1936-08-20 — Page 19

HUGE HEROIN

·PILL FACTORY

SESSIONS SEQUEL

TO DISCOVERY

THREE MEN GUILTY

As a result of the discovery of a the large heroin pill factory on ground floor of 4 Ning Yeung Terrace on July 7, three men were charged before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning with possession of dangerous drugo.

The necused were Wu Kong, aged 21, Ng Shiu, aged 40, and Lam Sit, aged 20, and they were ciurged with the possession 12 ounces of heroin, lumps

of pink paste, and 153,000

pills,

The first accused pleaded guilty, but the other two denied the charge All were defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, Instructed by Mr. M. A. do Silva. The following jury was empanel- led: Messrs. T. F.. Bradford (fore man); Yung Kin-pau, C. L. Gregory, A. L. Landsbert, G, W. Chan, Sum Chl-chung, and E. M. Samet,

GLOBE TROTTING WRITER

GIRDLING GLOBE ON EARNINGS FLIES SOUTH'

SHORTLY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986.

Shanghai. Aug, 20. Miss Cven Dew,, ut the Detroit News, who left her Michigan home in February with $50 (U.S.), resolved girdle the globe on the proceeds of spiner rate articles, is fying to Canton Thursday unless storms pre- vent her. She is now convalescing from the illness which put her into hospital here.

RADICAL

SPANISH

REFORMS

VATICAN

CONDEMNS

SAVAGERY

= RADIO BROADCAST

CATALAN ECONOMY POPE ASKS PILGRIMS Selections by the Harmony

COUNCIL FORMED

Barcelone, Aug. 20. The Catalan Economy Council, composed of the Popular Front and hns Trade Union representatives, Issued deerees providing for the control of various industries.

En

Their plan is to balance supply and demand by sucriticing the lesser Industries, create a nonopoly foreign trade, collectivisation on the big estates for exploitation by trade of co-opera- untous, intensification tion

iry redistribution of products, workers control of finance by the until the banks are nationalised and the control of all private industries by the trade unions,

They plan to rapidly reduce taxation until a single tax is renched. Meanwhile, the Council of Justice in Catalonin has decreed suspension

FOR PRAYERS

DANGER FOR WORLD

Vatican City, Aug. 19. Osservatore Romano, in an editorial, the Madrid conetcians Government for allegedly abetting: severely loyalist atrocities,

"State tribunnis swiftly issue death verdicts against rebels, and the death peaaliles are promptly carried out," says the paper, muuth-plece of the Holy See. But there has been no provision made for the arrest, trial a sentence of murderers, cut- throats and desecrators of bodies, in- cendiarists and robbers.

lier Far Eastern journalistic coups have included an exclusive interview with Madame Chiang Kai-shek, who rarely speaks for publication. She obtained this interview at Kuling, whereafter four chair coolies carried Opening the case against Ng Shlu Miss Dew down the 9,300 foot slope of all magistrates, judges and publicit is u "le" to say that anarchists and

lead from and Lam Sit, Mr. M. J. Abbott, of 4.852 steps, which Assistant Crown Solleltor, said that

Kulling to

driving Prosecutors because "the old spirit to Kiuldang, duning

must of justice is dend and we of on July 7, about 11 am. Mr. A. Wrumtorm, i the

record time Grimmitt and a party of revenue

ninety minutes. The descent usually create a sentiment of justice which officers went to 4 Ning Yuen Terrace, takes two hours and a half in good bodies, the aspirations of the pro-

létariat."-Reuter, ground floor. Mr. Grimmitt rang

weather. She wanted to catch the the bell of the front door, and very

river steamer bound for Shanghai. soon afterwards a woman's face ap- peared at the window.

Mr. Grimmill called out that he was an opium Inspector, and he then heard someone inside ay: At that The Inspector has come.** moment the third accused also look- ed through the window.

BIG FACTORY

The dour was subsequently opened and on entering the officers found the premises consisted of

sitting

Since she was discharged from hospital she has been the house guest

Trade

Commissioner of the Assistant of the United States and Mrs. Bland Calder, and has been widely enter- tuined in Shanghai.

FEW MORE DAYS OF GRACE

(Continued from Page 1.)

competition with private enterprise

under the name of a monopaly.

