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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

THOUSANDS OF HEROIN PILLS FOUND IN RAID

Woman And Two Men Sent

To Prison At Sessions

Tam Hiur, woman, Hui Po and Wong Tak, were sentenced by the Chlef Justice, Sir Atholl “MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, to three years hard labour dich when they were found gulity öl anlawful possession of 147,900 heroin pills and a third of an ounce of crude heroin.

GENERAL

LAWYER REFERS SUPPLEMENTARY TO OLD CHINESE EXPENDITURE VILLAGE CUSTOM OF $318,523

Plea For Revision Of Sentence

WIFE ASSAULTED Reference to village custom by virtue of which villagers were empowered to stone a wife who had misconducted her

an old Chinese

Finance Committee Meeting

A total supplementary expendi- ture of $318,523 will be considered at a meeting of the Finance Com- mittee which will be held on Thursday immediately after the meeting of the Hongkong Legis- lative Council.

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Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Coun-bundle wrapped in blankets. sel, prosecuted, and the accused The room was entered when Mr. self, without being answerable for were represented by Mr. Hin-shing Taylor broke open the door. The such action to the elders, was for on account of the Volunteer A sum of $255,000 will be asked Lo. instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall. woman's hands on examination, made yesterday at the Kowloon Defence Corps, special expenditure, The following jury heard the bore traces of the white powder: Court by Mr. M. A. da Silva in for the provision of complete re- the course of a ples on behalf of serve stores of mobilization equip- (foreman), H. M dos Remedios clean, while the hands of third his client, Yim Cham-nan, that ment for the Volunteer Force. FL. P. Bailey, Wa! Suen au. Tse defendant, who proved to be the sentence of six months' hard Po-wan, N. Vargassoff and M. M. bundle on the bed. were covered labour passed on Yim by Mr.Qtically completed.

case:-Messrs."N. E. A. von Kobza second

Vieira.

Mr. Whyatt dwelt on the re- markably large number of bills

defendant's hands were

with pink stains.

These stores have now been prac-

PRISON DEPARTMENT

A. A. Macfadyen be revised.

Yim was convicted recently for ACCUSED TESTIFY"

A sum of $19.450 will be put up Tam Hing said she had not been accused also of having "occasioned partment clothing for prisoners. assault on his wife, when he was for approval for the Prisons De- found by the raiding party. and into the room where the heroin her grievous bodily harm. the discovery of complete para pills were found until shortly be-Silva stated that his client was crease in the number of prisoners Mr. Due to the very considerable in- phernalia for large-scale manufac- fore the rald when she went in man of high character and re- in the Hongkong Prison, it has be ture of the noxious pills.

to ask for a cigarette.

pute, and had acted only on ex- come necessary for the floating The raid, said Mr. Whyatt, ⋅ was Second accused sald he went to treme provocation. carried out on April 30 at the top the house at the invitation of a followed discovery of the wife's be increased to provide for a The assault stock of clothing for prisoners to floor of No. 82 Marble Street, North friend, who was pot present when misconduct. Point, by Mr. E. A. Taylor, Govern- he called.

maximum of 3,000 prisoners. The His client's friends, Mr. da Silva vote is to cover these further sup 'ment Monopoly Analyst, and Re Mr. Whyatt reminded

witness explained, were in deep sympathy piles. venue Oficer W. H. Colledge. that he was in his under-pants with him and were all very much

DOORS LOCKED

A vote of $9,200 is to be asked for when found and asked if witness grieved. They had signified two The officers proceeded to a room jusually took off his trousers to willingness to subscribe towards & Sanitary Department as owing to motor ment vans for the the doors of which locked. wash his face. "Yes," replied sum of money to cover any fine the increased number of animals. Mr. Taylor climbed upon a scol second accused. "I wanted to rub His Worship would be disposed to killed the present fleet of twelve and looked into the room through my legs."

