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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

OPIUM ROUND THE LEGS.

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Two Chinese who were found with opium tied round their legs at. Kowloon Railway Station Tuesday wero 30 and 8150 by Mr. Hazeland. Ened The alternative was three months' hard labour.

VAGRANTS.

Two Russians and a Finn, who were found in a state of vagrancy in Kowloon appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood. The Russians were sent to the house of deten- tion and the Finn was allowed to go in search of work, which he promised to find,

FRACTURED SKULL.

THE YUNNAN OPIUM

SCANDAL.

THE DELEGATES IN THE MIXED

COURT, SHANGHAL

THE BONGBONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916.

THE TELEGRAM.

Now the party of Funnanese, which had arrived by the M.M.S. Athos was composed of this Minister of Justice and several people, who represented them selves to be members of Parliament or delegates from the Yunnan Government Some interesting developments took to Peking. The evidence would show that August 17th, in the hearing of the chargesed upon the steamer, a telegram was place at the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on

from Haiphong, where the party embark in connection with the large seizures of

sent to the Taoyin of Shanghai asking Yunnan opium and the apprehension of hit to obtain exemption from custoine men alleged to be Yunuancee delegates. examination of the Juggage. The accused are Sung Bre-geo, Wong Taoh-tsun, atlins Wong Taub-ling, Soong Woo-dong, Wong Tah-sah, Yih Tsiang- cah and Le Taung-lo. The first fire de fendants were first charged with import ing a large quantity of opium into Shanghai, contrary to law, the six do fendants were then charged with being in possession of illicit opium and the sixth defendant was charged separately with concealing opium improperly im ported.

As the result of a free fight between sone: coulies one of the contestants was sent to the Government Civil Hospital with a fractured skull. Two men were charged before Mr. Hawland yesterden. day with assault, and they were remand-

ed pending the recovery of the injured

Ta,M.

LAWN TENNIS. -

A NOTED JAPANESE PLAYER.

Were it not for the great war cbsession, remarks one of our London contempor aries, the appearance upon English courts of Zenzo Shimidize, the Japanese lawn- tennis player, and champion of Japan to Bengal, would have been hailed with a until four years ago, when he migrated

bust of enthusiasın and columns of criti- At the same time the evidence would ideas and brainy methods. He gave us & cisins and prophecy. He comes with now prove that the Commissioner of Customs full demonstration of themr at Southfield 20 Shanghai revived a telegram from the Commissioner of Customs at Mengize and Harrow. His grip is unusual, judged asking also for the same privileges. They home standards. He is practically a first telegram was received on July 275 over in an unchanged grip, but in- and read as follows:-Chung Ano-iseng, saad of holding the rachet like the Minister Justice and Yuman delegates, Dohertys, who also advocated no twelve in all, left Hokow ri Tonkin, change grip, he holds it continually for 25th instant for Peking. Please facilita back-band shot, a grip for a back-hand ate them. Customs formalities on arrival top drive, so as to bring the racket Shanghai. D'Anjou,

squarely, full face, on the ball for the The evidence would further show that back-hand shot. Without changing the upon finding the opium on August 11thgrip he takes his forehand. The result telegram was sent to Mengtze stating,is forehand drive with tremendous "Your telegram of July 27th. Luggage top on the bail. nie by wire at whose instance your tele-brain, with a kill overhead that is contained chiefly, opium. Please inform Small in stature, light, wiry, full of gram was sent. Unwin. And a replyal business, taken full face of the rac- was received on August 12th My tele- gram on July 27th was sent at the set, and often with the player well off the instance of Minister, Chang Yao-tseng ground, never flurried, unceasingly conveyed to Commissioner's Assistant in active, Shimidizn, when the real tine Charlie Hokow Vilary Governor's comes, will probably give our best players huchao covered 86 packages, which all they ask. Wher. Wimbledon is again instructed Yunnanfu, office to wire and its own self, he hopes to enter for the seal. D'Anjou."

championships.

