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WAR CRIMES TRIAL
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1946.
Accused Wishes To Call F.C. Gimson
On conclusion of the prosecution's case in the War
Crimes Trial against Nilmori Genichiro yes NEW DIPLOMACY
terday, it was disclosed by Counsel for the
Defence that accused wished to call Mr. F. IN S.E.A.
Gimson, former Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and now Governor of Singapore, as a witness to his good character.
Mr. J. J. Education
After
Singapore, Sept. 4. Formal diplomatic
DESERTED THEIR SHIP
Two British seamen of the m.... "Dingledale"—Enoch Smith (ex
stores:--
(1)
(2)
(0)
NOTICE
NOTICE
It has come to the notice of
demanding payment (allowing sons aro
from consumers for services rendered in connection with the their Cordage Old Paper-supply of electricity to stuff.
R.A.F.) 32, Gerald Walter Bor- Tenders are invited for the this Company that certain por reil, 22wer, yesterday sentence | purch: so of the ed by Comde, Rydor, tu two 'weeks' hard labour each for de- serting their ship on August 26.
Mr. W. R. Hillyer: Deputy Shipping Master, told the Court that the "Dingledale" had to de- lay her departure for 28 hours while attempts were made to ap- prehend
shore, the accused on Two substitute seamen had to be supplied by the Shipping Master before she eventually salted on August 27.
Paper Rolls.
Photographic Chemi- cal of Various De scriptions.
(4) Furniture of Various
beds,
premises. No payments what- ever should be made except at the Company's offices where an official receipt will be issued. No members of the Company's atatr
the except
receiving
Page &
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
10 WORDS # FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID, #1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTA. PER WORD 'PER INSERTION
2-
Repiles are awaiting at our
shroffs at the Company's offices offices for Box Nos, 62, 81, 82, 88, Descriptions Le. Camp are authorised to receive money 91, 100, 102,
Camp Stools, on behalf of the Company. Camp Arm Chairs, Bed Steel, etc. (6) Powder Filter.
Boat (6) Motor
only).
(Hulls
Tender forms can be obtained on application at Section VI of Mak Ping-ylm unemployed, Naval Store Department between was committed yesterday by Mr. 10 A.M. and 12 noon on Tuesday, Horace Le it Kowloor, to stand Wednesday and Thursday 3rd, trial at the Criminal Sessions 4th and 5th September 1946, on charges of unlawful posses- and allould be returned in a alon of an automatic pistol, a sealed cover addressed to Super- revolver, and eight rounds of intending Naval Store Officer, ammunition seized in a police H. M. Naval Yard on or before raid on 91 Taipo Rond, first noon, Monday, 9th September
1010. floor, on August 4.
Evidence of the brutal treatment of Prisoners of contact between the of-
Both accused pleaded gulity. War who formed a working party engaged on fice of Lord Killearn,
They said that they had corn- Commissioner garden digging at Happy Valley Race Course Special
plained to the captain of con- was given by Sgt. F. W. A. Lewis in the course for Southeast Asia, and citions on board and bad applied Government of for a transfer, but their applica- of yesterday's proceedings,
the Ferguson, of the cused and another person open-French Indo-China will tion was refused. Department who ed the parcels in Nathan Rond) stated that he was a Medical and the tinned goods sold be made by Mr. Michael Orderly in the Camp Hospital. through hawkera.
the Wright, Deputy to Lord recalled an occasion when a sen- labels had been taken off, the Killearn, when he flies try came into the Hospital at goods were placed in shop win-
to Saigon tomorrow. about 10 p.m. searching for dows In Nathon Road.
Mr. Wright, who has 4. Captain K. M. A. Barnett. Wit- Objection was raised by de-
counsel to hearsay evi- minister's status, travels on ness showed the entry where fence
invitation of Admiral Barnett was sleeping. The sen- dence being adduced, but the the
High Commis- try examined the basket con- President of the Court stated D'Argenlieu, taining Barnett's clothes as well that hearsay evidence was re- sioner of French Indo-China.
