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from the Colony after serving a sentence in gaol, they quickly become homesick. But we do not suppose that they are so fond of the "home" as to run the risk of being sentenced to reside there for the rest of their lives. Indeed, we can be quite suro that the practice of the Courts in the Straits serves effectually, to keep permanently beyond the limits of the Colony all but a small percentage of those who have once bnon banished: otherwise, wo.should expect to hear that the gnols of the Straits were overcrowded with such prisoners. We emphatically do not advo.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRTINE TUESDAY, JUNE 20 H, 1911.
An Intimation has been received the the Japanese Government to the effect that the sweet-pen bas boon chosen sa the foil flower for the Coronation of his Majesty Kity George: on the 22nd instant.
The waterworks and electric light company at Newchwang has been taken over by the South Manchurian Railway Company. The company is formed in 1906 with joint Japon- ese and Chinese capital of 2,000,000 yon, of which 1,000,000 you is paid up.
Viscount Mishima Tataro, o director of the Specie Bink, as boon olected President of the Bink, vee Baron Takahashi, who has been
SUPREME COU BEA
Monday, June 19th s
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIA HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE
|MARINE MAGISTRATES COURT.
Monday, June 19th,
BEFORE COMMANDER C. WE BECKWITH, RN. (MARINE MAGISTRATE).
DISREGARDING THE RULES
OF THE ROAD.
(SEB FRANCIS PICOTT).
DISOBEYING A BANISHMENT ORDER. Leung So was charged with having disobeyed Mr. A. E. Daray, boarding officer, proovedad bishment order, The Hon. Mr. C. G. against the master of the licensed steam launch Alabaster Acting Attorney-General, instructed | Hung On for disregarding the rules of the ty Mr. Dowley, prosecuted, prisoner sing road in the waters of the Colony, on the 15th
instant. Prisoner, when asked to pload, admitted that undefended.
ente life sentences in Hougkong in such appointed Governor of the Bank of Jupau, Lis name was Leùng So and that he was banished he was leaving Yaurusti pior aud steaming
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cases, but this correspondence in Shanghai contemporary suggests to us thai. attention might well be drawn to the fact that our Hongkong Courts are also showing a tendency to deal more leniently than formerly with such offenders. The sentence in witch cases used to be, almost invariably, one of twelve months, with six hours in the stocks; now it is usually six months with four hours in the stocks. What the effect of this change has been on the criminal statistics of the. Colony perhaps it is too early yet to determine, but glancing the Captain through the Report of
we DRY GINGER Suparintendent of Pulics for 1810,
note that 215 persons were identified by finger impressions having provious convictions against them (25 more than in 1909), and that 131 identifications were of criminals who had returned from baniel- meur. Some little time ago in the Logisla. tivo Council H.E. The GOVERNOR quoted the Captain Superintendent of Police as authority for the statement that long terms of imprisonment were more effective than
ALE,
STONE
As
Mr. Inouyo, a director of the Specio Bank, liar bean appointed Vino. President.
A Vadivostok message states that the time allowed for the Korosus in Vladivostock to with- draw from the port expired on the 29th altime. The houses of the Koreans who failed to leave during the timo silowed have been pulled down and burnt by the police and troops.
It is rumoured that a naval station will be
n 1935.
Mr. Alabaster-That is his main defence, He aya he was banished in 1905 and that that order has expired. We say he was banished in 1907.
The following jury was expans1led; Mesars, H. Hunter (foromau), W. A. H. Otto, P. 0. Pauster, J. A. Schluter, F. Soutar, J. B. Scott
and J. Beid.
TELEGRAMS.
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ASSASSINATION IN INDIA,
LONDON, June 19th. Mr. Asha, the Collector at Tinnc- Prosentor stated that on the date mentioned velly, has been shot dead by a towards the south entries of the Mongkoktmi Brahuiu attorney, harbour of refuge when he saw the defendant's launch approaching from the south at a high rate of speed. Being that there was a risk of collision he blew one long blast, The Hung On ported towards a group of pilos, but still kept full spood on.
