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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SECOND EXTRA.

AN OPIUM SENSATION. Mern, who said the ship arrived

Three First-class Passengers Arrested.

Alleged Unearthing of Huge Smuggling System.

A sensation was created among the first-class passengers on board the Mishima Maru yesterday soon after her arrival in port from London when it was learned that three of their number-two ladies and 8 gentleman had been arrested in connection with the al- leged importation into the Colony of a large quantity of opium. There was a sequel to the arrests at the Polios Court this morning, when, before Mr. Hazeland, Edmund Walter Hickrath, aged 31, described as a merchant, of Bngla New York, and Madame England; Ethel Roorden, aged

Emilie Delosire, of France; were charged with importing or siding and abetting the importation of 374 lbs. of opium into the Colony by the Mishima Mara. There was a second charge against the defendants of being in possession without a permit from the Sup- erintendent of Police.

The prosecation was conducted by Mr. King T. HI. (A.&.P.) whilst Mr. Mason, of Meesre. D'Almada and Mason, defended.

in Hongkong yesterday morning from London, from whence she cailed on October 23. He first HOW the three defendants at Marseil les, where they all embarked at the same time. Daring the voyage they all sat at the name table for moala.

The next witness called we

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 1915.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V. D., state-

Lears,

Private N.P. Thomson is grant-

Engineer Company.

THE LATE MR HEWETT,

Tributes at the Legislative Council.

period was a member of the

VOLUNTEER RESERVE ORDERS.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

Orders issued to-day by Major His Excellency Correcta- a Mis- Wakeman,Commanding H,KV,Ë, atalo :-

statement.

At the meeting of the Lagiala- Excellency the Governor said:- tive Council, this afternoon, His

Musketry Sinos we last met, this Council

Standard Test.-All members has suffered a very asvere loss in

At this afternoon's meeting c the second steward, who also has od leave of absence from 2 12.15 the untimely death of the Flon of "A", "B" & "O" Companies the Legislative Connoil, His Ex Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G., who for ard Test (Trained Mon) will par following statement regarding the who have not fired Part II Stand-cellency the Governor made the 2.4.18.

over nice years was a member of ade on the Cricket Ground on Sun- Government Civil Hospital:*** "Belchere Reliets" sad "Stone this Council and for the same day the 5in inst. at 7.30 a.m, & cultore Reliefs" for December are Executive Council, and for 12 special tram will leave The Peakiness which appears on the Or

Before proceeding to the bum:- posted on the notice board at

at 7.15.m. Headquarters for information of yeare was a member of the Sanit- all concerned.

sry Board, and for a period of 11" and "O" Companies who Chanoil on the subject of the priv Part I All members of "A" dere of the Day, I should like to

makes short statement to the.. years a member of the Medical have not fired Part I (Trained vats natsing stad attached to the Board and for over two years Mea) will parade on the Orioket Government Civil Hospital. I and a member of the Liosasing Ground on Sunday the 15th inst. that the information, which I gava Board. Now, those responsibili-

at 11 5.m. ties cast upon the dessased mem. Dress: drill order with topeen,

to the Council in the coarse of my he performed with exceptional (no poaches). All exempted ber very onerous duties, which haversacks and waterbottles filled remarks at the meeting held on energy and ability. He assisted

members muet parade unless on quite correct, I stated Officer on duty Lisat Murphy, the Government and Borde which Government or Military duty ba that I did not think that any ap he served with ripe experience tween 7 s.m. and 7 p.m. on the/plication for a private purae had Offeeron duty Capt. Hutchison spared himself, he had the cour the Q.C. of their Companies 2 days nursing sirter, and that a further pany

On duty to-night Scouts Com and a very large measure of ad- 5th iaat,, in which case a certif. been refused, but I find that on

ministrative capacity. He never cate to that effect must be sent to sible to apare the services of

two occasions it has been impos-

charge of the baggage rom. Between 10.30 and 11 o'clock yesterday morning he was deliver- ing luggage to passengers from the luggage room. He saw the police come on board and he was told to get the luggage of the three defendants and later ha was called to the Water Police station, The defendante were all booked for Yokohams. The male defendant had one cabin trunk, which was kept in his cabin. This como on board at London. Ha had no other luggage in the hold. Mrs. Bearden had one cabin trank and que suit case, besides four The luggage came on board at packages in the luggage room.

