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STANDARD OIL CASE,
ALL SEVEN DEFENDANTS
CONVICTED.
Allegations that the man who was discharged at Wednesday's hearing of the Standard Of Com-I zany case, had throatened a wit 1 a for the persecution, was made
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1926.
The master of the motor Bent was asked to stand up and in reply to 31r. Vaux witness said that he had seen the man before
Mr. Vaux: You saw him yester- dayYes,
Did you speak to him?--Yen. What you say?
Conversation Not Admitted.
Before witness could answer the by Mr. Vaux on the resumption of question Mr. Hind raised on obice. the case before Mr. J. H. Bon and submitted that that could Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy not be admitted as evidence Yesterday afternoon. Seven mon-What the witness said to the mas bera of the crew of the Standardter of the motor boat was not Oil Company's lightery Delawar, evidence and there was no way of stood charged with larceny of 16 making evidence, cases of tin plates.
Mr. F. G. Vaux prosecuted on behalf of the Standard 011. Com- pany, while Mr. W. 3. Hind ap- peared for five of the defendants, the second and third prisoners.be- ing unrepresented."
Mr. Vaux before calling further evidence said that the original eighth defendant who was da- charged at the previous. heating was entertained" by the Police but he later managed to give them the slip. He had only been found yesterday but since his return he had been to the coxswain of the motor bont which was seen along side the Delawax by Capt. Mutton, and used threatening expressions towards him.
Afr. Hind said that that was n evidence against his clients.
Mr. Vaux said that he did not wish to argue that point but if his Worship thought it correct, he would leave it at that..
His Worship: You are going to put him into the box?
Mr. Vaux: Yes.
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His WorshipI think Mr. Find is right. We will leave it at that. Mr. Yaux: And the words can- not be given?.
Hia Worship: No.
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The interpreter was then called to prove the ytatements made by the respectivo defendants on being formal; shared on the day of theft arrest. The first defenuant said that the second accused and another man engaged the motor boat and look the cases of tin plates away from the lighter.
The second defendant hdmitted selling the cargo, while the third man said the things were placed on board the sampan in the pre- sence of the entire crew..
The fourth defendant said that the coxarain (the first defendant)" was responsible for this affair and it was he who gave them money. The fifth defendant said that it was the business of the second fendant but the first defendant had given him the money.
The sixth defendant claimed that the tin plates were
His Worship: Well we will see plus from a consignment of cargo. what he has to say then.
Coxswain's Evidence.
The coxswain of the motor boat was then called. He said that oa July 20, he towed a sumpan to Tsun Wan where some cargo w unloaded Trom the Delawar. Wite ross then towed the sampan the Ho Tak Wharf in Hongkong and the cargo was unloaded..
The Defence.
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FENG IN MOSCOW.
REPORTED TO BE RETURNING SHORTLY.
Tollyo, July 29,
The Nicht Nicht professes to | have learned from a Felinble, source that Gen Feng Yu-halang will leave Moscow for Chins shortly. It also publishes the text of an al- leged sceret agreement negotiated by Feng for the establis..ment of a regular air service between Mos- cow and Mongolin with 536 nero- planes and with a branch Hino from Mongolin to Ussuri-Reuter.
COBHAM'S PROGRESS.
HIS ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE,
(Our Own Correspondent)
Singapore, July 25. Alan Cobham arrived here this afternoon.
FRENCH FINANCES.
LOWER FRANC RATE.
London, July 29. The franc opened at 210.50 to the pound sterling-Reuter.
Who shall keep pace with the sur-developments of bar language? The Chairman of the Council of The last defendant had nothing the Incorporated Society of Ave to say.
tioneers has just been, describing Sub-Inspector Andrew was the the procedure of "mock nuctions," next witness called and and, in the course of the explan- he gave evidence of seizing 1.906ation occurred such phrases as sheets of tin plates at No. 15, Tung the run-out," run-out workers.". Street and arresting the defen "a flash," "swag" goods," "ruming. dants on board the Delawar onlines." "plunder" "pitch getter,"" July 21.
and "hammerer.", Hammeror sug geats its meaning, but what will the average person make of the The first defendant was put into other terms used? "Run-out" is the box by Mr. Lind and he said the slaug work for the mock auc- that he was the coxswain of the tion. "A flash" is the exibition of better class goods to tempt buyera, Delawar. He took delivery of a cargo of tin plates on July 17 and the "sway goods" represent the he retallled all the cases into the trash for sale, also known as "run- "Plunder" stands godown before going to Tsun Waning lines."
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The defendant denied the story away at the door to tempt buyers And the "pitch getter" is the of the prosecution that cases of tin. Mr Vaux said that hetite saw plates were unloaded from his person who tempts them in. his friend's objection that it was lighter in the Tsun Wan Bay. He no evidence against the defendants himself was asleep at the time the but he thought that he was en-alleged theft took place, but there titled to treat the discharged de had never been any cases of plates
on his Eghter.
