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TRIED FOR
AIDING THE ENEMY
Lower Court proceedings against Frank Henry:
Readers' Letters Counsel, raid that Johnston had
Marshal Li
SirAfter Marchal 15 Chafe ການ' Critterm
Intement Pnsulting Generale trou (blang Kalahek and the Kimintang” were published, Kurmintang tab the fact that muathiriere "the Kuomintang tolerates such
the Lender proves; attocks on that the Kuomintang is n very Bemberally purty.
!!1g-l**
Marshal
to advaner
፡፡
Chai sum LA
Britinit
made prior allegations of the n result of nature as xn me which investigations were made and a report submitted by the in Consul-General Shanghai. Io personal effects and papera could not be located every endeavour had though been made to obtain such docu- ments as would assist him in
1944."
Rudolph Sommer,
the summer of 1942. He was in-
"Shamshuipo
Cocktail"
-
H.K.
Fishermen
Face Severe Slump
(By Margaret Bradbury)
Hong Kong fishermen are facing a severe slump following the gradual inflation of Chinese Na- tional currency, which has now brought the price of salt flsh 'exported to China-down to its
1941 level.
In an interview yesterday,
Palmer Case Hearing
Mr. J. Cater, Officer-in-charge Fixed
of Fisheries, said :---
erense
became
The de-
A newly mixed and ahnken-up "Shamshulpo Cocktail" was pre- sented for more highbrow ap- proval at the Kowloon Cricket Johnston, Shanghai-born Irish journalist, con- put on the exhibition to it was trials
capital charge. Club on
last night by n variety cluded before Mr. Sainsbury in Central Court postponed and finally dropped Applention could however, be company of ex-Shamshu|poltes made and he would put it forwho remember with some pride yesterday when he was committed to trial at
word.
that they had kept the show the Criminal Sessions on a charge (brought
Kolna at
In Shamshulpo the under the Defence Regulations) that he had
Johnson's Statement
period when it was n POW
A few days ago, the average wholesale price of assisted the enemy by broadcasting over the
The
Camp. next witness, Rudolph,
saltfish had dropped to $38 a picul, while six Johnston then nak he wished The programme In considerably German-controlled radio station (XGRS) dur-|
Sommer, said he was n Ger
months ago the average price for sales of salt ing the Japanese occupation of Shanghai.
man subject at present staying to make a statement to be re-remodelled from earlier elforts
fish was $100 a picul. bovy of new Johnston elected to make a statement he wished in Hong Kong, awaiting recorded with the committal pro and includes a
The value of the C.N. Dollar Hepatriation. to Germany. From ceedings. This was permitted female Impersonati)s after 'Mel recorded with committal proceedings.
Such legen- considerably affects the income claimed that he had been held for 10 months some time in 1941 until the and he addressed the Court as Lan-tang's laurels.
he was follows:
dary Shamshuipo "giris" as of the Hong Kong fishing in- in Ward Road Gaol in Shanghai and had been collapse of Germany,
"I wish to say that all my Sonia and Kiks hold their own ustry an over 60 per cent of
рареса formation Bureau in Shanghai. private
from Shanghai, with the aid of the expert hands the Bab caught locally is ex- . given nothing but bread and water for the librarian of the German In-
was the head have been denied JTC. The at make-up of Victor Mamak, but|ported to China. whole of the period excepting the last three Van Puttkamer weeks. He said, also he had made continual of the Bureau. He knew Flick clothes 1 um standing, in are a Fanny, Ermintrude and Clarice, I was never given the pri- with modern beauty aids and applications regarding his personal effects and Steger, who was acting as the gift.
vilege of collecting my clothes Mamak advice at their disposal wanted particularly a diary he had kept and a manager of the radio station.
1 was after making repeated attempts emerge as formidable rivals.
