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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
DEATH
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not surprising, therefore, that it has brought an end to this long unequal struggle by the surrender of all claim to jurisdiction. The case nevertheless touches us since
it concerns a
safeguard upon
which the rish Loyalists were told they could rely when the British Government beat its retreat from Dublin Castle. It will be remem bered that the right of appeal to the Privy Council was not men- tioned in the Irish Treaty" though it was held to be implicit therein, the reason being that the Trish Free State were put in the same position ac Canada where this right existed. Even in the case of Canada, however, there was some dispute for the Dominion sought to extinguish. the appeal in criminal cases. What was really important, however, was the right of appeal in cases involving the Constitution, and it was upon this that the British Government
insisted.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
DIAMOND SMUGGLING
CHARGES
British Subjects Involved In Shanghai
whom I was told were Mr. Gregory | and Mr. Gabbott."
JULY 4, 1935.
ARMED ROBBERY
LAST YEAR
Suspect Under Arrest
The sequel to a daring armed robbery perpetrated by two men as far back as October 24 last year, in which the Man On Pawnshop of No. 178 Tsun Wan Road. was
THE PEIPING REVOLT
Morc Arrests And Executions
*
NEWS SUMMARY
A nominal fine of $3 was' im- posed by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday op a woman, Kwok San Ying, on a summons for transferring or sub- letting the restaufand licence at 218 Hennessy Road to Chau Chi Lai without permission of the Score-- tarist for Chinese Affairs..
Page 6.
I spoke to Mr; Gabbott and he victimized, was the apprehension clothes man suspected of parti Loo Fo, 55, steersman, when they
Shanghal, June 28. Charges of diamond smuggling -to quote the wording of the charges, Importing diamonds into admitted his identity and, being Shanghal on divers occasions. up shown the warrant, he stated some to June 17, 1935, with intent of mistake had been made, as he was evading duty. payable to the in no way connected with the Chinese Government-were levelled China Diamond Cutting Works. I against two British subjects. Mr. then saw Mr. Gregory. He, on H. M. Gregory and Mr. F. R. Qub-
being shown the warrant, stated bott, and implicated a third, „dr. that he was acting as manager in J. B. Ipekdjian, in H.M. Police the business of Mr. Ipekdjian, Court, yesterday, when evidence. { requested these two gentlemen to of the seizure of a quantity of accompany me to the fourth floor. diamonds, worth, it is believed, | In order to search the safes, several lakhs of dollars, was heard requested the production of the by the Registrar, Mr. C. H. Haines, keys. Mr. Gregory sald that he Mr. H. M. Gregory is manager of would like to communicate with a business with which Mr. his legal adviser, Не was per- Ipekdjian is also connected, Mr.mitted to do so, and communicated Gabbots is an importer. He is with Mr. Reeks. represented by Mr. John McNelli, who. at yesterday's hearing. strongly denied that his client had any connection at all with "this
particular company," referring to the China Diamond Cutting Works.
Mr. Gregory is represented by Mr. H. A. Reeks who told the Registrar that Mr. Ipekdilan is not in Shanghai Counsel said he was also holding a watching brief | for Langkats (Maatschappij tot Mijn-Bosch-en Landbouwexploitatie in Langkat), a Netherlands frm. who, he said, "have an interest.” Mr. Ronald McDonald, who was also present, said he was likely to appear, and Mr. Reeks added that
Mr. McDonald in all probability
would be associated with him in the case.
"On the attendance of Mr. Reeks. the keys were produced by Mr. Gregory and the safe, situated in the office on the east side of the building, was searched by Customs.
of one of the suspecta,
It will be recalled that two mán entered the establishment at the close of business and threatened the inmates with revolvers and after binding and gagging them they stole money, Jewellery and clothing to the total value of $2.800, before becamping.
One of the two men was known
to the victims and the man' arrest- ed yesterday is alleged to be this man. He is stated to be Chung Fal, age between 25 and 26 years. The apprenhended man will come up to-day before a Magistrate.
The American Consul and the Anferican community will be At Home to American Club from 12 noon to 1
their friends at
Pelping, July 3.` The police and military ·· are actively pursuing scattered rem- nants of the rebela in last Friday's the alternative of 18 months' hard The maximum fine of $5,000,' with attack on Felping.
Last night eight more plain-Chan Luet, 30, junk master, and labour ench, was imposed upon
elpation in the revolt were arreat-appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones ed in the neighbourhood of Tung chow, and they arrived in Pelping in the afternoon. They will bring the total arrests so far to 117. All these men are undergoing exam nation at the headquarters of the Pelping garrison
It is learned that five executions.
at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day on a charge of possession of 1,320 taels of raw opium on board junk No. 4532 alongside the Sham- shuipo ferry wharf on Monday.
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The use of the hassment of 213
have already taken place, though Queen's Road East for habitation or occupation as a shop, without the authorities are not releasing the permission of the Sanitary. any news in this connection. It Board, formed the subject of a is gathered that four men were summons against Wong Ping executed at the garrison head- Tong, owner, before Mr. S. F. Bal- quarters yesterday and this morn-four in the Central Magistracy Ing. Lieut. Chia Yen, one of the yesterday, when some interesting officers aboard the armoured train argument ensued between Sanitary which bombarded Peiping, was
Inspector C. Strange, for the prosecution, and Mr. H. J. Arms-. executed at dawn this morning."
trong, for the defence. Page 6.
