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BRIBERY CHARGES AGAINST SUB-INSPECTOR WALLER

INSPECTOR F. HOARE IN THE WITNESS BOX

DEFENCE'S CASE: "A BLANK DENIAL "

The enge against acting Sub-Inspector H. Waller, attached to the Taipo Market Police Station, was resumed at the local court yesterday morning, before Mr. E. H. Willinos, District Officer,

The defendant is charged with demanding and receiving a bribe et 830.

Mr. G. K. Hal} Brulton appeared i for the defendant, while, the case, for the Crown was conducted by Mr. J. A. Fraser.

Ho Wah, a herbalist and

prietor of the Po Wa Tong shop at

Taipo Market, told the Court that

while Waller was in the shop, he was approached by the fuki,. Ho'

Kiu, and as a result of a conser tion which the latter had with him, he horrowest 850 from two sources, which he landed to Ho Kiu.

Cross-examined by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, witness said the first time he saw the opium was when he was told about it by Ho Kin, and acestapanied the latter to th cubicle, where Waller had preerded

lin,

When he went in, all four men - the neemed, the Chinese detective, Wang Fat, and Chan, Pank-were present, besides He Kig. He way quite certain he handed the 230 to Bo Kin in the front part of the

strip.

Money Handed Over,

Mr. Brutton: If the Chinese de tective says that the two old men and the nerised left the roun im médiately after the finding of the

"I Deny the Chargo."

Continuing, Inspectar Hoare said: I told defendant. I hul, to escort him to the 1.G.P.'s office, I charged him in the charge room,

where he made a stalemat which

read and signed. The statement wad, dony the charge."

Witness, who told the Court that

he had 19 years' experience in the Hong Kong Police Force, said that if he went into a cubicle and saw a man holding a packet of opium,

or what appeared to be a packet of opimu, he would arrest the man and the lath the man and the opium to

the Police Station.

Cross-examining the witness, Mr. Brutton said: What time does the Taipang arrive (~About 2.30.

HỒNG KONG DALLY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932.

PRISON TRAGEDY

RECALLED

INQUEST ON WARDER M. FRIEND

CONTRACTORS

HEAVILY FINED

WRONG USE OF GREEN ISLAND" CEMENT BAGS

SUICIDE VERDICT RETURNED | ALLEGED JAPANESE PRODUCT

The recent tragedy at Laichikok

BROWNIES RALLY AT GOVT. HOUSE

5TH HONG KONG PACK WINS COMPETITIOŃ··

The local Brownie "Packa held their annual Rally at Government Houso yesterday afternoon, where Mr. O. E, C. Marton prosecutedolves, fairies, pixies, sprites and

gnomes had a royal time.

The occasion was not however one

Prison in which Warder Maurice in two cases which came before Mr. Friend was found shot, with a bullet Schotiold yesterday in which two wound in the head, formed the sub-contractors were charged on three of quite unalloyed pleasure, for it ject of a Coroner's enquiry at the counts arising out of their using "Green Island" Cement bags for Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Mr. H. R. Butters sat as Carotier cement other than the "Green Is-

tand product. assisted by

jury comprised of Messrs.. O. Christian (foreman), J. 1. Antioquira and J. Gardner.

After medical ovidenco had been given by Dr. K. H. Littley, medical

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officar in charge of Kowloon Mortuary, regarding the cause of donth-shock following a wound in the hoal-Warder T. M. Parker, 010 of deceased's mess-mates,

Summonses against the Lo bang firm, of Lockhart' Road, were taken first, a representative, in

entailed an inspection during which marks were given for tidiness of uniform, hair and shoes, clenu- loss of hands and the ability to tie knots, etc., an unquisition, if the truth must be told, which those mawer in charge of the various packs, and to the counts, remarking that his the inspecting otheers, appeared to workinen had merely placed cement take considerably more seriously into the Green Island baga because than the Brownies themselves. But the original bags had become torn. fairies and their kin, while dainty

Mr. Marton explained that the according to tradition in their ap-| facts were the same as those in the pearance, have always serbied a stated that on the morning in ques second case against the Ip Sin Kee trille impatient of mortal meticu- tion-October 24, he was awakened firm, of 12, Western Street, for by Warder Collins and told that whom Mr. Horace Lo entered a If the party spirit was more the deconsed was missing. He uplen of not guilty on three similar evident than the team spirit, which As he desired to we suppose should animate these medintely got up and went over to unmore. deceased's bed which was about dress the Court, he preferred little folk on inspection day, we feel aftoen feet from his. He searched that Mr. Lo, as he had pleaded not sure that Mrs. Southors in her

ing his address.

lousness!

