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JARDINE'S PROSECUTED. OPIUM ON "LOONG SANG"

SHIPOWNERS AND THE

Mr. Lloyd replied that what be had sold was his own opinion and hot a fact.

THE CHINA MATL.

Answoring a further question Mr. Lloyd said be was not swaED, that Messrs. Jardino's bad to' giva up the employment of four detec NO BURGLARves to stop smuggling us things got worse. has ever succeeded

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OLD FRIENDS.

FORTUGAL AND BRITAIN.

-MACAO GÓVERNOR'S TRIBUTE.

Responding to the toast of his

STEAMER ASHORE.

JAPANESE VESSEL ON THE NINE PINS.

The "Yei Maru No. 2," bound

health at wffle at Government from Keeling for this port with a

House on Monday, H. E. the cargo of coal and commanded by Governor of Macao said:

I thank your Excellency and Captain Yoshioka, is ashore on one Lady Stubbs, for your personal of the Nine Pins, a group of islands courtesies to me and Madame near Wagian Island. Rodriguez, which daily increase our appreciation of the "friendship of your Excellencies

EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE.

Captain Percy Jowett, master of

The first news of the disaster the "Loong Sang" was called. He said that when the seizure was rude

was received at inidday yesterday the vessel had boon in Hongkong In fulfilling this pleasant duty,1by wireless from the "President for four days. During that time have another one to add, and that Madison." The message stated they had been discharging cargo, is, thank your Excellency, the fihat "Immediate assistance was bunkering coal, loading water and Govornor of Hongkong, for the required. A naval tug was order the other usual business of a ship honour which you bestowed on the ed to make ready to leave for the in port. There was constant con-Goverment of Macao, by your Nine Pins if required. During munication between the ship and personal visit,

the afternoon, a Japanese officer the shore, which made it practically Availing myself with pleasure arrived at the Mitsui Bussan offices and: gave good hiding place, to which the impossible to control the people of this opportunity, I affirm to your Kaisia witness replied in the affirmative, going to and from the ship in the Excellency, personally add on be- fuller details of the disaster, say

course of their business..

half of the Portuguese Government; ing that the vessel was in no Mr. Davidson: Would it be sny the sentiments of a perfect under- immediate danger, The M. B. K. Continuing in answer to further questions, he said that the opium good as a means of proventing standing on all matters, and a solid have asked the Taikoo Dockyard could be reached with some dif- snuggling to search the ship while and unchangeable friendship be-to provide a salvage tug as soon as tween the Governments of the two instructions have been received ficulty from the side, but it could he is at her boy?-Absolutely neighbouring colonies belonging from the owners in Japan.

to two allied nations, which cannot The vessel went ashore at one Why Because "anybody could Mr. Davidson said that he was income on board, day or night. I be disturbed by any baseless state o'clock in the morning in calu ments made by our enemies. Here weather, The cargo is being a position to prove that there was have no tents of stopping then in the Orient everything tends to jettisoned as the current at the a hole underneath. This prompted The ship is surrounded by lighters, strengthen and develop these Nine Pins is too strong to allow of Remanded from some days ago, the witness to say that in order to hunkering and discharging cargo. friendly relations. I cannot do lighters going alonside. the case in which Messrs. Jardine get at the hiding place from under There is a constant strain of peo-better than quote the words of Lord The Taikoo Dock Co. despatched Matheson and Co., Ltd., as generalneath one would have to creep in

Curzon of Kedleston in April last, a salvage tug this morning in the managers of the Indo-China Steam with great difficulty. The picces ple all the time.

When do you search the ship especially in view of the trend of hopes of pulling the vessel off the Navigation Co., Ltd., owners of the of tin covering the opiums were then? We search the morning British international policy: "The rocks. ss. "Loong Sang" were summon-placed at the side.

after we leave Hongkong.

sentiments of friendship that have féd under the Opium Ordinance PREVIOUS INFORMATION.

always attached the Engüsh for failing to take precautions to

nation to its oldest ally are very prevent 500 tacis of prepared

well known, which sentiments opiun being conveyed on to the

time has but fortified. Both people, ship for the purpose of export, came before Mr. J. R. Wood again

as other nations, have presently to struggle against the many hind-

LAW.

INTERESTING LOCAL CASE.

not be reached from underneath.

Questions were also put to the witness as to whether it was known if the opium was going to be placed

useless.

You have heard what Mr. Lloyd has said. Tell the Court what you do?

