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THE BRITISH NAVY. I

A SPLENDID TRIBUTE FROM THE DUTCH.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE HONGKONG

THE LEAGUE OF

NATIONS.

AN IRISH CLAIM.

WHAT CHINA WANTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S«ÄÖENCY.]

GENEVA, September 13th. The latest candidate for a seat on the Council is the Irish Free State who lodged its candidature following a vigorous speech by Sir George Faster (Canada) decrying the allocation of seats on a geographical oasis.

THE HAGUE, September 16th. The Minister of War and Marine, M. Lambooy, on behalf of the Government at a luncheon to Rear-Admiral Kelly and officers of the Second British Cruiser Squadron at Scheveningen Kurhaus, speaking in English, said the reason the Dutch regarded the strength and power of the British Navy not with suspicion or awe but with faith and confidence, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald (Free State) was because of its spirit of non-aggres- | who denied the right of any group to a sjon, ita love of order and justice and seal, Inter sent a note to the British

its protection of the weak. That is

why we regard the strong British fleet as a great and noble friend to our coun- try,"

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DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1926

TRANS-ATLANTIC

FLIGHT.

A £3,000 PRIZE.

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[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, September 18th. The French airman, Captain Fonck, begins his Trans-Atlantic flight at 5.30 this morning.

LATER

Fonck aims at winning the prize of £5,000 sterling for the first non-stop fight from the United States to France.

AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY.

BURGLARY INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARMS SEIZURE.

WEAPONS & AMMUNITION FOUND IN ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

MEXICAN CONSULATE "BOY"

OPIUM WORTH MILLION RUPEES.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST LOCAL CHINESE MERCHANT.

DEFENCE CRITICISES METHODS

OF PROCEDURE.

When Chan Char Chiu, proprietor of the Kwong Hing Loong Firm, "of No. 108," Des Voeux Road Central, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, with being concern- ed in an alleged attempt to aid and abat in the smuggling of opium, Mr. M. K. Lo,

and also a mechanic and wireless opera tor.

He follows the coast to Nova Scotia delegation asking for support to a claim and from thenchen began to partsand;

finally, to Cherbourg Paris. Building He is using giant Sikorsky biplane capable of a sustained flight of two days; an carries emergency, gas-bags for in flation with bydrogen in the event of the airmen being forced to alight at sea."

SENT TO PRISON.

An unexpected find of arms and ammunition was made by a party of He will be accompanied by the United detectives, who, in the course of their in- States Naval Lieutenant Curtin as pilot,vestigations into the recent burglary at who appeared for the defence, made a the premises of Messrs. Mackintosh & strong protest against what be described Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road Central, car as a departure from, the ordinary proce ried out a thorough search of servants' dure on the part of the prosecution in quarters on the top floor of Alexandra calling subpoenaed evidence in preparing

for a seat,

Mr. FitzGerald, interviewed by Reuter, stated that the action was taken because The payal officers afterwards attended | hà -objected to the allotment of seata to a reception at the Baroness Vau Baienen's certain groups. He desired to establish country residence at Clingendaal, at the right of any individual nation to a which there was a large gathering of claim to a seat. - “notabilities.

THE DESMONS CASE.

HEAVY SENTENCE.

FRANCE IRRITATED,

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 15th. Lieut. Desmons has been sentenced to eighty days' imprisonment,

LATER.

Linut. Desmons W25 also fined £2 Turkish liras.

The Captain of the Turkish vessel, which sank, was sentenced to ninety days'

imprisonment and a fine of 30 liras.

The Companies owning both ships were fined 5,000 liras towards compensation for the victims..

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 15th. The Court held that the Turkish vessel was to blame for swinging across the bows of the Lotus, but that Demons was Lequally culpable" for failing to do his

utmost to avoid collision,

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Demons will remain at liberty until the Court of Cassation gives its decision.

