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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1940.

Slap Happy" Defence Governor Inspects Readers' Letters

INTERPRETER

NOT GUILTY

Tang Shiu-ki, a former in- | terpreter of the No. 7 Police Station, was found not guilty and acquitted by the Acting Chiof Justice, Mr. Justice Su- at the E. H. Williams, preme Court yesterday of aċ- cepting a bribe of $500.

the Accused was alleged by Crown to have accepted $500 from Wong La-kat on or about Nov. 13. 1045, when he was then au inter- preter tinched to the No. 7 Police Stution.

The Jury, composed of Messrs. A. 11, R. Butcher (Foreman). Chan Wai-chung. Shy Yao-ming. R. A. Xavier, J. W. Clague, M.

Collins, Y. Adal and J. H. E. returned an unanimous verdiet al after 11 five-minute

Bot guilty

ndjournment,

Opens Today

7

H.K.Rellef Centres Examination

His Excellency the Governor, I'

both before

they get out of gaol,

ал

arrest and after

I suggested a quick way of Sir Mark Young, spent yester- Sir, On the subject of exam-

that

the a new overcoming

menance of day afternoon visiting and in- inations, I see AT YESTERDAY MORNING'S HEARING OF THE CASE speeling the Colony's various re-scheme has been announced in these post-war profiteers would England under which any Eng-be to make it à rule that any AGAINST INOUYE KANAO, OTHERWISE KNOWN Hef centres and depots.

He was accompanied by the lish boy or girl clever enough sentence, no matter how light, AS "SLAP HAPPY," "YANKEE" AND THE "KAM-Acting Director of Medical Ser-to win a University scholarshly for offences of this nature be LOOPS KID," FOR COMMITting war CRIMES IN vices (Dr. J. P, Fehily), Mr. W. will, in future, not be deprived followed by deportation for life. it's most drastic. ILL-TREATMENT! Kay (Officer in charge off Re-of a chance of higher education, It's harsh; SHAMSHUIPO POW CAMP AND

financial reasons. State But--what

effective and OF HONG KONG civilians DURING THE JAPAN-lief Suction) and Lt./Col. W. for

Omeer, scholarships will provide for simple method of smashing this the payment of a maintenance, racket, with the minimum of ESE OCCUPATION, REHMAT KHAN, PRISON WAR- Darby, Commanding

Salvation Army. DER AT STANLEY, RE-ENTERED THE WITNESS BOX The Governor first visited the grant up to 100 annually in trouble and delay! Obviously. too, people of this type are un- and addition to tuition fees, AND PRODUCED A CERTIFIED COPY OF EXTRACTS Tai Hang Relief Centre,

That is a step in the right desirables. FROM THE PRISON ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE from there went on to the Street

many "young Sleepers Shelter in Wanchal, direction. Too

have in th RECORD BOOK.

DEFENCE..the Free Rice Shelter, the City men and women

Hall Relief Clothing Depot, past not had the chance they they incked IN REHMAT KHAN STATED THAT THE ENTRIES

Chater Road Food Depot und deserved because

needed to pursue THE BOOK WERE COMPILED FROM FIRST HAND finally to the To Yuen Hostel the funds

THE BOOK KNOWLEDGE, BUT THAT

ITSELF, for displaced persons in West their studies in a university.

It is greatly to be hoped that WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, WAS NOT AN Point.

before long improved facilities will be provided for the educa- OFFICIAL RECORD,

ADMIRAL'S GIFT

tion of local-born students: Several local lads might have TO JAIPURS

achieved distinction in differ- The ofBeers and men of the ent fields and many othora be- professional men come useful Jaipur Guards were honoured on Thursday when. Admiral Lord and done good service for their

British Fraser, C.1.C.

Pacific fellowmen in Hong Kong had afforded Fleet paid a visit to the barracks opportunities at Lycemun.

QUESTIONED BY LIEUT. HAGGAN FOR THE

Changchun Fall

Mr. A. Lansdale, Crown Coun- Means Peace

1, assisted by Cant. I, Brown. prosecuted and Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the defence.

Tang completely denied that h had ever met nu received $500 from Wang.

Addressing the Court and the Jury, Mr. Silva contended that his clicut has told a very sunet and true story that he had never accepted any money from Won nor he had ever met Wong and Shuen i at the Tin Fat Restaur

ant.

Talks Can Begin

Nanking. May 24.

