ALLEGED ESPIONAGE BY A
GERMAN
MAGISTERIAL HEARING RESUMED,
At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Hazeland, Karl Boottnor, 28, described as a clerk and a native of Gormany, surrendered to his bail of $500. to answer four chargos brought against bin under the Defences (Sketches Pro vention) Ordinance, 1895.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. W. Ë.-L. Shonton defended.
Mr. Shenton said he had an actual photo of Mount Davis which showed the building on the top more clearly than in the photograph takon by defendant. The obtained from Mes photograph waS Cheung for 75 conts,
Mr. Hodgson-Oh, the price is mount ing up now.
Mr. Shenton-Yes, it had to be torn from the panorama view.
Mr. Hodgson-I will admit all the photographs.
Mr. Shenton-I will have the portions showing Mount Davis enlarged in time for the next houring,
Other photographs were submitted. Defendant was cross-examined by Mr. Hodgson. He said he bad served a year -in-the German army-and-had-since seen
forts.
Have you ever takou any photographs of fortifications in Germany -You can buy them.
I am not asking that. Have you ever taken any photographs -No.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 14mm, 1918.
How would you describe the value of those postcards compared with the photo graphs-Six "A" tallies very well with the left haud part of the panorama..
Which would be more useful--the photo6 or the panorama -The panorama.
Why The principal fortified points on the other side of the harbour are shown.
..
Witness-Exhibit a showa only one There fortified point in prominence. ought to be at least two to be of some
value.
Why-It is necessary to have two points to fix places.
For all practical purposes the photes taken by defendant are useless --For German purposes they are useless. They might be of some use to Chinese,
They would attack from Kowloon
Yea.
Cross-examined-You mean they might be useful to Chinese or Japanese?--Yea, they might be useful to the Chinese attacking from the land.
Which do you say would be useful to China-Four "A" might possibly be useful, but I doubt it,
From a defensive point of view the photographs are quite useful?—Yes.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, March 13th
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. Bevout ras Omar FUSTICE (HIS HONOUR
SIR W. Rise Davies, K.O.)
THE POKFULAM MURDER CASE.
PRISONER MISCHARGED.
Mo Kwai was indicted on a charge of the murder of an ex-Jemedar of Police, named Gulab Khan, at Pokfulam on the 17th November lasti
The jurymen were as follows:-Mesers, J. Wilton (foreman), S. S. Levy, S. Hidden, G. Block, D. Gow, A. E. Crap nell, and Hugh Dinning.
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Buckaill, K.C.), instructed by the Assistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodgson), prosecuted, and Mr. C. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. R. G. Faith- full) appeared for the defence.
CANTON.
[PROK OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, March 19th. BOBBY ON YUET-HAN RAILWAY,
For a long time past there have been guards composed of soldiers from the Look Regiment stationed at different points along the Yuot-Han Railway on account of the presence of many pirates in this district. From time to time there have been robberies and piracies, sometimes on quite a large scale, but for some time back everything has been comparatively quiet and the robbers seemed to have betaken themselves to other parts of the province. On the sth of this month the officer in charge of the regiments stationed along the line decided to withdraw the guards from many of the stations and to disband a large number of his troops for the sake of economy.
sooner were these soldiers withdrawn than the robbers re-
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News was received the other day that prepared opium was being sold · quite openly at a place in the Houngshan dis- trict, being brought by women Macao. As a result, the Police Com- missioner is having all persons travelling to or from that district carefully searched, ns also passengers from Macao to Canton. Also the police force in the Heungshan district is to be augmented;"
A coolie employed at the Farm deposed to seeing the prisoner at his. (witness') As to the value of the photographs it shed, between four and five o'clock on the appeared in large numbers and in the used to be is gradually being cleared, and
afternoon before the murder.
all depends upon what they are wanted for-Yes, it depends upon who is going to use them.
Re-examined-For attacking parposes they are practically uselosa,
The heating was adjourned.