"This is normally a slack sen- June 5, 0 and 9 have been get them.
was held for In addition there is the usual letter from Herbert Moy, whom he described, "I know the accused,
introduced to him by one of to as "a suicide and an ex-employee of XGRS.”
the staff members of the Ger- roughly ten months at Shangbat popular music by talent that was 5th and the trawlers finish run-fixed for the hearing of the case Summer on the request of the British good for Shamshulpo and holds ning of the end of this month. In which Alfred Brian Palmer in TC now charged with embezzlement of Replying to Johnston's state, clearly remembered an occasion man Radio Station,"
was invited by Lt. ante. "This was sometime in authorities at Nanking.
its popular following and a good But the shermen
they $7.000 on Jan. 21, embezzlement of "This statement can be verified deal
plain, ment, Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown when he
unadulterated getting less money than Nakagawa, Chief of the Japan-
alternatively, fraudulent Fiven matters up. would at this time due to the of 501445 on or about Feb. 25, Army Pres
Bureau, to troduced to me as Pat Kelly and by the Superintendent of Ward slapstick to listen in to Pat Kelly's special was told he was working as Road Gaol in Shanghai. It is The "Banda Portuguess" pre natural circumstances. While and,
established
the above dates, the property of that the viden a more solid touch. From the cost of production has not conversion of the above sums on broadcast over XGOO. On this station announcer. I saw him denitely
Government had no the point of view of novelty, the changed, their Income has de- CNRRA, his employers. occasion, witness alleged, Pat at our office on other occasions. Chinese
me because anhow is well' worth seeing. creased considerably.
The case will be heard by Mr. Kelly, in the same voice as that Occasionally I heard his voice charges against
particularly w.A. Blair.Kerr, before whem noticeable at the end of last Palmer appeared on formal re of Johnston, broadcast a com- broadcasting the daily newn, letter was written officially and Tickets for tonight's performance
about a visit to an "As far as I remember It was Jointly by the Superintendent of are, however, all borked up,
month." mentary
The prosecu- mand yesterday. Allied POW Camp in Kinngwan toward the end of 1943 he came Prisons and three British subjects
tion will be conducted by Mr, A. Daily Catch (Chinese (northern outskirts of Shang- to my room. He told me he was held at Ward Read Cool to the
Crown Counsel, an- Foreign
About five hundred piculs of Lonsdale,
the alated by DSI WJ. Wall, while hal) and to a hospital where sent to me by Mr. Von Putt- Waichinpos wounded Allied POWs were kamer. The reason for his visit Omee) in Nanking.
fish a day is caught by "This letter was answered' was that he had shown to Mr
"In view of the medical re- 68,000 fishermen in the Colony, the defence will be in the hands quartered,
on Puitkamer some samples officially from the Walchlapco in
sent port I just received by telepho ie and round about 13,000 piculs of Mr. Leo d'Almada, e Castro, Nanking. The letter, was
export instructed by Mr. F. Zimmern. at allhouettes of British
to the Superintendent if Word from the Queen Mary Hospital, is the usual monthly through Ahips allegedly sunk
Road Gool. It definitely was an I have no option but to withdraw figure of fish to China. Axis forces.
Hir. Lai Kwong cha, It had the the charge against the accused,"
NAVAL STOKER "That day he brought with official document.
its. The said Mr. H.W. Fraser of the SCA
FINED him six, eight or ten of these Waichinpoo seal on
made when he applied to Mr. W.14. and the most successful traw- English translation Von Puttkamer
lhouettes and with each of
ler fisherman in Shaukiwan Inst there wilouettes he had also fit for us by the Asistant Superin. Latimer for leave to
tendent of Prisons. This letter, the charge of carna knowledge year, said yesterday that the David Duncan, stoker, of After formal evidence called ing cards with dates on it state very definitely and against Wong Kon.
very
Mr Fraser added that, accord. Bradunt drop in G.N. value had .MS. ANC-109, was fined $20 to the on the identification of docu- the tonnage, the crew, the
considerably affected his income by Mr. Sainsbury at Central clearly that the three prisoners
held at Ward Road to the report, en X-ray of over the past few months. But, yesterday for interfering with a committal ments pertaining to the care maments of the warcraft
(British) Accused's hand-writing. question as well as details alvaut|
Mr. Lai added, his carnings had motorman of tram No. 20 whilst Baran leeso Von Puttkamer the date of touching and sinking Gaol had been arrested on in the bones of the girl in question
formation received from the showed that she is over 10 year stayed at a much higher level under the influence of drink at and about the egagements dur British officials at Nanking and of age and nearer 17 years.
since the fisheries Markoting 6 p... on Wednesday. Mr. Asked by
Lonsdale was called to the witness-box.
