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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1947.
JAPS BELIEVED THEY
WOULD WIN IN THE END
While admitting that the Japanese Army was
Pacific the time he be
losing the war in the Pant at kokatsu, Captain Marine Court Hong Kong
Imamura, who testified at yesterday's War Crimes Trial of Lieut. Tamaki Koji, Sgt. Chiba Arashi and Sgt. Fujiie Horoji, said that the Japanese firmly believed that Japan would win in the end.
Captain Yoshimi, another defence witness, said that Japanese concern for POWs stopped short at the price to be paid for medicines required by POWs,
It was a normal phenomenon fer a POW to lose his appctite
POW Medical Officers for the purchase of high priced medicines.
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After he had pleaded that his last entry into the Colony was in June, 1948, Wong Hung master of a trading junk, was discharged with a caution by Comdr. Ryder in the Marine Court yesterday for failing to renew his junk licence.
Weather
Last Month
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The Royal Observatory, re- porting on the Weather of following He was also discharged on January, says that
the example of December, the further charge of having no certificated coxswain and on-month was exceptionally humid gineer on board on his under and dull.
certificated taking to engage men when he leaves out Konx.
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That Chan Fai, allas Chan Tai-sor ("Chan the Big Fool"), whose alleged connection with a gang of alleged terrorists was (so the Police claim- ed) revealed by So Yee, was a man who had been shadowed by the Shamshuipo Police for three or four days prior to the arrest of So Fee, was revealed by Chinese Police Sgt. Major Yau Chung at Kowloon yesterday. Sgt. Major Yau Chung was giving evidence before Mr. Blair-Kerr in the case in which Chan Fai, Fung Nam, and So Yee were charged with de- manding with menaces the sum of $500 frum the Yik Wah Pawn Shop of 149, Nam Cheong Street, Shamshuipo: Yeshimi agreed that the con- when sufferhig from malaria, de
Detective Wong Muk-lin, who Sgt. Major Yau Chung in the clared Captain Yoshimi, when cera of the Japanese for POWs
The mean relative humidity played the part of one of the course of his evidence"said that further cross-examined by Major stopped short at the price to be
of 870 is a record, and during pawn-shop's fokis, after des the name of first accused was Lai, the Prosecuting Oficer. Yo- paid for medicines,
only.
·with tite'slate-
one previous January cribing the arrangements he given to him by So Yee, and Ile did not agrES shimi said that reports received
Chan Yee, another junk- by hin indicated that malnutri ment of Captain O'Donnell that
appeared before the (1912) has less than 65 hours made with the accountant and that when Chan was arrested erinanitary
Heito master, ary conditions
detective. This another
the at the. Nam Heung Tea House POWs suffering Lion amongst from malaria was caused by
and Court, because he arrived in the sunshine been recorded. by Camp, were most primitive
a certificated total is 79 hours below the money, said that when S. Yee he gave the name of Li Hung. Colony without
asked for $500 for a old suit When, confronted by So, the Although that medical facilities were non dysentery and colitis. Be was 1 Medical Officer he id existent. Yoshimi adınitter that exswain. The coxswain had monthly normal.
Rainfall and dew point. were of Chinese cloth clothing he first acensed admitted that his not know much about the calorie Captain O'Donnell, from his daily rerasined behind in Canton to value required in European food contact with POWs, inst ave get married, and it was difficult also well above average, at asked the accountant, Lo Wing, rent name was Chan Fai.
also told him, declared witness, There was a diversity of opinion known what he was saying when to get a certificated man in 65.1mm. (343 mm. above) and to pay out the money.
At the same tinte, he left his that first defendant was a mem 58°F (6°F above), respectively. { this he stated that food at Heito among the profession on
Camp was at
Temperatures were at all times inadequate Canton, he left without him. point
unexcep- position behind the counter and ber of the gang.
Referring to the Police visit The basic Japanese ration for and the men
Lional the mean temperatures went to the door leading but to that as a result of rice. Fond received by
Hick under
himself as Camp The maximum temperature, Peeping through a slight open-flour, at 4 pm, on Nov. 21 last, contained
more than 2,200 tion of the Camp diseases such would do so
Officers were not 75.0 F occurred on the 7th and ing in the door, he and his wilucka testified to having calories and sufficient quantities
as malarla. dysentery and berr Commandant.
minimum
associate saw So Yee waiting found a piece of blotting paper of vitamins A and D. The haberi were common; that medical permitted to slap POWs for any the
48.5°F on the 27th.
for the money. adequacy of vitamin B was made supplies were short in quantity offence.
afterbonu, said witness, a visit Japanese officers beil à ป by the supply of
and poor in quality, The need to purchase medicines Answering the President, Yo- POW in violation of an order.
Frank Smith, seaman, was
iwan puid, tu 117 Sal Yee Street, from
So for POW case between Navem-shimi anid that he did not know
a superior. Japanese author-
ground floor, occupied by ber 1992 and January 1943 in detail the type of food received ity, De would not be punishes if yesterday fined $100 by Mr.
