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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1925.
FOOTBALL.
Indian, but that witness hail snatched them from his hand.
Corroborative evidence was. glon by the Chinese Police officer,
KOWLOON v. SOUTH CHINA. MORE HEAVY SENTENCES.Who had witnessed the whole pro-9
ceedings from scat in the motor An interesting match is to take The charge of being in posses-car facing Sergt. Dungey, the place on the ground of the Kowloon sion of a revolver and four rounds prisoner and the last witness. Football Club on Wednesday after. of ammunition in a tea shop at Questioned. by Mr. H. K. Holmes, acon. The Kowloon Football Club, Wanchal was brought against he omphatically denied that the who are the winners of the Hong- Kai yesterday. Ho pload Indian had snatched the notos kong Challenge Shield), will oppona ed not guilty. The. charge from prisoner. Prisoner had an I. from the South China was the outcome of n rald offered them with a promise of a Athletle Association (runners up in carried out by Sub Inspec- further $30 1f his release were the Hongkong League), and the proceeds of the gato takon at this tor Dorling and other police of obtained. cers, said Mr. H. K. Holmes, open-
Inspector Purdon, on duty in match will be for the benefit of the ing for the Crown, and evidence the Central Station charge room Kwong Wah Hospital The objecti would be produced that the wen when prisoner was brought in a worthy one, the game is one pon was picked up from the floor and the Interpreter gave formal which will be interesting to watch, of the tea-shop, but Sub Inspector evidence, after which prisoner as a match between these two teams Darling would say that when he made a statement from the dock always provides a game worth going entered the premises, he saw the in which he said that he only to see, and it is to be hoped that trousers of prisoner were loosen possessed a few cents and had not there will be a large attendance of ed, and the weapon slipping from so much money as figured in the spectators. In view of the game being played on a week day, and them to the place where it was charge.
to give all a chance of seeing the found.
the match, the kick off has been fixed for. 5.00 p.m.
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Summing Up.
Sub Inspector Dorling gave
Summing up, His Lordship said evidence to this effect. and was
The following Baye been selected followed into the box by prisoner that this case was one of con who fally denied being the owner siderable public importance and to play for the Kowloon Club, B.. of the revolver. He charged his interest, in that the smuggling of Rasmussen, F. Wheeler, F. Rend an operation, which AW. Turner, J. McKelvic, O friend Leung Sang with being the opiam was rightful owner. It had never when successful, provided a large Unveille; K. Mason, S. G Hayes, margin of profit which would al-J. McBride, A. Duncan, J. Muir. been in his possession.
low of generous bribes being South China are turning out their Chung Chong a fellow coolie offered. It was in the interest of powerful first division league com. was called by prisoner as a witness those people engaged in this bination.. for the defence, but the question put illicit traflo to keep. It entirely in te him by prisoner elicited nothing the dark. He wished to call ac that had a bearing on the case tention to the seriousness of the and served only to establish the case. The administration of the friendly relations which existed law would be paralysed if bribery between witness, prisoner, and were to become in any way pre- Leung Sang.
valent. Evidence had been givén His Lordship called the pri- that the bribe had been offered to soner's attention to the point of public servants when in per the police evidence against him fermance of their duties, he said, which was that Sub-Inspector and then reviewed the statements Dorling had seen it drop from of witnesses and prisoner.. his clothing: Prisoner repeated his assertion of innocence.
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HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE, In presenting M. and Madame Doros to the Kowloon public noxt Thursday at the Star Theatre.for fix oights, the management will provide an entertainment that should meet with success becanso The jury, without retiring, there two Rumanian artists have found the prisoner guilty and in had unstinted praise from the His Lordship summed up in passing sentence of 18 months Press wherever they have been and few words, and prisoner was un-imprisonment, His Lordship tell they command their own prices. animously found guilty by the him that opium smuggling was of The engagement is an expensive jury, who did not leave the box itself a very bad thing but at-one and the public is nesured that and was sentenced to seven years tempting to bribe public officials by giving its support to the Star Imprisonment with hard labour.. was much worse.
Theatre it will not be disappointed. When the jury was called for the next case Mr. Alfred J. W. Hoy, failed to answer his name and was fined $50 for absence.
Possession of Dagger. Chang Shun. charged with being in possession of a dagger on Kowloon Cly Road at 8 pm, Jon March 21 pleaded not guilty.
In opening, Mr. H. K. Holmes, for the Crown, said that there was no dispute as to the possession of the dagger, but the attitude: adopted by the accused was that the article was not a dagger, but part of a pair of scissors which he was faking to threaten his wife with, who had often quarrelled and said she would run away. His friend, with whori he was walking when arrested, had cor- roborated this in a statement" at the Police Court.
Police evidence of arrest fol.. lowed and the prisoner, on oth
a the box, repeated his tale of: an erring wife, pleading that His Lordship would exercise leniency that he might go und look for her and his child.
After a short summing up, tha jury found prisoner guilty, with- out leaving the Court. When sen- teneed to three years imprison- ment with hard labour prisoner hurst into loud gabbing and had to be forcibly removed from the dock.
Bribery Charge.
Chan Pui-fuk, a boarding house runner was charged with offering a bribe of $20 to Sérg). Dungey, an indian sergeant and a Chinese constable on March 11, subse- quent to his arrest for carrying upfum.
Mr. H. K. Holmes, prosecuted nd outlined the facts of the case briefy. Evidence would be given by the Police officers concerned of the attempt to bribe them, when proceeding from the scene of the jopium arrest to the Police station, in a motor car which had been commandeered for the purpose. He described the position of the respective parties in the car and how two $10 notes had been pass- cd to the Indian Sergeant who in turn had given them to Sergt. The Evidence.
Sergeant Dungey gave evidence of the arrest of prisoner and the receipt of $20 from the Indian Sergeant, who had been given them in his sight by prisoner, with some Lalk relating to the drinking of tea together:
The Indian Sergeant was then called and stated on cath, that the prisoner had tendered two $10 to him with the promise of a further $30 if he would set him free, the money to bo paid im. mediately that freedom was gain- ed. Witness-passed the $20,on to the European sergeant and tald him of prisoner's suggestion...
Given the opportunity of quOS- tioning witness, prisoner, made a statement in whleb he alleged that the money was not offered to the
Prisoner, on hearing the sen-
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whether the 18 months included the term he had already served for smuggling and was informed that it commenced from the moment of pronounce ment.
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