Kon Wong
triginally Baron Von Puttkamer said he ing which the sinking took that we were to be held until
Prosecating, Inspector Brown- Scheme had been put in force whether there had
been any
with having
carnal John had been Director of the Ger- place,
such time as arrangments could charged compulsion brought o
16 than when his fishing output rigg said defendant boarded the Information Bureau in
be made for us to be transferred knowledge of a girl under stom to broadenst, Flick-Steger man
elsewhere.
years of age at the Asla Boarding was subject to the heavy Intram in Queen's Road, Central, none Shanghai from late 1941 until that there was
terest of the Laans, or whole-near Garden Road, and attempted replied
to pull off the tram's power wire. salera. whatsoever. As far as he re- the German surrender and was Victoria membered, Johnston never ob- now detained at the
Mr. Lai's two junk-trawlers The motor man cautioned him, "The Chinese Government re. Remand Prison. jected to broadensting.
are shortly to be fitted with but defendant insisted on pulling
Flaheries De-it of. engines by the the Brilish authorities who left
The motorman stepped the cur This will be and
partment.
and defendant was taken to the us with nothing but bread
An eviction order against thy first time that
of any
policeman. water to live on except for the
second fleer of No. 60, Gloucester Colony's fishing junks have been police station. by a "We were visited a few times Road, last three weeks.
Mr. mechanised and will enable him specter Brownrigg said defen-
obviously under
his defence.
in
The allegation that Johnston had been neglected while Ward Road Gaol was refuted by Now the Ki inintong his notes he had on file on the off- The propaganda mun may invecin visitors who had gone to
some other Tragons But him, Mr. Lonsdale said.
Cart Flick-Steger, munnger of Jusly the party's elimi The Communista are making the German controlled brond- capital out of this news. Stausting station XGIS in marges during the Shanghai during the Japanese yours 1030.1938 indicates that cupation, returned Comrade Stalin was not very witness-box
The a new
when
The substance of this broad cast, Filck-Steger alleged, was obviously to show that Allied and POWs were well treated quite happy.
Jenient to his party's old quords proceedings resumed yesterday and
Radak, Takharin Kurakban, afternoon.
and other:
either.
FUNK CHANG YOUNG,
CATHEDRAL RESTORATION
The following: 164 the Dannt hom
19th which has a received up to May 15,
not yet been, nok best in pest in the paterna
Major el My M. Choto $30 Walkin
34, Me, no Ma 4. Maerempuan 11,kes, Fan Shir Win $100, Muy 12 Helms, Stradley A tar
Kubilare C +Cer
1.6. 1950, Dr Max and Mrs. Ellen Kigh
Mr 24 Stroncher $3,, teaternflon Don 16.30: Taint
Itowelved my 12 May 5, 19 and plerady wrknowlederd
Total
Bonshore received น
33.00) 718
73,048.13
Describing the circumstances
That sense of well-being-·
•
DELIGHTFUL FEELING
OF
FITNESS
brandcasting station of
Silhouettes
In case
war-
.
ar- In
Margaret Schneider The next witness, Margaret} Schneider, sold she was keeper of the recorde at the German radio station in Shanghal and him was still
of the in charge
was
"Negligence"
gretted the negligence shown by
DISMISSED
WOR
withdr v
House between April 3 and 7.
KEPT A BROTHEL
woa Issued by
owner
of two junk-trawling vessels,
the the
by a man named Gill who told us d'Almada at Central yesterday to travel further out to seat was ricusly
(bo present principal without running the risk of a An offer from the ship testi
dani
the
good,
fay,"
my
to and
RESISTED A BRIBE
the
n
MARINE COURT
was
that Duncan willing and cheerful worker and that this wng his first offense witness
CHARGES
the Crown.
slim.