The Inst witness to be called by the prosecution was Dr. J. W Anderson, who was in Hong Kong as a Prisoner-of-War during the Japancae occupation.

Dr. Anderson testifled regard ing the effects of the water tar- tare, hanging by the arms torture, flying acreolane" torture, burn- ing with lighted, cigarette end and bori berl

дя

were more

In the course of his evidence, Dr. Anderson gave it hly A high Kuomintang official opinion that the effects of "hang who asked for anonymity salding by the arms"

Covernment's Dr. Anderson ale s today that the

plane." gave recapture of Changchun means it as his opinion that the effects "now we

can begin to talk resulting from the different forms of torture depended on the state for with the Communists"

of mind and condition of the victim.

The prosecution, however, fail! peace in Manchuria. His state- ed to submit definite evidence that ment highlighted other swift Tang was at the Tin Fat Res- Lagrint on the material date developments

Nov 13 or 14, 1945 Both urin

for the chant witness

Croda Wong and Shuen had in respres tive evidener, contradicted them- selves half a dozen times on points extremely material for the pro secution.

that brought

the troubled Manchurian situ- ation to a climax.

These included:-

Defence Not Ready

With the conclusion of Dr. Au- derson's evidence, Major Puddi- combo intimated the closure of th case for the prosecution.

that

As Lieut. Haggan stated he was not ready at the moment to open his defence, the Court adjourned till 10 an, this mor

After the parade Lord Fraser congratulated the officera and men on the fine turn out, their excellent behaviour and discipline wherever they went.

been

Personally, I'd include with them shopkeepers who make exhorbitant charges for non- controlled goods. For instance, the owners of the many book- shops which retail second-hand copies of "Life" magazine for $8.50 up (original cost new in the States, 10 cents gold!)

BROWNED »FF.

Misprint?

Sir, It is surely obvious to the more intelligent readers of that "Fishy" your newspaper had made the rather natural mistake of taking "Mother of Ten's" letter at its face value, "chipa" was erroneously print- Owing to a misprint the word ed instead of "Ships."

Now I am sure that

most

them for higher learning.

During the war we, the colonials, were promised by the benefits in the years ahead. We Home Government all sorts of Lerd Fraser later presented the sincerely trust that those e Officer commanding with a 650-mises will be fulfilled.

out improvements tice of carrying ships around on year-old Japanese sword which I realise that money is need people will agree that the prac one shoulder is a highly com- had brought from Tokyo, followed to carry ing his

recent visit there as r such as the one referred to in

letter,

mention mendable one. Not only does it not to token of appreciation and admiran- this tion for the good work the Jaipur other badly

needed

reforms. show a desire to participate in Guards had done especially in How should the $$ be raised? the main function of this Co- Hang Kong

I suggest an income tax. There lony, i.e. shipping, but it also are too many rich men here shows that the Army of to day who have done nothing to speak is willing to share the burdens of for the city in which they of the Royal Navy. Of course, amassed their wealth, it is too much to expect that have The pocket-books of the wealthy | Naval personnel (who have al- in England are being slimmed ways, at heart, been secretly by

the taxation. Let

same jealous of those swashbuckding. thing be done in the Colonies, brown jobs) will start carrying tanks around on. their shoulders I say.

LITTLE MAN. but nevertheless, it is a augķes- tion worthy of the greatest con- sideration.

Lord Fraser was shown round the barracks and visited the V. c. Officers and Officers Mess where he had drinks with the officers.

INOCULATION CERTIFICATES

(1) The surprise flight of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to Mukden, possibly on a peace mission; 12, The hurried visit uf Chi Yon-ming, Secretary-ing.

President of the Court is Lieut.. Beginning from June 1, a charge General of the Nanking Chinese Communists Headquarters to 3. C. Stewart (Dept. of the of 50 cents will be made for J.A.G. in India). Members of the certificates of inoculation against Shanghai, te, confer with meme Court are Major M. I. Ormsby cholera and 50 cents for certifi berB of the

Demerit (The West Yorkshire Regiment) cates of vaccinttion against smell. League and Youth Party about| (P.O.W.)' and Capt. B. N. Kaul | pex,

The certificates may be obtained

Col.

Profiteers

It is to be hoped that every aid will be given to the B:O.Ra and then in this fine now

bit of work that would-be they are doing.

