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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 8, 1940.
LATE NEWS
EURASIAN
CHARGED
(Continued from Page Lij
B.W.O.F. PASSES HALF MILLION
use of Norwegian territorial AS A RESULT mainly of file waters for carrying contraband. magnificent total of $81,250 from the They have given Norway, notice Hongkong Jockey Club, the subscrip- Charles Onslow, unemployed, up-that three arena in Norwegian tions to the British War Organisation peared before Mr. It. Edwards at the territorial waters have been ren-Fund (Hongkong) now exceed half- Central Magistracy this afternoon dered dangerous to navigation by a-million dollars, charged with obtaining money from
This morning the total reached 5005,008.
a market stall holder by falsely pre-mines and vessels entering these tending he was sent there by an areas do so at their peril.
Donations include, in addition to To avold the possibility of Nor- the Hongkong Jockey Clob's $81,250, officer of the Imports and Exports Department.
weglan or other vessels inadver- $200 from the proceeds of Mah Defendant in charged with:
tently entering these areas, they Jongg Drive held by the Ladies from 1-Obtaining 930
Club de Laung will be patrolled by British naval, Working Centre at the Cheult, master of Stail No. 86 at the vessels until 48 hours after the Reerele. Staffs of Government de Central Market, by falsely pretending.
partments have also made substantial that he had been sent to collect the laying of the first mine.
"The Allies will never follow the additional donations, $213.40 Being money by Mr. Taylor of the Imports Germina example of brutal violence, received from the Prison Staft and and Exports Depratment on March
$152.30 from the Sanitary Depart- 30. He is also alternatively charged and the mine-laying will not inter-
ment staff. with demanding money with menace fere with the free accoms of Nor on the same day by threatening to wegian ships to their own ports," report to Mr. Taylor that complainant the statement continues. wis keeping an opium diven al 13, Jubilee Street, second floor.
It adds that if the successful prosecution of the war requires the
2.--Demanding money with menuco on September 22 last year. Defend-Allies to take such measures, world ant is alleged to have demanded $3 opinion will not be slow to realise to be paid monthly to him. Other-the necessity and purpose of their wise he threatened that the premises nction.
would be ralded.
In outlining the case, Detective Ser- geant Cullinan said that complainant had a small room in his residence at 13. Jubilee Street which he used as an office and also for the purposes of
entertaining his friends.
Ile had on oplum pipe and he allowed his friends to smoke Govern- ment opium.
Defendant was at one time an in- former for the Imports and Exports Department but lately, had been warned not to bring in any more in- formation.
On December 23, 1939, defendant went to complainant's house and sald he had been sent to make or- rangements to collect $3 a month otherwise the premises would be! raided. From then on he was given this sum of money every month until February 23.
On March 23, he went to com- plainant and asked for $100, saying| that Mr. Taylor had demanded the
money
Complainant said he did not have- the money but promised to pay it in a few days. Two days later the premises were ralded by the Revenue Department.
Complainant became suspicious and went to see Mr. Taylor who having received any money, denied He then gave complainant $30 in marked notes and told him to hand them over to defendant when he re- turned for the money.
On March 30, defendant did return .for the money and was given the marked notes. In the meantime, complainant's wife notified the police, who raided the premises and found defendant there smoking opium. He still had the money on his person,
When charged, defendant declared) lint he had nothing to say and re- served his defence.
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