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HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
July 17, 1939.
DRUGS IN
IN MAGAZINES QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Film Actress Tells
"LIKE a war-time spy story" was the comment of counsel at Marylebone recently, describing how a film actress obtained supplies of drugs concealed in magn- zinės posted to her from America.
Margaret Burton (28), of independent means, living in Connaught Square, W.2, pleaded guilty through her counsel, Mr. Bernard Gillis, to being found in the un- authorised possession of a quantity of heroin.
Mr. H. A. K. Morgan, prosecuting, said Miss Burton returned to England from Hollywood about 12 months ago and since then had received regular supplies of heroin from America.
The supplies always came in the same way, like a secret mesange in a war spy story.
Innocent looking packets contain- ing American magazines and news-) papers were delivered mothly and Interly weekly at Miss Burton's nd- dress by the postman.
Both ends of the packets were open and there was nothing to arouse suspicion, but always on "Pogo Ten
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Hongkong Telegraph,
Str. Can you tell me whether j
of the American Weekly enclosed, another little deception is being prac attached by strips of paper, was altised on the public in the shape of small packet. That paper packet "Ben Hur." I saw the trailer and contained heroin,
Detective-Sergeant Miller, of Iand Yard, continued counsel, the postman deliver one of packets to Miss Burton.
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Coco Grave Frankly it sounds to me like bits Consolidated He said to her: "Do you know of Ramon Novarro's wonderful Demonstration what is inside?" She replied: "Yes, picture larded up with new pieces by IXL. here is what you are looking for."non-entities. She showed him Page Ten of the magazine to which a parket was at- tached. The contents of the packet to be 226 were found on analysis grains, 75 per cent. being heroin and 25 per cent. sugar.
The officer searched the flat and found four other packets containing particles of heroin and a number of American inagazines.
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In the American Weekly. There Messrs. Man Fat were five toples of this periodicul, Messrs. Wo Loong; and on Page Ten of each appeared Messra, Tung On the strips of paper attachment.
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She produced a parket conluining] Messrs. Tak Cheung 183 grains of heroin which she said Messrs. Mow Sang Cheung was part of the previous week's Messrs. Hung Fat supply.
TO CO INTO HOME Efforts, had been made to trace the supplier of the drugs, but without
RUCCESS.
Messrs. Luen Fut Messrs. Kui Fat Messrs. Tung Fung Messrs. Tung Tak Mesars, Man Fung Mesars. Tuk Sing
Mr. Gills, defending, said that while in America Miss Burton had terious operation for appendicitis which left her with a complete ner- Messrs. Tal Chuen vous breakdown. In the end the Messrs. Wing Lec doctors prescribed heroin. That was Mesrs. Wing Chan
her first introduction to the drug. Messrs. Laung Ying
She returned to England in 1937 Messrs. Hop Ring .. and went back to America in 1936. Messrs. Kwang Shun It was while there that she met the supplier and obtained supplies of the drug.
On returning to England in May
or June last she obtained regular supplies of the drug from the man in magazines which were sent through the post from ́America,
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nursing Messrs. China Evening home for a cure the magistrale re- manded her on bail for six months.
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