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BIG SCHEME TO CORRUPT THE REVENUE

DEPARTMENT

Allegations In Conspiracy Charge

EIGHT STAND TRIAL

Serious charges of bribery in an attempt to corrupt the whole of the Chinese Revenue staff and an attempt to collect protection money from 1,000 opium "divans were preferred against eight defendants at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, His Honour. Sir Atholl MacGregor.

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At- torney General, said that the plan was to drive out those who would not subscribe and thus the third accused would secure a menopoly of the selling of opium on a cheaper scale.

SCAFFOLDING STOLEN FROM® NEW SCHOOL

Around the Courts

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Scaffoldings used in the con- struction of the new Central British School opposite the Kowloon' Hospital, figured pro- minently in larceny charges preferred against two ployed men at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Lai Yan, 27, and Li Chuen, 29, were ac- cused of stealing 387 ppies valued at $116' and selling them to a second hand dealer for $41. Detective Sergeant R. Els ex- plained that the Chuen Hop paper on which was written the Scaffolding Contractors supplied word "Bob," which was explained 1,800 poles to the new school to be a password whereby the re-When work was completed those venue officers would know from poles were removed to a piece of which divans money was being vacant ground in Argyle Street. collected..."

Defendants who had previously On March 30 as a result of a been employed by the complain- phone call received by Mo Kang ant, on divers dates between May from Randall they', met

at the 31 and the 27th of this month, China Emporium when a meeting hired a truck on four occasions to of all the revenue officers was ar remove the poles which were sold ranged for the next day.

by them to a second hand dealer. Sixty-four of the original amount bad not been recovered as they had been re-sold to another party. The prosecuting officer said that the second hand dealer was not

sterested The party met on March 31 at

for receiving stolen the To Yuen Restaurant and goods, as he had given assistance Randall was alleged to have said to the police in the matter The that money had been collected prosecution asked however that the from 70 to 80 per cent of the divans poles be returned to the complain-. which amounted to about $300. A ant without compensation. sum of $500 was produced and given to Mo Kang.

The jury, empanelled were:- Measre. J. Watson (foreman), G. Brown. Fok Kee Wal, O. Hallburn. E Mahomed, Alarakia. J. W. Law- son, and J. L. Bonnar.

The men charged were Albert By this time the matter had Randall, 27, unemployed, of Pros-been reported to the Police and a pec: Place, Li Yick, 32, shopkeeper, Chinese detective was ordered to Leung Yau, 42, unemployed. Ho Lol, accompany the revenue officers to 27, salesman, Ho Shum, 23, un- this rendezvous. employed. Lt Kwai-yick, 40, un- employed, Kwan Sing, 36, unem- ployed and Ngan Cheong. 2, ur- employed.

The eight .men were charged with having conspired to bribe Revenue officer Mo Kang and other revenue officers with intent to in- fluence them against prosecuting or giving information which might, lead to the prosecution of certain offenders under the Oplum Ordi-

nance.

Randall was also charged with having given a bribe of $400 to R. O. Mo Kang.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, appeared for Randall, the other defendants not being legally represented.

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INFORMATION RECEIVED Stating the case for the Crown; Mr. Williams said that on March 13, Tam Wai, a Revenue officer re- ceived information' which he re- ported to the Senior Revenue Off ter, Mo Kang, who in turn report- ed to Chies Preventative Officer Buller.

Further information was

received" on March 17 and 15, which was also passed on to Me Bulle:.

POLICE ARRIVE

Both Lal and Lt were sentenced to one month's imprisonment each

BANISHEE

The discovery of 33 gallons of Yau Ming, 32, unemployed, was to be a returned stone jars fitted with rubber caps banishee after he had been arrest- for dumping, aboard sampan No. ed for, stealing five panes of win- 1420Y led to, the appearance of dow glass from No. 82 'Yee Wo three women, Lo So, 43, Chan Mul. | Street, first floor, and, on appear- 22, and Shek Moi, aged 72 years. Ing before Mr. W. Schofield, at the before Mr. J. H, B. Lee at the Central Magistracy yesterday, was Central Magistracy yesterday, sentenced to two months' hard Shek Mol was discharged with a labour on the larceny charge, and caution on account of her age, eight months on the "charge of Chan Mul pleaded not guilty and having returned from banishment. her plea being accepted she was discharged. Lo So was fined $250, or, in default, three months' hard abour, R. O. Grimmitt stated the second defendant said she hired the boat to go to a place in Lantao to obtain the wine from a man

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whỏ, sald Mr. Grimmitt, was well- known to the department.

