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NOMA DIDN'T BELIEVE WITNESSES' STORIES
Japanese Soldier Committed
Answering further questions under cross-examina- tion at his trial before No. 7 War Crimes Court yesterday, Colonel Nofna said that he did not believe witnesses for the prosecution who had come to Court saying that they had been tortured, because he did not believe in one- sided stories,
When it was pointed out that Gendarmes arrested people by mistake for deportation, he said that it was human to make mistakes and that if mistakes were to be avoided, one had to possess supernatural powers, like God."
ather types of eviden- ce. He did not know that an order to chain confessions was quen to much abuse. He knew, Canton was walking in Bonhamwever, that there was a pos- Read East near. Western Street Ribility that if people were de- on Sunday with her sister tained too long, they might be when two men came up. They subjected to torture. He also Larned round and saw another tw mer immediately behind red that one of the purposes of torture was to obtain Con- them. One of them attempted fessions, but did not know that to remove the ring from her his subordinates were apt to finger but failed. He took $4 obtain confessions rather from here le tuld her at to than other proof. raise an alarm of she would-be
When Major McGregor pro- hurt Pulley Sub-Inapectar Fer-¦ duced H statement to Noma rier, happenmi to come up and wherein he had said that his 'he gave chase and arrested Homen were apt to obtain con-
Young.
fisiens instead of other prof. Taken to the Police Station, Noma suid that he had flix- defendant gave the police per-claimed responsibility for what Lain information and detectives was written in that statement. were sent to a semi-demolished Continuing. Noma said that hose in Third Street. After he had visited the. Kowloon they had waited from 11 pm. Gendarmerie several times, but to midnight the Japanese ar- find no evidence of torture. rived and was arrested.
Fle was worried about torture In their afalemmt in answer taking place and therefore look. to the charge, first accused asked for signs of it on his-viais. ed for leniency. Second ar-1-did not think that people who had been tortured had been birden away. out to Noma that he had made a remark to this effect in his stalement, he said that the stalcment was inabeurate. The whole time he was in Hong Kong he was worried and con cerned about the possibility of torture being used. He did not Elleve witnesses for the pro- secution who had come to Court
that his
about this matter.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947.
CANTON DUMP TENANCY TRIBUNAL'S
EXPLOSION
Canton, Feb. 13. Arommation dump at Fong Chuen blew up thin morning, wounding several
Further details of - the raplosion were not imme diately available.—Associated Prear.
H.K. War Memorial Fund
DECISION QUASHED
Remarking that hardship was a matter which a Tenancy Tribunal was not entitled to consi- der, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, Puisne Judge, at the Supreme Court yesterday quashed a Tribunal's decision refusing a landlady's ap plication for an eviction order against her tenant. "
1 realise my order will entail, perhaps, canalderable hardship on sub-tenants respondent and the
the
but whatever decision a Court makes in such cases involves hardship on
one party or ather," said His Lordship when allowing the appeal and ordering respondent and his sub-tenants to vacate the premises within 30 days.
Inevitable
judgment,
Ita
Theatre
Without
License
The proprietor of the Cheung) Lok Theatre, Holy Cross Path, Shaukiwan, one Tsang Chung-1 hing. was fined $100 by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central when he was found guilty où five! summans of using a building
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Į A reward of $200.00 will be paid for the recovery and re- turn in good condition" to "the Director of Public Works of any bound sels of plans of Kowloon and New Kowloon containing some 14 to 16 sheets of drawing to a scale of 200 feet ta one inch and showing thereon Ap proved levels at street inter- sections.
Sugita Harukichi, `a Japanese | soldier, and Ho Yeung, un emplved, were yesterday com- mitted to trial by Mr. Sains-
Noma agreed that hein, and his District Commanders bury at Central at the con-
structed his subordinates to asays reported "that they were Court pro- clusion of Lower
confessions BIB well fully satisfied
men The Bill entitled an they ceedings in which
were obtain
The appellant was Chan Ng-shi, were careful because he himself Ordinance for the Estab-ot No. 26,
Apli
Street, second- charged with highway robbery.
had been in the streets find Evidence was
Chat a given
Adminis-oor and the respondent was Tsui King-fung, residing on the student. Miss Wa Hay-chee, of
watched arrests taking place. lishment and
Noma said that when re-tration of a Hong Kong ist floor of the house. presentatives of the people came War
A Memorial Fund Mr. M. da Silva appeared for to him with problems affecting
the appellant, but respondent was the people, he welcomed them. passed its first reading not legally represented.
