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OBJECTION RAISED BY SOLICITOR IN HEROIN PILL CASE EVIDENCE
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A surprise raid by a party of revenue officers, headed by Revents Officer W. H. E. Colledge, on three unnumbered huta in Nan Ne! Wan Village, near Shek-O, on July 4, resalted: "in. the arrest of three men and three women.
They were Chan Luk. Lau Chol, Tang Cheung-yau, Chan Ching. Chan Mul and Chu Yük-lan, who were charged with the unlawful possession of 154,000 heroin pills before Mr. T.-J. Hou- ton at the Central Court yesterday when committal proceedings were heard.
Mr. J. B Prentis. "Assistant f Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared on behalf of Chan Luk and the three women, and Mr. W, M. Brown for Las Chol and "Tang.
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Må Eagle cadr. R. Ollfer ¡Bellexis (Öthcar Commanding Naval Draft), Cmdr. R. H. Craske, LL-Cmdr. A R. MacBrayne, Lt Coldr. A. St. J. Edwards, Lt. Cmdr. P. E. Heseltine, LA Cmdr. H. H. Gardner, Lt. Cmdr. A. F. H. Hurit Capt. (R. M.) J. O. G. Hayter, When the defendants were ask-L G. Hare, Lt. W. Elliot, Lt ed to get their clothing, your m-G. A. L. Woods, Lt. R. M. Smeeton, tention behind your request is to Lt. M. Gregory, Rer. L. D. use the result, as evidence--Yes, Sherley-Price (Chaplain), IA (A)} as part of the case,
R. H. M. Heriot Hill, Lt. (R. M.) Are you aware of the principle. A. T. Mucklow, Surgeon Cmdr. of law, which dictates that a per- R. J. Inman. Paymaster Lt. Cmdr.
As Complainant
The Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, Mr. W. P. Thompson, as complainant in s appeared trafie summons brought before. Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, at Kow- loom Court yesterday. The defen- dant to the summons, Mr. E. 0. Reprich, of No. 12, Harbour View Hotel, was charged with exceeding the speed limit while driving through the controlled are in Nathan Boad
Mr. Thompson said that at 9.50 The three huts were situated son under arrest should not be W. E. Brockman, Paymaster Lt. am, on July 5, he was driving near the path the hillside. questioned, or his answers be given P.
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G. Bowden, Schoolmaster down Nathan Road when the de.. When the revenue officers arrived in evidence, unless he is first can- | (C. W. 0.) E. P. Thomas, Commis-fendant overtook him in another two men were seer, attempting to toned that his answers would be aloned Gunner F. Luxton, War- car near Man Ming Lane. He gave escape but were arrested. “
used against 'hh?—Yes.
rant Telegraphist A J. Peachey, chase to defendant, and fâught Warrant Supply Officer J. Crowley, up with him in Jordan Road, but Gunner V. A Cawley, Warrant only after the latter had overtaken
W. Burton Warrant a second vehicle.
moting bus.. Electrician H. C. Syms, Warrant He judged the defendant was driv- Writer F. W. C. Warwick.
ing about 40 miles per hour.
All defendants were taken into custody when the revenue officers entered the second hut.
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Engineer
Did it occur to you, or to the On ex-revenue officers, that these defen- amination all of them were rounddants should be similarly wamed to have either stained, angers or when they were asked tó go and clothing.
get their clothing?—No, this is, H. M. S. Medway:--Lt. Cmdr. P. Roberts, Lt. (E) L. K D. Addressing the Court "Mr. Suva Wood, Warrant Telegraphis: W. said: It is at this stage, worship, that I want to register
your Alder.
H. M B. Gnat::-Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm. an objection to evidence arising to the defendants to get their Pumphrey. out of the trap laid by a request
The third but was found to have
been used as a heroin factory and 20 trays, containing about 154,000 heroin pills, were found, There was a strong smell of heroin being dried, it was alleged,
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Cross-examining Mr. H, “A. Tay- lor, Government Analyst, Mr. Bilva asked:-You have had experience of many heroin pill cases?—Yes.
Is it correct to say that in 99 cases out of 100 evidence is always adduced that defendants are sak- ed to get their clothing and then
clothing.
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Mr. E. 0. Reprich stated he had. been engaged in the motor bus- Iness for several years, and had been driving a car for many years C.
any accident
He admitted driv- Nng at between 35 and 40 miles {
H. M. 6. Thanet:-L J. E
Mr. Houston: I overrule the ob- Studley. jection.
THE WEATHER IN JULY
Mr. Silva, WUL Your Worship make a note of my objection, in- asmuch as I desire counsel to ob- táln a ruling on this point, once and for all, at the bupreme Court? During the first fortnight of Further evidence was then given the month, the South-West Mon- 'evidence of where they took thair by revenue officers after which soon prevalled, and the weather clothing from?-Yes. in most the hearing was adjourned until
CASES.
