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with being in unlawful possession of 251 tools. of dross eplam. The drag was discovered concealed in a bucket under some pig-wash. His Worship imposed fine of $128, the alternative being three months' imprisonment.
matting, which presumably come under the heading of "manufactures of straw, grass, tc.," will bear a duty increased by 16 per cent. On the whole the influence of the tariff on the trade of China does not seem likely to be highly detrimental, The fundamental idea of the measure has been
Two prosecutions for Infringing the exclusive based on the essential principle of reducing rights of the Postmaster-General by bringing import duties on the necessaries of life, and stamped letters into the Colony were heard fostering American manufactory by Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy poster- increasing the duties on articles of luxury fest charge was against the compradors of the day, when Bergeant Wilson prosovnted. The and on products more economically man na. Tak Hing, who was defended by Mr. P. factured elsewhere than in the United Sydenham Dixon (of Mr. K. A. Harding's States. Imports from China being largely office). Mr. Diron raised the defence that the of the nature of raw material and defondsat did not know the letters vers on board goods that cannot be produced in the all he found them in his room. His Worship United States therefore escape lightly.
recorded a conviction and imposed a fine of $25. A similar fine was imposed upon a former from Canton who brought letters into the Colony by theas. Hoi Tang.
A matter of importance to importers generally is the drastic provision of the new measure relating to invoices, methods of valuation, especially in relation to con. signed merchandise, and the increased powers of the boards of appraisers. This amendment_couple fifty pages in the Bill, and one of the writers who contributs to the Tric Supplement, says: "Those who are familiar with consular invoices will find the new forms contain clauses which are in tended to check almost every discovered method of avoiding the payment of just duties that long experience with tariffs has evolved." A good deal of anxiety seems to have been created abroad, and it may be shared even in Hongkong and Chian, by the following provision which delno the actual market value of an article :-
The case in which fear stives were charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy with stealing four cases of opium from the ga. Kui Sung was again mentioned yesterday. Mr. W.
L. Shenton (of Mosere. Deacon, Looker and Descon), prosecuted, Mr. Crowther Smith (of Mezera. Almada and Smith) appeared for the first and fourth defendants, Mr. F. C. Barlow (of Mésors, Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) ap- peared for the second, while the third accused was undefended. Partion of the svidence was heard, and the case was again adjourned. understand that a special session of the Criminal Court will be called to decide the case when the Kat Sag again arrives in port.
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HONGKONG, AUGUST 10TH 1909.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 19th August.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Beroux Tas Chiny Justice (Siz F. PIGGOTT).
The Attorney-General-They must be unanis moms in a capital charge.
His Lordship-They minst be unRDÍmons. The Attorney-General-They must retira again.
His Lordship-You cannot push this. Reallys there is no shadow of a case:
The Attorney-General-I feel very strongly the other way. The matter is out of my hands,
His Lordship. You have done your best. either return a
The Attorney-General-The jury must Your Lordship was naked by the foreinan verdict or be discharged,
fast the jury can always return a verdict of whether there was no alternative to a verdict of murder which carries death. As a matter of manslaughter.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD MURDED. Only one case was sot down for trial at the August session, Wong Yuk Sheung, being indicted for the murder of a fellow-workman at Taikoo Dockyard on July 9th. Prisoner pleaded
the Crown, Mr. J. W. Orr, instrusted by Mr. not guilty. Sir Henry Berkeley, K., in stracted by Mr. Dennys, conducted the case for 1. W. Gardiner, appearing for the defence, while Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, from the office of
His Lordship-Yes, but not on the facts. Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, attended Sir Henry Berkeley-The facts are for the in the interests of the relatives of the prisoner.jary-not for the Court. It is within their The jury was ompanelled as follows:-Meers, competency to return a verdict of manslaughter C. W. Longuet (foreman), F. G. Carroll, A. E. if they think it consistent. McCallum, Ears Abraham, C. H. Lyson, H. Pemberton, and G. A. Dia
The Attorney-General stated that the docens
of and the prisoner were fellow-workmen, and
His Lordship--I think it would be in- consistent with their duty if they did so on these facle.
The ForemanIf we can bring in a verdict of We
they were engaged on the ship Hanychow, themanslaughter we can consider it again. in dock for repairs. The deceased and one of will be animons, the witnesses were working inside the cahin rivetting and the prisoner and another man manslaughter I should ask you to return to His Lordship-If you brought a vordiet of who had disappeared were employed outside. The deceased received a blow on his head
your room and reconsider it.
The Attorney-Genioral-On the facts there is no ression why we should not have a verdict of manalaughter.
