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CANADIAN OFFICERS ASSAULTED

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946.

H.K. Electric Co. Readers' Letters

"Kamloops Kid" Faces Strike Deadlock

War Crimes Court

AFFIDAVITS RELATING TO HAPPENINGS IN SHAMSHUI- PO PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMP ON DECEMBER. 21, 1942, DURING WHICH INOUYE, A CANADIAN- BORN JAPANESE, THEN AN INTERPRETER AT THE CAMP, IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ASSAULTED CAPTAIN J. A. NORRIS OF THE WINNIPEG GRENADIERS AND MAJOR F. T. ATKINSON OF THE ROYAL RIFLES OF CANADA, WERE READ AT THE WAR CRIMES COURT YESTERDAY IN THE CASE IN WHICH INOUYE KANAO IS CHARGED WITH COMMITTING WAR CRIMES.

IN HIS AFFIDAVIT, LIEUT.-COL. JOHN `N, B. CRAWFORD, R.C.A.M.C., ATTACHED TO THE WINNIPEG GRENA- DIERS, STATED THAT, BECAUSE OF SOME MEN BEING LATE FOR A PARADE, CAPT. NORRIS WAS BEATEN BY INOUYE. INOUYE IS SAID TO HAVE STRUCK NORRIS A NUMBER OF BLOWS ON THE FACE AND KICKED HIM WHILE ON THE GROUND CAUSING INJURIES TO HIS EYE AND VARIOUS CUTS. ABOUT THE FACE AND JAW.

The Court is composed of, cerning Mr. W. M. Lawrence Licut. Col. J. C. Stewart. De- though he will be called upon to partment of the J,A.G. in India, testify to other facts. (President); Major M. I. Ormsby, The West Yorkshire Regiment and Capt. B.. N. Kaul, The Frantior Force Regi- ment.

R.E.

The charged Kano are:-

against Inoye,

(1) Committing a war crime in that he. in violation of the laws and osng" of war, did as- sault Capt. J. A. Norris, of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Cana-

an Army.

(2) Committing & war crime in that he, in violation of the laws and usages of war, did Assault Major P. T. Atkinson, Royal Rifles of Chanda.

(3) Commiting a war crime

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Concerned "Particular attention is drawn to the wording of the third charge. It will be noted that the wording alleges the accused "was concerned in the ill-treat- ment, etcetera," and particular attention is drawn to the word "Concerned." However, in the

contact their S/Majora and find what Company was short. This was an order from Major Hook who was acting for Lieut.-Col. Trist.

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The strike deadlock at the

Hong Kong Electric power plant reached its sixth day yesterday without any sign of an carly settlement.

Representatives of the strik era were in conference with Major Chauvin at the Labour Office yesterday morning, and negotiations are proceeding.

On the mainland, employees of the Chinn, Light & Power Co. handed a list of demands on Tuesday, and a reply is awaited from the management.

"Good Music"

for yet another chance to lacerate that abominable inferiority coln- plex of theirs by being able 10 complain in public print about how badly they were being treated?

Childish

Sr. I am neither A British O., nor a Young Woman, nor, 1 strongly suspect, really a Chris tian. But I should like to have Nobody has asked for my adylar,

but here it is, nevertheless: my say nevertheless.

flong Kong would be a faz

For the love of Mike get rid of happter place if O.R.'a, enlisted the idea that anybody in trying to men, A.B.'s and other members u bo pompous or patronising or too the Services generally didn't walk frightfully up-stage and

County about with china on their shoul- in or her dera, with

oyes their

Most of us positively common soldiery, with this

* skinned tilscover a slight or, an haven't time for that sort of The check was made and

insult or. some other fancied thing. But it is a little bit die- didn't discover who was absent

wrong, on the part of the local couraging for us to have every and at the time of the Japanese

tlemen of the Colony, old Uncle is made because you can't or won't Inhabitant, the "ladies" and "gou-friendly approach stifled before check we didn't know who was

hy and all. Tom Cobley and I don't know get rid of that demned chip on missing. The number as given

The Chinese Engineers In- what your Two G.R.'s" expected your shoulder to the Japanese was two short. stitute, whose members form when they went to the Y.W.C.A.

