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Part 4

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE

Mr. Robert Stock who former- heid a Power of Attorney on behalf of this Company lias ten- dered his resignation which has bora accepted with effect from 31 March, 1946.

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Mr. Stock will accordingly longer sign on behalf of the Campany.

KOWLOON AUCTION

HOUSE, (Auctioneers, etc.) No. 304, Nathan Rd. (1st FL)

Kowloon.

Tel. 50125.

SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Bareruent, French Bank Bldy A. de Sousa, Auctioneer.

Telephone 318-07

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have

from ceived instructions Custodian of Property to by Public Auction on

Tuesday, the 16th April. 1946,

commencing at 19.30 a.m.

nt their Sale Rooms, Pedder fuilding (Basement)." Hong Kong

30 LOTS OF MISCELLANE- OUS GOODS, comprising:

CHINESE ESTATES, LIMITED

NINETEENTH ORDINARY

YEARLY MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NINETEENTH OR-' that the DINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Office at China

Bulldings (5th floor) Hong Kong, on Friday the 20th April, 1946, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Account for the year 1945, and of electing three directors and an auditor.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1946.

Hong Kong Kept Japs. GEN. MARSHALL

On Their Toes

DISCLOSURES THAT CHINESE IN HONG KONG ALWAYS HAD ILL FEELINGS AGAINST THE JAPANESE DUR- ING THE OCCUPATION, THAT CHINESE COMMUN- IST GUERILLAS HAD OPERATED MANY OUTPOSTS INSIDE THE COLONY, AND THAT THE JAPANESE HAD TO BE ON CONSTANT WATCH EVEN AFTER WERE MADE BY JAPAN HAD SURRENDERED, LIEUT-COLONEL YAMASHITA KAZURO, COM- MANDER OF THE 69TH ARMY GROUP OF THE JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES IN THE COLONY, YESTERDAY WHEN TESTIFYING FOR THE DEFENCE IN THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL OF 14 JAPANESE.

Some The trial is being heard be- gers.

of them were fore a Military Tribunal com-ganised. prising: President, Lieut-Col. J. Dy you know who controlled C. Stewart (Dept. of the J.A.G. these guerillas? - I have for- in India); Major M. I. Ormaby, gotten their names. West Yorks Régiment; and Cap- tain B. N. Kaul, Frontier Force of Regintent.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 26th March, 1946, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Directors,

Board

Secretary,

The Porsecuting Officer iR Capt. J. F. Reilly, Staff Captain WONG WOON NAM, (Legal) HQ. A.L.F.S.E.A., and the Defending Officer. Capt. M. Croft. R.A.S.C.. assisted by Capt. K. Meti Singh, of Jodhpur. In reply to Capt. Croft, de- fending, the Japanese Colonel suid that he was a distant ou perior of Liout, Kishi, members of whose company are charged with war crimes, himself also received in true tions on August 16, from the Defence Headquarters to main tain penes and order in his dia trict until the arrival of British forces.

Hong Kong. 10th April, 1946.

SALE

Tenders are invited for the purchase of the following stores. Dirty Lubricating

Oil Various

48 Drums.

Oil Fuel Dirty 241 Drams. (containing approx. 46 Galls,)

Cross-examined

son why water torture was given In other places.

Kight gaid he had not given any erdera to his men to apply the water torture, but had given them permission jo strike any person under detentien if he tried to escape.

Capt. Reilly: Do you take full responsibility for the beating.of auspects by your men?—Yes, I aasume responsibility.

Is it correct to say that you authorised the mild beating and or-that you then assume the rey-

ponsibility?--Yes, it was done on my orders and I will assume such responsibility.

my

orders,

Washington, Apr. 12.

President

Truman

α-

nounced tonight that General George Marshall is returning immestiately to

special envolt

China as his

The President said he had discussed General Marshall's plans with, the former Chief- of-Staff earlier in the day, and General Marshall had de scribed his conferences as very successful-Reuzer.

