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GENERAL NEWS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913.

THE COCAINE CASE.

Now, even when you had a license, had the strong room ever been used for packing or staring-No, never

Teaching co his deathbed. The Case for the Defence.

New York, August 14,—While Before Mr. Cleoffrey Norman on his deathbed, Mr Jesse Will-Orme, at the Magistracy, yes- iams of Ada, Ga., President terday, the houring was re-supervision?-Latterly yes; all

sumed of the case in which

of the Georgin, Florida and Ala-George Leopold Duncan, of bama railway, completed the Measre. McEwen, Friokel & coaching of his wife in the man-

Wo, stude charged with being in unlawful possession of 188 lbs. agement of the railway and his of morphine and 519 ounces of other business enterprise, esti cocaino. mated to be worth $10,000,000 Mr. Williams has now inherited n her husband's property,

exper se.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. W. Goldring, of Mosers Gold- Hodgson) prosecuted, and Mr. P. ring and use, appeared for the

defence.

And any packing that was done during the period you held a licence-would thore be any

packing would be done under the supervision of revenue officers.. That would not be done in the strong room? – Ob, n",

And that would be some time age?-About two years ago.

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Were there any cases in the Furnished or Unfurnished, 5 TO LET-Ranfurly, No. 11 strong room?-Two casse.

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And any numbers ?-1" took note of the numbers, but have not got them with me just now.

Police uniform in Shanghai.

The fall wing transpired after! Now, I think we had better The current Shanghai Municip: we wont to press. The defendant continue with what happened, as al Gazetio elates that, upon the was then in the box and was be- briefly as you can because we recommendation of the captaining examined by Mr. Goldring practically agree with the pro Superintendent, it has been decid- How olien in course of a secution. Mr Wilden took up ed that the present style of tunich, or six tonutlis, or a your, couple of tins from the floor and shall be diried in favour of

would you

visit the strang, dishovered cocaine and sardines the patrol jacket. Colonel Bruce mom ?-Well it is difficult to say, in eneh tin. has pointed out that the part is a seldom I require to go jacket hina now been worn by the trong room. It I. require bore forces for somo years, it is any record or reference I call the more comfortable in wear, and its firo boy to find it. It is part of adoption will entail no additional his duty to file them away and if I require any old recorde I call English Dress Shocks. tha ollies hoy to find them. It is very seldom I go there London, August 14,-" We are i used to a great deal in the except when the office boy cannot

nd what I want. matter of women's drese i! So that practically the only Canada, but we have been toundecision you go there is when ed and shocked in England. the office boy cannot find a re- This was the femark made, the ference you have asked him to

Daily Mail nya, by one of a fork for 2-Ex etly. party of girls from Regina And you have no. koy of that Canada, who in Saturday" left,

room" yoursell ?—No. Bristol. for Hon", nfter a three

Can you tell us to your know- weeks't ur of the United Kinglerige if any goods were stored dom: *Fur,from appealing to us there as it us'd for that pur as evidence of good inste," she added, to indiscriminate ure. Pose have never klown it

used for that purpose. of absolutely transparent materi- ) I think it is close by a very ale in the dress of English girls beavy outside door... 14 that ever simply amazed us. This was particularly noticeable in Londos and other large cities. Tho popularity of these base styles in Lot to the credit of the English girl,"

Shanghai Legion of Frontiersmen.

looked ?--No.

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Oh, that's rather a pity, but it does not mattor. And the thirk after a certain amount of inspection had been made of the strong room Wilden, after opening the cases. Beked me if they were my pro- perly. I cannot exactly muy i those were the words used. 1 said "Just wait a moment until I see." I went away to speak to the compradore, and when I came back I told Mr. Wilden I was afraid he would have to hold me responsible in the meantime.

you went outside with Mr. Wildea?—Not, Mr.

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off one of the tops of the cases an amateur photographer and 1 and were taking out some of the had a special consigament of And an inside gate -Auinsile said that, because I thought tins. Mr, Wilden came to me plates suited to the tropics. gate.

would be able to tell by and asked for the cupboard in the had some for colour photography I and some "for ordinary photo- fuked with a padlock.

Ireked with a padleck-Yer, the marks where they came strong room to be unlocked.

from Mr. Wilden" reminded called the office boy to unlook it!

(Continued on page 8.) We need not go any further me that it was a case of arresting and he did so. I told the office with the seription of the strong and I said, "Never mind. You will boy at the same time to open room. Tell us what next hop have to hold me responsible and everything that Mr. Wilden re- Although during the recent pened on the 23rd of August. in the meantime I will make enquested him to open. After tilia troublous times in the Solement When I received the key and quiries." He asked me if he went to the Duddell Street go- and surrounding territory the opened the strong room and turn could use the telephone. I said downs and saw the keeper because the Hongkong compradore had "Yes, certainly." He wont away Shanghai Volunteer Commandanted up the light Mr. Wilden pre- did not find it necessary to avail coded me into the room. On and telephoned Mr. Hutchison said he knew nothing about the Limeelf of the services of the four- following him I saw at once that and brought back another reven Roode whatever. I wanted to get teen mounted men, whom Captain something unit had lappen- ue officer and with the assistance to know from the godown men G. F. Collyer, on behalf of the ed. I was a bit astonished, but of coolies, removed everything out because I was the one responsible local branch of the Legion of Fron- could say nothing at the moment. of the strong room. I lent them for what was in the godown. The tiersmen, offered to place entirely. Who actually opened the room?: one or two empty packing godown was locked up and there to an optician of doubtful ablilty at his disposal, the Council want is difficult to say. I know I cases to put the goods into and as no one present. I came back to purchase glasses upon which pot ungrateful for the fler. In turned up the light.

carry them to the Police Station. to the Des Vinax Road office and your eye-sight depends.

Personal attention is given to the current issue of the "Municipal His Worship: We opened the. Witness proceeded:-I was spoke to the office boy. I asked Gazette appears a letter from door?

the office boy if he know anything the examination and the fitting present when the eight cases Defendant: Yes, Secretary Laveton to Captain.

were found in the

about these goods that had been of lenses that will relieve all passage;

trouble. The only charge- is for Collyer stating: "The Council Mr Goldring:-You say the it was after I came out of the in the passage.

the glasses. His Worship:-Did this take fully recognises the public-spirit placo was in confusion and you strong room. After the arrival ed motives which actuated the were very much surprised at what of Mr. Hutchison I was talking to place in English or Chinese?

Witness-English. He told proporal, and desires to ricord, you saw Yes. Of course my the latter, and then I left him and and communicate to the Legion mind immediately flew to the went to the end of the passage, me that they had been brought of Frontieremen, on expression of morphine and cocaine business along to the front ollice, and there by a friend of the Canton its appreciative thanke.”: because of Mr Wildon's presence.. saw two workmen who had taken compradore. On the receipt of

certain information from the Note; office boy I telegraphed to the Canton compradore and asked him to come down at once. He

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