1939-06-16 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HUNGHOM EXTORTION CASE

INTERPRETER'S BAIL IS INCREASED BY $1.000

Evidence For Prosecution Closed: Mr. F. W. Shaftain & Lawyer Cross - Examined

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HEARING OF EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECUTION IN THE HUNGHOM POLICE STATION EXTORTION CASE was cluded at the Kowloon Court yesterday, when Mr. John Whyatt, Crown Counsel, requested that ball of $1,500 on which the first defendant, Un Shiu-ki, police interpreter, is held. be increased to $2,500.

Ball in the case of Joseph Herbert Edward Edwards, Sub- Inspector of Police, the second defendant, was allowed to re- main at $100. Mr. C. D'Almada, appearing for the first defen- dant object to the increase in ball, but the objection was over- ruled."

No Motor Car- Not A Rich Refugee

"

Un la charged with extortion of a sum of $110 from Lau Hel-yuk foreman carpenter of the Kowloon Docks, and alternatively with de- manding, with menaces, a sum of $120. Edwards is charged on a count of demanding money with

menacea.

Exhibition Of War Photographs

GENERAL

UNLAWFUL TRANSMITTING MACHINERY

"H.K. Is Neutral Territory," Says Chief Justice

An exhibition of war photo- graphs opened yesterday morning at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Bridges Street and will continue daily until Saturday, June 24. The ex- hibition la open from 9 am until 9 p.m. Beginning on Monday.

Remarking that Hongkong Was June 25, and continuing until July neutral territory and that there 4. the exhibition will be given in should be no unlawful transmitting the Kowloon YM.C.A., Waterloo machinery with a country at war, Road. There is no admission fee, the Chief Justice. Sir Athol} Mac- This set of photographs is one Gregor. dismissed an appeal of the most complete" in existence, brought" before him in the Court and was especially compiled to of Appeal yesterday by Sun Man show the war activities. Especial-against conviction and a fine of ly notable are those of Madame $1,000 imposed by Mr. J. Barrow, Chiang, showing her engaged in District Officer (North), on attending the wounded," 'making charge of having attempted to ex- clothes for soldiers, helping report wireless transmitting appars- fugees, taking care of war ortus at Shataukok on May 25. phans, and instructing working Mr. M. A. da Bilva appeared for units. The Generalissimo is also appellant, and Mr. J. B: Prentis. shown in a number of pictures Assistant Crown Solicitor, was for which show clearly his inspiring Mr. J. Key. Inspector of Wireless

Telegraphy.

No Attempt

appearance.

While there is no admission fee. any wishing to make a contribution used for the work of the YMCA

front.

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Mr. Silva said that the ground for appeal against conviction wEN

Nine witnesses were called dur-Service to Soldiers units at the that the evidence disclosed no ing the hearing yesterday, and POSSESSION CLAIM three earlier witnesses were recall-

FOR FLAT FAILS

Y'S MEN'S CLUB: ADDRESS

attempt to export within the meaning of the charge.

Appellant was a minor official of the Chinese Government, who had come down from Bzechuen to visit another official at Shumchun. After paying that visit, he went to Shatankok, also for the pur- pose of calling on: another official,

ed. Evidence was taken from Mr. F. W. Shaftata, Assistant Director: of Criminal Intelligence (Crime). The difficulty of reconciling the

Mr. Shaftain, stated that about story that plaintiff wanted the 4.30 p.m. on April 23 he had a premises back for her own use and telephone conversation with Mr. the alternative of allowing defen F. H. Loseby, in the course of dant to remain in occupation at which Mr. Loseby informed him an increased rental provided in that complaints had been made to more and more link the great pro and as he was going there he was the notice to quit, was commented him by a client of extortion of a vinces of Yunnan," Kwelchow and asked to carry certain parts of the upon by Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell sum of money from him at Hung-Szechuan with each other and transmitting station. in the Summary Court esterday hom Police Station. when he

with the outside world. The new

(Continued from' Page 6). : New railways and new roads

gave judgment, "with He instructed Inspector Hopkins auto road in the South-West, over could have gone by two routes, one Appellant, continued Mr. Silva, costs, against "Mrs. L Ching-fei, te investigate the case and of No. 358 Prince Edward Road, April 25 he

on which literally thousands of trucks entirely through Chinese territory had Sub-Inspector pass daily. is about 3,000 miles and the other by going partly second floor, who claimed posses- Edwards report to him at 2.30 p.m. long. It crosses half of Yunnan through British territory. son of the first floor of the house He gave Edwards.to read a state-castward, climbs up and down the chose the latter route and as he He from L. A Remedios, the tenant. ment taken from Lau Hei-yuk: mountains

Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared for

"PECULIAR FEATURES" plaintin, defendant being repre- sented by Mr. A. el Arculli.

Mr. Shaftain said. "I told him Plaintiff, in evidence, said she about the statement. He did not there were many peculiar features came to Hongkong in October last reply. I asked, 'Were you, in fact, year after the fall of Canton,, but present at this alleged conver- denied Mr. Arculif's suggestion sation? He said he had question-on mountains of solid rock, where that she was a rich refugee.

led the complainant through an Japanese bombs have recently

interpreter.

murdered some 8,000 civilians, but

"I can say I am a refugee," she said, "but not a rich re- fugee, as I do not own a motor car."

of Kwelchow, then was crossing the border the ap- crosses the mountains and. rich paratus was discovered. valleys of Szechuan to Chungking. Mr. Silva said his client could the capital of the new China, have been charged with posses- CHUNGKING AND BOMBINGS aster General did not see it to slon, but unfortunately the Post- Chungking is a great city built do this.

