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FORTUNE-TELLER RECOVERS INTERESTING DISCUSSION AT
ARTICLE FOR $3,
Inspector Alfred Charles Me-
An amusing story was related Lening of the Singapore Maring to Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Police appeared at the District Kowloon Magistracy when a Chin- Court at Singapore last week, one fortune-teller was charged on two charges, firstly, that he with conspiring with another to did commit a breach of trust in defraud a woman of $3, which respect of $25, and $40 in Hong-money was paid to the defendant kong money over which ho had who guaranteed to recover a dominion, also that he obtained $25 from one, Chua Ah Lon, as a watch which she had lost. motive or reward to assist him in his official capacity. Both offen- con were alleged to have taken place on March 23 while the ac- cused was bringing four prisoners from St. John's Island.
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Inspector McLening was sen tenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment on the first charge and fourteen days' on the second; to run concurrently.
Detective Sergeant Humphroya said that the complainant lost her watch some days ago and asked the other occupants of her floor it they had soon the mfasing article. One man, who occupied a cubicle
on
ta
the floor, volunteered engage a fortune-teller to recover the watch if she paid $3 as fees.. The woman agreed to expend the said sum and the man then the defendant, Accused pleaded not guilty. He conspired with
who later told the woman where aald he had no witnesses to cail, she would find her watch, the nor was he represented by counsel. other man having hidden it and A. S. P. Tongue (Acting-in-informed the alleged fortune- Charge, Marine Police) said the teller where it had been concealed. witnesses in the case wera accus- ed people in another coart.
In reply to his Worship as to what the defendant did when he Chua Ah Lon said upon coming went to the house, Detective to Singapore from Hongkong ho Sergeant Ifumphreys said that
was held in the was quarantined upon St. John's "ceremony" Island. On Saturday, he was ar street. The woman was instruct rested on a charge of gambling ined to hold a tin to her ear and At then was told that if she returned public by the police there, that time he had $314 In his belt. to her flat she would find her At the Police Station on St. John's watch. Island a Sikh policeman took charge of the money and gave him a receipt for it. Later that morn ing the accused came and a Ben- gali handed him the money and witness' other proporty. Accused put these in his pocket,
Asked for Money, While in the Police launch on the way to Singapore accused ask- ed him for 50 dollars, adding "When the case comes for trial 1 will help you."
She failed to locate the article and Informed the fortune-teller accordingly. He then said that he would recover the watch and want up to the floor. Without entering he pointed out a place where the watch would be found, and the woman on looking at the spot indicated was surprised to see the watch.
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His Worship Imposed sentence of aix weeks' hard labour.
GENEVA MEETING,
The very large volume of the in narcotic druge illicit trafe which still exists was closely cop- sidered by the Advisory Com
on Oplum and other mittco Dangerous Drugs of the League of Nations, whose twelfth session recently took place at Geneva. In the case of one chemical factory in Europe alone, over three tons of world's annual production, had heroin, le, more than half the found its way into the left trafic
in 1927 and in the first six months
1928; and of this quantity by far the greater, amount, namely, over 2.3 tons, went to China.
On the other hand, the with- drawal of this factory's licence was a hard blow at the Illicit traffic, and the now legislation being applied in Holland, Switzer land, Germany and Francb, based on the Geneva Convention of, 1925, made it unlikely that such condi- tions would recur.
The seizure reports, as usual, supplied a good deal of informa tion as to the methods employed by smugglers. Thus, a fictitious firm was started in Shanghai and the trafficker who started it came to Switzerland, presented himself as an agent of this firm and bought large quantities of druge dor ex- port to himself!
Near the Italo-Swiss frontier there was a picturesque ease of a lady in Como whose husband, a banker, died on the verge of bankruptcy, whereupon the lady started smuggling cocaine from Switzerland to Italy in a small bag stung round her waist underneath her clothes, and in ten years had not only re-established her dead husband'a financial credit but hadi bought a large villa. Passing con- signments of drugs through port- holes to sampans in Far Eastern harbours is another favourite
method of loading or unloading
drugs on ships.
