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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1946.

Success

B.A.A.G. Agents Testify The Road To Against Lai Kit

WAR GRAVES

ary, 1942,

Singapore, May 28.

own interests but for the wel- fare of all,

ipoli, May 28. Northern Mayan alumni of Hong Kong Univeraity and Can- The trial of Lai Kit for high treason was War Graves Commission ton Ling Nam University were workers are still recovering the told by Chinese. Consul-General opened before the Acting Chief Justice, remains of British soldiers kiil-Dr. Wu Paak Shing that as na- Mr. Justice E. H. Williams of the sup-e of Singapore in Febru- should work not only for their ed in the closing days of the tural community leaders, they reme Court yesterday. Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, assisted by A.S.P. J. O'Donovan, is conducting the prosecution, and Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, instructed by Mr. H. C. Lee, is defending the accused, and pleaded not guilty.. The Jury was compared of Messrs. A. A. Gill (Foreman), Leung Yun-hang, Li Fook-chuen, A. J. Brown, Chrung Wah-sum, Poon Rel yeung and Tang Chi-

man.

Acrusel is charged with overt acts of high treason.

The first witness called

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could not prove that he was a member of the B.A.A.G., since he had already handed in his credentials to his Commanding Officer upon the dissolution of the B.A.A.G. organisation after the Japanese surrender. Witness said he did not know accused.

Two skeletons discovered near the porch of Rafles Girl School in the city had been buried near tov Cocktails." an unsuspected dump of "Molo-

These bomba hnd evidently been improvised for use against Japanese tanks, and several case of them were removed by an Ordnance section after one of the bombs accidentally EX- ploded.

Continuing the search, the War Graven Commission team found several more skeletons, silent evidence of a desperate Lai Chink-po, the fifth and the and some isolated British testify for the Crown was Tam principle witness called to testi-unit the siege of Singapore Chanje, of the British Army Aid fy yesterday, said that before drew near its tragic end-Reu-

Ta said that before the outbreak of the war he was Group the war be was employed by the clerk and interpreter at the Company Kowloon Magistracy. Since the Kowloon Motor Bus together with accused, who was Japanese surrender, he had re- iconductor. During the Japan- turned to his post at the Row-In-ting. ese recupation, he saw accused loon Magistracy.

two of his B.A.A.G. arrest apenis named Ip and Lau,

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No, i said Moriyanı was the

cause they were fucts.

Do you still say that accused was the moving spirit in the early stage of your arrest? and another brother-in-law, Ipl Yes, I should say no.

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CONTINUED HOPE OF EARLY TRUCE

Nanking, May 28. Hopes for an early China truce continued to,

persist today.

PLOT TO KILL P.I. PRESIDENT

MANILA, MAY 28.

General George C. Marshall, special envoy to China, resumed his talks with General Hsu Yung-chang, Government member The road to success lies in co- operation between such groups

of the unity committee of three, alumni and as the, university

Independent and pro-Govern- government, the consul-general

ment newspapers here. in Man- said in an address when the two

reported alumni organisations entertain-churian dispatches,

troops were ed him here.-Associated Press, that Government

pressing northward of Chang- chun in the vicinity of Tehwei which is 90 miles southwest of A PLOT TO ASSASSINATE that Moriyama had been the

Harbin, but there were no new PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE chief figure in the trouble?

MANUEL reports of fighting there or in PHILIPPINES other Manchurian areas.

ROXAS HAS BEEN RE- chief figure in my torture

The Communist forces were PORTED BY A QUALIFIED 10 you know that your evil!

DECLINED ence given in the intary T.-reported to be concentrating SOURCE WHO

around Tsitsihar which is 170 THE USE OF HIS NAME. was almost bunal and here

The informant nuld that 76 aroun-I identical word by word? Be- miles northwest of Harbin and

Tungwa, near the picked, men from the Nuevne- Korean border.

cija, Tarlac and Pampanga The Nanking newspaper "Ta Privinces in Manila would make Kung Pao carried a Mukden the attempt.

