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ANOTHER ARMS CASE. AMERICÁN SHIP'S OFFICER BEFORE THE COURT.
THE DANGER OF NOT DECLARING. ARMS ON ARRIVAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST LITE, 1993.
CO-OPERATION OF CAPITAL
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CA HARBOUR INCIDENT.
POLICE-LAUNCH ANDA MOTOR
BOAT.
A REMARKABLE : STORY. AND LABOUR.
KUROPEAN EMPLOYED ON ALLEGED ILLEGAL "MINT AT AMOY, INTERESTING SPEECH BY THE HON." MR." KOTEWALL.
The story of how a Hongkong Chinese “A serious collision was only averted by Yesterday the Chinese Wines Trade employed a European to "reet machinery the prompt netion of the police launch?” Union of Hongkong, which was fortned for an alleged illegal mint" in Amoy was said the Marine Magistrato yestering about a year ago. formally celebrated its told at the Summary Court yesterday morning in passing sentence on the cox- establishment at the Yee Wo Hotel, West morning before the Paiste Judge (Hiwain of the motor beat Phoebius for fall. Point, the Hon. Mr. R. I. Kotewall Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz), when the serve the rules of the road. The case was remanded from the previous slaj:
American ship's,ex officer of the xs, Vite performing the opening ceremony. The said European suce his employer for order, ko olitain pilico evidence.
The slanges of conscaling or not declar- ing the number of Bre-aras in one's pussession on arrival in Hongkong was emphasised yesterday morning when an was charged before Mr, C. D. Melbourne at the Magistracy with unlawfully buying in his possession two revolvers and ours, and nearly 3,000 employés. There was a gathering of about a thousand, automatic pistol and 220 rounds, of at- munition without the permission of the including many ladies, leading Chinese merchants and representatives of other Captain Superintendent of Police.
unions, guilds and societies.
utubership of the Union comprises over wages. 30 firms of distillers; about go wine.
According to Laser-Sergeant Sharp. The plaintiff was Mr. E T. Arnold, the police launch was proceding up the and the defendant Lo Yan San. of Harbour on Thursday morning (rora East DK Vous Road. Plaintiff" was in the to West; when the denfendant's motor boat. defendant's employ during the period shop out from the Arsenal Street steps and between May 20th and July 19th, at a crossed the launch's bows. The coxswain monthly salary of ce. During that of the police launch promptly gave the period he received $181.48 wages, and the order "full speed astern,” and thus allowed claim was in respect of the balance of the defendant to put his helm over hard 33.54-Defendant was not represented to starboard. These actions were the only things that prevented a serious collision, and did not appear in person,
Witness called out to the motor boat tu come alongside, and the defeudant obeyed. He askel the man what he meant by crossing the bows of the launch in that fashion, and in direct disobedience to the rules the road, Defendant said he was unable to see the launch owing to the canyas awning on his own boa, Witness took away the run's license and reported the matter.
Mr. Kotewall said that he nevepted the invitation to this interesting function with more than usual pleasure, for he desired this opportunity to express publicly his approval of a union such as this which
Mr. O'Sullivan, a Court official, paid he understood that, defendant had 'ip was composed of both employers and em- ployés-in fact, of the distillers, the distructed solicitors to appear on his be half. Mr. O'Sullivan was told by the tributors, and the men working under hoth. The tendency in recent years had Puisne Judge to telephone them. He did been for master and men to drift more so, but the solicitors in question were not and mare apart in interests, with the fat their offic result that misunderstandings had arisen at times which had not only done barm to the two parties immediately concerned but had also prejudicially affected trade generally. The success of trade and can undertaking, depended mainly upon the
The Captain Superintendent of Police' (Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) appeared person- ally in Court to prosecute, and in his opening statement he said that, in the course of a search of the first-class passengers tuggage on board the 8.5. asked President Taft, Sergt. Langley three men, including the defendant, who were occupying one cabin together, they had anything to dechire. One of the three passengers asked. "What do you can by anything to declare? The Police Officer explained; “Anything in the shape of arms." The defendant was personally asked if he had anything to iteclare, and he replied that he hail one revolver. When a search was mule of close and harmonious co-operation of Cónsul în order to "pay his respects" and 1 asked by His Worship why he had tied in capital and labour. (Applause.) Abi-get registered. He explained to the Consul parts were inter-dependent, and the what he was doing in Amoy, whereupon loosening of a single screw might some the official told him it would this times impede its smooth erofition or
painful duty” to arrest him if he had entirely stop its working. He had heari
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merec, or of any particular business
news was like a machine whose various
Plaintiff this Honour how he was
engaged by the defendant in May of this year to rect mint machinery and take change of some docks in amcy. When he renched Amoy he went to see the British
could not be done, for the simple reason
In his evidence the day befora defendant stated that he was making for Blake Pier, and denied that he came from the Arsenal Street steps
He also said that after crossing the launch he went straight on and did not stop Recalled yesterday end stating that he went straight on, whereas actully he was stopped by the police lauch, defendant failed to explain.