Mr. Musso appeared for the prosecu tion on behalf of the Chinese Govern ment, Mr. R. F. C. Master for the secuted jointly on behalf of the Opium Chinese Customs, and both counsel pro- Combine The defendants were various- ly represented by Messra. Tavares, J. G. friestwood, G. H. Wright, and S. Feasen- Mr. Musso after utlining the charges said that he appeared principally on behalf of the Chinese Government and he was instructed to say that the Chinese Government welcomed a very stringent ivestigation into the facts of the case. Counsel referred to the telegram be- FATHER AND ADOPTED SON. The Yunnan Province, he said, had cause, he said it would become relevant been growing opium in great quantities in the course of the trial to show that CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

the 88 packages were, so to speak, covered and the production had been in excess of the consumption. Attempts had been by one huebao, Now, on receipt of that An- adopted suð was charged at the made to export the opium to other Pro-telegram from Haiphong the Taoyin ad dressed a letter to the Commissioner of Hongkong Polier Court yesterday by viness and the Canton Province had been Customs and sent his first secretary to his father. Li Kwong Loong, a furniture practically inundated with it, it being see him in order to secure immunity front a well-known fact that one of the princis of the luggage of the Yunuanese (dealer, of Queen's Road, with embezzling cipal yamens contained 1,000 chests of party and this was obtained. A secretary the sum of $200.

Yunnan opium stored therein. The atto the Taoyin was also sent to meet the tempt was made some time ago to import party and welcome them and another was Mr. Davidson prosecuted, and Mr. the Yunnan opium into the Yangtsze sent with 60 slips of paper to affix to Grist defended.

ports and that made the officials concern the luggage. ed look with great interest at all arrivals Mr. F. Bevington (of Messrs. Bradley from Yunnan. On August 7th informa & Co.) said that defendant visited the tion was conveyed to the officials of the office and told witness that the furniture Opium Combine that a part of Yunnan-

ses had arrived the previous Saturday, the cases of opium brought in by the they were making was almost completed, August 5th, by a Messageries Maritimes party were just tu. aud that his father would like the balance steamer, and that amongst the luggage Taoyin entrusted with evil and military administration; (4)

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of the sooney due. Witness made out a cheque for $200 on behalf of Li Kwong Loung, and the money was paid over to. defendant. Subsequently, witness had occasion to visit the shop of the defend- ant's father and in course of conversation with Li Kwong Loong told him that he had paid the sum of $200 to a representa- tive of his firm. Wirness added that his

books showed that the $200 was paid..

A shroff employed at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was called to say that the cheque produced was handed in and cash. ed on a day he could not remember; noithey could la remember the person who handed in the cheque.

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May.

CAPT. IN THE CANTONESE ARMY.

Mr. Grant Jones-Why not 88?

Ni. Masse--I should not be able to explain that. The only thing which is rather a remarkable coincidence is that

The

the

of the party. There were 60 cases of Party was Mr. Yang te

the value of $1,300,000 Yunnan upum containing 10,000 lb. to or 81,100,000 about.

After detailing how several boxes of pium were discovered at & native hotel. Mr. Musso continued:-- formation to the effet. that. 40 cases of The next morning we received in opium had left the hotel between 6 and o'clock in the morning, that they had eit by gations were started at once with the result that the handcart, coolie was trned and he led the party to 6 Rue Amiral Bayle in the French Concession; where, he stated, he had unloaded the boxes. The assistance of the French Police was immediately sought, the pre- mises were searched and not a single box was found in it. So the club was lost, However, investigations were prosecuted in the neighbourhood and information was obtained that the boxes had been re-

The hearing was adjourned until Tues-moved from the house by means of motor ears. The several garages were then look ed for with the result that the garage which had let out the motor cars was located and the driver of one of the cars found. He would be produced as a wit- ness and he stated that the cases had been removed to a house in Chapei.

HOW HE WAS ROBBED BY A.

· CONCUBINE.

A Chinmman who is described as a *Captain in the Cantonese Army" has discovered that too much trust cannot be placed in concubines. Some days ago, no doubt because of the tronblous times in Canton, the Captain sent a concubine to Hongkong with $1,000 in banknotes, 56 tnels of gold leaf valued at $3,000, clothing worth $330, a gold watch and seal valued at $250, along with other goods of the total value of $6,000. These things were sent to Hongkong for safety, but the concubine proved unworthy of the trust. It appears that upon arrival in Hongkong she went to Tsim Sha Tsui, met a man, and became so attached to

simply went with-them to with an escort from the S.M.P

inning Mr. Musso remarked that from care of investigation into the facts of the case no blame in any shape or form attached to the Minister of Justice,

Mr. Yang Chung-sze, in charge acked by Mr. Grant Jones, how he came Foreign Affairs in the Taoyin's Yamen, to fix upou 60 Jabels as the necessary number to supply, explained that he assigned three pieces of luggage to each persona basket, a roll of bedding nud á trunk.

