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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1945,

C-In-C BPF Hong Kong Accused Of Being A The New NEWS FOR

Back In Hong Kong

me deeply and i had the pleasure

University

British Spy

GOC, HK HONG KONG

Major-General G W.

BEVIN TO SPEAK E. J. Erskine,

named

EXPORTERS

as successor to Maj. Gen. London, Oct. 16.

Festing, the present

The Fercion Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, will make a re- port to the British people on? Oct 25 presumably on the Paris Conference.

MrBevin's office nounced yesterday that the Foreign Secretary would speak.

that date in his parliamentary constitu ency of Wandsworth-As80- ciated Press.

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G.O.C. of Land Forces, Hong Kong exporters Hong Kong, has had a doing business with distinguished war re other parts of the Bri cord.

tish Empire where pre-

Gen. Erskine has, in the course ferential duties are in of this war, commanded a force for Empire manu- Battalion, a Brigade and finally

In an announcement published in the news- papers last month, it was intimated that first year classes, for proper- The C-in-C British

ly qualified students, Wadumuli Chattulani, charged on five counts un Pacific Fleet-Vice-Ad- would commence in cer- der the Defence Regulations, was yesterday miral Sir Denis Boyd, tain reconstructed build-:

committed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada e Castro to stand his trial at the November Sessions. KCB, CBE, DSC re-ings at the University

Accused will be represented by Mr. A. Rajah, Bar- turned to the Colony on from Oct. 21.

rister-at-law, instructed by Messrs. Johannes Monday evening on It was also announced that Eliot

& Sammy, Solicitors, Singapore.

the famous Seventh Armoured factures may now obtain Division, board HMS "Belfast" af- Hall and Rice Hall would re-open

of a veteran fighting Certificates Origin Kartar Singh, one of the pro witness knew Father Bourke,

unit. This division first won from the Imports and ter visiting Japan and for the accommodation of students.

secution witnesses at yesterday's į S.-J. and. whether the latter had attending those classes: paying his respects to The University Interim Com- hearing, said that he was ac- any connections with the British aurrender, accused came up to its spurs in the Middle East, the Government at Nan-mittee, which was to supervise cused of being a spy for the Consul in Macao, Accused also the office again. He said that where it earned the name of Exports Dept. A fee of $1 why Father he had bad reports about witness the "Desert Rats," derived from is charged for each certi- king and to local officials this work and look after the cur- British Consulate at Macao and asked witness

It was the insignia worn on their arms ficate issued. rent affairs of the University in that after receiving a beating he Bourke frequently visited his and Mr. D'Almeida, at other Chinese ports.

warned that if he said office.. Eventually accused said suggested that the matter be by the men of the division.

The Superintendent of Imports Hong Kong, pending decisions in was

Under the leadership of Gen. and Exports states that his De Referring to his visit to Gener-London about future University anything about it, his head he was satisfied that there was taken up with the Gendarmes

of "would be cut off."

no truth in the reports and that direct, but accused asked wit- Erskine, they landed in. Nor-partiment has taken steps to ob and reconstruction alissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Vice- policy

A. Gardner said that he was the matter should be consideredness and Mr. D'Almeida not to mandy.

tain all necessary information re- Admiral Boyd said yesterday: statutory governing bodies, has

get excited, as he was only a On the capture of Brussels, garding the conditions laid down The welcome and courtesy with now been appointed by His Ex-first arrested in February 1943 closed.

and accused of being a spy. In "J, O'Sullivan said accused well-wisher. He also said he Gen. Erskind was sent there to by countries participating in the which I was greeted impressed cellency.

January 1944 he was again came to his office, saying he was was No. 2 to Yoshimoto. The take up the appointment of Empire Preference scheme. In- The Committee consists of:---

broker and expressing in-interview. did not end success-Military Governor, a task deformation available locally at pre- Professor R.K.M. Simpson, M.C., arrested and accused of being a

responsible for an electricity terest in certain articles.

resource sent is not comprehensive, and ex- He fully for accused, as he was only manding ability and M.A. (Chairman).-

was requested to come back after some money and was most in the face of the difficult con-porters are advised to make sure The Hon. Dr. Arthur Morse, leakage.

"After the Japanese surrender, again for quotations. Prices anxious that the parties did not ditiens prevailing in Europe at of the conditions governing the Shanghai, Chinwangtao, and C.B.E, LL.D.

the close of the war.

grant of preferential rates in any Tsingtao were other. Chinese ports. The Hon. Mr. C.G.S. Follows, witness went to accused's house, were given, but no orders re- go to see the Gendarmes.

