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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31st, 1926
PLOT TO THROW BOMBS IN HONGKONG.
INTERESTING, DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE.
SENTENCED CHINESE DENIS TORMEN EVIDENCE.
SAYS. WOMAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE EXPLOSIVES.
There was a remarkable, and interesting development at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon in the case concerning the scheme formt- lated by strikers at Shum Chun to throw bombs of a powerful and dangerous type in Hongkong, following the failure to bring about another strike in the Colony at China New Year.
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The Chinese man in the case, who was sentenced last week to åre years' hard labour on a charge of being in possession of two bombs, yesterday afternoon stated that the first woman charged in the case had nothing whatever to do with the bringing of the two bombs to Hongkong. He said: "I made the statement which implicated this woman under compulsion. She had nothing whatever to do with the bomba the only
man responsible for them. "I implicated her because at that time. I was under threats of assault." Yesterday afternoon the case for the prosecution was continued against the two Chincan women (one a young woman and the other an amsh) who are charged with being in possession of two bombs before a court of two magistrates, Mr. R. E. Lindsell and Major C. Willson.
Mr. T H. King (Director of Criminal Intelligence) appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Police, and Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared for the defence of tus two women. »
At the last hearing it was shown that the Chinese sentenced to five years' hard- labour was formerly a fitter in Hongkong, and that after his services were dispensed with on account of slackness of work he became under the influence of strikers at
Shum Chun.
This man, giving evidence last week, stated that arrangements were made at
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FURTHER EVIDENCE..
Mr. King Well, your Worshipa, I would like to put the case before you in this light. After his last statement all the rest of the evidence is only confirma tory and corroborative of what he said at the last hearing
Mr. Lindsell: We are not bound to accept what he has said to-day as gospel truth.
Mr. King: 1am prepared to ga oai Mr. Lindsell: We will hear further evidence.
Witness added in reply to another question, that he was on duty the whole time from the moment the women ar- rived until they left So far sa be know nu one weat in or came out of the room during that time
Witness: No.
DETECTIVES XEST WATCH.
THE CANTON · STRIKE-
COMMITTEE, “
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
The Canton, Strike Committee enforcing
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Mr. Lindsell: Do you know anything about a tin-opener being sated for the "anti-imperialist" boycott was fune- tioning as usual on March 20th, notwith- standing many reports to the contrary, Parsons leaving Canton for Hongkong that morning by the Canton-Kosioon. Railway had as hitherto to possess passos from the Committee. The meeting of the Strike Committee delegates on April 1st, the first one since the Committee's head- quarters were raided on March 20th, may see some changes in the policy of this body,
The Principal Chinese Detective (Hong- kong side) said that on March and he went to the World Boarding House accom panied by three more Chinese, detec tires. Ha angaged two rooms there, one on the first floor (the same foor on which the male prisoner had taken a room) and one on the second floor. He and one other detective went to the room on the second floor; while the other two officers were stationed in the room on the first floor.
Witness went on to stato that later he attempted to enter the room which had been taken by the misle prischer and found it securely fastened. He called out open the door," and then heard a scraping noise inside the room something was being dragged along. He heard the sound of the opening and shut- ting of a case. When the door was even- tually opened, and his detectives an- tered and found the two woman there.
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A DISCOVERY.
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CANTON AND THE PEKING SHOOTING EPISODE.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
The Women's Division of the Euomia-
The young woman was sitting at a table tang in Canton has issued a circular while the amab was reclining on a sofa. He ordered them both to stand up, which denouncing Chief Executive Tuan Chi Jui they did not do, and he then pulled them of the Peking Government as one respon- up."
sible for the recent killing of 53 students and the wounding of more than 150 at the Northern Capital. Yesterday, the students of many schools in Canton took the day off in order to hold a memorial | service and a parade, out of respect to the students who were killed at Peking.'
On the sofa, he found an oatmeal tin partly covered by a scarf, in which was a small quantity of oatmeal; while there was some more oatmeal done up in the bed was a rattan basket and close handkerchief lying beside the tin. Under by was a leather suitcase. He loft these undisturbed and telephoned to police beadquarters and awaited the arrival of Detectivo Inspector Murphy.
Witnest said he arrested the two Mr. E. B. Devey (Government Analyst) women and later in the day arrested the
man at the Yaumati Ferry Wharf. was then called.
Corroborative evidence was given by another Chinese detective.
Mr. Armstrong: Before the evidence of Mr. Dovey can be taken as evidence against the two women defendants, surely the prosecution will have to show that the bombs were there with their know. ledge.
Shum Chun for the first woman defen- Mr. Lindsell: Certainly, but there is dant, to bring him the bombs to Hong-evidence of that, Kong and that she brought them to him.
at the World Boarding House ca March end when she was accompanied by the other woman defendant.
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Mr. Armstrong submitted that there was none.
Mr. Lindsell: If we choose to accept his first statement there is evidence.
It was this statement he denied yesterMr. Armstrong said that for the pur- day when he was recalled for the purpose pose of the defence he was prepared to admit that the articles produced were cross-examination.
bombs and were explosive bombs.
