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MIBBING OPIUM.
Before Mr. Melbourne at the Magis tracy yesterday the hearing of the charge against Chan Kau by Moosa A. Razack of converting to his own use, two chests
charge for transhipment was resumed.
Mr. C. D. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Jeo D'Alrunda e Castro, appeared for the prosecution, Mr. D. Lewis (of Messry, Johnson, Stokes & Master) for the defen- dant, and Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Bolicitor, watched the case ou behalf of the Crown.
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His Worship said he preferred an appeal to a re-hearing.
Mr. Alabaster said that perhaps the case would not come on for months, on account of the vacation, and then
sider. If his Worship would say that he would re-hear the case, then a day could be arranged when they had got the prisoner. Would his friend undertake to produce him?
Mr. Lewis- am not a party to this
application.
Mr. Alabaster--I ask for a re-hearing, and when I get the prisoner, I will ask for a day to be fixed.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
Butterfield & Swire, have spent $12,000 on detectives to search these ships alone, BERIUTA, POSITION OF SHIPPING COMPANIES. and, in addition to the service of these
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EVE AND THE SUFFRAGETTES.
A case of considerable importaner was detectives searching the ships practically Health Congress, mesting in Berlin, had heard before Mr. E. A. Irving at the all the time they all in port, two searches an opportunity of inspecting & bospital of Persian opium which were left in bi thure was the question of expense to con- Magistracy yesterday, when a Chinese are made by the ship's offers on the way with 1,800 beds, or nearly twice as many down to Manila, but notwithstanding as are contained in the London Hospital Breman on beard the 9.8. Frensang was charged with concealing 5,700 taels of that, so enormions is the traffic, thero the largest in England.
have been $2 seizures of opium in the It is a coincidence with a touch of opium on board ship.
Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings & ships, and the companies themselves have humour that the judge who has aroused Hastings, appeared in support of the paid Anes amounting to $10,000. In addi- the ire of the fairer sex by his strictures on the married woman should be named prosecution, while representatives weretion to that fince to a large amount have Eve Sir Harry Trelawney Eve.com- present from Messrs. Butterfield & Swire,been imposed on other persons found in bines Devon with Cornwall in his notes. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and possession of opium when the Companies Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co.
were not fined. The matter in the past had been grave, but it would be more Mr. Davidson-I wish to add a charge grave in the future, because the Customs against the defendant under the Mer-Authorities in Manila are taking up the position that until the Government of chants' Shipping Ordinance. His Worship-Very well.
this Colony take up the matter of opium Mr. Davidson retired to frame the smuggling, they propose to fine the steamer in every base. That, of course, is second charge.
a very serious prospect for the owners of ships running to Manila. Some com ponsation at any rate would be made to those chips in cases of this kind if the opium was not forfeited. Further than
After defendant had been cross-ex amiried,
Mr. Alabaster addressed his Worship on a point of law. He said the case wAS one which could not be tried summarily, On Saturday his Worship camo to the alecision that there was a case to answer, but he could not commit the prisoner then becasan bộ had a right to give evi-
denes if he chosa The question of his friend or himself addressing the Magis trate on the morita of the case might prove highly interesting, but unfortun- ately it was immaterial, and his Worship, be submitted, had no power to come to
decision any
such any or addresses.
on
address
His Worship asked if section 96 of the Magistrates' Ordinance did not apply.
Mr. Alabaster replied that that only applied to cases which the Magistrate
could try, and in questions of re-hear- ing.
After further argument,
His Worship anid the defendant was discharged.
Mr. Alabaster-I apply for a re-hear-
ing.
Ĭ
His Worship On what ground? can give you the grounds for the dis- charge.
grounds.
Mr. Alabaster-I apply for a re-hear ing. I am not bound to give all my His Worship-I will give you the grounds for the discharge if you want them.
His Worship-How can I bring him up? Mr. Alabaster-If your Worship will way that if the prisoner is brought up you will re-hear the case, that will satisfy
MIC.
Bis Worship-It is very difficult. Mr. Alabaster said the Magistrate had
not to decide what he would do on the re-hearing. Unwittingly, he submitted, his Worship had treated him unfairly.
His Worship-I don't think I have. Mr. Alabaster-I think your Worship will admit you have made a mistako in not hearing me, because you asked me to address you.
I was taken completely by surprise when your Worship dis charged the prisoner.
you had
Defendant pleaded guilty,
On returning, Mr. Davidson said the captain was present and would say that this was not the first voyage the defendant
had waade. Defendant knew that it was
forbidden to bring anything contraband on board.
His Worship-What is he liable to? Mr. Davidson-Four werks for dis- ! obedicace and twelve weeks for -----
His Worship-I think I will have to give you an afternoon.
