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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1930.

MEN OF THE HILLS" DEMAND

RANSOM.

SEQUEL TO THE DELI MARU PIRACY.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR RELEASE OF CAPTIVE IN THE HANDS OF PIRATES.

PROSECUTING COUNSEL'S STRANGE STORY.

An extraordinary story of negotiations between the friends of a kidnapped man and his captors was unfolded at the Central Magistracy yesterday when, two Chinese, Lo Ming and Chan Chung Nam were charged with feloniously consulting, confederating or corresponding with pirates for the ransom of H. Y. Hsu, who was kidnapped in the piracy of the s.s. Deli Maru, a Japanese steamer, which was pirated on the high seas on September 21. The men were also charged with threatening two persons for the purpose of getting them to pay a ransom for the release of Mr. Hsu. There was also a charge of having obtained $11,600 for such purpose.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy appeared for the Crown and Mr. D. E. Covey was for the first defendant.

Negotiations started, it was stated, by the captors asking for $60,000 and the relatives of The first defendant was Mr. Hau offering $800. The final figures decided upon was $11,600. given this and he was then closely shadowed by the Police. His movement were all known to the authorities and he was arrested as he was trying to leave by train for Canton, and of the 811,000, Mr. Fitzroy said that 80,900 was recovered.

CLEVER SHADOWING BY LOCAL POLICE."

THE CROWN CASE OPENED.

Closely Shadowed. In the afternoon of January 13, Mr. Fitzroy "in "outlining the the first defendant called at the case said that the man with whom Empress Hotel and the two repre- the Court Was concerned was sentatives from Shanghai then hand. who lived, priored him $11,600 and he then left the He was followed and it was noted

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He room.

Mr. Hou to his arrest, in Shanghai. was one of four men taken away

by the pirates following the piracy that the man first went into Wing of the Japanese steamer Deli Maru! On's. He next took a ricksha and en September 21 inst, on the high

sens.

Since then, two of the four men have escaped, but Mr. Hau and another were still in the custody of the pirates.

went to the Bank of Canton, still

being followed in a ricksha. Next he went to the Star Ferry and on arriving at Kowloon he was seen to ester a 'bus. His shadower took

at Messrs. Malcolm's in Shanghai and the latter was interested in his release. The relatives of Mr. Hou

approached witness and on their behalf he came to Hong Kong with Mr. Chan Ho Pui, representing Messrs. Malcolm's. They arrived on Octobor 22 last year and took a room at the Great Eastern Hotel, Mr. Cheung registered in his own namo, while Mr. Chan used a name used by Mr. Hau's representative which, it was understood; was to be when he stayed at the Great Eastern

Hotel.

CONSTABLES AND OPIUM DIVAN.

·ILLEGAL " ARREST" OF S.S. VENEZIA.

ODD CASE FROM KOWLOON, LOCAL ACTION DISMISSED

WITH COSTS.

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION

"ADDICTS". PASSAGES WITH SOLICITOR.

A Shantung sergeant and a con- stable were charged before Mr. T. S: Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday with accepting brides. The Sergeant is facing eight charges of wrongful posses sion of three chopsj«misconduct as a police officer, and accepting bribes. The constable is charged with two bribery offences.

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared on behalf of the sergeant,

Before the proceedings started air. Remedios drew the Magistrate's attention to the charge of "wrong- ful possession of chops" preferred against his client. He said that in the charge it was not stated whether the chops were forgeries or whether the defendant was supposed to have had them in his possession with the intent to defraud.

The Magistrate replied that he thought that the charge was meant to infer that the defendant had the chops to evade duty,

Mr. Andrewes then asked the

that they chops were being used to Magistrate to add to the charge evade duty.

The Defendant Searched. Outlining the case Mr. Andrewes said that on the nigh: January 29, A.S.P. Sparrow searched the first defendant as he was about to go pa. the man's cap. The chops were his beat and found three chops in similar to those carried by three constables on the defendants' beat, Sergeant Carruthers was sent out them to the Station. The constables produced their genuine chops, so that the three chops possessed by the defendant were obviously forgerica,

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CLAIM.

An action brought under Ad- miralty Jurisdiction at the Supre- nie Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) against the steamship Venezia, a former Italian vessel, failed points of procedure, it being prov ed that there were owners of the vessel domiciled in Hong Kong

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Plaintiffs were the Kwong Fat Engineering Company, of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 04, Hunghom. They claimed 841,258.54, being balance due for necessaries suppli- ed, equipping and repairing the ship at Hong Kong between July

and December 30, 1929, and for costs. The writ set out the origin- al cost is $68,355.54, of which $27,100 had been paid, leaving the amount claimed.

