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A story of how a Chinese,, a
FRIDAY JULY
29 1927.
DONATIONS TO CHARITY.
WILL OF THE LATE MRS. J. W. STEPHENS.
IMPERSONATION.
ATTEMPT TO DEMAND MONEY FAILS.
A Chinese named Tang Keo was
member of a very large syndicato Mrs. J. Wilkaras Stephens, late charged before Major C. Willson in Macau, aot about to bribe the of No, & Pank Road, who died at yesterday afternoon with demand- polies in Hongkong so that he the Peak Hospital on July 1 this ing the sum of $500 by menaces could carry on his work of sel- year, left estate in Hongkong from Chiu Shlu-kee, a merchant ling Po Piu tickets in this Colony valued at $111,200. In her will and shopowner doing business at was told by a Chinese detective she makes many bequests of a various addresses in Hongkong and to Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday charitable nature, and to servants. Kowloon.
Mr. A. E. Hall defended and the
About a year ago the first de-
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afternoon.
Two men, defended by Mr. C. A. Mrs. Stephens was the widow of; S. Russ, appeared a defendants the late Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, Prosecution was in the hands of on a charge of bribing the police, well known solicitor, in Hongkong, Acting Inspector C. P. Fallon. Mr. Sub-Inspector Lane prosecuted. who died on April 28, 1928, leaving. McCallum watched the case on From the story told by Tao On, an estate worth nearly $6,000,000. behalf of "an interested party." the detective in question, the syn. She expresses a desire in her will In outlining the caso Inspector dicate knew of this detective's that her body should be cremated Fallon said: "The complainant in ability in bringing to justice those and her ashes scattered to the this case resides at 03 Praya East. connected with the smuggling and winds.
He has a shop in Jordan Road call- distribution of these tickets in the Probate has been granted to Mr. ed Man Kes and one in Canton Colony, They therefore set about D. H. Blake and Mr. F. G. Vaux, Road. It is alleged that the de- to stop his activities and approa-of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, fondunt and two others went to ched a man who know the detec-with power of making a liko grant for the master. The master hap- Man Kec in Jordan Road and asked tive in order to try and bribe him to Mr. C. E, H. Beavis, of Messrs.pening to be in Hongkong at the The man whom the syndicate Wilkinson and Grist. selected was the first defendant,
time one of the fokis telephoned Mrs. Stephens bequeaths her fendant had made the acquain-pearl necklaces upon trust to be for him and told him that three mon tance of the detective and one divided in equal shares between wanted to see him. day he made an appointment with Margaret Walker, Gladys Stephens came over to Kowloon at 1 o'clock him at the Sik Yuen Restaurant and Sarah Elizabeth Ellis, and in and met the defendant and the The defendant in Des Vouex Road Central. The addition directe that the first shall other two men. detective kept the appointment receive the sum of £600, and the is alleged to have said, 'What about yesterday, if you don't give ma and a third man was also present, last named £200. The first defendant then suggested Bequests to servants and em-$500 you will not be allowed to that a sum of $100 be paid over ployees who were in her employ carry on business here. As soon by the ayndicate to the detective's at the time of her death includes that was anid the complainant informer on condition, that the $5,000 to the principal servant, struck the defendant and one of latter should leave the Colony. $2,000 to the No. 1 boy and a simi- the other two visitors, who said he It was further suggested by the lar sum to the amah. To the cook was a detective, intervened. After Arst defendant that the detective $700. To two other servants and that the defendant went away. In- formation given to the police by himself should be paid a sum of two gardeners, $500, each. $270 and monthly allowance of
the complainant led to the man's $45 if he would keep his
larrest." closed to the doings of the syndi- cate.
eyes
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The third man in the party, who is the second defendant in the Sept. 3C'brg-Shopta Sept. 9 Sept. & Path-Chra Sopt. 12 case, then produced $100 as part Sept. 17 C'brg Hhmpta Sept. 23 payment towards the informer's Sept. 2brg.8'hmptn Sept. 27 $400, Det. Chrg-Shmpta Oct. 7 Oct.
Cbry 8'm 7 Shmpte Oct. 11 Det. 15 C
15 C-8 hmptn Eics. 21 Det
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The complainant in the witness Following are charitable be-box said that he first saw the de- quests.--St. Dunstan's Home for fendant on June 24 when he claim-! the Blind £500; Great Ormonded to be a detective and a brother Street Childrens Hospital £500; of another well-known detective. Maternity Hospital, near Manches-He demanded $500 from the com- ter Square, London, £100; Found-plainant and said thint the com- Several letters were sent by the ling Hospital, Lendon £100; Bear-plainant had "illfeit goods" in his syndicate, represented by the de-son's Fresh Air Fund, 8 Henrietta possession. The complainant of fendants, asking the detective to Street, London, W. C. £100; Dr.fered to go to the Police station
various Barnardo's Homes £100. make appointment in
to settle the matter but the defend- Kowloon City Home for the ant said he would call the next Places, and at one of these ap- pointments a further sum of $300 Blind $1,000; Church Body $1,000, day. was paid after which the defecto be employed in the repairing or The witness corroborated what tive was asked to get rid of his in building fund of St. John's Cathethe Inspector said about the meet- former.
dral: Little Sisters of the Pooring in the house in Jordan Road Meanwhile the detective com- $1,000. manicated all that had been going)
the next day. Witness added that One half of the residuary estate hefore striking the defendant he' on to Sub-Inspector Lane, who Mra. Stephens bequeatha to Mrs. denounced him as an imposter. He kept a careful record of everything Kate Mumby, or in the event of instructed his fokis to call in the and instructed the detective as to her earlier death to her child or police, hearing which, one of the what steps, he should take. children on their attaining their defendant's companions apologis-
A letter written to the detective majority. One quarter che allots ed for what they had done. Asking him to keep an appoint to Mr. Frank Mumby with aimi-- ment at the Lok To To cating lar alternativo, and the remaining fokis was of a similar nature.
The evidence of two other shop house in Des Voux Road Central quarter she directs shall be divid-1 on July 14 was shown to Sub-in-ed equally amongst the Alice Mem-ship that he had no case to answer Mr. Hall submitted to his 'Wor- spector Lane and a trap was laldorial Hospital, the Maternity Hos-as
the complainant was
not
by the police. The detective keptpital, the Nethersole Hospital and threatened at all. The fact that the appointment and $270 wathe Ho Miu Ling Hospital. given to him by the second de- fendant. At a given signal Sub- Inspector Lane entered the eating) house and arrested the two men.
A search of the detective revealed;
$270 in notes on his person.
The case was adjourned until! Thursday next at 2.30 p.m.
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BLAKE PIER REOPENED.
BASEBALL.
the complainant assaulted the de- fendant showed that there could not have been any "demand by menace" and he asked his Worship to find that his client had no case to answer.
GAMES FOR SATURDAY AND there must have
MONDAY.
Major Willson pointed out that been a threat otherwise the complainant would not have offered to go to the Police Station.
There will be a baseball game
The case was adjourned until on Monday, at Happy Valley, the U.S.S. Helena nine playing the All 12.35 to-morrow when the defence Hongkong at four in the afternoon. will be opened,
S. Hachluma, of the managing
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row of (No. 42) issued by the local authori-Lee, S. S. Lec Zafra, Leonard, S. huge clm trees which stood just tins under yesterday's date, Blake Per Hachiuma, Gezano, Alves, Kusano, inside the grounds of Holland is now re-opened to public traffic, Rocha, Cockey. Y. Hachiums, House, beside the Kensington,
The official announcement is as Murata, and Shim.
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