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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1946.
More Evidence Against Man
No Change In Cinema Strike ·
among
There was no change Fester- day in the atrike altuation the cinema operators. The projectionists still refuse The to report back for work. theatres seemed to in able to do without them, for by yenter- day nearly all the first and a cond run
again houses were
operating as usual.
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Wednesday they
Engineers Institute
that
they had offered the best terms possible.
For overtime film testing, etc, and also for an undertaking from the em- ployers that there would be no dismissal of strikers' represen-
Committed To Trial
A further hearing in the case of J. J. Richards,} who has already been committed to stand trial] at the next Criminal Sessions on a charge of High Treason, was held before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at Central Magistracy yesterday when further evidence was taken.
Mr. M. A. da Silva, who appeared on behalf of the
China Light
Men Still
Crown, stated that further evidence was being On Strike
adduced by the, Prosecution. Major Shiozawa, the
Court.
who
ed to have settled down to
REGISTRATION
OF VEHICLES
The registration of matur vehicles and the licensing of drivers will begin on July 2.
A notice regarding Joes ric. will be found elsewhere in this řøkr**
GUILTY OF TREASON
Tommy Atkins In Peace-Time
(By An Army Observer) Peace, we are often told, has her victories no less renowned than war. She has also her duties no less arduous, and far from being no less re- nowned they are not renowned at all, nobody ever knows anything about them.
That unassuming figure, Tommy Atkins, is no longer "news," he no longer hits the headlines, and he has given place to tennis stars and race- horses, but he is on the job still, often thou- sands of miles from home, helping to rebuild a shattered world, no heroics, no medals, just a day's work.
Bur-
Arstinct any bodily harm on Basfo
Kowloon entered upon the sel cond day of the China Light After the expiry of the thea-witness yesterday, said that bind knew of no one else who had
attached to the inflicted bodily harm on him. When power-house strike yesterday: Tsui. Kwok-ching, for- tre-owners", "counter-ultimatum" Richards was
informed Gendarmerie as a civilian ad-witness left for Canton in May, without showing any sign of the strikern through the Chin viser during hte Japanese oc. 1944 he handed over the cry to feeling its effect, due principal.mer Crown Sergeant of
Hong Kong troops, under The men who are doing this cupation. The Japanese defimi- Major Shii Sabure. The decodedly to the fact that the skeleton the Hong Kong Police
command of Major-General F. work are Commandos, some of of European engineera Reserve and a detective w. Festing, tion of civilian adviser was Sho-renort and file were handed over staff
Saburo to Sal
C,B.. C.B.E.. them on their first duty abroad, kutoku.
received a Richards
was, in April last They offered to pay the men salary of MY200 per month plus,ar, transferred to North China were keeping the plant running in the Japanese Gendar- FD.S.O,, have many tasks to do, others veterans in experience if
as usual. Exhibits were kept in the sufe of
aften under conditions as hard not in years, who have fought te hald that posi-one of the Government Offices, It was reported that Home merie during the occu- month for No. 1 pro- rice rations,
as in any campaign. On the from Alamein were formed in n tw3.odd-job coolies and been engag-pation, was found guilty Border of the New Territories Stripped to the waist, bronzed,
to the $150
Baltic. fortion until January 1945. Richars jectionists. $120 a month
for was working under Sgt. Yoshi-storied building just below the ed by the Company for manual of High Treason and sen- you will find them living in tents sweating in the steamy hot
These offices No. 2, and $90 a month Nos, il and 4, plus $84 a month to who was one of the princi- Peak Tramway Station. The Mill labour.
