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THE CHINA MAIL", "MONDAY," "SEPTEMBER 21, 1936

CHIEF JUSTICE DETERMINED

Heroin Traffic Must

Be Stopped

SHARP

SENTENCES IMPOSED

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**A month ago I tried state as emphatically as I could that I was determined, as far as It was in my power to do so, to put a stop to this abominable traffic in this Colony, and in

rder that I might so do it. I intimated that the sentences I then passed on the first pri soners to come before this Court were lighter than the sentences which. in suitable. subsequent cases, I would un- hesitatingly pass.

In spite of that warning, you have chosen to continue în your evil ways, so I have no sympathy for you. You will go to prison. with hard labour. for five years," said the Chief Jus- tice. Sir Atholl MacGregor. in passing sentences on Chau Sau. who made his appearance at the Criminal Session this

morn-

ing on the charge of possession of 1 oz. of heroin and 129.140 | heroin pills.

Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, conducted the case for the prosecution, and the defendant was

not legally represented. The following jury. W35 empanalled: Messrs. L. Jack (foreman). Ng Wai-yen. Chen Chao-chi, Chan Ping-sau. U. Gonella. G. F.j

|| Leon Bun

Galeazzo Ciano

Anthony Eden

||AdoW HIfine

The new military triumphs of the rebel forces in Spain have stirred Europe to alarm and created a complicated and troubled diplomatic situation in four capitals of Europe. Victory for the insurgents might lead to several new and serious developments. Great Britain fears that it would threaten her “lifeline to the empire” because of concessions Downing Street fears might be made to Italy, and possibly Ger many, by Fascist insurgents in the vicinity of Gibraltar. France is also slarmed because of apprehension over the possibility that the soc» cess of the revolation in Spain might stir a similar ontbreak among Fascist factions in France. France's. Premier, M. Leon Blum, favours a pact of non-intervention, but was unable to obtain the full co-operation of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany or Italy's Foreign Min- ister. Count Galeazzo Ciano. At the same time. Britain's Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, received the proposal with caution be cause of the fear that Britain might have to step into the sitnation to safeguard her 'own interests.

Walker and Peter Chung Hing WOMAN ROBBED LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES H.K. BADMINTON

man.

Smell Of Heroin

OF HANDBAG

Defendant Remanded

For 24 Hours

The following Hong Kong pas- A Peak resident, Mr D. C. Ed- seger are sailing by the ss. Pre-monston, was robbed of a consi- sident Taft to-morrow:—Mrs. An-¦derable amount of valuable jew- abelle Hachrach. Mrs. Dorothy Ca-jellery between 11 p.m. on Thurs vender, Mr. Richard I Cherrill, day and 3 am on Friday, the Mlle Germaine Couraut Eev. Ray-total value of articles stolen being mond Goggin. S. J., Mrs. Frances $574.50. E. Hobbs, Mr. Francis W. Kendall, Tse Yik, aged 32, was this morn-Mr. Lien War Tu, Mr. Genzo Mat

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STANDARD OF PLAY SHOWS IMPROVEMENT.

The annual general meeting of

In giving an outline of the case, MF. Abbott said that Revenue Off- cer A. W. Grimmitt, accompanied by Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government} Monopoly Analyst, and a party of officers. went to an address at Queen's Road West on August 6 last, and in answer to their knocks a woman opened the door. Upon entering the flat, the party notic charged before Mr. W. Scho-sushima, Mrs. Flora L. Oftedahl, pital (French Convent) Causeway ed a characteristic smell of heroin field at the Central Magistracy Mr. Jose Orozco, Mrs. Elizabeth Pay, are holding a sale of work the Heng Kong Badminton Asso and before anything happened, the with the theft of a handbag con-Rodgers, M. Burin des Roziers, and fancy bazaar on Saturday, ciation will be held in the Board accused walked into the flat and taining $6.60. a wrist watch and Miss Angelita Trillo, Mrs. Anita September 26, and Sunday, the Room of the South China Morning toilet articles, to the value of G. Trillo, Mrs. S. W. Wilson, and 27th in aid of the charitable Post on Tuesday. September 29, promptly claimed that he was the

Sui- Mr. James F. Wright.

works of the Institution. The at 5.30 pm, when the minutes of! He also stated $41.40, from the person of principal tenant.

Bowen Wai-king in

Road 02

sale will take place in the School the last meeting will be confirmed that the rear cubicle was his, and

and officers for the ensuing year Hall, Caroline Road, Causeway when taken in there admitted that September 15.

Bay, and will be opened by Mrs will be elected.

everything in there belonged

to Defendant pleaded guilty and him. He was taken into custody he was remanded for 24 hours for and in answer to the charge. at medical examination

the Police Station. he said:

myself made those pills."

Messrs. Grimmitt and Taylor

to 25

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5tness to be birched.

Bowen

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A. R. Wellington (wife of the Hon. A new resolution to amend Rule

the name of Rev. Dr. A. R. Wellington) assisted br8 standing in Madame Renner, wife of the Vice J. R. Higgs (proposer) and Mr. R. H. Wong (seconder) will be put The amendment

Of Consul for France, at 10 am on to the meeting.

Saturday.

