CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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SUPREME COURT.
24th February.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE Mr. J. SERCOMBE SMITH, (ACTING
~PUISNE JUDGE) and a Common Jury,
FORGERY.
Wong Sun Fan was charged upon three counts. The first charged him with having feloniously forged a certain promissory note dated the 5th September, 1896, for $1,000 purporting to be chopped with the chop of the Man Wo Shang firm as makers, with intent thereby to defraud, on the 5th Septem- *ber 1896, #The second count charged him with uttering the same promissory note, knowing the same to be forged, with intent to defraud; and the third count charged him with the embezzlement of $1,000 belonging to -the Man Wo Bhang firm,
The Attorney-General (Hon. W. M.Goodman) instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. L. Dennys) conducted the prosecution and Mr. HE. Pollock, instructed by Mr. H. Gedge (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master's
defence. office), appeared for the
The prisoner pleaded not guilty and the follow. ling jurors tried the case-Messrs. F. V. Friere, WA. Sparkes, F. D. Maclean, C. A. 8. dos Remedios, E. J. da Rocha, V. C. da Rocha, and J. Goodtmann.
The Attorney General explained that if the charges contained in the first two counts were found proved by the jury they should acquit upon the third count, as if the promissory note was a forgery the prisoner received no money upon it on account of his firm;it upon the other hand the promissory note was considered by the jury to be a bona fide one the prisoner must have received $1,000 on account of his firm for which he had never accounted. In this particular case the original apromissory note having been obtained by the prisoner from the possession of Mr. Ho Wyson after criminal proceedings had been commenced at the Police Court against himself and Chan Fook, the imaginary payee of the note, the pro- secution would have had some difficulty in proving the forgery had it not been that a copy of the note had been made and supplied to Mr. Hastings, who was acting for the Man Wo Shang in the suit in the Summary Jurisdiction hich was brought upon the note. This being so, and Mr. Pollock not objecting to secondary ovidence being produced, and the note having traced to the prisoner's solicitor and to produce having been given, there was difficulty in proving the contents of ged document and in obtaining satis
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aring of the case lasted all day and unanimously found the prisoner guilty gery and uttering a forged document,
the first two counts, called upon to say why judgment be passed upon him the prisoner trumped up case and denied forged document, a state nsistent with that of the that the prisoner money upon his own intention to defraud
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26th February,
IN ORIGINAL-JURISDICTION.
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BEFORE SIR J. W. CARRINGTON (CHIEF
JUSTION.)
TAM YAU CHUNG Y. WÒNĠ TSUK YAU AND ANOTHER,
In this case the plaintiff moved for the further considération of an administration suit. Mr. J. J. Franois, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Monusey), appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) represented the defendants.
His Lordship made a decree in accordance with minutes agreed upon between connsel on both sides and adjourned the further considera- tion of the matter with liberty to apply.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held at the offices on the 25th February. Hon. F. A. and there were also present-Hon. F. H. May Cooper (Director of Public Works) presided, (Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Ayres (Colonial Surgeon), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallum (Secretary).
MINUTES,
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
PLAGUE AT BOMBAY,
An official return from the General Depart- ment, Bombay, showed that from the 6th January to 19th January there were in Bombay 1,058 cases of plague resulting in 807 deaths.
SMALLPOX AT HYOGO.
From the 11th January to 3rd February there were 198 cases of smallpox in Hyogo re- sulting in 104 deaths.
MORTALITY STATISTICS,
For the week ended 18th February the death rate was 19.1 per 1,000 per annum, as against 30.8 for the corresponding period of last year. For the week ended 20th February the death rate was 17.8 as against 30.6 for the correspond- ing week of last year.!
SMALLPOX IN THE COLONY.
The following letter was laid on the table --
Sanitary Board Office,
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Hongkong, 24th February, 1897. Sir, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Board, the following statis- tical report of the cases of smallpox which have been reported during the current year. It will be seen that all the European cases, with the exception of one that occurred on board H.M.S. Centurion, were imported, while several of the Chinese cases were also imported; but in the great majority of these latter cases no infor- mation can unfortunately be obtained owing to the desertion of the patient by the friends as soon as the nature of the disease becomes ap- parent to them.
