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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,^ AUGUST 26, 1929.

| SEQUÈL TO RECENT OPIUM SMUGGLERS | ÅMATEUR BOXER IN

TYPHOON.

SHIPOWNER FINED FOR NOT OBEYING LAW.

CONVICTED.

TROUBLE.

1.

$20,000 FINE ON CHINESE ALLEGED INTIMIDATION OF·

FROM SHANGHAI,

A WITNESS.

A NOMINAL PENALTY. [A POOR HIDING-PLACE. | BOUND OVER BY COURT

The typhoon which swept over the Colony on Thursday had a sequel at the Marine Court this morning when Lau Yurfrok, the owner of the as. Derwent, was summoned for not having a certi- ficated deck offer on board that rease during the typhoon.

Mr. G.. G. N. Tinson, of Messrs, Johnson. Stokes and Master, presented the defendant.

Before dealing with the case, the Magistrate the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N) explained that the summons was taken out auder the following law:

"Under provision of Ord. 10 of 1899. Sect. 22, SS. 5, it is hereby notified that during the typhooon season from 1st of June to 15th of October, each vessel over 60 tons lying in Bogkong Harbour shall have on bar the following crews-At least one certificated deck officer and Deek and Engine Room Frew sufficient to work the anchors and, raise steam."

Continuing. Bls Worship said that the Master was made respon- sible for a case similar to the one in question. He had looked the definition of the word "Master and had found that the any word included the pilot or other person in command of any ship.

In pleading guilty to a techaj- cal offenre, Mr Tinson sald the vessel was registered under the Chinese Bag and had no passenger, vertate. She had „been laid up for the last three

nonthe and

not owned 1544 by Mr Bau Yu-fook now.

During the typhoon, there were one coxswain, sis deck lands, one Third Engineer and four engine room hands on board the ship, Mr. Law's attention was not drawn to it til the sumMODS served on him. The number of men on bourd was quite enough the to look after the safety of ship and to raise steam, and Mr. Tinsun again reminded his Wor ship that the vessel did not have A Heenee to Curry passengera. He roald only plund that M«., Lati || በኒ። in entire lynorance of the alter, and ask for leniency.

Tie Worship said that he haul fo fah into copsideration not realy

the safety of one ship but also

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Fines amounting to over $28,000 were imposed on a number of opium traffickers by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Police | Court to-day.

The evidence heard in a number

The reasons for Mr. Blok taking out a summons against Mr. Ma-| her for abzusive and insulting language were explained to Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg at the Central Magistracy by Mr. F. C. E, Ren- of cases tended to show that the dall, who appeared for Mr. Blok, traffickers came mostly from Wu-when the case was called on res chow, well-known as a port for | mand, the exportation of Kwangsi and Yunnan-grown opłum.

respectable family at No. 199, Wangnelchong Road. The defen- dant on August 11 visited the house whilst under the influence of. quor. He had apparently been drinking during the morning and, as he was still not sober, he was told to leave.

Mr. Blok, said Mr. Rendall, had The biggest case from the for some time been lodging with viewpoint of the

value

of the opium seized; however, concerned Cantonese, who, arriving from Shanghai with 170 thels of the drug in the prepared state, was arreated on the China Merchants' wharf. He had secreted the stuff in a number of cigarette enses, which could not have failed to attract suspicion, considering that "anokes" are included in the list of dutiable goods.

Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine of $20,000 in this case, and remark- ed that he could not make it more than a year's imprisonment as the alternative sentence.

In charging a man with having 26 taels of contraband, R. O. Grimmitt said that two taels were lied to each of the man's legs, and the remainder was

found: fastened to his waist with a pile of duty cloth.

A fine of $1,000 was imposed in this case,

Fines of $1,900 and $1,200 were respectively imposed on two ther traffickers who came down by a Wurhow boat.

A Sampan woman who attempt ed to take 96 taels of opiuin ashore at Wanchai, and was arrested, it was stated, that on information received, was fined $2,800, ar. 12 months' imprisonment. -

THE STAMP DUTY

COMMISSION.

FEATURES OF HONGKONG

REPORT.

DIVIDED OPINIONS.

A Reuter njessage frpin Hong

The safety of others in the har-kong to the Shanghai newspapers,

The cast Was, howeve dated Aug. 19th., says:

bom.

the first of asture before nim

The committee appointed to con- and he would only inffel a sider ways and means of prevent- Hominal fine. bgt his Worshiping the evasion of stamp duty on added a ship must have enough share transactions and estate duty meu on board to work the anchor's

shares have now completed and to raise steam,

their investigations.

A fine of $20 was imposed,

CHINESE HUSBAND'S

· PROVOCATION,

THREW CHOPPER AT MAN'

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WITH WIFE.

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Bruga sign ed the committe's report under reservation. Mr. J. Scott Hars- ton, a former partner in the legal Grm of Beacons, sigued a minority report.

It appeared that he refused to do so, and, it was alleged by the # flow of complainant, started abusive and fasulting language, challenging the complainint

the complainant fight. This, rightly refused, added Mr. Ren- dull.

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As the defendant did not leave after a while, the complainant telephoned for the police, but the defendant had already left when they arrived.

