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CHINESE CUSTOMS OFFICER

ON

TRIAL

CASE AGAINST HALLUMS COMMENCED BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

DEFENCE ALLEGATION OF BOMBS

THROWN BY JUNK CREW

"I am quite prepared to accept the statement that all this happened in British waters," said Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Counse! for the deience in the case in walch Mark William Hallums was charged before the thief Justice yesterday with the unlawful kill ing in the waters of this Colony of a female child, Ng Koo, on April 1,

Mr. J. A. Frazer, Assistant Attorney General, appeared for the Crown while Mr. Macnamara is instructed by Mr, W. A. Mac- Kinley of Messis, Beacons.

The jury clected comprised Messrs. 5. S. Perry (spreman), J. F. Anderson, L. E, Lammert, J. W. Morris, J. P. Pareira, O. P. Remedios and G. U. da Roza.

CROWN CASE OUTLINED

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, · MAY 23, 1933.

DEPORTATION ORDER RESCINDED

Successful Application

by Spaniard

BROTHER WILLING TO

SIGN BOND

An application for the rescission of an expulsion order against Jove del Pan, a Spaniard, was made on his behalf by Mr. Leo D'Alamada, Snr.. at Central Magistracy yester- day,

On

The defendant, it will be recalled, was recently convicted of being in the Colony with a valid passport and was on Saturday ordered to be deported to Singapore the failure of his brother, M. del Pán, the proprietor of the Station Hotel, to sign a bond for $1,000, to insure that he would not be left destitute in the Colony,

·H.K. ROTARIANS VISIT CANTON

First Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday. With May, a delo- gation of twenty Hong Kong Rotariuns travelled to Canton to attend the first anniversary Charter Dinner of the Canton Rotary Club. They were not at the Station by the genial Secretary Rotarian A. E. Quin--and other Canton Rotarians, and were taken by cars to the hotel accomoda tion that bad been arranged for thein.

At 8 pan the hosts and their ladies and visitors gathered at the Nam Yuen Restaurant, and, the members of the host Climb Inst nd time in effecting introductions

别

ISLAND ROAD ROBBERY

Two Years Sentence Passed

CURIOUS STORY OF

HIGHWAY THEFT

Sentence of two years' hard labour was passed on a young Chinese who was charged betore Mr. Justice Lindsol! at the Criminal Sessions yesterday for rabbing a coolie of di cents on Island Road.

Mr. H. K. Holmes appeared for the Crown, and the detendant, who pleaded not guilty, was not legally represented.

The following jury was empanell-, ed: Mesra J. C. Ferguson (fore- An elaborate Chinese dinner had man), H., Hampton, H. W. M. Dul been prepared and a vary friendlyay, W. Robertson, W. D. Deans, atmosphere prevailed, Miss Ng Hank and D. G. McAvoy. Hang Dip, a sweet little Chinese girl of six, delighted the assembly In making his application, Me.

with her songs and dances, and was D'Almada said that the defendant's obliged to respond to numerons en- cores. "Hoffy" also very gener brother was now willing to sign they displayed his vocal talent, bend for $1,000. The defendant was

sent for by his brother to help him it his business, and had all the papers required in the Aliens Or- dinance of Hong Kong. He had n ex-Spanish passport and had also the registration of the Aliens Ordin Anco isautod by the Singapore authorities..

Chin Station was called. He

mined several exhibits and said three of them were parts of a three pasunder shell. He also examined Hodgkiss fuse and described how the fuse and shell together would function.

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in pening the case for the Crown Mr. Fraser said the junk concern ed was a large three-masted trading junk, number T2951H, of about 1,995 picul. At abour 6 o'clock on the inorning of April 1 the junk left Hung Kung harbour near West Point with 500 bags of sugar on In reply to 31. Machamara, for hard having previously obtain the d-fence, witness said he visited learner for Shikung, in the New the launch and faithd a hole in the Territories. Their were on board protective steel plate around the six wen, four wonen and ten chilunch. There was another hole in dren, comprising the boat's crew, the top of the same plate. sone relatives and the man in

M Machaniara: Supposing the charge of the sugar consignment.hell, fitted with the fuse you have "At about seven o'clock the junk | mentioned, struck a three sixteenth passed through Lycemun Pass go of an inch iron plate, what would ing eastwards and an hour later you expect to happen? When the vessel was approximate.! ly five miles inside the nearest point if the boundary and well within the waters of the Colony the people in the junk noticed a launch follow ing them, which was in fact a armed Customs' launch.

