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TRIAL OF COL. NOMA
THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1947.
APPLICATION FOR RE-FRAMING OF CHARGE TURNED DOWN
Mr. Et Koon Chun; testifying; at yesterday's War Crimes Trial of Colonel Noma, said that he was one of a deputation, which called upon Noma to complain "against the ill-treatment of Chinese by the Gendarmes..
Mr. Li also said that a protest regarding the wholesale arrest of Chinese for deportation failed to bring any improvement in the situa-
tion.
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1943
BY ORDER
Of The Director Of Disposals Far Eastern Area (M. 0.9.)
1. THE BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL
LOCATED AT
Serial No. Type of Craft NAB 198. Haya! Amasis
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TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS-
RACE MEETINGS
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1. All Traffle proceeding to BOARD (HONG KONG) the Races on Monday, Tuesday, tortured so much that he could: So far as he knew, no investiga is authorised to receive and Saturday, the 18th, 14th & 18th will proceed in an easter- for the not walk. For days he could tions were made as to whether TENDERS
ly direction along Queen's Road not move and had to be assist-person had a rice ration card or
not. People were just taken in following
SMALL East to Hennessy Road to Tin The Undersigned have received ed to the intrine by her.
and deported. The Gendarmes CRAFT ---
Lok Lane to Morrison Hill Road instructions from the Custodian In the course of interroga-ware carrying out these arrests.
and clockwise round Wong Nei at Property to sell by Publiceer for Box Nos. 212, 214, 218, Between May and June tions, her husband was: burnt, given electric treatment and arrests were being made. and LiB.M. NAVAL DOCKYARD, KOWLOON also underwent the aeroplane said that he protested to the Co- 211 torture. On one occasion she operative Counell, Minutes ware
Let 1 was taken out of her cell and kept of meetings held by the Co-
tied to a operative Counell and the protest Lo shown her husband
was recorded. ladder. He was unconscious
After the
the protest had been re- and looked as if he were dead. corded, it was forwarded to the Lot
Her husband was accused of Chinese Representative Commit-Lot 7 N1 being an agent for the BAAG. tee, which took up the question Lot S
with Government.
| Lot 19 N/N>4 He was in fact a BAAG agent,
Li identified the Minutes proat 11 SE but did not admit it,
duced in Court.
Lot 12. N/N A Despite this protest regarding Lot 13 N/N the arrest of people for deporta-Lot 14 44573 tion, there was no
improvement Lot 18 43731 in the situation.
the After leaving
Gen-
When hearing of the trial plaint that the interpretation was resumed yesterday morn-of questions was faulty. ing: Defending Counsel put Inouye said that when Goh forward, an application that the was interrogated after his re charge against Noma should be capture, he said that he escap re-framed on the ground thated because he did not think he it was too vague as it stoot would ever be released alive. he also asked that the evidence Goh said he took Tai Koon Yan of two witnesses, who had been together with him because he darmerie Headquarters, she and na hostile, should he loved her. Ho. who was fre- her husband were taken to treated strack from the records. quently on guard duty at the Stanley, where they were plac
Both applications were re-eclla, was asked to prepare fooded in separate cells. jected by the Court, which in- and make other arrangements timated that if the case should for the escape.
One of the purposes why Gob go against Noma. Counsel would be at liberty to bring up the took Tai was because he could points submitted in any peti-join the Chungking regime with tian he might see it to submit. her aesistance. Goh seemed to Continuing his testimony, be a spy for both Chungking Inouye Kanao said that the fivo and the Japanese and was used Chinese were executed without directly by Noma. trial.
Under
and fell asleep. Goh took the key, opened the door and escap“ ed.
Witness Weeps
As defending counsel said that he would like to reserve his cross- examination of witness, he was allowed to stand down until this
Weeping silently, Mrs. Chan mo, Chan Heung Pal Secre-
was
said that her husband
to trial un Oct. 39, brought 1943, and sentenced to death, He was executed on Oct. 1943.
