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“PILLS.”

SMART SENTENCES FOR CHINESE.

A HEROIN RING,

and received smart sentences.

empty houses and instructed this man to ring the door ball while he (the Sergeant) again concealed himself.

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prior to his arrest. He never went to the upper floor, where the things were found, and did not know what want on there.

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OTHER CHARGES.

fence having "given an account: It was now the duty of the prosecution to prove the falsity of that account, falling which the defendant, should be discharged.

In support of his submission Mr Lo quoted Lord Reading's direction that if an explanation was giver which might be true, the jury in spite of any doubt that they might have, was bound to give the defen- dant the benefit of that doubt and acquit him..

"LUNACY."

ONCE AGAIN OLD MAXIM PROVED.

FATE'S GRIM JEST.

SEPTEMBER,

The young Longfuss developed a AUGUST WEATHER. deairs to travel, and was attracted

by the idea of a holiday in Jerusa-

AVERAGE.

OBSERVATORY FIGURES.

lem. He urged his sister to accom- RAINFALL LESS THAN THE pany him, but she, now established as a favourite in a-gay-living, ofrole in Vienna, did not want to abandon her whirl of pleasure, and decided

Rainfall If a novelist used as his theme to stay Young Longfuss went off

was recorded оп twenty days during August at the history of the family described to Jerusalem alone, and was 50 aa- below, and curried them onward to tisfied there that he prolonged his the Royal Observatory but the such a poignant and tragic climax stay month after month. as they met with in real life, ho Ovor in America the third child total is less than that of the | average."... The comparative might be accused of imaginative of Lengfuss had now grown up, but figures are 12.91 inches and 14.48 horror for the sake of shocking his her name was no longer Longfuss. inches.

Like many of the emigrants from

However, the return at other Eastern Europe, her father hal places is different, being as Anglicised his name when his bus follow- ness had extended... 'The' daughter

No, of.. knew no name except her father's

Days Inches 17 17.98

almost incredible adventure.

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of Poland.

Yeung Hung-hing, in reply to the Therefore, Counsel invited his Wor- TRUTH STRANGER. charges against him, said that be ship to take a wide view of the was employed as cock at No. 11, Ordinanen vis-a-vis the matter of Hok Bzc-terraco, and had been onus as laid down in common law The door was opened by Yeung working there for only 13 daya and agree with him that the da Hung-hing (fret accused). The Sergeant'a auspicion boing aroused by the fact that Yeung's hands were stained pink, he expressed his in Three men, belleved to be mem- tention of searching the house. With regard to this man, Mr. bera of a syndicate which import Yeung did not object. On the Lindsell remarked to Mr. Taylor drugs into the Colony for the secret ground floor, excepting for a bottle that there was nothing to suggest manufacture of heroin pills were of methylated spirits and a bottle that he was in possession of all on Saturday convicted by Mr. R. E of glycerine, nothing of a suspici- the stuff. It was clear, his Wor- Lindsell at the Central Magistracy ous, nature was found. Searching ship added, that this man was a

the second floor, witness found the workman.

readers. Twe were sentenced to six

exhibits produced In Court..

“Mr. Taylor agreed, and said that

Once again--Truth is stranger, months' hard labour each and the

At once realising the nature of he just happened to be the only man

than fiction, third was ordered to pay a fine of the paraphernalia he saw, the Ser-in the house when the police ar $2,000 or also go to jail for six geant communicate with Head-rived.

Mr. Lindsell naked Mr. Lo how he

Paris-An Astounding story, months.

quarters by telephone. Mr. Taylor

could ask him to assume the defen-which reads more like a Greek socond one. And she knew nothing Botanical Gardens. The charges against the three ac-visited the place and took charge of Addressing Young, Mr. Lindsel dant's innocence when one day the tragedy than a freakish chapter of

Matilda Hospital, cused

follow:-Yeung the things. were as

said that there was no proof that packing case was left in his cubicle real life, has reached here from As a birthday present she was Mount Kellett 16 11.45 Hung-hing, possession of 172,000

FOUND ON PREMISES.

8.63 he was in charge of the outfit found and a box of pills was dumped in his Warsaw-the starting point of the allowed to join in one of the long Police Station, Taipo 15 heroin pillä na well as 46,000 Mr. Taylor then went into the in the house, and he would be dis-shop the next day..

