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CAPTIVE'S RELEASE

ARRANGED.

ALLEGED PIRATE AGENTS

IN THE COLONY.

The story of how two men came Into Polleo hands at the conclu- sion of negotiations for the release

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1930.

ALLEGED BRIBERY.

POLICE FACE SERIOUS CHARGES.

Following the arrests, recently, of two men, of Talkoksul, on charges of trafficking in illelt oplum, certain disclosures were made by the men with the result of a passenger captured by the that a Shantling Lance Sergeant pirates who attacked the s.8. Deli and a Northern Chinese constable Maru, in October, was told at the were detained and subsequently Central Magistracy yesterday arraigned before the Kowloon allegations of.

How delightful it is to selly forth afternoon The two men were Magistrate on

feeling well groaned, well break- charged with acting as the agents accepting bribes.

The proceedings against the two fasted and well pleased with one's for the pirates in nogolinting for

The men were 'commenced before Mr. the ransom of the captive. first charge was one of felonious Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon self and the whole world! Assum ly corresponding with pirates. Magistracy yesterday afternoon, that your tailor knows his side Another was of threatening injury when the senior of the two police of the business, Pinkettes will do the to the captive, while the two men officers faced no less than eight reat, for they keep the liver good were also accused of conspiring chinigen, while the constable was tempered, the digestive apparatus alert, the spirits cheery, the brain with others unknown to obtain Indicted on two counts.

Mr. L. R. Andrews, Assistant clear. Of chemists everywhere, 60 cens per vial, Pinkettes, the dain- $11,000 from persons who were negotiating on behalf of the cap-Crown Solicitor, conducted the case tive. There were four charges in for the prosecution and Mr. J. M. little laxative liver regulators,

Remedios represented the Shan-keep you well. tung Sergeant

all.

The first accused was represent- ed by Mr. Covey, the other not being defended.. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy appeared for the Police and outlined the case at great length, the case being taken before Mr. Grantham.

was

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The first charge against the ser grant was that, being on duty at Mongkok, on January 28, with in- structions to visit ton Police con-

INDO-CHINA 8. N. CO. stables on duty on certain Police bents under his aupervision and to

OFFICIALS RETIRING. obtain the chops of such ten con- stables on a Section chit in his pos

Taking with them the gnesh&11" Shanghai Friends.

session he was wrongfully in pos

colleagues and friends, Captain Cheung Ting-yuet was the firat session of three chops of similar and best wishes of all their witness called. He said he was design, pattern and number A. C. Kennedy and Mr. G. E.

the National Uni-Qhose carried by three of such con- Holmes are retiring from the cap a teacher in

stables, with the intention of evad-vity of the Indo-China * Ca versity at Nanking, and well dequainted with the captive, ing his duty. An additional charge Ltd, after an association of 29 Mr.

Hau, having known him was preferred against the defen-years. for several years. "I became dant accusing him of being ip For several years Mr. Holmes has held the position of Super- acquainted with the fact that he possession of forged dies.

Engineer The other six charges were in intendent was on the Deli Maru and was

to the

At this season is Ovaltine doubly valuable to everybody" and taken away by pirates; also with respect of accepting brlies from Company, Capt. Kennedy the fact that a ransom was ask-three different people of Kramer has been Marine Superintendent, living in Hong Kong. It helps, as nothing also can, to restore the health

throughout they reless, Mesers. Street, three of the indictments and

have of body and nerves, frayed and run down from the trying effecta of for his

endeared themselves by their Halcolm, of Shanghai, by whom being alternative charges.

a Hong Kong Summer; it supplies just thear nourishing food essentials the captive was employed, wara

never failing courtesy "and" con interested in his release, as were

cientiousness to the whole of the giving the nervous vitality so necessary to enable everyone to enjoy the also the latter'a relatives.

staff and others who they have present season. come in nutart with,

ed

ficer.

Crown Case.

was

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Dy a curious Saineidenpo, they

Particularly

Mako Ovaltine your daily baverage.

