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Gallup Poll To Check-Up On Radio Rediffusion
By MARGARET BRADBURY Five per cent of Hong Kong's one and a half mil- Hon residential population are taking part in a Gallup poll, this week which aims to find out whether a new method of radio programme reception would be sukcessful if Introduced in the Colony.
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In a fores of 76,000 pre-paldies to Sub-Amplifer Stations. postcarda ptlited, fn' English and from which other service feeders Chinese, the pubile are being radiate. asked for their resetion, favour. able or otherwise, to the system of redifusion-the relaying of brandcast programmes by wire Instead of the usual wireless transmission.
cern
The Broadcast Relay Service] (Overseas) Ltd., Brillah eot. with headquarters in London, is at present negotiating, with the authoritica for permis. *ion to establish this service in Hong Kong At the
moment, more 400,000 homes in England and Wales are receiving the servich,
The Process
Thirdly, they may be corried at high voltage to distant trans. former kiosks, where the voltage is stepped down to service level, and from which again other ser viço teeders beat them to their destination in private homes. Whichever method, is employed- and usually almultaneously-Central Contro Is, in complete charge of every programme at every stage.
No Approval Yet For Rehab. Loan To H.K.
Approval of a públic loan in Hong Kong to meet Governí meu rehabilitation expenditure bag stot yet come from Lamion, the "China Mail" learned authoritatively yesterday, .
Meanwhile, draft teníalafibp covering the proposed, loan hoe been completed but in muhitet to alterations, which may become necessary by the time Lzados's approval is received.
Reliabillation expóíthititre to the gud of 1947-48 financial seur was originally extinted at $200,487,000,
GRIM TALE OF HORRORS WHEN JAPS SANK "BEHAR"
Sakonju
The operator on duty there can
Admiral than monitor not only the impat from the Jocal broadcasting station, the or the com. receiving station pany's own studio, but also the output from each sub-station and each klosk in his area.
Thus he knows just that each subscriber is receiving.
Explaining the principles of re. diffusion yesterday the Company's representative. in Hong Kong Bub. said: "The home of each scriber to the system is supplied with loudsptaker which is con- necled by direct-wire to the am plifying stalion,
Women Not
of
down
all are employed Tales, reminiscent of the days when pirates roam- ed the high seas, capturing vessels and making their captives "walk the plank," were unfolded In the course of the War Crimes, trial of Rear Naomasa and Captain Mayazumi Haruo, which commenced before No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday. Sakonju and Mayazumi fe turust was made into the heart charged with committing a war to ensure against fallarë. crime, in that on the high scủa "The blood on the quarter
wished at or about midnight of 18/19th deck WOR March 1944, Sakonju, as Com- with n fire hose.. manding Officer of the 10th "Thus, between 65 and 70. Squadron, South-weat Aren men were murdered in cold blood Fleet, and Meynzumi, as Officer- and their bodies consigned to In-Command
because JLIJ.M.S. the deep-murderal
the "Tone were, in violation of they were not necessary to the laws and usages, of war, Japanese. together concerned In the ki The prosecution would seek ing of approximately 65 nur-to
reasonable pmove beyond vivorn from the sinking of the doubt that both Sakonju
and Blah m.v. "Behar", being Mayazumi were culpable of this members of the crew or passen-gruesome crime." ger on the vessel.
Passengers' Story The Court comprises Lieut.
Affidavits by P. J. Greene, J. Col. R. C. Laming (President). G. Godwin, C. P. H. Kershaw Majer R. S. Bullerfeld and and W. L. Griffiths, passengers Lieut. Comdr. J. E. D. Smith, on honr the ijk-fated m.v. R.N. (Members).
"Bebar" were then read out in Major J, T. N. Cross is the Court.
These affidavit, told of the for Jury service was passed al- Prosecuting Officer. most two months ago.
Sakanju is being defended by sinjong of the "lehar" by the
Isne, while Mr. Japanese cruiser, “Tone" It is uniferstood, however. Mr. Kotani that the authoritien concerned Sakal Yusuke ia appearing for the subsequent transfer of sur- Bath defending vivors, including two women, to
Eager To
The loudspeaker in equipped with volume control and n selec. ive switch enabling the listener to tur la programme A. B or C. this
of giving him a choice which programme he wishes to heur.
In Hong Kong there would bent least two ne nossibly three being reployed at all times
which
Join Juries
Not a single woman "It is not possible. ut this has yet come forward to time" said the representative "register for Jury Service, would be made to subscribers in the "China Mail" learn- Hong Kong, but it is estimated yesterday. that they would range fruin six to eight dollars per month.”
stale the exact charges
The focal point of the rediffu sion system is the Central Co. tre which is established as near possible to the centre of the rch to be, served,,
A Bit making women, eligible
'n addition, a receiving station will shortly send out circulara Mayazuml
y established at a point ostadencking women to send in their comrel are being assisted by the "Tone."
in the Lieut. D. G. Banfeld in an Af the bullt-up area, where reception
for inclusi‹Â names
visory capacity. ertions have been proved by jurors register. tesly to be the Best obtainable and here the herit array is erected including specially designed Ceaving equipment to cover all broadenst bars.
