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TO-DAY'S MEETING.
CHIANG KÄI SHEK'S THREAT, TROOPS READY IF REQUIRED. Today's meeting of the Central Execu- tive Committee of the Kuomintang in Canton will be watched with the greatest interest by all members of the Party. Optimists believe that the Committee will decide to curtail the activities of those favouring a Bolshevik policy, while others fear that if such steps are taken
EXPLOSIVES FOR
BOMBS?
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, MAY 15r¤, 1926
A DEAL IN CHEMICALS WITH DETECTIVE.
CHARGES AGAINST ORDNANCE CLERK.
INTERESTING STORY AT
MAGISTRACY. »
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How a Chinese detective posed as a leader of Strike Fickets at Shum Chun General
clerk in the they will lead to a revolt.
and bargained with Chiang Kat Shek, it is said, has an-
Ordnance Department for the sale of adunce that he will use his forces, if necessary, to maintain the present régime explosives, consisting of sulphide of arsenic and potassium chlorate, and also in Canton. The three chief questions on for chloroform, described in Chinese as the Committee's agenda are: (1) Strike" poisoned water," was related at the Settlement; (9) Northern Expedition; Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon,, (3) Soviet-Kuomintang Alliance.
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It is alleged that the clerk made a deal to sell certain explusive substances to the detective, who, as a representative of the Strike Pickets, told the clerk be required them for making bombs at Shunt Chun. An interesting point in the case is that the clerk in safu to have told the detec- tive that he could set his mind at rest ahout then as he had sold such explosives to the soldiers of General Chan King Ming, and Dr. San Yat Sen
MET AGAIN.
MOTOR-CAR CRASH.
"SERIOUS GOSPEL FOR THE MOTORING WORLD,"
The detective, who had told defendant he was returning to Shum Chun for further instructions with regard to the
The case in which Ng. Po claimed liquid and further explosive, met def. dant again on April 7th through the *#748.00" from the Chak On Motor Com services of Mr. "." The meeting took pany as damages following on a matar place it Wanchai and a conversation accident as the result, of which his ear followed in the street. Defendant said was knocked into the harbour, was con he bad one pound of the liquid and the tiafied before Mr. Justice Wood at the detective promised to take it over- The Summary Court yesterday.
The hearing began on Thursday, when detective asked him if he had ingredients.
а ватрав. for the purpose of making bombe at it was stated that the car went over the Shum Chun, as he wanted to return | Praya wall and fell onto
Mr. M. K. Lo was for the defendant, Defendant said he their next day.
and Mr. J. D. Turner represented e plaintif.
would find means of providing these things and defendant agreed to meet the detective in room No. 1 of the Nam King Hotel, the address at which the detective had stated he was staying
THE ARREST.
The detective, meanwhile returned to the Central district and reported what bad occurred to a European sergeant at the Canton wharf. He then went to the room mentioned at the Nam King Hotel. About five, minutes to mine that evening defendant, accompanied by Mr. "X" came along, in rickshas, of which the hoods were up. Defendant proceeded up the hotel stairs, while Mr. "X" remain
Mr. Turner agreed with Mr. Lo that,
were some Gifteen fest from the wall. immediately before the accident, the cars
The mistress of the sampan was called by the defence. She was on shore when the car fell on to her boat, which was
Mr. La then asked his Lordship to moored some sight feet from the wall. inspect the plaintiff's car, which was out- side the Court. His Lordship acquiesced,
Addressing the Court, Mr. Lo said that and returned within a few minutes. the plaintiff claimed that the accident was due to the negligence of the defend
THREE CONFERENCES ENDED May 13th saw the adjournment of three important conferences in Canton--the Kwangtung Educational Conference." the Convention of the Leagues of Peasants. and the National Conference of Chinese Labour,-all under the auspices of the Kuomintang Politica! Party.
