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New Scholarships Hawker

For Hong Kong Committee

"I am out here to make enquiries as to whether

there is any scope or desire in Hong Kong for " || such services as the British Council can give and, if so, in what form they can be put across. I am not here to cram ideas down your throat, but merely to seek information and to get ideas from you."

Functions

The terms of reference for the Committee re-

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1946,

SHAMSHUIPO STAFF TRIAL RAF MEN

Dr. Anderson On Medical Treatment

D.B.S. Old

cently set up to consider Boys Hold

and advise Government

With these words Sir Angus was one of the objects of the on the hawkers question Reunion

Gillan, Head of the Empire Divi-Council.

alon and Middle East Department

of the British Council, who arriv

nation.

Independent Body

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interests of other traders.

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Chinese Club on number of Old Boys of the Sunday night when 21 large Diocesan Boys' School held a Reunion Dinner, which was preceded by a meeting.

killed.

P.O.W. Tried To

Commit Suicide

yesterday's hearing of the War Crimes Trial of

Services Marriage

Colonel Tokunaga and four other POW Camp Allowances

Officers, Dr.J. W. Anderson declared that if a medical report prepared by all POW Medical Officers and submitted to Salto (the second accused) had been acted upon, there would have been no deaths at all among POWs from Vitaminosis.

Mr. C. F. Miles, Chief Steward, Hong Kong Medi-

cal Department, testified that stores of medi- cal supplies uncovered and taken over from the Japanese on their capitulation were suffi- cient to care for all civilian sick of this Colony until the end of Jan. 1946,

GET HARD LABOUR

Sentence of months' hard labour was passed by the Magis trate, Mr. Horace Lo, at Kowloon Court yester- day on two Leading Air- Marriage allowances for ser craftsmen, Roy Wedg- vicemen have been under discus-wood and Maurice Tiff- slon in Parliament. None of the services have desired regular ser-ney, who were convicted, vice men under 21 years of age to respectively, of the lar be married. They have frowned upon it for the reason that they ceny of a Diesel engine think those men would not

and two serving enough

maintain a from Kai Tak, and of Cautions thinking does re

compressors

commend that those under 1 aiding and abetting in should get some sort of sanction the larceny. before rushing blindly into mat

mar-

A third defendant, John Lang, rlage Many

are of the opinion a civilian employee, jumped

that there should be a clean ori

estima-

Assistant

All records of members and] lection of medical stores was un- report the vitamin content. The ence with the Ministers of the using à crane to lift them on Committee on Hawking, Secre- life members were lost during Point known as the "Japanese officers and signed by Colonel which it was hoped would be them up with a tarpaulin. Two

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future shipments will regularly arrive without delay. Buyers DIALECT

the war and pending the election

POWs. Saito never gave was required.

In three

what

were announced yester- day. ed last Saturday by air, opened the Government, though we re- "We are not a department of

They are: his press conference yesterday ceive financial support from it.

(a) To consider and report morning. With him was Mr.We are an Independent academic

on the extent to which hawkers Fitzgerald, representative of the organisation, and we have nothing perform a useful role in the Council in China, who came down to do with the interpretation of economy of the Colony, from Nanking.

"I am not sure how much you are entirely cultural, to foster bet- whether any alterations are of the Association, told the

Government policy. Our activities (b) To advise Government

Mr. B. C. Randall, President know about the British Councilter understanding and

relations needed in the system by which meeting that no less than 32 Old continued Sir, Angus, "but before with other nations through the hawkers are at present regu Boys were killed in action in we discuss plans and ideas it may medium of culture. We try to lated and controlled, with parti- the European and Pacific War, perhaps be well for me to say and out about other people's calcular regard to the means by and this list was perhaps not few words as to what it is and ture and cultural needs, and we which evasion of the bye-laws complete. what it is doing today.

Mr. Miles said that on Nov. 3 through the Canteen, they were bring home to them our own cul- relating to the licensing of The Council was set up in 1934 tural development and Institu hawkers and the to their acti- Old Boys who were executed by when the Japanese capitulated ble fearrange. While it was al- applies to marriages at all ages. the theft and absconded.

He also referred to the several medical stores which were here

1946, he took over some of the purchased through sentries to present to the world a cultural "tions.

such other agents as it was possi- of health on both sides but that bail of $500 and two other vitica can most map of Britain. An idea is pre-

appropriately the enemy during the occupa- One of the stores uncovered was lowed,

Chinese allegedly involved in "Our valent in many countries that all various media, and among them

work is done through and effectively be checked.

tion. In due course a suitable at North Point. A second store through the Camp Commandant ber raised the point of the non- Magistrate said that in spite

money was, sent Out SA question was brought for new inventions came from Ameri-I may mention lectures, bread-lities should

ward in Parliament when a mem- In passing sentence, the ca, the latest in science and medi-casts, literature and books, ex- enable hawkers in adequate but to design, will be erected in the ly labelled

be provided to (Mr. Richard Lee) has offered witness was a medient:

