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·GOVERNMENT'S ANXIETY TO PROTECT PUBLIC

"FROM VICTIMISATION.

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MAXIMUM SENTENCES IMPOSED.

Lance, Sergeant John Charles Wootton, formerly of the Water Police, was yesterday sentenced to a total of twelve months' im--- prisonment for a series of offences against Chinese boat People. Wootton pleaded guilty to accepting bribes, demanding money by menuces and stealing a sampon. Wootten was described by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, the Assistant Attorney-General, as a “disgrace to. the Colony and to the country which give him, birth,"

The Magistrate, Mr. T. &. Whyte Smith, said bẹ hoped the boat people in future would take complaints to senior members of the Force and emphasised the need of creating confidence between the Water Police and the boat people.

WORSE THAN THE GODDARD CASE.

At the previous hearing defend- ant was charged on four counts of accepting bribes and one of miscon ducting himself as a public servant. When the case was called yester- day before Mr. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy Mr. Somerset Fitzroy said that another six charges must be added.

The full list of charges was 15 follows:-

(a.)--For that you Lance Sergeant

John Charles Wootton, being a public servant, unlawfully did accept a bribe of 810 from one Cheng Yau Ting, master of Fishing Boat No. 4104W with a view to influence your ecnduct as such public servant, at Kowloon Bay in the waters of this Colony on the 7th inst.

(b.)-For that you Lance Sergeant John Charles Wootten, being & public servant, unlawfully did accept a bribe of 810 from one. Cheng Shing, master of Fishing Boat No. 5162 with a view to influence your conduct as such public servant at Kowloon Bay in the waters of this Colony on the 7th inst..

(c.)-For that you Lance Sergeant John Charles Wootton, being a public seryant, unlawfully did accept a bribe of ge from one Cho Yat, fisherman, with a view to influence your conduct as such public servant at Shaskiwan Harbour in the waters

ARMS ABOARD THE

HAICHING.

An application for a confiscation order was made before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday by Ravenue. Ocer Grinmitt in respect of 111 automatic pistols and 11,000 rounds of ammunition which were unearth- ed in the coal bunkers of the a Haiching.

Revenue Officers boarded the ves- sel on Thunday and after a long search located the contraband. It is thought that the arms and am- munition were smuggled to board by some members of the ship's crew, as it would be a difficult mat- ter otherwise to contrive to get such a large consignment into the bunkers without attracting atten- tion.

The order for confiscation was

"PINCHED " A PUMPKIN,

bir. Fitzroy described the case as | granted. most serious. It was, indeed, one of the most serious that they had ever had in the Colony. The de-" fendant had joined the Police Force in January last and was given a position of trust to see the laws of the Colony were carried out.

On August 5, with all lights out on his launch, defendant steamed out of Lyeemun Pass to the other side, where, finding ishing boats without lights, he demanded money from them.

He not only did that, but in one instance, not being able to get suf- ficient money, he took a fisherman on board until he was able to get his "squeeze." Another man had no

money and had his sampan stolen. Where the craft had gene was not known.

When Chinese was charged "with stealing a pumpkin from the garden of Victoria. Hospital, The Peak, he explained that he picked, the pumpkin up after it had fal len into anullah. His Worship asked how it was that the pumpkin

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been smashed Defendant found this poser beyond him!

Sub-Inspector Logan informed the court that there had been thefts of Bowers from the varicus gar- dena on the Peak lately.

The defendant could not have

Mr. Hamilton: I don't think' done all this without the cognizance that can be connected with this of the coxswain and the crew of the man. Besides, the Hawking. De- police launch, but it had to be re-partment will tell you there is a membered that the crew were under his orders,

great difference between flowers. and vegetables.

Not satisfied with that, the de- fendant collected a considerable! amount of money the following night, when he again steamed out of the harbour without lights. In Chai Wan Bay, he went through the same procedure and extorted money from fisher people, who, thinking that they were fined, paid

proceeded, again in the same man- ner.

Why Committal Was Not Asked For.

of this Colony on the 5th inst. him the money. The next night ke

(d)-For that you Lance Sergeant John Charles Wootton, being a pub. lic servant, unlawfully did accept a bribe of $5 from one Chung Sap Ng, mistress of Fishing Boat No. 4209 W with a view to influence your conduct as such public servant at Chai Wan Bay in the waters of this

Colony on the 6th init.

