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THE CHINA MAIL. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946. .

"Average Sailor Is A

VERY SERIOUS Child At Heart"

CHARGE

The application of Mr. E. S. c.) Brocks on behalf of Chau To (who

as charged un, of the Dance in Kalation) for bail was refused by Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Central Magistracy yesterday,

1. A. da Silva, for the Crown anposed the application the ground that the charge was a very serious one, for if a con- viction was obtained the Crown would ask for a life sentence. No amount of bail would be sufficient guarantee for his appearance in Court, Bail had been granted in the cases of Croll, Hyndmas and Giover but these chuses were not, so ious and in the event of a con viction the Crown would ask for varying sentences.

Further ovidence was given in the case in which Leonard, Li Ki, Mai Sui-keo and Wong Ling aro charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Central Magistracy with posses- sion of 20,000 cigarettes on which duty had not been paid.

AIR SERVICE

The US Army Courier Service hos started a bi-week- In oir service between Shang. hat and Hong Kong.

Readers' Letters

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seriousness of the situation in re- the Colony's post-war on io reconstruction.

Mr. M. A, da Silva appeared the trucks and the number of engineer, realding at the Penigavint up to the cold sombre fact many beautiful empty, house in

gun.

for one

White Collar Legion Sir-From your Leading Ar- ticle of blay 28th, issue,

navo been obsessed with two derived gome Jittle measure o Alafaction to learn that at long notions, which I venture to pre-

Bent for

for consideration:- last a "beef" is being aired con-

1. In order to house the off- BLAKE PIER cerning the plight that besets us

cloin (and their families) who are in this post war struggle to sur-

reconstruction, to aasiat in our INCIDENT

vivo.

When are all executive going la advantage should be taken of the Alexander Gray Edmond, 37, wako

the "white callar Macao, now going so cheaply. collectively,

Wouldn't it be a boon Hotel, was charged before Mr. classes the world, over, are Insta- Mr. Silva-When told ac-X. Almada at the Central Magin. pensable? Stenographers. Clerks, to work here contentedly and to vłait one's family in Macho once their cused were not intereated did tracy yesterday with inflicting Tynists, Book-keepers and

full twice weekly?

2. In order to encourage the you suggest why not take two grievous bedily harm upon Chean likes, all contribute their guns na that was enay as each Sze Kueng at Blake Pier on May share to the smooth function f

world trade and finance. Their rebuilding of damaged residences (which are mostly situated on the could be placed trader the arm 23.

in coni- At the request of the prosecu- lot is pitiable because

parison to other labourers, their Peak arta) Government's policy pits.-Yes.

are ridiculously inade live on the Peak should at once

with tion, accused was remanded for a pari

regard to Camese wishing to a complainant is still in income capital.

quate. And yet, no one has oven

be clarified. Our local champion" of Democracy, Mrs. It was stated that complainun: heard a moan or groan from that

Selwyn- Tractured quarter-so far. In fact, we had Clarke, bus raised the question in was suffering from

to quictly wait until your article

We still re- far away England. lower jaw and abrasions on the

print before Wa #ppeared -In

member the pre-war unwritten realized that something ought to

law, and are still smarting from be done about the wago of the "white collar" class.

for first and fourth defendants and Mr. B. S. C. Brooks for second and third defendants, Licht, Jennings. II.MLS. Tamar said that on May 18 he received reports of trafficking in ciga rettes in the barracks on a large

That statement was made be- scale by szilon and in the after-

exuse they were not interested tinn, arrested A. B. Pearson and others. Pearson rare him cer-They were interested. tain information which he pass- ed to Inspector MacCahey Cen- tral Police Station.

.

Good And Bad Witness Admitted that Mr. Broks said that accused

In the evening he went with D'Aguilar Strect was dark, the was formerly in the Police fore

entrance to the house narrow Pearson to the Majestic Ball-

and that there was a pavement and. like many others, joined the

to J.:: room and was introduced

some four feet wide. He could Police under the Inpanese lact many of them were advised to Leonard, Pearson in the hear-

Leonard not identify the-police officer but ing of 35:4 What he had done

witness telel 4l0.80.

policromun sury probably what

that he had some eggarettes and could identify the last two ac- Leonard said that he would try cused. This way because of his under the Japanee would

buy them.naval training. He could identi- Доде.

to get some one About an hour later Leonard fy any object on which he had his concentration. At the time said he would take them to a

he was taken up with the men buyer.