The strikers themselves seem tenced to death by hang- or tonely huts, among the surg-Chinese summer, they stand on tl members of the Tokko (Spe-tary Court set in this building as
ing barren hills of Southern the one narrow road that is the rehabilitation allowance.
well as at Stanley.
ing by the Acting Chief China, doing everything there is great Chinese highway to the Earlier, the men had agreed vial Intelligence: Section,
George Tong, sworn interprater, long struggle, for at their meet Justice, Mr. Justice E. H. to be done, frum tactfully and north, cheerfully swinging their Witness remembered the Club of pay provided to this scule
Witness also re- said that he translated a copy of
ing they only discussed ques Williams, in the Sup-good humouredly dealing with batons and joking with the pea- their employers als arvepted Lusitano euse.
tions concerning their own their demand for double pay for collected that Henry Basto was the Japanese Court Martial re-
reme Court yesterday. peasants who are not as conversants, and surrounded, as Bri- the translation is maintenance, and there was no
sant with the laws of amuggling tain soldiers always are Sundays and holidays and extra arrested in connection with that cord. concerning the Basto trial.
mention of seeking an oppor-afternoon. case. Basto was necused of be. He produced entailed by
as they might be, to tending the rounded wherever they may be, pay
Major Hirao Yashio said that tunity for the opening of nego. The Jury retired for 20 min sick.
by admiring children eager for ing in possession of a report
ntes, after which they returnei Young written in the form of bridge the "Tokumukensn" or the Special tiations,
medical orderlies "ciglettes." Up to yesterday, it was learn- an unanimous verdict of guilty trudge miles through the hills notes. The bridge notes were Duty Police were attached differ-
Оле of the Department, ed. the Company had not taken on all 23 overt acts of High to villages inaccesible even to tanks confronting Land Forces Judicial
most formidable alleged to be a seret message, ently in
Nobody could solve the coste Police Department and Speein: In
over the sub-station at Taun Treason brought against Tsui. the ubiquitous jeep, taking modi- Hong Kong is the si Mr. Ogara. Editor of the telligence Department. Those at- Wan. Un Long. Taipo and Sha- Tsui is the third Chinese in cal supplies, advising, curing, through the Territory of thou- are still the Colony to be found guilly Some of these villages have not stands of troops of China's Na- Late Feet that all the then-quested to assist belet in the listeis were gerruns employ asked the Company to take over to death, the other two being years, now they have help again, gling to emerge from an armed Late yesterday afternoon it "Hong Kong News," was re-tached to the Intelligence Depart-1 tin, where
dealt with espionage enses. carrying on. The men have of high treason and sentenced seen a white man for many tional army. China is strug tres in the Colony with the ex-sucessful and later called in the
George Wong and Lai Kit. Slankiwan help of Accused. The two finaled secretly by members of the
without further delay. Gendarmeric,
from apart
and their rellance and faith is conflict longer than that endur- ception of one in
After the jury had returned illustrated by a 32-year-old maned by any other country in the official rolla. In other words they and one in Yaumst bad agreed ly managed to solve it.
thier verdict, the Chief Justice who was brought in to the medi- past war, and vast reorganisa- to the above seade of pay if the
The men at the North Point asked accused whether he had cal officer; he had been deaf and tion is required. During the past were informers. They Paid
a fixed salary, but according men would return to work,
to the value of information sup factory of the National Lacqure anything to say.
dumb from birth, and would the few months over 100,000 Chin- and Paint Products Co. were yes. plied.
Taui said: This case w officer please cure him? When the "Mitties" were Alterday still on strike.
ese soldiers have passed through. The man
Trains are searched, reads Hong Kong Territory on the tached to the Tolko Departmenagement said that the men's detrumped up by Hui Hang and
Marcas da Silva. When Hui patrolled; food, drugs, ex-way north. In they supplied information concern-mands would be considered at a
Kowloon they failed to obtain further loans plosives, are stopped from slip, have been directors' meeting on July 4 and ing suspected espionage agents.
accommodated in resented it and Mrs. Maud Basto said that she requested the strikers to resume from me, he
ping illicitely into unauthorised great transit camps until they. wanted to have me 'done'. Really, hande; banditry is suppressed, can be embarked on the ships to was one of those arrested at Lunis work in the meantime
I don't know Silva at all,peace and order are maintained. take them on their journey. tano Club in 1943 and was pue
Tsui added: "I'm not afraid} the 49 on trial at Stanley before Japanese Military Court in Among those on trial were her husband and her brother-in-law. Mr. C. H. Basta.
tatives and others without ule- yante reasɔ13
CORRESPONDENCE
Stamps
*
Sir--Reading so much of post- wat Hong Kong and just having taken up stamp colleeting, par- ticularly Hong Kong (used), air ail and others, would you be so kind to help me through calms to fud another interes in stamps, seeds,
change.