CHURCH MISSIONARY: ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Church Missionary Association was, held at St. Paul's College yesterday, Arch deacon E. J. Barnett presiding over a fair attendance, among those present being Lady Mar
he saw the prisoner eat his rice in his several villages, even driving off the cattle
A cowboy named Un On deposed that Ying Tak district made a clean sweep of
o'clock in the evening. Witness saw him During the last few days bands of robbers shed, and then go out at about seven
no more till the next morning.
and pirates have been gathering in Wing An Indian polico sergeant-major Shak and surroundings, and travelling by stated that, with others, he mado a search Bround No. 10 cowshed, and found traces land or water is attended with grave of blood on the conduit opposite the shed danger, with the result that business there Witheas followed the blood-marks up the is at a standstill. The Governor has been hill, and came across the body the Indian, which was beadless. was found a little lower down in a deep to keep order and to root out the bad The head petitioned to send back the troops at once water rut.
P.E. Lloyd gave evidence of arresting characters who are settled all along the the prisoner at No. 18 shed. He also railway line. escorted Mo Hung and Li Wing to the Police Station, where they were detained a long time.
I suppose they are very strict in
A pamphlot was circulated giving Germany with regard to taking photo-particulars of the work of the Association-No, my Lord. graphs of their forte 7-Soldiers are not in Hongkong, prefaced by the following instructed not to take photos.
But you know as a fact that you are not allowed to take photographs-I know very well..
In fact you are not allowed to approach any near distance to any fortification with a camera?—No, in Germany the forts are watched.
When you get in the vicinity of a for a soldier will tell you -you are not to enter with a camera,
Mr. Shenton-I hope your Worship will
take that.
lettar from the Bishop -
The Hongkong Church Missionary Associa
Its objects are;. tion was formed in 1899. the spread of accurato missionary informa ting and the assistance of approved mission ary work in the Diocese of Victoria, Hongkong,
the institutions mentioned. In order to
Accurate missionary information of the work going on in the Diocese, and especially in the Colony, is given in brief in this pamphlet which the Secretary has prepared. I hope all members of the Church of England in and then it possible visit at leas, some of Hongkong will take the trouble to read it,
guide visitors the full address of each institution is given to English and Chinese, I am sure it is the bounden- duty of all three months.
European Christians who stay in the East Mr. Shonton-That is a slight exaggerato at least acquaint themselves with mission- ary, enterprise. No meanhor of the Church tion.
of England ought to go away from this Colony without knowing something about missionary work.
Mr. Hodgson-My friend knows all about it. He was in gaol in Germany for
Mr. Hadgaon-Well, three weeks.
His Worship-o is this?
Mr. Hodgson-Mr. Shenton.
The information many possibly result in His Worship Was Mr. Shenton in criticism, and the governing bodies of the various institutions will welcome friendly gaul!
criticism of fellow-Christians. Such criti-
Witness was questioned as to his
Church,
Secondly, accurate information will lead to definit intercession. It is hard by pro for those we do not know. The New Testa- ment intercession for Missions was always based on information received.
KEBUILDING THE DUTINED AREA.
side new buildings are fast going up on Both on the city side and on the Honam
the sites of those burned in the big fin last year, and it is noticeablo that the buildings under construction are stronger and better than those they replace, and also that they are being set back a good deal, thus considerably widening the street. The bund where the Post Office
completed, until now the only parts of at the same time the building is being the bund unfinished are at the steamboat wharves. The Governmont, it is under- stood, has a scheme on hand for widening certain of the most important streets of the city and paving them in European fashion, and the work, which will of
commenced immediately. necessity be a long undertaking, is to bo
retary.
SHA LEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. that Fung Chiu On, the Magistrate of Since the above was written it transpires
The minutes of the mosting held on 11th March. Present: Messrs. T. E. Griffith His Lordship-Ne charges were pre- the Chung Far district, which is in this (Chairman), E. V. Lanning, C. Abrends, ferred against them in the Police Court? part of the country, bas taken French. H. Gilman, R. C. Martin and the See-
Inspector Dymond stated that he knew leave and thus increased the danger to the deceased well, and my him on the life and property. No merchandize in night of the 17th November. As the recoming here from the villages and business
of certain information, he proceeded at a later date to No, 10 cowshed as the will remain at a standstill until the Dairy Farm Witness traced the blond soldiers are sent back.. A new Magistrate, marks to the place where the body was it is understood, has been appointed and found. There was no blood in No. 10 in all probability the Look Regiment will cowshed, but be found there the chopper and hoo (produced).
go back to its old quarters in the Ching Yuen and Chung Far districts.