Lieut.-Gen. dispatch quoting

Не said bo was not suro Sun Li-fen, Commander of the whether or not the attempt will WIFE TORTURED

Nationalist 1st Army enying the be made during tomorrow's in- They were driven back to Yiu Lel-hing, wife of Sum Kimberley Road, Witness was Ching-keung, (6th witness) said battle for Changchun may have auguration, but "they are Hell- of China's civil bent to try." Extraordinary ARREST DESCRIBED kept in a room with his father- that on the evening of Jun 15, been the last

precautions have been taken to Lai saith that he became ♫L

In 1944, Lai Chak-po, accused, wo war. in-law and brother-in-law. Beung Wing-hong and

Japanese, a Formosan ond

The Communist Yenun radio safeguard two

Roxas. . Manila Po-katn, accond and third wit- B.A.A.G. agent in 1943 and con-tu-ting.

from Central- Cantonese came-to-her-house. She declared that the ery "for na-bound vehicles Auch capacity until CONSTANT TORTURE nesses, both supported the first tinued in

searched at The following day they were opened the door, but, on seeing the tionwide peace and democracy Luzon are being witness's evidence that accused June 15, 1944, when he was ar-

Chinese at home and various points Court crowd, immediately closed it. Her by the

by Filippino Japanese taken to the Supreme WILS former employee of the vested by accused, a Kowloon Moter Bins Company, by the name of Moriyama, La (Hong Kong Japanese Gendar- husband was on the floor and was overages has mounted with the M

very scared.

growing civil war hostilities of Brigadier-General Rafael and several others merie HQ) in Hong Kong. She heard the party banging the past month." The fourth witness was Wong Ting-yeung

Jatandoni, the Philippine Army Her husband Wing-tim B.A.A.G. agent at his home, No. 60, Park Street, Witness said that he saw his the door violently.

DESIRE FOR PEACE chief-of-staff, sald “adequate Kowloon, in the other brother-in-law, Ip Kam-went to the verandah and climbed operating in Walehow, between ; second floor,

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While the return of Generalis-protective measures have been the latter part of 1942 and the presence of his wife and sister-wing in one of the cells there. on to the roof. She then admitted gimo Chiang Kai-shek from taken." Hukbalahal leader, Luls

His brother-in-law, he added, the party into the hous day when the Japanese surven-in-law,

They searched the house and Mukden is awaited, Wang Ping- Tarue, who was elected a Con-. deird,

Couri Wang Hold the

When they entered his house, looked very upset and down-

took me to a house in Kimberley nam, Communist spokesman, gressman of Pampanga but was that it direrted B.A.A.G. agents witness added, nerused asked henried.

reiterated yesterday the party's prevented from taking the oath, in Hong Kong to obtain infor- tim whether knew a man Witness was kept in the cell Road, where I was given water

torture by two Japaneso ad earnest desire for peaca,

lold the Associated Press that nation regarding Japanese called Young Po, to which he re- for 15 days during which period Formosan because I refused to any Wang told the Associated there "is absolutely no plot, We

Witness he was almost every day taken troop and shipping movements plied in the negative,

where my husband was."

Press "This is the turning point | opposed Roxas in the Just.. in the Colony during the war, said that he was then taken out by Moriyama for question- Shortly after midnight the same for the Government and it must national election, but now he is down to a car waiting in the ing through an interpreter. night, witness said, she was allow-decide whether it wishes to elected, we are going to support

spyd to return to her home. street and driven, on the sug-Ingye Kanao, about his

solve the Manchurian question his administration NOT SEEN SINCE

so long us gestion of accused, to his friend, work.

to peacefully or through continued he serves the best interests of As he refused to disclose, wit-

Early this year she went Ma Leung's house.

On reaching Ma's house, witness said, he was given water Stanley and picked out accused on civil war."

Wang added that if the gov; The same

infornant an identification parade.

said. ness said he was told to knock torture and beadings for neven

The 7th witness called was perument forces push beyond however, that the plot has been at the door and ask for Mr. Ma. days until he could not stand

Lusting, brother-in-law of Lai Changchan the Communists will engineered by men over whom fie did and the door was opened.it any longer and confessed.

no control..--- When he was writing his con- Chap-vo. ip said that he was ar interpret this as a sign they Taruc exercises The party went in, arrested Ma

rested on the afternoon of June wish to enlarge the civil strife Associated Press. and took away some documents. fession in a room in the Su-16, 1944, by accused, Moriyama! "in which case it is inevitable

