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Over 100,000 OPIUM FOUND
Heroin Pills In Hollow Of
SEVERAL WOMEN
CHARGED
and
Kitchen Wall
WIDOW FINED
Five Chinese appeared before Mr. W. Schofeld at the Central Police Court yesterday charged with the possession of prepared oplum and raw oplum, at No. 108 Des Voeux Road, West. first floor.
Charged with possession making of dangerous, drugs with out a licence, on September 13, at es, Leighton Hill Road, first floor, Li Sim-kiu, 44, widow. Chan Sam, 32 unemployed, and four widows,
The Arst defendant pleaded Wong Yak-liu, 20. Kam Wal-Ung, sulity, and the remainder pleaded 31. Lo Chan, 55, and Chan Sul-not guilty, and were discharged. lum, 32 appeared before Mr. E. Keen at the yesterday.
Central Magistracy
Det.-Sub-Inspector A. J. Johnson stated that when the fat was ralded by the police last week, they found in the kitchen, clothing
Mr. M. J. Abbott prosecuted for the Crown, while Mr. M.. A. da Sil-banging on "the wall The cloth- va defended.
It was stated that 231bs. of powder of crude heroin; pink mass for pills, and 103.750 pills were found on the premises.
On September 12 about 10 am. Mr. H. A. Taylor and R. O. Grim-
ing was removed, and tapping the wall, it was found to be hollow. The hanger which was covering this part of the wall was pulled off, and the oplum was discovered in the cavity.
The Arat defendant. Fung Sim mitt. went to 99. Leighton H1132, widow, was fined $2.160 with the Road. and knocked on the door alternative of eight months' hord which was opened by the fourth labour. defendant.
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There was a strong smell of dry- heroin pills. Mr. Grim- mitt Sow
woman running down the passage-way. He gave chase and caught her just as she was climbing over a parapet.
First defeniant admitted she was the principal tenant.
One of the rooms was used for making the bills and the another room for drying them. On examin ing their hands all except two de- fendants had pink stains.
The defendants were then taken to No. 2 Police Station.
First defendant said that her naster had gone Shanghal, and that she was looking after the flat. Evidence was called after which the hearing was adjourned,
JAPANESE FINED
Wanchai Incident Sequel
RICKSHAW DAMAGED
LARCENY BY FINDING
Money Picked Up
In Hotel
Leung Ching-min was charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday with the theft of $200 by Anding from Tong Lok, building contractor's fore- man, at the Tai Lau Sin boarding house on Tuesday.
Defendant said that he picked, the money up and intended re- turning it to the owner.
Det.-Sergeant
Pilkington said that the complainant, who was living at the hotel, had occasion to leave his
room, and in the passage dropped the money. The defendant was walking in the passage-way preceded by a room boy who stepped on the notes. Defendant saw this and said that the money was his and was given
Lt.
Complainant reported his loss to the manager, but the defendant had in the meantime left the A Japanese, Baba Hatsutaro,
premises. Defendant was traced 40, laundryman, pleaded not and agreed to return $20 which he guilty to three charges for having said was the money he had picked failed to pay the fare rickshaw | Up. hire at Wanchal Road on Mon-
The case was remanded to to-
| day; damaging the rickshaw; and day.
behaving in a disorderly manner
by shouting and jumping out of the dock at No. 2 Police Station,
when he appeared before Mr. W. SMOKE NUISANCE
Echofield. at the Central Magis, tracy yesterday on remand.
-Sergt. J. Galvin stated that the defendant engaged, 11 rickshaw about 1 am, at Jaffe Road. He told the rickshaw coole that he was drunk, and when the coolle asked for his fare, the defendant refused to pay. The coolle alle- ged that the defendant had as- saulted him.
The complainant then took the defendant to the police station and made a report.