Lord Killearn WAS unable as his slippers. The sentry then ceivable in War Crimes Trinis. It
Court to decide personally to accept the invita- left, but returned half an hour was for the later with another sentry, The whether to accept such evidence tion owing to a mild infection of the foot contructed during clothes were again examined. or not.
Continuing, witness said that his visit to Batavin. On neither ocension did Barnett
considerable amount of While no particular questions wake. Subsequently, another A
variety of POWB and are outstanding. came in for party came in with accused as mail
mall was taken to the questions of mutual interests interpreter. The party proceeded this straight to Burnett's bed and ne- POWa Headquarters for censor- may be discussed, one of Lord cused wake him up. Accused ship. As it was not possible for Killearn's tasks being to advise charged Barnett with having the small staff to cope with the the Foreign Office on policy gone too near the barbed wire large amount of mail coming questions between British ter-
ritories and foreign govern fence. When Barnett denied in, old mail was pushed aside on
menta in this area-Reuter. this accused bent him up severe the arrival of new mail. ly. As a result of the assault, Barnett fell back on to the bed. Accused took the
Mail Burned
initiative Just before the surrender, ne- throughout. After he had fal- cused burnt six boxes of mail len on the bed, Barnett was pull- addressed to POWs. In conse ed to his feet by accused and
prisoner of war es- quence of
civilian beaten until he fell down. This caping,
clothing time he was allowed to remain was taken from POWs and stor on the bed, but the whole partyed at POW Headquarters. Wit. examined his feet carefully for ness saw accused stealing some algns of mud to see if he had of this clothing. Witness also been out. The examination took suw POWs being Interrogated place after the beating. No trace and beaten by accused. Con- of any mud or dirt was found cerning drafts for Japan, wit- On Barnett's feet. When ac- ness said that an order usually caused beat Barnett, he seemed came from Tokyo setting forth to have lost control of hivi. requirements. Col. Tokunaga The second beating was not as and accused would select per- long as the first as Barnett. be- sonnel for the drafts. Lieut. health Wada and recused, who were on ing in a weak state of and suffering from fever, soon the "Lisbon Maru," came back collapsed. The beating made to Hong Kong in the middle of Darnett very nervous and he had 1943. Accused asked witness to to be given sleeping powders,
type three copies of a nominal i roll in respect of the 1,800 POWs embarked on the "Lisbon Maru Guards from the "Lisbon Maru." who had naked witness to teach them English and Chinese, told him that accused had given orders for the closing of the hatches and also for the shooting of prisoners of war in the hold.
Valley Garden
who used
Under cross-examination, wit- nese said that it was impossi- ble for prisoners of war to sell
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MOVIE TICKET RACKET
Three cases of racketeering in theatre tickets were heard, before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K. C., at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
No. 54 of 1946 Hongkong Harbour. Removal of Obstruction.
Notice to Mariners No. 48 of 1946 relating to an Obstruction at B-6 Commercial Buoy is here- by cancelled.. Authority:
Harbour Master
J. JOLLY Harbour Master.
Harbour Department. Hongkong, 4th September, 1946.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
to
Fung Kwan, 22, who had
No 55 of 1946 three back stall tickets for the
The red flashing light at the Queen's Theatre 7-15 p.m. per- formance expose for sale at East side of the Southern En- Yaumati Typhoon $3.00, was fined $50 mi 14 days. trance
Li Kui. 23, was drej a. Shelter has been restablished. He had six gal-Characteristics: similar sum.
Queen's lery tickets for the Theatre, for sale at $1.00. Leung Kam, 19, was
fined $50 or 14 days for the sume offence.
Inspector H. Sell prosecuted.
MONEY MART
Chinese National Currency yes- terday opened at $1.32 for futures C.N... and $1.48 $1,000), and closed at $1.32 and Fluctuation $1.40 respectively. was slight and the general under- tone steady.
