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SENTENCE PASSED ON KINOSHITA, YOSHIDA

Heavy Fine For Radio Operator

Sontence was pronounced by the War Crimes Court

ot Lyemun Barracks yesterday on Lieutenant. Gonoral Kinoshita Eiichi and Sargeant Yoshida Bunzo, who were found guilty on Wednesday of war crimes charges.

Kinoshita was sentenced to life imprisonment, and Yoshida was given 12 years. These sentonces are subject to confirmation...

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Before sentence was passed The irial, which opened A fine of $3,000 or eight months in default was impos- yesterday Kinoshita's counsel, October 25. Justed 15 hearings,

brotight down ed on Cheung Man who was Mr. Kakchi Masao, pleading and it witnesses for the prosecu- charged with maintaining and for mitigation aubmitted threetlou were

com- affidavits from Japan testifying Shanghal to testify against boti necused. In addition, a large num- radio possession of a

ber of afidavits were read to the munication station before, Mr. to accused's good character.

Court. fin-shing Lo at Contral yea- terday.

Mr. C. A. Sutherlori Ruse was counsel for the defendant

Who

Admiral Yoshida Zingo, was in command of the Japanese Fleet in China at the ilme Kinoshita was chief of the Shang- hal District Kempeitai, stated that accused, was sincere and uprigh and could not have countenanced 1-treatment of prisoners ns was

Mr. D. B. L. Grew the General Post Office, prosecuting said that at 11 o'clock on the morning of September 8, Mr. Cecil You of the Radio Licone-alleged against him. Ing Office and a party of police

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Award Of Campaign Stars, Medals

How

Arrangements have been made for ex-membera of United Kingdom forces to submit their applications for Campaign Stare Ant War Medala.

Applications should be by letter and should contain the number, rank, name 'and unit of the applipant and 'parti- culars of the pervice which qualifies him for the award of the Star.or Medal.

Ex-members of the Army. the Auxillary Territorial Bar- vloe, the Bupplementary Re- pervo, the Territorial Army or the Home Guard should send their lottera to the Un- der Gecretary of State, the War Office, Whitehall, Lon. don, 8.W.1.

Ex-members of the Royal Navy should send their letters to the Admiralty, Whitehall, London.

Ex-members of the Roynt Alr

Women' Force' and Auxilary Air Force should send their letters to the Air Officer in charge of Accorda (C.1. Cam.), Royal Air Force, Gloucester.

This notice does not apply to serving members of the Forces or to ex-men bare of the HKVDC, the HKRNVA or to ex-members of civilian defence units.

Mr. Loseby's Warm Tribute For Mr. Wicks

Mr. Justice Wicks, formerly Second Magistrate of Kowloon, was welcomed with a warm

Inquiry Commission Investigating Fire Resumes Hearing

The Commission of Inquiry investigating the Wing On Godown fire rosumed its sitting yosterday afternoon to hear witnesses who wore rocallad. · to clarify evidence already given at earliar hearings.

hla company

Mr. Wilkie Lam, manager of the Wing On Godówn, in reply to the President, Mr. Justice' Reynolds, said storage charges were levied; according to the size and measurement of packages, and not to the contents. There was also a differ- enge in the charge according, to whether cargo was stored on the ground floor or an ah upper floor. The higher the floor, the higher would be the charges, owing to additional coolie hire. He remembered Mr. Mc-always notified mtash-Smith, the Chief Officer promptly of any changes or re-. of the Fire Brigade, visltingovala of goods, he

Mr. C. W. Brand, Deputy Chief the Godowns, but he could not recall how many times he had Oficer of the Hong Kong Fire called beyond the visit Me.Brigade, told the Commission of the uncut of Are appliances Smith made in January 1948 and various other censures taken He did not inspect No. 5 go-to combat the fire, and gave as down during that visit. The his opinion that aven if four Lines subject of dangerous goods was the appliances were turned out, t would not have helped matters never discussed with him, he

substantially, and the godowns sald.

would have been burned down all the same. He said a godown fire was of a kind where the risks involvat were unprecedent- cd.

