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HEROIN PILLS TRAFFIC

Warning Note Sounded By The Chief Justice

HEAVY PUNISHMENT WILL - BE INFLICTED

The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Jes- slons yesterday warned that the legislature had given the Court very substantial power of punishment to offenders who trafficked In drugs in the Colony,

His Lordship further pointed out that the sentence to be im- posed in these cases would be, at least, ten years' imprisonment with hard labour, and his Lordship would exercise to the fullest the powers conferred upon him.

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Mr. Williams applied for an or When Lal Kal was arraigned on the Arst day of the Criminal Ses der for the "confiscation of all the sions, he pleaded. "Not Guilty" to paraphernalia seized in the re- the charge of possessing dangerousŝidence, but his Lordship said that

-drugs.

he would make an order for the Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At-confiscation of all the goods after torney General, prosecuted for the the last of the drug cases had been

heard. -Crown.

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The following jury was

His Lordship also deferred sen- F. C. panelted: Messrs.

Barry.tence on accused for the same ren. foreman) Tang Ying Loong. J. son. Dick, Ng Hong Hun. Ng Wai Keung.

L. D. Purves and A. V. Remedios

Mr. Williams, addressing the jury. UNEMPLOYED FOUND

said that the defendant was charge! with the possession of dangerous drug namely 27,600 plils of heroin. Revenue Officer, A. W. Grimmitt, accompanied by Chinese Revenue Officer 08, went to 85, Gloucester Road, third floor, on a generai war- rant. Upon knocking the door, was opened by a woman. The flat contained two rooms, with al- most no furniture.

Sitting on the bed was the de fendant, and upon being question- ed, he replied that he lived on the premises and was the principal tenant The monthly rental was 320

STRONG SMELL

R. O. Grimmitt sensed a strong odour of heroin, and searched the cubicle. A cupboard, which was hot to the touch, was opened, and In it was a tray containing pills in the process of drying. At the bot- 10m of the cupboard was a burn- ing tray of charcoal ash.

Behind the bed was discovered a basket, with two tiny inside con- taining a large quantity of pills. Another pill-making machine was found, also a counting tray and a steve.

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In another part of the rooIT WAS another pill-making machine.

He arrested the defendant, who claimed the pills and the para phernalia when he was charged.

Lal Kai also said that the pills were for the Kong Moon market, and not for sale in the Colony.

GUILTY-

Man Yo, charged with having dangerous drugs in his possession, was found "Gully" by the jury at the Criminai Sessons before the Chief Justice Sir Atholl MacGregor, yesterday morning.

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Prosecuting for the Crown was Mr. E. H. Williams.

"The jury comprised Messrs. A. E. Pearson, (foreman), A. A. Gutter- res, Tsu! Keng Poh, E. C. M. Sales, Lo Bik Tsan, Choi Ping Sun and G. O. Rockhoitz.

Mr. Williams said that a pink mass of unfinished pills, and 500 heroin pille was found on June 30 by Revenue Officer Grimmit and Chinese Revenue Officer, Kam, at 18, Tung Man Street, sec- und floor.

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On entering the fat. Mr. Grim- mitt saw the defendant on the bed the rolling pills. He searched place, and on the bed was a board with red pipes and paste. On the wash basin were more pills, and there was a pill-making machine behind the accused.

Man Yiu admitted his residence there, and that the woman and child with him were his wife and family.

After he was arrested, he was taken to the Import and Export Onice, and an analysis of the pills which proved to be

was made

heroin.

R. O. Grimmitt gave evidence, after which Mr. H. A. Taylor, Gov-

The defendant said that the ernment Monopoly Analyst, de-

prescription was given to him by a posed that he had examined the friend, and Mr. Williams concluded rills, and that they contained one by saying that ignorance of the milligram per pill, which was law was no excuse. very high percentage.

LOUKED AFTER ACCOUNTS The defendant. in the witness box, stated that although he was an employee of Chan Tsun, be did not know his employer's present address, nor did he know his oc- cupation. He was paid the sum of $20 per month for his services in looking after the

in" accounts Kong Moon.

After witness had been paid for five months in ivance he did not feel that he should desert his mas- ter when he found out that it was a nefarious trade. Even then, he had had no hand in the business at all.

