BRIDGE HOUSE war crimeS TRIAL
YOSHIDA OPENS HIS DEFENCE
CLAIMS WITNESSES HAVE
COMMITTED
PERJURY
Sergeant Yoshida Bunzo, the second accused is the Bridge House case, entered the witness box and testified on his own behalf before the War Crimes Court at Lyemun Barracks this morning.
Yoshida, who declined the services of a Japanese lawyer, is conducting his own defence.
The first accused, Lt-Gen. Eiichi Kinoshita, who completed his evidenco yesterday, is represented by Mr Kakohi Masao, barrister-at-law of Tokyo.
Big Uranium Strike In Canada
the witness entering Prior to ox, Yoshida further cross-examined Mr J. M. Watson, ex-inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who was imprisoned by the Japanese in Bridge House together with the late William Hutton, a volice colleague. Both were arrested by the Japanese Ciendarmerie whlie interned in the Haiphong Road Camp. In Shanghai.
Asked how he came to know of name. Watson sald he Yoshida's heard it mentioned by the Chinese im the cells. They always mur. mured his name whenever he ap- bronched. ile also learned of it from the German prisoners in the that They told him same eril.
04 was the terrorist of Yoshida Jessfeld Road.
Skult Ste Marie, Ontario, Nov. 9-Reports of an portant uranium strike along the northeastern shore of Lake Superior today started a rush of prospectors into the area. Test assays showed radio active de.
When the Proaccutor, Major Peter posits be 59.1 percent
to uranium ore. Local miners Clague, RA, nsked the Court's per- described the find as having mission for Watson to make a flying trip to Shanghal to attend to urgent "sensational possibilities."
business there owing to the de- In China, altuation So far, 225 clalins
been teriorniing have
that alleging with new clalins being stoked
Yoshida objected. registered the rate of 50 per day. Watson might take the opportunity contact evidence and was made a monil to destroy The discovery
of the witnesses Yoshida wished to call. by Robert Campbell ngo Camray Mining Syndicate, who spotted the ore on a coastline rock where erosion bared a two-inch seam of shiny black pitchblende.
Prospectors said that the uranium rush reminded them of the recent find in Finfion, Manitoba.
Tents are springing up all through the formerly uninhabitated bushland and men are probing the area with gelger counters.
POPULAR FISHING AREA The area of a rike, 73 miles north- cast of Sault Ste Marie, was well known to inny amateur fishermen along the who made excursions coastline from Balchewanu Bay Appro- isolated
north 10 Montreal River. ximately 30 rosorts, in the country were jammie! In the mally slack season.
started
nor-
UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS
Yoshida further Informed the court that he would charge Watson, and Solomon with Hanh Rechlin committing perjury,
The allegations were refuted by who sold there the Prosecutor,
to were no grounds for Yoshida make such a statement. The allega- tions were entirely unfounded, he rald.
Watson assured the Court that he would be back before the case re- 1 opened after its adjournment follow-
Yoshida's evidence. Permission for him to leave was of the by the President aranled Court. Lt-Col. L. A. Mussie, over Yoshida's objections.
Yoshida then made a brief opening address the course of which he asked the Court to inspect the scene of the alleged crimes he was sald 'o have committed in order to assure that justice is done," and in the presence of officials of both the
creclick ICW Several cabins and temputury structures to The Inneres- house mining men. sibility of the region made 1 cm- cult to determine how many pros- pectora, mining company represen-British and Japanese governments. tatives and fortune hunters seurtled to the strike. Local residents es- limited that 500 or more flocked to Cars and trucks on the the region. partially completed highway formed
He then entered he witness box and detailed his dutles and the areas of Jurisdiction of various Cendar- merie stations in Shanghai.
THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1948,
Hopes To Prove Innocence
Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, 7. undergoes a test in Chicago, which she hopes will show she served nearly 14 years in prison for a crime she did not commit. The test is being administered by Dr Orlando Scott, inventor of a Mrs Wyne. device which he says measures brain waves. koop was convicted of slaying her daughter-in-law in 1933. She has maintained her innocence throughout the trial and ever since.-AP Picture.
Repressing Sabotage
Black Market
Activities
In France
Paris, Nov. 9.-The French Cabinet met tonight under the presidency of the Prime Minister, M. Henri Queuille, and adopted a series of draft bills proposed by the Minister of Justice, M. Andre Marie, for repressing acts of sabotage and black market acti- vities. These measures will be submitted to the National Assembly when it meets on November 16. The official communique issued after the meeting
bo stated that the object of these measures would "repress active or passive acts of sabotage, attempts to disrupt the normal working of constitutional bodies, such as the Chambers, acts of violence against. 'works ordered or authorised by the Government, and business. combines seeking artificially to boost prices to make goods scarce."
