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THE CHINA MAIL, THURS DAY, DECEMBER

1946.

POWS SHOT WITHOUT TRIAL TOLICE DEPARTMENT NOTICE

Japanese Affidavits In Tokunaga Case

Lieut. Haddock-

Arrest

Arnika, and, Tanaka, read

Affidavits made by Tokunaga,

Was

by the arrest of Fit. Lient. GONE TO RUSSIA Sgt Routledge and a member Gray Capt. Ford, Sgt. Harly,

was

Frankfurt, Dec. 17.

NOTICE

The attention of -gil owners} **

and drivers of alt vehicles is called to the following Regula tions of the Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance, 40 of 1912, which state :—

CHRISTMAS DANCE

ROYAL AIR FORCES

ASSOCIATION -

",

The inaugaral Dance of the ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSO CIATION l bo held in the of the H.K.V.D.C.named 1. Regulatiin No... 170: No Roof Garden of the Hong Kong......... Prata.

person shall use a horn, bell or Hotel, by kind permission of ather form of sound-signal un-the Management, on FRIDAY pecessarily or in a manner cal-the 20th of December 1946 at

noyance. culated to cause public an- 7.30 p.m. 2

Tickets-$10.00 Single

*

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The "Kugelfischer" plant at Schwe, Neurt, in the American

Salto Presents: Zone of Occupation, the largest ball bearing factory in Europe,

-Saito Shunkichi, in his..aff out by Major Puddicombe at yesterday afterwards the end, of the war, has at the execution, of the four heavily bombed to davit, admitted being present noon's hearing of the War Crimes "Trial of

now been transported to Russia, Canadian POWs who escaped Tokunaga and four other POW Camp Officers, the German News Agency, in the from North Point Camp. He 2 Regulation No. 172: Not- -$15.00 Double. revealed the fact that the four Canadians who it is the first factory to be trans-place some time in 1942 and he ed in these regulations, no

American Zone

including supper, reported today said that the execution took withstanding anything contain- escaped from North "Point `Camp were shot

ferred from the American Zone new that the four men who parson shall Sound my in-

Tickets may be obtained from without trial.

as reparations-Reuters

were executed had escaped from strumient fitted to any vehicle Mr. A.W. Wood, c/o The North Point Camp because or tramcar for signaling its British General Electric Co., Lieut. Wada, who was in charge approach by sound between the Ltd. Queen's Building, or from of the execution, told him so hours of midnight and 6 m., and Member of the Committee. The site of the execution was on any road or street in any

The Dance is, open to all past then pointed out by him on June silent area.

and present members of the 26, 1946. Saito declared that be

Royal Air Forces, members of was ordered by Tokunaga to For the purposes of this re-the Association past and pre- attend the execution in his gulation the following

sent members of the Services, Medica shall be silent areas¦ ̈ capacity as: POW

and the general "public.

Kong, particularly in regard to rations, accommodation and medical arrangements. ., '.

Tanaka also said that five British POWs, including a man named Stopforth from the Middlesex Regiment, who had attempted to escape from Shamshuipo Camp by digging a funnel, were shot down and killed while being escorted to Stanley Prison. In his affidavit, Sick Berth P.O. Harrington said that he in Kowloon Gaol when three. Canadians who had at- Own Authority. tempted to escape from North

Concerning the escape of four Point Camp were brought in Canadians from North Point It may have been possible that Camp, Tokunaga said that there was a further man whom Wada and Matsumoto reported be did not see. The three Cana to him that they had,, on their dians told him that they had own authority, shot dead the cscaped from North Point Camp four Canadian POWs at a cer- and that a small Chinese sam-tain place near Kal Tak Air- pan which they had procured to field.. cross the harbour started leak-

ing and sank about half way

across.

bodies were later taken back to Forfar Street POW Headquar ters. No death certificates were issued and no funeral rites held. Tokunaga was informed that the Canadians had been shot whilst escaping from a POW Camp. He approved of the ac

tion taken.

on 11

Officer.

He did not accompany the Tanaka Story

Your Canadians to the execution That he saw the Canadians ground, but went there inde being interrogated by Tokunaga pendently. The time of the at Forfar Street was a state execution was between five and ment made by Tanaka in an six o'clock in the evening. Saito other affidavit. He also said said he could not remember, the in this affidavit that Tokunaga weather conditions, but, he was slapped one of the Canadians, sure it was not raining.

