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RECAPTURED POWS SHOULD Got VC For Fight
:",,-』,"。,!
HAVE HAD A TRIAL
the word "Canada"" on his | shoulder, badge.
After Be had returned to his | office, Niïmori'cameţin "and, told him that the four Would be shot. One of the Canadians bad, brother at North Point. When he saw them, they
Matsuda Kichi, formerly an interpreter at POW Headquarters, Forfar Street, testified at yes- terday's war crimes trial of Colonel Tokunaga and four other POW camp officers, that while he was at the POW Information Bureau, Tokyo, a Lieut. Hara was told to tell Tokunaga that a POW who had escaped and was recap. tured, should be given a trial, not shot. Henry K. Y. Suen, manageri After the Japanese occupa-looked haggard and fired and and director of the New Asia- tion of Hong Kong, she became it seemed as if they had been tic Chemical Works (Hong a hawker, but later obtained beaten up and tortured. Kong) Ltd., said that at the outbreak of hostilities in 1941, his Company was engaged in the manufacture of medicines and drugs in Kowloon. They were also importing large quan- tities of medicines and drags. from Shanghai.
employment at the Bowen Road Hospital. She was employed in the Japanese officers' mess. Saito was the Japanese medical officer,
SMALLPOX DECREASE
There was ta' slight dev crease in the amalipor epidemic in the work ending Dec. 14.
During this period 159 new. cases were reported, while 92 coats » were" fatal. This compares with 187 cases (108 deaths) in the previous week.
HE REFUSED TO STOP
Against Convoy
The action off Singapore for which Lt. Thomas Wilkinson R.NR, in command of the former Jardine ship Li Wo," was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross on Tuesday, was one of the most heroic of the war, The L Wo, which had been converted into a patrol vesach, was aunk in the Banka Straits after going Into action against a well-protected Japan- ese convoy.
On sighting the convey ske closed in and concentrated her fire on a large transport, setting it ablaze before expending all her ammunition.
Loitered
Too Long
A total sentence of 11 months' hard labour was imposed on: a well-dress- To complete the destruction ed Chinese, Ho Sing, 23, of the transport, the L Wo although almost blown to pletes by Mr. E. H. Sainsbury by enemy cruisers and der at the Central Magis- troyers, rammed her victim. of the Water
tracy. Lt. Wilkinson then gave or- loitering at the second yesterday, for ders to abandon ship. He re-
A fine of $30 or 14 days in default was imposed by. Comdr. Ryder in the Matine Court yes terday on a senman who refused to stop when called upon by the Police. had S. L. Brown
circular
Police, said while on patrol off Holts Wharf he saw several
2.
with his ship.
fused to leave and went down floor of the Hong Kong Hotel at 3.30 am. on Many of the ship's comple-Tuesday: the
to supply the local trade for one tion began at about 6.p.m. and been rope shot, but that a port without an import licence
or two years.
The next witness to be call- ed was Tong Mut, who said she was employed as a servant by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Police Magistrate.
ment were killed in the heroic: Defendant was also responsible episode, one of many which for the theft of a gold wrist watch took place when the "armed" from room No. 303, Hong Kong British merchant ships left Bank Building, on August 5, and Singapore singly to meet un- the theft of a camera belonging to announced units of the Japan- Sub-Lieut. P. J. Bell and a wallet cac navy blocking the route to containing $100 from S Lieut. D. Jáva.
J. Ould at room No. 22, Hong Another former Jarding ship Kong Club on Dec. 7, in a similar action was the
Defendant was arrested by ME "Stang Wp," which
W. L. Ramsay, resident at the beached in badly damaged con- second floor of Hong Kong Hotel, dilion an Banka Island.
HKVDC ORDERS
was
0.3.EE.D. Commanding K.KVE.G.
