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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929.

MAY 30 ANNIVERSARY.

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Shanghai, May 29, The Chinese and foreign nu-

Charges of a serious nature against Douglas Gifford and two Ohinose were investigated by Mr.thorities are taking extraordinary T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon precautions to prevent labour or tommunist, outbreaks on Thurs- Magistracy yesterday afternoon day, the May 30 anniversary. when his Worship commenced the A Chinese proclamation forbids) bearing of the case of conspiracy parades or publle meetings, de and intimidation brought by aclaring that pending labour dis Chinese woman of No. 870, Canton rutes must be referred to the au- thorities for arbitration. Strikes Road.

and 16ckouts are forbidden.- The charges against the three Our Own Correspondent.

men are:

(1). That they, 'on: May 14 and 16, unlawfully did conspire, com-¦ bine and confederate "together, to obtain money by means of a false pretence, to wit, that they were in a position to chargo one, Wong Yau, a married woman of No. 870. Canton Road, with the crime of larceny of electricity whereas and

in fact they were not in a position

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(2). That they on May 15, un- lawfully did threaten one Wong You with injury to her reputation, namely to charge the säld Wong Yau with the crime of Inrceny of electricity with the intent in such case to cause the said Wong Yau to do an act which she was not legally bound to do, lo wit, to, pay the sum of several tens of dollars, In order to avoid the said charge being made.

Crown's Case,

All three defendants returned plens of not guilty, Gifford in- timating that he desired to have his.case conducted in English.

Detailing the allegations of the prosecution to his Worship, De tective Sergeant Fitches sald that the complainant resided on the third floor of No. 870, Canton Road. Shortly after she had gone into occupation the caretaker intro- duced her to the third defendant ns an electrician who could fix the fittings for her. The necessary Attings were installed and the mun went away.

them they requested that the man bu summoned.

Peculiar Behaviour, the prosecutor, the third defendant

Just at that momente continued! entered the flat. Without being introduced the first and second defendants proceeded to scold him in English and Chinese.

His Worship: Scolded him for what?

Sergeant Fitches: For fitting in the lights

Continuing, the officer enid that the men had a consultation and the woman was then told that thay had decided to prosecute her and at the same time diemiss tho third defendant from the employ of the China Light and Power Co. The third defendant was not em- played by the company at all,. added the prosecuting officer.

They told the woman to think it over, and after having a talk with the third defendant the first and second defendants went down- stairs presumably to go away but they remained on the second floor. The third defendant told the complainant that he wanted to talk to her and they went to the kitchen.

The electriclan told the woman that she had got them both into trouble and suggested that she should extricate him from his em barrassing altuation. He suggest- ed that she should pay him several tens of dollars and everything would be settled natisfactorily.

The complainant, being à law- -abiding citizen, said that she had. On May 3 the woman decided to done nothing and suggested that inve some additional switches in-they should-settle the matter at the gtalled for electric fans, and she Police Station. On seeing that he again engaged the third defendant had been unable to dupe the to do the work. On May 14, the woman, he “ran-away, and was second defendant went to the floor chased by the complainant's cops. armed with a screw driver and said that he was, a representativo of the China Light and Power Ca: with instructions that the cam- plainant had been stealing elee tricity. She denied the allegation and the man expressed the wish to examine her meter. Ho went to see the moter on the ground floor and later returned, when he informed the woman that he was satisfied she had heen stealing current.

"Talpan" Appears.

He pointed out the seriousness of the offence, and quoted a recent ease in which the proprietor of a restaurant had been fined several hundreds of dollars. He told tho woman that she had better settle the matter with him. The com plainant refused to have anything to do with the defendant, who Inter left the flat and returned with the first defendant.

Gifford, it is said, drew from his pocket a quantity of papers which the complainant recognised as those of the Ching Light and Power Co. The first defendant was alleged to have told the woman that he was the talpan of the China Light and Power Co. and had been informed that she had been stealing electricity. She told Gifford that she did not know anything about the allegation and the two defendants then went to examine the meter.

When the third-defendant rush- ed out of the house the Brat and second-defendants also ran away, Gifford discarding the papers on which he had been writing.

Arrest Incident,

After a chase along several stroeta the two Chinese defendante were intercepted by a Polico ser- geant. Gifford it is stated went] up to the three men and told the sergeant to arrest the second, and third defendants. Gifford was doing this, continued the pro- secuting officer, when the com plainant's Bons arrived and told Gifford that he was not going decided to take all parties to the to get away. The Sergeant, then

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The Inspector on duty had not got the full facts of the case when he noticed Gifford standing about the Station, and knowing him by sight, asked what he wanted and told him to get out,

Fitches said that he took charge Continuing, Detective Sergeant of the case and on investigating the matter he came to the con- head of the affair. He was uc- clusion that Gifford was at the cordingly arrested. When appre hended Gifford was not told why he was wanted but he asked what enquired whether it was for going he was being arrested for. lle

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It was pointed out that the On their return the second der prosecution alleged that tho ne- fendant seted 29 Interpretor ilons of the defendants when the while the first defendant asked third accused suddenly appeared the woman a series of questions, on the scene in the complainant's the answers to which he wrote house was the proof of conspir- down on his papers. The woman acy. The first and second defen- was then asked who had installed dants started to scold him without the fittings and when she told first ascertaining, if he had been

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