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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1933.
REQUESTS FOOD || FROM POLICE
THEN PUTS HIMSELF
IN THE DOCK
A Shanghai mondfennt strolled Into the charge room at Central Police Station yesterday morning, ́and after an unsuccessful-request) for some food, put himself in the dock.
"VERY SERIOUS OFFENCE"
LITTLE GIRL AND OPIUM
FOUND IN HER POSSESSION
MEERUT CASE ON APPEAL
DEFENCE COUNSEL'S
CONTENTION
Allahabad, July 25, Expected to last two months, the appeal in the Meerut apirncy case has been taken up by the High Court.
con-
The appellants are three Eng- "This is a very sorlous offence, Hahmon and 24 others who were and this little giri will at a later sentenced 'on January 10 to
terms. Appearing before Mr. Wynne-date be arrested for smuggling" various
ranging from remarked Revenue Officer Grim-1 transportation for life to anall Jonas. In the Central Police Court mitt prosecuting Lau Fa before terms of imprisonment. on # this morning, he denied a charge Mr. Schofield, at the Contral Ma- charge of conapiring to deprive of mendicancy.
gistracy this morning, with posthe King of his sovereignty. session of G maco of prepared The trial lasted over. three opium, keeping a divan on the 1st, floor of No. 48, Queen's Road, Years. Philip Spratt and B. F. West and retailing opium to a per alleged to have financed the plot, Bradley, the Englishmen, who are son under 21 years of age.
A A
Sub-Inspector. A. W. Smith, said that at about 11 am. yesterday de- fendant came into the charge room and asked for food. He was told they had none to give him. He
Tsang Sze, a avidow, was charg-Wore sentenced to ten years' Im
whilo J. Loe walked around and then put him-ed with possession of 11 taels of prisonment cach,
raw oplum at No. 13, Ko Shing Hutchinson received four years" self In the dock. "He Was Street. 2nd. floor, and with coun- rigorous imprisonment. charged," said the witness. "We selling, alding and abetting the The main contention of Dr. had no alternative. We could not possession of opium by a minor. Katju, counsel for the appellants, put him On the road
Lau Po pleaded guilty to tho is that a man cannot be prosecut- stendicant.".
three charges against, him, and ed for holding views. Although was fined $40 or three weeks: $60 the accused. :helloved In the Replying to the magistrate S. 1. or four weeks and $500 or four ultimate inevitability of a revolu- Smith said the charge room was; months respectively. The widow tion, the contingency was. open to the public for enquiries. admitted possession, but denied remote that their activities could
the second charge.
not be considered a conspiracy Defendant claimed he was invit
against the King, he asserted to- ed to Canton by Chan Chal-tong.
day-Reuter. but he was not given a job, and he thought a British Colony would Treat him better. "I know I have went to No. 13, Ko Shing Street, the girl the money to committed crime, so I surrendered
THE EVIDENCE.
that about 8.30 p.m. yesterday he Itevenue Meer Grimmitt sald
2nd, floor. He saw the defendant,
myself at the Police Station," he who was seated on a bed, snatch oplum for somobody else for me to go back to gnol, I will something and put-it underneath
said. If you think it is better
Magistrate-You had better back to Canton.
go
HO
buy the
After the girl had given evid-
her jacket. It turned out to bulence, Mr. Schofield decided that a packet of raw opium. He asked the principal tenant was to blame, her whether she had sent the and discharged the defendant on small girl, Wong Ling (13) out to the second count, but fined her not asked the girl to point out the sion.
buy opium, and she denied it. He $300 or three months for posses-
Defendant pleaded he had molicy. He was convicted and person who had sent her, and the The principal tenant, who was will be and back to Canton by the girl accused the defendant. De-absent, had her bail bond of $100)
fondant admitted she had given estreated.
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