Witness offered him $10 and aced in the hold. The ship was sail- cused naked for $20. Witnessing that afternoon. As ha bad
The Committee decided to in- agreed. Accused then asked for had nothing to eat, ho stopped to his receipt which he gave him. have tiffin. When he got back clude in its report to the Council Upon getting to Singapore witness to the Police Station the first the names of firms which had been asked necused for the return of his prisoner made the complaint about shown. in responsible Government receipt and accused made a motion the missing money. The charge reports to have provided large implying that he had torn it up. was entered up and he went up-consignments of drugs that after- When witness was taken to the stairs to wash and shave. In-wards got into the illicit traffle. Marine Police Station at Singa-spector York called him down and pore he found that the amount in sald serious allegations had been question had been taken from his made. These were not true. parcel. He complained to a Malay Bergeant that his money was short, to the extent of $40. Later he was taken before Inspector York to whorn he made a report.
The Sikh Sergeant said that upon coming to St. John's Island, accused did not sign the Officera' Visiting book.
Accused: At what time did the frat prisoner make a complaint that a Chinese compound-keeper had taken some money from him? Witnesa.said no such complaint
Was made.
Are you quite sure I counted the money?—Yes, you did, in my pre-
Bence,
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Commended by I.G.P.
been
Recommendations,
convicted
of
The Committeo's recommenda- tions are that Governmente should take care to entisfy themselves of In answer to A. S. P. Tongue ac- the bona fides of all applications cused said, he arrived from Eng-for import licences; that severer land on June 1, 1928. From penalties should be inflicted; that June to January he had training and since February 2, he had been at the Marine Station He had served for three years in the Metropolitan Police in Eng- fund. He had passed all his first examinations since he came to Singapore. He passed his law examination in two months and Malay In six months.
A. S. P. Tongue: You passed all your examintions in a very short time and you were commend ed by the 1.G.P.,. on doing so? Yes!
Prisoner's Receipts Discarded..
Cross-examined further by Mr. Giving evidence on oath Inspec- Tongue he admitted he took no tor McLening and when he was steps, when he knew that the given the belts and property of money was short, to verify the the prisoners he did not check amount for which the prisoner the money
as he should have had been issued a receipt at St.
John's Island.
dono.
A.S.P.
A Chinese compound-keeper Magistrate: It did not occur followed him to the Station where to you to ring up St. John's the first prisoner accused him of Island?-No. having taken some of his money.
Tongue: Don't you He (accused) searched the man's think it rather remarkable that the prisoner made no complaint at pockets but found nothing.
first of missing $65, but only $107 In the launch the first prison-I put it to you that he was not er gave him his receipt an did the worrying about his $25 but about. other prisoners. He discarded
his $40. Did you know this 'man them.
before Saturday?
District Judge: Why? Accused: I had the money and I didn't think they would be of
any uso.
Accused: No, sir.
manufacturers supplying drugs for illicit traffic should have their licences with- drawn and their names published; that legislation should be tightened up to cover offences of transport, shipping and forwarding agencies, and of people who, while resident in one country, organise illicit transactions in another; that long. terms of imprisonment as well as heavy fines should be imposed on convicted offenders; that the smuggling of drugs through the post should be considered by the Universal Postal Union at its con- ference in May next; and that all druge receptacles containing should hear serial numbers not only from manufacturers but also from wholesale dealers, as this system had enabled seizures to ba traced back to their source. Final
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the Committee strongly emphasised the necessity for the ratification and effective applica- tion of the Geneva Convention by as many countries as possible. Up to the present, 26 only of the 54 Members of the League have
ratified,
The "Crane Scheme". The Committee discussed and rejected a schemo forwarded by the Do you know any reason why he American Government in the name should make a complaint against of Mr. C. K. Crano, providing that you?-I know no reason.
States should declare one year Convicting the accused en both beforehand how much drugs they Accused added that the receipts charges, the District Judge sald required and to which countries were written on, in Hindustani
he regretted very much that he they proposed to buy them, on the and he did not think they would had no doubt in the case. The ground that it did not seem be of any use,
accused brought over the men and practicable, and that the Genova He then went оп board an took advantage of his official posi-Convention was only now coming American ship where, the previous tion to commit what was practi- into force and should be given. day, a Tamil coolie had boon kill-'cally robbery,
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