Before the educationists adjourned, an executive committee of 15 members was elected to attend to the affairs of the
The clerk in question, Rajab Salleh,ed behind to pay off the rickshas. The ant. The onus was on his friend to Conference until the next annual meeting.ving at No. 11. Heard Street, was police, who were waiting across the road prove the defendant guilty of negligence, counts under various then detained Mr. Kand then ar-and to do so he would have to prove that The workers, after listening to the series charged on fir
the Conspiracy rested defendant, who was part way up he was guilty of some omission. „Plain- of addresses delivered to them by leaders Ordinances, including
defendant passed him without warning. of the Kuomintang, passed the usual Ordinance:(1) With being in possession the stairs. The Chinese detective was tiff also claimed that, before the accident, resolutions reiterating the demands of of an explosive substance known as sul also detained for the time.
no evidence on the point. All they had labour and the cries against counter phishe of arsenic and potassium chlorate, On the defendant was found two bottles That was irrelevant, but there had been, revolutionaries, capitalists, und for other than a lawful object; (2) with of chloroform, three packets. one con-
possession of sulphide of arsenic (3) taining magnesium powder (ia respect was the plaintiff's statement and the de perialists.
poison, namely of which there was no charge), one con- fendant denied that. The farmers, in the name of the Pea with possession of a sants' League, however, mide a number| chloroforia: (4) with possession of .31 taining sulphide of arsenic, the subject | evidence that either ear was being driven of extraordinary demands. They include ounces of Sulphide of arsenic; (5) with of charge D., and one containing potas recklessly. (1) that the petroleum cii-monopoly, now possession of dangerous goods, namely sum chlorate, the subject of charge E., controlled by the Kuomintang, should be a ounces of potassium chlorate.
The ease came before Mr. R. E. Lind- allotted to the Peasants' League: (2) that the League should be empowered to levyxell, and Mr. 'T. H. „King, Director of inxes not to exceed 20 per cent. annually Criminal Intelligence, prosecuted; while wn landlords in order to raise funds for Mr. A. el Areulli appeared for the defence, A plea of not guilty was entered in the support of the Farmers' Volunteer Defcace Corps: (3) that the League be respect of all charges. assigned the duty of tranquillizing the land of bandits and pirates"; (4) that a maximum price on food products should he fixed; and (5) that landlords should no longer be allowed to oppress the pen
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On May 12th the educationists, the farmers, and the workers were guests of the Kuomintang at a reception.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
HOUSE SEARCHED. Defendant was taken to his house at No. 11, Heard Street, first foor, and a The police search was carried out: found there a tin containing rough, or native sulphide of arsenic, for which there was no charge preferred, but which bore a label of the China Dispensary. In a desk was found some chemical for mulae, which the Government Analy In reply to Mr. Lindwell, Mr. King said would say dealt with substances for making Hashlights, and different colour hendid not press for committal "
Mr. Arculli said he was willing for theed lights. In a cubicle was found a ease to be dealt with suiqarily.
Mr. King, explined that the last three charges were subsidiary and had been added since defendant was first charged..
There Wal no
Continuing. Mr. Lo submitted that the plaintiff lost his head to such an extent that he accelerated speed. That had also been the opinion of Mr. Lauritsen, the expert witness for the defence. The car' had jumped a distance of eight feet from the wall. If it had been going slowly it would naturally bave Lumbled over. When the pedestrian crossed the road, the defendant put on his brakes and swerved. driver "should do. The plaintiff driver That way exactly what an experienced did what a child might have done.
HIS LORDSHIP'S CONFESSION. Mr. Turner contended that the plai tiff had given clear, evidence. The de- military book, dated 1907, which gave a feridant driver gave evidence which one treatise dealing with the gunpowder plot right call par carellence; he had done the perfect thing. it was, however, ap and described different forms of explo- paint that having passed the plaintif gives. The police also found a number without waraing, his action had con If the defendant could pull up in a invoices which showed various purchases tributed to the accident which followed. of chemicals at the China Dispensary, length, as be said, he should have ambed some of which were embodied in the bis breaks on when he saw the pedestrian, trian had been knocked down he would charges against defendant. One involer and kept a straight course. If the pedes showed twenty purchases of various sub-only have been slightly injured. staners, including such substances Mr. Lo: My Lord, my friend is invoice showed a purchase made at the ing world. mentioned in the charges; while another preaching a serious gospel for the motor- Pharmacy of various powders.
