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OPIUM CASE EVIDENCE

SHIPS' OFFICERS

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Hearing of the evidence in the case in which James Johnston, 42, Chief Oniver of the. Macao river vessel Chuen Chow, is charged on four counts of possession und Im- portation of opium, was concluded before Mr. K. Кесп

at Central Magistracy yesterday,

Johnston made his first appearance

SATURDAY,

served on Douglas and Wo Fat Shing Company steamers.

Mr. Remedios: In it a common Practice for ofileers to carry parcels for their acquaintances?--Yos, especially on the Douglas bonts.

Did you ever inquire what the parcels were?—No. Many officers Would come to their cabins and fad their bunks fall of parcels.

When you joined the Chuen Chow, did you continue to do this for your friends? Yes, and for big Brina too. Continuing. witness and he gave the magazine with his plcture in it to Mr. Elliott, and then saw the par- cel he had forgotten to deliver,

Whom was the parcel for?--It was

NOVEMBER 21,

1936.

HB

in court on November 13, when he not addressed, but I was asked to "THERE'S AN HB COMING OFF THE ICE IN A MINUTE !"

was charged with (n) Importing 72 tacle of raw oplum on the steamer Chuen Chow, (b) possession of 72 taels of mw opium, (c) importing 18 taels of prepared opium, and (d) possession of 10 tools of prepared opium.

The alleged offences took place on the Chuen Chow on November 11. Ball was fixed at $6,000 and the first hearing was on Wednesday.

Mr. J. M. D'Almada Reinedios is appearing for defendant, and Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solici- tor, represents the prosecution.

Under cross-examination by Mr. Remedios yesterday, Mr. F. 5. Elliott said he had known defendatit almost as long as be, witness, had been in the Colony a matter of about 12 years. He was not in the habit of visiting him on board ship, but he had gone on the Hai Ching when de- fendant was on that ship and he was aware that it was a practice among ships officers to carry parcela for their friends from port to port. Witness had had one parcel brought for him in that fosh- ion from Swatow.

common

Dealing with the events of Novem- ber 11. Mr. Remedios asked: Before you proceeded to the Chuen Chow, was there any suggestion by the de fondant that you should come on board to carry a parcel for him?

Witness: No.

deliver It to Mr. Bennett.

Who is this Mr. Bennett and where can be, be found?-At the Hongkong Holel.

Is he known as Mr, Chester Ben- neti?—Yes.

He was a friend of yours?-I met him in Macno.

Was he in the habit of going with you to the R.A.0.B. Club?-No, he has only been there once.

Who asked for this parcel to be taken down for him?-Mr. Kwok, o contractor in Macao.

Have you often taken parcels down for him? Yes, several times. Most- ly fish and crabs,

Did Mr. Kwok tell you what was In the parcel?-No. lie sold boots and small stuff.

So far as you can recollect, what was the parcel wrapped in?-I am not certain, but I think it was Chin- ese newspaper.

you

What other parcels have brought down?-Some for the Mal- calm Company and for the Sun Life of Canada and others.

Cross-Examined

You have heard now that this particular parcel contained opium?--

I had known then that it contain ed opium, do you think I would have handed over to n man who has been in the Police Force and in front of Sergeant Davies, who doesn't let much got by him?

It is inferred by the prosecution that you took Mr. Elliott oboard for the purpose of getting him to de- liver that parcel? No, I had for- gotten all about it.

Witness related that he went on It is sald you said that if Mr. board with his wife and they were Bennett did not call for the parcel, in defendant's cabin where they you would call yourself? Yes, an be were joined a few minutes later by

been to the Club once, I Bad only Sergeant Davies.

There was some naturally arranged to see if he would conversation by defendant on a ple have called for it. ture that had appeared of him in a magazine dealing with his rescue of Chinese at sea, and defendant took the magazine from a drawer and handed

it to witness. Defendant then handed him the parcel, but wit- news could not be sure, whether it was from the same drawer, and said: "I have forgotten to hand this to Mr. Bennelt. Will you take it to the Club until Mr. Bennett calls for it." Policeman Present

He usked you in the presence of the police officer, to hand over this parcel7-Yes.

