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THE KOWLOON RIOT.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1926.

BENAVON ARMS CASE.

POLICE OFFICER DESCRIBES (ALL DEFENDANTS FOUND NOT

OCCURRENCE. "..

Detectives Consideration. An impressive description, of the attack made on the "Pollee by a mob of coolles in Canton Road, on Sunday, January 31, was given by Sub-Inspector Andrew, in his evidence at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday, when two ricksha coolies were charged on two counts arising out of the incident.

The charges against them were that they did unlawfully assault, resist and wilfully obstruct the police in the execution of their duty and did unlawfully effect the release of prisoners.

Pleas of not guilty were entered for both defendunta.

stated

Sub-Inspector Andrew that at about 9 p.m. on January 3 he visited No., 118, Canton Road.

GUILTY.

Ships' Firemen Discharged. The case in which seven firemen were charged with being in pos session of arms and ammunition. which were found in their quarters when the s.s. Benavon came into port was concluded at the Central Magistracy yesterday, the defen- dunts being discharged.

All the defendants went into the box and denied that they knew the arms and ammunition were cealed in their belongings.

con-

Mr. D. McGullumy addressing the Magistrates, Mr. R. E. Lindsell and Major Willson, said that when the search officers approached the ship they saw a number of junks ami other small craft going away from the Benavon. He pointed out that some of the firemen had pack-

in company with five Chinese de-ed their belongings preparatory to tectives. The party proceeded to leaving the ship, and had left out the premises in a taxi, armed with clothing which was no longer of la 'warrant.

use to them. That accounted for appearance of the the untidy fo'castle.

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CAIRO TO CAPE,

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To Serve as Tests.

Rugby, Feb. 9. Cairo to Cape Town, with four A Royal Air Force Alght from machines, is due to leave Heliopolls aerodrome on March first, and bath the personnel and aircraft aro now in Egypt.

The flight in purely a. service. operation, designed to test the general organisation. It does not aim at spectacular results, but the value of this flight of British air- craft, flying over and landing in

long chain of British-controlled territory which extends from north to south, cannot be over estimated.

The schedule of the trip pro- vides for stays of two to three days. at almost every place of importance.

and

The machines chosen for the flight are Fairey Third D aero- planes, fitted with land under- carriages and Napier Lion 450 horse-power engines. The total mileage of the fight is 5,206, and He submitted that the man who the principal points en route are

Assuan, Khartum, Malakul had anything to do with the arms Mongalia in Sadun; Kisumu and was probably the No. 1 Areman Mwanza on the verge of Lake Vic- (who disappeared after the Denatoria, Tabora in Tanganyika, Aber- von berthed). It might be that he corn, Broken Hill, Livingstone. was using the packages of other and Bulawayo in Rhodesia, Vic- people to get the articles ashore."

toria and Johannesburg in the Transvaal, Bloemfontein in Orange Free State, and Cape Town,

Defendants' Canduct, Looking at the conduct of the defendants they found that they went ashore to a boarding house.

On alighting from the taxi wit- ness noticed some 300 cooties The gathered in the roadway! police entered the house and found 40 men participating In gambling. Fifteen arrests were made but not without a struggle. Whilst endea- vouring to secure the prisoners witness heard ahouts from the coolies in the street. Drawing his revolver, he told one of the men who was able to understand the punti dialect that the raid did not concern "the people in the street, but only the gamblers. This man appeared to be satisfied, but the firat defendant, who was near them, waved his handa in the air and shouted pak (meaning "atrike" in the Chin Chow dialect). The crowd having been urged to attack the police, witness attempted to take his prisoners by the rear, but found that the door was locked. was then decided to take the pri soners by the front entrance. A Weihaiwei constable who was pass ing the scene was called to render assistance, and the prisoners, tensibly be convicted on their conduct

By arrangement with the Bel-

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It was no doubt common know-gian authorities, the machines will edge among seafaring men early y over a portion of the Belgian had been Congo in order to avoid a detour in the day that arme found on the ship, and the men

which would be necessary to, re- main in

British territory. would no doubt hear of it.

Yet they stayed at the lodging period of six weeks has been house and when the police visited allowed for the journey, in view it, they came forward without of the many long stops.

The route is mainly that follow,

hesitation.

Mr. McCullum. said that tooed by Alan Cobham, who is now three men were only charged be-delayed in Johannesburg owing to teause they identified their own the liness of his mechanic.-

luggage. By their own simplicity British Wireless, arising out of their innocence, they had implicated themselves. suggested that they could not pos-

of whom were handcuffed in pairs alone. the others being tied with a piece

He.

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FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

RESULTS OF TWO WEEKS OF RAIN.

Rugby, Teb, 9 Wet weather which has persisted for the past fortright has resulted in considerable" flcoding of the English rivers.

Flimsy Evidence... of rope, were then taken into the

Mr. Leo D'Almada, who appear streat. under the escort of theed for one of the defendants, said Chinese detectives. Directly the that he thought the magistrates last man was out of the shop the should be satisfied beyond reason. first defendant again urged the able doubt that the men had full crowd to attack the police and knowledge that the arms and a general rush was made by the munitión were in their bags at the coolies. All but three of the pritime they left the ship. soners were taken from the detec A man would be 4 glaring tives by the crowd, who the Junglic if he identified a bag as threw missiles of all descriptions his own property knowing that it at the officers. The order was contained either revolvers or am- given to fire into the air, which. munition. He submitted that the however, was

not effective, and evidence was so flimsy that the the police retreated, with the hos- Magistrates must have a great The valley of the Trent is also tile mob pursuing.

doubt, and that as defendants inundated and although the authori were entitled to the benefit of the ties have taken every precaution to deal with the rising waters of the doubt, they should be given it,

Mr. Lindsell said there was a Thames it is expected that the re- considerable measure of doubt insults of the week-end rains will be the case.

The search was not well felt to-day-British Wireless.

defendants carried out, and the would be discharged,

The first defendant was arrested by the Shantung constable who,

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ton Road, recognised him. Struck On Head.

In his evidence the Weihaiwe constable said that during the riot the first defendant struck hira on the head with a stool.

A Chinese constable stated he saw the first defendant two bottles in his hands,

that

with

each charge. I am very much tempted to make them consecutive, but in a way the whole aetion was one offence. Therefore your sen- first tences will run concurrently.

defen- Addressing the second

Making a statement, the accused denied all knowledge of

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PEKING'S UNPAID.

DEMONSTRATION AT CABINET OFFICES.

Peking, Feb. 9.

the affair and said that he was at- dant, who was wounded during More than a thousand Yamén tracted to the scene by the com-the affair, his Worship said that officials besieged the Cabinet office motion.

there was not the smallest doubt this morning, demanding back In convicting the first defendant that he took part in the riot, but pay; consequently the Cabinet his Worship said that there was there was nobody among the police not the slightest doubt of his guilt who could directly swear that he and he was very fortunate he was had anything to do with the occur not shot. The police showed the rence. There was no doubt greatest, restraint in not using was there, sa ho had been wound their weapons, when in considered by a ricochetted bullet. There able danger..

was no evidence that he was guilty.

I imposing sentence his Wor-and he would be discharged. It (ship said: I can find no reason was to behined that it would, how- whatever for your action and it is ever, Be a lesson to him not to a serious matter to assault the take part in such demonstrations police in such manner. I sentence against the police in the course of you to six months hard labour, on their duty

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