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Defence Argument Succeeds
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and was captured--by-Shoj Unit.
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The "China Mall" • was reliably infurmird genténday that Colonel Noma Kenna- Mike," "who was sentenced to death by hanging by No. War Crimes Court on Feb. 24, has not appealed, against the vestenne benned, hat "ham auifi- wilted a Petition for elemen- c, to which sto reply has yet. been percived
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Irishmen Celebrate Kai Tak
St. Patrick's Day
In view of the fact that it was a special occasion-
Theft
Sentence
of
Tour
months _011
Mr.
the first reunion of St. Patrick's Society, Iong bard-labour_was_jusnis), Kong, in seven years-the President broke an Yim Yu-sang allas Al Cheuk, old tradition and made a few remarks at last 27, Beensed driver $165, on his
pleading guilty before ́night's “St. Patrick's Day Dinner" in the Hong air-Kerr to the charge of
Kong Hotel.
alding and abetting John tavar to steal a diesel engie from-- Kai Tak Aerodrome on. Nov.
RAF and valued at £450,
"It In clear from the lineal drawn on the map by tho ac cused that his troops only passed Sleepy-eyed Major-General Shoji Toshishige was across the north and west slopes found not guilty by No. 5 War Crimes Court of Jardines Lookout and that yesterday-of-a-charge of being-concerned-in the pill-boxan-referred to, in the
He expressed The feelings of stances in which we meet this the ill-treatment and killing of prisoners of statements I have just men accused says in his report that he
them all at their being once, evening I hope you will bear war taken in the Wong-Nei-Chong Gap area tloned were those on the north was told tint Dol Unit had rap
Hong marks before proposing the Mr. Haigh-Brown, ASP, said during the Japanese assault on Hong Kong slopes guarding the approaches fured a great many prisoners, more able to foregather in with me if I make a few re 23. last.
to the main hill,
is clear, that he was referring liberated and happy
that accused was tho tlriver of Island in December, 1941.
"As regards the Land In-only to a very small area when Kong. Besides the dinner, St. loyal toast.
"Seven
years have elapsed, the lorry which conveyed, out The Court deliberated for more than an hour on aldent I submit that agaki the using the words 'In Weng Nei Patrick's Society honoured the
Chong Gap.
day of their patron. Saint by since this Society last held of the Herodrome dicsel on submission from Shoji's defence counsel, Mr. Prosecution has produced ni "I realize it is conceivable that the laying of a wreath at the public function to celebrate St. gine and two compressor en Takano Junjiro, that the prosecution had fail-proof that the Japanese soldiers the Court may consider member ed to adduce evidence to prove the responsi- concerned were members of the of the Shoji Unit to have been notaph by Dr. J. P. Feils Patrick's Day and it is indeed, gines stolen by John Lane and
presence of the committee and and indess that the members bility of the Shoji Unit for the maltreatment Shodl Unit. It is not clear from proved to have bound prisoners and Sir Henry Blackall in the with feelings of thankfulness two European members of the
The members of the Spelety.
of this Society this evening Accused abseʊnded the tiny and killing of prisoners in a battle area in the various affidavits where the and refused to allow prisoners tr
latter cannot in itself be called Proposing the loyal, trust, foregnther "once again in following the discovery of the which, he submitted, other Japanese units incident took place; but from turn and fetch wounded.
Dr. Fehlly saiet :— Bradbury's statement it seems crime.
Elbernted and happy Hong theft and went to Canton. He were also operating,
It was on Jardinej Loukout.and "Now the second stage in the "Hitherto, the St. Patrick's Kong.
returned and on Thursday last Shoji, who sat with closed; the defenders of the "Q" Store
its these Canadians had fallen Prosecution's attempted prout of Society of Hong Kong has ob- "This is the first occasion. was arrested while driving a in Stanley reading of
Gap Road were
back from the aror of Tal Tam the charge had to be that the ac served the motto that "silence on which We have hul eyes through the
the taxi under the name of Yim up and some killed
is galden und. in its publle pleasure of having His. Ex-Yu-sans. On being questioned. the submission by the Advisory beatin
the 11-treatment and killing; and the east slopes of the hill, and to shid it had to be proved functions, Officer to the Defence, Capt. without provocation after they Reservoir, it was presumably on cused himself was concerned In
the Presidents of cellency the Governor as our he admitted that he was former- returned to bad surrendered to Зарапске J. N. Whitehorn,
has there is nothing to show that it that the Accused ordered these this Society have
refrained guest of honour and 1 should ly known as Ah Chenk and was tlock after
hour troops. The Prosecution แม the
half to stand to falled to prove that the troops was in the Shoji Unit's sphere Incidents, knew of them and ac. from making speeches but, in like to express our deep appre-employed by the RAF stationed
qulesced in them and failed to view of the special circum-ciation for the honour he harat Kni Tak. and
punish the perpetrators, or did
done us by graciously accepting The two Europeans, said. Mr. attention a second time with to whom these people surren of operations.
