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GINSENG" ROBBERS SENTENCED
How smart police work, under Inspector G. Whitcroft, resulted. In the arreat in Macao of two Zabbers and the recovery of $135,000 out of an $180,000- cargo of "Ginseng" within 23 hours after the robbery of ap Junk in mid-Harbour on July ib, was disclosed at the Criminali Seastone yesterday, when Leung Pak-yau and Tang Pui were charged with armed robbery.
Both accused were found guil- ty..by a jury which retired for 30 minutes to reach a unani nova decision. Mr. Justice E. II. Williams, Puisne Judge, sen- tenced Leung to six years' hard labour and 12 strokes of the enne and Tang, who was convicted oh a similar charge before him on Tuesday, to seven years and
FERRY FARE
DOWN.
A reduction in the rates for monthly tickets was nounced by the Star Ferry Company yesterday.
Adult tickets will cost $0 as from October 1, and school- children and children under 10 will pet their monthly tickets for $3.
"NABCATCHER"
MAN FINED
A fine of $10 was imposed by Mr. Sainsbury at Kowloon Court yesterday on William Wallace Muir, of H.M.S. Nabcatcher. who was summoned for failing immediately to report a traffic nevident that occurred while he 12 strokes. Tang's sentences was driving a car in Nathan Road on the afternoon of Sept. were to run concurrently.
Mr. A. J. Clifford, Crown 1 14. Counsel, prosecuting, said that at 4.20 p.m.
on July 15 the cargo of "Ginseng" was being taken by junk from the Kowloon Godowns to Western Market.
It was stated that three per- Hons were injured and a tricy- cle damaged.
at
Police
Muir said that he stopped his car, had a look at the people In mid-Harbour, a aampan came to see that they were not ser- alongside and five armed roh-iously hurt, and then got in and bor. including the accused, drove on. He reported the ag
the junk. boarded
Mongk k The two cident accused herded all the junk's Station on Sept. 17. crew into a hold and put on the hatch.
The junk
towed Choungahawan where it anchor- ed. Ten minutes later, a motor bost came along and removed the cargo. When the crew managed to get out of the hold Inter, they found the robbers
with had disappeared "Ginseng."
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“Ambassadors”
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"LISBON MARU” CASE-
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BEEN HAVE
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FINED
POWS COULD PERMIT SAVED Maintenance
ANTI-U.S. PLOT
Seoul, Sept. 26. Confiscated Communiae do! cumenta captured here reveni- ed that the Korean Commun. ists have bech plątting to drivo tha United
Statca occupation forces from South- arn, Korea and at the sanın timo weleging the Red Army which holds the Northern half of the dismembered country.
United Stulos military (87- thoritice here today identified the documents us the Korean official
· Communist Party's "plans of propaganda and strifa for September."—Asso- ciated Press.
At yesterday's hearing of the Nilmont War Crimesi
Trial, Captain Kyoda, muster of the "Lisbon Maru" admitted that a further 500 POWs could i have been saved between the time the guants left the ship and the time it actually sank. Sgt. Major Yoshizono, 'commander in charge of the Happy Valley Working Panty, declared that members of the working party were given cigarettes and sweet potatoes by the Japanese community every ten days/
testimony, Kong zor Osiks In Septembar 1942- his" Continuing Captain Kyoda said that shortly with 778 Japanese troops, 1,010; after 9 pm. on Oct. 1, the hat- POWs, and 26 guards. Winess ches of the "Lisbon Maru" were came to know Lieut. Wada Just tho after the ship had been torpodhod. Lieut. Wada in charge of closed. He remained on
WAA bridge from the time that it was e
the POWS. Witness
only met Nlimori after being called as in. torpedoed until the "overboard" order was given. Sumetiates witness in the cast. The "Lisbon Lieut. Wada was on the bridge Maru" was torpedoed on Oct witness did not know where at about 7.15 a.m. An "80.5" 1, Niimori was, but he should have was immediately sent out and tho
course of the ship changed. been below.
On the morning of Oct. 2, the POWs, were put into the hatches water repeatedly entered the and they wato guarded by sentries.
ern of the ship and at about The hitch covers ware 8 m. the ship was fisting ap air asgid, enter the fron and At 6p.m. it'started to rain for proximately 7 dog. to port. At about 8.20 m. when the ship a long time and the hatch covers.