On the previous day's hearing evidence was given by the defendant's engineer to the feet that what really happened was that the police Inuuch followed up the motor boat, stopped them, and accused them of crossing the lanach's bows,
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the defendant's baggage another revolver and also an automatic "pistol were dis- covered when his boxes were opened. A certain quantity of ammunition was also found which did not fit in the chamberit said that the ideals and aims of capital anything to do with the mint. The mint and labour lay in different. if not op- was absolutely illegal. Plaintiff then the revolver.
In summing the case up, to say that the posite, directions, and it was thereforesaid he would go and see Lo Yan. San Heckwith said he had conte to the cun- Mr. Wolfe went ou -passenger was apparently trying to de impossible for the twu to co-operate sucand find out bow the position stood. The elusion that both the defendant and his)
cessfully for any length of time. The reive the police officer, and it was for Chinese Wine Trade Union, which haul Consul agreed this this was the best engineer haci lie in their evidence. He that reason that the summons was taken been going on smoothly already for a
added that had it aut and particular notice taken of the year and was gaining strength day y tell Lo to cons and sew him, he would thus allowing the motor boat to put the not been for the prompt. course to take, and added that if he would action of the polics in going astern and case. There were two other reasons for day, was a direet contradiction of such tell that gentleman the same as be had helm hard over, a serious aeridence might bringing the prosecution. One was that a view. (Applause.) What was required told plaintiff, only some more." Ac if he required the arma for self-prutee was goodwill on both sides and a willing cordingly plaintiff went
have, Decure. Defendant had two previous to HeC bis convictions against him, and would be tion would have needed nly one re- volver. The other reason was that on the of view of the other side. (Applause.) ed to know what the devil the mint imprisonment. Before
ness to learn and appreciate the point employer and explained things. Lo want fined with the alternative of a mouth's
his license w advice of a Magistrate posters had been He sincerely hoped that the other trade had to do with the British, Consul, returned he would be made to undergo a posted on the various Pacific liners point unions and soieties would follow the ing out the requirements of the law in good example of this Laion, so that what the defendant was going to do, and fit to hold his present positics.
anyway." Plaintiffs reply was to ask further examination to ascertain if he was Hongkong as to the possession of arms.
Sergt. H. W. Langley, in the witness capital and labour might work hand in what there was for him (plaintiff) to do...
hand, to the own ward July he went on the s, Presidents undertakings and of trade generally
(Loud applause.) Taft which was lying alongside the Kow- He conducted a search loch wharves. amongst the European first-class pasaon- gers' luggage. He visited cabin No. 111 and noticed that it was occupied by three passengers. He said plainly to every Idy, I wish to search your luggage. and also asked Have you anything to déclare ?" he of the passengers asked What do you mean by declare" The witness told him that his job was look for fire-arms. After searching one of the passenger's age the witnees turned to the defendant and asked him if he had anything to decue, laying special stress on the point that he was looking for fire. arms. The dedans replied he had one revolver and sores ammunition, but he was not quite sure in which ing he had put it. A sedreh, was commenced and after some time the defendant came across some autruition of 14 calibre, From the same box he produced some anore ammunition of the .138 type, and Inter the other revolver and the auto- matic.
Witness later tried to fit the animuni tion into the revolver, lut found it did not fit. This fed him to continue the search. He then found an empty maga zino of a Savage automatic. Holding his find up to the defendant he asked where the parts of the automatic were. The defendant turned away and without runking a reply produced the clip of an sutomatic. Witness then asked him it that was the lot, and the defendant said it was. Serut Langley next reported the matter to the Director of Criminal Intel- Jigenee.
