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BOOKSTORE RAIDED. ALLEGED ASSAULT

SEDITIOUS LITERATURE

SEIZED.

ONE YEAR'S GAOL FOR ACTING MANAGER.

On August 21 when on receipt of information from the United Services Recreation Club that there was some trouble among the "boys" there, Sergeant North and a Chi- nese detective proceeded to the clubhouse and found that all the bra" except ens had left. One Tong Ki Cheung happened to be there looking for one of the dis- missed "boys," and in

search made on him, the police officers found one newspaper, which appear. ed be seditious. On the following day, the police raided a bookstore owned by Tong, and there found a book, the contents of which were also seditious.

The book and newspaper formed the subject of three charges against

BY POLICE.

SEQUEL TO RECENT ARMS HAUL.

POLICE OFFICER'S VIGOROUS DENIALS

In the course of a case in which two Chinese were charge before Mr. R E. Lindsell with possession of arms, Mr. M. 5. Lo, who appeared for one of the defendants, named Lam King, suggested that his client was assaulted by Detective-Sergeant Whelan with a view to making him admit ownership of a trunk in which the arms were found.

Detective-Sergeant Whelan denied the allegation.

The case first came to the notice

of the authorities when a Chinese passenger off the 8.3.Taiping and

2. Woman

were arrested by the Revenue Department. The case against the woman was withdrawn yesterday.

The circumstances leading to the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930.

HUNDRED DOLLARS BURGLAR LAID BY

FOR A GIRL.

'CHINESE WOMAN GETS

THREE MONTHS.

HOWLS OF PROTEST AT SENTENCE.

Convicted on a charge of harbour ing a girl at 132, Queen's Road West, a Chinese woman, the prin- cipal tenant, was sentenced to three months' hard labour yesterday,

The evidence given by the girl who formed the subject of the case was to the effect that she lived in Canton with her uncle. She had longed to go out and earn her own living and her uncle had found ber employment.

On the day she set out for her new work, the girl was met by a woman in Canton, who, Inspector J. Murphy told the Court, was now prisoner in Canton. That woman induced both the girl and her cousin to become actresses. After a month, however, both girls"were told that

actresses in Canton, but if they consented to go abroad," there was every prospect of their being employed.

THE HEELS.

CAPTURED AFTER STEAL- ING GOVERNMENT FAN.

HEAVY SENTENCE PRESSED..

CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE KIDNAPPING OF MR. HANSKE.

Sentences totalling nine months' hard labour and two years police. supervision were passed by Mr. H. 2 trong R. Butters yesterday on Kong-born Chinese, who pleaded guilty to charges of burglary at St. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " nova xoNO

DAILY PRESS," John's Cathedral and at the Statis. tics Office in Beaconsfield Arcade. The defendant also pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally pawning a Government fan.

According to the Police, a Chinese detective saw defendant alighting from a ricksha with Government far in his possession. The man was arrest and the fan was traced to the Statistics Office, where, it was learned, it had been stolen before but had been recovered from the pawnbrokers.

The Police stated that the defend

shoes at St. John's Cathedral was traced through a pawn ticket in his possession.

The shoes, when recovered, were found to belong to the Rev. A. Swann.

Tong Ki Cheung when he appeared arrest of the second man wère de- there was no prospect of becoming ant's connection with a theft of before Mr. Whyte-Smith at Kow-tailed by Sergeant Whelan, who loon Magistracy yesterday." The first and second charges, which were alternative counts, were that de- fendant unlawfully and knowingly had in his possession documents or a newspaper containing seditious matter, and the third was for posses. sion of a book containing seditious

literature.

Mr. A. E. Hall represented the defendant and entered a plea of

guilty.

said that on receiving information he visited No. 113 Des Voeux Road West, the premises of a Chinese firm, Yue Cheong Loong. He there" inquired for a man named Lam Hing, who, however, was not in. He was, shown several pieces of luggage, which were removed to

Central Police Station.

The Alleged Assault.

On the afternoon of the same day, Lam Hing with three others calied From Shanghai.

at Central and claimed three of the Detective Sergeant O'Donovan,

pieces of luggage taken from Yue prosecuting, said that the news. Cheong Loong. He was then con- found in defendant's fronted with the man who was possession at the U.S.R.Con already under arrest and was accus- August 21. On the following day, ed of having handed a box to the mau under arrest! Lam Hing is the police raided a bookstore at Hollywood Road, of which the de-alleged to have made no reply. fendant Waa the manager. The

paper. was

Mr. Lo (cross-examining): Did book, forming the subject of the you press Lam Hing that unless he third charge, was found in a show- admitted that he had more than the three pieces claimed, you would phae. Some other literature was also seized. At the time the defend.not give him back his luggage ant said that the books came from I did not. Shanghai and he produced invoices to prove his statement.