DEALING IN EXPLOSIVES. Mr. King said the facts of the case were that information came to the police that Authorities in Canton and Kongmoon defendant was dealing in explosives, and hare lately been giving some attention to on April wind, n. Chinese detective was Chinese emigrants leaving there for for dressed in rather better clothes than be eign ports. On May 13th the Police in would ordinarily wear and introduced to Canton took into custody for investiga defendant at Wanebai by a man who tion from the s.s. Meng On, sailing for the prosecution would call Mr. "X" the Straits by way of Swatow, 238 passen. They met in a restaurant about 8.30 on gers, whose conditions of labour under this date, and defendan: gave his name
Defendant's wife was asked for. her contract are to be studied. It is said that as a Pui Chi and said that he was em many of the stnigration agents hare not ployed in the Ordnance Department of the money, and produced 835, of which three After having tea. ten dollar notes were marked notes given given their employés a square deal OnRoyal Naval Yard. 3lay 9th, about 60 prospective emigrants defendant asked the deterde if hat wishby the police to the detective on the 23rd.. and two labour contractors were arrested in Kongmoon.
On May 13th, the Commissioner of In dustry of the Kuomintang in Canton decided to issue no more permits for Chinese to go into" Shameen to withdraw goods or funda. Sices the boycott, then Kuomintang have, allowed Chinese to enter Shumeen only with permits issued on payment of a fee from two dollars up. lf funds were withdrawn a tax ranging from two to four per cent was charged.
To strengthen their "flect," the pickets of the Canton Strike Committee have been
d to buy some explosives for the purpose of making bombs. The detective replied that he did for use in Chinese territory at Shuri Chun. Defendant then said that he had sold explosives to other Chinese.
A DEMONSTRATION.
DEFENDANTS STATEMENTS. Mr. King said that he would call the Government Analyst to prove the com- position of various exbibits as indicated
in the charges.
The defendant was charged on April 25th and in answer to charge "A" he The defective asked defendant for said "These people asked me to get it sample to take to Shum Chun. After for them for making bomb crackers. further discussion deal was agreed They promised to make a factory in upon, the explosives to be sold to the Macao and to pay me a percentage out detective for 910 a pound. The detective of it. I agreed to it as it was not un-
lawful."
When charged on the second count, de tald defendant that he could get across
They told me they wanted the border safely and without interference as he belonged to the Strike Pickets. fendant said
was the only Following this the defendant left the another half a pound to take over to restaurant to fetch the sample, leaving Macao, to test. This the detective and Mr. After an absence of about half an hour
a satuple of · searching anxiously for smugglers of defendant returned with
contreband." When these "amugglers" are caught their vessels are confiscated. They captured four launches in Canton waters last week-end, and two more on Hay 11.
THIRD TIME IN A FEW WEEKS. THEFTS FROM TELEPHONE CALL
BOX.
powder, and putting some mixture on piece of cotton wool he ignited it with his lighted cigarette by way of demon strating to the prospective purchaser its explosive powere. The powder went off with a Arab.
By
reason."
DETECTIVE'S EVIDENCE. The Chinese detective referred to was called and gave evidence bearing out Mr. King's opening statement. Speaking as to the conversation in the restaurant re- ness said that the defendant showed bun lating to the purchase of explosive xit a book giving a description of bombu, pointed out their various sizes and ex- plained the weight, of the explosives that made up each size.
QUITE IMPARTIAL. During the course of his evidence, the detective anid that defendant told hima that he could set his mind at. rest about
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His Lordship: I am more often a pedestrian. (Laughter).
JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT.
His Lordship delivering judgment said that he found that the defendant passed the plaintiff's car without giving notice, but it had passed clear before any dan- gerous situation arose. Both cars were proceeding fairly fast, and plaintif's
car was about nine feet behind de- fendant's car. A pedestrian crossed the road negligently in front of the de- fendant's car. In order to avoid him the driver swerved to the left, and also applied his brakes. In doing this he did not apply his brakes and the impact occurred. Plaintiff's car then went into acted correctly. The plaintiff chauffeur
the barbour. The driver was negligent in not applying his brakes. An ordinary Judgment was therefore given for the careful driver would have done this. defendant with costs. Mr. Turner asked for a stay of execution, in the event of the plaintiff deciding on an appeal.