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Continuing, Mr. Rendall said he Lold that the ie- fendant Was skilled In the art of boxing, and had been a professional hoxer at one time.

Mr. Maher at this point Inter- posed and explained to his Wor- ship that he was an amateur boxer and had never at any time. taken up the Batic art as a pro- fession."

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Mr.

At any rate, went Rendall, the defendant used his knowledge of the art to frighten people. In the afternoon of Thursday last, he approached one of the witnesses for the plainant and threatened him, tell- ing him what would happen If, any evidence was given against him (defendant).

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Mr. Maher denied that he had used any threats. He spoke in Portuguese, and the complainant put a wrong complexion on his. remarke,

His Worship said that what the complainant alleged was, a very serious matter,"

Mr. Rendall, however, said he was not pressing the point.

Mr. Maher admitted that he had used abusive language, but said he was sorry that that should have happened.

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His Worship, told defendant! that he would take into considera. tion his expression of regrets for the incident, but he his Worship) was sorry that such a thing should have happened between, two non- Chinese members of The munity. If the defendant had done what the complainant First, they suggest it should be alleged he did-ased his know- made illegal to pass on dividends ledge of boxing to intimidate f subsequent, unregistered pur-people-it.

serious penalty of thing to do. $1,000, or the total amount of the If the defendant was in the vidend in question, whichever habit of stirring 115 troubig limit is the greater.

The Committee recommend two proposudu.

under a

Was A VETY

Pleading promzation, a Chinese, of Ya Chow Street. Shamshuipo, was cautioned by Mr. T. S Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when a charge of

In the second place they recom- that his Worship could offer was sulting another man, causing mend that registration of shares that the defendant should totally him grevious bodily harm, was

reduce to one of common assault. in the name of a decensed person

In admitting the offence, the shall be regarded as prima facie defendant fold the Court that he evidence, for purposes of estate found the complainant in his duty, that the deceased person was the owner of the shares at the time of his death.

wife's room with sobie of his clothing off. He picked up a chopper and threw it at him.

Sergeant Jesup said it was ad- mitter by the prosecution that the complainant had been defendant's wife,

with the

His Worship pointed out to the defendant that he had no right to attack a man with a chopper and registered a caution, it being stated that the injury was, not an serious as it wis at first thought.

Both parties were ordered ta sign bonds for their future be haviour,

CHINESE ABROAD,

BETTER TREATMENT IN ‘AUSTRALIA ASKED.-

Canberra, Aug. 24.

The Chinese Consul-General,

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whenever he drank. the best advice

abstain from liquor.

As the defendant had dready said he was sorry for the o2- currence, his Worship considered that the case would be met if he bound the defendant over in the [On enquiry at the Colonial sum of $50 to keep the pence for Secretariat this morning, we were six months, and in addition to pay informed that the report of the the complainant $5' towards costs. Commission was, not yet available, but that it will probably be laid on the table at the next meeting of the Legisative Council-Ed., ILK.T.

SEQUEL TO GUILD' DISPUTE.

MAN CAUTIONED FOR ASSAULT ON JUNK, Resulting from an assault in cident yesterday on board the Nam Tuo junk. a cargo coolle was charged before hir, T. M. Hazlerigg this morning with disorderly con

duct..

DOUBLE THEFT AT YAUMATI

CHINESE GETS SENTENCE OF

FOUR MONTHIS.

Sentence of four months hard labour was imposed by Mr. T, S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon

morning. Magistracy this

charged with Chinese who was larceny of clothing from two separate houses in Yaumati.

It was explained by Inspector Marks that the defendant was seen

house with leaving one

some

Be

A fishmonger who went on the clothing, which he had stolen. Mr. Sun, hus amouneed that the junk, to fetch Ash for the market, was followed by the inmates and Chinese Government has asked was stated to have been purposely then seen to go into a second house.

the Federal Government to modify bump into by the defendant, He emerged with other articles of the present restrictions on Chinese and assaulted; when he started to

in Australia, pointing out that remonstrate, with * hook-iron, Ching is anxious to improve her being rather severely hurt before trade relations, but requesting he escaped and reported the antr botter conditions for Chineso.

to the police. Mr. Abboti. Hinister for Home Defendunt was cautioned, Affairs, said that a document had said the incident wan the beginning Inspector Shannon, prosecuting, of a big fight which took place later

been received, let he was unable

to discuss or dieclose the contents, in the day on the waterfront, Ap-

Mr. A. C. W. Tickle, Technical between members of the Fislimon

parently, there had been bad blood

clothing. He was followed until detective was found and was then placed under arrest.

The defendant had one previous conviction for unlawful possession,

FAIR GENERALLY.

that pressure is now highent to The Royal Observatory stateR Secretary to the Director of Public gers' Guild and the members of the east Japan, and continues to be Works, in a report to the Pelice, the Tung Tak Coolies' Guild, which relatively low to the east of Luzon, stated that a major car collided with only needed the incident aboard the depression is moving north- his own volich in Stubba Road, Namtao junk to cause open friction, eastwards across the Yellow Sen. ngar the Sikh Tuaple, on Saturday

Defendant was again warned and The forest till noon Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY morning. Damage was caused to told to avold further

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