Witness
The murderer committed suicide. A native police detective was also shot dead near Calcutta yesterday.
INTERNATIONAL STRIKE OF
SEAMEN,
Mr. Alabastor stated that the defendant had that there was a collision imminent, so been bauished from the Colony in September,weat full speed asteru, and the Hung Os passed
LONDON, June 19tli It was only the fact of his going nstorn in 1907, aul had been found in the Colony this the Harbour Office launch within five yards.
The seamen's leaders state that mouth.
time that saved the Harbone Office launch
5,000 men are affected by the strike, His Worship found that the defendant but they feel confident that all these was navigating his launch in a dangeronsmanner
established in the Bonin Flands and that the Matangs Maru is now enyngólia a survey of¦
After hearing the evidence and examining the islands for the parposo, says the Naguneki | Press. Vice Admiral Saito, Minister of the Navy, the finger priut records the jury found the and Vico-Admiral Urgu, Commander-in-Chief ¡ prisoner guilty, of the Yokosuka Naval Station, visited the Bon- in Islands in April,
Two sokliers awakened at ibrej o'clock in Victoria Barracks yesterday morning, and fouug Chinese rifting their pockets, The intruder was seized and placed in the detection rcom
six o'clock, when he was to be Landed over to the polics. At five o'clock the prisoner was found hanging from a beso, ond when cut down life was antinct. He had hanged himself with a punkah rope.
hard labour.
boing out in two.
His Lordship passed sentence of 12 monthsby going at a high rato of speed, and that he will be shipped by the 21st instant made no attempt to stop his engines until the with increased wages, as hitherto Prisoner-I think your Lordship had better Harbour Office launch had gone astoru. At Union rates have been granted by
numerous steamers, add to that and mug me,
His Lordship-Take him away,
THE GODOWN THEFT., Do-Wing Wah and Young Sam were charg with breaking into the godown of Loung touling various goods to the value of $1,533. Mr. Alabaster, instructed by dr. Bowley. appeared on behalf of the Crown, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Skonton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker & Deacon, appeared
Fuk Cho in Wing Wo Stroot last month and
GINGER BEER, short forms in checking crime in the Cukuy, the enterprising &uumin Shimbun of Tokyo for the first prisoner.
PY ERIS-Sparkling
and in view of this statement in. the Police Heport for the your 1910 that 131 prisoners against whom provious convictions were
With the sole abjret, as it declares, of encouraging and popularizing the art of aviation, has announced a novel object in the shape of competitive aviation meets aeros Tokyo Bay to the coasts of Chiba, offering a prize of 10,000
The same jury which heard the provious case was empanelled
Mr. Alabaster enid the prisoners were charged
recorded had returned from banishment, the yen to the test gee. The contests are extend with breaking into a godown. Though they advisability of dealing more severely with from June till November this year, and to be ¡ opened the godown with a key that was Buff. heid ones in every month, that is, on the 1st Sunday.
the worst offenders would seem to be worth
Mineral Table Water. considering, more especially as the criminal
statistics for last year show an increase of 2013 in serious offences as compared with the statistics for the previous year. Wo do not forget that the whole question of the
A. S. WATSON & CO., growing proralance of serious crime has
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MARRIAGE,
On Thursday, June 8th, 1911, at St. Mary's, GEORGE Bryanston Square, London, W.. DUNCAN KALPt, eldest son of the late Capisin, COLIN BLACE, of Oben. Argyllshire, and MT, BLACK to ANNA LILAN, only daughter of the late Mr. MATRICE LANGSTEIN and Mrs. LANGSTEIN. of 11, Bryanston Street, Portman Square, London, W
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Captain Kato and Captain Kuigi Ide, of the Imperial Japaneso Navy, visited Miss Aguos Weston at the Royal Sailers' test at Portsmouth last month and handed to hero gift of 250 sont asa personal present by Admiral Bapon Saito, the Japanese Minister of Marius at Tokse, in recently angagad the attention of the Gov-recognition of the kindness, and welcome ex ernment and that nu arrangement has been tended to sailora of the Japanese Imperial Navy made with the Canton authorities securing | A room in the Rest, has been set apart, and in their co-operation in the effort to check it. this will be placed a brass plate bearing an That arrangement, we prasuma, is now in inscription recording the gift. force, and it is to be hoped that when the criminal statistics for the year are compiled for publication it will be seen that these efforts have been attended with markedly satisfactory results.
