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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940,
BEATING FOUR
SAW JAPANESE BEATING
Race To Cut Communists' N. China Route
Nanking, Sept. 3. Government forces are racing toward Kupeikou Pass in the Great Wall to cut off the Communists route from North China
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
Testifying at yesterday's War Crimes trial, a Chin- ese witness sald that he saw accused beating
four Canadian soldiers who escaped from
North Point Camp in 1942.
Dr. J. W. Anderson, in the course of his evidence,
-
Rome
werd
No Assistance Appens to recused for unsis tance were ignored. There were no sanitary
OPIUM DENS RAIDED
*
Mother Testifies
Against Sons
Pare &
BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.
s.s, "Empire Witham" A mother gave evidence against her two sons, ac-having errived from U.K., vin cused of the murder of their step-father, when Ports consignees of cargo are committal proceedings were commenced in hereby notified that all goods are Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. W. H. being landed and placed at their Latimer against Yip Kan alias Wong Loi-sing, clok into the Godowns of The 20, and Yip San, 28, charged with the murder ong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and of Wong Chun, 42, at Shatin on July 13,
A
YUGOSLAVIA'S WAR CLAIM
Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery may be obtained as doon as the goods are landed.
No claims will be admitted after the goods ave left the go- downs and all goods remaining undelivered after 8th Septembar, .. 4 p.m.will be subject to rent.
said that accused was the most terrifying in-
Mr. E. C. Luscombe, A.SP. (C) hended u Police terpreter.
party
third man is charged with The case in being heard be-ordering people about and col-raiding premines in the Central fore Lieut. Col. J. C. Stewart lecting life-belts. Accused was District during Monday evening being an accessory after the fact. India) the only responsible Japanese resulting in the arrest of over The prosecution is being conduct- (Dept, of the JAG in President and Major M. acen by witness. The men were 20 persons for keeping opiumed by. Mr. R.S. Smith, nasisted by Ormsby (The West Yorkshire in an extremely exhausted con- divans and smoking opium. Sub-Insp. MacVey. Regiment) and Captain B. N. dition,
Dr. R.E. Alvarez, medical officer suffering
Before Mr. George She at
Paris, Sept. 3. Kaul (The Frontier Force Regi- from beri beri and others from the Central Magistracy yester-in charge of Kowloon Public Mor-
Yugoslavia today lodged with
All broken, chafed and dam- dysentery, Accused showed no day, Tang Yee, unemployed, was tunry, and that he had performed the body of decens
Conference the Paris an autopsy on ment) Members.
claim aged goods are to be left in the Major G. B. Puddicombe (Vic-consideration for the sick.
sentenced to one year's harded and had found his hands tied, for US$1,000,000,000 repara godown, where they will be to Manchuria, Govern- toria Bifles of Canada) in Pro-
Jabour without the option of a
two coils of
tions from Italy. In a mem-examined by Messrs. Carmichael rope around his neck ment sources said today.secuting Officer. Messrs. Taka-
fine for keeping No. 259,, Holly and one around his chin holding orandum, she estimated the Clarke an 8th September, 1948, at The capture of Kupelkou Pass hashi Mikio and Nibun Yurito
mouth. Death was wood Road, first floor, as an
a gag in from
brought would force the Communista to assisted by Major W. M. Gray
oplum divan. Accused had
naphyxiation
Italians nt just under travel a elreuitous route to en- Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
US$10,000,000,000. of the
To comply with General Bond- | offence about two months ago. Chu Kiu, 62, widow ter Manchuria. They would have are appearing for the defence.
The United States may send ed Warehouse Regulations con- The accused, Niimori Geni- to travel south and went to Kal-
In the case against Li Chung-deceased, said that the decensed
note to Rusala and signees must have in attendance relationa another auen and Tang szan. move into Jebol from the chiro, is charged on eight counts
Sam-mut, had attempted sexual +ast and cross the whole
woman, for the same offence with his elder stepson's wife und Sweden, renowing its expreaslona Revenue Officer when damaged of of having committed war crimes Jehol. The move would also en- at Hong Kong, on the high scas
at No. 6, Kwong Yuen Street had been the cause of his younger of concern over their proposed dullable goods are examined."
All claims against the vessel Communist force in and at Shanghai between Supt. circle the
cials anid today. West, first floor, Li denied the stepson's wife running away from trade agreement, informed off- informed
home. East Hopel
27, 1942 and Aug, 1945.
charge.
