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CONVICTION QUASHED

OBITUARY

TRANSACTION OF A CHILD

1

CAPT, G. H. MADDEN

Accomplice's Evidence

COSTS REFUSED

an

Old China Hand

PARTICIPANTS GAOLED

It is with deep regret that we Sentences or three months' hard have to record the death of Cap-tabour were passed by Mr. W. tain George Henry Madden, form-Schofield at the Central Court erly master of the Hong Kong yesterday on Convicted in the lower court on

three people. Pang Canton and Macao

Steamboat Cheung 38, unemployed. Lam Wal- an oplum charge, Ko Chunk. Company's vessel Lungshan, who uns. 34. a cook boy employed at through Mr. C. E. R. Sunderson died at the War Memorial Hospi- successfully made

an address on the Peak, and Yip appeal tal on Wednesday night, after an, 28, second defendant's wife, ! against the conviction yesterday brief lness. before the Chler Justice

of the same address on the Peak Sir The late Captain Madden, who Atholl MacGregor at the Crimi-

The charge was that of part!- was a native of New Zealand,cipating in a transaction to trans- nal Court of Appeal. After near-toined the Hong Kong. Camion and fer pussession of a minor--a. male ing the arguments His Honour Macao Steamboat Company when quashed the conviction but order-ne came to Hong Kong 16 years for a valuable consideration.

child named Ho So Wah, aged 7- ed the appellant to pay costs for ago, and since then he has com the hearing.

manded most of their ships, being Mr. & H. Willams, the Assis-appointed to the Langshan about tant, Attorney General. instructed eighteen months ago by Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg was for the

Crown

The late Captain Madden had been discharged by the Company following the recently announced laying up of several of their ships, and consequent reduction of sta. Being a man of the most gental disposition and good-hearted, the late Captain Madden was liked by those whe had enjoyed bis friend ship, and was very popular with

Mr. Sanderson Snid that the appellant WIS convicted on twq. offences against the 1932 opium ordinance. "On June 0 Revenue Officer Humphries ar rested a 12 year old boy, Wun Loy. with raw oplum in his possession. Two hours later he took the boy to the Foo Hing Shop, near the Tai Po Market: where the latter The late Captain Madden who pointed out appellant to the afwas about 50 years of age, leaves cer. The Talpo market was the a widow, now In Preston, near Zor- rendezvous where the opium was quay, England, and two sous" one to be transferred to the appellant, at whom is in England with his Ko Chung.

mother, and the other in Sydney and to them every sympathy will be extended in their sad bereave.

all whom he met.

Onc. Chung Fat Chyen, claimed the opium there, and on the fol- lowing day he and the appellant ; ment. were charged for unlawful dealing "In oplum; both ware charged with counselling a minor to carry 26 taels of oplum at Sheung Shu'

Rallway station.

EVIDENCE NOT CALLED

At the hearing the accused were Chung Fat Chuen pleaded guilty. Ee was sentenced to. 15 days on each count. The appellant was convict- ed, and was sentenced to a total

not represented and

THE FUNERAL

Inspector Ellis said that on June 20 a woman, Pang Ying, mother of the child and concubine of the father of the child, ran away with

the child. She went to Taipo and

stayed at the house of Arst defen- dant's mother. She told this woman that she wished to dispose of her! child, as she wanted to go abroad. She was taken to the first defen- dant who told her the knew of a person who wanted a child. Thei first defendant took the mother