Chatt Chau Kim Hung alng Chak Nam and Teul fio Chuen are defended by Mr. Hin Shing Lo. The other accused are not
| legally- represented.
"He told me at that time that he had in his possession a com- Witness said he listened replete set of all the Allied war: I told over ships destroyed so far. to broadcasts in which Johnston left the ser-gularly
office all from the XGRS
autumn of him to bring to the vice of XGRS, witness said ac- ensed left the station about the 1941: he met Johnston at the those silouettes together with ausime of 1944 alter neglect. Germany Embassy and in the the filing cards, which he did Flick on the following day. I told Mr. ing his duties considerably.
After leaving XGRS, Flick- Steger. Puttkamer said he was Johnston this series of silhouet
continued,
Johnston firat introducet by Flick-Steger tes would be of no value unless that everything would be taken when Steger 160: May 14: J.ll. Chambers 135, Mr. and joined, and worked for, XGOO, to Jelinston, when the former it was complete the offered care cf, that is, in respect of our tenant, Ho Yung. 20, was con- typhoon preventing his return ned
to the personal effects, papers, property victed on a charge of keeping to the mainland in time, one of the Japanese stations in told him: "This is Pat Kelley," to make any additions
now winking and clothes. I have not seen brothel on the premises. She
Fishing Hauls Shanghai.
To Mr. Sainsbury, witness series
anything of these since April was fined $230. "Thereupon 1 agreed to recome 23rd, 1940. We were only given| inspecter Davies ralded and The following figures show the during the six months Asked by the Magistrate how said dohusten did not deny be, should take place. he knew this, witness said he ng Pat Kelly. Witness said he mend to my superior the purchase ave minutes notice at Ward Road found a European and three girls, inat three months fishing hauls had known him.
had oken to Johnston on of this series.
The amount to be Gaol trim which we were re on the premises, at 11.40 p.m. on recorded by the Fisheries De number of occasions and was paid for the silhouettes and the moved by an armed guard to a Thursday. The European ad.partment and the price brought ARMED ROBBERY quite certain that Pat Kelly and aling cards was fixed in Central British destroyer.
mitted to the Inspector paying for exported produce:- Johnston were the same person. Resurve Bank currency and owing "Before being removed to the $18 to one of the girls.
February 14,000 piculs of He had heard the broadcast to the inflationary conditien at
destroyer I asked Gill about my Denying the charge. Hogjaim- anltfph and 3,000 pleuls of
After Lestimony had been made in the name of Pat Kelly that timu 1 de not remember the persenal effects. He then asked: ed she was on her way home fresh fali were hauled while given by prosecution and defence and he knew accused's duties amount; I think 1 am not very
cinema 'Just where Is this place?! from the
when the 10,000 plculs of this were ex-witnesses in the case of Teul at XGRB were those of a an- much thistakon it was the equival
[Shu, Chau Kim Hung alins Chau nouncer and commentator and ent of about 100 marks in German although I had given him the European whom she knew before parted.
Average price for fresh fish Chak Nam, Yeung Fu, Tail Ho that he was often engaged in currency. The cross-rate at the address months and months ago followed her into her house.
in writing. Which leaves me to
was $95 a picul, for salt fish Chuen and Kwan Shu, who are broadcasting drama, entertain- time was about 2.40 marks for un
think no attempt was made American dollar.
about $65 a plcul.
charged on two counts of ormed mant and sketches.
"The filing cards were later get personal effects
March: 29,000 plouls of robbery, yesterday, henring was turned over to
of adjourned till this morning, when our archives, papers. These include a diary I
Balt fish and 4,000 picula "Kelly's Voice"
which was part of the library. kept which is very important to
trash fish were hauled while the closing addresses and the my defence and two letters from After November, 1944, Putt- The library was open to
The honesty of Lance-Bergeant 17,000 plculs of this were ex-ming up will take place.