Third defendant said a friend Mr. da Silva contended "his client the carcases from the Slaughter. substitute for the prison sentence.vans is inadequate for conveying a fanlight, and it was seen that the place was being used as a named Lal Ming offered him a job had behaved towards his wife in heroin pill factory. The first ac- to mix the paste, and he received a manner that could be associated cused, was

observed crouching no wages but only food and shel- with what was sometimes describ- against the wall, and second ac- ter, but he did not know that he ed as "the unwritten law." cused was hiding behind a cup was helping in the manufaqture of board, while on the bed was a herola pills.

were

MAINTENANCE

SUIT ENDS

Respondent Given Custody Of Sons

GANG ATTACK ALLEGED

FULLEST CONSIDERATION

House...

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT

12 Men Committed his wife while she was sit- owing to an increased in the cost

For Trial

A supplementary vote of $8,700 is wanted for a Diaphone for Waglan for the Harbour Depart- His Worship, in replying to Mr.ment which requires repairing and da Silva's submissions, stated that also for cost of additional plant. the defendant, Yini, was sentenced A sum of $4,750 is asked for re- to six months' hard labour only placing the signalling mast at after the fullest consideration had Wagtan Lighthouse, before the been paid to all the circumstances commencement of the typhoon of the case. His Worship under season, while a vote of $7,000 is stood that the defendant came up wanted for the stores Department

ting peacefully alone, unaware of of stationery, her spouse's. intentions, and con-

LAND RECLAMATION” ident that with the reconciliation It is also considered desirable to An alleged attack upon Chan effected between then differences commence work on the reclama- ance brought by So On-ping Pul, a house bainter, by 'n gang said had finally been settled. The hustlon scheme at Lai Chi Kok which against her husband, Lau Kwan-to belong to a triad society, who band had come up upon the will provide sites for the erection yani, Principal of the International were armed with knives, daggers, woman and hit her six blows of a central abattoir, cold storage Correspondence Fine Arts Academy, and poles, at Bridges Street, on anyone of which might have been plant, food factories and ancillary was concluded before Mr. E. Hims- May 10, led to 12 men. Li Cheung, fatal. A higher court, His Wor- buildings and for this a vote of worth, at the Kowloon Court yes-Tat Chak, Li Chuk, Hui Po, Lam ship believed, would have imposed $3,000 is asked. & terday, when His Worship awarded Piu, Ya Ngau, Sham Po-yaen, a

Under Volunteer Defence Corps a maintenance allowance of $16 Pang Kam-wah, Mak So, Hal would, therefore, not be justified also comes an item of $3,200 for monthly, to Mrs, Lau to be paid by Chuen, Tse Chuen-lam and Ching in having imposed a less severe the construction of a gallery as the defendant through the Court. Kwan, being produced before Mr. punishment

and consequently, owing to the enlargement of the Central would not accept the plea. Respondent, however, was granted. J. Houston, at the custody of their four sons, who Magistracy yesterday, charged with will be visited by their mother| twice a week.

The suit for separate mainten-

assault.

Chan received serious injuries to Mr. A. S. K. Lau, for the plain-the head and his left wrist, which necessitated his detention at the

tiff, stated that there had reached Hospital for several days. the conclusion one of the most

pathetic stories of desperate devo- the 9th defendant. tion and motherly love, in which

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for

Dr. H. Smith of Queen Mary

more

severe sentence.

He

corps and the consequent lack of space for stores at the headquar- ters.

HEAVY SENTENCE

A sum of $2,100 is asked for IN OPIUM CASE the payment of bonuses to officers passing language examinations, As a result of the seizure of large quantity of raw

this number being larger than was oplum, amounting to 2650 taels, on board anticipated. the s.8. "Tak Sang" on

a

Satur-

day, while the vessel was lying SUPPRESSION OF

OPIUM EVIL

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a woman had suffered constant at-Hospital stated that the wounds at Jardine's whart, tacks from her husband and had were caused by sharp weapons.

Cheung Sau tolerated everything to the point

Pun, a native of Shanghai, was Char Pul stated that, on the day sentenced to six months' where she could no longer con-in question, at about 2 p.m., he was labour and fined $5,000, or, in de- A time-limit of seven months has hard SHANGHAI, (Reuter, by Mall)-

tinue doing so.

at a book stall in Bridges Street, fault,

a further six months, by been given by General Chiang Kai- ANOTHER STORY

when he was surrounded by Mr. R. Edwards, st the Central shek for the total suppression of HMS, Eagle, which has been in The defendant had told the crowd of about 30 persons who Court yesterday.

the oplum evil in China's South-dry-dock at Singapore, has left for Court another story. He said his made an attack upon him.

