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CHARGE OF FORGERY.
The March Criminal Sessions were resumed this morning" before Sir William Rees Davies, K.C., Chief Tsang Tit-cho was charged with forgery.
Justice.
Accused pleaded not guilty.
NOT MANY HERE,
PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES.
The D.A.A. & Q10, forwardy the China Mail a copy of Army Or- and the Fairies was played to a The fourth performance of Pinkie der 175 of 1918 The order gives bumper house last night at the Line and other places abroad before tion was a distinct success. There notice that persons who lot South Theatre Royal. The whole produc 30th September, 2016, and enlisted was a new Pinkie, Miss Georgia ce apphed for a commission within Mooser, and this little lady perfectly United Kingdon, may ahim a re-ton two months of their arrival in the did her part. Master Oliver Middle-
Smith fund of locomotive expenses (pes. Rosebud Young (Elf Pickle) were (Tommy) and Miss suge money, etc.).
two others constantly in the lime- Charms should be submitted on light and this trio (Pinkie, Tommy the Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. H. Wakey Fon 01771, and if by an off-and Elf Fickle) performed their parts man. appeared for the prosecutioner or soldier should be rude through in a most accomplished manner. and Mr. G. E. Alabaster, O.B.E., in-ilitary annels. In the case of Other specially striking items last structed by Mr. EL. Agasaiz, defende who have left the Army ap-night were a song and dance by ed the accused..--****
pation should be made dire to Miss Elfrida Osmund (Cinderella), the Officer of Records,...
and the song by Mrs. Moliere Indiraitab wher bad quehticutions Johnstone (Peare) "Land of Hope ¿L commission in RA. and Glory," The scenery is af
The Aftorney General, the Hon H. E. Pollock. K.C., instructed by
The Jurymen were Messrs Char les Henry KimC. R. Brown. Wong Sik Kat, A. R. Kinross, A. de Coeta, V. H Yvanovitch, K Laing.
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A. V.C.. Rogal Engineers, and went extreme beauty and very effective.
When the Chief Justice came in her abroad and received such Con-Mrs. GHM. Bannerman, had to expressed his regret at having kept mision may apply for a refund of respond to persistent applause. Her the jury waiting but said it had been perses irrespective of the date of splendid dancing was altogether a question as whether the case would leaving ninud.
above the art as usually displayed in go on to-day.
amateur productions. The music was under the capable direction of Mrs. Cockrane. It is impossible to formers who all did so well. It must meftion by name the scores of per.
The Mistary Author'ties partiu bly wish to bring & pieminently to he retice, of all concerned, that no
Mr. Pollock said there were two charges, the first being that the pri- soner was charged with tendering appleat ons sunnitted veter Se forged note for $100 of the Chartered b 1. 1919, will be considered. Bank of India and the second that:
he had the note in his possession
Hensch "It's-afe Hittle boy
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suffice to say that everybody helped; with a will to make the show a good | highest degree." one and they were successful in the
To the unseen, Mr. W. Sinclair,
the highest praise, for without their producer: Mr. C. Bewly Bird, Asst. Stage Manager, and others, is due untiring work and expert assistance that degree of excellence which it the company coulPnot have attained undoubtedly has.
There are matinee performances to-day and to-morrow at 4.30, and a 9.15 performance on Saturday night.
and knew it to be a forgery. The, A PICTURE OF INNOCENCE prisoner went to the Wing Chan pawnshop at 254 Queer's Read West on Jan. 26 and the witness, who is an accountant in the pawnshop, was, who boud "mega at the counter. The prisoner Americi after being put sebool for brought with him. a pawn ticket. the years. He was being taken by He tried to redeem the articles on an ski name a friend of his father the ticket and was told by the ac to the country for countant that the amount was $55.10, heply. The Poller took his lug Tew months The prisoner tendered a note which gode og the Empresa of Asia to purported to be one for $100 of the, lave a "kh see Chartered Bank of India but which and only just in case, he shotkl have ut it, in mY", was a forgery. The accountant said anything in it that he ebgishti not it was only a five dollar note altered it. into one for $100. As soon as the dignans, and red everybody with
The spall boy was so ind prisoner heard this he ran away: The tens running down his face thus he accountant then called to someone x kiow what was wrong, and in the shop and they both gave he had nothing except a few toys chase. The prisoner ran along and small clothes. When his boy! Queen's Road West and into First was opened, the police begin to kok. Street. From here he went into and bound, tiren sual little Second Street and vanished in 2 pairs of breeches, and sewn up so house. Police whistles were blown lightly in the back, where the and the police arrived and, going madd possibly he no pockets, just into the house in Second Street, they shout 10 rounds el diumunition. found the prisoner. After the ther studies began to look fur- eaattoned at the Police Station he tien in his led some more ani- said "The note was lent to me know anything what flavina track tih fit ford fill by my friend I did not know one must have opened his "box,
Lit was a false one." The fact that he ran 2way was
Anyhow he was to have the opportu
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
day, the results being
Two matches were played yester- CLUB MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES. 3,6) beat I. S. Jennings and Mrs. Manning, 6-4, 6-4.
