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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Old

CHINA MAIL

YOSHIDA

WANTED TO DO A

HESS ACT

Folk Away New Wartime Disclosure

From Home

ALL over the land at this time of year, people are busily working out holiday budgets. Three factors are involved. For fares £X will be needed; this is a known quantity. So, roughly, is the

SY for the hotel. But last there comes the frightening- ly fluctuating figure of £Z] to cover all the incidentals that are the stuff of holiday. This is the figure you did not think of first, it is al- ways a whopper.

Tokyo, Aug. 11.

A former Japanese naval officer, Ozawa, former Vice Chief of the Imperial Naval Staff, claims that in the frantic last months before Japan's surrender Mr Shigeru Yoshida, now the Prime Minister, tried secretly to get a plane or submarine to Britain to arrange a peace."

Mr Yoshida failed, he says, because there were no planes or submarines left capable of reaching British territory.

Pacific

Soon after the secret attempt, Mr Yoshida was im- prisoned by the militarists for his efforts to end what many Japanese by then realised was futile resistance.

Japan's would-be "Rudolph of a long drawn-out Hess" was very different from campolgn." the sensitive. sometimes Down in Broadstairs, a charm-twisted, Nazi leader.

two glumits of Mar- tween the

of

The story

Hin

be

of his abortive ing resort that is pincered be- Mr Yoshida, then 66 years peace effort is one of the more credible and more spectacular age, with a pre-war pro- British record, Was pre of of a flood of "now It Japan's foremost

diplomats, told" stories of the Pacific War, He was in disgrace with the which have appeared in Japanese Prime Minister, General Tolo,magazines and newspapers since and his militarist clique for his the Occupation ended. frank opinions on the fulllity

gate and Rumsgate, I have been Lalking to some people for whom this last holiday figure must be reckered in shillings rather than in polinde, in pennies, almost rather than in shillings.

354 old They were some of people whose ages were mostly from 75 to 85 and whose incomes

about the same in averaged pounds per year as their ages. The year round they had about the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes a day to live on.

THE

THE old people all came from sun-stifled back streets in Battersea, where most of them live, except for this magic Cort- night, in lonely single rooms.

The Battersea Mission brought | them

to Broadstairs.

The

Allegiance Sworn To

European

Parliament

Luxembourg, Aug. 10. under-75s had been subscribing For the first time in the odd shillings inco Christmas, to raise a total ranging from long and war-ridden history

to

holiday.

Published In the leading Yomiuri Weekly, it is endorsed by a number of Japanese who held influential positions in or the near the Government of pre-surrender daya.

SECRET MOVES

Friends of Mr Yoshida, who before the war was Ambassador to London, claim that he was convinced that Britain's "great and long feeling of friendship for Japan" could serve to avoid a crass fight-to-the-end.

Mr Ozawa says that as early as September 1044, when American plories day and night rained bombs and jellied petrol on an he almost defenceless Japan, heard of behind manoeuvres to sue for a peace,

Mr Yoshida and other former diplomats, he said, were known to

£3 towards the cost of their of Europe the diplomatic The over-758 have it representatives of six West all free.

The holiday actu

actually

European countries today costs £7 for each old The

is low because heard nine Europeans swear be behind the move. figure Broadstairs Jandladies under-solemn allegiance to a take not to make a prost from European

Parliament

in-

the old people in the houses stead of to national govern- where they stay: and the money ments. to pay for the holidays comes largely from public subscrip- tions.

