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SINGAPORE'S DIFFICULTIES

Singapore, May 30, Transportation and equip- ment shortages continue slow the post-war rehabilita- tion of Singapore.

to

Municipal copurissioners, hold- ing their first meeting in four years, were told:

Water, electricity and departments are in n

goo serious

position and only careful nurs- ing of worn-out equipment en- ables them to cang on.

Streets awarm with an esti- mated 40,000 hawkers, seven number. times the pre-war Their presence has impeded all efforts to keep sinyeis clean and drain clear.

Singapore in the equivalent of U.S.$7.990.000 in arrears in in

for terest and sinking funda Joans but has reclved govern- ment assurances that money to cover the arrems will be forth coming.

THE CHINA MAIL, ·FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940.

LAI KIT TESTIFIES ON HIS OWN BEHALF Clear The Way

COMPLETE DENIAL OF EVER HAVING BEEN AN EM-

PLOYEE OF THE JAPANESE GENDAMERIE, AND OF For Peace Talk

HAVING TAKEN PART IN THE ADMINISTRATION:

Glass Of Water For A Bob

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COLLABORATOR TRIAL IN S'HAI

Shanghai. May 30. Nanak Chand, president of Singaporo, May 30, the Japanese sponsored. Indian A shifting for a glass of Independence League, and B. water, fivepenco extra for ica Bobby, lluison officer, were ar- Nanking. May 30, ito cool a boor, two shillings High Court chaired with col- raigned before the Shanghai, for an orange squash and laboration.

scat......

Tho

OF WATER-TORTURE WAS PUT FORWARD BY LAI The Democratic League yes- KIT YESTERDAY AT THE RESUMED HEARING (BEerday dispatched an urgent 5/10d. for

1 good cinema The two Indians were arrest- FORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE telegram to Mukden urging Pre-

ed by the Chinese authorities on E. H. WILLIAMS, IN THE SUPREME COURT) OF HIS Hident Chiang Kai-shek to re-

turn to-Nanking at once to clear. Such are sample prices which written charges filed by local TRIAL FOR OF HIGH TREASON.

relaxation-hungry the way for concrets peace dis-

British and Indiana with the court. ACCUSED CLOSED YES-ursions. THE CROWN CASE AGAINST

Allied servicemen report boing complainants charged that many TERDAY MORNING. THE TRIAL IS NOW IN ITS

were arrested by tho The telegram said now that charged in Singapore.. Despite Indians FINAL STAGES WITH ONLY FURTHER CROSS-EX- the government has taken mention in the House of Com- Japanese gendarmerie and im- AMINATION OF ACCUSED REMAINING.

Changelun there is no necessity mons, prices show no signs of prisoned in the infamous Bridge House through the efforts of the for fighting

descending,

Servicemen Dr. Carson Chung. prominent

normal Indian Independence League. League member, has arranged week's pay will last just one day an immediate conference with in town, the American cavoy, General George C. Marshall to go over the whole aituation."

months.

After arresting Lai Chappo the party drove on to a house in Vil. kim Street. where they arrested Ma Leung. They took the two back to Kimberley Rond.

In the witness-bex yesterday detectives made a search of the Dr. O. de Souza said that he house and Lai Chap-po was even- had been forced to set as antually brought down from the roof interpreter to thiru nationals by by a Gendarme. the Japanese Geminimerie for Dring this three period he witnessed severe beat tortures of arrested inga and

Moriyama ordered Kwok and persons by Gendarmes in the

At tho accused to watch Ma, who was course of interrogations. the Kimberley Read Gendar-put in a side room, Abou move in anti-meric, he saw accused interro- minutes later, Moriyama again Anti-mosquito. and

Look Lai Chok-po, detective Lan, malarial control have deteriorat-gate arrested peTTONS,

Nobuynki, the Formosan and accused to Sgt. Kuwano ed seriously although there is

car. On small danger of a widespread formerly attached to the Special house in Nathan Rond in

Branch of the Hong Kong Po-arriving, accused said Lai Chak malaria outbreak,

to rang the bdl and, when the "We cannot absolve the Brilice during the J.janese ocen-

door was opened, asked for Sum Fish Military

Adasinistration pation, said that accused what Cheung. The door was immediate From responsibility for the 'dis-introduced to him be Moriyama y closed and the lights in

as his friend in graceful state of affairs'

March, 1945, house switched off. Singapore," an ommissioner, He did not know what accused

was doing. Mr. John Laycocit, declared at the meeting. Asuriated Press.