Orders by Lt.Colonel E. J. R. Mitchell,
Order No. 60 of 18th Droember, 1540,
1. Demobilisation. Leave Entitlements for Volunteers who nepod, or were Isame from, P.O.W. Camins.
when defendant was acting is a suspicious manner. Further en quiries by the Police revealed that defendant was also responsiblë for the other thefts.
Sainsbury-recommended that die fendant should be banished.
Sub-Inspector Davies prosecut
After passing sentence, Mr.
Shot
| Mutsuda said that
a half monthly circular which came They Looked Sad round later announced that the Canadians had been shot. This POWs suffered from cold be.
was an open, secret, as all knew Mr. Suen produced a liat cause they did not have auff that the four Canadians showing stocks of anti-diph- clent clothing. When she saw been shot at King's Park, therin serum, anti-dysentery them, they were very thin and
Towards the end of 1942, scrum, tablets, pills and vita- weak. They also looked sad. mins belonging to his Company There were about 400 POWs in POWs digging a tunnel under sampans apparently engaged in which were stored in different the hospital and half of them Jubilee Building in an attempt pilfering UNRRA rice and godowns, in December 1941. were inadequately clothed. to escape were caught. Seven beans discharged from At today's market value, the A former medical N.CO. at POWs were handed over to the "Gertude Macrsk."
The sampan shoved off, and goods were worth approximate Bowen Road Hospital, Seine, Gendarmerie and
observed to ly $2,000,000 Bong Kong cur- testified that there was a rab passed round stated that four one of them was rency. The stacks in godowns bery towards the end of 1943. of the seven POWs had been dump something over its side. Defendant, through his failure were taken over by the Japan- Archibald and Murray, as well shot.
In Sept. 1943, Matsuda said to stop when ordered to do so, ese and he did not know what as two other medical orderlies; become of them. He was still were interrogated. The inves. that he proceeded to Kobe with wasted the time of the Police and other boats got away among was conducted by a draft. At Tokyo, he went to the maze of other junka and in possession of the godown tigation warrants and delivery orders. Saito, Niimori, Watanabe and the POW Information Bureau crafts.
Sgt. Ito. Seino said that he with Lieut. Hara. The latter Mr. Suen said that the stocks was in the room adjoining that was told by Major Yamaguchi A Chinese merchant, Tan Lee, of medicine and drugs enumer in which the interrogation was to tell Tokunaga that when a of Room 415, Kowloon Hotel, ated would have been sufficient taking place. The interroga POW who had escaped had was fined $100 for bringing recaptured, POW into the Colony at Kai Tak Air- He lasted until midnight.
a dozen negative films. Revenue Hearing was then adjourned Officer Millington said he would heard the noise of suspects be trial should be held. ing beaten several times,
When they came out of the in- til 10, um today,
"Hot press for confiscation*~~~~~ terrogation roam the suspects had bruises on their faces and She could speak Chinese and hacks. After their interroga- Japanese and had lived a year tion, the suspects were confin-
cabarets to provide them with in Japan. She learnt to speak ed to the cells. in the guard Goodwill Towards All
It has now been ruled that all. Valor Japanese while working for the room. The next day they were
Sir-May I heartily endorse the diversionary competition
tvers who were taken Prisoner by the
At the end of the Criminal Japanese firm af Suzuki.
if Friday evening's Enamy at the conclusion of hostilities in Sessions yesterday, three Chinese the sentiments expressed in the which, transferred to the Shamshuipo columns of your paper today by cabaret at Gripps can be used Hong Kong and who later made their who earlier pleaded guilty t Camp.
"Lower Deck." I have been in as a yard-stick, is all that is from P.0.W. Camps or were re- Cross-examined, Seino said.
