R. L. STEVENSON'S TRAFFIC OFFENCES
RESTING PLACE
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OBSTRUCTION, AND SPEEDING
Mr. A. F. Jenkin's was fined $3 on a suminous brought by. Bergeant
Central Police Court yesterday morning for driving from east to weat in Chater Road, between Jack- son Street and Murray Road.
through the ugly reof, in the teeth of the hurricane, took off the hapless crow and made the still more pori-Brittain before Mr. Schfield ng the lous journey back. The chances of death were about 10 to 1 all the way through, and especially getting back, for the native boatman bad to hold their frail craft steady in the tempestuous scas until their coxswain, judged with expert eye that at last a roller was sweeping in big enough to carry them clean over the jagged reof into safety, instead of merely crashing to iato, its cruel jawa. Grimble's con- tribution to the rescue was simply the inspiration of a dauntless and angelfish courage, and that was just everything,
Mr. M. R. Deb was finod 88 for causing an obstruction by leaving car in Wongneichung his motor Road, near Village Rosů, during, a Race Meeting.
A similar fao was imposed on Mr. A. A. Rumjahn who was sum moned for allowing is car cause an obstruction in Des Voeux Road Central.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.
SUB-INSPECTOR WALLER ON TRIAL
CHINESE DETECTIVE GIVES EVIDENCE: LENGTHY CROSS-EXAMINATION BY DEFENCE
"I AM MAKING A CLEAN BREAST OF IT: 1 AM TELLING THE COURT WHAT I HAVE SEEN"
The trial of Sub-Inspector Herbert Waller, who la charged be fore the Chief Justice (Bir Joseph Kemp) with obtaining a bribe of $50, in respect of omitting to prosecute an offender against the Opium Ordinance, was connued yesterday.
Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant Attorney General, prosecuted and Mr. Duscan MoNeill, instructed by Mr. G, K. Hall Brutton, was for the defence.
The principal witness yesterday was a Chinese detective Ling Sam who said that when accused asked Ho Hong Sang for money, it must have meant bribery, because ball could only be fixed at the Police Station, and not at the man's shop where the alleged demand was mada.
This witness was in the box until the Court ross add during the afternoon, he was minutely questioned as to the evidence he had previously given. In answer to one of Mr. McNeill's questions, witness said:-"I am speaking the truth, I am making a clean breast of it. I am telling the Court what I have seen,”
INTERFERING WITH JUSTICE
SERIOUS CASE AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY
An attempt to prevent a com · plainant from giving evidence was alleged against a man and a wo man who were brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Police Court yesterday, Detective Sergeant D. Fitches prosecuted and MË Peter Sin appeared for the deferi dant.
Detective Sergeant Fitchts, in outlining the case, said the com plainant went to the Police Station last Saturday to lodge his com plaint, as a result of which our in- tain persons were detained, cluding the husband of the present defendant
The complainant went to Yaumati and, met two men, Man Chuen and Man Chang, who questioned him The complainant
The driver of a taxi was fined 820 when summoned for dangerous An "Irish" Song.
driving in Queen's Road East. It One afternoon I was being shown was stated by Inspector C. F.
Mr. Fraser yesterday referred to, room and said to witness Come about the case. a school by the Director of Educa Alexander that the defendant had the deposition of Wong Fuk, one out here." He thought the Inspectold the men that the prisoners had tion. The brown boys seemed all travelled at a speed of from 25 to of the witnesses in the case who tor was going to arrest the man, been detained and he was required hour from Arsenal, was unable to attend owing to ill-but instead he said "8100, at least to give evidence on the following very eagor and alert and though, 30 miles an their knowledge was rudimentary, Street to Stubba Road.
ness. The statement said that on #50 if he has no money."
Witness: When I heard that 1 their intelligences seemed pretty A public car driver was sum October 2 he was in the Po Bang fair. The master was justly proud maned before his Worship and fined, Tong shop sitting in cubicle, said "No; that cannot be done.?!
Mr. Fraser What could not he of the vocal achievements of his flock. Ho had managed to tench, 810 for disobeying a traffic signal them a great many songs, soma in the junction of Arbuthnot Road Three other people were present in-
and Caine Road.
cluding Ho Hong Sang, who was done?
Witness: By his words I under sitting on a stool, holding something
unison but mostly in four parts.
It was a real treat to hear them
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At about noon, a European Ber
day.
