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JURY'S VERDICT IN PRAYA SHOOTING.

CHINESE REVENUE OFFICER

EXONERATED.

A verdiet namquinting to accidental death was returned by the jury which was empanelled to Inquire Into the circumstances of the shoot ing in Connaught Road last month, when a Chinese Revenue Ofleer the shooting fatally wounded a Chinese who was, with others, concerned in opium smuggling. Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, the jury finding that the first shot fired by

The inquest was concluded before

;

the officer was unintentional and was caused by the jerk the officer received. The

Jury was composed of Mr. T. R. MacDonald (foreman), Mr. A. M. Calman and Mr. E. Greenwood, Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Direc- tor of Crimíðni Investigation) con- ducted the inquiry on behalf of the Police, while Mr. R. R. Tood (Ar- sistant Superintendent of Imports and Exporta) watched on behalf of his Department.

were.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1931,

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Lai Kiu, who is serving a term❘ THE ECONOMY BILL.. of imprisonment in connexion with the seizure of the parcel of opium, sald that as he was crossing Con- PREMIER EXPLAINS ORDERS naught Road ho heard shot fred. Ile ran away on being chased by revenue officer and was later caught. Answering the Coroner, the wit-

"There is no The Prime Minister, In moving] news said that he later recognised the second reading of the National world more anxious than China the deceased at the Mortuary 46 a man whom he had met some four Economy BHI in the House of for development of co-operativo months ago. He did not see him Commons this morning, aald the goodwill among the nationa", de either before or immediately after general policy of the Government clared Doctor Sze, the first Chi- From SEATTLE, VANCOUVER and

VICTORIA, vin JAPAN.. had received the sanction of the nese delegate. In the League As- on August 14. He House, and they wore now settingsembly this morning. "The neare requested to take delivery of saw two men in the street but as it their hands to the detalls. The sistance the Lengue is giv Flour, and Lumber shipments as soon was dark he could not see who they emergency had been allayed for ing China in the recent disns as the vessel is ready to discharge and horeby notified that if their The deceased's wife said that bur the time being, but the financial trous floods is further evidence of ard husband went out at about midnight position was to be made sound as the truly oecumenical character lighters are not placed alongside the

Fleister rett new PCBDurco

46 the Budget balanced.

of the League organisation," he steamer as required, their shipments to have a late meal.

word being added

will be discharged into Holt's Wherf turned and staggered into his bed.

into

He declared that China was in Kowloon, at their expense, where the the Treasury, economy He waved his hand to his wife in- must also be made effective, and full sympathy with the efforts for cargo will ile also at their risk and dicating to her not to nek any quer-the Bill before the House, giving a reduction of armaments, and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. expense and subject to the terms and tions or to say anything to him. the Government power to issue hoped for the success of the Dis Steamer will commenca discharge on She asked him what was wrong but

the 0th September, 1981. made no reply. Sometitor the necessary Orders in Council, armament Conference next year. she shook him but found that he as the savings which were being approval to efforts to

constituted a procedure as drastic China also gives whole-hearted harmoniso and died.

effected.

the Kellogg Pact with the League schedule in the Bill.dealt with Covenant which would ba

Dr. Sze referred, to the impor: departments affected by these Orders intance of the recent convention Counell The figures of the limiting

the manufacture of 1981. scheme worked out 'na follows: narcotic drugs.

A sum of £70,000,000 had to bo

He also mentioned that the fall found by economies, £80,000,000 in the value of silver had reduced by taxation (of which £67,000,000 the purchasing power of the Chi- considerably more than half, had to be found by direri inxation) Arch £20,000,000 was provision!

————————-Coroner's Opinion -

In summing up, liis Worship in formed the jury that the parcel which one of the men was дост carrying. contained about 280 After recounting what had or- ounces of illicit oplum and it was curred on the early morning. of quite clear that the persons about August 14, the coolie who had been at the time were in some way or engaged to carry the parcel of other concerned with the smugging oplum which the revenue officer had of opium. Acized, informed the Court that After reviewing the evidence, when he saw

two other men ap-the Coroner said that he did not de s

Fund.

Paint the officer and his two think there was evidence to show he warned the officer of that there was any lack of proper the other men's approach. He then care on the part of the revenue heard a shot fired, the two men officer. He did not consider there seen approaching immediately run-was evidence of gross carelesonens ning away. He heard several shots and, therefore, a verdict of mung fired after that but could not say laughter would not be justified. how many.

the jury were satisfied the shooting

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The where they will be examined on the of the people in the country. among all classes.

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was due to lack of care they coattributed. censure the officer but if they were The Daily Telegraph (Conserva- satisfied it was not due to Ínck of tive) describus the Rudget as a care then their verdict would be one courageous facing of the financial of death by misadventure.

crisis, and its acceptance by the tax- The jury found that the first shot payers will give proof of fired by the officer was unintentional honourable resolution that must and was caused by the jerk he re-impress the world profoundly, ceived, which could not have been The Stock Exchange as a whole foreseen or avoided. A verdict of to-day reacted favourably to the death by misadventure was return-Budget, and British funds record ed.

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