Mr. Master then reviewed the evidence and admitted that it: Had not been proved that accused had touched any opium but counsel eon-tended that accused was undoubtedly. implicated in an attempt to deal in opium.
Mr. Wing suid that the prosecution had failed to prove that his client had any dealings in opium. Me. Master had proved that accused had failed to report the matter. He had also proved that he had failed to West Ham U: 1, Manchester U, 2. dismissed the ease against J. member is to pay the sum of $2.00 keep his beat on the nigivt in ques-Huston, "a constable in the River: 'Secoxo Division per Month. tion and had stressed the point that Police, who was charged en' remand, Eolhan 3, 3 eat Bromwich A.
15. The fee to join the Club is set Betnsley, Bristol C. 3, accused had shown Inck of courage. fat the instance Of the Chinese Jat the rate of 10.00 This money is This had nothing to do with dealings. ull City' 2, Blackpool Matitime Customs, on three counts! to buy the booze with. in opiam. The opium had been Leeds U. 1," Oldham A. under the King's Regulations follows:—For unlawfully attempting "AMI Stuck Together"—found on the 1-C.S, Pingwo many hours afterward: The evidence of the to import prohibited goods (opium).
He had ro other source of incbf *|laodah was really the evidence of for attempting to deal in opium, an: asd the reason that he lived ashore] an accomplice. Counsel then' quoted for entering into negotiations to was' that there was no heat in the from a reported ease in which the cal in opium. jouarters provided by the River Earl of Halsbury had said, "Prove Mr. R. F, C, Master appeared 61 police arid in the summer it was 'Tuma Division tions must be proved in a Court of ehale of the Commissioner of} very hot there. The Club was' now Law by proof of evidence arid that Customs and Br. Tyctio Wing refextinet and it' was formed is not satisfied by surmise, cénjee-Coventry journentouih & B. ter O, 0, resented the accused. tare, Practically the while day wad farinks at 'a reasonable price.
His Worship:—t have riven thi occupied by Mr. Master's cross-Inanie "Bundle of Sticks" meant thet} Gillingham 0, Brighton & HA. 1. case every consideration avid eon-examination of accused, who entered Merthyr T, 1, Northampton 3, they all strick together. Members sider it 'a very serious one. The Newport C, i, Brentford the witness box when the Court sat Jcoold bring women if they so desire. accused Is a member of the River nnd his counsel introduced several 'The Club was not registered with police and in the ordinary way feertificates as to his good behavidar Jeho S. M. C. anid accused was not offences of this nature committed By whilst employed' on various ships. resident. Tie wax merely "Serateh civilians are difficult enough to de-(Cross-examined by Mr. Master.
Stick." "The president was one} tect, but when they are committed, 'Twine Division accused said that he had served in Dunkin, an. enlisted man in the the prosecution allege, by a' man, the American Army from 1900 t, (Nérthern_ Section) /Aruerican Navy. with the accused's unlimited oppor-Accrington S. 3; Rothe 1012. His discharge certificates hnd Mr, Master then questioned tunities, they become aintest, impos-been burnt in a fire whilst he was] Jaccused as to what happened on sible to trace, T cannot say that the ving in California, It was not the night in question. Huston said accused is guilty of there offences, Darlington 1, Wrexham possible to obtain duplicates, He that until that night he had never bout the circumstances are full 'St Doncaster it: 5, Durham C, 0. hed been two ahd a Half years in had any trouble with the Chinese suspicion. Although a certain fax T. 2 Tranmere Rd. the River police and Hid Been in' ard they had always obeyed him. fu mount of opium was found on the Rocale 2 feharge of the Cittom's lausth His daty on October 10 was Pingwo, no opium was found in Carlson for over'a year. His salary' petrol a beat and see that the when he joined the service was Tis. gasoline buoys were lit and that the While T give the accused the bene-90 per month and on October 10, Watchmen on various ships were at.
Ait of the doubt, T hope that he will {this year, the day on which the tending to their duties. wer again place himself in a Celtic 6, st. offence was alleged to Have been! been drinking and had relegated this imilar position, T shall dismiss all Dunfermline' 8, Dundee 1, committed, his remuneration was Bornens 0, Covmdenteath "3. [duty to the Inodah. the charges.
Tls. 105 per month. He lived on Paikirk 4, Clyde iberning 5, Hemiton A. 1, shore and his rent' was $10 per In reply to Mr. Master he ai mitted that he had practically
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