THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1946.
ARRIVAL OF BUNKER COAL GIVES Midget-Sub
Million-Dollar Pirate Haul
Pirates made a haul of over UN$1,000,000 when they robbed passengera on the Canton-Chun- huon motor launch of all their the inquey and belonglags
afternoon of Juno 16, as the vessel, was about an hour's journey unt Fan Canton. froin
Three of the piraten boarded the bat in Canten as passengers, and at a predetermined spot they held
the !! coxswain to enable their accomplie a a to come on board from
13
A travelling trader named Li
Sur, who was and to have a large
Af money on him, marie a boln
bid for liberty by jumping over-
MOMENTARY RELIEF
ARRESTED
wan' revealed by
1
The arrival during the week of the s.s. Empire
Tavoy with a cargo of lump coal from Chin- wangtao has momentarily relieved the Colony's shortage of bunker coal, which was "so, acute about a fortnight ago that there was a possibl-i lity of shipping being immobilized in harbour. official War Crimes spoken- man yesterday that two repi- Hong Kong requires about 12,000 tons of bunker
mental commandare who coal each month to feed local and coastal ship-
tunder acroch
LA-General Sakai Takashi in the assault ping and other vessels that bring in food and
on Hong Kong in December, essential commodities for the rehabilitation of:
1941, hava benn located and the Colony. With shipping playing such a arrested in Jawan and will be charged with atrocities, They vital part in our économy, particularly in re-
will probably he brought to gard to maintaining food supplies, the gravity
Hong Kong for trial. of the situation resulting from the lack of bunker coat can well be imagined.
During the period of the MH-| board, and though the nirate fired tary Administration, arrange Three shots into the water he made | good his escape.
I was picked up by the motor launch "Shun ing" which came on the scene shortly after the piracy,
A
MONEY MART
Chinese Ninal Currency overed it balance yesterday. There was little buying or selling and rates were practically station- Ly Up.ning qolatiores $1.98 for futures and $2.06 spot (per CN$1,000). At the close they were $1.93 and $209 respec- tardy.
for
Gold also was siendier and rates. varied between $451 and 5454 &
the market closing al Lite later figure. Price of LS, dat- Jars ranged from $5.12 to $2.22 hvers. Sterling was quoted at 51620, and Australlan pounds at $12.50.
Kong Yau Tat. a waiter syed in a restaurant in Welling- ton Steel, who had 16 Po Pa Pottery tickets in his possession, was sequitted by Mr. C. Y. Kwan slating that he had bought on his The tickets for his own persona! use and on for reale, Kong said the tickets had hen soll to him by a regular customer of the Rea taurant and that he had ught Ahem in the hope of winning n csh prize.
lump coal between the 9,423 tonn actually received and the orl- ginol total of 7,080 tons allotted to the two pinces.
BILL PASSED
and
ments had been made with the War Office to necure bunker cool
A bill intituled "An ordnance from Canada to meet April and The short terin
to amend the Hong Kong poaltion in
1929 Shanghai Bank Ordinance. May requirements. On arrival, respect of bunker coal is of and the Regulations thereof" pass- however, the coal was found toficially described as satisfactory, the first, second and third be unsuitable for bunkers, as it there being enough stocks in readings at the meeting of the was largely dust. Tests showed hand together with expected Legislative Council yesterday. that ships were unable to raise shipments to last until the end a suflicient head of steam by of July. The long term pasí- using this enal dust, and expert tion is stated to be still uncer- opinion considered that this tail. would jeopardize the safety of shipping in the event of a typ
hoon.
Hong Kong therefore had to draw on its small reserves ut good lump coal in order to keep the ships running. Towards the end of May, reserves had dwindled to such a level that it was estimated that available
It last m supplies would
The psi- than half 4 month. tion was so serious, in fact, that it was derided to issue suflicient enal tan vessel for its return voyage only if a assurance rul be given that the ship would enty back to Hong Kong a cen- Bonally full earn usefill mn- Lerials, For other ships, only enough cool was provided to en- able them to reach the first part where there were conling facili tics."
Special Appeal
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mt. V. Konniff. wak worn in as a member at the ect. ing.
"Your Privilege To Suggest I'm Lying"
Officer Sails For¡¡Home
in
(By Paul Pry) Twice mentioned despatches,, а midget submariner, a leading actor in a Ministry of In- formation film, one of the elect few to land in France before D-Day, and latterly a diver en- ,aged on
PERSONAL
Shanghai, June 20.
