Pake
Counsel Asks For
Exhumation.
Application made by the defence counsel, Mr.
Yamada, that agrave be exhumed at-Taf¬ Hang where the bodies of three prisoners whe . "alled at the Eastern Gendarmerie were stated by a witness to be buried was granted by No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday. The applicallon was made following the evidence
of a witness. Teng Kuen, who said that while. employed at the Eastern Kempeitai Head- quarters he assisted in the burial.
"The Proserating... Ofert,. The next witaran, Kung Chit.." *Major R. P. Lal, submitted that 'yan, raid he was & Crown Ser
veituose emilk testify that the sean in the. Putice and was hurin had taken place there) attached, ti. Þaktern Kempeltai policeman Bat could be in no position to Headquarters as a know whether the Bodfi iefe from March, 1943, to the end not later" removed,
of 1944.
↓
The first new witness called He had seen Oba setting u at the continued trial yesterday | dog on a prisoner. The prisoner of Cupt. Shibato Shige, øye was kneeling befare Ohn, who or funge time Commanding Oficer of the A would, make it bark Eastern Gendarmerie at Happyut the prisoner's chest whenever Valley, and Sgt. Major, Obi he hesitated in answering a Tukan, attached to the same question. He had heard from station, was Ho Shu, who sald others at the station that this be had been employed there as was a common practice. He had Chinese polleeman from the seen dead bodies of prisoners
on three becasions. sumine of 1944 onwards.
Witness said he had seen. Oba throw a prisoner und had seen him besting with a bamboo pole Ite prisoner ties to a free, had on Several dectusi.ags beard sergaming and the sound of beating coming from the inter-
gation Poem.
The next witness, Samuel Ladd, said that he was a rested by the Gendiertues on March 23, 1944, together with| Jimmy Kotwall Salleh Ebrahim.) Selian, Mrs. Baker and several others.
"Crawly Things"
<
He was given the water tur. ture by a Sut. Miyanue., who had since been triva by a War Crimes Court and sentenced to
death.
The Court sits again on Wind. nesday morning.
Committal Case
and Mak Tak
Chan Sang ki u were .committed by - Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon ybster. day to stand trial at the next Sessions on the charge of arm-
I
THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1947.
FIRE CHIEF'S EVIDENCE
"Must Have Been" Inflammable Substance
Theory On Spread
Of "Sai On" Fire
That something highly inflammable, not shown on the ship's manifest, must have been on board, which after burning for a minute or two would give out an intense heat, and thus cause the spread of the fire, was the conviction expressed by Mr. W. M. Smith, Chief Officer, Ffre Bri- gade, at yesterday's hearing of the Marine Court of Enquiry on the “Sal On" tragedy. He had looked over the list of cargo on board, and --
said none of the items listed, or combination of items. could have been the cause of a fire that could spread with such rapidity.
The Court was altting for the by going to the upper deck by third day under the presidency the part stairway.
He felt no heat on deck' when of Mr. J. Jelly, Harbour Mag-- ter, 'supported by Lt. Comdr. he went about are hosted on
I. N., and
Mr. his round. J. Crews; Arthur Piddendrigh, and yes. terday completed hearing the evidence of 28 witnesse?,
|
„H.K. VESSEL
PIRATED
News has just been receiv ed stating that the mater vessel "On Ship," for which Phe Tak. Chương Rong. of No. 11 Wing. Sing Street are
altacked agents, was-
bp pirates. on. Jan. 20, of Mun Kwan, while from itong Kong to Swarow
There were 60° pannenpern on board the vessel at the time of the attack and all their belongings were taken away by the pirates, who also removed the cargo. The “long in estimated at CN$30,000,-..
000.
|--~
been taken from a wooden keg near the scene of the fire; but was not an inflammable it material.
Another specimen picked up from among the debria near the "amall, chatty was alsą found Chinese to be not inflammable.
No Threatening
Letter
Colourful Wedding At Cathedral
and Mas
Berat. Com
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT AND ROAD ACCIDENTS
(By Margaret Bradbury)...... Seriously concerned at the high road accident rate in Hong Kong, the authorities here are considering the launching of a full scale road safety campaign. I understand this will take'. the form of police demonstrations and, lec- tures; short instructional film shows on local cinema screens; touring loudspeikervan. broadcasts; and road safety lessons in the 'schools.
