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Signature for Demanding Damage Compensation from Japan

China Business Herald August 11 (Page3)
Our government has never given up damage compensation by Japan

　　In 1972, the Chinese government abandoned the “War Compensation” claim toward Japan, but it did not announce to abandon the “Damage Compensation” claim. On May 23, the “Legal Daily” published an article by youth jurist Tong Zeng to explain the difference between the two kinds of compensations prescribed by international laws: War compensation refers to the compensation for losses sustained by the invaded countries when the defeated nation launched invasion into other countries; damage compensation refers to compensation that must be undertaken by the invading nation being defeated to compensate for multiple serious crimes committed against the people and properties of the invaded nation, due to violation of laws of war and humanitarian rules during the war. After the WWII, Jews, Poland, and France all claimed huge amount of damage compensation on the ground of receiving Nazi persecution. (Excerpted from the “Legal Daily”)

　　This signature form is the 18th batch of households whose victims were killed by the Japanese Army and whose houses were burned by the Japanese Army.

　　During the Anti-Japanese War period (i.e. May 25, 1942), among villagers of villages near Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County, Zhejiang Province, when Jinhua County was occupied by the Japanese Army with force, Jinhua fell into the enemy’s hands, people suffered miserably, after that many people were killed by the Japanese Army, captured to work as slave labors to dismantle railway before death, captured to work as slave labors to build airport before death, or raped by the Japanese Army before death. The detailed names of the dead are listed below:

　　The above totals 21 victims

April 9, 1994
Prepared by: Ni Yuanmao (name seal)

About the Appendix

　　The following is a list of true details on personnel directly or indirectly killed or persecuted by the Japanese Army, houses and farming tools, grains, and clothing being burned or looted without provocation by the Japanese Army during the Anti-Japanese War:

　　(1) Yu Shixiang (Informer), male, now 41, residing at Dongyu Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County.
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, the Japanese Army stationed heavy troops in Jiangshan, and erected more than 10 gun turrets. In the mid-night of August, 1942 on the lunar calendar, several hundred Japanese soldiers set fire to all the houses in our village, back then two storied houses in my home were burned by the Japanese Army without provocation. Back then more than 40 shoulder poles of grain plus all the furniture, farming tools and clothing in the home were all burned by the Japanese Army. The Japanese Army looted over 1000 silver dollars, two gold rings weighing 9.375 grams, plus two pigs weighing 300 catties, and more than 20 chickens etc.

　　(2) Zheng Lianghua (Informer), male, now 27, residing at Youxi Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, on August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese Army stayed at Jiangshantou village and erected multiple gun turrets, where they stationed several hundred troops, and each day they came out to loot materials, and raped women. On that day several dozen Japanese soldiers reached Youxian Village and intruded into my home to loot 500 plus silver dollars, two gold rings weighing 9.375 grams, one pair of gold bracelets weighing 250 grams, looted over 50 shoulder poles of grain, two pigs weighing over 500 catties, and looted more than 20 chickens and shipped to Jiangshantou for consumption by the troops.

