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naises, which have a magical effect MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. whether prisoner had acted with
the painful discovery that fary the Blessed Mother was a Jewess upon you. The stars look so fami- The man who wrote that com- liar and friendly. Your pipe goes ment of the week in the New out. In the broad dawn, you wake Witness is something less respect up with a stiff neck to find that the able than a Jew. He is an ass. well is full of fish, and that it is Huck says there is a time to go home for bath and POINT OF lot of plain common-breakfast. The fisherman's daugh
VIEW.
TER- EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
~ACCUSED ACQUITTED.
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gross negligence in pointing a loaded ride in the direction of tero men with his finger on the trigger when he was In a state of nerves and suffering from lack of sleep, the nerves being in such a state as pot to be under control
His Lordship: Such gross negli
ful
ALLEGED CARGO BROACHING,
"JUDK WITH FALSE SDE
BLIND BOATMAN AND WIFE CHARGED.
his wife were charged at the instance
Station, with the theft of 25 pieces of Inspector Willis, of No. 7 Polica
of Pongee silk valued at $500, and
sense in the writings ter looks very pretty in the morn of Mr. Dooley, to ing light, but a little cross. So The proceedings in the manslangbgence is to be culpable whose humour the Irish dialect or would you (that last part) if you ter case, in which Mr. W. J. Williams Mr. Jenkin said he did not under-
The hearing was begun at the- accent adds neither point nor had been kept awake all night, was charged with having caused the stand the last question. Colpable Magistracy yesterday afternoon, ornament. For instance, says yule-ing for a tyrannical parent, death of a Chinese detective by gross negligence did not amount to before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, of the Huck, observe his recent essay on and knew that son would get one follows after we went to press yester of the dangerous weapon was unlaw-case in which a blind boatman and
shooting him with a rific, were as manslaughter unless the possession the Descent of Man. He shows of the treasure he has squeezed that your first ancestor had his tail from the fankwei. Yet Hongkong day: docket, radicured bis front feet, sea fishing is a fine sport. There and the lengthy statement be made played with a loaded revolver, and, Prisoner then went into the box His Lordship said that if a man and learned to talk, for no better are other pursuits less interesting. purpose than to apply for a job of
at the Magistracy was read out to without meaning any hann, pointed I did not im him. In reply to questions from his it at his wife or friend and it went seven pairs of Army top boots valued work. The family took after "
IMAGINATION. agine the con-Counsel (Mr. Jenkin), witness said off, it was a case of manslaughter. him, with the result that you see
versation" said a that burglara had been on his
at $105, which formed part of all these ridiculous animals passing witness. in the shooting case
The Attorney-General said that cargoes consigned to the steamers underneath, wearing clothes that that he meant that he did not date concerned the case he had became culpable owing to the gross respectively, for trans-shipment. The
By verandah about five times. On the the act itself might be lawful, but "Seattle Maru" and "West Calera, give them prickly heat, doing things invent it, and anybody who knows been on the wa a from 11.30 pm. negligence shown. that do them no good, and getting him knows that he wouldn't. to 4 am. He carried the gun at the
defendants were charged in the about as much fun out of life as Assuming for the sake of a curious trail and crept downstairs.
Mr. Jenkia, addressing the jury, alternative with pnlawfully receiving I do work in it. Just look at that argument that he could have in-gun was held underneath his arm, whether the rifle was deliberately identified by Messrs. F. R. Loxley The said that the main question was stolen property. The silk was poor relation of mine down, there, agine the apuversation, been nn-He had never fired rife till he came levelled at one or other of the men and Co., as their property. pulling a riesha." He would have willingly deceived, it would be out to Hongkong. He did not deli- and whether it was deliberately dis- been as well off as I am if his pointless to deny it. It would be berately aim his gun at either of the charged. He was sure that both for the defence, entered a plea of not Mr. C. F. Mason, who appeared family hadn't squandered their like the man who says. I have no men. He did not deliberately dis- questions would be answered in the tails. Let me dug that flowerpot illusions, his chief filusion being charge it. The discharging of the negative. If they could transport ruilty. on him and see him jump. Isn't that he has none. An Indian philo guy, which subsequently wounded their minds back to Kennedy Road on July 10 he and some de Inspector Willis said that at 7.30 he conical sight?.
