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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1928.

HOUSEBOATING CHRISTIE & BLUHM THE HAUNTED

NEAR SHANGHAI.

CONVICTED.

HOUSE.

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NEARLY BACK TO NORMAL. 4 MONTHS-HARD "LABOUR PSYCHICAL SOCIETY'S WISH

TO INVESTIGATE.

PEOPLE FRIENDLY IN THE!

INTERIOR,

FOR CHRISTIE.

DIL DEAL "A RED HERRING.":

CASES WELCOMED.

The holiday houseboating season

The case against James Christie : Stories of haunted houses may just past brings to light encourag and Christopher Bluhm, of obtain not be so comman na formerly, but ing facts regarding the status of

ing money from the police reservist they still exarei a strong hold on this most delightful way of spend Au Young by falso pretences, was the imagination. ing several day pleasantly reconcluded yesterday at the Central The case recently reported of a moved from the noises and crowds Magistracy, "when Major Willson house in a West London square of Shanghai. Much trepidation convicted both defendants. Christie which successive owners have aban has been felt in the not distant was sentenced to four months' hard dozed has aroused great interest. past, regarding the wisdom of go-abour, and Bluhm to three months' The London business man who re- ing off for weekends or longer hard labour. On the charge of eently occupied it described a me periods on the waterways avand entering the Colony without a passcession of accidents which occurred Shanghai in houseboats, as it was port, Bluhm was fined $50, or in when he took possession of the. thought there existed some danger default an additional four weeks' house, and

queer whisperings from unfriendly or hostile groups hard labour. The terms are to run which his wife and he heard at of country people.

from November 16th. Mr. King night From questions put to sever applied for, and was granted an ex- who took a houseboat trip during pulsion order against Bluhm at tho the Christmas ar New Year's hol expiration of the sentence. days, it has been ascertained that

Bluhm Re-examined, only the most peaceful conditions

Mr. King had completed his cros7 existed in all the better known examination of Bluhm at the pre pinues frequented by house-boatingvious sitting, and proceedings open- parties..

ก brief re- ed yesterday with examination of Bluhm by Mr. J. A. Gordon Lenak: Bluhm itated that he wished to go to Shanghai to see Thacher, and to arrange ship-

"

Even in Soochow, where dozens of soldiers are to be seen in the eity itself, according to one party who went up by train and met houseboat there for cruise on the waterways in the Grand Canal region, there were no signs of un- Iriendliness to foreigners.

ments and commission. He did not see Thacher when he was in Shang- hai as he did not know the market conditions in South China. The

expenses

asked from the

were

buyer as the deal was being put through for him.

At the meeting pn November 18th he wanted a sperial brand of oil mentioned because it was the usual business way, and so that there should be so misunderstanding over

the brand.

Hare Hunting. Between Bingoo, and Haie, where the Shanghai Hounds were taken ovor New Year for hunting on foot, the party in charge get on splendidly with the country people who joined in the chase, with great gusto, and were, as much elated over the killing of three and a half "brace of hares as the foreigners.

Corroboration Of Bluhm.... The hunting there was described as

Mr. W. K. Smith, an oil exporter excellent, for the hounds, although from San Francisco, staying at the the "ground was a bit hard at the

Kowloon Hotel, said that he knew New Year and the scent a bit un-of the firm "of Thacher & Co. and had had dealings with them. They had recently started their brand of oil, called Long Life" oil. Mr. Smith also corroborated Bluhm's statements of the oil slanıp

certain.

The same conditions of friend- liness on the part of villagers obtained in the vicinity of Pinghu Basolee and Chapne, also, the lat tor-place-being the destination of a large tow of about ten hoats at the Christmas sensor and a fewer

number at the New Year. Walks around the really delightful coun- try district of Chapoy, where hills and glimpses of the sea add to the feeling of being far distant from Shanghini, afforded outing parties much pleasure. Some of them even succeeded in getting photographs of the villagers who, as is well

known, are ever distrustful of the devil which resides in the small

black box of the camera,

betw

April and September."

A Daily Mail reporter refeared this case to aa official of the Society for Psychical Research, 31, Tavistock-spaare, W.C., who said:

We keep a private file of cases of haunted houses which have been reported to us,, and in some cases we have succeeded in de. termining the causes of the phenomena associated with the houses..

The records show that many more cases of haunting were re porbed in the society's early days than now.

The society is anxious to hear of houses reported to be haunt- ed, and where possible investign- tions are made! All information sent to us is treated as confiden- tial, partly because the value of property might be afceted if it were thought to be haunted.

Afraid Of Ridicula. Why are fewer cases of haunting reported than formerly? The re- porter put this question to several people, one of whom suggested that it was due partly to the demolition of old houses and the dividing of' others into flats.

Another thought that persons were less inclined to talk about haunting" because they were afraid of being laughed at,

that they would obtain or deliver it, or even were able to do so?

The whole evidence rested upon the police reservist, who was a man Mr. King stated that there was sent as a dew. It was laid down director of Jardine's Engineering that a police witness must be Corporation in the court who would roboration as the second witness corroborated, but there was no cor- was not to be believed."

say that Mr. Zin was a salesman of Jardine's but with no executive nathority, but the gentleman wa not called.

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Mr. Leask's Speech,

Mr. Leask, in his speech for the defence said that no evidence had been brought forward that the de fendants were in a position to supply morphia or that they wished

to do so.

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Interested Countryfolk.

