FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1927.
MORPHIA "DEAL"?
FURTHER EVIDENCE IN POLICE COUNT.
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CROWN CASE CONCLUDED.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. A. Gordon Leusk, for the defence of Christopher Jumes Christie, und Bluhm charged in connection with the alleged morphia "deal," resum- ed hia cross-examination of, Leslie Ernest Haynes, the principal wit-) nesa for the prosecution, as the re- sult of whose information the police act a trap which resulted in the ac cused's arrest.)
Mr Lenak's first question at the resumption before Mr. R. E. Lint- sell at the Central Magistracy, wasi to ask Haynes if he knew Kentwell, and the witness replied that he did. questions, In reply to other Haynes said that Kentwell was in Hong Kong about the time he met Christie in the King Edward Ilotel. Haynes denied that at his meeting! with Christie be said to him "Kent- must well is in Hong Kong, you mert him." He admitted, however, that he did mention Kentwell's
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Christiu. Kentwell. to Haynes explained, bad defended Mr. Leusk's client (Christie) In Shanghai, Christie did not to the witness's knowledge see Kentwell, but he said that he would look him up. The witness certainly did not try to arrange a meeting between Christie
Kentwell. and (Haynes) only saw Kentwell once; in Hong Kong. He was coming out) of the Hotel Savoy, and they had a drink together.
Mr. Lensk: Have you tried to run any papers in Hong Kong?! Yes. The Ladies Weekly."
What was the fate of that paper? The fate was this, the no-called) business manager, an Australian, helped himself to-I may say em- bezzled sundry sums of money, and was convicted before Major Willson.
No breath of suspicion against you in connection with it?-I eer- tainly don't think so, I saw the Crown Solicitor on the whole mat- ter, so the paper closed.
Who cloned it down? Was it closed by the authorities?-The nu-i thorities Certainly not. 1t start- ed on very limited capital, relying on advertising. A min called: Trevor embezzled certain sums of money and I could not carry on the printing bill.
"A Man From Saigon." Dealing with Haynes's evidence, Mr. Leask said: "You said most of the time during your conversations with Christie was taken up in talk ing about arms***
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Haynes: Yes. He offered $1,000 to pose 48,a man from Saigon. to certain Chinese coming from Canton.
Answering another suggestion that at these meetings arms wwre chiefly discussed, Haynes eaid that seventy-five per cent, of the con- versations were about arms.
Mr. Leask then suggested that the question of arms was brought up by Haynes mnd not by Christie, and Haynes replied that he was de- finitely asked to act. It was not true that the witness wanted to act and that Christie refused to allow him to take part.
Haynes gave an answer of "Ab- solutely no to a suggestion by Mr. Leask that it was for the reason that he WSB not allow. .ed to participate that the witness reported to the police. Haynes said that he did not wish to deal in arms or drugs.' He did not wish to know Christie and could not afford to do so. This was his reply to Mr. Leask's ques- tion as to what'reason he had for! reporting to the police. He added: "I realise now that I might lay my- self open to somebody
"waking sleeping dogs," but I did not realise it at that time.
Asked what he meant by "sleep- ing dogs," Haynes replied "Court) publicity."
Mr. Leask: Does it mean that you were afraid you might be implicat-
ed, having had conversation withi
the first defendant?-No.
Mr. Lindsell: It certainly meant that.
Witness: I had no desire to deal in drugs or in arms and I never wished to be on intimate terms with Christies, and în_my présent position I cannot afford to. My first inclination was to write him a chit.
Mr. Leask: Would it not have 'been enough to tell Mr. King and leave it there?-1 thought it would ✓end there.
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Arms and Heroin. Asked about his first interview with Christie at Victoria Gardens on a Saturday, when as the wit- meas stated, three quarters of the time was occupied in talking about n deal in arms, and subsequently switched to a mention of a deal in heroin in which Christie asked him to get in touch with, buyers for him, Haynes said that he would not say that Christie asked him to do it, but he said: "If you can, there will be a little commission for, you'd
Mr Leask asked why a man like Christio whom Haynes know tto been: 20 years on the China
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const should ask him to introduce Chinese buyers, and Haynes said: i can only assume that he thought I was sure. My assumption is that, knowing I was involved with his colleague in London, he thought I was safe. He appar ently gave me very full confidence, Mr. Lensk: Which you abused. Witness:
"or wrongly'
Quaints" Rightly abused.
Referring to Haynes's mention of Christie's statement that a con- signment was taken to Shanghai by a man named "Georgie," Mr. Leask suggested that the name "Georgie" was never mentioned in Hong Kong.
Arising from Haynes's previous statement that he was not told by Christie of the gold mine of Siam Mr. King put a corroborative ques- ADMISSION OF EMBEZZLEMENT tion to witness, and got the reply that Haynes has never had access at any time to Christie's docu- ments.
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Haynes replied that at the hotel he was told to get a telegram addressed to "Georgie" from the Eastern Extension Telegraph Com- pany, and he told Christie that he was known at the Telegraph Com- pany. This conversation he tele
phoned to the police.
Answering another question, Huynes said that ho did not re- collect Christic and a man named "Georgie" negotinting for a ship. the "Tulbot," in Shanghai, He admitted, however, that he heard of the "Talbot."
By Mr. Lindsell: He never met the man"Georgie.”"
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Mr. Leask suggested that the Guly time "Georgie" was mention ed to Haynes was in connection with the "Talbot" in Shanghai, and this Haynes denied. He said it was certainly never mentioned in Shanghai.