Referring to the attempted The execution squad was Wada and Matsumoto told escape of certain POWaat made up of ten soldiers, him that they shot the four Shamshuipe, who tried to dig. four of whom carried out Canadians because the POWs a tunnel from Jubilee Building | the execution. The four They then drifted about for grew desperate and either tried to the waterfront. Tanaka said who fired the shots, stood four hours until they

were to escape

into the water or that

certain day in about five metres from the plcked up by the Japanese Navy-behaved in a disorderly manner. April or May 1942,

a Canadians and shot them with They were like drowned rats Tokunaga further went on to sentry the corner of their rifles. Salto stated that when they came in, and still had say that as he considered the the west wall noticed that tho, bodies were medically their rations and packs. case to be serious, he detained the ordure, buckets which were examined afterwards, and, each Colonel Tokunaga isao de Wada and Matsumoto and Im- being emptied into the sea con- man had been shot through the clared in his affidavit that all mediately went to make a retained a lot of earth. A report heart and died instantaneously- orders regarding the adminis-port to the Chief of Staff, tration of POW Camps came Arisue,

was made and Major Boon was The bodies were then placed in who ruled that the from the Governor of Hong action taken by these two Of sent for. A search was made of a shallow grave, which was fill

Jubilee Building, with the result | 'ed in.;

found 'in a Tokunaga said that when he that a tunnel was expressed the view, that cases of this kind would be a serious problem and that those respon Bible should be punished, he was warned by Arisue following effect:-

TO YOUR FRIENDS IN GT. BRITAIN. Send them FLOWERS for CHRISTMAS.

We telegraph flowers to all parts of G. Britain for Christinas and other anniversarles,

1:

Orders from 20/- upwards plus Relay charge 1/-. All orders acknowledged.. Remit Postal Order or cheque" with greeting message by Air Mail to:--- A. J. FOWLER & SON, Florists, 108, St. Mary's Road, SOUTHAMPTON—England.

THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION

This Association provides clubs and hostels throughout the Colony, where street children may live in clean and friendly surroundings and receive at least an elementary education and some vocational training.

WE MUST HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.

cers was proper.

to the

The enemy ignored Interna tional Law and sank our hos pital ship is it not true? In Hong Kong, under the Military Administration, we must be

of

coal cellar,

Lieut. Saikino told Major Boon to investigate and find the person responsible. Major Boon did so and obtained the name of: a British soldier.from

.one

and

of the Camp copies. A soldier of the Middlesex Re giment named Stopforth

our other men were arrested, Tokunaga visited the Camp and inspected the tunnel. He ordered strict and stern in managing the arrested men to be handed affairs. At Shamshuipo there over to the Kowloon Gendar-

areas

(1) In the city of Victoria-

of

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Auctioneers, Surveyors and kopraisers, Fedder Building. Telephone No. 20224.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have receiv ed instructions from the Cts todian of Property to sell by Public Auction

on THURSDAY,` :... the 19th December 1948 commencing at 10.00 a.m.

Page

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ficates, Stationery, Mirrors. POSITIONS VACANT

FOR SALE

The area bounded by and Including on the west THE HONG KONG, Queen Victoria Street, on

* 2024 | CHINA. FLEET CLUB-A - CANTON A MACAO

STORED AT SUI BUN FOR cancy exists for the post of the north Connaught

IGODOWN No. 3. WEST, an additional Assistant. Mana- Rand, on the east Jackson STEAMBOAT.....

ger.Applicants should be Euro- Road and on the South COMPANY, LIMITED, POINT:-Tinplate.

peans of British descent, prefer... Queen's Road..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN STORED AT SUI BUN, FOR ence being given to those. IPALLAS (2) En. Kowloon

That the ONE HUNDRED GODOWN No. 3-a; GROUNDrevious naval service. Applica

in writing stating previous The abolo.aren south of AND TWENTY-SECOND OR FLOOR, WEST POINT:--Water

perience and salary required a. dividing line passing DINARY GENERAL MEET Main Connections, Motors, Gen should be forwarded to the along the north....side of ING

"Club, SHAREHOLDERS eratora, Dynamo, Steel Blocks,Manager, China Fleet

Hongkong not later than 31st Jordan Read and Gas in this Company will be Scrap Iron, etc,

' December 1945. g gelgne Road east of its held at the Company Offices,

STORED AT SUI BUN FOR junction with Jordan Queen's Building on 24-

GODOWN No. 3A, FIRST Road, and produced at day, 31st December, 1946, FLOOR, WEST POINT: Air either end in an easterly at NOON for the purpose of

Cylinders, Steel Cabinets, Truck High and westerly direction re confirming the appointment of spectively to the sea.

the Board of Directors and re- Tyres, Oil Packing, Pick Canada Silva Fox at most resson- ceiving their Report together Handles, Furniture, etc. This regulation shall not with Statements of Accounts apply to any vehicle or any for the year ended 31st Decem occasion when it is being usedber, 1941, and for the period He did not know if the re-for fire brigade, ambulance or 1st January, 1942 to 31st. De mains of the four Canadians police purposes, if the obser-cember, 1945. spot, but they may have been to hinder the use of the vehicle were ever moved from that vance thereof, would be likely. taken. to, the Argyle Street for the purpose for which it is cemetery. Saite ended his aff being used on that occasion. davit by stating that he was sorry that he had told untruths about this matter before.

