1946-05-14 — Page 5

War Crimes Trial

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1940,

ADMITTED TO

Matsuda Denies Even PRACTISE

Having Slapped Li

A COMPLETE DENIAL OF OVER HAVING ILL-TREATED,

OR EVEN HAVING SLAPPED,

LI KAM-MOON, OR OF HAVING CAUSED HIS DEATH WAS PUT FOR- WARD BY SERGEANT MATSUDA KENICHI DURING THE RESUMED HEARING OF HONG KONG'S SEC- OND WAR CRIMES TRIAL YESTERDAY, MATSUDA, CHARGED WITH ILL-TREATING AND CAUSING THE DEATH OF LI BETWEEN MAY 25 AND AUGUST 5 LAST YEAR, CLAIMED IN COURT THAT THE DECEASED DIED AS A RESULT OF SELF- INFLICTED WOUNDS

FOLLOWING TWO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN HIS EVIDENCE IN

YESTERDAY

MAO TSE-TUNG

Nanking, May 13.

General Mao Tea-lung, Chairman of the Chiness Com- munist Party, has left for Moscow to confer with the Soviet authoritina Q?l tho situation in Ifanchuria, the "National Salvation Daily" reported today.

He is expected incl: at his headquartors in Fenen on May 15 for an important con farence, the report added.— Reuter.

A the Supreme Court yester- day morning the Acting Chief Justice, Illa Lordship, Mr. B. H. Williams acceded to the motion of the Attorney-General to nd-j mit and enrol Major B. A. Ber- nacchi to practice as a barrister in the Colony.

The Attorney-General refer- red to affidavits Berancchi and others,

WELCOME GIVEN TO CHIEF JUSTICE

Pago 6

MARSHALL'S VETO ON LOAN

MEMBERS OF BOTH BRANCHES OF THE LEGAL PROFES- SIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY MORNING TO WELCOME HIS LORD- SHIP MR. E. H. WILLIAMS ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND ON HIS RETURN China, is holding an absolute TO THE COLONY.

Washington, May`13. General George C. Mar

Truman's shall, ・ President special representative in

voto ovor the proposed $500,000,000 loan to

who hold China. --

Among those present werof pectations of many

G. filed by Mr. Messrs. K. Hall Brutton, the view that a gentleman of Hin-shing Lo, A. el Arculi, M. your learning is best for fitted K. Lo, M. A. da Silva, Peter for this dignified post,”. Sin, C. Y. Kwan, Sydney Ng Quinn, M. W. Lo, R. A. Wade. son, D. H. Blake, F. H. Loaeby,)

Severo Loss

ILA

It is one of the strongest In according to the motion,

grant of power ever made by the Acting Chief Justice said:

an American President to an "Major. Bernacchi, I will give

envoy. to back up American a brief history of your career.

policies In

a foreign country. You were

Mr. G. K. educated at West-F. G. Nigel, D. B. Evans, J. M.

Hall Brutton, The Chinese loan is cited by · minster and you had the inten- Hall, L. R. Androwes, E. H. speaking on behalf of the sollef diplomatic authorities tion to enter Magdalen were it Sainsbury, E. S. C. Brooks, C. tors of the Colony, referred to striking example of the extent not for the war,

d'Almada, F. E. Remedios, the death of Sir Athol Mac- to which President Truman and

Gregor, and added:

Secretary of State James F. för The Bench also suffered a Byrnes are bargaining severe loss of three members by American aime with American the deaths of the late Chief dollars. Justice, Mr. P. F. Cressall and has suspended credits to Poland The Stato Department also Mr. J. A. Fraser. The latter, until it can determine whether I belleve, was cruelly done to In welcoming Mr. Justice death by the Japanese. There the Polish Government intends Wiliams, Mr. Hin-shing Lo, as have been

to graht its promised political member

of the Bar, deaths during the occupation Polish situation may come this more freedom. Some decision in the Senlor

"Due to the unavoidable ab-ters: Messrs. T. F. Lo, D, J.. including the following barris-

Auspicious Occasion

"You served in Egypt in Alfred S. K. Lau, Everett Her 1942 and were called to the Bar-K. Kan. George Ford, H. L. in that year. You arrived in Kwan, Li Hou-chi, and H. A. de the Far East at the end of 1942, B. Botelho.

the Judge Advocates joining Department in September, 1945. You intend to start practising in the Colony. I wish you good luck in your career here. I am sure you will receive considera- tion and agaistance from all the Bald: other members of the profession work to do to clear up the ter- rible mess which has been left by the Japanese. I hope you

work in the Colony.

