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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931.

REVENUE OFFICER

DISCHARGED.

RAILWAY REVISION.

CANTON SATISFIED WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS.

Canton, Feb, 12.

of

EXTORTED MONEY BY THREATS.

CONSTABLE CONVICTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.

DEMANDING MONEY WITH MENACES NOT PROVED. Romarking that although thero While negotiations are still in

Before Mr. Butler, at the Kow- might be some trath in the stories progrena between the officials of both sides, the major para of the Nanking Railway Ministry and loon Magistracy yesterday after- the evidence of the prosecution and British officials of the Canton noon, a constable named Wu Sam, the defence were lies, Mr. Lind Kowloon Railway as well as the was charged with having extorted a sum of one dollar and niso thirty soll at the Central Police Court Hongkong Government concerning cesta from a newspaper hawker in yesterday. afternoon discharged Nanking's request for a revision of Pakhoi Street on January 14. Lau Sau, a Revenue Officer who the Sino-British contract govern Mr. Le Bart Sparrow, A.S.P., was accused of demanding, with ing this line, the Chinese Superin- Kowloon, conducted the case for the mennees, the sum of $400 from an tendent of the Chinese Section, Mr. prosecution and Mr. A. E. Hall de- inmate of 1, McGregor Street, and Liu Cha-kok, was interviewed by fended. also at larceny of $100 from the Chinese correspondents yesterday. The ease for the prosecution was same complainant.

Mr. Llu mentioned that so far the that the hawker. Tam Fun, had The defendant was represented negotiations were most satisfacmade a complaint to the police that by Mr, G. R. Hall Brutton.

tory and early this week he and the defendant had asked him for a Evidence given yesterday by Re-r. Hatch Fan-chino, Secretary of, dollar, and also thirty cents to be venite Officer W. J. Buller, acting the Nanking Railway Ministry, had paid every week.

A refusal would Chlet Preventive Officer, showed

a brief conference at Hongkong mean immediate arrest for obstruc. that the defendant, on the morn with His Excellency Sir William tion. A trap was laid for the de ing of February 1 ns1.

WPeel, K.C.M.G. and British ofheials fendant and a dollar note, of which patrol duty on the Praya between

the number had been noted, was Douglas Wharf and Kennedy Town, of the Line.

Mr. Liu mentioned that the hunded to the hawker by the police He had no right to leave the locality without permission. Witness and negotiations centred on the Nan-and he was Instructed to give it to he came and the defendant i that on February 2 it was discovering request for a revision of the claimed any money. A watch was ed that Revenue Officer No. 19 had distribution of profits which, in also set and on January 14 the de- absorld, He was on reserve duty accordance with terms of the con- fendant was seen by Chinese de the previous morning and had been tract drawn up some fifteen years

Lective to go to the hawker and ined with a revolver. The defen- ago, should be divided between the jclaim

centa dollar and thirty dant, however, was not armed. British and Chinese Government After that he was arrested and Mr. Brutton, nt the close of the in accordance with the distance taken to the police station where ense for the prettion, said his managed by both sides,

the was searched and the marked defence was that the two men, the While one of the terms in the dollar found in his possession. defendant nad No. 19. had visited [contract permits a revision once)

In reply to Mr. Hall, the hawker McGregor Street in consequence of in every five years this is the first said he had never seen the defen- certain informant ion received. in time that the Chinese Government dant previous to the night of Jan- formation that a WOMAD was has requested the Britlab mange-uary 8. He had never spoken about snuggling opitum. The two men.ment for a revision. Mr. Liu said the matter to his fellow hawkers, Tutelher with the informer, took up that an fae the British silicials had He denied that the defendant had positions in McGregor Street and expresand the opinion that to alor offered to pay him a dollar to read shortly afterwards Dwoman.ten the distance of the British sechis papers for a month. He also the woman for whom they were tion their Government had foliow. denied that defendant had given waiting, ascend

ed difficult route, constructing him a forged note, and that on the MeGregor Street, The menu the line through the hills, and the night of the arrest the defendaal tunnels necessitated 14 much and come to give him another note

In exchange, bigger expenditure,

A Chinese detective said that he Bribes Offered.