a
We sopher drearned that he was
the man, was absolutely unintenon the night in question they would tectives boarded the defendants' junk. agreed about Mr. Dooley, but we butterfly. Relating his dream, he tional. He attributed the discharge realise what a foolhardy thing was which was lying off the Pacific Mall had to point out to Huck bat silded. whereas he wears a chain, his sure whether, I am a man who the time. He considered his life to tives, there who were more or less instituted 2 search which resulted in And now I can never be / of the gun to the state he was in at done in sending two. Chinese detecs S. Co.'s wharf at West Point. They poor relation is free. Where dreamt I was a butterfly, or whe-out that in his statement there was as a rule like to criticise the action of the silk. Another search was be in danger. He wished to point dressed up coalies. They did not the discovery of the boots and part- ao Huck langles. Free is he?ther I am a butterfly dreaming The way you tails.apes talk of that I am a man,”
a paragraph to the effect that the of the Police who protected them but made on the following day and a freedom makes me laugh,
burglars were not successful in when it came to a case of standing false side in the junk was discovered. He's
entering his house. They had re-in court to answer a charge of Upon the boarding being pulled off,
Ltd. free to pull aricela. maybe.
ATTRACTIVE MODEL HATS and SEMI TRIMMED STRAWS.
DAINTY VOILE DRESSES.
whereas 1. in spite of my chain,! am free fro that infamy. I wer this chain as a badga of freedoiu. that all my poor relations Day know Im fee from having to work for my Reing." Give me another of these bananas. And rell my water far. Laxik sharp-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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The Canton Times reports that Chinese merchants. contemplate establishing five cement factories to compete with foreigners.
Mr. Hatt, of the pacific Mail S.S.
mored a pane of glass, but they did manslaughter one was entitled to say the remainder of the silk was found. not enter as he and his friend were what one liked within the limits of Abeat five men made good their too quick for them. He was married decency and fair criticism. Having escape from the junk on the arrival and had a daughter. nineteen years regard to what was taking place. of the Polite. - old, a son, seventeen years, and could they imagine anything more another daughter, sixteen years old. fool-bardy than sending a couple of that the second defendant was not on Mr. Mason told the Magistrate The residents of the terrace were in men-after repeated reports of bur board at the time of the police raid. a state of panic owing to these glaries-at midnight, dressed up is Owing to the blindness of the first burglaries. His own family were the same manner as the very persons defendant, the junk had been in the Breathes there upon The following cargo was shipped going in fear of their lives. 22.ANK des whirling globe wel per the P. & G. S. N. Ca's s.s. denied making the statement to pretence whatever was made in the of the Police, jumped overboard. It He who perpetrated "the crimes? No charge of a foki, who, on the arrival VERSE. call the earth. A man Dilwara" which sailed on July 18: Inspector Kent that he intended to case that the people were warned, was alleged that he was fired at by
acquainted with a grief Eo: Gibraltar: 4 cases of silk goods."bag" one of the burglars.
