1947-01-16 — Page 2

First Time He Saw A Man Killed

After hearing an hour's legal argument by Crown and Defence Counsels in the absence of the jury, Sir Henry Blackall, Chief Justice, yes terday upheld Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro's objection to the introduction of certain evi- dence by the Crown in the continued trial of Lam Wing, a pre-war constable for the mur- der of an unknown Chinese behind Hunghom "Police Station during the Japanese occupation. armed with re- In the witness box for the oily persons third day yesterday, the prin- | vo vers, eipal Crown.witness, LaB Klean. stated, in reply to. Me, d'Almada, i that shouting people was 'no part of his duty and nor could anybody he forced to do it even by the Japanese:

Stanley Meeting

Replying to Mr. d'Almada. witners said he saw Yussuf shalt awaiting trial) and ne cused in the reception room at Stanley two months ago.

When interpreter Ah Chinig

He only greeted, Yussuf on asked. "who wants to shoot,"

that cension. He denied say. witness. thought Al Chuang

a good wanted to discover who in the ing that accused was party had the courage to do it. man and that he (witness) had This was the first time witness been pressed by the Special

Branch to give evidence against

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Captain Gories has bean admitted to hospital.

Naval Rating In

Escapade

A leather case stolen from 41 Hennessy Road Monday was found

on

Captain (Dr.) Saito Shunkichi told No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday that he realised there was a calorie deficiency in the POW diet and said that he had discussed the matter with the Camp Commandant, Col. Tokunaga, who lhẩ told him that the rations could not be increas cd, having been laid down' to scale on an order of the Governor-General.

The principal step he took to improve the situa- tion was in classifying light labour by POWs as heavy labour and thus enabling them to draw heavy labour rations. Though officers at Argyle Street were not required to do any work, they were permitted to volunteer in or der that they could qualify for labour rations, Saito said.

Vas

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OPIUM HAUL.

Shanghai, Jan. 15.

A ton of High grada opium valued at $600,000 (£125,000) 1008 discovered in Shanghai yesterday by the police is the courtyard of a Chinese ros. zidence.—Associated Press.

Dairy Farm Assault Case Dismissed

A summons for assault taken out by Mrs. Vern Doughty of No. 158 Cameron Road, Kowloon, against Mrs. Popoff of the Kow-

IO Year Sentence On Taipo Collaborator

Convicted on 14 collaboration charges under the 1940 Defence Regulations, Li Kun-yau, Kensa in the Japanese Gendarmerie at Taipo during occupation, was sentenced to 10 years' hard. labour by Mr. Justice EH. Williams at the Criminal Sessions yesterday. The jury retired for 25 minutes and found" Li guйty,“ unanimously, on all the charges, Covering a period between Dec 25, 1944, and Jan. 28, 1945, and concerning the artest and in- terrogation under torture of 11 Chinese suspected of being guerillas or Allied agents at Taipo

The victims were Shum Kam- као, Chung Wan-wai, Lam Ying-yuen, Lam Hing, Chang Kwan. Lam Wah, Lam Shung- sik, Lam Kiuu-wah, Lam Pak-

Portuguese

And

Immigration

Antonio Henriques, Portu-

saw a man killed and it was him. Yussuf was telling lies, in the reception room of was calculated that the calorie he could do in the circumstances Blair-Kerr at the Kowloon Ma- man. Of these, Shum Kam-kuo Sainsbury yesterday

he said. a shocking sight.

ti

Ration Cards

evidence

Was

Bl

The ordinary ralien scale for grammes in staples and of 255 POWS

180 grammes of grammes in supplementary foods, staples, 300 grammes of veget- bu: Tokunaga had told him that ables, 50 grammes of ment, the scale had been fixed by the of cooking oll, 5 Governor-General and could not,

charged of Therefore, be altered. grammes grammes of salt, grammes

He then explained that the best loon Docks, was dismissed by Mr.im, Cheng Po aud Chung Chun- guese, appeared before Mr. sugar and 3 grammes of tea.

was a 18-year-old guerilla mes- with falling to notify the Police egistracy yesterday. increase the total supply by

senger who was allegedly tor of his change of address and In her evidence, Mrs. Doughty tured by accused ou 10 occa- with failing to notify the police hoping to gain the Govern- the China Fleet Club value was 2,200.

The.ration for POWs on labour classing light labourers as heavy

610 and when A. B. Richard parties

af labourers. He also grammes

encouraged stated that in the Dairy Farm onions, but hertically stood the the date of his departure from was ment's favour.

