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THE MACAO OPIUMAR. LEE HYSAN'S EVIDENCE THE UNPERTURBED LADY DODWELL & CO., LTD.
CASE.
MR. POTTER'S STRONG DENIAL OF MALICE,
MR. LEE HYSAN'S EVIDENCE.
The libel action brought by Mr.
at
Pedro Jose Lobo, an official of the Macao Government against Mr. Les Hysan. was continued the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan).
WITH A DUSTER.
CLEANING 10,000 SKULLS. --
the College. Just now she is giving her collection," as she calls it, a special dusting in honour of John
unter, the famous surgeon, whose the College, which he founded, by bicentenary is being celebrated at a special exhibition,
Mr. Leo Hysan, gave evidence at the afternoon sitting. Examined by Mr. Jenkin, witness confirmed the various particulars which und come up during the course of the One of the strangest posts held by proceedings
a woman is that of Mr. Ellisbeth Witness mid that on the termina-geons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Lou- Pratt, of the Royal College of Sur- tion of his monopoly on June 8th, don. Her work is the cleaning of 187, the Government of Macno be
10,000 odd skulls and skeletons in came responsible to the Yue Sing Company (which owned the mono- poly) for the sum of $1,800,000. This amount included the, security deposited amounting to $700,000 and the rest represented opium änd Mr. Lobo claims that Mr. Lee utensils taken over from the farm. Hysun libelled him in a petition,
Mr. Lee Hysan said that it was common talk in Maceo that a new sent to H. E. the Governor of Maene and other persons, which, it is said,
company under the name of Yau accused plaintiff of malpractices Sing Co, had been formed to obtain while in charge of the department the monopoly, and that Mr. Lu Fin controlling the production and dis- | But, who signed the share certif tribution of opium at Macao. cates for this Company, was the
Jr. Eldon Potter, K., who apndviser to the Macho Opium Ad-were cabinets of Crown Derby. I pears with Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the defendant, continued his address to the court yesterday morning."
No Malice.
In view of His Lordship's ruling that publication was privileged,
Mr. Potter said that the most im partané question was that of malice or no malice. There was - A pre- sumption of bona fides on the part of the defendant and the malice which had to be established must be
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She was going from case to case of the collection when a press re- presentative found her. With little hair brush she dusted each of the crevices in the cranium or the teeth, and finally polished the skull with a duster.
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"Does it upset me! Bless you, no," she exclaimed. "I have don this for 12 years now and I have I could not like them more if they grown quite fond of some of them.
bit of after I was dusting akeleton's feet and its hand got caught in my hair. It felt just as though the thing was trying to stop I palled myself together, though, and called an attendant to disentangle the bones."
ed here.. 300д day
ministration. He also said that a did get certain amount of confusion had arisen as a result of this new com pany having been formed. In fact he had received messages intended for the new company.
Coming to the letter containing the alleged bel, witness said that he understood it, to mean that the against Mr. Lobo, Actually there security and that. 850,000 was paid new company had paid 810,000 as was no malico against anyone. into the Treasury as compared with Malice must be the force which the $100,000 which he had been pay. netuated the publication of a libel.ing monthly when he held the mono They had been told that anger was poly. The whole circumstances in sufficient but that was a misleading connection with the opium adminis statement of law. Mr. Lee Hygan tration from the time his monopoly never had a personal attack on Mr. terminated, in his opinion called. Lebo in mind. Mr. Lee received for an enquiry, and that was the certain information and the only reason why he had made the conclusion he could come to was that it was a matter for investiga Lion.
petition.
me.
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"People ask me if I don't ever get nightmares from working here, them." but I have never even dreamt of
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FROM UNITED KINGDOM Va Witness said that he had no
SINGAPORE, There could be no suggestion that animosity against Mr. Lobo, as he Mr. Lobo was blackguarded under The purpose of the interpolated
was not personally known to him. (UNI
AONSIGN MES per Co.'s Steamer
"MENELAUS* the cloak of a privileged occasion.ords in brackets in his letter con- are hereby notified that the Cargo will be Mr. Leo Hysan might have strong taining the alleged libel, witness discharged into Hall's Wharf, Kowloca view's the administration but it said, was to enquire carefully who where it will lie at Consigures risk and was difficult to see how there could | could be meant, as there might be object to" Terms and Conditions - of be personal spite as Mr. Lee Bysan several Lobos in Macao. The pur-beady for Delivery from Godown in Storage at Holt's What The Cargo will and Mr. Labo were unknown to each other.
