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A DARRYL F. ZANUCK 20th Century Production Presented by Joseph M. Schench
FRANK BUCK'S
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936
DANGEROUS DRUGS
OFFENCE
Sentences Passed At Sessions
OVER 80,000 PILLS SEIZED
DRUG OFFENDERS KING EDWARD'S
SENTENCEDE
Women To Get Same Terms As Men
WARNING FROM THE BENCH
this morning
·
CRUISE
Greeted By Crowds
At Corfu
Corfu, To-day. His Majesty King Edward,” in Yet another case under the Sentences were passed by Sir the course of his holiday cruise, { Dangerous Drugs Ordinance Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal reached Corfu yesterday after- was heard at the Criminal Ses-Sessions
the noon. An immense crowd throng- sions, before His Honour Sir people who were found guilty.ed the quayside when the yacht Atholl MacGregor, this morn-on various charges under the Nahlin steamed in, accompanied ing, when Chung Sze. Hui Tung Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, at by two destroyers.
A salute of and a woman. Wong Yee-wa. the Sessions earlier in the week 21 guns was fired. King George were charged with the posses- Wu Kong, Ng Shui and Lam Sit of Greece boarded the Nahlin and sion of 60 lb. 8 ozs. of pink
remained to dinner.
paste containing an admixture who were charged with the pas
King Edward will land to-day of heroin and 12,700 heroin session of 674,000 heroin pills at
Ning Yeung Terrace, and will lunch with King George pills at No. 184. Des. Voeux No. 4
Ee is ex- Road West, first floor, on July ground floor, on April 7, last, were at the Villa Hibelli. 122. last.
each sentenced to four years' hard pected to remain in Corfu for, a labour.
few days-Reuter.
Mr. M. J. Abbott. Assistant
Man Yu, an unemployed Chin- the Crown Solicitor,
was for Crown, the defendants not being ese, was given a "FANG AND CLAW" legally represented. The following years' hard labour on a charge of
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High-flying Coast Guards- men...fighting sky ticketeer. and battling
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to you in thundering drama
Now it comes
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first time! The truth about the heroes of the Depart
ment of Justice
over blazing machine guns!
RICHARD ARLEN VIRGINIA BRUCE
tera of three
each
MADRID SITUATION.
He
andernment some time ago issued a 158. cecree declaring a blockade of
IMPROVES jury was empanelled:-Messrs. O.possession of heroin paste and R. Benson (foreman). D. D. For-pills at No. 15, Tung Man Street, bes, H. M. dos Remedios, F. Arst floor, on June 30. The same (Continued from"Page 1) Gomes, J. A T. Galvin. H. H.[sentence
was meted out to Lail Mueller and Chiu Leung-cho. Kwai who had in his possession tempt to mediate in Spain.
Addressing the jury, Mr. Abbott 27.600 heroin pills at No. 35 says that the United States does de- said that on the morning in ques-Gloucester Road, third floor, on not feel itself warranted in tion, about 8.45
parting from the established policy a.Tay Revenue July 10.
No Diferentiation
of non-interference in the affairs Officer Grimmitt, in company with!
Government Mr. H. A. Taylor.
Cheung Kwai (female). Lam of other nations-Reuter.
BLOCKADE QUERY Monopoly Analyst, went to No. 184 Tai and Woo Chai were
London: Britain bas asked the Des Voeux Road West, first floor, given a period of S1⁄21⁄21⁄2 years' bard
Spanish Government for a clearer and Mr. Grimmitt knocked at the labour on the charge of passes explanation of their blockading door, which was not opened until
intentions. The Spanish Gov- about two minutes had elapsed. sion of 131⁄2 pounds of pink paste The party then went into the floor, containing diacetylmorphine which was very dimly lit, and on 30.845 heroin pills at No.
tup floor, од
of Spanish waters. certain areas appeared Wyndham Street. the premises, which
A second decree since issued was rather deserted, were a female and July 29, last
His Lordship, in addressing the occasion for a British request three children.
Cheung Kwai, said that it was for a more exact definition of thej bis usual for the Court to inflict declaration. The British Govern- Mr. Taylor, however. had attention drawn to a rear cubicle lighter sentences on women who ment has hitherto not recognised
charged with the same the blockade. and he went inside this, pushing were aside a curtain in the process and offence as men, hut in cases of feeling about for the switch to put this nature he was not going to Paris: A report from on the light. When the light was differentiate, as that would only states that an insurgent aeroplane
the means of on, they saw a table on which was be
encouraging sank a Government submarine off a complete pill-making outfit, and those behind the scenes to engage Cadiz
on Wednesday.Reuter's sitting round the table were the women in this devilish traffic in Bulletin Service. three accused. In the background was a cupboard in which were five trays of pills in the process of be- ing dried.
Complete Paraphernalia
the future.
SUBMARINE SUNK?
