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STHECASTER MAIESTUESDAY-OCTOBER¥8;»1946)

Indians Charged "Hit Every

With Treason

Jassa Singh and Man Singh, formerly of the Hong Customs Man

Kong Rope Factory, charged with High Trea-

son with one overt act, betrayal of an Amer Charged With

can fler and encompassing the arrest of So Shiu-kuên, who assisted the airman, on Jan.

16, 1945, appeared before Mr. F. X d'Almada Assault

at Central Magistracy yesterday. ́ *

Evidence that defend-

Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for the Crown while ant had hit her with his

accused were not represented.

fist and had kicked her

they were watchmen at the factory.

In an raid on Jan.

a

Tlet, witness, To San-fook factory, Thore were four In-after a rickshaw chase Rope Factory storekeeper, saldan watchofen in the factory when she had attempted he had known accused for ten First:accused was the bead. to elude him was given JOBS- During the occupation "There Is A Pilot"

at Kowloon Court yes- 16-16terday by Mary Wong, a Second witness, So Wing-lok, 1945 he took refuge in an air dance hostess, when N. said that during the occupation raid shciter where a Japanese he lived with his brother, So join him and at about 4 pm. Nicolson, of the Customs Shiu-kuen, ut 1321abera...ced came to the shelter Office, Hong Kong, re Street, Kennedy Town Or-and-spoke to the Japanese in siding at Room 414, Pen- -the morning of Jan. 16.1945, Cantonese: The Japanese did

there was an all-day air raid. not understand so he was called insula Hotel, appeared He saw an American plane shot to interpret. Accused pointed before the Magistrate, -down and Inter saw the pilot to the west where the factory Mr. W. H. Latimer, on a

drop near his house by para-was and aid "There is a pilot chute.

there who has just dropped charge of assault. His brother helped to unloose over the premises." Witness Nicolson was bound over on the parachute and gave the was told to accompany, the the sum of $100 and was or American Chinese clothes. The Japanese and accused to the dered to pay $25 compensation.

Mary Wong gave parachute, a pistol and other office. A telephone message was that about 11.30 pm on Sun- evidence belongings were hid in a basket| made. and taken to another house. A painter, Wong Choi, sald day she was on her way home The airman was taken to a de- that he got a job at Aberdeen when she went with some friends inolished house nearby.

Police Station Brat as a coolfe to a cafe in Nathan Road Nicol Man Singh was watching and then as a cook. He had to son was at an adjoining table, them from the rear of the cook for the Japanese and the she told the Magistrate, with house. His brother asked Man prisoners.

man and two women. He came Singh whether he could help Early in 1946 he noticed a over to her table and proferred them and accused. replied new prisoner. He was about $10 bill, offering to buy her

30 and very thin. He appeared drink. She explained that she to have been under detention did not want one, but shartly for a time. His name was Sui later the waiter brought two Shul-kuen. -

small bottles of beer and a One morning he ABW a glass of gin to her table. * Shantung constable. and Japanese bind

the prisoner's Her friends at this stage ad Wapanese "gendarmes...

hands behind his back and he vized her to leave, which she The Japanese manager of the was taken out by the Japanese did. She took a rickshaw and held a conversation with the and a pick and shovels. The defendant evertook her in an gendarmes. He saw the two Japanese had a sword. They other rickshaw, she claimed "accused” pointing to the house. Ieft by car and returned two He had stopped her rickshaw, The party came to the house hours later without the prisoner. had hit her with his fist and and the constable kicked. the

Hung Wah stated that he was had then kicked her, she said. door open and caught hold of a chauffeur with the Japanese She had called for help and his brother, slapping him when and was Just stationed at a Chinese Sergeant, attached to be denied that he was hiding Aberdeen police station. In H 4. Land Forces, had come the airman. His brother then 1945 he recalled being called to her aid. took them to the house next door out to drive a prisoner and The Chinese Sergeant, Chung where they discovered the three Japanese to Wong Chuk Wah-kuen, gave evidence of American.

Hang. The Japanese sergeant having heard first. witness carried a word and the others shouting for aid and of having bad rifles and picks and shovels. gone to investigate.