H.K.V.D.C. Men
not know of them because he in a minute of the Court's re-dered and who were responsible
our invitation to this Dinner. Haigh-Brown, were sentenced "I consider it certain that the faited to supervise his subordin form as an interpeter trans for the ill- treatment and killing
men at the "Q"ates properly. I submit that these scen any troops other than an odd The pleasure is enhanced by the to six months hard labour by Magistrate, Mr. Inted to him that he was found were members of the Shoji Unit. H.K.V.D.C
Lady Young hills the former patrol of Tanaka's men during the fact that not captured by things have not been 'proved.
Hornco Lo. John Lang,
who "not guilty."
from the Emerald Isle. The Proserutin has not even Store were As the Court rose. Sholi
"Consequently I say that in the proved that any troops belong-Shoji Unit; I feel that the fact Therefore I ask the Court today and none in that situation.
Last Occasion
was on bail, jumped his bail the con- stood apparently engrossed in
ing to Shoji Unit passed that that Miron, Bradbury and other cult the accused on the ground absence of any proof
"Our only regret is that this and the warrant for his arrest Canadians as well as Sgt. Marah? that there is no case to answer.itrary It must be taken that the! his own thoughts, He continued
In his reply, the prosecuting atanding awhile, then Withkird
were kept in the same mess hut! meer. Major Puddicumbe, said, Shuji Butal overran White's p:si is not only the first but also is still in forec.
unfortunately, the last ocension slowly out of the dock, bowed
with the H.K.V.D.C, men from in part:-
think also it would be on which we enn enjoy the prl- "It is not part of this case that slightly to his defence counsel,
the "Q" Store la a pointer tu engaged hine in some Japanese
the fact that the Canadians alse the accused himself took part in stretching the probable doubt vilege and pleasure
any of the alleged atrocities. theory to the breaking point that Excellency the Governor 119Ki pleasentries, and then rushed
were captured by a unit other There can be no doubt that atro- there was any doubt but that Sho- Lady Young's presence among
a troops captured Tamworth in on to grip by the hand of the
than Shoji Unit.
citles occurred. The Incident - F
us, for they ale leaving us all Proscenting Officer, Major G. B.)
"The affidavits of Hiscox and the hut is one, and the amount of the face of the evidence you have Puddlicensbe, 1.0.
Haddad also describe bayoneting evidence that is there is so mani- now. The markings on the map 100 HOOR.
"The members of this Society and ill-treatment of prisoners, told that there can be no ques- certainly shewed it and the ac
presence but also give no indication that tion of it having occurred. There cused in his statement is precise rejoice also in the
other the Japanese troops
undisputed evidence, at my that be took that position. If you here tonight of many concerned rate at this print, that the wound-question it at all, you must de distinguished oficial guest> * Store itself. The Defence were under the 'command of the ed left behind were never seen cide what other unit could have including the Presidents af o mesting will be largely taken
the Shoji Butai, Accused, On the contrary, again. Those wounded were left taken but
evidence to show kindred Societies. Finally, 711 24 condition Hiscox alates 'definitely that the behind Devonshire Regiment hot on Shoil Unit which went to the troops why did the bayoneting would only leave them in the there was any other unit but his hou like to say how pleas licences of various sorts.
furces. there. If atrocities were commit. and happy the members of this hands of the capturing were from an artillery unit
egninst
Tamworth and his Society are to have, the com The prosecution can leave it t:fed
pany of all our other guests and I say we their because
weapons were the defence to show what had comrades there, then
bave mnde prima facie case that to one and all I wish to s light artillery carried on pack happened to the men, if they can-
# was done by Sholl's trueps. "cond mila filthe." horses.
not there is a very strong pre.
"My friend has made some al they were mis. "The fact that Hiscox des-sumption that
legatien ulso in respect to th "The real difculty to prove, probability that Cunningha The Cat comprised Lient. the map by the neeused to in-cribes this incident as having treated and killed. Col. R. C. Laming, of the Dedicate the routes taken by the taken place at Wong-Nel-Chong and the Ceurt will find it hardest was taken prisoner by Shojl's
Proof has been offere partment of the Juge A traps of his Urit show that Gap is no proof that Shoji's to determine, is whether or not
that the position was in
Win the fighting was so confused ed or concerned in the ill-treat. of the JAG Dept., Canulinn
trais. Capt. Ushiyama, al-
Our captives. That is Army, und Cupt, K. R. Busfield | though
eyewitness, very close together and the of the whole matter. not an move evidence that it was ex- term Wong-Net-Chong Gap can What is the positive proof we plained to him that Doi and be interpreted in KO many have in, respect to the Stanley Tanaka Units moved up alon different ways.
