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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947.

THRASHED BLACK AND BLUE

No Scope For Time Lags

LONDON, JULY 15:

THE WORLD.

THAT

REQUIRES

THE TIME LAG

DE-

Women's Evidence

Japanese In War Crimes Trial Reparations

Mrs. M. E. Silva Dorabojce, who testified before No. 7 War Crimes Court yesterday at the re- sumed hearing of the War Crimes trial of four Japanese Gendarmes, told the Court that on oné occasion she was manhandled and thrash- ed by a Gendarme until she was "black and blue with bruises,"

TWEEN DISCOVERY AND AP Miss Nancy Yip, another witness, declared that PLICATION MUST BE AS

SHONT AS TOSSIBLE. MH. HERBERT MORRISON, THE LORD

THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL, TOLD MEMBERS OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY AT THEIR CENTENARY LUN. CHEON IN LONDON TODAY.

"The quicker the Kup can be bridged, be mald, "Thr more rapidly enn the army of progress advance, and those nations which are the fest to bridge the gaps be. eune the industrial, leaders of the

world.

she was stripped naked and given the water torture after a stone had been placed on her' chest.

The four Gendarmes, Ushiyama Yukio. Sgt. Ishiyana Kakue, Sgt. Morino Sakuzo mand Sgt. Major Matsuyama Hiroshi are charged

Stripped Naked with the P-treatment of civi

Mass Nancy Yip, éùshler in Hans in custody at the Western the employ of Jimmy's Kitchen, Headquarters said that she was arrested and Gendarmerie' [Central Police Station), causing detained fit Central Police- death to some and physical suf-Station for three and a half ferings to others.

months. -

Capt. | floor. Ng said that excrutlating Major pain was ranked by this form of Major torture. He was also given the

water torture.

Scramble

Confession Extracted

By "Kindness"

"As it was expected that the Allied Forces might attempt a landing at Hong Kong any day after Feb. 1945, it was impressed upon me by my superiors that, from the viewpoint of Japanese strategy, civilians should be treated kindly and without violence," said Sgt. Major Kamada Yasushi in the course of his testimony before No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday. Kamada is charged with the occasions at Stanley and four against Japan are two to three-treatment of several Chinese tinws at Central.

Allied

Washington, July 16,

reparationa claimi

times more than the amount of Nippon's assets that may be available.

So far China has démanded 40 per cent of the total re- parations and Austraila 30.

The

Dutch East Indies and India are believed to be press- ing for shares similar to Aus- tralia. The Philippines want 15 percent. Claima from other nations remain to be revealed but it is known that Britatu,

and

between June civillans Angust 1945, causing death to some and much bodily suffering to others.

There was always a guard on

"No Violence"

When asked to describe the method of interrogation which he adopted in regard to Li Wai- Kamada denied that there Jam. Karmada said he had been were any instrument of torture informed by his superior of in the interrogation room at cer, Yamaguchi, that it was be- Central Police Station where Lilieved that Li Wal-lum was an Wai-lam and Chang Kwan-woo | informer in the service of the were interrogated.

Hong Kong Island District Gendarmerie and that the France and others have put in strong demands that they de duty outside the cells. It was others arrested together with

his agents. The United the duty of this guard to pre- Li were States position also remains to vent attempts

at excape or be clarified.

suicide and to see to it that Original reports of the Ameri-detainees did not converse with CUR attitude were that the

In view of the United States would seek little one another.

presence of this guard, it would or no reparations. Later I was said, without official confirm not have been possible for Li tion, that the American share Wai-lam and Chang Kwan-woo would be the largest, and that

to speak to each other as a 1 would be passed to needy Far leged. East nations, especially China,

Kamada admitted having in-ordinates India and the Philippines.--4- srciated Press.

terrogated L Wai-lam on three

cline. to reduce.

had been whose

"in truth, there is possibly no manufacturing Industry

ducts and efeiency cannot be improved with the help of our chussets,

"The challenge to British grit Is mis a challenge to British chemists.