Conditions

In Hainan

official mission An

here

to in-

vestigate the conditions of the Chinese who were deported to Hainan for forced labour by the Japanese, left Hong Kong yesterday by H.M.S. Comet. Hundreda

the

Extortion Charges Wong

Amended

at

Before Mr. W. H. Latimer

the

Summary

Military

Court, Kowloon, yesterday, Mr. R. S. Smith, Public Prose cutor, withdrew_all_previou charges against Roy Isaac Fe nandoz,

Inspector of Police

J. C. Stoppa, Junk Inspector, Young Wah Chan, clerk, Hat bour Office, and Tang Fa Hung, boatman, for extortion, obstructing the police and aid ing and abetting respectively, and preferred 25 new count against the four defendents.

Fernandez

previously

1214

charged with extortion of mener under colour of his lice in the issue of Arms lines. Stapja charged with extructing destroyer, the police in the lawful da charge of their duty on Feb, 28 were Tung Fan Hung and Yeung

of Chinese

Was

of exter

If any of your men exceeded Do you know who was Kishi's your authorization, what would Immediate superior? — Capt. you do?-It in my duty to see Shimakadn.

abey that they by Capt. Otherwise I would be responsent from Hong Kong during the Wah Chan were charges f Belly Colonel Yamashita anid sible. If I had known that they occupation to work for the Janiding and abetting Steppa

extort money from the Cheung he was 63 years of age and had had exceeded my authorization. pancat in the Hainan minen.

The mission comprises are Chau Sea Products Guild been a Commissioned Officer in would act immediately. But

C.N.R.R.A.. Jan. 28 and Feb. 1. the Japanese Army since he was if they had exceeded my au presentative of 29.

thorization without

Yesterday alt my know-representative of the Chinese

four appeared Asked by Capt. Reilly what he ledge, they were wrong.

Ministry of Economics, a re- on amended charges presentative of the Ministry of tion three charges each), would have done to the villagers

No Boats if he were in Kishi's position, witness sald he would investi-}

he could not gate whether the villagers had dent. Kishi said

those removed

suspects in the attack an have and that he taken part

from the island to Hong Kong whether they were guerillas.

Capt Reilly: If they totally or to Tsun Wan since he had no denfed having any connection boat at his disposal. with guerillas, what would you do their? If I still suspected be alde them. I would have them sent to higher authorities or ask for instructions from my superior. Not Suitable Apart from these, would you

Many Attacks `

As the Chinese in Hong Kong Tender form can be obtained on application at Section VI of ways had ill-feelinge gainat the Japanese during the occupa-

NOTICE

garrison district."

---No.

No.

in-

molicy,

Cross-examined by the Preal 1 Foreign Affairs, and Major Van cepting bribes three charges de Linde of the Medical Branch, each) and conspiring las extort Hong Kong Civil Affairs.

After completing their vestigation, the mission will re- turn and report to the mithori- The President: But you would ties and it is expected that at a repatriation ship to requisition a few later date a beat on the Island? There will be sent to Hainan.

no boats but sampans were

SIR CECIL HARCOURT'S BIRTHDAY which were too risky and small for the job.

Is it fair to any that if you had tried you could have remov- ed them from the Island?-Even

H.E.

Vice Admiral Sir Ceel Harcourt invited a small number of personal friends to Government House on Thursday afternoon to celebrate his birthday.

Mr. Smith appled fur permis Aion to inspect Fernandez's count at the Mercantile Bank of India, which was granted by Me. Latimer. The Bank sit have to submit a sweal copy of Fernandez's banking account,

Fernandez, who was previous ly defended by Mr. M. A. & Silva, is represented by t repre

Peter Sin, and sented by Mr. P. B. Lerby.

