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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1936.
LARGE HEROIN
FACTORY
Four Men,
Two Women
At Sessions
Extensive Haul Made..
000 to be made. These figures
OLD OFFENDER WOMAN
Pickpocket Sent To Prison
INCIDENT AT FERRY
WHARF
ASSAULTED
KAIPING COAL
AND ROBBED
FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE
Mean Theft Related
To Crowded Court
Pang Hung, 36, unlicensed how- Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- ker, appeared before Mr. His field at the Central Magistracy "Altogether there were 226,300 worth, at the Kowloon Magistrace yesterday. L Lin Fong, 47, faced a Д pharge of robbery with violence. heroin pills found and there was yesterday for the larceny of enough mixture for another 300-wallet from Chuk Wu. 88. unem-Chief Detective Inspector Murphy
ployed. 71 Temple Street, first appeared for the prosecution. Roor, on October 14, while board- In outlining the case against de- ing the Yaumati vehicular ferry fendant, the prosecution told the The wallet contained 31.27 in Hong Court bow on September 28, Tam Kong currency and S8 in Chinese Yee, 61, an old amah employed by currency and a metal ring.
the owner of the Yeung Ming Kong Sergt. Hunter prosecuted while Printing Works, was given a $50 Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios ap note by her master who told her peared for the defendant
to change it. The woman had been Sergt. Hunter said that the de-in her present employ during the fendant came to Hong Kong two weeks ago to visit a friend. On boarding the ferry about 3 p.m. "an October 14, the defendant came up and pushed a girl aside, and went up to the complainant and put his hand in the lower left pocket.
seem almost staggering but they are perfectly true. So that when I say there was a large heroin factory I am not exaggerating,” commented Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday be fore the Chlef Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, when prosecuting four men and two women who were charged with the possession of 130,300 heroin pills, 4 lbs, of pink mass and 12 ozs. of crude heroin at 183. Sa! Yeung Chol Street. third floor.
The accused" were Tung Kam, who pleaded gulity. Leung Sik. Ya Lai. Chau Tung. Chan "Ho and Leung Chun, all of whom derted the charge.
past 23 years. She took the money to a money changer at Queen's Road West where she changed it Into smaller denominations of $5 and $1 notes and silver subšidiary coins.
On her return to the house, as she was climbing the stairway, she heard a footstep behind her and turned to see the defendant, who was dressed in a short white jacket and a black felt hat. He im- mediately threw an arm around her and assaulted her with his
The complainant was carrying parcels at the time and tried to grasp the hand of the defendant but could not do so. The defen- dant was seen running on to the boat.
P.C. C.217 arrested the defen-other fist while, he shouted to her dant and searched him. At the em-police station defendant said: "I snatched the money from the wo- to give him the money. He then
did not pick his pocket."
Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior, in- structed by Mr. M. A. da Silva, defended Leung Sik, Chan Ho and Leung Chun.
The following jury Was panelled:-Messrs. A. C. Jeffreys (Foreman). L. A. Hurlow, W. Law, Yat Kwong Chow, L. C. Dennis. J. Harrop and Lut In Tso
HANDS STAINED said that on September 9 at 10,10
it
Following evidence, the defen-man's hand and pushed her down the steps. The Court was then dant was convicted and was sen-
told how the amah raised an alarin tenced to six months' hard la- bour. He was also ordered to be
under police supervision.. placed
and chased after the thief.