CONSTABLE FACES ASSAULT CHARGE
August 8.
WIDOW WHO PICKED
POCKETS WARNED
was mainly sunny and very warm; temperature reached 90 deg F on 13 days in "succession,
On July 16 the weather became cloudy, and on the following day
there was a heavy fall of rain,
without having been involved in
per hour.
Mr. Macfadyen imposed a fina of $20.
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FELL OFF A BUS Li Chi-tong, a motor-bus driver. was summoned before MP. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, at Kowloon Court yesterday, for driving without due care and caution in Waterloc Road, on July 14. The com- plainant in the case is Miss 8. Re- medios.
Miss Remedios, who is repre- sented" by Mr. M. A. da Silva, states that she fell of a Route 8 bus (No. 849) when, as she was
alighting, the bus was started without any warning signal being given by the ennductor or 'driver.
he incident occurred at a stop by Feace Avenue. in Waterloo
wards Kowloon Tong. The case was adjourned to Tuesday at noon.
Vegetable Dealer's san-wo, 18, as he watched a show rainfall, owing to the presence of Road. The bus was proceeding to-
Allegations
Police Constablę Tse Yam was summoned before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday on a charge of assault on Lô Tini
vegetable dealer, on the morning
of July 12.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared för - the prosecution, while Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios was for the
defence.
In evidence, Lo Tin said that he wag riding in a lorry loaded with vegetables, and on arrival at the Sal Wan Market one of the fokis, Ma Hang. „lighted." While un- loading the vegetables, the defen- dant came up and asked for the
accompanied by marked decrease ¦ in temperature. The remainder of A 23-year-old widow, Ko Kam- the month was comparatively cool, ping who picked the pocket of Tang with little sunshine and frequent on a vacant plot of ground opposite of a trough of low pressure over the Alhambra Theatre. Was the S. coast of China. No typhoons sentenced to nine months, with affected the Colony during July. hard labour, by Mr. Q. A. "A
The mean temperature for the Macfadyen, at Kowloon Court month was 82.3 deg. F. which is yesterday.
normal. A maximum of 94.0 deg. convictions, and she was warned th's equals the highest tempera- The woman had several previous was recorded on the 13th and 14th; by the Magistrate that if she com- ture ever recorded in July. would have to be dealt with by a the 20th mitted another offence, the case minimum of 70.9 deg. occurred on higher court.
The mean relative humidity was 84 per cent, which is one cent above normal.
his pocket, but a Chinese constable Tang had 15 cents taken out of caught the defendant in the act."
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Sumshine amourited to 198 hours, against normal of 212 hours. The total rainfall was 12.69, inches,'
which is 2.44 inches below normal.
A maximum gust of wind of 33
m. p. h. was recorded at 6.30 pm
ANOTHER CASE
Another bus-driver, Pun I.. shing, was also summoned for
tion on the same date, in front of driving without due care and cau-
Po Hing Theatre in Nathan Road, and again near Hillwood Road in in Nathan Road Mrs. Madsen of No, 11, Hillwood Road, is the com- plainant. The case was rémanded to Wednesday at noon.
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man dressed in white, Ma Hang.i As there was no bidders at the on the 22nd. and was told that Ma was away. public auction held at Messra. La accompanied defendant to look Lammert Brothers, for the lease- for him
hold property situated at Tai Po POSED AS SPECIAL Witness alleged that after hav- District, New Territory, comprising ing walked a certain distance from an area of 19,600 square feet or BRANCH OFFICIAL
the buildings! the market, the defendant accused thereabouts, with
**want romance in prison.". him of insolence and struck him thereon, registered in the Land shouted Alexander Bell, a 19-year- Office as Tai Po Inland Lot No. 15, old Eurasian youth, as he left the blows in the chest, side and back.
Dr. Edward Law, who attended which was to be sold for a term Singapore Third Police Court after Mayor's dinner to His Majesty's A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Lo, testined that the complainant of 75 years, commencing from July being sentenced to six months' Judges at the Mansion House. was brilised on the front, side and 1, 1898, with the option of renewal rigorous Imprisonment to back of his body. The bruises at a Crown Rent to be fixed by followed by 12 months' police time would come when the courts He suggested that the happy were circular in shape, and ap- the Surveyor of His Majesty the supervision on
3 charge of King for one further term of 24 impersonating a public servant.
would att seven days a week and 24 hours a day, all the year round. years less the last three' days
Bell was alleged to have posed as thereof, it was withdrawn.
