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JEHONGKONG:

THE INDIA "DOCTOR'S" THE LORENZO OPIUM

CASE.

ALLEGED BRIBERY OF

WITNESSES.

SEIZURE.

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE FAILS.

Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the

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The case in which Karen Bax,

The report of the Board of of No. 34 Haiphong Road, is being Central Magistracy yesterday after-Directors to be presented at the charged before Mr. E. W. Imilton noun, Chan Kwok-chat was charg: third ordinary yearly meeting_of at the Kowloon Magistracy, with on rerned with doing an net

preparatory to the export of 8.377 shareholders of the Hongkong En- having in his possession a quantity taple of prepared opium. The value gineering and Construction Co., of poisons and with having prac of the opium was roughly $40,000. Ltd, to be held at St. George's Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent Building, Chater Road, on Wednes Ristered, reached a very interesting of the Imports and Exports Office, day, Aprli 8 at 11 am, states: stage yesterday when, the crons prosecuted, and Mr. J. T. Prior exaanivation of the witnesses for defended. the prosecution' accused them of conspirney.

tised as a doctor without being re

Accounts. Your Directors here- with submit a Statement of Ac- counts and Balance Sheet for the year ended on the 31st December,

1024,

Unfor.

Outlining the fants Mr. Lloyd said, that on March 7 Chief Proven Itive Officer Clarke boarded the s.s Practically the entire afternoon Lorenzo and seized 17 cases, which

After writing off $42,944.68 for was devoted to the hoaring of the ho subsequently removed, ashore to depreciation, which is charged in ovidence of Karan Bax, a partner the Harbour Office. The eases the Working Account, the Profit of the shop at No 34 Haiphong woro numbored consentively. On and Loss Account, so far as it re- Road The witness was hostilo in bolog examined six of the cases lates to contracts compléted dur-| year, ahowa a credit his anawera to Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn, were found to contain mirrors only, ing the who appears for the defence, his described in the markings, but balance of $117,955.70.

of the 11 otters which were said tunately there are serious deficien- replies invariably deviating from the to contain cube sugar, four contain-clos on certain works in progress point which counned wanted toed opium.

now nearing completion, and, in make. He was on any occasions In answer to the Magistrate, Mr. view of the great dificulty in catl. told by the Magistrate not to pre Lloyd and the Lorenzo was a mating the anal outcome of the varicate and was warned that he British ship, of the Bank Line. contracts in question, your Direc- would be imprisoned for contempt She was on the point of aniling for tors have deemed it necessary to of court or perjury if he did not Cebu when C.P.O. Clarke wont on make provision for net losses ou nnswer the questions put to him by

works in progress to the extent board,

Mr. Lloyd stated that the of $250,000.00, which amount is Mr. Zeitlyn.

Witness's evidence in chief was the 17 cases belonged to

papers from the hip showed that debited to the proft and loss ac

one count, and deducted from the cost corroboration of that of the police, consignment. With the name of of works in progress, as shown in in that he was anked for the key the Tat. Cheong shop, which was the balance sheet. of the premises at No. 34 Haiphong|written on the six cases of mirrors, In addition to this it is proposed Road. He added that the medicines the pivot of investigations the to write off preliminary expenses found by the police in the show-caus Rovonua Officers discovered that ($3,278,53), Underwriting Com- and tin box in the shop bolenged the mirrors were supplied by the mission (39,000.00) and Goodwill to the defendant

Tat Choong firm and were taken | ($4,500.00), making in all a fur- delivery of by the Yee Shing shop, ther debit of $16,778.53 to the In answer to Mr. Zoitlyn witness 121 Queen's Rond Central. This year's account. said that the shop at No. 34 Hni address proved to be on unlicensed The result of this is to leave phong Road was purchased by the boarding house for Fukien men, a debit balance for the year 1924 three partners in the name of the under the charge of the defendant. of $148,822.83 which must be defendants, who went to Singapore Ou the verandah Revenue Officers added the debit balance brought and subsequently returned. He did found a sigoboard (Sun Yot Hing) forward from 1928, amounting to not have trouble about the accounts and stuck on the wall above this $34,737.41, making a total adverse of the business but only asked for was a piece of paper bearing the balance to the 31st December, 1924 characters Yee Shing. The Intters of $183,500.24 which it is proposed the neerunts when Abbas Khan design was torn down when Mr. Lloyd to carry forward to next year. man-led the return of money which visited the premises in the after. Directors-The Revd. Father noon of the same day with the Souvey resigned from the Board Asked if there was not general defendant, but fragments of the on the 22nd November last, owing ill-feeling between the defendant and) paper were recovered from

to illhealth, and The Very Bevd. hiurself, witness, after being inter-rubbish bin.

