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COLONY'S FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
"FRAMING OF ESTIMATES CRITICISED
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES OF THREE AND A HALF LAKHS. ·
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council was held is the Council Chamber yesterdafternoon when a sum of $17,849 to supplement the 1925 estimates and a mum of 2544,255 to supplement the estimates for 1926 were agreed to..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 3RD, 1926
"STRIKERS” WANTED THE OPIUM TRAFFICKING CASE.
FOR THE ARMY.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.
SECOND DEFENDANT DISCHARGED,
-86,000 BAIL" ESTREATED. The case, in which Lau Yu Leung and Yu Yau Heung. were charged, under the Opium Ordinance, with trafficking in opium, was concluded at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon before Mr. R. E. Lindsell
FRENCH SAILORS GAOLED. "SEQUEL" "TO" ARMS FIND ON "FRENCH=VESSEL
ONE PRISONER DISCHARGED. At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Major C. Willson sat along with Mr. J. H.
Nibill, when three Franch-sailors of the French liner, Andre, Lebon, wars arraigned on charges of possession of.. arms."
The first prisoner, a steward, was charged with possession of the automatic pistols and 1,500 rounds of ammunition The two others were charged jointly with possession of one revolver and 100 rounds of ammunition. The man were arrested, following a search conducted on the Andre Lebun on June 99nd.
—MILITARY REORGANISATION. [BEOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-] The Kuomintang Army Headquarters His Worship, after bearing further have ordered the Strike Committee to evidence relating to the ouse as it con- cerned the second defendant, held that furnish at least 500 men for army tra- although, it was clear that the man was portation service. The Strike Committee interested in the firm alleged to have. therefore, is offering a bonus of six dot- carried out the deals in opium, the pro- secution had failed to conclusively prove lars for each man enrolled da addition to that he was a yoki of this firm (as it was the 815 monthly pay given by the Army, alleged he was) during the material time.
Inspector Andrews said that, in the The Police are also offering a bonus of He therefore discharged this defendant.
In the case of the Arst defendant, who course of the search, one revolver and 100 Ave dollars a month for each man willing at a previous hearing had been allowed rounds of ammunition were found in s to serve as an army coolie. A striker bail in order to go to Canton to See a locker owned by the second prisoner He willing to become an army cools and doctor, his bail of 86,000-was-estreated said in answer to the charge, that be enlisted through the Palice and the Strike by Mr. Lindself, as the man failed to bad the arms for his own protection. He appear & Court following the week al-ffither stated that the revolver had been Committee will therefore be due to re-lowed him in which to go to Canton,and given to him by the third prisoner, who
„return..
deposed to having found it concealed in the thermo tank on board' the ship. Interest seems chiefy to be centred in
When, the third prisoner was questioned, the Capital in the military re-organisa The case, it will be recalled, was one
The Inspector, at this stage, put in The business was purely formal but both tion which is non proceeding. The, diffi- in which it was alleged by the proseca- he corroborated the story.
culty with which General Chiang Kaition that the arm, or syndicate with the Hon. Mr. Bird and the Hon. Mr. Lang Shek is faced is to find suitable positions which defendants were said to be con- letter from the Captain of the ship, which was to the effect that members of the -expressed the opinion that it was useless for his several Army Corps Commanders nected were attempting to obtain an
crew were not allowed to possess arms. to vote the estimates of the year if those who, until 'Chiang's elevation to the post opium monopoly in Swatow. Books and Replying to Mr. Nihill, the Inspector |
tion of Commander-in-Chief, were all other documents seized by the Ravenue said that the ship was searched as soon more
the less on
same footing. officers were stated to have shown con As she came into port. approximation to the expected expendi- General Tar Yen Kai and General Chu signments amounting to as much as
Pei Teh, commanders of the 2nd and 3rd 200,000 taels of opium, which was describ-case Corps respectively, have already tendered ed in the books as "Yunnan Silk their resignations..
Southern Silk" "Bamboo Cloth " and
The Colonial Secretar presided and among those present were the Colonial Treasurer, the Director of Public Works the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, C., the Hon Mr. H. W. Bird, the Hop. Mr. A. O. Lang and the Eox. Mr. D. G. Mcoire shout 326 a month. Bernard
ESTIMATES CRITICISED...
estimates could not be framed, with closer
ture.