1⁄2 second light, 31⁄2 seconds eclipse. 1459, 3280. Harbour Master
Charts affected: Authority:
J. JOLLY Harbour Master.
THE MACAO, ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE is hereby given that the Thirty-First Ordinary An- nual Meeting of the Share- holders of the Company will be Floor, held at the Mezzanine
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Buliding, Hongkong, on Monday, the Sixteenth day of September, 1946 at 3 p.m.
By Order of the Board of
Directors JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Secretaries. Shareholders are requested to or the inform the Company Secretaries the numbers of the shares held by them and also the numbers of the certificates.
DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL
KOWLOON
The list of candidates suc- cessful in passing the entrance Harbour Department,
examination will be published on Hongkong, 4th September, 1946. Thursday, Sept. 6th, at 9 a.m.
BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. s.s. "Empire Witham"
aro
Gold was stronger. Opening at $330 u tael, It dropped to $335 having arrived from UK. via but immediately recovered and at Ports consignees of cargo
At the hereby notified that all goods are being landed and placed at their
their Red Cross parcels through one point touched $445. the guards. Witness had never close it was $443. heard that Red Cross parcels U.S. dollara had buyers at $4.00, risk into the Godowns of The
Sterling at $15.00,
and Austra- Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
On the 7th charge, Major Puddicombe first read three af-
for spot (for absent witnesses fidavits by which disclosed that accused, American slang ex- pressions and was known as the "Happy Valley Cowboy" adopted a brutal attitude towards PÓWK at the Happy Valey Race Course and beat them severely if they did not work hard enough.
Sgt. F. W. A. Lewis, H.Q. Land Forces, declared that he was one of a party working at Happy Valley Race Course in February 1946. Accused not only acted as interpreter, but finished up by running the whole show. Little was seen of other
Defence Application Japanese officers, but accused
Answering the President, Mr. was there every day and detail-1 ed the work to be done. In de Takahashi Mikio said that ac- tailing work, accused did not cused would give evidence show any consideration whatso his own behalf from the witness over to the sick men. The work box and would call witnesses. He consisted of digging up the Race applied for an adjournment on Course for a garden and this the ground that he wished to had to be completed within a have an opportunity to examine specified time by a specified members of the crew of the
Maru" who
Were number of man.. Accused forced "Lisbon
were stolen during the course of transhipment. Sometimes cigarettes from Red Cross par- cels were given to the Chinese staff by accused.
on
an pounds at $12.50..
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghai, Sopt. 4. Closing rates were:-
Buying Selling CNS CNS
No clalms will be admitted after the goods have left the go- downs and all goods remaining
Gold per ounce 204,200 204.000 undelivered after 8th September,
4 p.m. will be subject to rent. U.S. Dollars*,
3.290. 3,300 Hong Kong Dollars 690 700 All broken, chafed and dam- *Unofficial market-Associat-aged goods are to be left in the ed Press.
godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Carmichael Clarke on 8th September, 1946, at
10 д.т.
Entrants must claim their place by paying day-school fces be- fore Saturday, Sept. 7th noon, otherwise their places will be given to those on the supple- mentary list.
HQ. RASC HONG KONG
Tenders are invited for the purchase of the following items us they lie at 102 Petrol Depot, Lai Chi Kok:
...
800 lbs Grease Barrels 84 and 44 IG Capacity Drums 41 G
Containers 4 and I G
These may be inspected tween 2 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. 5th and 6th Sept., 1946.
be-
on
It is requested that consumers should report any such cases to
FOR SALE the Head Oface of the Company.
TWO reater 183 HP. Stinson The Company la determined
plane for sale. Total time under to eradicate this nuisance and 500 hours. Box 115 "China Mail,”
Aro asked to
consumers
CO-
operate by Identifying the per NEW Typewrller Ribbons. all sons concerned when confronted colours, 30.00 coch. Typewriters with them.
The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.,
P. & C. Building, 3rd Floor,
Hong Kong.
Mesara. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd., AGENTS.
Hongkong, September 2, 1946.
CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
LIMITED
NOTICE
DEPOSITS
Consumers are advised that all deposits for electricity ac counts should be paid direct into the Company's cash offices, either At Argyle Street ΟΣ Yaumati Road and Wing- Sing Lane)...
dard Typewriter Co., Alexandra
ITO.
for hire, reasonable rent. Stan-
Bldg., Ground Fl. Tol. 30591.
POSITION VACANT
SECRETARY. Applications invited for the post of Secretary to a large British Pubile Company Hong Kong. Applicants, who should be of British Nationality and not less than 30 years of age, should have had, commercial. ad- ministrative experience and possess a sound knowledge of accountancy, company and com- mercial low. All applications will be treated confidential. |Original documents should not be forwarded-Box No. 111 "China Mall."
TUITION GIVEN
CANTONESE
AND MAN- DARIN lessons given in group or privately by export teacher Modorate charges.
young lady assistants. Write Box No. 79. "China Mail."
with (corner of Nathan
No contractors or agents aro authorized by this Company to collect deposits, and consumers are warned against making these payments.
CHINA LIGHT & POWER
COMPANY LIMITED.
F. C. CLEMO.
Acting Manager. Kowloon, 2nd September, 1946.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, "Surveyors and AppraiserE, Podder Building, Telephone. No, 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have receiv ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, the 5th. September, 1946 commencing at 2.80 p.m.
at the Sales - Rooms, No, 86, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
NOTICE
The Office of the Canadian Government Trade Commie- Bioner has re-opened in Room 114, First Floor, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Post affico Box 126, Tolophone 28338.
Service Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Surveyors Bassment, French Bank Bldg.,
A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctions91..
Telephone 81867.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned has received instructions from the Acting Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction.
on
THURSDAY, the 5th Sept.
1946.
commencing at 10.00 am. at the premises of
THE SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS,
---French Bank Building,
Basement,
133
LOTS OF MISCEL- GOODS, compris-
A Nice Selection of Valuable Office and Household, Furniture. comprising:-Teakwood bed-room suite, dining room suite, ward- robes, bedsteads, dressing tables with stools. chest of drawers, tapestry covered chairs, chester-LANEOUS field suites, glass cabinets, booking:- cases, writing tables, office chairs, screens, electric table fana, electric hot water stove, tea poys, typewriter tables,
cameras,
mahjong
Scaled tenders, showing prico for bulk of grease and price per divans, carpets & rugs, bath container or barrel, should be towels, bed-spreads, blankets, forwarded to H.Q. R.AIS.C, Vic-{
blackwood toria Barracks, Hongkong, be- table, blackwood Jons table, To comply with General Bond-fore noon, 7th Sept., 1946. ed Warehouse Regulations con-
carved blackwood chest, mirrors, I dining ·· chairs, filter, electric signees must have in attendance
radiator, coffee cups with sau- a Revenue Officer when damaged Tainan, Formosa, Sept. 4. dutiable goods are examined.
cers, crockery, cutlery, glass Medical authorities today said
All claims against the vessel
water tumblers, and gramophone that a serious cholera epidemic must be presented to the Under-
records, etc., etc., etc. has caused one thousand deaths in signed within ten days of the Southern Formosa but the out- break is under control Associat- ship's arrival, or they will not be
recognised.
On account of the Public Holiday on Tuesday, the 10th the men to work by numbers. brought to the Colony on Mon- inst, there will be no meeting When he shouted "1" the menday,
of the Hong Kong Rotary Club would lift up the Chinese hoes Granting the adjournment, with which they had been sup- the President of the Court said on that day. plied. When he called out "" that if the members of the crew they would bring the hoes down. of the "Lisbon Maru". had ar- These numbers were called in rived before the hearing had qulek tempo and any prisoner commenced, he would not have who was unable to keep poce, granted the application. was beaten by accused.
Hearing will be resumed at 10 am, tomorrow.