Mr. d'Almada: How do you Gillette

of H. M. S. staples, 450 grammes of veret the self-production of food and New Year's Eve, defendant came ordeal without giving away the Colony on November 6.

additional meat, the POWs received

up to her and committed the

S.I. Gunning said that accus- During the occupation, Khan

ables, 100 grammes. of 10 food through the introduction of leged assault, saying at the same his agents.

Sentencing Li, the Puisne ed arrived in Hong Kong on said, he was living with a Chin-suggest Yussuf, who is await- ese woman, her parents and uning trial, stands to gain by giv. "Glory" called for it he 20 grammes of cooking oil,"

grammes of salt, 10 grammes of the canteen and locally sent-in time, "You robbed me robbed my

Fram

of tea. The parcels, and from food received in children" and so forth. She made Judge said he must not forget August 1 by the s.s.Kwong- she said, but Mes. that the jury had fould accused saf" and registered his address sugar and

Red Cross parcels.

no repowed her

around the guilty on a number of counts with the police as 26 Ashley calorie value was

Popoff While flour was supplied, the Enough Beds staple ration was 360 grammes of questioned by his counsel, Mr. store, abusing her until witness which involved the infliction Road. Later, it was found that he was not living there but was rice and 120 grammes of flour for Hasegawa, about the Camp-medi- went to the manager of the store of torture.

Things might be considered at Stanleywhere, he had ob- the ordinary POW and

cal wards, Salto said that at and requested that defendant be

were that tained a job as a prison officer. favourable for him grammes of rice and 120 grammes Shamshuipe the medical

wards put out.

Mrs. Popoff, continued Mrs. the period of his activities was Enquiries rere made and it flour for POWs on working par- were in huts that were not win-

dowless and with rain-tight roofs. Doughty, remained outside the ties.

There was a sufficiency of beds, Dairy Farm and continued to limited to a little over a month was found that he was not there

trine shout insults at her. As Mrs. and that he had been in custody and had left no address.

On checking the departure refused to go to the Police for more than 12 months: The only defeat was in the latrine arrangements and to augment

Accused was sentenced to 10 forms, it was found that he these he had boles dug in the Station, witness went home and

and later reported the matter, to the years on the first count earth. Saito gave exact measure-

Police.

Accused returned five years each on the remain-left, the Colony on November 6. ments for the various type of hole

Cross-examined Mrs. Doughtying 13 charges, all sentences Colony on December 26 and re. dug. These were necessary to denied having called Mrs. Papo to run concurrently.

be-

the Police. cause of the number of dysentery

or "3 dirty

Mr. A. J. Clifford, Crown Forted his arrival cases, he explained. Jubilee Build-a. "bad woman"

Counsel, assisted by Inspector ing- also provided some hospital woman", accommodation, Salto said, the

Branch, prosecuted. Chinese constable, His Worship J. Bradley of the Special charge.

amah in a house in Hunghom.ing Admitting that he was then Crown?-Yussuf" was

for five lies because.. I come drawing, six rations persons. witness denied Mr.other district in Punjab, which d'Almada's suggestion that he bears enmity against his

accused Inspector P. Lowe, of the was in trouble with over his ration cards..

Special Branch, testified that He also denied that he once on Nov 13. Lall Khan, accused, criticised accused for favouring ASP O'Donovan and he went Chinese against Indians.

up the hill behind the Hung- to exhume He further denied a sugges-hom police station tion that, in fact, he saw some the body of the unknown pri- body else doing the shooting, soner. but because of the ration trou- ble he had accused' being the man.

against the was arrested.

telling

At the Central Magistracy Gillette from the yesterday,

pleaded to the larceny of the guilty leather case and was find $100 by Mr. H. G. Sheidon.

Inspector Sell, prosecuting, said that two sailors entered the shop in Wanchai and asked to be shown leather cases. Ench Though, in the issue of rations. was shown one and suddenly a distinction was made for be two types of ordinary and work- both ran out of the shop, caching POW, when the POWs cooked with a leather case.

the food the distribution was The foki gave chase and re- cqual to all. On the hypothesis both that there was one labouring to but covered one case.

ten non-labouring POWs, the sailors got away.

The Police later found that calorie value per man worked out a leather case had been deposit- at 2,256. ed in the reception room of the China Fleet Club. The other sailor has not been arrested but in the chase he dropped his cap, which has been picked up by the police.

