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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 19, 1939.
Attempt To Bribe P.W.D. Official "ARGYLL"
TWO MEN HEAVILY FINED
Tried To Secure
Contract
"IT is difficult to imagine aj more stupid case of bribery," Hold the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the
and
Criminal Sessions this morning, when he fined Shumi Kwong-) chung. 43, contractor, Yeung Tin-cheung, 30, unem.' ployed, $1,500 each, with the alternative of six months' hard' Labour, on a charge of offering a bribe to Mr. Robert Philip Shaw, of the P.W.D.
The offor was three per cent. of the cost of the construction of huts for the refugees camp in Argyle Street, Kowloon.
Mr. J. D. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. Shum pleaded | guilty but Yeung denied the charge. his defence being that he was merely an innocent agent. He was defended
by Mr. Hin-shing Lo. instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall.
The following Jury
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panelied: Messrs. A. Howarth (Fore- man), Chau Shing-tal, A. A. Agon, B. Finilstone, Cheung Yuen-chung, T. Jorge and O. A. Low,
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The First Approach
Mr. Prentis said the purpose of offering the bribe was to obtain the assistance of Mr. Shaw in tendering. for and obtaining a contract in res- pect of certain wooden huts which were to be erected In Argyle Street. Tenders for die erection of the huts wore advertised in the Government Gazette of September 1 lust, and about five days later, both Shum and Young came to Mr. Shaw's Office.
Mr. Shaw was executive engineer in charge of the Architectural Office of the P.W.D., and they asked him If they could tender for the contract. Their names not being on the official list of authorised contructors, Mr. Shaw told them they could not, but explained the procedure through which they might lender.
The men then left but returned on September 19, when they again ask- ed if they could tender for the con- tract. Mr. Show replied in the negative, one of the reasons being that the last date for tendering hoi nlready expired. Shum then pro- duced a letter and handed lo Mr. Shaw through Young.
Lotter Offers Bribe "The leiler "staled in effect that they were reprezentatives of the Lee Yuen Construction Co. and asked Mr. Shaw to grant them the contract in return for which they would allow hmm 3 per cent, of the costs of the construction work, It added that thei frm was capable of accepting even half a million dollars worth of work nt any time.
After reading the letter, Mr. Shaw asked who was the 3 per cent, in- tended
onl for
Yeung replied, "You." Following their departure. Mr. Shaw reported the matter to his superior officers and on Instructions made arrangements for the men to call again on September 22. rangements were also made the Police for Acting Sub-Inspector C. Goodwin ond an interpreter, Tseng Kong-yin
them- to conceal
structions of Shum.
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Ar.
with
Mr. Shaw gave evidence and
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1 Italian troops are still massed on the Italo-French frontier, but the position is "easier" and Italy has with- drawn her troops From the Greck and Yugo-Slavlan fron- liers
2 Germany is massing 2,000,- 000 men along the Siegfried Line in preparation for an offensivo which, however, may have to be abandoned through approaching winter,
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* German minorities from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are being repatriated for selite- 'ment in 'conquered Poland.
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The First Finger-Print Court Case
Unique Evidence At
Criminal Sessions
FOR the first case in Hong- kong involving the necessity of bringing in finger print indenti- 'fication as evidences, was heard by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions to-day.
Defendants wern Sham Yau- cheung and Chan Yuen and they were charged with possession of plates for making notes of the Bank of China. Sham was further accus- ed of unlawful possession of forged notes.
MAT. J. Gould. assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and in the course of his opening said this case was the first one, outside of breach of the Deportation Ordinance pro- ceedings, in which finger print Ideu- |tification was used-as-evidence-
Mr. Gould said the essence of the charges against the verused was on the first count on which they were Jointly charged with possession of four glass and a metal plate which resembled plates that could be used
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Junk Machine-Gunned,
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A CHINESE junk was machine-gunned and later set on fire by Japanese sailors who stopped the vessel between Waglan Island and Tam Kun Shan on October 15. A report of the incident was made to the Police yesterday by Ng Wah-tai, steersman of the junk.