They

Laker the and not with the Police officer. In reply to Mr. Brooks wit- Golden City Restaurant where they met second accused. Lee; Witness was intr. duteed to bee as the Manager of the Canteen Leonard acted as interpreter,

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In refusing bail. Mr. Kwan said that he was in possession of copy of the charges and could not Krant the application,

SAW HAND MOVE

Charged with attempted jacegny bus travelling from

on tarda

Mungkok to the Star Ferry r pins alout 3.30 pm on May 20, Yun Choen, 35, a cigarette naw; ker, was sentenced to six months'

Mr. by

W. H. imprisonment Latimer at Kowloom Court yester duy

J

Cheng ikan, a cualle emplog by the ins Laport Export Can jong of dá, Des Von. load, bat at the time queation he

travellin A was Lin the ferty komink

t was enrrying $1,690 in a girdle bag touch and w

a

were

to

Appointment Kept

The party wna then driven to house in D'Aguilar Street in witness' enr, On the way Lee asked Pearum Low many ciga- rettes he had, and Pearson ask- d the price. Le fald him that uld not pay stone but of

nard said that he wanted! IS200 or a 50-550 eat, to which itten agr· 1. They all stopwe the house in D'Aguilar street But

gives that all aving shoukt meet at 11 pm. sharp 1kinghen the cigarettes would be

brought.

ALF He felt

away, lis hot girdle. gourd he saw d. fendaut, wha was sitting on his L.II, withdrawing

hand.

te di pat rale the alara til the bus had reached the terminus when he called a police constable and had defendant arreakd.

It was stated that defendant and a previonts unviction for a simi tar offence earlier in the year.

MONEY MART

Gali fluctuated between $487 and $490 per tari yesterday and closed steady at $489,

Chinese national currency re- with very mained inactive, slight duetuation, and closed at $2.30 for futures and $2,44 for spot per CN$1,000).

US dollars we firm with buyers at $6.32. Sterling had. luyera at $17.80, and Austra- fian pounds at $13.50.

CARTON DE WIART ARRIVES

General Cartan de Wigrt, V.C., the Prime Minister's personal re- presentative in China, arrived in the Colony by A.F. 'plane yes terday,

Another arrival was Mr. Wal- linger, en rots to Nanking to take up the past of Counsellor at the British Embassy. It is accom- panied by his wife and son.

SNATCHERS

Charged with Anatching a bant- in Nathan bag froin a wonun Rond on May 29, Chan Ching-yip. 21. unemployed, was sentenced 19 four months hard labour by Mr W. II. Latimer at Kowloon Cour: yesterday.

Kwok Hling, 23, unemployed. charged with the larceny of a vair of gold oar-rings from a woman in Shanghai Street near Waterloo Road on May 29, wan also sen tenced to

months hard labour.

four

ARMS SEIZED

A 24-year-old Chinese, Li Man, was brought before Mr. George Sho at the Contral Magistracy yesterday charged with being in possession of a 38 zevolver and round of ammunition at Connaught Road Central near Jublies Street

May 20.

At the request of Sub-Inspector

WHR

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face.

ness admitted that there were good and bad in the Navy. The anilors were not all children at heart and some were just as cunning as the civilian members of the public.

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Been best

The adoption of a wage basis.

would applicable to all classes or ranks of employees used for a solution.

Let us presume that a enolie's basic wage is $300.00 p. month. The No. 1. Goolie, a step higher should receive $350.00 p. month; and an overall. Superintendent, tills $400.00 p. month, and so on.

Regarding Pearson he would say that up to six months ago his record was excellent.

adjourned The case was Monday June 3 at 10 a.m.

Defence Objects To War Crime Charges

on.

Those married and

Our

ita effects.

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to ask It top much worthy Chinese Representatives to put forward this question in the Legislative Council?

7. P.

15

ex-recoinmendation

was

that

thas,

meet

sent on

"Nestle's" Sir-According to the adver- tisement put by "Neatles" in the yapers,

understand While this is being written to Gugernment departments, business concern the "white collar" classes, firma or individuals can apply in and which represent by far a lar writing to Nestles for their Milk controlled prices. ger percentage of the working Products class. my friends, many of them We therefore, wasted no time to have even gone so far as to closely apply for them through the kinil record their smallest daily ex-

of our

Head penses and find that, in order to Being Government employees and Survive. those in that catefors with the recommendation of our

Head would not possibly be able to live! Department

WC, and live normally, on anything thought that our request will de- In than a minimum basic salary finitely not be turned down. But to our disappointment we received AN OBJECTION BY THE DEFENDING OFFICER, CAPT. J. F. of $400.00 . month. This sum

"Nesties" saying REILLY, TO THE INSUFFICIENCY OF THE CHARGES would only apply to a Single per a reply from

with that they had already received too many applications and AGAINST ACCUSED, WHEN HONG KONG'S FOURTH children dependent on him would! Car WAR CRIMES TRIAL OPENED AT JARDINE'S CO-ither have to dispense with a roo; int their stock had been sold out

over their heads or to keep ally and thus could not be able to DOWN, EAST POINT, YESTERDAY, WAS OVER-he best they can on a starvation our need. So we were left behind.

