DANGEROUS FIREWORKS Dealer Fined For Unlawful Storage
WHOLE HOUSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP
Yip Chik-sang, aged 29. fire- works dealer of No. 128. Queen's Road East, first floor appeared the before Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magistracy this morning charged with (a) unlawful posses- sion of 819 its of fireworks con- taining an explosive ingredient other than black gunpowder. charcoal, surphur, saltpetre, alum- inium, potassium perchlorate, to wit potassium chlorate. yesterday: (b) unlawful storage of fireworks not confined to the conditions laid' down in Council, to wit in the first-cubicle of the first floor of the above address; and (c) failing to notify the Inspector-General of Police in writing his name and the address of the premises in which the fireworks were stored.
Mr. A. L Cash. Station Officer of the Inspection Department of the Central Fire Brigade, said he had visited the premises with Mr. 4. C. Fitz-Henry, Deputy Superin-| tendent and Inspection Officer, on instructions.
He asked His Workship to in-i Alict a heavy penalty in view of the serious nature of the first and Chlorate of second charges.
cause a tauch potassium could
more serious detonation. Refer- ring to the cost of the fireworks,
THE CHINA: MAIL: "THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936
Gloria Jacobs, aged 12. is shown handling her trusty pistol.
a sensation an California shooting with which she is creating ranges. Gloria has had her eye on a future Olympic berth since she beat her father. Henry Jacobs, a highway patrolman, who finished second against State police in a competition at Modesto, California.
OPIUM CASES
Big Haul Made In
Junk Bay
IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT THE OPTION
Before Mr. Burgess at the
HEROIN PILLS SEIZED
Police Visit To Flat Described
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Chan Ping-to, aged 27, jumped, An appeal for funds for the from the third floor of the Wai Mission to Chinese Seamen, Hong Hing Tea House, Queen's RoadKong, is being made to the public} West, at 10 pin last night and to assist this deserving institution was admitted to the Government and those interested are requested | the Civil: Hospital suffering fram to forward subscriptions to internal injuries, to which he suc-Christian Mission to Chinese Sea- No. 98 Connaught Road. cumbed at 315 am today.
West, 2nd floor.
The twenty-first anniversszY İcelebration of the St. Paul's Girls'
were
Altogether 13,063 cases School will be held at the Lee dealt with by the St. John Am Hysan Hall on July 17 at 5 pmbulance New Territories Medical Lady Caldecott will distribute the Benevolent Branch during June. certificates.
including 8,227 new cases.
ај
When word was received in Hong Kong rainfall for the 241 Hong Kong by cable yesterday of hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day was the death in England of Mr. Mark 0:20 inch. The total since January Hull, the flags of all Indo-China 1 has been 28.16 inches, against! Steam Navigation Company's ships an average of 41.96 inches.
in port were lowered to half-mast as a token of respect for the re- tired officer of the Company who served on the China Coast no less than 28 years, the last 20 of them in the capacity of Chief Engineer in various vessels
LEAGUE LAWN BOWLS
Selected Teams For Saturday
The following are the Kowloos Bowling Green Club's bowls teams for Saturday:----
APPEAL COURT
Previous Conviction - Quashed
UNCORROBORATED EVIDENCE
An appeal, brought by Mr. E. E R. Sanderson, on behalf of Ko Chung, against a Magistrate's con- viction on June 10, last was up! held by His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Court of Appeal this morning and the conviction was accordingly quashed
Mr. E E. Williams, Assistant | Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, Crown Soll- 1st team v CCC. (Away):—
A. S. Russell, Watson, W.leitor, opposed the appeal Macfarlane, L. Guy (skip). "
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HEARING ADJOURNED
The appellant was sentenced by S. A. Bright. E. Hall, S. Randie, & the Taipo Magistrate on two Duncan (skip). Mr. Cash said that $80 was a low Central Magistracy this morn- Cheung Kam-ming, aged 38, un-
J. E. Henson. J. G. Meyer, M. J.jcounts under the Opium Ordin- Lance. and was given a term of estimate. as there were largering five Chinese males. Lee employed, Lau Hung, aged 36, Henderson, A., M. Holland (skip).
