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THE CHINĂ MÂIL, TUES DAY, JUNE 1,-1918.
OBJECTED TO BIX WOMEN SERVING AS JURORS
An unusual incident occurred at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, objected to six woman sarv
the ing on a jury which was being sworn at t trial of Lí Ngau and Lo Yan on charges rela- tive to the demanding of arms and monoy with monacos,
The first furor to be called was arranged for next day, the was a man. The names of Pollée baing present, in conceal- six women were called in, suc- ment. Argument on the amount to cession, whereupon Mr. Lons-be paid developed and a third meeting was arranged.. Com- dale asked that the last, one
Warning To MarineStore Owners
be ntlowed to stand down. Ploinut attended with $3,500 in store owners to report imme. $100 netes, previously marked.
"Protection Fee""-
Mr. Lonsdale, did not give, any reason for his request, but it by Mr. Justice was granted
E. H. Williams (Chief Justice).
After three attempts, the Clerk
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the
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then
A warning to all marine diately all live shells which they may find mixed with curtridge casos, was empty.
sued by Mr, W. H. Latimer,
T
A LOVELY
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FOR A GOSTLEMAN
FOIL A GENTLEMA
Not for the present!
MAGISTRATE WARNS HEROIN TRAFFICKERS
or anything of that soit. Anybody who comos before the Courts and is convicted on charges of this sort can expect, to have no consideration in the matter of sentance." These remarks were made
First decused gave, a receipt for as fee for protection. Complain- at the request of Det. Sub-Heroin is a great deal moro harmful than opium
amount paid, described
of the Court succeeded in pen if further trouble developed Kowloon yesterday.
ant asked what would inspector E.. G. Baker, at drawing card
A
bearing and first accused then wrote of
The warning was occasioned a plers of paper the man's name.
seconil accused. Li Nau was ther by the plea of Trang Shun,, 20- arrested and in his possession year-old manager of the Kwong were found the marked notes, Lung Marine Store of 180 Re- the meantime, Ip, who had been gluation Street, that he pur- making independent enquiries, used 120 rounds of 203 and was also arrested as he had been the boundary course on hint the Criminal Sessions yes ye neen in the company, of accused course of his busi-
neus. The live ammunition, heterday by Mr. Justice T. J. He,
Gould (Pulsne Judge), affer a bis real told the Police and the Court, mission came to light,
ght, Scrond se cused denied all knowledge of ay of empty shells.
women had found · Chan the mutter when charged.
D91 Baker said that the prose Kwong, 28 guilty of posses- fence in support of the case cution had no reason to doubt nion of 5,600 heroin pills and for the prosecution was given by defendant's excuse, nod that the lump of dincety-morphine-
Police was not taking a serious
The accured were charged with uttering a letter demanding, with mereces, Rix Sten Kuns, One dozen automatic pistols and $50,000 from Lt Cheung-won, demanding with menaces $10,000 Trom the same person and to-
ether with Lo Yen
Yen, conspiring to obtain money with menaces.
The case for the Crown was conducted by Lonsdale, assisted by Det. Insp. C. Dowman.
When hearing commenced, the acmised were not represented, but in the afterncon, Mr. Percy Chen appeared for Lo Yan, structed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ,
Threatening Letter
On
40 vos released when a were found mixed with a quantury of four meg and three
Evidence
a number of witnesses, after which hearing was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. today,
WOMAN'S BODY RECOVERED
view of the case. The only seri-sufficient to
Communist Drive On Taian
make another that
pus nature of the offence, said 11,000 pills and with assisting DSI Baker, was that accused did in the management of a place
which not report immediately the live in
dangerous ammunition was discovered.
were stored. Chan was ac-
The premises, were raided by
drugs
Shanghai, May 31. Opening u new front in
Det. Sub-Inspector H. T. Matches quitted on the charge of man- intl Del-Cpl. Wu Chung-chi at 3aging a place in which don-China's civil war, some 00,000 p.m. on May 13. The inmuni- gerous drugs were stored. tion was found under the stairs, on the tenants being questioned, defemlant cams forward as the manager and claimed full respon-
In the course of his opening, Mr. Lonsdale sal feat accused was relative of the complain- Considerable attention was nt. ant, building contractor. tracted yesterday by a body of a Mar. 15, a letter was received Chinese woman floating near from Best accused asking for a Queen's Pier. Crowds flocked to laan of $200, About eight days the pier to watch the police re-
ster, complainant received on- kter,
cover the body from the harbour. or kiler purporting to
to come According to a police report ability, frran an organization known as later, the woman apparently died After issuing the general warn
Fame Corps.