(e)For that you Lance Sergeant John Charles Wottoon, unlawfully did misconduct yourself as a police constable on the 5th, 6th and 7th days of August, 1929, in the waters

of the Colony,

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would not have asked His Worship Normally, Mr. Fitzroy said, he to deal with the case but would have applied for committal but the defendant had only joined the Force in January, and this was his first offence,

The crimes had been carefully planned and by them the defendant had gained the contempt and hatred of the Force. He was a disgrace' (f.)-For that you John Charles to the Colony and a disgrace to the Wootton on the 5th August, 1929, in country which gave him birth. the waters of this Colony, felonious- When asked if he had anything: ly stole $5.50, the property of to say, the defendant replied in the Cheung Kum Shau, master of fth-negative, ing boat No. 1383W.

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Mr. Fitzroy said there was a (g)-For that you John Charles other thing he wanted to say. He Wootton on the 5th August, 1929, in did not know if the defendant pro the waters of this Colony, felonious-posed to return any of the money 15, with menaces or by force, de- to the people, or not. mended $20 from Kwok Shap, the master of fishing boat No. 655W with did not know how the people could a

His Worship intimated that he intent then feloniously to steal the

be got hold of. same.

(b)-For that you John Charles. Wootton on the 5th August, 1999, at Junk Bay in the waters of this Colony, stole a sampan and two lamps, the property of Leung Fo, master of fishing boat No. 23320.

"(L)-For that you John Charles Wootton on the 5th August, 1999, at Junk Bay in the waters of this Colony, by menaces or force, de manded 810 from one Leung For with intent to feloniously steal the mid $10. J1

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Sub-Inspector Logan:-Maybe (Copyright 1929 in all countries by United Press, All rights reserved.) defendant is not particular your Worship.

Sentence of seven days' hard }; labour was passed.

ALLEGED COMMUNISTS.

London August 9.-"The airplane war, he greels yon as most ex-

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in a gun of prodigious range and officers do. And as he does this you are stuck above all by a pair considerable securacy. For this of smiling" eyes which would reason and because the secret of enable you to pick Lord Thomson success in war is mobility, it is the cut of a line of a thousand other greatest of all war weapon." Of the three Chinese arrested for

"Why I became interested in This is what Britain's new Secre-aviation he asks in a tons of distributing seditious leaflets on

tary of State for Air. Brigadier surprise bordering on amazement discharged by Mr. E. W. Hamilton one of the two piers who and enthusiastically answered that Red Thursday (August 1), one was

General Lord Thomson of Carding, at the question put to him by the correspondeat. Then he quickly has achieved Cabinet rank in the question. Labour Government — told the

yesterday, the Police offering no evidence against him.

The case against the remaining two men was adjourned. The Po- lice indicated that another man had been arrested and is believed to be connected with the two men in the deck and they expected to establish that this man was an agent or dis. tributor of the pamphlets.

The Sentence,

exclusive interview.

"Because it is one of the great- United Press correspondent in next advances made by our genera cios, the generation to which I my self belong. Besides, I am inter- ested in aviation as I would be Regular Air Lines,

interested in any progressive affair. During the conversation, the. I cannot see how anyone could fail Minister also revealed that the new, to realize the mine of flying to Government's plans would include mankind, considerable development in com- mercial aviation. This, he said, would include the establishment of

The very least penalty which a regular air line between London could be imposed was the maximum penalty that as a Magistrate, he and Capetown"in the not distant could give. He did not think it future." Later, he said, he hoped mattered very much how the periods to extend the London-India route

imprisonment were

divided amongst the various charges. The to Australia and, with regard to total was twelve months' imprison transatlantic flights he added that Mr. Fitzroy replied that there ment so that "what he could do he hoped the R.101 would be ready were about ten complainants, in would be to impose sentence of two for her hial fights. "before the cluding several in respect of whom months on each of the new charges. no charges had been brought against the defendant. They would have appeared as witnesses for the pro secution if the defendant had denied the charges.

MAGISTRATE'S DECISION,

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Mr. Fitzroy suggested that His end of the year." Worship should imrose the maximum "While it is the policy to have penalty on two of the charges. He an air force, this force must be pointed out that he did not like to efficient, This fact is recognised see "two months against the hy the leaders of Labour through charges. In any further case which out the country," he said in answer |might be brought it could be point to a question

ed out that the defendant only got

The Labour Government'e two months, Turning to defendant, His WorMr. Fitzroy suggested that is the Air Ministry on reasonable poliey," he added, "would be to skip said that he need hardly point Worship impose the maximum

common sense lines. (1)For that you John Charles out that the crime for which he had penalties en charges F. and G., Wootton on the 7th August, 1928, in been arrested was a terrible matter. and make them consecutive, and be done to reduce armaments all "While everything possible will Kowloon Bay in the waters of this His Worship thought that, was six month on the other counts, round, desires will not be confound. Colony, feloniously with menacer arvious to everybody. force demanded $10 from оле Not very long ago, a Police In- Cheung Shing with intent then spector in London was sentenced for feloniously to steal the same. offences which were in some way! similar to the offences which the defendant had committed. In some respect they were more serious, but

which would be concurrent..

