THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1946,
SHAMSHUIPO CAMP OFFICIALS Readers' Letters
ON TRIAL FOR WAR
Abortion Charges Withdrawn
The charge of alleged abortion against Dr. Shin Kwal-shang, of Morrison Hill Road, was with-
drawn by the Crown when the
Testifying when the trial of Colonel Tokunaga, known to P.W.'s as "The Fat Pig " and other
CRIMES
P.O.W. Camp officials opened yesterday, Unusual
Lieut. Col. J. N-B. Crawford, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, said that when he arriv- ed at North Point Camp, it was "black with flies."
Charge
Outcasts?
"Eeveral thousands of years,
He also stated that; "We ara Sir-I am a British citizen of still now in the period of Poli the Royal Air Force, stationed in tical Tutelage" but he forgot this Colony of the British Empire to mention how long was that But, I am also a Non-Commis- given period ? To the best of aloned Officer, and because of this my knowledge and as a true apparently undersirable rank. I follower of Dr. Sunnut it am refused service in the Gonces to MT. Hsion that the period ter Hotel The new regulation limited for "Tutelage" which has been enforced by the only confined to ten years from management an insult to all date of conclusion of the Narth. ranks of the British Forces. Drive and counting back from All the accused showed great interest in the pro- One of the most unusual I have been a regular patron of that date, the period given for ceedings and Col. Tokunaga who could not charges in the annals of the the said hotel for several months, the alleged Tutelage" was hear well, had his hands cupped to his ears local Magistracies was pre- and have never seen any mis therefore long over-due. until the President of the Court, noticing his ferred at Kowloon Court yester behaviour on the part of anyone. He also alleged that for
day against a Chinese medical N.C.Os or not, position, requested the Official Interpreter to practitioner, Dr. Chan Hon- Those of us who look forward our people have not had any sit by the dock. 19-20, 1942, four other ranks
sang, of 572, Nathan Road to spending a pleasant evening at little knowledge of Political cose was called before Mr. HG.
Dr. Chan was charged with the Gloucester with our girl Rights, it is absurd to think Sheldon K.C. at the Central The case is being heard before }. Magistracy yesterday.
Lieut. Col. R. C. Laming (Dept.of the Winnipeg Grenadiers set having on July 7 made a false friends, many of them English, that the Political Rights should Another charge against Lau of the JAG in India) Barrister- about the primary duty of pri- statement on a death certificate are apparently to be denied this bo, put, Into their hands im- Tak-chung, accountant, of aidingat-law, President, and Major souers of war, that is, to escape, wherein no had testified cause because we wear stripes on our mediately, and for this very and abetting, was also dropped: J. T. Loranger J.A.G. Branch, They, together with all the of death in the case of Yu Yu-arms instead of rings on our simple reason, China could very well afford to give up her Canadian Army and Chpt E. R. other Canadian troops, were fai, deceased, as having been sleeves or pips on our shoulders."
then incarcerated in North lobar pneumonia, with intent to Also, strange as it may seem hopes for a real form of De Busfield R.A.C. Members.
Major G. B. Puddicombe Point Camp situated on the having cause of death so certi-to the management, some of us mocratic Government, other than (Victoria Rifles of Canada) is water front about a mile east fed in the Register of Deaths. have Chinese, American and In a wholesale dictatorship."