WHEN I

•

*

The occasion was the opening ceremony of the High Authority of the Schuman cool and steel got to Broadstairs pool, which took place here to most of the old people day. were sitting like so many artist's sketches for a study in content- ment, on

The nine European ometals

the

scenes

Then one day as he sat in his office in the Japanese Admiralty, he was told that Mr Yoshida wanted to see him,

In fear of the secret police, he 4 private rendezvous arranged with Mr Yoshida for the next talked around the point for some day. When they met, Mr Yoshida

time to make sure that Mr Ozawa held the view that further TC-

Established 1845

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1952.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

噹

The family's

favourite refresher

WATSONS

Sub-Let Without

Consent Of The Landlord

4 Firms Ordered Evicted

From The Filon

100 Years Ago

Ccusular Ordinance No. 3 of 103Z (to be found in our No. 22 of the 17th March last) intended Mr W. H. Latimer, Tenancy Tribunal Chair-o amend the administration of Jus.ice in Consular Court, has man, this morning ordered the eviction of fourteen disallowed, and Consuls

Vice-Consuls have still firms from Room 55 of David House, Des Voeuxclusive jurisdiction in cases of Road Central on the grounds of sub-letting with- arson, house-breaking, cutting cr malming, stabbing, or assault out the landlord's consent and arrears of rent on endangering life; and in all the part of the principal tenant,

moved from a Consuline to tha Supreme Court it is still neces

to produce Original docu-

evidence, The John Line's case, and the

SEXY

A fifth firm, H.C. Patterson and Co., Ltd., was allowed to remain as the landlord, S.J. David and men's or records in Co., Ltd., had accepted this sub-letting and with-conduct of Mr Vies Consul Bird drew their application against the firm.

within

the

business

Mr Latimer ordered vacant did not get the landlord's con- possession

two weeks sent. and ordered the principal ten- H. C. Patterson said that he ant, Wong Yat-ming who own was originally ed three of the arms, the Far manager of the Tai Kee firm and East Building Contractors, Tung later when he formed his own Lee Shipping Co., and Wal Wham Wong gave him the use of Co., to pay $2,750 messe pro- the premises. He was still con- its within a week. The other nected with the Tal Kee firm.

Mr Latimer held that it was which

inconceivable that Wong would quil was Locke and Co.

Mr P. A. L. Vine appeared be so foolish as not to secure for the landlord who claimed written corsent from Jeppson if that Wong had not paid his Jeppson had permitted him to rent of $550 since sub-let because that condition monthly April 1, 1952, and had sublet to was clearly printed on the rent Locke and without their receipt.

Co. consent in writing.

Arm

7. M. Kog. U. 9. Pol. Ott.

Cor. 1982 ky KIA Soreign, bu,

"'Do you guys call that groovy? . You could do botter with a lawn mowor!"

BRITAIN'S

ATTITUDE

TO CMT

com-

Living Language

Why we say Don't give a daman.

The last word of this phrase should properly be "dam", which is an old Indian copper coin worth [about a tenth of a penny

The phrase was invented by the British soldier during the wars in India -one of many such.

Mail

Notices

London, Aug. 10. Britain today notified members of the North Al- antic Treaty Organisation that she supported a two- year compulsory military service term and intended to maintain it herself, off--that is, not very much. cial sources reported today. A government spokesman said London left NATO members in "no doubl" about her determined attitude on this disputed issue,

The Britch move coincided with strong agitatio Belgium against a two-year term. Similar sentiment was reported from other European countries.

Military experts of the six- munity will discuss in Parla soon ration European "defence

the feasibility of a uniform term of service in France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium," the Nether- The old man tried to impress linds and Luxembourghower,

General Dwight at the sea and gazed uncritically Dutchman and one Luxembour-upon me the importance

Austarting peace negotiations at as Supreme Commander of the tha down to the sands, where chil-ger-constitute the High

dered how he and his dren and people younger than thority controlling the pool. They once," Mr Ozawa said. "I won NATO forces, had urged

Group introduction of a two-year term to would prevail upon the Goveniat service in Europe. He said they exuberantly enjoyed them-solemnly pledged themselves

act as Europeans and not as

efficient selves.

