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TROUBLE AT: SEA.
MURDER MYSTERY.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
PROSECUTION CLOUSD.
Evidence for the Crown was con
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BABY'S BANGLE STOLEN,
STIFF SENTENCE FOR STREET SNATCHER
- JAIL, BIRCH, AND STOCKS,
Convicted by Magistrate Lindsell An arteipe to son herself with chided befor Magistrate Lindsell at Many people see to think that of a charge of snatching. a. guld opittur baung prof successful, a the Magistraer yesterday afternoon, herause Conan Doyle was clever wit of a baby shing to its grand mounted rattan” bangles from the Chinese ga made second attempt in the case in which nine Chinese enough to write the Sherlock Holmes an her own life yerday in a folice passengers and one Chinese member stories he must be an especially valu-mother's back, a Chinese, was this An Aneis message states that the Station relbrhere had been placed of the crew of the JCLL Tikemable witness on spiritualism and hard labour, twelve strokes of the morning sentenced to twelve months' Datch Indies Delence Commission's pending he appeance before a bang." are charged with having been spookery, to say nothing of fairies Birch, and four hours stocks. The final report states that the Indies gistrate Ome topy to answer a concerned in a conspiracy to fevolt Such will probably agree that the once was committed in Graham must within six years build two charge of stempt suicide. When against the anthority of Captain brain capable of prodoring Adversaria Street yesterday afternoon. cruisers, 16 submarines, twelve des her cell wasenterat 7 o'clock this Bourns, while the vessel was on the ought to be valuable in detective HAT SNATCHER, JÄTED. troyers, two submarie mine-layers, morning, she was und hanging by a high sex teween Java and Hong-work. For their sabes, and their's A Chinese was this morning four floria ships, mise mother ships piece of he cloth from the cell kong and auxiliary ships; an air fleet of 22 window. She mediately cut
only, we sent a reporter to hunt ap charged before Magistrate Orme Mr. G. H. Wakeman, Crown Solici Adversarius, and get his ideas about with having snatched a Farama bat reconncliring machines, 18 chasing down and taken the hospital where tor: prosecuted. Mr. 3. K. Lo and the Japanese murder mystery. He from a Filipine in Wanchai at 11,30 machines, and 18 bombing pianes. The faller balding programme up to 10 o'cbck was still uncon-Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared each for found hins busy over a bowl of chop
p.m. yesterday- scious. When these was called in five of the defendants Mr. N. Csui, in a Chinese eating-house near waiting for a tram car when the The complainant, said that he was extends to twelve years.
Court, Inspector pleton produced Macnamara watched the proceedings Wantsai Market, and immediately be defendant snatched his hat. When a medical certition certifying that on behalf of the Java-China-Japan spoke of the murder, the old man chased the defendant dropped the the girl was affert from the effects Lijn, owners of the ship.
barked at him Certainly not. Ihat and ran up the staircase of a of strangulation would not be
had nothing to do with it."
house able to appear in art for three or
-As soon as he anderstood that the The defendant said that be had four days more ifive by then."
editve wanted him to take up the been visiting a friend on the second case, and further establish the fame of floor of the house and was coming the Chisa Mail as the most enter downstairs when he was arrested. He
did not know what for. took the defendant to the third floor A Chinese detective said that he
of the house, but no nae there knew bim
PICKPOCKETS TRICK.
MONEY HIDDEN IN KNEE-
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OPENING ONUNE 23.
It is expected thathe remaining members of the Rust Light Opera
Evidence of the ship's officers was continued with regard to the dis turbaner on the ship between June 34 Fand 5.
prising newspaper in the Far East, his face clouded over." He appeared to reflect
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The Magistrate passed sentence of three months" hard labour.
LOOTING AT. ICHANG:
SOLDIERS BREAK LOOSE
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $12,000,000.
The rioters who pillaged and burar the larger part of the city of Ichang are the soldiers of the 21st Brigade.