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The launch which Ling Sam had deceased's drawer for his revolver guilty, shʊald not be in Court dur-joint capacity of giver of the

to attend Yes,

Chinese Detectives. Contlaning. Mr. Hall Brutton std; You have heard of enses where Chinese detectives have shielded themselves behind European officers, on being necused of taking a bribe.

Witness: 1 cup' rememalier such

an instance.

Mr. Hall Brútton: You know the

but could not find it. Witness then went to the lavatory to look for him but in vain. Soon afterwards

he heard from Warder Collins that deceased had been found shot in the bathroom. He immediately went thero and found deceased sitting on the floor with his back against the wall. He had a wound in the right temple and a revolver was lying on his stomach, partly cover

finger on the trigger.

Mr. Lo Stays in Court, Mr. Lo replied that he did not wish to insist that he should re main in Churt if his Worship thought that he should not. But his friend's idea was that he should law Court because he (Mr. Mar- ton) was going to make certain anb- missions. In that case he (Mr. Lo) thought that he ought to remain.

"lovely party" and Commissioner

of Guides did not mind; and it was certainly a delightful sight to see! the Brownies so evidently enjoying themselves,

Au excellent tea was served to

guests and Brownies, and a military band enlivened the proceedings ou the lawn. When all the marks were added, it was found that the th Hong Kong Pack, the only all Chi-

opium, would that he correct?-It present instance is one of them 1-ed by his right hand with the index The case was open to the public. nese Pack in the Colony, were onay

would not be quite correct. I only saw the nevused lenye.

It has been stated that the end irit at the same tins as the old mann - lid unt see the two old men leave.

When was the money handed by you to Ho Kin --About 1 p.m.

When you were first asked about the case by the police, did you not say you paid it over at 12 o'clock I said after 32 o'clock.

Witness agreed that ho saw opium on a table in the cubicle.

Was it open or wrapped up- I did not notice.

And yet you could say you as apinin 1 not particularly

did

motive the opiam.

A Goldsmith's Evidence.

Nor

Mess. Catering.

fu answer to Mr. Fraser, witness said that the detective in, this case had not been charged with accept- In answer to the Coroner withers! ing n bribe su October 2.

stated that about two hours pre-} Mrs Fraser. Why not?

vious to the tragedy he heard de Witness: That is a matter for my ceased muttering to himself lying superior officers.

Detective Recalled.

Recalled by the District Officer, the detective, Ling Sam, said that he called out to the Inspector from the foot of the stairs in the medi feine shop, "Inspector? Inspector !!!

The District Officer: When did) you first know the inspector was upstairs --When he answer from upstairs after I called out.

Continuing, witness and that when Ho Kiu paid over the 800 he | left, leaving witness at the foot of Sum Chun Yeung, master of the stains. The Inspector then told Wah Chan goldsmith shop at Tai-witness to go and collect the street- po Market, giving evidence said cleaning money. Ling Sam paid that Hp Wah was his laudioid andver to the foreman what money on October 3 he came to his (withe collected from the three shops, hes') shop nt 1 o'clock in the after. He then went to the Taipo Police noma and asked him for a loan of Station. Witness hext stw the de- 850. Witness lout Sum Chun Yeung fendant on the rond near the Taipo the money and made an entry in his paying out book, which read

Paid to the hand of Ho Wah on the 3rd of the ninth moon the sum of $30."

on the bed with his royes closed.

Deceased was a very quiet man and had seemed somewhat dopress ed through the recent death of Warder Sullivan, who was a great friend of his. Before his death de censed was enterer in the Officers' Megs. When witness later took over that position he found that there were some discrepancies in the accounts, deceased having in curred a debt of 8275.10 to the meas compradore.