　　(3) Shen Ruiqing (Informer), male, now 55, residing at Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County Dongyu Village c/a Dongxia Village (natural village)
　　During the KMT period, Dongxia Village resident Shen Qicheng had three sons (eldest son Shen Rongfang, second son Shen Xiaofang, and youngest son Shen Rongqi, back then there were fifteen people in the family, on April 11, 1942 on the lunar calendar, Jinhua County fell into the hands of the enemy, and was occupied by the Japanese Army with force, the Japanese Army stationed several hundred troops in Jiangshantou Village, who often went out to capture slave labors, set fire, burned houses, raped women and committed other bandit behaviors. In the midnight of August 16 on the lunar calendar, several hundred Japanese soldiers entered our village, and set fire to eight hall buildings and two bungalows in our home, back then a boy about two weeks old was burned to death in the house. Details of the loss were listed below:
　　Burned 8 hall buildings, equivalent to approximately RMB 65000 yuan
　　Burned two bungalows, equivalent to approximately RMB 2000 yuan
　　Burned 4 sets of furniture, equivalent to approximately RMB 5500 yuan
　　Burned 16 quilts, equivalent to approximately RMB 1100 yuan
　　Burned 7 beds, equivalent to approximately RMB 2000 yuan
　　Burned 8 tables, equivalent to approximately RMB 800 yuan
　　Burned 8 cases, equivalent to approximately RMB 800 yuan
　　Burned 4 wardrobes, equivalent to approximately RMB 600 yuan
　　Burned 2 leather suitcases, equivalent to approximately RMB 200 yuan
　　Many clothes were burned, equivalent to approximately RMB 4000 yuan
　　4 cubic meters of cedar wood were burned, equivalent to approximately RMB 1500 yuan
　　All farming tools in the home were burned, equivalent to approximately RMB 1000 yuan
　　3 grain cabinets in the family were burned, equivalent to approximately RMB 600 yuan, plus other miscellaneous groceries, equivalent to approximately RMB 1500yuan
　　The Japanese Army looted one big buffalo with force, equivalent to about RMB 1600yuan, looted 4 bi pigs, weighing over 800 catties, equivalent to RMB 1900yuan, totaling 24chickens, equivalent to RMB over 800 yuan, 5 sheep, equivalent to approximately 600 yuan, 4 ducks, equivalent to RMB 50 yuan.
　　Grain and coarse cereals stored in the home which were either burned or looted by the Japanese Army were as follows:
　　Burned over 150 shoulder poles of grain, and 200 catties of rice which were equivalent to RMB 160 yuan, 200 catties of vegetable oil which was equivalent to RMB 600 yuan, plus about 45 shoulder poles of other coarse cereals.
　　The Japanese Army also looted more than 450 silver dollars, 6 gold rings weighing 46.875 grams, 4 pairs of gold earrings weighing 18.75 grams in the home.
　　The above totals loss of RMB 92310 yuan, about 200 shoulder poles of grain, over 450 silver dollars, gold ware weighing about 68.25 grams.

　　(4) Informer Yu Kongxuan, male, now 41, residing at Dongyu Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County. Dongyu Village resident Yu Zaibin had 6 sons, (eldest son Yu Jiayun, second son Yu Jiakai, third son Yu Jiaji, fourth son Yu Jiachang, fifth son Yu Jiaqi, sixth son Yu Jiazhen)
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, the Japanese Army stationed several hundred soldiers at Jiangshantou Village, each day they dispatched soldiers to capture slave labors, set fires, kill people, and loot things, and rape women.
　　In the midnight of august 16, 1942 (lunar calendar), several hundred Japanese soldiers entered our village to set fire, kill people and loot things. Back then the whole village basically had all escaped; in my home only old grandmother stayed at home to guard the furniture. The fire set by the Japanese Army to our houses was extinguished by my grandmother, but other four storied houses were burned by the Japanese Army.
　　The Japanese Army burned four storied houses, and one bed valued at approximately RMB 1000 yuan
　　One dressing table equivalent to 600 yuan, plus one cupboard equivalent to 200 yuan, one grain cabinet equivalent to RMB 300 yuan
　　2 stools equivalent to RMB 200 yuan, 3 six-immortal table equivalent to 300 yuan, one eight-immortals table equivalent to 100 yuan, totaling 16 benches equivalent to RMB 300 yuan, other tools whose value is equivalent to RMB 1000 yuan; the Japanese Army also looted one yellow cow equivalent to 1200 yuan, 2 pigs, equivalent to RMB 1000 yuan; the Japanese Army looted 800 plus silver dollars, one pair of gold earrings weighing 6.25 grams, two pairs of gold bracelets, weighing 62.5 grams, 2 jade hairpin; the Japanese Army also burned over 60 shoulder poles of grain, farming tools totaling RMB 2000 yuan
　　The above loss was extremely heavy.

　　 (5)Informer Bao Yumei, female, now 68, Bao Qiufu’s eldest daughter, address: Fangxiadian Village, Zhuma Town, Wucheng District, Jinhua City.
　　In mid April 1942 on the lunar calendar the Japanese Army occupied Jinhua with force. After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, my father (back then 40) led all family members to go into Dongyuan Mountains to seek shelter; soon my father was captured by the Japanese army to work as slave slave labor. During labor he was killed by Japanese soldiers without provocation.
　　Back then three storied houses and three bungalows in my home were requisitioned by the Japanese Army as cattle shed, then they were set on fire by the Japanese Army and destroyed. In my home they also burned a complete set of tools for bean jelly workshop, equivalent to RMB 3000 yuan, one wardrobe, 2 cabinets, 2 boxes, 2 six-immortals tables, 1 eight-immortals table, 16 stools of variable height, other articles etc; the loss of clothing is equivalent to 2000 yuan, about 15 shoulder poles of grain.