OPIUM FOR PRISONERS Yu Kan, aged 19, was Aned $50. with the alternative of one month's hard labour, when he appeared be- fore 'Mr. J. H. B. Lee at the Cen-

Court Police

yesterday. charged with alding and abetting in the introduction of opium Into Victoria Giol.

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TRESPASSING

Chan Kwal. 44. grass cutter, was bound over in a personal bond of $10 to be of good behaviour for one year when he appeared before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on a charge ・of trespassing on military property

at Scandal Point. Inspector Logan- said defendant was cutting grass when arrested. He was not special- ly engaged by the military au- thorities to cut grass. “

TRESPASSER ARRESTED

$1 Or A Week's Gaal

Det.-Sergt. T. Cashman stated that on Saturday a banishee, Wu Stu-shan, was sentenced by his Worship to eight months' hard labour for a breach of the De-

A man found trespassing on the portation ordinance. In the pri

grounds in the vicinity of the soners' room he was given six

Royal Observatory. was brought oplum pills by the defendant and before Mr. E. Himsworth at the on entering the prison the pills Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and were found in his possession by

the Reception Officer. Wu was be-fined $1. or in default seven days'

imprisonment, Ing dealt with departmentally bri Detective Sergeant Davies sald

the gaol authorities.

Defendant pleaded ignorance of the regulations.

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27,000 HEROIN PILLS

that the accused, Lo Kam, unem- ployed, had apparently climbed over a fence to gain admittance. At the entrance of the Observa

both in English and Chinese against trespassing.

The poles were ordered to be re- Arrested at the bottom of a stair-tory grounds, notices were posted turned to the Chuen Hop Com-way leading to 367, Hennessy Road,

At this stage the detective pos-pany. ing as the revenue officer left the room and returned shortly after with a party.of police led by De- tective Inspectors J, and M. Mur- phy. The $500 was pointed out to Randall who, allegedly replied "We are forming a club." Defendants were then arrested and taken to the Central Police Station,"

At the station Randall started to write a statement which was not the arrival of his completed on solicitor. Be completed the state- ment the next day and in this statement he said that Leung Yu had approached him in connection with the opium and heroin busi- ness. That business would be dif- Bcult it the revenue officers were not on their side.

Randall claimed that Leung was at the back of the whole plan and On March 20. Mo Kang received that he (Randall) was only there a telephone call from a man who called himself, "Lam To," which

there was no doubt about the mat- ter. On the first charge he still pleaded "Not Guilty." On this sec- Would ond charge, Mr. Shekdon wait until the jury had returned a verdict and then he would submit, on Mr. Wifam's cutline the rea- sons for the giving of the money.

Mo Kang then continued his evi- dence and said that the addresses in the book were those of opium divans according to what Li Tick had cald

He had made certain enquiries and had found that some of "the addresses were those of oplum divans. The addresses were of no interest to witness except so far as the present trial was con- cerned.

Witness stated that he had

Mr. B. D. Evans, superintendent of the Observatory had the accused arrested as of late there had been the servants' quarters. a number of petty larcenies from

"Don't go anywhere, where you are not supposed to go" said the Revenue Magistrate in sentencing Lo as

that a stated above.

Wanchal, Chiu Tal, a woman, was found to have 27,000 heroin pills in a rattan basket which she was carrying. Brought before Mr. J. H. B. Lee at the Central Magistracy yesterday, she pleaded guilty and was fined $2.500 or in default, six months' hard labour. Officer Grimmitt stated further $52,000 heroin pills found on the third floor of 387. Hennessy Road, which was un- ccupied. The woman could not give a satisfactory account of what she did there.

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were

ROBBERS FOILED

Attempted Raid On-A Wanchai Flat

An attempted armed robbery in the Wanchal district was reported to the Police yesterday.