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INDIANS IN FIGHT

DEALING IN OPIUM to The Peak to the house where

Four Indians, Gurdial Singh, 24 second, and third defendants were

Mr. C. B. Burgess imposed a Ane working. Arrangements were made unemployed. Man Singh, 33, uner-of $250, or three months impri- for the second and third defendants ployed. Channan Sing. 38, private sonment, yesterday at the Central to pay 365 for the child. On June watchman, appeared before Mr. w Magistracy on Pang Wing. 18, un- 30. the first and third defendants Schoßeld at the Central Magis-employed. charged with unlawful and the mother went to Wanchal tracy yesterday, charged with hav-dealing in oplum. Defendant was where a "sung tip" was drawn up ng assaulted Sawan Singh, an In- caught in Canton Road and was by a street letter-writer and the dian police constable, at Tai Hangstopped by the Chinese detective money was paid for the child later June 28. Mr. McCallum ap-¡ with whom he started a fight. De-

peared for

Acting | fendant threw the detective on his Sub-Inspector Madgwick asked for back and then ran to the harbouz a week's remand, saying the in where he threw the oplum Into lured man was likely to be in hos- the water. This oplum was later pital for two or three weeks more. recovered by a diver. He had a fractured leg. Mr. Scho- feld remanded defendants for "one week. fixing ball in $100 for first defendant and $50 each for the others.

at The Peak address. The mother had stace disappeared and could not be traced. Later, the father of the child had information that the first defendant knew some- thing about the matter and had him arrested. First defendant gave triformation leading to the arrest

The funeral took place at the Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley, sesterday evening, and Rev. Cyril Brown conducted the burtal Ber vices at the grave side

Among those present funeral were Inspector R. Stap- non. Captain B. Thomson, Cap tain W. Perrite, Captain F. Bavis The child was also found. Captain A. Campbell, Messri, G. C.

According to second and third White, G. W. Kew, J. J. Whyte, defendants. said Inspector Ellis,

at the

of the second and third.

•

defendants,

Before Mr. W. Schofield at the

ኔነ

F.

Chan Piu, Chiu Chee, Wang Hol Ho Sum." Lee Yu and Ns Tse, ap- peared before Mr. Burgess at the Central Magistracy this morning charged with possession of raw oplum on the a.s, Yuen Sang on June 24, J. White. J. B. McCaw. A. Place the mother had told them the of three months on both charges. F. W. T. Ross, G. H. White, E. Hur-child was being disposed of with Central Magistracy this morning

Mr. A. W. Grimmitt, prosecuting, The magistrate had convicted | ley, O. A. Smith, S. J. Carter, W.

the knowledge of the father who Ip Ping, aged 30 unemployed, sald that Mr. M. A. da Silva had only on the story of the boy. E. Kirby. C. O. Lawrence, H. des in the country, and that Le Chau Tak. aged 56, unemployed. previously appeared for the second In the premises of the shop Luz, A. A. Noronha, Tse Ka Po. Wao had asked her to bring the child and Li Ho, a female, aged 71. were defendant and Mr. Rush for the were found packages of paper that Fal-lum and others.

to Hong Kong for that purpose. charged with possession of dan- | ntth defendant, but as neither were oplum stained, a girdle for

The defendants, however, did not gerous drugs at No. 1 Aysen were in court he asked His Wor- the carrying of oplum, and towels

make any enquiries to see if this Avenue. third floor.

ship to fix a date for hearing the No evidence was given as to when

was true.

Inspector A. E. Carey, who pro- case provisionally and he would these articles belonged... It was as-

drawing the charges against the know. The hearing was adjourned secuted, said that he was with- undertake to let" both counsel sumed that, the boy was the ac-

accused as there was no evidence until complice but conviction could not

Tuesday afternoon at be passed on that evidence alone.

of morphine. I was submitted by Mr. C. E. P. Sanderson that without corrobora- tive evidence there could be no conviction.

FLORAL TRIBUTES Wreaths were sent by her sor- towing wife and sona. Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. and Mr. J. H. Rut-had been instructed by second de- Inspector Elis added that he tonjee, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hall. M. fendant's employer to say he was D. S. Paowalla, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Carter, Mr. G. C. White Mr. Ben satisfied with defendant's services Bolt, Mr. E. Hurley. Mr. Tung-fan

and had no complaint to make about him. Lo, Mr. C. O. Lawrence, Mr. M. P. Lo. Mr. Li Tao Fong, Mr. G. R. Madden, Captain and Mrs." E. 'D.