PARIS, September 16th. Lotus decision bas inflamed opinion and the newspapers assert that the sentence violates equity and ia & deliberate Turkish provocation towards France.

Bellicose Spirit.

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The Euvre professes to see a connec tion between the attitude of Italy and Turkey towards France, and remarks that there is a limit to our concilia. toriness and if there are people wanting to fight let them say so.

[TRROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.]

PARIS, September 15th. With reference to Lieut. Desmons sentence the French papers protest against the sentence, which they regard as illegal, and call it a further provo cation and a real defiance to equity.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

WAR MEMORIAL.

SOUTH AFRICAN'S. EPIC FIGHT.

RECEY, September 15th. Two hundred pilgrims from South Africa will attend the unveiling, on October 10th, of the Delville Wood Memorial in France, to South African soldiers who fell in the war..

Ten years ago the South African troops received an order from their Divisional Commander, Major-General Sir Henry Lukin, that they must hold the wood at all costs. They did so, but only 700 officers and men out of 3,500 original members of the Brigade, emerged. from the fight.

The Memorial will be unveiled by Gen- eral Hertzog, Premier of South Africa. Among those attending the ceremony will be Mrs. Louis Botha, wife of the late Premier of South Africa, Lady Lukin," General Manie Botha, and Colonel Sir Pierrie Van Ryneveld, the airman.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AMERICAN MINISTER ON" EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY.

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SHANGHAI, September 16th Mr. MacMurray, the US. Minister to Chinnapeaking at a dinner at the Chian Club last night, stated: My

instructions are to take the viewpoint that extra-territoriality is a necessary Seril. He added:-" We all look forward to the time when we can do without it and the Chineso have formed their own sovereignty, when we will gladly sur render our rights. But we cannot now, since the cause of justice is at stake, and America must see that her nationals are" duly protected:"

ITALY AND FRANCE. MANIFESTATIONS" AT FRENCH

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CONSULATES./ Following the attempt against Musso- lini some anti-French manifestations happened in front of the French Con- sulates at Livorno and Trieste. The Italian Government has expressed their regrets.

GESIVA, September '15th Mr. Chu reiterated China's claim to a seat on the Council failing which he said the Chinese would misunderstand the attitude of the League to China. Mr. Chu urged the necessity of modifying the tariffa in China and added that the Chi nesc delegation with the Secretariat of the League the Dew Austro-Chinese Treaty which comes into force to-day.

Committee's Report.

GENEVA, September 15th. The Assembly unanimously adopted the Committee's report embodying the rules of election of non-permanents.

China for two non-permanent seats for Referring to the claims of Persia and

the Asiatic continent, M. Motta, the re- porter, said that while fully safeguarding the liberty of the Assembly, the import auce of the population of Asia should not be overlooked.

Non-Permanent Seats.

NICARAGUAN REVOLT.

There a nailed down wooden box was. discovered but the owner was missing. Enquiries led to the subsequent tracing of a Chinese, who had been employed as an office boy in the Mexican Consulate on the same floor. When this box, which was in his possession, was opened a pistol and a revolver, together with a quantity New York. September 15th. From Paulsmith, President Coolidge of ammunition, was discovered in a has issued a Proclamation placing antia box, which also had to be forced open. embargo on the shipment of arms to Nicaragua.

Truce Requested.

U.S. EMBARGO ON ARMS.

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A sequel to this find took place at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when the Chinese in question was charged WASHINGTON, September 15th.

before full court of two magistrates, | The Government has requested the Mr. R. E Lindsell and Major C. Will Government-of-Nicaragua and the reson, with possession of one automatic volutionary leaders to agree to a truce pistol, a Smith and Wesson revolver and during the peace negotiations.

twenty-five rounds of automatic pistol ammunition.

MANGATA, September 15th.

the Revolutionaries have blockaded Elbluff customs station from land" and ses in an endesyour to starve out the Garrison. They have also boarded Norwegian steamer, chartered by Amerk cans, and confiscated aerial bombs and airplane parts, consigned to the Gover

ment.