Delivering
written He admitted that they asked in Legislative Council
His Lordshly said:
as a theatre without a licence meet any Old Boy or forme licence necessary. Apply Cathay yesterday.
“The fagll of this case tre not from the Pulice.
colleague at the Education Pacific Airways Prince's Build- for medical and hospital treat- ment in respect of people.de- Introducing the Bill the Al-im dispute. The main ground of A.S.P. Kellet. said that Office, Winilsor
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House, 3rding. Hongkong. tained by the Gendarmes. He torney-General said:
appeal is that the Tribunal, when
summons was taken last year flour, told them that the Gendarmes It will be recalled that Your refusing the application by
and a temporary licence was bad medical officers and that Excellency appointed a large and statement in the Anding medical treatment was being representative committee under no hardship on the anni laler granted on condition that of Mr. E. H. erred in law as no question of certain alterations be made to given to those who needed it, the chairmanship
consider how most hardship arises under the pro- the building. The temporary It was quite unnecessary for Williams to
memorial could visions of the relevant Article in licence expired at the end of appropriately a the representatives to worry be created to those to have died the proclamation.
the year but the necessary re- and suffered in the Second World "Before the Tribunal makes an War. It considered the matter order for eviction ur.der Article quirements had not been met
licence was
granted. Kind And Honest and ultimately reached the
A() it must be satis- und no con-12, para. clusion which it recommended lled that the landlord requires the Notice of refusal of licence was Re-examined, Nomu said that and which has been accepted by premises for himself or any given on Jan. 13 and on Jan. the while he was permitted to Government whereby it was sugen or daughter over 18 years old 14 he visited the place and after the wording of statements gested that the memorial should and that no other suitable accom- warned them against using the
take the form of a fund rather modation i available for suen theatre without a licence. he had made, he was unt allow-than a Cenotaph.
Jandlord ...or the son or daugh- Mr. A el Arcul pleaded ed to make any alterations to
The object of this Bill is toer over 18, In addition, it must; the meaning. The statement establish such a fund by statute. And that the usual notice to quit fully for the defendant and said that when the first sum- made by him in April or May Clause 3 of the Bill provides that has been given.
ions was taken out defendant was made at a time when he the fund shall be created and by volun-
was required to make alternlions was in a terrible state of mental hereafter maintained
and also by
to the windows, ventilation and disorder and he could not be tary contributions
sanitary "Owing to the crowded con responsible for the inaccuracies Such appropriations as this Coun
arrangements," All had been carried out except for When it was again pointed in this statement. He had made fil may from time to time upteditions of living in the Colony
towards the fund.
We have, the pleasure and the difficulty of obtaining the lavatory. Plans had been this clear in his petition.
The objects of the fund ap-
submitted but had not been to announce the Opening After outlining his duties, pear in chuse 4 of the Bill. They other accommodation, it is
upproved. Captain Yatagal, formerly ad-are to provide for the mainten- evitable that the tenant will
hardship, as he pleaded liere,
Closing down jutant to Noma and first deance, education,
the theatre of our Shipyard on Wed- The is evicted. The landlord may fence witness, said that Nama vancement of the widow, wife or also plead hardship. This ques
would mean a great loss and it nesday 12th February, children of any officer dinetes to be kind and honestganisations which. always instructed his subor-
ber of the various Forces and or-
ortion of hardship is of great im- added greatly to the amenities served Hong portance under the English Acts, doties. in the performance of their Kong nained in the first schedule. as it is a factor which has there
to be ' ንሮ taken into
consideration. "Secondly it provides that, con-Under the Acts
another fac- there libations from the fand may be has to be considered, On the Chinese side,
namely were two bodies, the Co-opera- made to persons or relatives of
the Court
Lourd considers it
IN H.K. tive Council and the Represen-persons who died or who suffer whether
reasonable to make such order. suffering as a COD- or are inter-jed tative Council. Noma
"Under the Preclamation, the
Manila, Feb. 13. sequence of being subjected viewed the representatives of
has to make the order torture
Vice-President and Foreign during the enemy occupa these Councils once or twice a lion of the Colony.
ditions
mentioned in para. Minister Elpidio Quirino said week during 1942.