The first and second accused In notes sent to Moscow and must be presented to the Under- The Chinese
United signed within ten days of the Communists At the commencement of yes- that many of the men were unable
LI told the Court that though were her sons by her first mat- Stockholm earlier, the proceedings, warned today that all planes terday's
Major to walk, his attitude was one of participating in China's internal Puddicombe read a number of complete indifference. On one ce he was the principal tenant herlage to a man named Yip Shek. States Government complained ship's arrival, or they will not be strife on the Government side affidavits dealing with the es-casion when a sick man slipped, could not stop the offence, as Two years later her first husband that the deal would be a bilater-recognised.
al deal, which would being a man named Yuen Kwong ac-died and, after a period of poverty, would be fired upon.
cape of four Canadian prisoners i A spokesman for the Yenan of war from the North Puintold the man's condition, accused tually owned the divan. Yuen she married the deceased at the with the United Nations plans fo
replied: "If he cannot walk, let him had threatened if he Inter-age of 37. Deceased Communist military headquar- Camp in the early hours of Aug.
cutter and she had had gone to for expanding multilateral com- ters broadcast the warning. 20, 1942. The recapture of these
Li was discharged, and the live with him at Ng Wah, return-merce.--Router. Meanwhile, It was reported men and their subsequent mal-
woman, Tang who admitted ing to Hong Kong seven years that Government troops had ad- treatment was, said Major Pud-
the charges of keeping the divan later when deceased rented-a-piece. of land at Shatin and built a hut. vanced 125 miles beyond cap-dicombe, one of the most tragic
and possession of opium, was
Her elder son camo back to work tured Chengteh, the capital of stories to come out of the oc-
totally fined $1,000 or five
on the land. Jehol Province, and reached the cupation of Hong Kong.
months simple imprisonment, the Communist Byburbs of Stronghold of Chilfeng-Asso- ciated Press.
arrangements and provious conviction for the same by strangulation and auff damage at the hands of thei10a.m.
S'HAI
EXCHANGE
Closing rates were:-
Mak Keo Shing said that in 1942 he was employed at the Prisoners of War Headquarters, Forfar Street, as a service boy-i He saw Japanese guards guard-. ing four British prisoners
war.
serr Shanghai, Sept. 3.
Buying Selling CNS CNS 305,300 206,700
3,300
3310 100
Gold per ounce U.S. Dollars* Hong Kong Dollars
Unofficial market. --Associated Press.
POST OFFICE NOTICES MAIL NOTICE
Outward Malls
700
Unless otherwise stated, Regia
and Parcel Post tered Articles close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-
were
of
sotne of the men were helped down to the waterside and then carried back by their comrades. Although Surg. Lieut. Jackson asked for medical supplies, none were forth- coming.
When accused
accused kicked him.
On
The "China Mall" isim formed that the Captain and Engincer of the "Lisbon Maru" referred to in the cur- Tent war crimes trial, were brought back to Hong Kong on Monday last and are now at Stanley.
fered.
Three smokers were zach fined $20, while nine others who were absent ind their bail of $80 each estreated.
Inspector S. Smith conducted the prosecution.
Quarantie restrictions have which been imposed against arrivals of
One of the P.W.'s had a crawl." As no medical supplies above the left eyebrow. were issued, Surg. Lieut. Jackson They were dirty and their used old newspapers to wrap u clothes stained with mud. They the festering sores from many men were suffering. interrogated by accused and when answers were not forthcoming, they were beaten with a wooden pole which look ed like a bat used in playing gumes. They were struck over the head and body,
all
The interrogation took place for about an hour and witness could see all that was going on from the kitchen. As a result of the beating, the men wore bleeding profusely.
came
The accused was in charge of the receipt and examination of parcels from wives of prisoners of war: Whenever he across articles which he liked, he took same. He took the arti cles to his office and when he felt in the mood, would eat them
from Wenchow
on
account
Witness then described bow far
Coming to the fifth charge, plague. Major Puddicombe
first read aldavits by absent witnessce which revealed that in consequence of the loss of a satchel belonging to a patient at the Bowen Road Hospital by the name of Gill, four Canadian soldiers were badly maltreated by accused. They were hung up for several hours with their hands tied bohind their backs. Two of the men were tied to a chair and beaten by accused on the back and chest with Sam Browne belt.