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Richards did not speak to wit- Cres about the rode. At the end of 1943 or early 1944 Richards requested better lighting for his work. Witness took the work to be about the codes. It was during that period that accused was engaged on the code. further fights were given,
Bombing Results
No
.
Witness said that he saw the rust. 1914,
and
were
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Mr. C. H. Basto was in the firs row and witness was in the last !ow about 10 feet away. Each of the accused was questioned by a Japanese
through an interpreter She heard questions being put to C. H. Busto.
the men
Lacquer Co.
AROUND THE COURTS
Charged with receiving a quan thy of engineering and ship's tools. valued at approximately $1.308, woman. So Neni. 06, proprietress of the Wo Lee Marine Store of 122 Ricclamation Street, and shop assistant at the store, Cheung Tean-ming, 24. appeared before" Me W. H. Lat Kowloon Court yesterday.
of death, but justice must be
?
passage
As a sun-tanned young Com- done. The decision of this case Kong.
mando remarked, standing at the entrance of his tent and is most unfair.
I want to aр- Mr. Bernacchi, addressing the staring out over the paddy fields peal. It is too much to put the jury, submitted that Tsui did and mud flats to the distant hills blame on a handful of kengaa' not owe allegiance to the Crown, of China, "Some of the folks at for all that has that many of the overt acts al-home think it's all Naafi Canteen detectives) happened during the three and leged had in no way weakened and Geisha girls; well it isn't.
of- a half yea ́s of occupation or tended to weaken the Crown's But it's a grand life ali the Colony b. the Japanese.
fighting cause and that Tsui did some.". The lenders of the Hing A not have any intention of assist- Ki Kwan-such as Wong Tin Piing the Japanese but was help- never arrested, while some of ever the jury might think of the
ivcoded report about March It contained information 1914. coins, 1 X- un the Japanese Army in long Kong, the Naval transports in I have no overprinted of Gor-port, the results of the Allied man Occupation, and would be bombings, is of propaganda
information concerning! happy to see even vue,
LEA DRISCOLL
anti-independence of India.
Mr. Basto's ense was taken by the Gendagrarfe as one of the major espionage cases of 19-12-11 and all the Tokko section was Rice
to Anti Put on the case, to get the cor-
information and to make trno but denied that he had anr-o is additionally charged with the other leading figures during | manner in which accused hal Sir With reference
rect Squeeze's" letter which appeared
No special credit was thing to do with the P.R.O. in your today's issue. I shall be arrests.
Oguri glad if Anti-Squeeze will let me given to Richards and have the names and adresses for the work done. these bona-lide seven year
41 Rowley Street,
Brighton. Sydory.
Australia.
resid
of this Colony who, alleged by him, could not get the rice ration tickets as well as the rumours which are freely citen- lating" in writing so that the allegations may be investigated.
front Any concrete auggestions the nabile or positive evidence of malpractice will greatly assist me! in my duty as Rice Controller.
R. C. LEE,
Rice Controller, Answer To Correspondent
J.E.G. RAMSEY:-Dick Powell was born ht! Mountain View, Ar- kanses, in 1904.-Ed.
PARTIES TO CINEMAS
The Naval authorities nuva kriven permission for Naval ratings to visit the Loe, Cathay and Oriental cinemas during the cho lera emergancy. It is stipulated, however, that the men can only in organised parties
tlo
SO
with
Accused was given a job as civilian adviser to the Gendar merie in order to assist him to secure a regular monthly in come.
