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DEATH

Major Denies Giving Order For The Killing

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In the course of his testimony before, No. 5 War Crimes Gourt yesterday, Colonel Tamura Teii- chi said that he gaye orders for Sub-Licuten- ant Fred Hockley, to be killed without any soldiers knowing about it because death in such a manner was a miserable ending for any person and should not be made the object of an exhibition.

1 On re.trial, Wong found guilty of armed robbery bf hnute The Jury, after five retirement, and sentenced to 10 years hard labour and 10 strokes E.11. by the Paisne Judo Mr. Williams at the Supreme Court yesterday.

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Colonel Tamurs Teiichi fans to what had been done with he had charged together with Major the prisoner becaUKO

trang Naburo and Captain forgotten about the matter.

having F Masnyo with committed a war crime in that they, at fehinomiya, Japan, onj

Great Surprise

Noburo

he

Charged

yesterday

on

A time of $100 or one month's was Imposed by hard Inbour

Edward Laurence Marine Magistrate Neil Garland Porte, 28, secand engineer of the **Trevelyan" for wilfully misaing his ship on June 2.

An order was also issued to the Police to have Porte placed on bunrd the m.y. "Trevelyan" on her return from Shanghai.

m.v.

or about Aug. 15, 1945, were.

and never informed Colonel Shige, Porte had removed his kit and

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Deputy Shipping Master W. R. Hillyer, arasecuting, said this was that admitted

a deliberate ease of missing ship, con- mute Kobayashi about the in belongings ashore, despite the fact of war, together

It Hamo

a great he was signed on the ship's arti- cerard in the killing of Fred eldent.

it was a Buriuos offerice, Porte sald he was a polleeman Boykley. A Sub-Lentonant of surprise to him when Colonel eles.

war and He then reported in London before the 1,000 mimates the jury could not reach the Royal Naval Volunteer Re- Tamura informed him about the

during the war was in the mer- Goa decision is the ense ngalast serve, who was captured after execution.

He signed oIT but Wong Po at the last ressions and parachuting down from a plane the matter to Colonci Kobayashi, chant navy,

the Chlef of Stall. Nobar after spell on aliore he signed which had been shot down. he was renunded for re-trial.

that he never asked up again on the m.v. "Trevelyan" Barder erosa - examination; said

He had told In is intement from the dock

Major Hirano Nokuro said that Tamura why the latter had put as second engineer. yesterday, Wong Po said that he

the captain he wanted to get the robbery., He the capture of an airman was the airman to death, The took no part

There was nothing in the re job on shore, and at Singapore he and Join the had tried to lenye had been beaten by the Polleej eindered to be something un-

would justify Police but permission was refused. 501st forend to confess, When he arual and a matter of Impor-gulations which

The Magistrate reminded Porte 300 started to ery he was told that tance, insofar as tire gathering off him giving an order to Tamural

ta k the that having been a policeman he The place was i poher station information was concerned. Dur-or

anyone else

without trial or for ought to know it was a serious mwurning tag the time he was attached to| prisoner place of ma

Divonat Hemijuarters, there Tamura He was forced ta ronfess and if

to kill the prisoner offence for a reaman signed on the There was also articles to leave his ship, and sal he did not make the statement were three greasians on which without trial.

he must, take a serious view of the he would be beaten and have his

reports were received that air-nothing in the regulations to Anugers broken,

men kail beer, captired,

Justify Capt. Fujino carrying| Nobura agreed that the cap-out an order to kill pruner Ture of an airman stmuld be re- without trial. ported to higher authority. At-

Noburo said that there were sion. He thought that the order ter tanking sure of the capture, other officers superior to himself was made to cope with the new weld make a report to his on the spot when he told Lieut. c and eventually obeyed the

Divisional Headquarters' order. next senior officer. On Aug. 15. Jahida to request the Regiment |

"Very Free" 1945. he did not make any re- to "treat the prisoner suitably.” pet to bis sular officer regard- These officers did not have any ing the entire of an airman hegarase

certain authority to give him orders. nut he was about the matter. It was not necessary for him to report any thing about which he was not certain.

TWO MONTHS The case in which a 51-year-ol pan repairer, Tang Khin-churn. was charged with minwfully hav ing cart knowledge of a 14- year-old gil, was concluded b Tore Mr. Sainsbury 713

arcused Saterday found guilty and at need to two monik hard tuleur.

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Tukyo, June 4

Hmperor Hirahilo jeft today Contrahere for a 12-day inspection track was sled an Imperial train through the Chakn, Byngerand Wakayama prefertures, --Assusriated Press.

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Forgotten

Noburo said that he was aure

that Lieut. Ishida repeated his message, word for word and did not use any other expression.