"The evidence of the prosecu The Si-tai Lake region, easily tion," continued Mr. Leask, "is accessible for four day trip

based upon the police reservist, but provided a houseboat ds. equipped

it appears that the principal wit with a

motor unit, was another place wherein amicable villagers ness is Haynes, and I do not think greeted foreign holiday parties his evidence could be accepted by The usual crowd of "interested " anyone. Au Young was not a train. country folk gathered around 0 houseboat and gravely watched the ed police officer: he was told that goings and comings of the party, two foreigners were dealing in especially of the canine member of morphin, and consequently bis one the party whose antics caused a idea was morphia. certain amount of retreating away from the banks. The giving of the time-bonoured empty bottle proved an efficacious entry into the good graces of staring villagers, the writer found

During shooting expeditions in this neighbourhood, whole villages turned out to view the sport in a' thoroughly friendly manner, their presence being, however, not par hieularly advantageous to the sport,

"The remark. You wantchee morph

was the only mention of morphia testified to by both Haynes and Au Yeung. As the first remark of a man of Christie's experiems to a stranger it was incredible.

Suggested Motives,

from Haynes, apart other qualities of which I will not speak, Correct Place For Hearts.

was distinctly biased. Three motives Another incident which showed for his actions have been suggest that the courtry folks' hearts were

in the right places" occurred ed: that he was annoyed because when the two feminine members of he failed to borrow money from this particular party went off for Christie in Shanghai; that he was a look at an interesting grave, but found their way barred by a wind not allowed to share in the arms ing creek. As they considered deal; that, having particulars of the their plight, J vegetable boot, arms deni, he wished to save his yuloed by two Chinese farmers,

own skin. If your Worship man Approached softly. Upon being hailed and treated to a series of think for one minute that his evi- violent gesticulations the boatmen

dence can be credited, I shall be smilingly agreed to do the very much surprised. sary ferrying, at the end of the realization grew upon the sengers that they had no funsha

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Blub's Passport.

Dealing shortly with the second charge against Bluhm, Mr. Lenak said that the passport was issued in Canton by the Commissioner of Foreign Affair. He submitted that if he had taken it straight to the Superintendent of Police there would have been no charge. The two defendants had been in gaol! since November 16th. He appealed to his Worship to discharge them immediately.

"Mr. King's Reply.

Mr. King stated that his case rested chiefly on the evidence of Au, who was not a trained police officer, and therefore his evidence for that very reason should carry more weight. He had no interest in telling a trumped up story. Why should Au Young invent "morphia

if the talk had been or "Swiss about oil!

The second witness himself admits that his credit is shaky. Is he likely to go into the box and tell Lea in which he can be bowled out?

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At a meeting of the Communist Dealing with the alleged reasons for Haynes' conduct, Mr. King said party Bukharin delivered a specch that the suggestion that Haynes in which he reported on the ac gave away the arms deal to save

his skin was puerile. All he need tivity or the Third International. have done was to tear up the (Komintern). He stated that the envelope upon which the particulars present main problem occupying were written The suggestion that

his actions were prompted by pique the Komintern was that of a re- was demolished by the fact that hevolutionary movement in colonial put particulars of the deal before countries. According to Bakharia, the tactics of Communists in these Mr. King from the outset.

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DICK NORTON'S GLOBE TROTTERS

En Casserole Revues

TO-NIGHT

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11th

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MOMENTS"

'HAPPY

It was not the action of a business of a cents a case of oil before even man to offer Haynes a commission finding out his own commission.

the co-ordination of the revolution- He suggested that the defence was

ary movement at a universal con- trying to draw oil like a red herring

Christie

gress of the Komintern, which is to the case. neross

he held in May next year. Taiz throughout the master mind but on account of the documents put for problem is to be solved fully and Thurs. & Fri, Jan. 12 & 13

to make completely. ward the defence and Bluhm the principal.

In all countries except England, “SCENES AND SCREAMS” ccording to Bukharir's report, 1 Why Drugs ↑ - ̧ Was Morphia Mentioned?: In a drug deal once the defend the Communist party is growing

Sat. & Sun, Jan. 14 & 15 "The evidence was very strong ants had got the money Au Yeung ever more and more, but in Eng- their persona. One of the

"PLEASURELAND ” ladico, however, noted for her that Bluhm really was dealing in had no redress, and therefore drugs land the number of members of nimble write, suggested that they be oil, and that Christie wan help were chosen as a safe ground, the Communist party has diminish-

the deal had been in oil Au Yeanged because of the given two algarettes for their ing him to establish a footing, would have had a remnedy in a civil ror," which, he alleged, is carried Mon. & Tues., Jan. 16 & 17·

out by the British Government and pains, which was done forthwith.

bourgeoisie." According to Buk- The result was that Sino-foreign friendship already well advanced

hamin, it de mocessary in the case of the two boatmen

tensify the activity of and the two Shanghai ladies re

munistic organisations, particular- ceived an encouraging impetus,

ly in colonial countries, in order to In general, it can be said, that

forward the universal Socialist re- houseboating is beginning to get

volution and to prevent an attack back to normal.-N.-C. Daily

of the "Imperialists U.S.S.R...

on

News,

Christie's name did not appear on action. a single letter or cable dealing with oil. In spite of a rigid search no scrap.of evidence relating to drugs was discovered. But even if your Worship holds that morphia was mentioned, what evidence has been given that they represented to Au Wontinued on next Oolumn.}

The Verdict,

His Worship stated that he found the evidence of Au Yeung true in every particular. He found that the defendants did conspire toge ther and did obtain 8300 by false pretences. Bis Worship then pass od sentence as above.

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