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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1940

CHIEF JUSTICE

SEES NO REASON FOR LENIENCY

FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS by Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada pleading for leniency, Wong Ngai was to-day sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Sir Atholl MacGregor, for possession of 121⁄2 ounces of heroin at Hotel Cecil on December 12.

The Hon. Mr. Leo' d'Almada, ap- pearing for the defence, pleaded guilty and said that accused was for eight or nine years in business in the Sze Yup district where he lost some

WORKING OF

$30,000 to $40,000. He came to Hong CONTRABAND

Kong and was for five years manager

of a boarding house. This business

did not prosper. He became heavily CONTROL

in debt and resigned in April, 1938. From that time, he had tried to earn a living as a general broker, but could not earn enough for his wife, two children and aged mother.

In November, defendant planned a cafe in Macao, which he considered a good proposition in view of the number of refugees there. He visit- ed Macao to investigate and was con- vinced.

Back in Hong Kong on December 12, he met an old friend, Lam Wing, who was well-to-do. They discussed their affairs and accused said he want- ed to start a cafe in Macao but had no capital. He painted a rosy picture of the scheme and Lam said he would assist him to the extent of $2,000 to $3,000.

Lam then asked accused to do him a favour, to take three parcels to a Mr. Lee at a tea house as he, Lam, was in a hurry. Accused asked what the contents were and was told heroin. Accused was reluctant, and Lam said that if accused was not ready to help him, he would with- draw his offer of finance.

GREAT INDUCEMENT

ar-

London, To-day. Weekly details of ships in the three British contraband bases, published yesterday, show that on January 16 there were 31 vessels in the bases of which 14 had been there five days or less.

During the week ended January 13 the Contraband Committee consider- ed the cargoes of 181 ships which arrived since January 6, and 35 car- goes from the previous week.

Of these 114 entire cargoes released.

were

with

Sixty-four cases were dealt under the system of advance copy manifests, and in 49 cases vessels were released subject to formal checking of the original manifests.

During the same period 3,364 tons of miscellaneous goods had been de- tained on evidence of German de- stination.-British Wireless.

SOVIET AIR

ADVANTAGE

The beginning of the cafe meant much to accused. The inducement

London, To-day. was great and he agreed. He

Between 300 and 400 Soviet bombers ranged to meet Lam in Macao short-have been over Finland every day ly after.

recently, the Finnish spokesman told Accused went to the tea house, but | Reuter yesterday. did not find Lee there. Accused then To ward off these attacks the Fin-: went for a walk and met a friend, nish air force has about half that Wong, who said he was staying at the number of planes, roughly 150. Hotel Cecil. Later he went back to the tea house but still could not find Lee and he then decided to call

Hotel on Wong at the

Cecil. On arrival, he was arrested. --Mr. -d'Almada said - accused's be-. haviour was

the consistent with story. He referred to that part of Mr. Grimmitt's evidence in which he stated that accused made no attempt to run away.

WENT IN WITH EYES OPEN His Lordship said there was very He little to be said for defendant. went in with his eyes open and made possible the transfer of drugs from one party to another. One point which had not been touched upon was whe- ther accused had put the authorities in touch with Lam.

Mr. d'Almada replied that accused knew the address of Lam in the country, but not in Hong Kong, and was to have met Lam in Macao.

This includes training machines and aeroplanes received from abroad since the war began.-Reuter.

JAIL FOR FOUR YEARS

Sentence of four years' hard labour was passed on Ho Kin, by Sir Atholl

when Macgregor this morning

he pleaded guilty to robbery by two or more of $15,700 in Hong Kong cur- rency and $1,100 in Chinese currency from Fung Kwing-shing, in Welling- ton Street on December 20.

Mr. M. J. Abbott said accused had no record and gave the Police every assistance. His Lordship said he took that into consideration.

SWEDEN DENIES Mr. M. J. Abbott, for the Crown, BRITISH OFFER REPORT said his instructions were that accus- ed gave no assistance to the authori- ties and made no attempt to help to trace the friends heard so much about. On passing sentence, His Lordship said that he had long made known his attitude in these cases and there could be no differentiation in this.

REFUGEES' PRODUCTS

Sir, The production of garden vegetables at the Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre's Refugee Farm has reached a point where supplies are being brought to the city daily. Our Hist includes tomatoes, carrots, beet, lettuce, all of which are specially grown, for salads, only sanitary ferti- liser being used. Brussels sprouts and broccoll are also available and they are entirely new drops for Hong Kong.

Within sa for savoy, and red

andy?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Stockholm, To-day. The Foreign Office yesterday formal- ly denied that Britain had proposed to guarantee Swedish independence and Integrity.—Havas.

NAZIS DETAIN SHIP

Stockholm, To-day. The Swedish steamer Birger Jarl, en route to Stockholm from Latvia with 50 passengers, has been captur- to ed by the Germans and taken Swinemuende-Reuter.

The Director of Air Raid Precau- tións has issued a reminder that ap- plication forms for the purchase of respirators are now available, and can be obtained either from the A.R.P. Department, Lower Albert Road, or from any Police Station.

cauliflower, or write to the Shumchun Rural Wel- abbage, sweet corn, fare Centre, Room 319, Prince's Build-

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