Icased therefrom shall, for purposes of respective charges were brought Hong Kong for some considerable needed.
demobilisation, be given (dar POW. before Sir Henry Blackall, Chief that he could not see what time now and the attitude of thei The integrity-a word-choice Leave of of their expe Justice, fer sentence. was going on in the interroga-average British resident here to perhaps more appropriate than a from 2.0.W. Cum lus 16 days
Terminal gave. All auch Volunteer
Chan Kwan-ping was sentenced the Servicemen has struck me it would seem at first sight-of | wit, therefore, he couldered as having to seven years hard labour for Replying to the President, as being totally unlike the Bri- the artistes in "Salute the been demobiiland 5 days after their assaulting with intent to rob and Seino said that Saito enime to tish hospitality which I know Show" hardly enters
rule. In into the cape or
addition ratios for the possession of arms and the Bowen Road Hospital once | exists.
question. Even if they had period of 05 days less the number of ammunition. or twice a week and stayed for Being myself a non-socialite by been Gigli himself, accompani- dare duelna which ration were drawn t Wong 'Wai and Lo Yan were the night. There was a tele- the fact that I am neither ed by Rachmaninoff and with Volunteers affected will be notified an
the immediate Dori-occupation period each given four years' hard labour phone at the hospital and it civilian nor a commissioned was possible to get in touch ficer in the Services I have had the Boston Philharmonic and possible as to when payment will for the possession of arms and with Saito in case of urgency, ample opportunity to study these perhaps Harry James thrown be made and in the meantime Arsammunition.
A. Victal, fomrerly of Noran-people, who consider themselves in for good measure, I doubt ifquested, not to make Individual applica Holička, HK,V.D.C.`Headquarters, ha & Co., Government Printers, shining examples of British gen-they would have received any
trom attention or if they would have Lower Albert Road, will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, 26th and 20th but at present employed by the tlewomen and gentlemen,
been given any more chance to December, 1948. Macao Radio Club, said that he purely objective ongle.
I have seen them in Hotels and prove their mettle than our) could speak Japanese as he had Restaurants, at cricket matches C.S.E. friends did.
TO BE WED He and dances, even at private par- previously been in Kobe.
Perhaps the next time... was employed with the Hong ties and in most of the places though I shudder at the thought
The forthcoming weddings and M RA.C. Awards. Kong and Shanghai Banking where these people congregate Salute the Show" will visit are announced of Capt. Geoffrey Departures from the Peninsula "M" Corporation there from 1906
Anthony Lingard, RAS.C., and 7. Holdsworth, Mr. and Mr. W. B beg your Gripps to give their many "con Miss Lisbeth Suzannes Davis, Clark, W. E. Akio, A. A. Dorlani and readers not to form the impres temporaries", in Friday's audi- C/Ensign (F.A.N.Y), residing till 1918,
J., M. Bon. During the Japanese occupa-sion that we of Britain ars allence a chance to show just ex- at No. 291, Prince Edward tion of Hong Kong, he acted as the same calibre.
The ordinary serving man here actly how good they are: some- Road; and of Cpl. Frederick who left for Manila, yester a salcaman and lived at No. 3 Nanking Street,
Noor, is not here of his own accord but how cannot quite picture the Fogarty, R.A.3.C., stationed at Kiatceh, Max Lanthil, Faul Otto Esili is here because he has a task to gentleman balletomane of Frithe Argyle Street No. 2 Camp, Erwin Hafner, Mrs. Le Luiz, Mrs. Joan
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At about 7 pff on an even-perform, namely the consolidation day, or Hong Kong's Own Bob and Miss Lena, Lowe, of, No; Henry Blaon was a posienger tai, M. ing in August 1942, the Japan- of this Colony. In fulfilling bis Hope, The Local Ronald Fran- 21, Cameron, Rond
mission he, unfortunately, has to kau, or any of the others who
ese came to his house with
summons to appear at the Kow-stay for some considerable period seemed so anxious to join in
COBERT L
HONG KONG HOTEL (ROOF GARDEN) met a fair proportion of all three day's performance, being quite On MONDAY, 23rd Dec. et 5 p.m.