A "Personal" advertisement Cupoaring in the "China Proes" described two "youku decent girls" who wanted to. mest the American officera from 26 to 95 years old, "for friendship,
"One" the advertisement naid, "was tall, the other rajidle,"
joure
"Both," it, added, "willing."Aerociated Press.
GOVT. SALARIES
(Continued from Paga 1)
salvage work
1, to the March 31, 1942, Dally in Hong Kong harbour. paid staff are to receive an ex That la o nuabell description gratia grant of 42 days' pay at of the carcer of Lieut. H. J. the December 1941 rato, Hodges, R.N.E., who joined up! "No promise to make any pay-
Pago &
Forged H'Kong Bank Notes
An Indian Emergency Unit constable, seeing a elgarcito haw- kor refuse a $10, banknote, decided to investigate, le arrested a mon with two forged notes in his pos- scanion.
At Kowloon Court yesterday, Lo Tal, 31, a travelling trader, of 62 Argyle Street, was sentenced by Mr. W. H. Latimer to three months' hard labour for the pos- sesalon of two forged Hong Kong & Shanghal Banking Corporation
notes.
Accused picaded that he had been lout the money by another man and was unaware that the notes were forged until he had tendered them to purchaso cigar- ettes.
Constable Salim Ghafoor sai that he arrested accused when ho anwa hawker near the Majestic in mid-1941 nad vi leaves todayment in excess of these granta Theatre refuse a $10 bank-hote. in H.M.S. "Venerable" for Home
I've
ла
in his possession.
and Clvey Street. He does a bit has been made but in this con-, When brought to the station, ne- two forged of writing, too, on the side and nection I would refer the Hon-cused had only the might well write
ourable Member to a book entitled
the reply notes, soine Chinese currency, and Been Around," if son
somiennie
given to a question on the same mail change in Hong Kong notes rise had not beaten him to na subject by the Hon. Mr. M. K. far as the title 款 concerned.
Lo. A native of Birchington, Kent, "The delay in the payment of this 23-year-old "Wavy Navy" these ex gratin grants is much type was doing repertory work on regretted but the position #3 | the stage shortly after war broke much more complicated than
ut. This eventually led to his
was at first realised and it has an M.
taking the leading part in
R.A.F. PROPERTY STOLEN
Charged with receiving 10,500
of 1. production; be is extremely been necessary to obtain a num-lb. of brass rods and 362 lb. of reticent about this, but apparently
‚ bor of details in each individual | phosphor bronze rods, the property
were atolen er unlawfully obtain-
he took the part of a fighter pilot. | case. Every endeavour In be of the Air Ministry, knowing they
In 1941, he joined the Navy, ing made to expedite these pay putting in period on the Lawer ments and it is hoped that they Deck in the
Russian convoys. may be completed at an early Many a matcles who remembers date at any rate insofar as those those convoys remembers, too, who never left Hong Kong re longing for a somewhat quieter
but few
form of existence. Hodges didn't concerned." stay with the convoys, would Lavy him his next joy- midget submarines.
He went on several operations
four days
ed:
H.C.L. Allowances The Hon. Dr. S. N. Chau tak
(n) "What are the rehabilita-
cd, a travelling trader, Mo Mah- hing, 30. appeared befors Mr. W. H. Latimer fu Kowloon Court yes- terday.
EX-AMBASSADOR LEAVING
He was also charged with hav- ing, between February and Jane 17. received one paint aprayer A suggestion that the evidence of Mr. Marcus da
container. one G.E. Refrigerator Silva was considerably biased by his own de-
motor, one 28-1b, tin of tallow, one bundle of stainless rods, 11 bun sire to see convicted all persons involved in
dies of mild steel rods, 30 yards his interrogation during his detention by the in these wee craft, and was one of
those who trained for the job tion and high cost of living alt conveyor belting, 60 yards of Japanese was made by the Defence Counsel to he
His dis lowances paid to the Chinese, cable twine cail and two 28-lb. tida against the "Tirpitz. the Crown witness, Mr. Silva, at the resurned appointment when, training com- Indian and Portuguese om- of Kharki par
Daint, property of the Air Ministry, hearing of the high treason trial against Tsui pleted and practically waiting for ployees of the Government, and
Accused pleaded not guilty and the word "go," his submarine biew (b) How do they compare Kwok-ching before the Acting Chief Justice,
was released on bail at $1,000. up and had to be written off for with similar allowances paid to
Hearing of the case was fixed for Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, in the Supreme the "on" can be Imagined. the European employees, in pro-
Ule
the afternoon of June 25,“ Court yesterday.
