1938-09-15 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

1938 SEPTEMBER 15,

PRISON

POLICE OFFICERS GO TO

of the Greatest Curses of Official

***Squeeze One CHIEF JUSTICE'S STRONG REMARKS TO DEFENDANTS

Lance-Sergeant Charles Hossack Telfer, charged with other members of the police force, with conspiracy to extort money from mah-jong schools, was yesterday found guilty at the Criminal Sessions, and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment with hard labour.

Three Chinese policemen, sirailarly charged, received sentences from a year to 18 months, Mr. Justice Lindsell, Acting Chlef Justice remarking that the accused had transgressed their duties of protecting the public.

It was alleged that the necused picketed three mah-Jong schools in Yaumati and prevented customers from entering until "squeeze" had been paid. The defence was a complete denin) und an allegation that the case was a "frame-up."

Charged with Telfer were Lance-lle might well have asked whether Sergeant Leung Chi, Constable Makor not Telfer had done his duty, and Kwong-lu and Constable Sun Kui. the question which McLeod did put

corroborated were therefore, The charges against them conspiracy to extort $20 from Lamevidence

The

case

was heard by

more or less, worked

POISON GAS CHARGE

Only Way Japanese Can Dislodge Chinese

GRAVE BORDER

FIGHTS

(Continued from Page 1)

of devision." but no mention is made of Czecho-Slovakia.

*

The Press is demanding that the Hungarians who also form a minority! In Czecho-Slovakla be granted a

return the plebiscite to

areas in in lower which, they live, mostly

Slovaktin, to Hungary.

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with well. incompatible respect that people should be drated the right of self-determination," my one journal-United Press.

France Increases Precautions

Hankow, Sept. 15. Japanese counter-charges that the Chinese troops along the Yangtse have used poison gas against the invaders was emphatically denied here to-day by a intervals. spokesman of the Chinese military headquarters.

"It

Paris, Sept. 14 Troop trains continue to leave for the frontier at regular and frequent

In the city itself the authorities an beginning to deliver quantity of and to each house to be used for the extinction of fires caused by vendlary bombs,

Life

E RADIO BROADCAST

"Advance in the Air" And Other London Relays

Radio Programme Broadenst by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of B45 kes and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pan. and 9-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second.

C Studio The Children's Hour.

Feler Dawson (Bass-Baritone) and the London Palladium Orchestra. Marche Symphonique (Socino); Japanese Carnival (Andre de Bas- que)....London Palladium Orches- tra conducted by Richard Crean; Phantom Brigade (Myddleton); Aisha London Palladium (Lindsay)

conducted by Itichard Orchestra

Deever (Kipling- Crean; Danny Damrosch): Mother O Mine (Kipl ing-Tours): A Sea Call (Ramon); Life and Death (Coleridge-Taylor) I- Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone); is highly significant,"

Master Melodies: Inre: March 'Casse Telfer's commented the spokesman, "that

Noisette Suite; Hungarian Rhapsody to the effect that they; the Japanese authorities have

The Pulice order states that each No. 2 Traumerei; Moment Musicale; together and

Waliz: Spring Sonst; In- shovel Romance; Kwon and $10 from Shek So. that there was a certain degree of failed, to deny the Chinese householder must supply #

the Waltz Hungarian vitation to The civil authorities are also pu: Dance No. 6: Old Vienna Moon the discretion left to Telfer. In the clr-charges that Japanese troops and pait for the work. Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice H.cumstances of the case, there was have used poison gas extensively chasing as masks from the military. (Lebert, Zadowski, arr. Phil Car- dew), Live, Laugh and Love (fim E. Lindsell and the following Jury: something to justify Telfer in belley-

Various public services have been congress Dances-Heymann, (Foreman), ing that he had a right to exercise on many fronts during the past Messrs. F. A. Howard

in have failed to dislodge the Chinese informed of the place in the province Herbert)....London Palladium Or- C. A. King, Lau Yuk-wan, Lam Ho-discretion.

to which they must go casechestra conducted by Richard Crean. kwan, C. G. Markar, P. Lee

the forces deferating strong positions." Coming to the evidence by

7.36 Closing Local Stock Quota- Chan Kal-wali.

from ti witnesses

mah-jongs "The evidence which China has war, while others have schools, Counsel asked the Jury to sent to the League of Nations is con- they must remain in the capital

the surrounding cir

cireum-

clusive and irrefutable," declared Rüter. consider stances of the case. The defence the spokesman. was that the case was a "frame-up" and, as men of the world, would be fair judges of the fact that chemical warfare on various sections The Government to-day drew up Jury, it would Le a comparatively easy of the Yangise front es the only

a new war-time financial Powers In his final address to the Mr. Whyatt wild that if the "aliege-matter for persons to come together means in their power of dislodging Dill which will be presented to the! tons made by the Crown were true, to tell stories which, in substance, me