Mr. Davidson said he did, not think
His Worship-I thought finished when you said I must commit that was necessary, the prisoner for trial.
His Worship decided to grant a hearing, the day to be arranged.
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The second charge with reference. to re-smuggling was read to the prisoner, who replied that "it was mentioned, but I did
SEEIOUS ALLEGATIONS BY SOLICITOR.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, in applying for bail for a Chinese at the Magistracy yesterday informed his Worship (Mr. Irving) that there was no criminal charge against his
client.
Inspector Collett asked that bail he fixed at $1,000,
The ques-
Mr. Alabaster gave tho following
Mr. d'Almada-There is no criminal grounds for saking for a rehearing of the case: On the grounds that your Wor-charge against him, and heavy bail is a ship, having come to the conclusion that prohibitive bail, so prohibitive as to keep my client in gaol, and others, whilst men there was a case to answer, had no power
are being released who had committed to discharge at all. Also, on the addi-
crimes and were convicted by your Wer dional ground that your Worship dis- charged the prisoner having called upon nothing to do with the case,
ship. Whatever the police has found has me to address your Worship on the merits of the case and before I had addressed your Worship, and while I was taking a point of law, which I expressly stated I would deal with and let my friend answer before I dealt with the merits, giving me no apportunity of addressing your Worship as you had asked me to do,
His Worship-Have I power to do it; have I power to re-open
heard. The Magistrate had unwittingly treated him unfairly.
His Worship-I am sorry if I did that.. -Mr. Alabaster-Your Worship said just
not hear it."
His Worship-Do you want to press the
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Extraordinary scenes marked the His Worship-What will happen if it wedding of a local railwayman at Hull is not forfeited!
recently. The ceremony took place at ons, friends of the bridegroom, gathered King's Hall, and about five hundred per- outside the building, carrying bags of peas, confatti, and rice. After the cerc meny the brids and bridegroom became in reaching her home safely, the bride- separated, and while the bride suocecded
groom was forced to retreat into the hall, getting considerably hustled on the way. It is stated that when the couple becamo separated in the rush the crowd, thinking WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. that the bridegroom way seeking to escape from the ceremony, mobbed him.
Mr. Davidson-This is an extremely good example, because the defendant certainly could not prove any title to the opium, and if he did the Indo-China Steamship Company are quite prepared to fight him on the point. They were prepared to give the police an indenmity, and if the real owners came forward so much the better for everybody. That is not very probable. If no one came for ward to claim the opium the Steamship
position i in your
second churge i
Mr. Davidson-1 understand the defen-Company was entitled to it. dant pleads not guilty.
His Worship-What is your At present the opium is possession?
Mr. Davidson-It was in our possession on board the ship.
Hin Worship-He pleads not guilty,
me an afternoon for hearing the second Mr. Davidson-Will your Worship give
charge.
His Worship-It does not appear to be worth while. He has pleaded guilty to the first charge, for which he is liable to a fine of $500 or six months. -
Mr. Davidson-He is liable to imprison ment only in default.
reman on
His Worship- Who is he Mr. Davidson-He is board the Fuensang. Wo will stand by the first charge.
Mr. Davidson-I would ask your Wor- ship's indulgence to hear me on the case. in is one of my client having to be defu this case it is perfectly obvious that ported, and if he is he will surrender
himself.
His Worship-Do you think he will sur- render?
(consideration,
His Worship-What is the Ordinance? Mr. d'Almada-Nine of 1912, section 7. His Worship-"The Magistrate shail
His Worship-You charge him having smuggled it!
POCKET WIRELESS,
An inventor near Rennes as discovered a sort of pocket wireless receiver, which has been tested with success in the pre- sance of the Under-Secretary for Posts and Telegraphe The inventor is M. Léon Thibault, son of a great landed pro- prictor near Alencon, and he explained his invention to the deputy of that town, with. Dariac.
The Under-Secretary for Posts and Telegraphs, M. Chaumet, ac- companied by two exports of the Tele- graph Department, proceeded to Rennch to examine the instrument. It gave en- tire satisfaction, although at the time the tests were made the atmospheric conditions to be distinguished from others by its ex- were disturbed. The apparatus is suid treme lightness, its great sensitiveness to Hertzian waves, and the facility with which it can be set up and esrried about.
Mr. Davidson-No, concealing on the ship. It is not in his possession now. It is possible that he has a better possessary title to it than the Steamship Company. He concealed it on the ship: it is no longer in his possession: it is on a vessel of the fado-China Steamship Company and it is therefore in their possession. There can be no doubt that the enda of justice would be served if the opium be allowed to remain in the hands of the shipping Company.