Mr. Fan sodel performed the duties of Dutch interpreter-
Gerardus Hendricus Koehler, third engineer on the Tjikembang Charged before Magistrate Orme
drew a quaint picture of the No I
Presently he began to talk, more this morning with having picked the ipocket of another Chinese and stolen
boy.. Lai Sang, ronning to and fro to himself than to the reporter.- smongst the Chinese passengers, with No. I think not. It would not do $15 in mody, a Chinese said that)
his cont rolled up and exhibiting a here. In America, or by the London Ltd. he found the money in the street.
little scratch on his stomach. The Daily Mail, that sort of thing may The complainant said that he was walking along Connaught Road West
Captain was trying to get hold of the work. It would not here. Even yesterday afternoon. He fell a tap and Operette Compy will arrive boy and the passengers were trying the readers would be worried by it. on his left breast pocket, and finding here from Shanghai by the as to rush us. The seventh fugitive" The paper right offer a reward-by Įlis money missing, turned round to Empress of Russia on June 17 was one of the leaders. It was im and by, when the local detectives see the defendant squatting on the or 18 next. They he been invited possible to tell the people anything: have decided that there is nothing roadside a couple of paces behind to play at Macao anda view of the they were shouting and yelling so. mare to be done. By the way, what him." Susputing the man, he pull-fact that another Raian Company In reply to Mr. Lo, the witness said
are they doing? Young man! ed him to his feet. The money has booked the theat they will go the people were trying to pass him What have the police done so far dropped from under the defendant's to Macao on June for a four and other officers in order to get at Our reporter said he didn't know left knee joint. He then seized the nights season. Therongkong per- the Captain. As it was a narrow The old man morted.
who were given orders on June 4 defendant by his coat, but he latter formances will begin a June 23 gangway the three of them were able
to be transferred to Hsinting from And you a reporter! Well I
Ichang. They had all embarked- slipped out of it, and was about to with The Merry Wow. There to stop the crowd. The passengers suppose they will have asked poor by day, but at night, at about half run away when the witness caught after the programmis: Friday, spoke some English as well as Chinese Ishitsuka's widow and son plenty of past ten, they stole out of the boat. him by the girdle. The defendant-The Mysteries of a Hem: Satar-In his experience Chinese from questions. Sare to. But did they and commenced their atrocities, dragged the witness to the edge of day, Gypsy Lovi Monday, America liked to "air" their English ask the right ones? The news setting fire to several quarters and George Alexander Allan, first wire-papers talk, I see, of armed robbers looting indiscriminately all over less officer on the "Tikembang,"heard Most unlikely theory of all that, the city. About two-thirds of the disturbance and saw the Captain What would armed robbers expect rioters who returned to the boat rush past the wireless station, with his to get at a mortuary from a poor man? before daylight the next day, changed their pre-arranged destination, and Booking has ara opened at revolver in his hand. Witness follow Ishitsuka was a poor man. Was
went down to Wachang where Moutrie's and doubtle the Compazyed and found several of the ship's formerly a soldier in Taiwan what Techun Wang Chan-yuan permitted will find that the anftunate com- officers in the midst of a crowd of errou call Formosa-and came here them to land under strict surveillance. bination of circumstares to which cited passengers. He helped to try and started a lodging house. The accommodating them at the Hankow they have bean subcted has not and explain to the passengers that World War, checking travel, killed barracks. It is learnt that they are lessened in the slight the keen an it was the Captain's business to sd that business for hits. He took the shortly to be disbanded. ticipation with which their opening minister discipline. Witness in job at the burn house" "so as to A Hankow message states that it tercepted the boy. Lai Sang, who was earn a living and pay off his debts. is estimated that the total losses performance is awaid.
exhibiting a slight scratch on his side. Had paid them off. I hear. I amount to no less than $12,000,000. The Captain apparently anted to 'm. May wipe out the armed robber The Hupeh amhorities have remitted take the boy upstairs, and the people theory.