His Lordship acquiesced.
Mr. Lo asked for judgment against the plaintiff in connection with the damage
to the sarapan.
Judgment was given, the damages to be
cssed by the Court.
-WORE SPECTACLES-
spectacles."-
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POISONED WATER." < After some argument about the price and deposit to be paid, defendant agreed
When they argued over the price for In answer to Mr. King, witness wid to sell for $40 a pound and to produce
goods when required to do so. He the explosive, said witness, defendant that each time he met defendant he was also informed the detective that he could said he wanted. 850 a pound as the ex-very smartly dressed, and remarked with supply what was called in Chinese plosive came from the Ordnance Depart his face beaming with pleasure and pride. I wore a long coast and also wore ter. This, explained Mr. ment and was of good quality. Later A justly irate lady complained to an poisoned water."
Mr. Lindsell: Tortoiseshell rimmed ócies ?— official at the Kpwloch Ferry Wharf King, was a liquid to put inside the defendant agreed to sell for $40 a pound. Lomb to increase the effect, and subse
Witness proudly: Yes your Worship. yesterday morning, that she could obtain quently it turned out to be chloroform.
In answer to Mr. King, witness said no reply to her telephone call. I have Defendant and the detective then parted, actually dropped three 10-cent pieces in and on the following day the detective
that on po occasion did he over tell de was given 950 by the police department,
to various Chinese, such as the soldiers neither did he ever mention Macao He the box, but can obtain no reply," the "hich the numbers of each of the Eve the matter as he had sold such explosives fendant that he came from Macao, and xaid. The wharf official at ones made ten dollar notes had been taken investigation, shook the receiving box i arrangement, the detective met, the de- of General Chan, Kwing Ning and Dr. told defendant that he came from Shum
Mr. Lindsell: Quite impartial. which immediately fell to pieces and fendant at the same restaurant, when Sun Yat Sen
Mr. King: Anything for the dollars disgorged the three 10-nt coins-but defendant said that he had two pounds
Witness later explained how be met: that was all. A telephone official was of the explosivo and the detective said soon on the spot zad discovered that the he only wanted one pound, but finally defendant on April 25th near the Grand "till" had been robbed for the third agreed to take the fall quantity, and Cinema at Wanchat, and said that de pay the balance of the money dus later. time within a few weeks.
It has now been decided to attach the The detective handed to the defendant fendant was in company with anothe "till" that it hangs on the inside the $50 he had been given in the police of the wall, in the hope that next time office, and defendant produced from his an attempt is made to rob it, the thief coat & Horlicks Malted Milk bottle, will be disturbed before he has time to which contained a yellow powder mix, ent through the wall and obtain access. ture, which later proved to be sulphide The telephone-box in question is outside of arsenic and potassium chlorate. The the wharf, within fall view of the rick 850 was paid over and defendant went sha stands near which there is generally away, after informing the detective that a constable on duty. Money from thess if he were asked to explain what was bazes is collected once fortnightly, and in the bottle he was to say it was curry
powder, an average collection amounts to $90.
гада.
Mr. Lindell: Mr. "X" again. Mr. King: Yes your Worship. Not Mir this time.
Witness, referring to the arrest of de- fendant, remarked that be was also de tained when the police visited the Nam King Hotel.
Mr. Lindsell: To keep up the bluff Mr. King. Yes your Worship... (Continued on next Column):
Chin.
Mr. King: Did you tell him that you made tre crackers-Witness: No.
photographer? No.
Did you tell him that you were a
money than the 850 of which you have already spoken-No.";
Did you give defendant any other
eno
CASE ADJOURNED.
At this juncture of the case Mr. Lindscil remarked I will leave you to digest that evidence Mr. Arculli with the chance of cross-examining next time
His Worship adjourned the case for further hearing, next Friday afternoon, allowing defendant the same boil as be fore, in the sum of 22,000 seek-
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