HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1936.
HEROIN PILL TRAFFICKERS
SENTENCED
"Devilish Practice" Says Chief Justice
GRAVE MENACE TO COLONY
STRESSED
THE SERIES OF TRIALS FOR THE POSSESSION OF DAN-" GEROUS DRUGS WHICH HAVE OCCUPIED THE ATTENTION OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT THE CRI- MINAL SESSIONS SINCE TUESDAY WERE CONCLUDED YES- TERDAY WHEN HIS LORDSHIP PASSED SENTENCES RANGING FROM THREE TO FOUR YEARS' HARD LABOUR.
Among the accused in the dock was a woman. Addressing her, his Lordship said that she was the first woman who had been proved to have taken part in this abominable practice. His Lord- ship was not going to make any differentiation in the sentence. "for. If I do it will merely be an encouragement to those who are employers in this kind of business to employ women.”
Bls Lordship termed the practice as the most devilish one could imagine.
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Addressing the prisoners, who | Mr. Grimmlit knocked on the numbered eleven, HIS Lordship door, and after an interval of a Ïew said:
minutes it was opened by a wo-
"As you are the first persons
to have been charged on indict- ment for offences under the Dan-
man.
Upon entering, they saw a dimly
employed him, and begged the jury to be lenient.
Hui Tong said that he was only visiting a friend there.
He had stayed overnight, and was arrested- the next morning.
MOTHER TO SUPPORT The third defendant - said that she came from Shek Lung and was employed as an amah on July 20, Leing paid $3 a month, She was u 5 country woman, and did not know the laws of Hong Kong,
She had gone into the TOOH merely cut of curiosity, and had sat down on the chair-not even long enough to warm it. (Laughter) She had a two-year-old son and and a mother-in-law. aged 80, to support.
Summing up, his Lordship said that the charge was one of posses- sion, and nothing more than that. The evidence against them had gone unchallenged. As for the first accused, his evidence was consis- tent throughout, at the Magistracy and at the Supreme Court. Lordship said that the man was not duty bound to carry out the ox- ders of his master, especially they involved a serious breach of the laws of the Colony.
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If the second accused had gone to the address merely to visit a friend, and stayed all night, there was no furniture on which he could
gerous Drugs Ordinance of 1935. Ilit interior, the only light coming have slept. No explanation, either.
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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE CORPS
(ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COLONEL R. C. B. ANDERSON, M.C.. COMMANDANT. H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.)
AIR ARM
APPOINTMENT
His Excellency Sir Andrew Parade Tuesday, August 25 at Caldecott C.M.G., C.B.E, has been Kal Tak for a lecture. pleased to accept the position of Honorary Colonel of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
(10,8.30)
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the grant of a Commission to Mr. Thomas Riddle Parsons as Lieu- tenant in the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps with effect trom August 1, 1938
(Government Gazette No. dated August 14, 1936).
PARADES
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Corps Engineers Monday, August 24: Parade at Miniature Range, Volunteer Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m.
Corps Signals Parade at Corpe Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday. August 25..
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Parade on Tuesday, August 25. at 5.30 p.m. at Causeway Bay for Riding School,"
M.G. Bn. Signals Wednesday, August 26.-There will be no parade for A, B and C was given for the stained hands, in from a verandah, where there
Subsections. Other Ranks. indivi- Regarding the evidence of the dually arrange. was another woman, and
All Ranks are re- third defendant, his Lordship re-minded that regular parades com-: children. Mr. Taylor saw wood partition forming two cubi-marked on the "disarming candour
mence from September 15. of her sex's chief frailty." There was no value whatsoever in the plea for the child and mother. seemed, to her curiosity, and her in-law. Her sad fate was due, it
clés.
He went to the rear of the premises and pulled the curtains aside:
The room had been in complete darkness otherwise, the window having been pasted over with news- papers..
do not propose to pass on you sen- tences so severe as I reserve the right to pass on those who, at a later Sessions, are found guilty of the same offence. I say that not because I am going to pass light sentences upon you, but merely as an indication to those who may be prone to continue the practice that the sentences would be more severe. "You have been engaged. for rea- sons only known to yourselves, on the most devilish practice one could sitting around a table, and finding her story. imagine. I regard it as my duty to pass on you sentences which will serve not only as punishment on yourselves but, which I hope, will Act as a deterrent to others."
