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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH., FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER 18, 1938.

Drug Divans TALK WITH CHIANG

Tal

Raided

Nino Dofondants Before Court

British Ambassador In Special Interview.

Chungking, Nov. 18, The Britishi

Sir Ambassador, Archibald Clark Kerr, received the United Press correspondent at on exclusive interview this afternoon after his first round of colls on high Chinese officials here,

TENANTS LOSE

Premises Illegally

Used

for

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TO-DAY'S KIDS TURNED INTO TO-MORROW'S KILLERS I

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"AFTER THIS WE'RE

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Straight to the Electric Chair!

An Interesting point whether a Fines totalling $2,235 and prison

place could be regarded as a domes sentences amounting to 52 months

tie dwelling because people illegally and 18 weeks' hard labour, were Answering the correspondent's slept in it, was argued before Mr. imposed on nine men by Mr. E. questions, the Ambassador sald he Justice R. E. Lindsell In the Supreme Ifimsworth the Kowloon Magis- had two long talks with Chiang Court yesterday. tracy yesterday, on charges connect- Kai-shek in Munan. However, the The point was raised during the ed with the Dangerous Drugs Or-old rumour of offering mediation in hearing of an acilon brought by Mrs. dinance,

the Sino-Japanese conflict was Lal Shick-yu, claiming possession of The defendants, Chau Sam, Chan absolutely groundless, even the the ground floor of 54 Des Voeux Chau. Wong Siu-kung, Muk Cheung, London report that Chiang Kai-shelt Road, from her tenants, the World St Hon-man, Fung Tse, Lau Lin, Tal had asked Britain through him to Wardrobe and Cabinet Trunk Manu- Chung-wah, and Fung Yee, were apply sanctions egalust the Japanese facturing Co. arrested a few days ago when a was untrue.

Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Instructed party under Revenue Officer E. T. Warden, raided houses in the streets Japanese occupation of Canton, the pinint. Defendants were represent-

Discussing the Far East after the by Mr. F. E Nash, appeared around Yaumati, Tsimshatsul, and isolation of Hongkong and the posed by H. Somerset Fitzroy, on Kowloon City.

Mr. Chuu Sam, Fung Tse, Lati Lin and sibility of Hongkong losing im the instructions of Mr. C. A. S. Rust. AL the outset It Was agreed that Chung-wall, were each fined $110 portance us a centre of British trade or four months hard labour on in the Far East, the Ambassador said, the primary issue was for defendants Beparate charges

unlawful commercially Hongkong had received to establish that the premises had of

unly possession of two mace of prepared a temporary setback. Buch as been used as a dwelling and there- oplum and with keeping oplum had been met with in British trade fore came within the Prevention of TO - MORROW divans.

in other parts of China. Ile regarded Evictions Ordinance.

as a passing Chan Chau was charged with un-the present situation

Chau Yat-ming, managing partner A Paramount lawful

possession of three taels of one.

of def

defendant firm, said he rented the prepared oplum and with keeping) Questioned on the widespread im-premises In February, 1937, since an opium divan, and was fined $200 pression throughout China that the when he had been sleeping in the or five months' hard labour.

Japanese landing in Blas Bay was cockcloft and his six fokis an the Wong Slu-king, on counts of un-made with the tacit understanding of floor. After receiving notlee to quit. lawful possession of seven mace of

the British, the Ambassador sald, he had been endeavouring to find prepared oplum and with keeping on this was a malicious falsehood and other premises but failed. oplum divan, was fined $140 or three official notification of the Japanese mouths and six weeks' hard labour. to attack South China was not made

Mak Chung was charged with unto the foreign Powers anth n few Cross-examined, witness agreed lawful possession of 12 taels of pre-hours before, the attack began. that he had a family living at Mong-

opium, keeping an opium divan, unlawful possession of three heroin fusal to open the Yangise, the Am- he wished. Witness further admitt- Questioned on the Japanese re-kok, and could go and slay there “if piper

and with keeping heroin bassador expressed surprise and re-ed that he had been told by his divan. He was fined $100 or 10

gret. He said the opening of this solicitor that, in the opinion of Mr.

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Family at Mongkok

months and alx weeks hard labour, important waterway was essentin! G. A. V. Hall, architect, it was illegal Si Hon-man admitted unlawful to the maintenance of the open door to sleep in the cockloft and on the possession of 3.3 tacks of prepared to which his Government. in com- floor. opium and the keeping of an oplum mon with the American and French

After Chau Ping-yuen, an accoun- divan. He

or six Governments, held to be of the high-ant of defendant firm, had given was fined $400, months hard labour.

est importance. Fung Yee was charged on five

corroborative evidence, Mr. Fitzroy Questioned on his general impres- submitted that he had established the counts of unlawful possession of 1.8 taels of prepared opium, keeping and son of his present trip, specially the premises had been used as a dwell- ond therefore entitled to opium divan, unlawful possession of morale on the Chinese side, the Am- ing

heroin pils, keeplug a heroinbassador guld he conceived the high-protection

the Prevention admiration for the Chinese of divan, and unlawful possession of five est

Evictions Ordinance.

