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THE
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGĦAL"
HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Moet Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooma, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
All Trams pass in front of Hotel.
Most Moderate Rates in the Colony.
Hotel launch meets all steamers.
Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
($25 for thirty Tifin Tickets can be had at the Oce of the above Hotel).
TEA DANCES MONDAYS, WELNESDAYS & FRIDAYS
Tal. Add. Victoria.
5 to 7 p.m.
Telephone C.373. J. H. WITCHELL,
Manager.
HOTEL SAVOY
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Famous for its Comfort, Conveni- ence, Appointments and Chisins. You'll be proud to stay at the Savoy.
HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.
22, Ice House Street.
UNDER THE SAME
• Macao. MANAGEMENT.
KOWLOON
HOTEL
KOWLOON
A FIRST CLASS HOTEL WITH ALL MODERN BONVENIENCES."
High Class Cuisine and Table Appointments. Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes from the Ferry; Wharves and Station.
Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room
Very moderate rates
on application to-
Tel, Nos. K608 & K609. Cables, 'KOWLOTEL,'
Hongkong.
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PALACE HOTEL.
H. J. WHITE,
Manager,
Tel Kowloon No. 8
Tol Address "PALACE.” Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Matirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. Every Room with Private Bath Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress. Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. E. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
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Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
A MOTOR DRIVER'S IDENTITY.
MAGISTRATE TO SEE FOR
HIMSELF.
During the hearing of the week- ly list of traffic prosecutions at the Central Magistracy this morning, before Major C. Willson, the owner of private motor-car No. 4 was summoned for reckless drive ing while negotiating the junc tion of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Rond, on November 18.
Mr. Horace Lo, who defen lad,, questioned the vagueness of the term "the driver in the summons.” He said he was appearing for the owner if that man was the person for whom the summons was in- tended.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1927.
THE MORPHIA TRAFFIC BATTERSEA'S PARSEE
CASE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
the seizure by the French police at Shanghai of a large consign- ment of drugs which, from their coincidence, Christic belloved was the same lot handled by "Georgie, He then referred to witness letter to Swatow, enquired about the prospective customer, and gave particulars
prices and weights.
ns to
Reference to Morphin.
|
MEMBER.
DANGEROUS AGITATOR.
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London, Nov. 28. In the House of Commons, Earl
Winterton stated that Mr. Saklat. vala's passport to India was can- celled because Mr. Saklatvala, when in India carly in the year. had made speeches the nature of which had led the Government of India to apprehend a breach_of tranquility if he returned-to In- dla."
These apprehensions were con Christie said that he could get firmed by the fact that Mr. Saklat- morphia at between: $5,30 to $6,40 vala after his return to England Hongkong currency per kilogram. wrote the preface to an anony- This was the first time Christie mous pamphlet dwelling on the referred to "morphin. His pre-use of force by the Chinese Na- vious references had always been tionalists. This preface urged to "heroin:"
Indians to go and do likewise.
Then Christic spoke of a man named Bluhm, who was interested in the business. ness told Christic that he would On leaving, wit- hunt up the customer.
Evidence was given by Traffic Sorgt. A. L Hopkins, that at 3.25 on the afternoon of the day in
Witness was interrupted while question he was on the verandah of the second floor of Union giving this evidence by a loud Building when he saw the de-laugh from Christie. fendant's car being driven along Witness, in resuming, stated Des Voeux Road in an easterly that Christie told him he might direction. As the cor was ap-quote at $600 or $610 per kilo. and proaching Pedder Street Its sped the difference would be spilt be would be 20 m.p.b. according to the tween them.