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Coun- Lam of sel,

said that the Crown had completed its case, after which Semullah Khan, Indian cona-Sir Henry adjourned further table, said that in April or May hearing until this morning. 1942, he and another Indian constable at Hunghom

were)

45

MARINE COURT

said, he saw Ab Chung and seind since the first case of its

An Old Old

told by a Japanese to go up

A fine of $10 was imposed by the hill behind the station.

Conde, Ryder in the Marine While going up, he heard ac-

Court yesterday on Ho Tak-tu. cused, who was already on top, junk master, for mooring outside shout "ladians, come up quick-five others alongside the

"Therese Moller"." Ho pleaded ly."

Reaching the top, witness ignorance of the regulations, and

this

recccupation, cused standing, and Lil Khan Comdr. Ryder said he would den!

with it leniently. and two Chinese covering the body with earth. By that time, the upper part of the junk body was covered. Told by ac cused to help, he picked up a shovel and helped to finish the certificated enginect on board. y triend" must have been It was atated that he had been barial. Among the party. An operating in this way for the last Chung and accused were the three months.

Waster of a motor

Story

in the harbour, was Although the poor old stand-

criminals, fined $20 or 7 days for allowing by his craft to be under way without marketeers, and

Skyscraper

SPORTS JACKET

For

CHILDREN

from six to sixteen

IN PURE ENGLISH WOOL

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WITH LEATHER FINISH IN VARIOUS, ATTRACTIVE COLOURS

ON SALE AT

THE INTERNATIONAL CO.

7A, Ice House Street.

Sole Distributoři:—

of

what-nots

On his calculations, the heavy black-labourer should have received

2,600 and the light labourer food to a calorific value of at least calorific value of at least 2,400.

For the first six months of 1942, the issue of vegetable and did ment rationa

not proceed smoothly and the average daily calorife value of the food issued he had calculated at 2,000. The situation improved later and he calculated that for the first year the POWs received an average 7 230

2,270 calories. This still

were na

J

After hearing the evidence of a

dismissed the summons.

Readers' Letters

Religion:-Would it be possibleį to broadcast a short service on;

These could Sunday evenings?

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the

He was fined $30 on each

Another Portuguese, Deaman- ting Almirante, was fined $30 for failing to report his arrival in Hong Kang within 24 hours. Accused did not report his arrival till January 13.

Brig-Lindsay Leaves

Light Labour This was sufficient for the non-patients there being convalescents

from diphtheria.

Asked about flies, Salto said POW. they could not have possibly bred the light-labour class of labourer, but it was short even for By light labour, he meant labour in the Camp itself. He attribut in camp, such as in the kitchened them to the deserted tenement and on cther camp fatigues. houses to the cast of the Camp

POWs on light labour were not and to the marshy ground to the Advice To ZBW

he also permitted Inbour rations, but he north. The mosquitoes had them classified as heavy la- attributed to the marshy ground,

Sir-1 am sure that many bourers so that they would have explaining that there

the camp people in Hong Kong must feel either serve different denomina. the advantage of the ration. By pools of water in hard labour he meant work on grounds where they could have with me that the ZBW program-tions in turn, Roman Catholic one

bred. soil

Brigadier and Mrs. Lindsay excavation, cultivation and

mes leave much to be desired, week, Church of England the next, Bedbugs

and in an effort to assist the au- etc., or could be conducted by re

of these different left the Colony yesterday for removal.

Asked if there were any other thorities concerned I should like Presentatives

in Insect pests, Sailo replied, "I to put forward the following sug-denominations but arranged su India in H.M.T. "Dilwara"

Brig Lindsay had been Christian religions.

Hong Kong since December Technical-The relays of bedbugs in the Camp. I do of encouraging constructive ideas think there was a large number gestioris in the Press in the hope that the services would suit all

from 1946 when he brought 150 In- not know where they came from." from other interested listeners.

abroad are bad. Why? This can dian Infantry Brigade here as When the barbed wire was ori-

sug-not only be due to weather con- part of the re-occupation forces. ginally

Talks -For instance,. I put up, Saito said, the

by ditions and if the necessary appara- He was joined by his wife drains were choked out by the gest that occasions! talks

In addition to his appoint, construction. He had told Tokuna- someone of authority might be tus is not available could this not in December last year...

a about it and the Camp Com- given on the implications behind be remedied? After all the even- mander was

In- ing news relayed from London is ordered to supervise the Palestine incidents; the

ment as Brigade Commander, daily the cleaning out

in- very important and we should like Brig. Lindsay was also Garrison of the

'dian and Burman claims to drains. This was done.

of to be able to hear it more easily Commander of Kowloon. In the the full story dependence; Insecticide, lie explained, way

taking "Shades of John Abbott" in to-

absence of General Festing in strikes which are the in charge of the Intendant Offerr.

