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It was also contended by Mr. Reeos that the words opened, kept, or used in the definition of the expression common gaming house means habitually used. I am of opinion, judging from the documents, chops, and paraphernalia which were put in, that Tez fa had been carried on for some time past in the said Cheung Man" shop.
It was further contended by Mr. Reece that Taz fu was not a lottery within the meaning of the definition of lottery in the Gambling Ordinance. 1891, as it was not determined by
lot or chance." and that the existence of the Taz fa tai brought it within the rule laid down in the cases of Caminada v. Hulton, 69 L J.M.C. 126, Hall v. Cox, 1899, 1 Q.B. 199, and Stoddard v. Sagar, 1895, 2 Q.B.D. 474. The first and third of the said cases were in connection with the selection of winning horses. Hall v. Cox was with reference to a prize which was offered for a correct prediction of the number of births and deaths in London during a named week.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
disturbance aroso amongst the passengers.
is the sincere wish of all who can ap
Mast produced a revolver, and on witness approaching, preciste a keen and sporting criokotor. another man struck him over the head with a and Krickenbeek made merry for a while before pole, partly stunning him. Along with a large the latter loft for a dashing 56, suggestive of number of passengersaud fokies, witness was then some of his displays earlier in the season. Hong. dragged down below and thrown into the after-kong, howover, is a demoralising place, we hear. hold. When it was nearly dark, the imprison Smith saw Mast go for 19 in which there were ed men were called up one by one. Witness, on only three 4's, and himself hit up 26 which coming up out of the hole. was seized and included five 4's. Lumb and Dexter rattled searched. He could not recognise any of those up 40 batween them, and Mackenzie whip. who searched him, as they had their faces covered ped in, but did not stay long enough to with cloths held in place by their queues. After givo Lamb a chance of increasing his woll got
B3 not out. being searched, he was pushed into the forehold.
In arrears of 145, the Ruggers and where he found a number of passengers and Sockers went in to bat a second timo at 4.25, and fokies. They were then covered up. The lost 6 mon for 94 when stumps were drawn at launch was kept going till after midnight, | 5.15. Mackenzie bowled well and took 5 wickets when she was run aground. Witness then | for 50 ruus, of which 16 were scored by John- heard £ noise on dock, which gradually son in his last over. This batsman availed him- ceased, and a quarter of an hour later self of early escapes to run up a finely hit 55 ho and the others ventured on deck. There not out, composed of twelve 4', a two and five was no one about, but a great many boxes singles. For those who survivo the ordeal of and bundles were lying about. Two sampans next Friday evening, a match is arranged for were missing from the ship. Witness know the 1st December between the R. W. F. and an the Canton river well. The place where the oloven of the Club. We hope our Scottish launch lay was between two and three hours friends will be discreetly hospitable towards the distant from Canton. Witness set about right. combatants. Non-combatants will have to bear ing the launch, and succeeded in getting her the brunt for once. On Saturday, 8th Decom- off the beach at 1.30 on the following morning ber, the Hills will play the Plains most probably. -twenty-four hours later.
For definitions of these terms apply to the Hon. Sec.
In all these cases the selection depended in a great measure on the exercise of skill, know ledge, and judgement.
I find as a fact that Tez fa is a lottery depend- ing entirely upon chauce, and therefore it comes within the definition of the word lottery in the Gambling Ordinance, 1891.
I therefore convict the defendants of the first charge, and order each of them to pay a fine of $250, in default of which two months' imprisonment with hard labour. I further order that the money found in exhibit C and the imple- ments of gambling be forfeited to the Crown.
The charge of assault is not made out to my satisfaction. I therefore find the first, second, and third defendants not guilty on the second and third charges.
The Li-u-mun case was finally disposed of at the Magistracy on the 29th ult. when the fourth charge arising out of the raid ended in the conviction of the defendants, Mr. Recce, who appeared for them, tendering a plea of guilty.
The three masters were fined $100 and the others $5 each.
One of the defendants was further charged with taking a leading part in the assault upon the police at the time of the raid. He WILS arrested outside the precincts of the court on the 31st October, at the third hearing of the caso.
The Magistrate, after hearing evidence, said he was not satisfied as to the identity of the defendant, and although he would deal most severely with any case of assault upon the police, in the present instance there was an element of doubt, and he was inclined to give the defen- dant the benefit of it and let him go.
THE "PERSEVERANCE"
PIRACY.
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Mr. Hays then cross-examined. Witness was steering when the disturbance among the pas sengers arose. The man who pointed a revolver at him had then no covering on his face. He did not see either of the prisoners in the hold. It was dark, and he could not recognise any of the people in either the after or fore holds. The prisoners might have been amongst those im. prisoned in the holds. He could not swear that either of the defendants was the man who pointed the revolver at him or who struck him on the head with the pole. Neither did he recognise them amongst the pirates.
A seaman from the Perseverance gavo corro- borative evidence, after which the hearing was adjourned, being continued on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. V. H.K.F.C.