The manager of the plaintiffs ap- peared in person, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, was for the defendants,

Mr. Jenkin said that the China- New Era Shipping Co., Ltd., were the owners of the a& Venezia and that the firm carried on business in the Colony. The ship was arrest-

Counsel moved that the writ td" by na order of Court on Jan.

of summons and warrant of arrest De set aside for want of jurisdiction on the ground that the ship bo- longs to the port of Hong Kong, and that at the time the action was instituted the owners of the ship were domiciled in Hong Kong. He also referred to a letter written by plaintiffs to Mr. Davidson the-day provious intimating their desire to withdraw the proceedings.

Asked if he had anything to say,

... Following certain demands made the same 'bus and saw him go into frat defendant came to see them for the three constables and brought plaintiffs' manager stated that he

No. 2, Reclamation Street. The by the pirates, two persons came shadower waited outside for about to Hong Kong from Shanghai to half an hour and then he saw the open negotiations here for the re- lease of Mr. Hsu. One of those first defendant and another man come out of the house and go to mon was Cheung King Yuet and he Yaumati Ferry where they crossed would give evidence in Court. The to Hong Kong. On board the man who accompanied him was sur-Yaumati Ferry, first defendant was named Chan. They had beea in structed to stay at a certain hotel seen give something to his com- by his friends of the hills" to rändant carried a Section Chit and

in what names they were to register. Mr. Fitzroy explained that in Chinese hotels the practice was to post the names of the residents in the hall, so that any person could ascertain without making inquiries, who was staying at the hotel.

Soon after the arrival of the two men from Shanghai, they got in touch with the first defendant, who in fact, called at their hotel. The defendant, representing some other persons, demanded 30,000 and the representatives of Mr. Hsu offered 8500, and the parties did not seem to make much advance in the aega-

tiations.

panion. On arriving at Hong Kong one man went to Jubilee Street and the first defendant went to the Sai Kai Boarding House, and his shadower waited outside. After some time the shadower inquired at the later for His quarry but was told that no such person was there.

After four days at the Hotel, the and inquired if they had come on behalf of Mr. Hou and that was the start of negotiations. There was language difficulty is the man

Mr. Andrewes said that defendans spoke only a little Mandarin and the speak a little Cantonese. The de- ing which time he had to visit the two Shanghai visitors could only went cut on duty for 4 hours, dur fendant said that he had been asked constables in his section. The de approach witness and his friend. ink-pad and on meeting a constable" He asked them to write a letter to he would produce the section chit Mr. Hou and said he would convey and the constable would stamp it it for them. Witness wrote a letter with his own chop. The inference that evening and gave it to the first was that if the defendant had defendant the next day, who im-similar chops he could chop the mediately read it and promised to Section chit himself and avoid the convey it, asking $30 for his ex trouble of finding the constables. penses. He was given $20 and he seemed satisfied.

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The defendant in reply to the charge said that he did it because the beats were too big and he could not go round in time. That was why he got the chops made.

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his Lordship's hands.

would leave the matter entirely in

Holding that the proceedings were not properly instituted, his Lordship dismissed the action with

Costa.

PUBLIC CAR AND HOTEL MOTOR 'BUS.

JUDGMENT RESERVED IN DAMAGES CLAIM.

Further evidence was taken at the Summary Court yesterday in the action brought by Chuen Hon Sing, owner of a public motor-car, to recover 8814 damages from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Garage Department, following a collision between his vehicle and a motor 'bus, owned by the defend- ant company, at Happy Valley. defendanta "for damage to their There was a counter-claim by the vehicle.

Arrest at Kowloor Station. The Police felt convinced that

$60,000 Ransom Wanted, this was untrue and that night they raided a number of bearding-houses,

With regard to the ransom the including the Sai Kai Boarding defendant asked for 265,000 and house, but although they made a

witness replied that the family of

The Bribery Charges. thorough search there they failed to find the first defendant, of whom Mr. Hau could only raise $800.

