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WAR CRIMES CHARGES

"Actually the evidence of misdeeds is similar, de- pressingly similar, to so much testimony you have heard in other trials of like nature,”. stated the Prosecuting Officer, Major D.G.. McGregor, in his opening address yesterday when the trial commenced before No. 7 War Crimes Court of Colonel Nakano Junichi, Commandant of a group of POW Camps in the vicinity of Dailioku, Formosa, from July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1943, and two subordinate officers, Captain Imamura Yaohashi and Licut. Wakasugi Jiro. -

Evidence was given by'n wit-ance of Its accuracy you ave nesa, Major Gibbons, that the entitled to consider the calibre Japanese at the Daihoku Hend- and atanding of the deponente. quarters Camp had adopted a how they corroborated ench ystem by which they limited other, and how their veralon of he number of prisoners on the events is corroborated by the lek list to a maximum of 80. stories of those live witnessrK Thús men were sent oni on abour parties who were in no fit state for work and it was elmost a daily occurrence that one or two would collapse, be ore even reaching the gate of he camp.

from other camp operating under an identical guministra tion. It is with this heavily enr roborated documentary evidence plus live witnesses that the Prosecution seeks to prove the allegations it offers beyond any The case is being heard by a reasonable, doubt. nurt comprising Lieut-Col. "You will hear evidence of S.G. Wait, of the Intelligence | il trament which began from torps, President, Major Athe time of the prisoners' ar- Clayworth, R. A.. and Captivat in the first Camps in R. I. Gorley, of the King's | Formosa-not a little evidence Royal Rifle Corps.

but continuous stream of it, The Prosecuting Offeer in Har that if it is submitted you Major D. G. MacGregor, while cannot possibly doubt that it. wetired are being defended by took place. Japanese Defence counsel, MF. Takano Junjiro, with Capt. J.N. Whitehorn S Advisory

Meer.

were

Collection Of Bullies "Men and officers up to the rank of Lieut. General slapped and beaten up at the In his opening address. the whim of any of the guards for Prosecuting Officer, Major D.G. minor infractions of discipline MacGregor, said:

This is

incurring the faneth of a the personal displeasure of any series of cases brought against. Japanese who happened to be Camp Staffs who are necused at hand. Parades were kept of War Crimes against POWs standing in wet and cold in Formos. You will hear weather up to an hour at a evidence on six charges cover-time when it was against re

--indeed even for

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senle and after the first few

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months most of them. were Mrs. Myra Borgous, 21, wife of

giddiness and other symptoms of insufficient suffering from

nutrition.

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She said: "It seems nobody sick list at a time, many men wants a baby-not even a hero's called out on labour

arties baby." were much too weak for the

Her husband, Charles, 22, Work and scarcely a day passed awarded the Purple Heart arid when one or two who had been holding a Presidential Citation. 8.$.""ÏUKE OF ATHENS" passed as hit by the Japanese was sentenced to fall last Deccan. NCO or sentor private in charge ber for stealing another car to 9.S. "SAMFORTH" of the bour party. wouhlas fantily home. collapse before he had reached. He escaped from a county roml

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Major Wheeler, would point out Though the medical officer, that man was fit for the working party, two guards, Yamaguchi and Saito, had the anal say. Sick parades were held but men were afraid of coming forward to say they inble to be beaten up by the were ill because they were

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Harlan Cleveland, Deputy Chief the close of hostilities in 1945. coat.

gourds for this. Medical sup. I the U.N.R.R.A, Italian mission, "The first charge in against The men were worked long lies were also limited to what has been appointed Chief of the all accused when they were in hours at hard manual labor pore and the only addition ever jeet to approval by the Chinese at ben brought from Singa-UN.R.R.A. mission in Culea, sub- charge at Karenko from July, without cent or respite, driven made in the stocks came from Government, it was announced S.S. "LAKE KOOTENAY“ .......... 1942, to June, 1933. The first and Barrassed by thugs mont | Red Cross supplies.. accused, Col. Nakano, was dur- nf whom gelll never be, brought

here on Wednesday. ing the relevant period Com-to justice collection of bul- mander of Prisoner of War lies us free with their hands as Camp groups for the whole of the victims wure helpless to the island; and in such capacity escape them. Karenko was under his control; There in unmistakeable

he second

accused. Capt.vidence of a system whereby Imamura, was 0.C.; and the thone who were sick and unable ast accused. Lieut. Wakasugi, to work deprived of rations Wafs one of his officers.

therefore. Witnesses will testify Continuous Stream of how discipline was adminis- The second charge is

terel, formally-by which I overall indictment

against mena after the beating uptitiously." Nakano only and charges hintage had been passed.

Col. Nukano was usually with violations of International "Such persons were punished ferred to by the other Japanese Law in his administration of with periods of detention in ❘ns "the old b—from Daihoku,” .fuur camps-No. I Brauchthy cells without bedding.

witness sald. He had heard him Tamp, Kinkaseki, No. 2 Branch mosquito nets, facilities for referred to in this monner even Camp

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"Old B...... Attempts were made to ob in certain medicines from Datoku city and an approach was made to one of the Japan ese interpreters, Shigemitsu

Shigemitsu. had replied. re: ferring to Col. Nakin, that "the old 1-from Daiboku paid out by the Japanese at would use his sword on me, if Singapore an officers and other

brought medicines in surrep-racks' pay. This sum was paid

over just two days before em- S.S. "NEW ZEALAND barkation and pay to prisonerk was discontinued in Formosa.