Accused, witness went Lam

preme Court, witness said, he and others. He

taken to

we should resist." then suggested to go to another heard the groans of his brother-Kimberley Road and later trans- friend of his. Sum Ching's in-law, Ip Kam-wing, from the ferred to the Supreme Court. house. Witness told them that next room. Witness went into "On June 20, I saw accused and he might not be able to find the the room and saw accused, Mori- Moriyama take my brother,

in the house and Moriyama then slap-¡ yarın and Lau Ping-young Kam-wing, out of a cell ped his face several times, suy-standing abreast with accused Supreme Court. The next moment ing that he must be able to find in the middle within an arm'se

I heard the eroans of my brother it since Sum was his friend. reach of his brother-in-law, who from the next room. The same night, I heard him coughing. On was tied to a ladder. There July 1. I was taken to Stanley and was a bucket of water bealde since then I have not seen my the ladder and the clothing of brother. his brother-in-law was soaking. VAIN PLEA

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AGENTS IN COLONY

In March, 1941, witness snid, he sent Young Po down to Hong Kont. to instruct p Kam-wing. one of his chief agents in Hong Kong, to resume operations in The Colony.

Among the agents under him in Hong Kong were. Wong said. Ip Kam-wing, Lai Chakopa, Mui Siu-hing, Yu Tung-sen, Kwok-yu and ip Chung-bung.

In reply to Mr. Bernacchi, defending, witness said that he

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The party continued its drive to Sum's house in Nathan Road. Witness was again toki to knock Mr. nt the door and ask for

Sum. He did and the door was Witness pleaded with them opened by Mr. Sum, who, upon not to beat his brother-in-law secing a big party, including as he had nothing to do with Japanese, immediately shut the the case. They told him to go

door.

Accused and others in the Wuchow (Kwongsa Province)

party got angry, witness related, (Man Hing) 1.00 p.m.

Airmail for London, Calcutta, and banged the door violently Bangkok and Saigon (By Air) for about 20 minutes until Mrs, (Reg.) 1.46 n.m. (Ord.) 2.00 (p.m. | Sum reopened it and admitted Straits (Ninghai) 3.00 p.nì.\\\ the party into the flat, As Mr. Kongnioon (Nani Fung 1) 3.00 Ma was not in the house, the party searched it and eventual- Canada via Vancouver, Bly took Mrs, Mn into custody (Empire Gunfleet) (Parcels) 2.30 They were then driven to No. 69 p.m., (Reg.)

2.45 p.m., (Ord.)

Kowloon Kimberley Road-the 3.00 .m.

Gendarmerie HQ. Shanghai (Longview Victory) 3.00 p.m.

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back to his own room.."

On July 1, 1944, witness said he was transferred to Stanley, On Dec. 7 witness was brought before a Japanese Court-Martial and sentenced to death. The sentence was reduced to life imprisonment the following day, After the sentence he remained in Stanley until the liberation af Hong Kong.

On Feb. 15 last witness, went to Stanley and identified accus- ed from a parade as the man who arrested him.

CROSS-EXAMINATION

WAS

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"On August 13, I was let out of Stanley and returned home with out having been subjected to any torture.

"On Oct. 26, Moriyama and ac- cused came to my house to inform me that my brother had died in prison. I went to Stanley and saw my brother's dead body.

Wang returned from a two day conference in Shanghai. with membors of the third party, the Democratic League.

the country."

POPULATION INCREASE

He said a league delegation

Singapore, May 28. would arrive in Nanking today

Singapore's population has to arrange a meeting with Gov- ernment representatives over the jumped to the neighvourhood of jeague's three-point programme 910.000, compared with a pre- for bringing pence to Man-war 650,000, local officinia esti-

mate.

They hase their figures on the was disclosed General Huu Yung-chang, Gov-auance of 899,610 food ration ernment member of the unity cards and the presence in the resumed j city of large numbers of such committee of three, talks with Gen. George C. Mar-non-holders of ration cards as ahall which were broken off 10 refugees, displaced persons and

8,000 military personnel. days ago.

churia.

It also

that

It was believed the meetingRepatriations to China and "At an identification parade on was preliminary to a full dress India are reducing the popula- Feb. 10, last. I falled to pick out resumption of committee con- tion about 100 a week, but a accused. I was told by Lai Chak- ferences which were halted arising birthrate is seen in the po that accused was Lai Kit and month ago.-Associated Press. was the man who arrested me."

