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Defendant ingenuously pleaded that he simply picked the money off the ground and handed it to the complainant, who had him arrested for theft.
The excuse availed him nothing and he was sentenced to receive twelve strokes with the birch and to undergo 48 hours' detention in gaol.
THEFT FROM A DOCKYARD.
Wong Hong pleaded not guilty to stealing one spanner, value $15, the property of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, on the 6th inst., at Hung Hom.
David Reid, head watchman, said at twelve noon on the 6th he saw the defendant coming by the office, and thinking his actions suspicious, witness searched him and found the spanner hidden under his coat.
Defendant, who said he borrowed the spanner from another man, was sentenced to two months' hard labour.
WOMAN ARRESTS A THIEF.
Chen Kwok, 14, and Lam Yu, 17, found they had tackled more that their match when they attempted to get the better of Tang Luk Ngan, a seamstress. They were charged with stealing a jacket, value $2.50, on the 6th inst., from the complainant.
Tang Luk Ngan deposed that on Tuesday at 10 a.m. the defendants came with a jacket and asked her to sew it. Complainant put down the jacket she was working at to do as the ac- cused had requested, when the second defendant snatched the article and handed it to his com. panion, who made off. Witness caught the second defendant and held on to him until he was taken charge of by the police. First de- fendant was arrested shortly afterwards.
The second defendant received one month's hard labour, and his companion 14 days' hard labour and twelve strokes..
SUSPECTED TRIAD MAN AND ROBBER.
Lui Ng was charged with the crime of robbery within the jurisdiction of China. He pleaded not guilty, and the case was formally remanded until 14th November.
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whereupon he drew another knife-the one pro- | ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER- duced in court-and tried to use it. The first
SOLE HOSPITALS. knife was picked up by one of the defendant's friends. Witness told him to drop the weapon, and he put it under his belt. There was a general meleo.
The first defendant said the knife shown him was not his. It was put in his pocket by some. one. The second accused admitted trying to rescue his companion.
His Worship fined the first defendant $10 or one month's hard labour, and the second 85 or 14 day's hard labour. The fines were paid.
MORE CHILIANS IN TROUBLE.
Two other sailors from the same ship engaged rickshaws on Wednesday evening, and after keeping the vehicles for hours and driving pretty nearly all over the place, refused to pay. At least, so the two rickshaw coolies averred.
The first complainant said his man engaged the rickshaw at seven p.m. and kept it until eleven p.m., when he maguanimously offered the complainant 30 cents. This the latter very naturally refused to accept, demanding more, and when the defendant refused to comply, complainant had him arrested.
The second coolie had a similer tale of woe, with the substantial difference, however, that his man had no money at all to pay for his four hours' ride. The 30 cents, offered to the first complainant by the first defendant was intended as payment for both hires.
Both defendants contended that they had the rickshaws for half an hour only, for which period the first defendant offered his coolie 30 cents, as payment for the two hires. On the coolie's rejecting this sum, the defendant added 10 cents., and this offer being also rejected, the defendants refused to pay anything, preferring to go to the police station.
His Worship sided with the coolies, and ordered the defendants to pay them 50 cents. 1 compensation each.
PEAK GAMBLERS.
Still they came. Lance-Sergeant Kerr There was a second charge against the de- rented a house at the Peak at about eleven fendant that of being a member of an unlaw-o.clock on Wednesday evening, arrested nine ful society-namely, the Triad Society-on the gamblers. As in previous similar cases, the 30th ult. at Tai Hang. He pleaded not guilty worthies were caught with evidences of their to this charge also, and was remanded for a guilt on all sides, in the shape of dice, cards, week, bail of $1,000 being allowed.
stakes, etc.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
Tsang Yun San, for the unlawful possession of seven pieces of clothing at Tokowawa, on the 7th inst., regarding which he could give no satisfactory explanation, was sont to prison for 14 days.
Chan Yan, a boatman, got the option of pay- ing a fine of $5 or going to prison for 14 days for having in his possession a quantity of coal reasonably supposed to have been stolen.
Thursday, 8th November.
BEFORE ME. HALLIFAX,
USING A KNIFE.
Gabriel Gomez and Defin Ajeda, able seaman on the Chilian man-of-war General Boquedano, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 7th inst.