Mr. Williams gave the boy's ad- Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCaw. FOOD FACTORIES

dress as Talpo, Market, and that of the appellant as 61. Foo Shing St.. which was the same as Taipo Market

Mr. H. J.-H. White. Mr. H. V. Creer Captain and Mrs. R. C. Creer,

The Superintendents of Messia, Butterfeld and Swire, The Parsers

Tai, The Wharfingers of the Hong Kong Wharf. The Masters and Officers of, the S.S. Kwong Tung, Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association, Captain and Officers of the 68. Tal Shaa,

The boy said that he was taken | of the 8.S/ Kin Shan and E.S. Sui QU Sum Chun, given the opium, and told to meet the appellant at the agreed place at Taipo Market. Arriving at Sheung Shui, the boy the Revenue Officer and alighted. He was arrested at 9,15 P and taken inmed ́ately to the shop at Taipo Market, where he pointed cut the appellant to the offer. Ko Chung said some-

Master and Officers of the SS. Kwong Sal, Captain and Officers

WITHOUT LICENCES

FINES IMPOSED

Two summonses were heard be-

RAW OPIUM POSSESSION

HEAVY FINE INFLICTED

2.30 p.m.

POSSESSION OF HEROIN

Another Factory Disclosed

-Appearing on remand charged Three people, Cheung Кал with the possession of 4,800 taels Ming. 38, unemployed, Lan Hung. or raw oplum at Junk Bay on July 36, unemployed and Lo Shing, 53,, 1. Li-Kau. Man Tal, Chan Yau, Lee unemployed, appeared before Mr. fore Me, W. Schofield at the Centenced by Mr. Burgess at the Cen- yesterday charged with the pos

Yee-kau and Fung So, were sen- | W. Schofield at the Central Court. tra Court yesterday on Sanitary al Court yesterday, of the SS. Sui Tal. The Board. of Infringements. Sanitary Inspector

session of 803 ounces of heroin at Directors of the Hong Kong. Can G. B. Frost was the prosecuting defendants and pleaded guilty on

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the No. 470, Lockhart Road on June 3.

Inspector A, E. Carey was for the Co officer and both suramonses dealt behalf of the first defendant and Lia. The Hong Kong, Canton and with two persons using their pre- not guilty for the others. Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., Car-mises for food factories without

for the defence. rain and Officers of the SS. Tünz Licences. On, The Captain and Officers of At the trial the magistrate had the S.S. Kin Shan, The Captain accepted the boy as an accom-

and Officers of the S.S. Sal On. plice and had accepted his Members of the China Coast Off- evidence.

cers' Guild, and many others.

thing to the boy in Hakka, which the officer did not understand.

The premises were immediately searched and there were found the packages of opium paper, etc.

DEALING IN OPIUM

Mr. Williams, therefore, submit-- ted that sufficient evidence was given, that there had been, a deal- ing in oplum. He would admit that there was no corroboration

in the actual dealing, but opium papers in the premises bore out the probability that there was oplum dealing going on there.

Bir Atholl McGregor said that there were two charges in the case. (1) against sub-section. 1. section 14, of the oplum ordinance of 1932 of dealing in oplum at Talpo, Market,

and (2) against sub-section-2, section 14, of the

counselling

ton and Macao Steamboat

prosecution. Mr. S. Ng Quinn was

R. O, Grimmitt accepted these Inspector Carey sald that he and Cheng Kwong, living at No, 287,

pleas and stated that the defen- two Chinese detectives ralded the Queen's Road Central was aneddant had three previous convic house on June 7 $15.

A search was made and under tions. The seizure was made by Inspector Frost stated that he R. O. Ward, who with a party of the trestle bed in the rear of the visited the premises on May 14 29207 and 5741W. The opium was cases, four tins, three of which revenue officers ralded two junks. room were found three large sult- and found that the cecupants were

found complete with dropping gear were kerosene tins. another tin roasting pork. They had been warned on several occasions ready to be dropped into the water. with a Detch lable which contain

Defendant was fined $5,000 ored packete- and two bottles of Defendant said that he WES

six months, An additional sen- powder. There was also a pair of only heating some pork which had

tence of one year without the scales, a pfi-making machine, and After an illness of two weeks, gone cold. He paid another man

option of a fine was also imposed, in 'one of the tins were also found Shanghai Municipal Police, died roasted. Insp. Ernest C. Stokes, of the tens of dollars to have his meat Confiscation of the two boats and two chops which appear on heroim shortly after 8 o'clock on the morn-

the dropping gear was granted. pili pamphleta.