The table lines to Tokyo and Yokolima ara interrupted.
Imporial
- Cintoms, and Miss Juliet Bredon was quietly solemnized at Poking on June 3rd.
· The police have bosa notified by the tonant of No. 10, Morrison Hill Gap, that someone stole from the house an American-made gold watch vained at 880..
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Hazeland, sentenced a Chinese to six months' imprison ment and four houre stocks for retarning frosi banishment.
Mr. H. E. Dunipace, of the Taikoo Dockyard. Hongkong, has been appointed to take charge of the Bangkok branch of Messrs. Howarth, Erskine & Co., Ltd.
A Chinese named Harry Ching has reporte
tographer's scop in Queon's Road extracted 820 from his pocket,
A quantity of interesting information regarding the Trans-Siberian Railway and the development there in progress appears in the Berlin Report. It appons that the journey
from Moscow to Vladivostock (5,500 miles) His this year been already shortened by five hous — it now takes exactly 9 lepas tekin will maka- journey about a day quicker than in 1910, whilst by the end of 1912 the journey from London, Paris, or Berlin to Tokyo should be shortened by two to three days. The distance to Peking, 7,500 mílos vió Harbin and Mnkdeu, which to-day involves fourteen days travel, would then take barely twolve days, Aud should the project eventuate for the jolning up of the Baikal Railway with the Frking-Kolgen lins, by way of Kinklits and Urga, this would decrease the distance from Paris to Peking to some
5,000 miles, whereby the journey could be and
ir. eight days.
cicat for unlawful breaking. The frat prisoner on May 21st burrowed a godown and with the second dotandant engaged coolies and removal a quantity of goods from a godown which had been inspected at 4.30 that afternoon. Having removed the goods to the borrowed godu, they comment to unpack them, but wors caught in this operation and arrested:
Evidence was then called. Prisoners were sentenced to soven years' im-. prisonment each with hard labour.
BEFORE His HovoUR MR. H. H. J GOMFERTZ (PUISNE JUDGK).
INTICING A CHILD.
Chen U and Wang U pleaded not guilty to a charge of saticing a child under 14 years of age with intent to deprive his guardian of his
possession. Mr. Eldon Eutter, instrcted by Mr. Dennys, conducted the case for the prosecu-
The following jury was empanelled: M«axra G. Citou (ferum), W. Taylor, A. Lopes, J. Olson, D. Rumjahn, G, M. Gutierrez and C., N-
Mathoff.
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there was no previous conviction rotordad ogainst the defendant ble Worship imposed a fine of $10. the alternative being one month's imprisonment with Hard Inboar.
AN EXAMPLE,
The constable gavo evidence as to observing
On the contrary, the Shipping Federation deckure that they are able
"Constablo Wilson proceeded against Seto supply crews where needed. Tai, the master of a liceused cargo boat, for making bia vossal fast to the s... Cheshun Mare while that steamer was under way. the defendant make fast while the Choshun Maru wes under way. A man passed from the cargo boat to the steamer, after which the defendant lot go. Witness cheed him, and when he asked defendant why he had done this, the latter
defendant why
His Worship, aftor hearing furthor svidence, mid he found the charge against the defendant proved, and as the practice of making last to steamers under way and passing runners on board had become a nuisance to the port, ho proposed to deal with the defendunt as an example to others. Defendant would be impris
oned with hard labour for tre months.
LOCAL SPORT.
POLO.
The final for the quarterly pols cup will be played on the pale ground at Cansoway Bay to morrow afternoon, starting at 5.30 polock. The i finalists are the K.O.Y.L.I, and the Pole Club, and the teams are as follows:--
X.O.V.L.I.
