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KINOSHITA TRIAL ADJOURNED
Second Accused Wants
To Call Witnesses
The War Crimes Court which convened at Lyemun Liout.-Gen. Barracks this morning for the trial of Kinoshita Eiichi, former commander of the Shanghai Gendarmerie, and Sgt Yoshida Bunzo, attached to the Foreign Section of the Special Branch of the Western Branch of the Shanghai Gendarmerie, was adjourned after the charges had been read to the accused, when Yoshida informed the Court that he did not wish to be represented by counsel defending Kinoshita, and that prove his. he wanted a number of witnesses called to innocence,
S. Frank
Both Kinoshita and Yoshida vitch. Evans. Daw, Boris were charged with, between and Boris Topas, detained in the July 1 and August 31, 1943, cells of the Headquarters of the being concerned
in
Shanghai
Kempeital at Bridge the ill-House, and of Eric Davies, J. A. treatment of civilian residents Cook and B. P. Young, detained in of Shanghai, and in particular the cells of the Union Jack Club on n section of the Myburgh Rond,
of the Shanghai causing them all
of John Martin Watson, Willi-Western Branch am Hutton and Hans Rechlin, Gendarmerie, causing them physical suffering physical suffering. und resulting in the death of William Hutton.
NOT GUILTY PLEA
Both accused pleaded not guilty
ill to all the charges.
Kinoshita was additionally charged with being concerned in the treatment of a Chinese,
A
civiilan resident of Shanghai, which Massie,
in resulted Ill-treatment
A third charge against Kinoshita alleged that between 1942, and November
August 0, 20, 1044, na
for
RA
The Court comprices Lt-Col L. A.
Royal
Scots Fusiliers B. H. Craig, The the (Prealdent), Maj.
Capt. H. M. McLeod- death of Vang in or about Novem-alls, and
Martin, Mid
Middlesex Regt (members). ter 1942.
Maj. Peter The Prosecutor is
Assistant (Deputy Cinku of Army Lemi Services, head of the Shanghai Gendarmerie GHQ, FARELF). The accused are Masao the defended by Mr Kakehl and being
responsible
personnel and (Japanese lawyer), with Capt. W, N.; Kempel of control
de lerries, Rayna Sussex Regt, the management of places of de- tention at Shanghat, he was con
Advisory Officer to the defence, the treatment of civi cerned In
Asked if he wished to make any lion residents of Shanghal and, in
for an adjournment on particular, the Rev W. H. Hudspeth, application
Pringle. Edwin the grounds that he was not ready Henry
son, Kenneth Willian to proceed, Mr Kakchi said he was Arthur Johnstone, James Robert Canning.
cerned, but he was told by Yoshida William Stade Bungey, Arthur Vin-ready as far as Kinoshita was con- cent Roovey Dean, C, D. Komareff, on Saturday that the latter wished Patrick Samuel Gibbons, Alexander to have some other lawyer to de- Haindrava. Morris Joseph Soule-fend him.
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reasons.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1948.
Weeps For Traitor Son.
Mrs Tose Kawakita (left) weeps as she left Los Angeles Federal court where she heard her son sentenced to die as a traitor to the United States. The son, - American-born Tomoya Kawakita, 28, was convicted of brutally treating Americans In à Japanese prisoner of war camp AP Picture.
15,000,000 Uprooted By War Still Unsettled
Washington, Oct. 24.-The National Planning Asso- ciation today reported that nearly 15,000,000 persons uprooted from their homes by the war are still unsettled three and a half years after VJ-Duy,
The report, issued by a special committee, sald that it is "essential to European recovery that more vigorous action should be taken to provide permanent homes and productive jobs for this despairing army of DPs, refugees and expelled people..
China."
1648..
3. The United States should od- minister the recent law providing for adnition of 205,000 DPA.
CRISIS FOR CHIANG'S REGIME
Manila, Oct. 25. The American-owned Manila Daily Bulletin, in: an editorial to day, said that the Chinese Nationalist Government was. "In its worst predicament since the Japanese occupation, with probably less chance now of pulling through the present crisis as a whole regime." After discussing the serious military, economic and politica problems, confronting Chiang Kai-shok, the Bulletin~anid: "Every day it is becoming plainer that the only thing which now will save China from becoming the personal possCS. sion of Josef Stalin is American assistance' on a scale which has not yet been even approached.
"General Marshall once went to China on the impossible mission of trying to get Chiang and the Com- munisto together In the same government. His failure was no painted that not only was a coali- tion rejected but Marshall himseit could not get along with elther Chiang or the Reds.