DISGUISED AS CHINESE Yoshida maid that after complet-mitted was saiding his English course, he was at-
tached to the German affairs ser
to
and French
Guadeloupe returned two Gaullists and Gulann Socialist, bringing the final Gaullist representation in the Council of the Republie to 110 in a Chamber of 200.
The Under-Secretary of State for, (French West Indies) the Interior. M. Robert Targellin, Gulan. said, after the meeting: "None of the measures, which will be sub-
to the National Assembly concerns the right to strike, which is authorised by the Constitution."
The measures proposed by M.
The final state of the parties are Marig were interpreted-in-Goven-Caulists-118, Socialists-40.-Redients ment circine as a direct result the acts of violence and sabotage 40, Independents 19, Communists 10, which have marked the six-week Popular Republicans 14, PRL (Right
making a total of 269-Reuter, old miners' strike and as a move towing) three, other parties seven- in-discourage such acts in future.
a steady caravan. Vehicles bumped along the trails from the end of the highway to strike.
Campbell, of Toronto, -to-have-staked out 20-almation-at-14-3 sheld-Road in March
fore other geologists and mining
1943. Detling his duties, which companies heard of the strike.
were outdoors, he said he was per- United Press,
mited in keru his hair long as he had to disfulse himself as a Chinese. He went phout wearing mutti, Part of his duties was to contact formers and other Japanese agents. the rollection of information and the trailing of foreign espionage agents.
NEW CIVIL
DEFENCE
PLANS
London, Nov. 9.-The threat of the atomic bomb will be fully recognised In Britain's revised civil defence arrangements dealt with in the new Civil Defence Bill published tonight.
The main points in the new plan
arc
PASSIVE SABOTAGE
of
The recent Communist-dictated withdrawal of essential safety ser-
He then went on to describe the vices from a number of mines is, situation of the various district was understood,
of the ample
a typical ex- "possivu sabotage" gendarmeries in Shanghal, with the with which the proposed measures ald of map.
It was not possible to effect deal.
The measures against food Grrests of persons in areas outside
and other traffickers that to which he
vas attached, and speculators
its anti- Yoshida, and the only time that was were seen as a move by the Govern
Communisi action by stabilising possible was when information had ment to counter-balance been passed by persons taken into custody thut their accomplices lived the economic position. in other districts, Permission then
for
There will be no compulsion civil defence service in peace time though volunteers, once they en- rolled, may be subject to a penalty not execoding proceed with their trainfur.
at Shanghai
£5 it they fail to British and
was
divided
into
Maritime Strike Takes New Turn
Gandhi's Slayer Tells His Story
"I Have Done What
Wanted To Do"
New Delhi, Nov. 10.-The' man who killed Mohandas K. Gandhi told in court yesterday how he slew the saintly Hindu lender.
The assassin. Narayan, Vlanyak Codse, who is on trial with seven other persons, testified that 300 to 400 people were present as Gandh walked from Birla House to his doom. The killer's story went ont "I had my pistol in my bushcoat the safely catch, I released the pocket. put my pistol between my palms, Lowed my head, closed my eyes nui cold: I bow to you, Gandhi."
"Immediately 1 red. I wanted to fre only two shots, but somehow... I
don't
know how- third shot. came at.
"For a half minute there was a lull in the crowds. None could understand what had happened, All were stunned and I broke the spell by crying, 'Police, pollee.'
BEATEN ON HEAD
I
"The first man to catch hold of me was a policeman. Then there was another man who had a nicki In his hand. He began beating me on the head. I began to bleed. told him, I don't care what hap- pens to me. I have done what I wanted to do.
I am prepared to lose my skull.'
the policeman caught me from behind, I saw another man take the nistol from my hand. I told him, 'Beware, the safety catch is loose.' He said threatening, 'I am going to shoot you."
"I said, I am ready, i don't care, but take care you don't shoot your- self. Then I saw the crowd move about and the police took me to the slation."
Godse said in a statement released. by his attorneys last week that he of peace Killed Gandhi, exponent
and non-violence. "purely for the benefit of humanity."-Associated
Press.
MYSTIFYING
COMET
Massachusetts,
Cambridge, Nov. 9.The new comet seen flashing across the skies in Australia. South Africa, Argen- tina and Mexico during the past two days was today baffling as- tronomers here attempting chart its path.
to
Mr Charles Federer, editor of the Journul, Sky and Telescope, who is collaborating with the Harvard Uni versity in compiling reports, sold: "We still do not know what direc tion it is going. We have gol to find out one more position."
Reports on the comel's brightness have
been conflicting. A South African report placed its degree of brightness the second magnitude about one-fifteenth as bright as Venus, which is the brightest planet in the night sky apart from the moon.