When they reached the place] the party went up a hill and re- turned half an hour later with out their prisoner..

Paymaster Lieut Commander

"That's your business."

They discussed how to get a junk to get the airman out of Hong Kong. A motor van ár- rived during the discussion with

WHOLESALE PRICES

One Of The INDEX NUMBERS OF

Lightly"

Officers

Testifying on his own behalf at yesterday's War

Crimes Trial, first accused, Tashiro Tora Robbers suke, admitted having struck Major Cross and other officers "lightly with a stick.

Tashiro said that his attitude towards Pow Terrorized

that he was Villagers

patients in hospital was the same as towards Japanese patients and denied that he was brutal.

Cross-examined by Mr. Fujita Tetsup, W/O J.O. Edwards gald thar Japanese soldiers received treatment at different parades to those held for POWs. The fitness of a man to do work the next day was supposed to be decided at the evening par- ade, but as none of the caused were present on the occasions, no cards could be issued.

When given the bottle which he smuggled into Gord, witness had been warped by the sen tries that there was an order against water being taken to patients.

Food Boxes

PEDDER ST. CLOSED

The attention of the publicTM is, drawn to a Police Notice by which Pedder Street is

closed to vehicular traffic for

24 hours commencing at 8 am.

Wednesday. This is to enable the P.W.D. to mark out park

ing spaces.

During that period the pro- hibition of parking in Des Voeur and Queen's Roads "will be relaxed.

Witness could not say it, every one of the officers light-

'in

The following index of wholesale prices has bees constructed on the basis of declared quantitie and clf wvalues of commodities.imported int the Colony, the Judex numbers, are no "weighted": the year 1988 has been selec as the base period as repr

years

1946 707.3

962.6

Ist half year Ang 1941 1946 Foodstuffs. 1554) 765.6 Textiles 1488818.8 Metals 308.2 254.5

Minerals 160.2 Miscellaneous 168,9 718.9 478.6 Individual Averages

Beans

****You people have been engaged in a most black- guardly operation in ter- rorizing respectable vil- | lagers,” remarked Sir

Henry Blackall, Chief Beer Justice, at the Criminal ESA Sessions yesterday sen- tencing three Chinese Saltash for robbery in Ting Kok Fre

(fresh) Village, Tai Po.

Flour

· FOODSTUFFS

Lard Toung Kau and Taang Tim Milk (con-

densed)

Tat half year Aug.

1941 1946.

1946

Hospital "Boy And Patient

Award"boy":

168.8 1,056.9 962.5 Brodie Ward, Queer

· 128.1 *562,6 563.5

110.0 97.4.4

9112

160,5

16

418.9

7b9.3

140.0

340.7

426.0

Mary Hospital, Leun

Siu-shek, 37, was charg

ed before Mr. Georg She at Central Cour

choi wore each given five years Mutton 129.3*268.3 1208 patient in the ward.

C. M. Mc-

Rope Company and two accused and two soldiers with rifles had gone, a short distance when I warned: POWs, not to drink informed that Griffith ? be was Poliak, J. E. Newlin, Chang

Both nccused were well known in the districi. Both spaka Cantonese.

Very Sad"

A month later the two

Nicolson told the Magistrate that, he had lost $150 and thought. Miss Wong might have taken it

cused asked him about his Ighire said that he was adju- Court Briefs

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was

· Hong Kong Raid

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10

young Chinese woman, Leung

Textiles

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left side of the head. She tol defendant it was a very seriou offence Defendant did not un derstand and she asked a dres sor, Nelson Li, to interpret.

She gave medicine to th patient later. Leaving th ward, she heard a blow and s defendant strike the patien again. She told defendant no

6362 192.6 554.2 102.7 682.5 yesterday with assault

802.7

ing Tsoi Ping-woon, a 1659 2013 1773

Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau appeard hard labour and nine strokes Onions.