imprisonment on ones which were worth between Kau, Man Kai, Chan Kau, Lee junemployed. and Lo Shing, aged 2nd team v H.K.F.C. "A" (Home):-three months"
W. L. Walker, E. C. Hamilton, each charge, the sentences to rus $25 and $30 each, while there was Yee Kau and Fung So, werels, unemployed, appeared before
consecutively. one large one which was worth at charged with possession of 4,800 Mr. W. Schofield at the Central B. Hosking, H. H. Rose (skip).__
B. S. Rogers, S. M. White, W. S. Mr. Sanderson said that he Had a naked light tahils of raw opium in Junk Bay Magistracy this morning charged Drake, G. Sheri (skip).
appeal least $100
од four with possession of dangerous F. A. Cheesman, R. O. Read, Gill, brought the been thrown among the crackers on June 30.
grounds namely that there was no Mr. A. W. Grimmitt, of the drugs, to wit 603 ounces of heroin, G. E. F. Tavmpson (skip), the whole house might have been
Electric RC. Team and
evidence on which to convict; that De Export blown up. There were no means Import
at No. 470 Lockhart. Road, third
In their match against the Foot-the evidence given by an accom- said prosecuting, narrow partment of escape except by a
floor, on June 8.
ball Club "B" at Happy Valley, plice against the accused was un- were that the five accused
the Electric R.C. will be represent corroborated; that there was in- staircase made of wood.
MI-led by: Mr. F. H. Loseby, who appeared detained by RO. Ward
sufficient evidence to bring con~ for the defendant, pleaded ignor-Junk Bay on June 30.
V. Sorby, J. L. King, G. T. Padgett, viction; and that the appellant A. Webster (sitp).
W. Stoker, G. G. Taompson, J. F. should not have been convicted on there is the second charge, as EL S. Jones, T. P. Saunderson, J. nothing in Section 14 which refers Lmny. W. H. B. Muskett (skip). Sloan, A. F. Paul (skip).
to raw opium.
Boy Arrested
ance.
Inspector A. E. Carey appeared in The for the prosecution, while opium was discovered under a S. Ng Quinn was for the defen- His Worship imposed fines of junk which was resting on a dants.
Inspector Carey, in outlining $20, $50 and $10 on the first, sandbank in Junk Bay. He was second and third charges and only concerned with the first the facts of the case. said that at midnight on June 7, accompanied ordered the firecrackers to be accused.
Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who appear-jby two Chinese detectives, he confiscated.
ed for the defendants. pleaded visited the third floor of No. 470
On entering the K.C.C. BOWLS TEAMS say that on June 9 last. Revenue guilty on behalf of the first de-Lockhart Road
a woman and two fendant and not guilty for the room he saw
FOR SATURDAY second, third, fourth and fifth children lying on a bed and on a accused.
trestle bed in the front veranda
CORONER HOLDS ENQUIRY
Death Of Prisoner At Victoria Gaol
His Worship sentenced the the second accused was lying first accused to one year's in-asleep with a tin box under his prisonment without the option head, while in a trestle bed in the circum-and $2,000 fine and an addition-rear of the floor was a young An enquiry into the stances surrounding the death of al six months' imprisonment if Chinese girl
Questions were asked, but no- nas neid before Mr. Burgess, sit-tences to run concurrently. The Ho King-chee, prisoner No. 6289, the fine was not paid, the sen-
at the Central four other accused were ting as Coroner, Magistracy this afternoon when charged. the following jury were empanel-
dis-
Two sampans, Nos. 5741 W led: Messrs. J. S. Swales (fore- and 2920 Y, and all gear were man), H. Da Luz and F. F. J. de confiscated.