The Input
Control receives The Central its imput of programmnes from several sources,
First, The foreign broadenst through the receiving station- anit in Hong Kong the minist important of these would probably
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All women with sufficient knowledge of English to un- derstand and follow Ings in Court are liable for
"Like Pirates" Major Cross said: "This can proceeds concerned with a particularly
dastardly crime committed the high seas,
Service..
Women juror will probably appear in the Supreme Court for the first time in the Colony dirlog the next Criminal Sés
sions.
Readers' Letters
Gracie Casé
the
on
and
Jap Doctor Made Hospital
Torture Chamber
Evidence of "cruel and bizarre" médical expert- ments on Allied prisoners of war at the Shina- gawa camp in Tokyo by Hisakich! Tokuda, Japanese army doctor, was givén át Tokuda's trial in Yokohama by Dr, A. W. Dawson- Grove, of Hong Kong.
Dr. Dawson-Grove, who was}
Surgeon,Lieutenant in
the
H.K.I.N.VR was one of the Draft OF H.K,'s camp for sick prisoners. New Municipal
doctors at Shinagawa cảmp, à
was in charge of T.B. cases,
The
indictment Against Council
Tokuda saya the Japanese doc- tor turned the hospital camp Into veritable medieval for ture chamber."
"Experiments"
Tokuda, it was stated, dreamed of becoming, a great||| Japanese scientist, and carried out numerous medical experi- ments on P.O.W.k.
Draft. legislation coveting Hong Kong's future Munici pal Council has loft the Attorney-General's ofiica ‘and is now in the hands of the Executive Connell, the "China Mail understands,
Personalia
He injected' them with n soy bean solution-treatment ab- The forthcoming wedding of Tolutely without medical pre- Mr. A. II. Abbas, clerk in the cedent, causing shock. severe Naval Dockyard. and Mias vomiting and convulsions fol- Imli Remedios, secretary, of lowed by deaths in a few days. Saporan and Co. Is
On one occasion, after the nounced. crematorium had been bombed.
an-
a prisoner of war dled of Arriving in "Hong Kong by
the were Carlos Dean Brito,
C.P.A plane from Manila
Coburn, Capt. Claude, Whitfeld, Charles G... Hugg and Roy C. Farrell.
T.B
Permission to cremate body, in a field far from the Clarence 0. camp was denied, and the pri- sonors were forced to cremate the body in the hospital ground proper, placing the body on a "anit" just as if they were barbecuing beef.
Among arrivals at the Penin- sula Hotel are S,E. Faithful, Robert Sherrod. C. H. Rayner, C.L. Faber, J.E. Landray
Tokuda was nixo charged with using the "Mokusp" treat and Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Rand. menta medieval "cure" by which a powder was placed on the patient's skin and then Ignited, the fintient being held down while he writhed howled with pain.
RING FOUND
and
Peninsula departures include Maj-Gen, und Mira, J.P. Luens, B.C.S. Adkins, W., Par- zonage,
G.W. Brazier. E.D.. Fleming, Dr. and Mrs. R.E. Beddce, Capt. and Mrs. d.c.. Blown and B. Pierce.
A jade ring was found on bathing beach on Sunday, Sept. A former United States Am The sinking took place in mid-; 14, and fa, now held by ́polier, baseador, Mr. Willlum C. Bullitt,
and pending claim by the owner whoeft Shanghai by air corty yester ocean between Melbourne
should, communicate with the day, for Hong Kong and Indin. Bombay on March 9, 1944,
Director of Criminal Investiga. Chinu, after severni, weeks of in- The affidavits alan told how ton, Police Headquarters, Hongstigations in various parts of the survivors were lit-treated on Kong.
China to gather material for arti... eles board the "Tone" and fapt do-
to be published by Lite tained within a small area below fore hung sunk, the "Fehar" tensively and has visited Man- magazine. He has travelled ex-
cireuna-
for
Ulver
D
ok...
As the evidence is produced deck. The and the details unfolded, your
Tone" proceeded had sent out a wireless message. churia and Formosa--Reuter. to Batavia, headquarters
It was, under such the of minds maybe will go back
stances, dangerous.
The the
Venerable Loitanalla, happenings of 209 years or more South-west Area Firet, where a
remain in the Italian Buddhist priest, will de ngo, when piratés vonmed the umber of essential passet) undran to
кеттоп public Task Buddhism, an Allied
the Religion high seas, capturing vessels and gers were taken ashore and vicinity, as
Force might come upen the Scientifle Reason." Z p.m. to unfortunates lodged in camps. making the poor
scene,
morrow nt Lady
Tung's The remainder of the survl- captured on these vessels "walk
According to Shimanouchi, a Temple, 15 Shan Kwong Road. kept on the pink
Dont the
pn. message was sent by Sakonju Happy Valley, At "Tone".
to the Tone to keep only the inade un "Self-conquest by Menns Monday another sermon will be minimum number of prisoner of Truth." and to dispose of the rest.
