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Tortured In Stanley

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work and

short-wave

known as PRO-working for the | Allics, Pro-Allied.

*

Toilet

Articles

To

Be Taxed

LICENCE FEES FOR FIRMS ENGAGED, IN THE IM- PORTATION AND SALE OF PROPRIETARY MEDI. CINES, AND TOILET PREPARATIONS ARE BEING RE-INTRODUCED.

An abandoned

tug

TORTURE DESCRIBED the characters. 'Hing

"Sam San" was towed into harbour yeater- bearing

and Chan Ting day afternoon by H.M.S. Satel, Ah Kei Kwan.'

then came in. Accused, nid "I saw him several times rid- STORY OF TORTURE an escort verol which located the

that I was not telling the truth, while en route to Ing in a black sedan. In De- missing ship

""Later I was interrogated about the allegation

that 1942, I met him by several times by a Hong Kong from Singapore. The cember,

Japanese Mooney and I had acted as Bri- has been

to the chance in the street, He sald; with a view to obtaining infor- tish sples. returned Ameriena authorities.

I am now a political secret

mation about this do-called "Accused and a Japanese then' the

At the fant minglaying erniser

same time, taxes on Ariadne has to go into Hope Dock, to help set, want at FRC Society and a crafension took off my coat and spectacles

to help me. I asked him what that I Aberdeen, on Monday.

Accused and these commodities are restored, for kind of

was a nie ober at it. I was wearing.

which Toilet preparations his reply Compulsion was used to obtain Chan pushed me onto a ladder pairs dafceliye

Lo

within Bitings. The 4000 tona Artadine was: "To arrest third national answers from me. I was sub- which was in a sinating post-come

the tag include and will be the largest ship to an into for possession of

shocks, the tion against the wall, and tied toilet Roup, shaving soap the dock, being 430 feet in length. radios. He also asked me if Ijected to electric

ropes with my head cream, tooth pastes and pow. When the Hope Dock was frut knew anybody working for the water torture, hung by the arms me with

and clapped and knocked about downwards. Accused told me to dera, mouth taken over, a sunken ship had to Allies, adding: You ought to with sticks. They did this to tell about my work and to do spirits, toilet paste or, powder, washes, perfumed

BIRTH

be removed, and repaim effected know because you have been in me for seven, or cight times so quickly, or else I would be HARLEY-On the Bird Petru-to the caisson and pumps. The the Palice

sachets, Hipstick, rouge and arv 1948, at Vancouver, B... to work was carried out educated at St. Joseph's College over a period of about a month. submitted to the water torture. tollet cream, hair dye, scented

presest on Accused spoke to me in a very the Chiet

Accused was not

preparations for greasepaint, Panca (nee Poster) wife of pervifon of

angry tone. I denied everything use in manicure and chiropody. those occasions. Portuguese.' Mior DS Harley, M.C., son, structor of the Yards, Captain or you knew a number of

R. J. Monk, Royal Corre of

"On Dec. 3, 1943, they asked as I knew nothing.

bath salts and essences, smell Reirick, Eldon,

Constructors. Ten shu

have

"The Japanese then sat on

and know of anyone working for me if I had heard the news of ***፡-

celebrated with a toast to that towel over my face.. Then surrender. I confessed to that water was poured on my face, When I confessed, they made 1 struggled and moved my head me go for a week with only one and saw accused and another meal, except on the second day pouring the water. It was very after the confession.

very painful, the water went "On July 29, 1944. was into my body through my nos- brought before Japanese trils and mouth.

A

The Japan- stomach.

China's Hope

The

agrecimmal

Teached

in

Chungking for the reorganisation of the Chinese Army is one 170 which the friends of China can- derive satista bort, fail For the first time, their is des finite prospect of the emergener, f

nut

Con-

Reserve and were

"He also asked me to let him

been deelt with in the deck darthe Allies' forces is he could the Italian Burrender and had my stomach and pressed a wet ing salta,. fulier's earth,

iner the past two months.

aking of the Ariadne will be arrest him, and told me that if

carried out by Chinese workmen. I wanted a job I must find a The destruver H.M.S. Contest gun. You ought to be able to has gone into the floating

dock do #0 since you have been in for realms. This in the first the Police Reserve,' he added. rent to go into the dock dnec ite arrival in Hong Kong

EVICTION

of a national military force free ACTION

of political affiliations and beyond | the influence or control of pri- true that war-lands, Vate

Jour much still remains to br quite aput from the considers tion that so far the scheme stands

- AUSTRALIAN SCHEME

preparations, whether medicinal or not, for use on the hair, face or body.