Mr. Liu mentioned that fact that.

had followed the defendunt and had Following the woman, the officers the British officials made proposals seen him take the money from the

the stairs of 1,

fed to the entrance and saw her

enter the complainant's house.

were obstructed by the com-demanding improvement in the complainant. He had also seen the plabant's wife and after speaking management of the Chinese sec-complainant nak a little boy to give to the complainant, No. 19 suggest tion. Mesars, Liu and lisich have thirty cents to the defendant. ed to the defendang to telephone fortelegraphed to Mr. Sun Po, Minis-

Unter cross-examination he ad- |a European officer. After consider-ter of Itailways at Nanking, for mitted that he had got part of his

able conversation the complainant fresh instruction before making evidence from the complainant. offered the officers a bribe of $200 arrangement with the British] A Chinese boy gave evidence to and then $260. The defendant left authorities for an official confor-the effect that the con plainant hand the promises to communicate with

from him. borrowed thirty cents his superior officers while Nu, 19

He did not know the reason why the remained on the floor.

seomplainant borrowed the money.

care.

GARAGE ON SHIP.

MODERN CONVENIENCE ON PRESIDENT HOOVER.

new

The defendant had intended to telephone from the Tak Ming tea-

A Forged Note. house In Queen's Rond, but instead

The defendant said that he ap of turning to the right on reach-

proached the complainant on De ing the corner he turned to the left. After falling to find the ten-

Drive your car nixoard at point of cember 12 and asked to be allowed house he retraced his steps and, on embarkation, drive it ashore when to read his papers. On January 12 passing McGregor Street. he saw you ship ties up at your destination be paid the complainant a dollar for it, but the complainant demand. No, 19 being chased by the com-will be the custom when the plainant, who was blowing Police Pullar liner President Hoover gesed $1.40. He refused to pay and servive this summer with they quarrelled. On the following whistle. Defendant can after his inte colleague to

aniling from New York to Manila, vindlay the complainant told him that discover the nature Callforain.

Hawaii Japanese and the dollar note was forged and ask- of the trouble and boarded a tram Chinese parts, Work on the installa-ed for a genuine nate. As com- to follow No. 19, who had also jumption uf this seagoing garage has plainant had not the forged note ed on a tramear.

begun, according to work

reveived with him he asked him to come the As he was about to board the Trom Newport News

Shipbuilding next night. On the following night fram a district watchman, wie was and Drydock Company, where the attracted to the scene, tried to pre-Presstient Hoover, which was launch-be took three notes from his pocket vent him but he managed to evaded on December 5th by Mrs. Herbert book and asked complainant to The watchman. As soon as he lover, is being made ready for sen. make his choice, and then put the The garage of the President Hoover book with two dollar notes back hoarded the tram, it stopped and wi

conveniently located so into his jacket pocket, and the the complainant. arriving at the motorists ena drive their cars aboard forged #ote into his trouser miment, instructed the watchman through side parts without difficulty, pocket. He was later arrested to arrest the defendant, who wits It will arcomandate one hundred

and and taken to the station then taken to the Police Station. automobiles. Close by will be a

Mr. Bratton penmarked that it itchine shop, fully equipped teearched,

Mr. Hall submitted that the de war clearly a question whether his permit usual repairs and servicing of

fendant put the furged note into Worship believed the defendant or the complainant.

The President Hoover is the largest his trouser pocket separately from ils Worship replied that he aupin an

American-built veszel ever turned out the other notes as he wanted to see American shipyard. Herater whether it was faise or not. poil the answer would be that he length is 15 feet, beam B1 feet, depth The story, given by the boy with would not believe either of them. 52 feet, displacement tonnages, 13.70 regard to

the borrowing of the After bearing out what Mr.tons and gross tonnage 23,000. The thirty cents also differed Bretton had said the defendant President. Hoover has a total passen- denied the allegations made against ger capacity, all classes, of 1:260 and that of the detective, and in the him by the complainant.

erew #cenniodations for 100. The circumstances be asked that his In discharging the defendant irisse speed of the new liner will bo 21 client be discharged.

Mr. Butters however decided to Worship remarked that although The ports DI the route of the convict and imposed sentence of there might be some truth in both President Hoover From New York a four months imprisonment.

the great majority of the the Orient are invans, Cristobal, Bal- vidence of both sides was si He bou, Los Angeles, San Francisco, thought it most probable that the Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, two men had gone to 1. McGregor Hongkong and Manila, at which Street to obtain "squeeze" but he points car owners may take their cars fenind it was not established that ashore and tour the country until slip they had used threats. That they departure hour. had been bribed was more than pro-

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