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1917
MALAYA WAR CLAIMS H.K. War Crimes Charges M.C.C. Tail
Commission Terms
Of Reference
The Governors of the Malayan Union and Singa- póre announced the appointment of the War Damage Claims Commissioners for the two Administrations on December 31, 1946. The terms of reference of the Commission have now been approved as follows:-
To arrange for the registation which decisions may be reached and assessment of claufit for dam to the scale of compensation
reasonably be settled in advance
unes de lined in pamgrogh 2 "Thot busy in practicable; (b) their herrett, Jani, buldoop, and reconnientations as do any ente gords and in certain cose, leges taries of small claims that might of gunds, in Malaya during the perion between December 8, 1941
1046. and Marsh 141. artsting thereafter regy he amount-
d'exceptionally).
of more general payinents. Claim The Commisston's report should. be compiled in punch a manner as massist the Grvdrnment Malaya say in Puch devisions ie the extent of the compensatio's 1
The Kategifies of lammas fok be anserinde will be chajes a resoret
10
<1/
;, (a) war the to lan to be. stranted in respect of the building. Aut gonts al defined in varius categories of claims; zel Section 2,of, the United Kingdom If necessary, th) to determine the War Barnave Art 1943, do dan riority which claim's should #ve to land búflingi, had gond be met. mates acts of your as far as koh duminga du bat indialed in the foregoing definition, der dan
to Inn, buddings, and oils caused by maures taken ander
•preter with my lot the purune
The Conniston may make in- ferin reports on any other mat- ters which in these view (ca]) for desit us or on which the Gay- ernments of Malaya ask for ad- vice in advance of the Commi
of denying or diminishing the use on's main report.
of the land,bulidings, ant ponds
A should she made clear to ap-
to the wmy: id danger to land, ficpts that the consideration af! buildings and includine Janssonmeist
he seizure of gouds or the do onnit
materials)' enused
h
CRANDEN
the
of claims does nut
MOSCOW TAKES
A DIM VIEW
London, Feb. 23.
In a ripart, on the United States-Canadian •defe we a pgreement, quoted by Moncon Iradio today, Tass, the official drelarid
Soviet News Agent vallitaril that United States
bad and diplomatic circles mit strong
asure on the pressure Canadian Government both directly and through ritain. agreement, coupled with the speeding up of arrangements for the conference of Latin-American Countries and rumours of negotiations for the purchase of Greenland from Denmark, "indiented a generál Ameṛd- con scheme for the creation of strategie – outpostedy na means Úralined only for den fence, Reuter.
P.O. Found Dead In
Whangpoo
Char (SF 320) whose
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT "BLOODY TRIALS"
Wags
Sydney, Feb. 24. Aggressive batting by the tail-enders of the Among the 78 Japanese at Shamshuipo still await-M.C.C. tourists, who put ing trial before War Crimes Courts in Hong on 66 for the last three Kong are Col. Kanazawa, O.C. local gendarwickets today, enabled merit in succession to Noma and the comman-them to finish only 76 ders of the Japanese regiments which' origin- behind New South Wales ally assaulted the Island of Hong Kong, it was stated in a press interview given yesterday by on the first innings but Lieut. Col. Brasier-Creagh, War Crimes Liai- the State team proved equally forcing and at the close of play were 206 for the loss of four wickets in their second innings, thereby holding a lead of 282,
son Officer
Also to come up, for
grind here is Admiral · Sakońju! who! will be tried in connection with the killing of 69 passengers of the mv. "Behur." sunk in, Indian Ocean. They were but ehered one by one on the decks
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Woodcock's Fight With Baksi
New York, Feb. 24. The New York Sunday Mirror sports columnist Dan Parker said that Bruce Woodcock Bri- tain's heavy-weight champion, was still not signed up for the match against the American heavy-weight champion on March 25, for which every ticket has been sold to specula- tors, unless the signing took place in the past 'week. Parker quoted a letter from
which
Americans Borden said "up to Feb. 15 Flooding China
Markets
Eddie Borden, described as an American fight manager HOW I fiving in London, in
Woodcock had not aigned."