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Lot
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Lot 4 3070 Lot 270
5 420
Lot 15 44920
10 Dinghy
-14" Dianky
10" Dinghy
14' Dinghy
10° Dinghy
18 Boat Drifter
14 Boat Drifter
14" Dont' Drifter
30" Pulling Cuiter
24* Life Bout
24° Life Dont 25 Life Boat..
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32′ Motor Cutler 32 Motor Cutter
LOCATED AT FÖRE END OF NO. 1 DOCK, IL. DOCKYARD, HONGKONG
:
3. Queen's Road between the junction with Hennessy Road and Stubbs Road is clos- ed to all traffic, except motor cmnibuses, proceeding in easterly direction between the hours of 12.30 and 2 p.m. and 5.15 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.
an
Tuesday the 14th January 1947 commencing at 10.00 a.m. at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building, Basement,
289 LOTS OF VALUABLE
GOODS, comprising:
·
POSITION VACANT
Applications are invited from certificated or qualified navigating or diesel engineer officers for em- ployment as Coast Staff OfBeers on the ships of the Chinese Mari- Employ-
STORED AT HONG KONG & time Customs Service.
men
3. Traffic leaving the Race- KOWLOON WHARF & GO- ment is also offered to 30 Petrol E. Laune Courae will also proceed in a DOWN CO., LTD.'S No. 30 experienced in navigating small craft. Applicants are interviewed clockwise direction round Wong | GODOWN, FIRST FLOOR-t the Office of the Chinese Mari- Nel Chung Road. Vehicles | TSIMSHATSUI, KOWLOON, tima Customs, 4th Floor, Marina wishing to proceed in a west- Bicycle Lamps and Bicycle House, Queen's Road, Central, 1erly direction may use either Parts, Pump Heads and Hand
FOR SALE Hennessy Road Queen's Pumps, Bolts, Nuts, Screws Rand East:
and Machine Screws, Rivets, DINNERSETS for eight Split Pins, Nails, Etc., Water Semiporcelain
Lot 37,908 Ramy Landing Craft:
2. No warranty is given with try of the Kwong Fat Yuen, said any of the above craft, engines, that in his capacity of Secretary parts, etc, and all will be sold in whatever condition they now of the Co-operative Council Chinese Advisory Council duringle with all faults, imperfections the "Japanese occupation, he kept etc. 1
Minaire of all Meetings. Mr. Chan then identified number of Minutes which were produced in Court.
Mr. Chan said that she was also interrogated, beaten and hung up. Majar MacGregor then asked Mrs. Chan if she would like to tell the Court what happened to her during interrogations at Stanley. Mrs. Chan did noɛ ru... ply and no further questions were į asked of her."
till 10 am. today.
Hearing was then adjourned'
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3. Hours of inspection: 16 AM. to 12 Noon, Mondays Fridays inclusive.
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4. Parking Places:-
North side of Main Entrance to Race Course-Flag cars only.
Public Entrance-Members ofị xkey Club immediately out. side (11 cars).
Village Road, King Kwong 4. Passes and Tender Ferms Street, Yuk Sau Street, Wong may be obtained from the British Nei Chung Road from the Stores Disposal Board, Hend Seward, Alaska, Jan. 10.
quarters Land Forces, Victoria Monument to Stables facing One was killed and three in-Barracks, (Entrance 50 yards North-All Vehicles, Me. Li Koon Chun, merchant, Jured when a caboose broke loose west of Queen's Road entrance ta said that in March 1942 he was a
from a derailed Alaska railroad Barracks). member of The Co-operative rotary snowplow which headed Council which
was sometimes downgrade and overturned at the Kern station,: 10 miles north of called the Advisory Council.
here.-United Press.
Li
matter and had to become a men-
ill
com.