Major Withycombe Captain Mullinson Laptain Agg
CLUB,
Mr. C. II. Rows Mr. Lawdor Mr. Aston
ava TANS
BOXING,
KENNY CARLSON.
FROM TREN. C, DAILY NEWS"}
UN.ONIST ORGANIZATION.
London, June 14th. The committee appointed to consider the organization of the Unionist party has com- pleted its labours, ;
It is understood that it recounnends that the prominent Tariff Reformer, Mr. A. H. D. Ramsey-Steel-Maitland, M.P. for Birming ham E., should to chief organizor, and that Ford Balcarres should be Chief Whip, replacing Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, who will become the treasurer of the party.
JAPANESE IN BRITISH DOCKYARDS.
Sir Roginald Pola-Caruw (U., Bobnin) naked the First Lord of the Admiralty recently in the House of Commons. whether in 1910 inateno. tions were sent to the dockyard authorities to show the Japanese Commissioners everything in our dockyards which they might wish to see.
Mr. Lambert (Civil Lard to the Admiralty) The instructions to what is to be shown to foreig
officers are necessarily confidontial, and it would not be in the public interest to publish
them.
Mr. Mitchell-Thomsen (U., Down, North)— Ara 'reciprocul olvantages obtained by British representativos visiting Japanese dockyards ?
Mr. Lambert-I think the bon, momber had
step of chalyg van, redājam,
THE OPIUM TRADE,
For two nights more Roy Kenny will continue Me Pottor said that the child was 15 years his training at the V.R.C. Gymnasium, and then In the House of Commons on the 29th ult., of age according to Chinese reckoning, but he will take the customary day off before the Dr. Chapple (Stirlingabire, Min.) asked the accurling to English reckoning he was under fight Carlson will arrive by the Yunsung this Prime Minister whether the extinction of the opium trade with China was to bis brought to 14 years of age, so that the Ordinance applied, maig. All is in readiness at the Belle View an oud within two years, as the result of a new
Stadium, and it is exposted that there will be a agreement between Great Britain and China. The child lived with his guardia, a widow
Mr. MoKiunou Wood (who replied)--The woman, at 15. Contre Street. On the morning large attendance to witness the fight for the
in the of May 17th the two prisoners not the boy in championship of the-Orient. Roy Kenny's between his Majesty a Guvo sinal and Ching the street early in the morning, and took him record shows that three and a half years booring on the extinction of the Indian opium the ring as 2 novice, tralle is to the following effect The export to a too shop, where they told him stories of age he entered E ince 1900 he Manao and the prospects of anking money by
has fought 22 #ghts of opiam from India to China shall comes in less which Lo hna που 15,
than seven years if clear proof is given to the alling conge there. They persuaded him of
drawn
satisfaction of the British Ministerat Peking of Four ad loat threa. Ilix to go on board the flmg Ler, which was to
Grat yht the complete absence of production of native leave at 7:15 that morning. In the meantime th
with Jack Ryan at Brooklyn is the only one in opium in China," The progr: ssive reduction widow, missing the boygmade a complaint to the which he suffered to any groat extent. That in the quantity of opium exported year by your to China will bring the trade to u close in 1917. A visit was made to the Hing Lee, where I was in the days of his novitate. His oxperienos It is within the power of China to »xpedite that
on tha pecarion would bare deterred many a orent on falliment of the specified condition.
Mr. Ashley (Lancashire, N. Blackpool, Opp.)
THE CORONATION CELEBRATION,
Wish to-day's issue we are distributing a
Gardens in connection with. H.E. The balier. plan of the arrangements made at the Publio
HONGKONG, Owmran 10, Drs Vœur ROAD to the police that wile standing outside a pho- Governor's reception on Thursday evening. It boy was found along with the two prisoners. [bodding pugilist from taking a second chance
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 20TH, 1911.
someone
In the 48 hours ended at noon yesterday seven cassa of plague were notified, bringing up the tolt for the year to 149. Of the 141 cases reported up. to Saturday last 117 had proved fatal.