Jack In London promoter Solomons said on Sunday that he held a signed contract with
manager Hurst,
Tom
of
of a Japanese cruiser. Col Kogi. Says Moscow South followed is brilliant Bruce Woodcock, fer, the Bri- The newspaper
Public Prosecutor at the "Bloody Trials of 1943," when,
Sovlet
circles
timely
local markets
are flooded with
MORCOW, Feb. 24,
Trud said American cigarettes, which “the bowling of the first innings tish heaty weight champion to writer called "Trumans," wero London, Feb. 23, with a fine knock of 33, hitting | fight Baksi on March 20.
pushing Chinese elgarette, out of wartime chorges that
illus. Commenting on the report in the market in China, 40 local residents were exceu-the Allied invasion of Dorthwest freely, after losing his
the New York Mirror, Solo- The article also anperled that ted, is also to stand trint. Europe took place only after the LR partner Hutton for an
mons said it was one of the American business was destroy- Col. Brasier.Crengh said that Red Army hud inflicted a decisive Faldition of only four runs to
few times he ever got a enining the Chinese tea production, in In addition to pely
forces, Huilon's Saturday score Jocul defeat on the German casca, Hong Kongżyws now the were repeated by a Mareow ra When New South Wales had tract, since he usually operates dustry because tea imported from with America could be sold in inflation- agreement on verbal conire for cases deriving from commentator In-a review devol- batic for 20-minutes, rain
riklen China for CN$1,000, jed to today's Red Army Day enni a temporary Shanghai and the celebrations throughout the Soviet, and on roaming the
stoppage managers. In Britain, manngora Formosa,
pound. Chin ports generally, and also Union.
howlers handle contracts for fighters. "Trud" added: "The principa
At Harringay for cases of atrocitlés commit-
were handicapped by a greasy
Leason for the mad bankruptcy "It appears that the
Sall ted on the high seas.
"I am dumfounded," he con-and-liquidation of Chinese trado opening of the Second Front in
enterprises, War Crimes
After the opening partner- tinued, "by the report that the and industrial Investigation Europe was not in the interests Shanghal. Feb. 24. began in Hung Kong in of certain circles who had in shin was broken at 61, the Text tickets for the fight were sold pecially in the ports, is that the Governments <if The United States Navy authoris January last year. It provided Allied armies," he said. "These together but hopes of their have not been issued since hinese cannot compete."-ARRO- were to speculators. The tits American goods with which the fluence on the strategy of the pity Morris and Barne truction or somes a fun gave in the case of mysterious death of Chief Pety example of cooperation between participants in the wur-Germany shattered
Malnya ter the payment of com- ties are today investigating the an outstandingly successful cir
wanted both principal engaging in a big stand were fuel crisis closed up the print | dia. Preak. furres or individual elabus admissible under existing Officer WF. Hoffman, of USS ject
when Pollard, hail shop. They will not be out for whether tank mader
the Soviet Union to be Barnes caught at 84 with another week and when they badly law officers, the civil police and and thority or nut
It with be open to the Com-bruised body was fished up from
'the 'Services, A number of weakened. In fact the British und
the mission in the light of experience Shanghai's Whangpoo River this former Shanghal and Tientsin American troops begun the inva tempted Barnes, who failed-to paper with a list of holder"
total unchanged Smith are sold I can supply any now.. atred in the hearing of claims morning. The Cammision hye, ali take my suggest amendments
police oilleers; having the ad-sion of western Europe only when The bruises on the body, in- into consideration losse og dansernis of reference.