FOOD SHORTAGE

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An investigating "Singapore Free Press" reporter was told by an Army Welfare officer: "Singapore prices are really a shocking scandal,"

Chand was also accused of having made anti Allied speeches and having misappro printed ration's intended for the Indian community. Both he and Bobby denied the charges.

Another Trial

Chung said he was hopeful of Manchurian truse but that

"Racket is pulling it mildly." without Chiang Kabahek overy

that direction was said another officer. "Even dur-

L. T. Yuan, of the pre-war in- blucked. He said he thought ing four years in India, which ternational Shanghai Municipal the government's insistence on has a fairly high reputation for Council, faced Judge Shaw

and Taitsihar overcharging, taking Harbin would present no grave problem. countered anything to approach Shih-feng of the Shanghai High He said that the Felping reports the prices in Singapore. The Court on charges of collabora- . of a truce agreement already worst of it is the shops are so He defended his acceptance concluded by the Committee of well stocked. Three were untrie

sources

Chinese Government reported yesterday that Govern- routed the ment troops nave

of the Communist troops at Yungki and driven them toward the Korean border. Government reports from the north said that the vanguards of nationar troops were within 30 mil Habil sociated Press.

They failed to find Sum Cheung, whereupon his wife was arrested. Following the completion of and they all went back to Kimberetanants the Crown's case. Mr. Bernnechiley Rond. Between 1 and 2 am.. contended that the unsecution Lai Chak-tio offered to tell Mort failed

to produce evilence Suma everything. Asked to write

out a statement,

ent, Lai Chat-po said against needed on fur as three that he wi Tokyo May 30,

much confused There is only to re- of the alleged overt arts were and asked accused to write out to

The only evidence his dictation; this he did. serve left to feel Tokyo a day concerned.

prosecution and a half, while some Japanee submitted by the

against lai dit waa that of districts are a far behind n

Nobyaki, who rely said that Lai Kit Moriyama intrainemi to him as a friem.

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WHS a

RWOL.

the

Court held that there euse fe areused to a

When Moriyaina was out of the room, accused said he berated Lai

Chak-pp for implienting so many people in his statement and advised him not to involve any more. When the Japanese returned, Lai Chak po said that he was tired and ask ed if he could postpone further work on the statement till the next day; Moriyama agred.

Water Torture Early the next morning, they went first to a house in Salisbury Roud and then to the Chung Hua Book Co., where Moriyama arrest-

up any position in the Kem-vital. |

When was the first occasion you did do any thing of a politien! nature for Moriyama --Towards the middle of June, 1944.

saiti

19 days in food distribution, the Central Kalbomm Agency has arported.

to ZUCCHETTINIS Kyodo News Agency,

agriculture Meanwhile, the

that ministry report,u

When was the last occasion? In the witness box. Lai Kit than 10,000 kilograms tap.

June 29, 1944. said that one night about 20!

Cross-examined by Mr. Lonsdale proximately 740,000 ibs) of Ja- paŭezir produce was ready for days after the Japarere had oe-

(Brown Counsel) accused a Japanese

that he was happily married 14 export to allied countries.--As-cupied the Colony.

visited his house and raped his sociated Press.

years ago. His first wife died I wife. He was to scared that he

seven years after their marriage. i removed his whole family -- bised a girl named Mui Siu-hing. He married the woman who left

wife, son.

duughter, nivee and | Later, he found her drying her him for a Formosan two years himself

auther -- to

house hair, and she said she had been after the death of his first wife

given the water torture.

He got eady the next morning.

Do you remember you mad a

Captain Shortly after moving into his her some dry underclothing from statement to a British

this year in which you said your; new home, his son was killed by the Japanese when the lid at- There were some more arrests wife died in Hong Kong in 1992

that day. After delivering a bun---Yes. fempted to cross a Japanese e of clothing to a shop on Mori-

Chiese Tradition terkende in street, this was folyama's orders, accused said Ive Why did you tell the Britian; lowed by the death of his niece then returned to George Wong's Captain that she died

in 1912 FRIDAY, 1st MAY

wherens now you tell the Court Kanginoon (Nam Fung 1) 5.00 to under-nourishment and shop.

the departure of his wife with Formosan because of his Poverty.