Dr. J. W. Anderson said that accused came to Bowen Road Has pital to cry out investications in connection with the loss of n satchel belonging to Gill.
Beatings
beatings could be connected with the death of a man who had suf- fered from dintherin and dysen-
ery
4.1.
Loud Voices
and
away.
Gossip
stone- WR8
ai-
conflict
Byrnes To Speak At Stuttgart
Berlin, Sept. 3. Reliable informants aaid to- day that Secretary
of State James F. Byrues would make an unprecedented speech to a special meeting 2 German officials of the American zono at Stutgart on Friday.
The informants said that Byrnes would go to Stuttgart from the Paris conference to an "important policy make speech."
armed men came in and took him Mary Barr Picks Gaol
No Fire Insurance will be ef-
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TENDER
Tenders are invited for the
purchase of the following craft which lies at 626 Coy RASC (HL) Site, Shamshuipo.
Motor Vessel OUDENARDE, Hull, -Engines, and Fittings.
This craft may be inspected between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on 31st August; lat and 2nd September, 1946.
should Sealed Tenders
ba forwarded to HQ. RASC, Vic- toria Barracks, Hong Kong, on er before noon, 6th September
In 1944, there was some gosalp that deceased had sexually as saulted his step-daughter-in-law. The case was taken before the village ciders and her son was awarded a compensation of a pig. quantity of rice and some tools. Some time later her elder son's wife ran away from home, osten- sibly because deceased had tempted sexual relations with her. When she had remonstrated Anderson, but the question was with her husband, he had offered It was understood that high allowed.
to find another wife for her
United States Army and mill- younger
sen. Eventually, Tip Kan left home tary government officials also and that the stayed
some time in would attend for
might be broadcast Bhashapo. He then came back speech
across the Atlantis. and lived again with them, con-
from Byrnes' aides in Paris de-1940, tinually borrowing money Sgt. Major Sano Yukle, medical deceased, witness said. Decensed clined to comment.-Associated
the Prens. orderly at the Bowen Road Hosp eventually refused, and on а
of tal in November, 1943, said several night of July 11 a number persons were interrogated by the accused. Witness remembered the
She was shown his corpse by wero They
Murray and the palice near the rail track at rames of two of these interrogat Archibald and they were inter- Shatin the following morning and rogated four or five times. Ac- was arrested as an accessory after cused was present and witness the fact. While in the cells at Many people were interrogated heard loud voices and sounds like
Station she overheard Yaumat!
brother telling he He saw the men when second accused floggings. At present an internee at and beaten. Witness was outside Stanley Fort, Matanda Kenichi the room were the bealings took they came out of the interrogation that "If it wasn't for you this They looked worried. their would never have occurred." To had replied, Mocas, Tainshap and Shekki said that accused, as well as be-place and saw the men who word
this first accused Fook Cheung) 10 a.m. ing chief interpreter of the Pri- beaten when they came out. He faces were red and there
also
the marks on their
"Because Wong Chan did some marks on their backs. Shanghai (City of Evansville)
soners of War Headquarters, bodies. After the beatings, twa An affidavit by Captain K.M.A. thing improper, I lost my wife," was confidential man and per- we
Barnett was then read. In this she said. Airmail for Saigon, Calcutta |sonal interpreter to
Colonelere placed in a amall gate house
at the entrance to the hospital statement; mention was made of and London (By Air) Kowloon Tokunaga. important en- They were taken away the next the ill-treatment and beatings C.P.O., (Reg.) 1 p.m.. (Ord.) 1.30 quiries were dealt with by ac-morning. Witness said that pre-received, by Captain Barnett be p.m.; G.P.O., (Reg.) 1.30 pm, cused and matters of lesser im-vious experience of the methods cause he dared to address au In- (Ord.) 2 p.m..
Red ternational Cross representa- Airmail for Bangkok, Singa-portance delegated to subordinadopted by accused who was the
who visited Shamehulpo andates. Regarding the selection must terrifying and worst inter-tire
Camp.
further The statement
Captain Auckland (B.O.A.C. Plane) Kow of drafts for Japan, accused and preter, caused considerable appro
that while disclosed though the morale of the patients Barnett was a patient in hospital, loon C.P.0., (Reg.) 2 p.m., (Ord.)other Japanese officers attend-hension among the patients. Al-
accused, at midnight, ordered Cap- state was low. There was a gen- tain Barnett out of bed and gave truck which collided with a flat and I am proud to be asso- j
him a savage eral feeling of unrest and on
beating patient who was waiting his turn trumped-up charge., for interrogation by accused ni- Evidence from afidavits, sup- tempted to commit suicide.
porting the afdavit of Captain Barnett, was also read.
