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THE SMUGGLERS' CAVE.

Boat People Before the Court.

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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1923.

The Magistrate: The prosecution fact that the post was king off fis alleging that the defendants | the island on which the opium was formed an armed guard over the seized was not sufficient to prove.

|connection with the opium. Ins opium.

Mr. Bennett: A very poor guard pector Bloor had said in Ais evi- The Magistrates That may be dence that the cave was not visible Two men and a woman who have It is the aim of the prosecution from where the defendants' deat bern detained since the 17th. Jan to put their case in the most was king, and this showed the

result of the recopilį favourable tight.

improbability that the defendants Lary 14

Further examined by Mr. Lloyd. were guarding the cave. seiture of raw opium on the Saif

To pro Kau 1 Chau Island, Capsuimum, Sub-Inspector Bloor said that experly guard such a valuable cache were charged before Mr. R. El cepting a pistel which was under as this, which tight mean a hand- aris wen Mome remuneration to them, one Lindsell yesterday afternoon withļa joss house, all the

defendants to unlawful possession of three tierman found on the floor of the sleeping would expect the

have done better than anchoring Mauser pistuds, two Smith-Wesson; quarters where the defendants wer revolvers, 152 rounds of .38 ammuni- Some of the cartridges were in clips their bat at an unsuitable place.

No Case. tion. To rounds of Mauser aminuni ready for loading. The defendanta' tion and 30 cartridge clips; and boat was registered at Yaumati In regard to pieces of four bag

defendant

thefound on the sampan. Mr. Bennett produced with importing. ailing or abetting First

said it was a feasible story that to imper into the Colony eight licence. tom of raw upium without a permit Mr. Bennett :. Did there appear people of the defendants' type were from the Superintendent of Imports to be a man on the lookout to de. always ready to pick up anything they could get for nothing. It could and Exports at Sai Kau I Chau lend the beat! Island (Cheung Chau Chung Islandy Sub Inspector Boor: I did not be presumed that there being some on the 1: January. The two see anybody until I came near the traffic in opium going on on the island, the smugglers, in remoring charges were taken separately. | boat, The opian count

the opium from the cave, tore up the bags and then abandoned them, either on the shore or in the sea. Mr. Bennett said he had to cate

with yesterday.

Froceeded Mr. Bennett: What was the first intimation the defendants had of your approach I called to them ta come unt.

Mr. Ly 1. Superintendent of In ports and Exports, onducted the prosecution. Mr. T. G. defended, and pleaded not guilty.

The licence. I understand, is into answer. If his Worship decided) the note of the first defendants--otherwise then he would diess Sa Inspector Bloor, officer is Yes. It is in the name of Kowk the Court on behalf of the secund

fand third defendants. charge at Cheungebau, deposed that Kwai a team. on the 7th. be hired

What was his action on hearing

a beat thing but at the entraner you vall out? - H- came out with ('beangalan barbour and poshis hands ag 1 hai tay revolver egeded to Sai K I Chau hand in handi

in upang with t. Chinese de tectite and an Indian constable. Un arrival at his destination hr! bearded a small sampan bing at anchor at the North East corner

d the Islami, at 50 yards for shore, and hal on beard the de Lewkants and Aur small children.

The Magistrate, in aujourning the ease until Wednesday afternoon, tol condder his decision, said to Mr. Lloyd:

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You wer in a bigger heart-Yes! poor. I don't think there is a cave.” His Worship said he would take

A Surprise Raid. It would not Lave kern ver the arms case aller he had gives diffult to see you if they had taken his decision

Applying for the discharge of the the trouble!-it would be very

defendant, Mr. Bennett diwult for them to see us, because female we were concealed

said: She is the wife of the first The appryad of your beatdelendant and must be discharged. The Magistrate: Do you believe A search was made of the boot.) Anghel would think we were in after which witness, a Chinese de an oplitary but going out to fah. she is the wife of the first accused? In reply to further questions the Mr. Lloyd: 1 have no knowledge tective and a seaman went ashore abd was directed to a place on the | Inspector said he sighted the deat all

1 believe she Millside where there

Inspector Floor: heap fanidants' boat over a mile away. was a

the boat with the is the wife. She has four children of stones,

The removal of the He searched stones revealed an opening trading assistanse of three constables and who have the same tarname as the

He transferred the lärt defendant. into a cave, in which were roncral six kaimet

The Magistrate: I think she may be allowed to go.

ed so four bars containing raw male defenings into his own san opium. When the search was com pan ati was later rowed ashore

Mr. Lloyd: That is a matter for plcted the copiam was removed to in a small dinghy which was attazir

The the C.S.P. Cleangebau and erratually takened to the defendants' beat.

the His Worship discharged over t. the Chuoremment epiura defendants did not accompany him. factors in Hongkong. Sub-Inspec- The arms were band two or three woman on the opium charge, but They be well be held until the C.S.P. tor Eloor mentioned that he found fees frem. the defendants. abeard the defendants sampan could reach for the arms without had withdrawn the charge against

where they were her. plaws of boeken dear bags similar moving iron. to the ser band to watan the oplum suting.

