1918-08-28 — Page 3

OPIUM PUZZLES ·

INCOMPLETE TRANSACTION

DISCUSSED.

CHINESE FINED $900 FOR UNLAWFUL

POSSESSION.

Ng Lin and Chan Mui were charged at the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday, befure Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, with being in unlawful, possession of 119 taelsof opium.

Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared for the first defendant, and Mr. P. W. Goldring for

the second, "

THE

CHINESE WEDDING AT MAÇÃO

KWOK-LEW.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1918.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

THEFT OF COPPER PIPING. The marriage was celebrated at Mácno For stealing pounds of copper on Monday, of Miss May Law, second piping from the Taikoo Docks at Quarry doughter of Dr. Lew Yuk-lin, former Bay a Chinese fireman was sentenced by Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. | Mr. E. D. C, Wolfe to two months' im- James, and of Mrs. Lew, of Macas, and prisonment and three hours' stocks. It Mr. George S. K. Kwok, eldest son of Mr. and Me, Kwok Ching-tong, of Hongkong

The function was attended by an excep tionally large number of guests, among these being H.E." the Governor of Macno,

Commissioner Moorhead, and many

minent officials and residents of Macao, Hongkong and Canton.

The bride and bridegroom arrived at Yu Yuen at 3 p.m., accompanied by their parents, the bridesmaids (Miss Lew, cousin of the bride; and Miss Kwok,

previous conviction for stealing a watch.

was mentioned, that the accused had a

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The Government will scarcely find it LADIES' being carried on to get rid of the enemy in our midst." as the large number of unintened Germans are described, not without reason. Official apologetics on E. D. C. Wolfe to six months' harded as convincing reasons for refusing to

A Chinese youth was sentenced by Mr.

Le subject in Parliament are not regard. labour, and twelve strokes for having take action. At any rate, the "man in santehed some money from the hand of

Hittle Chinese girl as she was pur

and the

popular Press are not chasing some fruit. The child gave chase,

There may be excellent reasons from screaming, and had the satisfaction of

the bureaueratio point of view for before he had gone very far,

the street" satisfied.

Two other Chinese who were originally charged together with the above defend ants were discharged at the last hearing. A Police Sergeant deposed at the first hearing that he found 1,493 in the Hung Tai shop, where the opium deal was. I sister of the bridegroom), and best man Boeing the man arrested by a constable allowing things to remain as they are;

nipped in the bud..

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LO 1 man

(Mr. Yung Hindin), also the flower girls hnd a train-bearer. The ceremony was performed by Dr. H. P. Anderson, nf Canton, both in English and Chinese.

AN ABSENT PROSECUTOR.

some

but outside the charmed cirele nobody is able to understand why any consideration As a result of the absence of Mr. C. should be shown towards Hans in Eng- Sara, of the PW.D. curtain P.W.D. and They are even to be found cases against four Chinese were dismissed. Į in what are known as "prohibited areas," Mr. Eldridge in formed Mr. Wood that those districts where they could be useful he Edd been deputed to appear in place to the enemy if certain circumstances, of Mr. Sare, who was busy over Government work and was expected to is this easy-going attitude which gives arose, such as un attempted invasion. It visit H.F. the Governor in connection rise to vague snapición; and makes pos- with it.

sible the disgraceful insinuations and Mr., Wood replied, that Mr. Sara should wild calumnies against trusted public arrange måtters beforehand, and, address men on the part of such preposterous The bridesmaids dresses were of blueing each defendant, said :--" Owing to the persons as Mr. Pemberton, Billing. M.P. embroidered crepe silk, trimmed with absence of the Building Inspector you pink rose-buds, and their bouquets were of pink roses and maiden hair ferns.

are discharged."

The Brst difendant, who is employed at the Hung Tai shop. No. 10. Shanghai Street. of which Ng Mo Yaa is the

The bride's gown was of white Georgette master,” said that the second defendant was a frequent visitor to the shop.

crepe, trimmed with white shadow lace On August 11th the second defendant, to

and embroidered with silver threads. She whom the opium belonged, came with

wore the conventional tulle veil, with a wreath of orange, blossoms, and carried the opiam. to sell it Damed Chang.

a streamer bouquet of white roses and Witness didmaiden-hair ferns. Her going-away dress bay the opium. While the opium was still on the bed where the second-

was of ernary Georgette crepe. with hat to match. defendant had put it the Police came in. -Witness told the Sergeant tha che ppium belonged to the second 'defendant. Cras examined: He had never had any thealings with the second defendant before except to buy shoes from him. The story that the second defendant and he had gone on to a steamer in harbour on thening ingestion, and that he had given a paresi to the second defend ant to carry to his shop was not true. The second defendant carried the parcel (containing 113 Lals of opium) inside his trouser band. (Laughter.) When Pulic came in witness was using an opium pick. and smelling the opium. Hr expreswd his dissatisfaction with the opium and told the second defendant to Lake it away. At the time of his arrest ho (witness) was in temporary charge of the Hang Tai shop. Some of the money found in his sale by the Police, belonged is as follows:-

to friends.

olice an

A reception followed at "Yue Yuen." The Macao military band was in attend- ance. The married couple were the recipi ents of many valuable presents.

diamond and ruby caff-links and a gold. The bride's gifts to the bridegroom were

watch. The bridegroom gave to the bride a pearl necklace, diamond and platinum watch, a diamond bracelet and gold purse To the bridesmaids he presented jade

bronches.

