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THE CHINA MAIL; MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1949.

Confessions

In The Air

YAMASHITA TRIAL WAS Permitted UNJUST & VINDICTIVE

New York, October 9.

The trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita was an "unjust, hypocritical and vindictive miscar riage of justice."

At any rate, this is what A. Frank Reel, one of the

CENSUS OF ARMS

U.S. Army lawyers who defended the Japanese PROPOSAL

Generals, thinks.

Reel, who appeared for the de- the wary commander will have fence in the trial in Manda three to concentrate on winning at all and a half years ago, says the costs." trial may return to plague Ame- rican's military leaders.

Yamashita, the famed "Tiger

Reel is emphatic in condemning used against proceedings the

Yamashita.

of Malaya," was convicted by a

"We have been unjust, hypo- military commission in 1945 and banged on February 23, 1946, critical, and vindictive. We have enemies On the after the Supreme Court refused defeated our to review the commission's find-battlefield, but we have let their

spirit triumph in our hearts.

Lake Saeness, October 8. Russia is expected to ask the United Nations next week to take a census of armies,ern- ments and atomic, boahs in the

Big Five countries.

Vatican City, October 9. Airborne priests will be able to hear confessions of pilgrims flying to Reme for the Holy Year celebrations.

A Papal. decree published said that in view of the In-

creasing popularity of alr transport, an article of the Canon Law, allowing priests to hear confessions of travel- lers at sea, shall be extended to those going by plane. Reuter.

SMOKE WATCHER

RETIRES

STAMP NEWS

By "TETE-BECHE”

A gratifying number of mem- bers and

the visitors" attended meeting held by the Hong Kong Philatelic Society at the Catholic: Centre, King's Building last Fri- day.

lots of

same

has been withdrawn from sale. State to The latest Malayan have a new issue is Selangor. with a set similar in values to those recently issued by neigh- bouring states.

Several interesting

Hong Kong Issue stamps were put up for auction The "Silver Weddings" are still by members and tea was served on the up and up to the satis

Should sufficient support be taction of those investors who got forthcoming it is proposed that in the ground door. similar meetings be held every The Great Britain overprints alternate Friday in the

issued by Morocco Agencies, building.

Tangier and the three Persian The next meeting will be out Gulf Protectorates are rather dif- October 14 at 5.30 pm. An open feult to come by, particularly in

to any Invitation is extended

fine used condition. members of HM Forces who

interested Further particulars may be ob- tained from the Hon. Secretary, P.O. Box 446.

London, October 9. The man who watched smokemon

for a living retired today.

The Soviet proposal is expected to follow these lines:

Büll Ashmore's job is to keep (1) All permanent Members of his eye on the smoke gushing the Security Council-the United from the chimneys of London's States. Britain, Rausis, France biggest powerhouse and signal And Chim-should submit full the boiler room if it got too thick

black.

are

•

"Jinnah” Set

In my last mates i mentioned

new- Australian

The original cost of these five sets in mint condition in June 1948, was £5.87d. Last week I saw the same dealer's price list in which he quotes £13.10.06. for similat sets.

In conclusion let me remind my 10/-readers that the Hong Kong UPU

„The University of Chicago! We must learn that victory data on their armed forces andil. 66, saved--sooly -London | that,, the

"Tbc without fustice is a dead thing, i armaments of-all-types-including several more layers during the starup was issued on September set of four stamps will be on sale

ings.

Press has just published Case of General Yamashita," on that humanity cannot live with- admittedly angry account by out charity...As we former Army Captain Reel of will we be judged; our own rights what happened in this first and and privileges are those we grant précedent-making

crimes to the lowliest and most despised trial.

of culprits."

WAT

A Precedent

"America."- Reel writes, "made the decision, pronounced the law, and set the precedent. If the de- cision was right and just, it will become a precedent of justice I the decision among nations. was wrong, it must turn into a curse upon justice among nations, unless the wrong is acknow- ledged to the world.".

Comm-

atomic reapons.

at the local post offices today, the Sorry about the mistake, but "Double Teeth," up to roun my correspondent in Australia usually hands out reliable in KING'S NURSE DEAD

(2 The Security Council should two years he held the job. A suc- 3. judge, so

establish control organ to col cessor has taken over Associated late the information received and Press. to make periodic inspections, sub- Ject to the consent of the Govern ments

He charges the military, high command in the Pacific with

"vlelation

Laws of the

that Anglo-Saxon Jurisprudence has developed over many centuries In order to protect just such persone (as Yamashita) against the prejudices of Judges and the demands of the mob for vengeance."