Chinese soldiers from their special Parliamentary session in cese then these officers of the law had were the same in each case. Stories strongest defence works and naturally of emergency.

concocted protected positions. oppressors of the people of this kind were easily been the whom it was their duty to protect and, in fact, were concocted every and if these guardians of the law had day. They bore some semblance to each other but offen the details falled in their duty to protect mem- bers of the pubile. It was up to the lacked corroboration. Jury to afford them their

• protection",

and

Mr. J. Whyatt. Crown Counsel, conducted the case for the Crown and the accused were represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jr. instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almada, Snr. and Mr. C. A. S. Russ.

On the evidence, Counsel went on, the Jury could not doubt that the

Fighting for Career

the Jury

the

out then pointed Counsel accused had been oppressors of the various contradictions in the evil

that Telfer

ence given for the Crown and said

citizens of this Colony of to Kow-that they were not worthy of con- went to Youmati instead loon City for a dishonest and un-skieration because they were so con lawful purpose--namely the

extortion dieting.

of money. Teller had no justifien-

tion or excuse for going to Youmall

claim

Counsel concluded by

submitting

few months when

attacks trontal

Japanese troops," he continuet, "have continuously resorted to

"The Japanese allegations are tantamount to an admission of their own guilt and almost admit their own use of poison gas in China.

"By making these counter-charges the Japanese are merely attempting to cover their vent, concluded the official-United Press.

MOVIE CAMERAS

FILM DUEL

New York, Sept. 14.

Kround out the

While cameras

been told

Special Legislation

Paris, Sept. 14.

arr.

tion

77.78 Bizet The Fair Mald or Perth Suite,

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 London Relay-World Affairs.' A talk by the Right Hon. Sir.

G.C.M.O., KEE Malcolm Rolierizon,

8.15 London Relay-Advance. In

emergency | The Air! Should this state of lead to hostilities the Government

position to set the by Felix Felton. will be in machinery for mobilisation in every walk of civil and military life into Orchestra.

slant motion.

been Precautions have already taken to call up reserves and pass de- the measures, including fence distribution of sand to extinguish fres. United Press.

Soviet Fleet Manoeuvres

Moscow, Sept. 14.

on the morning of May 9 and wit-hat there was nothing in the evid De integrity enec inconsistent with the fact that ness after witness-whose

The annual manoeuvres of the hind not been challenged and who, Telfer and his squad were only con-

could

Atty dueting a search in that area on that between them,

inorning.

Soviet fleet will start shortly in the years or more in the Police Forc

Pacific. had testified to this. If the Jury

He begged to differ with Counsel show, two movie projectionists lock-Black Sea, the Baltic and in the was so, then for the Crown this

the aspect ofed in a metal projection room in the in were satisfied that he must have gone there for a dif- Telfer's demeanour in the witness Queen's Theatre, dueled to the death

u falec honest purpose and made

box because one must make allow-to-day. entry in the duty book, Telfer nuances for a man on trial fighting for Ꮖ Police, who later broke in, found mitted that it was a blunder on his liberty

The Jury Nat Kleine dead and Sauf Schorman and to bolster it up by mak attempted I could not come to any other con-unconscious. part to have done so

allegations clusion but that Telfer's evidence

"The fight was personal," was the against McLeod, an officer who hit was truthful and unshaken by cross only statement the survivor would never committed a dishonourable act examination, except perhaps on his make-United Press.

whom

Teller and of had admitted that he did not know any misconduct. Telfer had stated that McLeod in the witness box committed perjury in order to hide

his own blunder.

Telfer's Blunder

عادل

and carcer.

hunself, breach of disugested that the

Telfer had

did?

The

motive for the "frame-up" by the employees of the mah-jong schools, rather a better job of it than they was that his presence there with his

Jury's Verdict Iron customers deterred squad

for Jury retired That explanation, Counsel entering. contended, was not unreasonable. quarters of an hour, after

unanimous verdicts ls they returned Mr. D'Almada concluded address by stating that bla remarks against all of the accused on both of searching concerning Telfer, applied equally to counts. people on May 11 when he was the other accused.

The Japanese prolective patrol. Crown did not rely entirely upon Sergeant McLeod for this,

consideration

In order to test this allegation, the Jury must take into Telfer's own blunder

Inspectors Smith and

eought Teller in

cn

but on

act

Carey

of

who

com-

Summing Up

to a com-

A programme devised and produced 9 Studio A Concert by Z.B.W. 1. Prelude; 2. Minuetto; 3. Ada- icito; 1. Carliton (from L'Arlesienne Sulte-Bizet).