The Assessor-And that is how the Minister of Justice travels?—That is the usual amount of luggage carried by Chinese traveller.

The Minister of Justice actually brought seven pieces 1-I don't know,

The game in Japan, says Shimidizu, is rapidly growing. It is being taken up by all classes, but at present, judged by | Western standards, it is handicapped by the fact that a cheap one-onner bail is in- variably used. There is a movement, however, in favour of the heavier ball as we know it.

CHINESE NEWS.

PRESIDENT'S PROGRAMME.

The President is reported to have declar ed to the Cabing his policy as follows:

There shall be no party. Cabinet, the Ministers of which shall be men select ed from every long; (2) the Army and Navy shall be improved and augmented; (3) there shall be the separation of the

Industry shall be developed; (5) friendly diplomatic relations shall be maintained; (6) compulsory education shall be in troduced.

JAPANESE GUNBOAT.

Government against the presence of the In reply to the protest of the Chinese

Japanese gunboat doge in the neutral waters of Canton, the Japanese Legation has sent the Wai Chino Pa a aut, stat-

ing that as the situation in Canton is not yet wholly satisfactory the Sage cannot

withdrawal

AN EMISSARY TO LI:

After completing his consultations with But I do know. He actually brouginCentral Government, Ligut, General Nio even, so he must have been an extravagYuken, the muted military leader of ant man. The Taoyin's calculations were the Kuomintang Party at Shanghai, left rather out there were they not -The Feking for Kwangtung by order of Pre- calculations were made by the Taoyinmier foun in connection with the situa

tion in that province. General Niù is a

himself.

Do you believe in mental telepathy good friend of Li Lich-chun and this ex- I don't know. 1 only carry out the in- plains his mission (says the 17king Daily structions of the Taoyin.

Press).

Still it. must have been a remarkable coincidence that the number of labels taken should correspond with the number The place being outside the jurisdic-of boxes we now know contained opt tion of the Settlement authorities, the-Yes; I find it is very wonderful. Municipal Police dropped all connection

RUSSIA AND THE MONGOLIAN M.Pe.

In reply to the Russian despatch re- Trang Pinggang, an official in dequesting the withdrawal from with the matter. The party then proceed of general affairs in the Taoyin's Yamen National Assembly of the M. Ps. for Outer the ed to the city and obtained from the head-deposed to being in the Yamen on the Mongolia, the Government states that, as quarters of the police department, two afternoon of August 8th when the moto! Outer Mongolia has been officially re- ears arrived with the cases, in them dur police inspectors to accompany them to chapai with instructions to search houses ing a heavy shower. He would be unable grised by Russia as part of the Re- which would be pointed out to them as

to identify the men who came with the public her representatives in the Parlia containing opium.

motor var, because of the heavy rain, but at cannot be withdrawn. ther stated that they had brought docu

There were about five or six people with they wanted to bestow in safe keeping. the boxes,

station.

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Taoyin for instructions as to what should Witness said that he telephoned to the be done with the cases and as a result told his visitors that they could not store them in the Yamen and they took them And away.

They had brought then to the front door and took them away through the back. He did not see where they went. There was a connection between the ground floor of the Yamen and the unoccupied portion through a 'door, but that was nailed up.

THE TAOVIN'E YAMEN. On reaching Chapei a visit was paidments from the Yuunanese officials, which to the loen! police station where the assistance of about eight or ten armed the driver proceeded to the premises policemen was obtained and the party led they were in search of. The driver stop ped in front of the door of a certain building and said.This is the plan where I have conveyed the cargu." to the great surprise of the party it was found to be the Taoyins yamên. In on sequence of that, there could not now be him that the Captain heard no more of any mere idea of searching the premises and the policemen doubled back to the her. Therapen he come down to Hong-

The allegation made at the

Counsel informed the court that he kong and found his concubine. The time this suggestion-eeemed to be go

himself and his party bad passed through Iatter became very indignant, refused to

outrageous as to be incredible, and in order to obtain the real state of affairs, the door and asked witness if he still go back, anid she had not got the goods counsel himself entered the yamen look persisted in saying that that door was entrusted to her care, and claimed that ing for the secretary to explain the matailed up. Witness adhered to his original statement, and said that he was while she was ander the protection of the

The chief secretary was about and prepared to swear to it, Union Jack the Captain could not another official, who could speak English. was found and he gave counsel his per- punish her. Eventually, however, the

sorul assurance that there was no opium police interveaed, and soon after-mit- inside the yaèn. The counsel conveyed to those outside. So the clue as to the night on Tuesday. the concubine was

whereabouts of the boxes was lost for the arrested and ive boxes containing some second time. However, investigations of the Captain's property were recovered,

were made, which lasted about one and half hours and it was then, ascertained At the Hongkong Police Court yester that the boxes were in some house in the day the woman was remanded on

neighbourhood and that the house was It was then discovered that the empty. charge of theit.

