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PIRACY PREVENTED?

HEAVY SENTENCES FOR ARSED MEN

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926.

AN IRON TRUST.

BIG CONTINENTAL COMBINE.

Paris, Aug. 18. According to the papers, the last phase of the parley between metallurgists of France, Ger- many, Belgium and Luxemburg. for the formation of an iron trues began yesterday at Paris.

Le Matin foresees the signing. to-morrow.Hava

Convinced that they had boarded the a.a. Sulyang before her. de parture for Shanghai on August 8, with the specific intention of "per petrating a piracy, the Police made an application for a heavy son- tence to be imposed on feur Chinese who were convicted by

London, Aug.13. Mr. J. H. E. Nihill and. Major C.

Negotiations for a great con Willson at the Kowloon Magistracytinental trust in which representa- yesterday afternoon on charges of tives of the heavy metal industries. unlawful possession of six fully of France, Germany, Belgium and londed rovólvors. A fifth man who Luxemburg are concerned," are was charged with the other defen- reaching the final stages in Paris. dants was found not guilty and ag- quitted.

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Sub Inspector Andrew outlined the case for the prosecution and stated that early on the morning of the 8th Inst. a party of Police searchers under. Sergeant Barniete boarded the 2.5. Suiyang and carri- ed out the usual search under the Piracy Prevention Ordinance.

About a quarter of an hour after going on board one of the searchers reported that he had found two pairs of boots, which contained four revolvers concealed in the soles. A further search revealed another pair among the cargo neur to where the defendants were sleeping.

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The passengers on board were tallied and of the 50 persons going to Shanghai, the five defendants were the only Cantonese, the other's being Northerners.

Two days previous to the seizure, the third defendant pur-

chased four passuge, tiekets froïi the Tai Lol boarding house and these tickets vero later found in the possession of the. Arst, third, fourth and fifth defendants, who were all together when found by the Police.

The Arrests.

The boots were "fopad near the first defendant, who was arrested immediately and the second man was arrested after trying to walk away from the searchers. The third man was found on board a

The British position is stated int present to be somewhat obscure, although the Westminster Gazette learns on high nuthority that British steel Interests do not in- tend to enter the combine,

A Paris message quoting the newspaper Le Journal says it is, very improbable that British in- dustrialists will atempt to attack. the trust, as they are already mem bers of the rails combine; and it further opinies that it is awaiting the reply of American manufac turers, who are certain to take the challenge of a new trust which is likely to organize more effectually against American dumping.

The Matin says the agreement, which is expected to be signed to- morrow, will only operate after being approved by the Govern ments of the countries concerned. ---Router.

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Paris, August 13.)

Le Journal says the French troops in the Rhineland will be re- duced by 6.000 men in September. -Harus

'junk which was lying alongside.menes made by the defenduals. Ia

The other two defendants were subsequently arrested.

answer to the charge the first de- fendant had stated that the arms were found in his possession. The second defendant made a state- ment in which he said that, tho arms were taken on board the ship. by the first defendant who had asked him to go to Shanghai to`

Evidence bearing put the open- ing was then given by Sergeant Barnicle and other Chinose --searchers,.......-One-man said that after the third defendant was found to be missing, he searched for him and arrested him on board"rob things." ajunk. The defendant was ques-. tioned and he said that the arms were being taken to Shanghai' Where they would be soli.

When arrested the first defen- dant admitted that he owned one pair of bonts, the other pair be- "longing to the second defendant. This man" was also asked and he Also admitted ownership of one pair of the boots. The third de- fendant told the Police that he was going to Shanghai where, he was taking the fourth defendant to pursue.his studies.

A clerk at the Tai Lqi boarding house stated that on the morning of August 6, he sold tickets for Shanghai by the Suiyang to the third defendant, who return. ellator in the day, and purchased another two tickets. The follow ing day 22 further pussages were

bonked...

Replying to the third defendant, witness said that he was certain

When asked what phrase the de- fendant had used; the interpreter- said that he said fat young choi. The Court interpreter was asked' the translation of the phrase and he said that it meant to "procure foreign wealth."

The statement of the third-de fendant was that the arms were being taken to Shanghai to be sold. The other two defendants both. denied that they knew anything of the whole affair.

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meaning of the idlom used by the second defendant, the interpreter. said that the character yeung-was also "ocean" and it was possible that the defendant had meant "to procure ocean wealth.""

The second defendant was asked what he had meant by the phrase and he denied that he ever made Buch a statement.

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of his identification of the purpossession of the arms, the first ebase in the morning but he four defendants were all convicted could not recognise the man who and the fifth man acquitted."- bought the tickets in the aft inoon. The defendant had stated on the first occasion that there would be two or three other men who would be requiring passages.

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