Hearing was then adjourned', till 10 am today.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

was also a case of a POW camerie. The men were subse The following

LIC CALTHROP Deputy Commissioner of

Police (R)-- for Commissioner of Police.

caping, last night. You must be quently escorted to Hong Kong frots Bingapore, today by the BPOLICE DEPARTMENT more careful in both your by Capt. Kurata and Lieutin-boat" "wall" Meet. Dele, aupervision and your treatment of POWs."

Not Tried In another affidavit, Tokunaga said that the four Canadians were not tried before being executed. The execution was carried out by order of the Chief of Staff Arisue, who | Issued the order to Wada about a week after the four Canadians were recaptured.

Two days after the execution, the bodies were dug up and brought to Argyle Street ceme tery, where they were re-buried. Tokunaga was sure each man was buried in

Yik Lin-fun, Tan Beng-lock, Wick, Pare

Saikino, who obtained permis-er Philips, Towell, Harding, Webster, sion from the Chief of Staff, Tones and Mias' Bheng Cirve-la. Dar so. Lieut. Col. Tada, have the arrive from the United Kingdom on Fri POWs sent to Stanley Prison.

day ve Mers. Feald. Williamson Schnell. Jofer and Maller. Transit for Shanghal are Mr. Calves. Mrs. Be Miss Downes and for Tokyo, Mr. Burer

..

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel fielude

A Pinelotie, Maut Bhes. Galda Litchfield, Rear-Admiral W.. F. Boone, ties Eate), Admiral A. Soucke,

USN, -Cast H. S. Persómű” USN, Edalen

NOTICE

Notice is hereby igizan, thạt all claims against the catates of the under named decenaedi Police Of ficers should be submitted to the andersigned; the Administrator of the said estates not later than

+

Dec. 28th 1946——— Lanca Sergeant A16:R. B. E. Lalie

83 W. Campbell 8149 M, K. Ross A02 'T A, Porrilt Police Serasant A18 5. Hodson

AS P. Lonehiin Bub Inspector

J. J. Walsh

BIDMEAD.

"Attempt To Escape" About half, way the truck broke down and the prisoners

Arrivals from Shanghal by thờ ma were ordered to alight. Half an Wing Bang gesterday include Captain hour later, Capt. Kurata and and: Mes? HJ. Her, 'Mr' had "Mrs. D. Lieut. Saikino arrived on the R. Landau Mi R.AC. Edwards,

Benham, Mr. and Mrs. CIL/Pickford,, scene and found that Lieut. J. Palmer, Miss Da Bilva, Mrs. H. Sugabarn and three guards. Pereira, Mr. J.P. Wade and Mr., as well as the chauffeur, who aku. were all armed, had, shot and Every donation, however small,

killed the five POWs Lieut. will be most welcome. If you

Sugahara stated that the POWs can, we should like you to provide

had attempted to pacape. The separate grave. bodies were removed to Argyle for at least ono.child by a month- ly payment of ten dollars, and In his affidavit, Lieut. Tana Street and were-buried without us, Maice (Me) S.-C. Phillipe U.. Hong Kong, 18th December, 1946. group companies, churches, ka Hitoshi said that his Ro death certificates being issued Army, Captain Dixie Harmin, là Army schools etc, la "adopt a club or giment took part in the capture and without any funeral rites. and Z. J. Crawford share the financial responsibility of Hong Kong. About 2 a.m.

Colonel Tokunaga, when in- Peninsula Hotel depturm' Idélude ·G. of one. If you wish you may in June or July 1942, four formed, approved of the action Hink T. Gerter-Marty and Mr. and visit and befriend these children.

Canadians escaped from North taken. Donations may be made direct to Paint Camp during a storm.. the Hon. Treasurer. The Boys' & The boat. in which these Cana- Girls' Clubs Association, Fira dians were attempting to cross Brigade Building, Hong Kong, or the harbour capsized and they by monthly payment through were picked up by a 2/Lieut. your Bankers to the Association's Matsumoto... Ac at the Banque de L'Inde Chine.

an

F. Richellby, US2, Babe, W. Kibbe,

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Tanaka also mentioned incident concerning a Chinese

PRATAS ISLAND named Lai Fuk Hai, who bribed

Canton, Dec. 18; two Chinese truck drivers to The Chinese Flag is now fly- take letters to and from Shaming over the Pratas Island, shuipo and Argyle Street Camps 300 miles south-west of Hong Tanaka said, that the Cana- for POWs. Lai and the drivers Kong following the reoccupation dians were taken, to Kai Tak were arrested and confeased.. by the Kwangtung provincial Aerodrome, where they were

Nanking Government Ass3- As a result of a trap. Lieut. authorities on behalf of the

ciated Press.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

on FRIDAY,

the 20th December, 1946, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

The Undersigned have receiv Permits to inspect the ship rors, Stationery, Paper Ribbons, ed instructions to sell by Public Commissioner of Police, may be obtained at 1, Gon- Advertising Matter, Glassware, Auction. Administrator naught Road, Central, and ten- Electrical Fittings and Parts, Furniture, ders should be sent to that ad-Rubber dress covers, endorsed Wooden Ware, Glass Bottles, Chungking, not later than Straw Braids, Personal Effects, 31st December, 1046..

