. In March, 1945, acts of the same treason of ndment, he heard groans from the Wing-tim, that she had seen had visited her brother. She as the regult of instructions re- hering, and I will in due course next room. They
came from. Yeung Po
and that she had found him very ill. He could ceived he gave special orders ask your Worship to commit his brother-in-law. He went Tai Kit for tripl. In this con- into the next room and told the passed information to her cou- not speak properly. He was de- regarding espionage activities. lirious. She recognised him. It was not against the B.A.A.G. nection I will presume to remind torturer that his brother-in-law She was later charged with but he had great difficulty. In but against espionage generally.
He was greatly the require had nothing to do with the work being an intelligence agent and doing so. your Worship of ment of the Treason Act.- and asked that he not be tor-
tured. They were surprised to sentenced to three years' impri-' changed for the worse. He died
went on.
With your Worship's permis- sion I will proceed to my proef. Lau Chak-po, the first wit ness, said that he was an agent of the B.A.A.G. during the war, On June 15, 1944, he was ar rested in his house by a party of men, which included Lai Kit, accused, Lau Kwing-yan and Moriyama. At the time his wife and a sister-in-law, Ip Sau-tan, were present. He was taken in car and made to go to
Couldn't Stand It
i.
►
vin,
A month later her brother re-attitude that he wanted her toponsibility for the tinned goods perco they put on is excep
More Accounts Of Water Torture Given In Court
receive the water torture.
Tam Chung said that-bofore
the surrender he was a how-
Prees.
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was also a conductor, He saw
Kongmoon and heard no more groans. On
him on Dec. 25, 1941, in Sham- atriu shuipo. He was a July 1, he was taken to Stanley
detective Airmail for London, Calcotta,) and stayed there for Fix months.
working for the Japanese. Ac- Rangoon, Singapore.& Sydogy) During that time he was ques-
cused ceased to be a bus con- Kongmoon tioned and tortured. The ques-
ductor on the loss of Kowloon. Canton tioning was concerning Mr.
(Continued from Page 4) Ho was sentenced on August 29,Accused was a Japanese detec Power. He was not able to tell:
as he had no ness continued, he was taken to 1944, to serve a 10 year Imprison- tive while the island of Hong Macao: & Teinahan them anything
Kong, was still fighting, He awatow, Amoy › several mont Stanley, where he was connection with Mr. Power.
timas tortured since he refused to The last witness at yesterday's later saw accused and know him salgon British Agent ·
admit the Japanese allegation that heating was Mr. M. P. dz. Rome as a detective In the Gendar Swalow they found Ma Loong in the On Dec 7, 1944, he was be was a spy for the British. dios, who said that he knew morin "doing anti-capionage Shanghai
Kongoscon sitting room. The place
accused before the putbreak of work. He had an assistant. was charged with being a spy, and] D'Almada, Remedios searched nad Mo Long and sentenced to death. The fol-
the war. He met accused in The witnows was sentenced on Home papers were taken away lowing day the nohtance was August 29, 1944 by a Japanese naked hiro whether he two of witness's co-workers, by Canton
Macao in November, 1943. After that, he was taken in a commuted to one of life impri- military court to serve 10 years know at Marcus de Bibs the the name of Lau and Ip. He car and told to, go to another sonment. He was released in of friend's (Shun
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Next witness, · · Mr. Ching-kwan) August. In February this year
prosecuting officer in the case, was F. E. MLeao
By co-workers he meant Maoso & Telnajan and where was he stay- brother Remedios place. Witness told them he he identified accused as Lai Kit d'Almada
of
ing. Accused sald he there workers in the B.A.A,G. They. Komoc the above-mention of the place where at Stanley.
*Hollow Witness and was sure
to look for Silva.
were referred as Ip and Lau President of the: Portuguese Re
Canton upon he was struck on the face
Wong Wing-tim, alias Tho-siden Association, stated that
The case was adjourned to 10 and their real names were un- by Moriyama.
known to the others.. He was mas Wong, sald, that he was an he arrested by two Japanese and today. agent of the B.A.AG. and his a Chinese on Oct, 27, 1943, at his
present at the arrest. He USA, Canada, Central (&)
South Amarica "The door was opened by headquarters wero in Walchow, office, the Unfan Trade Company,
knew that they were arrested be Franciacio Shùn's wife who on squing such | In March, 1964, he was Instruct-| firm secused by: the
cause of a document found on Shanghal a mantala big-party immediately Japanse of belps us ont for
MRSA pril. 4. then about espionage work.
"Airmail for London, Calenta Bad weather is holding up the Hu did, not know what hap: „Durban, Rankoons, Singe It. The members of the party Hong Kong. He contacted Ip the British Consulate in Macko got very angry, shook the door Kwon-wing through a travelling for way work. The witness said ropatriation flight of the B.CA.F.pened to them. He had not at Sydney,
seen them incé... Ho had fook- Airman for Canion A Hollo and after 20 minutes. the door trader, Yeung-Po, and asked MERT met accused in 438 Chinthe transport quadran,"
A few_plarga;) taking the london for them and found no trace was opened
him, Jp, to come to Walchow to
threatened him to con- resobed" Røykkeriky Tesland, in add Shun was not on the premises, see him. In did not do do but for A
fed fcised a bal kitu As he refused to confess, when condition of them On Feb. 15 he Identi After a search, Shun's wife was sent a message through Young. witness went on, he was given proceed to Choose Bay,
Abortive hearin will he continued Akmall for Chungking taken in custody," Witness Was | Witness theng instructed Ip to various torturas on several occa-followed by
this morning at 10 am.MEN taken to Kimberley Road and continue the spy worki
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