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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 104T.

HOSPITAL WAS A "FARCE" Ex-Prisoners' Stories Of Stanley Gaol

der for wireless equip-Marine

ment which China has

ever

placed has been Court

secured for Britain by Marconi's' Wireless Tele graph Company, Limit- ed, of Chelmsford.

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receivers are to he supplied.

Ruling

Japanese Medical Officer's Trial

Evidence was given by three witnesses at the con- tinued trial before No. 7 War Crimes Court of

year.

Snatcher's Ingenious

Dr. Sato Choichi, medical officer in charge of Technique

BY HAWKERS

Honorary Degree For Mr. Sloss

The honorary degree of LLD is soon to be con- ferred by Liverpool Uni- versity on. Mr. Duncan John Sloss, C.B.E.; Vice- Chancellor' of Hong Kong University,

During his long and distin- guished educational career, he was Mahara- professor of English ins College, Travancore.

India, of the

Kong

University of Rangoon,

He was appointed to Hong In 1038 and was interned there during the war.

Hehow advising on the TO- Hong . King Shortly after 3pm. on organisation of Wednesday afternoon, a well- University, whose buildings were

who badly famaged. dressed Chinese woman Was walking along crowded Percival Street in the vicinity COURT MOURNING

of the Lee Theatre, suddenly found herself receiving the flat. tering attentions of a young Romen who rushed up and shook her hand enthusiastically, at the same time saying, in loud volce: "Hullo there! I'm sure mighty glad to see you ugain. Where have you been hiding all this time?"

FOR GREEK MONARCH

An offelal telegram from Lon- on announces that Court Mourn- ing for the late King of the Helenés vill last for one week, commending April 1.

the Stanley Gaol Hospital during the Japanese launch under Every

occupation, that the accused visited the hospi-

Members of the focal under- Valued at nearly £300,000 thr

tal on days when there was an execution at world are always thinking up contract covers the supply of 12 way within the waters of telegraph/telephone transmitter

the prison and that he would not put in an ap-new ways a means of getting and Vice-Chancellor 2 the Colony should carry! varying in power from 6 to

pearance sometimes for six or eight weeks: cony money, but the technique kilowatts, which are designed for a master and engineer use on the international telephone who are in possession of

Japanese prisoners, Mr. V. M. Morrison, another adopted in the Intent piece of circuits. In addition triple.

witness, said, were given meat, fish and a good nudneity to come to light takes diversity high-speed receiving the appropriate certi-

quantity of vegetables in addition to a daily a lot of eating, equipments and 160 cummurcini ficate issued under regu-i

ration of 18 oz. of rice as compared to the 10 oz. This new equipment has been lation 20 Table E.

of rice and meagre portion of vegetables given ordered as part of China's plan This ruling was made by Mr.

to the other patients at the hospital. It was for the extension and reconstruc- J. Jolly, sitting in the Marine

galling to see them get so much... thon f her telecommunication

Court yesterday, when he re a previous

against services, and follows

Mr. Morrison, of the Hong Conviction gistered order pinced with Marconi's same

and Chau Sing Kong Police said that he was

In Stanley Gnol FRESH BUTTER SOLD months ago for radio equipment Kwok Yau of a solar nature to augment coxswals and engineer respec- Imprisoned China's internal services.

tively of the steam launch "Kul by the Japanese from May 15, from Canton, for 1912, 10 June 20, 1944. In that Special steps have heslaken Cheng"

withent period he was four times a to ensure tha this equipment will operating the vessel be despatched within the next 12 hading certificates of com- patient at the prison hospital,! time for almost n mouths and thes form parl of

pelency issued by the Harbour the last Britain's curgent expuit total.

Department.

Whereas the British and Sub-Inspector Schirjetsky, off the Water l'olice, said he board Chinese prisoners received 10 #little prisoners ed the launch on April 2 and oz. of rice a day and defendants showed him certif- vegetable, Japanese

meat cates of competency ynted by received 18 oz. of rice,

He knew this because he had the Canton Navigatum Bureau.sh and sweet potatoes.

worked in the clen. The They said they had no certif)

the Hong Kong British and Chinese prisoners caten from Authorities.

Chief Junk Inspector F. Brett We Always very hungry and it was gulling to see the Japan- ese prisoners get so much. told the Court that there was

The Japanese prisoners re- an arrangement with the Canton Authorities for mutual recog-ceived medical attention and o nition of competency certificates weekly Issue "Wakamoto" anti- isRued by Hong Kong and beriberi tablets. The other pri- Canton. The "Ku Cheong" sonera received nothing. In the registry and first 31% months of 1943, deaths was of Canton

at the hospital averaged about the three daily. This was in a the period when the ration had was been reduced for hospital pa- tients to about 8 oz. of rice and Falt.

