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Wednesday,

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GIRL DUPE OF

"The Most Hopeless Individual I Have Met For A Long Time" Puisne Judge Comments, And Strikes Ou Writ

THE ACTION brought by Jones Wong and Co.,, of Nathan Road, against Mrs. Paul Braga, of Kadoorie Avenue, Kowloon, claiming $106.73 for materials supplied and work done, was struck out by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Summary Court this morning after evidence had been given by Yeung Shu-to, assistant manager of plaintiff firm, whom His Lordship characterised as the most hopeless individual he had met for a long time.

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she wanted the poplin

for

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New Reliefs Arrive In Hongkong

March 22, 193 Librars, Suprema

DOPE GANG

Found In Colony's Biggest Heroin Pill Factory

THREE YEARS SENTENCE

STATED TO have been the dupe of a gang of heroin pill makers, Tang Mei-foon, an 18-year-old girl, was sent to gaol for three years by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, this morn- ing. Tang was found guilty of having been in charge of the biggest heroin pill factory unearthed in Hongkong for some years.

RAID DESCRIBED

The

large

house, In-

never

after

n

U.S. Admiral

To Pay Visit Here

The charge against her was | had

seen the pill-making unlawful possession of 16 ounces equipment or ingredients being car- of morphine, 286,300 heroin pills ried into the room. She said she did not know where her father was and and 1,800 ounces of a pink mass he had not come forward to assist containing heroin at Ngau Tam her after her artist. Mei village, New Territories, on The Jury arrived at a verdict of

guilty February 26,

absence of three The claim was in respect of poplin complained about the chair before!

minutes. and a table supplied to defendant. the issue of the writ, and was told

Mr. J. B. Prentls, Assistant Crown

Passing sentence the Chlef Justice At the previous bearing, defendant by His Lordship that "he was the stated that she had returned the most hopeless individual I have mat LT.-COL. SIE JOHN E. LAURIE Solicitor, conducted the case for the and here seems to be no shadow

the Hon. Mr. who is shortly to take over command Crown, and

Leo of doubt that this girl was left be- goods with the exception of seven for a long time."

She didn't refuse of the North Ching Brigade in Tian-d'Almada e Castro (instructed by hind as a dupe, as I was certainly His Lordship: yards of poplin-net which she had

Leo d'Almada & Co.), appeared for not a one-man factory, but you have tein. also ordered and for which she had the table and you did not demand

accused, who pleaded not Plaintiffs offered payment.

had payment before you issued the writ,

following Jury was empuntled been a resident in British territory guaranteed that the colour of the is that right?--We did demand_pay-

Messrs. C. E. White (Foreman), Choy for 12 months and in that time you cloth was fart when it was not fast ment. It is our practice to ask for!

Pag-san. J. C. V. Ribeiro, Tung Sik cannot possibly have failed to learn In fact, and therefore she returned payment on Lie spot.

ming. Tam Shing-foon, Law Kwong- that the Government is muking a de- tell such stupid fles,” said "Don't

out this termined effort to stamp the material.

chun, and J. M. Abrahan.

vicious traffic. I can only assume Without her Instructions, plaintiffs is Lordship, "for 1 in obvious there

that you have taken part in it deli- made up loose-covers with the re- has been no formal demand for may-

berately and as you have been found turned material and delivered them ment and no refusal for the chair.

$0 for

Describing the raid which he car- guilty you will have to be punished the I to her, churging her

What

ried out on the house with the others have been," have received the complaint. work. Mrs. Traga added that she is you have done that you would also

Government monopoly analysi, H. A. returned the table because it was right have you to sue a customer ten

The following naval officers dis-sald Tang and an old woman were Taylor, Revenue Officer Stephens not made according to her instruc-days after delivery without having tions. Plaintiffs had agreed to make previously, asked for payment?"

embarked here from the troopship Witness did not answer, but went Lancashire when she arrived from the only occupants of the house, In new table for her, for which she

locked room was found a on to

that

United that defendant come the

yesterday locked Kingdom promised to pay.

