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MACAO OPIUM.

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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1928.

He

$1,000 CLAIM.

(Continued from Page 1.).

that the statements contained in the alleged libel were true. said they were not defamatory. On the contrary, the plaintiffs said that they were and that they were clearly read in a defamatory sense

Writ Issued. The document which contained by those who read them. Defen- the words in question, together dant further elaimed that they bearing out Mr. Arculli's opening The plaintiff gave evidence with the petition, stated

were privileged. But the plaintiit pleadings, were caused to be sent claimed that even if they were pri- und said that Chung Kin was for and published to H.E. the Gover-vileged, that privilege was destroy. He was also told that in addition merly a co-partner with plaintiff.

to the $750 he would have to pay

the

nor of Macas and his private secre- tary, by the defendant. The said ed because plaintiff was actuated document and petition were print till the end of June of last year,

by express malice. Defendant, upi 20 per cent. to the Association. ed by the Victoria Printing Press, was acting with a Company called He said to Haynes in Chinese: "IC of 3, Duddell-street, Hong Kong, on the Yue Sing and Company which you ask me to pay this sum of the instructions of the defen-!

cannot leave." Plaintiff believed

dant. A thousand copies, or there-managed the opium farm in Macao money I want to see the accounts about, were printed and divers had (Prior to that date it had been ict to check them, otherwise I have He did not know whether Haynes been sent by the defendant to pro-out to tender for three years at no means of paying the money." a time, the Yue Sing having been!

"understood Chinese. Suen then minent persons in Hong Kong and

the successful tenderers

-on presaid, after a

conversation with Macao. Defendant threatened, vious occasions). The Yue Sing Haynes: "If you don't pay you and intended, to continue pública- and Company was a somewhat tion of the same or similar charges nebulous institution, a sort of that Suen was geting as an inter- against the plaintiff. By reason Jekyll and Hyde. It was some-

preter. of the premises, plaintiff had been times represented as a business of,

After speaking as to the lock- greatly injured in his credit and

a single individual, Yue Sing, of'

ing of the door the plaintiff con- reputation and had suffered dam whom the defendant claimed to be tinued that Lau On left between age: He claimed damages and an, injunction to restrain the defen- an attorney and ometimes as a syn-4 o'clock and 4.16. He returned dicate partnership which had i dant from publication of the said considerable number of sharehold. with Lau Sui-sang at about 4.45.

words or any of them or of any similar words.

blems.

jers and which issued scrip and of During the whole of that time he About a week afterwards plain which the defendant claimed to be (plaintiff) was in the room. a managing director. The petition' tiff received a letter with regard

Plaintiff's Position.

Defendant's Benefactions.

of

Chau Kung-chi and Lau Sui-sang. Later a writ was issued against him before the Police Magistrate. in the Magistrate's Another writ was

you."*

የ

How

Then Suen

Defendant's Pleadings. Reading from the pleadings on which the libel was contained in behalf of defendant, counsel said represented Yue Sing in the first to the $750 which he showed to it was claimed by defendant that of his two capacities, the words did not and were not understood to mean what was al Continuing, counsel said that That, was leged in the statement of claim when the Farm terminated in June chambers. nor did they contain any defama- of last year it was decided by the issued in the Summary Court:

Mr. Arculli: Who was suing tory meaning. Defendant had for Government of Macao to take over many years been, a lading mer- the management and control

you?-Chung Kin.

Plaintiff said that nothing chant and citizen in Macao and one Opium themselves, this being the He practice becoming more prevalent of its principle benefactors.

chambers. He denied that he had been continuously and active in all countries concerned with the happened in the Magistrate's ly associated with public and gor-sales of opium, certain Conventions owed money to Chung Kin.

Why He Went. ernmental life and on numerous and Agreements having been enter-

In reply to Mr. Wadeson plain- occasions had been called on by ed into under the League of Na-

The old Monopoly had to tiff said he had seen the books on Governors and Government to ad- tions. vise and co-operate in the solution come, to an end and plaintiff was January 19. Chung Kin was not tuated a spate of publicity which of administrative and public pro-appointed as a Superintendent and present as Suen had the power of administrator in the new Farm, helattorney to act for him. Suen and Moscow is adapting to her best The alleged libel, continued the taking into his employment as Haynes spoke in English together advantage. The eyes of the statement of defence, was includ- advisors people who had been con-and then Suen spoke to him (plain-. world turn towards Geneva whened in a petition sent to the Gover- nected with the opium monopoly ff) in Chinese.

Mr. Wadeson: Did he? the League is in conference and nor of Macao and members of the berore as he had had no previous

He had been in the did you know that?-Because I whom lay the experience. Council-with

several told Suen that he had power to de- by occupying the centre of the duty of upholding the credit and Government service for stage for a while, Russia has integrity of the Government, Gov-years and had retired, acting with tain me.. Then Haynes took up & secured widespread publicity of ernment departments and officials banking and other business ven- book and opened it.

in the eyes of the citizens, the tures but being re-appointed to do said to me that according to law

he had that power. the kind on which she thrives.great majority of whom were of this work.