A coffin shop foki, Yu Kau.dian triends who frequently, en-
ANOTHER TRUE the Prosecuting Officer. The ac of Causeway Bay. They planned cused, Col. Tokunaga Iano, Capt. carefully, chose an appropriate charged with alding, betting, tertain us for the evening at the Saito Shunkichi, Lieut. Tanaka night, dark and during the counselling, procuring suborn-hotel. But I am sure these Hitoshi, Tsutada Itsuo (Inter subsidence of a typhoon and ing the doctor toward making friends could not be classed as preter) and Sgt. Harada Jotaro, made successful egress from the false statement, elso appear undesirables as we are-be- who are collectively charged on the Camp. No one of their ed before the Magistrate. cause, you see, they are not bur 11 counts with the inhumane Canadian comrades bas seen Both defendants were redened with three stripes, a crown, treatment of British, Canadian them since. But it gradually manded to Monday, Oct. 21, 4t or galloping horses
when the case will be Perhaps fellow readers of the and Dutch POWs, are defended became rumoured that they had noon by Mr. Fujita: Tetsuo, assisted been recaptured. Wild tales of beard. Mr. M. A da Silva will China. Mall" have some con- by Lieut. J. Benyon, R. E, as torture in public places were defend the case. Bail of $500 structive criticism to make of this
great injustice7. told and believed. But only was allowed.
A SOCIAL OUTCAST after the capitulation was it! learned that they had been executed.
Detective Sub-Inspector White said that defendants were arrested as result of a sworn statement made to the Police. Investigation revealed no evidence to support the charge. He asked the Court to withdraw the charges..
Mr. M. A da Silva, who ap- peared for Dr. Shin, stated that his client was a professional man and though in the eyes of the law he was sufficiently whitewashed, there were certain skeptics and -it-was for the benefit of these that he wanted to say that the evidence fully exonerated him.
built up
to that effect.
University Applicants
Adviser.
P.W.'s Escape.
the escapees, Adams and Berzen ski, for reasons he will disclose.
Wanchai Sir,As regards the legitimate
was accurate. is disastrous and no doubt should
FOLLOWER.
Shakes
our
Sir The recent news that
has been killed on the island, python, 114 feet in length, has occasioned no surprise to the residents of one Burma describes it as a very more famous Messes," of small chappie indeed and is amazed that the Police should bo permitted to waste ammuni- tion on stich a creature. After all, be asks, are they not pro-
fortunately, there has not been
Mr, Silva said that there was Opening the case for the no evidence to show that any at-prosecution, Major Puddicombe tempt at abortion had been made. said, in part:-- His, client had been in practice
Tissue Of Lies for 23 years and had held various
This information was sup-þAgain, there was no doubt but shop keepers of Wanchal, the ban tected by the Licensing Act? Several of the residents) important posts. Dr. Shin, was as-
"Before discussing the other plied by Col. Tokunaga to Lt. that his evidence
agree, however, that it is a sociated with the St. John's Am-three accused, a word here as Col. Home (now Brigadier) who Again it is corroborated by other be removed, but the official at- bulance Brigade for more than 20
to the consequences of the con- was the senior surviving Cana-witnesses, this time by affidavit, titude seems to be that Wanchai Good Thing and what we want years, and was one of those who duct of these two officers, Todian officer. Tokunaga gave Lt. and again Berzenskis, scarred and prostitution must go hand. In is More of It. Naturally, there
is a certain amount of the brigade. Dr. Shin kunaga and Saito. It will be Col Home a copy of a report forehead plays an important part hand,
In efficiently run English or ficence by member regarding held an important post prior to proved beyond any doubt that which he had made to Tokyo in the identification.