His Worship-You ask me to make tu
Mr. Davidson--Yes.
this man is not the real owner of the opium. It is not conceivable that a fire-order # man could be the owner of opium to that value. That is commonsense. I can show by evidence, if your Worship requires it, that in the circumstances of this case it
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lecture. Mr. Lang had to leave early in the morning, and breakfast was ordered for nine o'clock. At 8.30 a maid an- nounced that Mr. Lang's clothes could not be found anywhere. His host went to aid in the search, and found Mr. Lang sitting up in bed, wearing his monoclo and through it spying out new lines of investigation. As a last resort his bost We would give them an in-wout down stairs to make sure that his I don't think the police can children had not hidden the missing gar-
His Worship-The opium at present is in the hands of the police?
Mr. Davidson-Yes. It is in the bandla
to us.
crisis was past. While Mr. Long was in
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Mr, d'Almada--He certainly will. Ho has surrendered on a former occasion.
Inspector Collett-He would not be aware of these papers having been found. is clear that this man is in fact one of a of the police for the purpose of this pro Mr. Alabaster pointed out that there
Mr. d'Almada-I object to these ex-gang and has probably been put up as thosecution. was no section at Home similar to the one zarte statements on the part of Inspec-person to plead guilty and to admit havdemnity. here. He thought he bad given the tor Collett. He must give the nature of ing concealed the opium if it were dis hold it, grestest of grounds and also a strong the papers he has found. This is an er. covered. The opium must have been put demnity against any proceedings there is legal ground why the caso should be re-parte statement and not to be taken into
on board the Yuengang on her last voyage
no reason why they should not return it Their title to the opium comes from Hongkong to Manila. Apparently it was not discovered at Manila, but when from us.
His Worship said he was entirely sym- the ship was about ten miles out on her pathetic, but if he forfeited the opium return voyage the first engineer discover to the Government and the Opium Farm- Mr. d'Almada-Yes, the Magistrate ed in the recess of the ash scoop a numer made successful application for it have nothing to do with the bail. It has attached to a lifebelt which was meant lo nothing to do with the police: it is the act as a buoy. His attention was attract Registrar-General's arrest, and it is for ed by the fact that a shore boat had
His Worship adjourned the considera- him to ask any special sum. He takes crossed the ship's bow and turned sharply the depositions of the man under the underneath her bull. It struck him astion of the point until Saturday, and Ordinance, and not the police. I submit curious.
Then he noticed a crowd of meanwhile imposed a fine of $500 or six
months' imprisonment. Chiness outside the recess of the ash His Worship--Well, I know nothing | scoop, Ho went in and discovered the about him, and Mr. Collett is anxious to opium in the act of being thrown over- give me reasons why I should fix the bail board to be picked up by the boat. This
now you had some reason for discharging fix the buil
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so, and I don't want to know your Wor- ship's reasons, but may I ask this: whe ther they reflect on the character of the
prosecution at all-?.
His Worship-No, not at all. Mr. Alabaster-Having regard to the evidence of both sides!
His Worship-Yes, on both sides. Mr. Alabaster-Will your Worship say what the reason of the discharge was with regard to the evidence of both sides t
His Worship-Do you want the whole reason? There was no reflection.
Mr. Alabaster-I thought you raight- His Worship-I believe the evidence of the prosocution.
Mr. Alabaster Then why did your Worship discharge the prisoner?
His Worship Now if you want to know. Mr. Alabaster, you see after the evidence of this last man I thought the charge wrongly laid.
Mr. Alabaster said he could have shown that the charge was not wrongly laid. He had come quite prepared to argue that.
His Worship--Now I see it is wrongly laid.
Mr. Alabaster-On the ground that my ellent is not the owner? Your Worship did not hear me on that point?
His Worship-I ought to liave secu that before.
Mr. Alabaster said the defendant had stated that Mr. Razack told him it was illegal to export opium to Swatow, and all he did was to arrange for the stuff. to be shipped to Singapore. He did that
8509 is sufficient,
as he suggests,
Mr. d'Almada - Yes, he must not give it from papers.
Inspector Collett-Certain valuable papers have been seized, and as to whe ther further action should be taken is at present an open question.
shows clearly that there must have been a number of people concerned besides the fireman. This man was found in the
right then Mr. Davidson was in no bat ter position.
After further remarks,
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ANCIENT GRAVES AT JERUSALEH.. Some interesting archeological dis coveries have been made recently by a tensive excavations at Jerusalem, on the south-eastern slope of the temple hill- the Ophel of Scripture. A number of very early tombs containing pottery were discovered, but unfortunately only a few of the graves were sufficiently well pre- served to enable their exact ago to be Judging from the frag- determined. ments of pottery and other objects which were found they appear to date from about 3,000 L.C-2,000. Some of the fragments resemble the class of ware dis- covered by Schlieman at Hissarlik (Troy) and other places in Asia Minor, whilst some show traces of archaic Greek in- fluence. There were also found some
to light.
