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June 20 Dairy Farin, lee & Colti
Storage Co. Ltd. annual meet.
ing, 11 ni, Jone
26--Sandakan
Light &
Power Co. (1922) Ltd., anna inceling, no
June 34 Y's Men's Club, 12.45 D.. Speaker: BGA. Wennel. head on "Courly in Old Shang- haj."
June 27 Indo-China S.N.
3.tel, onmal general meeting
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1047.
Huge Opium Seizure Fire Peril: SOLICITOR'S GOOD WORD
Sharp Fine On Junk Master
wns
A fine of $200 or two months' Co. hard Inbour
Imposed by. Morlog Magistrate Nell Garland yesterday on the master of
bont for carrying | inntar cargo
passengers without a permit.
June 20 HK. Rope Min. Co. Ltd.,
nemal merling, neon, July 3. Lang Crawford 14d,
general
of Share. merling
herders, nenas. * July 1 Peak. Trainways annual
meeting, noon.
Contractors Fined
A Grm of Govrenment *||- tractors, Chuur Hine Constre. tink * Ram 606, China
When the boat was stopped by S.1. Holmes of the Water Police there were 75 persons on hunted inchiling 5
crew.
The master pleaded they were coolies whe had Anished loading the "Chunglink. 110 WIER merely Taking them ashore.
N.N.
Hint Of Further Developments
Maximum Fine
The maximum fine of $250 wes Imposed on Ching Hung-chong, manager of the Nam Sing Indus. trial Chemicals Co., 27 Gilman's
and
Described as the largest seizure made in British Bazaar, when he pleaded guilty to a summons for storing 21,000 territory since the reoccupation, and the first bs. of calcium carbide at 305 Lal consignment anticipated by the local Preven- Chi Kok Road, ground floor, on tive Officers, 2580 taels of raw opium, valued June 3.
D/O RHJ. Brooks of the Kow. at $309,600, were confiscated, and the two cartoon Fire Brigade stated that the riers sentenced to the maximum term of one premises were Chinese tenement year's hard labour, by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at house with wooden floors, Kowloon yesterday.
that the place reeked with SRO Humphreys, applying for
acetylene gas which, if it had ex-j ploded, would have blown up the the maximum penalty, without
whole block." the option of a fine, emphasised that were it not for the fact that the accused were merely corriers
would have gone to they High Couri,
The manner in which the drugs were concealed, said the prosecut ing offleer, clearly proved that the well aware of defendants were what they were carrying when
plane the they
they were instructed to hand over the packages to
persons they were to meet at the airport, seid Mong Kok Police Station and re
Leung Yu. A sampan master, was Aned $150 or six weeks for Fusing his craft for conveying pro.
stitutes in the harbour",
A charge against the coxswain of the S/L "Yuen Fut" for leaving the Colony without notifying the Harbour Marler was withdrawn by the prosecutlun
when
boarded the
Building, was band $300 w† coxswain produced a monthly per. Kunming. They admitted
repre oblative plealed sufity to renon ing sand without it exempting him from report
ing every time he cleared.
& permit
Gov.
Mr. WT. Winterino,
Slota Deputetet, Penment.
quiel de formalante were engaged Try DPWD for repair the
Inspector Hil prosecuted for
the Poller.
Bilder and pitching Ching Readers'
Lung Tan and to the Catch- VALL and revisžile elmarls.in Chony Bump Tin and Ph Hau.
Bepatta commenced on May 15 and up to the date of the Munro June Af defendaran Jud rest appliesi for a renovad NFUSE Although Thoy were tu onderstaral by Che Excentive Eurineer of The Kund- Odlice that they must ob- Lan esd through the Govern men Faud Monopoly.
Sven
Letters
For Own Use
SÃO Humphreys.
about 7,30
was
the
at that
un June 23.
of getting back their residences SCRO M, on duty at, Kal Tak I am the owner of a private house which is at present oecu.
An entinated 5 ruble yardsed by a tenant. I am inter
saw
Anonymous Report
Ho Sam, 45, married woman, was fined $25 by Mr. Blalt-Kerr yesterday when she admitted pos. session of an unregistered muitsal on June 2.
Inspector H.W. Fraser, of the SCA, sald the girl' called ported that she had been assaulted by the defendant.
