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THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928.
INDECENCY CHARGE.
HUGE PROGRAMME.
DEFENDANT'S STORY.
AMBITIOUS PROJECT OF NATIONALISTS.
Peking,
July 18
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Want Po-bhen has issued a 23-
that communications, except the postal system, are still primitive. although they were organised scores of years ago, and that they are at the present time on the vorge of bankruptcy.
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When the case against Chan It has long been the wish of the Tak-chau, a telegraphist employed Government authorities to sup-t, the Enstern Extension Teles Brass all forms of gambling in this graph Company, was continued at province, says the Canton Gazette, the Central Magistracy yesterday. Page statement on the subject of but owing to heavy contributions there was a crowd numbering sev-communications in which he says it had been necessary to send to eral hundreds, attempting to get help meet the expenses of the accommodation in court. ta. not feasible to prohibit The case was timed to start at 2.16 p.m. but all available seats gambling, as the taxes derived under this, head formed a big part our were taken by 2. pim.
The amount of the loans issued of the government revenues, and In the next fifteen minutes an stoppage of this source, of funds endless stream Towed towards the would have caused serious difficul-court from this entrance at Ar-in connetion with comunications buthnot Road and through the alde over $700,000,000. The govern ment possess only half tha, rolling ties to the provincial financial entrance adjoining the police budget.
compound. Those who could not stock which it had in 1915 and Now that the northern expediret accommodation inside the there are piles of untransported tion has reached its goal, there la court began to fill the space out-goods, while there is the most
Unlike reasonable expectation that militaide the court and so rapidly did serious corruption. Ary contributions from Kwangtung the crowd grow, that late visitors other countrica. each raliway is will not be required on such a to the Magistracy had literally to split up into sections without
mutual co-operation, heavy scale. With the holding of force their way through.
The statement urges the repair the Financial Conference in Nan-
The scene at 2.15 pm, was re of the railway tracks, the recon- king, discussing measures for thei unification of the country's fin-miniscent of the time when six struction of bridges, and the of new cara and ancos one may logically hope that Chinese delectives were charged purchase
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the Provincial Treasury will have with demanding bribes from haw-locomotives, the building of new less payments to make, and better kers. At that hearing the whole lines, the extension of the mail. ati increase in the revenues coming in, and the posi- of the hawking fraternity of the services,
tion is once again sufficiently pro- Colony left their beats to get first number of post officca, the con- mising to permit consideration and newe of the fate of the detec-struction of 76 wireless stations, boing given to the suppression of tives. The crowd yesterday was the establishment of broadcasting stations in all the important all forms of gambling, with the even Inrgor.
Turned Out.
attendant curtailment of revenue. The charge against the defen-cities, the establishment of
At the last meeting of the Pro-dant was one of indecent assault aerial service, and that the gov over the vincial Government Council, on a maid servant, aged thirteen. ernment shall take Meusra, Li Lu-chao, Feng Cho-man Mr. Leo d'Almnda e Castro administration of navigation, at Barrister-at-law defend a total cost of approximately and Hsu Sung-ching, were all of 3nr., opinion that the suppression of ed. Mr. B. II. Williams of the S. $300,000,000, gambling be now seriously conel-C.A. prosecuted. The hearing It advocates the building of national, provincial and city high- dered as a highly desirable course, was before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. The evils of gambling are too
ways costing $138,000,000, the numerous and well known to
establishment of iron and steel need recapitulating. The advan-
On entering the Court, the works, the adjustment of the tages of a stoppage of gambling Magistrate ordered the Court con-Yangtze waterways, the estab
of ocean navigation are somewhat less apparent, but it stable to clear all those who were lishment auflees to mention that were not properly sented. With the routes, and the erection of large stoppage enforced, much weeping aid of several policemen from the shipbuilding yards. and gnashing of teeth and bowall charge room at Central Police ing of "bad joas" would be avoid-Station, the crowd Was some ed, particularly among the lower what reduced, but even this did classes of the populatiop."
not deter a great many, who waited Since, gambling revenues. form two and a half hours in the aun an important part of the gover-to learn the result of the trial. ment's income, the proposal to There were several interruptions prohibit all forms of gambling during the afternoon's sitting due needs very careful consideration, to some of the crowd trying to and the Provincial Council there make attempts to enter the court fore held over the motion pending when the attention of the constablebe postponed for two years. This an investigation by Mr. Feng Cho was drawn away. man into facts and figures relating to the Government Treasury and
revenue.
