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OPIUM SMUGGLING' . MESSUS. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., FINED. FOFFICIAL AUTHORITIES MIGHT NAVED RENDERED ASSISTANCE.”

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JBR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

7,240 TAELS OF PREPARED GENERAL PEREIRA AND THE

OPIUM ON "KUM SANG."

YESTERDAY'S POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS

BRIGANDS.

SYMPATHY, NOT CONDEMNATION.

A fascinating leture on his journey CASE AGAINST EIGHT OF CHINESE from Peking to Lhasa was given by Brig-General Pereira, 0.8., "O.M.G., D.8.0,, ar Victoria Barracks, yesterday

CREW DISMISSED.

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morning,

His audience consisted principally" of officers from the regiments, and from the naval vessels in Harbeer, but a number

SATURDAY, JUNE RD, 1918.

TO-DAY'S GYMKHANA- WILL ROMAN PRIDE WIN THE MAIN EVENT!

Raman Pride makes his first appearance

the Gymkhana Stakes at the Third Gymkhana Meeting which is to be held at Happy Valley, this afternoon, weather permitting. The is a good one and looked upon by many as a certain winter, but Sir Paul's Orient Dahlia has been running very well of late and is improv ing, näid even though he is up against.. Roman Pride, he is thenght grus l ecengh

He has proved himself to be zu Colonel Dary, C.M.G., D.8,0., intro-19 win. Petrol King should also get a duced the General, though he remarked · place.

no goer and all depends on his rider. that such introduction was hardly neces

The sixteen Shanghai pionies brought sary, especialy to the Servies went pre-

down here a few days ago by the isent.

of chilians and n ¡ present,

few - XC,0,'s were

Hie Worship, Mr.-J. R. Wood, delivered '- his decision yesterday afternoon, in the Following upen, thi seiturs of 7.210 ense in whey Mossy, Jardine, Mntheses; taels of prepared opium, valued at

Co, were prosecuted by the Imports 8,40, on the Indo-China S.X. Co'ki 'and 'Exports Dejayment for failing to 8%. Kim Sang on Monday night, eight Take proper prvenutions to preven; 50) Chinese members of the enginerucan staff į taely of opium being placed in the Inda of the vessel were yesterday afternoo 'China Company's steamvre, Loong Sang, brenght before Mr. J. R. Wood on a for the purpose of conveyance or experta | charge of unlawful possession. The tion, His Worship wearded a conviction Kim Sang, on May th, ground against the Company and imposed a fine the North West Coast of the Philippine!

Bandy and has just recently been Kownl to Hongkong for the purpees of being

The General "said he fetu Poking in: Yingchow, are not being run at this meet- for repairs, Messrs. Jardins, January of 1921, and started West acrossing. They are being trained for the July docker

of $1,000.

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In delivering his decision the Magis trate "enid: la these proceedings the

facts provel or admitted are as follows: Matheon & Co., Ltd., are the agents for Chihli to Tayuanfu

the steamer.

The Jefendants were represented by Mr. A. E. Hall

Chief Preventive Officer Clark said at p.. on May 24th he boarded the vessel whilst she was lying at her buoy in Hong Hoi Bay. On deck he met Polic"

He had a conver-

From Taiyuanfu Gymkhana meeting.

Racing tips: -

he push on to the Province of Shansi, Shansi, he said, was one of the smallest, provinces in Chinn, but it was supposed to be the best ordered, and a model of whit can be done by the Chines people.

It had its model nw court, model prisons, and model departments, and was put forward by the Chinese people, when

The defendants are the owners of the xs ¦ Long Nang, which has a net regator" tonange of over 60 tons, viz, į 2.200 tons of thereabouts. This ship trades- betaren' Hongkong and Manila. On the 7th April she was lying at her buy in the Harbour. She hul arrived in port four days earlier and was due to leave the Sub-Inspreing Field" Colony on the afternoon of that day. At sation with him, and in conseqares, he about 7.5 m. party, of Revenue Bent a number of Chizese revenue officers possibile, as à proof that they did not Officers searched the ship and found can. into the engine room. He followed close cealed in the crank pit of the engine-room | behind. The revenue offers cressed the 500 faels of preparel apium. This oplum floor of the engine-room and he saw them way not Hongkong Government prepared ¦ go through a door bading into the stoke upion and to permit for ex, ortation, hold. Just as he was entering by the same door the first defendant rushed cut and had been issued in connection with it,

He held him for a couple The defendants are charged with an into his arms, ntasfn you of their ship for the ex-of seconds and, the hearing shouts of portation of this opiuin in contravention.' Pom-Pan (Iospector), he released the of the Opium Ordinances. 1914 a 1922, man and ran into the storkehold. His there under Section 16 of Ordinance. No, 4 of 101. (Amendment in Ordinance B. 1918, Scetion 2.)