Gap incident that Shoji's troops the culpable parties. } the Stanley Gap Road.
"It appears that the Canadian were
would ask you is particularly see H.Q. by Wong-Nel-Chong Gap the evidence of White. He has was captured by a platoon of pointed out his position to us on the Shoj! Unit and that among Jardines Lookout. If you
This proved the initial move. ment in a band-shaking cam- poign. The 57-year-old Japan- var Major-General then swept round the Courtroom with two surprised Karis from the
his
heels, scattering embne raged Chinese spectators at his approach as he proceeded to shake every hand within reach, and disappeared into the Court's Chambers,
"Admittedly it is stated in accused's report Uint his troops aptured the anti-aircraft post tim near the "Q" Store where. in 1942, an explanation of the battle was given; and the Pro- seention may suggest, thought they cannot prove, that if a part of the Shoji Unit went so near the "Q" Store as the anti- riveraft position, then part of the Shoji Unit also reached the
can show that the part of the
auti-aircraft position was only passing isolated patrol and the Prosecution cannot otherwine,
Not Proved
prove
"Father, the Ines drawn on '
L
which
There is no
troops.
of Hie
"I shall ask you to risg and drink the loyal toast.”
Among those present were His Excellency the Governor Lady Young and Miss Young'
vorate General. India (Presi- his troops did not pass along troops were concerned, because accused himself has been connect- Nel Chong Cap. Cunningham Major-General G. W. Erskine dent). Major J.T. Loranger, Stanley Gap Road. On the conanti many Japanese units were ment leading to the death of vark | Enys so; and the accused claims GOC; Dr. J. P. Felly. ORE
R.A.C.
Submission By Defence
Mr. Takung's submission rrad, in part :
I wish to make a submis sion that there is no case to
"The next incident referred to in the abstract of evidence is that of Sgl. Marsh, who clearly
Mortuary Rules
The adoption of new by-laws for private mortuarles will be moved by the chairman at this afternoon's meeling of the Urban Council. The rest of the
with applications
up
for
Among the provisions of the - now by-laws on private mor.. tuaries is one dealing with
(
Music at Funerals," requiring licenses to publicly display a notice, in both English and Chinese und legible at a die- tance of six fest, reading, us
A follows:-
"Ceremonini music of # moderately quiet character may and other, especially noisy ins be played. Reed-pipes, cymbala
truments are not permitted. Ceremonial music shall not be played between the hours of midnight and 6 n.m. Penalty.
summary conviction, fine not exceeding $100, Sum- mary Offences 1932, s.13.2
Except for two caretakers- who shall be accommodated in a
the remainder of the premises no person shall sleep in a private mortuary.
tion
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ateswer and that I need not be states in his affidavit that the the prisoners taken there were relate that with the marks made his party to that aren, did not liams;. Mr. J.B.P. Byrne, Hon room separate nad spart from 【
butween
In the absence
on
Was
S
Broke Into Lab.
croult for taking the whole area, President, St. Patrick's Society, The Cunningham described the terrain and Mrs. Fehily, Mr. Cassidy umciently so that you can agree Mr. E.S. Mackichan, Chieftain It is within the bounds of the Pations taken by Shoji's troops. St. Andrew's Society: Mr. E. I "submit that the accused has Wynne-Jones, President, St. the following allegation to un- David's Society artel Mrs. swer: Firat. In respect to what Wynne-Jones; Captain Darwin may be termed the Stanley Gap ADC to the GOC: Commodore Incident, that the troops under his Everett: Sir Henry Hlackall cur command did not take White and Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Wil talled, upon to present the de- positions which he was defending Williamson, Mondor, Philip and y the accused the may place them in a crowded but sub-
think you mus! ngree that was on the top of Jardines Tamworth. But it cannot be
feet to the ordinary risks of Mr. F. Shanks, Hon. Treasurer, See, St. Patrick's Society; and fence case.
"The Prosecution sought to Lookout. The Prosecution hasj regarded as definitely proved contrary White's
if proof to the heavily contested action, did not
Dosition prove that the ncensed was not proved-that any part of the that these men were captured overrun by Shoif's tronos,
keep them unduly there for any St. Patrick's Society." renterned in the ill-treatment Shoji Unit went near the top by Shoj Unit
period from 12 to 15 hours, dur. By kind arrangement of the because the of the prisoners in the Wang of the .
