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man saw me he ran away, and I gave chase. I, overtook and arrested him on suspicion of hav. ing illicit opium in his possession. He had three boxes of opium in his hand. I arrested him and was taking him to the Police Station. The three defendants came up and told me to let the man go said I would not. One of the defendants seized my queue from behind
down. and pulled
They kept and struck
on
me
me.
me
the ground
One of them took my revolver from its belt. I had several nasty wounds on the head and became insensible. When I came to myself I was in
the Police Station, and was sent from there to the Government Civil Hospital. The prisoner I was taking up escaped.
Police Sergeant Perkins gave evidence as to finding the last witness lying on the ground about 300 yards from the Police Station in an exhausted" condition.-Dr. Laing, assistant
Superintendent of the Government Civil Hos
pital, testified as to proceeding to the New He Territory and examining Tan Ching. found his head much swollen and from ten to fifteen stab wounds on his head and face.
Both upper eyelids were out. He had also minor wounds on both hands. His life was not at any time in danger from his wounds. From the injuries he received he (the doctor) came to the conclusion that the lukong had been attacked with a
view to putting out both his eyes, but he saved himself by his activity.
After taking the prisoners' statements, His Worship committed them for trial at the next Criminal Sessions,
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.
H.E. the Governor has provisionally appoint- ed Mr. C. McI. Messer to be a Police Magistrate in the New Territory till further notice; and Mr. S. B. C. Ross a Police Magistrate at Hong- kong and Assistant Superintendent of Police vice Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher has been provisionally appointed Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils vice Mr. 8. B. C. Ross; and Mr. G. N. Orme Assistant Registrar General and Deputy of Marriages vice Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher. HE. the Governor, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed Mr. R. H. Crofton to be Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office vice Mr. M. J. Drayson.
A CHINESE PIRATE.
Before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz at the Police Court on Mar. 7, Mr. R. A. Harding, on behalf of the Chinese Government, made application for the extradion of Ma Choi Ko, who is alleged to be one of the notorious pirates of the west river, and to have held up the Hok Li junk which used to run between the Kwong Ning district and the Sze Win_district in the pro- vince of Kwang Tung. He, with five other pirates, held the occupants of the junk up with revolvers, and relieved them of $128 odd and various items of clothing,
thus
Evidence having been adduced, His Worship, after administering the usual caution, asked defendant if he wished to make any statement.
Defendant said :-On the 15th May of last year I went to Canton. I returned to Kwong Ning on the 8th December. Yau Tai Fong is an elder of the village next to mine. I have known him since childhood. The Chinese authorities were pressing him to produce the offenders in this piracy. He could not find оде of any of them, so he said I was
innocent making the them,
suffer. He came to Hongkong to look for the robbers, but not being able to find the real pirates he found the wrong eues. He kept my clansman Ma Wing, in the meeting house, and forced him to say that I was one of the robbers. I have never been in a gang in Kwong Ning City as he stated. On the 14th December of last year I quarrelled with Yau Tai Feng and on the 8th January I came to Hongkong. On the 17th January I was working in a Shanghai furniture shop here when Yeung Lak..of the Chinese constabulary, who was in longum with Yan Fai Fong, arrested me as the
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
man wanted. If a despatch had come down to say I was the man wanted, I would admit.
His Worship-You have been arrested here
and tried, because the Chinese Government have asked that you be handed over to them.
Defendant-In that case I had better be handed over.
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His Worship-I now commit you to Victoria You gaol to await the order of the Governor. will not be surrendered until the expiration of
fifteen days from the present date, and you have the right to apply to the Supreme Court for Habeas Corpus.
REGIMENTAL SPORTS,
THE 93RD BURMA Infantry,
The 93rd Burma Infantry held athletic sports on March 4th at the Kowloon Parade ground.
were
in-
H. E. the Governor and H. E. Major General Villiers Hatton, C.B., cluded among the spectators. A large crowd of Indians, and a fair number of Europeans
[March 11, 1905.
CHINA'S COMING CRISIS,
In its "Native Notes," the N.-C. Daily News
had this on March 1st:---
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A private letter from Peking states that the high officials in the Capital have only lately begun to recognise what has been patent to every one else outside Peking, that, with the close of the present war, China will have to very foundations of her independence and pass through a grave crisis threatening the that to avert anarchy and chaos the forces of the Empire must be well armed and prepared for emergencies and immediate service. In view of this, we learn, that there is now evident a feverish anxiety among Manchu Civil and Military officials in the Capital properly to arm the various Banner Corps organisations, Manchu as well as Mongol and Chinese (Hanchun) Bannermen, quartered in Peking and its immediate vicinity. Up to
or
the
middle of February, the authorities have President-Major S. G. Radcliff, Executive Committee-Major S. R. Stevens, Lieut. E.
succeeded in providing some twenty-eight battalions of Bannermen with either Manoli- Burd, Capt. W. H. Simpson and Jemadar
oher
Mauser magazine rifles, not Kirpal Singh. Judges Subadar Major Isar Singh and Jemadar Madat Khan. Time-keeper counting a force of some 7,000 Manchus who
Stevens. Starter-Lieut. -Major S. R.
have been equipped with these modern rifles since 1902. But it is stated on reliable authority H. W. F. Ricketts.