Our application let RULED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT.

What is being granted to mem- 28th instant-not very late after THE ACCUSED-W.O. KURASAWA HIDEO, SCT. HANADA bers of other working classes and the

suppose and nnnouncement I ZENJI, SGT. SAKAMOTO ISOJI AND L/CPL. SANO ranted so I understand) in yet we couldn't have our share, TOSHIHARA ARE CHARGED WITH MALTREATING compathy of understanding for exurgest a list of the de

the revailing dimcult times, partments, business tiems and in- SEVEN CHINESE AT JAPANESE GENDARMERIE H.Q.

should. in all fairness. niso dividuals who were lucky not lo There was sonte laughter intaken out of my cell by Lalgranted to the "white collar" be left behind and the quantity

to Snu Fuk. whom I understand?

group. Their mental exertion also they were given. Court when the Usher had

reporter from was an Interpreter of the Gen- wears them out na fast, if NO

fallen duinerie. I was taken out for faster Chinese press who had awaken a

many cases, than the interrogation. They took me to physical. aslet p.

Your Correspondence" Section The Court is composed of a small room on the verandah of

of May

29th, discloses some very C. Stewart (De-the Supreme Court.

factuni Lient-Col. J.

"Lau Sao Fuk asked me to interesting and

gares partment of the J.A.G, India), President, Major M. 1. Ormsby tell my story. I asked him what concerning incomea, hatably tha

the "white collar" classes wage (The West Yorkshire Regiment) story. Lau said: 'You have Not Cricket

and Captain B. N. Kaul (The been to Waichow. Tell me all rail far far behind those of the When all were a the car Frontier Force Rogiment). inhout it. I said I had never been others; in fact it is by far the Major G. S. Puddicombe, there in my life. He said I was ANOTHER WHITE COLLAR. again Pearson handed witness He PHIL $400 in $100 notes.

Victoria Rifles of Canada) is not telling the truth. He then them into his kit hand pocket the Prosecuting Officer and tied up my thumbs with a rope. and took out another two $100 Captain J. F. Reilly, Staff Cap- I was beaten by Lau.

"Two or ALFSEA, bills, which had been previous-tain

(Legal) H.O.

three days later L/Cpl. Sano Toshibaru came to ly marked and handed them to Leonard at the same time giv.

At the commencement of the the cell with Lau Say Fuk, who ing the police the prearranged hearing, when the President of tuck me to the small room on signal.

the Court was about to ask ne- the verandah for interrogation. cused to plead, Captain Reilly L/Cpl. Toshiharu, through Lau, on behalf of the accused, raised who acted as interpreter, asked an objection to the churges a me to tell my story about Wai- framed on the ground that he chow. I again denied that considered the particulars given had been to Waichow, to be insufficient.

Witness then drive Le back to the Golden City and Leonard to the Majestiv Cabort. After this witness weat to the Police station where the inspector gave him: certam instructions,

The appointment was kept And here witness are the other accused. The cigarettes taken upstairs.

WLS

were

Defending Officer.

the

All were taken upstairs. The cigarettes were found in the fat and later the $200 given to Leonard

I shown to him. Witness said that he thought Leonard said "I suppose they nre." Later at the police station he and Pearson. Inade.a state- mont.

vas

Magistrate Quoted

Beaten With Poles

lowest,

in

Star Ferry

CHEUNG CAM TIN. School Wanted

Sir beg to draw the atten tion of the local authorities to the absolute necessity of establishing In the on Anglo-Chinese school Shaukiwan District for the benefi of the people there. Shaukiwan, which is six miles away from town, has a population of 25,000 and there is every sign to show that this figure is steadily grow- Ing. About 90 per cent of the

bo people are wage-warners, or long to the unwealthy class, who ean by no means afford to send their

children to town for decent education, while those who are fortunate enough to be an to attend schools to learn Englis have to go all the way to various parts of the city to satisfy ther Si-Now that the War is over desire to learn,

several generations Democracy has triumphed home has been made in Shauki-

Sir-To Jojo Gutz: an extremely understanding citi We thank you kindly for being zen.

and

The "Star" Ferry Company

M. G. HARDTE.

Superintendent.