"Axis well known even in those days such
to you, acta
an
them
m.v.
vors were
01).
to
of
Japanese Evidence The recond source of pr
Shimanquebi erammes would be provided by Sir-I feel most heartened were viewed with horror
Monochlyo, Senior Staff Officer of the 16th Broadcast Relay's own studios in by your leader on the Gracle the men who committed
Shimunouchi anld that he took CORRECTION Hong Kong where libraries of Case. I had commenced
to outlawed by all elvilized coun- Squadron in Feb. 1944, testised the word "dispose" to mean that in our account of the case in recorded programmes would be think that Gracie hail becies.
as to plans which were made, the prisoners should be executwhich Noble Flurseh in was un montained and "live" broadensts abandoned to his fate.
"In this case, we have a re- in the course of a conference at ad. He heard the Captain of mccessfully sued by employing, local or visiting talent.
third source of programines Victim of Hong Kong apathy val of these piratical methods. Penang, for an operation in the the "Tohe express an opinion Bates for Mr. Githy. "On March 16, 1944, the first Indian Ocean, for the disruption that the prisoners could be put and failure to surmort, it was would be ZBW and ZEK broad. in mything other than per
accused, Sakonju, ordered the of Aliled lines of contmunication | belter use. cast: which would be related as sonai interests,
stated that the applicant elnimed Mayazumi, to and for the capture of Allled on of the programmes. of the 1 am but le concerned in second accused,
Shimanouchi sold that he that the last payinent made sysen: during the hours that the letter of the law as so ably "dispose" of all but 15 of the ships...
heard that there were two her was $380 in January after 111 sarvivors of the
which defendant refused to supr Shimanouchi Auid that prior women amongst the survivors of port her. The account failed to Perhaps the main point of mutlined in your loader but it
seems to me that the spirit of "Behar", which the "Tone" hud to the operation being carried the "Behar terest concerning rediffusion in
bring out that this version cat, emphasis was laid on the The squadron arrived at Bath. events was contradicted and that Hong Kong claimed by the Broad justice was sadly lacking in the sunk some days before.
"Dinyazumi cast Reiny System Is that when harsh sentence imposed.
accepted this fact that secrecy must be main. via after six days' sailing from it was insisted that the applicant, programmes are brought to the Surely something can bearder and on March 18, 1944, tained.
the spot.
where the "Behar"" after receiving two months' allow Tiener In this method, Inter done!
at about 1700 hours (Tokyo It was auggested that should was sunk
ances, refused to receive the or sunk,
further ferince, fading and distortion are
Hearing was then adjourned tendered. The
payments which were We were recently informed Time), informed Lieut. Ishiwara a, ship be captured eliminated.
amlusion that the sentences of
of the order, instructing him to only persons essential for the ull 10 am. today, death Neither weather conditions,
grefied. nor static due to trolly buses or imposed on two Japanese war take charge of the execution and giving of information were other electric machinery.
criminals had been commuted, detalled the method to be used, be brought back. can
by a temporary G.O.C., on the
2200 hours (Tokyo affect the programine,
In the case of a captured ship, advice of the highest legal au Time), Mayazumi went to the a boarding party should take thority. Is it too much to seg. quarter deck of his ship and over and the crew of the ship gest that the same legal au-ordered Ishiyama to commence should be used to bring it back thority may advise on the execution, which order Ishi- to port. Gracie case?
yama obeyed]." Surely this travesty of Every listener to nradlo set
continue to knows the irritation of that oc- Justice cannot casional background of music sully the
record of British when he is listening to a talk, or Justice.
Neither is there any risk of interference from programmes broadcast on a nearby waveband.
Irritation
of a tale when he is trying to
listen to music.
.It compels him to turn the tuning knob, and though this may get rid of the Interference, It also narrows the frequency band of the programme to which he is listening and further distorts the quality of the voice or instru. nients he wants to hear..
Reception by wire therefore gives a definite advantage on this particular point.
H. C. ANDERSON.
"A
to
In regard to the "Behar," Mass Murder
Shimanouchi said that he asked After detailing the events the Captain of the "Tone" why leading up to the cold-blooded this ship had been sunk MABA murder, Major Cross said: The latter sald that the veg.
"The
execution took three gel was too far away to bring hours to complete. Just before back. the Tone" reached the Bankn 40 Europeans Stratis, Ishlyamo reported 19: Shimanouch sold that he Mayuzumi that he had complet-beard a report to the effect that ed, the tank allotted to him. there were 40 Europeans on To carry out the execution, beard the "Behar, all of whom The following is D
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Fürniers whose watercress crops were destroyed by Health, Department told Press representatives yesterday that they were ready to take their case to Sir Alexander Grantham, the Gover nór, if no satisfaction is obtained from the Health authorities.
Yesterday delegation of were alsb;.
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