TRAGEDY AT SEA. FEARED LOSS OF BRITISH CREW,

NEW YORK, September 15th.. It is feared that the whole crew of thirty-five of the British rargo vessel Layal Citizen have been drowned, when the vessel sunk of Bermuda Two steam ers answered the S.O.S., but "found only

capsized lifeboat.

GENEVA, September 16th. The Assembly has elected to Non-Fera manent seats on the Council Colombia, Poland, Chile, San Salvador, Belgium. Roumania,

Netherlands, China nad Czecho-Slovakia,

Poland, Chile and Rumania were elect- ed for three years; Colombia, the Nether- lands and China for two years; the rẻ- mainder for one year.

of

The assembly voted in favour Poland's re-eligibility by 38 votes to B.

EXTRATERRITORIALITY.

COMMISSIONERS SIGN A JOINT

REPORT.

PEKING, September 16th. The Extraterritoriality Commissioners this morning signed a joint report, the contents of which they are subpuitting to the Powers concerned.

COBHAM'S ARRIVAL IN

RANGOON...

TERRIFIC RAINSTORMS

ENCOUNTERED.

RANGOON, September 15th. A large crowd cheered Cobham on his

arrival

In an interview he stated that after leaving Penang on September 9th, he encountered terrific rainstorms and was forced to alight twice in the day. The bad weather continued, on September 10th, when he was forced to return to Victoria Point after proceeding sixty miles to Rangoon, fighting hailstorms all the way. But the worst weather he had ever experienced occurred to-day when he flew for two hours in the rain Rargoon.

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Cobham was of opinion, nevertheless, that an Imperial Air Line was practi cable if an airman were properly equip ped for this part of the journey.. Big flying boats, equipped with wireless abould be used.

RUSSIAN WRANGLING. »

TROTSKY'S INTRIGUES.

Ria, September 15th. Reports from Moscow declare that the leading Bolshevis are most apprehen aive of the attitude of . Trotsky, who is believed to be o ganising a formidable attack against the governing elique up der M. Stalin. Trostsky is said to be determined to form an Opposition bloc with M Kamteneff and M. Zinovies Stolky by offering him high posts in the Stalin's party is trying to is the

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Government.

The Moscow newspapers publish

members of the Supreme list of new Economic Council, including M. Trotsky. BRITISH OIL COMPANY'S LOSSES.

LONDON, September 15th. Reporting to the shareholders, the Directors of the British Controlled Oil- fields Company state that about £8,000,000. out of the Company's capital of £9,000,000 has been lost in order to put the Com-' pany on a sound footing. A drastic re duction of capital is essential.

· THE PRIME MINISTER.

LONDON, September 18th... Mr. Baldwin has arrived in London from Aix Les Bains

FOUR-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY

RECALLED.

SENSATIONAL ARRESTS.

SOMERVILLE (New Jersey), Sept. 13th. A Grand Jury has indicted Mrs. Hall Her brothers, Henry and William Steven and her cousin, Henry Carpenter, wealth member of the New York Stock Exchange for the order of the Rev. Mr. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills four years ago.

(TKLOUCH REUTER'S AGENCL.] THE H29 DISASTER.

THE COMMANDER" HEPRIMANDED.

LONDON, September 15th. A Court Martial at Devonport has reprimanded Lieutenant Frank Harold Skyrme, Commander of the H29, who was found guilty of omitting to take charge of the ship or of having a clear understanding with the Executive Officer with regard to the latter's intentions with respect to trimming.

U.S. SHIPPING BOARD.

1,

LONDON; September 13th." Mr. O'Connor, Chairman of the United States Shipping Board, is at present in London, after visiting Continental ports with a view to get into touch with world shippers to discuss world shipping prob lems.

WAR DEBTS. £4,000,000 PAID TO BRITAIN.