Sir,-Every

ne reads of non

NEW RULER OF TRANSJORDAN

Amman, May 24. The Emir Abdullah Has the League's three-point prope (The Frontier Force Regiment). at the inoculation centre, Fire sein, 64-year-old son of the Kingsal to end the Manchurian civil

Major G. B. Puddicombe (Vic-Brigade Building, Connaught Rond profiteer being sentenced to so of Hejaz, will be proclaimed the war; (8) Communist Chairman toria Rifles of Canada) first sovereign of the newly Mao Tse-tung's acceptance "in Prosecuting Officer and Lieut. J. constituted independent kingdom principle" of the League's pro-TR. Haggan (Royal Engineers

Defending Ofear. posal. of Transjordan tomorrow at ceremony in which austerity will be the keynote because uk the situation in Palestine."

14

Fifteen hundred guests are expected at the dusty mountain- side capital which is already glittering with Princes, puten- Lates and Arab millionaires, though by the Emir's order "no official invitations have been issued."

The Communist retreat beyond Changchun apart from. affering more than a token resistance may satisfy the Government's demands that the city be returned before it will consider armistice in Man- churia.

La the

U.S. CREDIT FOR FRANCE

"SHIFY."

WITNESS FOR PROSECUTION ?

and at the Taim Tsa Tsui Health many months' imprisonment for evading price control regula- Centre, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

The public are advised to obtain tions or the other laws Govern- implemented in an these certificates during ordinary ment has working hours at the above con attempt to get Hong Kong back tres as they cannot be issued when to normal. Occasionally, a let~!

The solemn atmosphere of the columns, the Treasury is closed.

ter appears in your

of a Arrangements have been made grumbling because prices are Contral Magistracy was shattered whereby shipping companies may still so high. There the matter yesterday by the honking Washington, May 24 purchase books of 50 and 100 for

seems to end and, from what I goose-exhibit in a case of lar M. Leon Blum, special French issue to passengers so as to cover have been able to observe, most ceny. On the orders of the ma

the Generalissimo The flight by

an economic mission holiday periods. These may be

racketeers dre quite strate, Mr. C. Y. Kwan,

bird, protesting violently, was, re- Chiang Kai-shek with Madame voy on

here, said in an interview that he taken to the inoculation centres of these

maved from court. Chiang and General Pal Chung-experts to sigh a French-American where they will be filled in after prepared to risk a few months'

The goose, it was stated, was shi, Minister of National Defence: financial and commercial agree the necessary inoculations have imprisonment in view of the

large profits they can make stolen by accused, an

unemployed to Mukden, was made in General

ment before he leaves for Paris been carried out. George

C Marshall's

on Sunday statement after n

"He made this conferred with General farewell call on the Secretary of Hal-huie, director of the

The Emir, forbidden by Mos. lem tradition to wear a crown, plane.

personal

will be presented instead wieir "\nt Manchurian Head. State, Mr. James Byrnes.

special copy of the Koran, -- Reuter.

Money Mart

General Tu Li-ming.

It is understood authoritatively that cash credit of $850,000,000

Gold weakened further yeater-churia on an inspection tour it 1 French ownership.

day. After opening at $510 per tal, 15 points lower than the pre- vious day's close, attd down to $498; towards the case it rallied to $504.

Chinese nation? currency was again motionless, and rates closed at $2.21 for futures and $2.40 for

pot (per CN$1,009).

U.S. dollars appreciated slightly to $6.43. Sterling and. Australian pounds were again at $18 and $14 respectively."

Shanghai Exchange

The 10a.m. quotations on the Shanghai, market yesterday werq: Buying Selling

CNS"

Gold per ounga U.S. Dollars

Hong Kong Dollars

CNS 185,000 186,000

2,740 415

Closing quotations wore

10

to

The Agreement, will also ir clude settlement of France's Lend- Lease account.Reuter.

ROOSEVELT CONSIDERED ATTACK ON JAPAN

(Continued from Pege 1)

Last March, the Committee received a 20,000-word state-

Sir Chan Chak Here On Visit

|

Chinese,, from vacant ground near Ewo Street, Accused said he had come to the Colony to find a job. He had had nothing,

to eat for several days and stele the ge030 to raise money for passage home. Two weeks hard labour was im- posed.

G.S.I. Chan of Bay View Police Station prosecuted.

