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The hearing was reruined at the {Magistrsey yesterday afternoon Of a case in which four Chinese wern charged with unlawful possession of a big quantity of opium. The first secused, the enaswain of a motor Isuneb, was also charged | with allowing his boat to be usad for the conveyance illicit opium.

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According to the evidence of two Indian constables stationed an Lamma Island, who made the seizure, part of the opium was found on the motor boat, which was then in charge of two of the defendants. It was lying batwser two sainpans, An one of which were found the remainder of the drug and the other two de- fendants, The sole occupant of the other sampan was a small boy. Mr.

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the previous hearing that it was * a trainped-up charge. No opium was found on the motor launch, |which was lying of Lamma Island merely to repair bar engines. Qas of the sampans that were lying near the launch, said Mr Lo, rowed away towards the shore na soOD 29 | the crew observed the constables ¡approaching in a Hoklo boat. This boat gained the shore årst and when the constables reached the shore they found so empty | bost and the epium on board.

One of the Indian constables was recalled yesterday and cross ex. amined by Mr Lo.

Mr Smith said the crew of four of the Hekla boat engaged by the Indian constables to go out to the motor boat had been brought up to the Court by the police in accord. ance with Mr Lo's wish. They said they chased a beat.

Mr Lo: That destroys the whole

case.

Mr Smith: The Indians might cot bare seen it.

Mr Lo: They swear that there

was no other boat.

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were out to look for opium could have failed to abeerve the beat. He shuddered to contemplate the possibility of his Worship believing

Me Lo said bis clerk told him that one of the four men on the Hoklo boat saw the boat that rowed away, and it might shorten the proceedings if the four med) were brought into the Court and | this man selected to give evidence. M N. T. Smith, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, who, watched the case in the interests of the police, said the prosecution would like to call all four men.

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Chow Choy, a sherman abo ave tbe informatico to the Todian coustables about opium. then gave evidence. sid be went out to sea the two ennatables is a Hekle boat which was manned by a crew

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chazed it in his own boat, but the the informer. They have no busi- reason),

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representing the prosecution, had justice. If the man in charge had the case could be brought to a suc Dujaot said that in his opinion the had in the first instance a draft of cessful conclusion.

case could not go on.

what the informer would say and Defendants were discharged was only what the Indian constables would ay the prosecution would never have been brought

towed the empty sampso back to prove their case. the motor launch.

The Magistrate: Who knew? Examined by Mr Smith, Chow you suggest Mr. Smith knew! Choy said two bags of opium were Mr. Lo: It is up to the police t

The Magistrate: He found on this sampan. which was taken to the Station whom 1 entertain such bigh regard

The opio find out. Mr. Sraith is a person for expressing his opinion.

Mr. Smith 1 am not prosecut was the same opium.

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Cross-examined by Mr L. Chux that I would not think of making any ing. I was asked to come up. The

The Magistrate: I have not heard Choy said that when he returned to imputations against him. I am ask informer's evidence is as new to me enough to say whether the Indians

CAN'T AFFORD DUCKS IN THE the motor boat sad told the Indian ing your Worship to bear me out as to the Court.

(may have told the truth or not. On

PARK. what he found on the sampan, the in saying this, that the police must The Magistrate: As to express the evidence before me there are Ashton-in-Makersfield, a Lan- latter instructed him to chase the have known-it they did not theying any surprise and indignation as inconsistencies. It does not follow cashire mining township, is dis crew of the sampan again. The were guilty of gross dereliction off to Indian witnesses' evidence, that the evidence of the informer posing of its ducks in the public chase was a fruitless one, and be daty. When they opened the case should be verg-glad if they were all can be accepted; the evidence of in-parks on account of their cost of returned to the Station in time to they should have said, "The two entirely infallible, but I am afraid, (formers is not easy to deal with. £13 & year.