"All-out assistance to Chinng's government, therefore, is still re- China garded as impossible. Will have a new government in time to save the country from the Reds?"- United Press.
PEIPING TALKS
Tientsin, Oct. 25-Mr Wong Wen- hag, Prime Minister, who is visiting Pelping for economic talks President
with
sum
Chiang Kai-shok. moned Mr Tu Chien-shih, Mayor of Tientsin, to Pelping
consultation in connecterday for
with the precarious situation prevailing here. Mr Wilfred Pryor, Chief Manager of the Kallan Mining Administration (a Sino-British concern) also went to Peiping with the Mayor- fically to discuss his company's dis culties with the Prime Minister.
It is understood that Mr Pryor took facts and figures with him for
presentation to
to the Prime Minister. Some of these difficulties aro sand
to include:
The
company's clock of wheat and flour, which is usually obtained from Shanghal and Central China for staff and Inbourers, is at present nearing exhaustion, without
sight: 2. replacements in
Over caused by production at
both by restricted transportation, railway and steamer.
source
It is believed that protection of
sca
Questioned by the Court, Yoshida confirmed Mr Kakehl's statement, and sald he still wished to have a lawyer to represent him. He added that he had given his reasons for counsel to both wanting another
Kakehl Mir
and the Advisory
The report mentioned pre-World discrimination should be shown on ofcer
War II refugees who had gone to grounds of race, nationality, religion Mr Kakchi admitted he was in China. It said that other refugees or family status." possession of a statement by accused who fled from Russia during the 2. Prisoners of war still held for the mine areas and the main" Yushida enumerating
Revolution were still in Europe in forced labour in many Western outlet through Chinwangtao will also These were that Defence Counsel 1046, and there were 50,000 in countries as well as Russia should be be taken up, following confirmation
turned home by December 31,of the fall of Chinchow.-Reuter.
TIENTSIN PRICES Washington, Oct. 24.-Presi-had failed to take steps to ensure China.
in
It said that 150,000 refugees from
Shanghai, Oct. 25.-Tientsin's dent Truman today accused Mr the arrest of persons Involved
the case on behalf of the defence,
the Hitler days in Germany were
economic crisis was vividly des- of playing and that his request Dewey
for certain Thomas
"not yet truly settled and are
who have cribed by businessmen Palestino witnesses from the Shanghal | Ilving in France, Sweden, Switzer- 4. All other countries outside just arrived here from the northern politics with the
and land, the United Kingdorn and Europe should make careful
port. problem, and assured the Jews Gendarmerie had been ignorod
are bad," immediate plans for the absorption
"You think prices here are he favoured partition on a basis
The report said: "They have be- or displaced persons."
one businessman said. "Well, Histo acceptable to them.
The International Refugee to these prices. For a pound of meat The Advisory Omer, in reply come a dead weight on the alling the to the Court, said he had only this economy of Europe. They drag on Organtcation should be given more you pay anywhere between seven to
European recovery. In human funds.
ten gold yuan, and pork cannot be stand taken by Mr Dewey on Friday morning reocived a translation
bad for less than ten gold yuan. A night. Mr Dewey had announced Yoshida's statement, but he was terms they are the continuing tragic
that aftermath of the war,"
packet of Lucky Strikes sells for five his wholehearted support" of the aware on Saturday afternoon
collee The Committee headed by
6. Member, nations of the original UN plan for partition of the Yoshida wished to have a change of
casts one yuan." Counsel. He intended to Frank Aydelotte, Director Emeritus Lefence
Tils Informant revealed that Holy Land.
and of the Institute for Advanced Study should jointly underwrite the cost had hoped have the document translated Mr Truman sold ho
The report was based of establishing permanent. "interna-nnything can be had in Tientsin- "our foreign affairs could be handled handed to the Staff Captain, War at Princeton.
tional sanctuaries." on studies made by Dr Jane Carey.
a price. He said that black bagis without
this morning. on a non-partisan
The Prosecutor suggested to the being injected into the Presidential
RECOMMENDATIONS inct Court-that-Yoshida might be asked campaign," but, he said, the Republican candidate that the
to name the persons he wished irsued statement on Palestine made
call as witnesses on his behalf.