They sat and stared and talk notional representatives of the nient, whose leaders were now it was necessary for

men half-anad having lost

achievement of NATO goals. governments of their respective the power of judgment, to go

indications of In Britain, ed only a little, these old ones. They

talked of old things.

along with the believers in restiveness among Labour Mem- peace."

of the the length William Butt, for instance, 78,

The ceremony took place in

bers over Mr Yoshida than asked if term has been

Mr seen and like his wife who was with him, Luxembourg Town Hall, be-

Ozawa could arrange for Emmanuel Shunwell, former De- of the time he worked in Batter-dogged and lavishly decorated

plane to take him to Britain or fence Minister, has been quoted sea for 225. for a 62-hour week, with flowers for the occasion,

term of and came out on strike becaUSÉ In his opening speech today to any place in the British con-

proposing a overtime

M. Monnet of was not

France-one of trolled area.

year,United Press. Mr Ozawa quated Mr Yoshida William Croombs, 77, of soldier-

the nine High Authority-sald: ing days that began in 1808. "In the name of each one of as saying: "I am aware of the

you I publicly

renew the changers of such a trip. I know pledge each of us gave when I shall be betting on the heavi- accepting nomination. We shall est stakes. But if I stay here, the effect of exercise our functions in fall will have independence in the generat in destroying Japan." ieresta of the community.

canvas-seated chairs two Frenchmen, wo Germans sistance would be useless. along the cliff-top. They stored two Belglans, one Italian, one

I

•

allowed.

was while I was talking to

an 81-year-old 'naimed Anna,

who has had 15 children.

and

now has 10 great-grandchildren, that I first saw the old lady, whom I shall call Maud, though that is not her name.

"There she goes, poor dear," said Anna as Maud passed, "She hasa't any money; I gave her 25. yesterday: I feel so sorry for her,"

£1

a 'teapot, that a present for her

countries.

AN UNDERTAKING

NO PLANE

23

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C.P.A.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

By Air

Philippines. N; Barnes, 4.30 p.m.. Malays, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 4.30 p.m., C.P.A..

Glaro, Burma, E. India. W. Pakis ton, Middle East Africa, Great Bri tale. Europe. 4.30 p.m. B.O.A.C.

Formos

SHIP AGROUND 150 p.m., 3.0.A.0.

AT WENCHOW

The British steamer Plymouth Star,

formerly the Josephine Mr Ozawa said that he told Moller, is reported grounded at "In the 'accomplishment of Mr Yoshida, that Japan no Wenchow. The Moiler tug, the longer had an acroplane which | Castle Perk, is proceeding to her our duties

shall we

neither could take him such distances assistance sollelt *nor accept. Instructions

The Plymouth Star, of 1,274 or any and even if there were one, it any government from

the doubtful organisation

B gross tons, is owned by we shalt palibin with the supra nationel hands of the enemy. abstain from any net incom Japanese aeroplane should be Anglo-Chinese Shipping Co., Ltd.

deilvered

complete into the Her master Is Captain D. H. Williams. character of our functions,

"Then can you provide a sub, "We take note of the under-

marine to take me to Britain?"

and

the

pool's

WILS

whether

sub-

in the

In March last she was fired on by unidentified gunboats off the East China coast, but escaped.

Radio Hongkong

p.m.. H.K.A./NWZA.L.

•

By Surface

Macao, p.m.. wong Tang,

4.30

Lee Hongs TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 By Alr Indo-China, (Tonkin only), B Ka via C.P.A.

Indo-China, Franco. French North & West Africa, 10 a.m., Air France.

C.A.T. Forop.m., Thai Airways. Japin.

Pakistan. Malayu, Ceylon,, W. Bahrein Great Britain, Europe, 4.30 P, 3.D.A.C.

Lee

By Burface

Macao. 1 p.m.; 6 p.m.,' is Hong/Kwong m

China, People's Republic, 0.30 am.. train, via Canton.

Malaya, Ceylon, Aden, Middle East, Great Britain, 3.D.m..

* City of Birkenhead.