The average temperature for tours of Europe and the Meditor- other pills in the process of manu- witness box and gave evidence that charged on that count. With re- Mr. Lo argued that if defendant

Thirty years ago there lived at ranean of which comfortably situ- last month was as follows facture containing heroin, and also the whole outfit found in the first gard to the charge of helping in the was connected with the syndicate four ounces of heroin. the door of the house was for the menu-manufacture of the pills, his Wor and had knowledge of what mit Lodz, in Poland, a tradesman named ated Americans are so fond. This maximum 87:5 degrees, mean 82.4 he was charged under the Pharmacy facture of heroin pills.

Longfuss. On this ship said that it was clear that deing done, It would be lunacy on his had two children, a boy and a girl. ous appeal to Americans, of Jewish ture was recorded on the 1st, He was married and included Jerusalem, with its obvl degrees, minimum 78.7 degrees. The highest maximum tempera- and Poisons Ordinance with manu-floor were also found 172,000 heroin fendant had in fact hesisted in this part to allow his place to be used Conditions were not favourable in descent. Here she met an attrac- being 92.2 degrees; the lowest on facturing dangerous drugs at 11 pills, in addition to other pills at direction and he would be convicted. ne a duraping ground. Luk Fung San-strect (generally various stages in the process of!

Remarking that he was satisfied Lodz at that time, so lu 1902 he tive young man from Vienna, to the 30th, being 76.0 degrees. Sentence of six months' hard known as Hok Sze-terrace). Shek-manufacture; also a large quantity labour was passed.

that defendant had guilty now decided to go to the United States whom she felt strangely drawn. Over 200 Hours of Sunshine.

This meeting was of course, not! The highest per cent. of tong-tsul.

of drugs for making heroin pills, a

Addressing Leung Ip-chit (second ledge, Mr. Lindsell convicted and, in the hope of doing better. Leung Ip-chit, aiding and abet- bottle and six packets of hersin and defendant) his Worship said that imposed a fine of $2,000 or, in All he could obtain in America at sa weird a coincidence as might humidity (relative) was 90, of ting the first defendant in the cutting apparatus,

first was a job in a factory, and seem at first sight, for the meeting the 5th and the 7th. he had already admitted aiding and default, six months' hard labour.

There were 204.8 hours of sun- though he sent back to Poland part places of wealthy folk at Jerusalem manufacture of the pills: '-

of his salary, and in his fotters said are not so numerous as, say, in shine, eleven on one day being exceeded on the 1st, 20th and the outlook was brightening and, he Paris or London.

28th. hoped to send for his family, the

The heaviest rainfall was 9,215 time seemed very long to the lonely young wife. In the end the solitude. Anyhow, the smart young Vien- inches on the 5th, the only day no

nesse business man and the hand-sunshine was recorded. preyed upon her mind so greatly some daughter of

a prosperous The highest mean velocity of that she fell ill and died,

American citizen were so attracted the wind was 18.9 miles an hour" by one another that they decided to on the 25th. The maximum marry. There was only one disad- squall velocity, as recorded by the vantage the absence of the father, Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was A cable was dispatched and a re- 52 miles per hour at 4.04 p.m. on ply was received anying "Coming at the 14th.

The lowest reading of the baro- once." Old Longfuss arrived, was

In a locked drawer in the sleepnbetting in the manufacture of the Poon Fung, proprietor of a na-ing room on the first floor was pills. tive drugs store charged under found a registered letter containing the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. a number of documents including with having in his possession an invoice relating to a packing at. No. 14, Matheson-street, Wan-case and a formula in abbreviated chni, a quantity of heroin pills, and English for the manufacture of also with having in his possession. heroin pills.

Leung: Tea, Li Ho-yuen was the man who carried on the business.

He was

alad sentenced to six months hard labour.

The case against Poon Fung for the possession, in his cubicle on the

at No. 8, Russell-street, Wanchal, On the ground floor a hand pólish-second floor of No. 8, Russell-street, certain drugs and a machine for the manufacture of hernin pills,

There

ing machine was seized.

SAME AS AN INVOICE.

KING'S EVIDENCE.

Referring to the black box for the was originally a fourth possession of which Li. Sam was arrested in Russell-street on August

foy Ponn and Lai suggested that

the latter be allowed to turn King's

Sze-terrace house.

of the packing case containing the three cutting machinca was then proceeded with.

HAD NO IDEA.

LOST TEMPER.

CHINESE PULLS DOWN A DOOR.

on Saturday...

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CABLED TO FATHER.

1

September 9, 1928.

