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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937,

BIG SEIZURE OF HARRY RICHARD MAJOR

WILD WOOD

The men and a woman, appear-

ed before Mr W. Schofield yester- day at the Central Magistracy charged with the possession of 1.280 cattles of wild pine tree woud. Fung Fan pleaded not guilty to the charge while Tan Peng-yau (woman and Tan Yee admitted IC.

OBTAINS ACQUITTAL

Chief Justice Criticises Government

Mr. J. R. Carr. Superviser of the IN NOT TAKING ACTION AGAINST

Forestry Department. said that

on Sept 20 about 8 pm, he and parts of forest guards raided Shing Fung Lane, on Informa- Lion. Outside of house No. 6 the tree wood was found. It suspected that the wood

wild

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came from Aberdeen..

4 The case นคร Saturday,

BOUND

remanded to

OVER

Appearing before Mr. E. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday. Wong Yee, aged 30, was charged with the theft of 18 empty H.R. Brewery bottles from Hung Cheung. The delen- dant was bound over to be of good behaviour for a year.

CHOLERA REGULATIONS.

VIOLATED Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- feld yesterday at the Central Ma- gistracy. Kwok Sal, woman, summoned for offering and ex- posing for sale a fresh fruit. The defendant denied the charge by

Was

CHINESE REVENUE OFFICERS

"Has no action been taken against the afficers who avowedly are completely unworthy of their responsibility and trust?" was the question put to Mr. T. Mogakry, Superintendent of the Im- ports and Exports Department by the Chief Justice, Sir Athoil MacGregor, during the trial of Harry Richard Major, aged 24, Re- venue Officer, who was charged with accepting a bribe of $200 from Li Yee on board the s5. Wo Fing Yee on June 23, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

Defendant was acquitted of the charge when the jury, artér a retirement of about half an hour, returned a verdict not guilty by 6-1.

The prosecution was conducted by Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, whilst the accused was represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada. Jnr.. instructed by Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. John- ston, Stokes and Muster.

The jury empanelled for the case were Messrs. A Delcourt (Fore- 'man), A. Krifovsky, M. M. Lum, H. A. da Roza, V. Olafinsky, Li Tak- wah and R. L. D. Noronha.

INVIDIOUS TASK

Mr. T. Megarry. Superintendent of the Imports and Exports Depart- ment, was asked by His Lordship

Chinese officers why the

who

As regards the others, there was one, the No. 1 coolle on board the ship, whose eviden was not un- tainted. This man had admitted he was neglectful of the interests of his employers and untaithful by not reporting the presence of the wolfram ore on board.

"HONOUR AMONG THIEVES" Discarding these witnesses, there remained a rabble of seven others. Five of them were allowed to come to the Court wearing the uniform of a Government department. They had heard of the dismissal of the purser by the shipping company for his participation in the trans-

saying that the fruit was used for allegedly received bribes were still action, and yet the Government

employed."

action

her children's consumption.

Sanitary

Bradley Inspector

His Lordship: Has no stated that the defendant was in

been taken against the officers who front of a house In Queen's Road West and her basket con- avowedly are completely unworthy of their respons!y and trust? tained some. pomeloes, and some

They are still cged with the were peeled, which WAS against the regulations of the Urban Coun-with the responsi

collection of pub revenue and and invidious ell that had been introduced owing task of searching person's lug to the outbreak of cholera.

The Magistrate imposed a fine

they say they bribe? They are

of 50 cents.

In a similar summons against Lo Fing, hawker, a fine of $5 was im posed.

or Shake-

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Remember

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gage, even tho have accepted still acting 60%

I take it that your Department does not regard acceptance of a bribe as a trivial matter?--No.

gest why these men <dealt with? I have of the matter to Not one of them ended...

de when that re- cannot remember I think it was before vestigations.

stated he had no- cortment on wha

had not seen fit to regard the ad- mitted and avowëd participation of its Chinese revenue staff as suf- ficient to merit even their suspen- sion pending a decision in their case. They were still er.gaged in the not unimportant duty of col- lecting the revenue of the Colony.

