1949-02-08 — Page 5

US ARMY SECRETARY HINTS AT CIVIL CONTROL FOR JAPAN

Tokyo, Feb. 7.-Before leaving. for Korea on the last stage of his Pacific inspection tour, Mr Kenneth Royall, United States Army Secretary, indi- cated that Japan would fit into the American defence against Communism economically, not militarily.

gained His summing-up of the impressions he during his one-week stay in Japan thought to herald the introduction of civil control of the country.

Among the points Mr Royall made werd!

European Union:

W. Germany

"Must Be

In From

The Start

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are

() There will be no increase in troop strength in Japan.

(2) There will be no reconstituted Japanese army

Ainerlcan under supervision, na reported in some quarters, although Mr Royall pointed out emphatically that Japan must have an adequate police force of its own to ensure internal order.

(3) That he is in favour of civil control for occupled areas and that since 1917 he has consistently commended that the State Depart- ment fake over.

(Significantly,

ru-

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(4) That Mr Joseph M. Dodge, Detroit bank president, arrived with Mr Royall for an indeterminate stay Paris, Feb. 7.-Mr Duncan at General MacArthur's request to of the advise the Supreme Cornmaruler on President Sandys,

reuhomie matters. European Movement, told

Mr Dodge Is press conference here

today corded the rank of a minister, which im-puts him on as high n level as the that it was "enormously

Ger. SCAP diplomatic chief, Mr William Western portant" that

Sebald, and higher than any other many should be represented can directly attached to General.. from the beginning in the MacArthur's Headquarters).

Consul- proposed European tative Assembly.

Asked about the inclusion of Spain und Eastern Germany, Mr Sandys anid it was desirable to begin with countries which were in a position their representatives choose democratically.

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Mr Sandys was speaking at the end of a tour-day meeting of the Executive Committee of the Move- ment, which organised The Ungue conference on European Unity Inst May. The Executive sent a letter to the five Brussels powers' Foreign

them Ministers congratulating their decision to set up a European Council of Ministern and a Consulta live Assembly.

on

(5) That Mr Roynil is opposed

combatting

Communism by otheinl

pressure or persecution here confident that or anywhere else,

will triumph because democracy

it renders the greatest service the greatest number of citizens"

to

(0) That the American Military Advisory Group to China at present in Japan will soon be disbanded.-- United Press.

"ARMY MUST GO“

Tokyo, Feb. 7. Control over civilinn businessmen in Japan should be returned to civilian authority at the earliest possible opportunity, Mr

President Denis McEvoy,

of 'the American Chamber of Commerce in Japab

snid today a luncheon given by the Chamber in honour of

Secretury,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1949.

CROWN

COUNSEL

ADDRESSES JURY IN THE

LARCENY TRIAL

PWD

I Lordship remarked that the defence was left in counsel's hands to deal with in their own way, Mr D'Alton had asked a number of questions which he thought were

rrelevant.

Mr D'Alton: I don't think that there should be any imputation of lack of courage.

Is Lordship: You have chosen to conduct your case in your own way, agree in the main with what Mr Hootan hos sald in the matter..

TAXI-DANCERS' TAX EASED-BUT NOT FOR TAXIS

Singapore, Feb. 7--The dance hostesses of Singapore have it officially from the Income Tax Comptroller that money spent to make them pretty cannot

be

taxed.

Members of the Singa- pore Cabaret Girls' Assocía- tion received the following income tax deductions up (US$60): 10 STS$125 dresses ST5$40, shoes $20. hair setting $25, cosmetics $40.

They lost out STS$40 for transport.- Associated Press.

on

S. Africans

Told They

Must End Extravagance

(Continued from Pare 1)

In the Proceeding, Mr Hooton said that ters or for publie purposes.

Mr the second line of cross-examination submission of the Prosecution. was adopted with the Chinese work Hooton continued, those stores were men in an attempt to shade their there, the Crown was exercising the Time after time they were rights of possession over them by story. referred to their depositions which virtue of thele presence, and that the was evidence that had been given accused had no right to dispose of In a previous Court when the case them. In that connection, Counsel was ready for trial and naturally said; when giving evidence referring

were

occasionally to the shades which he had sent to discrepancies

This was entirely what ono his quarters from Wanchai workshop found.

and "which lie Inter sent 10 Mrz would expect of an honest witness.