The criticism arose over the fact that more than $344,000-was-required-to-sup- plement the 1926 estimates. Some of the items, with the official explanation of why the money is required are given below. The great proportion of the expenditure was due to Public Works but the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang pointed out that he was not criticising the Director of Public Works but the system. He considered that the estimater for 1990 had been
drawn up badly. He though the system had failed.
TAIPO BRIDGE.
Or
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CASE RECALLED.
In order that every one may be satis-Fish Silk." fied a move is being made to associate! all Corps commanders with General Head. It was shown in evidence that there quarters-General Li Trai Hein.cf the as a large opium ring in existence, and were members of an opium syndicate 4th Corps becomes Chief of Staff and as alleged that the two defendants
Lieutenant-Commander-in-Chief" Gen- oral Chu Fei Teh has been offered the with extensive ramifications ranging position of Field Commander and General from the province of Yunnan and French Tan Yen Kai that of Chairman of the territories in the South to Swatow in
Commission in the North. Kuomintang Political Canton.
BAIL ESTREATED.
The Magistrates held that there was no against the third prisoner on the charge af possession, and he was forth- with discharged.
INGRIMINATING FOSSESSIONS.
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The first prisoner pleaded not guilty," In regard to the case against the rai and the second admitted possession prisoner, Inspector Andrews said that the arms were found in a locker, to which at first, none of the crew laid claim When it was prised opea, a parcel, a hat, a pair of boots, aaiwell as the arms were found therein. The parcel bore the name of the prisoner, and the bat had Prisoner hac previously his initials
A TOTAL DENIAL Prisoner elected to go into the witness box and give evidence on oath. Ea de nied knowing that the arms were in the
hat and parcel. *** lorker, but admitted ownership of the Questioned by the Inspector as to why he had not divulged the name of the man
At the opening of the hearing yester HUNAN SITUATION. Reports from Huran state that forces day, Mr. M. K. Lo, for the defence, opposing the Kuomintang are still occupy-referred to the absence of the first declaimed a locker in which nothing in- ing Changsha and that the Kuomintang fendant, who he said was in Canton criminating was found, and when he was After the money had been vated, the troops will have a hard job to dislodge ili. In view of his Worship's intimation questioned with regard to the ownership revised proposals for rebuilding the bridge them. General Yeh Kai Hsin, who is at the previous hearing that he would of the second locker, he denied that he on the Taipe Road near the level cross-directing the operations against General not grant more than a week's adjourn owned the arms, but admitted the owner- ing between Thipo and Taipo Market Tang Seng Chi, the new Kuomintang ment of the case, de (Mr. Lo) did not ship of the hat and parcel. A bunch of Railway Station were considered
adherent has wired to the former. Hunan feel justified in making a further apkeys found on prisoner contained a key The Hon. Director of Public Works Tuchun, General Chao Heng T, to replication for one. A representative of which fitted the lock At the police said there were originally two schemes. turn at once to take charge of the Hunan this defendant had brought him a letter station he said that he shared the locker in Chinese, with a description in English with another man, but he refused to take The Erst proposal was to reconstruct situation.
the police back on board, and refused to another bridge on the existing site. That The greater part of the Kuomintang of the man's illness.
His Worship: I think the first delen- divulge the man's name. scheme involved the building of a tem- forces from Canton on their way to porary bridge. The second proposal was Hunan to reinforce General Tang Seng dant has had ample opportunity of at- to change the site of the bridge alto-Chi have arrived at Lokchong, near the tending the Court. He could have come gether. It was suggested that the new Northern Kwangtung borders.
down to Hongkong, and if he was not Bridge should be built in the causeway.
well enough to have attended Court, sur DIVIDENDS IN WAR BONDS, H.E. the Governor had gone nto the mat
As a war contribution, the several rendered his bail. I, therefore, estreat ter very thoroughly with the Public Works Department and a third scheme was now public utilities companies in Canton will his bail of 88,000.
Referring to the case as it concerned to subscribe $300,000 of the proposed. It had been decided to alter Eave the alignment of the bridge. This would 85,000,000 war bords. They are request the second defendant, Mr. Lo, in answer do away with the necessity for a tempor. ed to pay dividends to their shareholders to his Worship, said that he was not ary structure. The present old bridge in war bonds, reserving the cash for the prepared to admit that there was a shared the locker with him, prisoner would be used during the time the new Kuomintang-war chest. The concerns prima facie case against this man as bead that had he done so, the other man
The new bridge affected are the Kwangtung Electricity ing a fok of the firm of which first de one was being built.