His Lordship passed sentence of three years hard labour on Man Yu, a 40-year-old unemployed man, the trs "offender to come before him. who was found guilty on a charge of possession of heroin paste and pills at 18 Tung Man Street, first floor, on June 30.
A similar sentence was imposed ca Lai Kal, aged 36, convicted on a charge of possession of 27,600 heroin pills at 85 Gloucester Road. third floor, on July 10. The pri- soner applied for postponement of sentence for two months in order to have time to search for relatives to look after his family. The re- quest was refused.
MOST SERIQUS CASE For the possession of 12 ounces of heroin, and 155,900 heroin pills at Ning Yeungs Terrace on July 7. Wung Kong, aged 21, Ng Shiu, Aged 10 and Lam Blt, aged 19, were each sentenced to four years hard labour. I was stated by Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solici. tor, that he regarded this case as the most serious of the lot.
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woman who
Sentences of three and a hall years hard Jabour were passed on Cheung Kwal, a 30-year-old wo- man, Lam Tai 22, and Woo Chai, 36, who were found guilty of posses sion of 30,845 heroin pills at 48a Wyndham Streci, top floor, on July
Addressing the woman the Chief Justice said: "You are the nrst has been proved tu have taken part in this abomin- able practice. In ordinary course the Court tends to pass a lighter sentence on a woman than on a man for the same offence, but in dealing with a traffic like this, the work could be done as easily by a woman as by a man. I am there fore not going to make any dif ferentiation, for if I do it will more- ly be an encouragement to those who are employers in this kind of business to employ women."
LAST CASE HEARD
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The last case of the possession of dangerous drugs to come before the
Mr. Taylor notice three people
light,
he switch, turned on the He found the table covered with brown paper. On the table was a pill-machine, a tray. а pair of scales, a pink mass, à packet of Greenhill envelopes. a pestle, and mortar and a counting tray. Be- side the table was a tub filled with pink lumps of pasie
hands were pink, paste.
also ingrained with
The jury were entitled to, con sider how far they could believe
It was a fact that there were no cooking utensils on the premises, nor were there any ingredients for cooking. The tub, presumably for washing. had been Alled with masses of pink paste,
Without retiring, the jury retura- ed a verdict of guilty.
His Lordship said that they were
In the cupboar was the usual paraphernalia for making heroine first to be charged under the pills. Five trays containing pillssion of dangerous drugs.
new Ordinance against the posses- were in the process of drying.
STAINED HANDS.
Mr. Taylor examined the hands of the three defendants and found them ingrained with paste similar in colour to the pink masses found
A photograph was taken of the room cefore the materials were re- moved.
The accused were taken to the Imports and Exports Office, and to No. 7 Polle Station where they were charged.
In all there were 88.700 pills after an analysis was made by Mr. Taylor, of which there were 12,700 Gutshed, and 76,000 unfinished.
Mr. Abbott told the jury that they had to consider especially the ra ther long interval between the knocking on the door and the open- ing, which, he said, was for the Purpose of turning out the light.
Another point was that it was impossible to make pills in the dark, so there was no other reason for sitting in the dark except to escape detection.
Bald
that the heroin was not his. He
The second accused had
was not charged with ownership but with possession.
The denying of ownership was no defence.
Regarding the amah, all he had to say was that the making of pffils Was not one of her duties.
In the first defendant's evidence at the Central Magistracy, he had told of meeting a friend. who of- fered him a job at the rate of arty cents a day. As he was unemploy ed. he accepted and went to the address where he was arrested on the following morning. The de- fendant said that he was only working there
asked if when
he was the owner.
ACCUSED'S ADMISSION "As the Arst defendant had an- Chief Justice, Sir Athol. Mac-mitted making the pulls, Mr. Abbott failed to see any clearer admission of gulit.
Gregor, yesterday morning, result ed in the jury returning a verdict of guilty on two men, Cheung Szo,
BRITISH GESTURE
Hindenburg Bell Returned
To Germany
The British cruiser Neptune al- rived at Kiel on August 4 with the bell of the battleship Hindenburg. one of the warships of the Ger- man High Seas Fleet which were sunk at Scapa Flow after the war. The bell is to be returned to junction with the yacht races be Germany at a ceremony in con-
Ing held at Hell. It will be a re- ciprocal gesture for the return, by Germany recently of the drums of the Gordon Highlanders captured in Belgium at the beginning of the war.
