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A CORRUPTING TRADE.
DETECTIVE MISSING.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday
The Chinese detective who was afternoon, M. Sugu, the manager of a Japanese Import and Export firma charged with the theft of two ophun carrying on business at No. 6 Des pipe bowls from an oplum divan in Voeux Road Central, was charged at Praya East. when Sergis. Cockle and the instance of Chief Revenue Officer McFall raided the premises and ar- J. Wildin that he not being a rerested two armed desperadoes, failed gistered and qualified person,. did to answer to his name when the case have in his possession or power, was called before Mr. J. R. Wood! more than 15 doses of a dangerous this morning.
ounces wit, 16
of poison, to morphine.. »
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defendant and pleaded "Guilty." but asked for a lenient sentence..
His Worship said he would like to to hear what Mr. Wildin had to say. Mr. Wildin then went into the witness box and said that he went to the defendant's office, first floor of No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central át 2.30 p.m., on the 21st inst., and asked for the defendant and was told that he was out bat that he might be expect. ed back at any moment. Witness wait. ed until 430, and as the defendant did not turn up. he decided to go on with the search, for which he had a warrant. In a desk, witness found one pound of morphine which was "Smith & Co. In the marked defendant's desk witness. found
a letter produced), which had
Irspector Kent said that the defen- dant had been transferred to the
Central Station: since the charge was made out against him.
His Worship' ordered the case to stand down for enquiries to be made?
Later the inspector announced that no one in the Central Station seemed ] to know anything about the defen- dant's whereabouts.
His Worship ordered the bail of 350 to be estreated and issued a war- rant for the defendant's arrest.
POST OFFICE.
Rock Lighthouse is interrupted.
Telegraphic Communication with Gap
The insured parcel post service to the a lot of significance in the province of Szeches is suspended until fact that there were only farther notice.. four firms which manufactured mor-
phine, and, in the letter three of these An agreement has been entered into firms were mentioned. This show-natweon the Post Oficos of China, and ed that the defendant was carrying Hongkong for an exchange of Isaured on large transactions. in morphine. letter, The medium of insurance is the Witness took the drug with him, Frane Currency and the maximum amount | for which letter may be insured is 3000 and left his card with the man franes.. in charge of the office. On the following morning
the
defend-
A telegram has been received from ant came to see witness at the the G.RO. London stating that there Import and Export office, and jure no restrictions on the importation of amongst other things. the defendant sagar by parcel post isto the United admitted to witness that he was not Kingdom and that no parcels of sugar recently sent from Hongkong have been confiscated.
a registered or licensed person to possess morphine. Witness then produced a certificate from the Gov. vernment Analyst, certifying that the drug seized represented 16,000 oficial doses, and also justifying the issue of
the search warrant.
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His Worship imposed a fine of $1,000, and ordered the morphine to be confiscated.
Mr. Gardiner said that as the mer phine was worth $50, he did not anticipate that the fine would exceed $800 ten times the value of the: drug.
Attention is again directed to the necessity for more adequate packing of parcels addressed to United Kingdom. All parcels insured and ordinary, to and from United Kingdom are now forward ed in bags and very exitful packing
necessary to ensure safe transmission.
is
A direes exchange of Money Orders with the Republic of China has come in operation since the 1st January
1920.
The Money Order Service with the
His Worship said that the case was Philippine Lilands has been resumed a serious one, and he had power to since the 1st Jan, 1920 impose a $2,000 fine,
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FIERCE FIGHT ON SHIP. quarrel was over a leak in the boiler, The defendant asked the deceased why he did not patch up the leak and the The hearing in the so-called latter said the defendant had no right Japanese Murder Case, was re- to order him. They then came to sumed before Mr. J. R. Wood at the blows, and the defendant knocked the' Magistracy this morning. The third to his room and came out with a dag- deceased down. The latter returned fireman of the O.S.K." Taikel Manger in his right hand. The defendant is accused of the murder of the second picked up a poker and hit the deceased Then closing fireman by stabbing him to the heart on the hand with it. with a dagger in the course of a fight with the deceased, he grabbed his on board on Jan. 24, while the ship right band and struggled with him. was lying an anchor in Hongkong har. The two tumbled out of the mess room onto the deck where they continued the deceased was bleeding from his the struggle. Witness then saw that
nose and mouth. The defendant had by this time succeeded in snatching
bour.
