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No "Lese Majeste" In Japan Now

Tokyo, Oct. 9. General Douglas Mac- Arthur, Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, said today that power in Japan had passed from

THE CHINA MAIL, THUR SDAY OCTOBER 10, 1946,

JAP CORPORAL SAYS HE WAS ALWAYS "PHILANTHROPIC"

Gang Show

Is The Tops

Billed far too modest- the Emperor to the peo-ly as a company without ple and Emperor Hiro any stars, the R.A.F. No. hito had. become the 1 Gang Show which symbol of a citizen.

opened at the Star Theà-

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Commenting on the action of

the

Insisting that his feelings towards P.O.Ws were

always philanthropic, Corporal Teno Mitsuo Super-Forts

testifying at the resumed war crimes trial.yes-

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

NOTICE

In connection with the arrival of S.S. "Empress of Australia" in Hongkong about. October 20th., it is requested that per sons resident here who have re-

terday emphatically and completely denied On Tour Of latives, friends or employees on

that he had ever slapped any P.O.W. on any

occasion during his stay at Kinkaseki Camp The World

in Formosa for two years and nine months. "If I did slap any one," Ueno declared, "I would honestly confess." In fact, he claimed, he had made sugar water and bought candies, ciga rettes and fruits from his own pocket money for POWs every two or three weeks. "My feeling towards them was philanthropic," he claimed.

the Japanese procurators in ab-tre last night proved to

Cpl. Ueno, together with Sgt. solving persons, including editors be a show full of stars-

Tashiro Toranosuke and Cpl. of the Communist organ "Akaha-12 of them, to be exact.

Kuribayashi Shigeru, Japanese One feels ta" from a charge of lese ma-

company's

medical orderlies, is charged with este General MacArthur said arrival should have been herald-being concerned in the inhuman that the decision of the Japanese ed by a fanfare of trumpets treatment of P.0.Ws. in Kinkaseki Dict was noteworthy, because it instead by the small amount of Camp, thereby causing physical meant that all men, including the publicity given them The lat-suffering to them and contributing Emperor, were equal before the ter may account for the poorish to the death of many.

audience last night-the theatre was not more than half full. What the audience lacked in size, however, it made up for by its generous (and well- merited) applause.

law:

The Emperor, he said, now be comes a symbol of state, with neither political power nor-au- thecity and Japanese men and woiffen will rule Japan. In his new role, the Emperor will symbolise the repository of state authority -the citizen, he added.

Although the Russian prosecu tion at the International War Tri- bunal fer the Far East' does not propase, the immediate arrest and trial of the Emperor as a war

criminal, its opening statement adinitted by the Tribunal on Tues- day makes it clear that the Soviet case against Japan will show, the responsibility of more than those on trial. "

Russian circles in Tokyo state that all Russian' people believe the Emperor to be a war crimin- al-Reuter..

An amateur pawnbroker was fined $200 when he appeared before Mr. E. H. Sainsbury, Kowloon Court, yesterday on a charge of conducting a pawn- broker's stall without a licence. He was also ordered to return without compensation a pair of shoes, his only business of the day, to his only client.

POST OFFICE NOTICES Outward Mails

GENERAL HOLIDAY Today the General Post Office and Kowloon C.P.O. will be open from 8 am to 10 a.m. for the Sale of Stamps only and the other

Branch Post Offices will be entire-

ly closed.

Unless otherwise stated, Regle tered Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes earlier than the timo stated below:-

THURSDAY, OCT. 10 (GENERAL-HOLIDAY) Macao, Teinshan and Shekki (Kwongaai) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 9/10, (Ord.) 10 am. 10/10,

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Canton (Sai Oal (Reg.) 5.n. 9/10, (Ord.) 10a.m. 10/10.

Kongmoon (Kwan Lui) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 9/10, (Ord.) 10 a.m. 10/10. Shanghai (Mount Greylock) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 9/10, (Ord.) 10 p.m. 10/10.

Airmail for Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Shanghai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 5 am, 9/10, (Ord) 10 a.m. 10/10,

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FRIDAY, OCT. 11 *** Kongmoen (Fook Hoi) 9 s.m. Macao, Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10 a.m. Shanghai (Smolny) 10 am. Haiphong (Alexandre Rhodes) noon.

Bouquets for Ralph Reader who produced the show in such a slick manner that one has no hesitation in saying it would not disgrace a West End stage. Bouquets also for Carl Michelle, whose impressions of Winston Churchill,

They have all pleaded not guilty through their Defence Counsel, Mr. Fujita Tetsuo, who is assisted by Capt. P. E. Kostiloff as Ad- Viser Major P.A.L. Vine, Royal. Marings, is prosecuting.

