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THE HONGKONG.

FLIGRAPH

ARMS TRAFFIC.

NEW SOLICITOR.

WHOSE JEWELLERY!

LOCAL MAN ADMITTED, The

CASES AT CRIMINAL

SESSIONS.

FILIPINO SENTENCED. A Filipino seaman of the s.s. President Taft, named Barnado Marteroj, was charged with the possession of three revolvers on December 1st.

A POLICE DISCOVERY, Chief Justice ↑ Sir The feature of the Criminal William

Recently in a raid which the Ress Davies) this polics made on the house of a Sessions, which opened at the morning admitted Mr. J. M.[suspect, treasures were discover- Supreme Court this morning beD'Almada Remedios, of the ed; the composition of which fore the Chief Justice (Sir William office of Mr. Leo D'Almada confirmed the conviction that Rees Davies) was the large num-to practice as a solicitor in the this house was used as a re- ber of arms cases, and the strong Colony. Mr. Remedios, who is pository for the spoils of rob- remarks made by His Lordship the nephew and adopted son of beries and piracies occurring in on the evils of the traffic.

Mr. D'Almads, succeeded in or near the Colony. Various passing his solicitor's examination articles of jewellery, ranging a few days ago.

from finger rings and appendages, The admission of Mr. Remedios some still bearing the monograma was moved by the Hon. Attorney of thair late owners, to watebes General (Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C.). and other articles of value. who said that Mr. Remedios was formed a jumbled collection, and articled in 1913 to Mr. Leo D'Ait was obvious that they could The fsets of the case, as mada and passed his final ex-only have been the proceeds of a outlined by Mr. H. K. Holmes, jamination last month. Crown Solicitor, were that the

number of separate robberies, br His Lordship, addressing Mr. even of a piracy' on a large prisoner was searched by Crown Remedios, said that Le was glad scale. The police are endeavour- Sergeant Kirby as he was coming to be informed that Mr. Remedios ing to trace the owners and in off the Star Ferry, on the Hong- had passed very creditably the this connection are posting up kong side. One revolver was final examination. You bear bills giving a description of the discovered during the search and a rame which is well-known and jewellery, when the man was further search-respected in these Courts, and initials engraved on a number of together with the ad at the Police Station the two hope your career will be a sucess-rings. other arms were found:

ful one and that you will fully

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The defendant's statement was keep up the reputation of the to the affect that a steward on family to which the ship had asked him to take attached." them ashore and had promised to give him $5 for so doing. The arms were not his.

EAST RIVER FRONT.

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ARMS FIND AT SYDNEY, While searching the Dutch His Lordship, addressing the steamer Palembang at Sydney!

GENERAL CHAN prisoner, said that unfortunately Customs officials made a sensa-j

SHOWING ACTIVITY. at the present time the Colony tional discovery of fifteen (ierman Reports from the East River was overwhelmed with men who revolvers and about 5,000 rounds district would appear to indicate used deadly arms for the purpose of ammunition. Opium and opium that General Chan King-ming is of intimidating peaceful in- Jash were also found. The preparing for further activity. It habitants both on shore and on Palembang has a Chinese crew, is stated that he has greatly sea. The Court was determined and the find was associated with increased his strength at all to put down the present state of certain information concerning points, whilst Dr. Sun's forces, affairs. It is men like you who the smuggling of arms to Chins composed of Yunnanese. bring arms here and encourage through Australia for revolution- Hunanese and Kiangsi troops. the criminal classes to make ary risings. The arms and am have left Canton and are use of them. I regard this as a munition were found hidden in preparing to make

w general serious offence, and you will be the bunkers and around the attack.. imprisoned for five years with boilers,

It is reported that General Chan, who has hitherto favoured the system of Provincial self-

hard labour."

THREE DANES IN TROUBLE.|

Three Danes, members of the Legislature, which was trying to government, has now consented crew of the motor Ship Malaya, deal with an exceptional State of to unification of the country and and named Ole Foulsen. George affairs. It was not open for that has received support. from Wu Holte and Sigurd Peter Thorsen, Court to consider Mr. Prussers Pei-fu, both in money and am- were charged with the unlawful Mr. Prosser agreed, but asked munition. possession of arms on their ship for as short a term of imprison-

Severe fighting is expected; whilst it was lying alongside the ment as possible. The men had along the East River front very Kowloon wharves on November been in eustody since November shorts. 30th. In the case of Poulsen, the 30th, and had lost their ship charge was in respect of five They had no unlawful intent ing pistols and 300 rounds of ammuni-this Colony.

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tion. Holte being charged in His Lordship intimated that he respect of four pistols and 491 would reserve his sentence until rounds, whilst Thorsen had three a later date. pistols and 300 rounds.

They pleaded guilty. and were)

Prosser.

CHINESE FIREMAN

SENTENCED.

CITY HEADQUARTERS FOR PAWNBROKERS.

The National Association of Pawnbrokers, which is to build Lombard House in the City of

represented by Mr. Campbell Lam Hop, a Chinese fireman of London for its headquarter, was Oudekirk, was next established thirty years or 50 ago

the 8.5.

