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OBITUARY.

FORMER COMMODORE AT

DONGKONG.

Admiral Sir Francis Powell, who has recently died at Home at the

Hongkong dockyard during the

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1997.

DEFAMATION CLAIM AT SHANGHAI.

SEQUEL TO SEIZURE OF

A MOTOR-CAR.

DEFENDANTS GET VERDICT.

Contending that the defendants, the China Finance Corporation,

age of 78, was a well-known officer of the Victorian Navy, and did ex cellent service" ashore in the Ashanti and Benin wars and at

had a right to seize a Peugeot car operations against the Boxers.

of the plaintiff, Mr. Edward Car After Powell's promotion to cap-roll, upon nonpayment of a certain tain on June 30, 1889, his first instalment ne provided in the important service was in command agreement of sale, Judge Milton of the cruiser Phoebe on the Cane D. Purdy awarded judgment to and West Coast Station, where Sir the defendants with costs at the United States Court for China, Frederick Bedford was in com- Shanghai, last Friday. mitind in 1891." Trouble arose on

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The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Sidney Mesa, assisted by M. R. F. C. Master,, and Mr. F. 3. Schuhl acted as counsel for the defence..

The case arose

DRUG SMUGGLING..

BIG CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED

Berlin, Oct.11. The German Police, in co-opera- tion with the British authorities in various parts of the world, have unearthed one end of an international drug smuggling organisation, and have discovered the secret code of the smugglers, and details which may lead to the complete, paralysis, of their Activities.

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The story goes back to departure from Marseilles March 18 Inst of the Japanese steamer Atsuta Maru, bound on the Gambia in the punishment of

bound for Hongkong. Among the passengers was an elegantly dress- River. In August the Pliocbe was

ed Russian lady, an emigres who had a large amount of luggage lying at St. Paul de Loanda, when

out of a with her. She was met at long- the Consul General telegraphed for assistance at the Brohemie Creek dispute over the ownership of kong by a Russian, who had come sold to the from Shanghal. The suspicions motor-car on the Benk. The Alecto's cutter a

the instalment of the British authorities had been had been fred upon. from a con- plaintiff, on cealed stockade and badly damag basis, The plaintiff claimed that aroused, and the luggage of both ed, and several of her mon wound- the value of the car la Tis. 1,150, were searched. In one of the Rus ed. The Phoebe and Alecto shell- and that as a result of the alleged sian lady's trunks a large quan- ed the stronghold of the offending wrongful seizure, he had sustained tity of heroin was found, packed chief, Nanna, and a force was damages amounting to Tis. 20,000, in seven-ounce-packets, and among landed under command of Captain including extra money he paid for the man's effects were found four Powell, with two seven pounders hired cars and injury to his re-petticoats, each provided with 22 pockets closed with pins and ob and a Moxim, native levies making putation. a rough road. The stockade was

viously designed for the packets. rushed and 23 guna were dis- mounted and spiked, but the trength way inadequate, and it was decided to retire. Admiral Bedford arrived, in the Philomel, and two columns were sent against Brohemic. Captain Powell sccupied the place, and was met by Captain Charles Campbell, com- manding the other column.

were de own and all its guns stroyed but the chief fled into the bush. For this service Captain Powell, was made C. B.

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The complaint cites that the car was removed from the street in Yangtszepoó Road on June 2 and concealed in a place unknown to the plaintiff. Mr. Carroll, claims that he believed the car was stolen and that he made such a report to the police.

At the hearing on Friday, the testimony of Mr. Sparke, an in- surance man, was heard, who gave evidence about the withdrawal of "the policy.

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On the man was found an old card inscribed with his name and de- scribing him as a director of the "Mercantile Lloyd A.G., Berlin." This Information was conveyed through the drugs section of the Reich Department of Health to the Berlin criminal Police, whose, investigations took some months. it was discovered that the Mer- cantile Lloyd A.G. had ceased to exist, that the former "director" had left, but that his wife had remained in Berlin."

WOOD PRESERVATIVE & WHITE ANT DESTROYER Award Nevis Nus in command stated that it was, "an, exccutory searched the fints of the woman's

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called Edward Carroll again, and stated that he obtained

After further enquiries, which 37 Decree. an insurance policy through Mr. In January 1899, Captain Powell Sparke in January or February show that the "director" had for 40 Particles of earth, as appointed Commodore in for which he paid the amount of merly been in touch with drug 44 Entice. charge of the Naval, establish- TIs. 62 to one O'Driscol. Mr. ments-dockyard victualling yard, O'Driscol an insurance broker, smugglers in Stamboul, t.,e wife 46 Sick people.

