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CHRISTIE CASE.
DEFENDANT AGAIN GIVES- EVIDENCE.
HOW HE MET INFORMER.
THURSDAY, JANUARY
Mr. King expressed blurra
that such a raid had been carried
out That was the first time he
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
heard of it or of the name of the ALLEGED GUNMAN IN POLICE
gentleman concerned, and remark ed that if it had really happened, It took place without his knowledge And through a misunderstanding,
No Confirmation.
VSECOURT..
FOUR CHARGES,
The defence was opened by Mr.
Mr. Leask said he would make The second of the three men who JA Gordon Leask before. Major
police in connection" with the C. Willson at the Central Magis independent enquiries to clear up were taken into custody by the tracy yesterday afternoon in the the matter. He had been unable to shooting affray in which Sergeant case in which James Christie and obtain police confirmation, where it McMahon and other polic. Officers charged should have been forthcoming were wounded, two fatally, by a Christopher Bluhm are
Christie farther complained that party of four Chinese gunmen early with criminal conspiracy to de- the Police had seized all his private in the morning of December 7, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yester The charges against the accused
fraud.
In opening the defence, Mr. papers Including his cheque book
"In cross-examination by Mr. Leaak said that he would put în
evidence from correspondence to King, Christie agreed that after the day afternoon. show that legitimate oil business first mention of what he said was were: (1) armed robbery, (2) shoot- in conjunction with a man named of and the prosecution alleged was ing with intent to murder, (3) morphia, the term "goods" was used, shooting with intent to resist arreat, and (4) possession of fire- arme, KNWESN
Khan Sahib Mali Khan had taken place, and that drugs throughout the negotiations.
Lost O.B.E. were never mentioned at any with regard to his O.B.E, Chris. time. In referring to the part ile said that he subsequently lost played by Haynes and the Chinese it as the result of being-convicted Police Reservist, Mr. Leask remark- arms case in Shanghai. ed that he did not like to use the However, he had not been directly word "plant," but certainly it was notified about the matter. He
In an
first
The afternoon was occupied with evidence relating to the charge
Cafe was the first witness called. The proprietor of the Mei Sun He said that at 1.30 am. on the night of December 7, two men en-
a trap by which the accused were heard through his solicitors and tered his restaurant. There were arrested.
saw a newspaper clipping which no other customers at the time as Christie's Evidence. Christie was first called into the friend sent to him, was usual for the restaurant to He said in reply to a question, close before 2pm. The two men witness, box, and gave his evidence
ed with the O.RE., by the King
in the absence of Bluhm who was by Mr. King that he did not pro- ordered beefeteak each and, wit- the two. Later another "two per- removed from the Court. The evi pose to call witnesses with regard he added, one cup of wine for dence given by the first accused to the arms deal with the Chinese sons entered, and they ordered was in the main similar to that Army, because he was not charged chicken and rice, but, strangely, taken by Mr. R. E. Lindsell when with dealing in arms
this pair also ordered a cup of wine Always Unreliable" between them. STOKKEN Christie and Bluhm appeared be With regard to Haynes, Christie The two parties sat at different fore, that Magistrate on a charge said that he believed Haynes was tables and the two men who were under the Dangerous Drugs Ordin-honest in the oil deal, and when the last to enter finished their meal ance of undertaking to procure and he was introduced to him as "The first and proceeded to the counter supplymorphia, on which they Liar" he thought it was a joke at While the four men were having
to pay their billig were discharged, Mr. Lindsell de the time, "But I certainly think their meal, a fold of the shop had ciding that there was no genuine now it must be true," he added. been busy putting up the shutters offer to supply the drug, and sug Haynes was certainly an unreliable and closing the street door. gested that the present charge be person. He had always been unre. As one of the two men, who had preferred against the accused, Ulable.
risen, was about to pay the man Brigadier-General.
Questioned with regard to his behind the counter the other New statements made by Chris knowledge of Haynes's financial opened the street and looked tie yesterday was that with the ex-airs in Shanghai, Christie said furtively about Weturning to ception of a break during the War that he was not making allegations The next moment, both men whip-
the shop eventuallyNAAA It has been quite obvious that the when he held the rank of acting but was stating that he knew it ped out their revolvers and threat- Peking Foreign Office has been Brigadier-General and was decorat as a fact that Haynes always had ened witness as well as the other incapable for some years of exerat Buckingham Palace, he had been post dated cheques, and was trou-folds. The two other customers, at about this moment, produced fire- bled by these. cising the slightest degree of thirty years on the China Coast Speaking about his meeting with arms, and other the four robbers, sovereignty over the waters of and had followed all sorts of oc- Sergeant Baker in Haynes's room, bound and gaged the fokid of the
cupations during life, time. ^^ the Kwangtung Province.