MOTHER OF TEN. We re-checked and found that about 25 per cent of the atrik- concert; but did they really want the two men were from "D" ers, have issued a statement to to be taken by the hand and led Company. The names of the the Chinese Press, expressing beaming into tho concert hall, missing men were reported to regret that the strike should kissed quietly

on the forchond

Sir, vlow with pity the the Japanese and they were also have caused the public so much before being conducted to a couple told where the men were. Major inconvenience, but adding that of easy chairs, and then settled in letter of two O.R's, this morn- Hook then came to our Company the men were fighting for no nicely with the cushions tucked in ing. As a ranker and also a and naked for the C.S.M, who more than a living wage.

all round them, with a soft, cool regular Y.W.C.A. Tuesday hand to soothe their fevered nighter I think had called the company roll and Present living costs are by brows? Did they really go to is childish wheedle is the result that their 1 told him that I had called the npw more or less stabilised, and ten to the "good music" provided, of their inability to mix, and roll. I then went with Major the demand of the n.en are based or were they positive searching feel at home. What Hook to a spot where I was met on them, continues the manifes-

do they by Inouye and the Camp Com-to, which expresses the hope

expect-the carpet rolled out, and mandant. He, Inouye, naked mo that the spirit of compromise

perhaps to be fawned upon, in if I had called "D" Coy Roll and will prevail and a settlement

order to boost their flagging I replied that I had. He then based on equity may

cgos? I know at least five ask me why I hadn't called the renched.

other ranks, myself included, names of these two men and I

who always find the atmosphere told him that they were absent!

of the Y.W.C.A. Tuesday con- certs both congenial and restful. Suggests that Two OR 's try Pelmanism to counteract their "obvious" "lack”of "golf-cönfidence.

'Convivial'.

First Blow

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soon be

“Kaipaki” A.B. Charged

said gives me some annoyance.

in evidencò at tho

Court Major F. T. Atkinson's affidavit Kowloon

yesterday reads:

that the pilferage of General Treatment "The general treatment of Libe

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My Gratuity

in that he, at Hong Kong, be- great majority, if not all, the "Stand up and take it like a Lt. J. A. Norris, Winnipeg Great-possession of ord the ahip on and I had hoped to be able to

the evidence produced man," cases, will show that the accused was not merely "concerned in" but took a major active part in the

tween Jun: 15 and November 30, 1941, was concerned in ill treatment of civilian residents of Hong Kong under arrest at 67-69 Kimberley Road, Stanley-treatments. Gaol, and other places, resulting in the death of Mr. Power, Mr. lp Kam-wing. Mr. S Wing-hon, Mr. Enrique Lee, and in physical suffering to others of the said persons and in par- Licular to Mrs. M. V. Power, Mr. . P. Chilcte, Mr. V. N.

"In respect to the verbal tes- timony, in some cases this will ameant to what would ordinary be hearany but only in the cases when no better evidence at the time of our company get it.

I returned to my quar. Prosecuting Officer is Majur| can be produced. This will parade.but that they were users about a half hour Inter. I B. Puddicombe (Barrister),--concern... principally the ill-ually released from Hospital in was-informed-that-the-cartilage

Captain S. F. Cameron, Canadian Forres; and Defend- treatment and death of Mr. time to get to the battalion in my jaw was broken. It still master of the m.v. "Kaipaki," ing Officer, List. J. R. Haggan. Power. So long as such evid-parade.

ence comes within the limitä- tlons laid down by the Regula~! He then remarked, "You don't tions for the Trial of War call your company roll?" and Crimes it will be the contention struck me with his open hand

from tho holds of Sir,-Apropos the article in of the prosecution that such which knocked off my hat and

Issue, "What "vidence is admissible.

men was similar to that at North his vessel when unloading this morning's

Will You Do With Your sun glasses. Then he closed his | Point. There were many incid-operations began at Kowloon hand and hit me on the face enta of men being beaten by lists on

Gratuity?" As I'm being de- May 11 was the

mobilised here in Hong Kong with the inside part of his and rifle butts for unknown rea-shocking he had ever seen in the answer's a simple one--it elenched fist many times. After sons. In my own case, was about 15 or 20 blows he put his kicked on the knee and ribs by his life.

will probably go to pay part of foot behind my leg and pushed Inouye, the Camp Interpreter. The Captain was one of the the keymoney for place to me over. Then he kicked incident was caused by the fact against Arthur Charles Griffin, 22, after five years service as an That was in December, 1942. This principal witnesses in the case live in I sny part, because even belleve at my head but the blows that several men were inte landed on my shoulder, probably