Mr. Faux asked if he had had any conversation with another per- son and Mr. Hind objceted on the grounds that any conversation which the witness had with an other person was not evidence against the defendants. That conversation could not have been instigated by the defendants, A
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he denied a certain statement, he (Mr. Vaux) would be simply bring ing this evidence to be able to use it against him..
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He was not aware of the fact that 16 cases of lates had been missing till the No. 2 made a ra- port to him. Asked why he did Mr. Hind said that Mr. Vaux not immediately inform the Com- could call such evidence after
pany of the Police, witness said cross examination but not before. that he was waiting till he return
His Worship said that Mred to Laichikok before he made a Vaux could ask permission to re-
report. On the morning of his call the coxswain if necessary, return to the Company's premises Mr. Hind agreed, but said that he was very busy and did not re- he would have something to say bi
.port. the point later.
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: In answer to Mr. Vaux the de- The witness in reply to his fendant said that he had advanced Worship said that he could re-loans to the defendants from time cognise the first defendant as be ing present on the lighter when the cargo was unloaded. He could not identify any of the other de fendants.
The eighth defendant who wha discharging on Wednesday then gave evidence. He said that his name was Tam Chi and was em- ployed as a cook on the Delawar
to time. He denied that he was on deck when the motor boat was alongside. He did not see the coxswain. He was asleep and did not hear the derriek working.
Two other members of the crew of the Delawar referring to the night of the 19th, denied all knowledge of the tin plates being When asked why he gave the stolen and said they did not know name of Lo Chi to the Police wit-there was any on board. ness replied that Lo Chi was the name of an old cock of the Delu- war, so he thought he would giv the name of a former cook.
Mr. Vaux: It seems to be more of a title than a name.
The fourth and fifth.defendants stated that they rowed the cook ashore about 11.30 in the morning of the 19th and returned to the lighter Delaware about 2.30 p.m. They also denied all knowledge of the tin plates and denied any con- "nection with the theft.
The second and third defendants, who were unrepresented, made statements from the docks in which they emphatically denied implica- tion in the theft of the tin plates.
No Cargo on Board,
Continuing-witness said that the lighter Deinavar was lying at Tsun Wan on July 20 sheltering from the typhoon. She had no cargo on board and witness did not see any cargo being unloaded
Mr. Hind's Submissions. whilst she was there. Nor" di he see the motor boat. At room Addressing the Court, Mr. Hind on that day he went ashore to the said the only evidence against the market, and did not return till 2 first defendant was that a moter bont man had stated that he saw
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With regard to the sixth seventh defendants they were not implicated by direct evidence.
Mr. Hind submitted. that with the exception of their statements the evidence against the Brat, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh de.
He fendants was inconclusive. therefore asked for their discharge, especially in view of the fact that the second and third defendants had practically pleaded guilty.
Mr. Vaux briefly addressed the Court and referring to the fourth fifth, sixth and seventh defendants, he said that Capt. Mutten of the Wing On had stated that he saw cargo being unloaded and a der rick being used. This would necessarily mean that more than one man was employed.
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All Defendants Convicted. With regard to the case general. ly, he had been instructed to say that the Bank Line were worried about these perpetual shortages in cargo. Pilferages in cargo for Hongkong, the Bank were Line had Informed him
They as- pepertually occuring,
themselves with the sociated Standard Oil Company in this mat ter, and he asked His Worship to deal with the matter adequately, not so much from the point of view of punishment, but in order to put a stop to this sort of thing.
With regard to the watchman on the lighter, who had stated he was asleep, and did not know the cargo Was on board, Mr. Vaux said it was apparent that whether the man was asleep or not he intended to take part in stealing the six- teen cases as soon
soon as he possibly could...
He asked his Worship to mete out exemplary sentences in the case of the first, second and third defendants, although he did no press for so heavy sentences in the
The first defendant gave him $4 him on a raft. Mr. Hind submit two days later. The money wasted that this man may have con. to buy fish but witness had ex-fused the first defendant with pended it on his own private usc. someone else. This man intended The first defendant was his uncle. to repart matters to Mr. Kailey of case of the four other defendants
He was formally charged by the Polk but had been acquitted.
Mr, Vaux: You were released and told to stay in Court?--Yes..
Did you go back to the Police Station 7-I went back to the Stan- dard Oil Company.
Do you know the master of the motor bout?--I do not recognis
him.
the Standard Oil Company, but His Worship convicted all de- pressure of work prevented him fendants. He sentenced the first from doing so.
one to nine months' hard labour, the second and third to six months hard labour, and the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh to three months hard labour.....
With regard to the fourth and afth defendants, Mr. Hind said that their evidence as to taking the cook ashore was corroborated by the evidence of the cook himself. Ho thought these defondanta story might be accepted.
His Worship also..ordered that the tin plates be handed back to the Standard. Oil Company.
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