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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1947.

PRINCIPAL TENANT

No Authority To Tokunaga Evict Sub-Tenant Case

Ending

Sacred Duty Was

To Obey

Orders

At yesterday's War Crimes Trial of Lieut. Tamaki -

Koji, Sgt. Chiba Arashi and Sgt. Fuille Horojl, "The public may not be aware that the principal

the third accused agreed that it was a Sacre tenant has no authority to evict a sub-tenant

duty in the Japanese Army to obey orders und except through an order from the Tenancy

admitted that he failed in his sacred duty by Tribunal," said. Inspector Moran at the Cen-

disobeying orders and beating POWs, A Bill to provide for

Colonel Suzawa Hideo, a witt tion of the manner in which tho tral Magistracy before. Mr. F. X. d'Almada

The case for the de-ness for the defence, said that POW whom he punished had per- an increase of the tax on

when prosecuting Tang Chuk, principal ten-fence at the trial of Col- it was one of his policies to formed the push up. sweepstakes from 15 to

ant of 34 D'Aguilar Street, second floor.

onel Tokunaga Isao, ensure that when pence came, 25 per cent from Feb-

Evidence was given by the sub-

all POWs would-be sent back know it was the Japanese policy

Fujile said that he did cubicle that

Captain (Dr.) Saito ruary 7, 1947, was read tenant of the rear

safely to their mother country. in Heite Camp to prevent POWs n November ärent of'$60 was nak-

Shunkechi first time in led for, whereas he had been pay for the

and three Resuming his testimony, Fujiie | living a life of idleness. The other members of the said that there was a regulation convalescent in Camp were not Legislative Council yes-ing only $30. When he tender-

were allowed to terday.

local POW Camps staff against beating POWs. He was

sorry to say that on two occasion during the Japanese oc- he beat POWs and on another Fujile denied that he took upon cupation, reached. its occasion made one of

them do himself the responsibility or daty "push Aps" He did not have any of deciding whether or not a POW concluding stages yester- intention of ill-treating POWs, was sick. Fulie also denied that day before No. 5 "War but was told to do so. Crimes Court.

witness notice in August but he

ed the usual rent she refused. Defendant said that she wanted Introducing the Bill, the the room for her son who was Attorney General said it was about to be married. She gave to give effect to a recommenda- would not leave. When he first tion of the Taxation Committee rented the house there were onig appointed by the Governor in two persons and now there were Suptember Lo consider the 10. She wanted witness to give practicability of enhancing the up the room. rates of existing taxation,

Opportunity

was also taken in the Bill to provide that in future any changes in the rate of duty payable may be effected by a resolution of Legislative Council, without the necessity of passing a new Bill.

He explained that Clause 3 provided that the Bill on enactment shall come into force n Feb. 7, the day before thei next race meeting, for which sweepstake tickets are being L-issued.

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The motion was seconded by the Colonial Secretary..

Remission Of Taxes

A BI to provide for the re- mission of taxes, duties and rees to which consuls and con- sular officials may be subject. ed when payment of such monies is in conflict with the privileges of their office was read a first time in Legislative Council yesterday.

Introducing the motion, the Attorney General said members were fully aware of the prac- tice which has long existed whereby, by virtue af re- elprocal agreement between the United Kingdom and the Gov.) ernments of other states, privileges and, exemptions are given to consular officers.

These arrangements are not uniform, and it is not possible to express, definitely in the Bill before Council what such

Given permission to make some observations Inspector Moran said that defendant received $67 in cash by sub-letting part of the dat. The value of the portion oe- cupied by her was worth $47 and so that in all she received $114 where she only paid $38. This was 180 per cent in excess of the rent, whereas she was only per- mitted to charge 20 per cent.

Defendant was

was fined $350 on

all thrée summons.

She vigorously protested that she had no money to pay the fine whereupon Mr. d'Almada her the option of three months' imprisonment.

The fine was paid.

Increased Rent

gave

The

SYED CASE DISMISSED-

+

against

Ramzan Syed, a constable is the Emergency Unit, for as eaulting Wang Shut-sheung, a peamit hawker, in Portland Street on October 16 was dit- missed yesterday by Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Ma- gistracy.

Afr.. Leo d'Almada, for de- fendant, submitted, that he had

no case to answer. The only reliable evidence that of the doctor while that

Wong Yau, the coflu shopkeeper, could be discre- dited. The evidence of the young boye was contradic- tory, he said.

Indian Sent For Trial

Mohammed Asghar, charged under the Defence Regulations, was yesterday committed for trial by Mr. E. F. Sainsbury at the Central Magistracy.