Mr. A. M. Preston is only house in the vicinity which prosrénting.

empty was the other half of the building occupied by the Taoyin. Somehow or an- other the key of these premises was on tained, the premises were entered-by this time the secretary to the Taoyin had arrived-and 20 cases which were subse- quently found to contain opium were discovered.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ASSOCIATION,

FORTNIGHTLY REPORT OF

STORES.

A

ter to him

The case was adjourned.

There are altogether 25. Representatives and Senators elected by Outer Mongolia; a 1912, only about ten are Mongolians but as these men were elected in Peking and the remaining Chinese and Manchus. ter of Foreign Affairs, and Wang. 31 K Messrs. Tsao Ju-lin, late Acting Miria- pao, Chinese Minister to Belgium, were representing Outer Mongolia befors November 4th, 1913, but they have now resigned their seats. After many co-called Ped Outer Mongolian M.P. in the Tan Yi-uan and the Chung Yi-juan this time, and these will probably voluntarily resign their posts soon. If so, the controversy can be settled without further diploma-

tion.

NEW GERMAN ZEPPELINS.

In Darmiastadt there is a central flying and airship station, the most important in Germany. In the shed there are ten Zeppelins and a great number of flying machines. The Zeppelins recently built Lesare 820ft in length, with a gas capacity of 190,675 cubic feet. In the hull is pro- vision for machine guns and for light pieces of ordnance,

The following day, the defendants Tung-lo and Song Bz-gee gave evidence Low Tsong-lo was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000,

Mr. Wright asked for bail on behalf of Sung Sz-ger referring to the remark of the Assessor that if defendant's evid-. ace was true the principal criminal was not before the Court.

Mr. Grant Jones I meant the Taoyin. by the other counsel with the exception Applications for bail were also made of Mr. Tavarres, who said that he thought his client would be safer in gaol until the case was finished. He did not think there was any evidence in any shape or form against his client,

The other applications for bail were refused and the case was again adjourn ed

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The newest Zeppelins are stated to have four armour-plated cars, of which the first is the heaviest. All the cars are fitted with guns. Armour-plated gang- ways connect the cars. The engines ia- dicate 4,000 horse-power, and the speed 1 fifty-seven miles an hour.

The airships can reach a height of over 13,000ft.

Court has to be diplómatically settled. The President has, at a special audience, desired Premier Tuan Chi-jui to issue instructions to all the Ministries con- cerned that the case must be dealt with The question of removal then cane

very strictly, as in the opinion of the: under consideration with the result that

President both the prestige of the During the fortnight ending 7th July, the chief of police in the city was appro-

CHINESE PRESS COMMENT ON Chinese Government and the sovereignty 1916, 37 Hospitals in England were sup-ached again, the matter was explained

THE CASE.

of China are concerned in the matter. plied with requisites and comforts (43,517 fully to him and he agreed to the cases articles in all from St. John Headquar-heing removed to the Settlement. He so

Meanwhile, the Procurator of the Governor Chi Yo-ling of Nanking it is ters, Warehouse, St. John's Square, instructed an offcial of the police who stated, has received

an order from Shanghai District Court has been making E.C.:-

accompanied the party and gave orders Peking, desiring him to investigate and exhaustive investigation which has to the local police to let the cases be re-send a true report anent, the alleged led him to write further letters to the moved to the Settlement, which was done smuggling of opium into Shanghai by Chief of the Chinese Police and the In- by means of motor cars. An inspector the delegates from Yunnan. The Govern-ternational Mixed Court. He urges that of the Chapei police accompanied the ment is quite ready to deal with the Mr. Musso cannot deny that he has 'violated our law and infringed our cases to the Louza Police Station where offenders as severely as the Chinese law they were deposited, counted in his pre- will permit; but first of all the question demand that the case be sent to his Court. power," He concludes by repeating the senee, and a receipt was given to him. whether the case should be tried by the

Chinese City Court or by the Mixel to be dealt with

(Continued on next Column.)

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