This letter con-
as a result of drowning. She ing, Mr. Latimer fined necused tained a demand for certain arma was abou! 31 years old and was $350 and ordered the ammunition and a large
of money, well-dressed.
to be confiscated. SVIETI coupled with a threat that polson as bombs would he used if he did not comply.
A further letter, also from the come organization, was received.
The letters, which were sent from Shum Chun, were handed to the Police.
At the same time, the intended
OPIUM
BOILER'S
HARD LUCK TALE
victim instructed a relative, Ip Chan Kun-shok (32) was a casual códljè who
com-
Kup, to make contact with first accured. In consequence of an
thus made, arrangement plainant mot is accused at a restaurant. and accused held himself out as a go-between for the Hoi Fung Corps. Complainant studled by asking for a reduction of the demand. Another meeting
cd
Memorial Weekend Toll Soars
Chicago, May 31.
wanted to make easy money and worked for
a man called Chên' Leó as a bailer of opiunt. Ils luck was, however, dead qut as,
he claimed, he had hardly started to make money when Sub-Inspector Thomas,
chasing while
a' hawker, figuratively tumbled into his factory.
This led to a raid by Del Sub-spector C.. Askow, and the seizurd of the paraphernalia used by Chan for boiling opium, at Of Feking Rond, first floor.
The story of the rald on May 29, as well as Chan's hard-luck
appent DSI Ankew when
M
W.H.
Students' "Victory Dance"
On"
Communist troops, belonging to General Chen Yi, began, a the application of Mr. Jfour-pronged drive today on Reynolds, Crown Counsel, who the important Tientsin-Pukow conducted the case for the pro- (Nanking) railway city of secution, assisted by Det. Insp,Taion, pro-Government des I.R. Skyes, sentence WBA AUS pended til the next Criminal Patches from north China re-
parted. Sesalons.
Flereenighting is
said to be The heroin pins and diacetyl-proceeding at points. In the north- morphine which were produced ern, western, southern, and south- ás exhibits, cause) a sweet aroma feastern outor perimeter of the to pérvnde. the..., courtroom Jelly and train services along the throughout the hearing.
75 miles stretch of the line be tween. Tainan and Teeyang (also have been known as Yenchow) suspended.
Opening the ease, Mr. Reynolds suld that on Mar 30, at about 10.10 p.m. Det, Insp. Sykes, and party of detectives want to 257 Fordland Street, 2nd floor. One
main objective of the now offensive is believed to cripple the southern section of China's
of the detectives knocked at the only artery feading from the door and d Chindre male, who Nanking-Shanghai ared to north turned out to be the accused,
China.-Reuter. qpened the peep-Hole in the door and looked out.
Did Not Open
Britain May Halt Arms Aid
He was told they waro n a polirá darty in possession, of a search warroat, Actuled, shut, the prop- Hole, but did not open the door. Tas detective knocked again andt std that the door was not upened, it would be broken downŁ A Foreign Ofice spokesman Det. Insp. Skyes, then looked said today that Britain will through the peep-hole and acmmédiately halt all. Mr. Thomas Gibb, Principaled opened the door
shipments to the Arab States
Shanghai, May 31.
London, May 31,
bolore Latimer
Shanghai Américt Invidé q, cubidig inby, rdfind a lif both Arabs and Jews accept at Kowloon yesterday of the charged .with
manufacturing School, today filed a formal large wooden, bed, on, which was the latest United Nations truce
protest splum and possession of the written
with
Mt. a tray containing a pink mass, appeal. The number of persons kill dug. He was sentenced to six Tsiang,
Chairman of the Hair of scales and a press for Although the spokesman ra. in accidents over the
Executive Committee of the making pills. They also saw on fused to elaborate it. is likely Memorial holiday-weekend-to-months' hard labour,
International: Week Movement, the bed, a chopper, smeared with Britain-will also impose a ban on day soared toward the 300 Arrested by 'CRO, 204 at 7.15
paste and white powder. and
Farms shipments if the. Jows ac- mark as millions of Americans p.m.
at the K.C.R. against anti-American on May. 30
„„belonged to a person called. appeal...
Outside the cubicle kits and bathing suits to hit of raw oplum, found in his can- which unexpectedly appeared Suk
Britain is obliged by
by treaties VAS bag under some clothing, in Saturday night's programice was a bed and accused admitted with Translordan the highways for home.
the Américan School that, The number of dead shown in Cheung Ki-wah (37), ex-Chinesu at
packed up their tents, fishing Station in possession of 40 tacks other objectionable displays questioned said, that cepted and the Arabs rojected
United Press survey this morn-/sulater, was, sentenced to six climaxing the observance of ) were fasted it. On this bed tiles
miscellaneous mishaps.
the
One
29.
and Ing to
their forces, but only if it conflict with.. Britain's To the United
Mr. International Weeknd the case for the, Crown, accized Nations".