Witness said that they went on board and if a watch on the through the crew's quarters, search Mr. Lloyd thought that the wit-ed their luggage, and examined the

steamers had been kept.

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KUMSANG DOCKED.

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VESSEL SUCCESSFULLY

REFLOATED.

yesterday afternoon.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent

Messrs Jardine Mathesorrand Co. {] of Imports and Exports, prosecut-ness could not very well answer ventilators and stone-rooms. They rances of these difficult times, and oth Mr. E. Davidson represented the question whereupon Mr. David-paid particular attention to the fore on account of that, it is more

our friendship. England fol-are in receipt of a wireless message the Company and Mr. R. Suther- son said "Wait, wait; he can speak peaks and aft peaks and the trea-than ever necessary to cultivate

sure room; while the Chief Engi

lows attentively und with stating that the Indo-China Steam land, Jardine's shipping manager, for himself."

Witness replied that he heard her, who lid.control of the engine great sympathy the untiring Navigation Company's steamer was also in court.

the Portuguese Kum Sang," which went ashore At the outset of the last hearing, people were watching the steamer, room staff, searched the engineers efforts of

statesmen to maintain their country on the night of the 9th instant at Mr. Davidson: I am informed and firemen. a remantt had been asked for bui

You have received certain instrue-in the place to which Portugal, by Piedra Point, about 20 miles off Mr. Lloyd had requested His that they were Revenue Officers, Worship to take the evidence but the last witness (Mr. Lanigan) tions from the owners about this?its, brilliant history, has a right Cape Bolinao, Philippine Islands, among the nations. That in the was successfully refloated at noon they were informers. Yes, of Revenue Officer P. Lanigan, said

Mr. Davidson her handed a Portugal of to-day is still alive the on Monday and is being taken to who has since gone on leave. Addressing witness, Mr. Davidson The witness testified, inter alia, asked: Were people watching the printed circular into Court and the heroic sentiment that inspired in the Olongapo Dock for repairs. The to the watching of the ship while steamer tluat night?-I don't know. witness explained that they bad to the past its great men, we have an message contained no particulars fill in a form regarding opium. eloquent witness in the recent as to how the vessel was got off. in port by informers and the dis

The Hongkong and Whampoa tug covery of the opium in the crank

This was handed in to the agents deeds of its intrepid aviators," at Manila.

Your Excellency, no one, speak- Dock Compmy's salvage

in shaft pit of the engine-room on

Is that form signed by anybody?ing in the name of Portugal, could "Henry Keswick" has been April 27.

-Yes, by myself, the Chief Engi.say truer words, more in harmony attendance for over a week and the with the sentiments of loyalty and "Kum Sang" having been lighten- neer and the Chief Officer.

dignity of the nation which I have ed by transferring cargo and coal to other vessels, it is surmised that the honour to represent.

she was able to be refloated at high tide.

YESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE. A Chinese Revenue Officer who accompanied R. O. Lanigan corro horated the previous witness's statement. Directly the discovery was made Mr. HL A. Taylor, the Monopoly Analyst, and Chief Preventive Officer Clark were sent for and they arrived on the stea- tner some three-quarters of an hour Jater.

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The Magistrate to Mr. Davidson: Will you admit the value of the opium as $7.2507-I don't know. I can't say what is the value.

MR. LLOYD'S EVIDENCE. In the box, Mr. Lloyd stated that the opium had been valued at the It was prepared figure stated.

as No. 1, from opium, known Macan. He understood the price in Macao to the ordinary public to be $1 per tael. The value in Hongkong would be $14.50 per tacl

Mr. Davidson; I suppose you Answering Mr. Lloyd, Witness are prepared to admit that there is said that a Chinese fireman was no suggestion that Messrs. Jardine, in the stokehold at the time the Matheson & Co. are concerned in "discovery was made. It was not any way in this smuggling ?--Oli,

casy to enter the place of conceal-most certainly. ment; in removing the drug. And that you might suspect that witness had to go down into a dirty one of the crew was involved, and sump amidst a quantity of waste that the defendants are not in- oil and dirty water.

volved 7---Yes. Fr. Lloyd: Could you just throw the opium in or would it take some

time?

The witness: It would take about half-an-hour to put the opiam

there.

In reply to the Magistrate, the witness said that the inside of the hiding place was very clean and the oplum was protected by two pieces of tin (produced in Court) The place could not be seen from the outside.

"DEFENCE IN THE DARK."