Three days after the work had was listing 16, deg: the POWs were placed on with the exception commenced, Col. Tokunaga cama broke open the hatches and of the boards at the corpers, and ordered the men to work by came out. Witness then heard which were supported by wedges. numbers, that is, "1-2, 1-2." the sound of shooting. He did Anul svou laced in a poal- Nfimori, the interpreter, was or not know why the shots weretion which would allow air to undered to convey the message to the the oude time different working parties. Niimpri fired, but believed that they had to the hold and been fired to keep the POWs and keep out the
called "1-2, 1-2" in the beginning the hatches. Shortly after
was received.
had been completed. Work usually All completed beween 5 and 6.30 p.m. When it was raining, the men bad a rest. Normally, they had ten minutes rest in every hour and also an hour for the midday meal. "1-2, 1-2"
Application
MONEY MARKET
Chinese National Currency Spened yesterday at $1.10 for fu tures and 31:38 for spot (for C.N.-- A Chthese merchant, Wong Wa-$1,000). Selling forced the former tting, was charged before Mirat one stage to $1.12 but at the George She at the Central Magis-clóso it recovered to $1.15, Spot acy youporday, with transporting closed at $1.37. The undertone W 6000 pounds of flour without a
permit Pokfulam Road on Mon-weak, and confidence Incking,
Gold weakened, yesterday, and An application for majny or la Po tenance was granted to Mrs Hr. O. Y. Kwan pleaded guilty foll from $343 n tack at the open- Frederick William Denkin by on behalf of the accused,
ing to $330 it the cload, Mr. George She at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
A charge against a foki, Wong Shek Kuth, was withdrawn.
the
flour
U.S. 'dollars continued its ad- vance and closed yesterday, with Mr. P. C. Woo, for the p- But inspector Fleming sale that buyers at $4.63/34.07, Sterling also plicant, told the Court that his Police patrol in Pokfulam Road, recovered to $16.15,, while Aus- client, their Miss Ruby Chan, peda motor lorry loaded with tralian pounds were unchanged at married F. W. Deakin a glinner 100 bags of four. The flour was $1.10. in the Royal Artillery, on Sept, wrapped up in;
matting.
S'hai Exchange Mr. Kwan sald 19, 1941.
Shanghai, Sept. 26. During the Japanese occupavent datinge to the commodity. was packed In this manner to pre;
Closing quotations werêt tion Deakin was Internod, being regards the removal of the transferred to Japan in 1012 Hour, the ordinance was enforced In August 1945, his client was only on September 20. Prior to informed that Deakin hnd re- turned to England. She wrote a day, what his client was do- Binch this was the first case, to Deakin in January 1946 and g was perfectly inwful. received reply in April acoded was cautioned. Denkin advised her to got a divorce, as he would not be re- turning to the Colony..
a
She had been receiving money
the from
International Red
Cross, but this consed an App-
tember 9.
WRIST WATCH STOLEN
At 8:00 pap the same day when he demonstrated the proce- from a Chinese Lieut. Wade requested the Captain
dure to be adopted. After
the
ARRESTED ON ROOF
Buying Selling
11.S. Dollars Gold per aunce Hong Kong Dollars
CNȘI CNS 216,600 217,000
3,0170
4:020
770.
800
* Unofcial market, -Associated Press.
Pistol-Packing Mommas Escape
Tokyn, Sept. 25. After Mrs. Donkin had given] store Sir Henry Binckull,
Japan's subsiding crime-wave evidence, the application was Chief Justice, at the Criminal took on a new and astonishing provisionally granted.
Sessions yesterday. Fung Ping-twist as plice reported dopre- k and Cheung Kin were each dations of pistol packing un- sentenced to three years hard girls, deaf and dumb barglars Jahour for possession of arms and-with a blush the theft and ammunition without licence. of clothes and belongings from of their OWN Following an outline of the two members For the theft of a wrist watch
number. weman in Hon-case by Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown
One newspaper related with Counsel, accused both changed on Tacaday, nessy Road
Yuen
a touch of incredelity that two girls carrying guns held up and months' hard labour by Mr. H. G. Ots of guilty. Sheldon, K.C..
at the Central They were arrested by the tried to rob a man in the bomb- wastes of police on the roof of a house-out waterfront Magistracy yesterday.
Accused stated that He was' a in Shanghal Street on the morn- Shiba Ward. The man fled and since he had lost ing of July 24, last, and two reported the incident to the and a palice. This is the first known bawker, and
hawker fully loaded revolvers everything during the caids, he was forced to cominit dagger were discovered in their incident in Japan involving
gun-womin, neither of whom posecesion. such a crime,
were apprehended. Inspector H. Sell prosecuted.
wards, the order to go overboard of the ship to close the hatch demonstration, the senior members Man-yau, 22, was eentenced to 18 their plea from not guilty to!