At the recent inquest on Warder Rooney with also died under similar circumstances, 'deceased was a wit- 18 and stated that he was only a few yards away when Rooney shot himself.

*After evidence of a similar nature had been given by Warder Walker and Sub-Inspector W. Mair, the jury returned a verdict of "Suiride Government Dispensary. He was walking toward the Police Station while temporary Insaue."

and witness overtook him.

"When I got the opium, I went back to the Tuipo Market. I then Cross-examined by Mr. Hall returned to the Police Station and Brutton, witness said that an puidaferwards wont down to the Taipo

and he was a member of the public. If Mr. Marton proposed to submit certain arguments he (Mr. Lo) thought there should be no objec tion. He should know what those arguments were,

winners, the 1st Hong Kong Pack coming second.

Two troops of Guides were also invited, the winners last year of the Prince of Wales' Bandar the 1st Kowloon Troop, captained Cy - Miss Mr. Marton assured Mr. Lo that Own Hughes, and the runners-up, there was no argument at all. He the 5th Hong Kong Trocq, captain-- was merely going to state the facts,d by Mrs. Cressy.

The summonses against Mr. Lo's: clients were then adjourned until Tuesday afternoon.

POPPY DAY FUND

TOTAL OF $4,000.

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Result of a Roward. Opening the case against Lo Sang, Mr. Marton said the summonses were brought by the Green Island Cement Co. as a result of informa-. tiun which they had received frami an' informer. A reward was offered | Anonymus for ovidence, of this kind and a Mosers, Arnold & Co., Ltd. notice had been inserted in three H.K. Trust Corporation, Ltd. Chinese newspapers, starting on

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Cement Company received informa Mr. U. Sorby. tion that the defendant was com- mitting the offences which were the Tworefair subject of the summonses. Mr. T. Mr. C. J. Waddell C. T. Beck, of the Green Island Coment Company, and Mr. Fung Kwok Wah, the cashier, went to

Further contributions may be sont 56, Lockhart Road and there saw two coolic women filling up bags to Messrs. Thoinson & Co. (Charter with cement. The bags wore those ed Accountants). York Building. of the Groep Island Cement Co., and bore their trade mark, but the cement was not the kind manufac

go with Chan Chiu to collect the tured by the Green Island Cement Costs of 8200 were also awarded

money for the street-cleaning."

Witness went on to say that it

Company.

if Wah $20 per month rent, but Pier, where I arrived at about was the first time that day that he bags and part of it was

be could not say whether he paid his rent for September on that

Jate,

Witness went on to say that he had often erst money to his land- lord on previous occasions, and that it was quite ussal for Ho Wah to horow money from him,

Defendant's Datias.

7.20 p.m."

Witness then told the Cirt that it took him about 10 minutes to walk from the Police Station to the Taipo Wharf. This concluded the case for the prosecution.

"Our Oase a Bank Denial."

had seen the defendant, and denied that the Inspector had been to his shop earlier in the day. Further, the defendant had not been up to his (witness') room above the shop that day. The first time that wit

tess stw the detective Ling" Sam,

against the defendant.

Mr. Marton went on to say that The Green Island Cement Com- some of the catment was in other pany had hoped that that convic- on the tion would act as dp brrent to floor of the shop, and was being others, because it had been publish- mixed with some other mixture heed in the newspapers, but it hadi fore being put into Greca Island not had the desired effect Cement Company bags, The Green Island Coment Company were seal- od in a special manner, with a length of wire, and the bags in the present case were also being done up in that way by two women. As far as the complainant Company were aware, they were the only, impor- ters to use such methoda.

Big Penalty Demanded. Mr. Marton: submitted that his wor

said the

ship should impose the maximum fine against the defendant and also order that he pay the costs of the I opening the case for the de- fence, Mr. Hall Brutton said: "Our was when he was with the Inspec

prosecution up to the amount that Hau Chiu Cheung, master of a case is a blank denial of the allegator. Wituess hid not seen Ho Kiu

his Worship might deem sufficient. He also asked for an order for the tailor's shop at Taipo Market, said tions, and I propose calling several that morning, and Ho Kiu had oot

The women on being naked who return of all Green Island Cement Jakies who will say that Acting Sub- that on October 2 Ho Kru, Ho Inspector Waller was not in thee this shop,

owned the cement, said it belongod Company bags and the destruction Wah's foki, came to him to borrow Chan Cheung medicine shop that Mr. Hall Bratton: Assuming that to the people next door, the Lo of the cement contained therein.