1 etc.

The higher.dr.any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Hong Kong, 18th Dec, 1946.

tissa

ence

2 up ad

NOTICE

at their, Sales, Rooms, No. 35, Hankow Road

AT LAMMERT OFFICIAL NOTICE

STORED

A Fine Collection of Valuable. ¿BROTHERS' AUCTION

ROOMS,

Household Furniture PEDDER BLDG., Proposal To Change

comprising -- W BASEMENT:-4011 Paintings A Ship's Name

Typewriters, Calculating Mar Teak Wardrobes, Hanging chine, Electric Fang, Electric Cupboard with Drawers, Dress- We, The Bank Line (China)

Clocks, Blackwood Panels and Tables with Stools, Bed Folding Screens Large Ivory Side Cabinet, Double Bedsteads, Limited, of Hong Kong, hereby of change of ownership we have

Tusks Manila Rope, Lubricating nivans, Dining Tables, Side- give notice, that an,conecquence

Oil, Polished Glass Crystals, boards, Chairs, Steel Filing suk de France rappelle Transport under Section 47 of applied to the Minister of gely dog, Franenis of resor: Fig Lead, Speaker Units and Cabinet, Curtains, Pictures frarcale qui n'ont pas Output Units, Voltage Control Portable Gramophone, Eccords, the Merchant Shipping Act; 1894, in respect of the ship culation en chancellerie, qu'il Electric Massage Set,

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Cotton Glass Ware, Cutlery, Carpets, hel, Official Number 157941 of

elle doit etre requise toire; Gross tonnage 14.54 tons, Re-dans un délai de 3 mois depuis

Ang! Rugs, Ten Poys, Blackwood Ware, etc, etc gister tonnage 4.30 tons, here arrivée dans la circonscription OPEN YARD, WEST POINT

STORED AT SUI BUN FOR tofore owned by The Shanghat consulate (article 3 du decret-Scrap Iron, Tinplate Scrap1 "Challen" Piano

alko Pilot Boat Co. (1938), Ltd, f for du 24 octobre 1935).

Aircraft, Engines,,, Empty Dye 1 Tigntain 8" x 10. permission to change, her name 10 BANKLINE 1 and to have

Planks, Empty Kerosene Tinsi Tine, Iron Bands, Wooden her registered in the new name

Mats, etc. at la Port of Hong Kong owned by The Bark Line (China) Limited, Hong Kong

Any objection to the proposer change of name mus

the Registrar of Sipping Hong Kong within seven day from, the appearance of this advertisement.

Dated Hongkong this 17th day of December, 1946 The Bank Line (Chipa) Ltd.. Signed) BCOLLIS

Secretary

Ceux que le present avis teresse sont instamment prios de mettre en regle de plus rapidement, possible.

The abovementioned articles

101 air mi verse it will be open, for inspection at Des formules serant epyoyees their respective godowns

ner.

on

1 Imperial 18" Typewriter 2 Iron Safes

Corona Portable Typewrit

"Philip" All-wave Radio

Betry

19th

1946)

te ant personnes qui 17th and 18th December, 1946, (On View from THURSDAY,

04, 30-presenter between 10.00 a.m. and augus ement au Consulat and between 2.00 pm and 4.00 p.m. Inspection permits will be issued by the Underaigned at their Auction Rooms

mym

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Auction Booms

neeri, Buryoyors, etc. ent French Bank Bldg A.E.B den Bou Audioheer lephons 33861 /==/

Messrs. P. L. L. BIAU & C. C, KLUGE

French Architects,

take pleasure to inform the. Colony that they have entered into partnership

from the 9th of December 1945,

National Bank Building, 2nd floor (Room 205)

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the Hong Kong (British Mill tary Administration) Gazette Notification No. 22.

LAMMENT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, 18th Dec 1946

Chinese Chical

OPTICIAN

67 QUEENS ROAD C

Terms: As Customery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, 18th Dec, 1940.

HONG 150 G GOVERNMENT.

EDUCATION: DEPARTMENT

Queen College. Entrance Examination will be held at St. Joseph's College, by kind per- mission of the Principal Can didates should present them- selves not later than 8.15 a.m on Friday, 20th December, 1946 4

*T. B. HOWELL,

Director of Education, Hong Kong, 17th Dec