The escape was arranged for nday when a Japanese soldier If Noma considered that a named Kimura Was on duty prisoner shink be executed, he This soldier was in the habit chopped the execution order of going to sleep when on duty, and returned it to the Gen-The door of the cell was oiled darmerie Headquarters. The su no noise would be made. execution was then carried out. When Kimura came
on duty After describing the lotion of Noma's former office in the Supreme Court building. Inouye said that yells from the rear After their escape, Goh, Tai of the Court could be heard on and the policeman Ho, proceed-aid that he had no choice in the the first flour. He did noted to Shaukiwan" by the hill ber. The purpoke and function of know the reason for the yells. route and sought shelter in the the Council was to receive com- There was -no response from house of Li Kui.
plaints from the Chinese public prisoners on whom pressure They were waiting for a regarding cases of -treatment was put during interrogations chance to get away, but owing bale Japanese,
Gendarmes. On receipt of cross-examination, to the vigilance of the Gen-plaints, they would be investigat- Inouye admitted that he was darmes, could not do so. facing a charge of High Trea On the morning of the third Jon. When asked what were day, the Gendarmes relaxed the findings of the Military their vigilance and just as the Court which sentenced him to party were preparing to leave, death, Inouye replied that the Sgt. Major Kanemoto came and Andings were already known,, arrested them.
Inouye denied that he ever Inouye said that he saw the threatened havo Niimari} execution order just as the in- was filing it, sentenced to death. Inouye also terpreter Lau denied that he had played jokes Noma did not usually use his on other Japanese prisoners at scal, but scribbled his signature Stanley by making them stand to documents.
Ho Fook Sang, rent collector, at attention on the pretext that ́a British Officer was coming. said that he was arrested by Inouye agreed that he came the Japanese in June 1944 and back to Hong Kong because his interrogated eight or nine girl friend was here, but denied times. He was given the water that because of this girl friend, torture, beaten, slapped and he became lazy in the perform-kicked. On one occasion he ance of his duties.
was struck about the temple and still had a scar at the end of his right eyebrow.
to
Inouye denied that he had ever threatened to get his own back on Hiyashi, who had struck him. He had no grudge against Hiyushi.
Inouye admitted that he had asked Kasemoto to appear as a witness at his trial, but Kane mato had refused
for fear of getting into trouble himself. Inouye denied that because of Kanemoto's refusal, he had threatened to "get" Kanemoto Escaped
Could Not Walk In consequence of the beat- ings he could not walk back to his cell and had to be assisted by Chinese policemen. Ho said that the little finger of his right hand was hurt in the course of beating by Gendarmes and as result, it could not function.
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DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES
TRADE & INDUSTRY
od and then submitted to the Re- Merchants are informed that presentative Committee, which re-export of Coccanut Oil im- would in turn take up the matter ported from Singapore or the with the department concerned.
Li identified Noma as the Gen-falayan Union can no longer. darme Commander..
be permitted owing to Inter- Sir Robert Kotewall was Chair-national Regulations affecting man of the Representative Com-oils and fats. Import Licences mitice.
will be issued In the future for Li said that in 1942 and 1943, Coconut Oil for consumption he saw Noma at his offer on the in Hong Kong only. Re-exports first floor of the Supreme Court. will, however, be permitted of A group of men was sent from the Representative Committee and Cocoanut Oil for which Import Co-operative Council to see Noma, Licences have already been is- and Li eaid that he was a mem- sucd. ber of that.
condition
W. M. THOMSON, Director, Supplies, Trade & Industry. Hong Kong, 10th Jan., 1947.
The group went to complain 2. This will not affect regarding Chinese detained at the Gendar Sinh or French Indo-China.
of Cocoanut Oil imported from merie. As
As people detained in the Gendarmerie were confined under Sithy conditione, ill-treated and underfed, a request
better for treatment
TYGA submitted ta Noms. Noma was also told that some of the prisoners had died in the cells. The deputation also asked Noma for permission to in- spect the cells and to take food and clothing to those detained. Ic reply, Noma said that he would consider the matter, and carry out
At this meeting. investigations.. Kotewall, Mr. Lay Tit Sing and Sir Robert Mr. Chan Lan Pak
were
the
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES
TRADE & INDUSTRY
The public is informed that
5. Tenders must be deposited with the Board in sealed packets and marked "TENDER NO. 8" addressed to the Chairman,
6. Closing date for Tender: 12 Noon Saturday, 18th January, 1947.
2. The Chairmant of the British Stores Disposal Board (Hong Kong) does not bind him- self to decent the highest or any Tender.