His Lordship-It is impossible on your foots. strike the other. It is competent for the jury. The Attorney-General-One man ja seem te
with. to retura a verdict of manslaughter if they
which fractured his skull and caused his death some few hours later. There was no dispute between the Crown and the prisoner as to the fact that the deceased received a blow which caused his death. There was no dispute with that hammer that the blow was struck. between the Crown and the prisoner that it was Nor was there any dispute that it was. the prisoner who esused the blow, but the issue the evidence for the Crown is consistent, but to the manner in which the blow was struck sistent it is impossible that I should accept suck between the Crown and the prisoner was as where the stories told by two witnesses are incon- and recaited.
The prisoner in his defence
His Lordship-Ingres on these facts: where
a verdict, I cannot exercise any force over the
to your room.
The Foremnu-It is no ese retiring.
His Lordship-I think the jury had better go
before the Magistrate declared that while he hands through the porthels and alighted on was working outside the hammer fell from his jury. Gentlemen, I must ask you to go back the head of the man working inside and injuring him--in other words, that it was a pure accident track the man deliberately and that the prisoner left the side of the ship and was seen in the cabin with the deceased at the time he struck
The Crown, however, asserted that the prisoner
the deceased on the huml.
If the jury believed
back again. they were nskod:
The jury again retired. On their return,
Are you unanimons-!--- The Foreman-No.
The Attorney-General-I would suggest you
was Mr. A. Ritchie, shipshandler, who also interests. He did not know of a case resides in Shanghai. Street. His story was in which Sir John Jordan had failed that between the 16th and 18th instant some person entered his house and departed with two to show zealous watchfulness over the witnesses for the Crown, they would find discharge the jury, my Lord. gold scarf pins, one of which was set with gold British interests, and he did not know that the prisoner struck the deceased in the quartz; one masonic silver scarf pin set with brilliants, four figer rings, foar gold stade,
a more strenuous or a more loyal public cabin with the hammer. If they accepted the two pairs of store links, two rolled gold Am. servant. He took full responsibility accident, the man would not be liable to pay statement of the prisoner that it was 21 erion studs (trowel pattern), two other gold for his action. Sir Edward Grey consequences. But before they accepted the studs, a silver bangle, a pair of gold sleeve added that he was prepared to fully reject the positive testimony of two witnesses buttons and a white-handled razor,
statement of the prisoner they would have to of these articles Mr. Kitobie piace at 381. support well-founded British claims which the Crown would call, and in considering
if required.
The value
A DOMESTIC SQUABBLE SETTLED.
Two young Chinese women appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday on the charge of attempting to commit suicide. One was stated to be the fifth concubine of a Chinese clerk, while the other defendant was a maid. According to the story told to the police
AMERICAN YELLOW PRESS ON BRITAIN'S SUPPOSED DISCOMFITURE.
LONDON, August 19th.
the deceased.
His Lordship--(to the jury)-You can go. The Attorney-General-You can discharge
indictment The prisoner can be discharged. the panel. I do not propose to provevil any further. I do not propose to present a further
The prisoner was then discharged.
TRIAL
PRISONER'S CALLOUSNESS.
To-day's telegramme announce the excoation of Madar Lal Dhingra, the Indian student who murdered Sir. William H. Curzon Wyllie and the closing scene of the trial at the Old Bailey Dr. Lalones. A London contemporary describes
the evidence in support of the prisoner's THE FINAL SCENE IN DHINGRA'S statement he would have to draw their attention to a part of prisoner's evidence. given before the Magistrate to the effect. that at the time of what he called the nocident the man working with deceased cut- side had for some reason gone away. The practico was that if pre rivetter went away work hot, and had nies suggested to the mood that New York Press is utilising the stopped then the fact th the husband of the first defendant had ill-treated The Times" says a section of the that what was asual took place that work was The New York correspondent of ceased, and if the jury came to the conclusion
as follows: Calm and callons, he stoot in the she should become his sixth concubine. Both
one rivetter dock at the Old Bailey and heard his deatle Wee away would destroy the theory of sentence. It was a painful exhibition on the women felt aggrieved, and decided to end their incidents connected with the Hankow the prisoner that the hammer slipped through as the story of the terrible tragedy at the part of one who had committed so great a crime. first attempt to dive into the anon of emphasising the supposed disconti trouble by jumping over Elke Pier. Their Szechuan railway loan for the purpose the porthole while he was working and struck Imperial Institute was told, exciting the pity of was frustrated by su Indian police sergeant,ture of Great Britain by American they declined, however, and as they prepared policy in China. It represents Great tcard will exercise both judicial and is for a second header into the sea the sorgeant | Britain, and. Japan standing together Government Civil Hospital, said the deceased mind. When called upon to plead he exclaimed: quisitorial functions. Appeal must be made took them to the police station, and charged against China and her friend America. by the importers to this board within 15them with attempted suicide. The case was days, or the original duties and charges will adjourned pending the arrival of the master of stand. Then there will be a new Court for the house, and evidently his explanation satisfied Customs Appeals only, and after its organien- all partics, for the police withdrew the charge. tion. no appeal will be taken or allowed to say other Court, and the decision of the United States Court of Customs Appeals |will be final.
who told them to return to their home. Aš
SIAM AND GREAT BRITAIN.
transferred territories hitherto possessed by the Government of Siam. It is not proposed to lay ang papers in addition to Cal. 4646.