"Mr. Attorney, pleasure in acceding to the mo- appointment tion."

many

week.

The China loan is being used

COURT YESTERDAY AND STATEMENTS HE MADE SOME TIME AGO AND SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF A BRITISH OFFICER WERE ATTRIBUTED BY ACCUSED meat, which was translated to him by the Court interpreter. He re- TO MISTAKES IN INTERPRETATION. THE CASE

plied: "There are many differen- AGAINST MATSUDA REACHED ITS CLOSING ces in the statement as to what I STAGES YESTERDAY WHEN, PRIOR TO CALLING actually said."

Do you ask the Court believe ACCUSED TO TESTIFY ON HIS OWN BEHALF. that, and do you also challenge the LIEUT. J. R. HAGGAN, R. E., DEFENDING OFFICER, British officer in whose presence MADE A LENGTHY ADDRESS TO THE COURT. you made the statement?--I think Giving evidence on his own was responsible for his arrest the interpreter had made mistakes. | in Hong Kong. There is ample sence of other senior members Anderson, G. T. Lowry and H. C.

of the Bar, I have been asked, Macnamara, and solicitors in- Adirectly for political effect. I consider him very inefficient. behalf, Matusda said that he ar- and interrogation only.

Do you know how to a rested Li on orders of the O.C.

bayonet? I used it only when who told him that i was bm- played by Colonel Li Shu-wang. of the Wnichow Gendarmerie, Chungking agent responsible for directing guerilla activities in that area. L admitted being this and said he was res ponsible for amuggling a secret message into Walchow Shuimoutek,

use

This was what you paid in was use a bayonet and stab. will have great success in your tending our

But the statement was signed On May 22, continuei agens-by you. Is it correct? Yes, ed. Li tried to commit suicide The statement was in English, on as by banging his head against a

I signed it on the belief that the you stone pillar in the Gendarmerie contents were of what I said; H.Q. a few days later Li nguin

him. Did Do you also remember you uni attempted to inke his own life in the statement that Li used an

iron rod in his suicide attempt by poking into his stomach with a piece of iron which he picked Yes. up on his way from his cell to the lavatory. This piece

U.S.N. BETTER THAN F.A.A.

+

to

in order.-Associated Press.

WOS

at a moment's notice, to per- cluding Messrs. G..G, N. Tin-1 When General Marshall In Full Charge

form the pleasant task of ex-

welcome to your ter Blyth (these three

son, W. A. MacKinley, P. Win-sent to China, President Tru-

killed

man announced that, the United your statement: "I'm in full

Did you

Lordship on this happy occasion

States would regard financial charge of Li's case. How do bed Li Kam-mypn twice?-No, no

1 have great of your return to take up the by gun fire), P. Y, Woo, F. Enid to China favourably to the

Nash, D. McCallum, Leo you account for this?-The dy had ever stabbed him.

of Pulsne Jadge d'Almada, Sr., and D. V. extent that China put her hoyse terpreter did not tell me this suda said that he arrested Li on In reply to the President, Mat-

of the Colony and your trium- Stevenson. when I signed the statement.

May 20 and that I attempted to

phant return to the Bench as Are you disputing the state-kill himself first on May 22 and.

the Acting Chief Justice of the "I feel too that I must say ment?—No, but it was not my then again on May 31, after which

Colony. After 44 months' sus-something about the Supremac from wording.

A dance hostess of the China It was used pension, it seems that no words Court building. he was admitted to hospital for

Emporium Ballroom lost a white | treatment.

of introduction become neces- by the Japanese for carrying leather handbag and

а wrist Were all interrogations carried

sary in view of the fact that out atrocities in torture cham-watch, to the total value of $10CU. as I'm questioning

you are such a well-known judi- bere and was put to purposes when she left it on a chair in the now?-Yes.

cial officer but on an auspicious nover intended. The verandahs Asia Shoo Co., Queen's Road Cen- You said you did not -treat

Aboard the U.S.S. Franklin occasion like this it may be on the west side of the building tral. at about

p.m. yesterday. you slap him?-I did

permissable

into D. Roosevelt, May 13.

cubicles She was looking at some shoes and recall briefly were divided not even slap him.