Malcolm McEachern Songs (Bass).

by

Gentlemen, Good-Night (Lockton and Longstaffe); In Praise of Ale [Anon,

Codric Sharpe); Speed! (Flotsam and Jetsam); Old Stay At ilaine (Flotsam and Jetsam).

9.30 Lendon Relay The News,

9.50 Request

1812 Overture

Guards

The Band of H.M.

conducted by Lieut. R. G. Evans; Songs My Mother Taught Me (Mac- conduct farren-Dvorak).....Richard Crooks

"Fiano

by Fre- accomp. The object of the manoeuvres will (Tenor) with be to test the commanding personnel derick Schauwecker; Symphony No.

Cantabile (Widor)

His of the fleet, which has been badly 4Ahdante

Played shaken by the recent purge, which Guy Weltz, Hon. Organist to involved the execution of hundreds, Eminence, Cardinal Bourner Cathed

on the Organ of Westminster including several admirals, and the removal of others-Reuter.

dral, London; One Fine Day (from with

Madam Butterfly-Fucent).

Rosetta Pampanini (Soprano)

DanubeWaltz Orchestra;

Sudetens To Blame

Prague, Sept. 15. (Johann It is emphasised here that the

10.45

the

Blue

Herbert)

Strauss).....Philadelphin Stokowski: Beautkul Italy

Operetta Paganini casualties which have so far resulted old. Orchestra conducted by from the present crisis have come in (from

Richard Tauber three-every case from attempts as insur-ar. which rection by Sudeten Germans armed (Tenor) with the Lyceum Theatre

with are armns.

Chorus and Orchestra: Moto Per- The military courts which will netus, Op. 11 (Paganini)....Yehudi (Violin) with plano accom- deal with these cases of disorder, Menuh, by Marcel Gazelle; La will treat the offenders without con-

(Paisiello).... .Conchita Mr. D'Almada, in a plea for sidering nationalities, it is emphasis-Zingarella

that the Court mitigation, snld

ed.

Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano) with Or- (Ravel) .The consideration the should take into

It is also announced that Martial chestra: Bolero In his summing-up, His Lordship fact that Teller was a European, and Law has been extended to three Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris cond raid that

a conspiracy offence for a European to be sentenced in additional districts, Grastitz, Joach-by Maurice Ravel.

London Relay 'Stand and could not be committed by one per-Hongkong was tantamount to this blunder.

concerned. Te begin a

45 Killed In Clash was a man who had given and although the Jury were entitled place was

new life here was

was impossible

and the

Berlin, Supt. 15. a straight and simple story whereas to say they were satisfied with the p

only two of the accused, he real punishment for his offence guilt of

but Teller was a shifty, changing and would suggest that they should not began not with his sentence

Thirty Sudeten Germans and fif- equivocating witness. The Jury had

hveteen Czechs were killed in clashes at of them take that course, but convict or ac- with the difficully he would to choose betweent

found that the subsequently in re-adjusting him-

m-Habersbirk on Tuesday and Wednes- hich quit all. If the Jury n to which and

he was

con Chinese accused were only ucting on self. Counsel also asked the Court day, according to un unconfirmed CAN YOU REALLY GET consideration Teller's report, say's the German News AWAY FROM IT ALL? choice they would make. In

in the Military Polico Agency. cord both clusion, Counsel pointed out that on instructions he would point out that to take into the Jury's verdict depended not only that was no excuse at all.

His Lordship then went on to point and in the Hongkong Police Force. the liberty, careers and reputations

As regards the Chinese accused,

the same of the accused, but also, if these out the salient forts of the ease, and

the berties said that although Telfer well knew Mr. D'Almada sald charges were proved,

of what happened on the morning marks applied to them to some

not Europeans.

ng, Counsel suggealed

that son. There must be two or more plete finish of his lite so fac us this imsthai and Bischofsielzftz--Trias={

the

03

and rights of law-abiding citizens.

re-

Ocean

Deliver.

A history of highway robbery in England by Leonard Cottrell. Pro- duced by John Chentle. 11.15 Close Down,

that Czech The Agency states police and soldiers in armoured cars

on the deafening [opened machine-gun fire

village from various points and the

casualties on both sides.--Reuter.

Reports Confirmed

Mr. D'Almada, in his address, said of May 9, yet he did not tell Mr. tent although, of course, they were i Sudetens replied, resulting in many rocky..

Referring to the Chinese prisoners,

.