London, as did four packages under the name of Dalcaire, They were received on board from the Dock Company, ez passengers" luggage.

Mr. King:-Were these trunks put on the ship's manifest?

Witness;-No.

Parades. Parades for Friday, 3rd instant, Nil.

Detail Gun Club Bill, Kowloon. On daty until 7th instant, Scouts Company.

P. of W. Camp, Kowloon:-

in advance.

the 28th October W88 not

On dely to-morrow night Cen-|

ago of his own opinions, and he tre Section M.G.Co.

was in everything be advocated Oa duty 4th inst. No. 1800. ber of the bodies I have mention Art Batty, and Left Seo, M.G.Co. ed, sotanted by entirely die

Officer on duty Lient, Ross. Orderly Sergeant until 7th He therefore rightly and justly interested and bonest motives. inat.-Corp. B. Dunoon.

earned the esteem and respect of all the members of Council with whom he was associated.

Officer on duty Lient. Wright.|and everything he did, as a mem and Graham are detailed for been held over. I have received

Semt- be carri

leave

will

telephone duty at Kowloon Oity second nursing sister for the Telephone Daty.-Ptes. Martin application for this month has

Range on the 5th ipet, and

a telegram to the effect that the

Ground at 7.30 am. Dress; ani- December and she should there will parade on

the Cricket private nursing staff

Sydney on the 15th Mr. King:-Why not?

form, topees, haversacks and Witness: We don't put ordin-

waterbottles, no riles:

fore arrive in the Colony early in ary passengers' luggage in the

phore dags will

January, but in the meantime I manifest, and these were ship-

In one other respect to which ped as passengers' luggage. label

he had not alluded (continued edtes. Martin and Graham, have given instructions that two for Shanghai,

The His Excellency) the departed memo. are detailed for daty in the time so that the application for Batt Daty-The following Navailable at one and the same private nursing sisters must be Witness continued to say that the trunks were placed in the parola the time. Witness was told of the younger men, in

defendant

present

at bers get a bright example to my Butta on the 5th inst, and will this month will be complied with. room and the baggage room. They that it was ordinary luggage. Colony, On the outbreak of parade on the Cricket Ground I desire to express my regret that were not touched until yesterday, The defendant gave witness 865 war he enrolled himself in the

at 7.30 B.. Dress: drill when four were taken ont. The

the information which I gave so order with topees, haversacks Honourable Members was in other four were taken out this Shanghai, witness was arrested, only shortly before his death in-

to pay expenses. On arrival at Volunteer Reserve, and he was aud waterbottles filled:- morning. Of those taken out

Was

the

Carple, W. McKay, G. Martin,

chichan, A Kempthorne, T. Grimshaw.

Food will be taken in haver-

brought before the Magistrate a movement, He (His Excellency) not see the opium. He was ties in connection with the Shanghai and charged with by had soon the hon, member on field ing in anlawful possesion of days when it was plainly sacks something like £8,300. Witness heart by the work he was doing, opiam, which was valued at evident that he was straining his a acquitted, and later left and be (His Excellency) would Shanghai by the Katori Maru, not be surprised if the services He saw the male defendant again which the hon. member had no yesterday on the Mishima Mara. patriotically rendered, might not He had not seen the female de in some messure have shortened fendants before.

his life. He would only say he

AIRCRAFT OUTPUT.

Committee to Speed up Pro-

duction,

correct. -

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.

The following lootures are to be delivered at the College Hail by kind permission of the Bev. Bro. Director :*****

Thursday, 2nd December, 1915,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT

Mr. King said that the charge was first made out showing that 374 lbs, were found, bat ho asked that the charge should be amend- ed to 707 lbs., os sinos the charge was drafted more opium had been found on the ship. of not guilty, said he understood parcels room and one from the cases contained opium. He did to cease some of the lesser activi Fisher, B.O. Sandford, A.S. Ma Mr. Mason, in entering a plos yesterday, three came from the because it was found that the duced by his medical adviser W.M. Hamphreys; LoCple. F.A, that it was inevitable that the case baggage room. The three from could not be finished that morn-the parcele room were taken out ing, and when the case came on first. The male defendant. again, counsel would appear.

gove witness instructions Mr. King, in opening the case, to take out the four trauks, say said that the facts were that on ing the other four packages were the arrival of the Mishima Maru to be kept until they landed at Fosterday morning, the Police Yokohama, when they were to be boarded the ship and searched the placed in the N. Y. K. Godown. luggage of the three defendante. The four cases found yesterday. The male defendant had a cabin were handed over to the police, as trunk only. There were four well as those found this morning.