L.M.

POST OFFICE NOTICES

MAIL NOTICE

Outward Mails

Bangkok (Hiram) 9.30 a.ni. Swalow and Amoy (Fengtien)

1.1.

9.30

Macao and Tsinshan (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10.00 am."

Saigon, Ceylon, Indin, East and South Africa and Aden (Mon- golia) 10.00 a.m,

Shanghai (Yochow) noon.

Airmail for London, Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, Syduey and Auckland (By Air) (Reg.) 1.45 p.m., (Ord.) 2.00 p.m.

Shanghai

3.00 p.m.

Kongmoon

p.m.

(Longview Victory)

(Luen Hon I) 3.00

Swabue (Mary) 4.00 pm. Canton (Sisi On) 4.00 p.m. SATURDAY, 1st JUNE Feochow (Fooshing) 10.00 am. Trankong (Kwongchow-wan) (Aug Fee) 10.00 nm.

Straits, Egypt and Europe vis (Parcels) Liverpool (Glenapp) 9.30

(Reg.) 9.45 a.ro., (Ord.) a.m., 10.00

a.m.

Manila, P.I. (Louise Lykes)

10.00

..

Macao and Tsinshan (Kwong Sui) 11.00 ..

Haiphong (Agnes) 3.00 p.m. Wuchow (Kwongani Province), (Nam Lung) 3.00 p.m.

Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) 4.00 p.m. Canton (By Train) 4.00 p.m. Formosa (Chip Shun 2) 5.00

p.m.

A

He tried to make ends meet by smuggling salt and crude oil into the New Territories until sometime in February, when he accidently met Mrs, Wong,

1943.

who later introduced him to her husband, George Wong (now under death sen- tence for high trenson).

Accused said he get to know that Weng was working for the Гарвлене. In March. 1944, Wong offered in a job in his shop in Mongkos, and as a re- sult accused said he then came to know Moriyama, who one night invited him to dinner at 69. Kimberley Road. Later, Moriyama used to nak him to sell rice and do other small er- rands for him.

Sometime towards the middle of June, 1944, Lai said Mori- Accused yama sent for him, went and was told by Moriyama that he might be able to give him a helping hand since he (Moriyama) was short of men. "Watch The Chinoso" After a telephone conversa- tion.

Mak Moriyama,

(a Chinese detective), Kwok Tai- уцаа (Formosan interpreter) Iloilo and Cebu, P.I. (Arcadia and Lai left. Moriyama said: Victory) 5.00 p.m.

"You people just follow me and, Straits (Van Heutaz) 6.00 p.m. when coming across one Indian Shanghai (Glenogle) 5.00 p.m. and a Chinese, you need not pay U.S.A., Canada, Central Ank

to the Indian South America vin San Francisco much attention (Carlton Victory) (Parcela) 4.50 but watch the Chinese,"

"As I sensed that they were (Ord.)

going to arrest somebody, ac- eused continued, "I asked Mori- yama to excuse me from going with them as I was vory busy. Moriyama then slapped my face and told me to du what he told

p.m., 6.00 pm.

Macao

(Iteg.)

4.46 p.m., SUNDAY, 2nd JUNE

and Teinshan (Kwang Fook Cheung) 10.00 am,

Saigon (Helikon) 10.00 .m. Canton (Kwong Tung) 10.00

.m.

MONDAY, 3rd JUNE Canton (Foishan) 0.00 n.m.

sai) 11.00 a.m.

Macan and Trinshan (Kwong Shanghal (Mount Rogers) 10.00 'Hollow (San Hing Chung) 10.00

4.m.

a.m.

⋅ 10.00

4

me to.

scross the

her home.

Mr. Bernacchi (Defence Coun- cil)-Dld you ever tell Moriyama that you did not like the sort of work he asked to do?

Accused: told him once when he asked me to give him a helping hand. As a result, he slapped my face, after which I did not dare to tell him again.

The ran away with a Formosan? I said it because in accordance with Chinese tradition. I consider ed a woman is dend when she runs away from her husband.