WALTER M. WEINBERGER, Chairman, BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
HONG KONG
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
Hong Kong, 10th: Jam, 1947.
HONG KONG
TELEPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
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It has come to our knowledge that certain persona, whether the Company'a employees
our sub- not, are requesting scribers to pay fees to them for removals and maintenance work.
Our subscribers are advised that none of our workmen has to any authority whatsoever ask for or receive money an behalf of the Company, All payments should be made only at the offices of the Company, Exchange Building, 14 Des Voeux Road C, when the Com- pany's official receipt will be
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of Sharehold-given, ora of the Company having been lost during the Japanese All our workmen are in pos- occupation and new forms of session of our official paso card certificates having now been signed by an European officer received: from England all and by the employee and bearing shareholders are required as a photo of the employee super- soon as possible to send to the imposed with the Company's Company for cancellation the seat. Our subscribers ar certificates for shares now in earnestly requested not to allow their possession in exchange for any person to do work on our which the Company will issue equipment without firat asking new certificates with new disto see that person's pass card. of the. It is our hope that our sub.
He was arrested on suspicion spokesyer the Advisory Counell | rationing of canned milk will| tinguishing numbers
of being a Chungking spy.
Mrs. Chan Wai Chi said her husband was arrested by the Japanese on June 3, 1943 and taken to the Gendarmerie Head- quarters.
Goh Tai Ho was detained by Noma, who had asked to have him-executed. Nobody would agree to this, however, as there was no evidence against him. She herself was arrested at Goh was kept in the cells so about 7 p.m. the same day.
When she next saw her hus- long that he managed to escape. Tai Kon Yan was detained hand, he was lying on the floor about month before the of the Gendarmerie and was execution..
very badly wounded all over the
Inouye, who was speaking in body. English up to this stage, was After her husband was inter- allowed to give his evidence in togated, he was mostly carried Japanese as a result of a com-back to his cell because he was
"JANE"
HUL-LOI-THE PLOT THICKENS! HE'S GOINS INTO THE Big Tap
} NOW!~~) MUST BE
IN ON THIS TOO...
Deportations
out
any
wanted to convey, any views to Dow coase, and milk will be shares. As from the 14th day scribers will give us their fall Government, it did so through the available in future through of January. 1947 the Company'a cooperation in stamping Representative Committee. normal commercial channels. Register of Shareholders will these nuisances. Should
Importeray have been building be opened for transfer and person ask for money, even if I said that there was a scheme up adequate stocks during the transfers accompanied by the in possession of our official pass Kong. Under this scheme, those permitted to soll freely as from with the approval in writing of of to lessen the population of Hong last few months and will be roquisite certificates together card or, not being in possession our official pass, card, who did not possess rice ration 18th JanuarY, cards and those who had no fixed of exports will be continued.
1947. Control the Registrar of Companies will attempt to do апу work place of abode and who slept in
arily be registered..
on our equipment, the sub- the streets were to be deported.
scriber should immediately tele- DATED the 10th day of phone the Secretary or get in LI told
the Court that the prescribed
of selecting manner
January, One thousand nine touch with the Police, the Gendarmes. No atriet inves- deportees was nut adhered to by
hundred and forty seven. tigations were carried out and many were arrested by mistake.
BUT AT THAT MOMENT..
SO THERE YOU ARE, NIXIE?Y BUHKUN WOFT. PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BILLS TILL \HE'S SEEN HOW YOU SHAPEĄ AS A MERMAID/
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WE OUGUITA
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DO IT!