LONDON, September 15th. The French and Italian treasuries have

each paid £2,000,000 to the British Exchequer on account of war debta.

This is the first French instalment and the second Italian payment.

EGYPTIAN COTTON.

No Leniency.

After Detective-Sergeant Carey, who was in charge of the burglary investiga tions, had outlined the case, Mr. W. Hind, who appeared for the defence, said he would plead guilty" to possession, but added that the deferant maintained that he did not know the revolvers were in the box. He therefore pleaded "guilty" to a technical offence.

Mr. Lindsell: If your instructions are that your client did not know that the box contained arms then you must plead "not guilty."

Mr. Hind: I was going to plead guilty and ask for leniency. Mr. Lindsell You cannot expect leniency in these cases in these times.

Mr. Lindsell, after conferring with Major Willson, said they would hear evidence in the case

Box Found.

The evidence showed that a party of four detectives were detailed to make inquiries concerning the burglary 'at.] Messrs. Macintosh & Co.'s premises. On the morning of Saturday, August 29th, these officers searched the top floor of Alexandra Building, and discovered among other things a wooden box in the servas quarters. One of the detectives prized of half the wooden lid and found the box contained plates and bowls wrap ped in newspapers. Nothing further was discovered at this time, but another Chi- nese detective was instructed to make further inquiries regarding the owner- ship of the box.

Defendant Traced.

a case based on a rambling charge.

Fishing Interrogatives."

was stated that a million rupees' worth When the case was first mentioned it of opium was aboard the Chinese ship China and the plans were that junks were Philadelphia in transit from Persia to

to be awaiting the ship at Macao for receiving the drug-

documents seized in the possession of the

The ease arose from cortain books and i defendant by Senior Revenue Officer Watt and Revenue Officer Ward.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd (Superintendent of Imports and Exports) prosecuted in the cast, and Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence.

Representatives from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and the Bank of Canton appeared on subpena to give evidence in the case.

Mr. Lo made a strong objection to such until the actual charges against the de- evidence being called by the prosecution fendant were revealed. He said that Mr. Lloyd was placed in a difficulty to gather evidence in the case, and by calling the witnesses before disclosing the charges he was trying to trump up a case against the defendant. He termed the procedurs * as irregular and referred to it as "fish- ing interrogatories."

Sir. Lindsell said that this evidence might after all not amount to anything but while Mr. Lo agreed that this might be so, be still argued on the irregularity and said this was a fishing case."

"Mr. Lloyd, in reply, mentioned that it was necessary to subpans the witnesses to produce certain papers which he be- lieved to be relevant to the investiga tions.

After further arguments by the defence, Mr. Lindsell said that he would note the objection, but he could not agree wi Mr. Lu...

Evidence Of Cables.

The first witness, called was Mr. E, J. Patterson, of the Eastern Extension Tele- graph Company. He produced a cable despatched by Shing Fook, 49, Bonham Strand, or July las to Yu Hong, Foo chow. The question of relevancy being raised, Mr. Lloyd produced a receipt for the cable which was identified by the witness.

Other cables mentioned were two ad dressed to the Kwong Hing Loong firm from Bushire; nine cables from Macao signed by various people to Behbebani, Bashire further sixteen cables addressed to various persons in Macao, all from Bushire with the exception of two which came from Sabang.

LAWN BOWLS.

THE FIRST INTERPORT MATCH.

VICTORY FOR HONGKONG.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT. )

SHANGHAI, September 18th. La the Interport Lawn Bowls match to-day Hongkong defeated Hankow by twenty-nine shots to nine.

HOME FOOTBALL.

LATEST LEAGUE MATCHES.

(THROUGH RECOTER'S AGENCY.]

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Loxvox, September 13th.

the results of

The following are matches played in the English League to-day-

DIVISION 1.

Bary 0, Blackburn 2 Everton 0 West Brom, 0. Leeds 3, Aston Villa 1. Manch. Un. 2, Arsenal 2.

