WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1908,
FORFARSHIRE BYE- ELECTION.
LIBERAL MAJORITY
REDUCED.
(Exclusive Service applied by Reuter, viu Bombay.)
LONDON, March 2. The Forfarshire bye-election caused by the raising of Capt. the Right Hon. J. Sinclair to the Peerage, has resulted
-as follows:---
Falconer ((..) Blackburn (U.)...
Liberal Majority
The figures at the general election were Capt, Sinclair (L) 6,790 ; J. M. Bernard (0) 3,277; Liberal majority,
3,510.
Note: The elevation of Mr Sinclair to the pourage is made with the object of securing the presence in the House of Lords of a Cabinet Minister reponsible for the administration of Scottish business.
During the regime of the present Government Senttish business in the Upper Home has been in charge of Lord Hamilton of Dalzell of Lord Horschell, both of whom bold Court appointments.
The Lord Adroente (Mr Thomas Shaw) will undertain the condust of Soottish business and legislation in the House of Common".
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A CHINESE WIDOW CHARGED,
Alleged Child-Sterling.
THE PEAK MANSLAUGHTER
CASE.
The Crown Withdraws.
At the Criminal Sessione, before his Lordship the Chief Justice (Bir Francis Piggott) to-day, Chan Sa, a Chinese widow,
There was an abrupt ending to the Peak was charged with stealing and detaining a manslaughter case, at the Critical Sessions, child on February 8th,
before his Lordslap the Chief Justice (Sir The following sonstituted the jury Francis Piggott) to-day. It will be re- C. F. C. Grimbio (formen), Mahomed membered that the two prisoners were Rabfesk. O. H. W. Kow, J. A. Edger, A-formally discharged, after appeal, owing to Shaw, A. J. P. Pumfrett, and H. L. V
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the fact that at the trial all the avidence was not translated to them, They were immediately ro-arrested before they left
the court,
His Lordship-Thee the prisoners will be discharged.
AN EXTRADITION CASE.
Mr C. J. Merchant, ulise C. Jones was charged at the Magistracy, this afternoon, with embezzling 653 pesos within the jurisdiction of the United States..
Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crowa Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr Almada de Castro de
fended.
Mr Bowley put in the depositions of
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HONGKONG PERJURY CASE.
Full Court's Decision Reversed,
A cable received to-day by Moss Brutton and Heth, who were the solfeltors for the appellante, brings to clows what is known as the Hongkong perjury case, proceedings in connection with which were commenced so long ago a 1905. effect of the orange is that the Privy Council has allowed the appeal, which therefore means that the decision of
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the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott), and Mr Justice Wise (Puinue "Judge), mitting as a Full Court, has been reversed.
The alleged perfury arose out of a trial of Firm, debtors, ex parte Ma Lung Ko, a issue in the bankruptcy case, the Lal Hing creditor, and altogether sight Chinoso wore sentenced by the Chief Justice to three months' imprisonment. They served a fortnight of the sentonco. lenses Brutton and Hott however, were able to without success, and then got special leave secure an appeal to the Full Court but
to appeal to the Privy Council, who now have upheld their contentions.
The Chinese who were convicted were:- Chan Hang Kiu, Chan Yam, Tang Hoog, Wong Sui Ho, Lao Sing Kio, Cha Kai Un, and Nę lu Ting.
EXHUMATION OF CORPSES,
Application for permission to exhume a body from Mount Curolios Cemetery, having boan made, the Head of the Depart met wrote that the applicant, who was a
native of the Tang Shin district, had come
The Attorney General (the Hon. Mr W. Rees Daries), justcuated by Mr F. L. B. Bowley, prosecuted. He stated that the
To-day the prisoners wore again placed in child which was alleged to have been the dock, and on their names being called, 6,422 stolen was 18 months old, and the the Attorney General said:-Owing to the 3,970 prisener was charged with taking it awaybance from the Colony of a must in
from the custody of its mother And
portant witasse for the prosecution, who 3,459 of its guardian, who was also a widow.
