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THE CHINA MAIL, AUQUST 24, 1939.

RHODESIA TO GET READY

Bulawayo, To-day. The Southern Rhodesian Par- fiament has been summoned for a special session on Monday to onact legislation similar to the Emergency Powers Defence Bill in Britain.

The enrolling of local defence volunteers will begin in Bula- wayo to-day.--Reuter

HEROIN FACTORY ON SEASHORE

HOW, INSTEAD OF THE USUAL PRACTICE OF ENGAGING A HOUSE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HEROIN PILLS, DEFENDANTS SET UP A FACTORY IN A HUT NEAR THE SEA, AT THE FOOT OF A STEEP HILL, AND HOW IN ORDER TO GAIN ADMITTANCE, CHINESE REVENUE OFFICERS HAD TO DIS- GUISE THEMSELVES AS FARMERS, WAS TOLD BY MR. J. WHYATT, CROWN COUNSEL, WHEN THREE WOMEN AND TWO MEN WERE CHARGED AT THE SESSIONS THIS

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HABEAS CORPUS WRIT APPLICATION REJECTED BY MR. JUSTICE CASSELS

London, To-day. SOVIETS

THE HABEAS CORPUS writ application in connec-

tion with the Chinese suspects detained in Tien- REINFORCE tsin was dismissed by Mr. Justice Cassels yester- day...

Mr. Justice Cassels said he had listened in vain for a case to be cited in which the writ applied for had been issued in respect of a foreigner detain- ed in a part of the world which was not part of the King's Dominions.

PRISON WITHOUT BARS

Tanganyika has a prison with no bars, no cells, and no walls, and the prisoners don't try to escape because they prefer to stay where they are.

Kingolwira Prison houses MORNING BEFORE CHIEF JUS-"dangerous" and long-term prisoners

TICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR.

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They were charged with possession of 154,000 heroin pills at Nei-wen village, near Shek-ko.

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murderers and desperadoes. They are guarded by one European and five

native warders.

that

Round the prison there is a barbed- wire fence-but the wires are far en- The jury was composed of Messrs:-ough apart for prisoners. to step P. E. Bedell (foremán), Chan Yuk-through without tearing their clothes. in, Chan Kai-hong, H. D. Bruce, Lau

. A massive lock secures Kwong-cheung, R. Kant and H. J.-but the gates are so rickety

the gates when they are unlocked care must does not pull them off their hinges. be taken that the weight of the lock Latest to visit this strange prison is Major G. L. O. Grundy, ber of the Tanganyika Council.

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Legislative

He was therefore compelled to hold that the four Chinese are held, sub- ject to satisfactory evidence, for the purpose of being handed over to the Tientsin District Court, which was in accordance with usage,

All he had to decide

whe- ther a prima facie case had been made out that the prisoners were Illegally detained. He concluded that no such case had been made out.

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A writ could not be issued against the Foreign Secretary because adviser. position of Lord Halifax was that of

Mr. Justice Cassels could not hold that Lord Halifax was in control of the persons who were detaining the Chinese subjects.-Reuter.

at Kingolwira. They all know they could escape if they wanted to, but they also know that they would be

recaptured.

SURRENDERED

Only one of them ever "escaped." He quarrelled with the European war- der, so he walked eighteen miles to another prison and gave himself up.

For the first few months a new ar- rival is watched by warders, but once he settles down they relax their vigi- lance. Prisoners can talk at all times

Mr. D. J. Ni Anderson, instructed by Mr. W. M. Brown, appeared for the second and third defendants.

Mr. Whyatt said that the case was of some interest and importance not only because of the amount of pills "It is too funny to watch the seized but by reason of the unusual | ceremony

that attends the gate- circumstances under which the ac-opening," said Major Grundy. "It is .cused were engaged in the manufac- quicker to get through the fence, but ⚫ture. The factory was at Nam Nei-ritual demands that you wait solemn-except after "lights out."

wen Village, in a spot, difficult to ly while the native guard opens the Ex-prisoners from Kingolwira are find. The difficulty that confronted massive locks and supports the gate." honest citizens and are in demand Revenue officers was how to approach

Inside the fence are six dormi- by employers. The barless the hut without being seen, as it was tories and a kitchen.

prison was started as an experiment, but the situated at the foot of the steep hill. windows is barred.

scheme has been so successful that it A party, consisting of Mr. H. A.

Only native prisoners are housed is to be extended. Taylor, Revenue officer W. Colledge and two Chinese Revenue officers mo- tored along Shek O road. The Chinese revenue officers were disguised as farmers, dressed in dark clothing, (with the legs of their trousers rolled up) and big bamboo hats. Mr. Col- ledge and Mr. Taylor followed after getting into a catchwater.

Wong Chui-to, one of the Revenue officers, was a few paces ahead of his colleague and on nearing the hut was attracted by the characteristic smell of heroin pills. He opened the door -and saw seven persons. He was asked what he wanted and in reply told them not to move as an Inspector was coming to inspect.

ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE

On hearing this, the inmates tried to rush the door but the revenue -officer placed his hands across the en- -trance. He was not able to prevent

two men from escaping.

These two ran up the hill, but were -seen by the other Chinese · Revenue officer who arrested one of them, the third accused.

Wong Chui-to managed to keep the other five in the hut. Second accused attempted to escape through a win- dow. He was seen and stopped. Mr. Taylor and R. O. Colledge then arriv- ed and they found the place was be-: ing used as a heroin pill factory,

Evidence of the raid was given by the Chinese Revenue officers, Mr. W. Colledge and Mr. H. A. Taylor.

Revenue officer Wong, questioned by Mr. Anderson stated that the se- cond and third accused were in the hut at the time of his arrival, and -not outside.

The case is proceeding.

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of the

Mischa Auer takes time off from his current Universal film, "Ban-

dy Takes A Bow", to celebrate Father's Day with his young son, Tony. In the above photo Mischa is trying to teach the youngster how to do those funny tricks for which the comedian has become famous...

FAR EAST

Moscow, Aug. 15.

Soviet Russia East of the Ural Mountains was being transformed into a vast armed camp as hostili- ties continued along the Outer Mongolian- Manchoukuan borders, travellers from the Far-East as- serted to-day.

The Soviet Government sent con- It is understood, however, that these siderable reinforcements to Siberia.

new. troops are to stay

garrisoned over that territory. Travellers de- clared that they had seen great troop movements only before they had reached Sverdlovsk, on the Eastern border of central Russia.

of.

Confirmation was forthcoming the fact that General G. S. Stern, hero of the Changkufeng conflict last July and August, is still a military power and not "in disgrace," as recently re- ported.

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The "Krasnce -Znamia," newspaper of Khabarovsk, reported in its edition of August 6 that General Popoff had issued. an First Far Eastern Army, while Gen- order-of-the-day to the eral Stern addressed a message of con- gratulations to this Army on the first anniversary of the Changkufeng hos- rived here only to-day, was taken to tilities. This newspaper, which ar- indicate that General Popoff is in com- mand of the First Army, while Gen- eral Stern commands both the First and Second Armies. Havas.

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