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Inquiries revealed that the girl was presented to defendont July 28 last and since then had been doing the housework. The girl, Fung Shek-tin allas Ah Yea Hai, was given food and clothing,
but no
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The some defendant, summoned In his capacity as owner of the Wing Cheong Tai, 310 Lai Chi Kok Road, ground floor, Aned $100 on each of the two
summonses relating to the storage
of 170 gallons of amyl-acetate (a highly inflammable product) and 280 lbs, calcium carbide, on June
3.
explosives.
of and had laven remissved from sted to know how I can get the having in a somewhat uspicious Street, second floor, Chan Min. 1580 lbs. sulphuric acid.
the
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES
Kenaik by
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defendants surrounded by several pieces of luggage and be.
manner. 1le telephoned to RO Pawfer at the Kowloon Revenue
fee.
their
chow, 37, married woman, WOS ned $25 by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday,
Inspector Fraser said the case Brose out of an anonymous report received by the SCA.
plaints.
WEDDING
friends of the couple are invited.
NAVAL SURGEON'S FINE WORK IN HONG KONG
Evidence In War
Crimes Trial
HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Bubscriptions up to June 28-- The Mercantile Bank of Indi
Chi-Japan Lin
Mr. Marcus A. da Silva, the well-known Solicitor, related to No. 7 War Crimes Court yesterday how he was flogged, burnt and otherwise tor- tured while detained at the Mongkok Kempen Leruwen. tal Station in 1943.
Chine Agents and Chinese Steriores, in member of the
Brook Bernacchi, Fig. 1. T. Chase, Man kanan.
At the conclusion of his testimony, Mr. Silva said H. R. Carney & Co., Ltd. that, in fairness to the accused, Sgt. Ozawa Here, Len Fook Hung Ltd. Tomokichi, he should say that he appeared total
be acting under the orders of another Japani-K. davernment Contethetlan
physical sufferings to Marcus in his cell. The spot
George
accused was not present.
$16,500,000;
In Hospital
dt0.00 200.16
100,00
100,00 $0.00
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Received to June 14, 1947.. 674,121.68 ese,
2009.044.68 Ozawa is charged with com- above his knee, The Chinese Grand Total mitting a war crime at Hong, who was holding the poker and Kong between May 14, 1943 and who spoke English fluently anid: June 29, 1943, in that he wan, you will not talk, i will above triet Gendarmerie in 1943; sald in vlulation of the Inws and this in. The next thing ho that torture of prisoners was usages of war, concerned in the knew was a burning sensation not permitted. Shiozawa. Identi
-treniment of prisoners in his on his thigh and the smell of fed accused as a member of his
the Mongkok burning flesh. He then loat staff. cuatody nt Kempeltal Station, causing consciousness and woke up later:
George Van Bergen declared on his that he was arrested on May 14,
taken to was A. da Silva and
Van thigh which had apparently been 1943. He
Kempeitai Station, burnt developed into a large Mongkok Bergen.
No. 7 War Crimes Court, be- watery boil and a sear sill re-where he was detained and in-
Ozawa is being mained. Accused was in charge terrogated on five occasions. fore whom
He was beaten and given the tried, comprises Lieut. Col. N. of the interrogation. Ng Kwong-hing, manager of
On Thursday he was again water torture. He was tortured obtain Kam Shing Hong, 310 Tung Chow G. Wait (President) and Major
He confcasions from him. R. Gorely (Members). for storing 2000 tba.
He was inclined to Street, was fined the maximum of A. Clayworth and Captain R. B. interrogated, but this time the because they wanted to $250
Major R. C. Lat is the Pro-was hung up with his hands led pre. aluminium powder on the
secuting Officer, while accused behind his back. This Insted that accused gave the orders for "The rapture
all pre-
mises on June 5.
D/O Brooks stated that defen. la lefended by Mr. Sakai Yusuki for 25 minutes, after which he him to be beaten and tortured arranged." went on the prosecú.
During the period of his de for, as we had advence inforna.
floor because he could not walk, tention, the food issued to him chloride, Being ahurn na Advisory Officer. iton that opium would be brought
dan has a licence for nitrate and asslated by Captain J. N. White-was let down and left on the
Opening the ense for the He was wearing a pair of whito consisted only of rice balls. dealer in chemicals, defendant down from Bunon. The oplum
potassium Prop there is very large, and these
should realise that both nitrate prosecution, Major Lai said that shorts at the time and one of Sometimes he would receive two charged with the Chinese present started to rice balls each day and on other and aluminium powder are high, the accused was ines are using Hong Kong us a
wages. She was
the ill-treatment of prisoners in drag him by his shorts, which occasions only one. distributing centre.
at the Mongkok were torn from top to bottom. This concluded the case for Sir. 1 wonder if some of your readers can help me with a vexingutust to suppress oplum and we
"The whole world is doing its benten for disobedience.