Stretching It ing which perlod they were sub- .Star. Perry Co., a speelal late Canadian HQ. covers a con- Nei Chong Gap area
"If there is any doubt in your iccted to artillery fire, that he ferry left Hong Kong at 1.15. 1 "The Prosecution may wish siderable area and it is quite mind you will have to ask your. did not in fact take Tamworth's um. for Kowloon, Bramber 17th and 26th, 1941 to interpret the accused's state-posalble that part of it was self in the face of the marks on position, and did took. after thei Having produced evidence that ment that the Unno raiding captured by Sholl's men and the map whether some other re- wounded in that position when
ill-treatment patrol of various cases, of
toolt place, that LAND INVESTMENT ed the Shaji Unit part by those of another unit. gimental commander was ablet the surrender did pour in this area between
place troens there and take that his wn troops were responsible captured the pill-boxes en The only ill-treatment alleged position. That position was taken enly until the time when the pr
DIVIDEND these dates, the Prosecution Jardines Lookout, and his to have been committed by the fat about 1700 hours, according tsoners were had next
handed over from to prove that the
that it was declded} troops who took the above. White, on the afternoon of the the capturing troops to whatever At a Meeting of the Directors dny to the charge of breaking Japanese troops concerned in that the tra these incidents were
forces of his mentioned witnessCS was the 19th. The Shoj! Unlt had come unit It was that was pointed out of the H.K. Land Investment &
into a laboratory on March 8 troops Unit should pass to the right| tying of their bands.
up there during the night of the by Tamwerb, and generally that Agency Co., Ltd. held yesterday and stealing cno Zeiss refracto the command of under
18th-19th. He had attacked the he himself was not responsible morning it was decided to pay a of the plll-boxes and No. 2 accused.
No Foundation
sition on Jardines Lookout, as for the various allegations that dividend for the year 1946 of 12
thermometery.. meter and two "The first incident was that Battalion should go to the left
**These four witnesses who appear
he himself says, and he had not have been made.”
a share.
ono assay balance, Ave specifie abent which evidence was given and clear out the pill-boxes to have been taken prisoner at
gravity bottles, one kersone in Court by Cheung Sui-ling, round Jardines Lookout As the Canadian HQ also alleged
burner, four thermometers and Fincher. Winyard and Zim-showing that the whole
of-treatment of various kinds af-
one electric heater. mean; when it is alleged that' Jardince' Lookout was to
be ter they had been taken away from the place where they were, captured. Capt. Philip definitely Taxation Without Tears says that the ill-treatment only started after they had been hand- ed over to second-line troops, that
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the
#tatement
"HAVE AN H.B. AND THEN TRY"
The Hongkong Brewery & Diculary-1
Readers' Letters
Sir. There has been a great is troops clearly other than the deal of correspondence about Shoji Unit, which was a first-line and about the proposed income unit,
tax levy on Hongkong, but so "It may be sald by, the Prose. far as I have seen no one has cution that although the essuris given an impetus to any pract did not belong to the Shoj! Unit, ical alternative. nevertheless, since the accused
these.
WAR
Ma Kwan-yuk, 20. unemploy
Rentenced to four months hard labour when he before. Mr. pleaded guilty Blair-Kort at Kowloon yeslor.
Ho Mun, 47, was fined $250 on being convicted for assist- Australia, Let's give the sys-among all ranks, all troops, all ing. Ma in the disposal of the tem a trial here, where there is nations, welded by A common no possible doubt that it would danger und a common determina- goods to a marine lawker who Court bring in very substantial re through. It only those who felt in this morning, on romund.
tion to stay and fight the thing will appear before the
If the Government is, unwill-ultimate
that battle could know of their the charge of receiving stolen.
vindication we shout property. ing to take up this proposal on indeed be happy. private initiative arrest that the Unofficial Members of
turns!
the
R. H. SUTTON,
The value of the stolen pro- perty, which had been recover- ed. was $3.600 according to DSI R. Macvey, who prosecu- ted.
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give instructions to certain
And so I return to the charge the Législative Counell, and
Organizations дя
H.K. Soccer soners, some escorts may be con- the Government should con- should draw up a petition urgetters to the editor" column ex- escorts about treatment of pri- to advocate very strongly that such
Chambers of Commerce, etc.
