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· EXPLOSIVES FOR BOMBS?

ORDNANCE CLERK'S DEAL WITH DETECTIVE.

MIXTURE A HIGH" EXPLOSIVE.

SIMILAR TO FAMOUS RACE COURSE BOMBS."

MISSING CHLOROFORM. FROM CHINA DISPENSARY,

NOT PLANTED. Do you seriously mean to tell me that the defendant took so much trouble to bring the book along and did not bring the sample along -The book was not It was brought on the first occasion. brought with the sample on the second

The story of the alleged bargain be tween a Chinese detective, posing as the: Chief Strike Picket at Sham Chun, and a clerk in the Ordnance Department, for the sale by the latter to the detective af "explosiven consisting of sulphide of arsraic and potassium chlorate, and also of chloroformi, described in Chinese as 'occasion.

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Witness asked defendant in Chinese in Court, witness said that the bottle where he was going, "and he replied in in Court, was similar in size shape and English ** To No. 1.” Witness took him | stopper to the bottles at the Dispensary. along to No. 1 room, where the door was Mr. Argulli: don't know whether found to be locked. Subsequently it was you noticed the numbers at the bottom opened by the Chinese detective, who, of the bottles at the China Dispensary -- with the Indian, was put under arrest Witness: I did not examine them un- with the defendant. Subsequently the derneath,

HIGH EXPLOSIVE.

M. H. R. Doves (Government Analyst) spoke of receiving from the palier four hottles, four packets and one tin canister containing powders and liquids.

three men were taken to the Canton On looking at the buttle in Court, wit- steamer wharf, where Detective Inspector nesa boticed that the underneath part of the battle bort an embossed number, Murphy was met. They all returned to

namely 450. the Nam King Hotel again; and defen- cant was further searched.

The same night witness went with a narty of police to defendant's house at No. 11, Heard Street, Wanchai, second floor. A search was carried out there, and later the various things found on de-

The contents of these, continued wit fendant and at his house were sent to.

ress, he analysed. One hartle coninthed the Government Analyst.

Cross-examined by Mr. Areulli, witness 13 onnes of wire chloroform. That came said it was not raining when the rickshas under the restrictions of the Pharmacy poisoned water," progressed a stage Mr. Arculli pointed out, and His Wor-arrived at the Nam King Hotel, although Ordinance. Another lttle contained an innocuous liquid similar to Ayosan further at the Central Magistracy yestership concurred, that at the previous heart had been until an hour previcus Another bottle contained two ounces of pure chloroform while the fourth con- day afternoon, when the hearing of the

The weather, hawever, was still threaten- ing: case against the clerk in question was

Detective Inspector T. Murphy said | tained 1 1h, àeza, of a mixture of potas on April 2nd he gave a Chinese detective sium chlorate and sulphide of arsenic. continued

Witness went on to describe this mix- certain instructions and on the follow- ing day this detective made a report to ture as being a high explosive. It could him and gave him a small packet of red-he exploded either by means of a fuse dish powder, which witness kept in safe or by detonation."

witness Witness, in reply to a questini, said, custody. The same afternoon gave to Sub-Inspector Lane Ave ten that it would very likely explode if he dollar notes, of which he (witness) had dropped the bottle. taken the numbers and date of issue.

ing of the case witness said the defend. ant produced the book on the first ocon- sion before going out for the sample. The clerk, Rajab Salleb, living at No. Asked which was correct, witurss said 1, Heard Street, is charged on five that he thought the book was brought on. counts under various Ordinances, includ- the Grst occasion,

ing the Conspiracy Ordinance (1) With ! Mr. Acentli put it to witness that the being in possession of an explosive sub-book was simply planted on the defend stance known as sulphide of arsenic aud ant by the police informer and that it was the informer who brought it is potassium chlorite, for other than ass: No, nothing that happened. lawful object; (2) with possession of The defendant had the book in his sulphide, of arsenic; (3) with possession, pocket, and be arrived after we got to of a poison, namely chloroform: (the restaurant. with possession of 5 ounces of sulphid of arsenic; (3) with possession of dai gerous geoda, namely eaners of pota

sium chlorate.

The case is being tried by Mr. R. E.: Lindsell. Mr. T. II. King, Director of Criminal Intelligence, is prosecuting and Mr. A. el Arculli appears for the defence.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Arculli cross- examined the Chinese detective

at

length; while an interesting feature of the hearing was the statement that an examination of the Poison Stock Book of the China Dispensary showed an unex- plained shortage of three bottles of chloroform.

the mixture contained in the bottle sold Reference was made to the fact that to the detective was similar to that found in the famous Race Cours) bombs, recently seized by the police at the i

In connection with the experiment de fendant made with the powder, did go off with a babg-No. It gave out no sound and no sinoke, only a fare. "You said last time that defendant said that the powder came from the Ordnance Did you ask for proof Department. that the power came from there -No.