Mr Hooton next dealt with the Wheeler, Spary said he could not number of different defences which sell them, that it was all right for were suggested by

cross-that type of stores generally to pass examlation.

them on to Government servants or One would expect Chinese work-quarters. In his submission, Counsel men of that type to obey loyally the added, those stores were stores in the orders of their European officers, sald possession of His Majesty and that counsel. Lam Yam was u vital

the OIC had no right to dispose of witness In the case in particular us them to private person.

the

against Kwok: because he made out There was one other comment lis at the instance of Kwok. For he would like to make to the the defence to surcred it was neces-Jury at this stage and that was the sury to break down that testimony evidence of charneler given Counsel submitted that his evidence xas not broken down a single wit. tam bud no motive for giving the tory that he did if it was not the truth,

Was O

respect of

Spary. There doubt that Spary had previously barne burne an excellent reputation. There In the was no doubt whatsoever, submission of the Prosecution, that he was a man

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Kwok had not actually cailed witnesses as to

character, bui in the Crown's submission, Kwok of good must be treated as a man character in the past and naturally were there men not perrans of good and even excellent character they would not be occupying the positions that they did.

Mr Honton sald that a pathetic at- tempt had been made to implicate the workmen of Lam Yam, particut

Attempts larly the chargehands. were made to show that cach them had arranged the bills with

Lam had all hix evidence Lam. In his stated that he did not know a single ane of the charrebands as mentioned by the defence. There was nothing that Lam throughout the evidence knew Ho Song on whom now an to make attempt was being made him the scape goat of the case; as indeed of Ho Ting.

When the fence failed, said counsel, the buck was passed to Ho Sung. There was no evidence that Ho Sung knew Lam or that he ever met Lam. Ho Sung had been arrested and some

went

EVIDENCE REVIEWED

Whilst it had been said that per- sons of good character had fallen from grace and whilst it should be

that Jury. borne in mind by the

Reviewing

Mr

after he was released and then us an aspect in the favour of the accused, it was not conclusive evi- nway. He was the man who accord. dence that other people in the past ing to the evidence of Spary brought had at times felt templation too much over the Yacht Club bill. There was for them and they had then gone the ways to crime, and that was what not sufficient evidence to connect at the Prosecution submitted happened Sung with any of the jobs except

fury in this case. the perhaps the Yacht Club, and the jury in counsel's submission, would have no doubt that if Ho Sung hnd any- thing to do with this case he was acting under the ordern and under the control and supervision of Kwok. of Minister South African

Mr Chen: There is no evidence of "While the Army is a magnificent Finance, Dr N. C. Havenga, fiat.

lils Lordship: It is an inference Assembly

It Is matter the war told the House of Eire, organisation for winning

which may be drawn. extravagance for the jury, Portugal, and for the defence of our country, today that

it is not duplable to unimpeded must end "in the interest of Africa's economic Person-to-person buying

The Executive suggested: (1) the pantries represented __pt.the stagt. aliould be the five Bressels Pac

Germany. powers, Western Scundlänvisn countries.

Iinly. Greece, Iceland, Switzerland and Turkey.

the

To get over the difficulty of there beinst no West German Government or Parlinment, the. Executive said I would not be difficult to devise suit- able procedure for the selection of German representatives.

should

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Mr Kenneth Roynil, the US Army Capetown, Feb. 7.-The

and sell-

fng-the old commercial system South which must exist II trade is to health."

flourish," he said.

Icus

Introducing the second reading Secondly, he recommended that a Kreat share of the present American of the Part Appropriation Bill, he tax money pouring

into Japan for declared that inflation was receding should be conriderot "cr- rehabilitation 2.-1

should be and another factor-new develop purposes

ment-emerging. sential" that members drive their taken over by private enterprise. authority from the national Par-

The new Investment policy, he "But this calls for saving and in- liements.

said, is a major step but it does not vestiment, not consumption and lu 3. Membership

go far enough. Other required men dulgence in luxury," he said. s

stated, included

year of not unduly restricted. "A total member-sures, Mr McEvoy

surplus for the further patent than

after £5,000,000,

providing ship of about 300 is suggested. We the establishment of

and trade mark legislation, the con- Assemby muzi

additional consider that the hold two or three sessions each year vertibility and conversion rate of for savings to balance in order to make any real impacien inlo dollars, the enactment of estimates, could confidently be ex-

tnx legislation designed to encourage pected. upon European pubile opinion."

local and foreign capital to go into

The present estimate was WITH the creation of the Assem-

has productive channels and the prompt £143,140,000 would be collected In bly, the European Movement decided to concentrate on securing establishment of procedures for set- revenue this year.