was an eye-witness of the affray, the Crown The facts were that a woman named Chun is reluctantly enforced in the abaance of Look received the child from its mother at his evidence to enter a nolle prengui on Canton to take care of, and she brought the second trial. the child to Hongkong on January 9th last. In February the guardian of the child was takos il and wanted some-one else to look after the baby. She was introduced to the prisoner, who agreed to take the child the suta of month and maintenance. Chun Tonk left the child with the prisoner on February 3rd, and it appeared that February 4th, 5th and 6th Chun Look went to the house to sea how the child was progressing, but on these and subsequent occasions she could never sow it. In the end eho made & report to the police, and prisover was arrested. curious element in the case was that the prisoner heradf appeared to have made a complaint to the police on February 7th to the effect that a inan named Ah Isu bad taken the child way with her permission to sell but that he had absconded with the The alevation to the peerage rendered a child. Before the magistrate the prisoner by-election noessary in Forfarshire, which made two long statements, in which sho Mr Sinclait has represented since the remade all sorts of accusations against the tiroment of Mr Whito in 1897.-Iaily woman Chun Look, alleging she had given age he was employed by Mr H. Ruttonjen ber the child to sell. After the case was as an assistant and left about 1895 having committed for trial the mother of the child heard of his father's death, for Bombay. ceme to Hongkong, and she would any la the begining of 1908 he ecinmenced that prisoner and herself were old friends, business in Manila with about 3,000 pesos. aad that she entrusted the child to Chun Look to takecara of there being noauggestion His business was of a general character and that the child was to be parted with. The he carried it on in the Continental Botel prosecution regarded the case of importance Buildings. Defendant had to close as the because the child had disappeared and could not yet ba discovered anywhore, business was not prosperone. He ead a lot Presumably the man had taken the child of his furniture by public auction loaving The Prince Regent has directed Taney in the hope of making some profit part of it, together with twa four wheeled should be informed if we have power to -Ring Chi, President of the Board of out of it.
Evidence was called, and his Lordship, carriages, at his residence. Then he did Law, to draw up regulations providing summing up, said there was no evidence at commission business he could. Be that triate shall bo conducted in the of prisonur having stolen the child, but first became acquainted with complainant, presstico of censors, who are to see that there was no doubt that the prisoner
Cora- the proceedings are being properly car accepted the custody of the child, and then Angulla Carrille in August when she was
connived with Ah Yau to carry away the living next door to defendant. child. That in law. constituted datention. plainant had a shop in which she sold The prisoner had stated that the woman cakes and biscuits. Complaint asked who came forward as the mother only nominated for the time to implicate her, defendant if he had any carriages for and if that were so there was no detention, ale and when he replied that he had
Mr Sinclair will, it is understood, retain his Cabinet rank.
Mirror.
CHINESE LEGAL PROCEDURE.
(Wah The Fat Po's Service.)
PERING, March 2.
ried out.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENTS RETIRES,
(Foh To Xut Po's Servicz.)
PERING, March The Board of Education has agreed to the wish of Kwai Kurang Tin, tho Superintendent of students in Europe, to retire.
YUAN SHIH-KAI'S FUTURE.
(Wah Tu Yat Po's Service.)
IRINO, March 2. Yuan Shib-kai. in a telegraphic meas- age to a certain high official in Peking, deniss that it is bis intention to go abroad, adding that he will remove to Chang Tak Fu Prefecture in the 3rd
Moon.
THE YUNNAN-ANNAM BOUNDARY.
[Wah Tr Fat Pa's Service.)
PENING, March 2. Viceroy Shi-linng, of Yunnan, has issued a memorial to the effect that the Yunnan-Aunam boundary has been clearly defined, and that further trouble with France on the subject is not likely to occur.
as there was no lawful possession from! which the chikt had been taken.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and prisoner was discharged.
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The cook of the s., Manila, jo whose room 249 tsels of prepared opiam were found, was fined $500, at the Magistracy, to-day, by Me J. R. Wood.