The case was trailted for trial at the General Military Fernandes Court on April is was on bail of $1 white the

ORRESPONDENCE

Two Bullies

Sir-dast right I witnessed cacle of two American

(who had not the excus exication) puli a Chineso foyer of Exchange Bull him to bent proceed refully, breaking an inch

the process. Being European in sight

to 1 was helpless tire aid, but fortunately laces broke away

and eso

brave anllors running apposite direction. Almost every evening one

stamen, baring carried a

Just ger, bolag refused.

at and assaulted, often he

rrick has overturned. Tals sort of behaviour i nted in the Colony and a

with the utmost treated

Il coincidonco that the et patrola are so often end in the busy well-li rt of the town, chattering eir lady friends, whilst

of lawlessness inva urfew hundred yards road in either direction?

ASHAMED BRIT

SERVICEMA

(This letter has been

Ed)

Money Ma

The money market had a

with Het day yesterday

slos passing.

Caese national currency with futures at HK$2 CN11,000, and spot at $2.5 After remaining almost sta De whole day closed at $2. 12.57 respectively

Gold was a little more nd fluctuated between $4

26 per tact, closing at $ U.S. dollaro eased off t

other three seed were on badal. English Sterling a

CHOLERA VACCINE

For posing as a Police nd conducting, a search 130, Gloucester Road, Ningki, 22, teacher, wa 300 by Mr. A. el Arculli Bummary Milllary Court

Naval Store Department, H.M.tion, witness aaid it was neces-torture them?-No. Naval Yard. between 9.30- 11.30 A.M. on 12th, 13th & 15thsary for the Defence H.Q. to in-

Would you make them kneel? I did try, I would not be able struct all Japanese troops to be

to do it by sending my men out the April 1946, and

should be re-

continuous watch On

and to sell turned in a sealed cover address-

Would you behend

them?since I had few soldiers and

HE. wore the insignin of the majotain peace and order until

in fear of future Order of the Cloud and Banner ed to the Suptdg. Naval Store the arrival of British forces.

since I was What is your opinion of guerilia attacks,

recently conferred upon him by

for large notes and $4 Officer, H.M., Dockyard, Hon "Moreover" Colonel Yamashita Kighis action-I think it was Surely, the' guerillas would the Generalissime: Many of his of $500 each. Konit.

Australian un or before

$16.82. Roca on added, there were many Chin-

net suitable.

attack you if they wanted to Chinese friends wore their cere Wednesday, 17th April, 1946.

ese Communist guerillas around,

tere unchanged at $12.60, Do you think Kishi was fool whether Tsang Lam Lee. Lami mujal dresses. our garrison and in fact theyish- don't think so.

Pook and Lam Kuen were dend

Dr. Frank Herring. USPPOSED AS POLICE OF FLOUR RATION TO BE CUT R.R.A. medical ofte for Kwang had inany outposts inside our Why 7-It differs, necording or alive. Is this ?~~- We to elécumstances, but 1 think it kept them in enstedy, the guer- On many occasions, witness was not suitable.

ills might have attempted to) Because the Centroller of Riceung, announced yerday text the *210.000 dos ul cheta a continued, Chinese Communists

what rescue them. If they aucceeded and Flour (Mr. M. K, Lo), has eine own ten Ca Being Irin superior, attacked

an insufficiency Japanese garrisca

would, you do to Kishi for his in escaping from our custody, hand, there is to be a cut in the courtesy of the Army base

ton from

Shanghai Carough the As from Friday, April 12th, forces and even inflicted casun-action if Japan had not surren- they would have led the querillas

next ration of flour. the.

of ties among Japanese civilians in derd?--I would refer him to to altack us immediately, telephone numbers

to hospitals Mr. Lo is ded the following all been distributed to and clinics in the orga & |_ Serap | DODWELL CO., LTD. the Colony. "Therefore."

Questioned by the President communique yesterday: my superior.