What did Lai Chak-po ask you to write in his statement? He asked me to write something about Wong Wing-tim, Yeung Po and not Why did you

leave the Ip Kam-wing. Colony if you did not like the i Di you come to the Suprense job?My native place was also in Cours (Japanese Gendarmerie the Japanese bands. I had nu H.Q.) between June 15 and 20, friends in Free China. I had no 19447-No. money and had to look after my

daughter.

ing with the Japagse after June Did you have any further deal 297-Unly when Moriyama asked

I

never

un-

tion,

"The general attitude seems of the post of chairman of the to be that the

Food Control Comrainaion under Government should do something about it the Japanese by saying that ho but will they?" one British OR had taken the job on the ex- preas understanding that he declared.

Commented "The

would be allowed to increase thu Press": "A walletful of notes price of rice "to help the Chin-

cse farmers." is a will of the wisp. A satchel ful of dollars is closer to the requirements of the service- men." Associated Press.

Free

GUERRILLA WAR IN THE P.I.

Manila, May 30.

Asked why he did not leave Shanghai for Chungking, he snid he had a family to look after and "some charity work to do."

Yuan is accused of having hought rice from farmers for the Japanese military. He was remunded sine die.-Associated Press.

FOR SALE

A 12-hour battle involving 2,000 guerrillas and Filipina M.P.'s was reported yesterday as the new President of the Philip- pinca Commonwealth Manuel Drat at the Roxas discussed Cabinet meeting "the pressing

A fixed Steata Derrick Crane situations on which we intend to

situated in the Slipway, built on have immediate action."

the Standard The M.P.'s reported that the the property of flukhalahaps were involved in Vacuum Oil Co. at North Point battles

for Sale. Tender with U.S.A.F.F.E. is offered

Le can

obtained on guerilla bands and the military Forms police on the Pampangas River, application at Section VI of about 70. miles north of Manila. Naval Store Oflice. H.M. Naval Two policemen were slain and Yard Hong Kong between 9.30 several wounded. Six U.S.A.- to 11.30 A.M. on 21st May, 1946 F.F.E. men are using and an to 4th June, 1946, and should be in A sealed cover

undetermined number of Huk-returned to Suptdg. Navel

halahaps have Been killed-As- addressed sociated Press.

STRANGLED

to

Store Officer, H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong, on or before noon' on Thursday 6th June, 1946.

H.K.V.D.C. NOTICE

,"A 32-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her cubicle at 173 Peiho Street. Shumshuipo, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon. The premises had been ransacked, up-

Distribution of Red Cross How can you remember so clear-parently by the person or persons

Supplies will be made at ly all the details of the facts of who had murdered her. Next

Volunteer Headquartors to all prison for over six months the arrests? I have been in the her was a baby girl, asleep.

Deceased was last seen alive at members of I.K.V.D.C. and was charged three months ago. I

1.30 p.m. by another inmate of the H.K.R.N.V.R. wito

were Pri- flat, who returned about two hours soners of War on 18th August, later to find her dend. She was 1945, on Friday 31st May from lying face downwards, gagged, 10 a.m. to noon and 2.30 p.m. bound and with a rope around her to 4.00 p.m., and on Saturday neck.

and

me to buy things for him. {

can remember my charges very Wire these of political natur: well. Afier all. It concer 13 No.

life. Had you have any dealing with At this stage, the case was ad- te Kempeitai?--No, I never took fourned to 10 am, today.

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NORWAY PAVED WAY

TO D-DAY

London, May 30.

a.m. to

The baby girl was lying on the 1st June from 10 bed beside her, unharmed and 12.30 p.m. If unable to call in sleeping peacefully when the person, delivery will be made only against signed authorisa- police arrived.

tlon.

Telyn. May 30. The 19th session of the Diet will open about June 15 instead,

Almost exactly six years ago, the British Imperial Staff sat as originally scheduled; June 10. down to ponder on a document that was to be the keyed. The delay is due to technical the Kyodo Nows Agency report- to allied victory. It was a reasoned report on the de- dificulties in preparing the bud- feat of the British in central Norway-a defeat which, get for the coming fiscal year. provided the Allies with the first blue-print for the; Normandy invasion.

cover

Associated Press.

G. M. GORDON WILLIAMS,

Major, R.A.,

Adjutant, I.K.V.D. Corps.