SURE
"THAT NIGHT" HAVE BEEN PUT MORE DELICATELY. TOM—BUT AK- I'LL COMELY
LATER
Misery
W. M. THOMSON, Director, Supplies, Trade & Industry. Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1947.
CHARMING, HY DEAR, I COULD FALL FOR YOU HOOK, LIKE AND
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Day-light Lamps, SPECIAL sale American Stain. Hurricane Lamps, Kerosene less Steel Knives, Parks & Spoons Lamp Topa, Porcelain, In--84 plece set. Control price $80. sulatory, Iron Door Brackets Our selling price #55 per set. and Hinges, Machinery Parts, Obtainable at y. M. Hammond &. Tin Flanges, Soldering Bars, Company, Union Bldg. 4th Floor. Tools, Copper and Bras 1048 DAVEY Special 350 C.C. Gauze, Lead Squares, Minerál | Motor Cycle for sale. Write or Ore, Typewriters and Calcula- call Capt. Davies H.M.S. Nab- ting Machine and Parts, catcher Kai Tak.
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Chemicals, Welding Chemi-Service Auction Rooms cals, Chinese Medicine, Manila Rope, Matches Cotton Ray's. Wax Stencil Paper, Native Paper, Ferro Pruss siate Paper, Oll Paper, Cellophane Paper, Straw Matting, Etc.
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STORED AT 152 PAU CHUNG STREET (KLL 4291), KOW- The following, are the only LOON.
members of the stuff authorised Ceiling Fans, Galvanized to sign on behalf of this Com- Iron Trays, Cement, Timber, pany. Iron Bolling Pan, Cold. Stor- age Freezer, Butter Cutter, Lard Refining Machine, Screw Type Hand Presses, Boller with Fixtures, Steam Ham- mer, Horizontal Boller with 2 Furnaces, Mixer Tanks, Steam Tanks, Steam Boller, Water Trough, Barbed Wire, STORED AT SUI BUN FOR GODOWN, WEST POINT.
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Hongkong, 9th January 1947.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE HONG KONG DERBY Notice to Members
Face Powder, Alpaca Cloth, Black Cotton Cloth, Woollen Yarn, Gunny Bags and Oll Cloth, Chinesa Paper, Tin- plate, White and Red Tiles, Aluminium Ware, Brass Sheets, Rubber Wearing Plates, Steel Rods and Sheets, Scrap Iron, Auto Parts, Fire Tickets Extinguishers, Amorphan CLOSE AT 5,30 F.M. ON Phosphorous Wire Nails, MONDAY, 13th January, 1947. Water System Parts, Audio
The DRAW will be held at Transformers, Ship'a Trane the Race Course at NOON on mitting Set, Newsprint, Etc. Tuesday, 14th January, 1947.
Subscribers are reminded JOHN D. HUMPHREYS that one of our workmen has STORED AT FU WAH GO
& SON,
any authority to accept orders DOWN, No. 30 PRAYA, WEST for work to be done on sub- POINT. scribers' lines and that all such orders or requests should be made in writing to the Secre tary at the Registered Office of the Company. Should the Com-
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has been done on a subscriber's The abovementioned article will line without their authority, be open for inspection at their they reserve the right to dis- respective godowns on 16th and connect the line. forthwith.
For HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.,
3 GROVE,. Secretary.
Chimwe Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD
The Sale of, Cash Sweep on the above will
By Order,
__C_B__HROWN,
Secretary.
YOUR FILMS ARE PRECIOUS!
reliable Developing and Printing Service is 13th January, 1947, betweenot Paramount importance, 10.00 am. nud noon, and be-1 Lween 2.00 p.m. and 4. p.m. | Au always—you can rely on!---
Inspection Permits will be
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their Auction Rooms.
The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the Hong Kong, (British Mili tary Administration). Gazette Notification No. 22 423
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Auctioneers.
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for
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