Old Boy uncovered before the arrival of to friends to make burchases.

store cine from Germany, all art cri-hibitions, scholarships, etc.

payment of marriage allowances of defendants excellent service plain- We not excessive numbers to per school to commemorate those the Hong Kong and

Japanese Military ginated in France, and

to married soldiers under 21. Report To Satto Medical Store" on the 6th floor of

Ho so on, also invite parties home for

record he had no option but to demanded that an allowance be impose a prison term and that Britain was a backward month or so to enable them to get community without detriment form useful functions for the.

ong and Shanghai

Numerous representations were

granted to any man whatever his He reminded members of the Bank. The third store was at the made to the Japanese througboat age To counter this wrong a background view of Britain, and to the public health and con- many ways in which they could large collection of medical stores it was given to Saito in Feb. grant which is 25% of the mar- theft had occurred, at Ki Tak

Superintendent - impression, not in a competitive to study activities with which venience or to the legitimate be of help to the school, and were located in

Queen Mary Hospital, where a the whole period regarding food

At the moment a married sol- Haig Brown, prosecuting, said spirit, but rather to let the world they are connected.

deficiencies and a full medical re-

dier

under 21 only gets a service that as many as 23 cases, of know what we were really doing,

announced certain donations re- rooms. There

four "Our future plans include tours

very large priocipally in the cultural sphere. (Continued at foot of Next. Col.) send in any representations or towards an Endowment Fund in the garages at the

The public is requested to cently made by Old Boys cases of Japanese drugs stored

were 230 to 240 1943. This report contained obriage allowance.

within a period of six weeks.. servations on Lie diet and

Bellenger. Secretary of Queen tions of the protein fat

War

Wedgwood had helped in the recommendations on the sub- and towards sports equipments. Mary Hospital. A further

promised to have a confer- removal of the engines by col- ject in writing to the Secretary,

was drawn up by all medi- other two services with results to a lorry and then covering covered in

* godown at West tariat for Chinese Affairs.

Witness estimated that satisfactory to all epncerned. of new officers," a Working Com-medical stores at this latter place, mal-nutrition. If the report hand- Military Godown." Apart from 200 deaths were attributable to

Chiness accomplices drove the mittee, consisting of Cheung U-there were also a large number of ed to Saito had been acted upon,

vehicle away. Tiffney was on pui, Wong Ka-tsun, Douglas dismantled

guard duty at the time the and smashed Mackenzie, Gaston F. d'Aquino, radios.

up there would have been no deaths,

at all from vitaminosis.

engines were removed. Derck Anderson, Wei Po- In the early days, the Chinese In July cheung, Douglas Green, George Military Mission made a claim to diphtheria occurred and this epi-four Canadian and three Bri- said, but had been

first case of 1942 the

years and "eight The engines were valued at A young Chinese was sen- Ford and the President were the military stores handed over demic continued till the end of tish--were received. The general $500 each. The two defendants months, seven Red Cross parcels nearly $7,000, Mr. Haig Brown sold for tenced to four months' hard elected to carry on the activities by the Japanese and the 230 cases the year. The worst period was effect of the arrival of these par were arrested on Nov. 26, three labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, of the Association.

of Japanese drugs

which were from

August

to October K.C., at the Central Magis-| Mr. Wong Ka-tsuri who has located in the three garages were Owing to difficulties in connection is on POWs was noticeable from days after the theft, and ad- tracy yesterday, for attempting offered to re-draft the associa

handed over to them. These had with

the medical point segregation, one or two cases

of view in the to obtain $2,958.47 by false tion's articles, then asked for already been handed over at the of infection took pace in hospital rate of recovery, and general well-mitted it in a voluntary state- pretences from the Hop Hing a decision regarding certain Kong and he later handed over a diphtheria was the use of anti- more patients would have

time of witness' arrival in Hong The only effective treatment of being of patients.

ment to the police. If more of these

ese parcels had been received, Lung Shop on Saturday last. rules to be incorporated in the total of 66 cases.

diphtheritic serum in sufficiently saved. Salte stated that Tokuna

been Detective Sub-Inspector Saul, new Constitution.

Stores Sufficient -

farge dosea. There was no seruma who prosecuted, said that the Following this, Mr. Gerald

in hospital

ga was in complete charge of the defendant went to

Witness said that shop Goodban headmaster, gave a taken over from the

tibe stores

distribution of Red Cross parcels. under the pretext that he was full. account of the School and were sufficient to maintain

the Japanese

Not Interested

Witness found Harade to be from the Nam Hing Lung Shop its recent rehabilitation.

and

everbearing and rude

The forthcoming weddings in his atti- care for all civilian sick of this The Rt. Rev. Bishop Hall, Colony until the end of January, units was received from the Jap- antil. and was to collect the money

Between August and October. tude

are announced of Mr. Philip 1942,

total of under 100,000) No from the complainant Choi accompanied by the Rev. George

1840, when the first emergency

was received by POWs, John Birchall, of 110 Squadron, Ping-wun.