2able seaman, charged with the officer it is a small. sum-far four or five

muster parade. I was confined in larceny of a typewriter on the less than times. He said

the Army is now my bed for one week afterwards. high

stas on Jan. 12 and unlawful offering officers for three

certain conmrctics I stood up,

years service. in peace-time-- He contin- diets, also received manhandling and articles on board ued to strike me in the face. by the same man. at this time. He May 15. Defendant is represent set it aside for the proverbial After some time my knees caved was badly cut and bruised fromed by Mr. M. A. da Silva. in and I fell down. After that it. I was kicked with anair of Captain Cameron told the Court rainy day or, at least, to spend he left me and went over to ammunition tools right, under the that on Jan. 12 the "Kalpaki" was

it on a few extra comforta Finally, the Court's attention Major Atkinson and said: " knee cap."

somewhere between the port of around the house. But no key." Two Interpreters is again directed to the direction your officers don't call their

New York and Savannah. As a money, no house these days and that Military Courts trying War rolls?" and thereupon kicked

Extracts of the affidavit made result of a report by the Chief it is not much going buying Crimes will take judicial notice him on the knee. Major Atkin- by Lieut. Col. John N. B. Craw- Officer he made a search with furniture if one does not have of the Laws and Usages of War. son fell. The Camp Comman-Winnipeg Grenadiers.

ford, R.C.A.M.C., attached to the of the crew's quarters. In defen- somewhere to put it.

dant's room an Underwood type- I wonder who told the writer It is not intended to discuss dant spoke to Inouye and I later these at length.

"On the Camp Staff were two writer was found well stowed of the article that "57 dayn Suffice is to learned that he said he would interpreters, 11 Mr. Tantsuda down in his kit-bag- ay, that if the Court finds the detail the punishment in that (Stodda) and Mr. Inouye. Inouye

Defendant admitted the kit-bag after their 'demob they receive and final pay." Atienza, Mr. A. E. P. Guest evidence presented by the pro- camp that he was still Camp was tall for a Japanese, about was his. He said he had found gratuity Mr. Madar, Mr. G. Sang. Mesecution prevails over that Commandant.

well over a 100 Sgt. George 5'8" clean shaven and unlike the typewriter in Nr. 4 days myself and haven't come

thin, W. Lawrence, Mr. Mohd Yousif which the accused presents: for Lomave, an

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officiat interpreter most Japanese he wore his hair antip's log and read out to within smelling distance of any

Decks. An entry was made Khan, Mr. Lai Chuk-po, Mr its consideration tlich, in rea- for us at the Camp, assisted me long (of European length). He Lam Sing and Mr. Wong Sui-

defendant, who was informed that of it pect to the first two charges, in to the M. I. Room, Major Craw-walked with a slouch. poy.

an much as it is disclosed that ford examined me and looked commonly believed that he had the matter would be taken up at the Capt. Narris, aud Major articularly at my left eye been born and educated in Kam the first British port.

loops, B.C.. and he spoke very. On May 13, the Chief Officer In his opening address Major Atkinson were publicly humilar which was cut,

fluent and colloquial English em- had again made a report as a ro ed, it may find the accused Puddicombe said:-

ploving the Canadian idioms, le sult of which he searched the ship He found commodities "The accused. Inouye Kanao, guilty in such case, of a was

My face was bruised and my was commonly referred to by the again.

identical with that in the ship's otherwise Kamloops Kid, other crime; in respect to the third mouth cut: The Camp Com troops as the "Kamloops Kid"

Sir,-Yesterday Mr. J. A. G. wise Yankee, stands before you charge, should the prevailing

"On a day shortly before Christ-cargo in the cabins of several thought that the shareholders mandant, accompanied by In- charged with the Commission evidence

muster parade. At

At this time

dant's cabin, several such articles perhaps they are not after the were found in his suitcase and two of which were allegedly merie, was concerned in cruel were absent from parade, and had a great many diphtheria cases

the Rifleman who failed to in the Jubiles Buliding, which was locker. Defendant was

war: But, the newly rich are committed on the same occa- and inhuman treatment to the wake them, as his duty, came situated at the water's edge and during the search, and aaid he

the ones who are the wealthier civilian residenta of Hong alon, at Shamshuipo Camp on

into the M. I, Room. The Com- separated from the rest of the had bought tl articles in Aus- The war-profiteers,

the peace- December 21, 1942, It is alleg. Kang, the Court may find him mandant asked Major Crawford camp by the width of the exercise tralia.