40-(1.) No ship shall be used for ths importation, landing, removal, ce ringe, or convegne or for the exporta, tion of any opium in contravention of this Ordinance.

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(2.)-An amount of such spium.found on board any such ship and exceeding (a) in the ease any steamship of 60 tons net register touringe and upwards. 50 tels în weight: or.

(4) in the case of any stramship ander (Mr. Cochron) to whom he pointed out do tens pet register tronage. 22 faels the stuff. On being informed that the in weight: ne (e) in the ease of any other ship, to baga contained opium Mr. Cochran ciked

Backs in weight.

down the second and third engineers. As shall be deemed evidener of the unlawful the result of a einversation the engine, ase of such ship, unless it is proved. room staff was austered and the Chinesa to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, that every reasonable precnation had daty during the watches-d p.m. to been taken to prevent the lawfuls of p.m. and from pn 12 midnight sach ship, and that none of the slicers were arrested. The eight men were pick or their servants or any of the erow, of bed out by the Engineers. such ship were implicated therria."

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The traveller. Lped extra-territoriality. then went at serrys the Yellow River ju order to meet General Wu Pes Fu who was described by the spenker as "one of the least bad of China's very many bad, generals." He was a

weak mas, but thoroughly honest at heart, and striving, to do his best.

The General pushed on to the Province of Sechsan, one of the largest proviners China, and, perhaps, he said. the most fawis. Brigands overran is.

1.-Five Furlong, Ravei

-River Gra

-Bulldog Drummond.

3.Satisfaction Dahlin.

"A" Class Handicap (Once round) :

1. Strathfarrar

2.--Arlington.

3.-Roman Law.

1-Orient Dahlin.

CALIFORNIAN VEGETABLES

Sugar Corn Succotash

Sauerkraut. Parsnips Turnips

Celery en Branch Cabbage Carrots

Brussel Sprouts

Lima Beans

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2

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No, 2 Size per tin. 50

.70

.60

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1.35

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.55

2 4 8 5 79

.85

Runner Beans

.45

Beetroots

2

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Gymkhana Stakes (One mile);"

American Artichokes

.55

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Petrol "King.

3.Reman Pride.

French Artichokes...

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1.60

6.

B" Class Handicap (Oner mand):

1.-Roman Sparrow.

Marrowfat Peas

Pimientos. A

2

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.40

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1.15

4-Bending Race in Heats:

Your Own Faney.

2.-Bandy Kid.

3.- West River.

-One Mile Race:

1.-Pawnshop.

2. Khcekuh Eng.

3.Tromp lato Dempsey),

1.--One and a Quarter Mile Race:

1-Roman Pride.

2-Yellow River,

3-Starland (late Royal Cru-ader).

THE WAREFARE IN KWANGTUNGA

THE PRESENT SITUATION AT SHIU CHOW.

in the course of at account of 32 days The Rev. J. R. Saunders, of Tongshan.

speat with the armies in the North River

My sympathies are with the brigands

often," he said. ' very

They are really saw protruding on the port side, between not so bad as they are painted, and the the boiler and the bunker, the ends of full lies almost entirely with the officials two white hags. Directly behind these two who dismiss their forces, and keep thei

money which, by rights, they should pay angs he found six other bass--guang to their men ns wages. These men are kaps. They were lying on top of a quan simply thrown out with nothing to do. tity of iron. He opeurd one of the gunny and they have to turn to brigandage, to hags and found it e utained a number of get a livelihood. Actually, the Chinese are a very law-abiding race, and if they are tins about six inches squares .On one of properly handled, and trained by for the being opened it was found to con- cigners there would in very little trouble Bat as things stand tain smaller tins, such containing opium with them at all. Without disturbing anything he went on they are not looked after, and the result

now, no-one takes any interest in them, i

dock and called down the fourth engineer ́is that the whole country is overrun with brigands, and the worst parts are in the West."

section (in connection with Red Cross The Central went on to tell how, when i work), says, I returned from di inspre- he entered the provires in the first pince, tion of Shushow yesterday. I found the his servant cathe to him and sked him whether he would not let the brigand; Puple still restless and fearing a rela

