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KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION
AND ATTENTION OF-.
H. J. WHITE.
Phone No. 58008.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE CRISIS IN BRITAIN.
HOCKEY STICKS.
We keep the largest and choicest "Stock of Hockey Sticks and Acces-
sories in the Colony.
All our Hockey Sticks aré reliable and are fully guaranteed to give every satisfaction.
Stick which proves defective in any way (including a breakage during play one month from date of sale) will be exchanged or Money Refunded in full,
Prices from $6.50 to $12.00 each..
Inspection Oordially Invited.
MAMAK & COMPANY,
Sports Outfitters, Kowloon, Hongkong.
Telephone No. 58400,
after his visit to Buckingham Palace.
C. C. Davidson.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin crossing the Horse Guards Parade Sir Herbert Samuel at No. 10 Downing Strest. With him is Mr. J. He represented the Liberal Party at the conference
after the Cabinet had resigned,
20 Winglock Bldgs.
PALACE HOTEL.
Telephone 57008
Telegraphic Ardross “Paince."
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A
·MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,
Penang
Proprietress.
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Food and Wines especially good
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SINGAPORE.
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SEQUEL TO A LARGE
OPIUM HAUL.
A SAMPAN WOMAN SENT
TO PRISON..
he did not know that the oplum
REGULATING LOCAL TRANSPORT,
COMMITTEE STUDYING
QUESTION.
was inside the suit-cases. The evidence given by the prosecution was all against her, but no evidenco at all had been given against the four men in the dock, and Mr. Lee would nak his Worship to discharge them. He would plead guilty on hehalf of the Srat defendant and, if The big-haul of- oplura mude by his Worship would hear him, he Sergeant Jessup, of the Water would attempt to show extenuating Police, over the week-end had a circumstances and would ask for sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy leniency. before Mr. Fraser yesterday after- His Worship convicted the first noon, when Pang Yung-tai, 31, the defendant mistress of passenger-boat No. others. B2128, was charged, together with; Mr. Lee said, "I am making your learned that the Government four boatmen, with the unlawful Worship to take a not too sevare hnd adopted the plan of in- possession of 6,066 taels of non-view of the case against this poor ventigating the whole queation of
woman. I am instructed government prepared oplum.
say local transport and appointing an that she was met by a person early official committee to examine the that morning who asked her to take
Detective-Inspector Elston was for the prosecution. Mr. H. C. Lee appeared for the defendants and plended "Not Guilty."
but discharged the
The scheme for the co-ordination of traffic in Hongkong and Kow- loon, which 'was mooted some time ago, promises to take definite shape in the near future.
When enquiries were made by a reporter yesterday. It
wax
the baggage to a German ship, problem and submit a report. This person said he himself would The committee is under the not go on the sampan but would chairmanship of the Hon. Mr. E. R. follow in a motor-bont. He had to Halifax, and has now been in opera- Outlining the case. Inspector go back to his house as he had for- tion for about two months. It has | Elston said that acting on informa- † gotten to bring something.
tion received, Sergeant Jessop stop-
She has
[been given full powers to work on ped a sampan, of which the first at the end of last year.
"The defendant's husband died broad lines, and is devoting its defendant was the mistress, in the Central Fairway at 5.30 am. 9 September 12. Two suit-cases were found on the boat, and when these were inter opened, they were found to contain oplum.
four children, the eldest of whom attention to the whole question of is only 10, and the youngest is still transport both on the Island and an infant, being nine months old. in Kowloon.
she is sent to prison for any length of time, her children will have nobody to look after them.
presented any report. "She had no knowledge that the d as yet, the committee has not
Evidence was given by Sergeant Jessop of intercepting the sampan suit-cases contained plum, and in the Central Fairway as it was that being so, she would not have making for a German vessel. When been convicted but for the state of witness asked about the suit-cases of the law..." the first defendant stated that she
had been given 60 cents by a man His Worship. Enfortunately, to take them to a German steamer. the present state of the law re- On being further questioned by quires the woman to prove that she witness, she said she had been given had no knowledge of the opium 80 cents. Later she reverted to her being in the suit-cases. first statement that she had been
Kiven 60 cents for the job. Witness and at any rate, I am asking your - Mr. Lec-She cannot prove that, arrested the crew of the sampan, Worship not to be too hard on the five in all, and took the suit-cases into custody also. At the Water Woman. Police Station, he handed the sult- cases to a superior officer to be opened.
Fining Useless.
His Worship (to defendant).—-—- Li Hong, W. 166, a seaman at Your counsel has very ably, asked for leniency on your behalf. He tached to the Water Police Station, who was on duty together with the has said everything that could be Inst witness at the time of the in-sald, but if there is still anything cident, corroborated Sergeant Jessop's evidence.
Evidence was also given by in spector Elston himself of opening the suit-enses and finding them to contain opium.
that you wish to say, I shall be glail to hear it. I understand that you
have four children, the eldest of whom is 10 years of age, and the youngest only nine months. Your husband is dead and understand that they will have no means of support if you are sent to prison. However, I cannot take that into consideration, as the amount of At this stage, Mr. Lee naked per-oplum involved is very big. mission to withdraw his plea of "Not Guilty" on behalf of the first
Grounds for Lentency.
To Mr. Lee, his Worship sald:
defendant, and to substitute it with "It seems silly to Impese a fine in
a plea of "Guilty." Under the cir- this case, as any fine that I impose! will be beyond the means of this cumstances, he said, it was almost Impossible for the defendant
to woman. bring evidence to substantiate her His Worship sentenced her to ono statement that the suit-cases had year's imprisonment, making an been handed over to her by a man. order for the confiscation of the The onus was on her to show that sampan and the contraband acizcil.
SALESMAN SAM
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·HIND IN MY RENT
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