2 supra are fulfilled. "Finally, a subsidiary but none wording reads then the Philippines--is--planning- to i Press reporters were inter-the less important object of the make the order etc." I agree with bunal may
establish_legations in London, viewed once a week.
Jund is the creation, of a
third
Rome, Nanking, Paris, Sydney fellow previous decisions of held with Japanese
No regular interviews were schedule
objects his of charitable
discretionary
and Hong but is directory. If Chicago, Shanghai hut Noma attended meetings of or the when the require the above-mentioned conditions hong It will station a charge
and second
d'affaires in Madrid. Spain is Tribunal to hold, by the Tr Are found the Reservists Association and meals of the first
schedules are met. Residents Association.
then however great the hardship represented in Manila by
Minister.Associated Press.. "The Bill provides for the ad-en the tengat; however unrea- Yatarai said that letter boxes/ministration of the fund by asonable it may be to make the were provided for members of committee, and in order to en-order eg., rit
if the tenant or other
For dingbeying the lawful the public to express
their sure continuity, the chairman of ccupant is dangerously ill and
removal might cause
death, Veterinary Department had different points and as far aspirally, I would point out the order. It can only stave off the that the views. The boxes were placed at the committee is by this Bill in Tribunal must grant the eviction urmy dogs available for him he could remember, one of them Bill by clause if he wanted them. He did not
gives to the com-jevil day for a period of 30 days. was placed in front of the Ying mittee suitable power to govern The position of a tenant in the know where the dogs Cning Restaurant in Wanchai. its operation of the fund in that Colony is therefore considerably from..but had heard they ur- He remembered vividly
that empowers regulations to be less favourable than it is in Eng-! rived from Japan. He did not some people mistook the boxes made by the committe which land.
Essential Facts
ensed state that he only assisted and added that he wished to return 16 Japan as Hog s possible.
Briton In Incident -In Macao
Macao, Feb. 11.
An incident occurred here ear- ly this morning in which a police, man on duty was apparently hit by a British soldier and fred in retaliation.
The soldier who was alleged to have been behaving indecorously near Kitz Mansion was approach
ed by the constable, and fellow. ing on exchange of words, neither understanding the other, the con- A stable received several blows on the jaw, whereupon he drew its revolver
and red on his assuil- ant, wounding hint in the leg and cauring his removal to hospital.
The British Consul was
Correspondient..
in-
formed of the incident. Our Own
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taninasia Hinul Arrivals: Mr. and Mr. B. P. T. Venalien, Me and Mrs.. 3. M. Printein, Mr. and Men, 3. Turnt "Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Noble, Mes, and Mis E. Bernard. Mr, wind Mo. E 2, Galloway, Mrs. V. C. Harte. Peter Wang, L. Cuk and Mujar II. Farmer,
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and said that they had been
tortured.
One-Sided
:
the
He saw, with sorrow, Lurn marks. on one of the wit nesses, but could not believe that they were caused by the Gendarmes. He did not mean to suggest that prosecution" wit nestes were telling lies, but he would not believe in things which were not reported to him by his, subordinates. Further- mere, he did not belleve in one- sided stories.
Noma" admitted
benellt or
ad-
Lind
in-
the
of the people in that district, 1947. as it is the only theatre there.
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Thursday and Friday the 13th: and 14th February 1947 commencing each day at 10 a.m.
Building, Basement,
civilians, which go to meet the intentions Court that here "may" is not and Bangkok and consulates at Service Auction Rooms at their Sales Rooms, Pedder
A few of the boxes
K
.
were
corporated.
Tumember an advertisement by for mail boxes and used them shall in due course be furnished the Veterinary Department for the posting of letters. There cliency be subject to disallow the Governor and by His Ex- calling for police dogs.
was much laughter over this ance or creation or amendment."
"In its finding, the Tribunal when it was brought up at the
The motion nieeting of Officers.
was seconded by make no mention of the essential the Colonial Secretary and carried indings of fact that the premises were required or that no ather unanimously.
suitable accommodation
was stolen. As the balance were not]
Available. In addition to the state BILLS READ collected by the Gendarmes, he
ment that there was no hardship thought they were still on the IN COUNCIL
on the appellant (appileant), the Tribunal suggest that the second streets at the time of the sur- The Bill to amend further the son after marriage might stay in.