"Only when such urgent reforms

The greatly increased interest f American newspapers in Far Eastern

illus problems and personalities in

rated by the felt that Miss Dew is the second member of the Detroit Newa stuff ti travel in China recently | are and write of what she saw and heard. Government, living up to Canton's The other recent visitor was the traditions, be assured." said the Mar- son of the noted Washington corres-; mal pondent, Mr. Any Harden. Mr. Hay

He exhorted civil and military

instituted

revolutionary

room, a dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and two servants' rooms. As soon as Mr. Grimmitt entered, he Baw some one running towards the yard and gave chase. At the gaten travelled from one end of China- he arrested the man who proved to to the other last spring, making an officials to work close together in be the third accused.

adventurous journey, partly by hus, Mr. Grimmit noticed a strong smell over sketchy routes where foreigners of heroin and went to No. 2 bedroom,eldom are seen, between Canton and There he found a heroin pill factory the role of the now completed Can

Hankow, Mr. Hayden was tracing on an unprecedented scale.

ton-Hankow railway un which There were a dryboard cupboard which contained 124,200 pills in 24 through traille begins next October, in all probability. This railway line trays, several newspaper parcels, In

will constitute a section of the work's which were 38,000 pills, a sieve cullangest rall

system, which links taining 7,700, 3 pink mass sufflelent Hongkong with Calais, via Hanken, to make 18,000 pills, 15 ounces of Peiping, Muladen and Siberin.-- crude heroin, and several packets of United Pren caffeine and other paraphernalia.

The accused were arrested unti

Bussequently charged. In

reply to

the charge, the second accused said:

The heroin pills are not mine. employed Chung Stu-fán az o house coolie there." The third pri- soner replied: "The heroin pills are .not mine, I came to the house froin Canion to visit an muh named Yei Ngươn."

REBELS SUFFER

REVERSES

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Guadalupe Fortress, dynamite In Evidence of arrest was given by rather than surrender.

Meanwhile, loyalists, realtered Revenue Officers A. W. Grimmitt and

Sebastian highway Yuen Kum, after which Mr. Lo cross-tong the San examined the landlord, Yan Shia-repulsed a tentative thrust of rebels, kee. He declared that he had not and captured seven, including two known his premises were sub-let by priests, Two of their prisoners they his tenant, Cheung Slu-pang.

ACCUSED'S STORY

immediately executed,

- United Press.

A Government torpedo-boat has shelled the rebel positions in the hills Electing to make a statement free behind Irun and it is reported that the witness-box second accused sold loyalist aircraft have dropped thirty he had been in the house two day's bombs on Chimanca barracks, Gijon, before his arrest. A friend, Cheungesa prelude to a drive on that point. Slu-pang, bad Introduced him to it, offering him work, The

days had been spent by him in washing the floors and cleaning the furniture, and on the day of his arrest, he was asked by first accused to make some red pills. He did not know they were dangerous drugs.

two

When asked by the prosecution whether he did not think it queer that the pill-making room was shut up and curtained, accused said he did not. Neither did he know or suspect that there was anything wrong.

Rebels Rescued

Lisbon, Aug. 19. Fenn Secule it be reported that the rebels have captured Barnum, southwest of Cordoba, relieving the beleaguered Civil Guards who were on the verge of surrender there after an eleven-day slege, in which the loyalists stubbed to death 180 prison It is said the loyalists had sacked the city, robbed the chief property owner of 1,000,000 pesetas, and there after burned him alive in front of his wife and daughter."

erg,

Also giving evidence, third accused declared that first accused had asked him to try making pills, but he was not successful at the task. He had The loyalists also destroyed five came to the house in reply to. letter churches--United Press.

offering a jok

Without retiring, the jury returned

a verdlet of gulity guinst both men.

His Lordship deferred sentence

Disaffection?

Government

until the last of the heroin pill cases report serious

are completest.

Airship Seeks New Record

EUROPE AND BACK IN ONE WEEK

Are

Madrid. Aug. 19.

persistently sources

disnfection among Spanish Moracro rebels. The loyal ists

to be said!

organising calumns in the Ifni region compered of rebel deserters and refugees.

