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HEROIN, OPIUM AND PISTOL-LOADERS.

SAMPAN USED FOR WHOLE-

· SALE SMUGGLING.

TWO-YEAR SENTENCE. Before Mr. I. E. Lindsell, this. morning, a Chinese boatman of

RECORD HAUL OF SMALL ARMS.

NEARLY 400 REVOLVERS ABOARD JUNK.

MUCH AMMUNITION. What is easily a record haul of small arms has resulted from the

at Aberdeen yesterday morning.

Following on a visit made on board, police officials caused to be When the charge was rend out to removed ashore a number of base defendant, he pleaded that the con- keta of which the contents were traband was placed in his sampan exclusively arms and ammunition. by some person whom he did not. For several hours yesterday the The circumstances under mon at the local Police station which they got on his boat was were busily occupied in counting that on May 8th a Chinese hired the arms and cartridges, and they his vessel to proceed to a ship in have how reported that there are harbour. When they were half 391 way out, anotlier sampan obstruct magazines, and 49,000 rounds of ed his way and inter drew alongside. ammunition in the consignment, Then several parcels were thrown which, by a stroke of good fortune, into the sampan.

has thus fallen into their hands.

know.

The defendant stated that after the parcels were placed on his boat,

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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928,

LEGAL POINT TO BE SEQUEL TO PIRATE

ARGUED.

BATTLE.

DOES PLEA IN HERÖIN CASE | A WOUNDED MAN STAGGERS

MEAN GUILT?

ASHORE

PILLS AS MEDICINE.

SENT TO HOSPITAL.

GIVEN MARCHING ORDERS.

PRINCE CAROL'S PROMISE OF NO AVAIL.

MUST LEAVE ENGLAND.

London, May 10. In the House of Commons, in

A Northern Chinese, a seaman The official palles report issued of the China Merchants' ss. Hain this morning in connexion with tho Cheung Sha Wan was charged with detention of a junk in the harbour Wah, was charged at the Central pitched battle in Shankciwan har answer to questions, Sir William] being in possession of 100,000 pink

Magistracy, before Mr. R. E. Lind-bour yesterday morning between Jonson Hicks (Home Secretary) horoin, pills, 60 Lacls of prepared

sell, this morning with possession fishermen and a band of pirates amounted that he had received a oplum and 16 lenders for Luger

of 20,000 heroin pills, which were who yere returning ashore from a communication from M. Jonescu stated to contain eight times na daring raid which they had carried on behalf of ex-Crown Prince pistole.

much heroin as was allowed by the out on one of the fishing junks Carol of Rumania regretting regulations.

inside the inlet, contains very that

ho The defendant adnitted posecs little more than has already been caused embarrassment

bad unintentonally son of the pills and added that reported.

to the Government, and giving an he interided to take them to Cun-

The additional detail is noted assurance that, if allowed to re- ton to sell us medicine. He claim that sometinic afterwards, at Lyes main, he would not exercise any ed that he had no knowledge that

mun Village, which is situated political activities. the pills contained herein. His

Sir William said, that after Worship imposed a fine of $2,060, some distance from the scene of

Sir Austen or, in default, s'x months hard piracy, a man staggered out of consultation with

the water, but he had not gone far Chamberlain ho had been reluc labour.

before he collapsed on the beach,tantly compelled to reply that the Later, Mr. Horaco Lo appeared Here he was later found in an un-unfortunate impression before his Worship and said he leanscious

already condition by police created could not be removed by It has not been disclosed whither was instructed to appear for the officers who had been warned to any assurances for the future, and the passenger ordered him to row the contraband was being smug defendant, He had made back to shore, which he did. The gled, but the theory is accepted quiries regarding the care and might be attempting to make their could not be removed.

en-keep a look-out for pirates who that the directions already issued pasenger then gave him 20 cents as consonant with prevailing co understood that it would not be escape from a cinder boat by and told him to wait. In the mean-ditions that the arms were to have heard at the Ceatral Magistracy. swimming ashore. time, officers from the lievenue De-been landed at one or other of the 1le learned this morning that the

Replying to supplementary ques- Isolated points partment arrived..

on the Canton

tions, the Home Secretary said he The unconscious man was taken hoped that Carol would be gone by case would come up for hearing at) His Worship, dealing with the delta.