Central He also heard the accused Yee, where some Chinese letters cause supplies were stopped by by POW
the heating was only slight and H. G. Sheldon at the did not occasion much suffering. Magistracy when he pleaded telling the account: "Hurry up and envelopes were discovered the Japanese authorities. Medical
theft of two and pay me the money. Beating was considered a slight guilty to the
If you by DI Williamson. supplies for Japanese were not
lengths of woollen material delny, I will not accept the
"Not Fused!" offence in the Japanese Army, affected during this period.
Tamaki had made
a report from Kinsen and Co. on Sunday. | money." As So was making | On the following day, said le beat u POW, Unamura
and Price. On sale at South China An officer said that accused had ready to leave the shop, con-witness, another call was made! Cupboards, Chests of Drawers, picces $175, Fircking heatproof would have punished Become the boating was only in charge of Camp construction slight. Tamaki would have bean POWA. There were approximately been serious, he would have sen- and general a fairs concerning i
admonished. If the beating had 350 POWs at Koketsu Camp.
fenced Tamaki to contigement.
Not Usual
ahowed
signs
of...
So
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coupons or dockets sur- rendered by recipients.
We a
slek POWs consisted chiefly of malnutritient and tite situas necusasry to punish a POW, he 61.6°F being 19F above normal. the outer part of the shop. to 160 Tai. Po Road, ground on Tuesday, the 4th Feb., 1917. nt British Postal Orders, or
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A special fund was, set aside that he becue Camp Coming
to the degree of the been 30 years in the service tinued Det. Wong, he and his at 100 Tai Po Road, occupied Bookshelves, Dressing Tables, and Cheers Bar Store, Kow-
for the purchase of medicines for the POWs and no limit was placef by the Japanese authorities on the amount to be expended. Yo- shimi said that he did not have the slightest idea regarding U amount actually expended for medicines for POWs, as no re- Torts were rendered to him.
did know POW Medien! Officers contributed approximate- ly 5,000 Yen towards the purchase of medicines, A
request was made
mandant al Kokatsu Camp) April 1945. Licut, Tamaki was one of his subordinates and was
con-
With the exception of Officers, POWs were employed in construc tion work, cultivation and the carrying of articles required for Only a few of the Camp use. by the POW Medient Officers
POWs were suitable for they be allowed to purchase medi-struction and cultivation wark
As a result, Tamaki went 1 Headquarters to obtain permis- sion for the employment of ont side labour to assist in the con- struction work. A xamn of 20,000!
ose.
eines with their own money.
request was. mods at a time whee
was practically Impossible to obtain medical supplies in Form.
Bil.
"Although no limit was placed the amount to be expended for the purchase of medicines, *strictions
were placed on" the
Yes
was allotted. the
for purpose. The total number of men en played on the work amounted to 2,000. By the employment of additional-outside labour, the
price to be paid for specific mediwork of POWs became much
in possession
cines. Merchants
easier.
of these medicines were not pre- Under cruss-examination, Ima-
pared to sell at the price fixed by the Japanese Army
at
Pa
It was not a normal thing to practice ju jitsu on POWs Kokutsu Camp.
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Intamura said that Tamaki did not inform him thai POWs hu made representations regarding the shortage of food and hard work they were required to per
form.
With few exceptions, POWs t Kokuts were not suitable for cultivation and construction work because they did not possess the necessary skill.
his testi- Imamura concluded mony by stating that he was never on sick parades at the same time as Tamaki.
closing
On the application of Defence mura agreed that at the time he authorities. became Canep
Counsel, Mr. Takano, the case Commandant Consequently, it was very con- Kekutsu, the Japanese Army was was adjourned Ull Friday, Feb. venient to obt money from the losing the battle in the Pacific. 7, at 10 am, when the
Imamura, refuting a suggestion | addresses will be delivered. thar hy the Prosecuting Officer Japanese tempers became frayed over the news of the turn in the tide, said that they firmly be Teve that Japan would win in the end.
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He agreed that the work at Kokutsu Camp hail to be complet ed within the shortest time pos sible, but did not Agree that Tamaki, with his fine record as 'a hard worker, was sent to Kokutsu
Rald
Money Market
Gold again strengthened after the week-end and closed at $321.25 a tact yesterday. It had opened at $319.50 and lud at one point gone up to $128 but eased off slightly at the close.
Piastres, on the other hand, were weaker. Opening at $14.20 a 100, the rate slide to $13.85
at
to speed up work. Imamura sad but recovered and closed that he knew Tumaki had a pas- sion for work. Tamaki ha pre- $14.20.
Chinese National vious experience in construction
Currency work and in ·consequence, was futures dropped to 54' cents consitlered to be an ideal person for CN$1,000, but Spot was to undertake the work at Kokutau.
able to maintain itself at 69% Tamaki had no power to punish
I cents. POWS.
Although beating
U. S dollarя eased off to Imamura POW
was not allowed,
and his conduct had been satis colleague went out and took by Ng Kai-sui. When one wardrobes, Cabinets, Assorted foon, and Man Ying Co., Glouces
So into custody. factory.
For Peace In Hopes For
Indo-China
Saigon, Feb. 2.