Mr. Davidson: Supposing the defendants or someone on board found this opium and handed it over to your Department would this prosecution have been brought?-- No.

Witness added that the search was also logged. The Chinese crew, he said, was quite aware that the aggling of opium on the boat was not allowed. If a Chinese was found in Manila in possession-even of Hongkong Government opium- he would be put in jail for two or three weeks. On several occasions he. Ind found opium pipes on hoard and these he had thrown overboard! before reaching Manila.

Mr. Lloyd said that he had no questions to put to the Captain a he was not responsible for the engine room at all.

SECOND ENGINEER'S EVIDENCE,

I have the honour to drink to the,

Lady Stubbs. health of Your Excellency and

VICAR'S CURSE.'

PROTEST FROM PARI- SHIONERS.

The "Kumsang" was on her way to Manila from Amoy with a large number of Chinese passen- gers when she went aground. All the passengers were successfully taken off, but despite the danger at one.time of the vessel breaking up on the rocky beach Qwing to A petition with about 200 signa-high winds and waves breaking| tures has been sent to the Bishop of over her, the crew stuck to their Ripon requesting him to inhibit the posts. The "Kum Sang" is a steel Rev. C. E. Russell, vicar of Manston screw steamer of 3,237 tons gross, Parish Church, near Leeds, until a 2,078 tons net, built in 1899, and is commission of inquiry shall have under the command of Capt. Grant, considered the existing dispute be, the senior officer in the Indo-China tween him and two members of the Steam Navigation Company's parochial church council.

The dispute came to a head on

Sunday, April 8, when the wo

service.

ARRIVALS.

Hydrangea, (Chiu On) from Swatow-Co's Wharf

Mr. Jaines Valentine Barron, the end engineer, said that he was When the search was mado formen, Mr. Allansqa and Mr. Spink, on duty when the seizure was made. opian by the ship's officers the remained seated during a proces-LATEST SHIPPING NEWS, Mr. Lloyd was next asked whe-bilges, dry tanks and other likely sion as a protest against practices ther opium had been discovered places were looked into. He had to which they objected. They have through the medium of informers. never searched under the crank now sworn an affidavit that the He answered in the affirmative and shaft pit as it was very dangerous vicar said to them, "May the curse Mr. Davidson put the following to do so when the ship was, in of God rest upon you both. question:-So that the difference motion. It was possible to search between prosecuting and not pro- there but the shaft would be work. secuting depends entirely upon the ing within three inches of the At this stage Mr. Davidson, re- finding or not finding of the opium searcher's head. Since the opium narked that the case for theIf they had found the opium and had been found none of the crew prosecution had not been opened brought it to the office the matter had been missing from the ship.

Asked what precautions were leaving defence "absolutely in the would have been left there.

And you will agree that a ship taken lo prevent opium being dark" as to what the prosecution was going to prove. His Worship on the Hongkong-Manila run brought on to the ship while she When instructed Mr. Lloyd to out would be extremely busy in port was in port, witness said that if he and after some legal argument it oplum had been found on the ship, Do you suggest that no precau Raw a stranger he would ask him the vessel being under the control tions were taken to prevent the what he wanted, but there was was decided to remand the case to evidence of the Chinese engine-room of the crew. The opium was a opium being brought on board nothing to prevent the engine-room this morning in order to obtain the valuable consignment. It had been What precautions would you staff or the firemen from smugglingt valued at $7,250 in Hongkong and, suggest?

line his case which was that the Yes,

OFFICERS.

The affidavit was read at a meeting of the church council, and resolution was carried declaring that the vicar's action was unbe- coming and an offence against ecclesiastical law.

A copy of the resolution has been sent to the Bishop of Ripon.

In reply to the Magistrate, wit- staff. Orness said that the coal coolies would

not have occasion to go in the; HIS MORNINGS engine room at all. It was not the

E Sang, J.M. & Co.) from Shang- hai, Swatow-Co's Wharf,

Haiphong, {Thai Thuan) from Saigon. C40.

Glymont,(AdLine) from Sigon. Off Stonecutters. Van Vollenhoven, (Kai Yu) from Haiphong.-B22.

Songma, (Lapicque)

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Van Overstraten, U.C.J.L) from Amoy-A25.

Koshu Maru, (O.S.K.) from Can- ton-Co's Wharf.

Angers/ (MM. Cie), from HEARING.Marseilles, Saigon, K. Wharf.