For storing 6,300 lbs. sulphuric' his custody Inspector Fraser said no murks
Stallon and with On Saturday morning, another the prosecution and the defence calling of This was opened by the problem.
she expressed wish to return to floor, on June 5, Mok Pul-kee, was causing physical sufferings to interrogation took place. Some days ago in your editoriale to do our part, concluded of l-treatment were found. As acid in 33 Bute Street, ground Kempeitai
by Marens A, da Silva and George was conducted by a man named accused, Ozawa, who said that SRO Buniphreys,
Major Lal sald Howard Tor. D/O Brooks that the sulphuric Van Bergen.
Silva auk that he was attached to the Kowloon you mentioned something about
The facts of the case, as given her father in the country, he has fined $100. It was stated by the prosecution, were that at been communicated with by acid and 850 lbs, nitrate acid were that the prosecution evidence when the latter thought that he District Gendarmerie in 1940, former occupiers of Cuts and
SCA who is now awaiting his
these two was obstinate in not confessing, During the time that Silva houses being given on opportunity
cenied under a bed. Defendant victims. Evidence would also he was taken to the bathroom and Van Bergen were detained, reply, concluded Inspector Fraser. found inside the premises con- would come from
Summoned for keeping an un-
WAB used holds a licence for the storage of, be given by these witnesses thatį and given the water torture for the building at 60 registered ward
Kweilin
the accured was
detention present con-half an hour.
cell by the Special structively and personally
Nakajima "Under Orders" Intelligence' Section, supervised Interrogations during
Mr. Silva said that accused was in charge of the administra- Chin Lang Tan stream house back for my own use.
which the alleged Ill-treatment appeared to be acting under the lost. Come and neighbouring beach was away from the Colony during
orders of Mr. Anthony D. Rein, son of Mr. took place.
another Japanese es, or meluded Mr. Winterton.
Jup occupatlin, and on
Major Shlozown Kunlo would.nomed Nakajima, whose Lleu- M Water aise obtained on Decupation
On arrival, RO Fowler called
At the time Slivn and Vatr of Hong Kong my upon Tong Chi-wah,
and Mrs. J. M. Reis, and Miss 38, Chan
that daughter of Mr. suy Terena Mathias,
accused wns not tenant was Howard Tor..
Bergen were arrested, he was in order for payment of $250 by the mise was let 1o the present Chun.wah, 48. and two other
He also testified that George Hospital. He was admitted to Grm for the sand removed.
The girl, Lo Leiheung, aged 18. and Mrs. A. C. Mathias, will be authorised to conduct interroga- agent. A few
detained, to clain men
did. Van Bergen, who was detained Hospital on May 10, 1943, and was presented to defendant as an married at the Bosary Church, tions in the manner he ninaths prior to my return to luggage. at the same flme osking!
Shiozawa would also testify that at the same time, was also taken remained in Hospital until the Hong Kong, notice to quit was them if they had anything to de- was well-treated and, except for will be held at No. 1 lanes Road, accused was in charge vic
adopted daughter for $200. She Kowloon, on July 3 at 3 pm,
After the ceremony, a reception
the out for interrogation and. tor- carly part of June, given to the tenant who however clare and if they were carrying being asked to marry a man of Kowloon, residence of the brida interrogation of the two victims tured.
He admitted having inter refused to give up the premises. any contraband, He received ai
at all material Umes.