On the 24th ult. a start was made in this match about 11.30, but the play before tiffin was of somewhat a desultory nature. The Cricket Cub XI. took the field and began the attack with Smith and Dorchill, who met with success which was immediate and continuous. In fact the demand for bats-
men
was greater than the supply, and the forenoon was passed in a manner suggestive as much of a meadow as of a cricket field. The victims falling short about ten minutes to one o'clock, an early adjournment for tiffin was made. After the interval, the eleventh footballer was in evidence and the moribund innings was revived for a quarter of an hour. The heary
Ching Yan and Leung Kwa were brought up on remand before Mr. Hazeland at the Magis-scorers of last week lot the parent club down tracy on the 27th ult., charged with piracy on the high seas on the 25th of October, when by force of arms they seized the launch Perseverance and piratically did steal the fittings and tackle of the said ship, to the value of $30,000, and money, jewellery, and clothing, the property of the passengers and crew, to the value of $10,128.
Captain Superintendent May prosecuted and Mr. Hays defended.
Mr. May-Your Worship, in this case the de- fendants are charged with piracy on the high seas, and I beg to apply for their discharge on that charge. Their extradition has been applied for, and they will be re-arrested when they leave the dock on a charge of robbery within the jurisdiction of the Chinese Empire.
The defendants were accordingly discharged, and re-arrested on leaving the dock.
The charge, as amended, was to the effect that the two defendants had committed the crime of robbing passengers on board the steam launch Perseverance on the 25th October, off the island of Ching ('hau, within the jurisdiction of China.
The defendants again tendered a plea of not guilty.
The coxswain of the Preseverance was the first witness called. He stated that when the Perseverance left Macao at one o'clock on the 25th there were about fifty passengers on board. All went well till about three o'clock, when a
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lightly, making between them only 13 as com pared with their former combined total of 299. It must be gratifying to them both to be able to reserve themselves for big occasions and to know that by their offorts the H.K.C.C. gained another victory this season.
Wo did not count more than four catches missed befors Did any the 20 had gone up on the board! one see any more? Hooper knocked up n valuable 17 until a lob insinuated itself between
his legs into his wickets. Noble got a mn. tilated 6 and Hill, as usual, hit hard and scored rapidly. The same pair bowled unchanged throughout the innings of 75. Now you can't put the collapse down to Smith's bowling, which (however judicious or judicial it may be) from the Pavilion and the scorer's hut, and the ladies tent, and the Club verandah, looks as plain and simple as can be. You should see how fellows punish him in practice at the wickets; but in the middle of the ground it is quite another tale apparently. Really, we don't know why the F.C. crumpled up as it did, even though it was not playing at full strength. Dorehill earned more wickets then he took. When the cricket club batted, Waymouth opened well by dismissing two strong batsmen for 10 runs off his bowling. Dorehill and Krickenbook hit the sting out of his trundling and also Higgon's, and between them added about 100 when the Major left for a well played 41. Misfortune persists in dogging Langhorne. However, "better luck
Appended are the scores and analysis : —
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1. K. C. C.
First Innings.
F. Maitland, at Wall, b Smith
R. D. Anderson, 1.b.w., b Smith A. G. Ward, b Dexter
J. Hooper, b Smith
J. F. Noble, e Dorchill, b Smith D. Wood, b Smith
J. A. Woodgates, c Krickenbeck, b Dore-
hill
R. B. Johnson, R.W.F., b Smith
16
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17
2
21
H. Hill, R.W.F., c Dorehill, b Smith Capt. E. G. Waymouth, R.A., b Dorchill G J. Higgon, R.W.F., not out
Extras
Total...
Second Innings.
1
5
75
Woodgates, o Kriokenbeek, b Mackenzio 0 Wood, a Wall, b Mackenzio
Higgon, b Mackenzio
Hill, é Lumb, b Mackenzie
Hooper, b Mackenzie
6
0
Krickenbook
11
55
10
Total (6 wickets) ............
04
8
Anderson, e Dorchill, Johnson, not out Noble, not out.
Extras
H. K. C. C.
Capt. Wall, I.M.S., b Waymonth Burgoon Nimmo, R.N., 1.b.w., b Waymouth 7 Major Dorchill, e and b Noble Lieut. Krickenbeek, c Hill, b Noble Capt. Langhorne, R.A., b Noble E. Mast, Hill
Lieut. Lumb, not out
T. Sercombo Smith, b Hill
431
56
0
19
13
26
Rev. J. A. Dexter, e Waymouth, b Higgon 27 A. Mckenzie, b Woodgates
Extras
Total
The Club played only tan men.
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
22
220
H. K. F. (. First Innings,
Sercombe Smith
Dorchill
0. 10
M.
2
10 1
47
Mackenzio Krickenbeek
Second Innings.
12
3 50
7 1
18
0 16
0
H. K. C. C.
0.
м.
14
1 47
12
41
12
55
13
53
1
Mant
Higgon Waymouth Noble Hill
Woodgates
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