The trial is being heard, before Lieut. Col. R.C. Laming (Dept. of the JAG in India) Barrister-. at-Law, President, and Major J. T. Loranger, JAG Branch, Cana- dian Army, and Capt. K.R. Bus- field, R.A.C., Members.

Ucne said that there were in alt Charles about 140 cards placed at the dis-

NO JEALOUSY

Shanghai, Oct. 9. Sir Leslie Bouco, head of the British Trade Mission to "China, told-a-press-confor......--- ence today that the Mission has been specially appointed "to investigate the economic problems facing China and how to fit them into the trade pattern of Britain and China

Sir Leslie pointed out that the United States ""has beeñ playing G most prominent part in the rehabilitation of China," but there is no ques -tion of jealousy in Britain-

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to the doctor,

·Bought Drugs

Mr.

Washington, Oct. 3 India would be included in the route of the round the world fight of a group of B-29 (Super

the fortress bombors), which Dafted States Army Air Force is planning, subject to the State

approval, Department's Stuart Symington disclosed at a press conference here. today.

He said the specific reason for the projected flight was "to work out technical problems involved in moving large groups of aircraft great distances."

If the State Department find no deterrent In the present world political situation, the fight would take place within the next few weeks and will probably be car ried out by a group of eight to 24 aircraft, he said.

the The route would cross Atlantic and include Cairo and India as well as various Pacific islands now in usa 24 stopping points by commercial and military plancs, he added.

Questioned on the relation be tween the fight and United States foreign policy. Mr. Syming ton was non-committal, saying: "I would like air. forces to be con- sidered instruments of national

Detectives Kill-Detective

Boyer, Conrad Veldt, a Ronald posal of the F.O.W. doctor, Capt. to store them. When the doctor Colman-Greer Gardon love scene, Seed, who allocated them to sick finished his stock, he said, the re-policy"Reuter.

men every day. At the begin-maining 50 per cent was issued and many others have to be heard to be believed. One al-ins, accused said, he kept the unissued cards in his possession, suspected an accomplice but they were, nevertheless, at the most with a gramophone off-stage disposal of the doctor. Later, Carl, who was a cabaret artist when the number of sick men in- before joining the Gang Shows creased daily, he said, he gave all and worked at Claridge's and 140 cards to the doctor to keep, the Dorchester, compered last whether they were all issued or night's show in a very polished not..

manner.

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The drugs for the Japanese in from, the the camp were sent Walter, as Richard

1 Army Hospital, while those for female on the "In morenish Town Tonight" programme of the use of P.O.Ws. were either the B.B.C., was one of the out-allocated to the camp from the Headquarters or bought from At the end of standing "female" hits of the civilian source. evening. Another was Barry 1943, he said, drugs had became Blake. formerly with Gwen a scarcity even in civilian, markel, Ffrancon Davies and the Marda while the Army Hospital also sent

in only a smat quantity. Vanne Repertory Company.

Best Skit

In April, 1943. and on another Perhaps the best skit of the occasion sometime in 1944, Ueno added, the Camp received two evening was "East Lynne," as batches of medical supplies for it was produced originally; 43 P.O.Ws. from the Red Cross, one Noel Coward might have writ from the United States and the ten it; and as a musical comedy. other from the Swiss: All these John Herrod brought down supplies, together with supplics the house with "I've Had, It" sent in by HQ. or bought from and a monologue as an R.A.F. civilian sources, were given to the nurse, while the Kenny Twins POW. doctor for custody, At proved an agile pair of dancers.first, he kept about 50 per cent of Michael Fairall, Tommy the drugs which were in large Thomson (the vocalist), Cyril quantity, because the P.O.W. doc. Eldridge (Birmingham's Bad ter did not have enough cupboards Lad) and Norman Frith all shone, while much of the success

of the show was due to the able False Information

accompaniment at the piano of

who Norman Woodyatt,

also

showed bia versatility by Charge

selections ranging from light classical to boogie-woogie.

Altogether a show definitely not to be missed.

Money Marteloop s

There was little change in Chinese National Currency yesterday and the market wAS quiet. Opening rates were 97 cents for futures and $1.14 for spot (for CN$1,000) and closing rates 96 cents and $1.12 res- pectively. Colom Airmail for Singapore,

Gold opened at $308 -a tacl 5. Rangoon, Calcutta, Johannes and closed at $309, fluctuations burg, Delhi, Cairo, London, Syd- rey and Auckland-By-Air) Kow-moving within one

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pointe,

or

Charged with having given false information to the police, thereby causing nine stalwarts of the Force to lose their night'e sleep as they hunted down some wholly fictitious robbers, Kwan Man, a 20-year-old student, appeared "before Magistrate E. II. Sainsbury in Kowloon Court yesterday.