Thakurdas Nenymal, silk store proprietor of No. 6 Hankow Road, said that he was arrested in June 1945. He was taken to Victorin gaol, interrogated at but touk no

and tortured

For increasing the rent of 34 d'Aguilar Street, second flour, from $30 to $53, Li Yuk-ching, a widow, was yesterday morning fined $600 by Mr. F. X. d'Almada. Inspector Moran suld that de- fendant bought the house for $40,000 and had mortgaged it for $16,000. In November 1948 de fendant wrote to her rent collec- lar to increase the rent which he | part. did.

J. S. Ramchandi, manager of Thefendant said that the tenant! the silk store owned by Thakur- agreed to pay the extra $15. She das, said that accused came to his had a son in Kowloon and another shop early in August 1345 and in Hong Kong and could find no said that Thakurdas had been place to live in. She knew that beaten by warders and wanted the principal tenant was making 5,000 yen for medical treatment. money by subletting the premises. Witness said that he did not have

that

but offered 500, amoant which accused'

tock.

Mr. De

The forthcoming wedding of Alfred Brian Palmer, of CNRRA Water Transport and living at 513 Magazine Gap Head, and Miss Phoebe Truchoft, of California, is announced.

On another occasion, he was asked by Captain Grant to mete out seves punishment to a POW who had been suffering from malaria and refused to take quinine. Out of sympathy for man, he did not placa him in ue detention cells.

the

Apart from these cases. Fujile Baid that he did not strike any other POW, nor did he see any Officer or NCO beat POWA.

employed, but

rest

he was responsible for making sick and convalescent POWs, do impossible tasks.

An adjournment, of one week

The first witness to be called was granted to enable the de-

for the defence, Colonel Surawa fence counsel, time to prepare

Hideo, said that in August 1943 their final addresses, Mr.

he was appointed Chief Camp Commandant of POW Camps in Hasegawa, defence counsel for

Formosa. There were six Camps Salto, was also granted leave to

throughout Formosa ́ and No. 1 call one more witness,

Branch Camp was at Heito. He Yesterday's court session was

visited this Camp eight times. taken up by the evidence of

He had two main policies in re- Major Ando Tadashi, formerly i Fullie said that after the ter- gard to POWs. Firstly, the of the 10th Area Army in, mination of the war and Captmosphere inside Camps should ba Formosa, who was called to ex- Grant was due to be repatriated, the peaceful and there should be no plain a clanse from the Japun-best for the POWs. Capt. another.

latter said: "St. Fulic bas done feelings of enmity towards one Ene Army Internal Regulations his

second main policy was to ensure that when peace dealing with Intendance or Grant also said: "Perhaps thers was ganisation in the Japanese will be war criminals, but Sgt. came, all members of POW Camps worry would be sent back safely to their Fujile need not have to Army!

About anything." Fujie said that mother country, Mr. Hasegawa asked leave of before he left Capt. Grant shook the Court to introduce into the handy with him.

the an extract from record recorda of the Lisbon Maru Trial of the testimony of a witness named Evans,

Major G. B. Puddicombe, K. C the Prosecuting Officer, protested against the introduc tion" of this extract on the ground that witness could be called. The Court suggested that witness be called when it resumed its sitting on Thurs- day, Feb. 6 at 10 am.

Two applications by 9/1 Askew for the confiscation of, one Mauser pistal barrel, clip. and 38 automatic pistol mage- zinc, and. 02 rounds of 32 found by the Police in the course of routine searches, were granted by Mr. Latimer at Kowloon yeatreday."

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The

Suzawa said that he took five steps to realise these two main policies and outlined such steps to the Court.

Hearing was

then adjourned

On the application of Prosecul- ing Counsel and with the permis- sion of the Court; Fujiie left the witness bor to give a demonstra till 10a.m. today.

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Mr. Geoffrey de Frei- exemptions and privilegestas, Parliamentary Un-

Nauseated

I other obligations which were dis--PLAYER'S N. C. MIXTURE should be. They will correspond

Sir. The der-Secretary of State

article "Officers tinctly not the enemy's business. in what is accorded Britain by

Allied Such payments by any with a Only has left me the nation of the particular for Air, arrived at Kai nauseating feeling, and a bad evid

national constituted prima facie! evidence of giving aid and com- İ consul. The Bill provides in Tak at 2 o'clock yester taste in my mouth. Therefore I found as the energy detrimental to ST. BRUNO FLAKE .......... wide terms that the Governor day afternoon from Sai- would like the "Lady" in question, the Allied cause.

ST. JULIEN may direct that any tax, duty

or any of her friends who are of If Hongkong's

government te or fee payable by a consul or gon in a Royal Air Force the same opinion, to express their com

such payments, it means cognises Servicemen consular official may be

views on, British re- "Dakota."

through Readers' Letters, includ- not only that those aiding the are rewarded Mr. de Freitas, who is on aing their names and addresses mitted to the extent, and cor..

if my financially

enemy's defeat. It responding with the nature of six weeks tour of RAF units they so wish, so that I might des means that the loyal subjects are the exemptions and privileges in the Far East with the main patch the articles for publication

for their loyalty for the re-object of enquiring into the in the British Home Fress (with benefit, if colishorators after the accorded by the country presented.

accommodation and amenities the Editor's permission). Provided for British airmen My friends and I would like to overseas, was accompanied by thank the British Captain for his Wing-Commmander Burnett. article. his personal air secretary, and

ONE OF THE ROYALS. Mr. John Millson, private secre tary.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded the motion.