Telephone Stolen

At Home time between 10 p.m. un March 19 and & delock the following morning So Ting, 28, unemployed, broke the lock of the front door of 4 Hamilton

Street, ground flour (occupied by Wonk Tak) and stole a telephone: He handed it to Yu Pul, 48, memployed, to carry it for him. A few days later, the telephone was given to Wong Chuen, 24. unemployed, with instructions to dispose of it.

was Chinese owneil. In the meantime, a report had

Mr. Jolly then made. nol sald been. male to the Police by above ruling

mentioned Wong Tak. Wang Chuen was arrangement arrested in Shanghai Street on contrary, to the statutory low April 2 carrying the telephone of the Colony.

in a kerosene tin. Information

he supplied leti to the apprehen- Assault On

sion of So and Yiu.

These facts were given to Mr.

W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yes- Policeman

terday by SI C. J. Askew,

when So Ting was charged with "I must take a serious view burglary and Yu and Wong ¦ of all cases of assault on puller-

The Japanese then aturted issuing lettuce stalks-leftovers from the officers' kitchen--and orders were received that these were not to be boiled but were to be soaked in sch-water over-i night and then chopped up and served raw,

A Farce with receiving. First defen-men," declared Mr. W. A.

He was examined by the dant, added 5:1 Askew, had Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester-cured in only one occasion, frankly admitted that he stole day when he passed sentence of He was then in hospital for the telephone, to get money to 18 months' hard labour on the fourth time and had already get back to the country". Choudhury, 22, moan waiter of apent four months there. Dr.

Treating them as first offcn- the I.A.M.C., and six months' Satu ders, Mr. Latimer sentenced So hard labour un Ahdul Hug, 28, the other two accused to three on the charge of assaulting to one year's hard labour, and mess cook of the same Corps, P.C.C. Wong Fun-yat and Kam Yuet-wing at the rear of La Salle Road on Feb. 27.

tenced

Aix to

mohtle

months' hard labour each.

Money Mart Chouclury Was further sen-

The pubile are warned that Investigation on the Depart- ment of Supplies, Trade and Industry has proved, that, in the opinion of experts, wrap- red butter of various Brands How suid on the streets by Hawkers.un fresh butter, in not fresh butter irf all, but tinned butter chich has been tina and removed from the placed in wrappers, the origlu of which is unknown.

at about 7.30 p.m. The body remained in the cell till the

following morning.

Accused's Apology Accused lanted Mr. Edmond. and supplied ston's carbuncle some ointment to put on. The carbuncle healed eventually but |

big scar in the shape of left

star on

his the back of neck. On one or two occasions necuseid lanced bulls for Chin- ere prisoners.

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Dr. A. I. Barwell, the next witness called, said that the number of deaths at Stanley Prison under British adminis. tration had been 70 in 1937, 1941. 37 in 1940 and 69 in Deaths

from were mostly tuberculosis and dysentery.

Dr. K. H. Uttley testified to having performed the post- mortem on the body of Mr. D. C. Edmondston when it was returned to Stanley Camp and of having determined death to have been from beri-beri and nutritional anaemia.

The next witness, Mr. W. J. gave him 2 cursory

Andersoa, said that ho was examination, stened to his

Stanley Gnol from June 29, his temperature. He was then 1943, to the middle heart, felt his pulse and took imprisoned by the Japaneso in of 1944. from malarla and suffering

He was нeveral times a patient beri-beri. After the examina-

at the prison hospital, the tion he received, on the follow-ungest period being one of 14 ing two days. two pilla ench

or 15 days. He was auffering from fever, dysentery, soptle hard morning. It was the only oc- two

boils and beri-beri. Gold opened yesterday at labour on a charge of assault casion he had received

Accused examined him once" $276,50 a taci and closed at un Le Lai female, at the rear medicine prescribed by accused

when he made a tour of the $270, with fractional fluctua- of 6 La Salle Road en the same for the whole of the year.

