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gats in the tin. The two women were placed under arrest and the room was left as it was.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1926.
ALLEGED. THEFT,
CHARGE AGAINST SHANTUNG CONSTABLE NOT PROVED.
On the case in which a Shan- A telephone message was sent tung constable was charged with to Police headquarters, and two larceny of $30, being continued European officers went to the before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the house. The rattan basket was,
Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, found to be under the bed and the defendent after giving evi- contained the other bomb, and dence was found not guilty and some clothing. The third dcfend-accordingly, acquitted.
ant had hidden the first bomb Mr. Leo d'Almada who appeared from view until she was told to for the defence, put his client stand up..
into the witness box to deny the Mr. King produced several allegations made against him. pieces of tin which were found in The defendant said that he could
the room, and which corresponded not recognise the groom and could to the rim of the oatmeal tin. not recollect whether he searched The second defendant was in pos-him or not.
that the
session of a small bunch of keys, His Worship found and one of the keys fitted the suitcase had not been proved and case. The bombs were examined defendant was discharged: by the analyst and were found to be of a very dangerous, and power- ful type.
Similar to Hunghom Missile. They contained about six ounces of gun ectton and nitroglycerine, euch bomb weighing altogether between 6 and 7 lbs. Inside there was also a quantity of chipped | granite and bits of stone, as if; to give a shrapnet effect. They were filled up with a red powder found to be arsenic sulphide' and. potassium chlorate,
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the danger of detection, he had a discussion with the woman, and it was decided to conceal the bomb in a tin so that it could be carried to its destination without being detected.
He added that he was arrested at Yuumati Wharf about five u'clock.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Arms- Trong, who represented the third The bombs were of the concus.defendant, witness said that he sion type, and no detonator
met the other woman in a street' required. If they were dropped at Yaumati early in March, and on a hard surface they would told her that he had engaged the explode.
room at the hoarding houke..and asked her to go and see him.
"Your Worship will recall that a little time ago there was a bomb outrage at Hunghom and we collected some fragments of that bomb," said Mr. King. "While
M. Armstrong: "Did you ask her if she had the bombs with her? No. I was afraid to ask that question in the street.
it has nothing to do with this Mr. Armstrong: Where had she present case, one of the pieces come from?—As far as I know found corresponds with the thick-she had come, from across the ness of the top of one of these harbour.. bombs, and another pleee is the same thickness as the cylinder of these."
Mr. King added that the first defendant would say he had ex- perimented with bombs, and "had; been shown how to throw them. They were not so big as the bombs they had there. The first
In reply to further questions, witness said that as far as he knew he thought po one else was coming except the one woman.
Second Woman Frightened. Mr. Armstrong: When you saw the third defendant come as well.; who did you think she was?-1
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that the outrage did not take on the Serond defendant. place, and the two bombs went in- to the hands of the police.
With regard to the second and third defendants, the police knewi nothing about them, and had been unable to find any clue of them in Hongkong.
Did you ask second defendant who the other woman was?-She said she was her amah.
Dida't you, imagine it would be rather dangerous to introduce a third party into a conspiracy like this The ther woman hadi already appeared.
Evidence of Convicted Man. The first defendant, who had In the presence of the two wa- pleaded guilty and been sentenced wen, ia you refer to the to five years' hard labour, was then bombs as bombs or only as those called to give evidence, and be things-When the CAND Was bore out Mr. King's opening opened and the bombs were pro- statement.
| duced, 1 said to the second defen-
He said that when the "second dant "Be slow." The third defen- defendant went to the boarding dait seemed wêry frightened, and house he was asleep at the time, I don't think she had any know- and he woke up when she entered. ledge of it. Witness remembered seeing the
the second defendant about four rears ago in Canton.
Heating Adjourned.
Did you say anything to her?-
When the two women entered, The third defendant was sent out: one haut a denther'suitcase and the of the cubicle to prevent her hear- second defendant said, "I haveing us.
now brought two things." Witnessi In reply to further questions, said, "I only promised to accept witness' said the women handed one from you: why have you the tin of oatmeal "through the brought two?"..
doorway without "coming into the Witness described the nature room. He then told her to go of the contents of the case when and sit mu the verandah.
it was opened, and Was asked.
"Were you afraid they would go
zio!?"
Asked if he told the woman what size of tin to buy he said he told her to buy the size costing 45
He replied: "No, I don't dread cents. He knew the price before- death, and I promised to carry out | hamil. ·
that job."
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In reply to further questions; Witness said that thinking of the distance to Happy Valley and
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