Housing.

over Despotism, the great men of the World are leaving no ston

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wan. It seems a great pity that

in

"Toshihara_hung me up with, unturned in their idealistic efforts my children have to go to schools In the course of his submis- a rope with my wrists behind to make this world a better place the same way that their father. great grand- [sions, Captain Reilly made re- my back, Between them they in which to live in. Locally, great | Brandfather and

father did in their school days. ference to the cases of Carroll, beat me about my body and legs. progress has been made in Certainly something ought to be Hyndman and Grover, who are Lwas beaten with wooden poles. tover and charged with offenres under the Defence Regulations and in whose cases particulars had been

ordered.

rohabitation;

I screamed and then became the fart that Covernment appofit- unconscious.

I

pened, you will be punished.

"I said I did not do anything, Hanuda immediately proceeded

has been waiting for solution for

done about this problem, which

I

the

the past seventy years.

We all realize how many urgent problems the Government has deal with at the present moment, As Koon CEN but I do hope that

are abundant building materials and cheap, the Government will do her best to build a school to

Cross-examined by Mr. Silva witness admitted that he not a legal man and mentioned general

ed a Committee to investigate and abhorrence of police

"Two or three days after this report on the housing problem i traps and not playing cricket.

In this ense it was his attitude

torture, I was again taken out ample proof of the importance and that the members of the public

Captain Reilly referred to of my cell by Toshiharu and Lau had placed temptation in the Mr. M. A. da Silva as the re- Sau Fuk for interrogation. way of the saila by the buying | doubtable Counsel for the was given a similar torture. of cigarettes, obtained illegally Crown" and quoted the adjec "On August 12 Toshiharu for a price and thus made the tives and expletives used by took me out to a room on the

to turture me. First of all he educate the youngsters of Shauki. sailors liable to court martialMesars. Remedios, Evans and verandah, where I saw a Chinese

beat me on the end and face war. In the meantime perhaps Hon when they applied for par-whose name I then learned was and heavy sentences. Easily Led

ticulars on behalf of their res- Tsoi. Tsoi spoke to me. and ad then he struck me on my something can be done by making pective clients. Captain Reilly asked me if I was going to tell body and lega with a wooden use of the premises of the school belonging to the Tal Koo Dook went on to read, from the truth about Waichow,, I said Fale with some forec. I imme-Yard at Quarry Day, which is at then "The China Mail", the decision I had ever been to Walchowately became unconscious.

"After some time i gradually present lying idle. There is no

reason

why the Government could of the learned Magistrate. Mr. and therefore could not tell him.

came to my senses. I felt some not borrow or rent the premises He disagreed with Mr. Silva C. Y. Kwan, in the case under anything.

thing warm against my legs and for such a nable purpose. that in this case it was a coun-reference and quoted extracts

als onling hot near my ince. I am not only writing this for from the Manual of Military "Toshiharu and Taoi adopted With my eyes opened a little, my children, but also for the ter-temptation.

Law in support of his conten-

a threatening attitude. From I saw three Japanese present. children of over 25,000 tion.

fear of being beaten, I said: Warrant Officer Kurasawa district.

Yes, I have been to Waichow.'Hideo had appeared on This is actually not true. Then

In his experience in the Navy he had found that the average sailor was a child at heart and easily led into temptation.

In reply to Mr. Shiva witness said that it would not be a de- cided disappointment to him if the case failed.

aware

Withcas told Mr.

Court, after

all

Deliberate Lies

I deliberately lied to a number

scent.

Eychlows Cone

the

of that

TSẰNG YUNG-FUK.

Gogol Play In Mandarin

After a short adjournment, the Court decido against Cap Answering further questions tain Reilly and the case, opened witness anid that he was not with Major Puddicombe ud-of questions asked,

price

had dressing the that the

Tact insisted that I should had been discussed in the cabaret or accused

pleaded "Not talk. I said: 'Yes, I have been i "My eyebrows had gone and to Walchow. I have received my clothing was wet. The three elsewhere. Ho card the price Guilty."

Court Interproter. mentioned in the car.

A famous classic drama, "The $4,000.00 Chinese National Cur- Japanese were enjoying the tor Silva that

Revisor or the Inspector General, Ip Tin Shang, Chief Interpre- rency. I was a member of the ture, laughing mest heartily, he hoped he was a man above ter at the Kowloon Magistracy, BAAG

"At this point another Chin- by Nicholai Gogol will be perform- average intelligence, and that he was the first witness called by "Tsoi was still not satisfled cac, whose name I have since ed in Mandarin by the National

Chan and urged me to talk. I then found out to me

Kam Reconstruction Dramatic Group at could judge men fairly well. the Prosecution. Ip stated:- He would describe Leonard as "As I returned home at about stated that I had assisted in Chun, came in. He was an In- the Central Theatre at 1 pm to-

Gendameric, day and tomorrow.

