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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1937.

CENTRAL COURT OPIUM SEIZURE

CASES

Theft of Quilt Covers

TRAGEDY

RECALLED

RECALLED

Supreme Court Hearing

Inquest Into Death Of Sergt. J.E. Scott

No.77 SET

Before the Acting Chlef Justice, Mr. Justice C, G. Alabaster, yea- terday the sequel to the seizure by the Chinese Maritime Customs at Shanghai of 100 cases of opium. valued at £17,000 in 1930 which resulted in a claim brought by the owners to recover £10,000 from the carriers, wai continued at the Supreme Court.

The tragic death of Sergeant Jahn

Edward Scott, Police Armourer, who was found dead with a bullet wound in his head in his office at the Police Head- quarters on July 2, was recalled at an inquest at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, condusted by Mr. W. Schofield, sitting as Coroner, assisted by a jury comprising. Messrs. J. Leitch foreman), E Korrer, and L. Castilho.

Tam Iu, aged 28, appeared be- fore Mr. Thomson yesterday, charged with larceny at a quilt cover, from No. 138 Hollywood Road. Inspector Kirby stated that the defendant went up the stairs of the above flat and put his hand in and took the quilt cover from the cockloft. His Worship Ie- manded the case for 24 hours.

FOUNTAIN PEN THIEF

The plaintiffs (The Bank of Taiwan

Limited and Wong Chung.

Messrs. aged 23. ap-

H.A.M.R. Kazerooniand peared before Mr. Thomson yes-

Sons, terday, charged with larceny, from merchants of Bushire. Perala) were La Tin, of a fountain pen."

represented by Mr. Eldon Potter. Inspector Armitt stated that the K.C. and Mr. HL G. Macnamara, complainant returned from Chung,

instructed by R. A Wadeson, of MI by the sa, Cheung Fat on July Messrs. Deacons, while Mr. H. G. 2. As the vessel came into the Sheldon, K., and the Hon. Mr. whart the defendant suddenly Leo D'Almada e Castro, inr. tn, snatched the pen from the constructed by Mr. D. H. Blake, of plainant's

Mesars. Wilkinson, and "Grist,, ap- Formal evidence was given by upper right Jacket pocket. Complainant caught the peared for the defendants (Rich-Sergeants Taylor, Moran, Russell defendant and after a struggle the mers Rhederal A.G. owners of the and Tsang Kan. defendant escaped from the clut-3.5. Claus Rickmers). ches of the complainant. The de- fendant was then arrested by a constable who was patrolling the

whart.

His Worship sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.

PASSED THE MONEY ON Pai Ping, aged 48. appeared be- före Mr. "Thomson yesterday. chared with larceny from Cheung Kia a stim of $280. ».

SHANGHAI MANAGER'S

EVIDENCE

Dr. R. 8. Begbie, medical officer- in-charge of Victoria Mortuary. testified that the revolver in ques- i tion was fired between two to six. inches away from deceased's head, and, in his opinion. the post- tion of the wound gave the in- pression that the pistol was acei- dently fired.

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Sergeant Blackburn sald that the revolver was his and that, after Aring it, he was ordered by shulpo Police Station to send it to the Inspector-in-charge of Sham-

the armourer to be tested.

Technical evidence was given by Bergeant-Major Smith, R.A.O.C. who said that there were many defects in the 'revolver, especially functioning. He added that be In the trigger catch as it was pot discovered that the cylinder hole

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was to the right of the barrel in- stead of being line with it.

The hearing was adjourned tin 230 p.m. to-day,

Mr. A. W. T. Palm, Manager of Rickmers' agents In Shanghai, sald he was in the Customs service from 1908 to 1917 and since 1924 had held his present position. He had had, therefore, much to do with Customs regulations.

Describing the events leading up to the confiscation, witness said Inspector Armiitt stated that an

the ship arrived at Shanghai on July 2, about 7 pm. the complain-November 19, 1930, and he sent a ant was in Theatre Lane, waivi clerk on board to tell the Captain Ing a game of chess. The defen- that the ship would not be going dant came up and snatched the to Dairen as at first scheduled, but sum of money out of his hands.

would proceed to Vladivostock. "The defendant was arrested by

The Customs always required| POSSESSION OF a constable, but the money was not manifests of cargo to be discharg- recovered as the defendant haded at Shanghai or to be tranship- passed it to a friend when being bed. Through cargo was shown on chased. Fils Worship sentenced the Captain's through manifest him to three months imprison-which was open to inspection by the Customs but did not have to be produced to the Customs House in 1930.

ment;

POSSESSION OF OPÍUM Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- field yesterday. Chu Hing, aged 40. Photostats of the manifests con- was charged with possession of cerned were produced in evidence prepared optum, keeping an opium and witness said he gave one to divan and possession of heroin his clerk a Mr. Wong, who had pills at No. 39 Shul Hing Street. (since died, to be handed to the Inspector Darkin stated that Tidewalter. That copy" bore re- the above premises were raided by marks by both Wong, and the Cus- the police on July 26 when they toms officer. seized a small amount of eplum and 222 heroin pills. Out of the 222 pills only. 92. contained herein

His Worship imposed a nne of $5 or five days on the first charge, $25 or seven weeks' on the second and $100 or six weeks on the

third.