Hearing was then adjourned till 10 a.m. today.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4 Airmail for Canton and Shang-himself. hal, (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 a.m.. (Ord.)10 a.m.
10 0.m,
aisted-
ваш
2.30 p.m.: G.P.0 (Reg.) 2.30ed this. Major Boon also as-was extremely high, their physical p.m., (Ord.) 3
Canton. Shanghai, Airmail for Nanking. Hankew, Tsingtao and Poiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 3 p.m. (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.
Canton (Soi Un) 4 pm.
Escape At the end of July or in the beginning of August 1942, four Canadian soldiers escaped from North Point Camp. They were recaptured by the Gendarmes. At about the same period, two America and Canada via San prisoners oscaped from Sham- Francisco (General W.H. Gordon) shuipo Camp. The four Cana- Kowloon C.P.O., (Par.) 9 n.m., dians were brought to the Pri- (Reg.) n.m., (Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.P.O., (Par.) 9.30 am. (Reg.)soners of War Headquarters.
Witness saw them being taken
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 U.S.A.. Central azidi South
9
9.30 m., (Ord.) 10 a.m.
Maçao. Tainshan and Shekki upstairs for interrogation under
(Kwongani) 11 a.m.
Manila P.I. (Panay) noon. Haiphong (Promise) 2 p.m. Airmail for Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Shanghal (C.N.A.C.) (Reg.) 3 p.m., (Ord.) 3.30 p.m. Kongmoon (Fook Hol) 4 mm. Canton (Kwong Tung) 4 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT, 6 Australia via Sydney (Taiping) (Reg.) 9.30 9.30 am.. (Par.) a.m., (Ord.) 10.m.
Macao, Tainshan and Shekki (Kwodg Fook Cheung) 10 a.m. Bangkok (Tilbadak) 10 a.m. (Moabate) 10a.m. (Hiram) noon Straits (Newchwang) 1 p.m. Swatow and Foochpw (Ha
2 p.m. Salzon
(Pigneau
Yang)
do. Behaime) Airmail for Singapore, Eangoon, Calcutta, Johannesburg, Cairo, London. Sydney and Auckland
(By Air).(Reg.) 1.30 p.ms, (Ord.) 2 p.m.
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armed guard with fixed bayonets. Later, he suw, the same men coming.down the stairs and they looked as if they had had rough time. Witness know, ne- cused was in the room where the interrogation took place. After he came out accused said to witness that the Canadians would be shot.
local
Obiection was raised by defence counsel to Major Puddicombe put- ting a hypothetical case to
Dt.
room.
on
were
EX-BROKER CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Allegations that he had forged the signature of Mr. Kjaer, manager of the East Asiatic Com- pany, Queen's Building, second floor, were made against a former broker, Hau Sheung-. chiu, at the Central Magistracy before. Mr. George She yesterday,
Hau was charged with receiving Accused was also in charge of or causing to be delivered the zum the receipt and checking of mail of $5,500 from the Choong Hing for prisoners of war and for Firm at the East Asiatic Com
parcela. When a fresh pany between August and Noveni- mail arrived, all uncensored mail ber. 1941, by means of a forged from the previous batch was contract and receipt
Detective Sub-Inspector D. F. burnt. F. M. Laloe, RNVR, whose af which is for
The
next witness, Lieut. Watson a
བ་
Mr. Tro!
Д
Another witness, Tsang Chong- kl, clerk of the East Asiatic Com- nay, atated that he had been with the Company since 1984. In 1941. Mr. Kjaer, a Dano, was in charge of the metals department. Mr. Kjaer was killed in action."
40 paid the accused $5,500 no Departmonn photo of a feceipt |
n
Hearing of the case will con- tinue this afternoon.
