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ESDAYS APRIL 30, 1930.

EXTRADITION CASE.

THE BIRTHPLACE OF WASHINGTON.

REMAINS OF HIS ANCESTORS REINTERRED.

Washington, Apr. 29.

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LAW ON THE QUESTION" OF RECENT POSSESSION." *

The law of recent possession An armed robbery committed at of stolen goods, found on a Ngan Chin Wai, Kowloon City, on suspect soon after, the robbery, April 12 was recalled before Mr. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon insofar as it can be said to con estate of Wakefield, Virginia, the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, nect him directly with that affair birthplace of George Washington, when three men faced charges aris-and incidentally with all the acts the remains of over thirty mem ing out of the incident.

associated with it, was argued bers of the Washington family, all yesterday in the closing stages senior, to George, have been re- Detective Inspector Fallon was of extradition proceedings in- moved" from their present graves in charge of the case and stated stituted against Li Kan, a nätive and placed in a new vault, where that a man and his wife were at of Nam Tao district, whose sur-they lie beside John Washington, tacked by robbers at their house render is sought by the Canton the first of the family to enter in Ngan Chin Wal, at about mid-authorities on a charge of "arm-Amorica, and Major Lawrence, night on April 12, whilst they were ed robbery.-

Captain John, and Augustus asleep. In a struggle with the

Washington, respectively the men, the husband was stabbed in

The last witness to give great-grandfather, grand-father, the shoulder. After remaining on evidence before Mr. Lindsell in and father of George. the premises for two or three min- the case yesterday afternoon, was utes the intruders loft, taking with one who said that, he was the When the restoration, has been them a basket containing money and father of the fugitive. He stated completed the estate will be hand- other property.

that the younger, man was emed over to the National Govern- were chased by the ployed at the Po On Photograph- ment as a public park. Reuter's complainant and his wife, but were er's shop in their native village, American Service. lost sight of when they ran into the and, in descithing what the paddy fields. The first defendant fugitive did on the might was subsequently seen by a watch question, gave an alibi for the vinced of it, the jury should dis-

prisoner. man of the Takuling Rifle Range

charge him.

In millions of homes throughout the world "Ovaltine". and stopped. He was unable to

is the daily food beveragò for Health, Strength and submit, your Worship, that Vitality. Ovaltine" is a pure, natural product... Its give a satisfactory explanation of a

Mr. Rendall in his address on he has told a reasonable story. Ingredients are acknowledged to be the best that basket which he was carrying and was detained. In the meantime, a behalf of the fugitive, then said: He has also taken an early op Nature can provide malt, milk, eggs and cocos. report had been made to the Kow-The facts it this case are mere-portunity of explaining his posThe health-giving nourishment they so richly supply loon City Police Station and on the fly that he was found in recent session of the articles. The is extracted, concentrated and presented as a delicious:

that this "man was food beverage. -- arrival on the scene of Sub-In- possession of goods which are moment spector Elston the arrested man alleged to have been stolen. charged he gave his explanation. The process of manufacture used exclusively for There is no direct evidence that The original charge was that in "Ovaltine" is unique. All the goodness so abundantly contained in thèse wonderfully invigorating and ho himself took part in the respect of goods stolen robbery: since neither of the the Colony. In answer to that health-building, products of Nature is preserved women witnesses was able to charge he said these goods were totally unimpaired in "Ovaltine," identify him or any other of the given by a man whom he named Every particle of "Ovaltine" is nourishment. One to and whom he had known for some cupfull contains more nutriment than 3 eggs or 12 four people who were" said have committed the crime. The time a man who knew that the cupfals of beef tea. Not only is this choice, health- evidence amounted to this: that accused was in the habit of com- giving food easily and completely absorbed into the he was arrested in Hongkonging down to Hongkong and who bystom, but it aids the digestion of several times Its some 37 or 38 hours after the gave him those ornaments to weight of ordinary food. This greatly increases the

dietary. robbery had been committed; and bring here to be melted down nutritive value of all other foods forming part of the that he was found with certain into bangles for his daughter."

Every member of every home-young and old alike articles in his possession which

should drink this incomparable and delicious food. had been identified as part of

beverage in place of tea, coffee and other mealtime. the stolen goods.

beverages. Drink it also last thing, each night to ensure unbroken and refreshing sleep.

was handed over.

The complainant's wife im- mediately recognised the basket the man was carrying as being hers but she could not identify him as being one of the robbers. In the man's possession were found a torch and a pair of pliers. On the information of the man the second defendant was apprehended. Both were put up for identification but neither the husband nor his wife-picked them out.