July 1943, when certain let R.A.F., and Miss Norma Eliza- She and Col. Dowbiggin, also sufitness produced a Hat

arrived from outside. anese on three occasions. This ters were received. Witness only berth Wilkinson, of 27. Nathan com- quantity would not be sufficient to received 20 letters in three years Road, and of Mr. Aubrery prising 40 typed sheets which list treat three-quarters of one pa- and eight months, some of which Kieran Dimond, hotel executor ed 256 lots of drugs which had tient. Requests were made to the wereisix months to two years old. been handed over to the Custo Camp Commandant and to Saito Hearing was then adjourned till

of the Hong Kong Hotel, and dian of Enemy Property and for an increase in the supply of 10 am. today when the defence Mrs. Dorothy Grey Cavender, en which were of high market value. serum, The total number of will begin its cross-amination route to Hong Kong Jpboard

Witness remembered that in deaths. from diphtheria was about of Dr. Anderson. the North Point store 21

100.

8. President Monroe," tons of Magnesium Sulphate, In the opinion of witness, Saito packed in 120 lb, tins, was re-

was not interested in the welfare abroad for the propagation of

covered. Also found were 3,000 of patients or the POW Medical Sgt. Major Ito Junichi, British music and the drama; but member of the Kempeitai, who in the treatment of dysentery. At of requests and the

a ampules of Emetine, a drug used staff. He did not take any notice *mount of these cannot be arranged until was charged with the killing of, the Hong Kong and Shanghai drugs supplied was inadequate. transportation facilities are avail- Yen Yee-kwan and another un-taining one able. In the meantime we are known Chinese at Taun Wan, located. There was a fairly good did nothing to ease the situation

Bank store. 378 boxes each con- As the Medical Officer, sponsoring the recording of music New Territories, in August supply of Vitamin A and D.pre

dozen amples were fully aware of the conditions and by well known modern British 1946, was yesterday found parations such as Cod Liver Oll any cases in Hospital. He accept

Salto

very rarely examined guilty by No. 7 War Crimes and Malt, as Court and sentenced to death by good supply of Japanese prepara Officers except in the case of well as a pretty ed diagnoslees of POW Medical banging,

tions. Very little chloroform was death certificates, when he insist found, but a number of cases of ed. that a diagnosis as to the cause ether were discovered. Colossal of

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As the complaluant knew that attended the function. the Nam Hing Lang Shop's em ployees

all. Chiuchow

were

people, and defendant was

"Punti" Chinese, his story was j

Sentenced

checked and he was found to be To Death

an impostor.

composers.

Scholarships For H.K. "Our approach in various coun- tries depends on what those coun- tries want. If we have a repre-

Twice

Ito was, on Sept. 20, found guilty of the same charge by

to 3

was

sentative on the spot he keeps in No. 5 War Crimes Court and quantities of cholera vaccine were Janeth be changed to suit the l

sentenced to death by shooting, but a re-trial was ordered as the sentence was not confirmed by ALFSEA,

the main out of date. also uncovered, but this was in

MO.'s Evidence

touch with various organisations

Major Boxer, who was shot and see what help we can give

through the lung, was paraded in them. In most cases we work

September or October 1942 and through indigenous agencies, and

The next witness to be called, why he refused to sign the form 'slapped for his explanation as to furnish them with documentary The case was heard before sick FOWa removed from Sham- Boxer said that no Japanese Dr. Anderson, said that drafts of promising not to escape. Major records, films, and other data. Lieut-Col. C. F. Ball (Pre-shulpo to Bawen Rond Hospital officer would sign such a form and "The basis of the whole thing sident), Major M. I. Ormsby were transferred on overcrowded he likewise would not do so. Wit Is to create better mutual under- and Major H. Barker, (Mem- ferries and that the journey was ness and several other Officers standing between Britain and bers). other countries, and I am here to

an ordeal. Representations Major D. G. Macgregor was made regarding the manner of the presence of Saite.

were , signed this form in July 1945. in see what the Council can do to the Prosecuting Officer and the transport, but nothing was done further this object insofar Is accused Hong Kong is concerned.".

Tried Suicide

to set up a centre in the Colony:

was represented by by the Japanese. On these trans- Mr. Takano Junjiro, assisted fers, there was no segregation of Murray. and Archibald were Sir Angus was asked, whether by Capt. J. N. Whitehorn as died during the journey and ined for duty as medical orderlies.

passengers it was the intention of the Council Adviser.

In one case, a patient Canadian soldiers who volunteer-

another case, the patient died Enits ordered an investigation in- after reaching hospital.

to the theft of a spit case. A Major Hook of the Winniper Nimori and others assisted in Grenadiers who was in the Argyle the investigations. Several mem- Street Camp was brought to Hos bars of the staff, including pa- pital after being ill for about ten tients were beaten up during days. Major Hook died seven or these investigations.

and what was the number of

Echolarships to be allotted to Hong Kong.

He replied that he was unable

ip give an answer one way or the

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