After evidence in
in support of
Well-informed
safd re- und seld-he-was employed by a
of the Jewish person called "Luk „Suk...... Agency had several informal Chan Chel, occured's brother, conversations with members of said that he succeeded to racias; the Government, about, the ul
"Luk. Suk," who had since been tuputo, British recognition of the @farrested......
new. State of Isrnal-U.P.
against the, incident in the "Vic- [testified. He claimed, to be cooksentatives
Friday_night.
Latimer yesterday.
The major objection was A-fine-of-$200 -(or six weeks' Of the total, 108 died in frame
was imposed on tory Dance," depleting the birth- accidents, 20 by drowning and 78 hard labour)
who admitted of the United Nations, which con ini aeroplane crashes, fres and Sam Heung (37)
having two taels of raw oplum in trary to assurances that the
at 1.10 p.m.
on the programme, would be strict of the worst tragedies was by 20 at the F.C.R. Station. y cultural in nature, there sud, crash
of three Naval Reserve
Revenue Officer D.H. Knox cenly appeared on the atare planes near Stuart, Florida, in
grotesque Azure of Uncle Sam which five Service personnel lost prosecuted in both cases.
with a capitalistic top-hat; and dollar eigne all over. his dresy, Rccompanied by another figure; representing Japan, c
carrying money baga.
their lives.
The Navy said the three planes Finnish
might have collided-in-the-dir}·|-
when a fight of 12 ships ran into
a Florida squall. The nine other Reparations
planes fought through to safe landings-United Press.
Reminders
Today
Negotiation
Other students, representing the people of China, stoged a mock attack upon, the couple,
Victim Got Free, Raised Alarm
Mr. Gibb: interrupted the per-VCH, LINDEMANA
formance by switching of the Committal proceedings ogdinst Li Po, 37, and Sil
Tat Chév, 33, tailor, commenced yesterday offürn on before Mr. Hin-Sling. Lo of the Central Magistracy when they appealed on chargos, af robbery by two of more on' April 17 at 508. Quson a Road West. Neither defendant war légalé provólver. In thả, struggle which; y Pepresented Inspector G. followed Loung, managed to get Willerton
far the Crayrehold-of-the-revolver. He then
Illerton gold the cas the alarm Inspector
Helsinki, May 30, lights. The Finnish
Earlier, the audience of 4,000 Government's foreign relations committee is saw a Jewish dance, which wne expected to prepare a propólat dxecuted in such a fashion as to for negotiation with Russia suggest antagonism to the Arabs about a reduction, of war re- The focal United Siptes au- paration, this week.
thoritice bolleve that one student Three Communist ministers group was primarily responsible earlier this month advised the for the objectionable, part of the keep on suffering pain,Insignia Investiture, Government Government to open negotiations programme and disclosed that no
Houle, 10 am.,,
with Rusta on that subject,
dupon the sponsors slerne tested headache, nerviness, and sino-Briar Chib Dramatic one of them, the Minister of and officials connected with the Group special meeting, Pub-Supply, declared that Russia Informational Week Movement, sleeplessness. Aspro'
fic Relations Office; 8.20 p.th. was favourably inclined towards which was launched to promote premises, 608 Quech's Road West The robbers took to their heels up: ..and going in Kow
Unit 10 am."
Church Womens such an appdaan.
understanding among the youths (ground floor), were occupied by splitting
different dipotions. Fallucal circles thought the of the different nationalities here. a rice mercant and a
Would
Two policemen on patrol in ask for Reuter. ry Club Luncheof, at Government
Chan Apr 16, one, of the Botery
Ping
Street hoard, cries of Tung, went out and | Woo...) dress on "The Book of Changes other, a reduction of the war
not raturn .and the Social Crisis y reparations or an extension of
when sao the foul open doendant running. They stopped the delivery deadline.--Associat- Mn. Wei Tut, Roof Garden,
él Press.
dour for him. He was accom- hins veg H.. Hotely adop
panied by the two accused
and On the 17th, second accuse oficial Opening of Royden House
(Dalton plan co-education Mak Chi 31-year-old hawl Following are the red and wo other man shit was arrested in Shamshulpo by a school). St. Andrew's Church was committed for triat by Mr. Fuel Costs for the Week ended hey immediately made to
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