Mr. Leask: Although you were reporting the case? Yes, I have my copies, of the "Shanghai Mer- cary." It is about an arms seizure, Mr-Leask: When you introduced the first witness, Au Yeung, to the first defendant, what did you in- troduce him us?-First of all as "my man" and then as a brother of a former pupil of mine.
Mr. Leask: And also as R wealthy merchant from the Straits interested in oil?
Witness: Oil? Never! Oil was never mentioned at any time.
no suggestion that Was there this wealthy Chinese was going to open up agencies in South China? Witness: Certainly not. There was no suggestion of any deal of
any nature in oil.
"Long Life" Oil,
Asked further questions, Haynes said that he never heard of "Long Life" oil. He also said that when
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Other Evidence.
Mr. H. A. Taylor, Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports, and Government Monopoly Analyst, gave formal evidence that neither of the accused had permits to deal in druge. He then said that amongst the different brands of morphin, the Hoffmann La Roche, of Swiss origin, and the Merck, of German. mike, were two well-known brands. Morphia changed hands at this part of the world at $300 per
lb or over $600 per kilogram.
Because the complainant In the second charge was not present in Court, Major C. Willson yesterday, remanded a Eurasian named A. J. Simon who was charged with (1) obtaining credit to the extent of $191.46 from Lane, Crawford, Ltd., with intent to defraud, and (2) embezzlement of $35. the property. of Royal and Company, where he was employed as money collector and shoe Stter.
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he sent a coolie to Lane Crawford's
Accused pleaded guilty" to both charges.
asid Sergeant Rozeskwy during the time the accused employed by Royal und Company, with chits for chocolates and cigarettes on credit. Then the ac Mas Annie Cordeiro, the Fortu- cused became bolder and took guese girl typist employed by Chris- shoes, a raincoat, a watch, and a tie, said that she had been work-ixarette case on credit. Most of fng in the office in the first floor of in Macao and not recovered.
the stuff were pawped by accused No. 480, Nathan Road, only two only thing that the police had been ∙days previous to the police visit. able to get back for Lane, Craw- On that day she was told by Chris- ford's was the cigarette case, which tie to go home when Haynes and accused had pawned in the Colony.
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at. her usual hour in the afternoon to find that the police had been
there.
A son of the landlady of the house in evidence stated that he was pro- mised a cheque by Christie for the rent, but when he called again the following day, Christic had not Kiven it.
Chief Detective Inspector Rey- noles, who was one of the police party which arrived at the house to take the two accused into custody, said that there was also a warrant for the arrest of a third man, which was not executed. Since then they had been looking for a man named Karim Din.
The officers produced certain documents seized during the visit. One of there was a letter with an address at Shanghai and the name "Hoffmann" on the back.
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Accused's former employer, Japanese, said the accused worked for him from August 13 to 31 when be disappeared with the $36, form- ing the subject of the second charge.
Sentences of one and two months. was passed on the respective charges, the terms to run consecu lively.
KOWLOON FIRE.
LUCKY ESTATE OF THE INMATES.
In connection with the fire on the Latchikok Road (reported yester day), a police report this morning stated that the fire started on the ground floor of house No. 64. oc- cupied by furniture workers, many of whom had a lucky escape by jumping from the cockloft un which were sleeping. This rattan had two passports, one of these be-shop was not covered by insurance. ing a Cantonese passport. Neither The fire, the origin of which is document had a Hong Kong visa.
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From a deed box found on the desk, a sheaf of papers was also produced. His Worship, after an like an agreement relating to a examination, remarked that it look- mining estate in Siam.
This closed the case for the pro- secution.
Christie and Bluhm saw him at St. tion with this Colony, Mr. King also Regarding Christie's long connec George Hotel on November 8 hel was with Sergeant Baker. He did produced a hotel licence which re- not mention when giving evi- vealed that Christie was a hotel keeper in this Colony as far back dence that Sergeant Baker was pre- i sent because he was not asked. as 1903. He added that when Christie was introduced to Baker, he (Haynes) was nervous and shaking like a leaf. He introduced Baker as Mr. Jessman, and shortly afterwards Baker left. Christie was very keen. to know who the man was, and witness said that he was out of n job and wanted to borrow He certainly did not say that he was keeping und assisting him. He did mention that Baker or Jessman was a man he (Haynes) had known years ago down in the Straits.
Mr. Gordon Leask said he would have a witness called whose name occurred in an earlier part of the case. This was Khan Sahib,
Mr. King said he too would have liked to call Khan Sahib. There were many $10.
Khan Sahibs in the Colony but he thought they were fairly agreed on the Khan Sahib in question as being no other than the a Cafe very near proprietor of Christie's office.
Mr. Leask suggested that Haynea
His Worship: The Bombay Cafe? sail Baker was one of those Straits Mr. King: Yes. But unfortun- hums, and Haynes denied this, add-ately he is away from the Colony, ing said he was a hanger on having left for Canton on business and that he was one of poor Frank on Monday before I could get him
Frank Lammert to come up. Lammert's pals. was very well known for helping people in public."
Led back to the telegram from "Georgie," Haynes said he did not know what code was used, neither could he remember the number or the date of the cable.
Mr.. Leask said that the evidence of this Khan Sahib Malik Khan was desirable from the point of view of the defence, as it would show the innocuova nature of the goods both accused were dealing in.
still unknown, spread rapidly to Sos. 60 and 62 on one side of the 68 on the other side. Nos. 64 and burning house, and the Nos. 66 and 68 were completely gutted, whilst damage by fire and water. No. 66 Nos. 60 and 62 suffered a lot of
was the, least affected of all the houses involved.
The firemen were handicapped in their work when the roofs of the houses collapsed.
The extent of the damage done is
still not ascertained.
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December 3-Autumn meeting of the Fanling Hunt.
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