Mr. Wateson:-Well, Suen read Her description of the League as Chinese races-with the object of The defendant had not to any "our new loud speaker" is an ap-assisting them in the discharge of serious extent suffered, continued out of a book to you. That's all7 the aforesaid duty. The petition counsel, and there was no reasonHaynes opened the book and propriate one. Her mentality is

was printed and circulated without why he should. He seemed, how-pointed to the pages with his fin- such that she does not regard any malice towards the plaintiff, or ever, to have suffered from intenseger, saying something in English civil war as war, to use the words at all, but with the purpose of resentment that he was not consult to Suen which I did not know. This, claimed to law there is power to detain of Lord Cushenden, and her securing, in the interest of the ed or made a figurehead in the new Then Suen said to me "According

public of the Colony, as well as in 'administration. whole world policy is to create the interest of the Governor and counsel,. appeared throughout the

Mr. Wadeson suggested to plain- civil war. The facts which are in his Council, a Governmental en-petition to the Governor of Macao, the possession of the British de-quiry into (inter alia) the facts which counsel proceeded to read in tiff that he went to the office of

his own free will..

Plaintiff replied he went because legate in regard to the Soviet's which had come to the knowledge full.

of the defendant through the

The netition, us quoted, set out the letter was sent to him by them activities in Chinn amply prove medium of the sald letter and in

the honest belief that the state the various benefactions to Macao by and if he did not go he would be this contention.

Coming to matters of more acments therein contained were true, defendant. "Having fulfilled every charged criminally so that he had In so doing, the defendant acted obligation under the contract with no alternative but to go. He dla count, we have from Geneva the bona fide in a inatter in which the the Government and having done not see Haynes leave the office.

Replying to Mr. Arculli plaintiff communique advancing definite defendant, by reason of his long inore than it may be expected of intimate Association with any member of the community in proposals regarding reductions in and

the petition rend, was in the adjoining room. published to Government,"

Replying to his Lordship plain- terest, and it was Hong Kong, Monday, Mar. 26, 1928. naval disarmament and expendi- public affairs in Macao, had an in- Macao in rendering services. to the aid he could not see Haynes who ture. The author is Britain and those who had a corresponding in- "Your Petitioner feels that hel

should be given, if not proferential, tiff said that Haynes did not go the suggestions are practically on terest and duty.

at least fair and sympathetic treat into the second room at any time.

The case is proceeding. ment at the hands of the Govern all fours with those discussed in

A Receipt For $100. Counsel also read from further ment in any caso where the intercats The pessimism which is said to the recent conference with the

dant in which defendant stated is concerned. Your Petitioner also reign at Geneva as a result of the United States and Japan. Broad-particulars supplied by the defen- of Your Petitioner or the Company

with the letter expected that he and the Company ALL IN THE WATER. Soviet's fairly successful efforts, they comprise a maximum that included to turn a serious conference into tonnage for battleships of thirty to him from Fung Cheung was, a should enjoy the confidence of the a bear garden will not, we trust thousand tons, a maximum arma-receipt in Chinese issued by the Government in connection with mint-! ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY

the amount subscribed by one Bliss Poly and that they should be con- and confidently expect, last long. ment of 13.5 inch guns and the Yau Seng Company for $100, being ters concerning the Opium alono-j

the management. Lasues of greater consequence extension of the life of this class Tin Fo to the sbare capital of the sulted in the event of any clunge in Counsel continued to quote atlier than the hare-brained scheme of of vessel from twenty to twenty. Yau Sing Company. The Bald re-

Kir-butt whose signature was well- extracts from the Petition which he total disarmament proposed by six years. It is officially consider.ceipt was signed and issued by Lu

tended to attack the new Depart- boat mistress being drowned, has the Russian delegate are ated that these proposals would re-known to and recognised by the said indicated that the defendunt in capsizing and stake, and the Soviet exhibition present a great step towards į defendant. Defendant interviewed ment and everyone included in it reached Police Headquarters. The Counsel was referring to the in- boat woman's story was that at will rapidly fade into the back- disarmament and a large measure Fung Cheung shortly after the re- ground. The fact of the matter of financial relief to the Powers ceipt of his letter and examined dividuals to whom the petition with about 7 p.m. yesterday, three men him carefully upon the sources of document containing the alleged engaged her passenger boat No. adopting them. This is a move in his information and the statements bel had been sent when Bis Lord- B-2099-Y to take them to the junk is that the representatives of re-

When the sampan was in mid- sponsible Powers who have been the right direction in that it gives made in his letter. Defendant had ship said he gathered that the docu. anchorage, assembled at Geneva over the the signatories to the League no means of proving conclusively ment had been sent to certain!