Of the 10,500 cash Chinese had become apparent that the connect properly vantage of speaking cluding a heavy blow across the and former experient of the completing the destruction of the
Soviet Army" wos capable of caught behind the wicket.
printed for Harringay Arena, whether to larid, buildings
bride of the nose plus a rope- Japanese
A stand-of 82 by Lukemun scene of the boat. Solomons Gendarmerie Tied left leg. caused belief of
gr-Nazi war machine without Alled' and 'Kissell was broken by said, one-third will go to the foul play in which he was badly ganisation, were usefully help."
Smith when Yardley caught | Arena for sale, while. Hurst The Communist Party organ, beaten before being pushed into ployed in the work.
He suld that the war would the river.
Lakeman but Kisself and Lind- and Woodcock
cn. next undoubtedly have
will get 2,000 Pravda, commenting been shorter
talks on dema wall then remained had the Alles launched a large.
together, for sale in, the north of Eng-month's Moscow scale offensive in Western Europe scoring 40 in the last 20 land. The rest will be sold by many by the Big Four Foreign at an earlier date. Reuter.
Ministers, said today that if there minutes play-Reuter.
his office, mostly. to regular were gold will great decisions, customers he added. Associat- corresponding to the interests of ed Press.
all peace-loving states, could be reached, the Moscow Radio, in an | English summary of the article,
reported.
Solution of the German pró blem presents no few difficulties, but we must remember that the Ferolgn Ministers Council ha The Italian lightweight boxer, acquired a good deal of varied
Looting Damage
goods directly attribuyable to:-- 11) breakdown of organised Gov- ernment owing to (a)' bwalment Japanese groupation; or thy hos (1)
Shelagh
to their.
minent British Jiberatio; Wrote To The
fence Force..
"Emperor"
Hoffman, missing since Jan. 22. was last seen alive standing ot the stern of the submarine which was then lying didngside Shang- hal's waterfront and has since left:
lad
Senior Officers Camp Out of 10,000 Japanese who surrendered in the Colony in August,' 1945, "total of 239 were still being detained as War Crimes suspects till July
last year. Some, others since been recovered from other trial to other parts of South- territories and some sent for
been released, no case being. East Asia. A great number had
provable against them. None had died in custody..
and
WOH
French See A Catch In Indian Independence
London, Feb. 23.
BOXER DIES AFTER BOUT
Moscow On tickets German Talks
Geneva, Feb. 23.
London, Feb. 23.
property suffering. depredation, through being left protected" ## during the period of Japanese seerpation by reason of direct action, or feur of direct acllon, į
Shanghai, Feb. 24. by the Japanese against the owner
ten-year-old British girl, the riderty, or by reason of Sheingh Brenda Carter, of No, 2 The body was found by a Navy
patrol boat. the absence of the owner through Yew Grove, Cricklewood, London,
enter in preperty sus who wrote to "His Highness the diented heavy bruises on both the A preliminary examination in fering depredation owing to the Emperor of Chino, Imperial absence of the owner in the course Fake," requesting a Chinese doll,still tied to the left leg.
face and chest while a rope was of duty as a member of legally may alter all get one, although far, it could not be established it Thus constituted Military or Civil. Deg China's last Emperor was depos- the rope avan tied to a weight or
eel 3 years ago.
the post-war The Commission will deal with Her letter was misdirected this lovs-United Press.
was originally ured, to the both
Reporting that an important conférence presided Cortenegl, Italian champion and experience during the assessment of cluins arising | the Strunghai, British-owned
eign During the latter half of
over by the French Premier and bringing to-European title holder in 1944, period..
newspapers which under, the Malayan War Risis "Palace Hotel" and the manager informed the. "Emperor of China" 1946, G8 Japanese and Formo
gether high officials from France's overseas has died in a hospital here after!" 46.od Insurance legislation on decid to look
being almost knocked, out by endeavour to build up an atmos phere cf pessimism around the territories will continue throughout this week, his French opponent, Vignes., Moscow meeting, even before. It a that she won a fancy dress prize Bourd of Manage pretty Chinese doll, the export of dressed as a
suns were acnt to Hong Kong Fehalf of the
Chinese girl. She to face charges of atrocities ment and will be governed by which is understond to be un- wound up her letter with a pre-against
the Sunday Times correspondent, Frank Mac Inst Friday.. Allied Prisoners of Dermot, in a dispatch from Paris, says: War interned on the island of Formosa, where the Allied "The troubles in Indochina have POWs included all Senior had an unsettling effect in other Officers and Government Om. parts of the French Union, suvli cials taken at the fall of Hong
Kong. the Philippines.
ar und
the terms of that legislation as to ¦ felally disapproved. the basis of assessment.