Uling claims-Reuter. establishment of a European Court of Human Rights, it was announced.

the

A draft text of the proposed con- govern- vention binding European ments

to respect human rights and setting up a court to judge

of alleged infringement was

over the weekend.

cases

Fleeing Reds Leave

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evidence, Hooton said that he felt it his duty He to review the evidence as briefly as possible on the various counts. asked the Jury to bear in mind that this case was one which must viewed as a whole. His

His Lordship would give directions as to the law, but in his submission the evidence of each count was evidence on the was a case where it others. This was said that there was systematic stealing. It was submitted that it was open for the Jury to look not only on the particular events bat at other events of a like nature to see if they bore out the allegation of the Crown Counsel then dealt with the Crown in the earlier ones.

wish to "In that aspect you may evidence of various workmen which was completely unchallenged.

bear this in mind." Counsel went on, Mr Chen: That is not correct. "that in cases of this type an ex- My case was to challenge every wit-planation, taken by laclf might

Mr Hooton: As opposed to this suggestion that it was He Sung and not Kwok you will remember that Ho Sung according to the bulk of the evidence had nothing to do with the

stores.

HERS.

This $0.

throw reasonable doubt in your His Lordship:

deliberations, but if put forward on 7 don't think any ja number of occasions, you may no Mr D'Allos:

longer have that reasonable doubt." witness was unchallenged."

Mr Hoolon:

With regard to the first count re- The

lating to the Royal Hongkong Yacht unsupported by evideneg.

was contained Club, the evidence SYSTEM CRITICISED Crown Counsel continued: You

challenge was

primarily with regard to the origin at any rate of the job in the evidence

buve heard considerable evidence on of Forsyth, Spary and Ho Ting. It

asked

a firm.

recom- We

the system in the electrical depart-10 Dr Havenga sald that neither ment at the Public Works. You will was to be remembered and it was the press for the public had ye doubtless form your own views as common ground, that Forsyth went fully realised

"the unprecedented to whether that was-an-efficient to. Spary's office one day, and spoke opportunity for development knock-system or an inefficient system. to him on the subject of the Yacht That is not the issue before the Club, Forsyth told Spary that the

Yacht Club

rewiring required ing insistently at our doors"

he said.

should court and we are not trying that control, he Import con

to Spary Medals Behind

foreign matter. The only relevance of that and

That ivas disappear as soon as thchange position righted itself. At system, whatever it was, is as far mend con- Singapore,

as it concerns the evidence against version. According to him, Spary 7.-Grenadier the

moment South

These two men. You have heard the sald there did not seem to be much sidered by the Executive Committee Cuards operating

Kajang getting capital funds in the

system and method of Store Orders to bo done and perhaps he could get south of Kuala Lumpur, found 建

inconvertible sterling

do it. Forsyth said and buying and estimates and I do not intend to his own men British and French legal experts number of brass nedals bearing the

capital for scarce dollars.

if Government repeat it here. It is the contention he stipulated that collaborated in drafting the pro-heads of Stalin and Lenin in 龜 "This is a much

serious of the Prosecution that In this case workmen were used that must be posed convention. The draft is ex-sack dropped by fleeing insurgents aspect of our exchange problem than thnt system had afforded a breeding done after hours, and in reply to a

An on February 4, it pected to be published roon.

learned consumable goods, which if neces-

ground for this type

sald

he could get offence, and question Spary application for abillation from the today.

sary we shot! restrict more severely there was a lack of check and ap materials cheaper in Wanchal than Unlled. Socialist movement for the

were A Guards offlcer said they

"By turning our gold reserves into parently complete lack of record of Forsyth. Spary Kave a version of States of Europe was approved by of "shoddy manufacture."

The

goods we have struck a significant stores once they had been drawn at that conversation to the efteci that it the Executive Committee.

medals were about the size of blow against inflation. But our gold Wanchai and were in the transit was Forsyth who made the suggest-

reserves

are not adequate for the

tion first that the work be done by We have find to call in full task.

Government workmen aut of as hours.

It

small import control to assist."

point Dr Havenga, referring to

to left It the Jury to decide who suggested

Was

a

Each had a chale and The Cultural Section of the Move-half-crown, ment meeting at the same time as it is believed they were intended

decided for decorations. the Exceu.ive Committee

contained Com-

The sack also

more

the

to establish an office in Geneva to organise intellectual contacts bemunist literature and maps of the new Union Loan now on issue, said: tween European countries-Reuter. adjoining area-Reuter

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"Now, Uncle Nad, with my now boy friend here, please don't tell your story of how cute I was as a baby when you photographed mo in the nude on the boar rug!"

"We are not getting the money wo wunt." Lenders had been holding off in the hope of getting rates from non-Government

higher

Radio Hongkong

store.