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He was asked if he were the resident of Club Lusitano and of the P.R.O.. Busio hdmitted the he was president of Club Lusi-
Latimer at Yau and Chung Kok-chuk-were ing his country, Chinn, What Summons
keeping a marine store without a licence. Hearing of the case was fixed for 2.30 pm on July 10. Sub-Insp. Dow is prosecuting while defendants are to be re-
where he presented by Mr. M. A. da Slivn.
that The t
replied he first heard it from
or possession.
his
Charged with a murder com
the occupation were releaaracted, there could be no question after being detained at Stanley that he was not guilty of trea for several months,"
Passing sentence, the Chief
son.
cause.
Dismissed
the
A summons against a Chinese woman, Lam Tin, of No. 464, Lockhart Road, second floor, for behaving in a disorderly manner towards Maria Law, of the same Colony fully addreslmada at the Central Ma was dismissed by Mr. F.
of evidence.
Another summons against nn-
Dying Man
Addressing the jury on behalf Justice said: "The case has of the Crown, Mr. Lonsdale sub- He was also asked obtained information
been heard by the jury, who mitted that the accused's 20-year have paid grave attention to all residence in the Japanese troons were outside the
the evidence. Everything that established the fact that he owed X. borders of Macau. To this atomitted during the Japanese occu- could have been said in your be-allegiance to the King and that gatency yesterday afternoon for In reply to Mr. Kwan witness Mr. Kenedios who hurt approach-pation of the Colony, Pun Kan, half-has-been heard in evidence the consequences of his acts dur said that accused had been given him and asked him to send 2. colie, of 215 Reclamation My finding in this case is fully ing the war had undoubtedly
Street, 2nd floor, appeared befors in accord with the jury's verstrengthened the enemy's war other woman Lanı Yan-sze for assistance to the Gendarmes but message to Mr. Leg d'Alouds in
Using abusive language towards he had not been receiving a fix-Mucao. The reason was to tell Mr. W. II. Latimer at Kowloon dict."
Court yesterday.
Maria Law was also dismissed, on Seven Letters Cast of living was high, d'Almada to leave Mecas. ied sum.
About a dozen people, includ- the same ground. Mr. Basto was also questioned another not le custody, murdered It is charged that accused, with and it was dificult for him to
Earlier, Mr. Bernacchi, had ing Portuguesa and Chinese, had It was alleged by Maria Law, a when sho support himself and on the re- about the codes found in
Basto replied that man named Chun Pat on the submitted seven letters sent by told the Court of their arrest school teacher, that commendation of two officers he they were not codes and stated third day of the fifth moon. 1044. the accused to his wife during and torture in which accused moved into the second floor of No. found neeused the job.
that if he were given a pack of remand of 48 hours in police cus- In some of the letters, accused figured prominently.
Sub-Insp. Askew asked for a his detention by the Japanese. was not only concerned but had 454, Lockhart Road, second floor, where Lam Tim was principal cards and book on contract
instructed her to advise several bridge he would show that they tudy. which was granted.
Furthermore, Crown Counsel tenant, aho was picked upon for
no reason at all. Col. Koji Kazuo, who held were only bridge problems.
persons, wanted by the Japanese, submitted, the defence had not
one occasion, she was spat At the trial, continued witness, position as prosecutor in the Mill
A 23-year-old shop foki, Sung to leave the Colony. In another established that the accused hudtered with refuse when, inside the tury Court during the Japanese C. H. Basto
was sentenced to Po-lee, was sentenced
to three letter, accused told her that his actually helped the Chungking kitchen. Occupation from Feb. 21, 1942 Lill death. At that time he was al- months' bard, labour by air case was hopeless because he Government or the Chinese Lam alleged that Marla Law May 9, 1944 stated that he remem-ready a dying man and his condi- George She at the Central Magis. would be charged with obstruct- guerillus directly. Accused's in-was not sane, and at some time bared the Lusitano Club Case and Lion was very bad.
tracy yesterday for larceny oing the progress of the military tention, Mr. Lonsdale submitted or other scolded every person on also the name of Henry Baste. In March. 1944, Borle snowed $440,000 in Chinese currency in & administration of the Japanche was to assist and aid the enemy the premises. For that reasons sho
Witness interrogated Basto on black and purple.
was accused of or twice. Basto having given uusistance
the British who were interned by the this morning at 10 a.21. Japanese in Hong Kong and with the activities of the Japanese supplying information concerning
Forces to British organizations. that
Code Broken
nigned authority and they are Witness also remembered
warned that no
be taken in the cinemas,
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witness his wrists. They were
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Further evidener will be taken Melling bag, entrusted to him by Poccupation Government of Hung in the prosecution of war.