འ
for
cious piece of information--that
Shelagh offered to exchange she has a slater who is "very fat. In the case of war damage and her doll with a Chinese girl and with curls."United Pres.
sses, claims under. paragraphs
and 3.
the Commission
evoluating claims should be
gulded as for as possible by the principles of assessment contuin- ed in the nearest analogous Unit.
ed Kingdom leglislation, de. the United Kingdom War
Daninge
Act, 1943, Claimants should, how- ever, be invited to formuinté their claims by reference to prices eur. fent-as at June 30, 1941. U.K. Model. With regard to Initation ca compensation for worka of art, valuables, single articles, mud th like. the princit les of the United Kingdom legislation, should be for- lowed, unless, the Conimission re-) commends lower limits in parti cular cases, or the complete ex- clusioriparilë0lar, atricles.
The Commission' are asked to submit.as soon as possible after the cloning date for the receipt of claim forms. (a) Preliminar figures glving un approximate" estimate of the total amount of claims received by the Communis- anti Malayir in the Bahi of
RADIO
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting
Japan "Misunderstood" By The World
Tokyo, Feb. 24.
Singarpore, Java and
Ten Japanese, repatriated to Japan from China, were now in Hong Kong facing charges of crimes committed ngainst British Nationals in and around
THREAT TO COLONY'S GAS
has taken place, impair the cause Cortenegi was flobred near of peace."Reuter.
SOVIET SWEEP THE BOARD
de Morocco and, Tunisia, which as the end of the eighth round protectorates are not represented and only the ball saved him being counted out. All in the French National Assem-from hly, and Algerls and Madagascar, attempts, to bring him round which are represented there. failed and he was rushed to
Paris, Feb. 23. *Additional factors demanding hospital. It is stated that the Soviet runners swept the board- attention are the wake of Arab Italian was cured of meningitis in the international cross country and Moslem nationalium, radiat-
than 15,000 spectators,
ing westwards from the Middle recently, and that may
have race here today.
Mcre
East, and the economia condition been an indirect cause of his who lined the grueling" chúrse, of various overseas territories, death. An autopsy is being per- saw Soviet athletes Arish ärst
with
Japan's actions during the past decade and a half Shanghai. These, and 31 other® | required at a monthly rate of equipment reconstruction and re-
the Potsdam
.
•
still to be sent here. from
President,
10 Death Sentences The Prosecutora, also quali. fled inwyers, comprise a Gana- diun, an Australian; and an Indian. The Legal Officer on the Kung Chinese Lawyer Investigation Team is a Hong
* Gas coal consumption quirements tutal 1,500 tons a month and stocks are low due
tion
to the February shipment of 4,500 tons not arriving as result of the Calcutta strike.
With regard to the situation technically independent Philip-
ICE HOCKEY. DISPUTE
from the International
Ice
and second- in the men's event, [while the seven Soviet,women competitors Alled the first seven places in the women's event.
More than 5,000 athletes com- peted in the two events, which i were sponsored by the French Communist newspaper Humanite.
Router.