The duty payable is deter mined by the price on the fol- lowing scale:

[and]

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BRITISH MILITARY

ADMINISTRATION

HONG KONG.

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DEPARTMENT OF IMPORTS & EXPORTS

Duty on Proprietary Medicinos and Toilet Preparations.

On and from March 2nd 1940 duty will be coliccted upan Pro- prietary Medicina and Toilet Preparations under the Dutiablo Commodities Ordinance (No. 36 of 1931). The rates of duty are those in force on December 1st 1941.

Definitions of "Proprietary Me dicines" and "Tolle Prepara- tions" and the rate of duty will be found in the news columns of the press.

On any quantity for retail at a prico (excluding the duty) -

Duty

1 ct. "In March, 1943, 1 met Wingcourt-martial and sentenced to ene stil sat on my

Not exceeding 10 cents at the Dor Chai Ki enfe and two years' imprisonment. This happened four times in a Over 10 conts and not The asked me if I were Austra- In January Mr. P. A. Ivano-short period."

exceeding 20 cents liam-born. He explained that 'vich was put into the next cell Continuing, witness said that Over 20 centa and not his scheme was to get a group to mine. I saw him lying on a during all this time, accused did exceeding 60 cents

interrogation, while

Over the in bedboard with his hands tied tho

60 cents and not to guide the Japanese to vade Australia, adding that the Le his feet behind his back, water was being poured. Ile

exceeding $1,00

The Duty in collected by means A broken partnership was the best qualification was

to Aus-

Over $1.00 and not ex- day or the day was naked what he did to help "The same

of Duty Paid labels and on and ceeding $1.50 subject of a dispute before the

While his face was tralian-born.

After I heard a violent knok Mooney.

from March 2nd all stocks of Over $1.60 and not ex- Tenancy Tribunal yesterday when

"I said I had a friend. Wil- ing on the wall separating our covered he did not have much.

ceeding $2,00

these commodities which are sold, upnem napinst whom an evle

It appeared to me to be difficulty in recognising the Lion action was brought claimed Ham Lee, who was born in Aus- cells.

Atored in in addition for every dollar exposed for sale, or retention of the premises because tralis. He asked me to take Yvanovich knocking his head voice of accused. In fact, duror fraction of a dollar by which other than bondex storage must

of stock cell wall.

be labelled. Holders Tiering his struggle, he managed to the retail price exceeds he was a partner of the original Lee to see him at the Cafe. He against the

also said that such people would was a towel hook on the wall see accused. trenant-firm.

10 cl. must obtain labels from the Im- Provided that in the case

Exports Offico of ports and

and LOST CONSCIOUSNESS The Application for eviction receive MY200 a month home- separating the cells and it pro. was brought by Kee Wah-eze who diately on registering Their tried a few inches on either

After the fourth torture, he Proprietary Medicines and Toilet must fill in an application form two or showing the number of each type 1e cover the ground oor

in of label required and at the same worked out to the stage of minor of No. 30 Queen's Streft from a particulars, and that side of the wall, so that we ench lost consciousness and came to

suddenly when he felt

a cold more containers enclosed

bo container, duty shall

cline

pay for the labels received. details, and that bear the hall You Ste.

their pay even if they had no violent knocking, the book on ahiver. The ropes which bound large on each cake er container The Imports and Exports Omee The case catre un before a T thing to do in the meantime,

him were was driven marks

General

He assessed on Marsell's

being untied of

my alde kunn at and of Musars, Geores

"saw William Lee soverd about half-an-inch. counsel and technical experience, B. Wong Tape and Leo Vir

then sat up and Inter sat on a which can be sold separately and will be opened on Saturday, March at the retail price for that cake 2nd arst Sunday, March 3rd for At that time Lee "I kaceked at my door in or chair. George Wong epoke to

tho issue of Inbels. or container. still work from the position that enter. Applicant was represent days later.

co-worker my

In the der to attrack the attention of him, and told him that he had China Nation 14 by Mr. Alfred Y lion while was

pretended to be dend. Armies and Communis Armies. Mr. P. C. Woo was for onent, B.A.A.G.