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Com-

enemy's defeat.

The case applies also to the question of occupation land deals. Under the enemy system of tor- rorism. of syndicate and mono- poly, only those who collaborated Very closely could earn enough to buy land. Other internees, political prisoners and loyal na tionals were not given chance to live and

many of them forced to sell their houses.

were

It is only right that the Gov- ernment should give all facilities in encouraging such poor vendors and punishing such vendees in anticipation of an Allied defeat. cholera Yet

His Lordship said that he would formed by airmen from RAF epidemic,. I. was walking along of occupati you find buyers}

Eave taken & more serious view if accused were not acquitted on charges which

involves interroga- tion under torture.

While a member of the Japan ese Gendarmerie in. Un Long be tween

1944, and August, ese in the arrest of 11 Chinese

accused assisted the Japan suspects of being guerillas or of

having giving aid to guerillas. Patients

In his defence, accused denied

all the Crown's allegation but admitted that, he was with the party which went to Cheung Mak-for...

arrest

Return In

The Police He was met on arrival by Sir-Your leading article on "Police Efficiency" reminds me Hong Kong; Group-Capt. Jones, of an incident in which I was one of the 10 charge, against ́ him under the Station Commander RAF Sta- concerned just before the war 1940 Defence Regulations, Lition, Kal Tak Squadron. The experience of the Kwai-sang, former Kenes in the Leaders Lambert, Butler, Lloyd mando with the constable is Dol a unique one, I can assure him, nor is it something new.

Just before the war and et the height of a A guard of honour was

lands are as Dr Statlan, Kei Tak

Queen's Road Central when I rogant and overbearing as they Today, Mr. de Freitas will came across a small crowd in ware under the Kempeitas pro-

tection.

They

are in some cases inspect RAF Station, Kai Tak, the middle of the road. In their intimidating the poor sellers of and he is expected to leave to-midet lay a man apparently land to confirm or to sign the morrow in a Royal Air Force dying. With my help, he was deeds a second time to ratify their "Sunderland" flying-boat for lifted to the side of the road gotten wealth.

It is hoped that the public will RAF Station, Iwakuni (Japan). out of the way of the traffic

and I then looked around for be informed by the government. a police constable. The nearest that the government has no in- one was about 100 yards away, tantion, as it should, to force the on point duty. I ran up to him vendors of occupation land to sign and reported the matter. He sent should require the they willingly do so. The looked but mildly interested and buyers of the, occupation land to pointed out that since he was disclose how they acquired theft on point duty he could not toonies and tar heavily such land leave his post, even if a man deals if the sellers really confirmi was dying a few yards away! the deeds, A convivial mahjong party at Not another policeman was in

TENG PEN CHENG. Acting in the interest of was brought to an abrupt conclu the ambulance myself.

198 Wanchai Road, ground floor, sight. and I had to phone forj· Skyways Ltd, a British Com- sion, at about 10 o'clock last night

A Racket Sir May 1 pany operating Lancasters on when seven men, armed with re-

through Apparently, the average! chartered flights, Captalu volverse and

neid up the police constable in Hong Kong enquire whetiser: the Cermit to columns of your esteemed paper Henry Langhurst, former Con- players and I lookers-on, and”

strip

has not changed, servative MP. for Acton, has ped them of not only their money crrived in Hong Kong on a and valuable, but also their new short visit of about a week The loss of a pair of gold

anits of clothing. before going to Shanghal bangles, six gold rings and about Arthur and the Filipinos-11, in have reached to something near Sir,--Under the title "Mac- Year Eve. Our strained, nerves Captain Longhurst has been $100 in money was reported. The Asts and the Americas, Nov. normal after these

of the robbers good their

Sectic days "Evening Newe" and "Evening webhost, made ved bolig, except, 1946, Dale Bonnaro ben so enmen slang Could the pig al-

lamented, and nights and Standard" and is at present a The premises were occupied by a

lested

and many anti-ready have had contributor to the "Sunday Chinese herbalist named Wong Japanese or Jamnese-prosecuted is beside the point and if Times."

Tsz-kan, and he recognised sonte elements were so badly treatadi

obtained for of the robbers ag pallents wh

the Manila courta have de- such firing, will be more than Orders by Lt-Colonel E. J. Rad called on him eariler it the elded in Hongkong and Shanghai surprised, I know of no other Mitchell, O.B.E., E.D., command a

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