profiteers, and the ones bene- secused assaulted xuilty of a war crime, ed that the

Most of the other toll regul- fitted by inflation, if I was badly hurt and on be ground. The muster parade was

are really Canadian officers, Capt. two

ing told that my eye was cut, held on the main road within the sites and in defendant's cabin rich. I know personally a man J. A. Norris of the Winnipeg

The affidavit made by Capt. told him to do his best to save

Two Canadians who were were in use, the bottles being open

made a few lakhs in a week, by buying in bankmotes of the Grenadiers and Major F. T. John Norris. Winnipeg Grenn- my eye. Inouye came to me and peting as orderiles within the and part empty.

Jubike Bullding were asleep when

Mr. da Silva: The cosmetics Hongkong Bank issued by the Atkinson of the Royal Rifles of diers states:--

apologised saying that he was the call for muster parade was

were loaded on to the ship at Mel- Japs. These are Canada, in full view of the "On or about the Sept. 26, sorry, that he had lost his tem-called, and through some oversight bourne? I am not prepared to

the persons Canadian primers of war then 1942, we returned to Shamahal-per. I did not accept his apolo- on the part of the other orderijen say that every article was loaded make life hard for others lcus that cause prices to go high and drawn up on parade, In theso po. The Camp Commandant

on there. The ship carried 8,600 tons of cargo from Brisbane, Syd- speculative. They made money spend without ney and Melbourne. As far as easy and they a: Melbourne. know the cosmoties were loaded en regard to the price level; mer- chants take that as a standard, Regarding the search of the then, follows all around infla- asarters of other members of the tion and high prices. crew, Captain Cameron said that

Prosecution Opens

show the ассичеа,

In M.I. Room

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their

Naval Type

Profiteers

of three war crimes, the first while employed in the Gendar- ouye, the two Grenadiers who mas. 1942, we fell in on our usual members of the crew. In delen- | of rich firms were the wealthy,

Captain's Affidavit

camp.

two cases, the evidence for the when we arrived was a Lieut. 5. The three soldiers present these two were not wakened.

caine to me and stated they

prosecution will

Objection To Defence Counsel's Expletives

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presen

Just before the outbreak of in one cass one of the boys had the war, the crime wave was shown him a recent for toile going up. At this moment this articles he had bought in Austra-crime wave is still-active and

lin.

Ten Minutes Late be presented Sakolna. He was about 5'7" in were sorry for the trouble they for your consideration by ori- height; weighed around 150 had caused me. I accepted their the parade state and the actual Through the discrepancy between ginal affidavits and by extracts pounds and was approximately apology and told them to for-

(Continued on Pago 8) from originals duly certified 35 years of age. He was clean RA containing

contained shaven, did not wear glasses and ali

to was very soldierly in appear- therein which is pertinent the present charges.

In res ance. pect to these extracts the Court Inouye, commonly known as is now informed that the ori-Kamloops Kid" was the Inter- ginals from which they were preter. He was fairly tall for a

tr. da Silva: When Grifin toki acute. I remember in 1941 in taken contained much which Japanese and of better appear-

you he had found the typewriter newspaper someone suggested Ho was not germane to the presentance than most of them:

in No. 4 Hold, did he not also tel: the purge of the population to charges but which would be es- wore his hair cut longer than

away. This you that he had intended handing keep 5th-columns Exception was taken by Mr. Marcus da Silva on behalf of it over to the Chief Officer? A: same idea should be useful now. sential in proving allegations most Japanese and had I believe concerning other war crimes the honorary rank of corporal.

population not the Crown to certain expletives used by Defence Coun-no tir, did defendant mention this Purge of the

to me.

only reduces crime but also not charged against the accused IIe spoke English well and it

sel in submitting their application for particulars of Did not also say that the day eases the housing and food pro- had now before you.

WAS understood that he

the charges against Carroll, Hyndman and Grover, at before the typewriter was found blems. We have too many un- live in Kam- The third charge alleges the been born and

the Central Magistracy on Tuesday.

In his cabin was openly in the desirables here. accused was concerned in the loops, B. C. and that his family

mess-room of the table?-No.