WEATHER REPORT.
THE SITUATION IN CRETE.
LONDON, August 19th. News from Canea states that the
the ovenraace.
Mr. Pierey submitted a plan of the scone of
Dr. Moers, assistant superintendent at the
the bone of which was driven in. Au operation was admitted to hospital with a fractured skall,
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listeners, the one man who was responsible for it. sat in the dock without displaying the slightest sign of remores,
Dhingra had not been in the court five minutes Eefore be revealed the working of his
which is justified.”
Whatever I did was an act of patriotism,
to relieve the pressure and to arrest, the hemorrhage was performed, but the docensed died shortly afterwards. He considered that It would require a fair blow with the hammer shown to have caused the injury he saw.
Cross-examined--He was not prepared to car
ם
And this was not the remark of an insane man; the demeanour of the prisoner suggested person of intelligence, but with a judgment sadly warped and a mind subtle and conceited. His last remark before he quitted the deck was "I am proud to have the honour of laying down Life for the cause of my country. I don't It was a pathetic trial, and the attempt of by the hammer falling from a height of for feet was one of its saddest festures. His attitude on the deceased man's head. He did not think was out of harmony with the feelings of aya. REASSURING NEWS FROM
the injury had been caused by a glancing Mow.
pathy that had been kindled by the story told from the witness-bor, and it was imposable to The foreman rivetter deposed to seeing the restrain the thought, as Dhingra quitted the TURKEY,
prisoner strike the deceased on the head with a dock, that behind that frigid exterior which hammer as the latter was stooping. Witness might be mistaken for courage was considerable LONDON, August 19th. was then on the deck about 28 feet off. When vanity. It is reported from Constantinople the small boy applied tobacco to the wound. behalf of Dhingra's family, came as ralief, witness entered the room the prisoner left and Mr. Tindai Atkinson, K. C., who appeared on that the situation seems to have deci- He was certain the blow, was struck with the and carried with them a little to bales lujured After the scorn of the prisoner the words of
sively entered upon a pacific phase inside of the hammer and not with the face, feelings. He had been instructed to say that the prisoner's family viewed the crime with consequence of Greek assurances that
Cross-examined-Prisoner and the deceased there were no more loyal subjects in the Empire the greatest abhorrence, and he added that
the prisoner should wish to injure the deceased. And so a remarkablo trial ended, having only
The boy who brought the hot rivets said the occupied sa bour and a half. Nothing recurr
ed that could be described as sansational, the prisoner was at the side of the deceased and not details of the murders given by the witnesses behind him when he struck three blows with the and the demeanour of the prisoner excited hammer and not one. He also stated that the pity, tempered by indignation, deceased was standing upright at the time he was struck and not crouching.
Note will be satisfactory,
GERMAN SECRET NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
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as Dr. Moore stated.
In the House of Commons last month, Sir w/Greek fag was lowered quietly yester. †swear that the injury could not have been caused the prisoner to adopt the character of the "hero Collins asked the Secretary for Foreign fir day morning. The new tariff is very unpopular on the whether the Anglo-Samess Treaty had boon contineat of Europe, notably in France and over the State of Kedah had been formally ratiod; whether the suzerain rights of Sism Germany, and there are many who predict taken over by the representatives of his a tariff war with these countries. The New of the State of Kedah was secured under the Majesty's Government; whether the integrity. York correspondent of the Times, treaty: and whether he would lay papers relat- ing to communications which had passed in referring to these predictions, remarks reference to the position of Kedah and the We cannot attempt to predict what effect Doubtless the United Stazes is better grams to Great Britainty of that: tate from the new United States Tariff will have on equipped in such a war than either. More Siam to Great Britain.