It will be seen that most of the Chinese cases have occurred in No. 9 Health District, which lies to the west of the Government Civil Hospital, and two of the Inspectors of Nui sances are at present engaged upon a house to house visitation of this district, and I beg to recommend that the western district defined by the Board as affected by smallpox under by-law 22 of the by-laws made under Ordinance 15 of 1894 on December 29th, 1896, be extended to Eastern Street on the East, High Street on the South, and the Eastern boundary of Inland Lot 797 on the West, I have the honour to be &c.,
FRANCIS W. CLARK, Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Clark's report showed that from 13th January to 24th February, inclusive, there were 96 cases of smallpox in the colony, that being the total for the current year Of these 24 were European oases, the remainder being Asiatics
The Board adjo
MASONIO QU
And St. John
The United Servic gave a highly suo on Friday evening. attended were His Excellency the Sir William Robinson, Buller, and Majör Ge The proceedings throng most enjoyable and every one of his utmost to ensure the pleasu of the numerous guests. Most wore regalia and so added conside picturesqueness of the tastefully and not
decorated masonic emblems, flags and banners, foliage, under the superintendence Cusack. The music was (supplied by of the Centurion and dancing was kep until the very early much too early thought-hours of the morning. nothing wanting to complete the anco dance and whether it was in the rooms, or in the card room, or in room the arrangements were in every thorough and therefore much appreciated.
The following was the dance programme
1-Quadrille
"Jolly Company 2.--Masonic Valse
“Grand Lodge. 3.-Schottische
"Chicago. 4.-Lancers
La Cigale.
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5.--Valse 6. Valse 7.-Quadrille
8.-Barn Dance» 9.-Valse
10.-Polka 11.-Lancers - 12.-Quadrille 18.-Valse 14.-Lancers 15. Schottische 16.-Valse 17.-Lancers 18.--Mazurka 19.-Valie 20.-Quardrille
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"Donan Wellen."
"Love's Story.
The Lily of Killarney.
Tola."
Eldorado. “Royal Navy' "Haddon Hall,
"Jack in the Green.
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Fair Nagasaki. "Minny Midnight. Twigger Vous P Ma Belle Adorée
Utopia
Diana.
La Serenata.
La Rosiere.
21.-Barn Dance."Dancing in the Barn. 22.-Circassian Circle
The General Committee was constituted as follows:-Worshipful Brothers WA. E. Hoile, W. C. H. Hastings, G. J. W. King, H. J. Watson, J. Lowrie, W. L. Ford, J. Bryant, J. Bilton, J. Andrews, and H. L. Stringer; Bro- thers D. Hall, H. B. Bridger, W. H. E. Smit W. Farmer, J. Bremner, W. G. Whybrow J G. Newbury, G. Watling, J. Cusack, W. Bur- gess, D. J. McKenzie, and R. Graham SW Hurst (Hon. Treasurer), Robert Harvey (Hon Secretary).
The arrangements were carried out by the following sub-committees:
INVITATION Wor. Bros. H. E. A Hoile, W. CH. Hastings, J. Bilton, H. J. W W. L. Ford, R. Harvey, and R.W Andrews, Ale
DANOK Wor. Bro. J. Bilton, Bros. Whybrow, D. J McKenzie, J. C. Newbury, and J. Cusack
DECORATION R.W. Bro. J. Andrews, Wor Bro. J. Bryant, Bros, H. B. Bridger, J. Cussol W. Farmer, and J. Burgess,
**Refreshments and Supper Wor Bros, GJ W. King, H. Le Stringer, Bros W. Farme R. Graham, G. Watling, S. W. Hurst, D. Hall. and W. HE Smith
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helped her wond ully she travelled 390 miles. It oured four days to reach Colombo from
- The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH said that half of the Chinese cases in the city.