Was
Reports are current that Tuan Chun Chih. commander, of the armoured train, the
executed Testerday, but this is officially denied to Renter by a high official
officers."
"You were supposed to search?". to-day in honour of the National Independence Day of the United States of America,
the Registrar said.
"Yes, sir," the witness replied. "I sat there and watched." "
"Under your supervision?" asked the Registrar.
"Yes, sir," came the reply.
DIAMONDS FOUND *
CRUISER IN COLONY
Canton Vessel's Mission
of the Military Council. Reuter.
KWANGTUNG ARMY TO SEND DEMAND
Evacuation Of Chahar Border Area
Continuing, witness said:-"A large quantity of diamonds were found in this safe. Another safe situated in an adjacent opice was
Tokyo, July 3. also searched, but only very few
A message stones, which were in the process
from Changchun states that as General Sun Che of being cut, were found therein
Yuan's twenty-ninth army shows"]" The safe in Mr. Gregory's office
no signs of evacuating the Cha-. was later searched, but nothing
har border ares inside the Outer was found nothing of the nature of that mentioned, in the search abroad in Hong Kong during the is learned authoritatively that the There were many conjectures Wal to the south of Tushikow, it warrant. The diamonds were lock-last few days regarding the pre-Kwangtung Army has decided to temporartly retained. deled up in the safe and the key sence of the Chinese cruiser Hal demand evacuation. by June 10 Fu which arrived here on Monday † with a threat that otherwise dras- last from Canton.
tic measures would be taken. Reuter
BAIL GRANTED The charges against the two ac- cused were brought by the Chinese Customs, represented
Maritime yesterday by Mr. R R. Liesching, one of their officials After hearing the evidence of Det. Sub-Insp. H. C. Glover, who stated
"A guard of detectives was left that the diamonds were seized by Llesching of the Customs, and the on the premises, whilst myself, Mr.
Customs officers under his super two deferidants, proceeded to R. Thus the
onus of protecting vision, the Registrar adjourned B. M. Consulate, where securities certain rights of the subject were the hearing until Friday. The two for their appearance before. H. M. thrown by the British Government accused were granted bail on two Police Court during the morning upon the Judicial Committee. sureties each, one of £20 in their of June 25 were given. Unfortunately, however, the Com- own recognisance, and a furtherpanied by the two defendants and mittee
was not endowed with one of £20. The Registrar also Customs officers, I then returned. powers to enforce its judgments also mentioned that It
to 3 Rue Laguerre, where the with the result that both Mr.sirable the Customschould be re- diamonds were placed in & re- Cosgrave and Mr. de Valera have presented by counsel.
ceptacle and sealed by the defen- defied the Court with impunity.
dants, the Customs, and the Police. The former refused to pay a penny
The package was then taken to Central Police Station, where it was retained overnight."
Cross-examined by Mr. Reeks.
of the compensation awarded to the Civil Servants by the Privy Council and when the Committee
save a judgment, the Dail prompt
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Mr. McNell said his client.was in no way connected with the China Diamond Cutting Works and asked if Mr. Liesching could speak to that effect. Mr. Liesching re-
plied that he was not in a position
Accom-
Insp. Giover raid the searon was ly passed an Act annulling it. | to do so at the moment,
conducted by Customs officers That. however, was not all for the "My instructions are," Mr. Mc-under his supervision He ad- elimax came when, on November Neill said, after mentioning the mitted that, during the search, he 15, 1933, an Act was passed to the detrimental effect a charge of this left the room on several occasions effect that no appeals should lie nature was bound to have against
Counsel: Now, you were told to to his Majesty in Council from any Mr. Gabbott, "that my client has search for a quantity of diamonds Irish Free State Court. A judg- had no connection at all with this which had been smuggled?—Yes. ment delivered recently which particular diamond company and
Did you find any diamonds nominally concerned an appeal in.
therefore the chances are To which had been smuggled?—I am, very important Ashery
evidence can be offered against not in a position to say that.. might serve to illustrate the pro- | him in that connection. My client cedure now followed in any Irish has had no connection with Free State Court. The petition- diamonds or diamond cutting. My ers, it might be related here, had client is an importer of nearly been in undisputed possession of || everything else except diamonds." fishing rights in the estuary of the Erne for over 300 years The Supreme
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Net Amount Payable £11. 12. 6.
Payment will be made in Local Carrency at the Demand Buying Este of Exchange of the Day the Uoupon is presented."
By Order,
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
C. EU, W. PRYOR,"
Chief Managers. (Deputy).
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case
Court, however, ruled that the original grant, coming as
It did from the Crown, was invalid, and went back to the laws of the Borehons who denied all owner
ship in fisheries. There is no doubt that as a result of this, in- discriminate fishing will ruin the Erne, as well as the other fisheries
RAID DESCRIBED
A graphic description of the raid and seizure of the diamonds was given by Det, Sub-Inap, Glover,
The package, of ́ diamonds was sealed, witness said, under his supervision by the Police, Customs. and the defendants. He did not harge the defendants; he showed nem the search wärrant and ex-
plained his position.
The possibility of her mission to transfer the armaments on board
the cruisers Hal Shen and Hal Chi prior to their departure to Shang- had was dispelled by the Comman
der of the cruiser. Lt. Comdr. Pun Wing Hee, when seen by a re- presentative of the "Daily Press” yesterday.
The monthly committee meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce was held at the Cham- ber's Headquarters yesterday after...