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PERUVIAN SENTENCED.

· CONVICTED ON FRAUD. CHARGES.

Nine Months' Imprisonment.

The case in which a young Peruvian is charged with obtain- ing money by means of bogus passports, was concluded befor: Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Defendant was convicted

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1926.

HELIGOLAND.

WORK OF DEMOLISHING FORTIFICATIONS.

Interesting Lecture at the Heléna

May Institute..

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A vivid duscription of the demolition of the fortifications of Heilgoland was given by Mr. and Mrs. P. R, Warren, in a lecture on "The Story of Heligoland before on and after the War" at the Holena three of the four charges, and May Institute last night sentenced to three months' impri| The lecture was illustrated by sonment on cach charge-nine many Interesting lantern slides, months' in all

and a large audience listened with rapt attention to the history of the famous and→-

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST

MAHARAJAH.

BOMBAY CAUSE CELEBRE RECALLED.

Lord Realing's Decision.

Delhi, Feb. 1. Lord Reading has decided to ap- point a committee consisting of two High Court Judges, two Ruling Princes, and one Senior Officer of the Political Department, to in vestigate the alleged connection of the Maharajah of Indore with tha attempted abduction of the dancer Mumtaz Begum and the murder of the merchant Bawla, in Bombay last year,

Mr. Leo d'Almada, for defen nnt, submitted there was no case

The procedure will be that of a to answer. His Worship said he Mra. Warren, gave an interest-case in which a question arises of thought there was, and defendant ing outline of the history of the depriving a ruler of his powers, went into the box. He said he island, and described the life of either temporarily or permanently. was formerly a drummer in Pro-the Islanders. She said the The Maharajah has been inform fessor Gonzales' orchestra. Dur-population of 2,000 consisted of ed of, the Governor General's de- ing 1924 two of his brothers-in-law Frieslans, and mentioned many of cision.-Reuter. were ataying in Hongkong.

With respect to his alleged alias of Chan Mo-lan, he denied using the name, stating that he had no Chinese name. One of his brothers in-law, however, had, a Chinese

name.

Defendant's Denials.

The same man also wrote. Chinese. Defendant stated that he saw Yeung Yan-cho, on several gecasiona in company with defen dant's brothers-in-law. He heard Tthem discussing passports on two

or three occasions.

IIe denied the, allegation that sums of money "had been paid to him, and also that he had signed receipts. He saw money handed to his brother-in-law at Yeung Yan-cho's house, but he was party to the receipt of it.

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At that time he was only years of age. The complainants had never pressed him for money, until after his brother-in-law had! left the Colony. Then they wor- ried him for it. He told them, he knew nothing about the transac- tions, saying they were the affairs of his brother-in-law."

He had never represented that

their customa and

An gave exhaustive account of their lives. and habits.

She mentioned that it was n custom to display the wedding presents in the streets the day before the ceremony, and pointed out that custom was similar to that in vogue in China.

Mr. Warren, giving an account of the work of the demolition of the fortifications, said the Gor- mans considered the expense they went to was justified, although only one shot was fired during the war.

The Work of Demolition. He explained that the primary object was the defence of the Elbe and how Heligoland, Was

as a naval base. At the de Treaty deliberations it was decided that Heligoland" was of

no use commercially and that it use except as a war

was of no

measure.

It was decided to demolish the fortifications, and 2,000 Germans were employed. It was said that the work would take seven years, but it was completed in unde: two years.

He explained how the harbour,

he was in a position to supply | guna, and other fortifications

passports and that he was

nected with the American

sulate in any way.

A Useless Document.

„Mr. d'Almada submitted

con-were blown to pieces, and men- tioned that during one violent storm a calsson weighing." 1,300 tons which had been sunk into the sea was moved á distance of 13 feat.

that

it would not be extraordinary if He explained that at times the complainants had conspired to there were 60 submarines at come forward and say that the Helgoland, and showed a num- defendant was the man to whom ber of slides depicting the extent The money had been paid,

of the fortifications:

The whole of the documents The audience showed intense were admitted to have been writ- interest in the lecture, and Mr. ten by Yeung Yan-cho, the allega- and Mrs. Warren were accorded a tion being that. the defendant hearty vote of thanks at the close. had signed them. He denied this. He called attention to the fact

that one of the documents refer-young man of 17 years to procure red to $300 and $400 and did not passports and that he would pay. say the money was in respect of the large sums of money which passports, the wording being that had been mentioned. it was in respect of a lean.

He there- fore submitted there was some Therefore, this document was doubt-in the case as to defendant not evidence with regard to the being concerned. passports He also pointed out that the complainants had brought evidence to show that defendant stopped anywhere in the name of Chan Mo-lan or that he wrote Chinese.

Major Willson said be found not the defendant guilty of deliberate and impudent frauda with regard to pretending to be able to issue passports for people to go to the United States. He had never had the vestige of authority. Some of the men had gone to the United States and had suffered imprisonment.

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He held that they could hold defendant liable in connee- tion with the passing of money, and that he was not guilty of

conspiracy or fraud simply by

reason of the fact that he Wad present.

Impudent Frauds.

While one had come back, an-

other was still in prison, and he hoped the efforts of the Ameri- can Consul to secure his release would be successful.

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He asked if it was likely that In one of the charges he did not Yeung Yan-cho, an old man well consider the evidence given was known in Hongkong, and a man strong enough to warrant a con- versed in the intricacies of busi; viction but, as stated, he convict- ness, would trust the word of any el on the other three charges.

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-"ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

GAGS FOUND ON ALLEGED INTRUDER.

Detectives in Concealment.

cers, conconled themselves "in". m house in Queen's Road East. They saw the first two defendants' leave the house and enter the home of the complainant, a building con- tractor.

The first two men were arrested on the stairs with the articles in their possession, the other two

was preferred against four men, in the house containing $30 or $40 A charge of attempted robbery being present in one of the rooms, At that time there was a safe Lai Fo, Wan Chun, Yeung Kwal and jewellery worth about $200. and Chung Pui Sang at the Central In another safe. Jewellery valued Magistracy yesterday. The allegat $500 or $600 was kopt. There ed offence took place on January was a trap door entrance to the 16 at No. 218 Queen's Road East, house, and this was kept locked

Two other charges of being in while complainant was away. possession of a dagger without a Inspector Murphy pointed out permit, and with boing in posses that three gags were found on one sion of wire and gaga

were of the men, and there were three preferred against the first defen- people in the house at the time. dant, white the second was alad The third defendant had been charged with having an iron bar employed by the complainant up-to with Intent to use it for some about six months ago, and since unlawful purpose.

that time had visited him 'on' several occasions to gat medicine. The case was adjourned.

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