BRITISH RACING
WIN Stockholm, Feb. 28. English drivers finished first
"Frenchmen note that the Dutch proposals for an Empire Federa-Hockey Federation, said: "The and second in the international preservic unity of defence action will have vast Interna motor race at Vallentuna, but- the United States retain a firm care to comment further now." and of foreign policy, and that tional repercussions and I don't hide the Swedish capital, today,
The event was won by Ry footing, military and economie, in
who covered : 125- Mr. Brundage said that his Parnell of household coal, an official pines, to say nothing of Porte committee would never re- kilometres in one hour eight
cognise sald sesterday: "In the autumn Rico,
teams sponsored by minutos, an average speed it was hoped that a certain
that there 15"commercial interests," but de 118 kilometres an hour-Reu- amount of lump (codi would me catch about Britain's ap-clined to state what was meant tor.. have been available for domes Parent readiness to abandon so by commercial Intercats, Rou- tic purpose during the winter.much that orice Regined precious. ter.
"They assume
of
(Continued from Page 1) Stock of Anthractic dust, net posial reference to the Mon- formed.Reuter.
"At such a time, Mr. Clement have been "misunderstood" by the world, the fagan. are to be tried in the between three and four thou
Attlee's announcement about In-i defence charged today before the Internation- War Crimes Courts here.
sand tons in Hong Kong, will
dia arausen keen interest. Most al Tribuffal trying 26 of Japan's top war
oe cepleted by May. This coal Frenchmen are One War Crimes Court, esin obtained from
sceptical as to crimes suspects as the defence of former tablished under Royal Warrant, and unicas the general situation in the British Empire. They have
Indo-China things being quite what they seem
Chicago, Feb. 23. Mr. Avery Brundage, Presi Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and co-defen-s set up in Hong Kong a clears up Roon in the area the not lost faith in the pacifying dent of the United States dants opened following a three-week recess of Presidency
March 28 last year under the possibilities of
of a Scottish
purchasing and civilising mission of France Olympic Committee, when ask- the Allied high court.
Lawyer A British Barrister
further supplies are doubtful. they refuse to envisage the ed to comment on the éjection
and Professor Kenzo Takayanagi declared: "Unlike from India succeeded the first
Household Coal
independence of any part of the of the United States Amateur French Union except within the Athletic Union Ice hockey toam Germany, Japan was not at the time of sur-
and still sits. A
re-framework of that Union. render overrun by Allied forces. The Japanese second Court was set up last mainland was still unoccupied and Japan then September, with an English
Barrister for President. --was in a position to offer armed resistance for some time to come, necessarily involving| losses to the Allied forces," Under Buch circumstances ed, Kiyose sald. Japan "consented to accept"
Perry Blamed. Declaration. Takayanagi, former member of impaired the sovereignty of Kiyose charged that America of Peers and a Japan and infringed on her faculty member of the Tokyo customs as early as in 1853
A total of 61 Japanese have already been fried, of whom Imperial University, said.
when Commodore Mathew Per 10 have been condemned to
""But at the end of Novamber He also noted that the Potary "opened" Japan. darn agreement called for stern
death, 9 to imprisonment for the precarious state of supplies 12:38. fr.Dally Programme Sanginjustice and not justice accord.ment, played
Klyose, throughout his state-10 years or longer, and 26 to coming forward forced Fuck the constant minor terms of imprisonment, Control to cut out all' lump cont 12.17.D. The Oraan, Datics land and the to political predilections" theme of Japan
of the judges.
was being Six were acquitted. Sentences for household use."
Prague, Feb. 28. 1.00 p.m.-News, Weather Hert and He.termed
are served in the civil prison
The official added that it han
Coveland, Feb. 24-
· Acute shortages of steel.con-i
Austria caused the biggest the conspiracy Among the misunderstand at Stanley. It is expected that been the Government's aim to tinue to hold back metalworking surprise of the world and charged ugalast Tojo, andings wero:
the Courts will continue until keep the selling price of coal operations but signs afe appear European ice hockey soris hero others astonishing." He 1. The charge. that Japau; the und of 1947.
down in the Colony to a ing that the time is not far dis today by beating the crack suid it is a "peculiaelty of Eng- believed in racial superiority Accused are defended by minimum and in spite of rising, tant when noticeable casing in Swedish team, which appeared linh legal. history" and
was qualified Japanese lawyers costs of coal at the source, the tight unarket situation, will los certain to win the title 1.80 p.m.-"From the Shows Licht palpably unfair and shocking the result of "misunderstand with assistance in matters of freight rates and handling evident the Magazine Stoel said.