LORD FRASER

When the Fatshan arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon from Canton the river steamer was mot off Stono- cutters by the Governor's barge, and Admiral Sir Chan

Admiral Lord Fraser, C-in-C Chak, accompanied by Commander P. H. Wong left the British Pacific Fleet, left the Fatshan and was greeted by General Tax Sim-Wong and Colony last evening on a faro- the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr, D. M. MacDougall, well visit to Nanking where he Sir Chan Chak is in Hong Kong on a three-day private visit. will pay

He will stay at Government House until Sunday evening when he will transfer to the Gloucester Hotel and leave

Commander-in-Chief of the Man from the Export-Import Bank wil churian armies; and Hsu Chen,

10 forthcoming. plus additional Governor of Liaoning.

credits of $360,000,000 covering Although Central News said the the cost of surplus property and Generalissimo had gone to Man-

shipping to be transferred possible that his flight is a prelude i

dispatches from Mukden also reported that the New First Army captured Tungfen 70 miles east of Seepingkal, and Liaoyuan, 46 miles northwest of Szepingkai. They said that famine threatens Szepingkah as the food stocks are only sufficient for 20 days. The city has 110.000 inlin- 20,000 Japanese. including bitants

A Communist spokesman said regarding the whole Manchurian ment from Stimson covering situation that we shall do our his recollections of events pre-

"OTRANTO" EN best 19 solve the problem and then I coding the Pearl Harbour at

ROUTE FOR H.K. we shall do our best, to carry out inck. In it

Stimson said the peace."

Whether the Government forces President's War Cabinet" had

The well-known mail linor, The barge returned with the "Otranto," which has been in will continue to push beyond reached a.conclusion, ten days

the Japanese Changchun now that the condition before

attack, visitors to Queen's Pier and that the United States should then proceeded to.Government use as a troop transport for the duration of the war, was intervene with force if Japan House. moved against Britain or Dutch Later in the afternoon, Mr. Y. scheduled to leave England territory in south Asia. The M., Lim, Director of Public so-called War Cabinet.

Works, Canton, Mr. C. Y for Hong Kong yesterday. sisted of Hull, Stimson, Colonel Huang, Director of the LandOtranto" is carrying a large number of civilian passengers Knox, General Marshall and Administrative Bureau, Mr. M.

destined for 'Singapore * Admiral

Stark. Associated C. Yu, Secretary, and Mr. L. K. Hong Kong, including a number Press.

Sum, Secretary, left the Fatshap of the wives and children of at the wharf.

4:360 ar peace talks has been realized 425 may well decide the future course

of history in northeast China.

Gold per dunge 185,500 188,500 | Associated Press.

U.S. Dollars*

2,340 2,800

420

Hong Kong Dollars 410 A

Unofficia}niazkol.

-Associated reso..

ARMS POSSESSION

CHARGE...

ATTEMPT TO EXPORT FLOUR

The Kent Case

con

Winston Chur-

for Macao on Monday afternoon, In addition to General Tez and the Hon. Mr. MacDougall, the party aboard the Governor's barge included His Excellency's Aule-de-Camp, (Lleut. T. Par- kinson).

un Air Commodore Brook and

local residents.

MOUNTBATTEN.

and

his respecta to the Chinese Government.

H.M.S, Lagos and will arrive at Woosung on May 26 where he will transfer his flag to the cruiser H.M.S. Newfoundland. He is due in Nanking on May 28.

He embarked in the destroyer

"BARTERED BRIDE"

Tomorrow evening (Sunday) a concert of recorded Symphony Music will be presented by A/B. Hugh Millen at the Toe I Ser- vices Club, St. Andrews, Nathun Road, Kowloon.

The programme this week will include the following:-Barbered Trout Bride Overture-Smetana. Quintet-Schubert. Cello Concerto

Dvorak.

mission of Lt-Col. T. M. Grey. D.S.O., M.C.

Charged with attempting to export 200-lbs. of flour from

Sir Chan Chak. General S. T.

that Lady It is understood

DANCE TONIGHT * the Colony without a pormit;

Wong and Commander P. H. Young, wife of His Excellency LI Wah, master of junk

Washington, May 24, Wong spent last night at Gov- the Governor, is among the

The usual. Saturday night dance T125311, was fined $150 by Mr. The Pearl Harbour investiga- |

at the Lady Park Club" will, be ernment House.

passengers. It will be Lady held tonight at-7.30. The Club On a charge of possession of W. H. Latimer at Kowloon tion committeo today rejected

This morning, Sir Chan ChakYoung's first visit to the demand by automatic, pistol and 10 Court yesterday.