HiB Worship would appre money at about one or two p.m.; day, and that the first time he was Ling Sam had called out froin the Sang firm. The police, later made

ciate, howensy it was

for but he did not lend Ho Kiu any een in the neighbourhood of the foot of the stairs," Inspector In a search of the promises and found

bo shop was after 2 p.m. that day,spector!" would you have lard1-10 bags of cement

fraud to

perpetrated, Only a fortnight ago, money because be had none. Wit-when the master of the shop was Yes, certainly, pess did not see anyone with him. leaving for the native villagt of Tin Cress-examined by Mr. Fraser, solicitor, the Green leland Cement and the profit was about 200 per

Kok."

Wong Po said that he was on good Company undertook a prosecution cent. If bis. Worship agreed with The first witness for the defence tenns with the defendant who knew in the Kowloon Court for a similar what be (Mr. Marton) had said, was Weng Po, master of the Chan him well enough to call in at his offence, and the facts in that case ho suggested that the maximum were similar to the facts of the penalty be imposed. His Worship Mr. Fraser then called Acting Cheung medicine shop at Taipo house occasionally and talk. Inspector Frank Hoare, oflicer in Market, and an elder of the district Mr. Fraser: On October 9, when present case. It was obvious that would appreciate that the Green charge of Taipo Police Btation, who and chairman of the Merchants you met the defendant did you take the defendante were trying to de- Island Cement Company had gone said that the hours of duty of the Guild.

him up to your room shove the fraud the Green Island Cement to considerable expense in insorting Company, and the public, by selling the advertisemente in the news defendant on October & were from In giving evidence, he said he had abop No. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. His duties were known Inspector Waller for several When the back door is open, is Japanese cement in Green Island papers and there seemed to be no way to stop the offence except by the supervision of street cleaning.

the imposition of the maximum years. He also knew Ling Sam, Ho it possible for someone to enter by Cement Company's bags.

that mentioned Mr. Marton Ling Sam, the Chinese detective, Wah, and Ha Kiu... On the third the back door and go up the stairs

Besides the 16 full bags which was also co duty at Taipo Market day of the ninth moon he spent the without anyone seeing them from Green Island Cement Company's penalty.

cement was worth $3.25 per bag on this date, on Station reserve" murning in his shoji until about the front-It might be possible, His hours of duty were from 8 a.. 2 pm, when he left with the intens Witness then said that at no time and the Japanese cement about the police had seized, there were 29 empty bags which presumably were during that day did he 300 the $1.60- on the it to 8 xan, on the 3rd, tion of going to Tin-Kokr

defendant on the premises.

Mr. Marton, said that for the ready to be filled

8500 Penalty. Corroborative evidence was sub former case he asked for the im mitted by several fokia from the position of the maximum fine and

The defendant was fined $100 on Outside my shop, I met the Chau Cheung shop who denied sec- also for the costs of the prosecution.

odch of the three summonses, and fined the defendant 8100 on the ordered to pay $200 for the cost first and: 650 on the second-count, of the prosecution. He was also there being only two courte against ordered to return the bags to the the defendant on that occasion. Greon Island Cement Company and

(Continued on next column.) to destroy their contents."

His duties included any special

work that might be consigned to

him, and the searching of the steam

launch Taipang's passengers,

Asks for Detective.

The first occasion on which wit-street-cleaner Chan Chiu, to whoming the defendant, or the Chinese Mr. Butters, who beard the case, bess heard of the allegations against I spoke. Shortly afterwards the detective, on the premises on the the defendant was on October 3. defendant Inspector and the dates day in question, and stated that if On the 17th witness arrested. In- tive passed by. I asked the Trupee the Inspector had done into the spector Waller as he was leaving ter to let me have his detective to shop they would buva asen bīm. Kowloon Hospital...

(Continued on next column.) The hearing was adjourned.

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