182.8 878,6 619.0

Sub of the cane, while Chung uk Peanut Oil 135.2 1,048.0 9927 for Leung Detective ting, who was additionally Park

160.0 500,0 $500.0 Inspector MJ. G. Saul appeare 168.7 642.2 352,0 for the prosecution: whether Captain Seed-applied and not hard enough to wound found guilty of didnapping, Potatoes

2083 7612 832.1 Sister Mary Irene Crawle to Tashire for serum: The them." Accused did not remember was sentenced to six years and foultry

(broken) 197.0 Nil G41.3 in evidence said that she Bay serum was demanded from the beating a P.D.W. who was tardy 10 strokes."

The two Trange were also Rice (white) 173.4 889.5 1,093.4 the night duty boy strikin approaching his table: mine hospital, which was a senti military-civilian organiza-Conecting the case of Griffiths, charged with kidnapping but Sugar (raw) 128.0 1.582.6 1,630.8 a patient who was sufferin

that after being told were found not guilty. As all Vegetables tion. Witness was not present that he was ill, he inmediately sure accused were found gulity

(dried, etc.) 1403 621.6 033.0 from a fractured skull and con when Griffiths died, and did asked Ueno to call up the mine on the armed robbery charge,

Vermicelli

160.0 1,250.0.1.380.-cussion. The patient was un not know whether serum was hospital for serum and despatched they were acquitted on the al-

Averago 156.4 768.6 707.3 conscious.

•Index number Australian

Defendant struck him on th used. He was informed that the Kuribayashi to the mine Imme-ternative charge of receiving meat de labor for Asiand serum had arrived too late diately. Kuribayashi returned in stolen property

August, 1946). and that Captain Seed had to about seven minutes with two The jury were Messrs. F.P. ampules and this was injected. operate on Griffiths throat.

Examined by the Court, wit-After the operation he and the Fleth (foreman), ness said that Captain Seedther orderlies went to bed. A Lennan, R. A, Josselyne, AR

call the next

1st half year Aug. had died Kwok-luen and L.F. Leon,

-1941 - 1946-1946 water at the camp unless boiled carly, that morning.

Mr. A.J. Clifford, Crown Cotton Yarn 113.8 1.624.6 1,081.5 and this was considered to be There was no diphtheria serum Counsel, prosecuting, said that Colton (dyed, an order.

at the Camp. Tashiro said that he on June 17; eight armed men, plain) 131.8 1,650.0 1,386.4

Italians (dved. Witness saw POWs holding had been taught that dichtheria including the three accused,

figured, pl) 110.4 688.9 1,994.4 their food boxes at the morning Japan. It only occurred among robbed three houses and a shop Shirtings White sick parade, If a man on this children up to the age of seven in Ting Kok Viliage of money (40/45 yds.) 104.0 25071 Nuit 5 p.m. the same day, throug parade was issued with a white years. No unit of the Japanese and clothing. The robbers car- Hemp

woman. and; a (Manila)

127.8 NH

Nil card, his food box would be Army carried supplies of diph- ried away a confiscated by order of the thria serama

three-month-old child to another Gunny Bags 2143 489.3 417.9 Hearing was adjourned till: 10| Filage and detained, them for Hessian

four days until they were re- Cloth 1800 446.7 2,400.8 lensed by police The robbers Silk Piece

Goods/115.5 693.0 606.0 -made good their escape. The

Silk Yarn three accused were arrested on

|(artificial), 172.4 223.5

· Information on July 315"-

Blankets (wool- According to Chan Yurig-klu, elle only saw, Chung during her Denying their participation in four-day detention.

allegathey were forced to make the robbery, the accused made

hid"

never

occurred among adults. In

Jet-Propelled Lancastrian

Japanese medical orderlies. am, today.

the first accused, Tashiro Toranosuke, then entered the box and described Kinkaseki Camp and the organization of the Japanese forces in charge. Tashiro said that-diphtheria and La dysentery cases among Japan Latest news-about-British avia ese were isolated POWs sution is that Lord Winster, Mixis fering from these illnesses were ter of Civil Aviation and Lord segregated. POW patients have made licir first fight in examined by Captain Seed and Knowles Chairman of B.0.4.C.. would be examined by their own ict propelled Lancastrian the doctor, who would furnish a first fet airliner in the world to a false confession due to third medical report. Witness sald The Lancastrian took off from

degreo" at the police station.