DIVISION II,

Reading 0, Hull 1.

DIVISION III. (300TH). Exeter 1, Bristol Rov. 1. Gillingham 2, Coventry 0. Southend 3, Brentford 1. Watford 1, Crystal Pal. 2

DIVISION III (NORTH), Wrexham 1, Walsall 2. Nelson 2, N. Brighton d

LAWN TENNIS."

U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE),

FOREST HILL, September 13th.. In the national lawn tennis champion- ships, Tilden beat young Arnold Jones, the ex-Yale University star in five sets.

Bragnon beat Dr. King also in five sets. Cochet beat Hunter, and "Lacoste de-. feated Alonso.

Johnston and Bordtra also won their matches.

ILLICIT SAMSU. KUALA LUMPUR CHINESE FINED

$440.

A Hokien Chinese, ramed Lean Sin, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur police court with being found in possession of still for the manufacture of samen, without a licence, for manufacturing sasu

at the same place without s licence, and for being found in possession of two quarts of tamsu.

Mr. O'Connell, Superintendant of Customs, said on information received," he proceeded about 1 miles into the jungle, "accompanied by two outdoor officers, when he saw, the little attap building where the still was hidden. The accused was caught in the act of mand- facturing the liquor.

on

On September 2nd, the investigations carried out by this detective led him to

The accused admitted two previous No. 174, Pokfulam Road, where he went

Documents In Cashbox.

convictions for similar offences, where- to the servants quarters on the first floor and saw the defendant lying on a bed. The next witness was Mr. Un Shiu Fan, upon the magistrate sentenced him to the Erst rigorous imprisonment He took him to the Central Police secretary of the Bapk of Canton, who pro- pay a fine of 8200, or four months' Station, and on September 3rd accorduced an extract of the current account charge, a similar sentence on the second panied him to the top floor of Alexandra of the Kwong Hing Loong firm since May charge, and to pay a fine of 840 or two There the wooden box was 1st, 1926, also four cheques (all bearer months rigorous imprisonment on the Building. pointed out to the defendant, who said cheques) drawn on the account and pass third charge, the sentences to run con- that it had been left in his possession ed for payment. Eby the wife of bis friend, both of whom had gone to the country. Searching the box the detective removed the plate and bowls, which ht described as being wrap ped in newspapers. At the bottom of the box he unexpectedly came across a tin box, which was locked, and for which defendunt said he had no key,

CAIzo, September 15th. Parliament has reduced the cotton tax from 25 to 50 piasters per kantar.

CANADIAN ELECTION.

A Surprising Find. Much was the detective's surprise, when he forced open the lid, to find that the box contained nothing less than a revolver and pistol and twenty-five rounds of ammunition.

On the lid of the wooden box were Chinese characters, apparently the name of a Chinese male.

Incriminating Papers.

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Revenue Officer Ward gave evidence of secutively if the fines are not paid. visiting the defendant's premises and dis- covering a locked safe, which was opened. with a key produced by the defendant. Witness identified the documents and He said that inside the safe was a cash said they were receipt for money paid in box, to which there was no key. The for telegraphic transfers in rupees, the box was forced open and contained jewel destination by Bombay. In the case of lory and six documents.

ore document he explained that the words "Shing Fook" in brackets meant that the money was paid by Shing Fook on account of Kwong Hing Loong

Elg Deals in Rupees. The documents found in the carb box, three receipts with their which were counterparts in Chinese, formed the sub. ject of questions to the next witness, Mr. Ho Wing, compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

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Further evidence was given by a wo Mr. Lindsell replied that it was man, the principal tenant of a house atsible, but unlikely. Wanchai, where defendant formerly rent

Was Frightened. þed a cubicle. She said that when de

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Witness referred to exchange contracts made in respect of the telegraphic. trans- fers. One made on May 7th, 1926, amounted to 100,000 rupees, and another jon August 3rd, to 900,000 rupees.

these contracts 880,000 rupees was re- mitted on August 4th and the balance on August 6th. A further contract referred posth. Witness said that the payee in each to was for 21,853 rupees made on April

CLEе was Bebbèhani.