If Mr. Lee Hysan had reason to believe that the opium monopoly
another man
pose of the words in brackets was careful and guarded enquiries and meant for the Government to make also to avoid accusing the wrong
person.
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had been handed over to a private firm without tenders in the open market, then there was a mattering sent the original petition to the Witness admitted that after hay. which justified him making a com munication of a strong nature and Governor of Macre, he had seat nait passing on a letter received from another sixteen copies to legal geur tlemen in Macao on September 12th, 1927. These gentlemen were under retainer from the Tue Sing Co. He had also sent copies to members of the Legislative Council Plaintiff's Counsels had express ed surprise as to why 16 lawyers bad been retained by the Yue Sing Co. Witness produced receipts signed by them for the retainer they bad received
The letter taken as a whole was incapable of having a defamatory meaning. The suggestion that the Tast three lines contained a sinister suggestion was nonsense. The lines meant that $120,000 had been paid out by the company and they were announcing that fact to the share. holders, ixing on
a jolly good thing.
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• Oplum Monopollit In Macao. Mr. Lee Hysan had many in- terests in Macao. He had been the apium farmer, or rather the moving pirit in the opium farming, He was connected with the life of the Colony and had subscribed very. large sums to charities,
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"They Never Agres," Mr. Lee Hysan added that in im- portant matters, he always took the opinion of several lawyers
His Lordship: As a matter of curiosity, do they often agree?. (Laughter.).
Mr. Lee Hysan: No, but I act on those who agree with my own opinion (laughter.) They never agree
His firm was the opium mono- polist until 1927 when in accord ance with the rules passed at the Geneva Convention the Government of Macao decided that in future two or three of the lawyers had Continuing withness said that they would not grant the opium given him their opinions in person. monopoly to a pravite firm or in-
in two cases they had advised him Government department. This im-
to "keep quiet and see how things portant change was advertised in 50 for a time." One of them had the Government Bulletin. The Yue falk of the subject for Macao. These told him that people were afraid to ding Company, Mr. Lee's companys interviews took place at the Hong was called upon by the opium Kong Hotel. One of the Fed at the ministration department for a list tlemen, whom hb interviewed at the of furniture and utensils and also Savoy Hotel also advised him to a valuation so that the Government
keep quiet. could take them over.
When Mr. Lee Hysan was opium monopoliat one of the managers of the incao business was Lu Kia Bat, formerly, manager of the Yue
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All broken, chafed Mr. Lee Hysan added that in
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the same time a firm was formed in wanted their advice.si Hong Kong, known as the Yau Mr. Jenkin intimated at 4 p.m. Sing Company. This was at the that this examination-in-chief, had crucial time when the monopoly ended. was being taken over by the Macao His Lordships Have you any Government.
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Mr. Potter: No at the present
It was rumoured att over Hong Kong that the firm had obtained the
moment we shall call no more
witnesson.
opium monopoly from the Macao Government. They were in fact His Lordship: I propose to sit issuing share scrip. It was in fact late to-morrow in order to finisa represented to the subscribers that the case. Adjourned until 10.30 the company was the monopolists a.. to-morrow..
and that they had an office in the
opium administration buikling in
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TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA,' PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
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All Claims against the Steamer met be presented to the Undersigned an or before the 18th April, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insuranos will be efforted.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenti 26th March,1929,
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Mr. Lu Kin But signed the 'share scrip issued in the name of the Yan Sing Company. About this time there was undoubtedly a from Zagre senting itself to be the opium mono polist.
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{Prenons On Date On Date Si Phip Cuniffe Liáter, Presi 11 that were not sufficient, dent of the Board of Trade, apeak
DET at Med] Kong. grounds to justify Mr. Lee Hysan ing at Hendon on Aisch 2nd, sald
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Boo and Mr. Lee Hysan had the Government policy. When we come Lowest Oranair Temperature, 28th: 64 strongest grounds for taking the before you sgarn we shall ask you G matter to the Governor in Council. to judge us on our record, and nak -B-Blue sky C-Cloudy; D.. The honest intention of Mr. Les you to contrast what we have done Drizzle: P-Fog Lightning: The Hysan was to have an investigation with what the Bosialist Party tried Mist; 0-Overonat : P-Proxing into the circumstances which kid to accomplish in the general strike | ibower;" been brought to his notice.
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