The account books submitted by Mr would be five feet higher than the old one Supply Company, the Canton Water fendant was a member. and instead of five small spans it would Works, and the Canton Telephone Ex- have two spans of to feet each. It was change. It has been ordered by the Lloyd, continued Mr. Mr. Lo, only show hoped to get foundations which would not Kuomintang that, as long as the Northern ed names of certain firms, and it had be scoured out by the tide. The total Expedition lasts, each telephone sub- been found that there were firms bearing cost of the scheme was $51,000, It was scriber shall buy five-dollar war bond these names in Hongkong, but this did not prove-that-these-firms were concern- suggested that the iron work for the every month.
ed in the deals. It was for the prosecu bridge should be obtained through the
tion to prove their identity, Further, Crown Agents.
said Mr. Lo, he had never admitted that the account books were any evidence against the second defendant.
The Chairman You have $49,000 for the bridge. The new scheme is expected to cost $51,000, as far as this year is concerned no further money will be re- quired, but it will be necessary to include the extra $2,000 in next year's estimates.
The Director-of-Public-Works: That. is so.
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The scheme was thereupon approved.
MONEY VOTED. - Upon a vote of 8100 as salary for an Inspector of Juvenile Labour, the Hon, Sir Henry Pollock stated that there was formerly a female Inspector of factories. He asked why there was no such suspector
now.
The Chairman stated that he could gave no reason but would make enquiries.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
DYKE BURSTS.
The Kwong Lee High Dyke at Aung- kun, along the East River in Kwangtung, was broken by a heavy rush of water last week and damage to the extent of nearly $100,000 was done to the dyke stone, exclusive of the losses caused by inunda
tions.
ALLEGED MURDER. ARRESTED OFFICE "BOY" CHARGED.
The identity of the Chinese, arrested to connection with the alleged murder this week of an office" boy who was
Mr. L D. Lloyd" (Superintendent of Imports and Exports, who procuted) was recalled to the witness box and tendered farther evidence which, he held, proved-the-second defendant's connection with the first defendant's firm.
face a similar charge. Prisoner further would be in a like position, and have th stated that he had put the hat and parcel in the locker when the ship left Mar- seilles, and had not opened it once on the voyage.
Replying to Mr. Nihill, he said that he had passed through Hongkong several times on the Andre Lebon, and knew that was illegal under possession of arms Hongkong law. He further stated that several other persons on board possessed keye which would unlock the locker.
Mr. Nihill: Do you seriously say that you had no knowledge that the arms were in the locker They were not there when I put my hat and parcel there when the ship left Marseilles.
Mr. Nihill You swear that 7- Prisoner took up the Bible on the wit His Worship, following further evidence by Mr. Lloyd, asked Mr. Lo if he was ness-box stand and said: "I swear by prepared to admit that there were dealGod that I did not know."" ings in Hongkong by the first defendant's frm
After a long consultation, Mr. Nihill announced that both he and Major Will
guilty, sou agreed that prisoner was and that they believed he intending traf ficking the arm
When he was sentenced to two years prisoner shrugged his "Very well; but The second prisoner was sentenced to what I have said was the truth." four months' imprisonment.
Mr. Lo said he was not prepared to admit this. His instructions were to the contrary. His instructions were that employed by the China Commercial Co., there were never any dealings in opium in the B.A.T. Building, Connaught Road, Central, has been definitely in Hongkong, althought there might have imprisonment, established as that of the absconding been in other places. The evidence ten-shouldere, and said, A sum of $1,059 was voted to Dr. office "boy," as to whose whereabouts dered, he said, was not admissible as "Mr. Lo further said that if the defen- McKenny for a special course in radiology the police had been enquiring through evidence of dealings in Hongkonf. and electrology. It was considered essens out the earlier part of this week dat went into the witness box he would. tish that there should be an expert in The man in question was formally radiology and electrology in the Medical charged with murder before MR. Esay that there were dealings between certainly firms in Tung. Hing and Service of the Cosony, Dr. C W. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yes Swatow, but that there had never been McKenny was asked to make a special terday.
dealings in Hongkong. study of this branch of work while on No evidence was offered by the police. leave in England. The course of study and the accused was remanded until next has now been completed by Dr. McKenny Friday, when a date for the hearing of and this amount represents his expendi- the case will be applied for. ture which the Government considers
should be refunded to him
KOWLOON TONG
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COMPENSATION.