INSP. E. C. STOKES- OF SHANGHAI

J

.

THE OTHER CASE.

ing of July 3 in the General Hospi-Ho Suin, living at No. 259,

tal, where he had undergone a seri- Queen's Road Central, was the DEATH ENQUIRY

ous operation. He was aged 38 years other defendant faced with a and was one of the most popular similar charge. Inspector Frost younger officers in the Municipal said that this summons was the Police.

same as the last except that the Born at Paddington, Insp. Stokes, defendant stopped business as after having served through the soon as the summonses was served Great War in the Ride Brigade,

Defendant said that he went to

Verdict Of Natural Causes

ting Two empty

containing particles of rice; were found on the four while in a smaller tn which was found under the bed of the second accused were found four packets,of heroin pilla. ⠀

The case against the frst ac- cused was that he was in posses- sion of certain keys winch opened one of the three suitcases, which # came to China to join the Police Canton and when he returned his stances surrounding the death of herein, while that against the An enquiry into the circum was found to contain packets of minor to carry 28 taels of opium, in 1921. He rose through the vart-fokis told him that the Inspector Ho King-chee, prisoner. No. 6289, second accused was that he was to Sheung Shui Railway Station.ous grades to the rank of inspec-did not like them roasting the

The first charge was abandoned

same

ordinance

as section 14 made no reference to raw oplum and that there shou not have been a conviction. In the frat charge. Mr. Sanderson relled in the main on one major and one subsidiary part. It was disclose that there had been no actual dealing of raw oplum at Ta'po Market sufficient to establish

£

tor. which he attained in August, meat. Defendant then ordered ting as Corozier, at the Central packets of heroin pills for a pil-

I was held before Mr. Burgess, alt- 1934. He was attached to Hong-

using a small tin containing four the fokis to stop.

kew Station as general duties in- spector at the time of his death. He Mr. Schofield remarking that the leaves a wife, two sons, and his fokis had let him down, fined daughter in Shanghai, and a bro-him a nominal sum of $5. ther in England.

"Hone Kont Dally Fress" Special)

Rome, July 8.

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Magistracy this afternoon when fallowing jury were "em- panelled: Messrs.

The hearing was adjourned after J. 8. Swale (foreman), H. Da Luz and P. FInsp Carey gave, formal evidence of the vial to the premises and J. de Kok,

Dr. Shaw the Prison doctor, the subsequent discoveries. testified to having, last "seen the deceased on May 2, when his perature, where he died at 7.10 charge.

The accomplice was never asked.

condition was fair, and he was

p.DL The all important part of the what was said to him by the ap- The Belgien Note asking the passed for the Lalchikok Prison • Dr⠀ Shaw eald that death, was case was that as Wun Loy was an Dellant, and the accomplice's | Italian. Government to attend "On July 2'the prisoner was ad- 1 caused by acute myocaidites

his evidents

evidence accomplice

was entirely Tas

uncorro- the Locarno deliberations in Brus-mitted to the Lalchikók: Prison | causing carde cardiac failure, due therefore, to be regarded with Bus-borated

sels is received by the Italian Hospital, suffering from fever and from hyperexia of unknown picion and should not be accepted Therefore the appeal was sus Government and being consider a headache, and on July 7: he was causes, a tesir

Cinventato without corroboration, unless the tained, and the appellant's ap-ed..

transferred to the Victoria Gzol The jury returned a verdict of Jury was satisfied.

plication for costa was retused.

Hospital, with a very high tem- death from natural causes.

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