More Falth Required. "Aviation requires more faith, more courage and more knowledge than almost any other line in which progress is being sought by human This progroes is not easy. beings.

There to accomplish.

ате still may obstacles to overcome. But I believe we are on the confines of a great development of which the political and economic effects are almost incalculable.”

Asked to say whether he anti- cipated any stricus development în transatlantic flying by mence of airships, AS differentiated from airplane flights acrose creans, Lord Thomson replied that considerable. progress remained to be made before transatlantic flying could be made a commercial success.

"But it should be borne in mind, that dirigibles and airplanes are it seems to me" he continued,

complimentary to one another. conquest of the air." Both will play their part in the

Concluding the interview the

His Worship adopted Mr. Fitzed with realities. The Air Ministry Minister declared that he visual. is a permanent State Departmentized a great future in the develop roy's suggestion.

with two main functions Defence meat of aviation and while he ad and the development of aviation."mitted that phas to cross the

Police and Their Own "Black

* Sheep."

At this point Lord"Thomson paid Atlantic in the R.101 were still a tribute to the work of nia pre-actively proceeding, he declined to decessor, Sir Samuel Hoare, who state the details of his plans in was Air Minister under the Con- connection with the flight, servative Government.

For that you John Charles Wottags on the 6th August, 1997,

His Worship said he would like at Chai Wan in the waters of this Colony, feloniously, with menaces or in one reapest His Worship con- to mention that from his personal force, demanded $10 from one sidered the defendant's offences experience he knew there were no Chung Sap Ng with intent then were much more serious. The police offenché that the Police Force were

Lord Thomson joined the army in feloniously to steal the same,

officer in London was convicted in more anxious to stamp out than

1994 as a second lieutenant, even- Large Huper-Structme, The accused pleaded guilty to respect of taking money from highly offences committed by its own mem-

tually attaining the rank of general "He laid the foundations of a and member of the Supreme Coup- sophisticated people, who were hers. In the best regiments and each of these charges.

owners or proprietors of night clubs the best Police Forces there were very great development in our comcil during the war. He joined the aviation, declared the Labour party in 1919 and because Mr. Fitzzoy having said that there in the West End of London, but the always some black sheep and there mercial

defendant had been taking money always would be.

Minister adding "I hope to put the Constitution decrees that at was no need whatever to proceed from ignorant

sampan people, In cases such as that which was

a large super-structure on it and I least two peers must be included. with the original four indictments, people such as the woman whom the before the Court, if the Chinese want my work to be judged not in every Brite Cabinet, when in His Worship then formally put the defendant had brought before His bout people would only have confid. from day to day but from year to 1924 Labour formed its first govern

Worship some time ago on a charge ence in the police as a whole, if

year." first four of the original, counts to of being in unlawful possession of they would, in cases like that, go Picture the fiction writer's con- the defendant, who pleaded guilty certain property, some of which to the Police Station and insist on ception of this sympathetic, middle It was the greatest satisfaction of Police, the Inspector or sergeantaged but youngish looking retired The bith charge, that of miscon- to him, continued His Worship, to or any officer if possible of senior army officer an immaculately well is golang. He also fond of rid- duct, was not, therefore, read to the know, now, that he discharged rank to the officer by whom they dreased man carrying a tone and ing. He enjoys smoking and in defendant, it being alternative to that woman, because very probably were victimised, then this type of you may have some idea of how it fond of wine. Good wine, bot if she had paid the defendant offenco would become absolutely im feels to meet Britain's bachelor spirits," he emphasised smilingly.

Minister, the first Baron He is distinguished as "squeeze" she would never have possible.

Among his best known works não; been taken before His Worship. Mr. Fitzroy remarked that the one Thomson of Cardington, are the most important ones. None He did not, of course, now, but as man who was in a position to make A tall clim and distinguished Smaranda, Air Facts

he had said, he was glad he had dis a conclusively satisfactors complaint looking man wearing the kind of Problems, Old Europe's Bul charged ber.

went to Kowloon City Police Sta-mustache familiar to those who cide" and Victors and Vid« (Continued on Column.) tion.

visited British G.HQ. during the quished."

to all of them.

the first four,

Mr. Fitzroy The last six charges

of them, he said in reply to His Worship, was alternative.

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seeing the Cantain Buperintendent

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