Japan during last November he outside the railway station at Night labourers.

Britain, and the Morning Post" conplains of the officiated as acting G.O.C Industry i bedbugs. and

to accent of one of the announcers.

Always interested in, the 7.30 am. on Tuesday with the

To improve the situation, he told the Camp Commandant world, and the change-over

the war, I endorse his view. This accent is two tickets in his hand. This had light labourers classed as about it," Salto sak, "and the civil aviation "after the time

was especially in itself, was no offence. But heavy labourers. At

Camp Cummardant told the In- Perhaps visitors passing through not English, except in Hollywood. many activities of the Colony, preminent in his strenuous Wa Kam was trying to sell them there wore 4,400 POWs at Sham- tendant Offeer. I think all avail- the Colony could be asked to as Lastly, is there only one turntable Brig Lindsay to would-be passengers and of whom 400 were per able hisecticide at the time wassist in this way. Recent visitors in Hong Kong? 1'eau only pre-effort on behalf of the United

forming some sort of labour obtained and made available."

such as Sir Leslie Boyce and Sir cume that the that was against the regula- either outside the Camp or miside

the musical pre- Services Jockey Club, of which Salto returns to the witness-Angus Gillan might have told ruptions in

be he was Chairman of the Ste tions.

It.

box this morning, ~

especially, must something of their work. grammes

wards. Many people would be interest-caused by the records being ed, to hear of the latest progress changed. Could not another Lable

be obtained? in medical science.

The Hong Kong broadcasts Local News: Then, surely, should rank as the foremost in the Hong Kong must have much Far East and could render in-

worked to a skeleton, he was, nevertheless, tendered to Mr. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday as an alibi by Wu Kam who was charged with attempting to sell

railway two K.C.R.

tickets without the authority of the management.

According to SI Askew,

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accused was sech by 8/1 Brownenresented a deficiency even for He told Tokunaga about the flies place the world over; postwar day's issue of the "South Chine

When asked by His Worship Loss Of Weight what he had to say, Wu claimed Because of an inadequate sup-

khut: he friend

Accusation Of Bribery

115

15'

continual inter-

Money Market

was 'asked

by a ply of meat, the POWs began ta the show a marked loss of weight and purchase 10 tickets. As the friend had not there were cases of war oedema deficiency of pro-

Gold fuctuated sharply, yester turned up by then he decided because of a

news of interest. It is valuable service to a large area. It day. Shortly after the market at 39 each in- teins. There were cases of beri- to sell them

and pellagra as well, the

Saturday would be a pity if the old criti- opened at $317 per thel it started the Tsang Chung-wan; a clerk of true that there stead of the $8.80 charged by lack of calories lowering the railway authorities.

the S.T. & I was yesterday morn evening talk on the Hong Kong, cism of the English doing the to slide til it touched $310. How- body's power of resistanos.

War oedema broke out, ating charged before Mr. E. Sains footbal matches of the day and right thing too late" should apply ever, it made a good recovery,

closing at $315..--- Defendant pleaded that it

Piastres were steddy, opening was the first time he had done Shamshuipo in March and beri-bury with taking a bribe of $50 once we heard about the risking to this also.

beri in all the camps af practical from Sui Wan-wah on January industry, but apart from these,

100, and fluctuating $13.82 per 13 in connection with the issue of such a thing.

North A broke out. pellagra Point Camp there were no cases represented by Mr. Ardd Y. Hon;

"I don't believe it?" retorted the same time. In July, 1942 an export licence. Defendant was and the "Weekly News Roundup," |

Mr. Latimer and he imposed

fine of $20 on Wu Kami.

Of

Concealment Of Smallpox

out at the beginning

•

we hear nothing else.

What is

Same Complaint

KL.

organisations could get nothing.

at $13

between this figure and $13.60,

$13.70.

closing

Непту

at

buyins

of Chinese

National Currency futures late the afternoon caused a crt

in the price from 03' to 68 cents

for CN$1,000. This did not af-

feet spot price which closed at

884 cents.