INOUYE TESTIFIES

TSINAN FREE

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birth of 120 babies in one day recently, believed to be a local record. Associated Press.

HAIL OF BULLETS

The last witness called to testify for the Grown yesterday Was

Nanking, May 28. Inouye Kanao, who was sentenced

The Communist siege of Tai- to death by the Military Tribunal on Monday for war crimes.

nan, capital of Shantung Pro- were taken to the

Inouye said that he was an in- vince, ended today after lasting, As they

terpreter employed at the Japan.a week.

Kuala Lumpur, May 28. first floor of the house, witness Swabue (Hinge Lee) 4.00 p.m.

ese Gendarmerie H.Q2. In Kimber- The end came under a pre-

Members of a police flying

Ganton (Fatshan) 4.00 p.m.

sinted, he saw his brother-in-

ley Road between.

June,

20 and liminary agreement between the squad frustrated a large-scale THURSDAY, 30th MAY law, ip Kan-wing, squatting on

Cross-examined by the de-Juce 1, 1944. In June the same Government and Communist kidnapping attempt here when Saigon, Bangkok, Ceylon, India, the floor with both hands tied. fence, witness said that accused year, he was accompanied to Stan- commanders in Central Shan- they shot it out with the abdue- East and South Africa and Aden Witness alone

an! was then taken had been the principle in hisley by Moriyama to act as (Mongolia), 10.00 a.m.

tung and a reprezzatave of the tors and rescued five. Chinese between Moriyama and United States into a room in which he remain-

interpreter

truce team to merchants. U.S.A., Canada, Central and

Did you also give evidence at Chak-po.

cease hostilities in that area. The kidnapping took place South America via San Francisco ed for about 10 minutes until

Inouye aaid that he did not re

Meanwhile, the Chinese Gov.when eight armed Chinese broke having acen Lat Kit, ne- against

cused, in Inouye Kunao?—Yes.

merie HQ. during he stay there. Do you still remember that

The case was adjourned to 10 you told the Military Tribunala.m. today."

urrest.

(Berry Victory) (Parcels) 9.30 he was again taken out to the the other day in the Military memb. Kimberley Road Gendar- ernment forces have advanced into a house at the nearby tin-

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9.45 a.m.,

Macao and Tsinshan Sai). 11.00 a..

11 case (Ord) car by the same party, includ-Tribunal in

ing accused.

(Kwong

TIED TOGETHER This, time, witness added, ne- Swatow and Bangkok (Hiram) | cused suggested to go to an- other friend of his, Cheung Haiphong (Empire Park) 3.00 Kam's house. Witness told them that he did not know Cheung's

noon.

p.m.

Kongmoon (Nam Fung II) 3.00 house but he would bring them to the house of Cheung's master

J.M.

Wuchow (Nam Lung) 3.00 pmn.in Austin Road. They drove to Canton (By Train) 4.00' p..

Austin Road and in the com-

FRIDAY, 8lat MAY

and

Sultan Exiled "By Mistake"

Singapore, May 27,

Exiled to the Cocos Islands "by mistake," the ex-Sultan of Selangor is now living in Singapore with his wife, awaiting per mission to return to Selangor, where his younger brother is rulor.

to within 25 miles of Harbin, mining village of Sungei Way key railway centre in the heart where the merchants had assem- of Manchuria, and expect to en-bled. The merchants were car- tor the city within 48 hours, ac-ried of to a rubber estate. cording to Chinese press re ports in Shanghal. Reuter,

CONSULATES

Singapore, May 28, China is expected to open two more consulates in Malaya, at Ipoh and Malacca, said the Chinese Consul-General, Dr. Wu when visiting

Pask-shing,

Police followed the trial but were met by a hail of bullets an they entered the estate. Two suspected kidnappera were ar- rested. The others escaped. Associated Press

UNDER CANVAS

--

war

Macão and Talnakan (Kwong pany of Cheung's master, went Fook Cheung) 10.00 am.

to Cheung's house in Shanghai: Swatow and Amoy (Fenglien) Street. Cheung was at home 10.00 a.in,

and was immediately arrested. Foochow (Fooshing) 10.00 am. Accused then suggested they

Singapore, May 28. Shanghai (Glenogle) 10.00 a m

of Japanese accused go to Li Chung-kam's (another

Perak State. Straits, Egypt and Europe vin friend of witness) house, where

Dr. Wu emphasised the need crimes faced their judges under Liverpool (Glenapp) (Parcela) 9.30 a.m., (Reg.) 9.45 a.m., (Ord.) took them all back to the Kim- the pay after arruoting Li,

for such an establishment in canvas here when the local war Perak, which is the premier crimes court moved into a tent 10.00 AM.

