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July 26, 1939.
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Possession LATE NEWS Water Police Employees
Of Arms
Man Loads Police On Wild Goose Chase
won.
MILITARISTS NOT. PLEASED
"Open" Their Defence
Evidence for the defence in the case | aguinat seven employees of the Water Police, charged with conspiracy and exlartion, was cominenced before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, following un-
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Buss for the defence that there was no case to answer.
The defendants were Tong Po, Ll Tal, Au Kwok, Wong Lol, Yuen Kan- sul, Chan Kwal and Wong Tal
(18
A revolver which had been used in an armed robbery in West Point In June won an exhibit in a case, before Mr. R. Edwarde at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when Chan Tim, 23, electrician, was charged with possession of a revolver and Äve rounds of ammunition at Belcher's Street, and Fong Pang, 18, unem-
It was alleged by the prosecution PEIPING, July 26-According to that, the defendants, with others un ployed, was charged with a similar well-informed Japanese sources, the known, had formed a society under offence at Main Street East, Shoufci-Japanese army in North China is not the
entirely pleased by the Ariin-Craigie felends), for the purpose of extorting.
name of Sap Pat You Sub-Inspector J. O'Donovan sal statement of its own shortly,
memorandum, and it may issue money from bplum and herola divans. there was a robbery in Catchick Street, on June 13, when money and organ of the Japanese army in North answer.
Meanwhile the Chinese language tendants had prima facie cases to Mr. Macfadyen held that all de- Jewellery to the value of over $100 China says that optimism has been were stolen,
Information was re-expressed because Britain has rel ceived by the Police and three mentcognised the position of Japan arising Water Police for about two years. Tong Po said he had been in the were arrested. Two had already from the hostilities. been charged before n Magistrate.
He had never entered into any con- On Information received, the Police would be right and proper if we had body. He was not a member of the The paper adds: "This conception spiracy to extort money from any went to Belcher's Street on Sunday other right thinking notions in mind, Sap Pat Yau, and did not know what and found Chan on the footpath out- but optimism is not warranted when it was. sitio his house, Fle WAB
arrested, we are dealing with England, which admitted knowing about a revolver, is noted for its cunning": and offered to take the Police to find
his master, who was said to have the Britain la insincere and must be The paper roes on to suggest that weapon. The Pollee were taken on closely watched.-Retter.
a wild goose chase, sald Inspector O'Donovan, but Chan finally impll- ented Fong.
Fong was found in a house in Queen's Road West, and took the Police to Main Street East where the revolver was found hidden in a basket in Fong's sister's roum. He admitted having hidden it there,
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Questioned by Mr. Prentis, Tong denied evet having been to any of the opium divans for the purpose of extorting money.
Regarding the Incident at 0U, Woo- by the Police with Li Tol, on May 23, sung Street, where he was arrested
witness said he went to the address to look for a friend. The occupants of the floor had said to him, "Did you come to steal7" On seeing Li, who Joined him later, the occupants had called out "Tobbers!" The two of them were then pulled into the room, and Assaulted by about four men. The PARIS, July 25.-An agreement Pulice arrived shortly after and they between France ant the United were arrested, States to obvlate double taxation of Asked if he had anything to say, French nationals domiciled in the Fong said he had been given 30 United States and of Americans liv
nts by Chan to inke the revolver in France, was signed at the to Shaukhwan. Chan, he sald, sug-Quni d'Orsay this afternoon. gested that he give the revolver to series of minor decat questions affect
The agreement also regulated 23 relative to keep.
[ing, bath countries. This agreement Asking for a serious view to be replace the similar Franco-American taken of the offence. Inspector pact of 1932-Trans-Ocean. O'Donovan said that although there was no evidence that defendants and taken part in the West Point robbery. There was evidence that they had bern associated with the robbers. In fact, on the day of the robbery, Chun lund been asked to get the gun, and after the robbery, he had kept pos- session of it until he had given it tol Fong. It appeared that he had heard: that information had been given that; he had the weapon, and he had imur- diately disposed of it. Both defen- dants had assisted the robbers in some way or other.
The defendants were sentenced to three months' hard labour each, and the arms were ordered to be con- Ascated.
SUMMONS WITHDRAWN Assault Action by Solicitor Against Constable
was
A summons for assault, brought by Mr. Alfred S. K. L. solicitor, against Constable Wong Mun-chiu,
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by Mr. Ti J. Houston at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on the application of Mr. Alfred Y. Hon, representing Mr. Lau, saying It was a trivial matter.
The summons was a cross-mons brought by Lau, when he was sum- moned by Wong on two counts of traffic offences. It was alleged that Wong held Lau's arm before he asked for his licence.
The traffic summonses were dis- missed by Mr. R. Edwards Jest week.
Mr. Prentis: Can you explain why your name is printed on one of the Sap Pat You cards?-It was printed on the card without my knowledge and authorisation.
I put it to you that you went to Woosting Street to demand $5-i did nut ask for any money.
Hearing was adjourned until Fri- day afternoon, when the Water 'allce duty book will be produced as evidence by the defence.
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