Inspector

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On a few occasions, he added. he went out to buy nutrient drugs from civilian source for P.O.WB. money collected from with

P.O.W2.

and rainy season.

He

Manila, Oct. 8. One of the first results of President Roxas' order for the clean-up of Manila gangsters was the fatal shooting of one detective-by two others.

Between December, 1942, and April, 1943, the death rate was quite high, because, he said, of the winter denied that there was any occa-

Detective Latorre, seeking to round up suspect gang mem- sion, through his fault, that any

bere, approached two men sit- sick man had to work in the cop- per mine.

"He had often visited the mine,ting in a jeep near a gangland but he had never seen any beat- rendezvous.. ings in the mine..

the passenger list and who have made private arrangements for. their accommodation on arrival,

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Replies are awaiting at our will be good enough to advise offices for Box Nos. 62, 81, 82, 88, Captain Cadogan-Edwards at 91, 99, 100, 102, 104, 106, 112, 117, the office of the Quartering 118, 212, 214, 213, 218, 219. Authority of the names and addresses of these passengers without delay.

PREMISES" WANTED

It is expected that the accom- modation which it may be Can anyone put me on to a house possible to offer arrivals will in fair condition. with garden, not be in the same degree of any size; Kowloon Tong, Shatin, comfort as that which is pro- Repulse Bay or Magazine Gap, Happy Valley or Mid-Levels. vided by friends.

Adequate compensation consider- ed. Mrs. Beatrice Church, Penin- salt Hotel

B. S. W. PATERSON, Quartering Authority.

Hongkong, 8th October, 1946.

POLICE NOTICE VEHICLE & TRAFFIC REGULATION:

FOR SALE

EXCELLENT TYPEWRITER: 12" $1251 "Terry's" Rowing Machine $751 "Zeiss" Horserac- ing Binoculars. $150! (7x50) $250! 289, top. Prince Edward, (5-7 p.m.) Phone 57687,

MISCELLANEOUS

The order closing Pedder Street on 9th. October is here- TYPEWRITERS for hire-Rea- by cancelled. Pedder Street sonable rental per month. Type- writer Ribbons $6.00 each. Stand- will be closed from 8.00 hours and Typewriter Co., Alexandra on Friday 11th. October until Building (Ground Floor). Tel.

such time as P.W.D. can com- 30591. plete the work of .. marking parking spaces.

C. H. SANSOM, Ag. Commissioner of Police.

HONGKONG

TRAMWAYS LIMITED DOUBLE TENTH CELEBRATIONS

Tràm passengers are hereby

TENDERS

Tenders will be issued shortly for the operation of 144 War Department 3 ton Vehicles com- prising Load Carriers and Tip- pera, for the purposes of carry- ing Royal Engineer materials for a period of six months.

The accepted Contractor will be responsible for providing garage or parking accommoda- tion for 108 vehicles in Kowloon -- and 36 vehicles in Hong Kong.. Firms desirous of quoting Unknown to him, both were notified that owing to the great To Major Vine, accused said that no P.O.W. had died of star-plain-clothes men on a similar length of the lantern procession

Victoria 'B' Block, vation or forced to works in the mission. Latorre saw one man and the expected congestion should apply to CR.A.S.C. Land

reach for his identification card along many portions of the Forces, mine while sick.

and thought he was reaching tram route it may be impossible, Barrack, Hong Kong by the 16th to operate the tramway service October 1946 for the necessary

Tender Forms. for his gun, so he shot him in the hand,

The quick return during the evening,

All the POWs, working in the copper mine were fit, he added. but come might have suddenly be come sick while working.

Did you hear from witnesses were practically that sick men carried into the mine to work? Yes.

Therefore, you must have seen such cases. Is it correct?—No, I have never seen such cases.

Have you seen men coming back the body? Yes, they received from the mine with bruises on these bruises from falling stones while working in the mine.

Accused also denied that he had used any Red Cross milk for his own purpose.

"UNLUCKY THIRTEEN"

New York, Oct. 9. An anti-superstition organisa- tion-calling itself the National its first Committee of 18, held meeting in rpom 13 at the Astor Hotel.

The committee's founder, Nick Matsoukas, whose name has 13 letters, presided. He handed out 13 umbrellas, which were cere. moniously opened indoora..