MAN'S STRANGE SUICIDE Elaborate Method

Electrocution

EVIDENCE AT INQUEST

custody came up on either side of! Caterham-Leonard them. Defendant went slightly rick Lane, aged 38, an insur- ahead and then turned round and ance agent, of snatched the handbag.-

Whyteleafe, Surrey, electro-leaves Shanghai for Hong About 8.20 2.01. 02 Saturday lcuted himself. the complainant was again in Bo- The way he did it was told |

Inspector Logan said that about! then gave evidence bearing out noon on the date in question, com- Mr. Abbot's outline and the Police plainant was walking in

servant boy. Station interpreter produced the Road with a statement made by the accused fendant and another man not in when charged.

Mistaker For Customers The defendant then elected to make a statement from the dock, and said:--

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reads:

That the inst three lines of Rule 8 The E.M.S. Empress of Canada (beginning from the

word "Each") will leave Yokohama Friday shall be deleted, and substituted by next for Honolulu, Victoria and the words "All members of affiliated iclubs shall be entitled to attend the Frede-Vancouver.

Annual Meeting, and empowered to. vote."

Downs-way,

Russia

The RMS. Empress of

The annual report states that Kox although no effort was made to and Manila at 10 am. to-morrow. widen the activities of the Ass- League, the wen Road, with a relative. Shelby Police-Sergeant Stark at the The s-s. Tilawa is expected here ciation, beyond the

competitions which were carried "When I returned from the saw the defendant and recognised jinquest at Caterham recently.

from Amoy on Thursday after-through were distinctly success- market I found a lot of people on him, and the relative arrested him. Lane, he said, was found noon.

{fal, the floor. I thought they were On the way to the station helving naked, on a bed. There customers of my master and in

electric admitted the theft and said that was a wire from answer to a question put to me

One end by one of the party. I casually he had pawned the watch for $7.light near the bed.

The hardbag was found on thelof the flex had been bared and hillside

tied to a saucepan-lid, which (was fastened on, the

stated that the pills were mine. I have nothing more to say.”

His Lordship: Have. You any witnesses to call?-I have no wit- ness because my master is nowhere to be found.

His Lordship then briefly sum- med up the case and the jury re- turned their verdict without tiring.

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spending a short holiday here. He excess of three over the previous Three ties were

loosely is on leave of absence on account season, took part in the League, around Lane's neck, and a of health for one term from the Club de Recreio securing an out- singlet was over his

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isions. The Presentation Night| au-was graced with the presence of In the second heroin case in lamy aged 23, were this morning knife-handle pressing against Schofield the flesh, formed a kind of charged before Mr. W. the Sessions Calendar, a

in His Excellency the Governor, Sir The arms Chinese woman, Wong Yiu-shing, at the Central Magistracy with tourniquet.

were English, written especially for Andrew. Caldecott, who presented pleaded guilty to the charge of taking part in a highway robbery folded across the body.

Chinese students, which have had the prizes. Suicide while of unsound

The Association is at present) a very wide sale in China, the possession of three-quarters of an with violence, with two others not

mind was the verdict. ounce of crude heroin and 3,485 in custody. On September 19

most recent of which is "College in a very satisfactory financial Stubbs Road, when they robbed

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Others are "The position, there being a balance Cheung Shun, who was charged Chan Su-cheung of 39.80 and

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Found in the bedroom of Dr. Li

Pereira (foreman), Kwan Ching/remand of three days, which was Shui-fan at his residence at No. 2 Phillips House, Kowloon tak, Luke Of Wan, J. A. da Luz, granted.

JF. V. Ribeiro, A. J. Hantis and

Fung Pak Ngok.

Mr. M. J. Abbott, for the pro- tory in the making. secution, said that the facts of the...

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Tramway Path at 3 o'clock in the morning, Wong Hoi-ming, aged 17, unemployed, was this morning. sentenced to six weeks” 'hard labour by Mr. S. F. BaKour ́at the Central Magistracy.

15 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR ASSAULT

Pleading guilty at the Criminal

Her Sartorial Scheme

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A young woman appeared atļjustice. Bradford City Court recently Following a short consulta- wearing flannel trousers, a light|tion between the clerk and the overcoat, and collar and tie. magistrates the chairman of She was Mary Senior of the Bench, Mr. George Wilkin-

case were very brief. About 4 The woman said she was p. on August 14, Messrs. A W. principal tenant and claimed that Grimmitt, H. A. Taylor and a the articles in the cubicle were party of officers went to No 190 hers in the Lower Court pro Queen's Boad East, and in

· 20-|ceedings, she stated that the se- swer to their knock the door was cond accused was her cousin, who opened by the female accused was visiting her at the time, and They went into the flat and in the asked the Magistrate to let him off. Sessions this morning to the Tennyson-place, and she was son, asked Senior: "Do you rear cubicle they saw the defen- The jury found the second de-charge of assault on Mok Chiu, in summoned for driving a motor over wear 2 dress?”* dant sitting on a campbed. Beside fendant guilty and sentence of Kowloon, on August 22: Inst, with vehicle in Broadway without. "No,"_was the answer. him was a pair of scales and some three years hard labour was pass-intent to rub, Ng Kan was sen-thaving a third-party risk insur-ride a motor-cycle and always] powder, and though there were no ed on him A similar sentence was tenced to 15 months imprisonance policy A

wear trousers cooking utensils or drying trays, passed on the woman who had ment with hard labour by His The magistrate's clerk told Senior, who pleaded guilty, Mr. Abbott said that it seemed to pleaded guilty at the outset of the Honour the Chief Justice, Sir her that she was Lot properly was fined £1 and her licence him that here was a heroin fac- proceedings.

dressed to appear in a court of was suspended for two years

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