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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928.

A DISTILLERY.

WHAT A SURPRISE LED TO.

ALLEGED PERJURY,

MRS. PACE'S CASE.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL GIVES HIS VIEWS.-

mona

M.P.'s DISCUSSION,

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at

Sir Thomas Inskip, the the Central Magistracy yester Attorney-General, expressed the day, two Chinese officials, of the opinion very strongly in the Com- Woo Fung nativa distillery at

that it would be highly Chinwan, were summoned for the undesirable to discuss in Parlia alleged secret distilling of dutinent the verdict of complete able spirits, and failing to supply acquittal secured by Mrs. Pace. necessary information to the Ime repented the warning three ports and Exports Department,times.

of the quantity of raw materials The matter had been pressed used in the process of distilling.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent upon the attention of the Govern nient by Mr. Purcell, Labour

of Imports and Exports, prose-member for the Forest of Dean cuted, defendant being represent-(who raised the Paco Defence ed by Mr. M. K. Lo.

Fund), by means of a private Outlining the case, Mr. Lloyd notice question to the Prime said that the first defendant Minister, who had asked the (Ling Yue-tin) was the licensec Attorney-General to reply. of the Distillery. He stayed in Hong Kong most of his time and visited the Distillery at Chinwan only once a week, as he was re- sponsible for the due carrying out of the regulations..

The second defendant was the active managing partner of the frm.

SURPRISE VISIT.

On August 1 Mr. H. A. Taylor and Revenue Officer Brown paid a surprise visit to this Distillery at 4.30 p.m. The result was that everything was found to be wrong with the order of work in the dis- tillery. The spirits were found to be extraordinarily weak, and the production book had not been entered up for that day, as re- quired by regulations. The Dis-

tillery had distilled 16 jars of molasses spirits and five jars of rice spirits, but had made abso- Jutely no entry in the production books in respect of such output.

THE BOOK ENTRIES.

When the book in which the molasses mush, was entered from day to day, was inspected, it was found that the entry for the pre- vious day's process, was August |

1

It was discovered that there were three kougs of molasses mash, numbered as 50, 51 and 52 which by their appearance had been filled only that day. Accord- ing to the cycle in which these; kongs were filled in the Distillery, they should not have been filled! at all, for the process of fermen, tation would have carried them to Sunday when the distillation of wines was expressly forbidden by the regulations. The infer- ence, therefore, was that those! Jags were-filled for secret dis-i tillation on the following Sunday. THE "CYCLE.**

The Revenue Officers also found three other kongs half full Nos. 41, 45 and 46, which were not due (according to the official rulca regulating the output in this ea tablishment) for distillation that

Mr. Purcell wanted information on three points:

Would the Government con- sider the desirability of paying Mrs. Face compensation?

Would the Government hold a public inquiry into the posi- tion and powers of coroners?

Would the Government look finto the question of providing

THE CHINA MAIL,

Commissioner for the Metropoli tan Police. He denied, In answer to Mr. Hore Belisha, that he had Issued any special instructions to Lord Byng to investigate the con- ditions at Scotland Yard and re- port on reorganisation.. The ex- change, proceeded:--

Mr. Hore-Belisha: Will the Minister say what he meant by "a stern call to duty."?

Sir William: I think the honourable member is confus- ing "a stern call to duly" with "a call to stern duty." I meant a stern call to Lord Byng to carry out a great duty.

Mr. Hayes: If the "call" to Lord Byng is so immediate why delay the appointment, until November?

Sir William: The present Commissioner does not retire till November.

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September 1-Dinner Dance at

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September 2-8-Queen's Theatre;

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September 3-At P. W. D. Offices, George Hassel must be specially Crown tanda at Shamshulpo and Mr. Lansbury: Does not the mentioned for their splendid acting-Prince Edward-rd., Kowloon, 3 p.m. Minister think it would have The pleture has already been shown been possible to inquire when Hong Kong, but the opportunity 'ther there was not some man

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Sir William: Lord Byng is out of work at the present moment.

Mr. Hayes pressed for more

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poor persons, particularly those charged with murder with the fullest and best means of legal defence?

Sir Thomas Inskip apologised day. August 3, would have been for inability to answer the last the official date when the contents two queries owing to the short of these particular three kongs notice he had received... would be drawn off for distillation, The explanation given by the defen-

dants. for this break in the cycle

of production, was

"MOST UNDESIRABLE.”

As to whether Mrs. Pace should compensation from the that No. 44 receive

to transfer its contents to

All from die kong to make

kong and a half was not clear.

the

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IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY?

New York. The "present deplor- able conditions of marriage and divorce in the United States are

the subject of remarkable criticlam by one of New York's leading

churchmen.

A year ago the Rev. Dr. Caleb R. Stetson, Rector of Trinity Church, - caused a sensation by his attack on modern marriages as "pagan”: In

D.M.

Meetings:

To-day-Forty-first annual most- ing of members of the Hong Jardine, Matheson's board room; Kong Football Club in Messrs.

5.80 p.m.

Platoon Rifle Club meeting at the September 2-HK.V.D.C. No. 2 Peak Range, 9.30 am.

League annual meeting in the September 3-Hong Kong Cricket | Sanitary Board Room, Post Office Bldg., 5.15 p.m.

September 3-H.KV.D.C. Sports their impermanence and lack of Committee meeting at Headquar sacred significance, and vulgar inters, 5.45 p.m.

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their ostentation. In his annual September 6-Annual meeting of message this year he goes a step Mid-levels Residents Assen. at further. He announces that parti-Ladies' Recreation Club, Peak-rd, cipants in a wedding ceremony at 6 p.m.

match: Marína

Sports September G-Hockey H.K.V.D.C. v. H.K&RA. Ground, Kowloon, 5830 p.m.

