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HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
TO BE DESTROYED
Plans are under way to destroy by gunfire about HK-
$200,000 worth of hazardous chemicals out- side the harbour, the "China Mail" learned ro- liably yesterday.
The chemicals, contained in more than 150 drums, will be placed in an old junk which will be shot and sunk.
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several months ago to Hung Kong.
As a result of the severul go-
According to information, the goods were originally shipped from France via Europe down Ares, owners of dangerous goods were advised to Inspect carefully the nature of their goods.
Moorings
·Being Lifted
Mooringe of the Admiralty floating dock are being lifted for examination, It was, an nounced yesterday,
Work expected to take approximately one month and vengein in the vicinity are advised to navigate with caution and proceed at low apecd.
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Hearing was continued of the application for an eviction Kau-yu against the tenants of the 8- Feind and third floors of 8 -
wood Road. before Mr. Peter 1. Stat the Tenancy
buzul yesterday.
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After some caustic soda druins were examined by the owners conerched, it was found that they rontdited "very highly inflam- mable chemicals" and not enustre godt at all.
The Government was notified and chemienis consemned fa be destroyed. the "China Mail" was informed.
The
the Informed Owners. sources rald, ordered the goods In good faith and took for granted that they were caustic soda until the inspection,
Kept in Lighter
Meanwhile, the geors, awaiting the planned destruction, are kept In a fighter lying in the Dan- gerous Cools Anchorage.
It was reported that a second- hand junk was specially bought for the sinking, and that the Navy, would carry out most probably, The work.
The owners, approached by the "China Mall" yuslerlay, deeliner to make any statenient regarding the matter, excepting to say that Tri-plus are being made but nothing
refinite has been digne,"
The application is based on the grounds m the applicant needs the prime for her own use, and is unable to find alternative ac- jromantion.
Evidence
In Murder Case Heard
Further evidence was heard
al
Salvage Of Death Car
Mr. A.J. Draga's car, which plunged into the harbour off West Point on Sunday night, pictured as It was being naivaged yesterday.
drowned "China May" Mira Anne Braga was Photo.
Funeral Of
Miss Braga
Tize Aineral of Miss Patricia Anne Braga, nged 16, who was Idrowned in a car which plunged
the ind
barbour on Bunday night, will leave for the Roman Cothalle cemetery at 5.30 pan.
Tomorrow.
Yesterday's hearing was mainly spent in the examination of Stú Kum-ping, applicant's goddaugh- ter, whe wan caretaker of the pre- mises in the her absence by the oppements counsels, After this the next date of hearing flaed at November 20.
Appiriant is represented by Mr. B.A. Bernacchi instructed by Mr. S.N. Quur
of Messrs. Brutton and Company. The opponents Mak Lee and Chia Chak of the accord and third floors respectively, are represented by Mr. A.Y, Hlon and Mt. 1. C. Woo,
Applicant Lee Kau-yu is the prosec
of Mr. Chiu Ting-koo,
dont, deceased, Lec Tang and be Mayor of Canton attent Chinese Ambassador to had a game of mah jong on the i
night in question. At the end of | Quincey Wong occurred early the game recensed owed defen- yesterday at his residence, 173 tant HK$6,00. An Lrugment arose Island Road, Aberdeen, but nothing happened. Defentiant Aged 6. Dr. Wong was one of and decensed went to rear of the colony's allest practising dod- ՀՀ ԱՐ
premises. Not long after fors. A son of Captain William wards there was a commotion and Quinrey, a former inspector in the
Колк witness heart cries, and later saw Hong deceased clutching his stomach. Weng
Miss Braga's body was recover- fed qurly yesterday when the car was salvaged, She would have
een 17 tomorrY
before Mr. .X l'Alinada
The car had kidded on the Central yesterday in the casaram tres neur Whitty Street, plunged to the water and tell against Ngal Pak-chten, aged 20,
on the side where Miss Braga assistant salesman, charged with
ww sitting. the murder of 14 Kin Rt No. 26 Pottinger Street on September 29. Mr. Perey Chen, instructed by Mr.
wife
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Tuberculosis Kills 36
A total of 1,114 births as against 227 deaths in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the Nevs
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by statistical figures. frem, this Birtna and Deathe Registra tion Office
the Health Return for the week ending November 13.
In the same return, it is shown that out of 109 casto of Tuberculosis, a total of 33 deaths occurred.
The number of Jumper bodles found in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Is given at 30.