Japan, 10 a.m., as Tilandene.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 By Air

Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, U.S.A.

or been given by relatives about Anna and the rest had saved each to squander during the fortnight, Fostcards home, stumps, kille presente, ate taking of the member states to chunks out of that. The rest' respect

asked Mr Yoshida. this supra national went mostly on ices, cup of tea, character and not to endeavour

When' Mr Ozawa gave him a similar Moud was less fortunate. She

that answer, to influence us in the execution

saying started out with only 69, given of our task."

bad not enoughi Japan her by her daughter. Of that,

marines even to use Luxembourg will be the pool's Okinawa, battle, Mr Yoshida 14, 21 went on the first day on

for her grand-provisional headquarters. After pleaded that he be allowed to sticks of rock for children. Then she had a flutter France and West Germany, have stowaway on a Japanese naval

R.K.T.

Canada, 8 a.m., via P.A.L. on came fairground instrument, settled the Soar dispute, the vessel and be put ashere oп

0.02, G, Programme Summary:

Formosa, 11 a.m., C.A.T. using most of the rest of her headquarters will be moved to British territory.

Children's Half Hour presented by

Malaya, Indonesia Australia, New Elizabeth Ann (Studio); 0.30, moticy to win

Saarbruecken.

Por Zealand. 4.39.8

PMC.P.A. (studio); 7, Hour "I might be taken prisoner.tuguese Hall

Slam, E, India, W. Pakistars, Middle would be

Authority was responsible! But I could push for negotiations unicat Moments with Mantovani

and his Orchestra-Guest Artist: Josef East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe.

4,30 p.m., B.O.A.C. cc," Mr Yoshida added. Locke: 7AB, Artist of the Week to the Assembly of the coal and I have full confidence in my

peace,

Japest, Korca, 1.30 pm. B.0.A.C. Soloman (Piano); 7.50 Weather

Formosa. Okinawa, New York, steel community, which is ex- ability to get peace negotiations Report: B, Time Signal. World News Canada. 1.30 a.m., HK.A./N.W.AL. pected to meet in Strasbourg under way, on September 19,

The Assembly has been bullt #TTS lovely here," the zuid,

"But I'm not as happy as I up with Parliamentarians from hould be. You worry, nome- the pooling countries and com- times, about money." She drifica priscs 18 Frenchmen, 10 Ger- away, lonely, at odds with the mann, 18 Italians, ten Dutchmen, genorol paltaan, of contentment. ten Belgians and four Luxem I shall think of her every time I bourgers. hear people bemoaning

"It may well be," said M. paltry amour: liey are allowed Monnet, "that the pool's Parlia to spend upon thair holidays | mentarians will later be elected abroad,

direct by the people."-Reuter.

daughter. "A lovely brown tea- Monnet sald

pot, too good to use, of course," aho said. Now, with 10 days of holiday to go, she was broke.

the

for

1

to

Mr Ozawa said he had "turn the old man away din appointed".

As he left his room ho saw three plainclothes secret police welling there to shadow him.

Thereupon Mr Ozawn gave orders that Mr. Yoshida should bo allowed to approach him again,

A few days later the secret poilée arrested Mr Yoshida and throw him into prison, where

not

time before Japan's rut-

Printed and published by STEWART ARTITUR "GRAY for he spent most of the rest of and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 the Wyndham Stroot, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.readar-Reuter.

·By Hurface

Масло

1 p.m. 0p.m., is Les Ilong/(wong Tung

China, People's Republic, 9.30 am.. train via Canton,

Formoss, 2. p.m., Shang King.

P.

J

WILS

to

assistant

Mansfield, director of the landlord firm, declared that he had discussed the tenants with his co-director, M. Jeppson, who was away from the Colony, at present having been very ill.

Jeppson

could

ing

had

no

was

told him that they take action against Wong of the Far East Build- because he Contractors

there claimed that aub-letting 45 ho was interested in the other businesses. The landlord had decided to accept the sub-letting to Patter- son and Co. in July 1940 after

.had Correspondence between solicitors for the two parties.