"I brought up the subject of where the national spirit Inspector Carey's telephone call, with every bombing. and of the length of time the Continuing, she stated she pur-complainant was kept at the chased the house in February and Station. He said he was not pro- intended to live on the first floor. perly dressed when the which was the largest fat in the plainant was brought into the premises She said she had a Charge Room, and when he had large family and the second floor, asked the man a few questions had which she now ocenpled, was not returned to his quarters to dress adequate.

and shave.

"Defendant seemed

Ignorant of law

Dealing with the second part of rises the appeal, which was against sen- tence. Mr. Silva submitted that the circumstances clearly showed there had never been any attempt to hide the apparatus, and this in- dicated that appellant was entirely ignorant of the law. This was no defence, but it could be raised in mitigation..

The greatest hindrance to preaching Christ in China is the fact that our so-called com-Christian nations still ́self the. oil and the iron to. Japan by which the Japanese military destroy Christian charches

to "have

and hospitals in China and by which they murder the Chi- nese civilian populations and buna up their cities.

Among The Ruins

"

Neutral Country

"There are hostilities in China at the moment and these hostilities had spread to one of the points you have mentioned Shumchun,"

• NO PROMISE She asked the previous owner, some difficulty in giving logical before the actual contract of pur-answers to my questions, and I chase was signed, whether she formed the opinion he had some- could have the first floor, But he thing to hide. could not promise her and sala

In Chungking, I saw pleces of sald His Lordship. This Colony that she could have either the in a case of the nature of the rows of dead laid out in the streets

The correct procedure to follow dead among the ruina and great part of a neutral country and it is of the atmost importance that irst or the third.

complainant's would have been for after the bombing. The oll and

there should be no unlawful the Inspector first to ascertain from which made this possible transmitting machinery connected the two coins were false. Were came from the same lands which with any country the coins false, it would have been sent the missionaries and the bouring of such machinery by this correct to search the man.

Bibles. Over 60 per cent, of what Colony might well be regarded as Japan needs to carry on this mur

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The stipulation was not en- tered on the contract because she thought the previous owner's promise suficient. Actually, however, she took possession of the vacant second floor flat,

"If no other bad coins were found

on him enquiries should be made Continued on Page 8

INTIMIDATION OF

STUDENTS

In answer to His Lordship, who aald that it was clear that, at the end of February, so long as defendant was willing to pay an extra $20 rent she would let him stay on the fist, plaintiff said she Sentence of one month's hard was reluctant to do this, but was labour on each of twelve counts, advised by her solicitor that she was passed on Tai could not drive away

Kau, 18, tenants scavenging coolie, when he was without providing an alternative. produced before Mr. R. Edwards

...“TOO BUSY”.

at the Central Court yesterday, His Lordship: You say you want charged on counts of intimidation the premises for your own use. Why and six separate charges of thert did you not mention that in your of sums of money from Chinese letter to defendant? I don't know students at Shaukiwan, between why Mr. Stn didn't do that. I

May 1 and 8. suppose Mr. Sin was too busy.

His Lordship: That's a splendidums involved were:-Lau Yun-

The students and the respective

an un-neutral act.”

at war, Har-

der in China comes from America His Lordship' then dismissed the and from Great Britain and the appeal, remarking that the offence British Dominiona.

was manifestly à severe one and, The orphans, the malmed, the therefore, the penalty was not so homeless and the dead in China excessive as to offend justice. appeal to us Christians in the West to stop this mass murder in China by refusing to sell to Japan the munitions of war.

Chinese youth and the new China greet You China" thanks you all for your sym. pathy and help in her hour of national Atruggle. Chinese youth and the whole Chinese nation are dedicated to the mów world of freedom and justice and peace.

RIGHT AS FREE NATION tn, 13, 11.30; Làm Ylu-ki, 12, 30 compliment to your own solicitor!

The new China is fighting for cents; Leung Kam-wing, 16, 33.30; Giving judgment for defendant. Leung Sik-tim, $1.50; Lo Tam-the right to exist as a free nation. His Lordship said that as he had chung, 15, 51 cents; and Chew The new China is fighting our been requested to exec se his powers Hin-wing. 13. $1.

fight as well as hers. She will to increase the rent, it would be The boys stated that they were fight on until she is free from the reasonable to adopt the 40 per cent. forced by defendant to become invader. Then she will build the

China has been both material and spiritual. It has been tremendous; It is still going on. It will cour tinue to go on. It includes over 150,000,000 people. It is of more. than national importance. It is of world significance.

It will regenerate all' China, which is one-quarter of the world's population. Let us in the West continue to give this new China every help. Let us refuse to give help to, the powers of imperial aggression. which are trying to destroy this new China. In this new China Hles the hope of pesce and Justice in the Far East. And without justice and peace in the Far East there can be no pence in our day nor in our world (Loud Applause). Mr. 8. B. Tan thanked

rule in the present case, and members of a triad society.

new China in the Eastern de- ordered that the rent should be

Sub-Insp. H. G. Hallam pro-vastated provinces, as well as in raised from $30 to $43 and, that secuted.

the great free West. Then she the tenancy at the new rental His Worship recommended de- will make her contribution to the should start as from April 1 this fendant for banishment at the ex-building of the new world, year.

piry of his year's imprisonment.

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