Mr. Maitland, in opening the case for the prosecution, said there were four charges of driving cars without licences and two of keeping cars without licences, and the defendants were further charged with having arms and opium in, their possession. Acting on instructions, the police kept watch in the neighbourhood of Brenan Road and the Rubicon, from 1.15 a.m. on January 5 until 1.15 a.m. on the 6th, and during that time six cars were noted. One was going east, other cars were stationary, waiting at the top of tha Rubicon, by the creek, and remaining there a considerable time, and there were various cars. all belonging to the Fei Lung Garage. or under its control, going from Bubbling Wel] Road. where the garage Was situated, to the Rubicon. In the case of two cars which remained stationary on the Brenan Road, an inspector went up and spoke to Tsung Ah-kung and asked why he was waiting there. There was no reply. and the inspector next asked, "Are vow here to receive onium???—"Perhans TI am," the first accused replied. The seaté had been taken out of the car mako more room. Later. another car was seen driving furiously along Yn Yuen Road. at between 4 and 59 miles an-hour. It was fonnd that defendants had used a number late issued for an entirely Aiffayont car.
On the morning of January 18. the police raided the garage and there found opium and arms. They also found a motor car number late with No, 87 on one side and 78 om the other. It wag matter for wonder' that a bond fide motor garage should have such a plate in its possession. It was also curious to find opium and arms in a garage whose cars patrolled the roads. with wrong numbers, and one of the cars without seats, and waited in the early hours near the creek, with one of the defendants admitting that they might be waiting for opium. Whilst the police were on the premises, Tsung Ah-kung was seen to take documents from his pocket and tear them up. The pieces were collected and put together again, and one of the documents was found to be a contract with the Mauser Rifle and Ammunition Fabriken, Germany, for the supply of 10.000 Mauser rifles. The safe was taken to the police station and there opened, and among other things the police found a bomb, and a number of invoices. One of these was from the International ~Import & Export Agency, Boone Road, and was for 1,376 Russian rifles,
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