The latter denied witness' ac- ceived. Accused came to the A. Baskervich stated that he From here he returned to Importing country where they included in the tour and the C.M.G.

to become Deputy may be shipping their goods. C.-in-C. said. yesterday: "I much

cusations and said that William office again; but on this occasion saw the accused about 30 times Germany Chow was the man who was he asked to see Mr. D'Almeida. in all between 1943 and 1945. Chief of Staff of the British · Empire countries granting pre- appreciated the compliment of being invited to visit the various

after him, witness, during the The latter was busy and witness Accused usually carried a gun, Military zone in Germany to ferential rates demand that a cer- Chinese Naval establishments. I

occupation. To prove this, ac- attended to accused. Quotations a pair of handcuffs and a badge, Field Marshal Montgomery and tain percentage of the value of the was a particular pleasure to re-

cused produced some papers given accused were half those which he exhibited said General Roberston, Governor and goods. shall be of Empire origin. ·

was issued by the Gendarmes. Deputy Governor of the British Some countries, as, for instance, new former friendships, with

from a tin. Witness then asked in the open market. number of Chinese Naval efficers

for the sheet of paper showing Witness Bow.... accused quite Accused said that his country zone. Here he had many pro-Malaya, "require In addition who had trained with the British

and blems to tackle; the maintenan-certificate: from 'a chartered ac The Acting Registrar, Mr. B. his movements during the occu- often at the Alex Teashop. He was Japan and his wife Navy in their youth. It is clear that there is no lack of enthusiasm Mellor MA. Dip. Ed., ALC.M.pation. Witness took the papers would be very chummy with the children were there. That was ce of law and order: the discountant,

ander the authority of Major rest of the boys, but as soon as why he worked for Japan. Ac- tribution of food; the improve- for, and understanding of, Naval (as Secretary).

Boxer, although accused was witness came in, he would stop cused told witness about the ment of communications and reluctant to part with them. talking. Accused usually had American bombings of his transport; and the maintenance Witness was armed and obtain his shirt hanging out, but on family's home in Japan. He of close co-operation with the ed_the_papers at the pistol one occasion, as he was bending appeared to be annoyed when occupying powers.→ point,

A down, "witness noticed that he he said this. Accused also said looking through the carried a revolver. -On

that his headquarters were at the Central Police Station. papers before handing them to Major-Boxer, witness noticed that some of them contained serious allegations against. D'Almeida and O'Sullivan, Wit- ness showed the papers to these two persons and then handed Lher over to Major Boxer.

of

conversing for some 25 min. utes with the Generalissimo."

matters.

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The Hon. Dr. S. N. Chau, M.B., The Director of Education, Mr. T. R. Rowell, B.Sc.

B.S., D.O.M.S., B.QI.

Professor R. Robertson, MA. Professor Gordon King. F.B.C.S., F.R.C.O.G..

CNRRA RICE

CASE-

During the ship's stay in Chin- wangtao, Admiral Boyd flew to Peining-ls Arst visit where he

The CNRRA Rice Case-a pro- was entertained by Marshal Li Taung Jen, head of the Generalis-tracted affair in which three junk simo's Field Headquarters.

masters are charged with aiding and abetting in the larceny of 4,000 bags of rice and four go

Visited Sapporo

down and rice shop owners with receiving stolen rice reached its concluding stages at Court yesterday.

Kowloon

The Magistrate (r. W. H.

Accused admitted that certain of the papers were in his hand- writing.

?

About a month before the

and

Readers' Letters

Cobber Kain Sir,--Please answer this ques- tion and prevent further arga ment.

-Where and when was "Cobber" Käin, New Zealand air-ace, killed?

A.B. MESS 69..

killed

Wa

("Cobber" Kain while stunting over an R.A.F. aerodrothal Route. France in 1940---Ed.)

I

UNLUCKY THIRTEEN

A

Money Mart

There was a further improvement in-Chinese-National Currency yes- terday as rates climbed back to 944 cents for futures and $1.12 for spot (for CN$1,000).