Surrounded by Men, Shortly after he was surroundea by a number of men, and was warn ed that if he raised the alarm bo would be killed. The mon escorted
I refused to do that. I could have him not to appear in Police Court. meant nothing other than a bribe.
The men then load him to tha It could not have meant bail, be Wo Ping Boarding House. Two gang remained cause bail could not be fixed there members of the and then. Bail must be fixed at the constantly in the room with the complainant, who was told that ho Police Station.
would he stabbed if he raised the alarm.
do Oft in the stilly night."
Sweet and Low," Drink to me tures loft by rubber-necka. Bronze in his hand. He did not know what'stood him to be asking for a bribe.him to a teahouse and thore told onlyte, and when I enquired plates are inset on two flanks and was in the parcel. whether they knew any Scotch songs,ne end bearing (1) Stevenson's own epitaph "Under the wide and the answer I received was: "I' starry sky" and (2) his lines about goant of Police came in. He was in sorry they don't know any Scotch, his wife, and (3) Samoan Version uniform and was followed by a but they can do ont Irish
He would be Bong." With that he gave the class of the famous passage in Ruth:
whither thou goest I will Chinese detective some tip that I did not catch, and go and where thou lodges I will unable to recognise them again. As believe me they barged with great edge; thy people shall be my peo-soon as the sergeant came in he gusto into Auld Lang Syne (laugn:ple and thy god my god: where tor).
thou diest I will die, and there will(witness) went out.
Throughout our travels we saw surprisingly little life in or over the ocean. Flying fish fairly often, porpoise occasionally, starks per haps three times and whales only once (laughter).
This was probably due to the great depths of these soas, their distance from considerable land masses and consequently their al- most perfect freedom from any or ganic materials that have their ori gina on shore. Bird life, too, was singularly scarce,
I be buried." Stevenson's wife The sergeant said something to
survived him 20 years and when she
died (in 1014) her cremated remains Ho Hong Sang.
He returned in
were brought to Samoa, and de- half-an-hour, but he did not see posited in the same grave.
the sergeant or the detective. Ho Hong Sang asked him for a loan He lent Ho Hong Sang of 820.
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Mr. Fraser: Could it have re ferred to anything else but a bribe in your opinion at the time!
Witness: No; he also said "If the money is paid, you can let him off." Those were his actual words,
Mr. Fraser: Did he say anything clse i
On the following day the defend- ant in the present case appeared at the boarding house and asked for the room which was occupied by her friend, Man with whom he had a conversation..
Evidence bearing out the opening Witness: Yes: He said to Ho statement was called and the hear Hong Sang "If you were arresteding was adjourned until next wock, you would be fined several hundred dollera.",
you!" The accused chime down and the parcel was handed to him by Ho Hong Sang.
Continuing his evidence, Ling Sam said he took Ho Hong Sang out to try and raise money. The two of
"After, ho had handed the parcel them went out together from the said witness, the Inspector had and the Inspector pat the parcel Po Wah Tong shop. Prior, to that, to the accused, Ho Hong Bang left ontored the cubicle and taken away into his pocket. Witness then con- versed with the accused about the the opium.
cleansing and left the shop to collect Witness went with Ho Hong Sang money in connection with street to one shop where a conversation cleansing from the shops in Fu Sin and the master had the two then he returned to the Police Station. took place between, Ho Hong Sang Street. After completing his patrol, returned to the Ho Wah Tong, hot Between the market and the station
raiso any he mot the Inspector again. money. The master of the Ho Wah having been able to Tong then had & conversation with Ho Hong Bang, after which he went some ten minutes later.
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Man Who Remembered E.LS. Professor Brown said that dur- ing his stay in Samoa. he located, the money and then returned to through a chauffeur, one man who his home. On October 12 a de- remembered B.L.S. Ho middle-aged native, bullet-headed, fectivo and Ho Hong Sang visited round faced, bear of bosom and him, and he was taken to the Police clad only in a lava-lava (a sort of Station, where he identified Ho native kilt.) He was presented as Samoan Islands,
headman of native Apia, and as Hong Sung.