"It is essential for our welfare that our applied zelentists smild always be ready to seize the up. portunities which the growth of ¦

The first witness to be called

She was interrogated almost was Tane Kal-wing, who said every day and was given the that he was arrested on June de water torture on two occasions, 1943. He was arrested at the Before the water lorture was Land Offer and taken te the given, she was stripped naked. Central Police Station, where | A stone was placed on her chest he was interrogated regarding and water

poured over her bribery at the

Oller.fave,

Land

| When he Ank that no one would On other occasions when she dare to take any bribe under the was interrogated, she WBM Japanese, regime, he was so bad- | beaten with a bamboo stick af- ly beaten that he almost fainted, ter hey clothes had been taken i

- new knowledge offers, und to Later, he was again interro- ! off.

apply it soonally for the good off gapes and given the muter tekjur hams and feet were tied the community." Heuter,

with a thick rope and she still

Russian Aid To Satellite Countries

Moscow, July 15.

He was pr'cused after two and j bore marks caused by being so half months.

txund.

Wanchai Pursuit

OF A

Jeep

Mira. M. E. Siva Dorabia O the orension of her firstThe story of how he chased defendant in his car,

jee said that she was arrested į water

torture, she saw Mr. Aaron ("Jimmy") Landau Bed

on May 6, 1944, and taken to Central Police Station, where near a wari with his Hunds

she was placed Ja Cell No. 47. She was detained for

two months and ten days.

behind his back and a atune ly- ing across his thighs.

followed him for some distance on foot, and finally had him arrested by three Police ofii- cers, was related by Mr. G. M. Davreux, man- ager of Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orient. at the resumed hearing before Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday of the charge of manslaughter against A/B Robert Iver Lawless of HMS

On her release, shị saw a doctor, who said that she was suffering from lung trouble s A result of water torture. The

"Gambia." and doctor gave her an injection freed to kneel on stones, for, who told her to go to Hospital two and a half hours until her | immediately.

Knelt On Stones Husie is belleved to be draft. When she was arrested, she Pig n pinn for glye econovo's mid to

WHR Inken to a room full of Albanin, while the Soviet press | Instruments af tortuent hints at a gloomy fate for the European nations. which accept Amerieun assistance.

speculation that

agreement will

an.

Lawless is charged with the The jeep, continued witness, manslaughter of 1 Chineas; did not slap but drove an at woman, Cha Tal, aged 34, at 430 the same speed. He went after p.m. on June 30 at Hennessy the jeep. looking, while doing Road. near Fleming Rond, naso, for a Pollee constable. Ife found three and took them to the result of a fatal accident.

S. William Eggleston is in the scene of the accident. charge of the case.

the chase after the jeep. Hir, Davreux said that be followed up to Great George Street where he found the jeep behind a private var.

knees bled. She was then taken Lark, Koon-chun testified that Thr presence in Mreenw of by a Japanese named Tomarn he was arrested on May 17, Hodju af Albania

gives rise to to a room where a prisoner was 1944, on suspicion of being a economic being tortured, Tamura told her spy and delaíned ret Central 132- unpornerd | that if she spoke the truth, she | Police Station.

would be released after three He was given the water tor-

Describing ip Chi. matger of the Tai from enster days, ofherwise she would he¦ture on numerous occasions and

tortured in the same manner. aaw an Allied agent, Chau Man-Tung Melor

On one occasion she heard a kwong. being tortured by Crk, stated in evidence that he men downstairs exl'ing her cell | Matsuyama, Chiu was stripped was driving number. The man. whom she to the waist and bound to a believed to be Tansley, advised chair, while a red hot poker her not to say anything, but to was applied to his chest. Luk keep whatever information she said that he was threatened with might have.

similar treatment unless he

Other Wiplomats and southern Europeas countries many follow up Hodja for couno mie conferences, Hodža is the sted premier to visit Moscow in the last week. Premier Klement Gottwald of Czechoslovakia er rived on July and worked out an economic and political agree. ment.--Associated Press.

V.D. RATE UP

IN ARMY

A Japanese named lahi heard | confessed.

the conversation, He came to The ease was adjourned till her cell with a leather covered 10 a.m. today.

cane, caught her by the throat

and threw her to the ground. He then proceeded to kick her In the stomach, after which he drugged her to the top of the stairs.