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the opium being weighed. Indian constables may be liars and until the oath is changed, we shall Mr. Lo indicated that he was pre- Both sampsos were tied alongside we had better see what the informer have this difficulty. I am afraid we pared to go on with the case and Mrs. Mary Barwick, who has the motor boat. He made co tehas to say." Instead of that they can't rely on Indians to be entirely sift the evidence farther, bat he died at West Bridgford, Notting- part of the discovery of the opium have to confess at this stage that trathful. Acting according to their understood that the prosecution ham. in her 100th year, is surviv to anybody except the two cut the police witnesses have not been best lights, I am afraid they diverge was not prepared to go on. There-ed by eight grandchildren, 14 stables. When he went to the Station to claim his reward for the telling the truth. The police, re sometimes from the truth. That fore he had no option in the matter. great-grandchildren, and information he was told by one of Presenting the Crown, the fountain applies to Chinese police as well 1 Mr. Smith said he based his case the Indian constables that if defen-of justice, should have got this in-wish I could always believe them. Jon the fact that the opiam was) Detective Sergeant Gabbutt dants were convicted, a portion of Formation from the informer at the Mr. Lo: I am.complaining that found on a sampan which was tied again brought up at the Mixed.......... the tines would be allotted to him outset. Mr. Smith has just whisper. the prosecution should have started alongside the motor launch. If Court, Shangbai, on the 7th inst. At this stage Mr. Smith said it ed to me that the evidence of th the case when they knew the in that was constructive possession by the three men whom be arrested was no offence to be tied to a informer came to him as an absolute former's evidence, or they should the people on the motor launch he on suspicion recently on Yang- sarapan containing,opiom. The in-[surprise, but the police should have have known it,

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would go on with the case on that tzepoo Road and of whom he said former was apparently telling the known it long ago. I protest The Magistrate: Inspector Spear, ground.

at the last hearing that they "put truth. It was quite clear what the against this pollution of the adminis Tou are in charge.

They The Magistrate: But the Indians up quite a decent fight Sub-Inspector Spear: Mr. Lo have said the opium was on the session of arms and bouse-break- motor boat was doing, but mere tration of justice. It is doing the

were charged with being in por suspicions were not sufEcient. The fair fame of British justice a great evidently refers to me.

motor launch. opium was not found on the motor deal of barn. I ask you to fine the

Mr. Lo: Yes. I mast because you

ing implements, and with being Mr. Smith: Yes. That entirely concerned in various armed rob- boat as the Indian constables had Indian constables for perjury.

are in charge

vitiates the case. said and he did not think it was. The Magistrate: I have no idea

beries which they either admitted Sub-Inspector Spear: I have

The Magistrate: I am afraid. I or had proved against them. The worth while going on with the case. who is right-the informer or the never seen or interrogated cha of have too long experience to be as Court ordered all three to be sent Mr. William Holland. Rhyd,

Mr. Lp: If that is so, I hope that Indians. All I can say is there is these witnesses. I have a master mach astonished as Mr. Lo. If we to the Arsenal for execution and Broughton, Wrexham, has bought my indignation (which be expressed a discrepancy. I am constantly in and I have to do as I am told. In could only get evidence which could the charke sheet was endorsed: for 20,000 guineas the bord of the previous hearing) will be this unfortunate position, in which I spector Angus directed me to take be relied upon as truthful it woul The Court once more is pleased, Friesian cattle belonging to Mr. shared not only by the Beach but by have no idea what are the facts charge of the case.

make things much easier bere. of the services rendered to the to put on record its appreciation Dean Chandesley Corbett, Kid-Mr. Smith. It is high time that the owing to confict of evidence.

The Magistrate: I 100 airsid don't know if anyone has taken the community by Detective Sergeant derminster. This herd fncludes administration of justice in this Mr. Lo: You Expressed disapproval elucidation is not so easy for the informer's evidence before. the world's premier cox, Hedges Court was not polluted, consciously of the first witness's demeanour at police as Mr. Lo seems to think. It Mr. Orte added, addressing Mr. arrest of armed robber gangs Gabbaft in the rounding up and Moss Rose.

For unconsciously, by bringing ab-the last hearing.

is extremely difficult even for them Smith, that he need not let Mr.loperating in the Settlement."

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