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THE HONGKONG
EVANS DENIES
CHARGE --
ALIBI PUT FORWARD BY DEFENCE
TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
the
usked me to open the door. of cabin. I opened it and Basant Singh
JULY 22, 1937.
CHRONIC
entered first, followed by the others. STOMACH PAINS
I don't remember the chief officer saying anything to me, but I believe
he asked me where the cases were."Hasband would not be aliva now"
1 pointed out the place to the watch-
man and he pulled the cases out. All men and women who suffer with had a talk with Mr. Holland and as their stomachs will sympathise with the the cases were being taken out and pight of Mr. P. Everyone alflicted by A denial that he had anything to carried ashore. I said, I expect Intomach trouble can take now heart from do with the oplum, or had knowledge shall have to go ashore and explain the remarkable recovery which his wife of it was made by Charles David all this. Until the ship solled, I gratefully records. Here are extracts
from her letters - Evans, 37, carpenter on the Javanese at the quayside. No attempt was made
ut the continued hearing to stop me leaving. I got to Manila Seven years ago my husband had a charges of doing an act and was asked to come back to Hong-very serious illness with gastric ulcer on preparatory to the export of oplum kong, but before I dil so, I obtained work for 12 montlis, and pitor he resumed the bowels, which rendered hlut unable to and possession of 1,000 trels of from Messrs. Martin and Adamson opium. Mr. K. Keen heard the case certain statements.
at the Central Magistracy. A ot- "I have never offered any bribe to year-old boarding-hotise runner, Wonk You was also charged with Basant Slagh or had anything to do
with the smuggling." Evans on the same charges,
Asking for defendant's discharge
Mr. W. M. Thomson, Assistant
work, to nuffered with chronic atomach pains. After trying other remedies, I tried Maclean Brand Stomach Powder, and the result has been wonderful,... If it had not been for Maclean Brand Stomach Powder my husband would not be alive now, as it
Superintendent of Imports and Ex-buoir, Mr. Machining s evidence of so thankful-rong, and for that I am & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND
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ports, appeared for the prosecution, putting that in Mr. W. A. Mackinlay represented character.
Cross-examined by Mr. Thons, Evans, und Mr. J. T. Prior appeared
said he had permission from Evans Wong.
the Chiet Officer to go ashore n June 18. Ite was positive he was on tumes Evans was in the ac Theatre the ship at midnight. He could not and later at Jimmy's Kitenen, Kow-have come in by the East Gate after
then.
10. Mackinlay said that is de-
loon. Since the last hearing he had then. discovered another witness who met Evans that night in Jimmy's. would call that witness at the next hearing.
Evans, in evidence, declared he had nothing to do with the alleged smuggling of opium, and had never seen Wang until the case opened.
shid.--"On June 10, the 11c Javanese Prince was at Talkoo. I
Evans sald he knew the boatswain but they were not friends. They have never had a quarrel. He had not been ashore with him in Malaya and had not been ashore with him in Hongkong. Evans denied having gone to the Asia Hotel. The boat Awaln
and his girl, Tai Yuet-lin, if they were not telling the truth
He had never met alleged he had.
Lockhart Rond.
This no isolated example of quick and trouble by MACLEAN BRAND Stomach almost miraculous rellel of stomach
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Bell her about 0 p.m. and went out the girl and had never been to 76defendant arrived at the ship's side
Haber,
Evans denied the watchman's
of the Docks by the East Gate where. Lock
Mr. Thomson: Can you give any carrying the suitcases and perspiring
10according I spoke to Mr. Osborne at the time-
to you, she freely. He could not say reason why, ac
if Singh keeper's gate. I then went to town should deliberately commit perjury? had a grudge against him or was a in a trom and left it near the un-Does she bear you any grudge? Nomitted he would be hot and perspir
friend of the boatswain. Ho ad- keng and Shanghal Bunk. The
ean give for that Journey took me between 25 minutes The only reason and half an hour. I went to Kows that the boatswain has told a loting if he had carsled the suitcases. loon by ferry, took a walk and then of lies about me and she is his friend.