Mr. Lindsell interposed that in criminal proceedings the defence could admit nothing.
IMPLICATED UNDER COMPULSION.
In answer to Mr. "Armstrong, he said he had known the first woman defendant for some years. He originally met her at Canton, but had not known her con- tinuously since that time. He last saw her in Canton a long time ago, when she had been engaged by a friend of his.
Mr. Armstrong: How did you" get in touch with her at Shum Chun-Witness: As a matter of fact this defendant has nothing whatever to do with this case or with me, and I wish to give an explana tion with regard to the evidence I gave at the last hearing. It was under com. Pulsion that I made the statement which implicated her. She had nothing what- ever to do with the two bombs. I was the only man responsible for them.
Mr. Lindsel: Why did you implicate her at all -Witness: At that time I was
under threats of assault.
Mr. Lindsell: Who made these threats
--Witness: The police.
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Mr. Lindsell: Can you suggest why the police should want to get this woman into trouble-Witness: I don't know.
Mr. E. R. Dovey said that on the after. noon of March 8th he received from Detective Inspector Morphy a parcel containing a bomb like the one produced in Court. He also received some reddish
powder, some small stones and a tallow like mass wrapped in paper.
HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE.
He made an analysis of the powder and found that it was mixture of sul- hite of arsenic and potassium chlorate. This was highly, explosive. The tallow like mass consisted of gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine, the nitro-glycerine being per cent. This was also highly explo-
Kite.
Small portions of the white mass and ploded violently when struck by a ham- red powder, dealt with separately, ex-
mer on an anvil.
Detective Sub-Inspector Fallon gave and seeing the articles mentioned by the evidence as to visiting the boarding house
Chinese detective. Then he left undis turbed until the arrival of Inspector Murphy.
BOATMEN'S STRIKE PROBABLY
AVERTED.
[FROM OUT CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
Junk and tow-boat owners in Canton.. waters appear to be meeting the demands of the boatmen for higher wages and Detective Inspector T. Murphy gave evidence as to going to the boarding better service conditions, and it is be house and taking charge of the oatmeal lieved a shipping strike on the three tin with the bomb in it, the handkerchief principal rivers in Kwangtung may be with oatmeal," the rattan basket (which contained the other bomb) and the leather averted. suitense.
This concluded the case for the prosecu tion.
A CASE TO ANSWER...
case.
Mr. Armstrong: I take it your Wor- ships hold that there is sufficient evidence against these women to make a against them bombs?
for possession of these
Mr. Lindsell (after consultation with Major Willson): We are both of opinion that you have a case to answer, and Deither of us are disposed to credit all the first defendant said in the box to-day as convincing. If we believed that, of course, the case would finish.
Mr. Armstrong: Yes, your Worship. but he seemed quite unconvincing on the first occasion.
Mr. Lindsell: It will need a great deal of corroboration.
ARMY PAY AT CANTON.
[FROM OUR CHINESE COREESPONDENT.]
Beginning on April 1st, the Kuomin ang Army's new pay schedule for officers in Canton will be as follows:-à general will receive monthly, $800; heutenant- general, from 8600 to $760, according to seniority: „ major-general, from 8450 to
$500; colonel, $200 to $450; lieutenant-
colonel, $240 to $300; major, $180 to 4240; captain, 290 to $150; 1st lieutenant, sea to 878; 2nd Leutenant, 848 to $60; and sub-lieutenant, 880 to $49
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades of army clerks will enjoy the same salaries as
Mr. Armstrong: Yes, I know they will have to explain why they were there.
The defendants were formally remand-those of the colonel, lieutenant-colonel, ed until next Tuesday, but thair Worships and major, while the copyists, according fixed the data for final hearing for Thurs- day, April 8th, at noon.
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to their classes, will be given pay 44 captains and lieutenants respectively. Army recorders will be paid as sub- CLARA JEBSEN" REFLOATED. lieutenants. The pay for a 1st sergeant On March 10th, witness said he received. another parcel in which was another GETS OFF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.ll be $20, and an ordinary sergeant, 816; while that of a corporal will be $14. coasting steamer which used to call at 812 Army cooks are paid $10 monthly... Clara Jebsen, a Daniab The pay for a soldier ranges, from 10 to Hongkong, and which went ashore at Command expenses and allowance are Brite Bank at the entrance to the Saigon River on Sunday morning, with 300 $20 for a company; 260, for a battalion; passengers on board, succeeded in re- $150, for a regiment: 8509, for a division: floating the same day without assistance. Mr. Lindaell: It would only be neces March 23rd for Swatow, but sent out
The Clara Jebsen left Bangkok and $1,500 a month, for a corps.
bomb. This bomb was of the same type and size as the first he had received, and the contents were identically the same. The tallow like maas was in the centre ad was surrounded by a mixture of stonce and sulphide powder.
To explode one of these bombs it would only be required to he dropped.
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Mr. King: When did you make up your mind that this woman had nothing what-sary to drop it on the ground to explode wireless signala on Sunday morning that
ever to do with the bombs?
Mr. Lindsell: Do you think that is quite a fair question? He actually said in his examination in chief that she actually brought the bombs from Shum "Chun.