$50,000 to Iching to aid the sufferers. then shouted: We don't care for Young man! (The reporter, anybody or anything; we want the rapidly taking notes in shorthand, discuss the maiter and it was decided PRESENTATION D MAJOR AND cook, we will kill him, and we will kill nodded without looking up). to ask the Hankow Consular. Body
MRS. WALISLEY.
everyone who fights against our Tell your editor that some weeks to send two representatives to chang people. He could pick out for ago Ishitsaka spoke of some Japanese to investigate foreign losses. One certain, two who said this.
he regarded as dangerous," who of the Ministers is reported to have Major A. T. Wansley and Mrs.
Mr. Wakeman: What did you had then arrived or were about toerged that since the Chinese Goveşti- Walmsley, two vajed members of
arrive from Singapore. That might ment was unable to protect foreign the congregation St. Andrew's think of the situation?
Witness: Ithought it can jerous in be a Clue,
interests in Ichang. steps should be * Church, Kowloon, tho are shortly
that
taken by the Diplomatic Body to do moment. Why were they dangerous, Si? leaving the Colony were made the the extreme, at Some excitement was created on recipients of a handsme presentation Questioned by Mr. d'Almada as to
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the when witness let go.. jumped into the har bour. The alarm was raised. After a long search, a detective found the defendant hanging on to an anchor cham at the stern of a junk.
The Magistrate passed sectence of
three months hard labour.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A Chinese walking in Pokfulam Road yesterday afternoon was struck by a bamboo pole which fell from the second floor of a house. He was removed to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment.
Three Chinese died from smal pox yesterday, two from plague, and one from paratyphoid fever. A 200- fatal case of cerebro spinal fever, Chinese, and two of enteric fever, one Indian and the other Chinese, were also notified.
Hongkong to Kowloon yesterday
The Count of rembourg Tuesday, The Doll Princess; Wednesday. farewell. The Geisha" and pot-pouri.
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A telegram from: Peking reports that the Diplomatic Body has met to
· CALLED "BOOZE?”
la Star Fary boat traveling from Sunday School. „Tę gifts consisted sent to Hongkong or the Captain, punishing a man who had been a b# to the Feking authorities when the
proper time comes. when a Chinese jumped overboard in of a handsome bitkwood writing the witness saki. that he was not at of a martinet. Or they might have Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co. midstream. He was rescued by a table and chair for Hajor Walmsley liberty to divulge messages without been cocaine smugglers. If the five also received telegraphic information coxswain of the refinal which hap and a dressing talt set of brushes the Captain's permission. He ex-or six men seen by the boy wore that looting, burning and shooting pened to be in the vicinity and was etc. for Mrs. Winsley from the plained that he was working under Japanese bead cloths as masks or were going on at Wuchang. The taken to hospital.
congregation, while the children of
Hm, 'let me thik,extent of the damage, those respon had made the need more apparent.
the Sunday School presented them a Dutch contract, and not a British veils..... Bills of Lading should be framed “on Last night Harry Whitehead was both with a hadsomely carved one, and it was against the rules for The revenge theory is not a good one, sible for it and who were the parti him to speak about the messag.. Japanese soldiers are not Tre that: cular sufferers were not indicated. more equitable lines." The idea is arrested by the police for being ivory Chinese set others.
The Vicar (Rev...R. Lindsay) in The Magistrate said that that made They would know he was only doing The Mint was robbed and burned.
Among the places pillaged and uniformity of law throughout the drunk and incapable in Wanchai NO SUKLAG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1991, Empire as regards shipowners' re Road. He was released on bail of making the preseration eulogised no diñerence, sa wireless messages his duty, even if he was strict with wrecked at Ichang were the Robert
but failed to appear before Magistrate the excellent workdone by Major were not privileged in a British Court them. I should try the cocaine or Dollar Co, Arabok Bros. & Co, the.. sponsibilities. A United States Act,
morphia clue, tell your editor. He Bank of China, the Japanese Con- known as the Harter Act. is cited as Orme this morning when his case Walmsley, as Sundr School Super of law.