Yeung Shu-to stated this morning to the shop on March 13 and offered Lieut. J. C. C. Henley, vice Cmdr. quantity of heroin pill making para- that defendant bought two lengths to pay for the seven yards of poplin-Kiteat, H.M.S. Birmingham; Lieut. J. phernalia and when asked for the D. C. Gowans, vice Lieut. Narsworthy, key, the girl said she did not have of poplin and seven yards of poplin-net and the table.

Cross-examined by defendant, wit-I.M.S. Gannet: Gur. G. W. Vine, vice one. In her room, however, were net from his shop on January 13,

U.M.S. Sandwich; found two bunches of keys

which after ascertaining from him that the mess denied that the table was order Gor. Tomlins,

at Arms A. Wnitted every room in

the material was washable. She said ed on December 11, and that it was Warrant Master

Mathews plee W. M/A. Lee, H.M.S. cluding the locked room. chair delivered on Christmas Eve.

Tamar

Stephens told Mr. d'Almada that covers, and about ten days later she "YOU DON'T REMEMBER

Surg.-Cindr. Lynagh is making he was disappointed at Anding only asked that a man be sent to her.

ANYTHING"

the girl in the house and attributed

A number of American warships. house to take measurements of the

round trip in the Lancashire.

The following officers disembarked the non-appearance of others to the

including the flagship U.S.S. Augusta rhairs.

Her instructions were carried out material of the same kind and told Cride.

at Singapore: Cmdr. McGregor, vice fact that half an hour before, 'pollen with Vice-Admiral 11. Yarnell

Robertson, H.M.S. Decoy had raided another house in the vil-shortly.

board, will be visiting Hongkong

poplin he found it had been washed, difference. Defendant replied that

as The progromme

present (E) Taylor, H.M.S. Duncan; Lieut.- the colour being not so brilliant when she washed the material the Cinde. P. H. Higginbothuming their investigations. The

robbery, On January 27, the covers were decolour ran, as the water became red. Lieut. - Cindr. Seymour, H. M. S.

Er's which warships will be in Hongkong: Mindanao, (here) gues Into dock livered and about four days later When she took the poplin back to Grimsby; Surg-Lieut. L. H. Duthie, hands, he said, bare no pinic stains defendant came to the shop and com- ure shop, Yeung told her that the vice Surg-Lieut. Wellwood, H.M.S. usually found on the hands of heroin to-morrow and returns to Canton plained that the colour of the poplin colour would not run after the third Grimsby: Lieut. E. P. F. Couper, pill makers.

afterwards; Barker, March 25 to Giving details of the pill-making April 23; Whipple; April 3 to 6: was not fast. She added she would washing and offered to make the additional, H.M.S. Medway. send back the covers and this she did chair covers for her.

The Lancashire brought 440 ratings equipment found in the room, Taylor Bulmer, April 26, (after extended

to Amoy and Swatow) the following day.

The covers were delivered from the United Kingdom as rellefs said that in addition to the 280,300 visits

pills found there was enough heroin Ashville, April 7 to 17; Tulsa, April January 16 and besides being badly and about the same number will re-

and pink mass in the room for al-7 to 13, and then docks; Augusta, made, the colour came off and stained i turn on the troopship

million plils. Departing naval officers will be most half a

The April 24 to May 1; Marblehead, Al the time he brought the the chairs. material, defendant also ordered a Asked by His Lordship whether Cmdr. G. A. W. Voelker, H.M.S. amount of drugs and other in- April 9 to 11; Conopus and Pigeon table to be made. Witness then be the covers were actually delivered on Kent Cmdr. J. P. de W. Kiteat, gredients for making pills found in and submarines S, 36, and S. 38. May

ib.