Senator Owen will call on the Hon. Mr. D. M. Colony, war conditions making Marineers Band, by kind por has obtained the sorvites of the Sub-Insp. J. White stated Brewster (Republican, Maine) rounds without a licence or per- anit, Wong Chi-ming, 25, was that four 50-lb. bags of flour that it look into State Depart MacDougall and later will call this impossible in 1941. committed by Mr. W.H. Latimer were found aboard defendant's ment files which he contended Commodoro Everett, Sir Chan

Transport will be provided, and Kowloon Court yesterday to junk at the Southern Fairway might contain information, on Chale will lunch today with

will run to and from the Club Harbour. The junk 1,200 to 1,500 pre-war messages Commodore. Everett. Sir Chan tand trial at the next Criminal Victoria

was about to leave for a trip of exchanged by former President Chak's official party will spend nying to UK. The Supreme Allied intervala,

Admiral Lord Mountbatten is and the Star Ferry at hourly Sessions,

Insp. Farquhar, in charge, of days and there were five Roosevelt and

the night at Government House, Commander, South East Asia, will o C.L.D., Yaumati, gave evid-¡mon! aboard.

Suoy -Fong, 02, was again-re- Li Pigg,ho committee then closed

On Sunday, the distinguished leave Changi Airfield, Singapore, Three women, ence that accused was arrested

visitor will visit Aberdeen with on the evening of Thursday May manded until Monday by Mr: C. by a police party following in- Yuen Fong and Chan Mai were the voluminous record it began the lion. Mr. D. M. MacDougall, 30 to proceed to London to attend Y. Kwan at the Central Magis- formation received at the June- fined $25 for attempting to ex-compiling on the attack which

Juno 8. tracy yesterday when he was and in the evening, Sir Chan the Victory Parade on tion of Kaneu Street and Bat port rice and flour. They were throw America into the war Chak, with General Wong and He will break his journey in Delhi charged with offering a bribe of tery Streat at, 11.30 am, on arrested at the K.C.R. Station, against Japan.

Kowloon, at 7.46 am on May Brewster had demanded that Commander Wong will leave to see the Viceroy and General $200 to Mr. 9. R. Frankiin.

j May 16.

Government House, for the

Lieutenant-General Sir Monta, It is alleged that the pistol, a 23. The three charges involved the committee counsel be per 22-automatic, was found inside a total of four piculs of rice mitted to examine

State De Gloucester Hotel.

At 2 pm on Monday, Sirgu Stopford will assume the duties of Acting Supreme Allied Com his inner trousers, The pistol, and four of flour. An-order partment files on the case of: evidence was given, was loaded for confiscation was issued in Tyler Kent, London Embassy Chan Chak and his party armand.

due to leave Queen's Pler for clerk who was imprisoned. with six rouNUSIA

respect of the cereals seized,

He said he had reason to he- Mueno in an R.A.F. launch love, these documenta 'included

Three other men, àrrented at the same time, were 'discharged by withdrawal against the magistrate on an applica- Biom of a charge of alding and abetting and conspiracy to com- mit n Telongadha

chill...

:

Auchinlock,

Superintendant of Police, at Con- naught Road.

A cloth dealer was robbed off 12 rolls of cloth valued at $1,000 by two men armed with revolvers about 2 p.m. yesterday. The haw- Leiters of administration have ker was summoned by a woman to of 1 The "booty" obtained by 10 men Roosevelt-Churchill mesangen

An 18-year-old boy, Taul Ming, been granted to Li Shuk-yee, con- the first floor staircase

"Val- who hold up A Chinese at Waterloo which he sald might have 4 at the Central Magistrneyed marchant realding at No. 17 lay. The men, who were walking

was bound crer by Mr. C. X. cubite of Chain Kit Ming, a rolly 30 Yick Yam Street, Happene Ropil near the key bencing on Amerles becoming day for standing two shirts Caine Road, who dies on Tub. 21, there, pulted their revolvers at was not much for the effort only $12. The men were armed with involved in the war Associat from the Queen Mary Hospital on 1044 The extate was warn the hawker and took the cloth

$140,000, volvers and torches.

May 223.

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