A Pte. Nolan of the Middle- nex Regiment who had been sick for about 18 months and who was unable to keep time, was savagely benten by accused when ho collapsed. The party Was divided into three groups-Bri- tish, Canadian and Volunteers. If one party did not finish the work allotted, the other parties assisted. Accused mado that everybody worked. Nuoty per cent of the mon were sick and totally unit for work. Dur ing the three weeks this work 'continued, accused, was always on the job and made the men work regardless of the weather.
Typist's Evidence
Buro
ed Press.
Obscene Articles In Chinese Press
The proprietors, publishers, editors and printers of three local Chinese "mosquito" newspapers, were summoned before Mr. George She at the Central Magistracy yesterday, for printing articles of an obscene, indecent, and revolting nature in their papers on July 25. Inspector H. N. Moran con- Since, the summons, he had ducted the prosecution
stopped printing and, dismissed Taui Ngal, of the "Ying Pao," the editor. was fined $175. Mr. Moran Tang Ching-hol, of "Kung Eugene Mak, typist in the stated that the defendant was Ping Pao," and Lo Yu-fung, of POW Headquarters from Sept. summoned on July 17, before the Chinese Commercial Press, 1942, said that parcels from Mr. d'Almada, "for" the same abroad for POWs were stored offence, and was fined $350 on were each fined $50, for their
first offence. at Gun Club Hill. Withens was three summonses. requented by accused to type out Articles of the same. nature six copies, of a receipt for Rad appeared on July 25, about Cross parcels for signature by wook after the prosecution. Major Hoon Witness was in Defendant said that though he formed that only a small por- was responsible for the news centage of these parcele actually paper, he did not take much reached the hands of POWs, I notice of it, as he had another Witness was informed that ac- person an editor¿
No Fire Insurance will be ef- fected.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (China) LTD.
Hong Kong, 2nd Sept., 1046.
CHINESE
ART
GALLERY
DEALERS OF CHINESE PAINTINGS
AND CURIOS
The printer of the Ying Pao and "Kung Ping Pao", Lau Ho-wall,who was previously fined $700, on three charges of the same nature by Me THE BANK OF CANTON d'Almada, was convicted again Bldg., fat fir., 10 am to 6 pm. and the maximum fine of $250| 2007 was imposed, on each sunimorje.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
HỒNG KONG
NOTICE
Applications are invited from Registered Nurses and Midwives to fill existing vacancies, in the Medical Department."
Salary and allowances are according to post and qualifica- tions.
Written applications stating age, whether married or single, registration number, experience and two recent testimonials should be sent to the Principal Matron, Medical Department, first floor, Hong Kong, & Shang- hal Bank Building,
(Sd.) P. S. Selwyn Clarke,
"D. M. B. Hongkong, 20th August, 1940.
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEENS, RORD C
Also
1 "Philco Radio
1 "Atwater Kent" Radio-
1. "Hercules" ladies bicycle.
1 Imperial typewriter
1 Mulco wrist watch-New 1 Bentley's compete phrase
coda book
1 Advance Account book
1 Dictionary of Chinese book 1 "Collard & Collard Piano
On View from Wednesday, the 4th. September 1946.
Torm: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
Old Clothing and Uniforms, Mosquito Net Material, Lacquered Ware,
Blankets and Cotton Quilta, Laundry Soap,
Babbitt Metal, Ladies' Handbags, Kapok,
Nativo Paper,
Cigarette Paper in Rolls, Black Wrapping Paper, Face Powder, Thermos Bottles, Torchlight Bulbs, Etc., Etc, Etc.,
The Kin Lee Godown, First. Floor West Point, where the goods are stored, will be open to inspection on 3rd and 4th September, 1946, between 10.00 a.m. and noon, and between 200 p.m. and 4:00 pm.
The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the 9th March, 1946, isait, of the Gazetter
A.E.B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 3rd September, 1940.
GODDARD & DOUGLAS Marine Surveyors & Consulting Engineers
Alexandra Buildin
Ist. Floor.
Telephone:
20128 & 31151
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