London, July 15, The annual rule of venereal disease. per... 1,000. truops_in..the army in Britain has jumped from 11.7 in 1938 to 32.8 in 1946, Mr. F. J. Bellenger, the Secretary for War, told the House of Commons with blood.

today.

Re added that the rule

per

She was so badly beaten that she was black and blue with bruises and her face covered

She was later unsisted to her cell by two Japanese guards.

When she asked to be re-

1,000 for the British Army of the leased, she was accused of be-

#

Rhine' last year was 158.6.

The rate for the first quartering a spy.

of 1947, Mr. Bellenger sold was

Heart Trouble

+

per 1,000.

Transportation (2579)

his car

airing Henessy Road when he siw jeep No. 45681 coming to-

wards him at high speed. Near Hennessy Road Market, the jeep overtook some cars and, near the junction of Hennessy Rond, knocked down & woman and a child.

Misconceptions On H.K. Geology

The natural wealth of Hong Kong, was the subject of an enlightening lecture given by Dr. S. G. Davis, Ph.D. M.Sc. FTs. at the meeting of the Sino-British Club held at St. John's Hall yes- terday.

on

PENICILLIN THEFT attention, a Japanese in uni-eral and inaccurate

Tokyo, July 10.

her some pills. After taking these pils, she felt worse than before,

Mrs. Dorabojce said that she

natural rocks.

in

our

Orders were therefore issued that the interrogation of Li and the others should be carried out without any violence.

Kamada said that he himself a Kempei for over eight years and as he was the senior Surgeant Major, he al ways impressed upon his sub- the fact that they should not, in the exccution of their duty, trent the civilian population roughly. It Wax afrongly emphasised that they should endeavour to treat all civilians na kindly as possible.

Kámain maintained that he conducted the "iturrogation of Li Wai-lum and the others in strict conformity with this principle

Kind Treatment Because of his kind treatment of Chaug Kwan-woo, the latter was very pleased to make a con- fession.

Kwan-

were

14. Wufam, Chang Woo and Ng Wo-shin treated diffrently to other de tainees and given special ra- tions.

He instructed others to treat Wai-fam, Chang Kwan-woo and Ng Wo-shun differently be

working for cause they were the Kempeitai,

Although giving cigarettes Kamada said was prohibited, that when he interrogaled Li and the others, he always gaye them cigarettes.

Kamada decured he did not know the micaning of water tor- ture and did

the not know method employed to carry out this form et torture. He did tinued Mr. Dayreux, he told him not recollect having placed cigarette butts inside" to report the accident, tulling lighted accused, at the same time, "You Li's shirt. cannot get away with this." De- Kurzawa Hideo, called by the fendant, said witness, became | defence, said that he know ac- abusive and asked him what it cused us a gentle and quiet had to do with him, Lawless type of person. also told Gillen to go off.

Going up to the driver, con-

Concerning interrogations, It was the motto of the Com- mandant of the Hong Kong Island

District Gendarmerie

that gendarmes should "do their duty as gentlemen, with kindness and justice."

When the occupants of the Jeep began to move off, said witness, the followed them to Yee Wo Street where they part ed company. He continued to follow the driver who, after he

Hearing was then adjourned passed East Point Terrace, till 10 a.m. today. Lurned back and joined Gillen. Anticipating that defendant Tulght jump into a tram or bus, witness signalled to a taxi to follow behind. Mr. Davreux

| added that he noticed a grey ear following him the, whole time.

once

On being approached more and told by witness to re- port to the Police, accused used the most obsene language.

Corroborative evidence, was given by Mr. Francis Zimmern who was a passenger in Mr. Davreux's car at the time of

After evidence by Chau Tak, driver of taxi 4447,

and evidence of arrest, hearing was adjourned to Friday morning.

Dr. Davis said that there, was of the non-metala, Hong Kong slightly lower in Britain than the “As a result of the treatment general ignorance concerning the had excellent building atones corresponding 1946 quarter at 513 ahe recelved, she contracted general geology of the Colony, the form

of 'granite and por- beri beri and heart disease. and said it was possible that even

of phyrics. Clay abounded every The Secretary of War said that The rice which she received was pitchblende, principal source, where and was probably commer-

might be he was taking all steps to improve nised with sand and for several uranium and radium the morale of the troops in order days she was unable to eat any found in the rocks of liong Kong. clally the most valuable of to cut the disease incidence rate. thing.