Yoshida it "necessary for me to reiterate my
then named pancse, wn position." Noting that Mr Dewey expressed support of American economie ald
sharply-
The President issued a worded statement in reply to
own
had
11 JAPANESE NAMED
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SANCTUARIES
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gold yuan, wille a cup of
ot
7. Comprehensive plans should marketing. In American dollars and be made, with the United States gold bars goes on.
The businessman declared that. The Committee offered these re-Army-and-other-occupation forces. to
commondations:
taking the initiative, to "integrate" people in Tientsin hoped the Com- Germany's economic and munists would not come and were i. The uprooted millions 'should be Into Ja-
"resettled at the earliest possible cultural life millions of persons of confident that the Government could
whe ancestry
If it were defend the city successfully "dumped" into Germany from the was attacked. moment in Europe and overseas. No German
surrounding nations after the war. B. Efforts should be made to see If some of these people can be re- turned to their original homes if they desire.
all formerly connected with the Shanghai Gendurmeric or to the now- government of Israel, the POW camps, and two Germans, one being Herr Fischer, the former directed Mr Truman said: "I have
Consul-General, and the other 'Herr
of agencies of the loover, a former Major
the departments and ive branch executive
of our govern-Military Police. raent to work together in giving The President asked Yoshida what consideration, to any applications for he hoped to prove by calling those Joans which may be submitted by
and Yoshida replied that witnesses the state of Israel”—United Press. they could prove he did not know the persons named In the charge against him, and also his innocence.
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FIGHTING IN LEBANON
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In Amman, the leaders of the Arab States met again this morning to end, their weekend talks on the latest Palestine developments before the COST OF ATTENDANCE
Regent of Iraq and the Syrlan Prime Yoshida added that he could not Minister left by air for Damascus.
Before leaving, the Syrian Pre- of the give the exact addresses persons named, but only where hemler. Jamil Mardam Bey, said: "We substantial agree- thought they were. One Japanese, have reached
The
Central Court this morning when he minal President pointed out that it sentenced Ng Chong-ping, 20, employed, to 18 months on charges was laid down in the Rules of Proce-
from of larceny the person, posses- dure that anyone wishing the at-
should tendance of witnesses sion of an Instrument at for an un- lawful purpose, and breach of prepared to defray the cost of such
On October 23, on a tram at Des Vooux Road Central, defendant stolo He also had $7 from a passenger.
bo
Youshida asked whether that
deportation order. Defendant had attendance. two previous convletions.
arranged by the could not be Japanese Government.
The President then adjourned the Court until the opinion of the Office
(the GOC, Convening the Court Hongkong) could be ascertained.
The time and date of re-assembly will be announced later.
a razor blade in his possession.
The $7 was confiscated Foor Box.
to the
9. "In the future there should be no M115.3 expulsions of minority groups on grounds of race, ethnic origin or re- nationality. ligion."-United Press.
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We know that.It was the work of Orlova. I was trembling. Samarin was pale as death. The director An dreycake tried to calm him.
Shanghal, Oct. 25. - Pro-
under I felt that Samarin was Government reports from Muk-
'following an "These cases are on the increase he declared, was held by the Chinese ment to deal with the situation." He
den today claimed that the special observation
outburst which I witnessed. tions.
Charleston, S. Carolina, Oct. 24 Nationalists completely occupi-was studying English and had continue egaln," remarked Mr d'Almada at authorities as a suspected war cri- refused to indicate the Arab inten- The Arab Chiefs of Staff were to
A young surgeon, who ploneered a 10 meeting in Amman
the Arab rare heart operation to aid rheumaticed the South Manchurian port collection of dictionaries in from drow up details
a bundle. fever victims, is critically ill, and of Yingkow at 10 a.m. on Sun-school which he had neatly tied into No Instructions,
of Jeaders' general
a large convoy doctors belleve that only the same day, and be issued on communique would
transports immediately started When he came to pick it up," he been the weekend meetings. It was un-delicate surgery could save him. derstood that one of the major items Dr Horace G. Smithy, 35, gave the unloading of troops and found that the package had
broken, the books obviously gone on the agenda was King Abdullah's hope to thousands of rheumatic fever supplies across the new corridor over for hidden messages, and the attitude to the Gaza Government. victims a year ago Inventing a
by ABDULLAH PRESIDES difficult operation on the heart. So to Mukden.