Members of the committee then Referring to the slapping of P.O:W., Major Vine asked accus-smashed mirrors, spilled salt, ed whether it was true that alap- trailed one another under a step-

ladder, lit cigarettes three to match, kicked a black cat, and ping in the Japanese Army was a

stamped their hecks on four common thing.

leaved clovers.

"We Never Slap" Accused replied: So far as the medical corps of the Japanese Army was concerned, we never slap. I don't know much about the other units of the Japanese Army.

In reply to the President, ac cused said that he thought he was Williamson, pro- a good and loyal soldier to the 'secuting, said that young Kwan Japanese Army. He had always Man reported to Shumshuipo done his duties faithfully, and he Police Station that he had been was very concerned over the war held up and robbed in Boundary outcome

President: Is copper an impor- Street.

Detective Sub-Inspector Ro- tant material for carrying on

WATZ-Yes. twoberts and eight other Crime

Were you interested in produc-. Squad men worked-on-the-case

But the twelve and one madness broke down when an actress member went to her dressing- room and wheeled angrily on an other woman who whistled a bar or two-probably, under the in- fluence of 13 cocktails.

"Don't you dare whistle in my the actress dressing-room," screamed.

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KOWLOON CRICKET.

CLUB

In this event trams will "bel withdrawn entirely and will cense for the day from about 6.00 p.m. except betweth Shau- kiwan and either Causeway | 10, Bay or Percival Street.

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LCF. BELLAMY General Manager.

KOWLOON TONG- ABANDONED PREMISES

Notice is hereby given that the following abandoned houses in the Kowloon Tong area have been taken into my custody:

13. Suffolk Road.

Somerset Road.

16.

2.

1.

3. Dorset Crescent.

157. Waterloo Road.

8. Dorset Crescent.

3. Kent, Road,

7. Kent Rold. 23."

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US dollars had buyers at till daybreak trying to tracking as much copper as possible? of members will be held in the vited to produce the documents

loon C.P.0, (Reg.) 1 p.m., (Ord.) 1.30 p.m.; G.P.O., (Reg.)

$4.59; and Sterling and Austra- 1.30 p.m., (Ord.) 2 p.m.

Straits, Ceylon, India. East and lian pounds were unchanged South Africa. Egypt and Europe from the previous day at $15.85 via London (Glennffaric) Kowloon and $12.60 respectively. C.P.0, (Par.) 2 p.m., (Reg.) 2 p.m., (Ord.) 2.30 p.m.; G.P.O., (Par.) 2.30 p.m., (Reg.) 2.30 p.m., (Ord.) 3 p.m.

Alrmall for Canton, Chungking and Kunming (C.N.A.C. Plane) 3.30 p.m. ongchowwan)

(Reg.) 3 p.m.

Tsamkong

(Taishan) 4p.m.

Canton (By Train)

¿

D.m.

·SATURDAY, OCT. 12

-Shanghai Exchange.

Shanghai, Oct. 9. Closing rates were:

Buying Selling

CNS CNS Gold per ounce 222,000 224,000 U.S. Dollars Hong Kong Dollars 920

Unquoted.

Airmail for Canton and Shang-Associated Press.

hai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30

a.m, (Ord. 10 a.m.

Swatow & Amoy (Van Hentsz)

10 am."

Bangkok (Fooshing) 10 a.m.

Straits. (Bentong) 10.a.m.

Macao, Thinshan and Shekki

(Kwong, Sai) 11 s.m..

m

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EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS

940

Yes... the robbers down.

Do you agree with me that the The Police were now of the British P.O.W. doctor was not opinion, said Inspector William-very keen fu helping Japanese to son, that the report was a false produce more copper?-I don't one and that Kwan Man at- know it for certain. They were -tempted to cover-with-a-bogus not our enemies once they became,

P.O.Ws. robbery report money that he had collected from his friends. The case was adjourned for 48 hours..

Water Rates Increased

The attention of the public is drawn to the fact that the charges for water have been increased.

The new rates will come into An exhibition of paintings by another of China's young force on all water, accounts Shanghai (Hanyang) 8 pm. Straits (Empire Jamaica), 3 artists; Tam Wan-hin, will be issued after October 15th..

on display at the Cosmo ClubThe new rates represent an Airmail for Canton, Kunming from today. Judging by the increase of 166-7/3% over the and Changline (C.A.T.C. Plane)tributes paid by artists and art pre-war rates and are necessary (Reg.) 8. pem., (Ord.) 3.20 pm lovers at yesterday's preview, owing to the increased cost of

Canton (By Train) 4 .m.- the public is in for something wages and materials

SUNDAY, OCT. 13

Water for domestic and trade Tan is one of China's bud purposes will cost 80 cents per ding artists with a great show 1000 gallons, and for shipping

Macao, Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwong Fook Cheung) (Reg) 5 p.m. 12/10, (Ord.), 10 a.m. 18/10. Canton (Faishan) (Reg.) 5pm. 12/16, (Ord:) 10 a.m. 13/10.