U.S. dollars were 'unchanged; at." $4.72 Sterling at $14:00 and Ass- tralian younds at $12.62.

of war oedema though there were and the case was adjourned to being done about clearing the cases of beri-beri toward the end January 24. Ball of $2,500 was harbour of wrecks? What steps jare being taken about the holis of February. At the Officers allowed.

ing shortage? Is anything further Sir, It has been 10 months Comp in Argyle Street, beri-beri

of Found with a nacliet of "Royal happening about the question of since Hong Kong is again under caused by a Leaf Cigarettes" beneath his shirt a new airfield? What is happen- the British flag. Many service April. Avitam, broke out and under his arm-pit mying. In the educational spaert? men have already get their full lack of Vitamin

be back pay as well as free clothings about the

time. In May and Chen was yesterday fined $100 or Amateur gardeners might SRIDO June it became generally notice two weeks by Mr. Sainsbury when glad of advice and many people and provisions, One of my friends

charged with

thewould Be to hear a talk able

conveying. Ng Hung, proprietor of a

that the, POWs' power of re-

on who is a member in the RAMC cigarettes into prison without Child Welfare work in Hong also get the benefit mentioned CONSCRIPTION carpenter's shop at No. 150, sistance had run down;

MIK was issued the hospitals per

permission, Sub-Inspector Man Kont.

abová But the ARP wardens and Aplin Street, ground floor, was

Washington, Jam, 15 President Truman conferred fined $175 by Mr. Latimer at from February, 1942. At Bowen son said that accused was search Kowloon yesterday for falling Road Hospital. It was supplied ed by a prison officer, Mr. R. E. Debates: Discussions between some other similar war service to report the existence of a continuously ill the end of 1944. Jones, at the gaol when the Chinese and Britons could take Though statements were given out with the General Staff today to

The issue at the beginning was of

of cigareties were found.

place in the studio on such sub by the authorities declaring that decide whether the Arath will The Roy Farrell Export-Import Co. (HK) Ltd. smallpox patient on his pre-160 bottles of tire standard Dairy-

jects as the differences between those payments would be paid ask Congress to extend the Farm size daily, but it was later A fine of 1250 was imposed on Evidence by Wai Chit-ming decreased to 100 bottles daily. St. Nz Chee, for exporting the Chinese and English education, soon. I wonder why we cannot draft when it expires on March

cargo of 18 pieces home life and customs generally enjoy the same privilege cf fres was to the effect that the boy, Tercen's Hospital received 50 but manifested

closed leather and. 88 boxes of Pencils by For somewhat lighter entertain clothings and provisions like the The Army appears to doubt who subsequently died, was a les daily until it was

, it can get extension-United down.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon at tite Centralment could not something be others fok of the shop and that no

Digestive Fluids

After the war we lost almost Press, Magistracy yesterday. The cargo: arranged on the lines of the attention was given him durt

proved so popular in England?", ing the period he was ill As The POWs, Salto explained, was found hidden under cabin BBC's "Brains Trust" which all we had and now we need help urgently Apparently, im. MuleThe muse programmer mediate relief about no report was made by the could not absorb the Japanese bunk.

dict which had a higher propor

For maintaining and possessing are quite good but would be of to us as soon as the others got master while the foki was sick tion of carbohydrates to proteins nor when he died, witness and. fats than the diet, they were radio apparatus without a licence, there Interest if someone could them without any hesitation. Europeans find Japan-Chung Chung-hoor, was then give u talk, with them occasional Such a simple action need not notified the sanitary author-used to.

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fined

to explore a very complicated TAYO & C est

type of diges-

Reading: The reading of short Uve fluid and the POWs could not $2,000 by Mr. H, G. Sheldon. the

stoties by well-known authors question. However clcquently the get the maximum value out of rations issued to them, he said.

has been very popular in England responsible authorities may

plain, I am sure that we have Asked about steps taken to re-

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upon Dec. 25, 1941.

Botind" then being ahosh at the was by an Probate of the Will has beenfoques rors: the Court for pensule state deverteres del Sif Theatre The newspapers granted to his adopted daughter, clearer explanation of what he Tower 0/Cap Costiny save this play a good write up The forthcoming marriages are Miss Pansy Ferritt, also known as meant by "absorption. He pro- or Min G. "Geźne, Miss Annie bilt we could hardly hear a word announced of Cpl. Gordon James Li Fun-yin, of No. 139, Waterlooceeded to explain about the differ-seng, Coult, Bra on the rediol Would it not have Morrison, of RAF, and Miss Road.

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