Sub-Inspector Carruthers and that medical cards were issued

four other Chinese detectives denied by FOW doctors and not by the London airport with

engines running, but after gain. Japanese medical orderlies

the allegations, far Applications for drugs would height the pilot switched off the two pistongi engines and be handed to first accused, who most of the fight was made with

national

that they were

Union) 167.8 * 223.0 Flannels Suitinga & Tweede

132.2

93.5 186.62752

(woollen) 128.5 478.1

420.3

to attack the patient again.

Sub-Inspector Saul said the

an assistant in the steward! office he cautioned defendan and told him he would be charged with assault Defen dant said "I hit him because thought he was a mental case.

Tao Hok-ling, storekeeper a the hospital, said defendant had not actually said he struck the patient What defendant said was that he did not strike th patient

Defendant in evidence Average 328.3 818.8 8626 L was trying to restrain th

patient. He did not strike him He only put, his hand acros his mouth as he was making Aug. lot of noise. He had been 1916 ward "boy" since 1937 an 1314 knew it was a very seriou

offence to strike a patient

Metals

1st half year 1941 1946 Brass Sheets 187.0 2011 Yellow Metal

Sheathing 174.8 225.9 NU Coal.

509.7 427.6 Iron & Steel;

Nalle Flater

Kerosene

Mr. She granted defendan the benefit of the doubt and 162.5 discharged him.

250.4

136.1 231.2 1440 202.6: 348.3 1384 2127... 1180

Lead (pig) REMEMBRANCE

12

Ol. Fuel

140.9 4693 185.7394.3 *146,50)". NI

IN.

400.0°

NH

Obituary

brother. He told them he had tant to the Navy Commander). heard nothing and accused 'said in March-1944 to the surrender.

That's a very sad thing

Sit Ka-keung, convicted on charge of obtaining money by Next witness, a woman, Hong

false pretences, was sentenced to Yuen-king, sald she saw the

three months' hard-labour by Mr. Airman land at the back of the On Jan. 15-18 1945 a task the main at the Central 'house. She saw So help him force raided Hong Kong, Wit- Magistracy yesterday. She also saw an Ladian watch-ness believed that a number of ing the rescue. It was Man planes were shot down but he Slagh.

complete the necessary only Chit. Wat certain that three airmen Al-nui. - was cautioned by 24 document and then forward them and the two jet engines working DAY OF A washerwoman, Lau kuen, in whose house the air arrests may have been made by tracy yesterday for indecent be- to Headquarters et Taikoku was the absenes of noise And man's belongings were bidden, the army or Gendarmes but the haviour at the Colonial Segretar Drugs supplied by the Inter- vibration.

Red Cross were kept in More details have

been aleg said she found a pistol. Both Navy claimed the pilots. as they lat compound en Sunday night. accused pointed at, the

Information has been received house came from a Naval aircraft It was stated that a sailor with the custody of the POW doctor leased at further new righ air-

and by the Japanese.

no inspection of them was craft fights in Britain.. Sir, from the Secretary of State for Lubricating when the gendarmes arrived: carrier." The three men were defendant escaped.

carried out

Permanent Secretary She saw the American taken to sent to Japan on Jan. 18.

the Colonies that the Sunday be DI shiro denied that he had over to Minisus or near

Petrol the van by the gendarmes. During his stay in Hong *Three Able Scamen-S. E. reduced the

of P.0.We. In:

has announced that six civil airs "when one'

one of those

•Themes of :)

Tio dates falls on a was a general craft have been added to the Kong, he knew at two occasions Henry, A.P. Balt and A. Asteli torpitel.