and the only suggestion of it was one of the searchers. more dire. A sorrow keener than a For Port Said: -3 cases of silk goods. Cross-examined by the Attorney-that made on June 16, three weeks not the man was hit, he could not Whether or mourning motler's, Kvening) for "a
General, prisoner admitted that he previous when an attempt was made child jug, dead. A chagrin deeper) Mr. M. K. Lo, the solicitor, was said he thought they were thieves on prisoner's own house, when a say, but he had not been seen since. sian is fit when all is list. Than complainant this morning in a case and that it was a very regrettable pane of glass was removed and when have been killed by the shot or The Magistrz said that he might that which comes to Hongkong in which a Chinese scavenger was incident. When he spoke to Inspec- Sergeant. Kelly stated in toflers who for six lung, tedions charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with tor Kent about his nerves he was of conversation that it might have
course drowned. days. Have plapsed ahead their the theft of an oil lamp, a joss stick warned not to say anything. He was been two of his own men prisoner Company, said that on the 10th his Sunday recreation, but to find bolder, and two shirts from No. 53 convinced at the time that the men had seen about. There was no doubt company unloaded a cargo" of rubber · That every heavenly window has Robinson Road. Mr. Lo said that the were thieves. In the first place al that at the period that particular da boots from the s.s. "West Calers." (ped to let down beavy rain, And. Cefendant was caught by his chair, detective would not act in the open trict was in a more or less terror One case was discovered to have that their yachting's off. Beshrew session. Sentence of one month's they would have concealed them whom probably had wives and pairs of boots, similar to those pro- coalie with the property in his pos- as they did; if they were detectives stricken condition. The jury, many of been broken open and a number of us, gentle sirs is this not most imprisonment with hard labour was selves. He considered his life was families, knew what it meant to have duced, were missing. annoying? Chorus of Hongkong passed.
in danger. He had a loaded riffe in those skunks of the nights about, workers, of stage: It is, it is.
woeful us, you bet your boots The Chinese accountant of the it is. I
Yuen On Pawnshop, No. 26 Welling It is a little early ton Street, was this morning charged FISHING. Fet. Later on will be before Mr. N. L. Smilb, at the
better. pulse Bay. Golf in a crowded
But anglere Magistracy, with unlawfully and in steps. recreation ground like Happy Val- cannot wait. There are as good contravention of the provisions of
You say I raised my rifle to let in a suspicious manner and it was only the defendants' junk were used to ley is dangerous, and the cery fish in the sea as ever came out of his licence, receiving in pawn a police them see I was armed I thought natural that prisoner should imagine transfer the cargo to the ship or not, small number of people who perit, and they are anxious to permiferm. Mr. MacNamara, of Messrs they had seen me inside the door." they were thieves. But he had no fu- but the silk found in the junk by the sist in it after this has been de- suade them to come in out of the Deacon, Shenton, Deacon and Harston. Do you really ask the jury to believe tention whatever of discharging the Police was similar to that consigned. monuments of wet. Fishing from a pier or from who appeared for the defence applied this? I am stating the honest truth gun and that was the cruz of the By Mr. Mason: The bill of lading Hongkong class selfishness. They an anchored boat is too common for a remand. The Magistrate Do you really suggest that you & case Why should prisoner have was countersigned by one of the have already knocked one man's place. In a swift current, such as adjourned the hearing of the case held the rifle pointing at these two come downstairs and waited two ship's officers as correct. eve out. That eye can no longer are common along our coasts, it is until Friday afternoon, fixing bail in men for the sole purpose of showing minutes before he fired a shot, if it Mr. Mason said that in that case, see it should not be wasted; it not the best way. The Chinese the sum of $100,
them you were armed?-I did not had been his intention to shoot them? he had no case to answer, if the bill should help others to see, to see know the best way, and the wily.
point it at them.
That was a question which had not of lading was signed as correct the The "A Company of the 2nd You must have pointed it, other been answered; if it had been it matter ended there. Surely a ship's would have been in prisoner's favour, officer would not sign the bill of lad- Witness showed the way he held The answer was that he had no inten- ing without making sure that the
Inspector Walls said that if he
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FEW.