An Idle Sampan. Handrei by Mr. Lord Inspector Baer said the opiat, vnanj was at the tentheast corter of the li-kwh and about 10 yard. tema

where the defendant at ansbered. It was out of right

Mr.

4 houdinis' bas

Lgd: Is it an enge

the defendants' heat!

Witness Yes.

Mr. Bennett The evidence for the arms is the same as for the opian to all intents and purpose. There is nothing to show that she was not acting under the enervion

f her husbandi.

Mr. Bennett: You know, in post experience as a police officer, that Mansor cartridges are made in clips. Τί is nothing poliar about the erorbige being in clips. Tua kava ther" when you buy cartridges |

The Magistrate: I don't think 1 for Maneers they are sold in clipat can consider the point in the ale

The Inspector: Tes.

Seter

of the C.S.P., who is pro

Mr. Bennett: Was the islanruting.

Frequented by ishlar junk-!--I would]

t say. There are a few junksi

There was no full Boar bay oni

GENERAL NEWS.

2 or 24 yards away that day.

Mr. Dhagia What was die hoda) de beat of the kind used to con ding when y Pale p Nothing at It was amply igins

t anche

WHO DISPLEASED In a will recently provel a testator makes some frank re- marks in leaving bequests to his servants.

in the oplum 14Y The editin the broken SERVANTS pleens you Bound on board suggests Was t ́erwanthine ela pessibility that the stugglers might have taken the plum out

He left fairly sub from the bag and afterwards torn

stantial bequests to certain of and discarded them.

them in his service, ba', in so Inspector Blower eplied it *** doing. He states:-"I had made Musible

much more liberal provision for the benefit of these servants, but the shameless msacer in which they took advantage of the blind

on aboard shot what the de fendant pation --NG

What were the pr. m defend ants defe As I drew alongside 1 pould not see what they were doing. 1 cup them to eat. [they obeyed "Dog were sober.

What about the Beling well! Noeling at all except a A-bang fine

Worth Half a Lakh. Senior Revenue Officer Watt gave evidence as to receiving the opium

DEATH FROM OVERWORK.

at Cheunzehau and taking it triconfidence I had in them during"

There were 450 bags my absence abroad has decided Mid-ffongkong. The witness abled and two baskets. S.RO. Watt me to reduce ng liberalities." the when to retirand to the boats-uced the analyst's certificate, i

A tragic story, which might after the equum. Tad been discover dowing the value of the opium'

have suggested another "Song of 1 But we the children to be succes Jon the dolchand beat playing At the reclusiont of the evidence the Shirt" to Thomas Hood, was Elizabeth Samson.. fait a pair of his caines. He took Mr. Bennett submitted that before told at an inquest at Taunton

recently on conviction was registered tha

*She a laundres, aged 69. them away from the beg

cut, worn

and died Mr. 1bgd: Was there any trace Chart must be satided that dig was

thr

sampan frem overwork, which produced bend as if king had only defendants werd lus carried o-No.

for the purpose of guarding the heart failure." said Dr. J. A. What about the fishing wells?-oplum. The prosecution had fail MacDonald, former president of They were practially dig.

-1 to slow any connection be the British Medical Association, defendants and the is giving evidence. The woman,

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In reply to the Magistrate, Sub tween the Improt Bloor said none of the opium. The conduit of the defeat

it was said, bad alaved for years

to support an invalid mother and xister, and was working up to a Their

iste hour the night before Xher that death.

i reted- and revolvers was loaded ants, Mr. Bonnel submitted, was

Mr. Lloyd asked if two of the not at all extraordinary. Manser pistola Lingafile.

attached t

that early Biors Wats morning they set not from Yanmati

When for the purpose of fishing. they reached Cheung Chau Ching! Island, the wind ceased and they stopped to take their midday meal

An Armed Guard. Mr. Bennett interposed that As the Court was only dealing with the oplum charge the prosecution was going too far in regard to the his Worship would put from his

PINKETTES

mind the masterious word" on in "KEEP YOU IN THE PINK”

formation receive." there was no

Mr. Lloyd replied that the quesidence to connect the defendants by dispelling constipation, gently tion was not irrevelant. The fact

with the opium. The fact that they stimulating the liver and inducing that the pistole had lanyards atere in possession of the arms did natural daily regularity. Chemists tached to and were found cu deck; not make them guilty of knowing sell them, also post free, 60 cente showed they were ready for sc. anything about the opinn. The per vial, from The Dr. Williams' Medicice Co., 60 Kiangse Road, Che arms were found in two bags, allegation that these people were

Shanghai, me of which was open.

acting as guards orer the opiam

The Magistrate said that if one was contradicted by the fact that

of the bags wES open then the question was not irrelevant.

uone of the guns was loaded. The first thing a guard would do was

Mr. Deanett: What has it got to to equip himself for duty. Mr.

with the opium?

Bennett submitted that

the

mere

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