Mr. Wolle: Did the defendant show any hesitation in revealing where the auto matie was Yes.
Did be find it eventually Yea. Did he take a long time to find it?-I didn't look at hiu whilst he was looking for it. He produced it to me when he found it. The whole search took a long The Magistrate (to the witness): As regards the antamatic. did he tell you where it was before he made the search
time.
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The Defendant; I would like to ask how could I get a permit if he took these arms from me before I had time to get ashore?
The Witness: The defendant is is a ex-officer of the China Mail Steamship »Cómpany's us. Ale, which I understand was sold in America, for debt. The boat on which he was on had been in Houg- kong many times and I felt sure that by this time the defendant would have known the regulations as regards fire
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In reply to the Magistrate, the defen- lant said he intended to get a permit as 20on as he could. He had not the time
JAPANESE BROTHERS
ESTRANGEMENT.
ALLEGED BUSINESS DIFFERENCES LEAD TO STABBING INCIDENT.
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that the docks were not ready. Defend HOW SMUGGLED ARMS ARE nat told him he had better hang on "
USED. till they were ready. When the 3rd of July arrived plaintiff had received no YAUMATI FÄRMER AND HIS wages, and be tackled defendant in the
FOKIS ATTACKED. subject. He was told that Lo way shortly him Just then what he would do, at Yumati, has reported to the police that going to Hongkong, and could not pay! A Chinese furrery living in a matched though, was to give the plaintiff's wages on Thursday night whilst he and his five to his wife when he arrived in Hongkong fokie were sitting at the door of the shed Yesterday morning a young Japanese On the strength of this Arnold wired his four men rushed up to them. Two of the man, dreased in European clothing and wife to the effect that Lo would be down men were armed with revolvers which ther They ordered the wearing American horn-rimmed specta in Hongkong, and would let her have fired into the air. eles, was brought into the Central Police her husband's pay Lo, however, changed farmer and the lokis to keep quiet. They Station charge-room with his arms truss-his mind, and did not go to Hongkong, however, refused, to chey the last request ed to his side with a long strip of cloth. but said his Secretary would pay plait and took to their heels, some of them run- But neither the ning in the direction of Kowloon City and An ugly looking knife was handed to the tillgwife the money.
Tho Inspector, os Charge Room duty and it defendant nor his secretary paid Mr. or others in the direction of Yaumati was alleged that the man had stabbed Mrs. Arnold any wages at all, and later farmer made for the Police Station. his sister-in-law in the face.
the plaintiff was taken with a heavy fever. Detectives escorted him back to the shed He told Lo he was ill, and Lo said he where they found that the gang had van- had better get back to Hongkong if that ished and that nothing had been stolen. were so, as he would be likely to make a better recovery. He did not pay him any wages, however, and Arnold came to this Colony on July 12th. Since then he
Further enquiries revealed that the detained man lived with his brother and sister-in-law at No. 37. Hollywood Road, It is stated that the two brothers have not been on friendly terms for some little time, their difference having its origin in the conducting of a stationary had received no wages. business which is run by the married His Honour gave judgment for plain- brother and in which the younger brother tiff. is also interested.
Yesterday morning whilst the sister-in- law was preparing tes in the kitchen for
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THE NEW NIGERIA.
THE LEGISLATURE.
visitor who had just called the younger REFORM OF brother is alleged to have picked up large knife and to have stabbed her in From a constitutional point of view the
the free. Her husband and the visitor
hearing her screams, rushed into the kit-most interesting part of the annual chen and overpowered her assailant. To address presented to the Nigerian Council prevent him doing further injuries they by the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, is bound his arms with a strip of cloth and that dealing with the reform of the he was marched off to the Police Station. Legislative Council.
The woman as been admitted to hos- pital where she has been detained.
HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
HONGKONG, August 10th. Our market continues very dull, and prices show a tendency to weaken.
The Shanghai market is in a similar atite, wo very little doing.
Bauks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have buyers at $1,100, ex-dividend, after rules at this rate.
Marine
and Fire Insurances.-The stocks under this heading remain steady,
on offer Shipping. Indo-Chinas are and quotations are unchanged.