"
P..D.. put in a plan of the passage Mr. S. Vergette, building inspector,
way on the porrside of the ship where the murder was alleged to have taken [place. "
the dagger from the deceased's hand; | Chimbu Akinama, first fireman on and fearing he would stab the de-1 It is notified that all restrictions aboard the Taikei Maru," said at 7 ceased, witness knocked the dagger]
3.m. on Jan. 24, he was having break-out of the defendant's hand into the Fest in the mess room on the port. Sea.
Me. Gardiner said that his clientThe parcel post service to Cubs is had only brought $800 with him. ruspended. and asked that that sum be received first on the understanding that his client would pay the balance this morning. This was agreed to. This morning the defendant paid up the balance of his fine.
EXPORTING SILVER COINS,
Sergt. Shannon this morning charged a Chinese with attempting to export nearly $900 worth of small silver coins. Mr. J. E. Gardiner äp peared for the defence and pleaded "not guilty".
Sergt. Shannon said he was sent for at about 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday,
to the use of wireless Telegraphy by Marchant Vessels on the China Station have been abolished.
The Services to Germany Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are
aspended.
Na drofficial lector addressed to Abadan, Ahwar or Mohammorab in the Persian Gulf may exceed eight ounces in weight.
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close before 8 closed at 5 p.m. or the previous day..
and went on board the a.m. registered and parcel mails are
steam launch SuivickThere he met a Chinese constable who hand- ed him the silver money contained in a bag and tied with the piece of rope (produced). The constable said he found the bag in the fore part of the launch, in the crew's quarters. Witness made enquiries but no one admitted ownership. Later the de- fendant came to the station and claimed the silver. Witness then had him charged.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 a.m. Registration closes at 6 c'clock on the previous evening.
INWARD MAILS.
FRIDAY, February 6 Bombay-Per SHINYO MARU. Shanghai-Per HUICHOW.
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The defendant said that $340 was
SATURDAY, February 7. his own, money, and the remainder was entrusted to him by some pas- Straits-Per BENLEVI sengers to take to the country. He MONDAY, February did not know that it was unlawful to Japan & Shanghai—Per -KAMQ MARU. export silver coins. He went on Straits-Per TAKADA. board on the previous night, 'and when he went ashore on the day the silver was discovered on the launch, he entrusted the money to one of the crew for safe keeping. He did not know why his foki hid the
money.
Sergt. Shannon said the defendant acted as a runner between here and Shamei.
The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, who appeared to watch the case, told his Worship that it was owing chiefly to the smuggling of silver coins" that the regulation was enforced.
A fine of $250 was imposed, and, the defendant was ordered to get the silver changed into notes.
BRASS THEFTS.
CONVICTION AT MACAO.
Macao
OUTWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY, February 5.
Per CHUEN CHOW, 4.10 p.m. FRIDAY, February 6. Macao-Per SUI AN, 8.18 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochar-Per QUINNEBAUG, 11 a.m.
Straits, Bangkos, and India via •}
cutts Per GREGORY APOAR, at Noon.
Philippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG
sp.m.
Macao-For CHUEN CHOW, 4.15 p.m.
SATURDAY, February 7... Macso-Por SUI TAI, 1.15 pm. Amor, Shanghai and North Chiot- Par TJIKINI, 2 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per
YINGCROW, 9 p.m. Macao Por. CHUEN CHOW, 4.15 p.m. SUNDAY, February 8.
Macao-Per SUI AN, 8.35 ..
