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PASSPORT. AND ARMS CHARGES.

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932.

from Nanking, but was unable to ENTERTAINING SONG produce it,

RECITAL

Visa Essential.

Was

Witness's official view

MENINGITIS ORDER PRE- that it was sufficient for the Police VENTS MIL LOWE'S PRESENCE. that the document in the possca-

sion of the defendant had no visa, The rogulations forbidding aor- The national status of George beside that it left him unconcerned vicemen to attend places of amuse. Arthur de Houx do. Fastree, as to whether the passport was a ment during the present meningitis foreigner who recently arrived proper or a temporary passport. outbreak provented the appearance in Hongkong from Amoy, was Cross-examined by Mr. Leo of Mr. Thomas Lowe at the song queried by the Police authorities d'Almada, Jnr. on behalf of the recital in the Holena May Instituto when they charged him on romand, defendant, witness agreed that if yesterday afternoon. before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the there had been a visa and the viss Mr. Lowe's place was taken by Central Magistracy, yesterday was one given by a British Con- Miss Edris d'Aquino, the possos- afternoon, with unlawfully enter sular Officer in a foreign State, he or of a sweet soprano voleo, who ing the Colony without a proper would not have brought the charge ang nine songs. Her first three

also passport. Do Fastroe was

numbers "My Mother Bids me Bind against the defendant.. charged with the unlawful posses-

Mr. d'Almada: Then the ques- my Halr," "Whe in Sylvia?" and were well re- sion of a pistol without a permittion of definition of nationality "faiden's Wish"

would not matter to you?-celved. In the second group of from the Inspector-General of

d'Aquino surpassed Police.

Witness: No. I should pass it in items, Mies

her first effort. That popular song In evidence at the previous hear-consequence of the visa. Ing, a Police witness, Captain Guy

Mr. d'Alman: I ace this was "Pipes of Pan" was keenly appro R. Bass, Chief Police Officer of the

document current for threeciated. Among her other songs Kulang Municipal Counell Adminis-

months. Assuming it as satisfy-wore "La Serenata." "L'Amour tering the International Settlement of Kalanga, stated that he had ng the condition you mentioned, Captif" and "The Nightingale."

Miss B. Balean played two studies he could stay here until the.expira- George

(Chopin). In both numbers she known the defendant as

tion of that period? Houx at Amoy for some years, and

Witness replied that that was a exhibited good technique, and her np. that he was present when an plication by iloux for a vien to moot point, and he referred Coun- work in the second number, par- ticularly the bass, was delightful. Mrs. L Balean is an accomplished come to Hongkong, was refused by sel to the Ordinance. the British Consul there.

violinat and she played the dif During his cross-examination of ficult movements of "Andante et The do- Mr. Booth, Mr. d'Almada informed Polonaise" with ease. his Worship that his defence was lighted audience were leth to let (plano, MCA. Chinese violin, 'callo) comprising Amoy for four and a half years, thereby qualified. for citizenship. He applied for such dames Balean and Arnold and Miss Chinese citizenship, which was B. Balean presented three very They combined Covious by the papers produced infine numbers.

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Captain Bass further stated his belief that the defendant was French subject who had been disowned by his country for having evaded conscription.

The document which defendant now declared was his title to en- tering Hongkong, was a certificate of identity without a visa.

A

The Defence.

that the defendant, having lived in her leave the stage. trio

An instrumental

Owing to the prevailing epi-

Court, but before the matter was splendidly and their effort was well Cinim to Chinese Citizenship.

settled he had to come to Hongkong received. The opening movement Regarding defendant's claims to

on business. He then applied for in their first number was parti- Chinese citizenship, Mr. L.H.V.

n pasaport and obtained the docu-cularly pleasing. Booth, A.S.P., stated his view that mont produced in court, relying on The accompanists were Miss M.

passport should the fact that he had applied for Gomes and Miss L. Pecker. a valid Chinese have stated the national status of Chinese citizenship. He got the

Dance Cancelled. the holder. The document in the document and was informed that it was sufficient in Hongkong. He possession of the defendant was certificate of Identity not according had no knowledge of Chinese In demic, It was found necessary to with the conditions of the Hong that he could not read Chinese. It cancel the Medway and Sub- kong Passports Ordinance, which

was true he went to the British marines dance arranged to take required that unless a person was a Consul to get a visa but his original place at Lane Crawford's restau- British subject or subject of a intention was to go to Bornce and rant last night. Lt. Hussey and State between which and Britain there existed an agreement Singapore in addition to Hongkong. committee of the Osiria regret for dispensing with the necessity He had been told in Amoy that for that, as the vessel had been out due notice of the cancellation, and for visas, his passport or other off- Chinese citizen no passport was at sea, it was not possible to give

his necessary in Hongkong. cial document catablishing

His Worship remarked that Mr. thus a number of people attended nationality or identity must have d'Almada was actually pleading and were disappointed.

It is hoped that conditions will a visa.

guilty but making a statement in

permit of holding the dance, at to 1. mitigation.

the same place, from 8.30 a.m., on Monday next.

Great

true

His Worship replied that he must hold against Mr. d'Almada on

that.

After some discussion it was

could be found to fit the pistol working order. If ammunition it would be a dangerous weapon but find ammunition to it it. at present be had not been able to

In reply to his Worship witness

Witness was of the opinion that Houx was of unknown nationality

Mr. d'Almada said that he was insofar as ho was not a Chinese subject. That was to say, as far going to submit that the document ject to the fact that a Chinese as witness knew, he was not of was a perfectly valid passport sub- Chinese nationality. It was that when questioned, Houx pro-citizen was the same as a person duced two documents. One, dated of Chinese ruce, May 25, 1981, showed that he had applied for Chinese naturalisation. That application lacked the signa- ture of one or more guarantors. The other document, dated January agreed that Mr. d'Almada should said that the weapon was capable 25 of this year, was one requiring enter a plea of guilty and defendant to pay a certain sum of evidence in mitigation at a later money quite a amali one amount-hearing.

On the charge of possession of ing to $14, before his application could be proceeded with. The the revolver, the defendant had latter document was important for pleaded guilty but said that the the present case against the defen- weapon was no good. dant, in that it appeared to show that Houx was not a Chinese sub-

The prosecution called Sergeant jeet. He was not one when the document which was now being J. E. Scott (Police Armourer) who questioned was issued. Defendant stated that the weapon was a 7 stated he had another. document m.in. protected pistol. in good

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A Freak Weapon.

call of inflicting death. It appeared to have been fired sometime during the past year although he could not state definitely. The weapon was similar to those attached to walk- ing aticka or umbrellas.

In reply to Mr. d'Almada witness said that it was a rare and freak type.

His Worship accepied pleas of guilty to both counts and adjourned the hearing for argument in ex- tenuation of sentence.

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