Though much of northern Indo-China is still "No Man's Land," high Government officials here state that peace and order will be restored as soon as the current military action has suc- ceeded in breaking up the "hard terrorist core" of the Viet Nam Party. Officials claim evidence that the 100,000 Viet Namese who tried to rouse 20 million"Anna- mites into a national uprising were already losing their grip.
The French have abandoned, ernment Jus agreed in The idea of agam talking terms principle to compensate losses * with The Viet Nam Party; suffered by overseas Chinese
Frenchinen of senior military and political rank reassert: "This is war-the pre-1939 policy was scuttled at San Frau-
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colonial
in the Indo-Chină civil war.
Hesaid the Government had instructed consular, representa- tives in Hanoi and Haiphong "We are offering Indo-Chinese to report the total Chinese self-government as soon as they losses as a basis for putting are ready to accept it."
elairas to the French Govern-
cisco,
Meanwhile, French troops in a
noon hurled back Viet Nam ferees surprise counter-attack this after-ment.-United Press. which had earlier penetrated the French defences ringing. Nam Linh, 80 kilometres southeast of Hansi.
The counter-allack considerably enlarged the French occupied zone in the town.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
Arcade,
also Dennis & type grennder were taken out Shelves, Desks and Desk Parts, Company Ltd., Holland House. of the cistern in the lavatory Coat and Hat Stands, Towel
LOST by DI Williamson, witness said Racks, Showcases, Counters, that he warned the Inspector Mirrors, Enamel Basins, Up- LOST since Saturday evening 1st to be careful, whereapon Chan helstered Chairs, Armchairs, February, Alsatian dog 7 months
Mills grenade and live stick Tables, Filing Cabinets and ter
is alleged to have retorted Upholstered Settees, Assorted old, answers to Rodger, Finder "No fear! They are not Chairs, Canvas Deck Chairs, please communicate with Saltash, Bed Springs, Gascoigne Road, Kowloon (Tele- fused!"
Iron Beds and When getting out of the car Box Spring Mattresses, Horse phone 57323). at Tai Po Road declared Hair Mattresses, Bristle Pil- Principal Chines Detective Iuws, Kitchen Tables, Etc. Mak) Chan said, "It is not
statement.
Beten's Beauty Salons necessary to go anywhere else," The abovementioned articles but refused Lo clarify this will be open for inspection at You can trust your personal -Your Per- the Kin Lee Godowi West Beauty Problems Further evidence will be Point, on 1st February 1947, thanent Waves. Shampoo, Sets, Manicure, between 10 m. noon, and on Tinting... Facials, DI Williamson, is appearing the 3rd February, 1947, be Pedicure to Beten's expert for the prosecution. None of tween 10 am, and noon, and operators (1st floor) above. the accused is legally represent. between 2 p.m. and 4 pm. Lane Crawford's. Tel. 28153.
heard this afternooi.
ed.
Running Gauntlet
Peiping, Feb. 3. Nearly 2,000 Americans are preparing to "run a hazardous ! 115-mile Chinese gauntlet t the sea.
Since the American decision to quit China, the Communists have been attacking the Pel- ping-Tientsin railway and the danger of withdrawal loomed larger with news of continued
THE Inspection Permits will issued by the Undersigned at his Auction Rooms The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale, published in the Hong Kong (British Mili tary Administration) Gazotte Notification No. 12. Vol. 2.of March 9th, 1946.
A. E. B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 31st January, 1947.
PUBLIC AUCTION The Undersigned has received hitter fighting along the route. instructions from the Custodian Unless the Communists agree of Property to sell by. Public taniruce, for the evacuation, Auction the American service person-
Stockholm, Feb, 2. An epidemic of influenza, which Viet Namese were reported to Swedish health experts estimate have set fire to nearly a dozen is keeping one-sixth of Stock- uses and a church as they with-holm's population in bed. hus drew. French authorities in Hanoi. struck the Swedish Royal family;
Princees
and ccording to the French News Crown
Loyine
of King A genev, feared this might be the Prince Carl,
brother
confined to their beginning of a "scorched earth" Gustav
nel and families will either on WED., THE 5th FEB., 1947, Crown Prince
have to fly out by air, leaving commencing at 10 a.m., said he knew that the Japanese $4.82, and Sterling dropped campaign, announced earlier to-goo Adolf who developed a
day by Viet Nam Radio.
Gustav All able-bodied Frenchmen feverish cold just after the death much equipment behind, at use
the railway...... under over 18 in Hanoi were notified to- of his son in the Copenhagen air day that they would be requirer! crash last Sunday, is reported to serve in the armed "Security much better today.Reuter. Corps."Reuter,
staff did in fact beat POWs. He sharply to $14.80. Australian once naw a Lical Suzuki bent a Pounds were unchanged at POW. While a. Kokutsu Camp, $12.50 he never heard about Tamaki beating POWs. When they were at the Shanghai gaol, Tomuki told him Cat he had, on one occasion. thrown a Major Crossley to gmund,
Imamura said that If it became | Willis.
The following names have been added to the wives' priority list:-- 79A-Jane Harrop 95H-Agnes the Coleman; 147F-Kita Winifredd t; 257A-Winifred Phyllis
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A high official source gold yesterday that the. French Gov-
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