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Mr. and Mr. Kwok will spend honeymoon in America.

their

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455,048

7,832

- THE KING'S DINNER, The dinner partion at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, at which

Chatinuing he said he was opium dealer. Asked by Mr. Goldring | This Year ..... whether he was selling the opiurn."in

Taah Year....

Елотелле remembrance of old joy," he said he was smelling it to see what the taste was like. (Laughter.) He denied that he said. when the Police weighed the opium, that it did not weigh as much as 112 taels.""

Mr. Goldring said that, if necessary. he would recall the Police Sergeant to depod that Brut defendant had made that staterfient.

the rationing rules are strictly observed,

are nowadays extremely brief sirs, seldom lasting more than forty minutes. The King objects to smoking at the The first defendant went on to say

dinner table when" the Queen and other that Chang, for whom the second defend- ladies are present, and it is the rule for aat brought the opium, had not come in the smokers to retire to the smoking-room that morning when the Police arrived.before lighting ap. Half-past ten is the Witness smelt the opium out of curiosity. hour of departure for those invited to (Laughter.)

Re-examined: The two men who came with the second defendant on the morning in question left together before the Police arrived.

An employé of the Hung Tai shop cor- roborated the first defendant's statement in the main details. Redeposed that the first defendant did not leave the shop on the morning in question.

dine. /

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION.

A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of 102 rounds of ammunition.

XL HUGHES' WAY.

A decided impetus to the agitation has been given in a recent speech, by Mr. Hughes the Australian Prime Minister, who is attending the Imperial Confer business in Australia, sa that that coun- ence. He has cleared the Hun out of

Inspector O'Sullivan stated that de try is without a vestige of enemy in- a bound for Kongmoon, when Sergt. fendant was going on board the Yafuence. Companies controlled mainly by Fallon searched him and found the

Germans have been wound up compal- ammunition tied round his trousers. De. sority, and permanently put out of husi- fendant was fined $500 a few months ago ness. In cases where persons of enemy origin held shares in other companies. although the majority of shareholders were British investors, the enemy hold- ings have been transferred to public of Allied or neutral nationality. crustees to be sold outright to investors

for a similar offence.

Mr. Wood now Ened defendant $1,000, with the alternative of six months" bard Jabour,

CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST. A Chinese was charged with criminal breach of trust.

A Police Sergeant said that the accused holding German shares until after the Here in England the public trustee is was a partner in the Leong Tai. Chan Candy shop in Yaumati. On July 9th he was before the weight of public opinion.

war. This policy will, and must, give: was given some money to pay to the Yap The delay in taking strong action must Long Brot, anafacturers of candy, he inexplicable to readers in Hongkong, From that day the accused disappeared, where the German octupus in trade and and it was not found out till several days other directions was destroyed effectively after that he had not paid the bill for long ago. It is evident that some of the which he was given the money. When great, wise, and eminent ones who rule the accused was arrested his friends tried to settle the amount. The complainant from Britons overseas when it comes to our destinies have something to learn if the Zoney was paid. was quite willing to withdraw his claim giving short shrift to Hans.

SNATCHING A PURSE

A STORMY PETEZL.

The dramatic

The accused was allowed three days in which to pay the amount, bail being Kerensky, the elusive and disappointing appearance. of M. granted in

genius of the Russinn Revolution, lent the Labour Conference in London certain impressiveness which it would not that he was in this country; but the otherwise have had. A trusted few knew secret s'as well kept, and his presence was only generally known when he stepped on to the platform.

Defendant stated that when he and could not be said that the first defendant complainant were getting off the launch at Yaumati, he accidentally trod on was guilty of" possession. He cited complainant's foot. Complainant resent from Stroud, and said that he rested ed this, and words led to blows. Com- plainant tore his (defendant's) coat.

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A Chinese youth was charged with snatching a purse from another Chinese Complainant stated that while pro- launch he dropped a 86 note on deck. ceeding to Yaumuti on board a ferry When he bent down to pick it up, de perhaps, exactly what be expected. It But the reception he received was not, fendant inserted his Rogers into his pocket and abstracted the parse. With guest who was introduced by Mr. was cordial enough-the courtesy due to desa then arrested defendant.

enthusiasm. He made a speech, reminis Henderson-though there was no marked tent of those speeches, which he used to make in Petrograd, and got his mend of applause. But British Labour does not forget that M. Kerensky was unable to

ing in his own land, and that his gifts he had such an important hand in rais

home or defeat the enemy abroad. He of oratory failed to quell anarchy at

slavery by the Germans without the belp anid Russia can do nothing to escape of the Allies, which is perfectly true; but at the moment the Allies are deeply. involved with Germany's vast armies," thanks mainly to M. Kerensky and his friends. German troops that the Russians ought to be holding are on the Western front, and so, also, are the guns that the Allies made for Russia. Those guns are now turned upon our men.

his case on the fact that his client could Defendant asked for compensation and ride the whirlwind and direct the storm not be considered guilty of possession, was then charged with snatching the because the sale had not been completed. - purse.