Ishada "Lying"

Noburo

Driver's Licence Endorsed

THE FIRST PROSECUTION TAKEN UNDER THE NEW TRAFFIC ORDINANCE (NO. 17 OF 1947) WAS HEARD BY MR. BLAIR-KERR AT KOW. LOON YESTERDAY WHEN

Attempt To Defraud Dr. Clift

"It is a very serious thing when an imitation could fool such an experienced doctor as Dr. Clift," declared Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday when he passed sentence of six: months' hard labour on Fung Sang, 26, travell-; ing trader.

PUBLIC CAR NO. 4295. AP-Ro a dangerous drug, namely, Deaf Man

an-

Arrested

The uspelor on Bench duty, Chinese detectives, and Pollce constables did their best to get

Fung was originally charged SO.. SANG. DRIVER Oon Monday with attempting to PEARED BEFORE HIS WOR- Morphine Hydrochloride to Dr. of the SHIP CHARGED WITH Harry Lechmere Cit

Emmanuel RECKLESS DRIVING,

Medient Mission According to S/1 Donald When he appeared in Court na Brown, defendant was driving Tuesday, the chargo against

At 8:30a.m. on June 3, a Road. him wña withdrawn as the cer his car along Chatham from Hung Hom to Talmianificate by the Import and Ex-Cope on patrol duty near Junction Road stopped a mun taul, when he ran into a PWD part Department analyst show coalie who was, engaged in diged that the contents of the four who was carrying a parcel, and began to question him. The aus- ghig up the road. The man sus hotties contained plain chalk.

pect:antwered nary a word, and tained multiple abrasions and in

. On his release, Fung wan re the affloor of the law decided to Atli in Hospiral.

charged with take him to the Police Station. arrested and Unable to stop, his vehicle,

attempting to obtain money hy defendant carried on for

false pretences. It was on this other 13 feet.bofore he pulled count that Fung was sentenced

the man

to tnik, but without op over a small hole which an- other PWD coolle was digging. yesterday.

Glying evidence, Dr. Clift any result until some one was that This workman, anid S/1 Brown,

the car coming and man- stated that he was in charge of struck with the thought

the Emmanuel Medical Mission, the arrested man might be deaf aged to jump out of the way.

For the next half an hour or The picks of both workers were, 218 Nathan Ronit, and that he or dumb.

was approached at 12 noon on dumaged.

LI boiweon conversation May 31 by accused who offered 10,

bottles of Kwong and his captora was con- him four one-ounce Morphine Hydrochloride at $43 ducted in writing, He frankly told them that the parcel of Cotting found in his possession per bottle,

was pilfored from 44 Junction Rood.

When charged before W.A. Blair-Kerr morning. Li, who was deaf, told His Worship, in writing, that Hong Kong two weeks ago to look for a friend He but failed to locate him. wanted to return to Canton but had no money.

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4

S/ Brown pointed out that there was a "Danger" sign in the middle of the road; that the men were working on the left side of the road; and that there

No Documents were no other cars or pedes-

As there were neither permit trinnt at the time of the as- cident. Furthermore, Rald or documents, and Dr. Clift, to the he telephoned to the Import and Brown, from the bend right edge of the rond there Export Office. While awaiting was a clear view of 48 feet. the arrival of the officers, con. Accused was fined $160 and, tinued witness, he retained the under the new Ordinance, had four bottles "the young man" showed him and also peraupded his licence endorsed.

TODAY'S BIG WEDDING

unite

defendant to wait.

In reply to His Worship. Dr. Clift dreinred that he had no Joubl whatsonver that. bottles contained genuine

A

the

he came to

Mr'. yesterday

His Worship obligingly made an expulsion order against him.

Jap. Officer Found Guilty

-

The wedding at St. John's Morphine Hydrochloride, and Tauma said that he saw the Cathedral at 3 p.m. today between that he would purchase a small prisoner outside the office. He Dr. Honry Fook-kuen Li and Miss quantity if the offer had been accompanied by pormit or was not sure whether the pri- Vivian Po-king Woo will

best known

some document.

Guam, June 4. Captain Fumio Inouye WAR Defendant, in the witness box, soner was blindfolded, but it two of the Colony's

of The bridegroom is the non

i U.S. seemed that he was blindfolded. Chinese families. The prisoner's hands were tied Mr. Li Tre-fang, Manager of the claimed that he was given the convicted today by very lightly and he was in a Bank of East Asia Ltd., and pro-butties by a friend, named Chan Military Commission of a war very free condition. Tamura

The bride Shui, in Canton and that he did time murder of eight Islanders rainent merchant; sald that he recalled the prison- the daughter of Dr. Arthur W. not know what the contents on the Marshalls.