Several major schemes are also afoot to relievé :
traffic congestion in the centre of the town and to provide the suitlible parking facilities so:: urgently needed.. A review of the traile accid were killed 21 seriously-injured- ent`acale on the Island alorie and 108.' slightly injured, on. from March last year unti De Hortg Kong roads. An the first camber shows that 87 people month in the new year this l were killed, 206 were seriously | not an optimistle figure for the injured and· 857 were slightly | future. injured.
A enlourful wedding took place! | yesterday afternoon at St. John's Cathedral when. Miss Dawn Vyvgan Hill, daughter of Mr. and, Bira, Robert Hill, became the bale of Captain Nicholas Donald Williams, Royal Marines.
More than 400 guests assem bled af
na reception in the evening heid in. the Hong Kong-C Annexe. This was the. drst, time the building bad been used by a wedding party since, 1941.
Supt. G. D. Binstead, head The honeymoon is. being spent at Macno and the couple will be of the Police. Traffic Depart returning on Saturday: They will ment, said yesterday that Па later proceed to England, where analysis of records and reports the bridegroom will enter Cam-revealed that 46 per cent of the bridge University,
Among the present at the receita fatil accidents were due in jay. are Admiral Bir Denis Bord, Lady Bird walking, 86 per cent due to Yesterday morning was • DC=
'Cheung Yunk.
Mr. jumping from, or mounting Nura Youur, rlgaller cupied with the gvidence of
Watchman un the ship, gald he further passenger eye-witnessCR
cent to the fault of drivers, Irung Bir Shouwa: Chow, Big Boyert as well as hawkers and ship went on duty at 2 a.m. whenue and green
the port cargo ports had already flame as testified by certain wil-Katewall. Mru, T. W. iwork. Mrs. 4mil
Jay-Walkers' employees who were
nesses, Mr. Smith said ammonium Miss Eu Tong Hen, Mr. and Mrs. Marue, present
bċen whist. -When
"Over these ten months" sald tite -fire chloride would give out'n yellow Mr and Mrs, Adnasson, Mr. xl. Mrs. when the fire broke mit.
The first witness was Wong started he was on the upper flame, and generally-speaking in- Murah, Mr. Crea illum Kong Bank Supt. Binstead "an average of 8.7 deaths a month is shown. Luk-mul, married woman, who deck and people were rushing tense neat would change the Mr. 15, Benson (Bercantile ink, Str.
the stairways from the colour of fire. There wax also filmure (Chartered Bank); Mr. and Mrs. Thone figures are in my opin-
Dallentiae (Chrer Tanks, Me. W, blau, testified that she saw the fire up
He claimed down rubber burning. mit breaking
nbont
14 feet main deck.
The Tire
munda. Mr. Cunningham, National Cylon. high when it is realised was brought under on the wharf by the ship's side control by ? n.
of Blanks, Mr. and Mex. Groves (American that there was a dearth away from her as she sat on
Mr. Linperr (Cainest Centret transport in the Colony for the the deck facing No. 4
Police Sub-Ipspector Wm. Todd, for the United Bratre) and Mr. Hopper first few months after the re cargo Kuen, neting comprolete port. The fire was at the cook of the "Sal On" was then called. attached 10 the Waterfront Mr. C.C. Roberts Bulterfeld & wire sccupation. Joy-walking BORG WE was boring arthreatening letter. He had routine searchy of the "Sai On" here was obstructed by been acting since Nov. 6, 1940, from 3 to 3.25 .. on the morn-Fred Mr. and Mrs. W. Powelt, Mr., Mrs. There were about and Mix Bherry (Telephone Company. Ang of Feb: 4. other passengers in front of for the ship's compradore who
hundred people on board. some Mr. Milne, Mr. Tiempo, Me, M. wawili. Before that he was
of whom were smoking.
Alien Wasife Mairy Farms, Mr. and im purser on the vessel, and had
reveniet rekland, Mr. Stanley Dodwell, str. ned search of the' baggage been with the Company for 15 nothing highly inflammablo. He rate. Mr. Follows (Flannelul Herpes
then left for another river steam-1 tary, Me, and Mes, Darkin (inntori, yencs.
The Compradore departmenter and returned to the "Sat On"
4:57 was responsible for the dis et 4.15 m. At position of the cargo but the Wharf, some 250
for the Tai Hine again left
yards away. catering department was under Everything was normal then, but the order of the muster of the when he rushed back eight min- is Majesty the King has ap- ship. Thore who fire drill | utog Inter the vessel shove the proved a budge und motto for the every eight days
and he becgine room was a raging inferno. Inspectorate of Recruiting. I.A.F. lieved the crew were familiar He agrees that he had never seen The badge is symbolie of the a fire on a ship spread so rapidly. functions of the Directorate, and with their fire stations.