Sept. 6, 7-Soldiers' Club Billiard Tournament: H.K.V.D.C. 31st Battery RA, 6 p.m.

Trinity must first sign a "marrings September 12-H.K.D.V.G. (Scat- blank," by which he seeks to ensure tish Co.) meeting at Headquarters, the sacredness of the sacrament.

6 p.m. The blank, which is headed with the statement, "This church does not solemnise the marriage of divorced or unbaptised persons," demands the statement of bath participants that they have, been baptised, have never been divorced, are of legal age, and enter the mar- riage of their own free will, “with- out any outside influence or coercion whatsoever."

Miscellaneous. September 1-Second Moonlight | picnic of. St. Peter's Y.. M. Club.

September 1-Miss V. Capell re This unusual announcement - sumes her Dancing Classes on this curs in the Rector's statement in date.

the 1928 year-Book of Trinity September 14H.K.V.D.C. (Ma- parish. It carries out the arga chine Gun Co.) dinner at Hond- ment made in the same place in quarters, 7.45. p.1., last year's publication that church, marriage limited to undivorced and baptized Christians is an antidote to the growing "breakdown of family life."

Dr. Stetson advises all clergyman to urge non-Chrisilans to be wedded information about what he called by a civil officer, and asserts that. "the mysterious business which Church

and Stale should be demands such a stern call,” and separated in the function of marry- Mr. Percy Harris wanted to know Ing. He arraigns the preupt why such long notice by Sir, deplorable conditions of marriage William Horwood was necessary, and divorce in the United States,, but the Home Secretary declined instancing weddings in lions' cages, to be drawn further in view of "Tom Thumb" weddings, marriages the debate on the Byng appoint. In balloons and aeroplanes, as

"attractions" ment.

to various public. Replying to Mr. Lansbury, the enterprises.

gave Sir William

Dr. Stetson asserts: "This is no

`cannot expect that Christian moral

Minister

leaked, and it was found necessary/State, he said the view of the Horwood's salary as £9,000 plus & longer, a Christian country, and we Government was that it is "most"cost of living" bonusa under the other two konga. How they could undesirable in the interests of scheme drawn up for the Civil standards will be accepted or fol-. Justice generally" that a claim of Service by a Commission presided one this nature should be entertained. Revenue Oficer Brown, doubling after a very careful and admit- retiring pension will be £1,000.

Mrs. Pace had been acquitted over by the late Lord Oxford. His loved by 'the majority." back on his own tracks that night. tedly fair trial, and there had

A deputation representing - 36 found that No. 44. was now quite beer n departure from the ordin-man's body, presumably that

Vancouver, Yesterday-A wo-societies, organised by the National empty, and that

the bottom had ary procedure in the administra-Mrs. MacCallum Scott, has been Ministry of Transport' to urgo the of Horse Association, waited on the been knocked out of it, apparently tion of justice. to manufacture evidence. Then. "Is there really no sense of found by American coast guards in adoption of better non-slip surfage again, "the surprising discovery was decency on the part of the Gov. Discovery Bay. The wreckage of for road. made that Nos. 45 and 46 of the fernment ?" Mr. Purcell exclaim the aeroplane was washed ashore same series were now full.

ed, indignantly. "Will the right at Fort Townsend, Washington; and Hackney council is to be asked to The molasses removed from hon. gentleman look at the deposi- also the brief case belonging to Mr. increase the maximum salary of these three fermentation kongs tions and see whether the case MacCallum Scott, M.P., containing the town clerk from £1,600 to would be equivalent to eight jars against this woman ought to have his diary.-Reuter.

of spirits. As a matter of fact, been proceeded with 7"

THE DEFENCE.

certain jars standing near the spot, Sir Thomas promised to do this, *were found to contain molasses but added a moment later, in re- Identical with those in the three ply to Mr. Will Thorne, his first kongs.

warning against any appearance of re-opening the case.

Mr. Hopkin Morris, who has a After Mr. Taylor and Revenue question down on the subject of Officer Brown had given evidence the Coroner's position, next in- supporting Mr. Lloyd's opening Mr. quired, whether it would not be Lo informed his Worship that his Dossible for the verdict of the clients admitted that they had not Coroner's jury to be quashed, and kept a record of the amount dis-the Attorney-General replied that tilled but intended to make the he had no power to-do so. entries at the end of the day's work. Captain Streatfield, having In regard to foug No. 44, which pleaded from the Conservative was half full in the afternoon and benches, and Mr. Hore-Belisha was found by Revenue Officer from the Liberal, for the most

sympathetic consideration possi

Brown to be empty, with the bottom ble of any claim for costs or com- knocked out of it, on the same night. pensation, the Attorney-General Mr. Lo said that that kong We undertook that all relevant cir- broken by ʼn scaffolding coolie. The cumstances shall be carefully coolle would give evidence and Mr. weighed and an announcement Lo informed his Worship that he made later. He again "respect. had never seen the coolid before and fully suggested" that the details did not know what the man would of a case in which there has been Bay. He, called the coolle as first an acquittal ought not to be pub witness for the defèmo.

licly debated. **-**

PERJURY CHARGE.

|_ Mr. Hopkin Morris'i question as to whether the verdict of a This witness gave evidence which coroner' jury ought not was entirely contradictory to that to be limited to stating the cause gius by the two witresses for the of death was not he added, a ution, and this led his Wor proper, subject for hurried an-

direct that the man be swer with

was ETSTHE SISTE CALI

Fixed in the

of $100 hearing, of the, case

Inat roacials was adjourned

the been

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