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Washington, March 17. Any agreement among American petro- leum producers to restrict American Hampton Roads, March 17-T production or to limit the im. make a thorough investigation of portation of oil into the United editions in China arising from States from abroad will constitute depressed silver values Sepatora violation of the federal anti-trust Tasker L. Oddie, Republicah of the silver producing state of Nevada, sailed from this port to day.
lawn. Senator William E. Borah independent Republican of Idaho, declared to-day,
Senator Oddie, in China, will investigate the relation of depresed Senator Borah expressed belief white metal values to trade between that only Congressional legislation China and the United States and to control production and importa other countries. Ho will also in
inition of petroleum will effectively vestigate Trade conditions Japan.
solve the problems confronting the En route to Shanghaj Senator Oddie will stop at Honolulu, Guan American oil industry. without and Manila. In the Philippine violating the federal laws. Islands he will attempt to detor-j mine the merits of the demands of the Filipino people for inaopend. ence. His journey will take Sena tor Oddie through the Panama Canal to California and thence. across the Pacific ocean,
Information for President.
Officials of the Department of the Interior as well as a committee of representatives" of the independent oil producers are seeking ways and means of protecting the American industry. A survey of the entire Since the 71st Congress adjournil industry is to be made this sun- d sine die Senator Oddie has rear under the auspices of the Assist separtment of the Interior. Iti ined in Washington to Eater Key Pittman, Democrat of the naxt Congress the independent Nevada, in supplying to President lleover information hearing on the producers are to renew their agita- request of the Senate that the tion for an embargo, against im portation of petroleum from President take action to prevent fiuctuations in the silver market n that he ent: an international abroad. Or they will demand conference to study the uses of high protective tariff on petroleum silver as money." As yet there is no indication as to what acting the and petroleum products, President intends to take on the 'Senate's silver resolutione.
LAW
ON PIRACY.
INTERESTING POINTS RAISED IN FULL COURT.
OUTCOME OF JURY'S VERDICT IN PEDRO BLANCO AFFAIR.
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Legal points as to the jurisdiction of the loend Court and whether ne cused could be convicted of piracy in circumstances where no robbery had occurred were argued in Full Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Wood and Justice Lindsell.
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HONG KONG POLICE' RESERVE.
CORDERS INSUED BY THE HON, HR, E D. C. WOLJE, C. M. G., INSPECTOR-
GENERAL OF POLICE.]'
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Appreciation.
The Hon. Inspector General of Police wishes to record his thanks for and appreciation of the services rendered by members of the Flying Squad in performing special duties at the Race Course during the Annual Spring, Meating, between February 28 and March 7.
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The legal argument" is the out- como of the jury'a verdice of guilty brought at the February Criminal Sessions against twelve Chinese who were, according to the Crown Road Rango. to-morrow. case, the occupants of two juke which chased another junk off Pedro
Revolver Practice.-There will no revolver practice at the Kennedy
Polico Training School. The weekly classes for Police Blanco where the pursuers were rounded up by the sa, Hang Sang Reservists at the Police Training and Boochew. Sentence was post-School, Kowloon, will be held na noned pending the decision of the usual to-day at 5.30 p.m. All mem Full Court on the point raised.
bera of the Chinese Company" and At the Full Court hearing, the of the Flying Squad who have not yes passed Part II. of Training Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. C. G.
Course should attend. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.) together with Mr. Someraet Fitzroy appear ed for the Crown. Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, was for the prisoners who were accommodated in the dock.
"Chinese Company. Probationers. The following pro». bationers are specially required to
and Squad Drill at the Central attend the Police Training School,
In opening the legal arguments Police Station on Tuesdays and for the defence, Mr. Lo said that Thursdays, respectively: R09 Frank the claim of the prisoners to be ac-Chew, R74, Ho Kwai Hung, R31 corded an equitable hearing could Lam Man Kit, R80 Luk Kang. not in any way be affected by the Cheung, R60 Pong Kwok Tin, Re adverse verdict returned by the Tsoi Long Shan, Res Edward 'E. jury because they were not indict-Tip, Rus, Silver Pong and Ret ed for actual robbery committed Kwok Shui Cheong. upon the high seas.
Squad Drill.-All recruits of the
Senator Oddie is interested in having a silver stabilization enn. ference convened. In China he
At the request of the Waichiaopu, will also attempt to determine the reaction of the National Govern- anys,the Chinese Press the Ad The indictment against them was Chinese Company will attend Cen- ment at Nanking to proposals that ministrative Yaars has instructed that on January 4, 1931, with force tral Police Station for Squad Drîl au international white metal pool Eix-roomed & Five-roomed "Apartmanta created for the purpose of ad, the Ministry of Finance to set aside and arms upon the high seas, they on Thursday, at 5.30 p.m. under
vancing hugo silver loan to $17,000 for the purpose of bringing assaulted and put in fear of their L.S. 43 Teo Chi On.