A little controversy on the subject of "expulsion orders and the criminal classes" Mr. Jack Ross, advance representative of which has been proceeding in the columns Byrock's Hippodrome and Cirena, arrived in of the N. C. Daily News is not without the Colony yesterday, and, is making arrange. interest to Hongkong. The opinion was
ments for opening the Circus here for a expressed by a correspondent that the iperense of crime noticeable in Shanghai is The following typhoon wwsing, despatched the result of tho leniency of the punish. from the Manila Observatory at 6.15 p.m., was ments ordered by the Mized Court. For-revived at the American Consulate General Inst night :--Depression over northern part of
of
RENFON.
is indicated on the plan that chairs will pass
The jury found them guilty and they were
through the munia gales to the porch of Govora, each sentenced to five gears' imprisonment within the ring. But not so with Kenny. Soro -Will the hou gentleman fell the House if be
ment House, and as the chairs are vacated, the bearers will take them along the pathery | indicated on the plan to the eastern un e aud into Garden Road. His Excellency's guests after being received will pass through the Houss and proceed by the pathway indicated on the west into the Publio Gardens.
THE TIGER REDIVIVUS.
hard labour
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY.
با قارة
INSURANCE
COMPANY
RUMOURS.
from the treatment he received from experienced hands, he determined to acquire a better know- Wang Fuk On and Yoon Ynk were convicted edge of the art of self-defence, and has continued of attempting an armed robbery at Mongkok the success he his achieved, and in not one fight to improve from that time. His record shows last month and sentenced to four year's imprisonment each. It was stated that they
has he been knocked out.
went upstaira to ஈ certain house and demanded admittance,
110 WON cofnsed to open the door. However, Apparently we have not yet heard the best of they lay down and waited outside, and when the anal cums out a few minutes Ister they the tiger or the wild animal which has been
caught her Sho called to her mistress to committing dapredations in the outlying parts blow the police whistle. This was done, and of the Colony and the New Teritory the men ran off. In the street they were Though nothing has been reported of late stopped by Chinese detectives, who found on concerning the doings of the unwelcome them knives and other articles apparently in vísitar, it now appears that he has been fairly tended for robbery. The Cotton Yarn Guild of Shanghai, which active since he was at Stauley, and in the comprises some 120 local firms, has entered into neighbourhood of Shaukivan. Information
Shan Chong was charged with obtaining the cosupation of new premises at 27, Elgin now readbes os that a wild animal has been
It was alleged money by: false proiences. east of committing extensive depredation among cattle that prisoner and another man offered com-
China Sea,
PEPATITI
Road, which have been built at s Tl. 60,000.
A Hankow telegram says that the laying of
FALSE PRÉTENCES:
UNION MARINE SHÆLES BOUGHT,
Rumours were again current in Liverpool yesterday (May 300) that negotiations were Marine Tourance Company by one of the lar proceeding for the absorption of the Union gest companies. There has this week been very Liverpool at about 8. An officisi statement active dealings in Union Marino shuren in
is expected in a few days' time.-The Times..
BOOM IN SHIPBUILDING.
Indian taxpayer! IN poing to make up this loss of rerous to the
Mr. McKinnon Wood- No less of rogenus
as taken place. So far India has had a larger
venne than before..
that there will be loss of pavesine f
Mr. Ashley-Dons the hon. gentleman dany
Mr. McKinnon Wool-Certainly there will te a loss when the importation cease",
THE GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE:
RENEWED DEMAND FOR LARGE CRUISERY.