It is said that rebel desertions and anti-rebel demonstrations are in creasing daily-United Press,

Enormous Losses

Lisbon, Aug. 10. Based art reliable reports. 1 extimmied that there are 50.000 dead

order to deliver Kwangtung from the ynke under which it had been suffer- ing for the past decade

the past administration and the ex- Deploring the alleged corruption of cessively high taxation under which the people had been labouring. Mar- shal Ching asserted that the new provincial Government must do all possible to lighten the burden.--

Unlted Press,

of

in the Spanish civil war, including

1osaius week-end the estimated 2,000 at Badajoz, 1,000 at Merida and over 1,000 in Terael provinen United PreRH.

Strange Request

Rabat, Aug. 10. The insurgents broadcast from Seville to-day contained no military for news but included an appeal records of the German, Itellan and Portuguese national anthems---Reuter Special,

Mola's Movements

of

10

Burgos, Aug. 1. General Mola las despatched a regiment to Valindolld and a deineli- ment the Foreign Legion Guardacramos, in preparation for an attack on Madrid.

le is prepared to transfer the "Provisional Government" Valladolid United Press.

Warning of Action

to

The Osservatore Romano charges professional criminals are responsible for the atrocities in Spain. It says the elements involved "ure' composed of people armed by the authoritics and acting in their behalf."

Madrid The

urges the paper Governnient to drop its mask und show the real fore of the exceutianer of a Christian civilisation.

Boys from Z.B.W.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (145 kilocycles):

5-8 p.m. European Programme. 5-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Douce Orchestra.

p.m. Concert Waltzes. Danube Waves (Ivanovlel); Artist's Life (Strauss); Souvenir Flourl Cocus Ardent. 7.15 p.m.

From the Studió. Jazz Selections by "The Harmony Boys,"

Programme

1. On the Beach at Bali Ball; 2. Dream House; 3. Five Broken Glass; 4. Cling to me; 5. Selected; 6. On the Beach at Repulse Bay Lido; 7. I'm a fool for loving you; B. Who.

7.45 p.m.

Eric Melodies by , Coates.

Valselte from "Wood Nymphs"; Song--The Fairy Tales of Ireland ....Essic Ackland (Contralto); By the Steepy Lagoon; Song I heard Piccaver singing....Alfred (Tenor).

You

A p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther Report, Stock Quotations and

Announcements.

8.05 p.m. 11 p.m.

Chinese Studio Concert. Close Dewn: .8.05-10 p.m. European pru- At Castle Gangolfo, Pope Pius, gramme from ZEK on a fre- addressing

of Maltesequency of 640 kilocycles. group

8.05 p.m. pilgrims, deplored the alleged Com-

Vladimir Horowitz (Pianoforte). Miliza Korjus (So- munist excesses in Spain.

prano),

"Only the hand of God can bring

help and end the horrible massacre against religion and the priests of God."

He exhorted the pilgrims to pray for "an upret work, in a moment when the world is sick with a grave lines, which threatens to become even more grave and dangerous."- United Press.

the

EDEN CONFERS ON SPANISH CRISIS

(Continued from Page 1.)

nations become extusted, Ometals, Army lenders and forelan diplomats are unanimously agreed that Mussolini is doing his utmost to vold international complications, though it is admitted that Italy privately aiding the rebels.

Count Clano termed as "absolutely fmalistic" reports that Mussolini preparing to intervene,

15

it

an

Meanwhile, Signor Mussolini hus proceeded to Pontinia to inaugurate the threshing season. However, dheld certain that Italy, with Army of

of a million men, upwards is prepared for action anywhere.

It is revealed that a naval squadron las arrived at Gaete, between Naples und Rome, and some observers see in this move a possible connection with the Spanish revolt.-United Press.

of

of

arms.

Planoforte Solos-Study in C

sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4, Study in G dat Major, Op. 10 No. 5 (Chopin); 2 Song-Nocturne, Op. D No. 2"O Dreams" (Chopin): 3. Night! O Pianoforte Solos-Etude XI Pour Les A Arpeges Co

Composes (Debussy). Pas- toral: Toccata (Poulene); 4. Songs- Thousand

and One Nights Waltz (Strauss). La Vilanelle (The Swal-

Jow) (Dell Acqu

3.30 p.m. "Der Suite (R. Strauss).