Hr. Hall admitted that the facts in his possession were practically identical with those mentioned by Sorgeant O'Donovan. With re- gard to defendant's visit to the clubhouse in Kowloon, he was there for reasons which were not connect ed in any way with the trouble among "' boys," OF with any aeditious matter. That particular "boy," it appeared, had been dis- missed three days earlier, but defendant was got aware of this fast.

Did you strike him 1-No. Did you touch him I might have accidentally touched him as I moved in and out amongst the luggage in the narrow passage outside the De- tective Offices.

Returned from Bangkek.

In due course the two girls went to Bangkok, and after a time, wit ness returned to Hong Kong where she stayed at a house near the Tung Wah Hospital, ".

Eventually the girl was taken to 132, Queen's Road West, where she stayed for a little over a week. She alleged that she was sold to another woman, who handed her 8100, which she duly passed on to defendant. Witness said that she understood she would be sent on to Holland (the Dutch East Indies were probably meant).

The defendant told the Magis- trate that she was the principal tenant of the house, but she knew nothing of the girl. The latter had been brought to the premises by a friend, who told her that the girl

Sia, I cannot for one moment agree with Mr. "Bold" when he suggests that "the frequency of kid-

napping cases has wrought in men and women of today a spirit of] callousness. such as he portrays,

He suggests that, sooner than read of the misfortunes of a captive, men and women will turn to the back page of their paper to see

how

the dollar is progressing "Balo" is wrong here. In the first place, the dollar does not pro- greas. If it does anything, it stays still or goes backwards. In the second place, few could afford to rely on their daily paper for news of the dollar. Personally, I like to get my news quickly, through a bank, if possible. "Perhaps I am

finnicky."

The defendant's method of entry

that be, would, with the assistance was then described. It was stated of a handkerchief, break a window pane and, inserting his hand through | kidnapping 4 the aperture, unde a bolt and gain entry. The same method was ob served by the Police at several places, and in view of this and of two previous convictions, they press ed for a heavy sentence.

The Magistrate passed sentence as stated above.."

ANOTHER MAIDEN

SESSIONS.

1)

WHITE GLOVES FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

the

The absence of cases at the Cri had come from Canton to get mar-minal Sessions for the second month ried.

iL succession was marked at His Worship then passed sentence Supreme Court yesterday by a of three months hard labour. which Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy presentation to the Chief Justice at While waiting outside the Court (Assistant Attorney General) and the woman created a disturbance Mr. T Murphy, A.S., with her howls of protest, proclaim- When he came to you he was aping her innocence at the top of her parently not suffering from any voice. pains Not that I know of.

I put it to you that you gave him a blow in the chest —I didn't.

Mr. Lo at this point asked if an interpreter was present at the ques- tioning. by Sergeant Whelan, and upon being told that there was one, who was now in Court, he re- Regarding the book, Mr. Hall exquested that the man should be plained that the defendant had re-taken out of Court, with a view to ceived it, among other books, from his being examined at a later stage Shanghai. The defendant had only of the ease: “I am challenging," taken control of the bookstore in said Mr. Lo," this alleged non- June this year and was there in an denial by Lam Hing." acting capacity. "Since his arrest, the store had been closed, and defendant was now in distressed circumstances.

Mr. Hall asked the Magistrate to take a lenient view of, the matter, as there was no evidence that de-i fendant did know the contents. of the literature in his possession.

A Serious Case."! Magistrate: It seems a serious case from my first reading of it. The book is seditious and what is in the newspaper, though possibly not so seditious, clearly comes under the second charge."

Mr. Hall: I have a translation of the book. Two pages from the book obviously refer to Shanghai. Bays in the second last para graph The recent rape on Chinese women is only an instance."

Magistrate: It says at the be- ginning that the British people sent out military and naval forces. to "Chinia.

What is in the paper

is clearly revolutionary, but what is in the book seems to me an attack on the British Government.

Doctor's Statement. Mr. Lo: I put it to you that Lam Hing said These things are not mine; how can I admit ?'

Sergeant Whelan: He did not say that.

I put it to you that you next caught hold of his neck with both hande and shook it ?—I did not. Did you touch his neck?-No. Mr. Lo mentioned that Lam Hing had since been put into medical hands, and a certificate from Dr. Bunje stated that thres small abrasions in a vertical line on the neck and a bruise on the chest were found.

Mr. Lo: If a clerk at the Yue Cheong Loong should come forward to say that he was present through out and saw you assault him, would you say he was an absolute liar?

Sergeant Whelan: I certainly would.

In answer to the Beach, Sergeant Whelan said that if an assault had taken place, the interpreter would

His Worship said that in view of probably have seen it

present."

were

Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Registrar of the Supreme Court. announced that there were no case for trial during the present month and asked his Lordship to accept a pair FANCY PIGEONS STOLEN. of white gloves in accordance with

an old established custom.

KOWLOON TONG RESIDENT VICTIMISED.

ALLEGED· THIEVES-

DISCHARGED.