It was

a bad day for 13 Gold also strengthened to $302 hawkers who went on board a tael after a day in which rates HMS "Adamant" on October fluctuated between this figure 13, for instead of doing any and $298. business they were locked up U.S. dollars remained quiet at Australian for 13 hours before being re- $4.40. Sterling and

pounds were unchanged at $15.80 leased to the civil Police.

substantial occupation of Hong Kong now for nearly fourteen montis, What have they done to construct buildings for their

The hawkers appeared before and $12,55 respectively. own occupation?: As far as can Mr. J. Jolly, Marine Magistrate,

A film entitled "Route to the be seen, practically nothing.

yesterday to answer a charge The suggestion sticks out a mile of unlawful boarding. They North" was shown at the Rotary that this is because they occupy pleaded that they had been Club weekly luncheon yesterday. civilian residences. Had these asked on board, though they The rugged beauty of Canada'a not been available the Services did not have a permit from north-west and the would have found alternative the Captain, and they com- strides made in development of means of accommodating their plained bitterly of being locked hitherto wild country (especially

since World War II) were out men. I understand they expected

Mr. Jolly told them that it standing features of the film to find Hong Kong flattened out up for 13 hours on board. it" until they built something a warship without a permit Kuming was welcomed and for themselves. Why don't they but in view of the circumstance guests get on with it?

of the case he would discharge were DISGRUNTLED.

them with a caution.

immense.

Following a

visit to General McArthur at Tokye, where he also met Mr. Gascoigne (Head of the . Mission). Lt.-General - British

Gairdner (the Frime Minister's Latimer after hearing the de. personal representative in Japan) fence submissions, ruled that the and Lt.-General Eichelberger defence had a case to answer.

I.S.A. Curreem said that in (commanding the U.S. Eighth Counsel for the defence submit- Army in Japan), the C-in-C ted that the prosecution had based the middle of 1943 he met ac- visited Sapporo, headquarters of its case upon five points, it failed cused at a meeting of the Indian the 11th Airborne Division, where

Independence League, an Asso- he presented the Legion of Merit to produce suficient evidence and ciation which was organized to Colonel Riggins, Commanding the prosecution's case had therewith the approval of the Officer of the 187 Glider Infantry fore collapsed.

Japanese. He-again met ac The case continues today. Regiment.

cused in 1945. Accused asked

Agents Wanted Vice Admiral Boyd

A fine of $5 was imposed witnens for information about

Sir-I have just arrived here General Robertson, CB, DSO on each of 5 fishermen for a Mrs. Rocha, He said that his

am auxious to C-in-G. British Commonwealth loitering within 100 yards of Japanese friends wanted to at the Hong Kong Hotel (from and expected to have to "rough was an offence to go on board Visiting Rotarian Geo. Lin from

New York) and contact the Hong Kong agents the Kowloon Naval Anchorage know if Mrs. Rocha had any connections with the British seawall. They pleaded that they Consul in Macao, Accused ask- of the

United Baltic Corporation Ltd., were just passing and did noted witness to find out. low they were within a prq-

158, Fenchurch Street, hibited ares.

London, EC. 3.

met

Lt.-

Occupation Force, at Kure, nizin

port in the British Occupied Zone of Japan, where he saw the work of the resident Naval Port Party and Australian units of the se- cupation force.

Unanimous Eulogy Of Dr. T.W. Ware

Asked For Help

HERBERT HALL.

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Tsin

at yesterday's luncheon Messrs. F. M. Pate, H. Nolasco and Lo Hung-Ung,

Charity Show For "Red Cross"

A charity

Chinese

performance of modern dancing, singing and dramatic art by the Chinese Ballet and Dramatic Society will be given on Oct. 22, at 8-p.m. at the China Fleet Club Theatre in aid of the International So- ciety for Medical Service in South China, of which Bishop Hall is the chairman. The-en- tertainment is for a good cause, namely, medi- cal relief, and its sponsors can point to a re- cord of achievement of which any body of workers can be justifiably proud.

the

Firecrackers K. M. Lokoomall declared and venture to request the Sir,-May I, through the medi- that accused came to his shop courtesy of this enquiry as I um. of your columns, draw the at- and asked for help, saying that know no other means of reaching tention of the Police Authorities he was down and out. Accused the local agents.

to the re-appearance in the local. later worked at Jimmy's as head

market of a form of firecracker waiter and Japancae interpreter.

which was, as a result of a seri After a few months, accused Democracy And China

ous fatal motor car crash involv- joined the Japanese and was

Sir-In a Reader's Letter on ing the lives of passengers and "That this Council records its appreciation of the engaged is investigating cases Monday, there was criticism of pedestrians in the West Point area valuable services rendered for many years, of hoarding war materials. He the re-election of our President by about twenty years ago, banned both as a Health Officer and as the technical appeared to be a success at the the Central Committee of Kuo- by the Hong Kong Government I refer to the "Kam Tsin Pay a adviser. on health matters by the retiring job and remained in the employ mintang,

It is really the worst thing to small package containing little Vice-Chairman,. Dr. Thomas Walter Ware of the Japanese..