IN HARBOUR
Japanese Ship's Master Fined
Hamoa Misaka, master of the OS.K. S.S. Hong Kong Maru, was fined $25, in default one month's imprisonment, by Hon. Comman der G. F. Hole (Harbour Master) Bergt. Galvin, then sent a chat the Marine Court for unlaw- nese "constable to get the defen- dant, who was in the act of strip- ping off the number plate from the vehicle.
The defendant came into the charge room, and alleged that the coolle had tried to rob him, He became excited and was put into the dock While waiting for the Japanese interpreter the defen- dant jumped out of the dock and caused a great disturbance.
Sergt. Galvin added that the defendant was under the influence of drink, but was 'not, drunk.
H's Worship ordered defendant to pay the coolle 20 cents for the fare and 20 cents for compensa- tion. Defendant was in addition fined $25 for disorderly behar ́our and was bound over.
CHINESE KILLED
Suspected to have fallen or jumped from the first floor of Nathan Hotel, the body of an un- known Chinese found in Pakhol Street was moved to the. Public Mortuary.
BICYCLE MISHAP
Fusiller Adams, R.W.F., has re- ported to the police to that while riding his bicycle near Boundary Street he knocked down Lut Tak, 35, causing him injuries which necessitated his removal to the Kowloon Hospital.
fully allowing such large quận tities of smoke to issue from the funnel of the ship as to cause a nuisance between 11 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday."
Messrs. T E Jackson and D. Kossick, of the Government Ma rine Surveyors' Office, deposed that the smoke" was brought into their ofices by the wind which came from the direction of the ship at the OS.K's wharf in Con- naught Road. The smoke came in such large quantities that it caused great inconvenience to the staff, who had their hands and face blackened as a result..
SERIOUS CHARGE
Mok Kin, 32, described as a kept woman, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magis-` tracy yesterday, for allegedly throwing corrosive fluid at Tong. Tak-shing. at No. 188, Johnson Road, Arst floor on October 6.
Inspector A. E. Carey prosecuted. The case was remanded for 48 hours,
ALLEGED RAPE
William Clifford Morgan, of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, made an- other appearance before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of rape of an 18-year-old girl, LA Fuk-lin, at Lalchikok on September 28. Hear- ing was fixed for this afternoon. Mr. G. 8. Ford will appear for the defence.
TRIAD SOCIETY
CASE ENDS
Denials Made By Defendants
ONE MAN GAOLED
The case in which ave Chinese were charged with unlawfully being members of a Triad Society was concluded before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday afternoon.
The Arst defendant was sen- tenced to nine months hard labour while the other defendants were discharged.
Det. Insp.-A. H. Elston conduct- ed the prosecution while Mr. F. I. Zimmern appeared for Leung. Chung Pak, one of the defendants.
All defendants gave evidence and stated that the premises where they were arrested WILS used as an opium divan.
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HEROIN PILLS
Appearing before Mr. K. Keen
STOWAWAYS
Wong Yan and Kong Sum ap- at the Central Magistracy, yester-peared before. Mr. E. Himsworth, day, Haw How, woman was charged yesterday charged with stowing with the possession of 293 heroin
that! R. C. Grimmaltt said that he arrested the defendant on Septem- ber 30, at 18, Amoy Street.
Lok Kee, rope maker, stated that the third defendant had nothing to do with the Society.
Fourth defendant denied taking part in the initiation ceremonial. įpilts.
Z!mmern suggested one of the witnesses for the prose cution. Ip Plu. had been coached In giving his testimony, and add- ed that the fourth defendant's name was never mentioned in any of the documents found.
Inspector Elston stated that the witness had not been coached.
The defendant was fined $300
hard labour. with alternative of four months'
The second defendant was fined ❘ weeks'. hard labour for keeping an 850 with the alternative of six oplum divan
away on the Blue Funnelsstgamer Teucer, on September 19 without the consent of the owners, in an
secure attempt to
to passage Singapore where they säld they had hopes of finding work..
Mr. B. J. S. S. Gallagher" was
the complainant.
His Worship sentenced each man to Ave weeks in gaol, in default of payment of $20 each.
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