It is prepared from barlay malt, milk and eggs-the very best of

within a month of each other. both jubed the Company in 1901, Captain Kennedy una bern Marine] Nature's Tonic foods. Superintendent for right years

and Mr. Halmed hat his oper

Intendent Engineer for, years.

nine

Tho second defendant charged with receiving a bribe from one of the men mentioned in "After several conversations the charges against the first de with the relatives of Mr. Hau Ifendant and, alternatively, of mis- came down to Hongkong, accom conducting himself as a Police of panted by Mr. Chan Ho-pul, who' was with the same firm as Mr. Hau. We arrived here on Octa-

Opening his case, Mr. Andrewe ber 22 last and went to the Gross Eastern Hotel where we took a said that he would deal with the

It is interesting to note that Mr. room. I registered in my own first charge and the additional name, but Mr. Chan registered count which he had only just put Holmes' father joined the Com- himself as Heu Ho-hol which was in. Mr. Sparrow. A.S.P., would pany in 1885 and was in charze the name which anybody who tell the Court that on the night of of the Company's Hull if Hankow,

January 28 he searched the first until his death in 1901, while came to Hongkong for the purpose defendant as he was about to go on has also two budes wow how of the negotiations was to register, according to the instructions can is beat and found concealed in serving with the Commany as tained in the letter received trora le cap three chops of similar de-engineers,

Captain Kennedy relievel the the men who were holding Mrisign, pattern and shape to those

carried by three constables on the late Captain Wheeler as Marine sergeant's beat......

Superintendent in 1921. By his "When I first saw the first Mr. Sparrow then sent Sergeant quiet manner and sonsfristons ↑ accused, it was on October 26, Carruthers out to the three con-performance of bia chutton a Trus four days after my arrival. Ha tables, whose chops were apparent won the respect of the whale' of ] introduced himself to us at the ly in the possession of the sergeant, the firm and wily thore whom he' Great Eastern Hotel and having and the men were taken back to the has been assecinted. satisfied himself that we cama Police Station. On arrival at the their on behalf of Mr. Has, began the Station they produced negotiations. I could not speak chop so that the three Cantonese, but by speaking top; which were found in the first Mandarin slowly, we could make defendant's possession were evident- ourselves understood. He said ly forgeries,

Hau.

Both gentlemen are married and whereas Candain Roode "ma Mrs. KennaR, SPA tarether. Stades jotai his family, al Forest Hill, whbro they are resident.

".

Entertained. Yesterday, both retiring officers were entertained to an informal farewell till at the Hongkong

he was asked by Mr. Hau's friends Continuing, Mr. Andrewes said first defendant, in his "of the hill" to Arrange the that the ransom, and told us to write a capacity na Police Sergeant, went letter which was to be sent to on duty for a term of four hours Mr. Isu at the hills. The letter and during that time had to visit Hotel, the gathering being presid was written and handed to the the constables in his Section and ed over by Mr. R. Sutherland,. !f Mérors. accused when he called again the secure the impressions of their Shipping Manager next day. He asked to read the chops which they carried with Jardine. Matheson, and Co, who,

section chit

was on behal" of the Indo-China S.N letter at opened it himself. them. The

Company, wished them bow.ceoyage After reading it, he said that the chopped by each constable. sum named at 8800 wan too amall The Inference, which naturally and commented upon the valuables

to one's mind, sald Mr.services they had rendered during -the people of the hills, he said. came wanted $60,000,

Andrewes, was that if the sergeant somewhat diffult times, had duplicate chops he was evading the duty of visiting the constables on his beat and that he had chopped!' the section chit himself.

Roth Dante' Kennedig and fir Mabres romsanded in mighe antenna let their hea Lutowee stich of the rattanee thes

Jorized

"We replied that Mr. Hou was but a poor man and his family could not raise such a big sum. He then said "he would forward When charged with having the d

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the letter and told us to expect duplicate chops, the defendant said darding in the reformance of an answer at the end of ten days that because the beata of Mongkok Buy duties, They alen age! Meanwhile, he asked for $40 or were too big it was impossible to feelingly of the break in their ociations with the friouille 850 as expenses incidental to the walk around them in one and ■ forwarding of the letter, and we half hours so he had got the chopaff which they had always gave him $20,

made himself. His obvious inten- enjoyed. tion was to evade his duty, added 3 Mr. Andrewes.

On leaving, he intimated that he would be coming again within a couple of days, and advised ur

The Bribery Charger.

+

money...

agreed to pay them small sums of When charged, the defendants to move to the Tai Loy Boarding

With regard to the charges of had made statements denying House, as it was very expensive bribery against both men, evidence the charges, the first defendant living at the Great Eastern. On would be given that they had been saying that it was because he had the following day, we took a room in the practice, for some time,, of frequently searched the persons at the Tal Lay.

demanding small bribes from per-mentioned in the charges that they "We stayed at the Tai Loy, and sons engaged in dealing in licit had accused him of accepting I then decided to go back North. opium. The defendants agreed to bribes...

After evidence had been called, Leaving my companion behind, 1 take no action so long as the per-

(Continued on Page 10.) sens engaged in the opium, traffic the hearing was adļ1⁄2ruck...

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