Senor Luis Enrique Erro, Direc- tor of the National Astrophysical Observatory at Tonanzintia, Mexico, spid-it-was-brighter than Venus named the comet (South African astronomers have provisionally
1048" Reuters correspondent re ported from Bloemfontein).
(Australian astronomers at enn whether the comet is new, said they needed three photographs, lukea k Intervals of a few days, to plot its orbit, according to Radlo Australia). -Reuter.
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Chamber of Shipping, Sir George P. French Strikers
London, Nov. 0.-The Chancellor Sir Stafford Exchequer,
AFL Sailors Union of the Paci-
London, Nov. 9.-The Baltic and Earlier. observers had suggested Ac, idled for 69 days by the CIO
an-International Maritime Conference i had to be obtained from the section that tonight's Cabinet meeting was waterfront tieup, today commander of that district before to consider the position of the pre-nounced that they will not re-attended by shipowners of 10 coun
to work until "several" the first time in over 20 years. the arrests could be effected.
sent Government as a result of the General Charles do victory
are disputes
of the British The Foreign Affairs Department vict
The President of the Western District Gendarmerie Gaulle's Rally of the French Feople jurisdictional
to the settled. In last Saturday's elections
told the delegates that Omefots of the Sallors Union also Christoposition of British shipowners numerous branches investigating Upper House. No definite decisions,
48 be described
one of activities of Soviet Union nationals, were expected before the weekend. said that they will demand a "satis-the
American antionals.
The Popular Republicans, one of factory wage adjustment" based on could
transition between complete control of the Villars powers; and, the chief
Scottish Communist controlled
of Italian and
of the National Union nationals. Coalition, had its representatives re- fore returning to their ships.
branch of the German contro!
The surprise hitch in the mari- freedom to which they hoped one Yoshida snid he himself was induced from 72 to 14 and two Minis
Mineworkers to end £1,000 to the Mr Hans Petersen. Chairman of In an emergency, the nucleus of charge of the branch dealing with ters of the Party lost their seals. In tirne peace plans threatened to keep day to return.
of the striking French-miners... consequence, a strong minority at- ocean traffic in Pacific Coast ports
frozen
of the Executive a series of Germans and Italians at the Western
despite meeting of the Party negotiations with CIO Longshore gratifying to hear that
resumplien The the new plans will be
Conference. said District Gendarmerie.
most w.no training colloges--four at first-
The accused then went on to de-
favoured with-c
It was the Inst month to follow up a resolution Executive tonight which will train Instructors who, in tall at length the organisation of the
Marine Cooks, Radio Opera- men, from the Government } J tors and Independent Marine Fire-policy of the British shipping in- of support for the French miners turn, will provide the basis for a Shanghai Gendarmerie.
and the drawing
men which are involved in the long dustry that chartering conditions strike with a financial gift, the ques- altogether. tlonwide Instruction.
duties assigned 10 the different
The Socialists, who more th-waterfront deadlock
should be the same for Brilish and sections,
The trial is proceeding
other flogo alike.
The civil defence services will not be put under the Army.
the
wartime
nationals of neutral
HCL
Protest
Demonstration
a
of the
present, the strike settlement pay raises be the war and the complete: Cripps, has given permission for the
Pacife thins could not salf with
Committee
St
He added that the tonnage gistered in the conference in 1939 four gross. was about 10 million That dropped to about six million
When the Scottish miners decided
tion was raised whether they would be allowed to send it out of the country, in view of the restrictions.
currcticy
held their own on Sunday, by win- on the other hand lng 48 scais
in the Govern-out 10,000 AFL seamen even if some favour continuing
CIO an [000] strikers and independent ment." "subject to
energetic firemen should end their 10-week
In Parlament today, Sir Stafford. being Laken against measures"
port Communists, Gaullisis and black
The sallers also charged that the tons gross during the war, but it said that permission was granted in market nrices, me
Cooks had now risen to about nine million. appropriate cases for the transmis- and Longshoremon
marino REAL OR PYRHIC?
were attempting to drive them out The conference then went into pri- sion abroad of montes niceded for
ble purposes charitable Most Rodicals favour maintaining of business and off the coast. The vale session-Reuter. the Government. They expect that new waterfront threat came as the elected On R Gaullist-Federal conciliator, William Mar- ticket will. on critical oc- golis, and Mr Alan Haywood were the Government enroute here to participate in ne- suppa-i
the Gauillat organisa-gotiations to ond the CIQ strike. They
are scheduled to arrive on Wednes
Bremen. Nov. 9.-A demonstra- Radicals tion against the cost of living in Radical Western Germany was held without | ensions,
rather than incident in Bremen this afternoon.
A crowd estimated to bo juttion.
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demolition of some shelters had been stopped.
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