that at least 30,000 more magazine rifles are needed to arm these Banner Corps under men. would not be anywhere complete, and instruc tion, without which the defences of the capital witnessed the races. The band of the 93rd
tions have accordingly been telegraphed to the Burma Infantry took turn and turn about with the pipers of the same regiment playing selec-small-arms factories in the Yangtze provinces tions during the afternoon. The 93rd Burma to lase no time in making the rifles needed, whilst contracts are being made with foreign Infantry entered two teams for the recent Hockey Shield Competition, and these teams arms manufacturing companies for the im- Finally, it must be understood that the Banner competed in the final. A very interesting event mediate supply of many thousands more. on Saturday was dribbling the hockey ball.
been selected during the past eighteen months The competitors had to work around several troops under mention are only those who have to form the nucleus of a foreign-modelled little posts. The first heats were run off on
army for the protection of Peking, and Friday. Results of the various events are as
that if all the Banner Corps organisations (Manchu, Mongol and Hanchun, or Chinese) which are in existence be properly enrolled and armed, at least half a million more magazine rifles present to have the Banner regiments prepared will be needed. As far as can be learned at for immediate service, that is to say, by the middle of the coming summer, they will amount It must also be to nearly 45,000 of all arms. understood that neither Viceroy Yuan Shih- k'ai's nor General Ma Yu-k'un's foreign modelled forces are included in the foregoing. of these latter who of course are all of Chinese descent, there are according to reliable informa- tion, about 25,000 really useful and properly equipped month good officers over them. Besides these there are some 35,000 men of inferior disc line but good quality, and partially armed with modern weapons, only waiting to be properly trained and officered
follows:-
Dis-
THROWING THE CRICKET BALL-Sawan Shah. 1; Maji. 2; Mahomed Abdul, 3. tance: 85 yards 2 feet.
Harnam
LONG JUMP.-Nine competitors. Singh, 1; Narayan Singh, 2; Rel Singh, 3. Jump: 18 feet 4 inches.
QUARTER MILE. A flat race for recruits. Iman Din, 1; Ujagar Four competitors. Singh, 2; Gazan. 3. Time: 60 3/5 sec.
HALF MILE-In this event Bagah Singh and Ganga Singh, two old hands, gave the field 20 yards start.
Nine competitors. Narayan Singh, 1; Hari Singh, 2 Mota Singh, 3 Ganga Singh, 4.
Time: 2 minutes 14 4/5 seconds.
PUTTING THE SHOT.-Seven competitors. Sher Singh, 1; Prem Singh, 2; Ghulam Muhammad, 3. Distance: 31 feet 7 inches.
HUNDRED YARDS.-Narayan Singh and Mihan Singh scratch; Muhammad Abdul, 2 yards; remainder, 5 yards. Six competitors. Tmam Din, 1; Hari Singh, 2; Ganga Singh, 3. Time: 11 4/5 seconds.
DRIBBLING THE HOCKEY BALL.-Şix com- petitors. Sham Singh, 1; Mehtat Singh, 2; Channan Singh, 3.
QUARTER MILE.Open to British troops and the Navy. Seven competitors. The first three men all belonged to the 83rd Company Royal Garrison Artillery. Wilks 1; W. Brown, 2; H. Brown, 3. Time: 12 2/5 seconds.
QUARTER MILE.-Eight starters. Narayan Singh, 1; Muhammad Khan, 2; Iman Din, 3. Time: 58-4/5 seconds.
like their better-drilled comrades.
SMALL POX AT SHANGHAI. The Health Officer's Report (for January) to the Shanghai Municipal Council, said :——
During January the number of deaths among the foreign resident population was 16: there were in addition 7 deaths among non-residents.
Among the Chinese population the number of deaths during the month was 698.
Daring January the incidence of small-pox, HIGH JUMP.-Hay Notah Singh and Prem
so marked during the previous Singh, dead heat; Ujagar Singh, 3. Jump:|which was
months, considerably declined, though the cases, 5 feet 02 inch. Prem Singh had to allow one
both among Chinese and foreigners, remain of inch.
a severe type. Among the Chinese there were 189 deaths as against 315 last month. Among foreigners, however, there were 38 cases notified, QUARTER MILE.-Open to non-commissioned nine of which were fatal, compared with 31 officers and men of the Navy and Army.cases and five deaths last month. The cases Wood, R.G.A., 1; Wilks, B.G.A., 2; Broyd (H.M.S. Astraea), 3, Time: 62 2/5 seconds."
ONE MILE.-Six starters. Bagh Shah and Ganga Singh, scratch; remainder, 40 yards. Ganga Singh, 1; Mota Singh, 7; Muhammad Khan, 3. Time: 5 minutes 20 seconds
HUNDRED YARDS.-Open to officers of the Navy and Army and members of the Hongkong Club. Lieut. Seymour, R.N. (H.M.S. Albion), 1; Mr. Horney, R.N. (H.M.S. Vongeunce)., 2. Time: 11 4/5 seconds.
After a company relay race had been run, three cheers were given for Mrs. Hatton, who presented the prises.
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among foreigners have occurred among those imperfectly vaccinated and the great vaine of vaccination, repeated untál it no longer takes, has been amply demonstrated. There is so much small-pox infection every winter in China that vaccination should be repeated every All Chinese and also indigent | three years.
foreigners are vaccinated free of charge at the Health Office, No. 1, Hoaan Road, at 10 a.m. daily, 150 such vaccinations were done during the month. 5,000- taban; of vaccins, have been. sent out from the Laboratory: during the month. The small-por accommodation at the new Municipal Hospital. for infections dia