The Neptune hoisted the Ger- man flag as she entered harbour und fired a 21-gun salute, which was answered by the shore bat- teries. A further salute was fired by the British ship in honour of the Admiral commanding the Bal- tic Station,
Despatch Riders: Subsection D parades for instruction on Friday. August at Headquarters.
Corps Infantry
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(a) Summer Training Class N.C.O.'s of Nos. 11 and Platoons will parade at Head- duarters at 5.30 p.m. for Summer Training Class on the following dates:-
August 24: Map Reading. Bear- Ing. etc.
August 25: Section Leading. (b) A.ALMG. Course at Lye- mun:-
Members of "B" Company at- tending the above course will fall in at Headquarters on Sunday, August 30, at 815 am, sharp.
Dress Uniform. Helmet. Tunic. Trousers. Boots and Belt.
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Parades: Members of. "B" Com- pany attending the AA.LM.G. Course at Lyemun will parade at Headquarters on Tuesday, August 24 and Friday, August 28 for Special Instructions.
"SEVEN SISTERS" FESTIVAL
Chinese Maidens Celebrate
ELABORATE EXHIBITION AT SINCERE'S
ANTI-GAS COURSE
selected to undergo a
The unde mentioned has been course of Anti-Gas Training in addition to those published in Corps Orders No. 21/36 para, 1 (v) dated 22.5.36." M.M.C. Section: Pte. E, L. Curtis.
SERVICE DRESS CAP Os. C." Companies will please render a return to the "Quarter- master by the 28th instant show- ing the size and number of service) dreas caps required by their units. PROMOTIONS
No.1324. B.Q.M.A. E, Moses, Corps lat Battery, is appointed Company Sergeant Major, L Section, Corps Battery. with effect from 21.8.36.
1st
LEAVE Lleut, J. Siva, Corps Infan- try, is granted leave from August 14 to August 31, 1936.
No. 1232, Sergt. F. V. V. Ribeiro, Corps Infantry, No. 12 P1, is grant- ed one month's leave from 1.9.36 to 31.9.36.
STRUCK OFF STRENGTH.
Permitted to Resign The undermentioned are per- mitted to resign from the AS.C. Cadre with effect from 21.8.38.
No. 2010, L. Officer J. H. Jessen.
No. 2011, Officer W. H. Lebert.
No. 2028, Pte. A. Witkamp.
No. 2030. Pte. H. E. Flebig.
No. 2032, Pte, W. Foraita, No. 3034, Pte. O. Schrocter. No, 2034, Pte. H. Arfas. No. 2040, Pte. K. Gerloff, No. 2043, Pte. V. Singer. No, 2048, Pte. H. Liermann. No, 2003, Pte. F. D. H. Reck. No. 2019. Pte. H Lange.
G. 8. FRIZELLE, Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.
AFFILIATED UNITS
Nursing Detachment, HKV.D.O.
The next meeting will be held Monday, August 24 at the P.W.D. Offices at 5.30 p.m.
on
(8gd.) K. DURRAN,
Commandant, Nursing Detachment, HE.V.D.C.
NEW AUSTRO-REICH AGREEMENT
Easy Passage Of Tourists Between Countries
Vienna.
In
New Austro-German agreements were initialled on August 12 Berlin by German and Austrian officials, It was officially announc- ed here.
дет According to the
agree- ments, the tax of 1,000 ̊ marks pre- In celebration of the Feast of theviously imposed on Germans wish- "Seven Sisters," which is tomorrow; ing to "enter Austria, äa well as the seventh day of the seventh similar restrictions on
the
Aus- moon of the Lunar Calendar, an trian side, will be abolished. A exhibition is now being held on the supplementary agreement on the Roof Garden of the Sincere Com- entrance of Austrian touriṣ18 pany, where a large variety of arti- ! Germany in compliance with Ger- The Olymple torch has been cles of particular interest to Chi-nan. monetary regulations will be carried by 350 runners through
concluded, as well as provisional nese maidens are on display. North Germany from Berlin to
payments. The exhibition, which is splen-regulations for
agreement aidly arranged, consists of seven supplementary tableaux, namely: "Seven Sisters" shortly be drawn up and enforced. Constellation, Ancient Times, Mo-" A. trade agreement was also ocrn World, Rockery Groups, Flo- reached, at Berlin by which wer Show, Wonders of the Bea and | 1934 convention between Electric Illuminations.