Intense Heat
Ishay'a hurt enfiled by an astral-
crown." Mr. C. W. Browne, station
The "hurt" is a discyhich can master of The Hong Kong Fire Brigade, who was the first on the be taken to represent either the scene with the Fire Brigade, sal world or the recruiting shilling. he arrived about him, when the coloured blue to denote that it is an Air Force' shilling or al ship was already, burning fiercely, fernatively, that the recruits wil
Asked if he could explain the Everett, Mira
colour of the wine, Colonel Saunilers, Mr. and Moving vehicles and 18 per
1.)
ami
ed robbery, with another put in ed. ricę cotnter., but she could and said he had received no| Searching Unit, said he made af Mr. Cillleable and Miss Gillespir (1.C... riding on the outside of 'tram:)
Tuntudly, at 18 Aplhi' Street, on Jan. 17, and possession of one 38 automatic pistol, two magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition.
ber.
she
0.11.
Mr. and Mr. Skinner, Mr. and Mrs.
'M»,^A' Mro. Diamond (long, Kong Hotel),
NEW R.A.F. BADGE
T
At the moment there ate 6,000, conveyances on the roads. altogether 'and, all of them have been, Inspected, licenced and re- corded since July last year. The total number of licenced drivers In the Colony in about 10,000. The number of vohicles liqeneud is made
of 180 up motor cycles, 1,563 private cars, 274 public hire cara and taxien. 85 motor bunes, 1,207 lorries,
815 tricycles, 957 rickshawa, and 118 chairs,
Sub-Inspector In Court
On the application of Mr. F. W. Shaftain. Superintendent Police, Benedict Lee Kin, Sub- Inspector of Police attached
ears and jumping on and * .off them while they are in motion the Kowloon Traffic Department, ccupied 82 per cent of 'the | Wax reminded for seven days on total number of scellents,
Vail or $10.000, half'in cash an'l "This figure could have been $5,000 in one surety, by Mr. Blair -avoided if the publle would | Kerr yesterday when he appeared realise the danger in these before His Worship charged "with divers dates" practices, of course, it is to procuring on
Kai to receive a bribe of." Leung mitch to ask or expect any popu- $50 from the diver of lorry 5568. face to avoid-breaking, régula-
Leung Kal, churged with ́alding ∙tions all the time,, but these and abetting Lee Kin, was
figures show a total disregard mandled three days in Pollop cus- on the part of pedestrians and ↑ Lody. Mr. Mureus da Silva ap: passengers en trámcars to the peared for Lee King normal safety rules one might expect to apply."
Readers Letter
Palm
. Ho Fu.. widow, aufd hoarded the veset the previous D/I. W. W. ÅVilliamson, pro secuting, said that entry to the night, and shortly after 4 u.. premises, occupied by a Chinese tgk her son to the javatory on During his detention he was merchant, was gained by knock the upper deck. She went by the stairway and the grille was fed twice daily bit the rice was} ing at the door. The lot ean-
·biully cooked and mixed, with) slate of steven
apen. On her way back she fountain-pens.
passed at chatty by the ship's prass, tree, bark and papaya, five propelling penella, two vips. He was given twg blankets] men's wrist-watchen, three side. Soon after she had got
she saw which were "full of lieg und alles wrist watches, one gold back to her plnev
rawly things," He was beaten finger ring, one gold the rip.ght burning near the cooked on two athog deraskins and was] CN$38,000, US$261,60, 9.. rice counter, and some people detained for '4th days,
pieces of American .gold ̋egins, trying to puré il qut,
The Court then adjourned for Ludd said he was unable to; and· HK$38.