INDUSTRY AND THE INSURANCE ACT.
The Manager of the Chartered Bank broken figures of Ashtareth, the Cananit- ish form of the Babylonian goddesa of India, Australia and China has refshatar, but no inseripticos either in stoke-hole and was in possession--was inceived a telegram from his Head Office Babylenian or Phoenician were brought fact present at the time it was being advising that the Directors have declared thrown over, but it is probable that the an interius dividend for the past half- whole crew of the ship were concerned in year at the rate of 13 per cent, pòr annum Mr. d'Almada-Whether these papers have any connection with the defendant it. It is an extremely grave matter not free of Income Tax.. Mr. Collett does not say. This man is only to the Indo-China Steam Navigation employed as a thief to catch a thief, and had to go on board to search. He had an order from Butterfield & Swire to go on board to search for stowaways and opium and prevent smuggling.
Inspector Collett--It is not correct The defendant cannot show any papers and he was found on board when the ship left the busy.
Mr. d'Almada-The ship left the buoy to go to Quarry Bay.
His Worship-How long has he got to surrender?
SILK IN YUNNAN,
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Whatever the benefits of the Insurance Act, now in operation, its effect upon Company but also to all the Companies
indietry, says the British Trade Journal, owning steamers running to Manila, and
has not, so far, been of advantage either there are present to-day in Court repre-
to masters or men. Not only has it sentatives from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
thrown additional burdens on employere & Co., Shewan, Tomes & Co., and Butter-
In their attempt, says the American but it has bit workers in many ways. field & Swire, who will give evidence if Vice-Consul-General at Canton, to find Firms unable, owing to the high price of material and the increase in wages, necessary as to the importance these pro- substitute industries to replace the re- endings have for them.
What I amcently abandoned culture of the poppy, to put up quotations for their manufac once the principal industry of the pro-tures, have found it imperative, to meet pressing for is the maximum penalty-vinca, the Yunnanese are giving primary the insurance drain, to insist upon I am pressing as to the question of the attention to the development and im- longer hours of labour, and also to rid detention of the opium. Your Worship provement of soriculture.
has discretion to forfeit it.
may
A school of themselves of hands who, through partial agriculture has been started which is ap disablement or disability of age, cannot parently doing excellent work in educat do their fair share of able-bodied work. Bie Worship-Yes.
ing the farmers about Mengte in the In some shops it has for many years been Mr. d'Almada-Twenty-four hours.
habits and needs of silk-woring, sericul- the custom in times of slackness to keep Mr. Davidson-Your Worship
ture in general, and the preparation of His Worship-No.
the mon going wherever possible; but How long is he forfeit it to the Crown." I shall be glad the cocoon product for the market. It sentiment, under the compulsory tax, has if your Worship will hear me on the is also importing, with succes, seed from had to give place to exigency, and work- before surrendering for deportation f
Mr. d'Almada-The Governor can hold.
men are discharged if orders fall off. point. It is only fair that the ease of these Bhoching and Hangehow, in Chekiang,
which produce first-class white cocoons, The Act, consequently, has partially it over for four days and four days steamship companies should be put before yielding a grade of raw silk which, it is
ad intermittent. Five hundred dollars
means keeping a man in gaol.
His Worship--Bail 8500.
with the idea of clearing Mr. Razack.
is sufficient and 81,000 is prohibitive and the Court. What I am going to lay claimed, compares well with the best abolished the short-time system; and iu He had not cleared the defendant at all.
before your Worship are good grounds found on the Shanghai market. Mr. Razack entrusted certain property
for leaving it open as it is. Tour Wor-silk industry in Yannan is still in the initial stage, but the province should to the defendant, although the defendunt
Inspector Collett-May I make a ship will exercise your discretion with produce 40,000 to 500,000 lbs. of first said he didn't, and ther disappeared. special application to protest against justice and commonsense. I should per-quality silk a year. The whole question which would have to light bail in this case.
Mr. d'Almada-It isn't as though the haps explain the difficulty of the position be decided by a jury was whether the
man was running away. He is not a of the steamship companies. In the past documents were entrusted to the defeu- criminal.
three years the three companies owning His Worship You have given no rea-vessels running to Manila, Jardine, dant as witnesses for the prosecution said
Matheson & Co., Shewan, Tomes & Co., they were.
son.
Inspector Collett's protest was noted,
The another direction it has inflicted hard- to pay wages during holidays or periods ahip, for employers can no longer afford of sickness. As the benefits from the Act, such as they are, do not come into prac- tice for six months, there is much dis- content in every branch of industry. Workmen are generally averse from the Singapore papers annonace with the weakly docking of their wages for pro- deepest regret the death of Mr. C. Espective blessings, nor are they eager to Velge, one of the oldest, most respected, comply with the irritating conditions of
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