MRS. MCDOWALL (SOPRANO) and UTTO FOORMAN Connervatoira Du Prague (PIANO),.
loon Gendarmerie the цехт morning at 10 o'clock.
Services during my stay here anxious if there was nobody to Canadian Prisoners and never once have I met one heckle-or for that matter, if, a At the time appointed, lie at-man who has been invited
to really active Amateur Theatri- tended at the Gendarmerio, visit any British family or re- cal Company was formed! After waiting in a small room sident here. Is it then that
DREARY LANE. for about half an hour, four being prischers were brought in, ac-
"Snobbish" companied by a Japanese judge.
Sir,-In reply to "Unsympa- But one thing I do know and Victal said that he was asked that is we are drawing near to thetic's letter, which I consider to interpret to the prisoners, the celebration of the birth of to be one of the most stabbish who were asked for details as Christ, a time when one expects published on the subject of ser- to their names, country and to see goodwill toward men and vicemen.
Servicemen mukes Us outcasts? Perhaps so, social don't know,
1.
other particulars. The prison- the extension of the hand of The remark the best types ers said that they were from friendship. I'm afraid, however, of servicemen" Implies that Canada.
that as far as our friends the those remaining are nothing|
ve season.
Victal said that he remem British residents are concerned, better than a useless crowd of bered the names of two of the this is not their philosophy, as I being dressed in uniform, and men. One was called Payne do not know personally of one the implication that they are and the other Berzenski, of the people who helped to mostly civilian-reserved, occupa Payne was a young man with stabilise their Colony for them tionista is entirely unfunded. golden hair. His clothes were being asked to share their fire- They happened to enter into the torn and he was wounded. *. sides with them during the fes- world too late, and had they been born earlier they would Matsuda Kichi, formerly em-
In concluding, may I say that no doubt have acquitted them- ployed as an Interpreter at my heart is glad that soon I am selves in action as did their pre POW Headquarters, Forfar returning to the land. I love, decessors "the original und Street, Kowloon said that where Brilisbers are Blishers beat types." It is also entirely Tokunaga was fa charge of all and not the hypocritical type fof unfranded that this younger POW Campa and was respon-human being we find here.... " generation are unpopular with- Bible for the administration "öf |
In the service itself. the POW and internment camps.
- The Quartermaster's Depart
JUST ANOTHER
SERVICEMAN.
Latent Talent
ment was responsible for pay! Sir-It is my candid opinion ments to the camp staff and that there is a wealth of Intent POWs, as well as looking after talent in Hong Kong that only
Some weeks ago you published, a letter saying that the colony had-no further use for service- men. As if in challenge, the Yaumall riots broke out the next day, and there have been
| rátions and Red Cross parcels. needs to be exploited for the sever other disturbances where
· Tanaka was in charge of the Colony to blossom forth as á troops; have proved invaluable Intelligence Department, but threat with which Hollywood It 18, however, through 13 choice later became "Adjutant. He will soon have to reckon. of our own that we remain bere won subsequently pinced in Comedians abound in almost and ao It is obvious we must charge of the Argyle Street every party-though their.ori- have billets of should we be Camp P
ginality is often somewhat expected to sleep in tests? Salto was responsible for the questionable with impersona The main fault with most Kealth of all POWŁ
tors running them a close second letters from civilims is that the About August 1942, two and qualifying, also, for the authors are too much inclined POWs escaped from Shamshut-riders
to generalise, being blased by To and four Canadiana escaped The ballet dancers, however, me or two isolated incidente. from North Point Camp on a are going to be the things of A YOUNGER" SERVICE stormy night, "The same day, Hong Kong's future and there or the next day, they were re- seems every Indication díat the captured and brought to Forfar Colonya export trade, máy get Street a fullip from them,
Matsuda said that he saw the The one difficulty--as far as
coming down the I can see will be to prov
twa sentries the mecessary, incenty, for
knew they were. Canadians be their enthusiasm. After all, cause one or two em had we cannot keep putting on
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