Kok
t
Mr. Sanderson then went on to
Officer Humphreys arrested a boy, aged 12, by the name of Kwan Do,
Games Against Taikoo who was getting off the train at
And Yacht Club
the Sheangshui Station, and on his being searched a quantity of xaw opium was found in the lad's The following are the K.C.C. possession. After questioning the Lawn Bowls League teaths for boy, R.O. Humphreys took him to Taipo Market, and in the Foo next Saturday: body would say who was the prin- 1st Division Taikoo (at Taikoo) Hing shop the boy pointed out the who gave cipal tenant. A search was made
H. Overy, R. P. Phillips, N. Beb-appellant as the man and under the trestle bed in the bington and R. G. Craig (skip). him the opium to carry from Sum G. Lee, L. E. Lammert, F. Good-Chun to Taipo Market, where they rear of the room were found three- large, suit-cases, four tins, three win and A. Hyde-lay (skip).
EL Gittins, W. Geall, C. Fincher had arranged to meet at an agreed and J. Fraser (skip).
rendezvous. ·
Continuing, Mr. Sanderson said
of which were kerosene tins, a-
Dr. Shaw, the Prison doctor, Struggle With Revenualother tin with a Datch lable which 2nd Division ▼ Yacht Club (at K.C.C.) |
causes.
of
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MORPHINE CHARGE
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in the slenderest of gowns
Then look what she is drinking-GIMLETS They appeal to the palate and the figure- But she says to be sure it is
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[contained packets and two bottles C. J. Tacchi, J. M. Jack, W-that while the Bevenue Officer was testified to having last seen the
of powder. There was also a pair Mulcahy, V. C. Labrum (skip).
in the shop, a man named Chang W. W. Hirst, S. J. Houghton, J. deceased on May 22, when his
of scales, a pill-making machine,
Fat came forward end said that Fergusson, T. W. Car skip).
to him, and condition was fair, and he was
Pang Wing Ho, aged 18, un-fand in one of the tins were also
J. S. Dimen, A. Nissim, A. Spary, the opinm belonged was this morning found two chops which appear on A. E. Silkstone (skip).
on the following day both -Chung! employed, passed for the Laichikok Prison.
Fat and the appellant were charged On July 2 the prisoner was, ad- fined $250, in default three heroin pill pamphlets
empty tins containing
with (1) dealing with raw opium mitted to the Laichikok Prison weeks hard labour, for posses-!
at Taipo Market and (2) coun- Hospital sufering from fever and sion of raw opium at the Can-particles of rice, were found on the a headache, and on July 7 he was ton Wharf yesterday.
floor while in a smaller tin which
selling a minor to have possession Revenue Officer A. W. Grim-was found under the head of the
of 26 taels of raw opium at the transferred to the Victoria Gaol
WITHDRAWN--. were found four
Sheung Shui Railway Station Hospital, with a very high tem- mitt said that the defendant second accused
from at 7.10 emerged
the Canton packets of heroin pills.
At the hearing before the Mag- perature, where he died
Analysis Which "Took strate, neither of the accused Wharf yesterday evening and p.m. yesterday,
Questions Asked
Some Time” Dr. Shaw said that death was was immediately accosted by a
was legally represented. Chung pleaded guilty to both charges and caused by acute myocaidites caus- Chinese Revenue Officer. They due bad words and a struggle en-
Inspector Carey then left to ing carde cardiac failure,
Before Mr. W. Schofield at the was given a term of 15 days' im-
on each count, hyperexia
unknown sued, during which the from
was held down use the telephone and in the mean Central Magistracy this morning prisonment venue Officer The jury returned a verdict of and the defendant threw the time the first defendant arrived ip Ping, aged 30, unemployed, appellant, who pleaded not guilty,
opiura into the harbour, from and was admitted by one, of the Chau Tak, aged 56, unemployed, was death from natural causes.
Chinese detective. He was ask and Li Ho, a female, aged 71, were three months' hard labour on the where it has since been re-!
led certain questions and when he charged. with possession of dan-first and second charges respec- saw the first and second défen-gerous drugs at No. 1.