From London at £13-10.0, and the local As in so many other parts of the price has dropped from 153 to $140) 7. Empire, an experimental stage has been sellers, Hongkong, Canton and Macao reached in the administration of the Steamboats are strong, and have been government, and the first step has been placed at 842, ex the interim dividend of taken in the direction of seuring 31 paid. "Star" Furnies continue in Asked if he had anything to any, the popular representation. Under the terms request at 363, but there are no sellers in defendant pointed out that he had five of the new Constitution the Council will evidence. cases of luggage to go through, so he consist of .the Governor, twenty-six Refineries-China Sugars are quiet could not see why the witness should say official members, three elected unofficial after sales at $206, that he hesitated. As regards the per mirabers representing thus municipal area Oily and Mining-Kailans are enquired it, he could not see that he was to be of Lagos. one elected unofficial mauber for at Ge- and Raubs at 4.3). Lang: blamed as be intended to get a permit representing the municipal area of kata Combined remain at the nominal as soon as he arrived in Hongkong. Calabar, and not more than fifteen quotation of Tis. .
Asked if he wished to call any wit nominated unofficial members representing Electric Companies.-With tho. excep- nesses, the defendant said. he did not the Various chambers of commerce, min- tion of sales of China. Lights at $15.15 think what his witcesses would say would ing industries, banking and shipping in- (Old) and B15 (New), there is nothing to make any difference to the case.
terests, and the African interests in parts report under, this section. Low Level The Magistrate; What were you doing of the Colony which do not return elected Trama and Electrics have buyers at 893,80 with three guus on the President Trift members.
and $32 respectively, anyway?
In report the Governor, says
Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Kow- The Defendant: One was my personal These things represent a very notable loon Wharves have been sold at $162, but property, one was for the second officer advance upon anything which has up to are now cbtainable at 8100. Shanghai
of the s.a. Ifydrunge and the third one this time, been attempted in Nigeria in Docks, New Engineerings and Whampoa was for a Customs Officer at Swatow the wirection of popular representation Docks have sellers at quotations. (Mr. Hall).
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Sales of and participation in the practical work Mr. Wolfe, commenting on the case, of Government; and this will be recog- Hongkong Lands have taken place at said that any passenger was at liberty nized by any student of the history of 890 to 891. Humphreys have weakened to to bring arms into the Colony, providing the gradual hp steady growth of popular $25 sellers, and Hongkong Hotels (Old) he bad a permit, but it could not be done institutions in the tropical Possessions of to $28.
by completely ignoring the regulations, the Crown. The new Council will afford Cotton Mills.-Ewo Mills are lower, There had been a considerable amount of ample scope for the energies and abilities and after sales at Tla. 114, close with trouble over this sort of thing and a num- of men of all races who have at heart sellers at Tis. 11.90. Shanghai Cottons ber of Europeans had been imprisoned for the best interests of Nigeria and of its have Do buyers over TH 82, while dealing in arms. The defendant should heterogeneous population; its creation Orientals are asked for at Tls, 4.75. have taken the precautions to have cover-will impose upon them a weight of res Miscellaneous. Due to the absence of ponsibility which, until now, they have buyers, Green Island Cements have drop- The Defendant: I intended to get a never been called upon to sustain. It is ded to 828, at which rate they are in permit
upon the manner in which the possibiliting demand. China Providents were done it The Magistrate, in imposing a fine of of the new Council are made use of by $26, Ropes at 43. and Lane, Crawfords $250 with the alternative of three months unofficial members upon the sense of at 8171 Dairy Farms are wanted at imprisonment, said the defendant should responsibility which they develop, upon $25.60. ↑
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to do so,
Air. Wolfe pointed out that the defen- dant must have known that he must have a permit, and he could have made or rangements for a permit to be obtained before bringing the arins to Hongkong, He knew the requirements of the Colony and he could have arranged before banded himself. with the American Consul to have the ms brought inte Hongkong, pending the issue of a permit. The same law prevail. ed in the United States. Any passenger going to that country had to get a per- mit to carry a revolver. If he did not have known the regulations. Apparently the maintenance from the outset of the Forward Hettlement Days.--27th August; he had been in the Colony many times dignity, and the authority of the Council (Monday), 27th September (Thursday), before and knew that a permait was neces- and -by” the establishment of the high and 27th October (Friday), 1923.
he would be in the same position as defendant was now. If he was a man
of common senso he would have, anked for a permit, before hand,
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