In reply to the Freskient, wit- ness tald right from when

start the Bre was uncontrollable, and the building was doomed,

Further hearing was adjourned to 2.30. pan. Today,

It had been a standing rule for years that all windows of the

should podowns

be closel night.

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One

In reply to Mr. Y. solicitor for the Wing On Com- pany, wliness sald that goods were removed from godown to another, owners would

and

they be noted at once, would be asked to take out an Insurance polley to cover, the Foods and would be asked also for the return of the Rodown warrant for endorsement,

Regarding the removal of the tribute by Mr. Charles Loseby 30 tons of gelatin, witness saki yesterday morning, as he sat tu was not personally aware of In the Supreme Court for the the ease and in fact he never Indow that gelatin had en Arst time since he was apstored in the godowns at all. pointed Additional Judge in To Mr. D, D. Evans solleitor place of Mr. Justice Gould.

for the Hong Kong Fire Insur- Mr. Gould will be going on ance Association, witness s762 leave 10 Australin and

New when Zcolend shortly.

The Pello Theatre Case was at West Point. The inmates of Yoshida's successor, also spoke called before Mr. Bin-shing Lo the floor refused to open the door highty

At the last hearing of the case and it was only after 10 minutes through his efforts relations bei Central yesterday. and threat of forcible entry that, tween the Japanese Services and before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon, the raiding party gained admit- the Chinese were most amicnbic. Mr. Brook Bernacchi suggested

instrumental in that the ense be transferred He won mainly In the rear cubicle was found maintaining peace and good order the Central Court as neither Mr. W. A. Dlair-Ketr nor Mr. W, H. A radio receivor. of the com- in Shanghai, he said.

Lather would be in a position munications typc. The set was Oka Shin, who was attached to to hear it. Mr. Blair-Kerr, in his still hot, which suggested that i

Attacle's caprely as Crown Counsel, ind was in actual operation when the party arrived. In a druwer ice in Shanghai in 1942, said given afvice to the prosecution, of a desk were found twe slips Kinoshita exercised proper con- while Mr. Latimer sat nis coroner at the quest on those who died eniniaing what appeared to be trol over his subordinates.

Yesterday's proceedings brought in the fire. An account

uto a close the Bridge House ens. Mr. Bennechi Instructed by book showing prices paid fe

the the notorious Mr. P. L. Lam represented, Al Bridge House, of equipment

detention house for civilian in- grennd defendant in be case, Wong aelzeri

ternees in Shanghai, detainees Sang-po, film-developer. Mr. P.11. In the adjacent cubicle,

the Were subjected 10

most¡ Sin

represented Stu Wat-ying, illegal telephone was discovered

horrible tortures.

Blas Bartholomew Ven lag Shaw, hidden under the bed. The

lensee of the Pethe Theatre and ilst defendant in the case. telephone had na number on

Mr. Charles Moltrum. Assis connected and presuntably was to the long Kong Telephone

The present trial was the resultant Director of Criminal intelll Company Junction box outaltic

conducted the the house.

popular protests in Shanghai gence (Kowloon) The wire, however,;

prosecution. and in England over an earlier

The case fixed for hearing on Mr. Grew added that the re- decision to drop the pro

December 22. For of Kinoshita and Yoshida. ceiver WIRR not sujinble

roadcast programmes and costal to insufficient evidence. The pro- twice as much as a good broad-test was taken to the House of

Mr. Smith vislied the Commons, and the Secretary of cast receiving

endowns witness was asked 10 In his defence, Mr. Russ Raid State for War ordered

Mr. Loseby was representing take him around. Me. Smith pak} that defendant was only chock-arrest of the accused for trint.

the appellants skle of a case, in special attention in the are ex- The Court, appointed to try the the

lottery of numbers ing

included Lleutenant

the Court of Appeal composed finguishers but he could not say tickets he had bought in Macnonceused,

of the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie whether he Also pak special contained Colonel I. A. Massic, Royal Scots and the two slips

and Major

the nature Fusiliers (President)

Gibson, and the new judge, fr. attention nothhy else but those number».

