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TWO PERSONS, CHARGED.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. T. S White-Snifth prosecuted on behalf. of the Crown in a case in which a. man named G. Stanlgross and a woman known as Mrs. H. B. Kamien were charged with posses- sion of 560 taels of heroin.
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Among tho -passengers for Hongkong by s.s. President Hayes wus Mr. T. B. Wilson, tho newly appointed general agent for the Dollar and American Mall Lines, who has been chosen to succed' Mr. Don Tinling here,
Mr. T. B, Wilson was at one time and was then appointed to Kobe. the agent for the Lines in Manila
At the Easma Club fast evening, a presenta on was made to Cap tain T. P. Laurenson, D.S.C., the retiring president of the Associa tion, boforo an" enthusiastle
first defendant and Mr. Leo D'Al-elected president made a laudatory
Mr. F. G. Vaux represented the gathering of members,
Colonel Hayley Bell, the newly mada 0 Castro defended tho
speech,culogising the work of Captain Laurenson in the presid-On the expiration of the leadership. of Mr. E. L. Matteson, the late The case for the prosecution ency and expressed it as the was outlined by Mr. White-Smith opinion, that it was mainly
general agent in Hongkong, Mr. who explained that the Atsuta through the efforts of the retiring and Mr. T. B. Wilson comes to the Matteson was appointed to Kobe Maru came into port here on president that the Association was March 21 at about 5.30 p.m. and held in such high esteem. He local office from Kobe. the second defendant was a go-felt that he would have difficulty- cond class passenger from Marin filling the shoes of Captain seilles. At that time the first de Lauronson, but with "such fendant was waiting with the example, he could not but do well crowd on the wharf and when the
Mr. H. J. Pearce, chairman of boat came alongside he was seen the committee then, mada tho pro- to go on board.
sentation, the gift being a rel The authorities had received in-morocco cased travelling clock, formation regarding the defend with a silver plate suitably en- ants and they had him observed. graved, recording Captain Lauren- After going on board the first de-son's services to the Association fendant proceeded to the second and Club. In bis valedictory class deck where he met the se-specch, Mr. Pearce referred to cond defendant. He took her arm the untiring services of Captain and together they procceded to the Laurenson,,who, he said, had the after part of the ship. Nothing best, interests of the ex-Service particular was notleed on that man at heart. day, but the next day the two de- fendants were seen together on the wharf and officers on the ship noticed them coming on board,
replied
Captain Laurenson briefly, he being visibly affected by the warmth of his "send off." A clock, to him, represented some- thing that had to be obeyed, In the Baggage Room.
Hitherto he had always kept his After they had gone on board own timepiece some 10 minutes Senior Revenue OMeer Watt went fast, but with this excellent gift, to a first class cabin and saw the he felt sure he could keep his ap first defendant in his room." The pointments and never fail in the Revenue Ocer informed the de-virtue of punctuality. fendant that he wanted to search
50.
Three cheers were then given hia room and was allowed to do and the proceedings closed with S.R.O. Watt, however, left the singing of "He's a Jolly Good Revenue Officer Lannigan with the Fellow" and the health of Captain first defendant and he himself Laurenson was drunk by the as- went to the second class to search sembled members with acelama- Mrs. Kamien's room. He was told tion. that the keys to all the trunks were banded over to the first de- fendant.
Captain T. T. Laurenson, is perhaps best known as the Brunch Secretary of the China Const Off- aurs Guild. During the late war he commanded the 47th Division of the Auxiliary Patrol in the
The Revenue Officer then Look the woman to the first defendant and-when the keys were produced he opened up the woman's lug-North Sea, and for his services
zure and bats. He found a re- ceipt for a trunk from Thos, Cook & Sons from Marseilles and asked the woman where the trunk
was invested with the Distinguish- ed Service Cross. He leaves by s.s. Empress of Canada at 5 p.m. to-morrow, on nine months' leave of absonce, followed by the good wishes of his many friends and old The baggage master soon located omrades, who recognise his ster- the trunk in the baggage room andling worth, both as an ex-Service- when S.R.O: Watt examined it, he
man and a director of the des-
was.
..
di covered a false back to it.tinies of coastal seafarers. Otherwise the trunk contained or
dinary articles of clothing. At
this stage. Mr. White Smith cm- Mr. White Smith, also pointed
phasised the point that although
cut that the first defendant hud the trunk bore the name of Mrs.stated of his own accord that he Kamien, articles were found in the trunk which Stanigross claim- ed to be his.
Tried to Jump Into Sen.
The two persons were arrested and were taken over to Hongkong Their luggage was taken to S.R.OR Watt's office. On the wharf in Kowloon, the first defendant tried
had arrived from Shanghai on the Empress of Canada. A first clase passage ticket by the Atsuta Maru for Japan was found amongst his luggage.
Hundred Thousand Doses.
Mr. H. A. Taylor and Senior Re- venue Officer Watt both gave evi- dence from the witness box which to jump into the sea, but was pre-corroborated Mr. White-Smith's vented from doing so,
opening remarks. Mr. Taylor said that there was enough herein for 100,000 doses strong enough to kill
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When the false back of the trunk was removed, 80 packages of heroin was discovered, each package, according to Mr. Taylor's
After hearing thus far, Mr. Lind- analysis, containing seven taels.
After the defendanta were hand-sell remarked that he did not see ll over to Police custody, Re-that the Crown bad made venue Officer Watt again searched against the first defendant, as it the two defendants baggage and was not proved to his satisfaction found two girdles with little that he was actually in possession packeta in it which would ba suit- of the drug at the time of his ar able for smuggling the heroin rest. The mere possession of a ashore. There were also found key to a trunk which somebody four pieces of a woman's under-else owned did not appear to him wear which contained 22 pockets; as Buficient evidence of possession. ench pocket was the
same He was prepared to hear Mr. that size as the packets of heroin dis-White Smith further on covered in the trunk. A new box point.
crose-
of safety pinas was also discovered Mr. Vaux asked for an adjourn. and these pins no doubt would be ment as he wished to consult his used to pin down the pockets when client before opening the defence. the heroin was being smuggled He asked his Worship to grant ashore. Another
incriminating him, the " right to reserve article found in the baggage was examination until the next hear a set of carpenter's tools, which ing. Mr. Almada also intimated obviously wore for the purpose of that he would like an adjourn- removing the screw from the ment and his. Worship adjourned falsa bottom;
the case until this afternoćn.
SALESMAN SAM
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