The reports said that troops, The Chief of the Iraqi General know then that he himself might
ilo new technique. under General Liu Yu-chang, swept Staff, General Salih Said, sald full benent fr
Physielans Fald
condition was south from Halcheng, 05 miles agreement was reached on Joint Arab | Physlelans
unless he regalnxd action in case of continued Jewish so poor that they could not operate south of Mukden, recaptured Tat
strength
shinchino Behuni
prealded at the King Abdullah
in westward along a spur railway to The operation which Smithy the removal
of Yingkow against st Communist which were also attended vented involves meetlag,
issue from the Lissue
Ho designed the heart
resistance. by the Transjordan Prime Minister,
tho
The reports added that the Com-"
About this time, in the absence of Tewflk Pasha Abdullah; the Iraqi a Defence Minister, Shakir El Wadi:ecial Ingrument to keep
on was frst performed chwang, near Soviet-held Dairen.
during the operation.
jon munirts Bed southward to New
Zoya Porojniakov, who was away in the Director of the Arab League's The
Belty Woodridge, It was Pre-Government
sources claimed the country, a Soviet official from Cuba took up temporary, quarters Political Department, Abdul Monim on Miss
the reoccupation that
of Yingkoy Mustafa, and the Ministers in Am-credited with saving her life. Scores
In our apartment with his wife. and victims fover Visions would furnish a new sen land corri- child. To show her a little of New man of the Lebanon and Saudl of other rheumatic
flocked to Smithy
over with But dor between China Proper a York, I walked
that Manchuria. They pointed out
woman and her girl baby to River General William Riley, the Ameri. that he operate
during
which troops and supplies miring the scenery and talking about freezing for another six weeks, bench facing the Hudson River, ad could be poured Into Manchuria our shopping experiences, for the consolidation of the entire Nationalist
in. position Manchuria.
Yingkow was captured by the Communists eight months ago when one part of the garrison turned over to the Communists-United Press,
Sentence of 15 months was passed on Wong Kong, 20, unemployed, for foltering with tent to commit a felony, passession of an instrument
purpose and: an unlawful breach of a deportation order.
On Sunday, defendant loitered in Connaught Road Central with razor blade In his possession. He had three previous convictions.
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Two Shanghat men who made the mlalake yesterday of thinking that the swimming pool in Victoria Bar racks was part of the Bolante
tres Gardens wero charged with passing in a 'rohibited area before My Hin-shing Lo at Central Court today.
The defendants, Yuen Slu-leo, 21, and Koo Chi-jing, 24; claimed that they were now arrivala in the Colony.
TESTING KOREA REBELS
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"It also probably will influence the Arabla. action
Nations of the United
with
on them
General Assembly where the Korean can Chief of the United Nations the process is extremely delicate Yingkow harbour will be free from side Drive. We sat down on
refused to operato problem remains on the waiting list" observers in Palestine, conferred and Smithy.
The Star said, "This event points today in Gaza, with the Egyptian en patients whom he considered not of Staff, Mawabi Panha. A In the proper condition to withstand ominously toward on impending Chief crisis which will challenge not only United Nations spokesman said that it-United Press. the United States but also the United General Riley, answering Mawabi's allegations of Jewish, aggression na Nations."
Bath editorial writers pointed a warning finger toward the Russian- controlled North Korea area. The "With the Republic's Storenld, forces divcried for the suppression of the revolt in the extreme south,
sudden aggression by the North Korean regime could be facilitated."
a cause of the recent fighting, ob-
served that the situation was also in part due to Egypt's failure to ob- serve the United Nations' decision on the passage of Jowish convoys southwards.
WORLD FLIERS
LEAVE
With Eva previous
South
On around-the-world flight the He and that this led to the Jews Proctor decraft, Thursday's Child, with Mrs Morrow-Talt and Br refusing to have United Nations ob-
convictions, servers stationed in the Negev which Michael Townsend, took off from
prevented hostilities. Kal Tak airport at 9 am, today for Liu Lul, 20, unemployed, was sen- tenced to 18 months, and recom- Dr Moussa, the political adviser to Nahn in the Luchu Islands, south of
mended for banishment by Mr Japan. Mawab! Pasha said that the accep
from Veintanne, d'Almada at Central this morning They arrived tance of the United Nations cease fire
Bunday aftern for stealing $14.20 from Leung Po order by Egypt Implied acceptaties of Indo-China, on
yan. seven-hour Bight. the decision on convoys/floater.
The Post said, "The incitement of Insp. H. Brownrigg said he be Internal disordor may be the pat-might v
tein through 'which "the Russians iloved this, but added that they hope to retain control of all, Koren might casily mistake Government when their troops are withdrawn House as part of the public park. from the Northern sector."Asso-
The defendanta--werd cautioned.
clated Press.
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Suddenly I became award of a middle-aged man sitting on bench near us and listening. conversation was trivial and not particularly Interesting. The man spoke up in Russian:
"What beautiful Russian speech. I haven't heard anything like it in long time."
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We did not respond and left looked ahortly afterwards. But I him over and decided that he was a person without evil intentions. following evening. "Perhaps this man can help me?" It flushed through my mind. I decid-
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