Amoy and Formosa via Keelung
Par KALJO MARU, 98.2). MONDAY, February 3.
The case against Augusto Do-watow, mingo Soares who was remanded at
Macao last September on a charge Straite, of theft of 50 sheet of brass plates valued at $5,000, the property of -the Hongkong and Whampoa
Dock Co., was re-opened at Macao
on Monday, and after a three days* hearing, the accused was convicted
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AGAPETOR, Ro- Letters gistration 945 m. 10.30 ..
Lodi, ypt and #EUROPE Tis
TUESDAY, February 10.
and sentenced to 18 months hard Satow and Bengkok-Per OHANG
labour.
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton watched the proceedings in the interest of the Dock Co.
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ICHANG, 10 a..
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THURSDAY, February 12
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Iside of the ship. The decessed, the His Worship: The doctor said the accused and Four other members of deceased had a wound in the chest, the crew were also in the mess room. how did he receive that wound? The defendant and the deceased' were, don't know. standing near the table quarrelling, Did you see the defendant fall?— Witness and the others were having: Yes.
Did you examine him?-No, some- their meal while the two quarrelled. Wher witness entered the mess room one else did.
bey were quarrelling already. Thei The hearing is proceeding.
LIST OF PASAFNGERS.
DEPARTED.
Per Sutra Maru imbie, and Mrs. J. Bredell, Mrs. H. Goldenberg, Mr. Wal- lace Farley, Mrs. Wm H. Clarke,, Miss L. Clarke, Capt. and Mrs. Rolfe, Misa Rolfe. Dr. Miss E. G. Deaty, Miss 6. Grandin, Mias B. Harlan, Mr. and Mira. R. C Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Calla- han, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, Afr. Rabbit, Mr. and Miss Gibbs, Mr. E. M. Stratton. Miss N. Barnes, Mrs. V. Manrce, Cupt. and Mrs. R. Swain, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Zollage, Mr. and Mr. A. 11, Addelson, Mr. J. H. Abelson, Mr. A. Fagh, Mr. La M. Arranga, Dir. and Mrs. D. F. Digby, Mr. A. Recto, Mr. R. Umalt and Mr. A. G. Taylor.
DEPARTURES.
The 1.8. AMAZONE (Capt. Lapoosse) sailed for Yokobama ris Shangbai at 11am to-day with 760 tons of general,
.. LINAN, (Capt. Cols) sailed for Singapore via Swatow at 10 am. to-day with 300 tone of general cargo..
The . WANG TAH. (Capt. Legge) sailed for Shanghai at 11
a.m. to-day with 100 to PRETS, (Capt. Clark) sail
general cargo.
The 8.8.
ed for Shanghai at 7 a.m. to day with through general cargo.
The HAICHING, (Capt Stewart) sailed for Foochow ris. Sratow at noon to-day with 1,700 tons of general cargo.
ARRIVATA
February 2.
The 53 WAR SINGER, Brit., 8,211, tous, from Tarakan Capt. Williams, A. P. Co., Tai Kok Tmi
The .. GREGORY APCAR, Brit... 2,889 tona, from Kobe Capt. H. G. Ellis, Me. Mc. & Co.. A3.
The .5. BANYET MARU, Jap, 2015 tons, from Chin Wan Tao Capt. Tomo zwa, Dodwell agg.
toas, from Shanghai Capt. Janzier, J.M. The us. GLENARMOT, Brit, 4603 & Co., A4.
CLEARANCES.
February, 5.
The 5.9. KATSUNRA MARU, (Jap.) cleared to-day and will sail for Haiphong at 9am. to-morrow.
The s.8. TAIKOO WAN II (B) cleared to-day and will sail for Hongay at 10 am. to-morrow.
The ... MOORISH PRINCE, (Brit) York via Macila and Singapore at 6 am. cleared to-day and will suil for New to-morrow.
to-day and will sail for Shanghai at i p.m. The s.. SAI CHO, (Chi) cleared
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DEPARTURES.
