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EUROPEAN REVENUE OFFICER'S TRIAL OPENS
The trial of Harry Richard Major 34 Revenue Officer, charged with accepting a bribe of $200 from a Chinese, Li Yee, on board the ss. Wo Ping Yee on June 23, commenced before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, represented the Crown, while the accused was re- presented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior.
The jury comprised Messrs. A. H. Delcourt (Foreman), A Krilovsky, L.M. Lum, H. A. da Roza, V. Olafinsky, Li Tak-wah and R. L. D. Noronha:
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Considerable damage to property was done at Jokyżkartz and other places but hitherto the only cas- nalties reported are two killed and one seriously injured
by $50. The accused refused once The Assistant Crown Solicitor more, and then, it was alleged, the said, the accused joined the Imports accused added to his refusal that and Exports Deparment in June, he wanted $200 as he would get a 1982. According to certain regula- reward of $200 from the Depart- tions of the Deparment, mamaniment if he took the unmanifested ifested cargo was
prohibited, and wolfram ore to the Imports and importers of such
Exports office.
cargo were
liable, when arrested, to one years had only $120 in his pocket.
Li Yee agreed to pay $200, but
imprisonment and a fine of $10,000, All unmanifested cargo had to h brought to the Imports and Exports Department. Each Revenue Officer kept a diary in which seized un-
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY manifested cargo should be entered
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tually he managed to borrow: $80. from the coolie, Yang the alleged handed the venuem Office
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accused.
counted
It was alleged that the accused and Chinese 0. No. 91 then left the office and walked towards the iron grill on the deck, where the The entry entered in the accused's latter passed the money to the diary on June 23 last showed no accused,
seizure of unuranifested cargo on ACCUSED'S STATEMENT board the s.s. Wo Ping Tee al-When formally charged at the though the search of the vessel was Central Police Station, the accused entered.
said "I don't know anything about Mr. Abbott went on to say that it the "Wo Ping Yee arrived from Mr. W. J. Baller, Chief Preven mor Wuchow on June 23, and a party of tive Officer, entered the witness Revenue Officers, accompanied by box, and gave evidence of the the accused, boarded her. During duties of Revenue Officers. He the search, a Chinese Revenue off. added that the search of the ss. Wo cer found bags containing wolfram Ping Yee was entered in accused's Accused was informed of the diary but nothing was mentioned discovery, and given a document of the discovery of unmanifested On being questioned, the purser wolfram.
ore.
told accused that the document, was false not having been signed by the Captain and also not having the Company's chop stamped on it, and added that he knew nothing about
it
ALLEGED OFFICE HAPPENINGS
Cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada, witness said it was quite possible that he had spoken to the accused about keeping an eye on certain Chinese Revenue Officers who were found absent. Witness could not remember when he spoke to accus- ed but added that it could have been between June 25 and the end Later, however, the owner, Li Yee of the same month. Witness, in was found and they all went to the reply to Counsel, said that never in compradore's office, where a coolie, his experience as Chief Preven Yung Ping, told Li Yee to give the Officer had he come across a case Inspector $50. It was alleged that where Chinese Revenue Offe accused refused to take this sum,manded a "squeeze" using the name whereupon the owner offered ac- of the Europeza Inspector. cused $100. This was again re fused, the accused's refusal being conveyed to the owner through the compradore. The sum was increased
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Austro-Czech Conversations
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The Austrian Federal Chancel- lor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, yester- day received the Czecho-Slovakian Premier, Dr. Milan Hodza.
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