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Accusing the military of an "unseemly haste" in which a fair

He argues that Yamashita trial was impossible, Reel writes was not hanged because he was that even if the mechanics of a in command of troops that fair trial had been ad.ered to. committed atrocities, but be Yamashita's sentence was contrary cause he was in command of to the fundamental principle of that a man troops that committed atrocities! Anglo-Saxon law on the losing side.

shall not be convicted for a crime that was not legally a crime at Reel writes that by the same the time it was committed. token many American

tried "The terror caused by a system inanders could have been and executed if the United States that permits retroactive punish- ment," he addeds, "is even better had lost the war.

"There are those who say," known to the victims of dictator- he adds, "that the execution of ships who live in constant fear of because he was in secret police dragging them from Yamashita

their homes not because of some command of troops who com- mitted atrocities is a good thing. act that they knew was forbidden

of some crime Expert Repair Service Under commanding generals, will take which they were unaware Lither

"In the next war, they argue, but because more care to see to it that their to. Perhaps tomorrow it may, be troops behave decently. But in a felony to have been yesterday the next war the results may be a Social Democrat-er a Catholic

the contrary,

because or a Jew."-United Press,

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ANGELINA GETS HOME AT LAST

Seattle, October 8.

Angelina, a thin little girl who has been buffeted by war for the 12 years of her life, is home at last.

ΟΙ

of the

She walked down the ramp of The Andersons were unable to an airliner in Seattle today and, freturn to China because for the first time since she was war and Angelina, spent the war two years old, saw her parents, years with ber maternal grand- Captain and Mrs. John Anderson. parents. Two of those years were With a happy cry she ran into in the Japanese prison camp at their arms

Lungwha

"it was net very nice," she said. She now wear heavy glasses became her vision was Impaired by the near starva- tion diet at the camp. After the war Angelina was

from

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she said Angelina was born in Shanghai while Japanese planes were Her bombing the city in 1937. father is an American sea cap-

tain, her mother a White Russian personally liberated by her uncle. but Angelina is technically who was serving with the 14th Air Force, and she remained

Chinese.

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The key to future Betion on the Soviet proposal, or any other which may be pos forward, ap

te pears to be

problem of adequate inspection.

Meanwhile, the Canadian de legation has been privately sounding out other with a suggestion on (1) A moratorium declared on the se

weapons for a specific time:

(2) All nations to aree to agree to prohibit the use of atomic bombs except in the interests of the United Nations against ag- imple gression, and with the majority consent of the Sorurity. Council witheat the use of the delegations veto.

There is little support for this these lines:

should be idea in the American delegation.

atomic-Reuter.

POP -

of

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BURE ITS, SONG TO RAN -

For ?

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THE COLLEGE OF IMAGIC SOUNDS "FASCINATING. HOW | LONG WERE YOU

THERE &

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SIX YEARS, BY THE TIME WE WERE

EIGHTEEN

"ÁÁY BROTHER DEREK, WHO O ULDN'T STAND THE STRICT HOURS AND STUDY) WAS GETTING INTO TROUBLE IN THE VILLAGE.

fortnation.

G

The "Jinnah" Commemorative

London, October & set of Pakistan consisting

Miss Catherine Black, who three values 1, 3, and 10 annas nursed King-George V during his last illness, has died in a London was issued on September 11.

The territories of Papua and hospital, aged 70,

have been using New Guinea

Miss Black tended the King until his Australian stamps since the end constantly from 1928 of the war, but it is TOW an-death, seven years later. She hai a complete new been chosen by the King's doctors nounced that

her charming pictorial series is in preparation. for her skill and

The BMA 6 value of Malaya personality-Reuter.

Hamper-damper

BECAUSE I'm

OPENING THE

PICNIC HANDER.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

* THERON WANTED TO SEND HIM AWAY I BEGGED HIM TO KEEP DEREK →→→ IF HE GOES BAD, AND USES ALL WE'VE

TAUGHT HIM==

I WAS SECRETLY WORRIED ABOUT HIM, BUT I DIDN'T GUESS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN."

I'M SICK OF THIS PLACE, I KNOW MORE THAN THE TEACHERS

DO--

CONTINUED-

By ALEX RAYMOND

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Truly lovely bites gives EXCEPT AN INVITATION

"TO THE OPENING OF A HER PLAY... CARE TO DRIVE UP?

-YES FOR ONE

REASON.m TO KEEP AN

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You!

RIP KIRBY

THAT ONE? WHAT DOES

My landlady, Very Smitt

VISS MENACE HAVE TO

SAY, RIP?

Web WELL! A LETTER FROM OUR FRIEND MASZION

JOHNNY HAZARD

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NEWS

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50 cents

JANE

WELL WHAT STEPS) DID YOU TAKE WHEN YOU REALISED JAME WASN'T ON A

· PLEASURE ---- CRUISE ?

WE WARNED THE COASTGUARDS, OF COURSE, SIR-

A CUTTER'S AFTER HER NOW!

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