Shanghai (Tainan) 100 p.m. berley Road Gendarmerie 11.Q.

state in the Union, to deal with pitched on a hotel grounds. Saigon (Helikon) 1.00 p.in. to join the earlier arrested Mrs.

the many, and varied problema The court had been temperari- Airmail for London, Calcutta, Sum, and Ma. Accused

pertaining to the community'sly occupying space in Singa- poro's Supreme Court building, Rangoon, Singapore, Svdnoy and several others tled them toget-

The ex-Sultan was enthroned exiles for the soll was too sandy, interests in the state. (By Air). (Reg.) 1.15 her with a long rope. They Auckland

Ipoh, as the centre of one of 1but requirements of the .roviy- (Ord.) 2.00 p.m.

were later escorted into another by the Japanece, but was remov- However, there were coconut

into the canvas Shanghai, U.S.A.. Central and room with their hands still tied ed immediately after the libera-palms, and from these the ex- the richest mining centres inng civil administration forced South America via Seattle (Moun: together, und allowed to sleep tion of Malnya and sent by the Sullana extracted oil for cook the world, would be the head-its evacuation Greylock) (l'arcela) 2,30

quarters, Dr. Wu oald, adding home until other accommoda- military authorities to nu la- Ing purposts. pm in the room that night.. 2.46 p.m., (Ord.) 3.00 p.m.

After months of rough clothes that establishments of the con- tions were roadled.-Associated land in the Cocos group, in the Kongmoon (Kwok Hing) 3.00 Noxt morning, witness cou-Indian Ocran 1,000 miles south- and doing her own washing, the sulates will be subject to the Press.

tinued, Morlynino, accused and

ex-Sultana confessed she looks approval of the National Gov- Canton (By Trajn) 400 p.ut. others took him out in a car to Weat of Singapore.

forward to beautiful silks and crament in Nanking-Router.

CHOLERA IN SATURDAY, 1st JUNE Wong Wing-tim's houso, No. 5, With him went his

aarongs—and somebody else to

SHANGHAI Teamkong (Kwongchow-wan) Sullebury Avenue. The door Tongku Mustora. She told re-do the washing (Avi Fro) 10.00 10.1.2014 was locked. They party forced porters she had a lovely time on No official explanation of Haiphong (Promise) 10.00 a.m. it open, and took away a girl's the lonely Isle of Palau Laut, the Sultan's exlio has been

Penang, May. 28.

Shanghal, May 28, Straits and Australia via. Syd-photo. The photo, witness said, but housekeeping had its trials, givon, but on his return from A Chicago-stylo gun battlo he A sorlous cholera, epidemio in noy. (Naipaki) (Parcels) 9.00 was of Wong'a cousin, Bfui

polica ... “Wo‘dug a well, but the water the Cocos Islunds it was stated ! tween.

and warehouse threhtening Shanghal, the city's (Re) 2.46 am, (Ord.) { Blu-hing.

was salty and finally, we had that the original order was thieves hore ended when one health authorities | warned yes 10.00 .m.

The party drove to the Chung to rely of rain water," said the mistako."

I Chinceo was shot and a gong I tortay, Manila, P.I. (Loulas Lakes) wa Book Company and arrest ox Sultana. "But we caught Six of Malaya's Sultana sentjof "lx Chinese rounded up. #al glating that 14 now cases had Shanghat (King Heaton VII) wont to No. 12: Nathan Road,piles of tinned food and dely-ex-Sultan, when he arrived. In they were losting sugar from three days the departinant au- ed the girl after, which they plenty of fish and we bad_sup|congratulatory; messawos, to the Pollca discovered the gang sa boon reported - within the lost Strail. (Van Hentax) 6.00 mm, the hotde of To Sul choung; | drated foods to topikavad Singapore, and the Regent, of burglarised warehousaji. Sixty, nounce de pinne isih lajarinoulsto Formone (dhi, Shine) 3.00 pm. With chef- Thare Vegetables word beyond the früher personally sulakes Liminal incaje

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