Admiral Mare Mitscher said what you have done for the where people were taken from when she turned round the bag there has been evidence before President informed Matsu- The

today that Americas naval avia- Colony. You have held various the cera down below and tor- had gone. The bag also contained the Court that Li had been ill- tion is "at least 10 years ahead responsible Government posts tured. Down below this Court, dance tickets, treated: by the circumstan- of that of any other power."

firstly

in the past and you have served they put as many as 150 en coulinement, secondly by The United States' advantage with great distinction na Magla- and women without amenities SCA, Puisne or convenience and pushed them n lack of thirdly by beating.

with little or no Acting Attorney in together also in thinking and planning Judge and carrier

and General. By accepting this new food except what was brought warfare tactics

Mischer office, you will no doubt enter to them by friends from out- God, my Lord, stated in a news conference held the history of the law courts of side. Thank

now reverted aboard the flagship of the Unit-Hong Kong and fulfill the ex-This building has

to the purposes for which it ed States Navy 8th Flect.

was built and intended, namely of justice the administration in this Colony which your Lord- ship has now been called upon to administer."

of

Why do you now tell the Court that i used an old Chinese

iron, was netually an old Chinese sword? It appeared like an irons of medical treatment and lies not only in equipment but trate, Assistant

104, but it was in fact a sword.

I suggest you invented the story Li asing a sword to lake his [of

life, because the injuries on bla Muttomach were caused by a sword?

aword which was used to chop firewood and was left in the passage by the members of the Gendarmerie, continued sudu.

Li was then transfered to the Military Hospital - Wai On Hospital for treatment and his room was guarded day and night. On June 1, aceused sald went to Li's house to advise

No, he did use a sword. I think this sword is still in the Walchow Gendarmerie

What

connections did Li Kain moon had with Colonel Li Shui- wang?-Li Kam-moon told me that he, at the request of the colonel,

President: Now some one must have been responsible for this. Are you going to take this respon sibility or going to blame your superior officer?was the one did the interrogation on the orders of the D.C. I shall say what the Honourable Court wish

who

me to say.

operations, Admiral

He said the 10-year estimate the time which represented would be required for another Matsuda, do you also consider country to develop and produce responsible for Li' the equipment planes, ord- were his, family to bring a basin, went to Shuimoutou and, smug safety between May 25 and August | nance, radar and to devise

pital. Li's sister came to the hospital with some utensils and remained there to look after her brother until July 12, when the O.C. said she was not allowed to remain there any longer,

Matsuda agreed with Capt. Reilly (prosecuting that he had to look after Li's health after his arrest in accordance with the International Law.

Do you remember you made a statement en April 17 to British officer?--Yes.

3

AL

16 W message concealed

"pium to Wa

This is an interesting tale. Why did not you use it in the state- ment?--had no chance. I only answered what I was asked when making the statement.

you

I'm responsiblo.

Mighty Facade

"You Are Lying"

voluntarily. made the statement Didn't you?-No, I made it in an swer to questions put to me as

Matsuda, you are lying. You work, had built

by one,

Д

at the present level of the United States Flect. Associat-

Funeral

In his address to the Court beed Press. fore calling Matsuda, Lt. Haggan said that the prosecution, by in- ference, hearsay, suggestion and mighty tending to implicate Mal- suda, but this facade-imposing though it might be and however acceptable to the general pubile at his time-lacked that necessary foundation of solid incontrovertible fact that alone could secure a con- viction.

The

Sn.-Ldr.' Tough

CASE FOR MALAYA

with

After the Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. G. E. Strickland had welcomed His Lordship, the latter replied;

His Lordship's Reply

"I am

very grateful to you and to the other members of

Singapore, Muy 12. The newly formed Ualted Malays Organisation, represent- ing Malays of the entire coun- try, is aonding three detegures to London

the Malay sultans, to present Malayaus case against the Malayan Union. the legal profession for the kind words of welcome and This was announced at a big congratulation addressed to me political dinner at Johore

here today. Much you Dato said is underserved. Bahru when President Jaffar had almost lost faith in the British Government and

have

COVERNMENT

OF

HONG KONG

Branch.

General Administration

NOTICE

CESSATION OF MILITARY

RATIONS FOR ENTITLED

CIVILIANS

1. The entitled civilians who have The funeral of the late Squa-

hitherto been drawing dron-Leader Me. G. Tough, R.A.F.,

aro hereby "In my work at the Bar here Military Rations who died after a short illness at the Indian General Hospital in the hoped the British would main-my relations with other mem-eted that the issue of these carly hours of Sunday morning, tain a spirit of friendship sini bers of legal professions have rations will cease with effect Colonial Cemetery, Happy-

How many times did you que tion Li in the hospital?only once. Why did Li's sister said in her evidence that you questioned him Do you also remember youree times and beat him up with

Prosecution had scoffed at said in the statement that you a-belt? She was lying Laever the suggestion that Li had con- were responsible for the investi- bent him.