He said that when the Japanese approached in a motor Three of boat, the crew-jumped into the sea and swam away. them, including himself, were rescued by a passing junk, but the fourth man, Yip Kam-shun, is missing and is believed to have drowned.
Hui Ting, master of another junk, reported that fourteen japanese boarded his junk off Sam Mun customs station on October 17, and threw cargo and property valued at $150 overboard. The junk and crew were later released.
PRIVILEGE ABUSED
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Canton Steamer Used -For- Smuggling: Court Warning
THAT the practice of smuggling goods from Canton to
for printing banknotes. He sub- Hongkong was an abuse of the privilege granted to shipping mitted accused knew what the plates
were, and that they had no justin-companies who are licenced to carry goods between the two cation for having them. The second ports, was stressed by Chief Revenue Offeer A. W. Grimmitt accused at the Central Magistracy this morning, when he made an charge made against first
of three application before Mr. T. J. Houston for the confiscation of only, was the possession forged banknotes with no Inwful 355 tin blocks, 72 blocks of solder and zinc, 10 small packages excuse for having them.
Case Outlined
of Iron ware, a small bag of wolfram ore, a bale of joss paper and a bale of rice paper, found unmanifested and unclaimed Mr. Gould told the Jury it was on board the Butterfield and Swire steamer Faishan on October Immaterial whether accused held 13.
those implements on their own bo-
were
Bad Abuso Of Privilego
22,000,000 In Captivity
added that Young did all the tolicing was that if the agent was aware of by second defendant was claimed | Any smuggler caught in the future Soviet Russia.
What Baskets Contained
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on behalf of somebody else. C. R. O. Grinumitt said that the there, may be shipped. In this case, Both accused, continued Mr. Gould, Japanese authorities reported to the the goods were found concealed in selves underneath a desk shortly be-)
lived for some days at 11 Pine B. and S. Company that they bad the coat entirety without the know- Street, Kowloon, prior to the time of information that certain goods were ledge of the shipping company. fore the arrival of the two men.
The men arrived at the appointed|
their arrest and occupied a room in being smuggled from Canton to this practice is continued. It might of 100 time and were shown the particulars But Nothing Stolen
the back part of a torch light factory Hongkang aboard the Fatahan. The result in the cancellation
of the contract,
room was shipping company Informed the Ime agreement to allow the B. and 8. fter which they
On August 14, the Two Peak residences were searched and the Police found that ports and Exports Department, as Company to ship goods." sald they were capable of carrying B out. On being neiced who wrote the entered by burglars early this the only window was obscured by a result of which a thorough scaren letter, Yeung sald he did on the in- morning, but nothing was heavy curtain and newspapers. The was carried out on board when the
also steamer arrived in port. The arti-) stolen.
two doors to the room "Would Pay You 3 Per Cont."
Mr. R..H. Woodman, of 500 Middle fobscured by curtatus. In the room eles in question were found hidden were discovered two glass plates under 40 tons of coal in the bunkers. Yeung also said. "If we get the Gap Road, was awakened about 2.30 contract, we would pay you 3 per am. by someone trying to enter his showing the front and back of a 1 The goods were valued at $4,000.
a metal plate or chop which was cent, of the costs, either after the house through an open window. He yuen note of the Bank of China, and work has started or when finished. 91 up in time to see a mun run capable of making a water mark also
LONDON, Oet, 18 (Reuter)-In In asking for a serious view to Mr. Shaw asked him, "You pay away,
Mrs. A. Pollard, Eving at 508 used on the banknotes. In addition
R, A. Dutler, Under-Secretary for per cent, to the Government or to
to these, were found other implebe taken, C. R. O. Crimmitt gold the House of Commons to-day, Mr. disturbed ments which W
could be used for vis
serious matter when foreign Foreign Affairs, said that there were me?" and Young replied, "To you." Middle Gap Road,
Forgery.
governments grant certain privlieges (17,500,000 Poles living in that part of A. S. L. Goodwin and the inter-about 3 am. and found a Chinese
There were two rattan baskets and to shipping companies and there pri Poland occupied by Germany and preter then showed themselves and in her bedroom. The man fled when
Mrs. Pollard awoke,
one of them was claimed by first vileges were abused by emugglers. 4,750,000. in that part, occupied by the two men were arrested.
accused. Another case
would be prosecuted to the fullest These figures were based on the extent of the law, and the maximum 1031 census and did not take into ac penalty applied for.
count any possible increase since then. application, Mr.