H.KV.D.C. ORDERS
Au Lal-ping
Inspector H. Sell said that about 6.30 nm, on June 26, Miss Au mode a report to the Central Police Station that she had hand- ed a travelling bag. containing $440,000 Chineas currency and a suit of woman's clothing to the accused. Accused disappeared from same day.
no refreshment is to Basto was fourd is PORSE. A Mitchell, O.B.E., E.D., Command the shop at about 11.35 p.m. the The Victualling and Supply Cre
a secret code. It was Japanese by the name of
Issuing ship Fort Constantine las ar nother person by the name 27th June, 1946, been placed in restricted quaran-of Richards broke the code. Wit- the following the report of a case
Ordera by Lieut-Colonel E. J. R. Ogura ng H.K.V.D.C. Order No. 41,
On information, accused Was Returning Volunteers-All Vo found at No, 225, Queen's Road ness saw the decoded message. Hlunteers who have returned to this East, third floor.
of cholera among the Chineas luterrogation of Basto Was in Colony must report themselves to
Crew.
.
To Be Wed
connection with this decoded mesthis H.Q., if they have not done
sage.
ing
One Of The Original
Commandos Now Here
(By An Army Observer)
asked Law to move out of the houso,
On the second summons, Maria Law refused to repeat the alleged abusive language.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday were LL-Cdr, D. S. Hulton, Miss F. Crawford, H. do
To be one of the original Commandos is a distinc-V. Booten, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. tion to be proud of, Sergeant-Major Bennett, Pary and children, F. E. Neitlo, Dudman and children, Mrs. L. now serving with the 45th Commandos in the M, A. Koodiaraf, J. 8. Davenport, New Territories, is proud of it.
A. E. J. Partridge and CH. Unbehaus.
au before.
An Indian cook of the ss. "Fort Before being asked to answer Holiday. H.K.V.D.C. Head-Provident", Hussein Mo Esen, 45, A big, formidable man," with • Al the next question, witness was
Lower Albert Road, will appeared before Mr. W. H. Latl-; Bergeant-Major quarters.
motstache and bright Mr. John Kane Sloan of the Kwan that he was not under any
by Mr. Silva and Mr.be closed un Monday, 1 July 46. warned
mer at Kowloon Court yesterday blue eyes that take off some of the Geree Hong Kong Electric Company and
Deaths: The Officer Command-on a charge of larceny of nine of the moustache, Bergeant Major a well-known sportsman, will be obligation to answer if he felt that
H.K.V.D.C. noun pie. Bertram, J. W. Hughes vessel lu Victorin Harbour on Jas,
regreta
to an bags (630 3bg.) of Colonial refined Bennett carries his lahteen years of ser- married tomoIZOW
deaths;- zugar from No. 5 hatch of the (a) Pte. garet's
roup. Died 12 Dec. 45 (in Aus-10 this year. Group tralia); (b) 4093 Pio. Lim, J. A. Sub-Inap. Andrews, prosecuting. Witness was then asked if he 4th Battery. Missing Believed | asked for a remand of 24 hours had infiloted any bodily harm on Killed 24 Dec. 41, now prosomed in police custody, which Baato and replied that he did not dead.
granted,
sman, will the answer. which he gave might Church, Happy Valley, to incriminate himself. Miss Y. G. Rufllo at 4 pan.
After the caromony a reception will be held at the Hong Kong Electric Recreation Club, Ming Xuch.