he was satisfied that the signature legal capacity. past fortnight feel they have Covenant something definite in the truth of the said statement but lawyers mentioned merely in their stream, one of the men asked the been held up to a certain amount the way of disarmament upon of the said Lu Kin-butt on the said Counsel said that it was claimed yulo. She refused, whereupon one roccipt was genuine. The said for the plaintiff that they had been of the other men produced a re- statements relating to the Yue sent merely to give the document volver and the third a dagger and It asked the boat woman. for money. Seng Company, corroborated re- the widest publicity possible. ports that defendant had beard in was true that defendant had at one A struggle ensued for possession of {Hong Kong.

time or another consulted every the woman's keys, and then the boat "Grave Irregularity." lawyer in Macoo but it was plain-suddenly capsized.

robbers, the boat The fact that Lu Ka-butt, who tiff's contention that the reading of All three was at that time serving the Gov- the document was merely a pretcace, woman and her two small sons were ernment of Macao as the advisor to give it publicity.

London Ofices:-The Far Eastern Agency (London), Advertising Letil, 30-38, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2.

BRITAIN AND GENEVA.'

of ridiculé and that the dignity of the League has been offended. This is perfectly true; but, as stated

which to work.

in previously these SKIPPER'S DEATH.

columns, they have only them- Belves to blame. Russia did not poke her nose into the affairs of the League of Nations; no at

tempt was made to fist her peace plans upon the rest of the world.

our.

CAPT. JENKYNS, LATE OF "SAFON."

A GENERAL STRIKE ECHO.

of the recently formed department which had been announced by the Governmcat to be operating the Macao Opium Farm Instead of the

The death occurred at Yokohama Monopolist, was issuing receipts

The case in proveeding.

INSPECTOR BITTEN.

ON LAUNCH.

The story of an attempted armed robbery on board a sampan in the harbour, which resulted in the boat a small son of the

woman to be allowed to take the

thrown into the water. Other sam- pans in the vicinity went to the rescue and succeeded in saving the boat woman and her younger son. The elder, boy could not be found, although the Bampans searched in the vicinity for a long time,

Eventually when the boat woman

who.

The Council of the League issued on March 14 at the age of 74 of for subscriptions to the capital of the invitation to the Soviet to CAPT. Alexander Jenkyns, former-'a firm which was reported to be put forward her ideas on the mat-ly in command of the 5.8. "Sai On" the Macao Opium Monopolist ap- Whilst walking on Mount Davis was transferred to a junk, she saw. ter of disarmament, and this is (Tung On Steaualp Company).poared to the defendant to be a road yesterday, acting Police Sub- on board a man whom she identified

Capt. Jenkyns decided to spend matter of gravé, irregularity which

Inspector O'Connor, attached to as one of the three men

for Chinese engaged her bost and then tried to exactly what Russia has done. his retirement In Japan. He was required the immediate investiga

the Secretariat These plans are, of course, un-well-known on the China coast and tion of the Macao Government and acceptable and are in fact un- previously had served with selling further defendant considered it his faire, was bitten by a brown rob her. This man was subsequent- and taken to Kennedy Town for by the junk people. The woman is workable, but nothing less could ships, having been marter for duty to report the matter immedi- mongrel dog, which was captured ly handed over to the water police

twelve years of the crack clipper ately to H.E. the Governor of

observation: Sub-Inspector unable to say what happened to the have been expected. Maintaining Thermopylae." He was later Mar Macao..

stated in the O'Connor went to the Govern other two robbers, after they fell

ndent Civil Hospital for treatment into the water. analogy, a ine Superintendent for some years Defendant also animalistic leopard cannot change its spots. for the Adelaido S.S. Company in course of the particulars supplied that be caused to be printed three Australia...

MEL, MARIUS PINET. Capt. Jenkyne was a brother of a hundred coples and, no more, the A reformed and apologetic Soviet

Mr. Marius Pinet, a French-- is, in present times, something former Governor of New Guinea reason being that the Victoria who was murdered by natives whilst Printing. Press stated that an he

Aman, described as a commercial unaccomplishable.

desired the document to be intThrough the efforts of the su-agent living at No. 18, Robinson- Not only, it seems, has the on duty,

ed in as quick a time as possible, they would charge him for three thorities many factories in the road, was yesterday removed by League been ridiculed by thre

Domergue Prest ef-the hundred copies no matter how Wu-Han cities, Hupeh, which had the police to the Government Soviet but its machinery has

many he actually, required, been used in a most undesirable French Republic, Out of Bussin's clownish Mustapha Kemal ies at Geneva has even- | prosent.

thorn

Hot Defamatory,

Comasol commented that the fendant id not attempt to say

WU-HAN FACTORIES.

suspended operations for a long Civil Hospital The man, who we have now resumed and there lives alone in the house with a le improvement in the dustrial servant, was found unconscious and commercial entlook

in his bathroom