Kiel
PICTURESQUE STORY There is a picturesque story be- bird the return of the Hindenburg bell to the German Navy.
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During the night of the "Beven sisters" Festival, it is interesting to see the displays of curios, cosme- ties, face-powders, coloured all threads, flowers and fruits, and all
This
the
the
Reichsbank and the Austrian Na- tional Bank for payments of trade exchanges, will be replaced by a new convention between the two Governments.
Further negotiations to provide for closer economic co-operation are contemplated. Havas, «
fied a poor cowherd, who was also a very industrious youth.
For some reason or other, the
When, at the end of the war. the German fleet surrendered and
The "Seven Sisters" Festival was brought to Ecapa Flow, a Bri actually falls tomorrow, but the tish ship was detailed to look afincere Company have already ter every individual German ship opened their exhibition, which Ja The Revenge was given the Hin- really worth a visit. The "Fair" denburg. a first-class
battle-will be held for several days, and cruiser, as its opposite number.
from what was seen of the last When the Germans scuttled minute preparations, it will be one their ships, the British dashed of the most elaborate. of its kind. over to see what could be saved.
over staged in the Colon. The Hindenburg was the only ship which sank on an even, keel. and by some agency still unknown the Hindenburg's bell, which has the same sentimental value as a rexi- ment's drums, found its way to the beautiful things of particular in-King to such an extent that he Revenge.
terest to Chinese maidens, besides anally decided to keep them apart Ever since, 18 months ago, the the big characteristic handsomely and let them see each other only Gordon Highlanders returned decorated "Seven Sisters" shields once a year, on the seventh day of their captured drums to Germany, in the halls of most of the wealthy the Navy has wished to make a Chinese familles in the Colony. The name of On Yun Wing was Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government similar gesture.
One of the superstitious beliefs called, and being absent, he was Monopoly Analyst, deposed that his The Hindenburg bell seemed of this festival is that the "Beven excused by the Chief Justice when examination of the pink masses the most atting object. But then Sisters will shower blessings from he said that he had only returned and red plils showed the follow the lawyers intervened. Before the sky at midnight, and that is from Canton the night previously, ingone tray of pills containing the gift could be made, legal pos- why young women and maidens and had not been served with a 700 undried pills of heroin; five session would have to be estab-meet together and keep watch vn-
trays containing 12,000 heroin pilis; lished. The bell had never been til midnightt
Hul Tong, and a woman, Wong Yee
Wah.
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The jury empanelled comprised Mesars, O. R. Benson, (foreman), D. D. Forbes, A. M. dos Remedios, F. X., Gomez, J. A. T. Galvin, H. H. Mueher and Chui Leung Oho.
writ.
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Bolicitor, prosecuted.
Outlining the case, Mr. Abbott said that on July 22, at 8.45 a.m.
Mr. Taylor and R. O, Grimmitt
went to 184. Des Voeux Road West, first floor.
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If the jury; continued Mr. Abbott, found that the material contained dangerous drugs, and that the de- fenants possessed up had control of the drugs, then they could only bring in a verdict of guilty against all three defendants.
Evidence was then called.
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couple grew to be very lazy after aroused the wrath of the good old their marriage, and this therefore,
the seventh moon.
they were changed from their ha Afterwards, as the story saps man form into two brilliant stars, and were separated from each other by the "Blivery River" "Miky Way"
On the day
or
of days, however, one tub of 734 masses containing listed amelally in the war relics. ORIGIN OF FESTIVAL barrier and meet each other, and they had permission to cross the 73,000 pills; odd lumps and pills The matter remained suspended containing 3,000 heroin pilla, until an opportunity presented it.
According to Chinese legend, it is then that the little maidens
The first Prisoner, Cheung Bze, self in the voyage of the Neptune recorded that long long ago, the of China offer up prayers and sac- testified that be had told all he to Riel to take part in the inter- King of Heaven lived happily with rifices in the hope that they wi wanted to tell at the Magistracy, national representation the his seven daughters, and one of be given good, nice, and hard- He was merely a foki and a master Olymple regatta.
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