Mr D'Alton: Spary gave evidence of the control of stores as far Wanchai was concerned.

NO RECORD

331

WAS itself and he

Mr Hooton caid that it was clear it first. from the evidence that there was

OTHER CASES

to

that

that

boro record of what was sent lo jobs In that connection it might be rowers and perhaps even of forcing from stores. The store order note borne in mind as to what happened into what could showed and showed only what was in other cases and in particulur to the Government only be described as "rate inflation." drawn from the stores in Watchel that of the Kowloon Bowling Green That could not be contemplated, he for the job. They could not show Club. Spary sald Ho Ting was pre- sald."-Reuter.

whether the stores were nus to the sent in the latter part of the inter- rcht job or not. With this lack of view. Forsyth said he did not re- check and cross-check at the stores member i and Ho Ting said he was

person could

get away with not there. In any event. accord- stealing without the knowledge of ing to Spary, Ho Ting was authorized anybody and with the hope

Government that to do the work by Light the thefts could not be traced to workmen at week-ends, or at

suny 4. Programme Summary: 5.01,

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working Variety with Harry Jomen & 11in Orchi

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Mr Hooton referred to the evi-hours. Ho Ting, however, sald he Radio given by Miss Lee Wa! Lan & S

later 650, Joe Venuts and dence of Mr Brown and Spary con received specific instructions K. Lee (Blucio?:

News cerning a Board of Survey at Hung- to do the work in Government time Ta Violin: 7, World News and Analysts Landon Relay); 7.13. So

The view of the and to show it pn the daily labour Ter Talks on Sport (Studio): 725, Tn hom workshop.

that whatever that and distribution sheels, was un- presented by Alleen Woods, (Studio): Beard disclosed it was completely disputed that shortly after that Ho terlude: 7.30, Stage and Screen Favourites prosecution

and Forsyth From the Editorials (Landon Relay valueless for the reason of the Ting, Tang Ting, Spary and

Torch 8.10 "Nothing but Miste"

There went to the Yacht Club and an Queen Itali Light Orch 140. impossibility of checking.

(Con was nothing to prevent the defence inspection, was Lin Vincent

made Voent Recital by

by from having that Survey produced with Plano accompaniment tralto)

BAN wanted. Atten Belly Drown (Studio): 8. A Story: "O or calling the chairman, Mr Watson, what

known was

that Jo Ting Cesional Angels". Written & Read by to give evidence, but they had not it Jack Shepherd (Studio); 0.13, The Or

did give Spary an estimate of chestre Raymonde: 930, The End of done so,

Mr. D'Alion: I think I asked materials required he having, Play" A Mystery Play by Felicity Doug tax (DECTS): 10, Radio News Reel (Lon- yesterday why this Survey was not cording to him, first sent Tang Ting to check the requirements. It was don Relay); 19.10, Weather Iteport: 10.10.

estimate Music in Miniature" A Programme of produced.

Mr Chen; I had no knowledge of common ground that the est Continuous Muste 41NCIS); 10.13. Glenn

thet was given by He Tiny to Spory Miller and fila Orchestra and Tax feneke. the contents of it- Play for Dancing: 1.10, Weather Itepori Mr Hooton: My comment stands corresponded in molter, at any rate, and Clue Down

DIC'S DISCRETION.

with the document which was later Mr Yoolore alta there had been endorsed by Forsyth. With regard to

110 evidence of various stores being left the main cable, llo Ting said that

It

who said It should hy the Japanese after their surrender,

was Spary had been the evidence of Mr come from the second floor and the Brown, chief electrical and mechani-lighting cable to come from Kow- Famagusta, Cyprus, Feb. 7-The cal engineer, that the uns of these loon. Next day when lo Sung was 1,800-ton Iarnell ship Atzmaut was stores was left t largely to the discre-drawing stores from Kowloon, Ho waiting for a full in heavy

tion of the OIC workshops, o Waight cable. Ho Ting then sent La

It was Sung handed lim 400 yards outside Famagusto harbour today quite clear that the discretion of before entering to take 2,100 Jewish those stores was vested in the OIC Fu and others with the materials to detainees aboard.

by virtue of his position and that he the Yacht Club to get on with the The detainees returned to camp hnd neceen and control over them.work, and there was evidence that when they heard the vessel could The evidence of other cases in which it was done continuously and that It not enter and it is now hoped that they had been used were coser where was not done out of office hours. they will embark tomorrow morn- they had been used either for Go- Crown Counsel is continuing with ing--Reuter.

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