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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1924,
TEA CHEST MYSTERY. POSSESSION OF 'OPIUM, MOTOR CAR DRAW.
ALLEGED CULPRIT SENT
FOR TRIAL.
Central.
YOUNG CHINESE CONVICTED. :-
afternoon.
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. At the Central Magistracy yester The case of unlawful possession The attention of our renders is day afternoon, the concluding stage of 110 tuola of raw opium valued at invited to the announcement, on was renched of the eneo in which n$220, and 17.5, taels of prepared another pagn, of the St. Vincent tea.packer named. So Kam was opium to the value of $140, ngninst, do l'aut Soniety's Motor Car Draw charged with the murder of his a young Chinoso whose age won There rounin hut a few more days manter, Wong Tui, an elderly given as 10, was continued at the in which to scoure tickets, and the mercbaat vl Connaught Road, Kowloon Magistracy yesterday announcement reminds us that it is not safe to postpone buying these until the evening of the Fote. IN GOOD CONDITION FOR LESS THAN Tickets, which are only $8 each. THE PRICE OF ONE NEW SUIT. may be obtained at Cafe Wiseroan,
GARMENT THOROUGHLY Alexandra Cafe, Blue Bird, Hong- EVERY kong Cigar Store, Brunswick STEAM PRESSED (AFTER GENUINE Studio, Graca and Co., China Auc: DRY-CLEANING) BY tien Room, Noronha and Co., and other Stores and Clubs; and in TAILORS. Kowloon at Peninsular Store, Sta- tion Hotel, Bookshop at the Ferry. Duro Motor Car Co., oto.
Mr. J. Lloyd, Superintendent of The prosecution allogos that the Imports and Exports, translated dofondant killed the merchant on
the books found by the Revenue September 30th. while thora was
Ono book officers in the raid. no one else in the shop. The body appeared to be used as a ledger, was not discovered until three days it were entored sales of opium lator, it being found in ten box to various persons, the date and on the verandab among some old amount of each purchase. A nowapopora and a blanket. The second book was a daily sale book defendant was arrested by tho with the kind of opium spocilied in police aboard the Honam about the entry. Some of the eatrice half an hour before the vessel was
were for Persian opium, which was due to sail for Conten.
called red opium, and others were The third given Chinose DANION. book was also a lager, written by the defendant, whose name was on the cover.
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The drawing will take place on the evening of the Vote at about 101 p.m., and through the courtesy of Mr. U. Ramjahn the apparatus of the Race Course has been secured for this purpose.
The Al Fresco Feto will bo hold
A long statement mado by the accused in answer to the charge was read out in Court yesterday. In this statement the defendont
The following will get Defendaut, in a statement, said alleged that the crime waa com- mitted by a clansman of his who, that the opium was not his. Ho scrutineers.Mr. Ho Chou, Mr. on the next day after the murder, was a foki and therefore only had C. A. da Roza, Mr. L. A. Barton, took him to the Bank of Canton to charge of the keys. The opium Mr. Tea Ka.po, Mr. W. Fitzgibbon aaah a draft for $1,000. Ha clans.I was probably put in the hole, whore and Mr. P. M. N, da Bilen. man tendered the draft. On his it was found by the Revenue suggestion his clansmann handed Officors, by his master, but he was on Sunday, the 7th. December, him the $1,000 for safe keeping not aware of its presence. The under the distinguished patronago house was kept as a divan and he of H. B. the Governor. Over 8,000 Įby bis paramour,
always bought Government opium. toys and other articles have been His Worship convicted the do specially imported from Europa! EL splendid fondant and reserved eentonco till and Americe. and the conclusion of the arms caso. display is promised in the various There WLO no doubt, said his, atolls. There will, of course, be Worship, that the defendant was tho usual side shows (Lucky Wheel, keeping a divan and that he knew Shooting Gallery, ste.. etc..) and of the opium being in the bunge.
The Magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) committed the defendant to the next Sessions for trint.
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The same defendant and fwa others, who at the previous hoaring A NEW ARRANGEMENT.
were discharged on the charge of The Pacific Mail are in receipt of, possession of opium, were further cable from their San Francisco charged with unlawful possession Ofice advising that to schedule of of two revolvers and 73 rounds of ammunition. The police withdraw York Francisco-New Service has been changed to fit in the charge against the last two defendants and proceeded with the ease against the boy.
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- Revenue Officer Grimmett gave evidence of having been called to the kitchen of the house wifen sonrching for opu and finding the two revolvers and 67 rounds of ammunition concealed in a hole in the stove. The defendant denied
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THE the revolvers and Catholic Union Club, collected at Under this new arrangement cargo'all knowledgo will bo landed in New York in forty ammunition and said that they the Inter-Club Billiard Tournament, eight days after leaving Hongkong, belonged to
The thereby making quicker time than discharged, who, in turn, told $25.68; Flon. Mr. Chow Shuu-son,
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The two discharged men wore will he held ready for the cargo called for the prosecution and they arrival.
stated that they went to the house to smoke opium. The arms did not belong to them."
Inspector Angus told bis Worship that one of the revolvers was Gov-
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erament property, being the one which a detective lost during the fight with robbers in Canton Road last year, but they were not connec ting these men with the theft of the It was probably only weapon. picked up after the fight.
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