· Very Fierce . the limcheon recess; . ** Identify either of the two e- Property to the total value
Lum Tong, in employge
Mr. Smith's Evidence cused in the dock, as gender of $6,700 has been recovered by the catering department, said When the Court resumed in mes hal seen while letalned the Police, said Mr. Williamsu, he woke up at 4.0 a.m the afternoon the first witness at the elustern Kempeitaí Hend-} leaving a balance of about Started washing vegetables near called was Mr. W. M. Smith, quarters,
$2,000 worth not discovered. the starboard stairway opposite Chief Officer of the Fire
No 3 cargo port, when suddenly! Brigade, who testified that the cause of the fire, and was eur-operate all over the world; overtinside often results in a pro. ['me who said, "No taxation with he heard a call' of fire." Tho first call to theSat On" was fife was at a small table near reveived at 4.68 a.m. on Teb the chopping block. It was very 4, and the Fire Brigade was fierce mit soon shot up to
on the scene at about 5. u.m. the ceiling and spread' rapidly. He himself arrived at 5.06. n.m. He escaped through No. 2 cargo There was then burning port.
fiercely.
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of
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$25.oach
To Gennire Domestic Customers -on personal application to
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Tel. 33145
HAVE YOU GIVEN YET?
"THE SALVATION ARMY-
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L
of
and
Mr. Binstead pointed out that very little time is lost by stop- pink, looking and listening be- fore crossing a road and the five minutes gained by riding gather than waiting for a place on the outside of a tramenr
permanent injury. longed stay, in hospital, or
¿
12 Killed In January "Police can control and direct traffic," he said, “but it is humanly impossible,
"No Taxation.
ile could give no idea as to the
Sir--Can you please inform the sea and in the stratosphere. be something generating an in-the-aecsplance of the recruit of -prised at its extent. I could only
and also nout representation" The motto "Accept" symbolises
whether he (or she) said it in tense heat to cause this rapid an R.A.F. career, and the accep 3pread:
long hang.
IGNORAMUS. tance of the recruit by the RAF. Shown a list of the carge cur led on board Mr.Browne could
SCOUTS RALLY not indicate any item thas could
The Rally Competition of the account for the rapid spread uf the flame. There were cotton and Kowloon District Boy Scouts was compressed bases and could not paper, but they were picked in held on Sunday last at 1.80 pin at La Salle College Ground and burn as quickly as when
they
the results are as follows:
*
however A formal reimanı' of seven days large and ellicient the force, to was granted by Mr.. Blair-Kerr He agreed the fire was burn.
control large crowds congre. at Kowloon yesterday in the case ing much more fiercely than if any opinion on what caused the Mr. Smith could not express
gated in a small area like the in which Taoi Yia, hawker, was city of Victoria. Therefore, it charged with ressiving three cases only a wooden table was burn-dire but he was satisfied that Ing.
the initial cause was something were loose. There were of course 116th, Kowloon, 1063. pts., can't be stressed too much that of men's socks, approximately 0,050 pairs, valued at $13,800, at generating an intense heat, rubber sheets which would burn 11th, 1005 pts. 3. 12th. 1001 pts, the population should observe Tal Kok Tsui on Feb. 12 On the and he thought the fire started
fiercely
-4-8th-967-pt-5-17th-944-pts, the normal, simple safety application-of-Mr.-J.-M. d'Alman several feet abatt the starboardsistant manager of the Tung On 8. 30th. 647-pt.
Mr. Ernest, Henry Baker, 5-6, 211, 941 pt., 7. 20th. 882 pts. | rules."
Remedios, ball in the stairway on the main deck.,
During lust-month, 12 people. $1,000 was granted."
lle noticed no smell, saw no une smoking, and no chatty was it. There was half a tin of peanut oil in the provisions
box, but could not say” whether
1 was upset or not
The method of lighting, "· chatty
was to bring lighted charcoal from, the galley in o
shove.
Tam Yük, a cake seller, said he started his round at 4 a.m. and at 435 a.ny; he rested his tray on the cooked rice counter
S:S: Co. Ltd., owners of the ves- Shown a list of the cargo MF. sel, said neither the Company 'nor he personally had received any Smith said no one substance of threatening, letters but they had pany to receive requests for con- any combination of substances from time to time received na shown on the list could have cations for half farecessions.
Mr. Baker recalled that, some
A
at
caused spontaneous combustion, and free tickets, These applica- thieo months ago the Company considering that the cargo was tions came from alloged destitutes had some trouble with vegetable loaded on buárd goveral hours and charitable, Institutions, and skippers in Danton when they they had also had such requests were refused permission to carry ago.