Concluding his testimony, Mr. rogated Silva and Van Bergon, From that time on no rent was negative reply to both questions. the woman's choice, had no com- groom, to which all relatives and
Marcus A. da Silva, who was da Silva, in order to illustrate The interrogation took place na paid and although I am unable to
then called, raid that he
was that Tom went on the prosecuting
accused #peared to be a result of a Chinese Informier obtain my fint or house 1 am officer, claimed three of the sult-.
arrested at about 7 a.m. on May acting under orders, mentioned named Tec having extorted compelled to walt for the Tenants cases as his slating that оло
14, 1943 and taken to the Mong- that frequently during interroga- 10.000 Military Yen from Van Tribunal to deal with my case. longed to him and that the
kok Kempeital Station. While tlons accused would go to the Bergen's wife, As I understand the Tribunat sitters were given to him to bring)
detained there, he was interroga- telephone and chat rather Ozawa said that when he in only three times a week 11 night down to Hong Kong Asked to
ted on six occasions altogether. · briskly in Japanose and then re- spected the detainees
at the be years before I can get back produce keys. he etninied that
After his first Interrogation, turn to lg questioning,
Mongkok Kenipeltai Station, he my house.
there were not?.
he came to know why he had
He did not know with what did not notice anything... about There has been a lot written
After a fruitless search for
been arrested. He was accused offence accused charged, them, except that they were ahmut wicked landlords but it is eva, RO Fowler forced open the
of being a British spy, with cer- but if it was that accused, was bit_emaciated. difleult to see the fairness of the sultrases with a screw-driver and, Landlord and Tenants Ordinance ta twr cases, found 20 packets of
When the Empress of Scotland leaves Hong Kong tain specific allegations being in charge of the Mongkok Hearing was then adjourned cases like
Kompeitai Station, he, witness till 10 a.m. today. nine, as besides opium hidden
shortly for U.K. on her last trip as a trooper,
One of the specific allegations was not of the Impression that getting no rent I am also unable clothing and in the false sides of she will be carrying a Naval Officer whose
Was that a neighbour, George nceused was in charge. "Some to get the return of my house. the second case. Tong immedl- valued services to the Colony will be long re- Van Bergen, was actually a of the things that happened at Mr.-Kaan Tze-Leuk will ---ada- In the meantime I am outstaying ntely stated that he did not know membered.
British subject and that he, Mongkok my welcome in my present place the oplum was in the cases.
Kempeital Station dress the Photographic Society He is Surgeon Captain Claude Keating M.S.M., Silva, had obtained for Van happened, in my Impression, f abode which is the sitting On being searched hay
Hong Kong on "Pictoriat room of friends of mine. I am Fowler, accused was found to be
R.N. the Medical Officer in charge, Royal Bergen false Portuguese citizen-without the knowledge of ac Composition" at the club
prv Ihable to be requested to leave at wearing a special girdle in which
Naval Hospital Hong Kong.
ship papers from the Portuguese; cused," ended Silva.
mises 217a Prince's Building nny time but I am sorry to any was conresled another packet of
Consul as that he could operate) "Not Permitted” this evening at 6.15 p.m. The I cannot do the same to
Captain Keating arrived in tion between Cantain Kenting in Hong Kong, my optum.
Major Shiozawa Kunio, Com- lecture is open to the public tenant, Besides paying no rent I
when The second defendant. Chan, Australia
operations and the Senior Medical Officer The other accusation was that mandant of the Kowloon Dis. end all are welcome. have an idea the tenant is sub claimed the remaining four suit. against Japan were being step- of the Queen Mary Hospital he was in communication with a letting rooms at very high rents cases in
Dr. Mr. Lal. discovered ped up in January 1945 and (Dr. Griffiths and later
SIVE Baid that he which was -even the garage is rented out 2,000 taels of the narcotte, con.
went to Brisbane where he ex-] Uttley
friendly found out later than this Mr. as living quarters.
cealed among the clothing and in tablished a R.N. Hospital of cooperation was reflected in the Laf was Colonel Ride of the "EVER BEEN HAD" false sides and false bottoms. 250 beds in a wing of the 102nd various departments of both BAAG.
Questioned, both accused do- Australian General Hospital. Sections of the Hospital where The second interrogation took, clared that they vere carrying
the Staffs worked together in place on the Monday after his
each arrest. There
thin the cases for their respective
close liaison and helped friends at Kunming, adding that
other in many ways. As an in- Japanese dressed in Chinese they were to be met on arrival at
stance for the first six months clothes and an interpreter pre- Kai Tak. There were, in fact,
the Naval Radiologist supplied | sent. When he denied the
The appeal brought by Lance Sergeant Lau Chi several persons there at the time,
stores and examined civilian allegations, he was flogged with but in the confusion they managed
patients for the Civil Section a whip for 15 or 20 minutes.