H.Q., H.K.V.D.C., Hong Kong, 30th May, 1946.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLIES, TRADE & INDUSTRY

MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES CONTROL AND

PRICE REGULATIONS

(B. M. A.) 1946

The author was Lieutenant-General Hugh Boyd Stokes Massy, Commander-in-Chief of the North-western Expeditionary Force, who sent the War Office his analysis of the British defeat in Norway on May 13, 1940-two weeks after Mr. Winston Churchill had become Premier and Minister for Defence. Brought to hit today from Disclosing that the operations the accret flos of the War Office, in Norway were directed from Massy's report pointed to the headquarters in England, Gen moral of the dark days of 1940, eral Massy made a piva for bet- which was well remembered in ter planning and on the spot, We walked along Kimberley June 1944 when the Allied Com- command, observing, "It is clear Read and on reaching Nathan mand darkened the Channel we were taken by surprise" by Road, Moriyama oruered 'Kwok skies with their airfleets to the methods which the Germans powers conferred upon me as the competent authority undar I, WALTER MORRIS THOMSON, in exercise of the and myself to g

the best equipped, best employed." street while he and Mak remain-planned invasion ever Inunched. Emphasising the need for Regulation 2 of the Miscellaneous Commoditic Control and ed on this side of the street. With the bitter experience of adequate shipping and tactical Price Regulations British Military Administration) 1946, and Later I saw a Chinese and an German air dominance in Nor landing of ships, General Massy pursuant to the powers contained, in Regulation thereof, DO Indian walking towards Mori-way, General Musay

the HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the following item le added to Bhagrant, U.S., Canada, Cen-yama. Which they passed him the Care or stressed reported that in use expedition the First Schedule to such Regulations:- tral and South America via Seattl about 10 or 20 paces, I saw for a modern army" and urged landed without their detach- (Mount Greylock (Parcels) 9.39 Mak and Moriyama turn back the construction of special land- menta and with file or no am- B.m. (Reg.) 0.4G .m (Ord.) and follow them. The Chinese ing vessels. Ho plended for munition. The vehicles arrived.

was arrested by Mariyama and training in aniphibious opera-I'without

The their drivers. taken to No. 69, Kimberley tions emphasised. the need for result, he anid, was "woll-nigh Road Kwok and I crossed the detailed planning and the clos- dlanstrous. street and followed them to the est co-operation with the air} General Massy blamed this i

factor, coupled with the lack of Lator I learned the arrested "I have no hesitation in say- } alr" power," as among the main Chinese was Ip Kam-wing. In the ing that it is essential that the causes of the British defeat but house, Moriyama producing a degroo of co-operation botwear reported that the Norwegian document, anked Ip what it was,

the army and air force, com- operations had confirmed the Ip replied that it was a letter parable to that which ja now the correctness of the principles written by Ial Chak-po, living at case with the Gurmans, is es- laid down in the British Army a house in Park Streeksential if we are not to remain training manunis,

Continuing, accused said that about 8 pan that night Moriyaman at a dangerous disadvantage, took three or four, Japanese Gen. The direction of the two forces (Ord) datum

mber of fanat be the task if one com-

10.00

Airmail for London, Calcutta, Durban,

Rangoon, Singapore Bydney and Auckland (By Air) (Reg.) 1.45 p.m., (Ord.) 2.00 p.m. Conton (By Train) 4.00 p.m. TUESDAY, 4th JUNE

さ

Formoss (Hastings Park) 10.00

Shanghai (Telnan) 1.00 pm. Swatog (Haiyang): 2,00 p.m.. WEDNESDAY, 6th JUNE V Shanghal (Samtyno) 10,00 q.m. Hainbong (Bust) 10.00 a.m. Straits and Australia via Syd- (noy: Kalpak!) (Parcels) 0.00

my (Bag):-'0,45° mənə, ~10.00 te

-Shanghai, and Maniia Haakon Vil) #10.00-8.m.

house.

arm.

- Chinese debetrenches Formosan, mander if the Ataults are to be (King Intermate 99 LAUREGALES Probelined domibiessurate with the

He stressed at length what he called the guiterally excel

lent behaviour of the British troops and theirs lauctori... oupé, sally - the Nunior:u oflcers.

SCHEDULE

PRICE CONTROL

Commodity

Maximum Retail Price

Australian Jum (All kirída)

HK$1.50 por 24 oz. tin HK$4.50 80 -TA

GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this. 27th day of May, 1946,

Súpp

W. M; THOMSON,

Acting. Direct