inonstrated re
his hand to frighten the thieves away. many of whom were of a most des The assistant compradore of He did not think that his finger was sperate character. That there was a Messrs. W. R. Loxley and "Co... on the trigger more than a minute panic was reasonable, and the Police deposed that on the 10th, his com before the gun went off. The rifle sent two plain clothes men to patrol pany consigned a cargo of pongee went off when the man ascended the the districts without informing the silk to an outport by the 3.5. "Seattle residents. They were walking about Maru" He could not say if
Surgeon-Commander
of
a
stances, in which if they bad reason-
able apprehension that they would could prove that several cases were
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what is the fair thing, the just European angler learns the Ch Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment, wise you would not have shot one.. Yesterday to our Adversarias a thing. Football, interesting thou-nese way. That is to drift in under the command of Captain P. S. boccy shop. He suggested a return League, is short of accommodation. ally to make sure that it does not Tientsin on the P. & O. steamer marked that it was the worst way stranger spoke. It was in ue sands, although it has an organized | Sampan, lifting the line occasion Beaver, M.C., are proceeding to his rifle and the Attorney-General retion of shooting. There were circum-.) cargo consigned was intact. to the subject of football grounds. Golf. interesting dozens, has more catch on the bottom. The line, Himalaya." They are going to Peking holding a rife He said the Adversarian's remark than it needs. Why doesn't your moreover, must be made by a Chi- to strengthen the guard at the British Witness said his intention was to be attacked, they have a right to use broken when delivered to the ship, throughout had been very just and League agitate more? Does it nese fisberman. Those sold in the reasonable,,and close to the point. recognize that it speaks for so many shops are no good. Formerly these Legation while the present troubles frighten them. His nerves were firearm. Prisoner's state of mind and that it was quite possible for
continue in the North. The officers quite jumpy at the time. With one exception. In the mid- thousand people? Why should the Chinese lines, inade. of innumer accompanying the detachment are
must have been the same, although the silk to have been removed from itle of the Yauruali ground, recom-China Mail be left to do all the able short lengths of gut, cost Captain J. W. James, M.C. Lieut. E careless to point a rifle at two men using the fire-arm. Did they believe lading had been signed, Mr. Mason's Don't you think it was grossly there was no intention whatever of these broken cases after the bill of mended by the Adversarian, there spade work, unbacked, support about ren cents a fathomu. Now R. Hicks, Lieut. AE. M. Welford, who were sitting on your steps, with the evidence of Inspecter Keat? He objection.must fail was an iron grid or grating or ed Here you are, tackling me they demand twice that. Hire MC. Lieut. W. Anderson, Lieut. E. a finger on the trigger when your was now speaking as prisoner's
After further argument, the Magis manhole-lid which would be a about something you seem to know the fisherman's sampan all night. A. Halford (all of the Wilts Regi- nerves were bad?-I did that to mouthpiece. The jury were stand- trate decided to leave the technical death-trap to footballers. That all about, while as regards the The fee is a dollar. Ask him to ment) and Captain E. Linton, frighten them.
ing between prisoner and a sentence, point until after the evidence had made the ground impossible. requirements of the sport I know sell you a line. He will produce RAM.C.
Did you really think that? These and were they convinced, without been heard, Should he then decide Adversarius bad almost com- only what I am told. You should, several new ones. While pretend-
two men were sitting on the steps any doubt at all, that the evidence to convict, he would give Mr. Mason pletely forgotten the matter. since they impressed you so favouring to examine them, look round A Chinese woman, this morning and paying no attention to your of Inspector Kent that the gun was a chance to bring the point up again. When the stranger reminded him ably, have written at the time en- till you see some that be is not charged another woman formerly a door, and did not know whether deliberately fred, from some sort of Mr. Mason said he would be quite that he had at the same time urged dorsing my reniarks, and correct- offering. These are the lines, he maid servant, who recently left the you were standing there did you a position, was correct? Did they satisfied with that procedure, but he the abandonment of golf in the ing those with which you disagreed. uses himself. Grab one, and say service of a relative to get married, really think that you were going to believe that prisoner held his rife would like his Worship to make a Happy Valley, and the provision Help to awaken a strong and you must have that or none. If with the theft of 40 pieces of jewel- frightes them behind closed doors? at the shoulder and that he took note of his objection for the present there of more football grounds, he particulate public opinion. Get You have started early, say at six, lery valued at $800. The complain--I did think so.