Shell Fired Into Stern of the

Junk.

Witness: The fuse would either function on improt or the safety arrangement would work so that the fuse" "would partly function. It would certainly function after it hit the water.

It

Supposing that both shots struck this 3/10 inch iron plate would it in your opinion, having travelled through the plate, travel a great distance and then burst-No. The launch drew up astern and in would depend on the actual resist charge of it was the defendant. A ance of the plate. I would not care signaf was given to the master of to be outside the plate when the the junk and the launch drew up shot went through. abreast and a boat was lowered.

In the small boat was the other European officer on the launch and five of the six members of the crew. Defendant and one Chinese seaman reomined board the launch.

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When the boat was launched the junk turbed and sailed for Hong Kong, and defendant fired a shell at it from a three-pounder gun in the fore part of the launch. It ex- ploded near the stern of the junk fragments from it penetrating the etern of the junk, into the aft cabin. At the time a three-year-old girl. the subject of the indictment, we in the cabin her mother being in another department. Fragments of the shell killed the girl, and in jared her mother. The junk con tinued on its way and defendant fired another shot. the fuss from which passed through the junk's side weir above the water line.

The junk then returned to Hong Kong and went to the Yaumati Typhoon shelter the launch return ing to Hong Kong later.

Accused's Statement.

Accused went to the Water Police Station on his return and made a statement to the effect that at 7 a.m., on April 1, he left Hong Kong as the result of information that a threemasted freting junk T51H (?) had sailed from Shauki. wan at d.m. with a cargo of sugar and other sundries. At about 8 am, he over hauled the junk five mlies south of Waglan in China waters. The junk then returned to British waters and when, the launch approached, the junk threw dyna- mite bombe. The launch returned fire and the junk finally entered the harbour and went towards Sham Shui Po.

The junk-master had gone ashore in the meantibe and reported to hig Täter going to the Police Station. The Police visited the junk and examined it and the body was removed, the mother being taken to hospital.

The evidence would show that death due to head injuries such as would have been caused by, a shell or fragment of a shell.

The Accused's Offence.

while the . II. Lo's Orchestra played various selections hiring

the dinner.

Cordial Welcome,

When President Dr. Chien rose to extend the welcome of the Cantou Rotarians to the guests from Hong Kong, he was greeted with very hearty applause. In well chosen words he expressed the value of the interchange of acquaintanceship and urged the members to be mind. ful of a Roturion's obligations. He cordially welcoaned them to this meeting and xpressed the hope that it would be the forerunner, of many similar picetings. Rotarian 7. B. Wilson, President-elect of the Hong Kong Club, responded, thank

Mr. D'Almada submitted that the documents complied with the regulations and that no expulsion order, would have been made if they had been produced at the previous hearing, unless the Inspector General of Police was not satisfied with them. In that case, Mr. D'Almada contended, the I.G.P. should bring forward a charge against the defendant of forging &

ing the host Club for their lavish document, which his client was pre-entertainment and concluded by pared to meet. The defendant was extending a cordial invitation to not a man who came here to get Canton Rotarians to visit the Hent landed on the bench; he was sent Kong Club. After dinner the K, H for by his brother to help him in Le's Tazz Orchestra supplied dance his business,

music.

Police Not Satisfed.

His Worship (Mr. Wynne-Jones): I have been informed by the Police that he is not a desirable man.

Polico): I am not satisfied. It is Mr. W. P. Thompson (for the

not passport and not valid,

Mr. D'Almada: I submit to your Worship that on the evidence be fore you that the LG.P. in doing his duty did not do so in a judicini

moner.

His Worship: I am not concern-

Mr. Fraser: Would the shot ex plode before reaching or after it had reached a certain point, hay ing. already passed through the plate-There are two possibilities. It might go off at once within a few yards of the plate or it woulded with that. The reason for this gion until it struck something action may be that the Police wiste Fise.

ed to keep this man out of the Colony unless he has complied with the regulations laid down. It has

Witness stated that he had ex- perimented with the gun and found that with calm water a shot fired throug the hole in the plate would strike the water about 90 feet away.

conecen of mine. I am not the Government."