You were particularly to ask for a sample and you did not ask for proof that the stuff came from the Ordnatee

did not ask for any proof.

POISONED WATER" How did the subject with regard to poisoned water start-Defendant men- had liquid poison which could be used tioned the subject first. He said be also for making poisoned gas bombe.

I put it that you said you find a

it --No. ናኑ

HOUSE SEARCHED.

After speaking as to seeing the de fendant with the Indian and Chinese · detective under arrest on the evening of

"

Mr. King Then for Heaven's sake don't drop it.

RACE COURSE-FOMBS... Mr. King: Have you had any mix- tre before inilar to that which you have in your hands.

Mr. Lindsell: What the famous Race

April 27th, Inspector Murphy described the search carried out a little later at

Witness: Yes, it is similar to the defendant's house at Wanchai. In a

ubicle was found a red military book, composition of the powder recently found, dated 1907, which gave a treatise dealing in the bombs." with the gunpowder plot and described different forms of explosives. In a desk was found some chemical formulae, and they also discovered a number of receipts

at the China Dispensary. Some referred and invoices for purchases of chemicals to purchases of potassium chlorate this

year and last.

Ar. King interposed that five headings referred to purchases in March 1823 of amounts of 5 pounds; ten pounds and twenty pounds.

Course bombs?

Mr. King: am not alleging that the defendant made those bombs.

Mr. Lindsell: No, No.

Mr. King: This powder is the same that found in the two bombs seized y the police at the World Boarding House -Witness v Yes, except that those bonds had nitro-glyperine in them as well,

Continuing his evidence, Mr. Dovey that defendant was present during the crushed arsenic, while the paper packets Continuing, Inspector Murphy said said that the tin contained 4 ounces of search at his house. His wife was naked sent him contained 1 ounces of Snely for her money, and she produced three powdered arsenic, 3 ounces of sulphide

dollars. Witness took possession of the the subject of prosecution and, convie

Do you deny that the police informer ten dollar notes, the numbers of which, tions at the Central Magistracy a short time back. Mr. E R. Dovey, the Gov asked defendant to get you a bottle behe subeequently found, corresponded with ernment Analyst, also gave evidence as cause defendant said it had been pre. the numbers of the notes handed by to the high explosive power of the mix-scribed for him before by his dentist him to Sub-Inspector Lane.

Nothing of the kind was mentioned.

World Boarding House, and which were toothache and asked what was good for j ten dollar notes and one note for five of arsenic, 61 ounces of potassium

ture

CASH RECALLED.;

pound of the explosive and $10 was en account for a second pound. -

A LARGE CUMSHAW," Mr. Arcull: I put it that the $50 was given as a cumshaw and not in pay- ment for it, but for the trouble defen dant took in gelling the powder und mix ing it for you.

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chlorate, and one contained magnesium. The chemical formula dealt with the

preparation of Bengal Lights and such things as coloured fire.

bottle of stuff-the bottle containing the mixture of potassium chlorate and sul phide of arsenic-you would regard it as very handsome profit-Witness: You

Mr. King: It is purely an artificial price for it-Witness: The outside value of it is no more than 82.

AN ‘ARTIFICIAL PRICE. MISSING CHLOROFORM.

Witness thought the cost of buying the In answer to further qestions. wit

Cross-examined by Mr. Arculli, wit-various ingredients mentioned in the It will be recalled that when the caseness said that he met defendant the

ness said that he accompanied Mr. casu (potassium chlorate and sulphide of came up on Friday afternoon of last second time on April 23rd at the same work it was stated that the clerk made restaurant. He then gave defendant ar pected the Poison Stock Book: Accord pound. They were quite cheap.

Arculli to the China Dispensary and ins-arsenic) would be about 5 cents per deal to sell certain explosive sub Of this sum, 840 was in payment for outing to this book the Dispensary could not Mr. King If you got 840 for that stances to the detective, who as a repre-

account for three bottles of chloroform. There a sentative of the Strike Pickets, told the

shortage in the stock of this defendant that he required them for

amount according to the book. They making bombs at Sham Chun. In his

were told at the Dispensary that the evidence then, the detective related his

shortage might be have been due to s two meetings with the defendant at a

leakage sometime back. The Dispensary restaurant in Wanchai on April 22nd and

informed them that they allowed ten per ird. As a result of these meetings the

cent. for depreciation, but were unabla detective agreed to buy two pounds of

to furnish any definite information as the explosive substances from the defend.

to the missing bottles. int at 40 pound, and subsequently paid over 850 in notes, of which th:: Lutebers had been taken by the police. He was given a bottle containing a mixture of potassium chlorate and Bul- phide of arsenic, and was told to explain | fee that the hottie contained curry powder if he were questioned about it.". On April 27th the defendant, accompanied by Mr. X. visited the Sam King Hotel, where the deteétive had engaged arm, and while on his way to this room, the defendant was arrested.