▲ coolie stole soms articles from the cookhouse of No. 1 Police Station last night. This morning, Mr. R. Wood, at The Magistracy, sentenced him to fourteen days' hard labour.
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For breaking and entering No 141 Macdonald Road, and stealing savera! articles of clothing, a native was santenned to six months' imprisonment at Magistracy, to-day,
the
several witacssue.
Defondant was called and said that since 1890 he had adopted the name of Charles Jones Merchant. Some fourteou years
Egrou
she
said she wanted one a
about due. WAS the American Flest A bargain was struck for 120 pesos but
as she had not creh she offered him some
Frend paper money or bunds to keep for the amount due ca the carriage. Dofon- dent refused to accept it whoreupon com plainant brought three diamond rings which she naked him to receive as a deposit. Compisinant had promised to pay in Octo bor and he agreed to her proposal and gave her a receipt for the rings. In September ecmplainant told him that she wanted & mod pisne which she wished to give to her daughter. Witness took her to three dif- ferent places and showed her three different pasos and she selected
for 650 pesor at Mr La Lira's place. Complainant told him The arrangement made with Las Lira was Lo arrange for the purchase which he did. that defendant was to pay 100 pesos down and monthly instalments for complain, defendant at the same time arranging about his commission.
Further evidence was given and defend Fire natives were charged before Mr J.ant was committed for trial.
H. Kemp, at the Magistracy, to-day, with
cutting trees. The first three prisonere OPIUM IN THE PHILIPPINES. were cook sentenced to three months in- prisonment and the other two were dis- charged.
Georg Hardaldsen, master of the Nor- wegian steamer Nord, was hned 810, at the Marine Court, to-day, for unlawfully per- mitting rubbish to be thrown from his ship into the waters of the harbour. Defondant mið an noon as the chip arrived ho went ashore and know nothing about the affair until the next morning, neither did his EASY ACCESS TO PRINCE officers know anything about it.
REGENT.
Wuh Tm Yat I'v's Service)
PEKING, March 2.
The Prince Regent allows any person
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down from the country for the purpose of exhuming his wife's body. He had chosen a "lucky" day for the purpose and came down tro days before it to obtain permis.
sion.
Similar essen were bound to arise, and he recommended that a permanent sub-committee be appointed to grant ex- hamation permits.
Mr Shelton Hooper minated-I am in
favour of granting permission to exhume Dodies which are to be removed from the Colony, provide we have the power to de 50. Hare the law offers yet given their
Hon Mr Hewett minated. We certainly opinion on the point?
grant such an application.
Dr Fitzwilliams minuted-I agree with Mr Sheltou Huper.
The President-No reply has yet been received from the Law Officers.
Mr Hooper urged that the legal opinion
asked for as to their power to grant certificates for exhumation he laid on the table. Tad it been received pat, ?
The President-l have not yet received the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, Mr Shelton Hooper-Until that is done
we are not in a position to allow & corpse
to be exhumed. I may say that according to s legal opinion I have obtained neither this Beard nor any other authority in the Colony has power to grant permite far-ex- hamstion. That opinion may be taken for what it is worth, but I Wink the Govern mout should be prisised to reply to the resolution which we sent a month ago.
Mr Shelton Hoopor moved that “Tbis | Board will foul much obliged if the Gov- ernment will reply to the resolution which was carried on 2nd February last, neking for the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown."
Hon. Mr Hewett secunded, and the re-
solution was carried.
Hon. Mr Rowatt wished to know if it was understood no exhumations would be allowed until that opinion was obtained.
Dr Pourse questioned whether any one had the power to stop it.
Hon. Mr Hewett asked if he meant tha bodies were being exhurned.
Dr Pearse-No.
The Manila Customs officials are exercís- ing the greatest rigilance in preventing The President - No person can exhuma opium from entering the Islands Co Felwithcut the permission of the Sanitary |
uary 25th they found a quantity among the luggage of a passenger on the Rubi, but the man escaped before they could lay hands on him.
On the 22nd February Fifteen tins were found on the deck of the Tuning, evidently left behind by a Chianman who had failed
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