"If Samuel Johnson were still an official of the Special Branch in our midst," he said, "he might, police and, in such capacity, hand
peared to be quite recent.
After further evidence, the case was adjourned till August 15.
CANTON MARU TRIP
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ed a threatening letter to a well-perhaps observe if by chance he known Singapore business man Mr. had time to notice the matter The late Mr. Charles Stewart Duncan Roberts, managing director that even the great profession of sharp, who died at Roseneath, 23 of Duncan Roberts, Ltd, Collyer from the rancour
the law is, not absolutely free England, left local estate valued! The Downs, Wimbledon, Surrey Quay.
of small fry and the amusing anties of grum blers with a purpose. Well let them grumble
It was learned from a reliable source that the Japanese-owned at $352,800. An application by Mr. vessel, Canton Maru, which was
M. M. Watson, solicitor and law-
AIRPORT NEWS
due to arrive here yesterday to ful attorney, for sealing certified take passengers to Canton to-day copy of the probate of the will and Imperial Airways: had been notified by the 0.8K codicil of the deceased has been
Line that, following receipt of a granted.
cable, the trip will be cancelled
and the money refunded to ticket-
holders at their booking office.
Although reasons for the aban donment of the trip have not been revealed, it was leamed that the.
COLONY HEALTH
BULLETIN
Thirty-one cases of tuberculosis,
matter concern, the question of a six cases of cholera, dve cases of passengers' licence for which nego-dysentery and one case each of tiations had been proceeding for diphtheria and enteric fever were some time, but no settlement notified to the Health Department had been arrived at Hence the on Aug. 2. local authorities refused to kllow
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SPARROW TIED TO A STRING: CRUELTY CHARGE Chan Kwong-big. 36-year-old shop foki, appeared before Mr. E Himsworth at Kowloon Court yesterds), charged with cruelty to
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The following men of war, were in harbour yesterday.
Aircraft Carrier: Eagle. Submarine Depot Ship Medway. Submarines Rorqual, Rover Re gent, Regulus, Rainbow, Pandora, Parthian, Perseus, Phoenix, Or- pheus.
Destroyers: Thanet Thracian, Scout, Dainty, Duncan."
Bloops: Folkestone, Lowestoft,
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"I seem to remember a
case. not in the King's Bench Division, in which it was held that there Monday: Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong-were arrears of dividend although
kong.
there never vera any pots... out Dorado, Denebola-4 and 5 pm. of which the dividends could have
been paid. SOUTHBOUND Tuesday: Hanol, Bangkok.
Those who, for purposes not dimcult to discern, Delphinus am.
habitually make a target of the King's Bench Air France:
Division, employ a better and simpler plans
They apply the term 'arrears to ever case as soon as it is set down and their theory rather impited than expressed, is that the whole | body, of cases must somehow be
Immediately and simultaneously was condemned by the audience tried at the moment when each of them comes into existence."
War-Time Advice
· NORTHBOUND Wednesday: France..
Hongkong:
Service-noon?,
SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanol, France.
Banot,
Service-1.30 pm (same day).
The following is a list of unclaim- Pai American Airways: ed telegrams lying at Cable and Wireless Ltd., Hongkong Branch;
Unler, from Johannesburg, se Ehorthouse, Mounted Police, from Walton on the Naze,
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Two things I can say to-night which I sad in the midst of the Great Warwent
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Sentence of six months hard babour was imposed on Chan Chun, 29, nemployed by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday for burglary and theft of 12 bowls from the Salvation Army matshed Ju Hennessy Road on August 2. inspector AV, Baker prosecuted
His reply was that he the Monument. That,
Like elleve,
is precisely and properly the feel- ing of my brilliant colleagues
They would remember
Lord the good old days, when there Hewart, "The drst is that we are was a triumphal procession. In still--all of us-engaged in the Rome, a slave was required to task of substituting the force of walk in the procession, for the Note: Due to the poor weather law for the lawlessness of force. very purpose of abusing the hero 2 sparrow. He was shed $10 Leung Hang, 28, unemployed, conditions yesterday the Pan “The second is that judges have of the hour. No triumph, it was It was stated that Chan bad was sentenced to five months hard American Airways California Cup- no reason to be dissatisded wi'n felt, could be completed without attached a length of string to the labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the per did not leave Hongkong for the universal admiration in which that tribute of abuse EDRITOW's legs, and he was holding Central Court yesterday for the Munirk anged, but was de- they are held You remember that I am not sure on to the sparrow With this string theft of a parse belonging to Lat layed na is due to leave this: Samuel Johnson was once asked lent practice is at as it attemped to 13,
Shengy
maring at 1:30 Lin
how he felt when a play” of his ed in Roma”” he conch
excel
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