Mr. Silva: Who claimed possession on,

Accused and the At the end of 18 month, i

that the tenaney commander in Hong Kong at proposed to reduce China's stand-

as an agterinent, which has still to be implemented by action.

is notable for instance, that the arrangements that

tlfer a

ing armur to Go divisions, of which ten divisions will be dawa trun the Communist forces. The dis

the

12.00

Preparations packed in they would continue to draw had a hook. As a result of the

was ver

forward

agreement with (han Fat, of the that time? David Lode, who Chief C.A,0. Row Lee Chong, had terminated before the war was an analyst aber three months, and that the in the Government and A.S.P. Leaving

fra ha! sold out its business,

Chan Fai testified on yli-

he wis

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tribution of these garrison truocant behalf that comment was has been arranged that, in not a

a partner of the firm. Onenent claimed South China, there will be Communia units, whale in Censantner and had draw dividends tral China there will

armies, of which one will be Com munist with a Communist coct- In North China, ran mander. of the Army Group commanders

sent state of China, these dear cut distinctions between a

will

"Barlyer."

WALN

in the Police Reserve,

The Colony is temporarily to luxe its popular Chic? Civil Affairs Officer, Briga-

lier D. M. MacDonggil.

He has been called Home for special consultations at the Colonial Office, and will return immediately they hand been completed.

Brigadier MacDougall is expected to leave at any time in the next day or so.

ne

und

or

been

The public are requested to note

Licences under tho Dutiable that it illegal to sell proprietary Commoditics Ordinanco for (a) with Licensed Japanese Medicines or toilet preparations Manufacturere

(c) then spoke to him and both took at a price which exceeds the value Warehouses (b) Importer's will hold of the chair and tilted it covered by the duty paid label Dealer's and (d) Retailer's

to o-cen be issued

persons or firms backwards, so that he fell and eg, an article bearing a 6-cente

trade in these goods hit his head against a pillar, label may not be sold for a wishing to

Jabel 1-cent 11

and applicants are requested to causing injuries to his head. than 55 cents,

to $1.10 including salo up to $1.10 Lau said he left Hong Kong

Accused and Lau then told him covers

Licences Oce. Retailer's Porte with William Lee in July 10,

including it would be to his advantage to duty, a 15-cent label up to $1.65istor at the Imports and Ex- duty, a 20-cent label up will not be issued ip Hawkers and 1943, and, returned en Feb. 10.

admit what he knew. But wit-to $2.20 including duty and from Street Stalls. All persons Cross-examined by Wong, Lau

ness said that he could not ad-$2.00 upwards the duty Increase firms holding old licences issued Isaid it was towards the end of Iron the firm.

mit as he knew nothing. is 10 cents for each dollar of price in 1941 are requested to bring or Hearing

he told Adjourned to December, 1942, that

All left except Lau and the . a 50-cent Label shall cover a forward these with their applica- Monday for the books of the firm him to Arrest third nationals

witness. Un Instruction from sale up to $5.50 including duty. tions and they should produce to be produced and farther wit who had short-wave radios.

Lau. he wrote something-hus

any other licence which they hold under the nees to be called by opponent.

For stealing 200 pounds of

Dutiable Commodities story-after this accused came PORTUGUESE TESTIFIES

n and read it, and swore at cement from the Road Construc- Ordinance. Retailers are request Henrique Alberto Barros, 41,

od to register their applicatione him. Accused told him that all tion Site, Camp Brook, Ping Shan,

their passport are to be Communist. In the Z.B.W, News statistician, told the Court that before the war he was employed

he had written was of no import on Feb. 27, Ave Chinese were een, with two conles

and. Ex.. To-nichat's "Quiz" Content from by Texas On Co. Na

ance, Accused told him, that tenced to six weeks' hard about photos at the Imports After he

he wanted to know information each by Mr. Latimer yesterday. verts Office (ground floor, Firs Fu Man, who bought the eqment Helgado Building) between March tionalist division and a Commun- the Studio of Z.B,W. Hong Kong fall of Hong Kong, he was un-

between Less from

Then 1 saw about what he asked.

eth for those "Heavor" ist division, are undoubtedly MS

1.Memployed until July, 1942, when the gendarmes. and

960. having promises in to Yvanovich's Witness told accused that he for $130. was found guilty on 4th and March

and fined receiving charge" r." The contest is timed, he began work for the Mission guards running avoidable. There are difficulties

Slu Yet was sentenced to six and between March 11th and cell and open the door. About knew nothing, and suggested and the Etrangeres.

with pro to be surmounted, likely to be pri- to begin at 7.30 pm,

"In November, 1942," Earros two days later, during the exer- that it would be better fur ac-weeks hard labour for attempting March 10th for those

Yvanovicheused to write out what he to steal cement, from the same miere elsewhere and after the re- marily political in concept, and teams are as follows:

LA. W. continued, "I became a member cise period I saw M.S. "Speaker":

quisite particulars have while these conditions persist, and Barnes, A/B Waterhouse A/B of the Committee of the Por- with his head entirely covered wanted and he witness, would placs.

sign it. Nothing was written.

noted and the Zeo paid. a tem- tuguese Residents' Association. in bandages. until more definite progress as Rays and A/B Malarlane;

josued The Chinose Chamber of Com "On Feb. 7. 1944, I was

AGONISING MOANS HMS "Barluer": Lt. D. R. For a couple of months before been made towards a polity based

which will be exchanged for the He was then about to be rut

merce are giving a cocktail party! Dorary, receipt will be accountant for the taken out of my cell to sign my firmly upon the increasing ass-Millar, Mr. N. W. Atkin, A/B that I was

Tsimshatsui zone of the IR.A confessica and on returning.into a cell, when a Japanese at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof licence at the same counter seven ciation of popular elements in the and Rev. J. D. Sproule.

is understood that the

7,pan. in honour of the Comman-

In future goods of this type actual work of government, the "Quiz" Compiler has made apecial! The Club Lusitano was its head- saw Yvanovich's cell was empty, stopped him. He was then taken Garden on March 9 from 530 todays after registration

even the bedboard having been outside and left there. He saw der-in-Chief of the British Pacifle

must be labelled with Duty Faid Communists are to be expected to offorts to run for the Padre with quarters.

"On November 6, 1943, about taken away. I just managed Manning being taken out from Fleet, Admiral Lord Fraser.

labels before removal from bond- insist upon the preservation of some anorters.

to 8.30 p.m. a man came to my to see four or five Chinese the cell into the torture room. From approximaldy 0.20

el aterage in the case of import After a while, he beard

"HONG KONG BOY SCOUT-..

ed, woode or before removal from party groupings in the military to-night the intion will be house in Ashley Road with a slip guards carrying something out

I cannot say agonising moans coming from

DESPATCH CORPS. the factory in the ease of locally forces. Over a longer period foaring the Second Act of Drink- of paper bearing my name and of a far door.

me if I were Barros, what it was,

the torture room. They seem-

manufactured goods. time, however, the labelling of a Water's Comedy "Bird in Hand" asked

"On Feb. 26, 1946, I attend-ed to come from Manning. The

On and from March 2nd the military division as Communist or which is now being played at About five minutes later Wong

4th ENSA Star Theatre,

and told me I was re-ed in identification parade at accused was still inside the tor-

W3 all members of the Corps exposure for sale, possesion or otherwise must be regarded

kindly

call at the Registration removal (except under pormit) of anarchtruttistic. In fact, the mili- loon, by the Alexandra Reportory quired at the gendarmerie head- Stanley Prison, and picked out ture room.

He sat outside nearly An Office of the Central Executive uninbelled goods or goods impro from Birmingham. Ant Carneiro And his ENSA quarters in the Supreme Court accused George, Wong as the tary organisation may finally be

in connection man who took me to the Gendar-hour, and during that time, the Branch, Post Office Building, lately labelled will be illegal and Orchistra will be for questioning vi Hong Kong

means carried on, submitted

After a Floor, for their ro-registration as the, goods found will be liable to

10 sounds began There were no questions from while the

seizure and the owner to prosecu- soon as possible.

tion. China's progress towards true unheard from the Studio, as usual, with Mr. F. X. Soares, of the merie at Supreme Court."

*JOHN PAU cease, and stopped entirely to- heat 6.30 am, to-morrow; and the Hong Kong Bank. They took

accused.

H. A. TAYLOR, tional unity.

LUI'S EVIDENCE

warda nightfall.

Superintendent of Imports said that the army is loyal only.W. "Prom" No. 8 which be- me away without violence,

rints At

"Next morning I was trans- at 9.30 pm will be

The next witness was Luit

Later, he was given back his Ato Divisional Communications

Wardon.

& Exporte. to the government of the day, it- Colloners: Mendelssohn-Overture, ferred to Stanley prison where

by Wong Mun-chuen, residing at No. 788, clothes and taken back to the

March 2nd 2046, respective of its political colour-Final's Care Saint-Saens I was interrogated

"Carnival

the Animals"; He questioned me on what I had Nathan Road, first floor, who room where he had been first February 27th 1940. ing, and without reference to any a Variations Symphonique done in Hong Kong and whe-stated that before the war in Accused then spoke to him in s changes that might take place for Piano and Orchestra: Bratms ther I had visited Macno. Then December, 1941, he was employ nice way, Accused asked him BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, HONGKONG. executive control, then it will hephony No. 1 in C Minor, he wanted to know who were ed with Messrs. John D. Hut-if he submitted to the Japan- possible also to say that China is Op. 68.

the friends of Mr. Soares still chinson & Company and worked exe, and witness in Hong Kong. I told him that under E. Manning and P. C. Accused said he wanted witness to write a letter to Mocncy

in the morningness agreed to do so.

as the acid test

When it can

on the highroad to democracy. The subordination of the military to the civilian aspects of recon-

struction is perhaps rightly re- garded as in accordance with Chi.