British Aircraft Ban
Cadiz
London: The unilateral action of the British Government to make
His Lordship also mentioned that the sentences he inficted at this Sessions were not light, but The next thing that happened. added that in future anybody Abbott; was that brought before the Criminal said Mr. the hands of these people were Sessions under the Dangerous effective the essentials examined and they were found to Drugs Ordinance would be more intervention in the Spanish civil ingrained with the red paste. They were, together with the pa- raphernalia, taken to the Import and Exports Office and the three
severely punished.
COMMODITY PRICES
of
non-
war in anticipation of a general agreement among the interested|
Powers on the proposals drawn up
by the French Government, was accused were later taken to West Point Police Station and charged. The following quotations have carried a stage further yesterday afternoon, when the Air Ministry The following were their replies been received by Reuter
Prev. Yesterday issued the following announce- read to the charges which were
Closing Closing ment: out and explained to them:-
12.14
16.142
"In view of the decision of the Government to prohibit the export of aircraft
to
Spanish posSES- of sions and the Spanish zone Morocco, any pilot convicted of an offence against the Air Navigation | Order or Customs Acts by reason of having made a false declaration to the Customs authorities in res- pect of the destination or other particulars of aircraft will come under the consideration of the Se-! cretray for Air, with a view to cancellation or suspension of his pilot's licence. All pilots are warned that a serious view will be taken of any attempt to deliver 113% aircraft directly or indirectly to 1124 Spain or the above-mentioned ter- 110% ritories in evasion of the Govern-
ment prohibition.”
how their cold science triumphs
1st accused: "I have nothing New York Cotton:
October to say."
2nd accused: "It is not mine." December 3rd accused: "I came from January Sheklang and worked as an amah March
11.58
11.64
11.60
11.68
11.63
11.71
11.68*
11.77
May
11.68
11.78
only."
Mr. Abbott said that the lumps
July
∙11.63
11.74
of pink paste found were enough Spot
12.13
to make 76,000 pills so that, to New York Rubber: gether with the 12,700 finished September
16.14
pills there were over 88,000 pills on the premises.
October
December
Corroborative evidence Was given by Revenne Officer Grimmitt and Mr. H. A. Taylor.
January March
16.17 16.27
1627 16.30m 16.300 16.39a 16.58
May July
16.47a
16.501
16.482 16.541
114/2 113 110%
::
1163
11434
100% 96%
38%
PORTSMOUTH INCIDENT
947
The importance of the measures the Government bas taken
to
"LET EM HAVE IT
BRUCE CASOT
SUN.
MON.
THE
DAYS
ONLY
ALICE BRADY
BARBARA STANWICK
In Buffalo Bill's Wild West Thrill Spectacie.
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Not Guilty Pleas After the case for the prosecu- tion had closed, the accused were asked if they wished to give evi- dence in the box or make a state-! ment in the box, all three electing to adopt the latter course.
Cheung Sze said: "I told all that I have to tell at the Lower
1022 100% secure the enforcement of the Court proceedings. I want to
100% ·99.
export of aircraft to Spain, im- make it clear to the Court, though,
1023 100% posed on Wednesday, was under- that I was there merely as an em-
lined by an incident which ployee. There was a master who
curred at Portsmouth Aerodrome employed me. If Your Lordship
WEATHER REPORT.
a few hours before the issue of! thinks I am guilty according to
the Air Ministry's warning to the laws of Hong Kong, I ask
Pressure is highest over the
A statement made public Your Lordship to deal with me Pacific to the east, of Japan, and pilots. leniently."
relatively low in a trough extend-later by AirspeedTM Limited Hui Tung said: "I was there ing from Luzon to the Western scribes what occurred.
"Early to-day two woodworking visiting a friend. I was there for Carolines. The local forecast for only one night and I was arrested to-day, as issued by the Royal employees of this company went
Observatory this morning, was into a the next moming.”
hangar on Portsmouth The third accused, the woman south-west or variable winds, light Aerodrome and took out a Courier Wong Yee-wa said: "I have come to moderate, fair.
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT Hai Taing said:
SOCIETY
DONATIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED
FOR THIS DESERVING CAUSE.
Send Your Contribution to
Hon. Treasurer,
Mrs. J. Bentley, 22, Peak HONG KONG BENEVOLE
from Sheklung and was employed
as an amah. I arrived here on
July 20, and was arrested two
Was
TYPHOON WARNING
Dany.
oc:
de-
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the boundary and crashed.
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"Subsequent to the accident one came and arrested me.”.
was situated in about Longitude Sentence of 31⁄2 years' hard la-129 East and Latitude 20 North. of the men said they took the ma- chine with the intention of flying bour was passed on each of the moving west-north-west. accused.
The position is some 400 miles to Spain We take this oppor- north-east of Aparri, Philippine tunity of stating that the act was entirely anauthorised by this company who had no knowledge Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise
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