This is the first performance a sharp witted man. He did 9.20 a.m. on July 22, 1945, I taking an English prisoner, of terpreter, in the

then five persons II. C. Hui, the case was adjourn not know why a sharp-witted saw five men on reaching the war from the Internment Camp There were

ever given hore by the group, man like Leonard was not sus; first floor of my house, They to Walchow and had been to present.

which ed to Juno 4, for further enquiries.

well known in Kunming Macno to neo the British Consul "After some conversation in and Kwellin as well as in Chung- Accused was arrested by Chinonspicious when he asked for half were strangers to me.

"One of them was

the three Japanese king and the artists which, L/Cpl. | and had received $500 in Partu~| Japanese, detective C.840.

the proceeds knowing that the ether half was to be divided, be- Sano Toshiharu and the other guess Currency.

proceeded to beat me with a about 20 in number, are the most four were Chinese. The names "Toshibaru beat me with aleather whip and poles. I beg experienced in the interior tween Pearson and himself.

of three of theso

He struck Chiacse are leather whip.

my ged them not to do it. I oven China.

Aknelt down before them.

The play was written in Russian Ho denied pushing the $200 Lau Sau Fuk, Ng Chi, Cheng head, faco and neck with

I was semi-con-

"After a while, Hanada said in 1835 and was a satire on the tho| Kwan alias Ai Chỉ Kwan. I do wooden rod. Leonard.

Nicholst, to

something to the Chinese Inter-Russian bureaucracy. money to Leonard. In the flat not know the name of the other. sefous. Leonard made a denial about "I was asked by one of the "At this stage, another Ja-preter Chan, who in turn said the Czar of Russia, was said to approve it, after attending the "We will give you 24 show, as a most valuable realistic denied Chinese if I was Ip Tin Shang, panese put in an appearance to me: not34. Winegs offering Bix

at $200 I replied in the affirmatve. He spoke a lot to Teof in Japan-hours to think matters over and drama. It retains all its vitality ANNA

will have you out again the next and comic force ovan today. cach in the car. He made was then detained. A search was eso.

Spacial Ability

diny," I was then carried back

For anatching a "Polar" gold weist watch and chain from hiss Mak Yoo-ling at Bonham Strawi East on Wednesday afternoon, Wong Ming was sentenced to two mantha hard labour by George Shat the Contral Magis tracy yesterday,

A chargo that be had on

Mr

Trucks And Guns

Ilo

gave

no offer but was asked by Lee if made of the premises and I saw от

about Dec. 10 at Yaumati threat

of

of

Charged with breach of a do he had anything elec. In re some papers taken away, MyTool then turned round to to my coll. I was detained for

released on portation order, Heung Chi-koung, ened Lau Man-eld with Injury to ply to him Leo gave him a list sone Ip Hak Kan and Ip Hak me and in a very threatening 28 days. I was his porno, reputation or property which included three-ton Inter-Kim were also arrested, as well attitude said: "This man, Sgt August 18 and had to receive allas Chan, Sang, 41, was senten- Wong national trucks, arms and cloth as a man named Lau H. Lt, Hanada Zenji, is a man to bo medical treatment from two cod to three months' hard labour. when he appeared before. Mr. W. Wing-ferred last

31. Probationary Sub- ing.

who was a friend of my sons, feared He has been specially doctors after release." N

Kowloon CourE T Mr. Silva put it to witness At Supreme Court sant down to South China for Inspector of Police when he ap

After evidence of this wit-H. Latimer at posted before Mt. W. H. Latimer that that was a lle and that it "We were taken over: to Gen his ability in torturi Ho ness, the Court adjourned ill voterday. He had been hardshort at Kowloon Court: postorday, O

Sorter dated Oct 19, 38, and At formal comand of on week was ho who mentioned the damorio: Headquarters at the shows no morey to anybody who 10 am, this morning, when Cap-from the Colony on a sportation mariad. Wont leur ball of trucks, and run the supreme Court and looked up refuses to confake. If you sky tain Rolly will commence his was arrested on May 39. Inside that be mentioned pama of hɛseparately. On Julyás Tova knot going to tell us what hap cross-examination of witness/

melähed house in Canton Road,