Asked if he knew the other girl, statements that he had broken the waited at the Star Theatre for Mr.Ho Yuet-lin, defendant said he did corner of one of the cases, that he
ber, third engineer of the Javanese not.
had spoken to Evans of the ship's Prince, who had arranged to meet When Mr. Thomson asked if the side, that Evans had told him he had and "As he did not arrive I went in the taxi-driver was also telling untruths been to a rich Chinese house,
Identified Evors, that he had offered him $250. theatre, but did not stay until the end when he sald he
Mr. Thomson put it to Evans that performance, as it was not in-Mr. Mackininy raised an objection.
the saying
taxi-driver never he had told Mr. Bird, chlef watch→ teresting. I then went to Jimmy's identified defendant, but had only man of Taikoo Dockyard, that he had Kitchen and met Haber, who in-. sald it was a man of the same height. returned to the yard through troduced ine to a friend, Mr. Willey.
Mr. Thomson replied that the East Gate at 2 B.m. on June 17, if Mr. Bird was going to say that, he was not telling the truth.
me there.
of
the
I stayed in Jimmy's for
about
10
in Court.
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minutes, went back to the ferry, and driver had definitely identided Evans Evans denied this and declared that took a taxi back to the ship, arriving
little before midnight,
**1
A. R. Osborne, time-keeper at the Dockyard, sald he saw Evans leaving (Continued on Page 4.)
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Mr. Mackinlay retorted that the mere farce, as
CRANFIELD "I spoke to Mr. Adamson, Junior Identification was a
Evans was the only Europenn
SANTHIA in electrician, and Mr. Melatyre, Court who was not sitting on the
TALMA Talkoo Dock, after returning. A
SIRDHANA Chinese then came on board carry
SHIRALA
ing to suitcases. He spoke to me
Bench or solicitors' table.
aiso
Evans declared the driver must
and asked me if I minded pulling the he saw no reason why any of those
be telling
ling Hies, and added that enses in my room until the boatswain witnesses bore him a grudge. returned.
sald
they contained Evans said he entered the whisky. I said, O.K. Shove then Theatre after the last performance on the floor until he comes back." had started. The picture showing
"Before the Chinese came I did not
ce the watchman, Darant Singh. saw him about 20 minutes later when
and
room
until
1
called Was
1
Mht he Idisappointed us he
to
Star.
Was
was
"College Holiday."
He was got interest-
Mr.
he wanted to know what was inside Asked if he could remember details the cases.
I told him they contained of the picture, Evans erid he could whisky as far as I I knew, and that not but knew Sydney Fox acted in they belong to the boatswain. He asked if he could look inside them. He had been to several pictures
since that day *110 gave him permission. He led in "Midnight." He denied found the cases locked and forced his Thomson's suggestion that the truth hand into a corner. All he
he sald was,
was he had not been to the picture. Alright, leave your boatswain come back ship.
"I turned in about 4.30 am, I was supposed to be up at 6 am. but was a little late. My mess-boy told me there was a fire as smoke was coming from a ventilator. I was the first to reach the fire and did not leave the job until it had subsided, between 7.45 and 8 n.m.
Evans said he could not remember the Chinese who had come on board
and
with the sultenses, but he was dressed in European clothes, was tall well built and wore spectacles. He had no idea of the weight of the suit- cases.
Mr. Thomson asked defendant I he would be surprised to learn that no Chinese could carry the two suitcases
"I had no conversation with either by himself, and naked defendant to Basant Singht or the boutswain be- fiest them. tween 6 am, and 0 a.m. I first saw
Evans did so, lifting up both trunks the bontswain about 8.30 am. I told in both his arms. He said he
(KEWB) BLACK
KIWP
BOOT POLISH
ATAN
hlm there were two suitcases in my not think he could carry them far.every tin of shoe polish you did Soo the KIWI trade mark on room belonging to him and also that but thought he could.
The prosecuting officer remarked buy,
guarantee
is
0
the Chlet Officer wanted to see him that Evans appeared to be a hefty finest quality polish.
us he had come back on board Inte.
"After lunch, Singh said there would man of about 200 lb. who could bare- be trouble for ine if I did not remove ly lift the cases off the Court table, the suitcases at once to the ship's yet he wanted the Court to believe invatory. I went straight to the that ព moderately built Chinese Chlef Officer with the Iden of report- could carry them up to the ship. ing the cases as I suspected some-Defendant said he did. thing was wrong.
The boatswain, Evans continued.
"About 2.30 p.m. Basant Singh, Mr. did not give defendant orders, but Martin, the chief oficer, Mr. took orders to a certain extent from Freeman, the supercargo officer, and him. The watchman inust be mis-
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