"Owing

meeting bas

called it Window Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank contended, "it was our duty to

Do you think Kishi's action whether he had right to kill deto insufficiency of stocks, the next Frames, Girders, Angle Tron Building, will be as follows:-guard the public safety

was a serious offence? quite fenceless persons, Kishi main-rations of flour to the public will today to consider further steps whon we Japanese had surren- agree with you.

to be taken to check the spread and Trolleys, etc.

tained that he had right to do be reduced from three catties per

of cholera at which Dr. Woor deret unconditionally."

"Questioned about the practices since he had been ordered by person for five days to two cattics Man, chief of the Canton Most Capt. Croft: Had your trees of carrying out orders in the his superior to use weapons for Per person for five days".

cipal Health Service, 17. James The next five-day ration in Chu, C.N.R.R.All cher iwwen attacked just before er Japanese Army. Colonel Yama-self-defence.

Kowloon after the surrender?--Yes, myshita said any one in the Japa-

comes into effect today for Kwangtung, Consul Genend The Court was adjourned to and for Hong Kong on Tuceday Reald A. Hall. Consut Charles groups in the Po On Districtese Army must strictly per 10 a.m. today. had been attacked twice by ut form erders given him by his

Millet and Dr. Herr ngton will lawful guerillas after the sur-

attend. render.

Stored at Kwan On Godown. Gloucester Road, Wanchai,

ron Miscello119

Bars, Pipes, Dron

Stored at Nam Liu Shipyard,

28021

King Ming Rond, Causeway Bay.

Iron Scrap (Marked a!)

28022

No. 2.)

28023

Stored at Hong Kong Jockey

L. R. C.

Club, Happy Valley.

1. Locomotive.

Stored at Jardine's Godown

East Point.

1 Crane.

Stored at No. 2987, Lockhart Road, Ground Floor.

he

even

superior,

Capt. Reilly: Must he also What do you mean unlawfa!

unlawful order?- perform an guerilias?—I menn those bad

Subordinates are not allowed to villagers who had been assist-criticise their superior's orders. ing Communists and those who They must perform what they had been influenced by Commun-were ordered to do whether the ists.

order was jawful or unlawful.

Prior to Colonel Yamashita's Kishi was again evidence. Lt. brought to the witness box and lengthy cross- subjected to examination by Capt, Reilly,

Will

members al? former

Where did guerillas get arms? interested in reviving the L.R.C. please

in

them from meet

offees. They obtained my 2nd floor, Windsor House, at nem by villages. 9. Fleming 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday. 16th April,

1 Horizontal 2-Cylinder En gine.

Store i No

aL Rond, Sidewalk.

1 Lot Iron Scrap.

Stored at No. 455, Lockhart Koad. Ground Floor,

1 G-Cylinder Gardner Engine w:1h namo and Switchboard.

Storei at Wanchai Road Tunnel (behind Wanchai Mar- kel).

3 La comprising 1 Diesel Engine.

Galvanized Large

¿

1 Lot Piping

Tank Various Diameters.

Stor-1 al Blue Pool Road Tunnel

6 Lots comprising Engines, Boiler, Piping and Angle Bars (Beddist.)

Story at Waterworks Work- shop, Bullock Lane, Wanchai.

2 ts comprising Stirrap Pump, Lathes and Serup Iri Stord at Northcote Trainin Collegs, Bonham Road.

Insulators, Fire Extin-

guishers, Small Horse Catring

ete.

or communicate with me,

The Manufacturers Life

M: JR. MITCHELL,

Insurance Co.

Tel. #205.

Ou at Standard Stured Compacy's Installation, Lai Chi Krk,

1 Let Old Iron Drums. The shove Premises wher the goals are stored will be open" to inspection on 12th. April. 1946. Fetween 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 soon and between 2.00 p.m and 4.00 p.m., on 13th April, 1916, between 10.00 am, and

12 noon and on 15th April, 1946. -between 10.00 am, and 12.00 non and between 2.00 p.m. and {,00 p.m.