Mr. McKinnon Wood (Glasgow, St. Bolles, the export: trade of China. We have not, over, she can always fall back on her Min.), who replied, said he Treaty was to start with, a complete copy of the new greatest market, the British. If Great now been effected. The integrity of the State the forthcoming reply to the Turkish ved together, and he know of no reason why than they.
ratified on July 9, and the fomal transfer has tariff, but the lengthy digest published in a Britain possessed some means of defence, of Kedah is not affected by the new Treaty, Special Supplement of the London Times Congress might have been more careful in British Government all rights of suzerainty, Article 1 of which merely transfers to the showing the percentage of increase or de dealing with foreign countries. The under-protection, administration, and control over the crease in the tariff on the principal imports lying thought that no tranhle can come enables us to see that while some of the from that quarter undoubtedly influenced Evidently, most important lines of export from Chins the whole work of revision." will besubject apparently to increased duties American politicians and business men under the new measure, others beneft by refuse to believe in the early success of the the revision. The chief export from Tariff Reform movement in England. China to the United States is silk, which represents & value of something like twelve million trels a year, and we gather from te digest alluded to that the increase on spun silk ranges from 15 per cent up to 94 cent for sewing silk, according to quality. Ten, which represents another big item in the list of American imports from China, remains unaffceted, and skine and hides, of which America takes a supply land at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing A native was charged before M. F. A. Haze- valued at something like five million taalse three jackets and $1.29 in cash from an opium year, will be admitted on a duty which divan in Queen's Road West, and also with shong 25 per cent reduction on the previous returning from banishment. On the fast chargo figure, Wool, which is another large the defendant was sentenced to two months,' export from China, representing in valvo imprisonment and six hours' stocke, and on the South coast of Chins between? about three million taels per annum, is not second he was sentenced to a further term of South coast of Ching between Hongkong and Lampeks. six months' imprisonment and six hours' stocks. appreciably affected, but straw braid and
Hongkong and Hrinna..
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The 8.8. Bourbon, which arrived in port yes terday, landed forty deportees from Saigos.
LONDON, August 19th. German secret Naval Manoeuvres have commenced in the West Baltic and will probably extend to the North
The Hongkong Observatory yester by feed the following report:
where particularly over China and B.W. Sea. Ca the 19th at 11:55 1.-The barometer has fallen slightly over E. Japan, and risen
Japan.
A shallow depression is lying over the Sea of
Juun.
The police raided 25,-Chung Ching Street, West Point, on Wednesday night and arrested Pressure remains high to the N.E. of Japan 23 natives who were taking part in a gambling and over the S. part of the Chias Bea
Gradients are slight generally, and light or gane. The offenders were charged before Mr.moderate monsoon may be expected in the F. A. Bareland at the Magistracy yesterday and, Formoss Channel, and the N. part of the China fined $3 each.
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Nearly a hundred vessels comprise the Fleet, which is commanded by Prince Henry of Prussia.
Fleet at Sassnitz on the 30th inst.
H.M. the Kaiser will review the
- AUSTRALIA'S SILVER COINAGE. Mr. Orr said he would not call witnesses. A ever was brought before anyone, and if the have a silver coinage of her own. For some more unreasonable and unjustifiable charge
By the beginning of the year Australia will. jury were going to hang a man upon ruch time past negotiations have been conducted evidence as that produce he was very sorry. between the Imperial Mist authorities and the Every witness had told a different story and coining, and recently the Australian Govern
Commonwealth Government with respect to Counsel would not insult the intelligence of the jury by addressing them upon the charge.
Bir Heary Berkeley having addressed the jary,
Hongkong rainfall for the, 24 hours ending ( LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS facts it was prisoner's duty to explain as far as of the King, while the other will bear some
at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
Dr
to-day is as follows
The forecast for the 24 hours eading at neon
The LGM str. Der Ringer, carrying the Hongkong & Neighbourhood, light, fair,
German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 8.W winds, 31st ult, left Columbo on the 19th inst. a.m, and may be expected here on ex about the 30th S.W. winds, Formosa Channel
inst light or mod te. Same as No. 1.
9. winds, light.
Nagasaki at 7.30 am, on the 19th inst, and The C.P.B. str. Empress of Japan arrived
left again at 3 pm. same day for Kobe, where she is due to Live at 8 pm, on the 20th it,
ment received a telegram, which indicated that the British authorities had agreed to undertake the task of coining for Australia. Under the agreement entered into the Imperial authorities The Chief Justice told the jury that it was
are to supply the Commonwealth with the coins for a term of years for a price the prisoner's duty to explain how the murder covering the actual cost of manufactur happoned. If the jury necupted the Crowning. The new coins are to be distinctly Australian Op one side will appear the head Australian design. The intention of the Government is to have about £150,000 worth of coins strack off every year Thess will be cironlated in Australia, and about £100,000 worth of the old coins will be recalled annually, until they have all been withdrawn from circulation. The distribution of the new issue will be accomplished by the banks. The Australian Treamer expects to realize £50,000 a year from the new system.
ho could the malice.
The ForemanHave we no alternativebat murder?
His Lordship- No.
The jury rinrned after an absence of twelve mintites.
The Registrar-Are you unanimous The Foremen No-