Kow came

21

said he did.

most of Mr. Soares' frienda Mooney. MONEY MART were either in Macao or intern-! "In October I was sleeping in asking him to come back. Wit

There

до

Japanese

Sam

DELEGATION OF POWERS (AMENDMENT)

PROCLAMATION NO. 4

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION NO. 1-PRICE CONTROL

NOTICE

In pursuance of the powers o

was no further heavyed in Shamshuipo and I did not my office, and

Witness was then released, drop is goid yesterday. Opening know of any still in Hong Kong. Jaccused, at $610 per teel, the price, rose "Wong said, there must be San," Lau and. two others went but not before he had licen

A nese tradition, but at present træ-

my office.

woman Ida warned to keep secret what had a for points in the morning but some friends here and that no-to

happened to him Inside the dition is wrestling with reaction for again, and at the close burer thing would happen to me if I Wong also came with them. and the final outcome even now offered 8511 with

They asked me about Mooney Gendarmerie. ToDonse

co-operated with the gendarmes,

were and if I knew his whereabouts. ANOTHER VISIT from sellers. is. not clearly settled. But as

Three days later, he was in Calacas national currency was but if I refused, there

in me under paragraph z opened General Marshall indicated, the

at ways and means of making me I said I had heard that he had.

He was too new agreement represents a lie. al quiet. Futures

BIK$3.01 to ON$1,000,, and closed talk such as the water torture. gone to Macao. They asked bed in his shop. tinct. achievement, an important at $3.00, Spot price was $3.29 I told him I had not been very me where he lived in Macao, weak to get up. At about 11 step in the right direction. "The at the opening and $3.26 at the friendly with Mr. Scares and and I told them that I did not am: the Japancee, Bam San of the above mentioned Regulation, I, ALEXANDER BURGESS,

therefore I did not know his know.

came and searched the drawers Colonel, Civil Affairs, Supplies, Transport and Industry, DO hope of China," was the way Pre-close.

"The next day at 11 am. Lau and found two letters. He wIE US dollar doclined to $5.75, friends. Then I gave a few and English Storting also dropped names of acquaintances or and another man came to my asked to go to Gendarmerie HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the following itcos is added to to $17.30. Australian pounds re-friends of Mr. Sobres. E house in Kowloon. I was there, headquartere. As he was just the Schedule contained in the said Regulation No. 1. mained stationary at $12.60. d'Almada Remedios, FX and they searched the place and about to do so, a friend, Mr.

sident Truman's entissary put it,

and this was not rating it to

highly. Without the readiness of China's leaders to seckout, the compromises that are possible along these lines, and without their determination to carry them into effect, then truly enough, China must flounder on without

Hon

STAR FERRY. OBSTRUCTION'

d'Almada Remedios A. M. ME- averything there. Later, I was Chen, came to see him. He chado and P. Avanovich taken across the harbour to the knew the Japanese and plen-led Mr. Sliva: Did Wong tell Supreme Court. I was pain with him not to take witness you who Soares-was?--I don't a room where a Japanese was away, to which the Japanese remember, Vagabond and later taken to another ruum agreed: finge Bighteen bicycle riders and air Did he tell you why this in- where I saw water buckets, lod- trkvote riders were brought before vestigation was being carried dørs, ropes, and other Articles, Mrs WAH. Latimer resterday for out? No 1 was later sent to an interrogated by inter- bar. An obrirection outake the a gendarme officer who told me preter Lau Accused lates rama

Commodity

Before leaving the Japanese Raw rubber in smoked sheet enquired the native place of Mr. Mooney's wife, Witness said he believed it was Chung Shani

GIVEN under

On Feb. 2, 1940, witness idon-of February

used at an identifca-"

there was a spy ring active in in alone, and again" ankovi me the Portuguese Community and about Mooney's address. He tin

hose suspectador told me to tell him quickly, Hors

wax made of what work: Mooneyrand, were told him that 1-bad seen Mooney for month.

Schedul

Maximum Retail Price.

$130.00 per picul

HONG KONG this 28th