When Lee Chee-cheng, 58-year Justice Wicks.

the godowns. Marcover, the radio set was rust B.H. Craig, The Buffs, and Cup

wernan. was searched by thin H.M. McLeod-Martin, Midd

Mr. Loseby offeled congratula- No Consultations the property of defendant but of

dlesex Regiment (members).

Female Revenue OMeer 85 nt the another man.

The next witness, Air. £. 13. the Kowloon-Cant Hallway Station ions on behalf of the members

of the Bar and the legal pro-Kwok, Chief The prosecution was

Munager of the hands of Major Peter Clague. Sunday, a five-tael bar, a half- R. A., Assistant. Director of Army bar, a lump of Koh, and a US$20

Mr. Losely went on to say that Wing On Company, said Wilko gold cein were found on her waist,

Lam would come to consult him Legal

Services,

Wicks' GHQ. FARELF.

achievements, Nine gold rings were niso found Mr.

the waly In doubt concerning Kinoshita was defended by R

which he had not fully been-

been nover onything. He had in her handbag. Japanese barrister from Tokyo, Charged before Mr, W. H. Lati-aware until that morning, were consulted in regard to the nature Mr. Kakchi Musao, Yoshida, whol

of the mer at Kowloon yesterday with remarkable.

goods

In the The speaker then referred to. refused legal assistance from Me Importing gold without a permit,

Rodowns. Kakahi.

Wicks conducted bis own de Lee was cautioned and had two Mr

carcer nt King's

Replying to the President, wit- fence.

gold rings returned to her. The College, Gray's Inn, and n nees enld he would have thought Kinoshita and Yoshida were other rings and the bullion were Oxford, which was interrupted at ng manager of the godowns Jointly

charged with being con-ordered to be confiscated,

by the outbreak of the war.

Lun would have made himself Police constable 1402 Yu Ting- cornel. In the 11-treatment of At the request of Mr. Marcus Mr. Loseby concluded by any ware of the nature of the goods chuck, aged 29, was brought be- Hans Rechelin, John Martin, da Silva, the case in which Yuen ing that Mr. Wicks, Ta his stored in thein, fore Mt.. W. H. Latimer at Kow. Watson and William Ilution, re-chor-hing, aged 19, was charged arduous work could rest assured WILDWES had

complete con- loon yesterday on the counts of sulting in the death of Hutton in with exporting gold (about nix that his recent appointment Adence In Lean who had been un demanding 31 with menaces, andi | August 1943.

sels) at the Kowloon-Canton would be greeted with real and executive officer of the Company conspiring to obtain dally pay-

additionally Kolkway Stallon on Sunday, was

The godown ments from fish hawkers,

Ser of the Bar and every mem-stuff was working smoothly under was alleged that he demand-charged with being concerned in retarded by Mr. W. II. Latimer tenute pleasure by every mem-ifer many years,

treatment of a Chinese ut Kowloon yesterday for a werk..

ber of the legal profession in his direction, ed the money from Choung Hing resident numed Vong, resulting in { Revenue Inspector D. H. Knox

The radio set was ordered to be confiscated to the 00.

Policeman Charged

At Kowloon

It

November 27, anul that he con-

Kinoshita

was

the re-

In

Cautioned On Illegal Gold Import

at Cheung-shawan Road on Vong's death in November 1942. wes in charge of both cHELS,

spired, between November 21 and

He was also charged with being

27, with another not in custody to responsible, as commanding offteer

btam dally payments from fish of the Shanghat Kempeltoi from August 1942 to November 1944, hawkers on his beat.

AL the request of Detective with responsibility for the ill- Sub-Inspector D, S. Roberts, de- treatment of various detainices t cused was remanded for three Bridge House and the Union Jack days in custody.

Club, Shanghai,

Clan Fight, Ending In One Death, Recalled

An argument over a hawking pitch at Castle Peak Road on Octobor 24, which led to a clan fight two days later and resulted in the death of one of the combatants, was described to Mr. W. H. Latimer, Coroner, at Kowloon yaster- ¡day.

The Coroner was conducting

One Month

For Each Iron Bar

fession.