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His employer had used his name in connection with the rental of the flat, and although he thought that it was detrimental to his re- putation "he could do nothing as he was so mach indebted to him. Added to that was the chagrin of seeing his wife 1 from the effects of the heroin fumes.

Revenue Officer Grimmitt, in the witness box, said that he had a general search warrant with him all the time. He asked the defen- dant if he lived there, and the reply, was in the affirmative. was even told that the rent was $8 a month.

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The defendant told him that the pills were for stomach ache, but upon analysis they proved to be herom pills.

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WITHOUT A JOB

In the box, defendant said that the pills belonged to his employer. and who did not five at taat address. He did not say that that was his address at the Magistracy. He lived at 301, Des voeux Road, West, third floor, and only worked at The Tung Man annress,

Being unemployed, he procured this job of making pills from Tscung Foh, who was a seafaring man on the Shantung, a steamer plying between Shangbai and Hong Kong.

The reason that he did not men- tion this when He was arrested was because he was not asked.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936.

ASSAULT ON INDIAN CONSTABLE

Prosecution Allege Attack Was Serious

FOUR INDIANS CHARGED

The sequel to the assault upon Sarwan Singh, P.C. B343, of the Hong Kong Police, which took place at Tai Hang on the night of June 36 was heard before Mr. W. Sctio- feld at the Central Court yester- day when four Indians, Gurdial Singh, unemployed. Man Singh, Chanan Singh, private watchman and Dedar Singh, another private watchman were charged with the sald assault.

Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the defendants

ARTISTS GUILD EXHIBITION

OPENING TO-DAY AT THE GLOUCESTER

A "representative Exhibition or the Hong Kong Working Artists' Guild, preparations for which have been in progress for some time, is announced to open to-day and will remain open for one week dally from 10 am to 6 p.m. It la being held at the Gloucester Buliding. 1st floor.

Amongst the Messrs. Luis

Chan.

THE SERVICES

Youngest Captain In Royal Navy

RECENT CHANGES NOTIFIED

Captain Rory C. O'Conor, who was promoted in the midsummer 1st, has the distinction of being the youngest captain in the Service. He was 37 years nine months on the date of his promotion, six years exhibitors are younger than the eldest oficer pro- Captain Lee Byng. moted on the same day. Lee Y. Tong. F. &. Nicholls, Paul O'Conor stood 207 places down the Siu Yau, Wong Blu Ling, birs, A; N. list of the 407 commanders in June, Macfadyen, Mrs. B. Smith-Wright or more than half-way down. He has reached the rank of captain and others

There are 150 entries in oils. within 25 years of entering the watercolours, pastels, drawing &¿RN. College at Osborne as a cadet in September, 1911. He was tin of which Mr. Luis Chan's are the most predominant. totailing 37. a cadet at Dartmouth when the Mr. Pau Slu Yau. the Art Mas- Fleet was mobilized for the War.

When the Dartmouth cadets were ter of the Lal Ching Art College of Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, for the Happy Valley, has to his credit 29 sent to sea in August, 1914. be join- entries, these being Chinese tradi- ed the battleship Prince of Wales. prosecution, said that the facts of

and was rated midshipman from the case sustained serious charges. tional paintings.

There is o doubt that this Ex-October 1, 1914. Be served in her but he was not seeking committal On June 26 the complainant took hibition is one of the most attrac-until 1917, when he joined the local leave from his station in tive shows we have seen for many sloop Anchusa as sub-lieutenant. Sham Shui Po and came across to years in spite of the fact that we and from July, 1918, he was sub- visit a friend at the Quarry Bay are informed this is in the nature lieutenant of the destroyer Walpole, Police Station. He boarded a bus of an informal exhibition of the During 1919 he attended courses of as sub- & Tai Hang and alighted from work of the Guild as the members instruction at Cambridge. Univer- there to change on to a tram for have had little time in which to alty, and also served

of the Royal yacht. lieutenant Quarry Bay. Upon alighting four prepare for the Exhibition.

No admission fee is charged. Victoria and Albert. After a period Indians. none of whom he knew. approached him and asked him if Catalogues at 20 cents are suppli- in H.MS. Barham, he was appoint- he was the interpreter from Shamed to which are attached an illus-ed to specialize in gunnery in 1921. trative history and activities of the and afterwards served as gunnery officer in the battleship Resolution Guild.

and the erhiser Emerald. He re- turned to the staff of the gunnery school in 1927-29, and was gunnery officer of the Royal Sovereign In 1929-30. In 1930-33 he again served in the gunnery school, and for the past three years has been executive officer of the battle cruiser Hood. SURVEYING SHIP CONTRACTS

Shul Po. When he replied yes; that he was the Indians proceeded to assault him."