The defendant replied that the Referring to the bribery charges they had lost sight altogether. Soon afterwards the two men from Next morning the Police waited at men of the hills wanted much more. against both defendants, Mr. An- The two Northern men explained drewes said that evidence would be Shanghai returned to the Northern Kowloon Railway Station and sure

that Mr. Hsu's family was not well given that the defendants made a

Mr. R. A. Wadeson, for the de- port and matters were left in the enough the first defendant appear- to-do and the matter was left at practice of accepting money from a

fendant company, submitted that hands of another man, also sured early in the morning, to catch

that. As regards the meeting place,person who ran an illicit opium They arrested the Tamed Chan, who carried on the the first train.

defendant regotiations with the first defend man and took him first to the Water witness said he told the defendant divan and who dealt in illicit the onus was on the plaintiff to

that the expenses at the Great opium. The defendants agreed to show that the

The only affirmative ant. They arrived at a stage at Police Station, and then to the

Eastern were too high and defend take no action if they were paid a negligent. Was which it looked as if negotiations Yaumati Station when he

ant recommended the Tai Loy weekly sum. When charged both evidence of this was given by plain- tiff's driver, who state that the. might have been carried out success searched. Some 81,400 in notes was Boarding-house; where witness stay- defendants made denials. fully and the result was that Mr. found on his person. He was thened for two days and then left for

motor 'bus was being driven at an Hau's representatives again came taken

Reclamation

Shanghai, and later for Nanking to

excessive speed and ran into the to Hong Kong, this time Cheung Street, where he had been seen to

resume his duties.

other vehicle. Witnesses called by King Yurt coming with a man sur-enter the night before. The man

the plaintiff, however, expressed the named Lui.

lived on the third floor and appear- ed to have been in Hong Kong for

opinion that it was the public car

I was suggested that in that inter- view the particular threat was given

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some time.

to

They

On January 3 this year, he again came to Hong Kong accompanied by Mr. Lui Chan Yau to continue the ransom negotiations. stared at the Empress Hotel and booked rooms in their own names. They then looked up the man who had been carrying on the negotin tions with the defendant and under. stood that a meeting had been ar-

The first defendant denied accept ing bribes, but said that the allega tions were made against him by per- sons whom he searched too often, The second man denied accepting any money.

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which ran into the bus.

There was also evidence to the bad effect that plaintiff's defective brakes. Furthermore, a witness for the plaintiff had stated

feet away.

Some Sort of Arrangement.

Duties of the Sergeant. They arrived here on January 3

A search by the Police resulted and registered at the Empress in the discovery of the notes which

Mr. William le Bart Sparrow, Hotel. That evening, they had an were handed him the previous day.

A... Kowloon, said the chope pro interview with the first defendant These were hidden in the stuffing

duced bore the numbers of the three from evidence found after the act and discussed terms. The first de of some pillows. Some 26,000 was fendant, in addition to the ransom recovered. The discovery was made

cunstables who were at for and cident the plaintiff's driver must who produced their own genuine have seen the 'bus in a position in asked for twenty per cent. brokerage at about 8.30 .m. An hour later, ranged for the night of January 3 chops, Defendant had been attach-which an accident was almost certain and eventually agreed to accept ten one of the detectives who helped to at the Kwong Tai Loy Boardinged, on and off, to the Mongkok to occur when he was at least 58. per cent. The representatives from search the Sai Kai Boarding-house house. At that wasting, the de Folice Station for three years Shanghai, said Mr. Fitzroy, had o the previous night noticed a man fendant asked for $11,000 and

Rendios díggested that the For the plaintiff, Mr. F. C. E. letter of credit with them for the on the landing of the second Boor, brokerage of 81,006. The co defendant was well-known in Rendall contended that plaintiff's money and they were ready to draw who had been at the Sai Kai Board-ter offer was $9,000 and brokerage Mongkok and if anyone had a driver did all in his power to avert and pay for the release of Hav. Aing house the previous night. He

They were to meet again he neatgrience against him he would the accident by applying his brakes. number of interviews between the arrested this man (the second de-night to see if one side or the other bave no difficulty in picking the cor- the 'bus driver saw the car when defendant and the representatives fendant), took him upstairs and

geant out identification it was 70 feet away and coming at would compromiso. took place and at one of them the latter

a fast speed he should have taken Yaumati Police the

When they met, the representa- Parade. Witness agreed to this. first defendant indicated that he Station, where be was searched.tives of Mr. Hsu said they had had

Mr. Remedica: "Is it not true reasonable care and waited for the was prepared to reduce his con- At first nothing was found on him, te telegraph to Shanghai for more that two of complainants, who pick approaching car to get clear of the mission to 8600. It was at about but when his socks were removed money and the first defendant on

ed out the defendant were arrested private road into which he was turn- that time also that the representait was also found that the notes his part said that his friends of the by the police during a raid the ing tives were told that, unless they were the same as the ones handed hills would not come down. It was same night for boiling and prepar

His Lordship reserved judgment. fixed up the ransom at once the to the first defendant on the pre- then suggested that Mr. Hsi being opium?""Yes." captive's life would be in danger.vious day.

You were aware that the in-

"I Never Tell Les." allowed to telephone so that his The Conspiracy Charge. friends could be certain that they formation was given by man under Mr. Fitzroy said that with regard were ransoming the right man. That arrest?"—"Yes." which was the basis of the charge to the charge of conspiracy, he suggestion was negatived.