Father L. Robert was appointed Mr. Lloyd said he discovered to fill the vacancy. This appoint- rogated several times, replied that there was no adding that there Chinese agent of the China Sugar shareholders.

that sugar was supplied by the ment requires confirmation by the might have been sincs the metlicines Refining Company.

he invested in the business.

were seized.

Called Him a Thief,

Mr. Zeitlyn: Do you remember an occasion last October when the | Hakim (lefendant) came to the shop and you blew a police whistle and called him a thief 7-Yes,

i

He also found Dr. J. W. Noble and The Hon. out the maker of the cases. He Sir C. Paul Chater retire by rota-i had no evidence to connect the tion and, being eligible, offer defendant with theso dealings themselves for re-election. however.

Auditors.-The Accounts

for

The Magistrato: What is the the year have been audited by act preparatory to export?

Mesars. Lowe, Bingham and Mat- Mr. Lloyd said it was the pur-thews, Chartered Accountants, chasing of the mirrors. In the who, being eligible offer them- That was before the medicinaense of a Chinnse firm it was very selves for re-election. was seized-Yog

hard to fod mut the person who: Then why did you tell the learned actually ordered the gouda. Magistrals that there was no bring home some personal liability The Magistrato: You have to freling between you and the Hakim against this was. You have to: before the medicines were seized 1show that he did something. What

Continuing, witness said that the, can you show he has done? defendant was never refused access Mr. Lloyd: I cannot prove that to the shop since the date of the he has personally done anything.

The Magistrate: I think your occurraneu The book which the defence prodaced was the pass book want the net to be specified before

we go on, Mr. Prior? belonging to the defendant and thei entries related to purchases made)

Mr. Prior: Yes, certainly. The Magistrate told Mr. Lloyd from the shop. Witner admitted that he must doing the act first. (that on March 20, 1924 the defendent Mr. Lloyd failing to do so, the

was dehited with half a pound of defendant was discharged. kuchlar, (which the defence stato

in nuk vomien). The shop's custom- era included 12 number DE Roldiers, but witness denied that ho ever felt their pulse nor did he givo them any medicine in bottler

IMPUDENT FRAUD,

COOLIE SUMMARILY SENTENCED.

At the Central Magistracy yeater- a coolie pleaded

Witnese emphatically denied that day afteracoa

he ever attended to persons, who Ruilty to two charges of obtaining $200 and attempting to obtain à visited the shop and sold them curos similar sum by false pretenceN. for certain disenses. He sa The complainant, an accountant denied having met an Indian watch-of 115 Bonham Strand, stated that man and offered him anything he the defendant came to his shop on desired if ho would give evidence. February 28 and said he had been against the Hnkin. There was no sent by a man named Ma Kwan gathering at the residence of Abbast Khnu where the defence allege that, n number of Indians assembled.

get A Joan of $200. MA Kwan being his good friend the did not doubt the dulon-! dant's stary and handed him the Mr. Zeitlyn: Did you not offer required amount. Some days later each of the persona 830 to take witnuss met Ma Kwan in theatroot, packets of medicine which they He naked Ma Kwan about the loan were to give to the Police and say and the latter replied that ho knew On March 12 that they got them from the defen-nothing about it.

witnou received a telephone mess. dant-No.

age to the offcot that Mr. Kwan The case was adjourned till Mon- wanted anuther loan of $200. Ho day alternoon,

SOCIAL EVIL. IN THE EAST.

asked the man through the phono to call at p.. At that hour the defendant arrived and was prompt- ly arrested.

In an account of her work as Mr. S. B. B. McElderry passed

M. P. Lady Astor mentions that sentence of eight months" lined the Bishop of Singaporo aked labour on two chorgon. hor to tako up the very difficult

to

question of the social evil in Far DEPUTATION ON NIGHT OLURS. Eastern ports, and the best way

A dopulation, headed by tho of protecting and holping men of Bishop of London, and reprosont- the Navy and the merchanting various religious bodios, marine in. that part of resently waited upon the Home the world. An advisory com- Secretary, Bir William Joynson mittoo has boon Bot

Up Hioks, to ask him to introduce adviso tho Colonial legislation to prohibit the har- Office in these matters, of which bouring of any undesirable per- Lady Antor is the only Parliasons in night clubs, to provido montary momber. "Tho first meet for a satisfactory method of ro- ing of this committee was hold gistration, and to provide the the other day, and Lady Astor right of entry of polios, offloors expresses hor belief that it will not under the rank of inspectors) help the Colonial Office to keep at any time in Areas previously in touch with the best expert specified by the Secretary of and the basi public opinion. ----

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