Hysen tively, the sentences covered by a diver.
secutively. dants in handcuffs, he attempted Avenue, third floor. Charge Postponed
Boy An Accomplice to pass a bunch of keys on to the Inspector A. E. Carey, who pro-i girl, but was immediately detain-secuted, said that he was with "It will be apparent from the Chan Piu, Chin Chee, Wang
drawing the charges against the boy's story that he was an accom- the matter," said Mr. Hoi, Ho Sum, Lee Yu and Ng
All three accused made state-accused as there was no evidence plice in Tse appeared before Mr.
Sanderson, and while I aven Gurdial Singh, aged. 24, unem Burgess at the Central Magis ments after receiving the neces of morphine.
The first accused His Worship asked why these suggesting that this would render ployed, Man Singh, aged 23, un-tracy this morning charged sary cautions employed, Chanan Singh, aged 41 with possession of raw opium said the drugs did not belong to accused had been detained for his evidence inadmissible, I do case suggest that it would be highly
His Lordship then said that so private watchman. and
on the ss. Yuen Sang on June him, but to the second accused. five weeks if there was no
The latter admitted that they were against them, to which it was dangerous to convict on his story my submission, also, that what
the boy said in the shop is not far as the charge, which had been Singh, aged 36, private watchman, 24.
very properly abandoned by the appeared before Mr. W. Schofield Mr. A. W. Grimmitt, prose his, but would say nothing else, stated that the analysis had taken alone.”
Mr. Sanderson then said that it evidence.”
Assistant Attorney General, was was his submission that what the at the Central Magistracy this cuting, said that Mr. M. A. da while the third accused denied some time.
concerned, it was quite suficient boy said in the Foo Hing" shop! morning charged with having Silva had previously appeared knowledge of them.
The case against the first ac
Mr. Williams then informed the to say that Section 14 made no re- could not be corroboration of his assaulted Sawan Singh, “ Police for the second defendant and
raw opium, story since he could not be his Court that the Crown had decided ference whatever to Constable, at Tai Hang on June Mr. Rush, for the fifth defen-cused was that he was in posses
to abandon the second charge, and and therefore the appeal must- dant, but as neither were in sion of certain keys which opened
"The interpretation I am going went on to say that he submitted succeed.
the Mr. McCullum appeared for the court he asked His Worship one of the three suitcases, which-Pressure remains highest aver own corroborator.
Dealing with accused, while Asst. Sab.-Inap to fix a date for hearing the case was found to contain packets of the Pacific, to the east of Japan, Madgwick prosecuted. The latter provisionally and he would un-heroin, while that against the and is relatively low over China to ask Your Lordship to take of that there was sufficient evidence stated that the complainant would dertake to let both counsel second accused was that he was generally. At 6 am. the typhoon what had happened in the shop is of dealing in opium on the day in of dealing in be in hospital for another two or know. The hearing was ad- using a small tin containing four was situated about 100 miles south this," Mr. Sanderson said, "that question by the fact that the boy Lordship said that the exi- three weeks as he was suffering journed until Tuesday after-packets of heroin pfils for a of Pratas moving west-north-west somebody did accept the boy's was taken from Taipo Market, to dence was entirely uncorroborated
|noon at 2.30 pim.
Fastwinds, moderate, probable story, that the first defendant was Sum Chun, where he was given and that it was most unsafe to pillow. from a fractured leg
The hearing was adjourned freshening considerably from convicted by claiming that the the opium to take back to Taipo convict on the uncorroborated ev The case, was remanded for
north to west; cloudy generally; opium was his, and that the other Market, and if everything had dence of an accomplice. One case of enteric fever was after Inspi" Carey gavE week, bail in the sum of $100 be-
zain later, was the forecast for to man immediately disclaimed know-gone off all right, the boy would peal on this point, therefore, wLE ing granted for the first defendant reported to the local Health au-evidence of the visit
day, as issued by the Royal Obser-ledge, which is tantamount to the have met his master at the agreed upheld and the conviction quash- obser
Ivatory this morning.
action of an innocent man. It ta meeting place. ***
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Postponed
Didar
and in the sum of $50 for the thorities during the 24 hours mises and the
ended on Wednesday.
coveries, & other accused.
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