Airmail, for Holhow, Kwellin, Tankow and Nanking 4C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 12/10,

(Ord) 10 m. 13/10,

Airmail for Canto Shangh Tangtau and Peiping (C.AT.C. Plane) (Beg.) b.m. 12/10, (Ord.) 10/4 m. 18/10.

really good, Zhang

Gratitude Expected As you claim you were philan thropic and kind to. P.O.Ws. and never slapped any of them. do ven agree with me that the P.O.Wx. should have expressed gratitude towards you?

Yes.

Do you expect that? Yes. Then can you explain to me who should they come here to tell deliberately against you instead? cunn't explain that. I don't know why the should do that..

The case was adjourned till 10 4m today.

Confirmed

Any person or persons or their accredited agents, claim- The -ar.nual general meeting ing ownership of any of the above-named properties are in- clubhouse on Friday, October 11

in respect of their claims. 1916, at 6.45 p.m.

N. J. PERRIN, Act. Custodian of Property.

(Tel. 39266)

By Order.

D. S. GREEN.

Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.

ROBERT CECIL ROBERTSON (DECEASED)

Any person having knowledge

NOTICE

NOTICE

Widow or children f any of 2/Lt. William Charles Geiston Gilmore of 2/14 Punjab Regi- ment formerly employed as a cable censor in Hongkong died of wounds in Hongkong en 9th “ April, 1942 should apply to the Administrator General of Ben-. gal, 1, Council House Street, Calcutta, from whom they will hear to their advantage.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers, Surveyors Cand Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions from The Acting Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction on Friday th

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the 11th October 1946 commencing at 10.00 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building, Basement.

218 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS, comprising:

Fibre Hand Bags, Daffodil Bulbs, Grass Mattings and Floor Mats, Chinese Medicine, Cassia, Dyeing Material, Hemp Will any person who wit- Twine, String, Asbestos Sheets," nessed any maltreatment or Gunny Bags, Iron Safes, killing a Chinese by a ROW. Frigidaires and Parts, Bird's Camp-guard in or near the Nest, Electric and, Frigidaire of the whereabouts of any assets P.O.W. Camp at SHAM SHUI Motors, Machine Tools, Saws, belonging to the estate of the PO. Argyle Street, or NORTH Machines and Machine Parts, above named (formerly a Pro POINT. during the Japanese Washing Soda, Bolts Washers, fessor at the Hong Kong Occupation, please communicate Spikes, Square Steel, Etc., Etc., University) is asked to com- with WAR CRIMES IN- municate with the undersigned. VESTIGATION UNIT, "D" Block, Victoria Barracks, (Tel, Any claims against his estate 34048) should also be addressed to:-- Wilkinson & Grist,

2, Queen's Road Central, Solicitors to the personal

representatives.

Nanking, Oct. 9 General George C. Marshall, United States mediator, yesterday confirmed that the Chinese Cam- maniet negotiator General Chos En-lai had refected his latest Hongkong, 11th October, 1946. proposal for a, 10-day truce in in

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of promise. Tutored by that and construction purposes $2.00 China's civil war, veteran of artists, Ko Kin-fu, per 1000 gallons Meter renta General Chou termed the he has managed, after ten years have been abolished, poral Government trick

For the first time, General Mar-

of study, to pick up most of Amsterdam, Oct. 8. shall released verbatim exchanges the tricks of the old master. More than 2,000 men of the of notes hetween his office and This is the artist's second seventh December Division left the two Chinate factions, which observera, interpreted as exhibition in Hong Kong. In Amsterdam for The Netherlands come Canton he has held a number East Indies this afternoon Red- dooming the hopes for place--As- of exhibitions for charity,

ter.

sociated Press.

Chinese Optical Co.

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67 QUEENS ROAD C

FC Minshull-Ford-

Lt. Col., 0.0. WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION UNIT,

Hongkong.

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Auctioneers, Burveyors at Basement French Bank Bldg

LEB. de Sousa, Anctionner: Telephone 81867. 6

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The Fu Wha Tea Godown, No 3 Praye, Kennedy Town, where the goods are stored, will be open to inspection on 8th and 9th October, 1946, between 10.00 am and noon, and between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00. pan. Inspection Permits will be fasued by the Undersigned at their Auction Rooms,

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Fale published in the 9th March, 1946, issue of the Gazette highe

LAMMERT BROTHERS,

Auctioneers.