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BEFORE MB. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
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ASSAULT.
The cook of the steam launch Kwong Tune was charged with nesaulling a üreman ou board that vessel while she was lying in Yaumati Bay ou Monday,
the afternoon of February 25th ke wont to | defendant's house and told him he had $800 in cash sud vequotol the defendant to loud bit the $1,200 necessary to make up the $2,00, which defendant agreed to do on his sigoing promissory note After the monies were paid over a man ostered the room and said to the defendant--"I have a message for you: it is important." The defendant before leaving told the complainant it was an argout matter that eallet him and said he would return shortly. The complainant waited all that Inspector Macdonald stated that as the result evening, and wil sien a.m. next morning at of a quarrel the cook seized a chopper, with the defoulant's bouse, but Wong did pot which he attacked the fireman. He slashed retura. He was informed that defendant
had receised a mira him wuder the chin, making a deep wound, and
calling him to Can- had the blow fallen an inch lower, it must have tou, as his mother was . Complainant than Im«fh bonga and did not meet resulted in the fireman's death; as it was he hed
defendant again until some time within the last to be removed to hospital, and the cook was
fortnight, who beamo neroas him in the floo arresti 1.
It is anticipated that three works will lapte of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist Thore he before the complainant will have recovereked the defendant about his mouer and shares, sufficiently to appear in Comet, so his Worship and the defendant told him to call at his house at four o'clock that afternoon. He called at: adjourned the case.
defondant's promine at the appointed hour, bat to his surprise was informed that Wong had tol roturned from the country. The cota plainant waited for some time, but the defendant
Evidence was led and the case adjourned.
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His Worship found the deflat ordered him to be detained for 18 receive twelve strokes of the birch.
HELLING SLY OROS,
rully and end to
At a meeting of shareholders in the Muza-
who was elected chairman, said the present board vegardo | Hemselves as much a committee of in- spretion as a bord of company directors, end the thought it would be better to lay before the forhidees the result of their investiga tions. Unless he had stepped in in December and asked the shareholders to remove the (wo managing diretors the basiness must have to a maudill. The company was then In an expenditure of considerably committe over £100 for a muraler of shops, which Inspector Richie informed his Worship that
would not.covero, tenth of the ground covered the police sent a már will a marked coin to
He knew that all thote travellers purchase ten cents worth of the beverage. Hagents.
and representatives were going to leave at the {returned with the samhin, and on one of the
defendants being arrested the moung was formed to push theic shops and disgusted the beglong of this your, and the aggressive means in his possession.
Ip Lang sod Fung Mau, coolies employed at the Mavalvard Extension, were charged as the instance of Inspector Ritchie with rolling ants- ehiu on the works without a licenca,
The coolien were ordered to pay a fhre of $10 enoli.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR SUMMONED.
Bergeant Aris proceeded against Song Leo, Government contractor, for blasting times at Kennedytown on April 5th without giving the usal signal
Sergeant Aris prosseutel, and Mr. H. J. Gordiuor (of Mr. 0. D. Thomson's offic) appeared for the defendant.
After hearing the evidence is Worship found the defendant guilty and ordered him to pay a five of 845,
TRESPASSING.
A native was charged with trespassing in the Kowloon Décka on Monday,
The evidenes showed that the defendant was
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gracers, whose help the business had been built up, and who were it-that time closing their accounts with the city hy v ry post. The lows barf bei an beavy that it would be impos copal, but the profis dusing the past year on sible to deal with it except by a reduction of
foreign trade, which had not been affected by these doings of home, had been sufficient to pay the debenture interest considerably more thm twins over, and he thought there was a cluneo of the company regaining its Ligh pruition. The report and secounts Werd adopted.
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discovered in the Docks by a Europeau. Ho that where it is pleasant, nucens, THE
had a letter in his possession purporting to be from a ship's captain to pomebody in the Docks, but which was written by a Chinaman,
His Worship considered that the defendant went there to steal, and senteureci ki to three weeks' imprisonment with hard lahor nul six bours' stocks.
BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND
POLICE MAGISTRATE;.
INJECTING MORPHINK.
A riesha coolie was charged with injecting morphine into another coolie, and with being in pensossion of a quantity of the drap.
The defendant denied that the drug was morphine, and the case was adjourned in order that it might be examined.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCER.
Wong Yu-ting was charged with obtaining the sum of $2,000 from another native by false preteuces.
Mr. F. X. d'Almads o Castro prosecuted, aud Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Gris) represented the defondant,
Mr. Almuda, in opening his case, said the defendant budi oblained 8800 is esh and $1,200 in Chinese promissory notes. The complainant was the owner of certainkonsesin Hongkong, and on February 13tha nun named Chong Po-chenng called at his house with a view to renting honse No.7, Reclamation Street, Yannati, which pro- perty the complainant agreed to but ut a monthly rental of $27. On February 14th Chang Po-cheung went again to me the com- plainant and told him he had a friend wh wanted to purchase the house in question. The complainaut said he and better purchase the four houses in a lot for 818,000, and Cheng- said he would ses his friend about it al let the complainant know defuitely. On the
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offered. $16,000 for the houses, and ou February 17th be took the complainant to the defendant's house in Wing Lok Street, and the defoudrat increased his offer to $16,8W, which the complainant said he would consiler. On February 21st Cheng Po-cheung and another man called on the complainant and asked him to visit the defendant. The complainant wear, and in the course of conversation the defendant told him that he was one of the agents for the Conton-Hsakow railway. After producing some documents to consues complainant of Lis proof ho asked him to fake some shares in the Company, promising him that if he subscribed for 2,000 he would do his almost to got the complainant appointed an assistant director, from which office to would earn a certain income every year in addition to the profits from dividerds on the shares. Complainant then gaid ho had not sufficient funds volas he sold these four houser. On the 241 February Cheng Po-cheung sgain took the complaiamit to the defendant's hous. On the way: they
met another man, who accompanied them. Ou the afternoob that day, while they wera inking over railway shares, another man online at the defendant's house and produced $2,000 from a tin cash box. Ho sil to the defendant in the presence of the others" Here is my $200; put mo down in your book as having subscribed, and do not forget to obtain for a diretorship in the Canton-Heukow railway." This was possibly meant as a bait for the complainuut to "k" op
the shares.
If is Worship-A perl of confidence tick? Mr. Almada→Yes.
Continuing. Mr. Almada Baid, that after receising
the money the defendant invited the four persons present to
have fout and drink at an eating house. While thy wr
of the meal the defendant spoke to partaking the comp'ainaut and advised him strongly to fake up the shares, saying that I would obtain a directorship for him. Complainant again pat him off. saying he hadn't the money, but the defendant advised him to try to fod $1.000, and atin (the defendant) would lend him the other $1,000. Complainant proptised to try, and on
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