stimate of witness. While cross- ing Pedder Street the driver mado a great deal of noise with his hord which could be heard above the trailie, and the car did not slow down, although a 'tram-car, pru-
The following Tuesday (Nov,8), ceeding in the opposite direction,
witness again stopped at the red light. Witness at 12.10, said he could recognise the de- Christie who called on him in his fendant as the man who was driv-room at St. George's Hotel, Ken ing the car-
nedy Road. Bluhm was then in- troduced to witness for the fret The defendant, a Chinese, giv-time. It appeared to witness that ing evidence, said he owned the Blulim could speak perfect English, car, but he sometimes lent it to This was further revealed in a friends. He had four drivers subsequent conversation between apart from his friends. The day the two of them alene, when Eng- in question' was so long ago, that lish was used, and when witness he could not remember whether certainly could not speak Latvian. he was driving the car or not,
Mr. Lo submitted that the evi- dence for the prosecution with re-
saw
A Private Office. The conversation again reverted gard to the identity of the defen- at the opening to the arms deal. dant was too vague and uncorThen Christie produced a telegram. tain to be relied upon. If his Worship accepted the witness's "Khan Sahib, Hongkong."
in code, which was addressed to avidence as identifying the driver, then he would ask the Magistrate to visit Union Building and sec follows:-"Overstocked M. 540 if it was possible to recognise any one driving a cur.
His Worship: Will you under- take to have an Austin "7" there with the hood up-I will.
Noisy Drivers Fined.
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Mr. Saklatvala had also, last July, "telegraphed congratulating an Indian who had recruited a body of armed volunteers styled the Republican Army of Nag- Pur," and who was subsequently convicted of sedition.-Peuler.
A HOTEL BAR BOY'S LAPSE.
HARD LABOUR FOR THEFT. OF LIQUOR.
A bar boy of the Savoy Hotel was charged before Major C. Willson, this morning, with the theft of eleven bottles of gin, one. bottle of brandy and a bottle of whisky. His wife and his sister-in- law were also changed in nexion with the theft.
con-
Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defendants. He pleaded guilty on behalf of the first defendant, and asked his 'Worship to deal leniently with him. He said that by merely binding over the man, the punishment would be quite -sufficient as he was sure to lose his
position.
His Worship passed sentence discharged the woman defendants. He of one month's hard labour, and
also produced the corresponding decoded message, which read as
SEAMAN'S ESTATE.
CONDITION AS TO WIFE'S RE-MARRIAGE.
Hongkong Dollars." Christie, in referring to this price told witness to quote $600. Witness promised to do his best to get hold of the buyer that evening. Before leav The summons was adjourned ing, Christie informed witnessling, seaman, who died at Tang Probate of the will of To Sow- for a week, Major Wilson intimat- that he had got a very private office Tau Village, Po ing that he would test the matter down at the Yaumati end of Na- Kwangtung Province
On District, for himself.
than RoadBusiness is top din 7th this year, has been granted to on August gerous to transact at an hotel,"
his eldest brother, For Hing, of 23, As the result of numerous com- he added...He made witness write Connaught Road Central, also a plaints received from offices in the down the address, which was No.seaman. The local estate amounts town with regard to the nuisance 480, Nathan Road.
to $1,200, but there are other pro- of noise caused by "excessive Witness reported the interview perties in the country. sounding of horns, the drivers of to Mr. King and received in- The will states that full power seven public cars and one private structions to go that same evening be given to For Hing to administer" to the house mentioned. When he the estate and adds:"If my wife car were summoned.
arrived, he found Christie already agrees to stay at home as a widow, there. Christie expressed his dis all fumily expenses shall be sup appointment at seeing witnessplied by my executor, but in the arriving alone without the Chinesa qvent of my wife's re-marriage, customer. Christie said he might the estate in the country and have to go to Saigon in two or money deposited in Hongkong are three days in connexion with the entirely to be given to my eldest arms deal, but before leaving he brother to enjoy." some of the morphia. was particularly keen to "move"
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His Worship remarked that drivers in the Colony were too fond of sounding their horns, they sometimes made noise. He would fine
deafening them $2 each.
Another driver, who was stated by Sergt. Hopkins to have sounded his horn all the way from Lane Crawford's to Jardines, was fined $4.