The defendant took to his heels along Des Voeux Road West, turn-
Opening the case, Mr. Abbott The defendant admitted previoused into Water Street and then into
a
very
convictions.
am Revenue Officer Brown and a raiding party went to the pre- mises. On entering he detained -the six defendants and telephoned
Mr. Taylor, Government Mono- Referring to other features of } shop's fokis was seated outside the poly Analyst, and R.Q. Crimmitt the case, counsel remarked that shop, at the time, smoking a pipe, who arrived on the scene later the Crown had shown that there and he joined in the chase follow- When they asked for the principal | were two, or perhaps three beds ed by another member of the shop tenant the first defendant replied on the floor. One was occupied staff. that he was and produced by Tung Kam, the other by the The defendant turned into an- evidence in support of it. The old woman, which left only one other side road and returned to defendants' hands wert examined other possible occupier on the Des Voeux Road West where he and were found to be stained with premises. He submitted this was entered a leather shop and pre- pink similar to the colour of an important factor to take into tended that he was looking for heroin pills. There was the usual, consideration as it showed, to someone. The printing shop fokis outût and paraphernalia for a
had followed him in and they took heroin pills factory, on
defendant to the amah who fđèn, large scale,
tied him as the man who had In answer to the charge at the
assaulted her. They went to their police station, the second defen-
master's shop on Sal On Lane and dant said that he called at the Third and fourth defendants there were told to take the man bouse to see his maternal uncle, also gave evidence and at 4.30 to the station. On the way there Tung Kam. to ask him for money p.m. Mr. D'Almada briefly address-they met a police constable and and if he had any message for ed the jury. He said that to re-gave the man in charge. him to take to the country: third duce the Crown case to one word Following evidence by the pro- defendant made a similar state- it was that because the defendants, secution, the case was adjourned ment; fourth defendant said that had been caught pink-handed the till this afternoon, Tung Kam engaged him to make jury were to infer that they were wooden box: fifth defendant caught red-banded. Counsel also stated he went to the premises to dealt with the law on the ques- look for an elder brother; and ton of possession, the sixth defendant said that he also went there to look for "his maternal uncle.
Sat On Lane. Her master's shop occupied premises on that road hands. Her daughter also hand- and as the "amah passed it, she led the stuff.
shouted, "Robbert" One of the
Revenue Officer J.W.M. Brown and Revenue Officer A.W. Grim- mitt gave evidence. The latter. under cross-examination by Mr. D'Almada, said that there was an old woman on the floor but she was not arrested as she was too
and old to move
witness was satisfied that she had nothing to do with it. Her hands were not stained.
1
Mr. Taylor, cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada, said that the smell on the premises came from the decomposition of heroin and ace- the acid which was used for mak- ing pills. It was the type of smell that might come from a drug store.
THE DEFENCE
some extent, that his clients were not resident on the premises,
The second, firth and sixth ac- cused then gave evidence from the witness box.
Mr. Abbott, for the Crown, point- ed out that the Crown had proved that at some time or other the defendant's had the pink mass in
their possession, and, according to law, until the contrary is proved such persons shall be deemed to know the nature of the drug they had in their possession.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Chinese To Answer
For Man's Death
Cheung Wai, 20, hatcleaner of His Lordship in the course of a No. 84 First Street, ground floor, brief summing up painted out to
was charged before Mr. Q, A.-A. the jury that there could have Macfadyen, at the Kowloon Magis- been perfectly innocent handling of the pink mass. He dealt with tracy yesterday for assaulting and the evidence of each of the defen-occasioning bodily harm to Ko
| Mui, aged 20.
dants.
Tre jury refired and on their return brought in a verdict of not guilty against the second, ifth and sixth defendants and they were discharged. They found the third and fourth accused gulity of the charge.