His Worship remarked that he was incluined to agree that the case against the second defendant must fall to the ground unless it could be proved that this man was actually connected with the firm at the material time.
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RICH WOMEN GAMBLERS. VAIN ATTEMPT TO HIDE THEIR
FACES.
$200 BAIL FORFEITED. There was a complete stampede when the police arrived, and some of the women Mr. Lloyd beld that translations from pulled the tablecloths over their heads Chinese documents showed his connection and others hid under the sofas," said A sum of $40,000 was voted for the aura of 84,000 was voted to the Letters found in his possession actually an official of the Criminal Lovestigation cost of water mains to the Kowloon Tong families of two men who lost their lives referred to the sale of opium in Swatow, Department at the Central Magistracy estate. The explanation of the vote was through remaining at work when the and these sales were also referred to in yesterday, in detailing a police raid on a that in the autumn of last year it be Strike was declared. On June 22nd, 1925, letters found in the possession of the gambling club on the first floor of. No. 6, came necessary to consider the provision the Government undertook to pay $2,000.
Kau U Foog. The club was the resort of water mains to the Kowloon Tong to the family of any person who lost his
of rich Chinese women, who went there estate. It was then too late to includeife as a direct consequence of being EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT. A sum in the 1928 estimates and conse engaged in carrying out his customary.
His. Worship commented that this was for the sole purpose of gambling.
Eleven women were arrested and sub quently no prevision had been made for work Two men, Chan Fo and Wu su not sufficient to snow that the second desequently taken to the Police Station, but. expenditure this year. The sum was for Tak, motor drivers, were murdered on fendant was the foki of the firm, a only one, charged with being one of the the purchase and laying of water mains February 8th, 1928, on the Shek Q Read though it might chow he was interested keepers of the saloon, appeared when bydrante, etc, to the estate as part of and it has been established by Police ea in the firm. It did not show he was the case was called. She was fined $0 the scheme for providing water as a quiries that refusal to leave their ordi foki of the first defendant's firm durung. One of the absent defendants forfeited ranged with the Kowloon Tong Develop ment Co. The total cost of the work is nary work was the cause of both murders, the material time. The fact that cer- 8900 bail; and the remaining nine, who estimated at 880,000 and it is proposed and that both murders were directly contain documents were found in his posi were charged with gambling only, forfeit
ngoted with the boycott agitation. The session relating to opium deals, did noted 25 each. to include provision for the balance of Government undertaking therefore ap necessarily mean that, these deals were Nearly 8150 was abandoned on the 850,000 in the estimates for 1927.
earried through in the Colony.Unless gambling table and seized by the officers. The Hon Mr. Bemard ashed if any lies in both cases
you can bring something more forward," This was likewise confiscated... thing was recovered. from the Kowloon BALTAGE AND RESCUE TUG
The Chairman then asked the Com said His Worshop to Mr. Lloyd. mittce to sanction the expenditure for must hold that you have not established certain alterations required to be made the second defendant's connection as a books as a "lucky" entry. It appeared to the harbour launch Kau Swig. The foki of the firm during the material that his name Bad been kept there for to the harmour Launch Anu Eng: The fort of
Tong estate for this expenditure and the Hon. Dirpetor of Public Works replied in the negative.
REVISION OF REGULATIONE."
luck."
A sum of 2125 was voted to Mr. A Dyez lency a message to the Committee but theMr. Lloyd still argued that the books His Worship, after further argument, Ball and $75 to Mr. O'Sullivan for extra matter was urgent and if the Committee, of 1924 showed he was a foki of the firm said he was satisfied that the prosecution. work done in revising the Colony's Ro be said, agreed to the expenditure.at once and that his name appeared in the list had not taken the necessary steps in order to prove the oase, ie that between gulations. An amount of 88,000 was the work could be undertaken immediate. af jokio, kot naked and
His Worship said the books showed August 1924, and April, 1926, the second provided for this work in the 1926 estily and the vote passed formally at the mates but all of this was required for next meeting This procedure was up that at he had been a foki of the firm defendant was a foki of the firm. That printing and incidental expenses. It was proved and expenditure of 82,715 for at a certain time, and that he left the he was interested was quite clear, but it estimated that Mr. Dyer Ball did 21 alterations and an annual recurrent ex-firm, there being a certain payment made had not been conclusively established be -hours overtime
penditure of 84,380 for salaries, upkeep, to him. His name had been kept on the was a foki, He, therefore, discharged, ets were agreed to
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