In the course of his léctare, Dr. Davin

that there hauteen soid

Hong Kong had underground --Reuter.

Mrs. Dorkbojen Maid that

reservoirs yielding salt, nitrates very little study

research when she asked for medical work

mineral and water. No bores had yet been the economic maunk to any depth and it wus of the Colony. There

There was

assump-more than likely that the under form came to see her and gave ion that geological Hong Kong ground water supplies could be the incident. In one of the biggest cases of

were chiefly composed of ancient capped to supplement the surface

suppites, which were very resistant rocks of primary age

erratic penicillin theft uncovered during

Much of the solid geology of and that the Peak was composed Hong Kong was masked by the the occupation the First Covalry

of

The lecturer Division Provost Court today von frequently saw fellow prisonerségletra

Hong Kong was not decayed rock on the surface. Even victed five Japanese and imposed being taken out for Interroga uninteresting, for if that was so, pitchblende, the principal source prison terms ranging from six tion and lator heard them then Devers and Cornwall would of uranium and radium, might be months to two years and fines screaming. When they came likewise have to be called uninter- found here since the rocks of the of 1,000 yen to 3,000 yen.

hack, they told her they had esting since similar rock, forma- Colony were similar to the type More than

in areas, where pitchblende is 150 bottles,

tions occurred In those places. each been given. the water torture. containing 200,000 units of pent-

walk along Lugard Road minod. Mrs. Dorabojee also testified cillin, was stolen from the supply regarding the death of Lieut. would disprove that the Peak wi

composed of granite. The Peak room of the 358th Medical Dis Shrigley, whom she saw for was composed of felsite, a

Vol. pensary. In

Tokyo by Roteht some ten or hfteen days in canic rock formed from lava. Odajima, a juvenile employee of June.

Granites were course grained and as different from volcanics he was arrested and taken to diamond is from emerald or chalk Cyntral Police Station on June is from cheese.

Hong Kong, he said, possessed hia arrest, he was interrogated and wailcam and possibly such Tokyo, July 16.

and heaten with a leather belt fuel as coal, oil and gas. Mr. William C. Bullitt, former by an unidentified Japanese. American Ambassador to Russia

has yet been Ingated, though bor and France; arrived in Tokyo yes-

He was also asked to kneeling might reved the presence of torday for a brlof visit-Router.on Iron nails thrown about the cool.

the Army, who was sentenced to 'Ng Kan told the Court, that

two years hard labour for theft and possession of penicillin United Press.

ARA

EVICTION ORDER

SINO-RUSSIAN BARTER

Shanghai, July 16.

18. 1944. On the day following | werkabic deposits of iron, lead one month by Mr. F. X.br signed as soon as it is approved '

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

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A Sino-Russian itude agree. iment, under which the Contrdi For keeping a brotho) at No, Trust of China will send burler 20 Thompson Road, second floor, goods worth US$10,000,000 to Chan Ying was fined $250 or Soviet Russia during 1947, will d'Almada at Central yesterday. by the Executive Yuen; Mr. F.M. the Defendant admitted being the Lo,cssistant manager of principal tenant, and produced Trust; told reporters today. the zont receipt. The Magis

The proceeds of the goods Itrate issued an eviction order. -

which will consist principally, of brie tep, lung, öll, wolfrám, and antimony will be used towards liquidating the nation's debts to Russia Incurred during the war,, Mr. Lo added.--Reuter.

BY EDGAR MARTIN

TU TELL YOU WHATLI HIGH ¡JUBY AS AN

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WITH THESE HGH SCHOOL KIMTUPIACE TESTS A

BROKER REMANDED

Lui Chun Hong, 21, broker of No. 146 Queen's Road West, first floor, was reminded for 48 hours by Mr. F. E d'Almada at/Contratynsterday when charged with Jarceny of B blcycle › from "880, Hennessy. Rond, ground floor, and escap

· Ing from - fawful custody at Sheung Shui, Sİ

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