Mr. Goldring submitted that the pre-had four previous convictions against air. Wood sentented defendant, who sent case could not come under the case him, to six months' hard labour and four which Mr. Lewis had cited. The Ordin hours' stocks.

The second defendant, a broker, said that on the morning of the day in ques-ance ander which the two defendants were charged covered a much wider range.

tion, the first defendant came to his house and called out to him to accompany him to a steamer in the Harbour to look for a The Magistrate admitted that the de- job for him (second defendant). On board finition of possession in the Opium the steamer they spoke to the steward, Ordinance was very much wider than in and, later, one of the workmen on the the case quoted by Mr. Lewis, steamer gave the first defendant a parcel. Mr. Goldring said it was for the The parcel was then given over to him Magistrate to decide on the evidence by the first defendant, who asked him whether the transaction was completed or not. There was sufficient evidence to to take it for his shop. A few minutes after witness reached the shop, the first show what the first defendant was doing defendant arrived and was given the with the opiam, and there was no dis custody of the parcel. Later, when wit. puting the fact that the first defendant ness found out that he had been carrying had said to the Police: I bought the upiam, he upbraided the first defendant" opium." for trying to get him into trouble, but the latter gave him some money and asked him to drink "tea" with it. As he was about to leave the shop the Police

entered,

Mr. Lewis submitted that were could

DISCHARGED.

Two Chinese youths-one employed as a clerk in the office of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs were charged, on remand. with fraudulently collecting subscrip tions, aggregating over 2500, purporting the same to be for the establishment of a free school in a village in China.

Mr. W. E. L. Shenton appeared for the defendants.

It will be remembered that at the previous hearing, Mr. Shenton submitted that his clients had the authority of the elders of the village to collect subscrip needed in the village. Mr. Wood granted tions for a free school which was urgently several remands in order to allow the elders to attend court and confirm Mr. Bbenton's submission. Owing, however, to the village being flooded the elders were unable to attend until yesterday.

Inspector Grant informed the Magis trate that he wished to withdraw the the Police wore unable to procure wit charge against the two defendants, as

nesses. He believed that, in any case, the witnesses would be hostile.

After a week tho picturesque revolu- tionist has left for Paris, his early de cool reception he met with here. Words parture, being most probably due to the

aad word-spinners are of no use to us

WA PRESS CENTRE in these days..

An "Overseas Press Centre" has been opened in comfortable quarters of the Strand. The underlying idea is to pro- vide a common meeting ground for journalists in London representing Im- perial, Allied and central newspapers. Lord Beaverbrook, an outstanding figure The Magistrate said he was of the

of the Canadian Press, who was the “Eye. opinion that the two defendants were

France in 1915, and is now head of the witness" with the Canadian Forcen in. bargaining for the opium when the Police

Ministry of Information, is mainly re- arrived. The second defendant was try

sponsible for the Centre or Club. It is Mr. Shenton stated that the village housed in one of the stately buildings in ing to sell the opium to the first. All elders had arrived from the country and Norfolk Street within a minute's walk that the first defendant had said that he wore aware that subscriptions were being of the massive pile forming the Austra had told the second defendant to take pllected. He (Mr.

be no great doubt as to the true facts-it away-might be termed "camouflage" the men to Inspector ton) had sent linn Commonwealth offices, which 'now

that the second defendant got the opium.

from the steamer and went to the first

defendant's shop to sell it. As the trans. nction was an uncompleted one, the opium was absolutely in the second defend dajat's possession, and, though an offence under the Ordinance might have been con. templated, until it was completed it

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Inspector Grant, confirmed, Mr. Shen-

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Overseas writers will find the Centra

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It certainly appeared that the first det statement, and added that the the Strand. fendant was about to buy the opium, but elders informed him that in the third as the transaction was not completed, the setual person in possession was the went home to the village and spoke If they want any information from moon of last year the defendants very useful in expediting their work. second defendant

Mr. Goldring, put in a plea for the

to them there about the desirability official sources they can be put at once smallest possible penalty which the acquiereed in this, and during the last partozent, and also the right man is the of starting a free school. The elders into communication with the right De Magistrate had owns t-indict

The first defendant was discharged. another visit to the elders and told them cat. Moreover, the establishment of the Chinese anw year, the defendants paid Department, Red tape and delay aro with the alternative of two months' hard sum required for the school. The second defendant was fined 1000,

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Mr. Wood: discharged the defendants

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