In October he told witness criticise without knowing the stones which, when thrown on the and whilst expressing its regret at the sever- that his name was on the black facts. Here, I should first remind ground or against some other ob- ance of Dr. Ware's association with the Coun- list and that as a fellow Sindi, the writer that we have not got & fest, explodes with a sharp pistol- cil, tenders him its sincerest wishes for a long he would try to help: Accused Constitution yet. According to Dr. like crack. Already the practice

Sun's Outline of Political Recon- and happy period of retirement," was the no- had showed witness a gun which struction, we are still now in the of throwing these "Kam tion proposed by Dr. J. P. Fehily, OB.E, the he was such a success at his our Constitution is worked out, by buses and motor cars has com he was carrying and said that period of Political Tutelage. Until Pau" at passengers on trains, in

Formerly known as the Canton There were many months of Chairman, at the fortnightly meeting of the work that he had been entrusted the National Assembly which is menced and if the law prohibiting International Red Crose Service anxiety after Hong Kong fell in Urban Council yesterday.

with this gun. Accused obtained scheduled to open on Nov. 12 in the sale and use of these fire Corps. the International Society December, 1941, as the various After the ordinary business titude to me personally; and I various loans from witness, Nanking, and promulgated by the crackers is not enforced again, it for Medical Service in South relief associations here was of the meeting had been com-am sure all sections of the com- ranging from 120 to 150 every National Government, we do have will not be long before another China is a group of doctore, source of carly all their funds. pleted Dr. Febily said:- munity, both official and un- month, which were in fact no right to elect our President distressing accident such as that nurses and other personnel who Though the position seemed des

"I wish to crave your in- official with whom he came in bribes. A regular payment of We are now just on the way to which took place at West Point rendered free medical services, perate, they made the difficult with free medicines, to the people decision to carry on until help dulgence and request permission contact, either in work or social Y25, was made each month by Democracy: our Government is occurs.

in the southern areas of unoccupi- should come and help eventually to suspend standing orders, in relaxation, share similar feel- way of charity. From January therefore under the patronage of

ed China during the long and hard did come from the British United view of the retirement from inga.

1945 up to the time of witness the Revolutionary Kuomintang. Without Kuomintang wo might

war years. Unstintingly they Aid to China Fund. British Red Government service of our Vice. "It gives me the greatest arrest on May 3, three payments have still to live under the man-

Traffic Laws

gave themselves to this work of Cross and other relief organisa Chairman.

possible pleasure to second the of Y200 were made to accused. archie reign of the corruptive Sir-As a matter of interest mercy-opening hospitals, ruu- tions. Meanwhil it was able to "Dr. Ware has been in||motion." "WAT

A. M. Ozorio said that in Ching dynasty. For sqyeral thou do the Services in Hong Kong ning clinics, healing the wounded give medical relief at Lungchuen Government service for almost Mr. Wong Tape associated April 1945 he was stopped by sands of years our people have come under civilian law, or do soldiers and civilians, answering and Walchow to refugees stream- twenty years and, during that himself with the speakers' re- accused, who said he was from not had any little knowledge of they make their own laws? I ask to the best of their ability, overy ing from Hong Kong,

their time, has filled a number of marks and said that Dr. Ware the Gendarmes. Accused ask- Political Rights: it is absurd to because of the frequent violations emergency and call upon

Its Record witness important posts. He has been had been at various periods ed

number

During the difflenit seven years. of think that the Political Rights of traffic laws that. I have wit ministrations so that this splendid associated with the Urban Coun- Vice-Chairman of the Council questions. Three weeks later should be put into their hands fm-nessed by Service vehicles, nota-work was able to reach over the group, which consisted of 14 cil, both as a Health Officer and and his relationship with alli Mr. Rocha was arrested,

mediately after the Revolution bly in Battery Path and Wyndham million suffering people, and dis- doctors, 19 nurses, 27 nursing 16. ex-officio Vice-Chairman, members hnd always been most Two days after the arrest of without giving training before Street. Both routes, are promin- tricts were visited that had never students, 29 nursing aids, 11

The history of the slow almost since its inception and I cordial. He wished Dr. Ware Rocha, witness met... accused development of Democracy Lantly marked by a notice forbid. į betörê known modern western i technicians, and ten, other person- again: He said that he would England and France in the strong-ding motor traffe but that doesn't medicine in any form. With head-nel, can now show on its récord quarters at Shiukwan, war-time the following figures which speak Jike witness to answer more est proof.

seem to stop Service cars using eat of the Kwangtong Provinsial for themselves: questions. They proceeded to I doubt very much if the writer them. I have seen the notice vlo-