8.17 p.m. Octeta.

Rosenkavaller"

Andante Cantabile (Tschaikovsky); Humoreske (for strings only) (Dvo- rok); Cradle Song (Brahms).

9 p.m.

m. News and Announcements from London. 9.20 p.m.

Russian Music. 9.34 p.m. Guy Lombardo' and. His Royal Canadians.

10 p.m. Big Ben from London.

Close Down.

STOLE GUNNERS' CLOTHES

BANISHMENT ORDER FOR COOLIE

the

Convicted by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, on a charge of larceny and of re- celving

articles of clothing. property of Corporal G. Bell, R.A.,

Bombadier C. and

McKrill RI Lyemun Barracks on Tuesday, Chu Tam-lun, unemployed, was sentenced to a total of six weeks hard labour and ordered to be banished from the Colony,

On

COMPLETE EMBARGO

Landorf, Aug. 19. The British Government has to day made effective the complete prohibitke

Export munitions and military and civil aircraft to Spain. In the case of aircraft, the prohibition is intended

Corporal Bell said in evidence that he 0.50 a.m. August 18 about to apply equally to aircraft assembled or dismantled, shipped for export. saw defendant in the verandah of and to assembled aircraft flown D Block, and saw him pick up two abroad.

Persons engaging in the short trousers, belonging to him, and delivery of acroplanes to Spain in put them in one of two baskets he contravention of this prohibition will

was carrying. Witness shouted out. render themselves liable to serious and went up to defendant and took penalties.

the trousers from him. He later This vigorous netion, which is in reported it to the Regimental Ser- conformity with the support which geant Major. the Government has consistently given Lance-Corporal Durham testifiest to the principle με non-inter- to having heard a shout, and

Ная

defendant been taken in ad- attention was drawn to Unitedition.

of a a general agreement on the who was stooping over a basket, his hands two French proposals and may be re- Defendant had in garded both as a a further indication of pairs of short trousers, which Cor- the serious apprehensions held in poral Bell took nway from him. London of the dangers of delay in

Bombadier McKrili said that about bringing into operation the essentials 7.40 a.m. as

Washington, Aug. 19. Following the loyalist commanders' warning. Mr. Lynn Franklin, Ameri- can Consul General at Barcelona, formerly of Hongkong, has informed the State Department of the intention of the Government forces to bombard within ten hour's Palma, in.) quested the commander of the U.S.S.

which

arrived at Palma this Quincy, morning. to evacuate the Stales Consul and all other American nationals immediately.

It is understood there

are Americans in the vicinity of Palma United Press.

The Mot of State has -

The

a result of a report of non-intervention, and ns showing made to him by Corporal Bell be a hopeful view of the prospects of

went to the verandah and found two of blue short trousers, a an early agreement among all pairs interested Powers.

Mamak shirt and a singlet, belonging the incinerator, and saw defendant two to him, missing. He went to and asked him to empty out the two baskets he had with him. In one were the missing Defendant sald he had picked up the articles of clothing from a dust-

Mobilisation Denied

Rome, Aug. 20. A Government spokesman to-day declared: "I want to deny a second Romo lust right, has increased optim

return of Signor Mussolini to. time, emphatically, the story of the

I, and British official circles look Associated Press, an American news service. that Signor Mussolini is for an encouraging reply before long mobilising Italian aviation with the from the Italian Government regard of the baskets

ing the French plan, to which German Intention of sending planes into

adherence with two conditional to arm Spuin it France continues

HerVCA, was announced yesterday. Communists there."Unified Press.

British Wireless,

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

Lakehurst, Aug. 20. The urip von Hindenburg, which arrived from Europe last night, takes off early this morning in an attempt to complete the round trip between Germany and America within One SENTIMENTALLY.--Oswald Spengler. week,--Reuter.

SERVANT SENT

TO GAOL

'THEFT COMMITTED YEAR AGO

No Fat, 20, unemployed, a former Servant of Mrs. Hall, of Luna

Kimberley Road, Buildings,

WAR bought before Mr. E. Himsworth et the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-; I charged willi theft of $240.