Sunder

shall be known as Re- what Allled planes, hnd crashed-of H.M.A.S. "Hobart were instruction that no unboiled water seven Brabazon type of airplans pa a Japanese vessel as a cook or the pilots- had to bale. out.] charged before "Mr. HG.. Shel-rationa' made by the had-gramme. They include a twin fülemembrance, for the wa78.01 |

-be drunk, Ho depied thu) in the Government & delo

membrance Sunday that it shall National Day of Es regarded as a and knew a little Japances. In One was a B 24 in April 1944 don yesterday with assaulting and W/O. Edwards Major Cross/ April 1942 he assisted a Japan- and a P-51 shot down on Dec. a Chinese in Des Voeux Rode sent sick men into the mine.

sester Helicopter for charter and 1914-1018 and 2939-1945, and that airport city services, a Helicopter it ese against some hawkers and 24, 1944.

associated with the "Central on October 6 and with

for cron

at observanes the Cement was introduced to the gendarmes The hearing was adjourned causing him, grievous bouily Struck Cross

control, a six to eight passenger Cenotaph, Whitehall, at 11 and given a job at the rope Ull today at 10a.m.

barm. The case was adjourned Tashire admitted that he beat Amphibianand a five to six sestar and the wo

11 am Charcoal Minutes Silence. Feather for seven days.

Lieut. Hillyer because he refused twin engined Jand

The dates 1939-1945 are to ba(ducks) Benefitted

in Cantonese in 1890 he was at to asset in placing small rocks with outs or skida.

ødded to the

787.4 tached to the Colonial Secret General

which will Hardwoods

and varya:Office. He became Assis Glorious Dead Fliides: ·

83.4 303.1 306.8 tant Registrar General in the (buffalo) 139.7

$93.0 310.5 following year, thereafter, ex to intimate, fast he will take part Leather (sole) 105.6 253.8 301.2 .cept for 12 months, 1897-189

when he was Inspector of 128.2 1,086.8 6307 cation he remained in the Re

Li Ping-shun, firewood dealer.

sald he had worked three years

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A. W. Brewin News of the death of Mr 146.7 293.8 187.7 Arthur Winbolt Brewin, C.M.G.

98.7 206.0 172.4 168.1 245.7 177.7 a England on Aug. 20 reached the Colony this week.f The late Mr. Brewin was fo meny years Registrar Genefs Average 160.2 2082 2845 (now Secretary for Chines 1st half year Aug. Affairs) of Hong Kong. Borz 1948 in 1868 he was appointed :-

Mak-Shiu-chuen, 22-year-old.in order just before an inspection moveral Aircraft bare fusk Whiteha on on the Firewood

build

1939-1945. His Majesty has been pleased

Miscellaneous

1941

1946

24.0 420.0236.5 Cadet In 1888 arriving in th 266.4 888.2 8147 Colony the same year. Afte

120.00 Dassing his final examination

251:1

4023.2 131.0

-127.7 2,653,8 .:8415:

warder, was charged before Tasbico also admitted striking stated that they ate to Mr. H. G. Sheldon with unlaw with a stick when they refused to signed to carry eleven, tons of

Major Gross and other officers large

four engined-aircraft -;

de-1914-70 fully attempting to convey two answer enquiries regarding the freight for both military and civil lectors from

a it at the corner, Bande wa Chiocese) A140-434 4388 Pols (now Director of Bis working party. He said that he will accommodate 90 people. on Sunday, Nov. :: 10. this year.

This ceremony will be generally

with the theft of a sewing machine bobbin, the property o1] Government, Accused was re- manded till today to enable himj to produce a witness

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· 188.7400.3 ·· 285.4 239.4-338.6 316

1425 323,9 3938 213.3.1.720.4 Nil Averago 188.9 718,9 478.0

the form observed since 1919. Saltpetrs". His Majesty will carry out a Boftwoods. "and"

det of unveiling similar-to-Boda Ash Sulphurie spel performed by Klug George Sulphat the better. As the shipping BC Lai Yin, driver, of 687 Shang- hal Street, appeared before Mr. I stridled closely the re- vices and B.AF Dakotas are On the recommendation of the Sulphate of HG. Sheldon, K. C. Central cent lotters in your columns on frently required for the candiare Hong Kong War Memorial Com Animania

of civilians, and civilian malt mitte proved the addition the subject of turf cacing, and I Magistracy, yesterday charged

is not possible to get rid of them or the dates 1939-1945 to the pre- regretto I falled miserably all at chess with the possession of a 3-ton to see their authors point. Under the circumstances, it is tent 1914-18 inscription on the Dodge lorry in the New Ter- On closer versaal. "I

detected ritories on September 20 signs of site and in the care of an excellent ides toiput them into East and West faces of the Ceno without being able to give che or two remarks; ly wit, so storage in godowns, in common taph in Statue Square

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IT wonder how many 3cotin

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a reasonable explanation and much so that I have come to the with other merchandise, waiting further announcement wil

l be made at a later

at a later date concern- with possession of a Govern conclusion that the letters are shipment.