Makes more beloved. As the Police | 47 Alluviates, and the Naval hospital-at Hong-later told the witness that he had was arrested a few days ago and 16 Xng, the headquarters of the

spent the money, and never er flat searched.

had expected, nothing suspicious 48 Cup. Chin Squadron, and held the ap- brought the policy to him. pintment until April, Sir In passing judgment, his Honour was found, but the Poller also , the station. The Boxer rising contract, the completion of which acquaintances, and in one of them 1000 kept the establishments hinges upon the conditione ful-was found the key to a strong box de-in a Berlin bank. In the box they the discovered the whole correspons ere working at high pressure, filled by the parties. The al Conummodore Powell stimulated fendants had the right, an sergy and contributed largely to contract, to take the ear, for the dence of the gang and, the ende the maintenance of the fleet dur-reason that the title of the car they used for communicating with ing the operations in the North,ill remained with the defendant," each other. For this valuable service he was pending the payment of all the in- staiments. The action on the part created K.C.M.G. on his return of the defendant was a legal one. and was awarded a good service pension.

Sir Francis was promoted to THE CHINA PROBLEM.

Rear-Admiral in January 1983, hit was not employed In any command afloat, and retired as Vice Admiral in February, 1907. He was promoted to Admiral on The retired fist in April, 1911,

SHANGHAI POLICE AND DESPERADOES.

OFFICER DENIES THAT HE WAS ABDUCTED.

Interviewed by a reporter of the S'nianpao ut his office. Capt. Barrett, Commissioner of Shang- hai Municipal Police, smilingly refuted the recent rumours of the armed abduction of a high police official.

He stated that about, a fort- night préviously, he was feeling anwell, so he took a rest at the me. During his leave, a foreign constable wished to see him, but The failed. When he resumed duty, rumours were prevalent that he had been abducted..

A HINT TO THE CHINA ASSOCIATION;.

In a letter received from Mr. A. Hicks, Elitor of the Hongkong Telegraph, who is now on his way back to Hongkong after a few months holiday in England. he writes, to the China Express and Telegraph:

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The documents disclosed that the "director" and his wife had entered the drug traffe in 1923, and that in 1926 the man had de eldel to leave his wife" in charge 9 the purchase and transport of the drugs, while he occupied tim self with their disposal in the Far East. The Police also discovered that the wife hud made journeys to France and Switzerland in De- cember, 1920 and February, 1927- On both occasions she returned to Berlin without the large trunks she had taken with her, one of which had been specially con- structed in Berlin with a "double bottom and double eides.

"May I advocate in your columns

One of the trunks had been the undertaking of a Hyde Park) campaign by the China Associa- taken to Murseilles us the alleged loa in regard to the China pro- luggage of a 13-year-old Russian blem and British policy thereta? boy travelling to the Far East. have found during my holiday The custom authorities had caused has the misconceptions held by trouble, but the boy hind apparent- Labourites, on the Chinese quesy Kot his consignment of drugs tion, are very largely due to ignor. through to Chinn, where al trace ange; and it has been most grati- of him was lost, although, accord- ying to me, in many tances, toing to the seized correspondence, cover, that even the extremists warning had come back to Berlin they are called are quite to use smaller and less suspicious menable to reason when the facts trunks in future. Confronted by are put before them by people who the evidence seized by the Police, now what they are talking about the woman arrested in Berlin is and who en offent absurd politi- understood to have made, a confes-

sion and to have heen kept in cus cal slogans by sound argument.

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"The trouble in regard to the Chiness problem (and other pro blems, too) is that so many peop! home here are quite prepared to believe what they are told.

"Here's a good chance for the

Mr. A. J. Cook, in an interview, declared that he had telegraphed to Warsaw that he would not go the meetings of the International Miners' Executive must be post- poned and transferred to some place outside Poland, otherwise he would not attend the meeting as the Bri tish delegate.

He added that since the search moter-cars was begun at the ad of last month, no afmed ab- uction cases have been reported China Association let them all to Poland whatever happened, and

the Settlement, as motor cars the people the truth. The ani re largely used in these eases. Socialist campaign in Hyde Park Fach measures will be a serious has been a great success. Let the low to the abductors, thereby China Asociation learn the lesson decreasing the number of, such only the effort must be well or effences.

ganised and continuous."

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