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the 9th March, 1946, issue of the Gatefte.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG

PROCLAMATION NO. 4

DELEGATION OF POWERS (AMENDMENT}

ARTICLE 3

Not Reprisal

next.

of

supplies on

Cafe

Union House

Summonsed

The

case in which the proprietress of the Union House Cafe, Cheung Ngoi-chun, is charged with selling liquor without a licence and with possession of military stores, was continued before Mr. George She at the Summary Military Court yesterday.

atr. Y. K. Kan pleaded not there was any beer.

fotund..

In

the

The waiter

cross-examination,

The cholera vuorine down by ihe U.S. Army one ents The bart of the constructive step b ken by Colonel . 1 Haymen of the US Army in coutetitzing the Apread of cholera.

DDT as well

*

necessity

A quantity

sprayers for its application a bleaching

powder for the chlorits tion of the water opsiy of the local hospitals have been furnish ed by the Army potiorities.

A survey reveal that in t Airst

six days of April, there har been 118 missing fur choan to Fong Fin Ho pia.

1

Correction

The delightful male which s

on March 23, at 7 pan, together; with Inspector Fife he went to aid that he went there on instrue richly enhances th

Central, known

No. 247 and 235. Des Voeux au ties but did not know when the production, the Angish Ba

mon raid would be carried out.

No Licence Another witness, Sub-Inspector

House Cafe. They went up tara to a cockloft where they

sat

at a table. The wafter produced!

:

Bases Dynamited What kind of incidents had they been engaged in prior to the surrender?-They had been

Kishi told the Prosecutor that guilty on both summons on be told him that the cost of a bottle deaths. Dering Mat there engaged in attacking our weakly garrisoned posts, destroying cur the execution of five villagers half of the defense. Inspector II. of beer was $10. He placed an the case des communication lines and dyna-was not done as a reprisal fol-Seli is appearing for the pro-order for three bottles and there aine du de

an attack by alleged section.

roditel Generally lewing

plates of food. In the middle o our bases, miting speaking, they had maintained Communist guerillas on the unit

It was alleged that during a the meal, he asked the waiter for today were has been a parked in

the bill, which came communications with local villa-on August 19,, ut in order to raid

to $30.00. Sense in the number of boer Од the premises on He

picked up within the city durat waiter $10 and the protect the Company from a-

KRYC

month of March-13 other possible attack and also to March 28, 29 tins of butter of a received

to him.

Wa January. 609 in

Mary prevent innocent villagers from type issued t: the Forces were given to change. A receipt

Later

the Police arrived on the

726 in March. being troubled.

premises. One of them asked him Sub-Inspector John Moore, of He added that the men whe

what he was drinking and he told had been executed had, during Central Police Station, said that the Police it was beer. an inferrogation, confessed to

witness being Communist guerillas.

Kishi agreed that if a person

the Union ww properly tried he could ap-

let, was mistaken credited pes it his confession had heelt

yesterday's issuer Carrein down obtained from him by force.

and his band, Asked if he agreed that if all

The music is, in fact, provide amena with a list of liquor prices A. F. Ge of Central Police hy the Ballet trebe, in whic the lagers he Kishi alleged

an it, Inspector Fyfe ordered Station, in evidence said that leading perfurayers fr had sisted the guerillan. had two

two glass of gin. The

waiter on entering the premises he saw cally every symp united with them, the Kishi unit wrote something onto a chit and on the ground for three Chinese Britain are include and unde on Lantau Island, comprising 20 went downstairs. Later the was sitting at a table. In front of Mr. Robert Wormber as Direttet:

with two emply them were glasses or 30 men, would have been wip ter returned In pursuance of the puwers vested in nie under Paragraph 2

table ALEXANDERnd out, and that he (Kishi) him- glasses and a bottle of gin. The the the above-mentioned Regulation, 1,

BUTTER IN BARTER BURGESS, Colonel; Civil Affairs, Supplies, Transport & Industry, self would not be standing his walter noured two portions of giu bottles of beer. On the Mezzaning

A shop-maker, thum, resit in drinks at a inble. DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the Salupale to the are trial today but sleeping peace in the classes and left with the floor he saw two Europeans hav Fully in Lantau, Kishi said that

Ing, nt No. 48, Job Road, mentioned Regulation contained in a Notice made under the samehe tiid not think all the villa Police villeurs entered. Three of pointed out to her that the people yesterday for hair his po

At about 7.30 p.m.,,a-Party of He went to the defendant and cautioned by Mr. Wa Regulation on the 3rd of January, 1946, is hereby amended bygers would unite and make us the Police officers came un to th

were having drinks of liquor, session 60 pounds better the substitution of the words and figures:

If, however, they did cockloft. altack.