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
HEY, PROFESSOR, HELLO, BOOTS! WANT A LIFT YOU'RE JUST THE PERSON I WANT TO SEE
Not Harmed
WHATS BACK | CANT OF THIS.
YOU SHOW YOU'RE GUESS PROMOTINGE
Heave Ho!
YES, BUT MY WORD!ARENT YOU DELIGHTED WITH THE MPH THINGS ANJE PROGRESSED" THE BOYS HADE FALLEN FOR MISS FERMOIZE AND MISS RICHARDS HOOK, LINE AND SIKKER AND THE GIRLS ARE 50 STARRY-EYED, ACTUALLY TABR: JOBS ARE AT STAKE!
WIS
BY EDGAR MARTIN
SURE KNOW ALL THAT! BUT TOHILE THE BOYS ARE IN THE MOOD AL WANT TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER SHOUE TOWARD THE ALTAR
Cigarette Hawkers
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vice lightly.
The outbreak of war found ala on
Before 'Mr. F. X, d'Almada at H... "Rodney" bually chasing the "Deutschland," which they failed to chich, the Central Magistracy yesterday, much to Bennett's disappointment. - How-
ever there was plenty of work in store 12 Chinese women hawkers were for him. He took part in the famous charged with selling cigarettes in landing at Dieppe, had his craft
unk
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Departures the same day wore Capt. W. J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Leo and Mr. and Mra, D. Rye.
The sa. "Otranto" left yesterday for the United Kingdom via Sin Rapore and India. Passengers who booked for the U.K. vero Captain C. Salvoson and
Mooers. PT.
under him, spent two and a half hours different parts of the city withou: Firth. V. Dalton, D. A. Porsiyal
In the Water, and was finally picked up
to the destroyer "Brocktoburz," the ship a licence. that will never be forgotten by many
then
and J. Pearson, There were 42 Chinese passengers for Singapers. All pleaded gulity and were and seven for India, the latter in- who owe their life to the herolem fined sums ranging from $3 to $10 cluding Messra. P. S. Noranhn.
and pureeverance of the Captals, and
Mathews
his ship's company, who west in again All cigarettes seized were ordered Bodjar Kahoman Joseph Figueri and again to the rescue. In fuos of terrible to ho confiscated... R.O. Davidson Bornando, V: S Mendes, and A.
Are from the French rosaŻ,
Sergeant-Major Bennett, was bimy menin
In Biefly, helping to form the bridgehead
prosecuted.
do, Mariano Almeida,
A stern warning was issued by
Thore were also on Correia. Mr. d'Almada, who said:
board 870 Lascar and Gonnaso "Fines will be stepped up forth senten who are being repatriated. and then home for a wall. By this time with. Cigarettes are a dutlabio to India. he had been knocked about a bit and was officially claimed na D.1, but thĩa dhi
a Fonteçantello, After that came Italy,
· not "mult¬kh ̈·ald · soldier wad; somehow-ty and licences must be
you can
REQUIEM SERVICE -
that he was in the thick of the nahing tobacco must have licences and you A Requiem Bervice for members was back-fe the 3,1 cilias and soon after the hops that coll cigareties And again, this time, at historio dean arides hawkers who come aloft withaus of the Et. Thereas a Catholle Men's with dith” dummandow, and finally on lats Ucence not only deprive Govern- Ancelation who died during the Glerpinay te ́inlab the war off, för rond, ment of ils rightful duty, but also war, will be held at St. Thersin A
Another two years and Bergmani-Mafer the shops of their rightful' inson19. Church Prince Edward Rond, i Bennett will be den for hid well and is not equliahle that the shops Kowloon, on Monday, July 1, PERETAROSTLAR VA W pelik bevat should pay for losaóps. And you 8.00's m Medion, ato. Ka mind-where he in-guing, toʻ
out All Tanke
live, Probably, be thinks, la Awienia | hawkers get 4 KwKY.Switinut ABFWKz; “workékbeží but it doen.
llortions."
- cordially: AMANATZEN NA