DETECTIVE CROSS-EXAMINED.

Mr. Lindsell: It seems a large cum shaw for mixing a bottle of powder.

Mr. Arculli: Defendant is supposed

to la an expert in these matters,

Mr. Landsell: A sort of specialist's

3. Arcalli: Quite so your Worship. 3. Areulli, to witness: Have you ever seen curry powder -Witness: Yes, I have...

Have you ever seen red curry powder? ~No.

Mr. Arculli Neither have "1.

Mr. Areuili: I put it to you that your

said.

In answer to Mr. Arculli, the Chinesstory that defendant said that if you detective said that he just the defendant were asked about the powder you were on April 2nd through an introduction to say it was curry powder is all non- effected by a police informer (referred to Rense and was not actually said-It was at the inst hearing as Mr. X)

Continuing, witness said that the in troducer spoke to the defendant, on the occasion of the Srst meeting in the

Why was it necessary to send Mr. restaurant at Warchai, in English." to find the defendant-Beenuse I Witness understood the introducer to did not know where he lived. « mean that he (witness) was the man who had come there to buy the stuff.

Mr. Lindsell: Did the informer say in Chinese to defendant that you were the man who wanted to buy the stuff - Witness: Yes We then exchanged names in Chinese, and defendant asked me if I wished to buy.

HARDLY LIKELY.

Mr. Arculli: You knew he worked at the Naval Yard?

Mr. Lindsell: You can't see a strike picket from. Shum Chun marching into the Naval Yard and asking for plosives.

ex-

Mr. Arculi: No, but possibly he could have telephoned.

Asked why he did not use the telephone

Mr. Arculli Wasn't the conversation. to the effect that the defendant was in troduced to you as a person engaged into communicate with the defendant when making coloured lights and interested in crackers 7-Witness: No.

"CHIEF STRIKE PICKET.

In answer to a further question by Mr. Arculli, witness said that he told the defendant he was, the chief strike picket at Shum Chun.

Mr. Arculli: With plenty of money I suppose I-Witness: Yes.

he wanted to see him after the first-oc- carion, Witness said that he was not told the telephone number.

Re-examined by Mr. King: Witness said that defendant never told him his home address,

Did he ever suggest you should meet at his house -Witness: No.

Detective Sub-Inspector Lane said he received from Detective Inspector The conversation in the restaurant took Murphy five ten dollar banknotes. Later place in a room with a cloth curtain he gave these notes to the Chinese detec- partition 1-Yes, but the curtain was tire in question. down.

So the conversation would be andible

ARREST DESCRIBED.

to a person in the next room-The con- Detective Sergt. Carey said that: en versation was carried on in a very low April 27th, about 5.50 p.m. he was or tone and it could not be overheard. If the Hunghom wharf, Connaught Road, it had been conducted in a high tone it Central, near the Nam King Hotel, in might have beep overheard.

company with Lance Bergeant. Meadows With reference to that red book you and three Chinese detectives. He s mention? Was it brought by the police two public rickshas come along Wing informer-No, It was produced from Wah Fond, with their hoods and sheets the defendant's pocket and was wrapped up and stop on the corner by the Nam in newspaper.

King Hotel. The defendant got out of And defendant knew before he pro- one of them, and was followed by an duced the book that you did not under- Indian. Defendant went into the Hotel stand English We spoke a word in and witness followed him, overtaking English fi

him on the first: landing. Witness seized Did he say that the names of the him and searched him. On defendant he powders were given in that book --He found a bottle of liquid (which proved. merely pointed out the bomb illustrations to be chloroformi), three packets of pow in the book sad the amount of powder der and a small bottle containing Equid lor explosive to be used for each bomb. (also chloroform).

Questioned by Mr. Arcullins to the shape of the bottles at the Dispensary compared with the bottle of chloroform

Mr. Arculli having intimated that his cross-examination of Mr. Doves would be rather lengthy, His Worship adjourn- ed the case until Tuesday afternoon.

Defendant was allowed the same bail.as before, in the sum of $2,000 cash.

Hongkong Weekly

Weekly Press.

THE WEEK OPENED WITH THE MEETING OF THE KUOMINTANG EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON SATURDAY.

Then came the news that General Chiang Kai Shek had thrown down the gauntlet to the extremists and had "openly denounced Bolshevik oatrages.

Each day since there has been some fresh development of

the political situation, and always the tendency has been in the same direction-towards the suppression of those acts which have prevented the re-establish- ment of friendly relationships with Hongkong.

The Boycott is not yet over but it would appear that the moderates in the Kuomintang are gradually gaining the ascendency in the Party, and when their power is firmly established normal trading may be anticipated.

The story of the struggle that has been waged is of intense interest. The details, which have come through day by day, are all re-produced in the WEEKLY.

The issue of the WEEKLY, published to-day, therefore,

is of particular value."

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