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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY; APRIL 19, 1947.
GENDARME SAYS SATO WAS "VERY KIND"
Defence Case Closes
The trial of Dr. Sato Choschi, medical officer in -
charge of the Stanley Prison Hospital during part of the Japanese occupation who is charged with having failed to provide patients at the hospital with adequate medical atten- tion, drugs, medicines and a suitable dlet, reached its concluding stage yesterday when the defence.declared its case closed, request- · ing an adjournment of two weeks to permit of the possibility of a number of affidavits being made available from Japan.
The adjournment was granted prison staff he was told by the to Saturday morning. May 3. Commissioner, Captain Yuma- |Four further Japanese witness. I guchl, that Sato told him that Jes were called yesterday in de [her] beri had decreased in the feher of Sato. The first of velson as a result of the gar these. Sgt, Yamasaki Marae dening scheme.
Special Food
PALESTINE ROUND-UP
London Apr. 17. During 1048, 198 Arabs and D8 Jews were found guilty by military courte of carrying Palestine, mariel the arma in
Afr. Are Colonial Secretary, thur Creech Jones, in the Home of Comprar today, No Arab and 22 Jour sentenced to death, but none of the sentences was carriet nut,
torra
Eight Arabe and ten Jews were found guilty by clril rourts of similar offences, but none can sentenced to death, ky odded.-Renter.
Prostitutes Preying On Ships
Sub-Inspector Piatnitsky of the Water Police told the Marine Magistrate. Mr. J. Jolly. yesterday that as a result of complaints from shipping com. Ipanies of prostitutes preying on
ships in harbour, the had tightened the these activities.
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ADVENTURE GALORE,
He was prosecuting five girls for unlawful boarding of the .. "Concordia" on the even- ing of April 17; and when only one of the offenders, appeared | * out of the five, the Magistrate was prompted to ask whether it was again a case of an or gentiation behind the scene,
A fine of $20 or one week
of e, nbacntees, their bail of
engh was estreated.
KEPT OPIUM DIVAN
And he was an N.C.0, attached Under cross-examination by to the Legal Section of the the prosecuting officer, Major Japanese Army and was on the R. C. Lai, Yumusaki and that tion of the Governor-General's was imposed, and in the ease staff of Stanley Pele ns a 15 sen bought one pièce of office and had his office situated warder from Jan, 21, 1913. 11 fried bean curd oval in shape, next to that of Dr. Sato. was at various periculs attached about an inch thick and four
He knew Sato as the medical80 to the. Tatendant Department at when by two and half inches officer attached to the Governor- The prison. being in charge of or a third of a fish about 10 General's office in charge of the food supplies, and- in charge of inches long. This was the usual examination and treatment of
gardening scheme.
perchase,
the staff of the department.
LL_Cho was #ned $850 of four Yamisaki stated that pri-
This numbered some 1,000, months hard labour by Mr. soners on working parties were
"When he examined mehe Almada at Central 'yesterday Kiven"480"Krammes or rice-daily-
was-very-kind-and-1-thought-[when he appeared or a charge of unel ordinary prisoners 380 Sick, prisoners were issued could trust my case to him,"
divan at 10. keeping an ceplum grammes. In addition, a aum about 300 grams oplniva! Uehara said,
of
Bonham Strand East. Three of 15 son a day was allowed!nud 50 grams of corned beef. Under ́cross - examination.nkers found there were ench per prisoner for "muxiliary Tous, They received two meals a Vehara said that he had gone fined $30 or two days Imprison.
Regulations regarding the day. About 20 prisoners on an for exitudination and treatmentment.
on an Also appearing feeding of prisoners were inid average were issued speriat food to Sato about five times, Sato
opium down by the Intenslant Depart įdaily, Yamasaki said. There once visited him in his quartéra charge was Lad Kwał. Defendant ment of the Governor-General's i would be an average of about when he bad jaundice. He could was fined $750 or three mathe
Thee. Sperial ford for sick to 30 Inpanese prisoners at not say how many patients were hard labour and five prisoners, consisting, Yamasalt Staudry,
frented by Suto daily but the were each fined $25 or two days said, of
next defence witness, waiting-room, which was about Imprisonment. ont- The me!,
Inap. S. Smith prosecuted. sweet Sgt. Sahara Suijt, said he was four by fire metres, was usually and
to the Prison staff full. As far as he knew the main otatoes, was issued on pelery attacheil
of the From Oct. 15, 1948. Being an complaint among members of of the Commissioner
On Tuesday next at 430 pm. rison.
Governor-General's assistant in the Intentant Sec. the
atail in St. John's Cathedral Hall, a A guedening mehrine' insideion, he worked in the prison was beri-beri and sciathien. The meeting will be held to revive the al outside the prin
wanofler and remembered that ne-staff of the medical department Victoria Diocesan and Missionary arted
November, In
1943, feneri usurly came into the consisted of the medical officer Association, Hong Kong, the nb-
Jects uf which are to hand t department. "amusaki sui, and he elaina guol office about 4 um. aboutjin charge of the
gether all who interest themselv one medical oflicer and five la the work of the hat from Pelitary, 1944, the two or three times a week.
diocese of erden plots were
He had overheard Sato speak. medical orderlies.
Hong Kong and South China; producing
circulate information and ta enough vegetables for all the ing in the office with the Com-
Stimulate interest and to call for 148oners. As far as he uniler.missioner and the Chief War-
the prayer service, and gifts for lood it, the gardening scheme der. Sahara said, with regard
the Diocese and for the mission- granted vas started at the suggestion to permission being
ary work of the Church. The Speakers will be Professor W. G. Sewell, of West China Union University, and the Right Rev. Bishop N. V. Halward.
eunjer
berf.
of Dr. Sato, He was toit this for the family of an ist WENT FOR A
y the Comunitastioner of the prisoner name Edmondston to
Prison, At is meeting of the
FLOWER DAY
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HONGKONG SOCIETY
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
cute and visit him. He knew QUIET DRIVE,
such a that
visit had aut. sequently been permitted.
Undey cross-examination by FINED $50
The prosecuting officer Sahara said that about 5,000 to 6,000 yen monthly was spent by the prison on food supplies when
sinokers
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Leung Tani, master of the "Yat Len" motor launch
UX-
Asked by the owner to lock motor junk, was fined $200 or after the lorry for the night, Lione month, for operating the Hol, 25, odd job ecolie, decided to craft before it was surveyed. he beenme attacked originally try his hand at driving, doubtless to the Intendant Section at the with the view of qualifying for a ob and this figure had risen driver's licence at some distant 40 between 30,000 and 40,000 date,
yen just before the termination He drove the vehicle ulong of the war.
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Bute Street, at about 11.20 p.m. The next witness, Sgt. Itano on April 13, and was
near Sai | Yoshitaro, said that he had also Yeung Chol Street when he saw AT
been attached to the Intendant taxi 1750, driven by Taul Shu, Offee at the geof in charge of coming from the opposite direc clothing. Prisonern were issued on. Hla lorry callided with the with three blankets apiece be-taxt and damaged the right mud- tween May and October and guard of the latter. with four blankets between At the Police Station he volun. November and April. He re teered the injormation that he membered Sato as the prison was
possession of doctor who used to come into driver's licence and that he drove the office between 4 and 6 pm, the truck without the consent of sonte evenings of the week. |the owner, said Inspector J. Orem, 'Charged before Mr. Blair-Kerr yesterday, defendant was Anes a total of $50, or one month's burd labour, fur driving without
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Last Witness
The final witness called by the defence was Capt. Uehara Kolkich, of the Japanese Gen- darmerie, who said that he had been atinshed to the police #cc-
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