Questioned regarding previous deals between the same parties, witness said that he traced two remittancee, in November 1925 for 62,000 rupees and 22,000 rupees, the equivalente in local currency being $421,656.05 and $13,390,48 Witness said that he did not know the people in the Shing Fook firm, but the Shing Fook bank at the same address was

respectively. OTTAWA, September 15th.

The state of the parties is now Liberals, 118; Conservatives, 90; Liberal Progressives, 11: Alberta Farmers, 11; arts unic ported doubtful seats in the Progressives, 7; Labour, 4; Independents,

west which will not affect the result.

ITALY AND ROUMANIA.

HOME, September 15th.,

fendant left there he left some of his Defendant gave evidence, and reiterat goods behind... He returned two months' ed his statement made when first charged later for them, and among those which With regard to the Chili papers, he said he took away was a wooden box, similar that the wife of his friend asked him" to the one in court.

for some paper to wrap things up in When charged at the detective office and he gave them to her at the time he with possession of the arms, defendant was employed at the Consulate for Chili. made a statement in which he said, that Mr. Lindsell: That is what thought the wooden box and its contents, the nahe would say. ture of which he did not know, were left Asked where he was, when the police known to him, his. His friend went to Canton last cor of Alexandre Buse he did not know with the cables which were hid in code in his charge by the wife of a friend of carried out their first search on the top At the close of this evidence Mr. Lloyd

floor Building, defendant said that he would have to "wrestle year, and his wife want this year, after what was in the box and was frightened. and until this was done he could not pro- leaving the box behind.

Mr. Lindsell after conferring with ceed further. He anticipated no difficulty Farther evidence tendered by the pro secution showed that defendant had been Major Willson We have no doubt what-in decoding the telegrams.

ever of defendant's guilt. He is con-W "Cart Before Horse,"

Detective-Sergeant Carey: No, your calling evidence, Mr. Lo said that it may be a continental way of conducting a case but one which he Ead never heard of in Hongkong. He said that his Worship had, as it were, put the cart before the borse.

An Italo-Romanian treaty of friend. employed at the Chili Consulate priarvicted. Is anything known about him? Commenting again on the procedure of -

ship has been concluded,

PRINCE OF WALES.

ALES.

LONDON, September 15th. K.R. H. the Prince of Wales has are rived from Paris.

MARINE DISASTER.

ROTTERDAM, Beptember 18th. The German steamer Elting ran down the Antwerp tug Jupille at Ysselmonde, the twenty two-year-old wife and two year-old son of the Captain being drowned.

to employment. In the Mexican Consulate. The significance of this was brought out

Worship.

by the fact that some of the wrappings

"The Sentence," used for the bowls and plates consisted fof Chili pepere, while the guns were

Mr. Hind asked for leniency for de- apped in part of a S.-C. Morning Post fendant. He submitted that it was evid for May 1st, this year.

ently not à ense of trafficking in arms, Mr Lindsell commented that un-seeing that they had been kept in a doubtedly the presence of Chili Govern- nailed down box for so long, ment Gazettes was evidence against the defendant.

Mr. Hind said it was possible that as the box had been left open for a cop- siderable time after August 23th that the papers had been wedged, in it by some other persons.

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Mr. Lindsell: No, but they might have been used for an armed robbery, and possibly were.

Mr. Kind: There is no suggestion that defendant is a bed characters,

After both magistrates had consulted, Mr. Landsell sentenced defendant to three years hard labour.

Hr. Lindsell said it seemed to him that many crimes would go unpunished if such" methods were not adopted. The point raised was, however, quite interesting,

· Mr. Lo argued further on the point of "fishing" and said that a defendant in a criminal case should have the „same right as ín a civil cáss.”

The case was formally adjourned for one week.