Mr. D'Almida: I fully realise His Lordship directed, that the your position. But I do submit witness be given the opportunity of you should suspend this order. His visiting the launch with the police brother is prepared to sign the photographer for the purpose of bond. It has put a stigms on the might be of nar to the Court regard- taking any photographs which

man merely because he has no ing the position of the gun and iron pasaport. His brother is prepared plate and to make nay other obser- to look after him vations he might think necessary.

The Master's Evidence.

hand. No whistle was blown and

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Magistrate's Position Defined.

His Worship: In the event of Ng Wing Li, master of the junk, his brother signing the bond, I will stated that when the launch was about 100 fathoms from the junk not only suspend the order but will some one on the launch waved his withdraw it entirely. I must say as far as I am concerned the reason witness thought they intended why I am prepared not to make the pirating his boat and he turned expulsion order is that the Spanish back to Hong Kong. The launch Consul is not authorised to renew followed, and a shot was fired at the this passport, and therefore it is stern of the junk. The child was rather difficult for a Spanish sub- killed and her mother injured. ject to have his passport renewed. Cross-examined by Mr. Mac If the IG.P. is satisfied then I num. pamara, the "junk-master said that If he is not, I am not. On that he was not a smuggler. He admite condition therefore I will let the re- ted having recently come from Sai- cord of conviction stands but with- gon and said that he was engaged draw any order. in trading between Hong Kong and various ports. Witness said that he made one voyage to Saikung with

a cargo of sugar on March 18, bat into China-It would. could not say when he returned If the 400 picuts of sugar was from that trip. It might have been going into China, do you know the March 16. On his return he sailed amount of duty that has to be paid? for an Island opposite Cheungehau I have no idea to pick up his fishing nets.

The duty is roughly speaking 810 Mr. Macnamara: The next trip a bag and consequently the duty made by the junk to Saikung was on your cargo would be about on March 30. Did it take two $9,000 1-I don't know how much the weeks to collect the fishing nets 1-duty would be.

Over 950 were prezent, and it was agreed by all that the entire evening and programme reflected great credit on the organisers, and was an unqualified success.

Two

According to Mr. Holmes, "Lei Mei, the complainant, was walking along Island Road in the direction of Shaukiwan, on April 7. Chinese, one of them dressed in European clothes, spoke to him and then pushed him off the road, down robbed him of 4 cents. a hillside. They tiad him up and

A Chinese bonstable came along and released Lei Mei and together ! they set off to the Palice Station inake 'a' report. On the way they met a European officer on motor- cycle patrol, who took Lei Mei back to the spot where the robbery de-i curred, while the constable proceed-

bowards Stanley. He was given a lift by a passing ear and had not proceeded far when the constable noticed two mon ahead. structed the driver to stop. two men made off but the constable caught one of them.

He in-

The

Defendant when charged at the Police Station made the following statement-I did not reb him. La Fan asked me to help him to tie up the complainant. He said that he was carrying illicit goods. I did not know that Lai Fan took away complainant's money. Lai String was given to me to tie the Fan pushed him down the hillside.

complainant. Lai Fan gagged the mouth and tied the feet of the com- plainant. I walked away after I tied up his hands."

Later at the Magistracy, the de- fendant said-While the first wit The visitors from the Hong Kongness' hands were being tied up, Lai H. Hong Sline, Fred Shim, P. S. Cheb were Rotarians T. B. Wilson,Fan asked me to help him. I was

Wong, S. C. Wong, J. D. Bush, A. J R. Moas, G. W Greene, A. E. Gerondal and Douglas C. Howland, whilst Rotarians D. M. Maynard,

A. Mackintosh, H E. Stone and N. J. Perrin were accompanied by

their wives

MAGANESE MINES

DISCOVERED IN KWANGSI

PROVINCE<

}

Latest reports to hand state that maganiese deposits have been dis covered in various parts of the Lok Wai," "Pook Ma, Wax lion" and "La Sau mountains of the Lung Tun village of the 4th Division of the Ping Nant District

The arch. of these deposits amounts to 350 Chinese acres, and the deposits of magancs: ore are extremely rich,

It is said that the villagers have sketched but rongh plans of these four mountains and applied to the Municipal Department of Reco station for the necessary permis mission to develop the deposits.

AN HABITUAL CRIMINAL

TEN PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS.