some form of aim? What was the Replying to the Magistrate, Counsel began to recall some of it. Hengs attended to. This Colony Then go to the favourite ground, defendant visited, her house on Satur-violence? Not in that terrace.
it should be yours by nine o'clock.ant told Magistrate Smith that the Did you hear of a single case of evidence of Inspector Kent worth on said he did not dispute the fact that questioned the stranger.
is un primarily to suit a small
that point. Inspector Kent was a the silk was consigned by Messrs. No. He did not write to the minority of peuple. So long as the between Taikoo slip and doch, day and stayed until very late. As You don't remember having told Police Inspector of standing in his Loxley and Co., neither would he China Mail about it. He had majority make no protest, the...
where there is a big rock the fish defendant had a long way to go,Inspector Kent that you meant to Colony and he told them that he deny that his clients' boat was engag falked with Cland Severn about We looked round, and found that love, close in to the pier. An In-witness offered to put her up for the bag the man?-No-
was convinced that the man delibered by the Company. it, who agreed with much that the the stranger had gone.
dian watchman will hail the semi-sight. The defendant agreed and In reply to the Judge, witness said ately fired the rifle from his shoulder At this stage the case was adjourn. Adversarian said, was convinced.
pan, telling it to clear out. You stayed until Sunday afternoon. That he had a Police whistle in the house and this was based on no grounded.. that it was unreasonable to send
say, in a voice like a taipan's; box from her room, in which she kept
same right, witness missed a cash but could not find it.
whatever, except on a statement footballers and their enormous fol-
All right, watchman, and beal her jewellery. Suspecting the said that prisoner had been under made and which the
Babington which prisoner was alleged to have lowing to Shatin, and was favour-
will recognize that the sabib can defendant, she communicated with his care for some time. He was suf thought at the time was, inad attempt to bring their attention to Inspector and that it went off. He did not ably inclined to a suggestion to let
not be bullied like a Chinese. He the Police. The defendant, who lering from neurotice and was easily missible. the Kowloon footballers hare a
G. K. Chesterton will go away. Then your samparte said her husband was a seaman, excited. He considered that when PREJUDICE. and his organ the man will, while gently yulo-ing to admitted the treft and was sentenced the gun was fired prisoner was in a that it was important that such that his life was in danger. It was ground alongside the railway line,
Mr. Jeakin laid stress on the point finger on the trigger because he felt the rifle, but, stood there- with his just past the signal staff. He (the tinue venting venom against the drift, take dhe of your worms
New Witness con-keep the boat broadside on to the to three weeks hard labour.
bad state of nerves, des statements should be taken in writing for the prisoner to prove that he was stranger) hoped to faterest the Jews. Objecting to
Lieut. Thornton, R.GA. gave and concluded by saying that he had justified in killing, but he had pot Kowloon Ratepayer Association Samuel as the British representa- drop his line overboard. You will before. Mr. N. L. Smith, a Chinese He said it was possible for a rifle would bring in no other verdict than man showed grum carelessness he Herbert (worth about a cent apiece) and At the Magistracy this morning. evidence as to the pull of the rifle to doubt whatever that the jury done so, neither was he justified. ff -the matter.
tire in Palestine because he is if you are wise, sterly order him was charged with the theft of a to be discharged unintentionally, that of not guilty. They ought to be interested. Jew, the paper named refers to to pull it out again. This seems passage ticket valued at $244 gold, when a person was in a state of How many people follow football the Jewish instinct for exploita mean, but if you let him fish, be made out in the name of Fang Shin excitement. He had seen that occur appeared to his mind that prisoners were bound to convict him for gruss The Attorney General said that it jected the first two questions they here-20,000, 10,000? The strang- tion," and says, it remains to be will manovre the boat to suit San and his wife, a first and second on stifle range.