TENANT'S CLAIM

+

STORED DANGEROUS

GOODS

$26,500 In Fines

it

were

In connection with Kenerally supposed o have formed grounds for passage of the Ordinance so

so disallowed; but the enactment encroached on some we expecti general principle, otherwise, with Consular Officers of the genus bird, the legislation, It must be admitted, was neces❤ sary, and we confess ourselves at a loss 10 discover why it was not deemed salutary, and worthy of being acted on.

ANTI-GUPFITE

Our Contemporary of tho Register, who professes such a virtuous horror of anything in the shape of

tells us, in ls last Over

that there

had been "an Intimation from the Chinese authorities to the American Charge d'Affaires to the offect that it was the 10- tention

then of the Government

tament fo

set

liberty the whole of tha

soventeen. prisoners (convicted

at

the

trial, on

the board as principals in "Susquehanna," the "Robert Bowno atrocities, and who had been handed over for the Emperor's award.) "T this the Register

#DT adds. Parker demurred, requiring the prisoners to be re-delivered to the American authorities,” “As yet"-he continues no decision

come to

་་་

The big are at the Liu Chong Hing Savings Bank godown at 423 Queen's Road West on May For

of

passed 14 had a sequel before the matter in dispute has

โล

Wang claimed that he had per was fined a fofal of whole of this statement was who was represented by tion of the case are, as given in

mission from Jeppson to sub-let

From such a. right Anti- Thomas Tam at Central maming when Lu-Po-san Gen- guppite as the Register who eral Manager and owner of the could have expected that the

without a particia of founda

and that the substantial

of the same date though of

omitted in the bi- weekly that "Those of the T who

paper following it) viz seventeen, not nine)

to 25

summonses for

and

but Jeppson said that written Mr D.A.L. Wright, pleaded permission, was not necessary so guilty he did not get it. He said that staring dangerous goods with some of the firms had been there out a licence under the Danger for about five years and the land-

Ous Drugs Ordinance. lord had not objected.

three

summonses under the Wong alleged that his fokis

Celluloid and Cinematographic but this was not Film Ordinance. tendered rent accepted by members of the landlord firm who gave trifting excuses. This was because between was ill-feeling company and the staff of the landlord firm which arose when. one of his companies re- fused to employ a person who hud

there

ht

gullt was evident, have been taken over by the Chinese In the fre 03 May 14, no

Authorities in Canton for final casualties

caused, al-judgment; and the Emperor's though a considerable quantity order for their decapitation is

been Introduced by been member of the staff of the land- lord firm.

In cross-examination he said that he had been 11 for a long time and left the paying of the ent to his fokis, so he did not know much about that.

*.

C. Locke said that he moved into the premises in July, 1951. His firm had no connection with Wong, but the latter allowed him the use of the pre mises under an agreement. He

Lowered Into 1,600-ft Pothole

Paris, Aug. 10. - Volcano expert Haround Tazieff was today lowered into a 1,600 feet deep pothole in the Pyrenees in a bid to break the under- ground endurance record by staying there ten days.

to

werk

Fire

Joe who appears to have been

of goods went up in smoke. looked for hourly. California

Mr. R. H. Woodhead, Assistant Director of Criminal Investiga-the victim of circumstances, is tion (Hongkong), told thest in custody on board the Bench that after the are had Frigste."

by the put out Brigade it was discovered that Up to within a few days ago, there had been no announce- quantity of dangerous goods

of the receipt of the Im- ment had been stored Inside the go-perial rescript; but the cause

in respect of which no

delay

is the down, had spent taken out Lssigned for the

of tho occurrence

Emperor's birthday, and consequent ces- sition. of public business at Peking for

period of nearly half, a month. We hear, how- суст that since we last wrote upon this subject, the Canton Covertment have applied the US, Charge D'affaires for the rendition of California Joe, the other witnesses; and,

guarantee for their

PREVIOUS

OFFENCES

Mr Woodhead asked for 0 serious view to be taken. I was stated that defendant had ave previous convictions of a similar nature earlier this year and last

year.