1:
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-
At this interview, witness was
• Unattended Car.
introduced, to a Burmese whose Mr. T. B. Wilson, reliding at but who was always referred to name was given as Ka Rin Din, the Hongkong Hotel, was summon by Christie as "Mr. Kay." Wit ed for leaving his motor-car No. neas did not know If this alterna- 1043 unattended in Des Voeux tive name was connoted by the let-President Kruger. 4, Road Central on November ter "K" but at any rate it was The defendant did not appear. the form "Kay" which witness
Sub-Inspector Alexander
4- used always in his secret corres- plained that the defendant had pondence with the Director of gone to the Government Civil Criminal Intelligence..
16.
"Kay"
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Hospital with the police in cume-spoke good English. xion with a case, and would pro- The room in which witness bably appear later.
The case was adjourned for a No. 480, Nathan Road, was fitted ples of morphia.
found himself, in the first floor of stood "samples" referred to sam- short, time. Later a representa- up after the fashion of a Chinese tive of the defendant appeared business office, complete with writing, witness received a call over. On Armistice Day, in the morn- and pleaded guilty on behalf of ing materials. It was fenced off the phone. The man at the other Mr. Wilson. A fine of $4 was im- from the rest of the floor by a lend of the wire announced that posed.
match-wood partition. Christie he was "Papa calling," and with- conducted witness round the floor pess knew that he was Christie, on a tour of inspection. Before because Christie had used "Papa" bringing this interview to a ter-As a signature in one of his lettera mination, witness promised Chris to witness. tie that he would do his very best "A Prospective Buyer." to bring, round his man the next took Au Yeung along to 480 Nathan samo evening, witness evening.
NEW BOYCOTT.
(Continued from Page 1.) Mission, a Briton, Mr. Mathewson, of the China Inland Mission, and a German doctor, Dr. Filchner, who is a well-known explorer.
This
A Police Introduction.
で
That
Road, and introduced him to
Christle and Bluhm as Mr. Yee Shiu-um, a prospective buyer."
On November 9, he received in Witness told Christie that he was It appears that the Tibetan of Glenealy. There witness was tie could trust him as being a bona structions to meet Sergeant Baker the man promised, and that Chris- ficials were very anxious to pre introduced by the police to the fide buyer. To add a convincing. vent the party from entering first witness, Au Yeung, and to-touch to the introduction, witness Lhassa, and proposed to conduct them to Ladakh, en rente to India, gether with Au Young, witness also described. Au Yeung as a of went over to 480 Nathan Road brother of a former pupil of effectively disposes the fears that the party were mur. Not finding Christle there, they dered on the Tibetan border, but repaired to Victoria Gardens, but hitherto no news of their arrival were again disappointed. Christie in India has been received here: was absent from his room, and The party consisting of the witness, before leaving, left a families McLeod and Duncan,note behind.
witness.
Au Yeung, according to a pre- arranged plan, pretended to speak, only broken English, and Christie used pidgin English in his remarks to Au Young until the arrival of whose safety was feared for in At noon, on the following day, interpreter.
the Burmese, who then acted as September, are officially reported witness received a to have crossed the border from Bluhm, who handed him a lettered, Christic first opening the deal
visit from
Prices of morphia were mention- China and to have arrived safety from Christic explaining why he by a direct question to the bogus in Burma.-Router.
was unable to keep the appoint- buyer: ment the evening before. Bluhm Prices were mentioned at $600 a "You want morph?" also said that "they had to see a kilo, and Christle In the course Chinese Colonel in connexion of the subacquent bargaining did with the arms deal, but not yield to urging from Au Yeung hoped Haynes would try to "make it cheap." again to bring round the buyer. The hearing was adjourned at Bluhm also said that Christie had this stage, until Thursday morning samples, but was very cautions at 11.80.
BOXING.
WIN FOR SCOTT.
New York, Nov. 28. Scott knocked out Munn eight seconds before the finish, having. had much, the better of the fight throughout-Router.
fit that he was dealing with a defence, sald that he "should be about producing them unless satal Mr. J. A. Gorden; Leask, for the bona fide buyer. Witness, in reply a very long time at my cross- |to Mr. King, said that he under- | axamination of this witness.”
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