Untier cross-examination by defence eguna,1 Mr. Takano, with said that in addition to the issue of rice or rice and barley mixture there was a very occasional issue of a bag of flou or some bottles of

re-

and the HQ Camp at Daichoku clothes. Their paitry food ra. replaced Shigemitsu.

nifty a pair of trouse for An interpreter who Inter

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dozen baskets of bananas

were also issued. A basket † contained about 400 bananas and there was an order that prisoners on the sick roli were not to receive any of them.

The case was adjourned sine

VICTORY"

VICTORY"

or the same period.

The third charges deals with lion was further cut.

named Yoshida. consented to Shirakawa and is against Capt.

"There are other features-bring the medicines in and it roya. There was also a small imamurn only for his misdeeds exposure of prisoners to ridi- was this possible to obtain issue of vegetable. All this, was i 18. Camp Commandant there cule, mass punishments as un. 'some lodine, drugs and vitamin | vilcient only to prepare and between June 1, 1943, and Dec. necessary as they were cruel, pills. Yoshida bad even tried thicken out a stew that wIB 31, 1943. The fourth charge is easing work, obviously in- to pernuade the Camp Com-served with the rice. In all the S.S. "GREENVILLE

irected also at this accused,

Fubitary. living onditions,

mandunt to permit fruit to be time he was nt the camp about he period being May 16, 1945, witholding of Red Cross sup. brought in that a dying man und August 31. 1945, and the discomfort and misery of a

plica, all contributing to the bad asked for. pleading that bration Kokutau.

this last request be granted, "In the fifth

hopeless gathering of men.

and. on this being refused, had -nikt Hixth barges, Wakasugi alone is In-

"You will hear allegations of brought the fruit in himself. ticted for his conduct at Troko tu, of men reduced to skele 5,000 to 7,000 Straits dollars a deliberate polley of starva.

There was actually a sum of and Shirakawa, The two periods respectively are Novemons who were prepared and

in the camp, which had been die. er, 1944, to April, 15-16 and willing to eat pig food and who, April to September, 1945.

driven to the desperation of " enn afely be said

stealing to sustain life, were that hroughout this ense no novel-vigorously punished when dis- ies of lasy or fact

covered, arike. Actually the evidence of mis- Labour Drafting

veds is similar, depressingly indiar, to so much testimony ou have heard in other trials

like nature.

"The prosecution claims that

for all this Inhumanity these three men are culpable; because, by their several positions of "You may, however, be im- authority they were concerned ressed with the constatency in elther the implementation with which the accused repent the functioning, of a shame- he same lapses, and you are

ked to infer from that that

tere

is no coincidence, but

ather Л course of

ful system."

Chinese Requisitioned Property

Government has outstanding applications for the release of requisitioned properties from 86 Chinese whose families before the war were normally resident in Hong Kong. No requisi- tioned property has been allocated for the use of Chinese civilians.

Evidence that the Japanese followed a labour-drafting sys McDougall, Colonial Secretary, to preceding questionT202

This was the reply of Mr. D. M. 1 Chinese elvilians mentioned in the conduct tem in the administration of questions put by the. Hon. Mr. M "(c) Regarding the 262 proper aithfully carried out so long the POW Cump at Daikoku, K. Lo at yesterday's meeting of tiss de-requisitioned and releas s unfortunate civilian inter. whereby it was Intd down that the Legislative Council. ces-for they, as you

for civilian use, as to which "it is have the sick list be limited to only Mr. Lo arked:- Les, are also covered by the 80 prisoners out of n

not known how

many have total with

occupied respectively by reference arraignment-and

to the state-, been alled complement of 675 at the Campment on the allocation and rate Chinese and zoldiers were in

Europeans"

how the power of was given by Major Gibbons, of release of

requisitioned pro- many of tliese 262 properties were hese people.

"The testimony on the first. I day. "

the only witness called yester.perty for the six months. Septem. Chinese owned on de-requisition?" third, fifth and sixth charge. Major fiibbons, suid that he was laid on the to the statement ber 1040 February 1947, which

The Reply table on

The Colonial Secretary replied: s entirely by amidavit, which was sent to Formosa in Novem- of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary ing applications for the release af "(a) Government has outstand- means it will be contested in ber. 1942, with other prisoners to his Couhell on the 18th. Son requisitioned properties from BB cross-examinatión, As a reassur- taken at Eingapore. The ratembor, 1048 wherein he atate Chinese, person whore Tamille:

inter alia: Government is how were before the war normally re ever prepared to state that it proident in the Colony, In 73 of porcs to use premises requisition these applications it is stated that ed prior to the 1st November the properties will, if released, he 1948, to provide married quarter used for the accommodation lor civilians as well as Govern the applicants families. The pre ment servants and members of sent places of residence of the His Majesty's Forces and that it applicants and their families are kas alvon Instructions to the Quartering Authority to the effect that accommodation at present has been allocated whilst andor

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