1938-09-14 — Page 16

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TELFER GIVES EVIDENCE IN EXTORTION TRIAL

THAT HIS OBJECT OF BEING IN THE YAUMATI DISTRICT INSTEAD OF THE KOWLOON DISTRICT WAS TO “GET"" A CASE TO SHOW THAT HE WAS WORKING CONSCIENTIOUS- LY, THAT ALL CROWN WITNESSES WERE LIARS, AND THAT HE HAD A RIGHT TO USE HIS DISCRETION IN CARRY- ¦ING OUT INSTRUCTIONS WERE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS [OF LANCE-SERGEANT CHARLES HOSSACK TELFER'S TESTI- MONY IN THE WITNESS BOX AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING WHEN THE TRIAL OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE FOR ATTEMPTED EXTORTION WAS CON- TINUED BEFORE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE R. E. LINDSELL.

Telfer stated that he was 26 doing 80.

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years of age. He joined the Hong On returning McLeod asked him Oct. 4 Kong Police Force in September at about 8 am. whether he had

1986. Previously he had been in the been, to Kowloon City.. Oct. 17

Royal Scots Military Police and Mr. D'Almada: "Did you answer Nov. 2

purchased his release prior to join- "yes"?-"I said: "No," I've been to ing the police. He was promoted Mong Kok Tsui and Yaumati Dis- to Lance-Sergeant in September tricts." 1937 and in February was trans- "What did Sergeant: McLeod ferred to the Emergency Unit: Say?" "He said that he had already Sergeant McLeod, in charge of made the entry in the morning- re- the Unit frequently gave orders as ports the night before and that he to where the Unit was to go on did not want to alter it." duty, but these orders were not de- "What did you say?"—"I replied · finite, as he had the right to use his that it did not matter, because I discretion.

wanted to save him the trouble of On May 8, Sergeant McLeod men-making out another report.” tioned casually in conversation that the Unit was to patrol the Kowloon City district. Sergeant McLeod usually made out the night before. On May 11, at 9 a.m, he proceed- wrote his instructions on a rough

ed on Japanese Protection Patrol... piece of paper which was later en-

This would take him and the squad The

all over Kowloon. In the course. rough draft of the instructions was never signed by Sergeant McLeod, of the patrol, he and his men hap- Telfer continued that he entered pened to be in Temple Street again. Telfer added that he was not given the Duty List Book before going on duty in the early hours of May 9 a list of Japanese residences, but He entered it during the afternoon he had some knowledge where they of the previous day, writing were located.

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Telfer continued that reports were

"Blocking Streets in Kowloon City.” Telfer, continued, that when In- At 2 a.m. on May 9-he and the spector A. E. Carey and Chief In- squad of eight Chinese went on spector Smith came on the scene, duty, but did not proceed to Kow-he and his men were searching sus- loon City but to Mong Kok Tsui pects on the road. His object of and Yaumati Districts. Before posting a man in the rear street and after reaching Temple Street was because opium and heroin car- searches were conducted.

riers would attempt to avoid pass- He decided to proceed to Yauma-ing the squad.

was because Kowloon City

Telfer admitted that he was im "rather quiet". Telfer added that Temple Street at about 3.30a.m. on he had made previous arrests in May 9, but denied that he and his the Yaumati District and his sole men were engaged in the activities object of going there was to "get" alleged by the Crown. He denied a case, to justify his patrol and that he demanded money from any-- show that he was working conscien- one, and according to his knowledge" tiously.

no such demands were made by

ti

It did not occur to him that he members of the squad. He also deni-- was doing any harm in going toed that persons were stopped from. Yaumati as he did not regard the entering the Mahjong Schools and instructions given to Block Streets that anyone was assaulted. by him in Kowloon City as a definite order, or his men. Teffer denied further In fact, he was quite justified in that he had any conversations with

anyone other than his own men.

Cross-examined, Telfer replied that he was not aware that numer- ous larcenies had been committed and in the Kowloon City District that was why he was instructed for "Blocking Streets Duty" on May 8.

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He admitted that if that was the reason, the duty of blocking streets in Kowloon City would be an im portant duty.

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