To-day you (nd all over the Ill-treatment of various civilian were still, there. He was about

In the closing stages of his but had held a view, rightly or Did you not yesterday question World communistic troubles of residents of Hong Kong. In 57" tall, weighing approximate response, Mr. da Silva said: wrongly, in law, after consider two A.Ba on the bridge called four instances proof will be ad-ly 145 pounds and possibly 30.

"It has always.

been the able research and in the cir- Cook and Stukey about this tall sorts. We have some mild duced that four of the victinis, 32 years of age. He was clean policy in these cases to furnish cumstances, Mr. Evan's com Yes. Cook and Stukey thought ones here. Even how mild they Mesurs, Power, Ip Kam-wing, So shaven and did not wear glas such particulars asked for with- paratively mild "grossly unfair"

the typewriter was part of the are, they may be the fore

runners of more serious ones Shing-hon and Henrique Leo ses. In the photograph marked in the next several remands or is not even properly descriptive ago. of private properly. died following Buch ill-treat- Exhibit "A" and attached to within an appreciable time of of the situation.

I put it to you, Captain, that later. According to your ex- ment and that, at very least, on this my affidavit, the figure on ccmmittal evidence being led in

Stukey and Cook told you they perience in the Orient, do you "Consonant, however, with the saw it on the mess-room table think that some sort of persons attribution cause of death was the right marked "1" he the cach caso and this policy will dignity of the Crown, I must They said they new defendant are hard to be lentent with? this ill-treatment. -

Japanese I recognize as Inouys be maintained.

¡placé atrenuous objections to had a typewriter.

Kenneth Lec. or Kamloops Kid.

"The refusal. of 'particulars Mr. Remedios's use of the word "Before you matio' that entry in Not Unusual

was because it was the consider-."""iniquitous"", "Tho Crown's at the log book Grifin wanted ALD On-the-December 21, 1942, ed view of the Crown that the titude may be "incomprehensive an

to you and while at Shamchulpo, I had particulars should not be doble to Mr. Remedies, especial Savannah?-1 ment which resulted in physical seven men in my Company (Don manded, as of right, at this in view of his confession that. sufferings to others, particular- Company) who were acting as stage, and because the Crown he can find no autheritles for that I had no intention of

osecating defendant at Savan-Judging by the attendance,

morrow evening at 7.15 p.m.. ly Mrs. Mary Violet Power, orderlies In the hospital. These was desirous of raising the his. submissions, but in view of nah as it was an American court.

this Mr. R. P. Chflote, Dr. V. N. men did not always get to the polut academically for a ruling the legal authorities quoted for

being the beat danos M'Bad Influence",

bands and Vocalists

for the Forc Atienza, Mr. A. E. P. Guest Company Hut for the Company which will maintain the pre- the Crown, the attribution of Mr. Madar, Mr. Gonzain roll-call which was held 16 min rogatives of the Crown in rela- "iniquity to the Crown was not remand you, told the Court that this wook will be prosented by

Is it not currect that on the last is most popular. The "Dunel Sang, Lai Chak-pu, Lani Sikutes prior to the main count. On tion, firstly to the charge on the based on a very full research by Grifin was a bad influence-nat Cpl. J. Brierley; and "OIV and Wong Sui-pus, sometimes this day, I bollove, four man, had preliminary magistorial Inquiry, Mr." Remedios, NY PANDA referred to as George Wong. not arrived for the Company and secondly to the indictment Lastly, I classify Mr. Hon's correct it Record" by LAG.E. L_Norton.

way that egyed In addition a statement alleging roll-call, before wo marched into to be laid after conimitted for remark on "British justice" as having a bad opinion of

·'his' mistreatment will be pro- the parade square for the buttal-| trial; # "klear impudence in view of want to see this man conarm For the theft of a wallet con wanted duly certified, of Moham Jon roll-tall. This was not un "Lastly I will refer to the the fact that his reference was I wish to see no one in awol. med Yusif Khan,, who is no usual, at that time and the boss various expletives used by de- Based on quoted authorities have want to see justice dong, longor in this vicinity, taken by pital brabrites usually fell Infonça Counisa

Ingroference only to indict where was another man's calon Any Chan of the War Crimdos: before the battalion, paTRANİTRA HESA

Baton Team, and prosecalled. Where th

Eye-Witnesses Concerned Finally, the prosecution wili present eye-witnesses of in the Panguage of the charge, ill-treat-

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