"tween the last hearing and now."'
it-Witness: Yes. You can never quite she was aground. It was at first feared tell what these explosives will do, but in that she was badly ashore and the Indo- all probability it would.
THE SHAMEEN.
Mr. Lindsell: The force of the impact China aa Kut Sang, which happened to PASSES FOR CHINESE MERCHANTS. would be sufficient to explode it 1-Wit-be among those who picked up the wire- less distress signals, altered her course
nesa: Yes.
Mr. Armstrong: What was the case of to go to her assistance, but was not need- the bomb made of 1-Witness: Cast iron.ed and has now arrived at Hongkong.
Apparently the Clara Jebsen was able Mr. King: It is clearly sometime beef telling whether its contents were now Mr. Armstrong: Was there any means
to get off again during Sunday after or not-Witness: The contents were noon and was able to proceed to Saigon Mr. Lindsell: He says that he only moist and there was not very much rust under her own steam.
The Clara Jebken was built in 1922, made the statement under fear.
on the iron. Therefore I think they were and her dimensions are.Length, 370.7 Mr. King: I would like to ask a ques fairly new tion about assauit. I think he said the would have, to be imported 1--Witness:
Where did they come from! They feet; beam, 38.0; moulded depth, 21 feet,
She has a tonnage of 1,974; word "beat.””
Witness: No they did not heat me, They merely threatened to beat me if I refused to make a confession and as 1 could not stand the agony -
Mr. Lindsell: Who did take the bombs to the boarding house?-Witness: I took
everything there with me
the boarding house Witness: I carried
them in a rattan basket.
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All the contents could be obtained in Hongkong, and could be made up locally, Mr. Armstrong: Then a bomb could quite easily be made in Hongkong1- Witness: Tea
ATTENDANT'S. EVIDENCE. A
BATCH OF DEFENDANTS. CHARGED WITH ALLEGED THEFT.
Mea were
[FROM OUR CHINPER COBREBRONDENT] Since March 7th a number of Chinese
merchants in Canton have been "per. mitted by the Kuomintang and the Strike Committee to enter Shameen to take out what they wanted from banks and godowns where they have stored things previous to the "anti-imperialist" boy. cott The Kuomintang Trade Commi Gioner issues" cards for admission to Shameen and charges a fee for the service.
Mr. King: How did you take them i Another attendant at the World Board. At the Central Magistracy yesterday ing House said that he recalled that the before Major O. Willson, four Chinese
MR. SUN FO LEAVES. male prisoner took a room at the board were charged with having stolen goods ing house on March and. For three or valued at $400. The four
Mr. Sua Fo (ex-Mayor of Canton), Mr. King: And in the boarding house four days prior to his arrival this parti-charged on different counts. one of the attendants carried the basket cular zoom had been empty and there was An office boy at Chins Building, fourth accompanied by his party and Mr." upstairs from the office to your room. no luggage in it until this man came and foor, was charged with stealing five Maurice Cohen (formerly aide to the late Were the bombs in the basket then brought a rattan basket with him. yards of serge, ten 'yards of silk, and two Dr. Sun Yat Sen), left for Canton yester. Witacas: Yes, they were in the basket When the man left the boarding house rain costs, on or about March 27th. A then.
during the morning he left two womed salesman, living at 71, Hollywood Road, day morning on the Long Shan. in the room he bad taken. The two ground floor, was charged with receiving Mr. Sun Fo went on board the steamer women arrived with a suitcase, and the five yards of silk, and five yards of serger on Monday night. man left about noon. Besides the man well knowing them to have been stolena and the two no one that charge of having stolen a suit of
Mr. King: Were you afraid that the attendant might drop the basket-Wit ness: No, I was not afraid of that, be
if I
Cause it had been afraid I woudang
It was queen Why was it quite safe
zoom before the arrests were made. The with him when he left the boarding house
A leading business man was on board
woollen, doth and a mis case, was pre- to say good bye to Me Sun Fo, who residing at 40, Des Your Road Cental made no statement for publication,
male prisoner. did not take anything out ferred against an unemployed Chinese first floor, on or about March 27th, An other unemployed Chinese, whose address was given as China Building, fifth floor, was charged with pawning are yards of silk at the Yee Kang pawn shop, 223, Shanghai Street, without being authoris cd, to do so.
Defendants were remanded to-day.
Mr. Lindŝoll: Suppose he had dropped the basket - Mr. Armstrong: Did the first defendant Witness: In that case the distance to the ank you or anyone while you were on that level of the flour was not very much and foor for anything or put his head out of the bombs would not have exploded. the room and shout for anything --Wit Unless dropped from a height of eightness: No.
think the feet the bombs would not go off, my day How long do you think the man and This concluded the prisoner's cross the women were in the room together - examination and he was taken back to Witness: The man left about 15 to 20 the gaol
minutes after the women arrived.
On Monday night, following his arrival in the Colony earlier in the day by the s. President Harrison, Mr. San Fo was entertained at West Point, by two was, groups of Chinese merchants. Earlier in until the day he had called on Sir Robert
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