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to you by defendant?-Yon.

There is no prasibility of it having been changed when you were sitting having tes in the China Emporium? It was impossible.

Are you certain that the parcel was wrapped in an English paper and not a Chinese?—Yes.

Dit you board the ship on Novern- ber 12 with Mr. Grimmilt?—No,

My Instructions are that you were there shortly before?--I was not.

And that you told defendant that

the parcel fell and breke open und the onlum come out?I did not.

You have been in the police force? -I served five years in the Hong kung Police Force.

In spite of that you still had to take the parcel to your father in- law. Mr. Gosling, to'ork him what it contained?—I asked him what it was

I have never seen raw opium but I have seen prepared oplum In

Uns.

If you had any suspicion that the parcel contained oplum, do you think it was your duty burst open the parcel in that way? At least there should be some evidence as to what the parcel was like so that we cou'd identify it.

Witness sald Ghat that was the only way he could sen the contents.

M*, Eliot's Evidence Mrs. Elliott then gave evidence corroborative of her husband's, but Baid she did not notlee at irst whether the parcel was wrapped in a. Chinese or an English newspaper. Later she said she was certain it was the latter, because she found It In the house.

Mr. Remeding: Why do you con- tradici yourself.

cd.

Witness: I am rather short sight-

Mrs. Elliott agreed that the parcel came from the sume drawer as the magazine.

Sergeant Davies stated that no was

Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott: Who Is this Mr. Kwok and how leg hove you known him?--He is a-

1 contractor and hove building, known him three or four months. He has been a passenger several times.

He appears to have had a profit- able sitte-line in smuggling oplum?— Yes, a good way of doing it, I should imagine,

Not that I know of.

Does he bear you any grudge?-

It looks rather lite It?-Yes. Witness caid Kwok told him a parcel would be sent on board for him to deliver, and it was brought next morning by a boy and witness put it in tus cabin. He assumed it was the same parcel, as he had not been asked by anybody else to take parcels for them.

Did you speak to Mr. Kwok in Chinese?—I cannot speak Chinese at all. It takes me all my me to speak English him that you new

Did you tell

Mr. Bennett?-lle has seen us to gether at Macao when Mr. Benncit was living here,

Witness added that the previous night, Mr. Kwok had brought Q parcel which appeared to be a small suitcase and asked him to give it to Mr. Bennett. That parcel was too big to put in a drawer and was left on the noor of his cabin. Mr. Ben- nett called for that parcel and took It away himself.

How did he know it was going to be there for him?-1 don't know,

Forgot Mall Once

He just walked on board and took 17-Yes. I asked him to wait for me as I was dressing, and he took me in a taxi as far as Blake, Pier, From there I went to the R.A.O.B. Club.

Mr. Bennett did not remind you that you had a parcel for him?---No, and I never thought about it.

Do you often forget things? Yes, have taken parcels up and down several times before remembering them. Once I Inrgot a bag of mult that was left in a corner.

Mr. Bennett is a more or less per- manent resident of the Hongkong Hotel?--Yes.

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nt her re- The death occurred sidence, 21 Kwong Ming Street, at 2.05 a.m. yesterday after a long Ill-

Then why did you not ask Mr. Elliatt deliver the parcel there in- stead of at the Club? Because Mr.ness, of Miss Gertrude Anneleta Cus- Elliott was going to the Club,

ho, the only daughter of Mr. and

Is Mr. Bennett a member of the Mrs. A. B. Castilho, formerly of

Shanghai.