The Court adjourned for a wishe dmany young and able men The Executive Committee of trunks found in the fore-hold and Cross-examined by Mr. Mason, four in the after-hold bearing the witness said he did not remember quarter of sa hour to give Mr. in Hongkong would be fired by his the recently inaugurated Acronen at 6.30 p.m. Export Trade by names of the two female defen- any other laggaga coming on

Mason so opportunity of confer- splendid exemple and do their tical Institute of Great Britain, Mr. M. Fernandes.

duty by the Colony sa he did his, whose main work during the war

Thursday, 9th December, 1915, dante. Four were found yester-board for the defendants at ring with his clients.

Upon the day, and four were found this London.

resumption, He proposed they should adopt will be to assist to speed up sir-st 6 p.Electrical Careers, by Mc. Менсд morning. All contained opiam Mr. Mason:-As a matter of the last witness, who admitted this

eross-examined the following resolution: "That craft production, has now been Mr. T. A. Carvalho,

Thursday, 16th December and nothing else. They were fact, there ware a hat box, a carry that he knew a

Council greatly regrets formed, and is as follows:

loae man called to

the Bervices hermetically sealed, tin-lined all and a wardrobe trank?- Sydney Cohen, whom he had of the late Hon.

Mr. Charles Bright, F.R.SE, 1915, at 6 p.m.-Newspapers, by trunks, put into ordinary travell-don't remember.

Mr. E. AM.IO.E., M.I.EE, (Consalting Mr. P. Inglis; The political aspect met several times. ing tranke, looked and roped, Mr. Mason:Did the first de-

When at Hewett, and are desirous of plac Engineer to the Commonwealth of the war, by Mr. E. J. Noronha, Members and their friends are Four were labelled as belonging fendant tell you it was his loton-Shanghai he cabled for his pasing on record their appreciation of Australia; Board of Trade

oordially invited to attend these to Mrs. Reardon and four to tion to go ashore with these two age Home to a Mr. Robinson, of the servicee he has rendered to Arbitrator, &o.).

lectures. Professor G. H. Bryan, So.D., madame Delvaire. The whole indies and have a run up to Can-who lived with him in Russell the Council and the Colony. eight contained nothing but tou? No, 1 did not hear that the same man as Cohen. He of the Unofficial members of the Applied Mathematics at the Square. Mr. Robinson was not Mr. Pollock said that on behalf! F.R.S. (Professor of Pure and opium. When they were brought Mr. Mason said be wished to cabled Robinson because he was Council he would say they entire University College of North out, various keys were tried to protest against the next evidence the only friend he had from whom ly associated themselves with the Wales; author of several in- open the trunks. Of the four being taken.

he could get money. Cohen was resolation moved and with the portant works on the theory and tranke seized yesterday, the male Mr. Hazeland said he would

words which had fallen from the the stability of aeroplanes; defendants' keys opened two, note the objection, but the evid- not his real employer. mar Mr. Bearden's keye opened one, enes would we taken.

Mr. Mason suggested that wit lips of His Excellency. Personally Member of the Government Advi CHRISTMAS whilst the fourth box had to be

had been Thomas Clarence Horne, valot, Robins, bat witness denied it.associated with the deceased in neas was employed by this man he

most closely sory Committee for Aeronautics). Sir George Greenhill, M.A., broken opsu,