The witness then quoted the mess might also try photographing the dead salate, the Custofns House and others. W23 called Ball was therefore intendent and vestrgan, and voiced a desirable model. It appears that treated. since about 1880 shipowners have
gation and Sunday School children age as already given in an earlier man's eyes, to get the image of the
WHY, been" contracting cut" of their..... A foreigner residing at the Walmsley had done or the Church.
of what both the fajor and Mrs. report of the proceedings..
Hendricus Johannes van Grol; fifth
The reporter looked hard at the From the Stationery Office for liabilities under the Common Law, by Shanghai Astor House who has been Major Walmsley étably, responded engineer, gave an account of the old man, to see if he were joking about ARE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES threepence may be got the report of clauses in their Bills of Lading. The in the habit of appearing at the expressing his grtitude for the disturbances. He heard the crowd such a solemn subject, but he seemed quite serious. It was then that the Dud. 126. The frst thing you will as coverable by insurance, but object turbance almost daily recently was Andrew's to disse and himself handed over to them by eight o'clock reporter came to the conclusion Winte apparently one of the out- notice is the difference between the to the shipowners evading carriers taken to the mental ward by the when they first cale to the Colony, that they might "hang them and that he was unlikely to be growths of modern slang "boczè” minute of appointment, or the re- ricks. Where shipowners enjoy a police on Monday, Dr. Bryson having ference, and the descriptive title, virtual monopoly, they are able to certified that his mind is unbalanced. Paul Chater, CMG Mr. R. Packham
Among those pesent were Sir throw them overboard.\
of material assistance in catching the has a poligree which antedates the Mr. Graham Perdue, assistant sup- murderers. Probably the detectives pyramids an ancestry which would The Imperial Shipping Committee impose their own terms, and the was appointed to investigate all shipper has no real freedom of con-
Mr. W. G. Simpson Mr. A. W. Smith, erintendent of police, gave evidence who have the case in hand will agree. seem to insure for it a life, lar beyond The unveiling of the zonument Mr. A. E. Farrell and Mr. T. Aroit as to an "identification parade" of
the historic moment when the enact- matters related to imperial contract. The Imperial, Committee to the seven Tokyo boys who were Previous to the meeting, a photo
ment of the Eighteenth Amendment mrications, with special reference decides that tere is a prima facie killed in the war which has been graph of the Sunday School children the men before the Court, and Sub-
the United States Constitution: Inspector Spear spoke to arresting ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE relegated the product itself to the to the site and type of ships, and the case for the legislation asked for by erected in the grounds of the British was taken in the Chirch enclosure,
land of memory, maki capacities of harbours." More ex- the shippers. The contracting car Erabassy, took place on May 24
Mr. Wakeman said he had no plicitly its functions were to in- tier ought to be responsible for the The monument is described as a
As far back as the days of Joseph, further evidence he took it the de
the drink known as boozah, or boozeh: vestigate complaints with regard to negligence of his servants. Pilferage simple shaft of hard Japanese slate,
was a favourite with the boatmen freights, facilities, and conditions, cannot be covered by insurance since rgb-bews at the back, with a HOTEL MANSIONS SOLD. fence could not be called upon until and to make recommendations for the underwriters have refused to scription.
polished space. In front for the in-
the requisition for extradition was MR. MOK KONG SANG'S GIFT
whose craft plied the long reaches of the co-ordination and improvement accept more than 75 percent of it
received.
