1939-07-19 — Page 4

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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1939.

JAPANESE OFFENSIVE IN

SHANSI AT A STANDSTILL

Chungking, To-day.

The Japanese offensive in Shansi has practically come to a standstill, a spokesman of the Chinese high command announced yesterday.

To stem the Japanese advance the Chinese had suc- cessfully adopted the methods first applied to drive out the Japanese from the Chungtaoshan region in June.

JURY ACQUITS

ACCUSED IN HEROIN CASE

AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR

CHENG SHIU-CHEE TO THREE

The Japanese were divided into five columns of a total strength of 120,000 men which converged on. the centre of the province. Each column was held up.

A Japanese column from Taikue had occupied Liohsing and Yu- shui, which the Chinese had pre-- viously evacuated. After the occu-- pation, the towns were surrounded and the Japanese were forced to retreat.

Complete quiet prevails in Cen- tral China, said the spokesman. SENTENCED

However, the Swatow area had fighting, and the occupation of become the scene of very heavy Chaoan had cut the Swatow-Chaoan: railway-Trans-Ocean.

YEARS' IMPRISONMENT WHEN HE PLEADED GUILTY IN A HEROIN CASE.・・

Chui Sing, arraigned in the same case, and represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jr., was found not guilty and discharged.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel prosecuted and the jury was com- posed of Messrs. R. C. da Silva, (foreman), Chan Kai-hin, Cheung Wing-din, A F. H. de Carvalho, Cheng Ching-wing, J. Johnson and W. A. A. Fergusson.

BROKE DOOR PANELS

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C. R. O. 43 said he carried out

EFFORT TO AVOID FARE

An allegation was made by Mr. J. D. Minhinnett at the Kowloon Police Court this, morning that de-- fendant was given a chance by the ferry-authorities for a similar offence two years ago.

This was, however, denied by: Yu Cheuk-sau, 32, who was charg- with avoiding payment of

check was made and it was found that none of the tickets sold for that ferry trip, was missing. Yu: was fined $10 or two weeks.

a raid in the company of Messrs. ed Taylor and Colledge. He knocked ferry fare. on the door and second defendant, had bought a ticket but lost it.

Yu told the Inspector, that he' Chui Sing, looked through the grill |

A.. and went away. Prior to knocking again, he heard noises in the flat as if people were running about. When the door was not opened, he broke the lower panels and crawled in. He saw first defendant coming out of a cubicle and Chui Sing run- ning to the rear cubicle.

He found him sitting on the bed and, looking through the window, he noticed two parcels, one in the yard of No. 141 Second Street, and the other in the yard of No. 148.

They were wrapped in newspaper and some of the pills were scatter- ed

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fitted any one else.

As Mr. d'Almada had no witness. to call the statement of defendant- made in the lower court was read..

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DEFENDANT'S STORY Defendant then said he had re- had rented the rear cubicle for $15- cently arrived in the Colony and

a month. When the officers raided. the flat, first defendant carried Cross-examined, witness said he some parcels into his room which was in plain clothes. There was a included the basket found. He pause between the time he knocked threw the parcels through the win- the second d time and the breaking dow and did not have time to dis- of the door. The window of the pose of the basket. cubicle was open as was also the kitchen window and the door lead- ing to the kitchen.

Mr. d'Almada said that defen- dant's story was consistent throughout. He denied possession geof the basket. If it had been his, The had time enough to throw it

· A SINGLET · Revenue officer, Colledge said he, through the window or take the examined the hands of both men. pills out of the clothing. They were clean, though the hands That he, did not, was in his of first defendant were

cover-favour as it should he was ignor ed with a white gritty powder. ant of the presence of the pills in Both men appeared agitated.

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"On a table near the window, he As regards the singlet, 1 found a rattan basket and in it no evide that some clothing and a packet of pills. He also found a singlet, with a trade mark similar to that worn by second defendant. He told accused to take off his singlet and compared

one found in the basket

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