against his conviction and sentence, before a to escape, with the exception of
whilst the latter afforded the The Japanese handled the whip. Full Court composed of Sir Henry Blackall, *wo, who would be appearing in
facilities of the Department On Tuesday morning, he was
Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice T. J. Gould at Churl on a more serious charge, Captain Keating preceded the and Staff.
agala interrogated. Оп this the Supreme Court yesterday, was dismissed. srid SRO Humphreys.
move by flying to Hong Kong
occasion, there were four persons Mr. A.J. Cifford appeared", opinions should not be allowed on 9th September, 1945 to aur-
present, one of whoin was ac for the Crown and Mr. Charles to weigh on their minds. The vey the altuation. Being the
cused. The interrogation follow- Laseby represented Lau Chỉ. Jury were therefore left to re Senior Medical Officer on shore Many difficulties were ened the same lines. Ho WIE Lau Chi who was found turn their vordlēt, and Staff Medical Officer to the countered in the post V3 Day whipped for 10 or 15 minutes guilty on Feb. 5, 1947, of offer Clearing Any Aspersion Commodore in Charge he did period and much hard work
Regarding the remark made much to organise in his energe was entailed but Captain Kest. the same manner by a Chinese culars: (3) that the learned
The tor Darkin, was sentenced by by the learned Judge in bon- tic and efficient way the medical inx's faculty for getting to the facilities in the early days of root of things quickly was of whipping had a very painful Mr. Justice E.11. williams to hection with the attack of in much value In surmounting the effect, particularly in view of 18 months' imprisonment with spector Darkin, Sir Henry said was down to $280.50 for a time. the Re-occupation.
ainculties and fading answer welts from the previous
the fact that it was covered with hard labour.
that the learned Judge's remark Plastres made a further climb.
The old R.N. Hospital at to the problems as they arose beating.
The appeal was based on the was made after the verdict Bad Opening at $11,22 & 100 they want
$11.45. Then they receded Wanchal had been badly dam He has been much concerned in
following grounds: (1) that the been returned. It could not have the un planning
Rehabilitation and fell to: 311.20. At the close aged and was not fit for
At the next interrogation, he verdict was against the weight therefore altered the verdict? for the increased they were again $11.25.
numbers in and equiping of the War was asked to strip and lie down of the evidence? (2) that the Bir Henry said that he was of Chinese National Currency's re-personnel of the Fleet so he Memorial Hospital which is to on a long table. After being learned Judge misdirected the the opinion that the remark madd THOMAS COWAN & CO. (CHINA) lived, for
covery on
short negotiated for and succeeded in be the new Royal Naval Hos. led to the table, one of the jury in certain material part by the learned Judne concerning Tuesday was
Chinese members of the paris culars: (3) that the learned was made in order to clear any the attack on Inspector Darkin yesterday it again obtaining the top two floors of pital.
"After his strenuous tenure took a thin poker-like steel rod Judge was wrong in law in ex- aspersions against the Inspector Futures were down, the modern Queen Mary Hospt- to a new alltime low at 0% cene tal at Pokfulam. This hospital of office in the Colony, Surgeon with rubber-like handle from cluding the evidence of F. C. C. or any affect they might bays on for CN$1,000, but Improved to had functioned during the war Captain Kesting will Ball in the some live coals in an earthen pot. Wan Tong and (4) that the the public mind, 31% cents at the close. Spot was under Bifliculties due to short Empress of Scotland for UK. The hot end of the poker was schtenee was excessive.
Dealing with the point, that the agas of vidres.
where, it is to be hoped, he will passed an inch or two over his
Sir Henry, dismissing the ap- learned. Judge's excluded certai enjoy a very well earned leave. face, along his body and the peal, sald that the
learned evidence, Sir Henry said that, There will be many regrets at soles of his feet.
Judge was entitled to express after reading the notes on the case, ha found that when ob- his departure, and he will carry
Hot Poker
bis opinioït. In his summing flecilon was made by Crown Coun the warm Rood wishes of all The poker was then passed up.. However, the learned Judge sel that such evidence was colli- who kllow him.
along his thigh to a spot just had warned the fury that histeral and not relevant, defending
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counsel did not insist on the avidence being called.
Character
Sir Henry did not agree that the prosecution was obliged 18 produca evidence of accused's 'character)
Concluding, Sir Henry said that although it was the gruntled for an accused person to commence serving his sentento after his, ap- peal had been diantissed, he would In the present caso,, permit LAW Chi to panug ble sentence from sho
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