In mid-June, 1944, he was

on a day hospital

when an tions.

were equally date, and a fine of $250 or six discharged from the hospital, execution had taken place. Ac- Piastres stagnant, opening at $11.40 months hard labour on and closing at $11.46 per 100. further count of wantonly dis. / released, and returned to Sinnycused told him he was sorry Internment Camp. There he was in a very bad state but Currency charging firearms, the prison he was placed in the Tweed could do nothing, as he had no Chinese National was stationary at 41% cenis sentences to run concurrently. Bay Hospital under the care Instruments or medicine. He for futures and 45% cents for ASP R. S. Halg-Brown pro- of Dr. Uitley. On admission he said he would send some med!- #pot (for CN$1,000).

secuted, and Lt. J. P. Honour weighed 105 lb. His normal

cine from town and three days U. S. dollars were quiet at of the 27th Field Regt., R.A., weight was about 178 16. Ho later a Japanese sergeant-major $4.81. Sterling receded further defended.

was found to be suffering from brought him a tin of ointment. to $14.00, while Australian

malignant malaria, beriberi,

Exécution Days pounds were unchanged. at.

pellagra and pernicious ande-

Replying to a question from $12.50.

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An a hospital, the prison hos-defence counsel, witness sald pital was a farce, witness said. that on one occasion he was The bedding was never changed moved into a bed vacated by and most of the blankets were, a man suffering from dysentery.

The bed was still solfed. Infected with lice. There was

Mr. E. D. Sykes, the final wit-! was no medicine available for other than Japanese prisoners, eas called yesterday, said that Imprisoned by the He himself asaisted in a work- he was ing party that removed to a Japaness in Stanley Gaol from Queen Mary Hospital ambulance February, 1948, to August, mediciner and operating equip 1945. He was a patinet at the ment taken from the medical prison hospital from May, 1943,

to January, 1944. étores at the prison.

·Accused, only visited the hoa-

Asked

Like A Balloon Hotel Ceell

am Informed, expressed himself to the Quartering Authority as He had received one intraven-pital on days when there was; Sir,-In your ineue of today satisfied with the condition of the ous infection from the accused an execution at the prison. On (Thursday) appears a report by rooms.

drting his stay in the hospital. one of his visits accused aski the In Margaret Bradbury, under

circumstances,

one He believed it was for teri-berlim what the matter was. Wit caption, "Cecil Hotel Billets do might have expected little

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As a result his arms swelled up ness complained of a numbnean I write to you to state that the facts given tharelorotitude instead of considerate to a "balloon" and he was Infti feet, Accused said. "Numb?

complaint. The complaint, mcre-

Numb7 Numb7, laughed and are not correct and that the whole over, is exaggerated. It is untrue great pain for five days.

walked off. Accused visited the hospital tenor of the article is unfair to that "any electric light, bulbs and

On one occasion, when ac- this Hotel and its management, atings which were necessary to rasely, sometimes – fortnightly, and to the Quartering Authority. fuminate the rooms after dusk sometimes after a lapse of from cused gave injections to three

The writer, has apparently been had to be provided by the ex-six to eight weeks. He visited vinen, wenena mialed. As many people, know, pectant husbands." The fact is that the hospital after there had him for an Injection and wan the, Hotel has been under, requis- the new residenta demanded tion by the Navy ever since the bulbs larger than the watt een an execution at the gaol. given one. On one occasion, Liberation.

On the first Wednesday in even of the prisoners together In the eighteen bulls, provided." Larger bulbs" ard months la condition deteriorated net easily procurable. Ther de August, 1940, Sir Vandeleur pleated with Bato for more from obvious notitral cäuser, 2│manded" niso extra sockets, for Grayburn was placed in his food but were told that hos For some months now, the radios, etc. These the Government cell. He had temperaturo of 103 pital patients could not receive Quartering Authority has been can hardly expect the Hotel, ic degrees and had boils all over 40 much food,

Hearing "of, the case con- trying to recover this Hotel and provida. There are objections, his right leg. On Friday niglit others for civilian occupation, the also, on the store of overloading. he went into a comm and wit.tinues on Tuesday morning, accommedation problem häving - As to the painting, the Navy nest spent the whole of the become more and more neute with repainted the bedrooms a few night by his side, sta the return of increasing numbers months ago, and they are in good of residents. Finally, and at very condition. The furniture is old: short notice, the Navy was in but hotels cannot be refurnished duced to leave. The Mens was overnight,

MOŠKIAE the DUTYA) ekostí of・ Supposed to move out at 3. p.m. The statement that the living con- Monday, and in fack the hotel was didons are at Ichet "better than returned to me at 8 pm. Will Stahley Conveys a contemptuous the Stra:humore due, on: Tusada" belittlement which is entirely un- morning, we had only a few furimledagangster hours to make the place habitabidir. To feel sure, Sir, that you had for womlette and a good dial of no desire to, misrepresent or to rehabilitation was hectary The ne unfurt. I write you with cans delay, of the Bratiunor estende Aldene that you will publish this fajtars to give the management za but it wasulla ricca

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