Accused told him that Bhe www

board HMS, Sheron Ap unite

The and their number had

wine was paid for by In- the owner And 'manager, He tol Maximum Retail Price been big enough "perhaps we spector Fyffe and the cost was accused to accompany

might have been wiped out." $8. The waller did not ak him be premises. He asked necured Court that he was herr of th Sub-Livat. D. T. Codes told br He believed, however, that only whether food was wanted, nor did for the licence for selling liquor watch and Coung and with F070 per. 14 ounce

a portion of the villagers hnd ns- he ask for food to be served. tin

Ile did not know anyone con-

and was told there was no, licence. butter. Accused gaal that he hol sisted the Communist guerillas

During the search he found a brought some good and and that the rest were peaceful nected with the cafe prior to that case of 29 uns

of butter of the butter was River particular incident. The premises type tasued to the Farces, which stund of cash $0.67 per 14 ounce. villagers.

Inar Achet appeared to be modern Euro and the Government mark "De was in charge of the tin

pean style resturant.

of

REGULATION NO. 1—PRICE CONTROL NOTICE

Commodity

Sweetened Condensed Milk

for the words and figures

Sweetened Condensed Milk

ຕ

D."

of beer. On were. three opere:

kim over

He did not know it was an When the left the premises he

noticed a sign outside

Another Chinese, ho was charged with aid ibetting, was acquitted of Lack of

of evidence.

was stated that Chet Leon by Commandos leav nisse which he ha remises arching and when questi daood an armlet and at he was a police coni Sub-Inspector Mischenk rated,

Application for the con of an absolete Japanese

ircraft machine-gun was o the Police by Mr.. sterday. The machine- ourd hy a detective in Street on April 11.

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Arm for London, O Bank

Not Trained In Torture Kishi denied that as O.C, of AND I HEREBY GIVE FURTHER NOTICE that the the til he lind at any time re-offence to have drinks or liquor in

There will be the the cafe phone Concert

at the ceived any official directive to an unlicenced resturant. He went "In Bounds, which appeared to Centre. amendment will take effect on Monday, the 15th April, 19.16.

King's apply the water torture. If al- to the resturant without knowing him to be a privately issued notice

morrow. The main in will After considering the evidence.] Beethoven's Seventh Syjkaar, a GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this rh day to denied that he had received there would be a raid. He knew

Mr. She decided to caullon April, 1946.

any training in its application, very little about liquor licences.

the A Major. Other orch

tal es A Chinese detective Wong Kan, accused and ordered her Capt. "Can you tell me,"

aald that he went to the Union 100 costs. The liquor

to Bavare "The Wasps" by 'herbals Reilly asked, "why water tor-Ilouse about 1.30 pm, on March during the raid was to bo return- Delius. There are

acized Wiliams on "Bei Fair" H ture was applied in

the same 23. He was with another, detee-ed to accused.

nasltions by Hotadis and 1 Sotith-cast Asia ?"

Concerning the charge of pos-j and kungs by Paur ! Humper named Au. He sat down at Kishi: I don't know the ren- | table and asked the waiter

A. BURGESS

Colonel, (C.A) -Supplies, Transport & Industry.

Identical way in the whole of tive Wong Ling and a friend

stores,

the dick. The concret huing at JHI

session of military If ease was adjourned unt! Tuesday...

Manila P.I.

Strata & Calcutta-