Shek Tin, Chinese sergeant-major, The Samoan or Navigator Islands' one, who, in his boyhood had been are a numerous group, but there Stevenson's servant, chopping wood, are only three of any size, Savali, kindling fires, and doing rough of police, Yaumati, gave evidence of Upolu and Tutuila. Vailima se i work. He spoke English quite visiting Wong Fuk,
Ling Sam, the Chinese detective saw it is as hear an approach to well, and was proud to tell his re-
miniscences. an earthly paradise as the heart of man can hope for or the brain His recollections were quite vivid who accompanied the accused, do of man devise. Little wonder that He recalled with pride the day posed af visiting Taipo Market for R.. Stevenson found in it rest when the chieftains R.L.S. had street cleansing on October 2 and for his body and solace for his soul. befriended, built with their own
also to make arrests of street I was taken round Vailima house willing partician hands (all unus-
The Inspector handed: witness by H. General Sir George ed to coalie work) the last sec-hawkers in the stroet` after it had Richardson, the Administrator and Lion of the road leading to "Vaili-been cleansed. The sergeant with
ma "-the
"Road of the Loving shown the places where Stevenson
himself to make some arrests and wish-
the packet of opium and told bim Hentta 45 Stevenson
received the opium he returned to slept, and wrote, and lounged, and dubbed it; also the and occasioning to get into the adjoining street out to borrow money and returned to go and sell it Alter he had the market to sell the opium. He when Tusitala's death spread on without being seen, went through för
moment оп the spot
It was at this point that the failed to do so at that time and in the Magistrate's Court? trembling tongues and the 40 or 50 the Po Sang Tong shop. Witness where the " stroke
Witness: I cannot say uvery word him and plunged the Island nu devoted Samoans of all ranks turn-
ed it to witness who, believing it tion. Eventually he sold it for $12
and handed the money to the de- I have spoken to-day was said in the literary world in mourning. I ed out, to hack and how in a single followed him. Inside the shop was master produced a parcel and hand took the opium back to the Sta was taken all round the grounds forenoon a path by which the small room into which the ser- to be money, refused it.
funeral might march the same day geant went.
Mr. Fraser: Why did you refuse fendant at the Station at about the Magistrate's Court, and down to the shaded pool where, to the crown of Mount Vaea No
p.m. He placed it on the charge-
In the afternoon, Mr.. McNeill .L.S. used to paddle and plange one who, like myself, has tolled up
Before witness entered he saw the it 1-Boonuse I knew it was wrong
room table and the Inspector said took witness over the details of his "You just take it for tea."
statement before the Magistrate: Beyond the stream rises the shaggy the finished trail can estimate the Inspector holding Ho Hong Sang's to accept a bribe and that was à dome of Mount Vaes, on whose
Witness replied "I cannot do. Ha naked him many questions rola-
dotec- silent crest the Teller of Tales" berculean task of tearing a lane, hand. Ho Hong Sang was holding plan to nak for a bribe.
Continuing, witness" said through the dense interlocking jung- somo opium. As he advanced in
that." The Inspector then smiled tivo to differences in the statements side the room; the Inspector had
tive, not a street cleaner!!! Mr. le, and up auch cruel gradients. Professor Brown said that the the opium in his hand. The In-money was then given to Ho Honig and said "That is entirely my busi-made at the earlier hearing and dur-
to hold the Sang and witness took him out to
You need not worry about ing the present trial. It was in an
swer to one such question that wit McNeill had asked him whether he Haiching returned from Sanon spector asked him
optum saying "Detective come in find the Inspector. They located it The Inspector then took the the accused on the first floor of
neas rejoined with: "I nm speaking remembered borrowing a shovel that non-stop to Hong Kong.
here; you hold it."
Cheung Chun shop. Az witness money and put it in his pocket:
Mr. McNeill, cross-examining: Did the truth. I am making a clean morning. entered be shouted out "Inspector,
what I have seen. It is no good morning (C'ontinued on next Column.) Inspector, there is man to see you stata all you hare said to-day breast of it. I am telling the Court i The case was adjourned until this Continued at foot of next Column)
proached, and was inade to stand
>
felled
was laid to rest under the wide and starry sky."
Tomb of "Tusitala.” The tomb of Tusitala on the crest of Mount Taea is a plain mass of concrete, recently limewash. ed to obliterate the vulgar sigan (Continued on next column.)
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Rotarian Barringer thanked the speaker on behalf of the Rotary Club for his very picturesque ad-
dress.
Witness held it in his hand and then placed it on the table. The Inspector then walked from the
thỏ
ness.
bringing a false accusation against a fellow officer!
Mr. HoNeill: No use bringing false charges against a fellow officer except to protect yourself i
Witness: It is not true: I am quite clean about the matter.
In answer to another question re- lative to street cleaning in Taipo, witness replied: "I am
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