F
at Des
Inspector A. H. Elston who pro- secuted asked His Worship to amend the charge to manslaugh-
cumbed from the effects of the ter, as the complainant had suc-
assault which occurred Voeux Road-West,
Inspector Elston pointed out to Mr. D'Almada, opening his de-
HEAVY SENTENCE
His Worship that the case was be- fence said that од the early morning of
Addressing Tung Kam, who hading held in Kowloon as all the wit- September 9, the already pleaded guilty, his Lord-
nesses resided on the mainland. second, fifth and sixth accused
ship said: "You have pleaded The case was remanded for 48 visited the premp.ses where they guilty to running one of the most hours. were arrested. The object of their visit was to call upon their well-equipped and largest of these abominable factories which the. uncle, Tung Kam, who had plead-zeal and vigilance of the Revenue ed guilty. The afth defendant was officers has yet brought to light. the wife of a man. Ko Leung-wal. On both the last months I have who was the managing partner
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Yim Wan, 39. building contrac- tor, of No. 208 Long MI Road, sec- ond floor, and Ma Shul Wan, 25, married woman, of the name ad-
Cables "8wzKONIS"
DAMAGE TO RACING
: SKIFF
Brass Fittings Stolen
For maliciously damaging a rac-
appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at.. the Central Magistracy yesterday. morning
Appearing on behalf of his wife, dress, appeared before dr. Q. A. Aing skin, the property of Major the Kowloon Ma- Churchill, of Lyeemun Barracks, of a coal firm. She was the second tic terms, within my power, warn- Capt. Wheatly of No. 8 Middle Macfadyen, at
for having and the theft of three brass At- wife and the second and sixthed people of my intention, so far Street, pleaded guilty at the Kowgistracy yesterday. defendants were the children of as it lies in ime, to pass such severe ioon Magistracy yesterday, to the possession of 9 forged banknotestings, Lau Wing, 17, unemployed. Ko Leung-wal by his first wife sentences for this offence as to be summons of allowing his dog, a of $5 notes of the Hong Kong and who was now dead They resided ukely to act as a deterrent for black poodle bitch to wander about Shanghaj Banking Corporation. at 82, Prince Edward Road The people like you. In spite of that without a muzzle or on a lead, on' fifth defendant, Chan Ho, was in warning you have seen fit at your October 15. A fine of $15 was im- a certain condition and before own risk to continue this diabolical posed. going to the country she thought practice. You won't do it for some that she would call on her brother little time. The sentence of this and see if he had any message to Court is that you go to prison for deliver home. She called with six years with hard labour. her son and daughter, While on
Addressing, the third and fourth the premises she was handed by defendants, the Chief Justice said:
her son some pink stuff and was "There is no reason that for mere
POLICE OFFICER
FINED
Sub-Inspector R. Cunningham prosecuted while Mr. Peter Sin represented the defendants.
The case was remanded for 48 hours.
ABSENT OWNER FINED
The police produced a record of previous convictions for stealing" against the defendant. The Court- was told how the accused went to the Cheung Lee Boatyard at Au Kung Ngam Village on Monday, October 19, and with a piece of stone broke off the brass fittings Bentence was pronounced on told that it was used in making money you should take part in a Chang Wun Teh, 37, charged with For leaving his motor car un-An apprentice in the boatyard
to his master. "Do sang yuen" pills, which, coun- trade that sooner or later will misconduct as a police officer and attended in Queen's Road Central, witnessed his act and brought him sel was instructed to say, the prove the ruin of your fellow citi-with receiving a bribe from a rick- outside the Asia Life Building, be Chinese found were heneficial to zens. You will go to prison each shaw coolle, by Mr. K. Keen at the tween 5.30 and 7.30 pm on Octo women in her condition. The fifth for four years with hard labor Central Magistracy yesterday. A ber 7, Mr. Berahan, owner of a defendant took some of this pink Replying to his Lordship, Mr. fine of $50 was imposed on each of car was fined $5 by Mr. Schofield stuff, suld counsel, and rolled if Abbott said that it would appear the charges with an alternative at the Central Magistracy yester and then used her Anger nails to that Tung Kam was the master sentence of one month's imprison- day, cut it up and that accounted for of the factory and that the third the pink stains found on her and fourth defendants were fokis,
Sentences of two months and five
first and secot weeks were passed on the defen- dant on the charges, respectivaly.
that Mr. Beraban was in Manila
ment. The defendant was repre- The defendant was represented sented by Mr. C, E, R. Sanderson. by a friend who told the Magistrate and admitted the offence