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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1929.

STRESS OF WEATHER CHILDREN KIDNAPPED BOYS AS CARRIERS

STEAM LAUNCH COXSWAINS APPEAR IN COURT

CONVICTED AND CAUTIONED

AND SOLD

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The coxswaing of the motor WIFE OF HIS NEPHEW ENTICED launches "Tak Lee," Hoi Cheung" and "San Wing Kee" were charged this morning at the Marine Court, before Commdr. T. W. H. Hosegood,

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"A FAMILY LOST"

R.N., with allowing their vessels A story of how an uncle heart which are licensed as Class 1lessly enticed away the wife of his faunches to be in the harbour of nephew during the latter's absence, Aberdeen which is outside the limits kidnapped his three children, and of the Victoria Harbour.

sold two of them, was unfolded at The first accused pleaded that his the Central Magistracy this morn- launch was damaged by the typhoon,ing when the man was charged be- and as the wind was blowing to the fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton. direction of Aberdeen, his launch was carried there. Immediately on arrival, he reported the matter at the Aberdeen Police Station.

Met With Typhoon

Second accused said that he went out to deliver provision to the ss. "Tilawa" on the day in question which happened to be the day when Hong Kong was visited by the typhoon. On his way back, he came across the third accused. The lat ter's craft was in difficulty; her enginee having broken down, and he took her in tow. The typhoon came on and they were compelled to seek shelter in Aberdeen harbour. They had also reported the matter at the Police Station.

His Worship sald that he was satisfed that it was due to the stress of weather that they were found in Aberdeen. He would enter a conviction and let them off with a caution this time. They had no business to take their vessels out after the typhoon signals hoisted.

A Bad JosS

were

A similar charge was also pre- ferred against the coxswain of the "Hee Lee," who said that he took his launch out to Aberdeen in order

to offer joes to the departed spirita. He was fined $20.

AFTER HOURS

POLICE AND GIRL FRIENDS IN

EATING HOUSE

COMRADE'S ALLEGATION

The case for the prosecution was conducted by Detective Inspector W. Shannon. He said that all the parties lived in Shan-chuen village, Shun-tak district, Chinese territory. At the beginning of February the complainant left his wife and three children in the village in the charge of accused and went to Kongmoon to work in a teahouse.

No Trace Left

In March he paid a visit to his family and everything was in order. When he came to Shan-chuen again on June 14 he found that his family was gone. Thinking that they had returned to his native village of

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Pressure is highest in the vicinity of the Bonins and is relatively low over China and in a trough extending from Indo-China to the Ladrones.

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FRESH LIGHT ON THE OPIUM TRAFFIC

AGE IN DOUBT

A Chinese youth who gave his age as 16 years, this morning ploaded "guilty" before Mr. E, W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis- tracy, to a charge of unlawful pussession of 100 taels of prepar ed non-Government opium. /

His Worship. deferred sentence, remarking that the accused claim- ed to be 16 but looked older, al though he could not be more than 18. He had probably said he was 16 in order to get beaten. If he decided to send him to jall, it would be for 12 months.

Mr. Hamilton added: "The trouble is that these people are beginning to use small boys as carriers,"

Accused was remanded until Saturday morning.

Dragon Boat races. him and agreed to go.

She believed

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Elder Girl Sold Accused took the family first to Canton and then to Honam where Whilst they stayed until July 3. at Canton the accused sold complainant's elder daughter. July 4, he brought the woman and the other two children, another girl and a. boy, to Hong Kong, where they lived at No. 10, Kwong Hon- terrace up to the time of their dis- covery and accused's subsequent arrest.

The complainant's wife would also tell the Court that, being a country woman and not knowing her way about in Hong Kong she had perforce to live with accused as his wife She did com- plain to the principal tenant of the house, however, but the letter did not want to listen, saying that it had no- thing to do with her. This woman could not be found now, having ab- sconded, owing rent.

Sale of the Boy Immediately after arrival here on July 4, accused went to a go-between to arrange the sale of the complainant's 526853931OU*******son. On the 5th he was taken to an- other go-between in Ladder-street Chen-shan, in the Pun-yue district where the sale was made and the boy the complainant hunted for them handed over. On the 8th the sale there but could find no trace of money, $245, was handed over to ac- them.

cused and the usual presentation docu- He then let out that he had lost)ment drawn up, his family, and subsequently his brother who worked in a teahouse ed at No. 44 Bonham strand Fast. The woman who had bought the boy had in Hong Korg informed complain- children were living here with ac-be doubted if the accused could be ant that his wife and two of the done so in good faith."