there?-11e Why should he go

The deceased, who was 19 years

Did you know that Mr. Elliott might be searched by Revenue Om-educated cers on the wharf? Yes, the same Wanchaf, as anybody le llable to be searched ..I would not be mean enough to

of friends. Sho

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at St. Francis Convent,

a member of the Water Palice pod | Club?--No. starched the ship, passengers and baggage just before it nalled He knows I am always there and might then went into defendant's cobin and ] ask die boy if there was a parcel for of nge, was born in Hongkong, and handed him the usual Prevention of him. Otherwise I could collect it was extremely popular amongst her Piracy Ordinance chit. In the cabin myself next time and take it to him: large circle were Mr. and Mrs, Elliott, to whom he had been introduced by defendant a few minutes before. The three of them left together, and just betre they did so, defendant handed the parcel to Mr. Elliott. with the request for its delivery. Witness did not notice the wrapping of the parcel.

In reply to Mr. Remedios, witness agreed that defendant's cabin was not locked and he could have search ed it at any time, "if my suspicions had been roused."

Inspector A. L. Hopkins deposed that he was on duty in the Central Police Station charge room when de- fendant was brought in on Novem- her 12 and charged. In reply to all four charges, he replied: "I am not Eulity."

This concluded the case for the prosecution.

hand anybody a parcel with con- traband in it.

Witness said he did not suggest

Capt. Brown Called Capt. T. L. Brown, Master of the Chuen Chow, said he had been over 20 years on the China Coast and had often carried parcels for friends.

Sometimes people he did not know sent parcels aboard with chits at tached. He knew defendant as an emclent officer, and had known no talk of contraband while with him on the Chuen Chow,

There was a large attendance `ati the funeral, which took place 'ut the Roman Catholic Cemetery last even-

the prosecution's witnesses were lying. The Rev. Fr. Peter Ngal of- ing, but he took so little notice of the sciated, and the chief mourners were and young brother, parcel that he could not say what the mother

Sonny. the wrapping of It was.

Ollers present included Messra. L. Lopes und A. F. Castile (uneles), Messis. J. Castilho, T. Castilho and P. Castillo (cousins), Mr. F. Abraham, Mrs. M. Abraham, Mr. J. Anderson, Miss Anderson, Mr. F. Baptista, Mrs. J. Brook, Mrs. A. Campbell, Mrs. E. Castro, Castro, Mrs. J. V. Carlos, Mr. A. F. Delgado, Miss T. Delgado, Mr. and X. Delgado, Mr. N. Delgado, Mr. A. Delgado, Mr. S. Delgado, Mr. A. Fernandez, Mr. J. Holm, Mr. E. Marques, Mr. H. F. Rozario, Mrs. A. Rocha, Mrs. D. Santos, Mr. D. E. Santos, Mr. D. J. Santos, and Mr. B. M. Vieira, jar.

Mr. Remedios sald the onus was on the defendant to disprove the suggestion in Section 30 of the Or Mr. Reinedios: With due respect, dinance, in which any person in pos- you might have found yourself in scasion of opfum shall be deemed to the same unfortunate position as he have knowledge of that fact unless Is to-day?--There is that possibility. the contrary was proved.

Was ho nervous when he was Ar "It is up to me to prove that the | rested?—He merely said, he had a defendant was not aware at the time complete answer to the charges, and that the particular parcel handed to asked me to get a man to fill his Mr. Elliott contained oplum. I will proceed to do so by calling defendant himself and Capt. T. L. Brown," he continued.

Defendant Testifles Defendant then gave evidence that ho had been Chief Omeer on the Chuen Chow for 10 months up to November 12, and prior to that, had

job temporarily.

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Amongst the floral tributes sent were those from "Daddy and Mum- Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott, my” Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson and witness agreed that people who sent family, Capt. and Mrs. Campbell and purcels by ships officers did not pay Eddle. Mr. and Mrs. F. Castro, Mr. nostage or freight charges, but he and Mrs. A. F. Castilho and family. did not think they had any idea of Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Delgado, Mr. and "pecuniary gain."

Mra. B. M. Vieira, Inn and the] The case was adjourned at this Outdoor Staff of the Waterworks stage.|

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