Finally, through one of those American cities, there would be their reptilian associates and the war, and his reputation was
mong Canadians alone, 128
(the original of which will be
"Vice Squad" to deal with on several occasions recently of the highest nature. He hoped deaths resulted therefrom, of produced) stating that the four accidents which befall only to e the Press would give full publicity which no less than 101 would escapees had been shot while men who are constantly, on the brotheis etc., and these "ladies every member of the Mess has
not have occurred if these men
clambering through the wire qui vive, the Investigation Team orie sees by the hundred plying had his own private, anake had done
Unforgot into touch with a Chinese their trade openly in Hong Kong, draped around his neck whilst their simple duty enclosing the Camp. It will be incontrovertibly tunately for Col. Tokunaga's truck driver who remembered would very sharply be whisked attending the Sessions. Un- proved that, although reports integrity, it was immediately driving the four Canadians and a off to guol and requests were made for apparent to Lt Col Home that party of guards to the football Apart from the degradation, anybody present with suffici their provision, even the most the Commander-in-Chief of Pri-feld at King's Park, Lau Kam, seen through Chinese eyes, it ent courage to mention the elementary precautions against soners of War Camps, Hong- who will appear before you, drove would appear that although lepers matter beyond an occasional Total number of applicants the spread of such fatal diseasca kong, had deliberately misled the party to the far end of the etc. are banned from intercourse "Ignore the brute" and con for admission to the Hong as diphtheria dysentery and his own Government. This be- field. The field is situated in a with the community, these car-versation has become a t cause it was known where the sunken plateau between rugged riers of evil germs are immune half-hearted and confined to Kong University now numbers the group labelled under the
was hilis. Lau Kam saw the party from interference in this Colony the "Have you read any good term favitaminosis," 136. A College official said generic
egress from the Camp
FAIR PLAY books lately?" class. yesterday: "These people have were not only neglected but un-made, which did not in any disappear into the western hill,
To DisGruntled been authorised admission but questionably and positively wise correspond with the local but for reasons which will be
averred, ty Tokunaga
and readily appreciated, showed no
"And so they're back- many more are expected to apply withheld.
"In another case I have re- from China as well as Manila
moreover many P.O.Ws who had great curiosity about what was, and Mauritius.”.
ferred to the incidents which acted as "ground crew for the happening there. Some few min- Enrolment will start at the led up to the indictments, fram- escapees, were able to say deutes later the party returned, less University on Monday, and ed in the 6th and 7th. charges finitely that no shots had been the escapees. He saw a sergeant wiping his sword on the grass and work will begin on Tuesday, as among the most romantic, fired that ulght
at if not the most tragic of all "A good while later, Tokuna-he saw Salto, who was present in although the building is present still a wreck and re- the stories which have come out ga admitted his formal report his medical capacity. pair works being carried out of these terrible 44 months of was a tissue of lies. In the good Some staff houses in the Uni- imprisonment. veralty compound have been With your permission, air, reconditioned and hostel ac- may I now sketch, briefly, that commodation for the students story, in justification of my has been arranged at Eliot designation.: Hall and Ricci Hall.
COVER
·THE
"On the night
of
up
Cross
"His identification of the POWs
old Japanese style, he then a Canadians is not clear cut but came through with a partially subsequent evidence corroborated true statement. It appeared that the substance of his evidence, the escape had been successful Eventually the whole story came out and there are now available, to an attempt to August Lyemun Gap in a sampan. This statements made by Tolanaga, had been swamped or capsized. Saito, Niimori, another interpreter The escapees were recaptured now under sentence, and Tanaka as they clung to their partially which substantiates the whole re- submerged craft. From there on marble chain of evidence un- covered by the diligence and per- Tokunaga's statement began again to diverge from the truth spicacity of the Hong Kong War
Crimes Investigation Team, He related that the Camp Com mandant, Capt Wada (since deceased and thus the scapegoat for every possible crime) and a 2/Lt who was guard comman der, had been charged with tak ing the four recaptured Winn
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The four escapees were exécut- ed by Camp Guards at King's Park, executed without trial; by
JAMES NOGGIN
These ones who fled for refuge More
To other kinder lands To hold anew the place they' we and others lost to alien
hands A
Stories Of Torture
And do they think of us who
Kan Kui, formerly charged. turned and tolled and won
with breaches of the Defence Re again f This land for their delight?iations, was brought befors M. F.X. d'Almads at the Central Do they pause and ponder those Magistracy yesterday and the who died on coral beaches charges amended to two counts of Jungle hills and thirated through inflicting grievous bodily harm
upon à police constable, Ho Bing. during the Japanese occupation.
