Altogether there were 83 cases of German Mausers and these were stored in the hold and-covered with firewood so that the crew would not know that there were arms on Board. Defendant said that his employers gave him $250 for his expenses. He had also received a sum of $1,500 for a return cargo to San Francisco. Otherwise he had received no salary though he was supposed to have $250 a month, but he did: not get it. On arrival in Shanghai the ship's papers had not arrived. The cargo of timber was Janded at the Dollar Wharf and was. delivered, having been consigned to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca. prepaid. Defendant was informed that "Charlie Gun" was at Canton; the sent a cable to him stating that the would sell the ship and everything aboard unless he heard from him. Later he met some of the "crowd" at the Eastern Hotel, 1 Discovery of the Contraband While ashore the mate sold anantity of the guns over the side Sentence of a Year's Imprisonment and $500 Fine Captain Borreson; former master of the schooner W. H. Talbot, was on Wednesday sentenced by Jud Purdy, at the U.S. Court for Chi to one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of "$500, sentence to feommence from the day on which judgment. was given by the Gourt, namely December 24; 4 fendant being ordered on the last day of his imprisonment to be placed upon a transport and to return to the United States. giving judgment his Honour 'r. stated that on January 31, 1922, United States Congress had passed resolution making illegal the exportation of arms except under Limitation. This resolution also contained the provision that such persons guilty orting arms would be liable to a fine not exceed-jing $2,000 or two years' imprison-mont or both. There had also been a special proclamation issued in the lease of countries where American extraterritorial rights were observed, }which was the case in China. This was the Law under which defendant had been arrested and pleaded guilty.
it was apparent he knew From what defendant had stated that affair that he was going to export arms in violation. of the law. The resolution had been in force for more than two years and it apparent that those who were with defendant did know that it was illegal.
This was testified by the secrecy with which the work was done.
Moreover, when defendant found' he could not get the ayins into Shanghai, he fled. It was true that since defendant's' arrest he had been desirous to bring these others.to justice, but nothing had been accomplished. This was a very serious offence both from the international aspect and as against the laws of defendant's own country.
'THe London Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to all newly. Jelected Members of Parliament urging the necessity of a return to Jpenny postage. In the course of the letter it is pointed out that Britain the world when it introduced {the penny post in 1840, and reaped a rich reward. It is contended that the time is now ripe for it to do 60 again.
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