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INOUYE KANAO FACES TRIAL
Arguments Over Nationality
When the High Treason trial of Inouye, Kanao (better known as "Slap Happy" and "Kam- Loops Kid") was commenced before Sir Henry Blackall, Chief Justice, at the Supreme Court yesterday, an objection was raised by defend- ing counsel, Mr. Charles Loseby, that the par ticulars in the Indictment were insufficient and too vague.
Inouye la charged
with 27
"The Court then adjourned to Overt Acts of High Treason. enable Sir Henry to take part which allege that he traitorously in the Investiture at Govern- and intentionally assisted the ment House,
enemy between
June 1, 1941
After the ffin interval, Mr.
COUNCILLORS TO VISIT H.K.
Shanghai, Apr. 15.
A group of local municipal councillors hollt visit the United States and countries including Britain in Septem ber, to tapeet municipal ad- ministrations abroad, accord ing to a City Conngil, decision today. They wil travel pis Tokyo and in the United States will visit San Francis. co, Chicago, New York and Washington,
Meanwhile, on May 13 one group of councillors solli tout Southeast China, including Foo- Hong Kong, Canton, and Mar. 31, 1945, The Overt Loseby intimated that he hail chow and Ainoy and on July 11 another party will visit Acts revered the period of greed with Mr. Lonsdale that
Northeast China, including Insure's
anithe objection" would, If necca- | employment as
Tintrin, Pelping, Mukden, be taken Interpreter with the Japanese ( sary,
up at a later
Burbin and Changchun Reuter, of age of the proceedings if the Gendarmerie, in the emirse which eniployment he is alleged evidence given warranted such
to have taken part the arrest #step.
[:
Doctor's Claim
The cross-examination of Dr. Sato Choichi, on trial before No. 7 War Crimes Court on A charge of having failed to provide prisoners at Stanley Gaol Hospital with medical attention drugs, medicines and a suitable dict during his Lenure of office, as prison doctor during the Japan- ese regime, continued throughout yesterday,
Sato reiterated his claim that 1 he attended Sir Vandelenr
Grayburn
on three occasions
tried ILA 11 War Mr. Lonsdale then and torture of various people.
opened ahould be
at the prison hospital Asked Crown and Criminal
what medicines he prescribed Inaye appeared before No 7the case for the
Under cross-examination, Cap for colitis, he named three War Crimea Court Inst year and called Major G. B, Pudilienmbe,
that he Japanese medicines. He said he was, on May 27, found guilty K. Oficer-in-Charge; Cann-tain Haggan sald
Liaison agatated in the defence of ac had given Sir Vandeleur Vita- War and sentenced
denth by Bun
Crimes
Detach-cused at the War Crimes trinka B., C. and D Injections. hamring.
was Section. Hong Kong The sentence
He said that berf-berl was a subsequently quashed.
ment, who identified a certified on instructions of the G.O.C. true ey of a Certificate of He performed his duties to the later development in Sir Van.
best of his ability.
deleur's case and he attempted Birth 113 respect of Inouye Captain Hassan said that the ito case matters by prescribing that insure was born at Kam-impression, he gained was that meat in place of
accused was Bware loops, British Columbia, on May 21, 1916.
Mr. A. Lonsdale, assisted by luspectors Lawe and MeAdic, is appearing for the Crown,
Inouye is represented by M. Charles Losely, instructed by aly. }. F.
port of his contention, Mr. Laschy quoted from the indict ment Ordinance 1919 and from Archbold.
that
Kanuo. The Certificate showed
SEAC Request Cross-examined, Major Pul dicembe aimitted that it was shown in the British Cerifigate
vegetables
of his which were hard to digest be
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Canadian nationality. Accused cause they were not cooked inJACK BUETEL THOMAS MITCHELL WALTER HUSTON always claimed to be a Canadian, the European manner. Before the case for the pro-
Asked if he considered ment that Captain Haggan anid secution opened, Mr. Lately
easily digestible than accused never mentioned to him more abjected to the Indictment of
that his birth was registered at vegetables, Sato said that it was the ground that the particolars
any Japanese Consulate. had not been sufficiently set out
tain Haggan said that he did a patient
Case not, but it was less harmful to with colitis than and were tra vigne, In that insuye's parents were both later hear that accused's birth vegetables would be,
born in Tokyo, Japan. Asked if had bean
Asked if he could not have! registered at the he had verified the facts in the Japanese Consulate in Vancou diagnosed the symptoms of beri Certifleate, Major
beri in Sir Vandeleur while it Puddicombe ver. Thin information came to said that, he had not done so him in his new capacity. Cap Will in a latent stage, Sato
"said that in mast Mr. Leseby submitted
cases--the ad that such records were tain Inggan said that when the the particulars were insufficient, accepted as they were.