10.30 am, and be expressed "Breto hospital where it was Monday-Reuter. charge of possession of the pills and the opium, called upon the protecting to the boat are being held in ing for a re-hearing.

Meanwhile, three women belong-hope that he was not late in sk-found that a Winchester bullet had lodged under his left eye

London, May 9. tion to give evidence.

custody awaiting the outcome of

after picreing the right check. A high official of the Surrey His Worship said the defendant There was also another wound in Constabulary visited Prince Caro!! police investigations,

had already admitted possessis, his upper lip, which may have to-night and informed him that but Mr. Lo submitted that the de-been caused by gun-shot,

anless he complied with the Home fendant had no guilty knowledge. On the man were found three Ofee request to leave the country

Mr. Lindsell pointed out that the ingles, and articles suitable for

soon na possible, the Home fact that the defendant admitted gagging victims in an armed rob- Office expulsion order would be that he had the pills and Intended bery,

enforced.-Reuter. to sell them in Canton constitut-i ed a plea of guilty, and he hkd accordingly treated it as much their search, as all of the men. Mr. Lo, however, asked for time junk in a cinder boat have not yet who were seen to leave the pirated to consider whether that admission amounted to a plea of guilty, and

been accounted for. his Worship accordingly gave him forward his submissions.

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The Discovery.

Chief Preventive Office Clarke wont into the witness box and stat- ed that, acting on information, he ixarded a gampan at Cheung Sha Wan, and, after searching the boat found the 60 tacks or oplum in a Hack in the after hold of the ves set_The_enium was wrapped up in ¦ three bundles of twenty telg each. The heroin was found in 10 packets In the middle portion of the sum- "pan. Six of the packets were done

ELABOURATE EXCUSES.

TALL STORY TOLD BY

SHIP THIEF

Mr. M. Kalain, Chief Officer of the 8.8. Siberin Mara, appeared be-

Inon Magistracy this morning, to prosecute a Chinese on a charge of larceny of a chain, valued $10, from the ship..

Oplum Tied Around Legs,

ap in ona parcel, while the remain-fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-up to to-morrow morning to bring ing four packets were lying about When questioned the de loose. fendant replied "The goods don't belong to me; they were given to Defendant also me by my friend." referred the Revenge Officers to his thirteen-year-old daughter, telling them that she knew all

about it.

Extraordinary Story. Asked if he had anything to say defendant stuck to his original

story that a passenger told him to wait after giving him 20 cents. The Magistrate remarked that the story was an extraordinary

one.

The police have

not relaxed

£100,000 IN ROYALTIES.

MR. OSCAR ASCHE'S DIS- CHARGE FROM BANKRUPTCY:

A fine of $1,000, or, in default, The defendant said he had been working on the ship and had oc-six months' hard labour, was the casion to use the chain, which, penalty imposed by Mr. Lindsell on when he was going for some water,

a Chinese who pleaded guilty to)

Mr. Oscar Asche, the actor and he tied round his waist. He was possession of eight tsela of pre-producer, was in the London Bank then arrested. He had gorgotten pared opium,

ruptcy Court recently granted his to leave the chain before leaving

28 last adjudicating him a bank discharge from the order of June the ship.

rupt, the discharge being subject to judgment for £1,000, to be paid out of future earnings.

His Worship-Is it your or dinary practice to wrap a chain around your body to take it where you want to use it?

Defendant: I was going up a ladder and in order to do that I had to make wie of both hands.

His Worship then Imposed a fine of $4,400, or, in default, slx His Worship:-You say you for months' hard labour, for possus-gat the chain?? You are so neeu- sion of the opium, and $2,000, or, stened to wearing them? alternatively; two months' hard labour, for possession of the pills, He remarked that obviously he defendant was deliberately using his bort for snuggling drugs. The Kentences were to run consecu- tively.

Two Magistrates Sit.

Defendant:-I did not think there would be any offence, as 1. was only going from the ship to the wharf to get a drink of water and intended to go back again.

stated that the opium was found Chief Preventive Officer Clarke on the defendant, who attached it to his legs by means of thick rub ber bands.

The man's record showed that he had completed a term of banish- ment, from the Colony at the end

of last year.

FOOTBALL FORECAST

COMPETITION.

Mr. Asche's liabilities amounted to £47,134, and assets had realised

£662.