* desert, night? bulan seran
Ains 'tis all forgot. And only now remains the sense they we
who fought
Are in the way, holding the
space
and houses they want. Unwel-
come,
we unwanted". where
wrought
The Anthem
CS:
Mr. R. S. Smith, assisted by Sub-Inspector Lows of the Special Branch,- appeared for the prose cution at
The accused was committed for trial after evidence was heard
Ho Bing, constable, in evidencs, We stated that after his arrest, he'
-was given the water torture. Ac... cused was present and interrogat- ed him Accused anked fit to surrender his revolver, which he had already turned over to the
authorities. B
cused stepped on his chest, when
During the water torture, ne-
petrooled was committed to stand trial
Dr. Digby's
this full Colonel of the Japancee Ellis and Adams. It ended in a in Hong Kong were to close the Appointment
Dr. K. H. Dinby, C.B. E. has:
order of Col. Tokunaga, for no, Sir,-Although I liver nearly other offence than doing their 2,000 miles away from Hong peg Grenadiers from North duty. They were interrogated by Long I always read your weekly Point to the Kowloon POW the gendarmes, they were inter paper, which is regularly sent to he vomited water: HQ, on Forfar Street. They rogated at Fortar Street and sub-me by a dear friend of Hong After other sidence, the accus went via Kal Tak where the mitted, at least, to the indignity Kong four, according
to Tokunaga of slapping by the same Tokunaga Many articles written by your at the next Criminal Sessions. "created a disturbance" and who, by the way, was known to readers on the above subject Prisoners of War, for a no longer greatly interested me and several were shot out of hand.
apparent reason, as "Eat Pig" of my friends to whom I passed Scar Over Eye
That is the romance of the at "Again, unfortunately for the tempted escape of Sgt Payne, I have a suggestion to make. If
your papers after I read them. probity of the statements of L/Cpl. Berzenski and Grenadiers the management of the cinemas Army, incontrovertible evidence tragedy for which Cal Tokunaga doors and all the exits five min- had, meanwhile, been discovered must now be held accountable utes before the end of the shows been appointed Honorary Consul showing that the four had ac Lieut. Col. Crawford, said that and only open them after the end tant in Burgery to the Hong Kong tually been taking to Forfar he was the Senior Medical Officer of the National Athem, then node Government Street where they were unsuc in charge of Canadian troops of the audience will have a Dr. Digby has been Consultant cessfully interrogated. This On arrival at North Point came to light when the Hong. Camp, which was on the ses front, chance to walk away from their in Surgery for the past 20 years kong War Crimes Investigation witaces found the sanitary con- seats whilst the National Anthem while holding, the office as Profes team found a young man who ditions to be very bad. The camp is being played. We must have so of Surgery in ones had reted as a sort of office boy was black with dies. At the the full co-operation of the mana-
west of the Camp was a refusement of the cinema. During my During the 1941 hostilities, Dr./ at Forfar: Street during the dump used by the city of Victoris, former visits to Hong Kong ing several teams of ausgeons in cupation, Mak Kee-shing; or South of the Camp was an area ised to see the doors and exits of such was his name, saw the which had been used by the Jap- four, and by virtue of remark anese as horse, lines and on which the cinemas thrown wide open as wounded both among the fighting able powers to observation, was there was a great deal of manne con as the end of the pictures forces, and civilians in the Queen able to identify them positive On the beach east of the Camp were was shown and before the play- Mary Hospital Fo
ing of s National ly, This, by virtue of a very number of dead bodies wh evident.Bear over the eye of one lay there rotting. For thesa
University-
Digby- responsible for direct-
connection
with the care of
Insthe subsequent internment umble opinion. I think in Stanley from 1942 to 1945, Dr. of whatever Digby was the senior, surgeon in of them, Berzensk by name was dificult to keep the all Bel
Camp Tree from fies
Trace
stand to ention Tweed Bay Hospital and perform which he described and, unless When witness arrived at North whilst the Athem is bein played some magnificent work. he had seen it, he could have Point, Camp, there were already and all Allens of Hong had no knowledge of it what great number of British Army and do the same out of цвету по 'soover." His evidence was cor Naval personnel, there, roborated by Masuda, a civilian not know how many bar interpreter, there
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