W03 not Messrs. N. Brandel, N. R and Bjuke, Mr. and Mrs. Charland

Losing his temper, a Chinese COMING OF PROSPERITY. pedestrian who was accidentally

By the first of the peculiar turris bumped into by a motor-car at of fortune'n wheel which Longfuss Queen's-road West on Friday, took was to experience he began, shortly the law into his own hands, by tear- afterwards, to meet with success; accused, a man named Li Sam, de 24, Mr. Taylor.said he examined its

Mr. Lo said that on the morning off the door of the car thereby He went into business and prosper Immensely delighted with his prog. meter. (at mean sea level) was

breaking the hinges. He was ed. But the death of his wife had scribed as a cook in the employ of contents on August 25, and found of August 28; Poon Fung left the the third defendant (Poon Fung).that there were nine tins each con.house to go to work at 7 a.m., and brought before Mr. R. E. Lindse!! turned his mind against Poland, and pective son-in-law, who had added 29.45 Inches at 4 p.m. on the 11th. who was charged with the posses-taining 10,000 heroin pills.

with that country he severed his the polish of Vienna to financial Both did not return until 9 p.m. During

Defendant admitted the charge. connection completely. The chil-ability that greatly impressos the HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. sion of a box contulning heroin the pills and tins were identical his absence, at 10 am, Leung IP He told the Court that after the ac-dren, whom he had known only as American business-man. pills.

with the ones seized in the Hok chit (second defendant) called at cident the complainant tried to run babies, had been taken over by re- And his happiness was in- Mr. Hip-shing Lo (instructed by

creased when, the sister hav The tins bore the house with two coolles carrying Mr. C. A. S. Russ) who appeared the same "Awakened Lion" labela the packing case, He saw Poon away and so he caught hold of the latives, and all communications ing been sent for from Vienna,

door of the car. He was severely ceased. Father and children were he found that she Shek-tong-tsui rald on August 22. a man who had often called there said "You have no right to do that." tied down to an entirely new life in charming but was prepared to Bates, Mrs. G. O. Bill, Misses M. as those on the tins found in the Fung's wife who recognised him a reprimanded by the Magistrate who dead to one another. Longfuss set-only strikingly beautiful

The ate day. Mr. Taylor also to visit her husband. Leung asked His Worship remarked that the $15 the United States. As a fairly marry an American millionaire des- and F. Bates. received a packing cane with the for permission to keep the packing claimed by complainant as damages wealthy business man he married pite the gap between their ages. mark "T. W.", on it. The contents case in the cubicle for a little while. I was a little bit too much. He or again, but for a second time was

The double marriage was cele before the Magistrate for a date to of the packing case corresponded/On his promising. to take it away dered defendant to pay compensa. unfortunate, his wife dying in giv brated, and Americans and Aus

with the things listed in the invoice on the following day at the latest, tion of $10 and a flue of $6. be fixed for the hearing of the case found in Hok Sze-terrace. In the

ing birth to a girl. she consented.

triana-as they represented thom-. Away in Poland, his children selves all went off to America. When tho hearing of the

Poon bore out Mr. Lo's statement. case were three complete cutting.

grew up in a circle of working case opened on Thursday after-

While there, Poland somehow It is.notified in the "Government. people. The daughter was appren-came to be mentioned, and brother packing case when he came home at noon last, Mr. II. A. Taylor, machines similar to the one found When his wife told him about the Government Analyst and As-

Evidence of the discovery of the 19 p.m., It was too late to have it Gazette" that Clause. 3 (1) (d) of ticed to, a dressmaker, and the boy and sister in 'a rare mood, revealed and Miss. Hare, Messrs. A. -F. sistant Superintendent of Im-

packing case on the second floor of removed. He told his wife to re- the Regulations made by the Mid- worked in a spinning factory. They their childhood as Lodz and the No. 8, Russell-street, in a cubicle queat Leung to remove the case the wives Board under Section 4 of the lived together. till 1015, when, as death of their mother after their occupied by Foon Fung (third de-rst time she saw him the following Midwives Ordinance, 1910, has been the result of the war, there was an father, virtually unknown to them, fendant) and his wife, was given day. He could not himself com-rescinded and the following substi- upheavel in economic conditions at had gone to the United States, by Lo Kay, a Chinese detective.

not know where the latter lived. training shall extend over a period Young Longfuss, had the same on Longfuss. At first he was pros.