This army, The of the Northern army, chief know that he was coming.

tuntion then seemed to him somewhat stationed to the northeast of Shinchow Gilbertian, and he gave a rather sarcastic reported to be within a day's journey of answer to the effect that he hoped the the place, yet I do not think this is true, brigand's men would carry his silver and did find out the army is within three goods for him. Later, however, he learn- days' journey of Shiuchow and is waiting ed that it was a recognised thing to let for reinforcement from the North. How- In reply to Mr. Hall, C.P.Q, Clark the brigand chef know of your approach,ever the Yunuanese troops feel that they Reading this Section together with the stated that he had been informed that and he would then communicate with all can cope with the situation in spite of ilcfiuation of “Tu export" contained in sines the occurrence the No. 1 fireman, his outposts and give them instructions the fact that many of the people fear Section of this Ordinance, I have had absconded.

not to molest the foreigner.

another attack mostly any day. Finally, the General came into Tibet, The Northern army that reached the decided that the word “exportation **: Mr. W K. Cochran, 4th Engineer, said whose people, he remarked. were of ex-battle front sever numbered ever must be interpreted to include any act on the 7th May the s. Kum Song left truely mixed races. In one portion of thousand men, About eight thousand in the country the populace was principally all came to the South, but the first preparatory, to export,

To export is Manila and on the 9th May she went Mchamnidan, the only part of China division numbering about six thousand definite in these words in Section of the ashore in Philippine waters. There was where Mohamurdaus were living in any was the sin force to fight the Southern Ordinance, "To export" means and in

One they had beca army after these men from the North over six feet of water in the stokehold thing like fore cludey to convey out of the Colony and which was pumped out after the arrival of ruthlessly persecuted by the Chinese, but arrived. They were defented by reason of a much larger attacking for. Soon the the time came when they made a con- to do any net preparatory to or for the

the salvage steamer. The ship was reflontederated volt, grinet a good deal of Northern men were joined by a second purpose of causing conveyance out of the?

on May 21st and she was towed by the power, and were able to retaliate on their division, that numbered only about two. Colony.

war the end of the flict. There ar The point, however, is to my ravage steamer to Olongae Dock and old persecutors. To-day they were some thousand, who joined their comrades

of the finest fighting material in China.

rumers that "other divisions were and ars mind cut free from doubt,

38 hours later she was towed to Hong-I£ interesting to

ncte, General still on their way. South... An effort in

the continued that Statutory evidence of the unlawful use kerk, arriving in Hongkong on May 27th. Pereira of this hip arises under Sestion 46 on the The defendants were on hard the whobs soldiery was drilled almost entirely with being made and thus far with success to These to the further march of the men from commands issued in English. finding on board of the amount of opion of the time. On arrival the ship was commanda had penetrated right the way

Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who has arrived at here discovered. The inference to be taken to the Kowloon Deck buoy, the de-through from India, and with them came drawn from this evidence may be rebutted fendants remaining on board all the the English bugles and bugle calls, and the Scotch bagpipes. He recalled how, on generally and in particular by showing time.

one occasion, at his half joking request, affirmatively that every reasonable pre Witness said that previous to the arrest, two Tibetan pipers marched round and caution has been taken to prevent the of the defendants, he was last in the round playing the "Highland Laddie.'

The lecturer went on to describe bia unlawful use of the ship and, further, stokehold between 19. and 11a.m. that

journey till he came to Lhasa, which, he that none of the officers or their servants day. He did not then visit the spot said, was dirty and uninteresting, a place or any of the crew of the ship were in-where the opium was found and, for all that co-one vey wished to visit twie. He plicated in the unlawful use.

he knew, it might have been there for then made his way to Calentis, and back

to Shanghai by steamer.

In my opinion it is clear that this ship some time, as the place where it was has been used for the csipt of opium found was a passage was very seldom preparatory to its conveyence out of the used.

was

Tib:ton

the North,

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Sheklung, wired to the HeadQuarters on Thursday that the sermy comlinue to retreat in disorder up the East River.

Military experts the funton Daily Yeurs says express the view that the fall of Walchow renders the entire position of Chen Chiung-ming's rebel forces in the East River district wholly untenable.

DOING IT PROPERLY.