A record of ten previous convic tions were proved, against a Hong Kong-born Chinese who was con victed by Mr. Wynne-Joucs at Cen- tral, Magistracy yesterday on. charge of stealing clothing from 15, Wing Lok Street.

$1

Detective Sergeant Fowlie said. the defendant entered the first floor by breaking open the door. He made his recape on being seen by an inmate, and was arrested in s low dire down the stairway street

Six months' hard labour and two

Witness replied that his was not Why did you think this Chinese years Police supervision was im

a steam vessel and he had had to Customs launch was going to pirate posed.

wait for the wind.

you -Because the movements of that launch was suspicious.

Mr. Macnamara: What eort of a Do you know the flag-No: plave in Saikung?

Why, did you say at the Cordner's Witness: I have only made one inquiry that you knew it was the "The Crown case is this that de-trip to the place. I was told to Chinese Customs flag 1--I didn't say

tranship the -augar at fendant was dring an unlawful act place. For all I know the placs

a certain so,

Mr. Macnamara: I have your "He was attempting to stop this

signed statement here about that junk in British Waters, a thing might not have been Saikung. which he had no right to do. He also Are there many inhabitants Now, when they fired, the first shot, unlawfully used force in further there 7-I don't know, I never ast would it have been possible for you to have thrown some object weigh- ance of that offence and as a resula foot on shore.

ing about one or two pounds at the of that force, accidently killed this

launch No

“ girl." concluded, Mr. Frazer.

Evidence Called.

To whom was the last log of sugar consigned ?—I don't know. There was a man travelling with the cargo It would be all wrong to suggest After Dr. J. F Mackie, and that the object of this voyage was Inspector Vinernt has given evi to carry sugar to Saikung so that dence, Lieut. Comdr. Boswell, insit could be convemently transferred pector of naval ordinance on the (Continued on next Oolumn),

mainder of the bombs into the Harbour when entering Lyemun ?— That is hot true.

over 14 feet from Lei Mei. He was Carrying soap on his shoulder and offered it for sale to Lai Fan A quarrel arose between them and Lai Fan struck him and accused him of smuggling illicit goods. Lai Fan asked me to help tie him up. Lai

Fan held his hands and asked me to tie them together. I did not know what he was up lb. I went back towards Stanley. A constable cams along in a car and arrested me."

After evidence had been taken, accused was found guilty," and sentence was passed as stated.

COMMUNISM IN INDO- CHINA

MANY DEATH SENTENCES.

Saigon. The trial of some one hundred and nineteen Communista on charges of murder, dacoity, etc., occupied five days at Saigon this month In the end ten or eleven were condemned to death; ton to hard labour or simple imprison- deportation; twenty to 20 years'

ment; eighteen to 10 years'; and 21 to five years'; while eleven were acquitted.

As soon 19. the verdict WLB known, the prisonera shouted their Communist sentiments and their hatred of capitalism. This lasted for about ten minutes till they could be removed by the police.

THE SALE OF THE C.E.R.

CHINESE FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIALS OPINION

Russia is trying to sell her inter- est in the Chinese Eastern Railway tú Japan as a means to humour the latter, because the Kremlin, which Eve-year plan, does not desirs to is bent on completing its second

have warfare during this period, said Mr. Kan Chien Hou, Inspector of Foreign Affairs, in a statement to the vernacular papers.

“In disposing of the railroad, Soviet Russia hopes to avert wer You have never seen a bomb with Japan at the moment,

What Moscow wants is to wait that this may give Russin a chance for world unrest and commotion, so to propagate its Communist de-

No.

Never heard of one? No. The Chinese don't use them. (Laughter.) It was at this stage that Mr. Macnamara said, in reply to a question by the Chief Justice that Was it not a fact that you and he was quite prepared to accept the your crew throw bombs at the statement that All these things up launch 1-We did not do that at all:pened in British waters, stekke There were no bombs on my junk, After evidence had been given by And later on while you were com-three other witnesses for the prose ing to Hong Kong you, threw thecution, the hearing was adjourned (Üostinued at foot of neat Column) "until 10 .. to-day.

--trines."."

Mr. Kan said that Russia in offering the sale of the railroad to Japan had no justification in law and had violated the Sino-Soviet azreement concerning the railway However. Tapan might not nesept. the Burian offer if the attitudents the ather Poyers is against the anle, he added-Central Frees

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