Western provinces.

Hongkong, escorted by HLM.9. Dør- wife had been harsh to the child-

SOME DIFFERENCES

ren and she had frightened them He race into a house on the LARCENY,

with one or

Previous to

TTEMPT

In a circular order, the, Chinese ing, and is expected here this Generalissimo, pointing out that week.

TO DECEIVE FAILS the South-West is China's "base of The cruiser, Dorsetshire, arrived The failure of an attempt to national regeneration," says that yesterday morning from Shanghal.

IN THE HARBOUR deceive the police and bis master, the oplum evil must be completely led to the appearance Yam eradicated from this part of the

The following men-of-war were

Cruisers Kent, Cornwall, Dor- setshire.

Stoops-Folkestone.

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with stories of ghosts, and this opposite side of the stall, but was merely because once the mother followed by he gang into the had taken her sons to see "Bnow kitchen, whe they made the at- White and the Seven Dwarfs.” tack. He h some differences

Mr. M. A da Silva, for the res-

0 members of the om-shum, 23, printer, before Mr. country before the end of the year, in harbour yesterday: pondent, contended there was lit-gang sometime ago.

Central Anyone who ignores this order, tle room for sympathy in the issues the incident, he had a night with TJ Houston, at the before the Court. The two parties in custody, at Wellington Street.

charges of he adds, will be regarded as a sixth defendant and another, not Court yesterday, on

Įmaking a false report to the police public enemy of the Kuomintang to the dispnate wore now in a state

and the State,

B/M. Depot Ships-Medway. where they did not wish to con- of the arrest. He also stated that Insp. Mair said that defendant

Insp. A. Hopkins, gave evidences and larceny.

Local civil, military and Kuo-

Submarines 4th 'S/M. Flotilla. sult further with one another.

Gunboats the third and ninth defendants went to Salyingpan Station at mintang authorities in the South-

Dragonfly, Cicals, The onus was on the wife to tried to evade arrest by covering 4.30 pm, on May 20, and reported Westem provinces are urged to de- Robin prove her income before an award

Diana, Destroyers Duchess, themselves up with a blanket. that he had been robbed by two vise effective measures for the en-,' could be made.

Thanet, Scout, Thracian, Yenedos, SUMMING UP

All the defendants were arrested men of the money given to him by forcement of the order.

Westcott. in the servants quarters of a rope his master. The money comprised Mr. E. Elmsworth, in sumning factory in Kennedy Town, West $115 Hongkons Currency and $4 CROWN LAND SALE Edsall. up, granted a separate mainten-Point.

Shanghai Currency, which was ance allowance to Mrs. Lau." The AB there WAX no evidences given by Cheng Lau-king, defen- Kowloon Inland Lot No. 4140." 'custody of the children, however against the 2nd, 7th, 8th. 10th, dent's employer, to be changed containing an area of 2,225 square Mr. Himsworth said, constituted 11th and 12th defendants, they into small money.

feet, was sold at the Crown Land The late Mr. Harold Beth, pro- much more. difficult point. From were discharged. The others were As defendant's story did not Sale, P. W. D. office yesterday. minent broker and sportsman, who the fewpoint of mental, moral, committed for trial at the Crimin-satisfy the police, he was search- The Lot, situated at Ping Street, died at the War Memorial Hospital and material welfare, they would al Sessions.

ed and $114 HK. Currency and $30 Kau Put Shek, was purchased by on January 21, at the age of 57. was found concealed in the stock- Mr." "Tam "Kwal-fun, merchant, of left estate in the Colony valued at ings.

No, 46, Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kow- $395,000. the chlidren' would have to be acstances of the father's home, that He was sentenced to one month's loon, for the sum of $1,859. corded the mother, and it would such meetings would take place hard isbour on the first charge There was no competition at the tant has successfully petitioned be best in view of the cream there.

and two months' on the other. auction.

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