WAR twice mentioned in
des-
portion to sndaries." patches while with midget -ub- Tsui faces 23 alleged
The Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Fol- overt ture and subsequently tied his marines, the second tine beang aets of Treasmi. Mr. A. Lans hands to his back and suspend-when he saved the life of a man laws, Financial
Secretary, re- plies: dale, Crown Counsel, is prose-ed him from the floor to a cross from drowning in one of the larger craft to which they were atluched.
"Full details of the scales of Genting, and Mr. B. A. Bernac bar in the interregation room
Sir Horace Seymour. former He also got he Royal Humane High Cost of Living and Re British Ambassador to China, who chy, instructed by Mr. E. S. C.) for 25 minutes.
to have Society vellum for the latter feat. habilitation allowances at parrived in the Colony on Thursday Brooks, for the defence.
Accused threatened In the meantime, the Depart-
Before D-Day
sent in force have been cir-last with Lady Seymour from ment of Supply, Trade and In- Edward Law said that he his brother and family arrested
On Three cr
before culated to Honourable Mombers. Nanking, will be leaving this dustry-a much overworked worked for the Japanese Gen- if he would not confess.
"The second portion of the morning for Home In İ.M.S. office beset daily with a hundred darmerie as an interpreter for another occasion, witness said,Day, he landed near Quistreham
as no "Anson," and one problems-worked dou. three months, during which when a Chinese was whipping from his midget craft, to play an question does not arise
still somewhat such allowances are at present bly overtime exploring all chan- į period all interrogations were
him accused said: "You bloody important and British spy!
hus-hush" par
part in the arrange-pald to European employees." nels in a desperate effort to accompanied by torture to ob
men's which made the Great Land talk!" The interro-
ing such a success. the crisis, Urgent tain confessionя. overcome
Licut. Hodges then decided telegrams were ant to various gations were usually handled by
"Yamasati: special
3. diving, and went to a raising of the authorities in different parts of Japanese Gendarmes and were
specialise
Devon Maru" off Taikos wharf. Like ulso the world requesting assistance. sometimen
secret training centre attended by the number of messages passing Chinese special detectives,' who
where he not only learnt normal most divers, he doesn't think much the operations in Hong Kong har. diving but also how to URO in and out of the office mount- were well aware of the tortures.
famous ing rapidly as one source after
equipment
Bri-bour is "very foggy" at the
of times and after a heavy best (Kwonganother prayed uunsailing be
ter equipment to good use in his discharge of mud and muck Trout Incidentally be bas out the lat- rainfall a and the resultant heavy cause the supply position in
diving operations in Hong Kong the nullohs, it is extremely cloudy. their own respective spheres w
as bad and rendered equally
He foined H.M.S. "Auson' when this othe least, along the bottom. them powerless to help.
she re-commissioned in February, too str
strong for a newspaper 1045, and was among the first to column! land in Hong Kong.
After a
He sails for Home this morning period as 0.C. of a company in St. for demobilisation. As might be Joseph's College, Kennedy Road, expected from an officer whose he was put on to salvage work Service career has been somewhat with H.M.S. "Salvictor," which he versatile, Civvy Street will joined as Divine Offeer and First find him doing anything remotely Lieutenant.
any of the jobs Like
that have He has since done quite a lot of been his since 1940. work in the harbour, one of his He is "going to take up forestry most successful jobs being the and then gu aboard."
POST OFFICE NOTICES
MAIL NOTICE
Outward Mails
FRIDAY, 21st JUNE. Manila (Donald Macleny) 10.00
Maruo and Tsinshan "Sa) 11,00 am.”
Haihow (Agnes) 2.00 p... Airmail for London, Calcutta. Durban, Cairo, Rangoon, Singn- pure, Sydney and Auckland (By Air) (Reg) 1.45 p.m., (Ora.) 2.00 p.m.
Kongmoon (Men Hing) 3.00
1.50.
Canton
31.1.
4.00
(Kwong Tung)
SATURDAY, 22nd JUNE. Macao and Tsinshan (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10.00 am.