the Nile. History throws but little At a recent meeting of the Stylight, upot és origin, but it appears Mr. Le thought it would be con venient to make submissions for the Stephen's College Council it to fave been imported from Nubia, announced that Mr. Mok Kong Sant and is mentioned by Herodotus and defence, without waiting for the rehad offered through the Hon. Chan other early writers as a species of quisition, but also without waiving Stu Ki, a member of the Council, to beer with a fairly high alcoholic com the objection, already raised, to the present to the College the sum of tent. The preparation of this be
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of such facilities with regard to the They did this (11 to make shippers
Shantly to leave the Colony ype, size, and speed of ships, depth pack more carefully, and (2) to make after a redence here of 30 years water in docks and channels, con- shipowners supervise their servanta is Mr. Evan Ormiston 'who bas for traction of harbours, etc. Looking more effectively. The Committee some time been connected with the only at the title, the report deals, does not believe that such legislation bit and bullion broking firm of with the limitation of shipowners would help foreign competition Our Messra Stewart Bros. Mr. Ormiston, All rumours regarding the sale of case being beard in the absence of $2,000 to establish a scholarship average was simple in the extratze, a Iability by clauses in Bills of Lading, chief competitors have similar laws, who was for many years manager Hotel Mansions will be put at rest by the requisition. He and Mr. D-St. Stephen's College to be used in fact that was doubtless responsible and on certain other matters relating i forbidding contracting out" of the local branch of the Mercantile the announcement lo-day that the Almada hoped to satisfy the Court reduction of school fees for students for at least a portion of its popular- to Bills of Lading" It is us if a On commercial grounds they believe Bank of India Lid has filled the Unton Insurance Solety of Cantor that the evidence heard amounted to of naridw・ meas preparing for ity. Badley-bread was to crumbled, convocation of bishops had under the legislation desirable. As to impositions of Worshipful Master of Ltd, has purchased the property from very little, that no extraditable is entrance to the University of Hong- mixed with water, strained and al- Baked to discuss the infiance of the perial uniformity, they consider the the Victori Lodge of freemasons the Hongkong Hotel Co. Ltd. for had been proved, and that an exagge, kong
Kate Pekowed to ferment, and the statements Holy Sput on Politice, and produced advantages manifes, and attach and Chairman of the Hongkong Club. $1,300,000. It la understood that theated view of the case had been taken The College Cooral accepted the made by Herodotus have been/con- Union Insurance Sodefy made the report in the salarise of the clergy rouch weight" to it. They finally re There have been further develop purchase in order tecure, farther by the oficers of the ship.
generous gift, and directed that the Beesd try the finding, in some of the However, examination of the text commend the Canadian Water Car-ments in connection with the day accommodation owing to the growth The Kegiatante: Very well, you scholarship should be called after the ancient tombs at Thebes of line.
ires a better impression than the zinge of Goods-Act of 1910 as the light robbery at Humphrey's Building, of its business,
name of the donor "The Mok Kong jars winch contamed the dried bat want to argue that tle, which should have been the model for the uniform imperial law, on June 12, when four semed men
still distinguishable remains of mis Mr. Lo. Yes, but not now: We Sang Scholarship."
This gia is but one among several | primitive barley-deer-17 Shirking of Shipowners Liabilities, subject to three provisions which will entered one of the flats and robbed
would like you to fr a day when we For the Government is urged to be found in the abefract printed the amah and houseboy of a couple In an article in the Revte des have had time to go through the
given by Mr. Mok in aid of booz sted thro follow other Goverments in tanking elsewhere in this issue. The Com- of gold rings. It is now thought Dear. Mondes, M. Louis Betilio, an evidence in detail
In the Colony. sunil and void the stipulations ship- mistes say that "the prevalence of that the fobbery may have been accepted authority claims to have ME D'Almada commented on the owners have been inserting in con- the demand for uniformity is due to service at the flat on May 31 after a of Cardinal, Richelied, which had whom all the trouble arose, had not
instigated by an amab who left proved that the famous Memoirs
fact that the Javanese, cook about tracts to carry, Chambers of Com the fact that Bills of Lading have quarrel with the present armah whom always been accepted an merce everywhere have passe re-sen varied by shipowners without he is alleged to have threatened cute chronicla, of the reign of the man was omborde the Court.
been called, although, he understood; His evidence prons about it, and the protection adequate notice and consultation with harm Meanwhile, the house boy, Louis XIII,, were written, tot by the Wakeman said he did not
on the of ships as sgainst shipowners is shippers in the various parts of the who is suspected of complicity to the cardines (long Tfer his deathi
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