He was convinced, however, from people who made themselves vegetables on vacant passenger and sold a sponge cake to that something highly inflam-t to be Chinese Government, Apace.
officials mostly from Canton, The last witness called was, Mr. foki. He then proceeded on his mable must have been on board Asked whether he could namn K. C.Hamillion of the Harbour way to the stairway leading to which was not manifested-- these officials Mr. Baker handed Department whe said by under- the upper deck when, three something which would probably the President a piece of paper took a survey of the "Sai Ou" вчера up. He noticed smoke burn for a minute or two and with a name written on it. hat Taikon Dock on Jan. 11. 1947, in rising from a nick over some-giving off an intense heat, said he was satisfied it was a for- the course of which he made five thing about two feet away from which would rapidly spread theory, as Chinese Government offi-visits to the ship
did.
ficate and a load line certificate, the small chatty by the ship's fire. He did not think it could concessionssually ask for such was for a passenger safety certi side: The colour of the smoke have been petrol.
No Threat
both of which were issued valid was blue and green. The smoke Not Imflammable All these requests were politely
up lo Jan. 1948. increased, and he shouted "fre." Questioned on a white sub worded, and contained no threat He then any fire which was stance possed tehim for analy-them, as even before the war
There was nothing unusual about of a bluish colour, afterwards als and report, he said it was changing to red. A foki at the ammonium chloride said to have (Continued at foot of next. Col.) po uncommon for the Com stall rushed Torward with á blanket in an attempt to put it out,
Sleeping On Counter
This was the only witness, who indicated, the fire as having started near the chatty at the ship's side, its all previous wit nesses had said they first saw!
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The survey
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sumit
The passenger Jleeneo entitled | the ship to carry a total of 1,403 KRAFT "RED FEATHER” Rabbit in Aspic. stowed in the lower holds. passengers provided all cargo was
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number allowed on the main docht Austin product of specially selected high grado AUSTRALIAN RABBITS perfectly conky and set in ABPIC. was 1,018 but where cargo was leady to serve Hot or Cold. 'carried on deck' deduction
passenger was made for each aix
square feet of space occupied by
cargo, According to the plan of
RABBIT in ASPIC: 12 oz. tins $1.65 per tin
cargo disposition on the ship on. Obtainable at ALL DAIRY FARM. BRANCHES, and, from Feb. 4 he would estimate that leading Compradores & Provision Stores throughout the Oplony. there was apice left for about 500. The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
same.
and going direct to Shanghal passengers, from Honolulu. American President Lines
Asked. for his opinion on the The new schedule, including desirability of carrying both pas the fire at or near a table near has rescheduled Yokohama," a calls at both Honolulu and ongere and cargo un the the cooked rice counter.
a regular port of cull on its Yokohama, will start with the deck, Mr. Hamilton said if the Chan Yung, a cook un board trans-Pacific passenger service sailing of the "General M. C. SAYA of an Inflammable the ship, said he was roused itinerary, according to a tenfa Meigs" on March 14 from Santure, it was not a good practica. Passenger Department Francisco. This vessel and at The Bal On was not a new from his sleep on the cooked] tive
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Chan Kal, with his head and call, in Honolulu, which was by Lines, pre-war route to Mahila which laid down fro fighting neck bandaged, asid he, pecupied passed by the big passenger via Honolulu, Yokohama, Shang-equipment for all types of vessels. position on the wooden plat carriers on their post-war em hat and Hong Kong, returning According to the regulations form above the cargo near the ergency runs between California to San Francisco over the same new ship was one whose keel was port stairway, and he saw the and the Orlent.
route.
fire burning near the cooked The first passenger vesse rico counter and people trying to call at Yokohamd was the -DəĢI-Vâénin B, “Yemblate so to put it out with blankets. HeGeneral W. H. Gordon, which Formd a powerful genetic impartir-made, his escape up the port left San Francisco on January mw'vihour to the whole tyuIEMELL
stairway the grillo of which 31 via Seattle, arriving at was open,
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--laid after: Jan. 1, 1833," "The dife ---ference between - knew anty and an (old ship conalsted in whại khu was to carry, and as far as passingers. were concerned the point s
Book Yokohama. February 14; sho: The Chinese Ambassador, to Chan Wal, an old bread will continue over the roguiar | United States, ar VK Wall hawker, said he... started his route to Shanghai, Hong Kong ton Kõo, has delivered a pen found at 4.20 A.m. About: 4.47 | and': Manila. qm, while standing near. No, 4] The cargo port, he saw a fire hear passpor
the cooked rice counter. Ho Hond
did not see what was burning but noticed the colour of the flam, as red mingled with blus and green. He made his escape.
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