·COUNSEL'S SUBMISSION. This witness said, that after He never touched the case, all the of not less than two years at a commercial gifts as his father. He trated by the shock. Then his Miller.

evidence, and this was agreed to

Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports, when the case first came

by Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, assistant

ports and Exports, who then ap plied for leave to withdraw the

peared for the prosecution, ap

charge against Li Sam.

Mr. Lo raised no objection and the Magistrate allowed the man to be removed from the dock and placed in the witness box.

DID NOT KNOW.

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in the raid at Hok Sza-terrace.

municate with Leung because he did tuted therefor:-"The course of Lodz..

time it was in his cubicle, and had no idea what it contained.

INNOCENTLY DRAGGEDI Both Poon Fung's wife and Leung (p-chit also corroborated Mr. Lo's statement.

Leung said his master asked him to find a place in which to keep the packing case temporarily, and as

maternity hospital recognised as such by the Board or two years in general nursing and one year at a maternity hospital recognised as such by the Board, or four years in general nursing, and six months at such maternity hospital as afore said."

abandoned his job in the spinning factory and threw himself heart and soul into his business deals.

The terrible truth began to dawn

advisers counselled him to go to Lodz to make investigations.

Mr. James Curtins.

Messrs. E. B. Davies, R.. DanielL Mr. A. Eberhardt. Mr. D. Figart.

Mesars. George, Gould, E. E

Gibson.

ME and Mrs. W. J. HIL, Mrs.

Henry, S. J. Hicks. H. S. Lord.

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Lowrey, Misk

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs H. M. A. Miller, Miss A. E. Morrison, Miss C. S.

Mrs. C. F. Stocckle, Messrs. W. P. Clinton Smith,. A. M: Scott,

Schoeper, W. M. Squire.

Mr. N. L. D. Varconula.

Miss FL Webb, Messrs. R. G. Whieldon, G. Wragge,

He has lately been there, interro-R. gating all those associated with the Mr. Chartes, True. bringing up of the orphans.

A Chinese youth who was found: in possession of 80 "po plu" lottery tickets was ordered to receive six stroke of the birch by Mr. R. E Lindsbil, at the Central Magistracyr on Saturday, 3

Sam's arrest with the box of heroin pills, he went with Li Sam to took for his master, Poon Fung, They Li Sam, giving evidence for the first visited the latter's medicine

Alter that everything he touched turned to gold. Fortune smiled on prosecution, said that he was em-shop at No. 14, Matheson-street,

him every time he tempted her. So

And there the dreadful facts were ployed by Poon Fung (third defen- Wanchai, and not finding him there,

auch so that, from being a poor confirmed. He had married his dant, who was the owner of went to his branch shop at No. 91,

working lad, he became a wealthy own daughter and his son had maz- A native drug shop at No. 15, Belcher-treet, Kennedy Town, where

man while still young...

ried a half-sister... Matheson-street. Speaking withthey found Poon Fung.

"Did you take a 14 feet plank for When he had made a large for- · So, half way across the world, the regard to the box of pills found in Then together the three went to Poon was his only acquaintance in a pillow?" asked Mr. R. E. Lindsell tune he left his native Poland for finger of Fate pointed, to make cruel his possession in Russell-treet, Li Poon Fung's residence, No. 8,. Rus-Hong Kong, he took the case to the at the Central Magistracy on Satur- the gay city of Vienna to live a life game of four poor mortals. said that on the morning of August sell-street, second floor, where the latter's place. Witness admitted day, when a Chinese was charged of pleasure. Soon he invited his 24, a friend of the herbalist, whom packing case was found in the cubi- that there was plenty of space to with stealing wood from the Sang sisters to join him. witness would not be able to re-cle occupied by Poon Fung and his store the case at No. 11, Hok Szze Lee contractors matshed at. Wan-

Mlle. Longfuss had developed into. cognise if he saw him again, came wife. Witness took possession of terrace, but his master did not want chal. Defendant denied that he had a very pretty young woman, and, to the shop accompanied by Leung the packing, caso and escorted it to it there. Witzena did not low the stolen the wood and tried to con- with plenty of money at her call,

R.A.0.B. Prince George Lodge Ip-chit (second defendant) bring the Imports and Exports Depart reason for this objection.

Mr. Lindsell remarked that dragging it to be used sa a com

vince the Court that he was just aho found that life was good. ed to pay a fine of $1 and a similar | members of H.M.S. "Hawking" were ing the box with them...

ment.

