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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST ORDNANCE
· CLERK,
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926.
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subject of the charges were also DEAL IN EXPLOSIVES. detective having in hla possession sary Ingredients for the manufac-shas, and the detective were also powders, some of which formed tha
five $10 bank notes, the numbers ture of bombs to be used in fight taken into custody.
The defendant was searched and among the documents seized of which had been noted by the ing at Shum Chun. The defendant Police,
agreed to obtain some for him and on his person in, his various poc-
Marked Money.. The defendant at that meeting asked his address. The Chinese kets two bottles containing-chloro-
The defendant's wife was asked told the detective that he had two gave the names of three different form were found. There was also pounds of the powder, but the places and told the defendan: to bottle containing what appear to produce her money and from latter replied that he only requir- call at the Nam King Hotel at 'sed to be Flyosan. Other commo-her pocket she took out three $10
werd A bottle of notes and a $5 bill. The bigger.. A conversation between
ed one pound. He later agreed to o'clock that same night. The de- ditles found Chinese detective and Malay take both pounds and pay the bal, fendant, replied that he had a magnesia powder, a packet of sul notes were three of those marked dealing with the alleged sale of ance of the price at some future friend at the hotel and would call phide of arsenic, which formed the by the Police and given to the de- sulphide of arsenic and potassium date: The $60 were then handes at the detective's room at the time subject of charge D, and a packet tective on the 28rdengue p
of potassium chlorate which was Mr. King said that he proposed chlorate for the purpose of manu- to the defendant who produced a specified.
montioned in charge E.
calling the Government Analyst to facturing bombs, was described Horlick's Malted Milk bottle from
The three thon separated, the
About half an hour later depose to the composition of the at the Central Magistracy yester his coat pocket.
detective returning towards Cen-the
defendant was taken various exhibits. The defendant day afternoon whon Mohammed
The bottle, continued Mr. King, tral. The defendant with
his house at No. 11. Heard was formally charged the follow- Rajah Salleh, a clerk employed in contained a mixture of sulphide the Ordnance Department, was of arsenic and potassium went in the direction of Wanch Street first floor and a search wsing day and in answer to the Arst The detective went straight to a carried out, during the course of count he said "These people asked charged on four counts of unlaw chlorate. The money having
changed hands, the defendant European sergeant on the Cant which more sulphide of arsenic me to got it for them to make bomb ful possession of explosives."
wharf and reported the matter to was found. In a desk the Police crackers. They promised to make The charges against the defen- told the detective that should he him. He then went to room No discovered some chemical formule factories in Macao and give me a dant were (1) that he did unlaw be asked the contents of the bottle, I at the Nam King Hotel to await which related to the manufacture percentage out of it. I agreed to fully have in his" possession
or he was to say that it was curry the arrival of the defendant. and powder."
of flash light, which was possibly do so as it was not unlawful.” control sulphide or arsenic
used for photography, and other potassium chlorate on April 23, With regard to the purchase of
Purposes. (2) unlawful possession of sulp-liquids-and other explosives, tho
In a cubicle, a book entitled "A hide of arsenic, and potassium two men met, through the inter- Shortly before 9 p.m. the defen chlorate on April 27 and three mediary oX" in the street in dant and "X" went to the hotel in Treatise on Service Explosives. other subsidiary charges relating Wanchai on April 27. The defen-rickshas with the hoods down, and 1007" was also found. This was to the same commodities.
dant said that he had one pound as the former was going up the a military book dealing with gua Mr. T. H. King (Director of the of this liquid, which the detective stairs the police went up to him powder and other forms of expl Criminal Intelligence Department) promised to purchase, and further and detained him. The man "X"sives. A number of invoices re- prosecuted and Mr. A. el Arculli asked Salleh if he had the neces- who had remained to pay the risk-lating to the purchase of var.ode represented the defendant.
At the outset Mr. King asked that the word "potassium chlorate" be deleted from the second charge as it was discover- ed by the Analyst that there was
no potassium chlroate in the powder seized on the second oc- casion...
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Mr. King outlined his case at length and before dealing with the facts intimated that he would refer to a certain person who had introduced a detective to the de fendant, as "X"
A Tea House Meeting. " In opening his case Mr. King said that information had been received by the Police that the defendant was dealing in certain explosive substances. On April 23 a Chinese detective, dressed in better clothes than the ordinary. attire, was introduced to the de- fendant by "X" in a restaurant in Wanchai ut about 8.30 p.m. In ex- changing names in the usual Chinese custom; the defendant said that he was Ma Puchi, employed in the Ordnance Department of the Naval Yurd
During the course of a conver sation between the two men the defendant asked the dectective if he wanted to purchase any ex- plosives. The latter replied that
he desired some for the purpose of making bombs for use in Shum Chun. The defendant then said that he had previously sold similar explosives to Chinese and the other asked that he be giyen samples to be taken back to Shun Chun for further instructions.
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tive said that he could easily take the goods to Shum Chun by train as he was a member of the strike pickels..
The defendant then left the re- staurant and returned some time later with samples. He then pro- ceeded to give a demonstration by igniting the powder which he had brought in a bottle. He extract- ed a small quantity of the con- tents and placed it on a piece of cotton wool and then applied a match to the powder causing a bright flare.
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He agreed to sell the powder at $10 per pound and promised to produce the goods when required. He also said he was in a position to supply the detective with "poison water," which was de- scribed as a liquid, which was put inaide Bombs to increase the effect.
Chloroform,
This liquid, said Mr. King, sub- sequently turned out to be chlord- form. The men then" parted, but met again the following day, the
AS I SAID BEFORE, FOLKS
WE CAN'T LET BUSINESS GO
TO PIECES, JUST BECAUSE SAM HAS LEFT US, AND STARTED A HASH HOUSE,
ATTA BOY GUZZA WE'LL SHOW HIM WE CAN RUN THIS. PLACE JUST AS
GOOD WITHOUT HIM:
GOZZL PRIVAT
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The Arrest.
To the second charge he said, "They told me they wanted anothe half a pound to take to Macao to test. This was the only reason." Mr. King then called the Chinese detective to bear out his opening. During the course of his testimony the detective said the defendant at. (Continueil on Page 14).
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