Austria won by two goalsita procedure by British advisory charges, the prices fixed nearly
San Diego, Calif, Feb., 24... 2. No word la more subjact | officers. In only one case tried, a year ago, nkd not been » In:
“Consumpr/resist" | one.
|| Ben Hogan defaatéð. Þal Basi He said the trial is being to misunderstanding" than before a Hong Kong War cressed. But he warned that as in and talk is heard of pov est rivale, canyet win the play and outshot Him the to quoted prices develop- Czechoslovakia, Sweden's near- of Wales ix and tour. In match conducted on an ex post facto the expression of the now or Crimis Court has a novel point American coal as recently in ble brank in certain mill extras championship, if they are able day i medal hepoura la capture basia which la but Hitlerite der in East Asia or greater of law, fact, or procedure creased in price it may be in the next few months," the trade to beat the United States 10 35,000 in the International Gol justice except for the charge East Asia co-prosperity sphere, arisen, gr. been tried this one necessary to slightly raise the Journal sald, ska Micheal Doderno) (Br of conventional: war crimea. He said the den „of the new instance • had regard to the selbig price--s
matchAssociated Press: points to-de-nights they have a better thatch. Maltadded "All this p Courtage Lat the Parlalar
* ' '
Dr, Ichiro Klyunor Tolo's order is the Imperial way of difference between Japanese
finitely s psofter market situation goal average than the Swedes. The next meeting p.m-Gymplony: Goneert, hy, the Piraqual
defence attorney, Koda and there is no funds and Allod custom 18 Allocation EXPLOSION OF GAS making Associated | |--Router. · * DRC. Bypiphony Orchestra.. argued that Japan waged war, mental différence between the of responibility for the safety 8:15 pm--Landon y Transcription Berin self-defence. He anldapan | impérial way and democracy and lives of passengers between
sles they Lived To Te invoked the right of self
BERNBOROUGH
on a frequency of 845 kilocycles the House and from 12:30 to 1.15 p.m., 8.30 to 7.30 p.m., and from 0 to 11 am, also on 9.52 mogącycles. H.K.T.
12.12 B. "Sirviera Mussle Bax,"
Announcement.”
1,15
1.15 pm-Qrcheáltal Interlude."
Coleridãe • ·Taylorı
The Handna Symphony' ehputra.
Aulte de Coqreri” played · by
Opers.
#1
9.00 p/Clogs Down, « 6.30 p.in.-Tunes “uf. Not-Sp-Long-Aro,
to juridical conscience."
7.60 p.m.-Lion Ralky World News
7.10 p.m-Landon Relays Home New
from Britain.
7.15 p.m.-STUDIO: Eat Brella y
misunderstood."
of the Yamamoto stock.
ing."
-Reuter.
SHORTAGES OF STEEL
more sharply. anco
Presa
PIPE
mild · señention" was enured, in
the Captain of a transport“ |
(the intervoction:
the
Kom defende in attacking Pearl No Militar Cliques the 0. C. troops.
Nikon, Biddy: (Baritoneyy, & | Harbour since her "inällenabjo;;** 3,
jiprzeńnda, Orchekin, |Fright to "live", "wan
by American econbi
1of lendørs)
Jerusalem. - Fol
the
AUSTRIA CAUSE UPSET
NEW PONY LISTINGS
The
following alterpticos - In Classification of ponies ars not!» fled by the Jockey Club;
ph
S
Spanish Onion to "A" Clase.
Day to "A"
A”: Clam,
Flying Arrow to: “B” Clam › Shanghai Besuty" to "B" Class. Shannon to Class.
tola Sapola to "C". Class."
HOGAN WINS
ritish Club