Christic said he recognised him, restaurant and pushed them into a Can- ton, has long been quite a separ his sojourn in China he had deal-ahadowed from the first day heared from the witness, and altogether He proceeded to say that during and had always known that he was cubicle at the back of the premises. The keys of the safe was obtain- ate Government, paying no ings with various Chinese Gov-rived here, but he did not worry a sum of money amounting to $185. obeisance to that of Peking and arnments, first the Northern Gov-because he had nothing to fear, as was stolen, controlling the affairs of the pro- tionalist Government
ernment, and latterly with the Na- he had made no secret of his arms Two waiters from the restaurant vince in its own
of South deal. Christie added that he had corroborated this evidence and one- way with
a China, with whom he contracted known many police officers during of them identified the prisoneras Ministry of its own. Peking has for the supply of all sorts of war the past 30 years, and had a letter being one of the first two of the been unable to subjugate Canton,
robbers who entered the cafe that from Captain Baddeley thanking
night. much as it undoubtedly would like
Meeting With Haynes.
him for saving the life of a Police After speaking about his intro-Officer 27 years ago, to, and, therefore, Peking cannot duction to Haynes in Shanghai by
Au Yeung's Lie: profess to speak for the whole mutual friend called Knight who Asked to explain Au Yeung's of China when it now alleges a Liar," Christie proceeded to des- gested that if he could lie once at
referred to Haynes as "Leslie the evidence against him, Christie sug violation of Chinese sovereignty eribe his first meeting with Haynes his office by pretending that he in Kwangtung waters.. Had the in the lounge of the King Edward could not speak English, he could lie position been reversed-had the Hotel when Haynes suggested that again. Canton Government, instead of well, who was in town.
he (Christie) should meet Kent- Regarding the cheque book men- Christie tioned by Christie earlier, Mr. King the British submarine, taken simi-agreed, but the meeting rover came new produced the book and in tick- lar action against the pirates of off. Then Haynes asked for his ing off various amounts, Including the "Irene" what course would Gardens. The conversation turned that certain of these cheques had in China is remarkable. For in
address and visited him at Victoria one for $9,740, put it to Christie "The influence of Great Britain the Peking Foreign Office have to. arms. Haynes was very inter- not been honoured. He (Mr stance, we And English printing taken? It could not protestested and there were subsequent King) had established this on writ
on the currency, English, printing: against the violation of the Pek-meeting, during one of which ing to the Bank at Tientaln
on the postage stamps and the common language outside of Chin- Government's sovereignty man who was in town, and asked would not be Honoured. If not pre-Some of the shop signs are very
Christie replied that the cheques eso. Ispidgin English
S Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 5, 1928, when none existed. And to pro- Haynes what he could do in the sented, and pointed out that he had amusing for the English is not test now against the action of the matter of arranging business for been in custody without access to all that it should be. On a millin- L4 it has to prove that it exer-
him.
his business affairs for several ers shop in Szechwan Road fasa cises full control as the Govern-duced to Bluhm, and he in turn in
Haynes was subsequently intro-weeks already.
sign Orders promptly excused, ment of China" over those waters troduced Au Yeung the Chinese to-morrow afternoon.
The hearing was adjourned until while over a furrler -is the sign. Fur coats made to order, your skie adjacent to Bias Bay. That it is Police Reservist as a merchant
or ours. At another milliners unable to do.
shop is the notico, Ladies can have from Malaya.
Christie denied that
fits upstairs, and in a candy shop. we read, Try our candy, each peace
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"“IRENE” PIRACY ECHO.
According to a Chinese news agency the Chinese Foreign Office in Peking has sent a lengthy pro-
ing
materials..
Christie mentioned Bluhm as an oil
alsted upon.
....
mor-
discovered at Bhanghai,
The papers report that a regu lar school for kidnappers has been
For peace and, serenity craving Full often I've had to deplore
SHOP SIGNS.
ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE
AMUSING EXAMPLES,
Ayoung missionarynowin Shanghai writes:
ly British Chaplain ndds the followinco
"Over a Transporty Offic Leave your luggage
will send it in every
Over a dressmaker'
The boisterous way of behaving Clothing of woman tailor ladies
Possessed by the youngster furnished in the upper storey
JAMAN DAN PAIn a tramcar on a country line My windows, though biddon to near Miyanoshita frequented by
English-speaking travelle
next door,
spare them,
All
From breaking he never reparsons who are lunatice, intoxicat
fraina,
1924
ed, or infected are not allowed in And I am compelled to repair hora.patre
them ge With infinite panes.
His habit of shouting and shriek
It may, perhaps, in this connec- tion be permissible to get off, against these two instances of un- intentional humour perpetrated in the streets of a wellknown coun try town in Surrey years ago noted on:
Up to the present the Canton hpia or heroine was ever mention- test to the British Minister Government has kept a discreeted to Haynes or Au Yeung, and BRIGHTER OUTLOOK made with tender against the sinking of the 8.5.silence in regard to the sinking of maintained that the deal was about “Irene" on October 22. The “de-
Bluhm's oil. The $300 which the mands" made in the course ful to the British submarine for time of the arrcat was paid for the "Irene." Doubtless it is grate police found on his person at the of that protest are quite formid-performing the most brilliant the purpose of covering Bluhm able for Peking including an indemnity and compensation in Bias Bay grateful that Chinese/samplea of oil which Au Yeung in- work it did against the pirates of expenses to Shanghai to bring down respect of the dead and injured, subjects were saved the horrors the cargo, and the loss of the of falling into the pirates' hands In the course
Arms Contract
of his evidenco; steamer, besides an apology for
and being taken to their lair, held Christle, referring to the $100,000 the alleged violation of Chinese for ransom, and perhaps put to deposit receipt which he had shown sovereignty and "adequate pun death. Instead of the Canton money was deposited in the Li to Au Young, said that the ishment" of the Commander of Government BIKE BAZA O the British submarine L4.
demanding the Tung Bank at Swatow, and made "adequate punishment" of the the interesting statement that the It would be interesting to know Commander of Submarine L4, it deposit was made by ape of General what the. Peking Foreign Office is only reasonable to expect that Li Chal-sum's Generals against a would have done if it had found it will re-echo the many expres-The contract, he said, was in safe
contract for arms worth $850,000.). itself in the same position as the sons of gratitude for the heavy deposit at the same pabe
blow that he gave to the pirates Commander of L4 when he first
Asked by Mr. Leask, If he could and for saving so many Chinese suggest any motive for this pro spotted the pirates taking the from, a worse death, than drown-secution, Christie suid Haynes "Irene" Into, Bias Bay? Knowing
was in lengue with the Police the ing the dreadful and
whole of the time. He was annoy- ed because he could not get into the arms deal. He wanted to be a secretary, and simply because would not take him Into the deal with the Chinese Government-ho had no right to be taken in-and am writing to express my because I would not lend him money deep appreciation of the generous in Shanghai when he wanted it, he way in which
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torious réputation of this CORRESPONDENCE.
pirate haunt, would it call-
EARL HAIG'S FUND
To the Editor of the "China Mail."] Sir
ously have left the captain of the "Irene," his officers, and his crew to the tender mercies of the pirates? Would it have consider ed for one moment the ethics of
the whole of the brought this prosecution-It seems international Jurisprudence at sea
Press, have once gain co-operated to me that the whole time it was when the lives of so many Chin behalf
in m
mbrance Day Appeal on this: Get Christie no matter how Istressed ex-service men you get him ese passengers were seriously, and the Jeopardised? Would it have given the pirates their own way as they
had it on so many
Bions when Chinese wer
sed, tortured, and it
These are. not ide
has proved an ««Chri
very restri
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was obtain
Appears even worse than
crime
To one who is busily seeking cktween Dorking and
A neat and Ingenious rhyme "On the But his parents would only repel aide chapo
mes
On Satu Were I to complain of his noise, annu And (rather unhelpfully) tell me hold:
That boys will be boys.
on Sur Bat now, in the place of expend- Knight
taur
My breath in a proftless sigh, 111-ook a ravonge by attending, Try This excellent school at Shang-room
No more shall he bid me denanc My course have carefu
mapped,
And as soon as Ive ma
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That kid will be nappeda
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