Sir,-Could I through your aldered to have been under Shoji's sider an officia! lottery as a command to some extent. At any means of raising revenue. ing that an Omelal Lottery be rate, it has not been proved that cannot see how the propoaäl given a fair trial. Details Press my views on soccer in the colony? I arrived In the colony those who escorted Philip, Tam can be logically resisted upon matter of principle is decided. being as I am & Borcer fan, I have
could be left over until their December last and since then1 worth and the others were among moral grounds. It collects a
-A 20-year-old Chinese youth. Perhaps the most economical attended moat matches played in About the incident described levy of 25 per cent on all method of running the Lottery that time and have been able to two weeks hard inbour, for Tam Tsun, was fined $100, or by Sgt. Cunningham I need only Jockey Club Sweepɛ, induding
form a opinion on the standard sny that he does not tell us where the Big Sweep in January. wit be to entrust Ita opera of soccer played in the colony as avoiding the payment of trum the Advanced Dressing Station (the gross total of which was tion to a responsible Syndicate. well as on other things connected fare while travelling ins is tram was, or who were the Japanese approximately $440,000). Had A commission basis. The with it.
along Johnston Road from coal the belting táx. January been moral qualms of some oppon-
The standard of soccer, I think, ; to west on Saturday afternoon. "It may be that in spite of all 25 per cent. instead of 16 per ents of the scheme might be no is quite good but it could be im The crise, which was denit have said about the lack f proof that Shoji's troops were
cent. the Government's share more vocal than: in the case of proved if better referees concerned, that the Prosecution from this one sweep alone the Jockey Club sweeps If the available to control the games. I with by Mr. Sheldon, K.C., at bases its argument on the follow would have been $370,000, and Government conned its part consider the H.K.F.A. reterecs are Central yesterday, was the first required to one in whiba maximum. fine of ing statements in the abstract or the total taxation for the day's contage of the gross reculpts, ensure that all the rules of the $100 was imposed following the
to receiving Ita agreed par- below the standard evidence as also appears in the racing would have been over and to, exercising such supervi game are abided by.
enforcement of new regulations accused's statements, no other $400,000. On last Saturday's
It appears to me that the ma governing penalties for offen je Lenops, except those from his own racing the Government must alan ay might be necessary to jority of the relettes in the colony ters avoiding tram fare pay- realment participated in fighting have netted nearly $60,000. that the Lottery was are inclined to overlook Infting- In the cha Nét Chóng Gan arr until the night of the 20th or 21st What is the moral difference honestly and efficiently, ad-ments simply because, they are thent. December, 1941
troops concerned.
between raking in a commia- I submit that there is no Hion from the Jockey Club, and foundation for tids statement: the running an official Lottery?**** necused in his report states that Receipts from an offels Lat part of Tahaka Unit was seen by tery might be expected to him on the Stanley Gap Road just
the area before the 20th, and
ministered.
FIAT JUSTITIA.
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afraid of oftending the teams sup- Dorlers who sometimes barrack them if they do not see eye to eya with his decisions. I deplore this - DEPARTURES barracking as it should not have Peninsula Hotel arrivaliaisāde.“ and why connection with soccer and Mr G. T. Rowe, Harold CX ELIT, FAL instead Inclined to turn local. Beidler 1 Groin. T. La soccer matches into pubile brawlstates C. Pinacion, Mun Lin, furthermore. I can not understand | Mr. and Mrs. O. Brendah, A. Oberniyeber,
Sir It was a source nt deep after mid-day on the 19th, and amount to very much more satisfaction to me to read, in your he nowhere states that there was than from cash sweeps on the issue of the 116th. Kesselring's no other unit bealdes his own in rača. Even If the Govern- tribute to the Allied troopa in ti why people attend these games to W. K. Karle, 4, L. Hukben. – Be 135ų. manta: levy were increased to Bhitle of Anzial. It is now three act in this manner as they certain. Randolph, Jack 2. Naxia 3p. Alrs, Camel The Prosecution may also put 80 to 38 per cent. Monthly years since that battle was atly are not 'sportament, at least I Polk and Mr and Mrs. Edmond much stress of the accused's state- Lottery with a much greater aid kitb then and later, as to would like to add that the
ika height and "many things were do not think they a mark that the only prisoners cape diversity of Frips than the musieket strategy, and i Burn in Wan Nai Chân ThCấp
> waste« | HKF.A, sheuld "ensiewi,dhat, the ↑ D. Carter. Me lend were taken by Shail Bulent cash weeps, would be extreme my four line Now we have linesmen algach case my rhage par under Even if this sidament la, lccept | ly popular, among the Chinese. the complete * Trefutation of “tila, da thele våre in hopingMe ed as it stands the " pERBARUN ON commbly cannot be fundibed
Hed, "and we can feel that the fareszteni terrible lokk öt life thefajwas not many; matchmak
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