The complainant, from the be- ginning, informed the Police that a man named Hing Hung was the person who had stabbed him. This man was arrested the following day,, whilst working in a shed not far from the complainant's. These two men had formerly been in partnership which was later dis- solved. When arrested, the third defendant made no attempt to escape and a strange feature of the complainant's allegation was that while the third defendant was a Punti the other two defendants were Hakkas. The third defendant had a witness who would say that he had gone to sleep in his own shed that night, but the witness knew nothing more until the early hours of the morning.

The evidence against the second defendant was his atatement that he had been asked to accompany the men to commit the robbery but he intimated that he refused- and stood by some distance away while three men went to the matshed. The case against the third defen- dant was the allegation of the com- plainant, although his wife did not corroborate him there as she would say that she did not see the defendant.

The hearing was adjourned.

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Mr. Randall dealt with further aspects. of the evidence, and,

that concluding, argued "I presume that your Worship Worship had to decide whether is satisfied with the identification there would be, if the man. were of the goods in spite of the fact charged with committing the that some of the gold beads may offence in Hongkong, sufficient which A jury be purchased anywhere, they evidence upon being similar to ones we can get could-convict. in any shop. Some difficulty has been experienced with regard to

the

Extradition Granted....

The butterfly ornament,

His Worship held that posses- besion by the accused of the jewellery second witness said it must hers: that it was the one order was sufficiently recent to raise a ed for her dowry. This is the presumption of guilt in default of first time I have heard of any reasonable explanation. The ex- Chinese girl ordering her own planation given, although reason- dowry. The ornament, too, you shle, was refuted by the evidence of can get in any shop. There is the last witness, a man who had been also the gold button which is not brought into the case at the Identified by any of the wit- special request of the defence.

-nesses."**

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Another Case.

The prisoner would, therefore, be committed tógaol pending. "an Turning to the law. pn the order for hia surrender to the question of "recent possession,"

Canton authorities. Mr. Rendall proceeded to quate an authority set out in the Empire Digest in which three

In the same, Court later, the presumptions in law, were raised regarding explanations by the extradition proceedings against accused; Firstly, "violent pre- Tin Hau, of the Toishan district,

Kwantung province, sumption." such as exists where in

a murder is committed and a man continued.

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is found running out of the house The case is a sequel to the with a blood-stained chopper in eruel attack by ten men on a his hands and the man inside small village. in the Kwantung has had his head cut off. Second-district in December 1925, when, ly "probable presumption" where it is alleged, they forced their a man is found with stolen goods way into a house, flashing electric some short time after the robbery torches for guidance, and has taken place. And lastly, the leaving, took with them two male "rash and improbable presump occupants of the house. One, tion" when sone considerable owing to his advanced age, was SANITARY BOARD'S DECISION time has elapsed between the unable to keep up with the bandits commission of the theft and the who insisted on forced marches, ON EATING HOUSES.

finding of the stolen goods on and after he had dropped by the Members of the Sanitary Board, the man. In the present cast, whyside, exhausted, the old man at a meeting yesterday, approved Mr. Rendall argued that at the was ruthlessly shot dead by one the report of the committee ap most there was only the "probable of the robbers, who, it is pointed to consider the proposed presumption" that his client took alleged, was the fugitive. changes in the estimates of the Depart in the robbery. partiment for 1931.

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Discharge. Asked For. Arising out of the question as to

Quoting further. authorities, whether or not the eating house. Mr. Rendall submitted that upon licences for Nos. 166 and 168. Queen's Road Central, and Nos. 117 the trial of a man on an indict and 119, Wellington Street, should ment for stolen goods, the onus be cancelled or allowed to run, the must always remain on the pro- to prove its case: the meeting agreed to the licences secution being continued subject to closer supervision. At the last meeting of the Board this matter was ad journed for the members to visit the premises.

Another eating house licence, re- ferring to No. 79, Kremer Street, ground floor, was permitted to run.

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Further evidence was given for the defence yesterday, in which one witness testified to the fugitive playing cards with him five o'clock on the night in ques- and another man up to four or

tion.

In cross-examination by Mr. Fitzroy, the Public judge in directing the jury should Somerset. direct that they might, in the Prosecutor, witness admitted that absence of any explanation of his statements differed from those the way in which the goods came given by the fugitive in the box, Into his possession which might but he asserted that he was tell- be reasonably true, convict him: ing the truth. but when an explanation was given

The proceedings were again ad which might be reasonably true, although they might not be con- journed.

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