Charged with the theft of so fancy pigeons, valued at about 810

ZL

pair, the property of Mr. A. A Xavier of Kowloon Tong, two Chinese women appeared before Mr. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Ma gistracy yesterday..

According to Sub-Inspector Easton, the pigeons were stolen on the night of September, 15, after they had been fed and locked up. The next morning the locks were found to have been wrenched off and the birds missing.

Proceeding to the defondants hut at Kit Bhek Mes village, on in formation received, the Police saw the second defendant burning pigeons feathers while the first de fendant was cooking meat in a pan,

In thanking the Registrar for the token and his courteous observance of an old custom, Mr. Justice. Wood remarked that it was a unique ocossion inasmuch as there were maiden Sexions during two succes rive months. His Lordship paid a tribute to the good work done by the police, which had contributed largely to the absence of serious

crime in the Colony.

TIRED OF LIFE.

THREE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS FAIL.

Three cases of attempted suicide, none of them.successful, bave been reported by the Palice during the past few days.

A young Chinese residing at 83 Caine Road was taken to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital suffering from the effects of poisoning, the nature of which was not as certained. His condition was atat

ed to be serious, ¿

Another Chinese, a native of Kwangsi, jumped into the harbour from the Praya Wall but as soon as he entered the water, he sudden ly changed his mind and swam

humble mer-

hold them responsible for cases of And why bring in taipans and.

On what authority does " Boko" address the "break- fast table through the medium of the Press? As a chant, I think I am right when I say that all the large firms have long ago: givér very definite in structions that travelling is not to be undertaken if risks are involved. This virtually means that travelling is not allowed.

What Consul in China to-day will give his sanction for a trip to the interior? None will do so, but as the Consula are rarely, if ever, con- aulted, what can they do? It will be said that Mr. Hanske, being a German, has no Consul. True, but if Consule do not encourage travel- ling in the case of their own ficient to show that this pastime is nationals, that should be quite, suf-

undesirable..

Some com-

"I"Bolo" will think again- really hard this time-he will find that the misfortunes that befall the traveller are not due to the iron will of, taipans and firms, but solely to the traveller's own keenness and spirit of adventure. panies will still insist on seeding their men into the lone and loveless plains of China, but are those responsible for this taipans in the Proper sense of the world? I say "No, Bolo, they are not." Yours, etc.,

SWATO: Sept. 16.

PATIENT.

THE VEHICULAR FERRY.

[10 THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS.

"

HONG KONG

SI-I shall thank you to allow me to make use of your valuable columns in expressing my views as to the construction of the proposed vehicular ferry."

I am of the opinion that the Government should invite a private enterprise to relieve itself of the costly outlay of this project. 1 am told that a private enterprise has already placed before the Gov- Mr. Xavior, in the witness box,

ernment a complete scheme which was shown certain feathers, which ashore! he identified as those of "his The wife of a hawker jumped will provide all that is needed, and pigeons. He was also shown's pair into the street from the kitchen which will cost the Government of pigeons legs, but could not window of her house at 6, Wing swear they belonged to pigeons Len Street. She received injuries owned by him

to her head and legs and was re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital.

Defendanta told his Worship that they had bought the two pigeons from a hawker for 40 centa

The Magistrato at this stage pointed out that the fact that the Police found only two pair of lege appeared to support defendants sintement that they only had two pigeona..

RECENT RAINFALL.

22.64 INS. IN 6 DAYS.

Sept. 19

$169

0:38

some of the facts mentioned by In view of the allegation, Ser-

His Worship sympathised with There was again a heavy rainfall Mr. Hall, he was prepared to take geant. Whelan said he proposal to Mr. Xavier, who had given his during yesterday; the figures for a lenient view of the case. The call Chinese detective who was evidence in a very frank manner, the last six days are: maximum penalty for possession of with him on the case,at there appeared to be some soditious literature was two years' imprisonment and 24 strokes. In This detective said he could doubt as to whether the defendants. bad or had not bought the birds the circumstances, he would drop only say that he was not present from a hawker: To say that the the first charge, and sentence de throughout the interview, but women had bought the pigeous fendant to six months' on the Passing in and out. While he was knowing them to be atolen, was

no assault took place.

third charge, both sentences to run concurrently.

The case adjourned until this circumstances, he had to discharge afternoon,

the defendants.

5.92 51:20:

8.28

5.32

22.81

nothing.

If this is so, the Government will be relieved of having to bear a further burden in the form of a dollar Joan to carry out the construction of this vehicular ferry scheme. --

three millionai

Another point is that the project will take three years to complete

if the construction is, carried out

by the Government, whereas I am informed a private enterprise could complete same in about one year. Will not the Government reconsider the adrisability of inviting one private enterprise to take over. the construction of this vehicular ferry

Yours, etc, wyday

DAVID LOWE. HONG KONG: Sept. 11.

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