These officers, the purser and Li Tee, who tendered the alleged bribe, were accomplices. All of them had quite" unabashedly told of the responsible parts they play- ed in the conspiracy, but the only thing that could be sald of Ld and the purse was that they, did not make any money out of it.

The officers were such respect able members of the frets that they could not remember their own proverb, "hono among thieves" because tv of them took more than the fair share. It was on the dence of these men who had admitted they were utterly un... forthy of credence or belief that

Mr. Me

ad said, save the it the Crown based its case.

After reviewing the evidence both made no difference whatever on the motive behind the action of for the prosecution and for the de- the Chinese officers in giving evi-fence. His Lordship warned the dence. He was not going to criti-jury it was extremely dangerous to

else the Government for its cen- duct in connection with this af- fair; it might be possible they acted quite properly. But on the

face of it this did not seem pro- bable. The fact remained that the Chinese officers who were ad- mittedly participants in the offence had retained their employment and there seemed, no hint that any action

was going to be taken against any of them.

PRONOUNCEMENT ON THE „

INDICTMENT

convict on the stories of accom- plices.

The Jury retired for half an hour, and returned a 6-1 verdiet of not guilty.

RE-ARRAIGNED

Following his acquittal, HR. Major was re-arraigned before the Chlef Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday afternoon when he faced a charge of accepting a bribe of $40 from Ho Wing on board the sis. Fatshan un' June 10, 1937

the prosecution whilst the Hon Mr. Mr. M. J. Abbott is conducting Leo D'Almada, Jnr., instructed by Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. John- ston, Stokes and Master, is ap- pearing for the defendant.

In the course of his summing up. His Lordship said: "This has been a rather lengthy and, I am afraid. a terribly sordid story, in which we have seen very little of the better side of human ature. That un- fortunately is the sort of thing with which one becomes accustomed in a Court of Justice, but I want to emphasise to you as strongly as I can that you are not sitting here as a Court of Morals. Your duty. as well as mine, is a much simpler one than that because we are limited strictly to a pronouncement. After evidence was given, the on the indictment preferred against hearing was adjourned till 10 a.m. defendant, after considering the to-day. evidence."

The following jurors are em- panelled for the case:-Messrs. A Webster (foreman), K. T. Kan, A. J. Castro, E. A. Figueiredo, H. F. Gonsalves, G. W. Carr, Y. Abbas,

PRISONER DIES OF CHOLERA

GROSS BREACH: OF DUTY Continuing. His Lordship sald that defendant had voluntarily come to the witness-box and girip- ped himself of practically"every shred of decency by admitting the gross breach of duty on his part in

An inquest into the death of releasing the wolfram ore and the Kwan Chol, a prisoner, was held acceptance of the $100 handed to yesterday at the Central Magis- him by a subordinate officer, know- | tracy, with Mr. W.. Schofield, sit- ing full well the source"whence it ting as Coroner assisted by a jury came. But all that did not comprising Messrs. W. C. Felshaw amount to an admission of the in- (Foreman), A. E. Silkstone and L dictment.

D. Walch.

It might well be there was an- Chief Warder H. Barreft of the other tribunal competent enough Hong Kong Prison, Stanley, stated to deal with him on his own ad- | that the deceased: was admiltted: to: mission, but what they were con- prison on August 18. He was cerned with was another matter- | later transferred to the Infectious acceptance of a bribe of $200 on Diseases Hospital, and died on Sep- board the s.a. Wo Ping Yee.

tember 27.

The parade of witnesses, on be- Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, Medical half of the prosecution, had been Omcer of the Hong Kong Prison ten in number. Two of them, Mr. and the Infectious Diseases Hos- Buller and Inspector Carey, were pital, testified that the cause of witnesses of truth, honour and res-death was cholera.

pectability, but their evidence was The jury returned a-verdlet of

entirely formal.

death from natural-causes,

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