Police Dark Au. R. 1gm and N. MaxGrear required by the Dairy Farm.
render.
Force Ordinance, 1932, the roof room, a room which is by the "Telsa"; and Mr. and Mrs.
Noma paid special attention passed its first reading in Legisla- already occupied by a female In the beginning, beggars to rumours amongst the Chin-ive Council yesterday.
cousin of the appellant (appli- cant)
after the advertisement had been read cut to him by Major MacGregor, Noma said that the dogs were apparently required Peninsula Hotel departures: Mewer for the Garrison troops. It was W. T. Dolan, V. Negroni, 1. M. Sanson
then pointed out to Noma that and H. F. Thompson.
the Garrison troops had army Departures for Shunthal zenterios in-dogs. He then said that it cluded Sir John Mum
and Menim was possible that the dogs were
A.N. Purlato, Me. and Mrs. 'C.C. Hos.
Mr. K.B. Ye, and Mrs.-F.C. Zee, Captain and vagrants were arrested for ese population and always net-
He gave stricted on them immediately,
G. de Elzear, Prof Ahmed All and deportation.
Mours. A. Uruk, J.E. Tagul, G.D. Jack,
V. Reichelt, E, Bolemez, C. Gollers and instructions to his men to bel Hearing was adjourned
Y.. Mok by the m. "Wo Sang",
"JANE"
WHERE'S THAT YOUNG _SCOUNDREL.?
careful when making arrests 10 am. today,
THE GOT AWAY,
CAPTAIN!
FRITZ AND I TRIED TO STOP
HIM, BUT
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
MILES CRISPER, CANCEL AUSPY ENGAGEMENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEVI AM GOING TO
PROF. TUŠTIES
REDNICAT
YES, SIRS
CONFOUND !- AND I'D GOT THE WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST CH ME!
WELL, WHATTA VAZENOVIA 3009 OL GTRUE TÖME
CONO CTOR. ICONDUCTOR LET ME OFF AT THE
NEXT
STOPL
LET RIM GO, OFFICER!-HE WON'T [COME WITHIN A HUNDRED MILES OF A CIRCUS AGAIN AND AFTER ALL-
HE'S GOPHIES BOYİ,
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Telephone 31867.
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command of his captain, Abdulla
westerday Salimein, a coloured
"Cape Howe", was yesterday sentenced by Comdr Ryder in the Marine Court to
of two days' pay. our weeks in prison and'a fine
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It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the Office of the Public Works "Department, Lower Albert Roail, on Monday, the 17th day of
February, 1947, at 3 p.m.
Sale Conditions may be obtained and sale plan inspected. at the Office of the Superintendent of Crown Lands & Surveys, Lower Albert Roadı.
The Bill to amend further the "The evidence shows that there Pensions Ordinance 1932 passed are three sons, all over 18, living No. tillits first
reading in Legislative with the appellant, two of whom at Council yesterday.
have recently returned from Sale America. One is married, his
HM-LETS LEAVE THEM TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT, JANE!— RATHER FEEL HE'S PROVED HIMSELF TO BE THE GREAT BUNKUM AFTER AL****
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lives with him in one cubicle; a
recond
is
shertly
to be married. At present, he cccupies the teng with the third son and a sister- in-law of appellant. Appellant oc- The cupies a second bedroom.
consist of a 2 small
Leng verandah and a fairly large root room occupied by the appellant's cousin, 1
visited have the premises and am satisfied that the appellant requires other pre- mises for one more of her sons end that the present accommo Įdation is: not súltable. Admitted- ly, the state of overcrowding is not as great as that which pro- vails on the floor occupied by the respondent (the
(the tenant).
Tribunal Wrong
"From the finding of the Tri- bunal, it is clear that the main factor which led it to refuse the application was that of hardship but, as I have already indicated, this is
maller which the Tribunal jsʼnot entitled to consider, I there--- fore-held that the
wrong in low in so doing was
low the appeal,
and pl
I had considered whether I of the
should give
lve possenalon
whole floor or of pa't but I have come to the conclusion that thé size of the floor is such that any division, would inevitably lead to quarrels between the respective parties.
"The order
order for
apply
eviction will
to the respondent and the sub-tenants, to take
effect with-
In 30 days from today.
Tappeal Bllowed. Decision of
reversed; eviction with-
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