　　(6) Informer Li Fangjun, male, now, address Dongzhai Village, Zhuma Town, Wucheng District, Jinhua City
　　Li Fangjun’s mother Ying Jinlan
　　Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy when the Japanese Army occupied Jinhua. Each day they looted materials in the rural area, raped women. On August 16, 1942, the Japanese Army intruded into the home of Ying Jinlan in Dongzhai Village without provocation, and looted two pigs and 10 chicken, totaling around 1600 yuan

　　(7) Informer Xu Genfu, male, now 61, address Longbeng Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, the Japanese Army occupied Jinhua, stationed troops in Jiangshantou Village and erected gun turrets. In the mid-night of August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar, superior Japanese officers dispatched several hundred Japanese soldiers to set fire to all the village houses in front of the gun turret. Back then ten storied houses in my home were set on fire by the Japanese Army, and more than 400 shoulder poles of grain, 35 pairs of woven baskets, three beds, one altar table, two round tables, 20 stools, 20 tea tables, three wine jars (7-dou jar) and over 1000 wine jars, one wine press, over 40 press bags in the brewery, all the farming tools, clothing, furniture in the home were burned or looted by the Japanese Army.

　　 (8)Informer Chen Xiezhi, male, now, residing at Shaojia Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　On April 11, 1942 on the lunar calendar, Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy. After the Japanese Army occupied Jinhua, the Japanese Army each day into the rural area to rape women, killed people, burned houses, and looted goods. On August 16 on the lunar calendar the Japanese Army intruded into my home to loot the following things: over 100 catties of grain, over 20 shoulder poles of wheat, 4 pigs weighing over 500 catties, over 30 hens weighing over 80 catties, looted 50 silver dollars, two gold rings weighing 12.5 grams.

　　 (9)Informer Xu Qisen, male, now　, residing at Wutong Village, Langya Town, Jinhua County
　　In June 6, 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese Army came to South mountains in a mopping up campaign to attack the Chinese Army. The Japanese Army burned or looted 500 catties of beans, one wine crushing frame, one drying frame, more than 10 jars, about 150 dish plates, 200 bowls, about 10 pots of variable sizes, about five pots of variable sizes, 15 pairs of quilts, 8 mosquito tents, 4 pairs of leather box, 4 pairs of wood boxes, 2 pairs of water battles, 15 kegs in variable sizes, 10 hot water bottles, 5 carpets, one pig-killing barrel, 5 cubic meters of cedar wood, about 10 cubes of timber.

　　 (10)Informer Bao Xiaoqi, male, now, residing at Dianbian Village, Zhoucun Town
　　In the mid-night of August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese Army entered the South Mountains, and came to Dianbian Village to burn, kill and loot materials. My home was looted by the Japanese Army and lost 6 gold rings weighing 37.5 grams, 2 pairs of gold earrings, 2 pairs of gold bracelets, 2 pieces of gold chains, 5 gold bricks weighing about 3500 grams

　　(11) Informer Yin Juxian, female, now 55, residing at Linjiang Village, Bailongqiao Town.
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, in June 1942 on the lunar calendar when the Japanese Army stationed at Linjiang Village, Japanese soldiers saw Yin Yonggen (back then 38) and immediately shot him in the center of the ankle, resulting in lifetime disability for Yin Yonggen, which incurred immeasurable loss.

　　(12) Informer Yin Juxian, female, now 55, residing at Bailongqiao Town Linjiang Village.
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, the Japanese Army was ambitious, and was bent on conquering the whole world, and waged the WWII. In 1944 when the Japanese Army suffered defeat in the Pacific War, the Japanese Army in Jinhua County made a desperate struggle. They instructed Eighth secret service organization to go to Linjiang Village to capture hostage, on that day they captured Yin Yonggen’s wife to Jinhua secret service organ and demanded 300 shoulder poles of rice before releasing the hostage, otherwise the hostage would be killed. We had no choice but to transport 300 shoulder poles of rice to ransom the hostage.

　　 (13)Informer Zheng Zuolin, male, 60, residing at Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy in May 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese Army often came to our village to loot things. Back then after villagers in my village fought with the Japanese Army on the road, the Japanese Army dispatched large Japanese troops to our village to set fire, kill and loot on May 15-16, 1943. When the Japanese Army came to our home to set fire, my grandfather came up to intervene, then he was stabbed to death by the Japanese soldiers on the spot.

　　(14) Shen Ruiqing, male, now 55, residing at Dongxia Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua Jinhua County was occupied by the Japanese Army, in the mid-night of August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar, large Japanese troops entered Dongxia Village to burn, and loot materials. When the Japanese Army set fire to our house, Shen Ruikui (back then 11) was trapped inside and heavily injured which caused death.