Woo, well-known medical prarth were. He went to Dr. CHP's er shouting "Captain, Captain,

Mri: place to find out what the bottles and then come running towards tioner and Rotarian, and

The church ceremony

will be contained, and witness. him. Tamura said that he did, Woo.

at the speak followed by a reception not reply to what the prisoner

Hong Kong Hotel at 4 p.m. Engleh.. reald, as he could not

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be

to

regula- There were certain Long governing the treatment of only prisoners, but he could remember the spirit, not the text, of these regulations.

.

the next!

DIVAN KEEPER

HEAVILY FINED

Fung's Denial

He did not bring up the mat-

that Lieut. sald fer of an airman's capture on lahada was telling lies when he Aug. 15, 1916, at the confer- ener of officers because it was alleged he, Noburo, gave orders not in his mind at the time. It for the cuptored airman to was an important matter, but killed. Noburonid, that he had forgotten about it and could not give any ordera

Colonel Tamura, never discussed it with anyone.

Colonel Tamuras Teilchi, Notaro said that he did not) receive any report from Colonel first accused; who was Tamura on the subject the next called by the defence, said that day, although it was laid down on Aug. 16, 1946, Lleut. Sasaki in regulations that such a re-informed him that an airman understood the Divisional Head-drews at 119 Tung Chol Street, Mr. Clift who

hed port should be rendered.

been captured in the The next occasion on which vicinity of Higashimura. Tamura lie saw Tamura after the con- said that he gave orders for the ference of cfficers was in Sept. matter 1945, when the latter cante to Divisional Headquarters, who Divisional Headquarters.

should also be asked for in- structions as to the action which should be uken,

Sentence was not pronounced. Awaiting trial on Monslay are 10 other Japanese officers Red enlisted men charged with

pri Fung dented that he asked murders of 10 American the doctor for $43 per bottle but sonera on Truk Atoll in 1944.

Inouye's defence contended that he asked, through a "small Kirl who neled as interprater", the four men, two women and whether the $43 he gave his two children who were slain on Jaluit faland had been. acting A raid conducted by SI An-lend was the correct amount.

The Inter WIN refuted by na spies against the Japanero Tamura sald that as he fully

testified that end were given a legal Japanego-

Mission trial.. arters order to mean that the first floor, on June 3 resulted in

he the appearance of Chiu Kwat accused called at the

and, laying down the four

prosecutors sold prisoner should be killed, gave an order to Lieut. Sasaki before Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow-bottles on the counter, told her Islanders were given no chance medicine to speak in their own defence that an ofbleer must dispose of loon yesterday charged with that he had some

He again saw Tamura at the end of Oct. 1945, when he call- ed on him in connection with rertain Alfred

to be reported

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The

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keeping an opium divan. Chiu was fined $450 or four months' which he would like to offer to and that no defence witnesses

were called.Associated Press. hard labour, eight smokers $15 Doctor Clift..

He naked for $48, continued cách, and two absentees forfeit-

EL

ed their bail of $25 onch. Five Mrs. Clift, when he spoke to her Pipes, five lamps and olx amall but later raised it to $50 per

when he spoke to pota of opium were confiscated, bottle woo

On the application of SI Wal- Chinese below. ter Collins, notice of conviction Inspector J. Orem, asslated by will be given to the landlord. 10 Paulic, prosocuted.

the prisoner without any dier knowing about it.

Capt. Fujino was detailed, because his commands were Tamura said that at noon on most influential with the men instructions Aug. 15, be heard the Emperor's attached to Headquarters. Fur regarding investigations being broadcast concerning the Japan- ther, Fujino's character carried out to discover the ese surrender while present such that he would not be likely whereabouts of a Lieut. Monas, with all Officers and other to take any brutal action. Tamu- It was then that Tamura said ranku. There were no altera- ra said that in-his absence, any the airman had been executed. tions in the operational arrange Tamura did not give any detalis ments and movements of the regarding the execution. No- buro said that he did not know Army as a result of, the broad- who gave the order for execution to be carried out.

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Tamura Anid

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afternoon of the same day, he received a message from Capt. Fujino through, Lieut. Sasaki, The text of the message woa that the Regiment should deal with the, airman and a wish was should consider the matter well. expressed that

Three Courses

come

message which might through regarding a change in the order to kill the prisoner would be taken at once to Fujina, who would know best what to do.

Order For Killing When asked why he had given an order that the killing of the prisoner should be carried out without the soldiers knowing

Japanese

Thrown

Charge

Out

Tokyo, June 4.

Japanese counter charges that the Russian attack

OPIUM HAULS

AT K.C.R.

Nineteen toels of raw opium were seized by Revenue Officers- during routine search at the K.C.R. Station between 8.30 and 9.40 p.m. on Tuesday,

R/O Paulio prosteuted in all simple imprisonment.

солен.