C. Thorne and Mrs. Dreaper free-
CLUB HANDICAP SINGLES, CLASS "A." N. E. Kent lowes 15) beat A. A.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
T. Mishima v. G. Manley: F. A.
inconsistent with innocence. They explaining alkabout it to the Redmond v. Tan Toon Lay jury would have the evidence of Mr. T Chang, the old man who is with
Magistrate in the noming. So ans!
Austin of the Chartered Bank of: India who would tell them that the forgery was very cleverly done.
Cha Wing, the accountant in the Wing Chan pawnshop, gave evidence on the lines already indicated. As scon as the accountant told the prisoner, "This is a forged note," he started to run away.
At this stage the note was examined by the Chief Justice and by the jury. His Lordship said: It is a very good forgery."
Mr. Austin, cashier of the Charter ed Bank, was shewn a couple of notes and testified that one of them (the one handed in at the pawnshop) was a forgery,
His Lordship-Do you consider it a good forgery or a bad one?
Mr. Austin-An ignorant Chinese would accept it.
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To-day the boy was fined $25, and the old man $300.
THE SHANGHAI RICSHA.
CLUB HANDICAP DOUGLES. Major Hammond and Capt. Gray (rec. 3/6) v. A. A. Claxton and A. H. Crook (rec. 2/6).
Open Championship Doubles.-A. B. Raworth and A. Morse v. Capt. Murray and J. S. Jennings
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Some time ago there was a strou agitation started in favour of the Shanghai ricsha replacing the one at present in use in Hongkong. The police, always willing to do every thing in its power to oblige people, have. imported a brand new resha Hui Shiu Yuen, was for a claim of The first case, Lau Kak Chan v. from Shanghai, and asked & Ching $850 paid to Messrs. Logan and Co Mail man to-day what he thought on the defendant's behalf and $100 of it. The China Mailman had a good look at it, examined it thor for the plaintiff and Mr. Davidson commission. Mr. Gardiner appeared oughly, and not content with that for the defendant who, however, did insisted upon being given a free mide)
His Lordship then asked if an in it, with the result that his reriot not turn up, and after proving the ignorant Englishman would have was distinctly in favour of the Hougreat for his client for the full amount case Mr. Gardiner was given Judg.. done so and suggested to Mr. Austin kong ricsha. The Shanghai pae is claimed and costs. that he was an expert but what did decidedly simsy and by no means he think an ordinary man, would fighter than the one use in the The second case that of Lam Yumi have done with such a note?. ity today. Perhaps the only ad- Chu Yuen. Mr. Davidson appeared trading as Shun Fat Firm v. Mr. Alabaster, having had the tage that could be found were for the plaintiff and Mr. D'Almeda pawnshop accountant re-called, and the pneumatic wheels but these are for the defendant, Mr. Davidson's elicited that he too was skilled and bound to give trouble in the bot dient like the other one, did not careful in handling money, pointed weather. What of punctures turn up, consequently Mr. D'Almada out that at the time the note was careful note had been made by the was given judgment for his client handed in it was the 25th day of Police on the life of rubber tyres, with costs. the 'fast moon of the Chinese and it was found to be about thres year. The Fair was on at this months. One thing that struck our time and it was obvious that if the man was that the Hongkong resha' prisoner had wished to pass a forged note it would have been more easily done at the Fair than at the pawn shop.
The foki who took part in the chase of the prisoner was away in the country. (getting married), so the Attorney General, no objections being made, read out his deposition.
was decidedly smarter and after a STEAMER FOR AUSTRALIA. very careful and minute examination he pronounced it as infinitely moTU efficient than the Shanghai one.
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Chinese Constable 218 who arrest- An amusing story is going the ed prisoner was next called. He rounds in connexion with the sur. stated he found the prisoner on the render of the German Fleet in the second floor of a house in Second Firth of Forth. A German sailor Street. The people were trying to was busy expectorating on the deck push him out.
of the ship, and a British tar watched him menacingly. The enemy, seeing that he was noticed, sheepishly
The case for the prosecution ended with the calling of the Sergeant Interpreter at the Station at which returned the glance, and spat over prisoner was charged.
The N.Y.K.s.a. Tango Maru clear- ed this port this morning at 11 o'clock for Australia and the Philip- pines. She had her full complement, of passengers on board. Capt Judge, Sub, Lieut. Curry, Mr and Mrs. Colea, and Mr. and Mrs. Williams and child were the only local passengers.
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the side, swearing softly to himself The following appears on a board "Mr. Alabaster was making his the while. At once the tar made for at Bangkok: "To let 3 houses. opening speech for the defence when him. "Ere," said he, "you can No conceited-self appointed "Cheh our reporter left. He was taking swear as much as you like. Fritz; Shun Chinese Foreign Subjects or the line that it was possible "the you can spit as much as you like on convicts need apply. Not to let for accused didn't know the note was your blinking deck. But don't you | Chinese School again.......) forged, and that to prove his guilt spit in our seal", they must prove that he knew
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