Shanghai tesolute) 10.00 am. Airmail for Shanghal (C.N.A.C Plane) (Rep.) 10.16 am., (Ord.) 10.30
J0a.m.
Noun
(Tai Wing
Kwongchow-wan sing
Bangtok (Kweiyang) Noon. Haiphong (Promise) 2.00 p.m. Swatow (Haiyang) 2.00 p.m. Straits. Ceylon, India, Eart, and. South Africa (Willis Vickery 3.00! p.m.
Canton (Fatshan) 4.00 p Wuchow (Nam Lung) 4.00 p.m. Amoy and Swatow (Anhui) Shanghai (City of Norwich)
3.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
Sabue (Lung On) 5.00 p.m. SUNDAY, 23rd JUNE. Macoo and Tainshan (Kwong| Sal) 10.00 a.m.
Salgon (Helikon) 10.00 a.m. Haiphong (Iris) 10.00 a.m. Canton (By Train) 10.00 a.m.
MONDAY 24th JUNE.
(Kwong Macao and Tainshan Fook Cheung) 10,00 a.m.
Australia via Sydney (Priam (Parcals) 0.80 a.m., (Reg.) 9.4. a.m., (Ord.) 10.00 am
Manila (Gonzaga Victory) 10.00
Shanghai (Tainan) 1.00 pm. Airmail for London, Calcutta, Durban, Cairo, Rangoon, Singa- pore, Sydney and Auckland (By (Ord.) Air) (Beg.) 1.46 p.m., 2.00 pm.
Kwongchow-wan (Tolshan) 4.00
p.m.
Canton (Sal On) 4.00 p.m.
TUESDAY, 25th JUNE. Amoy (Barbara C) 10.00 a.m. Straits, Egypt and Europe via Liverpool (Adrastus) (Parcola) 9.30 am.. (Reg.) 9.45 a.m. (Ord.) 10.00 am.
Shanghai (Mindoro) 10.00 am. Formosa (lol Show) 10.00 a.. Batovia (Laomedon) 10.00 a.m. Saigon (Malacon) 10.00 a.m. Caned, U.S.A. Central and South America vin Vancouver, B.C. (Kitsilano Park), (Parcels) *9,80 a.m., (Reg.) 9.45 am, (Ord.)
10.00 a.m.-
Maeno and Tainshan
Sai) 11.00 a.m.
(Kwong
Straits (Ninghál) 1.00 p.m. Canton (Kong Tung)
pm.
A special appont was made to Lord Killearn, Special Commis- sioner for Southeast Asin,
good offices through whose shi ment of Indian coal destin- ed for Singapore was ordered to be diverted to Hong Kong. This shipment. of 3,300 tons, which in heing carried by the B.S. Nidaros, is expected hero at the beginning of July, A sec- und shipment of 3,000 tons is also expected from India In mid-July by the B.s. Ocean Visby two Chinese. count,
From Shanghai
You'd better
harbour.
say
Here Come!
it is
trific
not
He will leave from Queen'. Pier at Dan when he will be given an official farewell A guard of honour will be drawn no in his honour.
Lady Seymour will leave Tuesday next.
un
Before Mr. C. Y. Kwan yester- day Wong Tung and Chan Hon were charged with (a), larceny of of ripe ammunition, Lycon eight t bandoliers and 1,340 rounde Barracks and (b) unlawful session of the iteras. After evid ence had been given by tho In- dian
sentry, who mado the arrest, accused were acquitted on the first charge
and sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment on the second charge.
Wong Yek Lan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying on a Po Plu and Tz Fa Lottery Agency at No. 6 Min Fat Street, Ground Floor, was fined $50:00 by Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday.
the Latest Models of 1946
He saw the accused and a Chi- nese bring two young Chinese boys. He saw them torture the younger boy,, about 15, in the room oppsite. Three days Inter, he saw them drag the younger William Lee, now a member boy along the corridor, and he ain'"" of the Hong Kong Police and heard the other speak of "drag during the war was a B.A.A.G. ging salt fish" meaning they agent travelling between Hong were dragging a dead body. Kong and the interior, testified Cross-examined, Mr. da Silva that he had not experienced any said that he saw the torture of difficulty leaving the Colony, the younger boy through a nar- though he did come across Bome Low crack on the door of the hardships in entering the Co-room opposite his cell. He agreed alony.
that he was arrested solely be Asked by Mr. Bernacchi, wit-cause of Howard To, who tried ness said in May, 1943, he had to extort 6,000 Yen from him seen accused with George Wong and 20,000 Yen from Benvergen. and others in the Colony,
Mr. Bernacchi suggested to Marcas da Silvo, giving evid- Mr. da Silva that his evidence ence, said that about May 14,
was considerably biased by his 1943, he was arrested and taken own desire to see convicted all persons involved in his interro- to the Mongkok Police Station
He was de- ution.