SAILOR IN TROUBLE.
vant.
The financial needs for these enterprises will be met by the issue of short term loans and the floating of public loans,
It would prohibit the appropriu-
The
tion of railway and telegraph earnings for other purposes. payment of principal and interest "of matured indebtedness" should;
apparently applied to certain loans on which nothing has been Dr. G. H. Thomas of the Govern- paid for several years, ment Civil Hospital was recalled
The loans in connexion with to give medical evidence on sev-communications which the Finance eral points raised by the maidser-Ministry has been supervising should be left to that Ministry The cousin of the maidservant for liquidation-Reuter In the witness box stated that she learned of the assault on the night of July 1 and lost no time girl and pointed out discrepancies in communicating with the police. arising out of her evidence as compared with the medical evi- The case again camo
Crosa-examined by Mr. d'Almada, dence of Dr. Thomas, Mr. d'Almada Major C. Willson at the Central witness Baid that she did drew special attention to the Magistraey yesterday afternoon, speak about compensation at the fact that there was no cor in which A. F. Stevens, a British No. 2 Police Station. She desir-borntive evidence. He anid that bluejacket, was charged with dia- ed compensation because her there might have heen. sonie orderly conduct and with damax-cousin was betrothed to someone. lausibility If the handkerchief Ing a window at the Empress Hotel.
EMPRESS HOTEL CASE WITHDRAWN.
before
Mr. Leo d'Almada, Snr., who appeared for the prosecution, said be understood that defendant was propared to plead guilty to the charges.
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Mr. d'Almada: Had you got alleged to have been used to gag some money you would not have the maidservant's mouth, or the proceeded with the matter?-Wegard with which her hands were would still have proceeded,
said to have, been tied were pros duced in court, but that was not
I put it to you that your cousin done. He submitted that the told you no story at all and that charge was trumped-up and de- charga Stevena sald that was so.
you concocted the present story? |clared that it was a Mr. Leo d'Almada then said If she had not reported this mat- "brought against the defendant, is that, on that plea, he would save ter to me I would not have start disgraceful charge and an attempt.
to ruin his character, merely to ex. the defendant from any difficulty ed these proceedings,
tort money from him." Defend.
from the Court without a stain on
whatever,, by not stating the The girl recalled stated that ant was entitled to a discharge actual facts of the case. In view the assault was committed อก
of the fact that certain amends June 30, and added that it occurris character. had also been promised by the deed on a night, when there was a fendant, which, as their solicitor, Teast.
Mr. d'Almada had advised his
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ellents to accept, his Worship Sergeant Wheelan in the wit would be asked to allow the case ness box stated that the cousin
His Worship ruled that the de- fendant had a case to answer..
In the witness box defendant
to be withdrawn and the defendant had asked for compensation at the gave an account of his movements
to be discharged. This was condt police station but no suggestion on June 30. He said that he left tional on the defendant staying was made that any compensation the house at 7.30 a.m. and worked away from the place..
paid would be in lieu of proceed The Acting Assistant Director of ings. Criminal Intelligence, Mr. T Murphy, sild he had no objection. This closed the prosecution's did not return home until 7 pm,
to the course.
case.
The Defence.
at the Eastern Extension Tele- graph Company until 2 p.m. After a meal,, he went to swim and,
when there were two other, per- sons in the house with him. Ho went to sleep at 9 p.m. and left Mr. d'Almada gubmitted that the house again at 1.30 a.m. to go the defendant had no caso to an-on duty at 2. a.m.
His Worship ordered defendant to sign a bond guaranteeing his bo- having for six months, giving de- fendant to understand that he was not to appear at the Hotel to cause a disturbance again. He had also cient evidence for a jury to convict. next hearing being fixed for Mon- better pay compensation.
He reviewed the evidence of the day at 2.16 p.m.
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