Leung Yut-hung, manager of Witness did not ace Nilmar the Ambassadors Ballroom, at
at that time, but the order was the Kam Ling Restaurant, West conveyed to Lieut. Wada, who Point, No. 486, Queen's Road was on the bridge. When Lieut; A report was made to the West, was summoned before Mr. Wads received the message, he the Central went down from the bridge. police at 11p.m. the same night | George and Inspector Whiteroft carried Magistracy, yesterday, for sell-Witness did not know what steps out investigations throughouting liquor without a licence on were taken with regard to the that night and, as a result, a September 3.
POW8. At 8.65 nm. the POWs Chinese detective was sent to
were already jumping into the sea. Macno where the two accused
The ship listed 25 deg. nt were arrested and the majority
the stern. A message was re- of the robbed "Ginseng" re- covered before 8 p.m. the next day.
Accused who pleaded guilty, Bid that the premises were very large, and he did not know that liquor was being sorved.
Aceused was fined $250.
Mr. E. C. Luscombe, A.S.P.. prosecuting said that together with Mr. Heath and Mr. Tso Tsun-on, he went to the Ball- SHOPS FINED
room on the evening of Septem- Eleven Kowloon compradore ber 3. Two European mer- storer were summoned before chant seamen were seen drink- Mr. E. H. Sainsbury at Kowing beer at a table. loon. Court yesterday for in- fringement of the ceiling mice: regulations. Fines were imposed of $20 and $50 on first and second offence, The Yat Cheung | Store, of 10, Saigon Street, was fined $150 for selling locally madh cocoanut candy at a price 70 cents in excess of the con. trolled price of $2.50 a lb.
Face Confidence
Application by Askew at Kowloon Court yes terday for confiscation of two hand grenades found on the staircase between 1 and 2. Yun- nan Lanc, was granted by the Magistrate, Mr. Sainsbury.
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covers. At about 11 p.m. the patches were entirely closed.
Shortly after 8 a.m. on Oct.. 2, eat. Wada was on the bridge and saw. POWs, coming from the holds when the ship began to lat.
Opened Fire Ident. Wada gave orders to, the guards to open fire. Witness was on the bridge at the time. Tho Captain was not there. Witness did not see or hear the firing on any other occasion. Witness was on
of the POWs, who were Sergeant Majors continued to shout "1-2
1-2
As the POWs. complained that
it was too tiring. the procedure why not continued. When Col. Tokunaga came next day, Lieut. Tanaka told him the work was too strenuous. Witness was told that
every
ten days, the Japanese com- munity supplied the POWs. coin- prising the werking party at Happy Valley with 10 elgarettes cach and some sweet potatoes. As the meals were brought to the POWs by motor car.
FATAL BRAWL
HAD 58 EXCESS PASSENGERS
There have been several in- stances of women ganging up to bent and rob victing--but
this is the first time that re-
ceived that a boat was coming the bridge from the time thoship weather was cold hot midday two atroct coolles over a cus- Fat Yat"/arrived from Macao aims have been involved, ·
alongside the "Lishon Mara" and that the Japanese guards and the crew were to board this ship.
into the
President, Questioned by the witness said that this spinry was 80 Yen ner month and that he was below Nimori in status. Nimort could not give, any orders to him. neither could he give orders to Nimori.
Funeral
During an argument between When the motor Junk "Kwong tomer, a fight started dutside on the afternoon of Sept. 24 David House, Pottinger Street, she wan intercepted off the about 3 p.m. yesterday, and as a Wing Lok Street Wharf by S/1 result une coolle died in hospital Schirietsky of the Water Police and a check up revealed that about three hours later.
The coolie who died. Leung she was carrying 68 Heung, aged 26, was admitted pälsengers. to Queen Mary Hospital shortly after the fight and was dead at He had a fractured
6 p.m.
skull.
The pollee last night took one coolie into custody.
ехсерв
A sequel was the appearance of the master, Leung Ho, before Comdr. Ryder in the Marine Court yesterday. He had nothing to say, and the maxi- mum fine of $100 or two weeks in default was imposed. NO RADIO LICENCE
was torpedoed till the "overboard' order was given.
At the time this
order was given, many POWs were already fumping into the water and some Jumped Into Sea
were coming out of the hatches When this boat came along-
And side, the guards and some of the tting ready to jump ints the crew were transferred. Under cross-examination, wit Members of the crew who were ness said that he did not enter the not transferred in time jumped holds of the "Llibon Maru" after Hearing was adjourned till 10
The hatches in it had been torpedoed so had no Sub Insp. Pows were confined were personal knowlorike as to sandam, today.
open then. The stern of the tions in the holds.