All the accused pleaded guilty. The first man-to whose charge was laid the ad- ditional offence of keeping the house for purposes of gambling-was fined $25, with the alternative of three months' imprisonment, and the others $3 each, or 10 days in gaol.
REFUSING TO BE DISMISSED.
Chan Fat, a grown man, yesterday received orders from his father to dismiss Chan Po, a little fellow of 13. Chan Po absolutely re- fused to be discharged, and assaulted Chan Fat.
The complainant stated that the defendant was his father's cook. On Wednesday he called him from the kitchen and told him his services were dispensed with. The defendant refused to go, and the complainant put his hand on the defendant's arm to show him to the door, when the latter cut him twice on the eye with a knife he fetched from the kitchen.
Complainant's father said he heard a noise in the kitchen, and on going there found the com. plainant and the defendant fighting. His son was struck with something thrown by the de- fendant, and wounded on the eye. Both parties had all along been rather troublesome.
Chinese Constable 296 said that at noon on Wednesday he was on duty in Queen's Road Central. Hearing a disturbance in the direction of Ship Street, he went there and found a large crowd collected. In the centre the two defen. dants were fighting with other men. The first Defendant pleaded that the complainant push- defendant was brandishing a knife. Witnessed him about when he told him to go. Defen- arrested him, and was immediately set up on by dant, in self-defence, threw a bowl at the com the second defendant, who tried to rescue plainant, who, in evading the missile, struck his his companion. In this he probably would head against a frame and cut it.
have succeeded but for the assistance of two Europeans. Both defendants were finally secur- ed and taken to the station.
John Law, an overseer in the Public Works Department, said the knife produced in Court- a murderous looking weapon-was the one that the first defendant was brandishing. Witness told him to drop it, but instead of doing so he rushed with it at witness, who hit out, catching the man on the jaw and dropping him. Another European helped witness and the lukong. De- fendant number two tried to effect a rescue, and was also taken into custody.
The second European said the knife produced in court was not the one flourished by the first defendant. When the last witness struck him, the knife fell from the first defendant's hand,
Defendant was sentenced to receive six strokes with the birch and to undergo twenty-four hours' detention in gaol.
THE CHARGE AGAINST A WARDER. R. M. Bevis, a warder in Victoria Gaol, was brought up on remand charged with neglecting his duties on the 2nd inst.
Evidence was heard from Chief Warder Eagan, and the case was again remanded until the 9th.
For the convenience of the foreign residents of Tientsin, it is reported that the N. Y. K. steamers on the North China line will call at Tongku as formerly. The new arrangement wasto be first carried into practice by the Genkai maru, which was expected to leave Nagasaki on the 2nd inst. for North China.
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H.K.F.C. V. H.M.8. ARGONAUT." On the 3rd inst., at Happy Valley, the Hong kong Football Club met a team from H.M.S Argonaut. There was a fairly good gathering of spectators. The teams were:-
H. K. F. C:-J. M. McMurtrie, goal; H. W. Looker and W. H. Russell, backs; W. W., Clark, A. M. Beattie, and J. G. Smith, half- backs; J. E. Lee, E. J. C. Anderson, T. Yule, S. L. Jenkins, and W. Rutherford, forwards.
H. M. 8. Argonaut:-Robinson, goal; Mor- rison and Ernsley, backs; Jarman, Hodge, and Rickaly, half-backs; Callighan, Stevens, Paton, Phillips and Lindsay, forwards.
Referee Mr. W. H. Howard. The Argonauts kicked off, and Callighan securing the ball, piloted it well inside the home team's defences. Bad judgment,
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Argonauts & likely opening, Callighan sending the leather too far to "starboard." Lee got the ball when it was kicked out, and it now looked as though first point was to fall to the home team. He carried it well away, dribbling well and passed to Yule. The latter was crowded," however, and a fate similar to Callighan's befel Yule's ball-a bye. Callighan, who appeared to be in capital form, again got on to the leather, from a foul kick from touch-line and shot splendidly. Looker tried to save, but kicked into his own goal, and Stevens, on the alert, sent the ball into the net and secured first goal for the navy men. The ball was centred and passed to Lee. A capital exhibition of com- bined play between the home team's forwards was now given. Lee passed to Anderson, and sprinting well up the field, had a return pass
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