was also guilty, and if the jury re er could not say, but it was a very seen whether the Jew will be con- himself, and you will have to pull bill of Exchange for $300 gold on the This closed the case for the defence of his nerves, aimed his rifle at what point a ride at a person when he was Owing to lack of sleep and the state carelessness as he had no business to Marge number.
tent to work his own land or whe- your own line continnally from Bank of Carton made out in the name and Mr. Jenkin said it would save he thought was a thief. He refused suffering from nervoussead Our man monologued. Of course toer, true to tyre, he will employ under the boat. He will also catch of Fung Kong Cheak, and two time if his Lordship directed Counsel to believe that the inhabitants of the at is 1 personally don't care for cheap labour and batten on the a large gazouns, and offer to sell is American passports made out in the on what points they should address terrace were terror-stricken and were that it was unreasonable for people football, he said. I don't care if proceeds. Now we know what to sou for two dollars. You will name of Fung Sing Sin and Quan the jury.
His Lordship, in summing up, asid there is never another game played conduct. is peculiarly Jewish, we be tempted to take it, and show Nay respectively, together with His Lordship said the first point unpleasant experience, as it was and notify them, whenever detectives panicky. They no doubt had an to expect the Police to call them up here or elsewhere. But when I see realize that there are mote Jews it as your own capture. Let him several other documents. The would be: Did defendant intend to not pleasant to know that thieves were to be sent out on a job. In his that it affects so many thousands than we ever dreamed of. AH the not lead you into temptation. But denied theft. He aid that when Serond; did he deliberately point the night. There was one glaring fact, whether the prisoner deliberarely defendant admitted possession fire at deceased, or otherwise? were prowling round the houses at opinion the whole case was based on of people, their claims become rubber planters in Malaya imust be Give him a nip out of your bottle Fung Shlu San missed the wallet rifle at deceased or the other man however, and that was that not a fired at the man, whether he painted same; that is to say the concern Jews, because they do not work as compensation. He likes it. Do containing the documents, he asked without actually meaning to fire? single case of violence had been re or aired his rifle in the direction of of the China Mail. Buch numbers the land, but batten on the produce not leave the bottle at his end of him (defendant) to find it for him. If either question was answered in ported from there. He was prepared the man, without intent tv. firm, or are entitled to more consideration of cheap labour. All the tea plan- the sampan. By the tune you have Accordingly he made enquiries and the affirmative that would be equiva- to believe that prisoner was in a state whether or not the WORDFES than they get This Colony is run tere in Ceylon and India are Jewe eaten your sandwiches, and had the traced the wallet. He was on his lent to prisoner being guilty. The of bad nerves. He was prepared to discharged accidentally. by class for class that is to say, for the same reason. All our rest of the bottle, you will not care way to Fong's house to refer it to third question was: Did defendant believe that prisoner was neurotic The jury returned by a small proportion of a minority Hongkong industrial taipans are whether you catch a fish or not, him when he was arrested by the merely mean to show or display and excitable and in such a state that for the primary benefit of that Jews, because they do not them-It is very pleasant on the sea in Police The complainant denied that his weapon without any intent he came to the unreasonable conclu and in returning their ve Minority Hence the continuance selves do the coolie work. How the middle of the night. The air he had asked the defendant to help tion of levelling it or polating it at sign that the men were thieves But
not guilty by: a vote. and warm Blue photh recover the lost documents, deceased. If the question was why did he not turn on the fights?
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ADVERSARIA.
not extremely foolish a violent prejudica lie w only to can make a man, G. K. Chebergborese already fon is reputed to have become a your he red) drake, Roman Catholic If he has, we Bon other et He can only hope that he will be spared
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animalcata bejewel The Magistrate rema Noises of civilization dautin police citno
low mysterious water might be mad
defen- sareted in the affirmative, that Why did he not fire in the air would be Aquivalent to “not guilty to frighten them? Instead he
The Attorney-General asked for stated that he waited for the inclusion of the question as to minute with his finger on the trigger
Court
Sympathy Awith therative (POS)
essed.
ship ordered the disgrunge
his many frianda in