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Hong Kong, and that he could Asked by Us President whether be sure they would always do tie had confidence-in-Lam despite their best 10 reciprocate that, the fact that he had said he did kindness and patience for which not know the regulations regard- his Lordship was already well be the storage of goods, witness

replied in the affirmative.

Mr. T. M. King, Hong Kong manager of the China Fitu Insur- wald the 144 Mr. W. A. Blair-Keir, Assistant acce Company, Crown Solleitor, who is on two tema of thn scrap which were weekk, leave, will talce over the destroyed in the fire, were insured at the with his compatty. They were at For each length of iron bar Second Court, Kowloon,

expiration of his holiday. Kr. ist stored in the No. 1 godown he stole from Jardine Mathe Blair-Kerr was, before his ap- and subsequently transferred ta

Company Limited,pointment to the Law Omee on the No. 5 godown. Chan Man, aged 19, has to July 8, the Second Magistrate in Ite find always found the Wing serve one month in prison. Kowloon.

On Gydowns reliable, and they Brought before Mr. F. X. Almada nt Central yesterday,

son

and

he pleaded guilty to the chargo of larceny fald against him.

At 6.30 p.m. on Friday last, he was seen by a watchman of the company trying to get away with six lengths of iron bars from the company premises at 10 Pedder Street. He was inmediately prehended.

August offence four months

strokes of

fle was convicted in On October 24 and 25 she had this year for a sumilar an inquiry into the death of some trouble over the pitch with and sentenced to Lee Cheung who, according to Lee Chong. At 3 p.m. on October hard labour and six Dr. R. E Alvares, died of 20, she saw Les Chong again en-the cane.

croaching on her pitch and pulled his basket away. intra-abdominal

and was recorrunended for banish- A quarrel started, and her son, mont. Yam Yan, arrived on the scene Inspector Moran prosecuted. and was promptly assaulted by Lee Chong and his friend. und knocked to the ground,

haemorrhage and shock caused by a ruptur- ed spleen.

The verdict was that "deceased. during the course of a fight, te ceived a blow which caused the spleen to be ruptured and from the effect of which he died. There has been no evidence brought be- Tore the court to show who ac tually struck the blow."

Following this verdict.

Witness

Application In Property

Case Granted

After having bought property for 46,000 yen, hò had made repeated and unsuccessful attempts to find the former owner, Lo Sau-pang, a mor- chant, told the Supreme Court yesterday,

This time he got six month Lo's application for an order that thei Registrar

DEATH

Mr. Estanlleu Maria ("Lalau

execute a confirmatory assignment in respect of a document in Japanese was granted by Mr. Justice Reynolds (Additional Judge).

In his application, Lo stated repeated attempts to find Chu

struck Lee on the head with her Judge) Cordeiro died sudden that on December 15, 1043, he Po-kum by calling at the address as given in the Japanese assignment, scales, and was, in tum, knockedly yesterday. Funeral has been bought land now known unconscious.

of a Chinese lawyer, Cheung

arrangel for today and will pass No. 5 Queen's Road, Central, No. 121, Queens Robd, East, and Chased By Crowd the Monument at 3.30 p.m. for 40,000 ych. On the same also at the address given in the When she regained conscious-

day, he attended at the offices Crown Lease of the property at

210 Des Voeux Road, Central.. ness, she saw Lee, Cheung boing Lee chased by a large crowd,.running Chong, aged 20, unlicenced haw in the direction of So Uk Village. ker, and Lee Ping altas Lee Ping- Ainong the crowd, said witness, fuk, 25-year-old cooked food stall she identified Lee Chong and Lee tok, had the charge of man-Ping slaughter withdrawn against them

The crowd were also Hoklo

by Detective-Inspector C. Dow-people, while Leo Cheung, herself inon. They were accordingly cis and her son were Tung Koon. charged,

Some time inter, continuert wit- ness, the was-walking down According to Chan Kam, 52-Castle Peak Road when she saw year-old female hawker, she Leo Choung lying by the side of "occupied 'n pilch at Cheungshawan the road, with police officers near- Matket for shout a year:and 'con-) by. aldered It is her exclusive pro Detective-Inspector C. Downian

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