Mr. Silva "It is your privi- tained there for 47 days,
The following morning of his lege to suggest that I am lying. arrest he heard a familiar voice but it is so my privilege to calling his name "Marcus, Marsay that I am telling the truth." CUR." Witness replied and dis-
The next witness, Lieut.-Col. Lord Killearn gave every sup covered it was the voice of his R. C. Couper, Commanding Off- port to Hong Kong's appeal by making strong recommendations
neighbour. Benvergen,
who cer of the War Crimes Investi- gation Team, said that both Mr. to various authorities reapon was in the next cell.
During his confinement he da Silva and William Lee were aible for supply. He also sent
BBW Benvergen taken out from at one time doing secret_work personal message to General the cell into another room five in Hong Kong for the B.A.A.G. MacArthur requesting uggie- times by accused and another
George Benvergen said thaf tance from Japan. As a result, u ship was sent from Japan with Chinese, one of these occasions he was arrested and taken to the a full cargo and arrived hers on
he heard the wafer torture be Mongkok Police Station on May ing applied.
13, 1943, by the accused and Wednesday. This cargo, how-
He da Silva) was necuned of another Chinese. ever, contained only about 20
obtained falso Portu- having
During his detention in the per cent of lump conf.
Marcus da Silva Hong Kong's appeal to the Ruese papers for Benvergen of cell, he saw
in and out of the cell being a British spy sending mag- Coal Conclusion in Shanghai
timea to the Interroga- anges to Colonel Wright of the many Las borne quickest fruit. The B.A.A.G. in Shiukwan and of tion room. Once, he saw him Commission, which is resp having communicated with Mr. being half carried to the cell sible for the distribution of the output from the Kailan Mines Leo d'Almada, a British agent and, another time, his clothing in Macau, When he denied dripping wet when returning to in North China, had agreed to
the cell. He himself was tor- supply Hong Kong, with 3,000 these allegations, he was whip tured on many occasions by Ja- tone of lump coal if the authori-ped by one of the Japanese.
On many occasions accused panese and Chinese. On ail oc- tics here would provide the ship and another Chinese were also cusions accused pressed him to
carry 3,500 tona of ping to
present. Sometimes only the confess, elock to Canton..
As the bunker cond position two Chinese interrogated him. On one occasion they strip became critical, the Hong Kong ped him, tied him to a table authorities appealed to the Com-
Taui Yuk-lien, woman, told a mission for the maximum allot- und gave him one "hot steel
Taul Yuk-llen, woman, told poker" punishment. The hot ment of coal suitable for ships, steel poker" punishment was the Court of the arrest of her The reply that came was most reassuring, and the Hong Kong administered by the accused husband, J. M. Kim, by a Japa Government immediately des-
alone. Accuned, held the poker nose, a Formosan, the accused patched the ship, Empire Tavoy, in his hand and passed it from and three other Chinese on June witness's face down his body to | 5, 1943. She had never seen to Chinwangtao.
his fect.
A her husband since. The vessel made the return 12 days, arriving on
-When it came to a few inclics
Chan Wal-fun cald that after trip in Sunday last with 9,423 tons of above his knee, accused said his arrest on June 8, 1944, for limp coal for bunkers. Tho that he would poko it in if wit being a B.A.A.G. agent, he was crisis was thus averted.
ness again would not confess. questioned and tortured by the By arrangement with the When he rald he had nothing to Japanese in the presence of the Commission. Hong Kong sup-confess accused poked it in and accused and others' on many oc- plied Canton with the 5,500 tons he felt a barning sensation in caslone. Accused took part in of slack which it required from his right thigh.
hia water torturo rud also tied
taken
In reply to Mr. Bernacchi, witness said that accused had never tortured him.
stocks of Japanese con in the. On another occasion, Silva up his hands. 4.00 Colony Hong Kong also gave added, 4 Chinelo and accused Those was adjourned to
Canton half of the differenço in twica gavo him the water tor-I this morning.
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