Duty Not Duty
Paid On Cigarettes
Charged with the possession of 38,400 cigarettes with duly unpaid. Poon Wal, of Spring Garden Lanc. Was Bned
Bridge House Trial Enters Final Stage; Witnesses Summoned
The War Crimes Court at Lyamun Barracks rosum-
ed yesterday to hear four Japanese witnesses called by Sorgoant Yoshida Bünzo' in his de. fence.
Yoshida is charged with ill-treatment of prisoners at Bridge House, Shanghai, which led to the death of William Hutton, former member of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
Charged with Yoshida is At this stage Yoshida objected · Lieutenant General Kinoshita to the line of questioning by the Ellchi, former commanding of Prosecutor which, he said, savour- ficer of the Shanghai District rd of intimidation, but his after- Kempei-Tai. He is being held tion was overruled by the Pre- responsible for all Kempei-Tai siicht,
ntrocities committed by his sub- ordingles.
Mr. Kakelil Mosao, defence counsel for Kinoshita, asked wit- #CS# about his evidence that Kinoshita knew, of arresta and in-
the
The four witnesses heard yes- terday were all that were avail- nble out of 13 which Yoshida harrouations, Sigiura replied that
he only imagined that asked to be called in his defence. Kempel-Tal commander should Yoshida was told by the President
know, and his remark was not of the Court, Lieutenant-Coinnet based on actual knowledge. L.A. Mossle, that the others could This closed the case for the
o be Incated,
second accused, Yoshida,
Among the ather witnesses
Mr. Katchi Mosno then tender- Yoshida "desired to be called were er en amdavit froin Lieutenant á German named Fisher, one-time General Onu Hiroichi, Command- Consul General at Stanghal, ander-in-Chief of Military Felice another German a military offer Units, Nanking. In 1943, when named-Houven. The former, said Khoshila was commanding omeer
Shanghai.
The President, was reported to be dend. while Hoover is now in Gempuny and it would entall In tracing him. delay echistleruble
The first witness heard by the the Court
was Atsumi Tomajiro, from Jun, a former warrant omeer attached to the Shanghal Kempel- Tal. He said that he knew nothing of what happened in August 1943, as he had left the Shanghal Keppel-Tal Just a year earlier.
All he could say was that ut an identification parade at Stanley Prison in September 1917 boil e n Yosida were picked out by a prosecution witness.
At that patade he was said to semble the commander of the Shanghal Race Course Kempei- Tai sub-détachment. The witness did not Buy he was the com- mander.
The affidavit stated that because of the importence of the post under Kinoshita, only veteran mud experienced officers served under in Kempel-Tal work 111 m Shanghai
Kinoshita was an officer of ex- cellent character and abilly. He fook
nctio
to prevent his men from abuse in the execution of
their duties, and even officers in direct control were sometimes punished by him. He maintained
strict discipline to avoid
mls- understandlugs between Japanese. and the foreign communities.
The Court adjourned to 10 am. tomorrow, Wednesday, to hear closing addresses by the Prosecu» tor and defence.
Two More Witnesses Money Market
were
and
Gold hars. U.S. dollars Gold Yuan all dropped on the Hong Kong market yesterday.
Gold dropped to HK$206 a tae) in the afternoon, after opening in At the the morning at $300.50. close it was $396.371⁄2. U.S. dollars went
The next two witnesses Honda Issu former warrant offleer nitached to the Hong Kong Water Gendarmerie, and Yoshimi Taneyoshi, former medical captain Military attached to Taihoku
Formosa, Both were con- Hospital, virted war criminals now serving their sentence at Stanley. They
roborated Atsumi's evidence HK$5.14 at the close. The morn- about the identification parade ating quotation was $5.17. Stanley last year.
down lo
Gold Yuan fell to 20 cents and The fourth witness was Major 20 cents. Remiliances to Canton
were accepted at Sigiura Talamota from Japan. He and Shanghai said be was attached to the 20/20 cents and 15/15 cents Shanghel Kempei-Tni and served respectively.
the Western Section.
Piastres opened at IKS9.57% He ad.
100 and closed at $9.02. mitted that he had been held as a war crime suspect.
Ticals were quoted at' HK$20.30 a 100.
NEI
up
Tie said he was not aware of
Defendant was hulding u butcher's Kordunted from the DB | KR$750 by Mr. Hin-shing Lo any European detainees at Bridge HK330.90 a 100 in the morning,
knite.
At the singe the hearing djourned to December 21.
was
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College of Medicine. Cuptein Quincey, adopted son of General Gordon, was given a military education in England und returned to China to discover that his family name wus Wong.
Dr. Wong is survived by his The first bi-lingual number of wife and two soas, Mr. M. Quin- Asia Celling, a magazine devoted ces Wong, exchange broker, and to bettering world under-tanding. Mr. C. Quincey Wong.