With regard to a passenger on the Katori Maru,in Mr. Mason:-You know Mr. connection with business transact F.R.S.· (Formerly the four boxes found this morn harbour from Shanghai to London, Hickrath would be following by ed in the Council and with other fessor of Mathematics in the ing, three were opened with keya said he arrived in Shanghai on the next boat; would not it have things in the Colony. He (Kr. Artillery College, Woolwich; belonging to the male defendant November 20 on the Kashima been better to bare waited and Pollack) felt the Colony had eat author of mathematical investigatrons of the Hotel the Manage and one with a key belonging to Mara, About September 28 he talked the matter over with him fered a great loss. It was only a tione into seronautical problems; ment has arranged a series of Mra.Reardon. He (Mr.King) would was introduced to the first do- before getting your passage few years ago that Ilie Majesty Member of the Government danses to be hold during Christ- prove that yesterday the male fondant in London who defendant gave instructions to engaged him as

back to England? Yes, but I conferred upon their departed Advisory Committeo for Aeromas Week open to residents and a valet at did not think of that. Besides, colleague the honour of nautica).

diners in the Hotel. These will one of the officers of the ship as a salary of £2 a week. About

Ool. F. N. Maade, O.B., late take place on the following to the disposal of four on which October 7, the defendant told

I could get my passage cheaper Companion of the Order of St.

Michael by booking by return.

and St. the polica now had in their him he would have to go to

George, R.E. (author of a number of stan nights.

CHRISTMAS EVE WA Mr. Mason:-I suggest that the and he (the speaker) was dard military works). possession. He was also going China on October 9, giving him real reason was that the man one of the first to congratulate lim to call a man who had been frat-class ticket to travel by the with the mythical nams of upon this distinction. He (Mr. ing

Mr. I. Blin Deabloda (Consuls FRIDAY 24th December, 1915.

BOXING DAY Aeronautical Engineer MONDAY, 27th December, 1915. arrested in Shanghai with Kashima Mara, He told witness Robinson, and whose real name Pollock) would have been glad it Lecturer in Aeronautical En NEW YEAR EVE RE large quantity of opium in his to take game luggage in advance is unknown, is your ralem-the honourof knighthood had beengineering, the Folytechnic, Lon- FRIDAY, 31st December, 1915. possession which bad bean The ticket was for Yokohama, but handed over to him in London by witness had instructions that if no

ployer?-I deny that.

conferred upon him, as it was, don; Examiner in Aeronautics By kind permission of Lieut the defendant.

cable came for him at Shanghai journed.

At this stage the case was ad-about the same time, on a member for the Fellowship Examination Colonel L. A. WATSON and he was to go on to Kobe. Witness

the Legislative

Officers the Band of the 74th in of

Council of the Society of Engineers). The question of bail was then of the Straits Settlements.

Punjabis under Bandmaster travelled alone and all the luggage discussed, it being eventually Mr. Hewett was a man who at all

Christian will be in attendance, 5 was labelled in witness's name, agreed that bail be allowed, the times spoke his mind freely and

Peer Twice Invalided Home,

Special menus will be served in Defendant gave him eight tranke, male defendant in the sum of fully, He felt it would be very Heywood Division, who has bad and in the Main Dining Room

Lord Rochdale, ex-M.P. for the the Grill Room at 83.50 per head and witness had one of his own 84,000 and the two femala de difficult, if not impossible, at this charge of the Territorirls at the $3.50 per head, p Defendant said he would travel fendants in the sum of $1,000 time that his place could be Dardanelles, has for the second Table accommodation with this casco.

by the next mail, saying he could

adequately Alled. He was at all time been invalided home and is reserved the Hotel Uniós Mr. Hazeland said if there not accompany witness, because The case will come up again times ready to champion soy lying ata military hospital suffer The Hotel Damch; will leav Was anything to show that there were no other berths vacant there WAS В

system it on the boat, Witness knew be on Wednesday afternoon at 2.16 good cause which, was laid before ing from phlebitis and typhoid Blake Pler each night for Ko would be permissible in evidence. had been trying to get four. He

dort him, and they on the Unofficis ferer. He returned from Gallipoli toon after dance..... It was stated that the value of side would very much miss hi in July, but went back on

MAJHITAGOART, The first witness called was the first saw the trunks in a dray at the opium found in the eight efforts. Chief Steward on the Mishima Russell Square, and he put on the trunks is about $1,000.

August 1. The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Mason:Is that part of the 707 lb ?

Mr. King-No, bat I submit it is part of a system.

Mr. Mason:-I object to this reference, as it has nothing to do

each,

o'olock,

AT THE

PHONGKONG HOTEL,

At the request of avveral pa

Manager.