12 to 10; Gold Star and Chnumoni, same confused as to the date when January 16, Yeung said this was so 11.M.S. Birmingham: Cmdr. W. E. J. the room was over 500

Giving evidence from the box, the sometime in May. this was delivered, and was rebuked and not on January 27 as he had Eames, HMS. Sandpiper: Lieut.-

Cmdr. W. S. Hall, H.M.S. Rainbowgirl said she had come from the Sun by His Lordship who told him it was previously stated,

Lieut. (E). G. C. Collins. H.M.S. WAL district to the New Territories his business to remember the His Lordship: You don't seem to

Dorsetshire; Lieut. (E). R. F. T.

had been living with material dates when he brought-a

a year ago and r-anything-and-yet-you-dery Brown, ILMS. Dorsetshire: Comin' her parents and sister and brother. remember claim to Court,

to come here and give evidence. 1 Eventually, witness said that the am not going any further with this. Eng. A, E. Urell, H.M.S. Medway: Her father had leased the house and Gnr. E. A. Tomlins, H.M.S. Sanwich; sub-ict most of the rooms to about chair was delivered on February 23.1 or going to strike out the writ W/Eng. A. Wilkinson, H.M.S. Eagle 10 men whom she did not know.

directed that and when asked by Is Lordship is Lordship then

The following will embark al She had never been in the rooms why there was such a long delay he plaintiffs could issue another writ f

:_" { Singapore: Lieut. Cmdr. J. R.. Awhere the pills were found and did: explained that delenient had told they could substantiate their clain, Seyingur, H.M.S. Grimsby: Lieut. Wot

produce the necessary books and give Lucy, H.M.S. Manchester; Surg- not know what it contained. Continuing, witness said that bills the proper dates. He also advised Lieut. T. Wellwood, H.M.S. Grims was also not aware that the keys in her possession opened the door to were later sent to defendant but the the defendant to pay for the tabley, W/ER. S. A. Woodrifle, H.M.S.

that room. refused to pay, and the writ was is-and poplin-net, but in respect of the Suffolic: Pay.-Mid. W. T. Bunt.

Cross-examined by Mr. Prentis, the sued on March 10. He again became chair cuvers she was to walt till she II.M.S. Kent: Pay.-Mil. R. A. H.

girl said she had never noticed the confused as to whether or not de- was sued again, if she felt she had aC. ILMS. Kent: Pay-Mid, J. M.

smell of heroin about the house and fendant had been to the shop and case.

Wade, H.M.5. Suffolk.

His Lordship compared the poplin

purchased

that

bac

-been

with

In connection with an

on

and when witness had got back the defendant that he could not see any Cind. (E) C. M. Morrell, vice Cmat. lake and were still then continu- known gives the following dates on

WITNESS CONFUSED

him it was not

He Nearly Failed His Only Son Through

NIGHT STARVATION/

THIS IS THE SECOND MISTAKE YOU HAVE MADE ON THE SE

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YOURSELF TOGETHER.....

I WISH I DION'T ALWAYS FEEL

SO TIRED, I EVEN WAKE TIRED. AND IF I DON'T GET PROMOTION, I CAN'T SEND JACK TO SCOLLEGE

WHY DON'T YOU

SEE A DUCTOR

YOU SAY YOU FEEL LIMP AND TIRED ALL DAY, HM! IT'S OFTEN A SIGN OF HIGHT STARVATION THIS MEANS YOU PAR NOT! REPLACING USED-UP ENERGY DURING SLEEP. 1 ADVISE YOU TO TAKE HORLICKS REGULARLY-LAST THING AT NIGHT.

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She

ut

To Decide- If Magazine

Is Offensive

the

A summons action against the China Printing Company, of King's load, for printing a magazine called **Wartime Japan" without publication first being passed by the Chinese Affairs Department was ad- journed for one week by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy. to-day.

Sub-Inspector . P. Ellis explained that the Department needed time to decide whether the publication was offensive, There is an alternative charge of printing a magazine with- out publishing the name of publisher and printer.

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TAKE

(THINKS)

NOW I CAN SEND JACK TO COLLEGE, THANKS TO HORLICKS.

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