Petition and proceedings in the symptoms could be detected in a patient who was In, wenk 10 Captain J. It. Haggan, Staff War Crimes trial were sent to health but there were COSCH Croya allegiance.. The
Case Captain Legal), Land Forces the JAG Department, SEAC when they could not. might well be that Ni a Hendquarters, identified Petition Command, a letter was received
Asked to explain the circum- material times accused was handed to him as having been by Headquarters in Hong Konstances when the British Subject, or, alternative prepared by him on
symptoms the in-requesting that action be taken could not be dingnosed. Sato ly, that though not British tructions and at the request of to carry out investigations to said that in all disease there Subject, he owed allegiance to accused. In this Petition, ac- establish the nationality
of were 理 lot of complicated the King on other grounds. Mr.sed claimed Canadian nationa- accused.
reasons why diagnosis was not. Luschy submitted thunt the ty and said It was never in- Hearing was then adjourried easy that could not be briefly Crown should set out specifienlly funded that a British Subject til 10 a.m. today.
explained. the ground which it relied. Mr. Lageby also referred to the case
1
the
gature
of
of the King - William Joyce
and said that in that case, two lines of attack were adopted by the Crown, namely, that Joyce British Sobject and
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secondly, that alth B alien, he ownd allegiance 0911
ather grounds.
Joyce Case
In reply, Mr. Lonsdale said that the position In Hong Kong was different to that in Eng lund, as the Treason Act 19.15
did not apply here. It WAN,
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A new and larger type of round-the-world passen- ger-cargo liner, with double the passenger capacity of the President Polk type, is being designed by American President Lines in co- operation with the Maritime Commission.
The new design contemp- therefore, net possible for the lates a ship of 11,250 grose and | 11,660 dendweight tons, carry- Crown to lay 1LB Indictment with mare than one count. Mr. ing speed of 19 knots. This |
ing 189 passengers at a cruis Lonsdale said that the part compares with a gross tonnage eniors of the acts charged. Mr. of 9,260 and passenger capaci Lonsdale alo said that inity of 69 in the present CB-P Jayce's case, the application to type, na represented by amend was made by the pre-President Polk and the Pre- scention. It did not, however,sident Monroe which APL now alter the Indictment intola. uses in these servlees. The amendment was made for
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Heavy Fine For Ticket Scalper
Hearing of the case con- finues this morning when Sato returns to the witness-box.
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London, Apr. 14. The British Ministry of Agri. culture is likely to approve plane for extensive crop sowing from the air because of the urgent need to repair the havoc caused in the recent serious floods throughout Great Britain, Minis- try effcials sald today.
interested Ju
Government experts have examined the results of the re- cent airborne sowing by M. T. W. Tomkins, & Northamptonshire farmer who sprayed fifty acres at twin.cn- plaughed and from u Convicted on charges of black-gined aircraft. marketing front stall tickets of "We are very the Nathan Theatre, obstructing Tomkins' experiment," a Minis- S/1 Stewart in the execution of try speksman maid. "One of the crop sowing his duty, and giving false in- main objections to
on from the air is the cost, but fr formation to the Palice, April 14, Wong Pul-ching, 18, oxceptional circumstances which apinster, was fined a total of have resulted from the recent $350 by Mr. Blair-Kerr, PM., severe flocd, the urgency of gel- ting land into production again, APL officials say that if the at Kowloon yesterday. the evidence given that Joyce project is approved by, the It was stated by Police Pro-this high cost is considered wor.h was not a British Subject. Maritime Commission — which | secutor I. Orem that accusel, Mr. Lonsdale enneluded his budget limitations may pre with Chon Hunk, 24, hawker, reply by saying: that the parti felude-they will order five auch was approached by S/1 Stewart culars in the present case were suffelent and that the accused would in no way he taken by surprise.
the express purpose of clarify- Length of the new Vessel ing the records.
jwould be 536 feet, which would Mr. Lonsdale further men be 44 feet longer than the C3-P. tioned that the Bubmission in Its beam has been put ut 73 Joyce's case was made after it feet. hui been made apparent fremi
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