The above accused, together kamer continued, he heard Pat publie and anybody who cared Herbert Moy, a suicide and an
ex-employee of XGRS.
Leung Lam-po, LSD.110, in reported.
temptation. I am to be given a fair Blsting
:1 being Average price for fresh fish with Wong To, are also charged of arms and Kelly's voice over XMIIA (then use it had access to it. The one of the Japaneso stations)brary was intended to furnish ffat I must have access
to my bribed was commended by Mr. was $85 a pleul, for salt fish with possession
ammunition. the maximum amount of infor- personal pepera which have been Sainsbury at Central yesterday about $85 a picul.
The case is being heard be broadcasting the official newa of Domei and the Central Press mation about Germany to any denied me through no fault of when Lam You, 41, coolle, was April: 22,000 pleuls of alt
with my own. "This is all I have to charged knew one who was interested in it."
unlawful fish and 6,000 plculs of fresh fore Mr. Justice TJ. Gould. Service, Witness said
Mr. J. Reynolds, assisted by possession of a few pieces of fish were hauled while 14,000 Inspector Fraser, is appearing for all newa was censored by the
Mr. Lonsdale replied:-
and with clothing
offering a pleuts were exported. Japanese Army, Navy and Em-
"Investigations have been made bribe of $7,75 to the police Average price for fresh fish bassy Press Bureaux.
by officer.
was $80 a picul and salt fish $40 After the end of 1944 he
following prior allegations
Lam was sentenced to 14 days' a picul. heard Johnaton Over XMIA.
Accused. The Consul-General in On the occasion of the Ger-
Shanghai has made a statement hard labour on the first charge on the matter which is in record and another two months on the man surrender. he heard broadcast the news of the Bur archives. She joined the staff our fles. Every endeavour second edunt,
has been made to obtain Euch render and the Tokyo com- of the radio station in April,
papers as would panist Accused
·Seven coolies found on board mentary on this. He positively 1041.
In conducting his defence. The $070.05 by servant and to making the ss. "Shahin" at 2.10 am: on recognised the voice,
"I know the accused.
le reply, from Shanghai is that no a false report to the police, Li the morning of May 15 without joined the staff a few months such papers can be iccated. Wal-keung. 22, cashier,
was permission were each fined $40 Ic later than I did in 1941.
"The Accused's statements re-fined $100 or 10 days' tard or 21 days by Mr. N. Garland interday etmmitted by Mr. W.A. was employed there till about garding his abject neglect in labour by Mr. Sainsbury at Cen- the Marine Court yesterday. Blair Kerr on three charges of "We planned an exhibition of the middle of 1944. I had a guol are refuted in these files} tral yesterday. On the larceny Their plea that they had been demanding money with menacés, plctures, models, maps and.
bound over in engaged by the No. 1 coolle of attempting to demand money statistics. In 1943 to show the special cabinet for his records. which note various official visitors charge, Li was
the ship for odd job work the sum of $40 for 12 months. I saw him about news-timea, I who had gone to see hhn."
with menaces and attempting to effect of submarine warfare.
board since 10 p.m. the previous obtain money by false pretences, He (Johnston) came to see me kept all his physical culture re-
night, and could not leave after
. It was alleged by the projecU=" in November, 1943, and he said cords. I never filed commen.
work because there was no trans tion, conducted by SI Baldwin, taries from him," to me he had heard that wel
port, was not believed by the that accused attempted to obtain The final witness, James were preparing such an CX-
Magistrate.
the sum of $300 from Tang' hibition. He said that ho had an Herbert Ladd, said he was a
Loung Hing, master of a motor Wang-shing by pretending that idea for this exhibition to de- radio technician normally living
Tokyo, May 16. funk, was fined $160 or six weeks he was naked by Tanng Hung monstrate the sinking by Ger- In Shanghai: He had been The International Military Tribunal for the Far, for leaving the Colony during man to collect that amount as a man submarines by showing all working in 1940 and 1941 for
East today allowed the introduction of a series, prohibited hours without per loan, on March 30. houettes of warships of the the British, Radio Station
Accuced pleaded he of speeches and articles by alleged former mission.