　　(15) Informer Shen Ruiqing, male, now 55, residing at Dongxia Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County.
　　Jinhua County was occupied by the Japanese Army. In the mid-night of August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar, Japanese officers dispatched large troops to villages near our village to set fire to all the houses. When the Japanese Army entered our village to burn, loot and kill, my family was caught off guard. When the Japanese Army set fire to our house, we were too afraid to forget my 2 year old younger brother who was in the house sleeping, so in the end he was burned to death.

　　(16) Informer Shao Baonai, female, now 61, residing at Lvtangxia Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, in late May in 1942 on the lunar calendar, when the Japanese Army intruded into our home without provocation, they looted two pigs weighing over 300 catties, the venue was at Xiashan Village, Qiyi Farm. Shao Jinshen, male, back then aged 56, residing at Xiashan Village, one big buffalo is equivalent to about RMB 1500 yuan was looted by Japanese soldiers, who also intruded into our home to loot over 150 silver dollars, 3 gold rings weighing 17.1875 grams, the loss was extremely huge.

　　 (17)Informer Bao Yumei, female, now 68, address Fangxiadian Village, Zhuma Town, Wucheng District, Jinhua City
　　On April 11, 1942 on the lunar calendar, Jinhua was occupied by the Japanese Army with force, and the Japanese Army each day went out to capture slave labors, looted materials, raped women, and killed people. In May on the lunar calendar my father led family members to flee into the mountains of North Mountains in Dongyuan Village, but he was discovered by a Japanese soldier, captured on the spot, and beaten to heavy injury with gun, and killed by another Japanese soldier with gun.

　　 (18)Informer surnamed Li, male, now, address Wucheng District, Jinhua City
　　On April 11, 1942 on the lunar calendar, Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, and the Japanese army committed every sort of atrocities in Jinhua area each day. Each day they would kill, burn and loot etc, and on August 16 that year on the lunar calendar, large Japanese troops invaded into Zhuma Village. They intruded into a household surnamed Ying (female). The sight of the senior Aunt Ying immediately aroused the sexual desire of Japanese soldiers, so they striped and gang raped her, leading to her death.

　　(19)Informer Wu Fengjiao, female, now 68, address Xiaxinwu Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　In June, 1942 on the lunar calendar Jinhua fell into the enemy’s hands, and the Japanese Army each day went out to capture slave slave labors, raped women, burned and killed, and used traitors to commit crimes. On that day my father (Wu Xuerui, male, back then 36, residing at Hongyuan Village, Wucheng District, Jinhua City), was captured by the Japanese army to work as guide. He escorted the Japanese Army to Xiagan Village and Yushi Village in Huanan Town, but found the abuse and the beating intolerable, so was preparing to flee. But he was discovered by the Japanese soldiers, and killed on the spot at Liangmao Mountains.

　　(20)Informer Xu Gensu, female, now 65, address Xiaxinwu Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　My father (Xu Liangshi), male, back then 57, residing at Huatang Village, Erxianqiao Town, Wucheng District, Jinhua City). After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy in July 1942 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese Army arbitrarily demanded my father to contribute rice as military supply grain, but my father was unable to produce any rice, for this reason the Japanese Army beat my father with gun stock to cause serious injury. After returning to home, because back then there was no hospital, and no way to seek medical treatment, my father passed away on the second day.

　　(21)Informer Ni Cailin (Zizhang Songhe), female, now 90, address Xiaxinwu Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County
　　After Jinhua fell into the hands of the enemy, on August 16, 1942 on the lunar calendar my younger bother (Ni Xiaogen, male, back then 26, residing at Yi Village, Bailongqiao Town, Jinhua County) was captured by the Japanese Army without provocation to work as slave labor. Each day he suffered inhuman beating and abuse by the Japanese Army. Unable to tolerate the treatment, he managed to escape and returned home. My younger brother escaped to my home (Xiaxinwu) to temperately avoid capture by the Japanese Army, and waited for recovery before returning to home. On that day we saw houses in the home were burned by the Japanese Army, so my younger brother had to return home and took a look. When he walked to somewhere near Shaxi Village, he was inadvertently discovered by the vicious Japanese Army, and killed by them immediately with gun (Ni Xiaogen)

　　The above totals twenty one victims.
　　This signature form is the eighteenth batch of households whose family members were killed by the Japanese Army and whose houses were burned by the Japanese Army.

Prepared by: Ni Yuanmao (name seal)
April 9, 1994 AD