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HOCKEY STICK USED

#as Complainant

carrying

hockey stick which was seized by his assaltants and used against him. He ran. backwards along Tung Lo Wan Road but the four men chased after him and caught up with him. They continued their assault, as a result of which com- plainant was very seriously injured. C. 8. Acting Sub.-Inspector Madgwick went to the scene in an swer to a report by on of the defendants. Later, as the result of Information, three other Indians were detained only two of which were charged.

Mr. Hugh Jones concluded that it was unfortunate that there were no eye-witnesses of the attack ex- cept an Indian lady who saw it through a window. She is the wife of another Indian constable who was formerly stationed at Sham

Shul Po.

In view of the gravity of the charge Mr. Hugh Jones was asking for the maximum punishment and the maximum compensation.

Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P.. gave formal evidence of the identifica- tion parade when the four defen- dants were picked out by the com- plainant without hesitation,

hnd been

Cross-examined by Mr. MacCal- lum. Mr. Calthrop said that the next witness was the wife of Hallam Singh who stationed at the Sham Shui Po Station with the complainant. As a result of complaints made by Haliam Singh regarding the con- duct of the complainant towards his wife at that period, Hallam Singh was removed to Hong Kong and at present lives at Tai Hang Village with a number of other. Indians at No. 9 Ling Fa Kün Street East. Since the transfer of Hallam Singh witness said that he had re- ceived many further complaints of a similar nature in connection with the complainant.

TYPHOON NEWS

Ten Bodies Recovered

From Harbour

The bodles of ten people drowned during the typhoon on Monday have been picked up Three, were recovered at Sai Wan Ho, whilst of the other seven recovered by the Water Police three were from the vicinity of Kowloon Docks.

It is learned that at Tsun wan. the roof of the Police Station was blown in. while many bathing matsheds, dwelling matsheds and buildings were damaged.

The Castle Peak Road at Shum Ching and Tain Nam Tau has been washed away by the sea.

An Indian sergeant was seriously injured when a brick building at the Simplex Plaster Works. in which he was taking shelter, col lapsed and burled him. His left arm and right shoulder were

fractured.

Eleven European bulldings. In- cluding the Shing Mun Hostel, and 22 coolle matsheds sustained dam- age at Shing Mun." Ten coolies were slightly injured.

FATAL ACCIDENT

The following, announcement was Issued on August 4 by the Admir- alty:-Subject to the settlement of certain points of detall, the Admir- alty have decided to entrust the construction. of the two surveying ships of the 1838 programme to the Alisa Shipbuilding Company, Ltd..

Troon. The machinery will be con- structed by Messrs. John I. Thomy- croft and Co., Ltd., Woolston Works, Southampton.

This is the first contract for new ships to be given to the Ailsa Co. since the War. They then built a number of small craft, including the paddle minesweepers Ascot. Atherstone, Banbury, Chelmsford, and Harpenden, and the twin-screw Belvoir, Bicester, minesweepers Aberdare, Abingdon, Albury, and Airesford. The new surveying ships will be small vessels, but details of their design have not yet been published. The amount to be spent on them up to March next is £48. 580, of which about one-half is for the hull and the other half to the machinery.

POINTS FROM FLEET ORDERS

The canteen committee of the destroyer Crescent have made a donation of £7 to the funds of the and RM. Sports Control

According to a police report, while bus No. $10 was along being driven along Queen's Road East near the Grand Theatre, on Tuesday night, a man, Chan Kee, 33, ran in front of the bus, and was struck by the left head lamp. receiving serious R.N. injuries. The man died shortly Board. after admission to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital.

STOCK EXCHANGE

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange was open till 5 p.m. yesterday. This is the first time in eight years that the exchange. has been open till that hour on a Wednesday after- .noon. There was a pressure on

business yesterday.

HOSTILE WITNESS

The winning exhibit in the an- nual breadmaking competition for ships with bakeries in the Mediter- ranean Fleet was won by HMS. Curlew: Petty Officer Cook H. C. Pickett.