Bitted suicide, saying that took place yesterdaylar to that with which-they-ur- been of the best. And on those from 10th. May.

occasions when I sat on the 2. Menis will be provided for gation of Li's case?-I suid I Accused was shown his state- Chinese wishing to take his life

would

not choose the sword

The burial was conducted winrived in the country, and wond Bench. I have always been a residents in the Hong Kong, pay regard to the rights of the corded unfailing assistance and Gloucester and Peninsula Hotels, bayonet.

It was true that the full Servion honours, the R.A.F.

Chaplair, Malays instead of pushing them courtesy. In the heavy task under arrangements being made traditional method of suicide in Church of England China was drowning, preferably attended by jumping from a dr. Hyder, officiating at the aside,

graveside. A guard of honour

POST OFFICE NOTICES

MAIL NOTICE

Kongmoon Atrmoil for 3bangbai

OUTWARD MAILS

Tuesday, 14thį Mday,

9.00 a.m.

ur

Reuter.

matter

the

that now lics before us all I

He urged the British Govern-trust that the same measure of by the Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotele Ltd. The prices of rock or building. But I's oppor- drawn from the R.A.F. Regiment ment to consider the tunities

were decidedly limited, was in attendance and fired a vol- carefully, adding: "Should un-co-operation and help will be ments have been agreed to by accorded me. It will be needed the Government and will be A bugler pleasant incidents occur, as he was in a one-storey ley over the grave. guarded

tounded the "Last Post". bagain, the prosecution affirmed

The late Sq-Ldr. Tough, who Malays have given due warning more than ever.

"I should like to pay tribute notified to residents. must not be blamed "

to you, Mr. Attorney and in-s. The Pedder Building Depot came to Hong Kong in December, and that the wounds in Li's. belly were

deed to all the members of the will. close down permanently inflicted as torture under interro was

one of the most popular Headquarters, at Air gation. The Japanese methods of ulcers

profession working under your after office hours on 15th. May, leadership for the successful 1946, and those hitherto using torture, he submitted, her were where he was stationed as Equip

way in which the various courts that depot will have to make well-known

own and proceeded along ment Staff Officer. Previously, he RA.F. Station at 9.30 a.m. certain well-defined lines--water was at the

have been set up and justice their own arrangements for the torture, suspension, beating.

administered during the period purchasing of food. Mineria, Ceylon.

Earlier in the war, he served for were many small refinements.

This week's speaker at the "Y" since the end of the war. Your cutting, especially of the belly, two years in Northern Ireland as

Club meeting at the Fu La Su task must have been a heavy was unheard of. Had they in Bulson officer with the US Ally Restaurant on Thursday will be one but it is largely due to, tended to kill him outright, they Air Force, and was awarded the Mr. Li King-hong

shall I call it the spade work nza Stas. Branze

His home is att would have used a sword to deca-

done by you that the court is him, not to pierce his Southport, England, where he pitato

Icaves a entrals.

to begin its work two children. widow and

now able Were Matauda's actions on Ld's Thero was a large attendance at

administration, afresh under the normal Civil

9.15 ..

.. 10.00 a 13.

11 00 a.m. (1.30 .m. 11 45 am.

No 2,50 p.m. ~2.15 p.m.

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C.N.A.C. Plane

(Re (Ord.)

Haiphong

:Shanghai

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'

10.00

Macao & Tainahan

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(Parcels)

Straits, Egypt & Europe Via) City <1 Litte

London

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Canada via Vancouver, B.C. Brock'sy Monr

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Africa, Egypt & Europe via) Lycaon Liverpool

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NEWS IN BRIEF

*

Mr. Hugh Braga will speak the funeral yesterday morning, at the Rotary Club luncheon in zave Li's sister every facility to among these present being Wing the Gloucester Hotel, 1st Floor,

death those of a guilty man? He

visit him. When ho died, he gave Cmdr. D. F. Syder, representing today, and his subject wili boj those who have worked here be-1

2

10.00 a.m. was not sufficient evidence to show

the crual,. Wanton death of Li Moss. Seta. M.C. Sergeants

"Vengeance"

what is probably the first calendar the nefarious

Gendarmerie and

the torture

C. DELAMAIN,

Colonel.

Senior Civil Affairs Officer.