The Captain "Lisbon Maru Bank shortly was not speaking: the truth when after 9.07 a.m. but the bow was ho said he was the bridge Fat still above the water. At 10.57
the time Lieut. Wadh gave the
OPIUM PIPE um. the ship sank completely.
order to fire on the POWs.
The funeral of the late Mra. Witness
A Chinese по
woman who asked apid Cross-examined by
was trans-Rosminin (Mina) Franco, wife of Major Meered to Saxano Prison from the late Mr. Edwardo M. Franco, the Court not to confiscate sh Puddicombe, witness said that he Hyogokem Palice Station in July took place at the Roman Catholic opium pipe, as it was left behind was a Master Mariner and in 1946. At the Police Station, wit Cometary, Happy Valley, yester-by her deceased husband, was fined
Four cases of being in posses- possession of an "A" Class oss met and spoke to a mon day afternoon, Rev. Father Peter $100 by Mr. George Shu at the son of a radio sat without a per- Certificate issued by the Japan-named Nishizawa about the "Els-Chow conducted the service at the Central Magistracy yesterday, for mit were dealt with by Mr. ese Department of Communion on Maru." He could not remom graveside.
ita possession.
George She 'In the 'Central Mngis- tions. Messing arrangements ber telling Nishizawa that his
Accused spid that she had tracy yesterday. for the POWs on board the "Lis story about the "Lisbon Maru"
stomach trouble and needed oplum bon Maru" were made by Lieut. was not entirely true and that he
to cure her illness, Wada after they had come was going to omit certain details.] nboard.
Witness admitted making and signing the attament produced in Court,
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Lieut. Wada also arranged the times at which POWs should be allowed to come up OD dock.
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Mrs. Franco 'was the eldest daughter of the late Mrs. Anna Francisen Gosano da Cruz.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Bealdes the chief mourners-- Mr. L.G. Cruz, Victor Cruz, Ben- jamin Cruz, Mrs. E. Xavier, Mrs. E. da Silva and Marls Franch The fast witness called by the (daughter) those prezent includ-
Mr. and Mrs, Droitwell have taken up Witneas was not sure, bat defence yesterday was Set. Major ad A.V. Gosano, J.F. Silva, J.B. thought that
residence at the Peninsula Hotel, Othér Yoshitono who dealared that he Barros, O.A. Wada
was the Commander of the Guard G.J. Gomez Vas, F. Tovar new arrivals Includa Mix, D,T,: 101, O.C. Thompstr. C.W. Grange. Mr. A.M. Caretales, also made arrangements ad the number of POWD what in charge of the Happy Valley.
son, Mrs. A. Thompson, M.A. and Colonel Arthur Ludbrook of the Bằ working party in February 1940, Oliveira, G.G. Baptista, A.B. vation Army. Among those who here should be allowed to come up According to the schedule, the Cruz, C.O. Baptista, B. Cosano, left the hotel nre Mr. and Mr. 0.1. at a time.
work was to be completed in 20 G. Gosano, A.C. Neves, J.G, SherriT. Mr. and Mrs. 1).M. Kenrick. Witness had nothing to do days. A party of 180 POWs, was Rocha, R., Silva, H.J. Graca, Mr. D.K. Carpenter and Mr, Bw. with the feeding of the POWE woht. from Shamshuipo Camp. D.J.M. Xavier and many others. or the times at, which they might About 170 men were actually on- Wreaths wore from Lionel ant'
H.M.H. "Bonaventure" arrived_ref go up on deck.'
gaged in digging and the other Bertha, Leonardo, Victor, Benja
day afternoon from Bingapore. With Thed Lieut. Wada was solely ros-ton were detailed to cook meals min and Carmon, Mr. and Mrs. P.
falluwler tilmenzém for Hong Konkla ponsible for the well-being of the for those storking. Due to sick Brown and Family, Wayfoongesars. Chater, Gellatly, Ratiboer, Mar.
ilwa POWs on board the "Lisbon ness, only 182 unen were on the Portuguese Staff Association and vin,
Smalley, Brown, Chip, Maru". There were only half as job at times..
Knowles, Him Carpenter (Govt, korvante), many others.
the Bites Freedous Spéléthm. Almeodk many Japanese soldiers as there All arrangements for the work were POWs on board the ship were made by Lieut., Tonaka and There wore six holds on the ship the average aren man had to in Theatre Lane on Monday Mr. Lintern and You (D & WI and the largest hold was No. 2dle each day was a little lees than hoid. Holds No. 6 and 7 were 2 metres. The POWs, were linda the next largest, but they were up at the southern end of the Race used for carrying cargo.
Course and dug towards northern end.