NAVAL LORRY OVERTURNS
A
3-toa "Dodge"
over
on
Capetown, Sept. 3. Mary Barr, 61-year-old Euro- pean woman who spent 27 years in India as a missionary and social worker was today fined £3 or & month's imprisonment at Durban on a charge of trespassing Municipal grounds. She chose to go
to gaol. In a statement to the Court she said
that as a "passive resistor she believed in the justice of the causo now being fought by the Indiana In Natal.
camo
These Indians are demonstrat- ing
In better way than we Europeans chose during the war Naval years,
with them in their strug- sha declared. tram and overturned at Queen's
Mary Barr
to South Road East near Garden Road Africa from India in 1941. She held up the tram service for
is the first white woman to be 45 minutes around
sent to prison during the present 5 p.m. yesterday.
passive resistance movement in The naval truck was travel Natal-Associated Press...
Queen's ling towards along Road East when turning round in the rond the vehicle hit a trameur head on. The truck overturned pinning & Chinese electrician who fell off the tram,
The injured man was admit ted to Queen Mary Hospital with a broken left leg. His con- dition is reported to be fair.
RESHUFFLE IN CAIRO
Alexandria, Sept. 2. Ismail Sidky Pasha, the Egyptian Prime Minister, stated here today that it was planned reshuffle the Egyptian to
Cabinet:
It was reported today that the Cabinet is to be calarged to include members of the Wafdist Party, which held office before adheres to Nationalist prin- ciples-Reuter,
NILE HIGHEST ON RECORD
Regular Client in the CASO,
Tsol was a regular client of the merchant, company. About four months fidavit had previously been read master of the Cheong Hing Com after the occupation Teal produced but who had since returned to
by the Colony, stated that he was any, stated that between August a contract and receipt. He found the present government and
a shipment of the company, In No, I hold of the "Lisbon and November, 1941 he obtained that the receipt was not issued
contract. for
Sub-Inspector A. Morrison the Po Lung Firm Maru."
goods from For about 40 minutes after through
the Finger Print Bureau, Palico accused. tho
in evidenco stated the ship had been torpedoed, the
receipt that he Shanghal (Hastings Park) a gun crew of the ship were heard deposit. He received
firing their guns. Aeroplanes which was signed by the manager and contract which were produced
Khartoum, Sept. 2, In Court. Ho testified that the Arm: the (Sam flow overhead and the hatch of Btraits and Bombay
Shortly afterwards the Pacific signature in the receint was not Today's reading of the Nile's neagh) (Par.) 2.30 p.m., (Ord.) covers were closed. Later, tar-
paulin was placed over the hatch war broke out, the goods were not the same as the original signature water level at 17,4 metres was not get on a voucher of the company, the highest on record but the U.S.A., Contral and South covers and no air came through. delivered and he could
Chan 8ik-bun, bookkeeper of
Egyptian Department America and Canada via Bao This resulted in one man becom back the deposit money.
During the Japanese occupation East Asiatlo Francisco (Honnibal Victory, ing delirious and dying. Some
never soll now. (Paz.) 2.80pm (Kog.) 2.86- of Lue men. In the old bomin he went to the Po Lung Firm to tridence aldatia Company, is said that the river, would probably
make enquiries about the deposit made an entry concerning the pm, (Ord.) 8 p.m.
Airmail for Canton, Chungking topping more on the bulkhead money He produced receipt and $6,800. If any such payment had and Kunming (G.NA.O. Plane) to the next hold to find out what contract bat was told that the bean made it would have been en (Rog.)
was happening Another man receipt was not laued by the tared in his booke and a receipt 3.p.m. (Ord.) 8.80 μm.
(Kwongchowwan) died in the morning.
3 p.m.
* Canton (Falaban) 47
Thousands of acres of cotton were destroyed at Zeldab and it torial Province that hotises, crops was reported from Torit, Equa and son were damage 1984 ciated Prest.
At Shanghal he saw accused, ccused was no longer in their heating the aridoncs, the who had a stick in his hand, employment of the Arm
accused was committed for trial.
TIRE RIOT
Sydney, Sept. 2. Australian motorists today gar- bombarded shops, stores, ages and even manufacturers, for automobile tires after the
NOTICE
TO ALL RANKS
H.K. VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS.
A MEETING
of all ranks of the above Corpe, for the purpose of forming, an Association,
will be held at
THE MASONIC CLUB
Ice House Street (By kind permission of the Trustees)
WEDNESDAY, September 11th, at 5.45 p.m.
A. L. G. EASTMAN
Acting Secretary.
•Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
ending of five years of wartime Chinese tire rationing. The manager of one company said the demand was colossal. Dealers waiting for tire deliveries at the com- pany's warehouse in the city caused a traffic Jam-Reuter.
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