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THE COC INE CASE

Full Report of Yesterday's and

to-day's "roceedings.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1918,

And the date ?—No, he only told me the ship..

You are quite sure he did not tell you that on the first occasion? -flo did not tell me.

Did you ask him? No, I did not ask him...

At the 11 - Cloort yen'erday, before MrGeof ey Norman Orme, the bearing the charges of When did you first go to the unlawful poes-ion of cocaine Hamburg-Amerika Linie to as and morphine, against Mr G. L. certain when the goods natived Dancan of the firm of McEwen, by the steamer ?-? could not tell Frickel and Co. was reanimed.

Mr P. M. Hodgson, Crown you that. I think the previous witness told you the dale, but Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr P. WI believe this I had been to the Goldring, of Messre Goldring and godown company to get informa

Russ, defended.

Mr Kannok, manager, of the Iqbal office of the Hamburg Amerika Linie, was being cross- examined at the time of our going to press yesterday, and had just answered a question ne to when the goods were removed from the godowns.

They were in your g

lown In the wharf company's godowns. And when did you get these bills of lading back -The Wharf and Godown Company keep them se receipte.

tion about the sailings of these staumere.

You had been to the godown compuny 2-Yes.

Did you ascertain who took de- livery from the godown company? No. Mr Brown refused to give me informaron without the per- mission of the Hamburg-Amerika Linio..

Mr Goldring:If anything turns upon it fam quite prepared to subpoons Mr Browo.

Mr. Holgeon-I only want to

Mr GoldringWell, if any When did you ask them?-Athing turne upon it I will out- few days ago.

poena Mr Brown. It did not occur to me, your Worship, a vory important.

How did you get them?-I know, asked for them.

You were asked to get them back?-Yes.

Who by 7-By Me Duncan.,

Mr Hodgson :-No, it probably Mr Duncan 7-Yes.

didn't-(to witness) Now your Did Mr Duncan make any en-compradore came down to you quiries before he asked you?-several times about this thing, He never asked me anything Mr Duncan-Yes: before he askel me to get the In fact he has been with you bills of lading

the last ten days, off and on, in Do you remen ber more or less,minection with this matter?- when that was Wednesday of Yes last week; siner I came back on Your Candon compratiore? Monday morniog.

Yes.'

Have you endeavoured to arcert. ain at all where these things were stored after the eighth and nine- teenth August 7-Well I have not exactly.

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And the same applies to your Hongkong compradore, Wing| Kit? Most assuredly.

How often does your Carton compradore come down here, Mr Duncan ?-Very irregularly. Of couree lately, since the Canton hore pretty often. trouble took place, he has been

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You have a lot of plates by You do stereoscopic work?-you? Well, I have several plates Yes.

beside me. I was doing come ex- perimenting.

Do you do it on a very large cole?-I would not eny a very Have you ascertained at all?arge scale; occasionally,

His Worship: These bills of lading, are they sent to your clients hereand produced by them, and then you hand them over and you sign it and then take it to the Wharf and Godown company Not exactly? Have you at all? and the Wharf and Godown-1 spoke to my Canton Com- Company deliver. the goods?-pradore. Yes.

Mr. Duncan was then recalled. No. Mr. Hodgson, continuing his cross 'examination: You say your Canton compradore knew nothing about the matter?-H& knew nothing.

He told you that he knew nothing 7-Ile only know, since [ spoke to him about it.

Were they stored in your office? -Not to my knowledge.

They may have been 7--No. Do you think you would have noticed then if they had been I hardly think I would.

How much have you done in lust month? About the dozen plates.

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That is about the extent of you working atout a dozen plates month? I won't exactly say

dozen.

Mr. Hodgeon-Well, two?- You cannot do much photography in the summer in Hongkong; it is top hot. The water spoils the emulsions.

So they may have been ordin- niy cargo and, for all you know, When you first sent for him they may have been in your by telegram he came down and strong-room? They may have you tackled him about it, and he been; possibly; yes. said that he knew nothing about| In the course of your negotia- I agree with you, as I do a bit it P-Not then; be told me he tions with the Canton compradore of photography myself. Do you gave permission to the man to in connection with this matter, store the goods.

bas he ever said, or words similar Do you know the Po Hong in effect, he would hold himself Company 7-No.

responsible for these?-No, he never said so.

You have had nothing to do with them at all ?—A bɛolutoly nothing.

Mr Duncan, bas he never offered to plead guilty to this ?-Not to Did the Cantón compradore my knowledge. tell you what steamer there! You thought be might perhaps? arrived by ?-When he came -No never.

get out a large consignment of photographic plates, Mr Duncan

Idid, the last time, because I was at home and I ordered them as was passing through Barlia.

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I quite understand, when you say a dozen of two; but where do your keep your stock of plates? It is not long since I unpacked them; about two months ago.

Well, look at there, Mr Duncan, (pointing to a crs that contained oumerous taxes) is it a fair number P-I have as much in the office still, en div

You have a considerable num. her of plates in your office 7-1 think I have nine, dozen twelve by ten. I have got two or three dozen of the o smaller, over,

As a matter of fact you deal in these photographic plates?-I have only taken one order for photographic plates, and that was

three years ago.

And you got there out to take When was your last consign- orders, as well as for your for ment of puotographic plates?sonal des 7-No. About Obristmas time.

Well, it is an extraordiosry And did you do very much work amount of plates. for your own in ion by twelve 7-I have personal use, that is all I done nothing lately.

can say. Why did you have (Continuca on Page 4)

down the second time. He went It never artered into your mind to Canton on the Sunday night that he might plead guilty 7-No; Bat you have a lot of plates in and returned on Monday night he is too straight. with matters your possession ?--I have done and gave me the information by with me to lead me to think of a lot of work, twelve by eight, which steamer these arrived. such a thing.

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