Government, the Service Corpa

Out-patients

667,699 Theatre Lane, where accused of the letter has ang knowledge inted several times, on one ocen-extended their work to outhing In-patients nursing days 179,08% treated witness to a coffee. of political science and has evez sion a jeep containing Army districts, deine rural welfare Bables delivered Accused said that he had arrest read through all the Dr. Sun's M.P.s driving up Wyndham work, besides carrying on the Sun ed Rocha and asked witness it works. If not. It is really "A

Tat Sen Medical College and a he Jew the number of Kenneth Jok" that he should have called

training school for nurses at Shiu kwan. In all there were estab❘ lished apart from, itineraries, at Plaza Denial

different times and different places After Victory Day, the Service SirAn licenses and man- 20 hospitals and 49 clinics. Since Corps returned to Canton and has agers of the Pisza Ballroom and its beginning as the off-shoot of hoon continuing work there along. Plaza Restaurant, respectively, the Canton International Red its own traditional lines co-oper may we state emphatically that Cross when it trekked inland afterating with the British Red Cross neither of us was present at the Canton fell to the enemy, the at Shameen. interview with the "manager" group has had many ups and

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should like to move a motion in a period of happy retirement.

appreciation of my colleague's

service to the Council.'

In seconding the motion the

Hon. Mr. T. Megarry, Secretary:

for Chinese Affairs, said:-

"I am glad to have this oppor-

tunity to endorse the terms of

SINO-BRITISH CLUB

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hand.

this motion and to add my Club will be held at St. John's about Kenneth Chan's address

A moeting of the Sino-British Chan's junk. He also enquired himself "Dr. Sun's True Follow- tribute to the work of Drs.

Hsl today at 6 p.m. The even and witness told him that it Walter Ware, who has for ao ing's activities will consist of, was somewhere in Kowloon long been technical adviser to firstly a talk by Professor Ma Tong. and Vice-Chairman of this Kiam (Professor of Chinese, at Council, on his rteirement from Yonching University, Peking) on

Carlos D'Almeida testified

...

HSIEH CHIH-CHUANG.

Housing

Street.

SAFETY FIRST.

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J. L

Anti-epidemic inocula

tions

Health work

DEM

81,112

1.468 76,BAC

480

Anti-opium treatments

1,060

X-ray examinations

I never ceased to marvel at the king As It Is to A Westerner, interview. He subsequently the military occupation of civi- published in your paper. downa, necessarily so because What of the Bervice Corps to

Shall they disband and "re The statements made area its very nature as a group of turn each to their own way or reflection on the good character medical workers just behind the shall they go forward, a hangu of the Services, and do not in any front lines. When the energy ad-united grouu as before, going on Tanced, the Service Corps retreat with their excellent ten-work

Sir Apropos your leader on the Hong Kong Service. During "Peking As It Was to An Bis that he had given William Chow the short time I was, as Chair- torlen" and secondly, a talk by, financial assistance. One day the housing crisis, why should man, associated with Dr. Ware, Capt. A.R.G. Morrison on "Pe adrused phoned up requesting an we not stress, again and again, Inexhaustible energy and inde- Captain Morrison has spent a called at witness officella residential property? Sure fatigable real with which he, as considerable time In North China. He said that he was in the ly that is the point which can chief guardian of the public! An exhibition of photographs Gendarmes and that had re not be escaped, that 1 is civi- health threw himself so un- of Peking and other perts -sparingly into his work, both at North China by Mrs. Morrison parts had been received, respect-lan property and the military, way represent our views.ed, and when the enemy was done with such splendid good-will;"

ing witness. Witness became by occupying it, are depriving his deak and out in the crowded, be on view in the Hall. The oxcited and asked for the name returning residents, some of streets of the town, I shall exhibition will be on view to the

public in St. John's Hall between of the informer so that he could them of more than 20 years always recall, most gratefully, the qure of 10 am and 6 pm, take it up with the Gendarmes. standing, of a place in which to and with warm appreciation on Thursday and Friday. Ten Accused asked witness not to live decently

The Services have been in if helpful and courteous at will be served at 5.30 p.m. get excited and then asked if

No

of

in order to do justice to our driven away, the workers went and even to increase their field of selves and to the Services will back at full need to the war activities? That depends upon thes you please give full publicity to torn areas to render ald to the support and co-operation that the ORKESTRA wounded both soldiers and civi-new-born International Society this litter me

FX REMEDIOS. Hans at the time of their greatest for Medical Service in South

YUNG WING FAL," need.”

China hopes to receive.

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