The ann mesting of the German Navy League, which was held at Nuremberz on tha 28th ult., resolved itself into a demonstration in
favour of the addition of ons targe oraiser
more a year from 1912 onwards than in inchadod
ship
in the programme of construction as pro- visionally red and commonly understood, According to the published schome, for the
from 1912 up to
to 1917 the programmé of years ship construction would be one battle and one large craiser, as compared with three battleships and one
and one largo cruiser in the yeare. The present and in preceding Guancial There is a romarkable boom in the shipbuild-1912 onwards ought to
Nary
that Lesene says the programme from
be cu
one bettleship and two
of future amemd-"
PROSPERITY ON THE TYRE.
merly hardened crimina's were much more severely punished than they are now, and the bamboo was a great factor in ospir- ing foar atuong the criminal classes and thus conducing to their observance of law and order in the Settlement. But in
recent years this form
ia Lantao Island. Te sooms to have found plaisent a tenth share in a tea house, the his way to Min Wao, near Silver Bay, and valus of which was $800. He paid the money ally, says a London, paper of the 20th ult. The large cruisers aut, the fulfilment of this demand is punishment has been abolished, apparently
trado at ewcastle and on the Tyne gener ing in consequence of representations made the much-talked of Chinchow-Tsitsihar Railway he proceeded round the south side of the island, but obtained no receipt for it. After the money whole of the 16 berths at Swan & Hunter's there killed two cattiv From there has been decided upon.
in ependent of from some foreign quarter, and the in-
Thomaerials for the visiting practically every village until he resched was handed over, the defend at disappeared. Wallsend yard are now occupied, and half a ments of the German Navy Law. It is question croase of crime of which complaint is plied by the Hanyang Steel Works.
construction of the said Bailway are to be sup. Sher Peak, where he killed a couple of bullocks. The jury after hearing the evidence retorud dozen further new orders are waiting their turn of interpretation of the law. The Nagy League
Thence be continued round the North side of
be executed. Five thousand men and boys maintains that the law is not being carried out, now made is attributed to the growing
the island and got to the village next to Tai 0
a verdict of not guilts, and the prisoner was are engaged Medway Boating dock for the tains not only obsolete ships, but ships which I in the one yard alone.
Innsmuch as especially the list of cruisers Con- leniency of the punishment inflicted. One The change of quarters by the Postal Depart, police station and killed some cattle. Depra discharged.
NO CASE. dations were also reported from Tang Chung. cerrespondent has held up for emulation mout was apparently not known to a large section In all about 20 cattle have been destroyed on
Government, 701 feet long by 165 feet beam, is Chan Saug was indicted on a charge of opable of lifting 23,000 tons. It is nearly double the beam of the Mauretania, sad covers by this animal. way to the old office and had to pazzle through Tho
to be
The now
any
have been applies to siteational and other purposes, and wou'd not be arguable for war.
The Beech of the president, Grand Admiral
the practice in the Straits Settlements, where of the community. Many Chinese found their Lantas flares are offering large rewards for kidnapping, but after hearing the story for the two and a half sores. It will be the biggest, von Könter, was devoted almost entirely to the Chinese criminals who persist in returning the notices before they learned where to proceed
to the Colony after expulsion are invarially sentenced to imprisonment for life. It is Lieutenant H. Butterworth, B.N., who is frequently said of criminals who return well-known in Hongkong, where he was until again and again from banishment that the recently King's Harbour Master,' has been guolis probably the only home these placed on the retired list with permission to offenders have, and that, being banished assume the rank of commander, to date May 22.
the destruction of the animal, some village offering as much as 850.
Several of the police hare visited the villages est cases the hind quarters of the beasts had on the island and examined the animals In
been devoured.
The scimal has not been sean at close quar. tera, but the traces suggest a tiger or leopard or some quadruped of this species.
prosecution his Lordship stopped the case with
the remark that there was no evidence.
For stealing 49hs, of flour from the Army Service Corps, Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced a enolie to three weeks imprisonment and four hours' stocks.
Admiralty dock built, and will have to be launch cruiser question, and the meeting unasiwersly
ed in tow sections, and bolted together in the adopted a "proclamation" to the effect already river afterwards.
described. The proclamation will be transmit- Allorether there are three docks under cented to the Imperial Chancellor, to the Secretary struction in the Tyne for the Government, of State for the Imperial Nary,
and to
the Two liger are being bail for German drms, Federal Governonia. The German nuval and various orders are waiting their turn to be authorities have never given any public expres placed—so that the present prosperity will more; sien of opinion concerning the justice of the than last the year aût.
domand pat forward by the Navy League.