Repatriation Plan MOSCOW, Oct. 18 (Reuter).-A German mlation has arrived here to Requesting the Prem to zivo pub-discuss die repatriation of Germans the repudiated basket were two maro ginsa plates, a magnifying Heily to the case, his Worship sald: living in Soviet-occupied Poland.
It is possible that the repatriation glass, fine pens, a ruler and a plate "The postitan is that the Butterfield Accused's Ploa
After the Jury had returned their which was an enlargement of what and Swiro Company is allowed to of Germans from other areas will
run one ship a fortnight from Can-also be discussed. Following evidence by A. S. 1. verdiet of guilty, Mr. Lo asked for was called the flower of the notes,
tori. One of the conditions under On the second secused was found a
ruzi tho Goodwin and Tseng, the interpreter, leniency, saying his clients had only Yeung testified that on the first ocen been the victims of a highly ambi-note book in which was a list of sums which the Company may slon he saw Mr. Show he was ac- tious scheme for obtaining work in of money with reference to certain ship is that no goods, except under Jeence from the Japaneso authorities: The man persons. companied by nman named Kam) theso difficult times.
Mr, Gould further said that a finger and not by Shum. Kam was intro- responsible was Kan, but ho had, duced to him by Shum as an agent vanished leaving these two men in print of the second accused
found on a glass plate in the basket by those who have made a study of for a big contractors' firm in Shang- the lurch.
In answer to His Lordship, Mr. which both men denied was theirs. this method,
"It is an expet zelence and you can The letter containing the offer was Prentls said the tender involved a Evidence would be called to prove the finger print mark, and, excepting writion by him on the Instructions sum of $100,000, of Shum He was only acting as "It is difcullald His Lordship In breach of the Deportation Ordin rest assured that you are enutied, if Interpreter and was not interested in in passing sentence, lo imagine alance cases, this was the first case you so think it to do, to accept the the tender at all.
more stupid case of bribery than where finger print identification had evidence of the expert who made this Identification," concluded Mr. Gould, Cross-examined, Yeung admitted this, but it certainly is a very delle been used.
Mad Practical Mothod
Jury members are Messrs. E. G.. that when he wrote the letter héberale one on, the part of both of knew what the three percent. offer you, and it is my duty to point out To the Jury, Mr. Gould sald: "I Price (Foreman), Choy Sal-plu, Tong In forcible way to you and to would like to tell you that anger Thomas Shing, Tang Yee-kan, George
Granting the
In English.
the nature of his net he was tho!
In the bastel claimed by first Questioned by Mr. Lo, Mr. Shaw prinelpai in the first degree. "There ante Young was accompanied by the has not been" His Lordship con- accused was found a letter signed by same man on all occasions. He did tinued, "the faintest attempt made a man named Leung. A st of not see them before September 0. to set up a defence and in fact 1 articles used in printing and his Houston endorsed C. R. O. Crimmitt's
Mr. Lo: Was it your impression do not know what we have been prices, several samples of bank note remaries. that Yeung acted on instructions here for the last one and a half paper were found. from the other man?-Partly and hours." partly on his own.
hial.
meant.
Lenioncy Requested
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In the course of his summing up, athera of Uks, mind, "that this thing printing evidence is not merely used Piry, Yeung Nai-yul and Eward the Chief Justice painted out to the is against the law and will be, by scientists, but that it is a practical Laufe de
method of identification that. Is used! The case is proceeding. Jury that the law relating to bribery) punished, severely,
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