The Magistrate here remarked that cused on the second floor of No. 19, charged with kidnapping the woman Kwong Hon-terrace, off Aberdeen-also because he had lived with her in street.

Subsequently the boy was recover-

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared this morning, at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. T. S: Whyte-Smith, to defend & Chinese who was charged with having kept his eating house (Kai Fung) open after midnight.

Police Constable C.441 told the Court that he was on duty in Wuhu Street, Hunghom, and at 12.15 he saw about five people in the defen- dant's shop. He told him to shut his shop up. When he returned at 1.30 a.m., he saw a man whom he as P.C. C.164 sitting recognised with two girls cating.

a satisfactory settlement, the com-1 The Inspector added that in leaving As P.C. C.164 was not present, plainant and his brother took schis family in strange village, (the Mr. Hall implied that he did not cused to the Central Police Station wife was a native of Canton), the bus- wart the constable in Court to tell where they accused him of living band was asking for trouble, but the the other, who was absent, his (Mr.as man and wife with complainant's Magistrate said that it was not an-

Lusital. Hall's) defence.

wife and kidnapping complainant's

The complainant, in the witness box, The Magistrate agreed and grant-children, two of whom were brought said that the woman was his kit fat ed an adjournment for one week, to Hong Kong. for Mr. Hall to apply to the C.S.P. for the attendance of P.C. 164.

the village. Found in Hong Kong

Inspector Shannon said that the woman denied that she had cohabited Complainant came to Hong Kong with accused in the village, but ad- and met the accused in the street mitted doing so at Canton, Honam He, his brother and accused then and Hong Kong. She was lured away went to a teahouse in Queen's-road from the village by the accused's story Central where they discussed mat-of going to her husband at Kongmoon. ters, and not being able to come to

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It is learned that the Budget will be introduced into the Legislative Council on Thursday next-

The reports of the Stamp duty Committee and the Salaries Com mission will be tabled at the same meeting.

wife and they had been married for The Police referred the matter to 16 years. Accused was his uncle. Wit the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs neas corroborated the Inspector's open- who later referred back to the ing statement. Police, asking the latter to charge Replying to the Magistrate, Inspec- tor Shannon said that the complainant The woman would tell the Court did not want to charge his wife be- that whilst in the village during her Canton with him to try to find the elder husband's absence, the accused had daughter. lived at her house for a week on

accused.

cause

was anxions to take her to

Accused alleged that the wornau

two occasions. Then, at the begin-was complainant's concubine and the ning of June, accused said that he kit fat was in the country, but nom- had received a letter from complain-plainant denied this. ant asking him to take the wife and three children to Kongmoon to the

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Woman "Stupefied""

The complainant's wife was then call ed to give evidence. When asked if she had lived with accused as his wife in Honam, she said that she did not know because she was stupefied, having been drugged by accused.

His Worship remarked that he had heard that story before, VENTIL

There was some laughter among the audience, and his Worship sternly warned them that if there was any more laughter they would be turned out.

Questioned about her elder daughter, the woman said she did not know and repeated that she was stupefied. In Hong Kong she knew that accused wanted to sell her son, and when the cried he scolded her. Eventually he |sold the boy without her consent, filtry She admitted that she did cohabit with accused in Hong Kong, but she had no choice in the matter, being a stranger,

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Bahis Worship directed to be returned to- accused was asked what he bad to say against the law. und replied: "I will leave the matter

Replying to a question, Inspector the purchaser, an elderly woman named. entirely in your Worship's hands. Shannon said that accused did not give: Chan Tee, the sum of $210 recovered Convictions Registered the Police any assistance in finding the from accused, and. 322 recovered from Mr. Eamilton, in registering convic-girl Bold in Centon the go-between, maining the total sum tions on all counts said that he was His Worship sentenced accused to six of $282. Where the balance of $18 inclined to believe that the woman was months hard labour, and a find of had gone to, his Worship said he did as inuch to blame as he, but that did $100 or three month jail, the two not know. He added that he was satle not excuse accused. Accused had taken terms of imprisonment to run conseded that Chau Yee was not in any way his family from complainant, sold his cutively, if the fine was not paid to blame in the matter.