SHANGĦAT LIL AN thes

ing the arrangements

which ATE ment forry suspected to be through and through and

being made for the cer

ceremony of

The following pdces Cenotaphon Scottish Danci stolen or unlawfully obtained 10 worthy of publication'

the "China Mailly goal!

prevailed The case was adjourned til

of the Irgest ciren Sir-I understand that there is Now 20-and for an unveiling were Wholesale Vegetabis October 20

paper in Hong Kong, a Scottish dancing class held be carried out in Whitehall,

mony similar to that which is to

nowloon yesterday nght you would | somewhers" in "Kowloon. Can any Thres moaths" hard labour hare callied when youir deg was of your readers tell me where and

Chin. Kale, Bal was imposed on Sik Ka-keung, being pulled

Balsam Pear, 200 unemployed who was found COLI, LOVIRENES,

Fleans, Spring Tan Cabbage, Chin,j Pak Toon Sa All traffle in the Central district was held up by the. Police shortly Cabbage after 10 w clock last night, after · Pak Trol an armed robbery bad occurred in Cabbage, Leaf, mus With the rapid approach the centre of the town.

Kal Thol Big.

Small winter Hong Long's blood. A motor car was held up by in

Chillies Panckers in the winter cirthing and three Armed Chinges outside the

Red Lap Chiu 50 material: bpainess: already Yan Yan Restaurau and the Chinese Chiras, Kauxi started

and driver robbed, of some vainablog

Band-cashi

guilty of obtaining $8,950 from

CHEMay

Russian alde

the Colonya meri aware of the gathering, Scotland vetll

MOCK OF HAZELDING.

So Tang po on September 5 Soccer Result at room 242 Truk Hof Tong Sir Wal you supply di with Hotel, by pretending to be able the result of the football match to procure 18 passaged in thewes Chelsea and the visiting 68.Morras to Hainan Island, ford Bridser st, Stem- He was also fanduilty of

CE TO WINf obtaining 3140 from Wuuen) (Chelsea and

Diname by pretending he was able to drow 8.a. at Bram procurea Hong Kong birth | Ed). certificate for him

coming weddings

are announced of Mr. Joseph-Bi- (Olsen, No, OB. Chancery,

and of Mr. Eugene Eric Toy-Gosamakee, No. 34. Lockta

Winter Woolles

TRAFFIC HELD UP

reek Paskongers on trams Edddenly serrthed, and vestwo i men

red) to:

Lo were Ginger Old Lo Kennz were"] Ginger) Sbem "Chekager 41.

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The Speaker at the Hong Ang -Lada Ste

Kong Rotary Club's Luncheon Oni Chin. Green Co

on Tuesday 8th October, at Chunzi

the Gloucester Hotel, Top Floor,Papayar, Green Muk at 12.46 pm will be Mr 8L Potatoes Sweet

nrykbdráles abject will be Shul

gistrar General's Departmen becoming Registrar General in 1901; until he retired in 1912, Before his retirement the Chinese community, in recogni tion of his good service, éreated a fund, now called the Brerin Tund, in his mentory. The late 3. Brewin himself donated in large sum. Many poor and diabled persons have since benefited by it and there are stul many pensioners of the

Soon after the liberation of Hong Kong last year he sen #hareetings to the Goions where be still has many frien;" and later again donated to Fund His wife pre-decease: him during the last war.

Letters ofadministration have been granted to Mrs. Ida 69 line Cunha, residing at (No, 14 Saliabury #Avenue, to adminis ter her late husband's foca 25 estate Eworn, under $3.600, Mir 120 Erederico Mathallo da Cunha formerly of King's Terrace, whi was a special constable In the Hong Kong Police Force, died on duty during the war on Dec -20, 19412A

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