NOTICE

RICE RATIONING REGISTRATIONS

"To all of us and particularly alight the them permission, after

the A.O.C., officers from Air Hq "Australian Reminiscences.”

fore the war it is and to know und

from R.A.F. units in Kow delay, to bring a coffin for him.

that this building was given Summing UD, he submitted that doon and at Kal Tak representa-

and The "China Mail" has received over during the occupation to the prosecution's evidence of mal-lves from Hq. R.A.S.C.

work of the treatment was by no means conclu-.A.0.C., and a large contingent

Case of R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. O.R. brought inla the Colony by any Japanese 10.00, sive proof, and that in any coac.

of the Air Hqs.. 10.00 .m. If there was maltreatment, there from Als were sant by Officers, tion, the calendar for 1946 of the people of this Colony of nil

foreign firm since the reoccupa- used for 9.30 .. that the prisoner was guilty of it. Air House Brother Offers, HQ Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. racee who were only doing their

Officers, .9.45 ..

The prosecuting officer had said: Meas, R.A.F., Warrant

duty in furthering the causes 10.00 .. "Justice must be done in aging H.Q., R.A.F,

for which the Allied Nations

It is hereby notified that in 9.30 4.1.

HQ, RAF, Chap Po-kwong, who wan wero fighting.

the meantime. no further 9.45 ...Kam-moon, who cries to heaven on Clerical Staff (WA.A.F.), wife, Li Oi-yee, at the Luk Ho

Unit Stores, I.Q., R.A.F., Bec- charged with the murder of his "It will be our duty to try registrations for rice rationing 10,00 2.30. for vengeance.”

Dur utmost to restore these will be accepted except from Section Clerical Staff (Civilian), Tung Boarding House, was again "His Close Friends" and Mr. remanded until Thursday morn-premises ao that the object for 11.00 .. "British Justice," said Lieut.] Adolpho dos Rames anil family. ing, by Mr. George Shot the which they were built will again those who can prove to the entisfaction of the Rico be carried out namely, the ad- Controller that they 2,00 p.m.-Hoggan, “'is never concerned with

Contral Magistracy yesterday. 1.45 p..

ministration of justies in this resident in Hong Keng for at vengeance, but with an absolute 9.00 p.m. standard of integrity, by which a

Colony without fear or favour. least soven years prior to 1941. 4.00. p.m.man is innocent until he is proved

An application was granted by Prior to the addresses of This concession will be extended gality. In overy generation Bri-

the Magistrate," Mr. W. H. Lati- welcome, His Honour, in res to the immediate relatives only tons have fought and died for this 11.00 ..

mer. at Kowloon Court yesterday ponse to the Hon. Mr. G. of such, a person o.g. wife and 10,00 ..

principles their sacrifice has bone

for the confiscation of 3,770 duly Strickland, acting Attorney- chidren. 2,00 pm. fitted not only our own nation and

free cigarettes of a typo Linued to General for directions concóru- 2.10 p.m. Empire, but the free neoples of the

H.M. Forces seized by Sub-Insping the appearance of counsel 9.00 pm-world- 9,00 p.

world is more important in Trobably now routes opened up Wheeler and Set. Kirk, R.AT and solicitors in robes, Ita

At present there are 12 vehiclus Police, at & p.m. on May 11, from ・0.159.1.

9.30 p.m.grity of British Justice be main apace patting now bodies an old been found in the possession of lato Chief Justice and hoped Honourable Court that the inte- in service, but work is proceeding No. LLA, Jordon Road. They had Lordship said that he proposed Gre" to continue the ruling of the taited that that the blood of Li chaasia which the China Bus Coir member of the Chinese military 4.09 p.m. Kam-moen he avenged.

any have recovered, and it is who was subsequently handed that in the near future those not The Court adjourned to 10 am expected this work will be com- over to the Chinese Army Gendar in possession would be able to today.

hleted this month.

provide themselves with them.

Sai: On Thursday, 16th May,

Kwong Bai Edna

{Varcolo) (Reg) (Ord.)

(Reg))

4,00 ..

Bangkok

U.B.A., Canada, Central

South America via San Fran-) Iraq Victory

Airmail for Canton, Chungking) C.N.A.C. Plane

Wushow

& Kusming

Kongmoan

flanton

Nam Lung

Fonk Hol

Kwonglutg

MORE BUSES SOON

About double tho presont num- ber of buses is expected to be on the road next month, when exist ing, routes will be extended and

merlo.

M. THOMSON,

Director,

wore

Trade & Industry.

May 9, 1946.