On September 1, 1935, Mrs. Hall

HISTORY 18 NOT BENTIMENTAL, AND WOE TO THE MAN WHO TAKES HMS

While walking niong Queen's Road Central, near Pedder Street vestur dny,

man named Lam Mok was knocked down by motor-bus Nor and was admitted to the Gozerameni Civil Hospital for treatment.

The

Four cases of Typhoid and one case of Meningitis were reported to the local Henith Authorities on Tuesday. Walking along Hennessy Road near the junction of Mallory Street this morning, an unknown Chinese malc collapsed and dled. He was removed to the Public Mortuary.

n:-

BRITISH NAVY'S WORK.

London, Aug. 19. Speaking at Gunton, In Norfolk, this afternoon, the First Lord of the the work at evacuation carried out Admiralty described some aspects of by British ships from the disturbed areas in Spain. As soon as the first news of the Spanish rebellion was received, it became clear that the situation of a great number of Bri- tish subjects might at any moment become precarious. Immediately, furnish were taken to mensures opportuniiles for evacuation and to provide the British consular officers it Spanish ports with means of com munication.

the

articles.

bin.

Sergeant Minty, prosecuting, said defendant was a substitute conser- vancy coolie, and, being in a posl- tion of triut, was allowed to go all over the Barracks.

J

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

BRITISH ASSOCIATION

ADDRESS

London, Aug. 19.

entinent Josink Stamp, Sir statistician, former Treasury official and Chairman of the London Mid- Jand

Lo Chung, 46, an employee of the Hongkong Electric Company, has annual dinner of the been admitted to the Government R.EO.C.A. will be held on October Civil Hospital for treatment, to in- 24th. at the Peninsula Hotel. All Juries received when he fell from a

Sir Samuel Hoare explained that members and former Royal Engineers considerable height, whilst working asked to lon the Hongkong and Shanghat

waters of the coast of Spain were

and Scottish wishing to attend are communicate with the Chairman, Bank Building.

roughly. mapped out into areas and

deliver the presidential Dinner Committee, R.E.O.C.A., Sur-

the direction of veyor of Works Omee. Command Pleading that he returned to obtain were put under

16th meeting of the British money from his sister in order to buy various naval nuthorities and men- Impact of Science an Headquarters.

co-ordinate the Bures were taken to

Association for the advancement of medicine for his mother, who was ill activities of all kinds. In a remark-ce which openg at Blackpool on riported to the police the loss of Mohat Khan, 28, appeared before in the country, Chu Kal-cho, aged 28,

phly short time, the organisation was science, In full swing. His Majesty's ships September, 9. An attendance of about Is Overseas, Balfour at the Central unemployed, was brought before Mr.

from this amount of money. It was later Mr. S. F.

iscovered that defendant, stole the Magistrncy this morning, charged Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis maintained by wireless a full system 2,000,

He was banish-

of communication between the teen

have heavy honey from a cheat of drawers in with being A Vagrant. Sergeant tracy. this morning. Mra, Hall's bed-room, and went to Lockland stated that defendant left ed for 10 years on October 27, 1935, Foreign Office and the consular

programines of papers and discussions Shum Chun where he lost it all in the House of Detention on Saturday und had two previous funt from authorita, nu evocuated by des-over the whole field of science, mt

returns and British and Tambling. Returning to the Colony last to board the ss. Talma, which three days ago, defendant was traced was sailing to India, but, the date of Sentence of twelve months hard troyers and cruisers to Marseilles, in keeping with the general scheme ly police agents and arrested. salling had been postponed

till labour was inflicted. Another man, Bayonne, SL Jean de Luz, porto for Ute prosent meeting, the subjecte Sergeant Haynes conducted the pro- August 29, and Mr. Halfour

for the most part will be brought L Yuen, charged for a like offence, and Gibraltar. No distinction, Sir

into close relation with practical écution..

therefore asked to re-commit defen- was given 10 months' hard-labour. Samuel Hoare added, had been rande His Worship sentenced defendant-dant to the House till that time, Mr. He also had two previous convictions between British and foreign nation- problems of modern life-Dritish

Wireless 6 two months' Imprisonment, Balfour agreed to the request, for returning from banishment, als British Wireless

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