Hsinchiang, (C.M.SN.) from Tientsin. Co's Wharf. Continuing, this morning, Mr. Mr. Lloyd replied that the chief practice to lock the engine roon Davidson re-called the second engi. Canton.-West Point,

Haldis, (Wo Fat Sing) from precaution he would suggest would while the ship was in port. There be the general attitude of the world always be somebody below neer, Mr. J. V. Barron. Mr. Davidson asked if anybody could officers on board the ship as to to keep stean up, smuggling. If all Chinese knew The Magistrate: How many get into the crank shaft pit without passing through the engine-room.

from the position in which it was! ALLEGED, SLACKNESS found, it was quite ele, that some- one on board was responsible for allowing it to be placed there, if not for actually placing it there.

The Magistrate: And you are asking for a penalty under the ALL SHIPS LIABLE.

Ordinance?

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2.

Yang Cheong, No. 1 fireman, of the Loong Song" was the first of aixteen fremen called an witnesses

May. 23.

DEPARTURES,

that the officers would not encour Chinese have you? Three greasers, Witness replied that it was quito! age, smuggling=no smuggling six firemen, free coal passers and Mr. Lloyd: Yes, but I am not would take place, but if there was twa donkey-men. They have ce from the stokebold: One could get phong, Pakhoi-May 23

possible to appach this place Kaiping, (Sing Kee) for Hai- asking for an overwhelming penal slackness on the part of the officers, ty, but just sufficient to show that and if it looked as if it was a good or two cooka but they are seldom to the crank shaft pit by a Bort of

Unkai, Maru, (Sato & Co.) for ships in Hongkong cannot do this gamble, then smuggling would in the engine-room.

Do you think it is possible for underground route.

Kuching-May 23. sort of thing with impunity and that take place.

Cross-examining, Mr. Lloyd al- Gweneth, (Kiutyching) for Bang- ships belonging to well-known Then your suggestion is that someone without the connivanced whether if the fires were lit kok--May 23: Companies are just as liable as any the officers must have been slack of the officers to have got the opium would it be possible to use this

President Taft, (Pacific Mail) for other ships. This is an important in suppressing opium smuggling? on board?Quite, possible.

Soudan, (P. & O.)for Shanghai case, more especially in view of the Yes, if one does not suggest any Why? Well, there is always passage Witness replied that it San Francisco, Shanghai--May 23. fact that the Opium Conference is worse conclusions,

soine member of the crew below, was quite posible. to be held shortly of which Bishop

You really suggest that "not Witness added that when the By Mr. Lloyd: Without any

Bayard-May 23, 2 Brent of Manila is the American de- caring" is going to encourage ship was last in dock a lot of deck danger? Yes. The fires were it Po Tung, (Chun Tung) for Fört legate.

Janus, (BL S.N.) for Moji, Amoy: smuggling-Undoubtedly, if there hands were on board and they could when the opium was found, Mr. Davidson then asked on what is an atmosphere of care, it will be have secreted the opiumi.

May 23-A Kround did Mr. Lloyd want the stopped,

COMPANY'S PRECAUTIONS. Court to decide the case and

Are you aware that the ships of Giving evidence as to the come for the defence. He stated that belon, Singapore-May 23 whether he was asking for a fine of the defendants are searched twice rany's precautions, Mr. Robert was not present when the opium $1 or $7,000,

on every voyage-Yes. Sutherland, Shipping Manager of was found. He had no returned His Worship remarked that he And that ships on the Hongkong- thought the fine was limited to Manila un have special printed Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. to the ship them as his bio was not $5,000 but Mr. Davidson pointed out Instructions from the Company Ltd, said that four detectives were

on the night prior to the seizure. that the pontity had been increased Well, it only bears out my point, vied while the ships lay in port. up. He left the ship at midnight by the Ordinance of 1912 to It depends on the search New They were paid for by the Com During the time that he was on watch that night he was no con ten times the value of the opfum officers for a certain time willdako pany discovered He emphasised the great care, but as time goes on it By Mr. Davidson: Why was the tinually in the engine room point that the Company was not a becomes a routine jo, and purely practice discontinued? Becasant on deck casionally. party to the conveyance of the perfunctory

ong they were not found to be gitims they were the victims more Mr. Davidson: We are talking rent to monggling. than anything cise.*** 199) Vabout fliis Company and not gener. That int

Cross-examining the witness, Mrally. These searches are made enco Dirvidson asked if the spot, was a and logged on every

by the Magistrate if he knew any. hing about the opium, witness said

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