The 8.5. PAOTING, (Brit.) Capt Hope, Agents B. & S., left for Hongay to-day.
Reaney, Agents. Cheong Fat, left for The 8.8 PERANANG, (Brit) Capt Singapore to-day.
The as. WA SUN, (Brit) Capt. Summerville, Agents Waog Eing, left! for Kwong Chow Wan to-day.
The 5.8. JUNO, (Dutch) Capt. De! Boots, Agents A. P. C. left for Canton at 3 p.m. to-day.
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FIRE ENQUIRY.
At the Magistracy yesterday after- noon, the enquiry into the circun stances attending the fire which broke out on the premises of the Yue Fat Loong rice firm of No. 99 Con- naught Road West on the morning of January 29, was' resumed before Mr. N. L. Smith.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS:
The C.P.O.S. Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe on 3rd Jan, s.m-left there 3rd Jan. p.m. due at Yokohama on sth Jan.
The P. & O-BI.A.L. as. Gregory Apcar left Moji for this port on the 31st ultimo at am. and is dus beru on the 4th instant at about am.
The P. & Q. §. N. Co. a. Sangola left Shanghai for this port on 31st altimo 8.30a.m. and is due here on the 4th instant st.6.m
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Mr. E. J. Lewis appeared for the Insurance companies concerned, whilst Mr. A. H. Crew watched the proceed-The ings in the interest of the Yue Fat Loong firm.
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The assistant accountant of the Yue Fat Loong firm was called and in reply to Mr. Lewis said that the rice was burned to ashes. A quantity of rice bags on the ground floor escaped damage. There was quantity of burned rice still in the godown. These were contained in gunney bags, and were stored on the ground floor. It was not unusual in a rice firm to have 600 bags of rice stored on the second floor.
By Mr. Crew: The books of the firm contained all particulars con- cerning the rice which was included
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s v.s. Itola left Singapore for this Fort on the 24th instant at B p.m. and is due here on the 5th Feb.
The Ben Lines Bended from Middles-
bro and London lett Singapore for this port on 30th altimo and may be expected to arrive here to-morrow daylight.
The NY.K. 8.. Shinys Maru (Bombay Line) ft Bombay for this port direct on the 18th Jan.-and is ex- pected bare on the 6th Feb. The N.Y.K. Ls. Tojima Maru (Euro- "pean Line) left Singapore for this port on the 3rd Feb. and is expected here on the 8th Feb.
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in the claim sent to the Insurance Rice falling to the ground floor from companies. They also showed from a height would, to some extent, bave whom the rice was purchased. the effect of putting out the fire.
Inspector Macdonald said that at Ja a rice fire vall - the
rice
5 am, on January 29, în consequence would accumulate on the ground of a telephone message, he went to floor, as the fire spread to the upper No. 99 Connaught Road West. floors. If there had been 2,000 bags The flames were beginning to of rice in the shop, he would expect
arrived. apread, when he
to to find more debris. The fire was the first, second and third floors.") fierce, and the heat was intense.
By Mr. Crew: When the fire was After the fire had been extinguished,
he examined the premises and found in progress, he saw rice, falling into the whole building had been gutted. the ground floor from the upper The assistant accountant of the Yue floors.
Fat Loong firm informed him that Mr. L. E. Lammert, of the firm of there were 2,000 bags of rice, in the Geo, P. Lammert, auctioneers' and gutted building. There was a large surveyors, said that he had surveyed quantity of rice on the ground, No. 99 Connaught Road West. He but it did not appear to be the was of opinion that there were about remains of the estimate 700 bags of rice in the gutted build- by the accountant. There were no ing. In making his calculation, he signs of arson.
I was giving the benefit of any doubt
In reply to Mr. Lewis the witness to the insurer.
said that the fire was fiercer on the The enquiry "was, at this stage; first foor than on the upper floors. l'adjourned until Saturday.
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