Mr. Holmes, the Crown Soli-charged with being in unlawful for the protection of the trade. In citor, stated that the police went possession of one pistol and 144 addition to 2,130 individual mem- on board the ship and searched round- of ammunition on bers in Great Britain and Ireland it has forty-four branches: each

the crew's quarters and discover November 19th.

ed the arms in lockers belonging

to the prisoners.

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He pleaded guilty, and was re- with between fifty and a hundred presented by Mr. Campbell

members.

Mr. Prosser said that whilst Prosser. the men were guilty of posses-

The site for Lombard House in! The facts of the ease were that Little Britain has been given to the sion, there were certain facts in the prisoner was arrested on Association by its president. Mr. their favour. The men were all board his ship with the pistol Deputy Bull, a member of the Danes, could speak no English hidden in his clothing and the City Corporation: and some whatsoever, there were no notices ammunition tied up in a bundle thousands of pounds have been posted on board ship regarding it of clothes. being an offence to have arms in was just back from a trip to Hol-ing.

He stated that he collected for building and furnish. their possession, and they had land and that he intended to take meet this week

The Building Committee admitted possession from the the arms and ammunition to his architectural character of the consider the start and had given the police country village for protection, building. every assistance. The heat was but that when the ship arrived offices of the Association it is in- In addition το the in port from November 27th. and here he found that he did not tended to have board rooms for the arms were not found until have time to make the trip. the night of the 30th.. showing

the committees of the various Mr. Prosser stated that the London and provincial societies. that, as the boat Wa due

man had not been in Hongkong The statement that the Associa-

to leave next morning, the men for three years and did not know had no intention of bringing the the law. arms ashore here. The arms

tion

is to found 2 Guild of Pawnbrokers after the style of His Lordship said he found no the City Livery Companies is

with ammunition were bought at mitigating circumstances in the certainly premature. though it is case, and sentenced prisoner to hoped there may be some develop five years' hard labour.

ment in this direction, as years ANOTHER CHINESE CASE go on.

Yeung Yee Cho, was charged with having a large quantity of various pistol parts in his posses sion whilst on board the s.s. Lee Sang on the ist. of December.

Antwerp for 60 francs each pistol and 100 rounds and it was the intention of the men to take them to Japan and exchange them for, Japanese tea-sets. The practice of seamen buying goods in one country to exchange for the goods of another country was well-known, and these

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thought they were doing no He also pleaded guilty, Mr. wrong. Mr. Prosser went on to Campbell Prosser appearing ou criticise Section 4 of the latestį

This behalf.

BRITISH WAYS.

Roumanian View of the Election.

Arms Ordinance. He said that The facts showed that the de-

An article in the Bucharest under that Ordinance, a Magis fendant was arrested on board reru! ("Truth"), on the British trate had no power to deal with the ship, and that in his baggage would

elections, is headed."What

a case summarily unless he had the various parts

Were

a

Roumanian Prime found Minister Have Done in Mr.

a written statement from the carefully concealed, some being Baldwin's Position. The article Captain Superintendent of Police in the lining of a basker and to the effect that the case might others in what appeared to be be so dealt with. A Magistrate thermos flaske. The man stated was bound to commit men for that the baggage had been given trial untess the C. S. P. wrote and him by another man to take back seid that.. he need not do Hoihow, and he did not know so, and, further, once a the parts were concealed.

man

THE "CAT" INFLICTED.

proceeds to indicate that, far from electoral pledge of his prede- feeling obliged to respect an

Minister cannot even be counted cessor, ¿ Roumanian Prime

upon to respect his own electoral was committed under the Section.. Sentence of six years hard pledges. That an Opposition party should be given an opportunity the Judge had no option but to labour was passed. send the accused to gaol. There

to secure the reins of office mere- ly because the party in power was no power to inflict a fine. Chiu Sze, charged with posses-desiree to inaugurate The Ordinance ser up the C. S. P.sion on the 8.8. Jade of one mental change of policy shows a fonda- as a third tribunal, where the revolver, two pistols and 17 striking contrast to Roumanian prisoners had no hearing or rounds of ammunition concealed methods: and, after indicating representation, and where therețin a basket pleaded guilty. was no rightful judicial capacity.

the wide gulf which exists in the The Chief Justice said he treatment and respect given to "Mr.. Prosser characterised the thought this was one of the cases Opposition parties in the House Section as "a novel and astound- the Legislature bad in view when of Comments, as compared with ing contribution to English they authorised the Court to the Roumanian Parliament, the jurisprudence." He submitted that inflict corporal punishment, and article concludes with the signifi- if the Magistrate had had power his lordship considered he was cant paragraph:- to deal with the case, His Lord-justified in making an example.of ship would never have had it the accused He inflicted sentence we are what we are. We have before him.

of seven years' bard labour with copied the constitutional pro- His Lordship pointed out that ton strokes of the "cat". the justice, or otherwise, of the A further case was being pro-we have rot learned how to apply Bection was a matter for the ceeded with this afternoon.

"

**But. England is England, and

cedure of their Pariament, but

it,"

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