SI and 60 Cents a Woek. of using threats,

Taang Shing, one of the complain During these interviews, the first would say frankly that he could

Mr. Cheung stated that the next ants, aaid that he was a stonebreak- defendant took charge of a letter not bring the first and second de- written to Mr. Hau by the persons fendant together as they were never evening there was another conferer at Taikoktaui. He had a craving who were negotiating for his re-seen together. The man who cross-ence and the defendant undertook for opium and ran a diven for his

men. He also sold opium. lease. Later be also brought backed the Yaumiati Ferry with the first to convey a second letter to Mr.

Mr. Andrewca: What kind of A reply. That letter will be put in defendant was some person not in Hou. This was written and the do

custody. The only interference of fendant demanded $50. as his fee, opium 1-Government or otherwise."

Witness: (unconcernedly) "Ili- Mr. Remedios! That is not true. Mr. Fitzroy said that Anally the conspiracy was the fact that the which was duly paid. The letter

I never tell lies, I'm on path. I parties came to some sort of anaerond defendant was seen at the stated that they had come to Hang cit." Arrangement. That would be on Tai Loi Boarding-house, the night Kong to negotiate for Mr. Hau's. The sergeant collected 60 cents a have many sons and daughters.

expenses" and the con- Magistrate: You don't lead a January 13. On the previous day, that the first defendant called there, release and that they were anxious week for

very innocent life! the first defendant was told by the and, further, he was caught on the about his health. They also told stable 81.

stairs of the house in which the first him that his wife was sick and Asked why the constable received Mr. Remedios (to witness) It man who served as an interpreter defendant lived, and then there was could not make the journey to Hong more than the sergeant, witness re-

was because you had the two mer in the negotiations (his presence

Kong. The first defendant told the plied that the constable had come to arrested a month ago that the police being necessary, due to dialect dif- the evidence of the notes.

When the second defendant was. others at the conference that if they him before the sergeant.

kept an eye on your premises. ficulties) that he was being shadow-

questioned as to how he came to

were going to pay the ransom they Magistrate: Second defendant Witness: Yes, to see that they got ed and that he had better carry be in possession of the notes, he had better do so before Chinese was apparently first in the field!

their money ! out his negotiations elsewhere.

The last payments were made, to No. Because of the people coming They therefore had their next meet stated that be picked them up in a

lavatory,'

the defendants on the night of and going from your house-No, ing at another hotel where it was agreed that 811,000 in all should

January 27. The money was given he's lying. personally and was as a guarantee Why weren't you charged with be paid.over.

of immunity from "trouble." running an opium divan? Because, Mr. Remedios: A month ago you the policemen had given mas a guar- charged two men with impersonat-nates of protection in return for

the money I gave them. ing police officers. They were sen- tenced to one month's imprison ment-Yes.

as evidence,

EVIDENCE CALLED. It was suggested to the defend-

How the Go Betweens" Met. ant that the detained man should coms within telephone distance, but Mr. Cheung King Yuet, a teacher this was rejected. Tho, defednant in the National University of Nan- gave special instructions as to how king, giving evidenec in English, the money was to be paid, there told the Court that he was a friend was to be a number of 2500 nates of Mr. Hsu, whom he understood, and a number of $100 notes all of had been kidnapped by pirates. He which must be Hong Kong Bank was also aware that ransom was notes. These notes were duly ob being demanded. tained against the letter of eredit and numbers were taken.

In reply to Mr. Fitzroy, witness, said that Mr. Hau was employed

Anxious About Mr. Hau.

New Year as the sum would be in- creased later.

A few days later they got a reply from Hsu, which witness stated was in Mr. He's writing and bore the ["Intter's' signature, It stated that the writer was grateful to his friends for what they were doing. He was in good health and his friends had no cause to be anxious. Mr. Chau, the first defendant, was to be trust-

od.

After that, the money was duly paid over according to the terms laid down by the first defendant.

The hearing was adjourned.

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There was some trouble in your house once when the first defendant complained that he was splashed with dish-water from your flat 7-I don't know of that.

(Continued on next Column.)"

In answer to further questions, witness said that the constable bad received "expanses" for a year and the sergeant for six months.

Mr. Remedios: I put it to you that it was because you were afraid. for your own skin that you accused

the defendants..

Why should I accuse them, there are many others.

In your opinion then, two wrongs", made a right-Two wrongs! What do you mean by two wrongs?

Before you were arrested did you not give information to the police in writing1-No, I can't write

The hearing was adjourned till this afternoon.

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