Indian Company. China, Among his constituenta back from France to China the lives Chung Ma Yat and other Senntar Oddie numbers ninny per-
whe went to mariners in cargo junk No. 2037 sons who are vitally interested in native labourers
Europe during the Great War.(Hong Kong licence) with intent to Din returned from leave on March the silver industry.
Many of these native labourers, says the Chinese Press, are now Jobless in France.
PRINCE EDWARD BOAD, KOWLOON,
Detached and Semi-detached Villas Bedern Constraction with Garago.
"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Tista with Modoin Conveniences.
For some time before the gin. bg of his political career Senator Odili was interested in mining operations in Nevada.
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take away the said junk, izckle and cargo from the owners, and to steal it.
That indictment, he continued, was not brought in until the original indictment, containing three counts, had been quashed on the ground that it was defective,
- Leave. Constable R230 Hassan
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Flying Squad,
Squad DrillAll recruits of the Flying Squad will attend at Police Headquarters for Squad Drill on Thursday, March 20, at 5.30 p.m. under L.S.I.333 A. W. Mooner,
The weekly instructiona! patrol
as it did not disclose any offence of the Kowloon Section will take known to the law nations or any
local crime. It was true that the place to-day. Fall in at Tsim-tan final indictment disclosed an offence taui-Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.. sharp. Dress: Winter uniform known to the Colony's local laws, and cap with white cover.“ but his submission would be that the alleged offence did not amount to piracy, as held by the law of
nations."
Three Essential Ingredients. Mr. La went on to say that there wero three essential ingredients which must be alleged and proved in order to establish piracy as alleged against prisoners. They were (1) assault, (2) those who, were robbed were put in bodily fear of their lives, and (3) the ship, its | cargo, or any member of its crew, or passengers, were seized, taken or carried away, in the presence of those or from those persons who were actually in charge of them.
RWAY.
The final instructional patrol of the month of the Hong Kong Sec- tion will take place on Friday and all members should take part in this patrol. Fall in at Central Police Station at 5.18 p., sharp. Dress: Winter uniform and cap with white cover.
Sharpshooters Company. Miniature Range Practice.-The Company Rifle Club will hold the regularly weekly practice on the Miniature Range on Thursday, at 5.15 p.in.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING.
D.S.P. (R.).
Question of Jurisdiction.
Mr. Justice Wood: Are you say- ing it is essential that the ship itself dietion of the Court, and that the must be seized 1
indictment was wrong in that no M Lo: That is my submission.piratien net with violence bad M. Jiptice Wood: Whatever taken place. On these grounds and else happens, the ship must be the strength of the cases he had I seized 1
cited he asked for the acquittal of Mr. Lo At least control of the the prisoners. ahip must be taken over by the alleged pirates, but it is not acces- sary that the ship must be taken the Crown, said that the accused The Attorney General, replying for
Counsel continued that to prove was his duty to argue the case on
had been rightly convicted, and it. or maintain the indictment of piracy by the law of nations, those behalf of the Crown. Dealing with three ingredients must not only be the point as to what constitutes alleged in the indictment, but must piracy, Counsel said that it had be proved, as nothing short of those proving upon people with a view to beck defined as depredation or Ingredienta amounted to piracy, enriching themselves with their It was not sufficient to allege and goods. Pimcy included passenger prove one or two, of those ingre who mutiny and rioters who attack dients, but they must all be proved.
a ship from the shore. Later he Definition of Piracy.
rubmitted that the act of merely chasing a vessel by itself constitutes Piracy, as defined by a Court of
piracy. prominent judgça, was only a set. Mr. Justice Wood observed that term for robbery, piracy being international law might give juris robbery committed within the jurisdiction to n Court in London with diction of the Admiralty. If any out giving jurisdiction to any Court man wits assaulted within that in a Colony. Counsel replied that jurisdiction, and his ship or goods in his opinion jurisdiction was violated and taken away without given to try the accused persons in legal authority, then that, was rob the Court of any nation. He would bery and piracy. If any mariners that international law gives of any ship violently dispossessed jurisdiction anywhere. He-con- the master and afterwards carried tinned that the master of a ship away the ship, or any goods or could take the accused and hand tackle, furniture, etc., with violence, them over for trial at the nearest- within the jurisdiction of the Ad Court instead of hanging them on miralty, then that was also robbery the yard-arm for which authority and piracy
That definition, said Mr. Lo was given by law in cases of piracy,
In asking the. Attorney-General should be given the greatest to look up the authorities during the weight, because it was the opinion adjournment, Mr. Justice Wood salil of many distinguished judges, who that, where the jurisdiction of the aat for the express purpose of as- Incal Court is derived from statuto, certaining the law of piracy. That English decisions and definitions definition had been quoted very earo applicablo here, but where the tensively by practically every writer Court-derives its jurisdiction from on the subject..
After quoting authoritica on the international law the subject bo- point, Mr. Lo, submitted that the combe a wide bag, mat
The Attorney-General agreed to prisoners had not committed-an look un authorities on the point and oftened which came under the jure the Court adjourned until=this: (Continued at foot of next column.) morning.
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