The funeral will be hell from 2111 specifically
and the West, is to be the Hong Kong Funeral Parlour Easi published on Wednesday, The at 4 p.m. today. English and Chinese materiais in
the between
at
Central yesterday. The cigarettes were ordered to be
confiscated.
Mr. Humphreys was for the
House, had not heard of Willam Hatten, and knew of no tortures Rring on
there. The few prisoners in the cells were all Chinese and prosecution white Mr. Griffiths responsible officer for what
The happened at Bridge House was the section cornmander, and my act of violence- would have been reported to him, he said.
Cross-examined by the
the Prosecu
defended.
afternoon.
Guilders went
to
but eased off to $36.50 in the
Sterling made a further climb to HK$15.20,
changed at HK$12.65.
Australian pounds were un-
IN AID OF FUNDS FOR SOCIETY.
Mr. Humphreys said that November 15, Revenue Officer Pearce and a party raided defen- dant's premises. On arrival they went down to the basement and a
of the stock, Major Clague, witness said he check was made which was found to be correct,
saw Yoshida, the second accused, Later they went to the first floor
at Bridge House, but could not Society St. Vincent de Paul an
of the
call what he was doing there, evening of entertainment is to be same address and there
Yoshida was then provided at the Club Lusitano e believed
Branch, fomorrow evening commencing at attached to the Special and his duty wag to prevent | ប
In aid of the fundis of the
sabotage.
Among the artists will be-- Asked whether he had heard of Tony Aravelo and His Band, foreigners being -trented at Mario Alarcon, Elyslo Alves, Jose he said that was Gosalio, Conrado Gregorio and A. Bridge House,
the magazine
Chan Pak-chuen, aged 38, was are not identical. The Christmas issue, for instance, charged at Central yesterday be found the cigarettes. After a check will carry on English article fore Mr. Hu-shing Lo for selling it was found that duty had not nboyl Christian Art of the show tickets at the Ko Shingį be paid. The cigarettes was valued Orient" by Daniel Fleming. Theatre 30 cents above the regu at HK$2,300. cuthor "Each With His Own lur price.
Mr. Grifiths pleaded guilty on Brush." and the Chinese section Defendant who was on boil of behalf of his client and said that wl feature a Christmas play, HK$200 was absent and had his the case deserved the court's at
not possible, "Following, the Star." Subscrip- bail estreated.
tention. The
as all Kempel-Tal J. Broga, cigarettes were offer- tions may be made Hong Kong When arrested defendant had ed to his client by a broker. After personnel were taught to handle
erall foreigners with care. Int the rate of HK$10 per annum 223 tickets, which cost 70 cents the purchase, his
ellent liter through, Miss Kathleen Wen, c/o quch, and was selling then for a
found out that no duty has been Mee Cheung Studio.
dollar.
paid and that some of the cigaret Les
were not fit for consumption. Under the circumstance his client had no alternative but to keep the cigarettes, in order to recover the money from the broker.
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in the course of his duties, said witness and he be lived it was the usual practice for the officer conducting the inter- rogation to take the prisoner back to the cell,
Na charge will be made for admission; but a collection will be taken for the funds of the Society St. Vincent de Paul.
Reminders
Should Be Aware Questioned about Kinoshita, the first accused, withere sald Kincahl- ministration has approved a lololta as Kempei-Tal Contmander, HK
of arrests and expenditure for the week ended should be aware November 10 of $400,038,570 cases, but how much he knew of interrogations except in minor More than half of this was for ecmmodities and services to Bri-Buch cases he could not sny. tain. The oficial list of authorisa Further pressed, withers said he dions includes Netherlands East was tellig, the truth, and was not Indies $13,032,000,- and China afraid of being prosecuted as a
surpeeled war criminal. $14,000,000-Reuter,
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To be opened by H.E. the Governor at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 25th November, 1948.
Open to the public, admission freo: Thursday, 25th November, Nobn→→→0 p.mi Friday, 28th November, 10' a.m.-—4° ÿ.m. Saturday, 27th November, 10 am-6 pm.
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Today
Rotary Club Talk by M. Siles Esq. on "A Musical Treat”. HK Hotel Roof Garden, 18.30 p.me
Portuguese Institute Session at
Club Lusitano at 6 P.Ti Lecturer: Mr. R. E. Jobez, Consul for France. Subject "Macno a la fin du
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Urbon Counell Meeting at 4.15 p.m. Crown Land Sale, District Office, Un Long, (Pling Shun Land Offro), 11 ans.
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