(Continued from Page 6.)

roars against the

The groups of mahogany- stand that the case could be divided into Marks.

complexioned fishermen Curse of "Squeeze" two parts: the evidence in connec

of His Lordship said that although they

there staring out to sea, and if tion with Telfer's disobedience

formally

Passing sentence. His Lordship

Eper. Sept. 15. understand order; and the stories of the owners made staternents when

you happen to remark on the and employees of the

Reports of a fierce clash between force of the gale they nod agree- mah-jong charged, he could not

why they had thought it not to said: "You have all been convicted,

Police and It was and in my opinion, rightly convicted, schools.

enter the witness box.

on each of these two counts. As Sudelens and Czech

In which armoured ment and say that it is "a bit of Regarding the former, Telfer was enter not charged with acting in a manner strange, as they had only answered Crown Counsel in his speech to the gendarmerie,

These men seem to be able to have been confirmed. not in accordance with the standards one part of the charge against them jury said, you who should be the cars and machine guns were used, a blow."

but with and left the other unanswered.

protectors of the people turned your-j

A Reuter special correspondent has of a police officer,

In considering their verdict, the selves into oppressors of the people. revealed that he actually witnessed achieve a hoary old age in spite conspiracy to extort money. The

the for any rate, attempted to oppress the the four-hour battle in which six of what seems to many of us to say that Jury should consider whether Jury were not here to

pointed. out by people. One of the greatest curses Telfer was wrong, in going to an- contradictions

Counsel for the defence were such

woman,

policeman

four They say that they are glad to other district.

civilians. Force to be As regards the duty book, there as to make them feel that they were of officini life in the Far East, is persons were killed, including one be a dull and deadly existence. Czech troops with armoured cars get back after visiting a city for of any kept clean was no reason at all for the Jury not not justified in convicting any of the squeeze. It is most important for

Chinese

hese evidence alone, he thought has

in the miniature war which centered made an entry before he went on

some townsman finds in the duty as McLeod had admitted that the Jury would not be justified in made a plea for clemency on seriousness of the offences, I feel I

The trouble began when Faller, quietude, in the absence of bustle of shall not be doing my duty unless round the Sudeten Headquarters. Telfer

district. going to

to another

pass

a severe sentence in each case with a warrant, went to search the and ruah, an escape to reality: Evidence had been

been given by

by Police

you headquarters and were refused ad-finds "Charles Hossack Telfer, as

harmony of mind and officers that it was inexcusable for a were in charge of this

sen-Geman Party. The Sudetens barred

on to two the door and opened fire the afinity of man to earth. and for an Emergency

Unit squad to

Invadera. The Czecti ben-would-be hard

Here he finds the truth of McLeod and Telfer, Counsel drew go to another district. Telfer had tence you on each count

year's with

Police then threw a cordon round the Wordsworth's line: "Earth alls to attention to the curious question by

run

also held building and brought up armoured "You, second

of her sole object of the the former on the morning of May stated that he went to Yaumati

searching and the tences

her lap with pleasures When the Sudetens refused to lown."

taint.

and

to accept Telfer's words that he accused. If the case, rested with the members of the Police Counsel and machine guns and Sudeten Party a day or so; back to the village this book was not kept punctually in finding the prisoners guilty but there your behalf but, considering the officials and members were engaged by the sea where, now and again,

the sense that entries were not made was that part of the evidence the very day the events took place.

Curious Question

Referring to contradiction between Japanese protective patrol to scarellame is particularly bad your mission by members of the Sudetenspirit, and regains the natural

Telfer

occasions

labour. defendly,

tho

I

B. McLeod stated that he asired Jary might well ask themselves why non-commissioned rank in the Police cars.

fer whether or not he went to Kowloon City and explained that his on that account alone he was pre- Force. I therefore regard your fault Konwen fox so doing was because he pared to risk disciplinary action. as worse than that of your ordinary surrender when an ultimatum was and been asleep and therefore want Further, the squad had been to follow constables. You will go to sent to them the Police and troops

only two Temple Street on

Third and fourth defen- Those arrested were mainly young ed to know.

and was it likely just because of this prison with hard labour for eighteen stormed the building.

months.

will ench

receive twelve persons, including a number of girls. Counsel suggested that if McLeod's that the employees of the mah-jongg anta

This morning all seems quiet in the object was that alone, there must schools should come forward with a months hard labour."

tory lying

of The Jury were thanked by His area between the Czech and German have been raised in his mind the malicious

and all possibility that Teller might have "squeeze?" Supposing the story was Lordship for their care and patience, frontier, but every town gone somewhere else, otherwise he concocted, would it not be more and were exempted from service for strategic cross-roads are picketed with Czech troops or police.-Reuter, would not have asked that question, likely that the people should make three years.

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