Sharp Fine for Two Mausers and Ammunition 'A shop assistant, Hoo Yau. kwang, was charged' at the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning with being in possession of two Mauser pistols and 2p¢-rounds of ammunition and a quantity of opium in Broadway at 3 a.m. yesterday morning.
Muir informed the Court that accused was arrested earlier in the morning on a charge of being.
possession of opium. A search made of his effects and the!
Pistols were found in a pillow, The ammunition, 200 rounds, were found, in a Thermos flask. When ques: tioned by the police, accused said that he was taking the things for 'a friend to the str. Kiangwo. He arrived at the wharf too late, as the steamer had already left. There was nothing else for him to do but to return to his home in the French Concession. Inquiries made by the Police showed that accused's statement to the effect that the steamer had sailed was not true.
Accused suid that he was asked by a friend to take the things to a steamer as he, the friend, had too much luggage to take alone. He did not know what the contents Mr. Moss, replying, pointed oitt that Alabaster's work was compli in 1899 when Cirina was under different constitution to the present. Under the present form of govern ment the Bill of Rights given us of Chirfa under the Pr: visional Constitution framed at Nanking and promulgated on March 11, 1912, it was laid down that: he arrested, de ined, tried or pu shed without due process) of law."
In this particular case Chen had not had the benefit of due process of law. Without either trial or a chance to defend himself had had this bond imposed upon him. The Regulations Relating. to Criminal Procedure definitely state! that no criminal proceedings could be instituted and no punishment in-inflicted except in accordance with the Regulations. In this case punish: ment in the shape of the bond had been inflicted in direct contravention of these regulations.
"Court, after hearing the arguments, adjourned the case for one week in order to give Mr. Maitland time to bring a definite charg:
inst Chen, the Assessor express ing his agreement with Mr. Moss's Argument that no man should be Punished without due trial, 'A JAPANESE woman, S. Kuwada, was sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment and ordered to be deported by the Japenese Consular Court for trafficking in arms. a.m, on Saturday, motor lorry 5637 was being driven along Chaoufoons Road, near East Yuhang Road, when, it collided with a handcart. The of the luggage were, 'The Court imposed a ting of $300, with the alternative of nine months' of the pistols and am-
ON Tuesday morning in H. M. Police Court before Mr. I. T. Morris, Mungal Singh, Katar Singh, Sohan Singh and Ujager Singh appeared on a charge of disorderly conduct and being in possession of offensive weapons (brass-bound sticks) and the first three further with assaulting Sikh Havildar 469 and causing, actual bodily harm while in the execution of his duty. Mr. J. Priestwood appeared for the first three accused and asked for a reman: until Monday since he had only been informed the previous night that he was to take charge of the case and wished to have some time to go into it. Inspector J. F. W. Milne conducted the case for the police. Ov the application of Mr. Priestwood, the case was adjourned until Monday at 10 a.
MoneA Mateos, who had five times previously. been convicted at the Mixed Court, was brought up again last Friday by Sub-Inspr. Lavelle and charged with being drunk and disorderly in Seward Road at 5 pam, on Thursday. According to the officer, a telephone message was received at the Hongkew station reporting thet a foreigner wag sick in the streets. The ambulance was at once sent to the spot and the Chinese constable in charge found 'a crowd round the man. He was rear wheel of the lorry struck th handcart, causing the shaft to strike the deceased in the right side. He died after being admitted to hospital. The hearing was remanded, bail being allowed in the sum of $100, to the driver of the lorry, who was, Cotained. remove! to hospital where he was Pronounced to be drunk. Accused, said the inspector, was a nuisance to the district. Accused denied that he was drunk and said that he had sat down on the sidewalk when he was arrested. However, he was sent to prison for seven days prohibited without permission.
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