Tang was further charged with Allied navies. already sunk.. ... XGDN and remained with the
"To demonstrato this, he atation till the end of 1941.
Chinese puppet officials which were compiled was a newcomer to the Colony having uttered a letter demand. showed mid four models made "I know the accused.. Bomo
under the title "Sharing Our Fate" but told and was lynorant of the regula ing with menaces from Teang tions. Ho was taking the junk Lum-chiu the sum of $500 on with black ink on cardboard time in the second quarter of the defence that the probative value might not out in the absence of the chief March 28, and with having « showing a battleship, aircraft 1943 I had. a conversation with be great.
coxawala, who was l
attempted to utter a letter da. darrior, cruiser and destroyer] him,” witness said. "I told Addressing defence counsel,, In another part of the same
manding with menaces the sum with small cards giving details, hlmn I was very poorly paid Mr. George Furness, the speech, Wang justified his.com-
for 50,000 from Lam Lung Đô of the sinking. He produced a where I was employed. Ho Tribunal President, Sir William sent to the opinion that it is · A'largo, number of the lady March, 31. British book called “Jano's sald, he might arrange, for me Webb, reminded, him that al- better to be friends than jembers of the Y.M.C.A watch: Fighting Ships' and showed me to come over to the
tho German though
ed an interesting demonstration
Arrested by DSI R.B. Daries at that they were copied from this radio-station. I gave him no allegedly the free expression of Other statements by other of Fitch's Treatment of Hair book.
"I told him" to
encouragement and he did not alleged Chinego puppet officials, Chinese, puppet officials all look yesterday morning. The demos 350 Castle Peak Road, first Acer, bring up the subject, again, anal publication was under the the flag that the Chiang Kal-tration was organised by the at 6.35 pm. on May 15, Wong Rudoink Sommer, an employee I was then working at a Chinense sponsorship of the Japanese shek government was being Women's section of the YMCA You was fined $150 keeping of the Gorman - Information. Buroniz at the time: When I do station in charge of army and would be so regarded daped by the Communists, in with the cooperation of Miss a common gaming hound by Mr. Tester, háir specialist and Me. Blair Kers at Kowloon) yestor by the Court Chlos, who were capital logon Victor Mamak, representing the day. Eight gamblers found an musical programmen." Lame to Sommer's office a fow
One apach by the late puppet Nationalist sentiment to further lccal agents. days later I saw some dozenaJoboston was then asked if of these modclassem a mante- he wished to make, any state Chlucao premlet, Wang Ching- the ends of the Comintern, der plece and on bookstand and ment. He said he elected to wel, made In Shanghai in July Reading of excerpts from on the application of Da had a talk with Bommer about remove his defence and naked 1930, warned thing that "to"Sharing" - Out Fate" wes ex Sykes, a hand grenade found in Admitting
the. would be given jegal to make powerful Japan her picted to continue Into the a scavenging tans between Te attempting The exhibition. never came pregentathatunk
enemy la really as rulous as to offertor molton, after which Shen Street and Bal Yee Street tickets bil because the development In Mir. Lonsdale said that legal atriko m rock with an egg and theyppening, statement of the on april 17 was ordered to be Wu KCHÁTE submarine warfare was such representation was normally Chind will inevitably be de- defence's Rusalan phare will be confiscated by Mr. Dielt kare at Latimer that it wan coniddered unwian fol provided by the Crown only in{•Zoated."-
PELLEGRINO
ELLEGRIN
MINERAL WATER
L. RONDON & CO. FRENCH BANK BUILDING
FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW
Owing to technical difficulties, consequent on a change of format of the Far Eastern Economic Review, there will be a short delay in the publication of the current
week's Issue
The Publishers
Exhibition
800 Mr.
Pleading gully
to
stealing
"Sharing Our Fate
material...(was) enemies."
en
COMMITTED
Tang Wang-hing, 23, was yes-
the preinisos were fined $15 each.
the
ER.