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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1928.
YESTERDAY'S ELECTION FARCE.
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This picture shows part of the crowd, which assembled yesterday at the Supromo Court to vote in the Sahitury Board election. The arrangements were so inadequate that some 300 voters were unable to get to the boothr before the closing, hours. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
"SUI AN" OPIUM CASE.
THIS MORNING'S HEARING,
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The case
fr which J. F. d'Azevedo, the Portuguese purser of the Macao steam-bolt Sui An, i charged with being in pussession 62 forty taels of illicit opium, value! at $480, again came before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, when evidence was given. A Chinese "seaman is also charged Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the purser, Mr. Ball for the seaman, and Mr. R. Wade- son watched the proceedings on behalf of the Steamboat Company, Inspector G. Watt prosecuted.
Mr. d'Almada said at the ontset that the charge should have been brought under a different section. and suggested it should be amen:l ed: This was done.
A Chinese Revenue Officer gave evidence that he was standing outside the wharf at midday on the 8th, at Wing Lok Street. He saw the Sui An berth, and say the second defendant walk off the wharf carrying the ship's despatch box. The defendant jumped on a tramenr, and witness, in aceoņi- ance with information he had up- ceived, boarded the sumie tru The tram was going in a westerly direction, and at the next stop witness asked the defendant what he had in the despatch box. Be replied that he did not know, and offered to go along to the office Ser the eontents to be inspectel
Dr. S. C. Ho, who was returned at the head of the poll at yesterday's Sanitary Board election. Courtesy: Wah Kin Fat Pol
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE ELECTION FIASCO.
(To the Editor of the Jiomphong Telegraph.]
Sir-Will you be good enough
TRAFFIC CASES.
TO-DAY'S MOTOR PROSECUTIONS.
Mr. Whenklon, of the PW.D., was fined $6 by Major C. Willson, 41 the Central Magistracy to-day,
driver's licence do 2
Trail Sergeant.
European
Witness took the defendant and to allow me a small space in your for failing to produce his motor the box to Inspector Watt's office. enlumns to voire a little complaint, after which all three of them went which, I can almost safely say is to the Steamboat company's office-shaped by a great majority of thef
A Chinese chauffeur was fined) Inspector Watt said the second people, who eventually found out to defendant told him be did not knower great consternation and ex-$25 for reckless driving, in that what was in the bag, and when haustion, that, what would other- opened it he found a ship's book wise have been an Election Came cut in between the bandsmen and forty tacks of opium, in fign, turned out to be nothing and a detachment of Surreys in packets each entaining cight taels,
Garden Road while they were
The defendant told him he had re-
short of a farce?
In the first place, one falls to parading back to the Barracks from ceived the box from the first understand why the Election Church on a recent Sunday morn fendant, and the fatter was interten it was, was not held' at a viewed. He disclaimed knowledge place where the public could go and ing. of the opium, and said he put the box outside the door of his office, for the second defendant to pick up and take to the Company's office, "
The case is proceeding.
NOTHERN CAMPAIGN.
CHANG KAI-SHEK 'DECLINES COMMANDERSHIP.
cast a vete, without fear of being; Stating that the defendant near- rushed," and possibly, sustain ay ran down a number of persons roken rib, a risk so very apparent who were standing at the corner, [in yesterday's proceedings. Inspector P. Gran charged an Then, secondly, the hours cho- Aberdeen bus driver with reckless sen for the polling were so inade-driving while turning into Pokfu- quate and inconvenient, with the lum Rond from Queen's Road West. result that, a few hundred people The" estimated speed the man was waited amidst fierce struggling doing was said to be 20 miles an from 4.30 p.m. till 6.30 pm., only hour. His Worship, on being in to be told, after being very can formed that the defendant possess tionsly admitted.. to-"Pass right|ed a very bad record, imposed a through the other door. The elec-fine of $50. tion is ended." It is only fair to
News has been received from expect that the voters who attend-
Canton to the effect that much acted at the Supreme Court for the
tivity in the disposition of troops purpose of electing, and who arrived harm, have been denied' dur right)
in the Eust and North sectors is too long before the cloning time, to cast our vote.
be observed, and that General should have been given their right
While it may be too late to regis-
Ching Chim has been ordered to to cast in their vote. Every vote ter objections, la justice to the get in readiness his 6th Army counts.
nominees, specially Dr. Ozorio, it is Corps on the northern frontier for A few years ago, in a similar to be hoped that an official meeting active service. This is regarded contest for a seat in the Legislative will be constituted to decide whe- as an indication that the mobilisa-Council, such a disgraceful state ofther it would not be possible to al tion for the Northern campaign has affairs as that of last night did not low those who were present, but commenced.
take place. For one good reason, wore prevented from voting, to ma-
In
It is further reported that at a the Election was held at a very terialise what they attended at the dinner given by General Chang appropriate place, the City Hall. Supreme Court for, then, and only Kai-shek to high officers in com-where fear of congestion was not then, will our citizen rights have mand, including Generals Tan Yen-quite a matter for consideration, been fully restored to us. kai, Li Chai-sum, Chu Pet-tak, s has been proved. One is here future elections, it is to be hoped a Ching Chim and Li Fook-lum, ittempted to ask why the same place suitable place would be found, was proposed that General' Chang was not chosen?
where a repetition of this flasco: Kai-shek should be appointed Field There must be hundreds like my would not occur. Marshal of the Northern campaign, self, who went away thoroughly Thanking you, Sir, and enclosing but General Chang declined the disgusted with the proceedings, post on the ground that his life and I maintain that wo, who arrivy card.-Yours, etc..
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