POLICEMAN MAKES HIS

Commodore Graer, R.N., proposed a vote of thanks in the speaker. He re."FAKE"

marked that in his explorations. and the way in which he had conducted himself,

Colony, and has therefore been unlawfully | Mr. William Sanderson. Second En-the Gerral had done a work which was used within the meaning of the Section,gineer, gave details to the Magistrate, as bound to bear fruit rullecting credit on A conviction on this ground must be re-to the picking out of the eight men from the British Empire corder against the defendants.

There is the auster, when the Revenue Officers The vote was passed with neclamation.

no doubt, that the defendants themselves have been innocent of any connivanco withere on board. The total engine-rom the unlawful use of their ship. I find, Chinese staff was 19, not including couka. also, that they have adopted all reason The day's watches' were divided into six, able precautions to prevent the occurrence rach our being of four hours' duration, of this offence.

In this

The Magistrate: Where is the No. 1 Greno-He has been missing sine Tuesday morning. The last time we saw him was about six o'clock on Sunday night.

ALL THE DIFFERENCE. MAGISTRATE BOWLED OUT.

When the chargesheets were froduced hefore Mr. Lindsell yesterday morning, his Worship acticed a little error in the date. In nearly every case the date of the charge was shown as 31st inst."

Addressing Sub-Inspector Peter Grant the subject, his Worship said: These charges are made out for the 31st inst. Why is that Inspector?

HEADQUARTERS AT CENTRAL STATION.

The other day a Chinese was found leeping on lukong's bed at the Central Police Station. Nobody seemed to know anything about him. How he came to ba there was a mystery. Police investigations led to the disclosure of a series of interest- ing facts, which were revealed at the Magistracy, yesterday morning, when the Joan was charged before Mr. Lindwell! with being found in the Police Barracks without permission, and with staling that: he was a police constable.

The man pleaded guilty to both charges.

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From a statement made by Inspector Reynolds, it appears that the man had gone round to the various women hawkers of the Colony demanding" +queeze, stating that he was a police cousable. In. this inner be extracted, money or cigarettes from his victims. The Inspector added he had quite a number of hawkera in Court who were prepared to give evi- dener against te man.

One purpose of the Section would ap pear to be to penalise ship owners in respect of the conduct of their employés. In effect also it provides that the guilt of their employés is to be assumed, until their innocence is establislied. casr, the defendants have failed to prove Contioning, witness said he had no innocence for certain Chinese members of reason to suspres that the men we

engaged in amuggling opium and he did the engine-room staff of the ship.

In't that correct, your Worship 1" In fixing the penalty. I am not con- not know that there was opium on board; cerned in the present circumstances with though he thought it was possible that it

The 31st of Inst mouth, yes; but not the greater or less degree of implication could have been passed down into the queried the Inspector. of members of the crew. My duty is to stokehold by way of a ventilator, in which the 31st inst," pointed out Mr. Lindsell. impose the lowest penalty that will make case it would have been difficult to "But the defendants were charged on it the interest of the shippwners to use detect it. "I think," he added, "some the 31st inat, quickly rejoined the Inspec.

Asked why he should dare come to Hong the one in the engine-room must have known tor, who thought he had caught the 'disciplining measures to counter

Aallout it."

Magistrate unpping

kong and pretend he was a constable, the emuggling of opium by their crew,

After Sub-Inspector Field had given Not so: they are not brought before man said he had formerly been a con- nominal penalty in this case will not in

corroborative evidence. Mr. Hall asked me until the 1st inst. and naturally the stable, but later corrected himself by my opinion have this result.

1. regard it ne mir extenuating circum for the discharge of the defendants, sub-date should be 31st of May. According saying he had formerly been soldier stance in this case that the official mitting that he had no case to answer to the charge wet the defendants are in the country. He added that he had authorities might have rondered assist He asked why were the eight men arrest charged with something that happened on only recently come to Hongkong and that he had only "squeezed' one or two ance to the defendants.in fullling their rd, and not the others The Second the 31st of this month.

The Inspector might have rejoined, but hawkers. duties under the ordinance, and did not Engineer was in control of the watch;

why was he not arrested. There was no apparently didn't that inasmuch as June On the first charge a fine of $5 was 5m- do no.

evidence of possesion against his clients.

hath only 30 days, it would be impossible posed. On the second charge a line of The Magistrate agreed there was bo to prove that a prisoner committed an $150 with the alternative of three months' case to answer and dismissed the case,

offence on the "31st inst."]

We understand that Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. are likely to appeal against the decision.

imprisonment was ordered.

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