Coun- He was greatly impressed heroin pipes. He was fined a total people.

pointed out under Section 2 sum of $505, or 12 months and six by their fortitude and could see no weeks hard labour.

of any wavering in the will (2), a single bedspace came within signs

the Ordinance, and submitted that to continue resistance.

Questioned if Britain were inter- the application of the Statute should not be prevented by the fact that part ested in immediate peace in the Far of the premises was used as a shop

the Ambassador sold, "We or place of business. Es lung wanted peace

and the better."

Social Items

The Kowloch Union Church will be holding their Annual Sale of Work on Saturday, November 19, at 3 p.m. Mira. 13. Wylle has kindly consented to open the sale.

*

*

have sooner it comes

of

Sty

under

Referring to the illegality of using the premises as a dwelling. Counsel The Ambassador refused to reveal

with contended that even assuming that a discussion specifle topics of

person

might be prosecuted by the Chiang and refused to discuss the Building authorities for such applications of sanctions.

offence, it still did not prevent the

under from coming place

the heading of a domestic building

Sir Archibald will leave soon for Shanghai, vio Kwangsi. At present he is troubled with eye trouble caus-

by Kwelchow dust.--Ualted Press

AIR FRANCE IN

Fifteen Passengers From Hanoi

The Police Dance takes place ate the Peninsula Hotel Rose Room, lo- night from 9.15 till 2 nm. Spot prizes are to be given for the lucky ones. Light refreshments will be served! during the evening. Tickets are $2 cach, and may be purchased at the door by those who have not already got them. A good programme has been arranged winch includes that popular new dance "The Lambelli The Air France plane Ville de Sai- Walk," Proceeds are in aid of the gon reached Kal Tak at 12.40 pan Police Branch of the Ministering yesterday from Hanoi with malls League.

and 15 passengers. Among those aboard were eight Chinese passen gers.

four members of the Air France staff, and Messrs. Moszkowski, Brock Park, and Thieme.

LATE NEWS

Labour Wins Another Bye-Election

LONDON, Nov. 17.

The plane will leave on the return light on Saturday at 6.30.

Last night the crew of the plane and members of Hongkong's Chinese banking community were entertained at dinner by the local statt of Air

France.

All they were

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whether or sleeping there legality of it. Further, there was no stipulation that the place was to be TOMORROW

used simply as a shop, and if persons had been sleeping there for nearly two years, as shown by the evidence, It must of necessity become a dwell- Ing.

Could not be Sanctioned Mr. Macnamara submitted that no defence had been made out und went on to contend that there was question of any part of the shop forming a separate letting so that it could be appropriated for domestic

use.

It had been stated that sleeping in the premises was illegal, and there- fore the Court should nat sanction wrongful action.

If it did and people came to know be of it, then every shop would crammed.

The defence had boldly asserted that the place was a dwelling because Reven persons had been sleeping i there, but this assertion. Counsel contended, was wrong as the pre- mises were let simply as a shop.

AIR SERVICES ·

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Giving Judgment for plaintifs | Outward

with costs, His Lordship said: I TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

substance in the point think there Australia. British taken by Mr. Macnamara London,

that the A New Grace Moore at Hor Grandest in an Outstanding Comedy !ment at the last general election in Countries and Europe: Imperial All-tenants, having admittedly occupied the Doncaster division, was consoli-ways Delphinus 7 um. Nov. 18, Jm- the premises in a way which was dated to-day when, in at bye-election perial Airways 7. a.m. Nov. 22. due to the death of Mr. A. Short, For U.S.A. Manila, Guam, Hono- a breach of the law, could not rely

iuli Pan American Clipper 8.30 on that breach to convert the place

A RIOTOUS WHIRL OF

MELODY AND ROMANCE!

The Labour gain from the Govern

Labour held the seat with an in- creased majority,

There was an increased turn-over vote for Labour of 4,000, the result being: Mr. John Morgan (Lab)

31,735 Mr. A. Monteith (Nat. Lib); 20,027

Lab. Majority

11,728

At the Inst general election. the figures were:

Mr. A. Short (Lab)

Mr. A. H. E. Molson (Cons)

Lab. Majority

For

a.m. Nov. 24.

Honkow, Chungking, Slan, etc: Eurasia and C.N.AC. services tem- porarily suspended.

For France, via Hauoi: Air France, Nov. 19, 6.30 a.m.

Inward

tish Countries Nov. 10: Imperial Air- From London, Australia and Brl-

Ways Delta und Delphinus 5 p.m. 29.963 Nov. 10; Imperial Airways 5 p.m. 22,011 Nov. 22.

-Reuter.

which was essentially a shop-into domestic dwelling.

His Lordship ordered that possession be given up within 28 days, and directed that mesne profits be calculated up to the date of possession.

QUEEN MAUD IS IMPROVING

From France: Air France noon

London, Nov. 17. 7,952 Nov. 24.

Queen Moud of Norway, who has From US.A. via Guam, Mann, undergone an operation,

AVAH Pan American Philippine Clipper ported to-day to be going on satisfac-

thelly,--Reuter Special,

12.30 a.m. Nov. 23.

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