Like their father before them, sum as compensation for assault entertained at a farewell dinner A diacuasion then followed be- Poon's place appeared to be a confortable pillow. He was fined $6 or, they decided to banish the sad mem-ing a fortune-teller at Tai On-street at the Hotel Savoy yesterday even- the shop at the time so the two men tween Mr. Lo and his Worship as venient dumping ground. First in default, 10 days hard labour. ories of Poland from their minds.”

on Friday. left the box there and went away. to the merits of the charge against plls were left in his shop, and then In the afternoon, the friend, whose Poon Fung of possession of the box the packing case was taken into his name witness did not know, came of pills which led to Lf Sam's ar-cubicle. again, and on the instruction of rest whilst carrying it in Russell- Poon Fung, witness carried the box street.

The herbalist was absent from

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for the man who walked behind PHYSICAL POSSESSION. him, Witness was stopped by

Mr. Lindself remarked that even Chinese detective as he enteredit Poon Fung did in fact follow Li Russell-street from a side lane. He Sam, ao Mr. Taylor claimed the lat <witness then looked round for his ter had told him, he (the Magle master's friend, but the latter had trate) did not think it could be said disappeared. The detective took

. In his submission for the defence, Mr. Lo said that Poon had given an account which was consistent with the defence's claim that he wes innocently dragged into the case,

ONUS.ON CROWN?:?.. said, that there was a syndicate for There was no doubt, Counsel the importation of drugs and manu-

witness with the box to No. 2 Police that Poon Fung was in physical facture of heroin pills, and he In- vited his Worship to say whether or Station where he was charged with possession of the box of drugs. ⠀⠀

After Mr. Taylor had re-called Li possession of the heroin pills cor: Sam and also produced the principalo Foon was the leader of this tained in the box. When witness

syndicate. carried the box out of his master's tenant of No 8, Russell-street second-floor, to prove that the shop he did not know what was in cubicle in which the packing case

it.

WINDOWS PAINTED WHITE.

arrest.

Mr. Lindsall replied that there was nothing in the evidence to show that the

was found was occupied by. Poon

Mr. Lo then argued that once his Fung and his wife, the Magistrate worship had agroad with him that Mr. Taylor pointed out that in a inquired as to the condition of the Poon was not the leader of the gyn- statement the witness made to him, packing case when it was removed diente then Counsel's onlis, under he said that he was being follow. from the house. ed by his master at the time of his Sergeant Oram replied that the the Ordinance, to show that defen case had not been opened when the dant had no knowledge of the con- Evidence of the arrest of Yeung police took possession of it, while tents of the case, was lifted and au

tomatically. abifted back to the ing-hing (first defendant) at No. Mr. Taylor added the information prosecution to show that defendant's

Hok Sze-terrace was given by that the matting on the case was account was not true. Detective Sergeant Whant of No. 7, intact when he saw it, Police Station, who also described The case for the prosecution hav game of hide-and-seek" with ing been closed by Mr. Taylor, his eung, whilst the Sergeant was Worship asid that he did not think had proved physical possession, the the Ordinance once the prosecution leeping watch outside the house there was any evidence to show that nus was on him (Counsel) to prove on August 22.

the black box containing heroin his client Innocent. The panes of glass on the bottom pills had ever been in Poon Fungt half of the windows at No. 11 were possession, therefore that charge... BRITISH JUSTICE pained-white, so that it was impos- must go.

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Dealing with the question – of

onus, Mr. Lo said that according to

This, Connisel argued, was con trary to the fundamental principle

of British justice, as in com

At the Central Magistracy on Sa- turday, a Chinese youth was order.

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WHERE TO FIND SHIPS IN HONG KONG HARBOUR-CHART OF THE PRINCIPAL MOORING BUOYS.

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KNONG KIP LUNG

SUPP. AND, WOLKE

COSMOPOLITAN BOCK

MPARATE SHELT

KOWLOON

HUNGHOM

CUSE ROCK

Buy

hie to look into the house. The TWO SENTENCES. witness had been watching the Poon Fung was accordingly die house for about two minutes charged on the count relating to law the onus to prova a man Inno- when he saw a man's face the possession of heroin pills at No cent should never rest with the He- appear above the whitened panes of 14, Matheson-street.

fence. glase in one of the windows, Wit Before proceeding with the In this case the defendant ness then tried the front door but second charge against this defensiven found it locked. The 'Sergeant then dant Mr. Lindsell decided to den char fetched a private watchman who Bret with the two undefende was in charge of the adjoining men.

The

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party.