SNATCHER CAUGHT Appearing before Mr. J. H. B. Lee at the Central Magistracy yester- day Tin Loi-yau, 18, unemployed, pleaded guilty to the theft of a

The robbers, believed to be two five-dollar note from a married. vromari Lam Cheuk-king, at a in number, entered the second shop at 145, Des Voeux Road Cen-floor of No. 200 Lockhart Road tral on Saturday, and was remand- about 7.45 a.m. The alarm was ed in prison until to-day for raised and the thieves were forced medical examination regarding his to decamp without being able to Atness for a birching. Sub-Inspr. steal anything.

·NO TELEPHONE CALL

A J... Johnson stated that defen- In their flight they left behind Mr. Sheldon suggested that Ran-dant snatched the note as it was them two revolvers and a knife. dali had not rung up Mo Kang.. being passed by the complainant The report was made by Ma Witness then replied if that were to her friend to hand over the King, widow. Police are investi-

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ever heard of Lee Chim, & dealer so that he could get information in fcit opium, and when his two was the Chinese version of Ran-divans and pass it on to the United house Lee

regarding the opium and heraingcers went to see Randall at his Chim was not with dail Lam To said that he knew of a good opportunity for the Re- venue officers and asked Mo Kang to visit him at his house at "Pros- pect Place

States Treasury Department, where them.

he was hoping to get a job.

Lick on being charged · de- clared that Leung had asked him to write the characters in the book, but he did not know what was the

purpose. Leung had said that he

Acting under instructions. Tam Wat went to see Randall who said that he wanted to give the Re- had intended going into the oplum venue officers an opportunity. He and heroin business, while the said that he had sent someone tu † collect money from the oplum divans and wanted the help of the Revenue officers, for which help he would give several bundred dollars. Rändal added that he had already fixed matters with the European Revenue "officers.

On March 26, Mo Kang was ask- ed by phone by Randall to go to the Sun Kee Yuen. Restaurant and look for a room with the sign Lam

on the door. He did so in the company of two other Revenue Officers and there saw Randall, 11 Vick and Leung Yau. · Randall

then stated his proposition ay-

ing that the money thus collecteu from the oplum divans would be divided up into three shares, one for the Europeans, one. for the Chinese and one for themselves.

$500 A MONTH The sum of $500 a month was suggested and Randall was alleged

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other defendants disclaimed any knowledge of the-conspiracy.

Mir. Williams said that all eight.

were engaged in the con- spiracy and the evidence shows

He had axed up everything and that. Randall was the ringleader.

had acted as spokesman through- out. The second defendant was in Kee Yuen Restaurant and at every charge of the meeting at the Sun subsequent meeting he had been present. He had even gone to the rames and addresies of trouble of writing in the book the all the oplum divans in Hong Kong.

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NO JUSTIFICATION Randall had said that he wanted a job in the United States Trea- sury but this was no justiñcation. It was admitted by the Crown that Randall had given information t the Treasury before.

As to the other five defendants,

to have said that a sum between Mr. Willams submitted that it $200 and $300 had already been would be very unlikely that they

collected and that the money would be paid within a few days, Randall was also alleged to have sald that he knew of a heroin pill dealer who would pay $2,000,

would be, brought along to that room to hear all the conversation if they were not in the scheme.

Tam Wal R.O. 98, then gave evidence which corroborated the the Crown. Cross-

LI Yick was pointed out as being | case,

for

in charge of the collecting of the examined he said that auf the money from some 800 divans. A visits were in the hope of obtain- book was produced wherein the ing evidence of the plot to bribe.. names of various oplum divans Witness stated that Randall had were entered and this was given said that the 3500 had been collect-

to Mo Kang. Randall also men ed from the divans Witness ad- tloned the possibility of import- mitted that Randall had been èn- Ing oplum Into Hong Kong from | couraged into giving the bribe. Macao with the help and assist Mo Kang in the box, also cor- tance of the revenue, oricers. In roborated the case for the Crown the old days 'people were able to Before continuing with the evi- smuggle as much as five boxes per dence or Mo Kang, Mr. Sheldon in- trip and this was now impossible terposed" and "said that on the due to the lack of union. "Randal | second charge he had advised his also save to Mo Kang a piece of client Randall to plead guilty as

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