Their Lordships have decided that the advancement of ex-R.FR.

ratings entered for temporary ser-

vice shall be brought into line with that of other ratings entered for three years, and that they will therefore be eligible for advance- ment under the ordinary regula tions.

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REAR-ADMIKAL C. G. SEDGWICK

COMPLAINANT SEATED The complainant, who due to his injuries was unable to enter the box. gave his evidence from where he was sitting in Court. He stated that he knew Katar Kaur, wife of

On June 28 the complainant Haltam Singh when she was with her husband at Lok Ma Chau again came knocking at her door.

Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedgwick has Cross-examined he stated that She shouted out. The defendants there was no friendship between at this time were in their houses. been placed on the retired list con- Hallam Singh and himself. He had She saw the first defendant leave sequent on his promotion to nag never asked him to his house at his house and joined the others in rank. He has recently been Com- Under cross-examination, wit-

the street. When the complainant modore in Charge at Hong Kong. Lok Ma Chau He (witness) had 'ness said that he knew what was

never met his wife. He did not ran away he slipped and fell on Rear-Admirál Sedgwick was 50 last" In the cupboard. He had only

know her nor had he ever spoken the steps. She did not see anyone November, and entered the Navy in

1900. He spécialized in gunnery,į allowed his wife to attend to the

He admitted to Mr. Williams that to her. Witness went on to say holding anything. tray of charcoal ash on that day.

that he had never been reprimand-

The witness, though called for and during the War was gunnery and no other. As affected as he although he had formerly been a

to his business man, he had never seen ed or spoken to by a superior the prosecution, had given evi- officer of the battleship Magnificent was by this misiortune

his Worship's and the cruisers Royalist and Cour- had be officer with regards to the com- dence, which in family he said that he had no heroin pills before, nor

opinion had not done the prosecu- ageous, in the last-named of which heard of them. He merely obeyed plaints against his conduct, power to deter her from that work.

tion any good, and Mr. Hugh Jones he was for a time on the staff of the orders of Tseung Foh, when AFRAID TO GO TO POLICE

the ingredients were given to him.

asked leave to treat her as a hostile the late Vice-Admiral Sir Trevylyan When asked why he did not go He only though they were for

witness and put to her her state- Napler. In 1919-21 he was gun- ment made at the Bay View Police nery officer on the staff of Admiral to the police, he replied that he stomach ache, and asked the jury was ofrajd, His master informed to be lenient to him as he had al-

station; wherein she had stated Bir Sydney "Fremantle in the 1st. that she had seen the-four defen- Battle Squadron: In 1921-23. assis- on him, merely to make some trou-ways been honest,

In his address to the jury, the

dants and another catch hold of tant to the D.N.O.; and in 1923 he. became executive officer of the the complainant. His Lordship, summing up, re- Chief Justice said that that wES

When this was put to the witness Revenge, Atlantic Fleet flagship. minded the jury that the charge the first occasion that the author-

she admitted that she had said As a captain since 1925, he has been was only one of possession. They ties saw fit to bring drug cases to

seen the five Deputy Director of the Gunnery that she had had to satisfy themselves on two that Court, which only meant one counts: one, that the pills contain thing: the authorities were not

assailants take hold of the com- Division; and has commanded plainant. She could not, however. Successively the 3rd Destroyer. ed dangerous drugs, and secondly, satisfied with the decisione handed

remember stating anything with Flotilla, 1928-30; Devonport Gun- that the defendant was in posses- down by the lower Courts on ac-

count of their inadequacy.

reference to her seeing the com-nery Behool, 1930-32; and the alon and control of the drugs.

cruiser Berwick, in China, 1932-34. plainst being beaten.

ble.

The Jary, without retiring, ƉIC- turned an unanimous verdict of

Guilty."

His Lordship deferred sentence, but made an order to confiscate all the paraphernalia.

He knew trams went direct to Quarry Bay but he took a bus be- cause it was quicker,

Katar Kaur stated that the assault took place outside her house at 9.45 p.m. A large crowd gather- ed and consequently she could not see much. She saw the first de- fendant walking down the street, he was alone and she had seen him leave his house." She did not see any stones or sticks used or any blows struck.

Complainant went to her house on the June 25 and knocked at her door, another man was standing in the road. She shouted out and they ran away.

The hearing was then adjourned until September 4.

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