Thirteen of the summonses under the Dangerous Goods

Ordinance related to the storing of 572 drume of sodium hydrosulphite, while Ave sum- montes were in connection with 055 drums of cresylle seld. The other summonses were in re- of lubricating spect of drums oil,

varnish,

orgot, sodium cyanide, aniline oll and sodium nitrate,

Llu was fined $1,000 on cuch

the 25. of

above-mentioned offences and $500 on cach of the three summonses relating to the sloring of the Alms.

In mitigation

Mr Wright asked the Bench to

safely, the requisition has been complied with; they being still

within the city in custody of the Mandarins, but in dally .communionion with friends out-

aido,

MISCONCEPTION

Woh should

*hardly have thought it worlb while to set our Contemporary right in this matter until the final doom of had been made the murderers

but that a good deal of

take into conception appears to have

account the fact that his client had already lost a good sum of money through the fire. He also added that most of the goods.concerned were not ex- tremely dangerous in the strict

sense of the word.

the Death Of Mr

While camping in the 'cave- the Pierro Saint Martin abyss on border- the Franco-Spanish Tazlett, photographer, also intends photograph activities of blo

colleagues. Lending the combined British, H. G. Williams French and Belgian expedition is Professor Max Cosyns, of Bel- gium.

grown out of the erroneous re- port, and which may prove mischievous in more ways than one. For instance, WHO been asked, seriously,

It is Ukily the Wanted

"Susquehanna"

proceed

10 blockade of the river at oncer dur querist in this instance being, "; altogether a victim

one who had form of Gup, but ed his opinion on what he had heard in connection with the Mr H G. Williams, a well- Registers

known pre-wor, personality; in that Dr Parkerclion

by.

The cave is believed to be the Hongkong. died suddenly in Commodore Aulick of course world's deepost. So far only two London, on Saturday tenten of the Chinese Govern

had demurred to the expressed men have gone down-Tazicir, Mr Willems was formerly

and News Talk (London Relay); 8.15, A Short Recital by Marian Anderson (Contralto): 8.30. ^ Mke what I te presented by John Pons (Studio) b, Over, to you-with Richard sur

and Marcel Loubens, second in the manager of the Wire and ment to clar the

cist the bovendicon doch-and-Kenneth Horne (BBCTS); 9.30, Concerto Concerto for Violin

command of the expedition, who Spirits Department of Dodwell soners adrift upon the world, and Orchestra Williams Wallon)

went down yesterday and con- and Company. During the war, after stile Jascha elietz (Violin) krid the Line

our advice discreet elanats Symphony Orch, cond. by

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and their equlp-Volunteer Defence Force and companions

after the war, - ha refurnid to Gup, nor those of you

your braihren Welt? (BBor8) A

to recuperate from who make, their between G. V. Wynive-Jones, Dr Wyn

Food, a compressed as cook- England Grifth and the Hon," Jærnes

bugal it) the Griffith M

Chalman-Moray

He never also bears lowered into the cave, McLaren; 105, Chapson Francaise.

scovered dependable In

·In':a Georges Jacqueline Francois: and

Tazleft will comp in the "Eliza his internment and did not re- Guntary: 10,41, ... "Mexicana” with

beth Castere!" chamber, 1,000 turn to Hongkong, Andre Kortalanola and his Orchestra:

fcos below the mutace and blg Ho was in Dodwell's Head 11, Radio Newsreel (Landon Relay); Report: God Save The Queen; 11.50 11.15, Goodnight Muale; 1159. Weather

enough to contain Notre Dame Ofice in London at the time of cathedral-Reuter,

his death. Close down!

structed a cement platform for he was captain in thở Hongkong guilty proof of their

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from

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