The Official Receiver said, that in 1916 Mr. Asché produced "Chu Chin Chow," a play written by himself and financed by a private company.

He received a salary of £80 a week and a share of the royalties,

FINAL PRIZE SHARED BY TWO which, during the five years' run

COMPETITORS.

The defendant, was ennvictal:

of the play, provided him with flix Worship:-In your state-

C100,000, in addition to £20,000 by ment to the police yon said, "I did

Our Football Forecast Competi-way of salary. There was still steal?"

tion came to an end last week, 3.000, due to him for his share in Defendant: did not say it in with the conclusion of the sea- In regard to the charge of pos-

the American royalties, session of the pistol loaders, Ma-that way, The charge was read

In July, 1922, he left England jor C. Willson joined the First.oal to, me by the interpreter and son. There were many claims re-for a 40 week's tour in Australia

ceived in respect of eight, nine and) Magistrate and heard the evidence he asked me if stole it or not. of the finding of the leaders in the said the chain was found around ten correct forecasts, but the prize and New Zealand under an agree- goes. 10 two competitors who ent with an Australian Company sampan.

my waist, but if they say I stole succeeded in getting cleven right of theatrical managers.

out of twelve," They are:

C. P. O. Clarke said that the let it be se witness denied all knowledge of

His Worship:--In ther words,

I

the presence of the lenders on the you had not made up your beauti-) junk. The prosecution also stated | fal oxenses,

that from the rusty condition of A fine of $50, or, in default, six the loaders it seemed possible that weeks' hard labour, was imposed. they had been in the water for some time.

In reply to MP, Lindself. C..0. Bordin, Apríl 11.-Reports from Clarke, Huid the defendant te ao Belgrade indicate a renewed state previous conviction, but it seem of nervousness there as to the pros ed curious that he should have $77pects of a new wave of Macedonian in his possession; also two gold outbreaks on the frontier. The bangles. The defendam owned "Politika" states that attacks have his own house and was probably already occurred on the railways making a living out of smugglin,. between Uskab and Mitrovilsa and

Their Worships imposed a sen-

wear Gheygel, on the Greek from ience of two years' hard labour fier The Macedonian leader, Gen-} and ordered a confiscation of the eral Prologoreff, and other Mace- loaders and the sampan. The last donian revolutionary leaders are sentence was to run concurrently also declared to be in Albania, pre- paring a regular aprine offensive in conjunction with the so-called Kossova Committee.

with the first two.

"THE GARDEN OF EDEN."

BRIGHT COMEDY FILM AT

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THE QUEEN'S.

Mr. Laurence 'George Brock has been appointed a Commissioner | under the Mental Deficiency Act 1913, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir Frederick James Willis,

the

who

beautiful young bride who. ful Corinne Griffith plays tears off her wedding finery just part of Toni de Brun. She makes a as the marriage is about to take great hit in this role, which gives place, and dashes through a crowd-her plenty of scope for her viva- ed fashionable hotel en deshabille, city and versatility. She is ad- figures prominently in "The Garmirably supported by Louis Dres den of Eden," the main attraction ser, a widowed Baroness in the current programme at the makes a yearly splurge at Monte Queen's Theatre. As a vocal Carlo en receipt of her war pen- student, Tont le Brun run away sion and who befriends Toni. Of from a Vienna bakery shop in the the rest of the cast, Charles Ray, hope of becoming an operatic star as the young millionaire, is parti in Budapest, and there she falls in cularly good-quite the best piece love with a young millionaire. of work we have seen him in. The All manner of things happen film is one which should not be before who is finally married to missed.

him whilst hiding in her abbreviat

ed attire beneath the bedclothesl Other features of the programume "The Garden of Eden" is a very are some reels of local events-- bright and "peppy" comedy, nd-the tace Meeting last Saturday, mirahly adapted to the screen, and the presentation of Colours to the particular mention should be made Defence Corps, the unvelling of the of the beautiful coloured acones Chinese War Memorial, and the depicting the young girl's dream of Tung Wah Hospital stonelaying her triumph on the stage. Beauti-' ceremony.. '.

Pie, J. Wilson,

Mount Austin Barracks,

A. B. Serridge,

Carlton 'Holel.

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drunken frolic, recently scattered Two Galashiels labourers, in a

three cartloads of stones along the main road at Thornilec, between Edinburgh and Galashiels.

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