On their appearance' before: Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr wester- day, Chan Ng and Wong Yung, both married women, with eight. and ibrco taein respectively, wero. Oned $950 or six months simple imprisonment and $350 or. three months' simple Im- prisonment, white Fung Slom, widow, with eight taela was about it, Tamura gald that

on Japan on August 8, 1945 was as much a mulcted in the sum of $800 with death in such a manner was a miserable ending for any person

violation of the Hague Convention on war the alternative of six months'ë and that such a death should not

warnings as the Japanese strike on Pearl Har It was customary, for

he, Tamura, bo made the object of an exhibi-

bour were thrown out today by the Interna- lion, to send out transport in

tion for others. purposes of gathering informa-

Furthermore,

tional Military Tribünal ruling.

conferences regarding In its decision, banning de- dat the taking into consideration

NOT WANTED cases where a prisoner had boen captured and it was necessary

"Four months in Hong Kong He therefore considered the circumstances at the time, if the fonce ovidence purporting to Japan, the chief of the pro- to bring him to Ieadquarters.

kliling took place in the pre-show that the Japanese never secution trial staff further clari.

and two previous convictions. Noburo admitted that he felt matter well. There were three sence of the soldiers, they might received a Russian declaration fled the position.

In the become excited and it could not of war until after Rusalan He said while general con- We do not want this type of depressed over the Emperor's courses open to him. brondeast concerning the sur-Arat pince, he could send the be town what they might do troops-had-crossed-the-borders spiracy counts against the der person in Hong Kong." declared render. Other people In the ofce prisoner to higher authority, Tamura said, that he went to of Manchuokuo and Korea a fendants: alt-ged they were Mr. Blair Kerr, when he sen might also have been depressed. Secondly, he could arrange to a conference of allicers at the week before the end of the planning and Instigating war tenced a 17-year-old youth to

war, the Tribunal ruled:

against the Soviets between six strokes of the cane to be Qucationed by the President keep the prisoner in custody at Divisional Headquarters at 9 as to why he did not give orders the Regiment. The third course p.m. on Aug. 16, 1946,

"The Tribunal thinks that of January 1, 1928 and September followed by expulsion.

The youth, who watched the for the captured airman to be] would be 'to have the prisoner conference

9.30 Russia's entry into the war is 2, 1933, the prosecution has

ap- who cent to the Kompeitai, Noburo executed. There was nothing p.m. and lasted for about an irrelevant because there is no not Introduced any evidence of whole proceedings with and that in the first place t

regulations which hour.

Matters concerning the charge against any accused in plurning or waging war against parent amusement and

when sentence. W26 was not the custom in the Army authorised him to keep the surrender were discussed, but respect to his conduct follow the Russians in 1944 and 1945.

passed, candidly admitted hav- Russian entry or if-Associated Press. to repeat what was clear in the prisoner in custody at the Ro- nothing came up about the airing the

ing snatched a clgarattetin. Regulations and secondly be- gimont and a prisoner could man. Tamura said that he did there is any such charge there

contatbit $1.25 from a hawkor cause he thought it best not to only sent to higher authority not make any report about the la.no ovidence to support it.”

In Poking Road, on Juno 3. send the prisoner to the Kem on receipt of definite ipatructions captured airman at the confer

· peital because it was necessary to that effect.

ence. On Aug. 16, ha received a to lake into consideration tho Tamura suld that his under-report that the order for the standing of the message from execution of the airman had When he told Lieut. Ishida Divisions-Headquarters that been carried out, Helchiro to request the Reg the Regiment should deal with

Hearing was adjourned till 10, ment to treat the prisoner the prisoner meant that the a.m. today suitably he intended that the

local circumstances.

the

Regiment should take into cou- prisoner should be executed.

Only the Divisionál Comman. sideration the local circum-

stances at the time, such an the der could give orfiers to a Re

Tamura cendition of the prisoner, if he gimental Commander. was elck or wounded or if it cald that he thought the message was necessary to have him concerning the prisoner was an reated. Further, he means that order from the Diskopal, Com- the Regiment should decide mander. whether or not the prisoner Tatura dald that he thought aliould be interrogated before of expressing his opinion to boing want to the Kempeltal, the Division from various Noburo said that it never od viewpoints, but under the qurrod' to him that the Regi- circumstances at the time, he ment would put the prisoner to did not resist or disobey the death. Noburo aald that the order of the Division/Angthor first heard of the alkman's death } reason' was that in the past he in Oct. 1940. He did not make had not made any mistake by any enquiries of Colone) Tamúrál following orders from the Divi-1.

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R. Deane, The Executive Yuan today ap of Maj-Gen. John

the formation of a to speed up production,

The committee will be undor Chief of the US Military Com proved

Economic mission to Moscow, regarding textile industry readjustment the decisions of the Moscow, committee with functions of the Ministry of Cairo, alta, Teheran and Pots controlling supply and prices Affairs.-United Press***

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