As a result of a hawker raid mis-Spilehouer and Wilson (Cal. Nar ning Servicos), Mr. Day (H.K.8. Bahk},
Home 50 hawkers Mr. Whitley. Miss Whitley, the Mas Afternoon, were charged with obstruction Carew. Mrs. Turner and Mra, Coiling and before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at child. the
the Central Magistracy yester-
It was against one's conscience Work commented at Dam and day. Fines ranging from $25
continued; tntil the work hotted to 10 were being imposed.
and also against regulations to place people below the water-ling because many would die if the ship was torpedoed, or came into a collision. Witrioss admitted that
a further 600 POWs, bould hayo
bonts
been saved by the rest b
around the "Lisbon
and
tween the time the guards crow left the "Lisbon Baru" And
Readers' Letters
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*
Passengers (who left by the ‚Ù, "Kwal«
ang for Bingapore yesterday included
Dr. Pune Knin-int and Messrs, B.H. 'Kumbellow. J.G. Elkon, Kwan Burh chuers and Clifn Jin-chuan, Hen, GE, Tekton waa = baisenger før Saigon,
Pussenters, who life by the astrin fan" for Bhangbal yesterday; ineftused: Intent pitch forks and milk shake Moses, H.L.B. Hollingsworth, R.A. shakers. 'Some ants that 1 happen-Jencking. J. Wilepo, 8: K, Wańk, M:1
Birre worm is a queer creed to indet and who were very L. P.F. Iak, Chong. Yau-ka, the time that it actually sabik ture who has op imagination and free with their information said Chan-blax, Chen Shih-sung and Led Whit POWs. were employed in pump it writhing thing that is sally that worms were fust words and Cheng and Mine Mury F ing water out of No. 8 hold, and dividual that would desert, if that it was an insult to even ap- M Lony Hing:bor and p not the scanion, because Liettime wethout any, prétexs at dit prodch an ant on the subject. 8.8. Woo, K. and Me, G.KTU, AH Wada had given orders for the 1e studied; the work and 56 However, after a little persuasion Mr. and Mrs. V., Koo, and Thant POWs, to undertake this work? -
za most interesting tasatuke if that unfortunately left all of them
If those orders had not been dood. You will find him around without legs, they decided to adift] "Pixelgen." Whis stufh for deta
*the *,*, “Hanyang" reseniai, Inelada. given, the seaman might have a barnehdin his at the on the information all over the floor. Ko Bhul A done it. The crew of the "Uled the bear winst als kids arb rotting They did and, as they had broken P Cheverel, M. Bothash Maru" was very worn out so when in the home. His mother is in the all the jugs in the house previous-Adler. WV.B. Dlang and: Fri Shu-la! passengers were transferred to other boats, the, arow had to work Hong Kong, & Shanghel Bank ly, we lost it all down the cracks. Kn. D.7.7. Tộul knẻ lớn, Mtv, M. Bạ
working as a swooper in the ace However we had our own back ago and Hes. Hung Man-yok.** ona poor and one wire. The they an died Brough fuck of exár-
Termodell, they forgot thy day with the, folienīgu, maom
with Jackson the pioneer | Mak cept couldn't
into this fascinating ”“yubijoër "was|| meyda
as boat crewa.............
Insufficient Air
were
When the batch, covery " completely clolod, the Bir not sufficient, and begaing bad. Th shots fired to coup POW. In th hatches were hot fired Mayweat
·CIES... The firing took place. The after out. Wada
from, the bridge.. Vituste seo the Brink. But only The guards cont hav
the reseap of
danger to themaal vi
the only person who really attain
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Over in Toshima Ward, the police nabbed a pair of draf and durab youth who had staged 10 burglarles and pick- at least six pockets for a total of more than 100,000 yen. The mutes had previously ca- raped arrest by pretending not
understand the queries the police.
of
With restraint, the police-nino tld of the ordeal of a Kyoto 1lice chief and an assistant who came to Tokyo to imple- ment their knowledge of public sutety. While enizying a bath, a thief, utole their clothing, wrist-watches and cash. Tho discomfited Kyoto policemen went home with borrowed clothing.--Associated Press,
Washington, Sept. 24. The Commerce Department to- Mr. T. K. Chuang of 6 Wynd- ham Street, was fined $20; Leb day forecast that supplies of 'tum- Kodu-kow, of 80 Hennessy Road,ber, cast iron, pipe and plumbing was fined $25; Ho Fook-lun, of 95 fixtures for housing and non-re- Hennessy Road, and Sina Shing-sidential contruction, will remain during next your.-Asso- fook, of 128 Lockhart Road, were short
clated Press. each fined $15.
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