WOMAN ON FALSE PRETENCE CHARGE

In this manifest which was made out prior to the arrival of the ship, no mention was made of Hong Kong Dairen cargo because no notice of its dispatch had been sent by Hong Kong though a con- signment of stones from that port was put on the manifest on in- formation given by the consignee In Bhanghal.

FORGED NOTES

As the result of an usual search

express to Cantori, Chan Fat, aged on passengers before boarding the

35, was detained by Mr. Boyes, omcer of the Chinese Maritime. Custom at the Kowloon Canton

Hallway on July 16, for having in his possession 991, forged afty- cent bank notes of the Yu Ming Bank of Kiangsi.

Chan Fat was charged with the offence before Mr. K. M. A. Bar- nett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when he was commit- ted to the next Criminal Bessions.

conducted the prosecution, while Detective Sergt. A. Kinnear, who

relating the facts, said that about 4.30 pm. on July 16, while Mr. J.

Boyes was on duty at the Taim- ing passengers who were about to tsai-tsu! Railway Station, search- board the train to Canton, defen- dant approached the barrier to subject himself to the customary search. On him was found 991 forged fifty-cent bank notes wrap- ped. ip. separate bundles. A large pile. was discovered tied round de- fendant's legs. As a result of the Witness said he first heard, offendant's legs. As a quis, taken the presence of opium on board when the Captain came to the office about 4 p.m. on the day in question.

A note "for "transhipment", was made against Dairen cargo because Kong Fuk, 33, married woman of the change in the Claus Rick appeared before Mr. K.MA. Barmers schedule but this was mere- nett at the Kowloon Magistracy ly preliminary to a format app yesterday morning charged with lication for permission to tranship. obtaining a sum of $95 by false, pretences from Chan Sze, another married woman, saying that she could obtain employment for com plainant's son, To Cheung, in the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, in January this year.

Inspector Rogers, who prosetut ed, sald, that on January 13 com plainant made a report at the Mongkok Police Station to the effect that she had paid a sum of $95 to a woman whose nama un known to her, as security to the Kowloon Motor Bus Company where defendant claimed that she could obtain a position for Tò Cheung as an apprentice me chanic,

- CUSTOM HOUSE CLOSED"

into the Station Master's office where he was detained, pending the arrival of the police. -

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The Custom House was closed but he looked up the Customs Handbook and saw" there was no William Mahon, formerly of prohibition on transhipping opium Shanghal Licensed Pilots' Associa and the next day, witness sent an tion and lately of Saanwich near additional manifest to the Cas the city of Victoria, British toms stating the intention to Columbia, who died at Baanwich tranship. Such supplementary Municipality on August 1. left manifest did not contain, cargo local estate to the value of $31,800. found by Customs not to be on the application by David Louis through manifest in the possession Strellett, solicitor, the lawful at- of the Captain. The supplementorrey, for sealing probate of the tary manifest was well within the wm of the deceased has been On January 13. defendant took time allowed but the Captain re-granted by the Supreme Court. To Cheung and his parents, to the ported to him on the morning of Company and, when they arrived November 20 that the Customs had there, she told To Cheung to wait seized the oplum.de outside the entrance, and ac- Witness said, he was amazed and companied complainant to Sai again examined the Handbook, Teung Choi Street to look He saw there a section asking for apprentice. A advance notice in writing of the short time later, Chan Eze return arrival of opium and a marginal ed alone to her son and husband note "Advance notice to Chier arrival. and stated that defendant had Tide Surveyor which he then un- absconded. A visit was paid to derstood to mean that advance kiven by Mr. Palm in the course of defendant's house at No, 252, 8a1 notice was a Customs Notification, his cross-examination by Mr. Potapood "with which, indigestion, and Yeung Chol Street, but it was Under that misunderstanding" ter, the hearing was adjourned till found that defendant had already he went to the Customs and wrote 10 a.m. to-day. removed so ma

for a senior

Chan Aze, on Monday, met de

a letter to the Commissioner set- ting out the circumstances of the arrival of the oplum and adding that all that remained was to learn the reason why Hong Kong had falled to notify him on the

After further evidence wa

fendant by accident in the street. HONG KONG WHOLESALE PRICES

She informed the police and had

her arrested.\

Both Chan Sze and her zon Index numbers of wholesale prices in the Colony of Hong Kong claimed that they had left the re- for the second quarter of 1937 as compared with the corresponding ceipt for the $95. at the police periods of 1935 and 1936, and the full years 1935 and 1936. station when they made the report few months ago. His Worship re- manded the case for 48 hours for the production of the receipt.

NEW POSTAL KIOSK

A postal klonk at Stanley was opened yesterday. It is under the charge, of a Chinese, clerks. The service hours are 8 am to 5pm. on-week-days including Baturday and on Sunday the kiosk will be, closed.

(Based on declarations of quantities and values furnished to the Statistical Office of the Imports and Exports Department by Bong Kong Importers and exporters)......

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Metal and Minerala Miscellaneous Articles

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