Mr. Alabaster The head of the hoe was taken off by the police?—As far as my recollection goes, it
It
WAR.
was sent to the Government analyst ? Yos. Police Court No.
And the Crown did not call him at the
BOLDIERS IN THEATRES
Frequently there has been trouble and sometimes oven fighting over soldiers demanding admittance to theatres without The sergeant interpreter at No paying and over soldiers misbehaving Police Station was questioned by Mr. Alabaster, who asked if anyone else was charged in connection with this case bosides the prisoner, at the Station. Witness said three persons were charged.
Wero Mo Hung and Li Wing charged Yes,
Did they make statements --Yos. There being apparently a misunder- standing on. this point. Inspector Dymond was recalled, and stated that Li Wing was not charged.
during the performances. Mattors reached a head the other day when a number of soldiers forced their way into a theatre on the band without paying and later on came to loggerheads with the police. These exhibitions give the army bad. name and do not improve the dis cipline, so that the Governor-General has notified that officers will be punished if
and keep them more under control. they cannot look after their men better
MAN KILLED. ON. PATŠHAN BAILWAY.
a
Minutes of last mooting wore road and confirmed.
POLICE.
Several minor cases werd dealt with. Interpreter - Sergeant Ah-yau's pay is raised to $40 per month.
HEALTH.
Medical Ofoer reports no cases of in- fectious disease. Soveral compounds have owned by China Baptist Mission com- been reported as unsanitary. Lot 79 tinues to give most trouble and is re- ported the most unsanitary on the Con- cession. The incoming Council is recom- mended to take steps to have this pre- perty demolished unless improvement is
shown.
DAIRY FARM.
The Chairman stated that the Farm at Pak-Hin-Hok had been shut down owing to an outbreak of rinderpest. Arrange ments have been made with Sing-Kee to continue to supply. the Concession with milk from his farm at Wang-Sha, which will be under the control of the Council Au express to
DEFENCE CORPS.
FIRE BEIGADE STATION. A letter from Mr. W. Farmer was
This concluded the case for the prosecu Mr. Hodgson-Yes.
vism will do good if made to the right. Alabaster then asked his Lordship Mr. Shenton-For a litele time.. I was quarter, but only harza if inado to those who
already disregard the supremo duty of the to direct the jury that the evidence reported.
against the prisoner was the evidence of to accomplices, and was tainted and un- photographic experience and said he had
submitted that the man should be dis corroborated as against the prisoner. He charged in consequence, under what was been taking photographs for nine years.
at one time regarded as a rule of practice The lens in his camera, was a good one,
and was now regarded as a rule of law. Thirdly, becurate information will, I a one of the best, and he had had such
H Lordship-I shall certainly direct experience that he took very good pictures. persuaded produce much co-operation in the that, as regards the first witness, he is missionary work. Ladies and gentlemen can The morning in question was the first in various ways help, especially in the regards No. 2, it is for the jury to cay an accomplice, on his own evidence. As time he had gore along Conduit Rond, institutions in which English is spoken, whether they believe the ovide an accom and he went out without any intention besides the obvious opportunity of monetary 1. If they do, then be alio an, of taking any particular view. He was assistance. All vintributions given or collect police, and if that is so, then I should quite ignorant of the fact that the place ed by members of the Church Missinnary | direct them to receive the evidence of the is accidentally run over the indignation the Council. The Chairman submitted!
Association are apportioned to local work by accomplices with the greatest possible cau. which he photographed was a fortised direction of the committee at the beginning tion, and in the absence of hill. In focussing for a later picture he of each year, and the committee is appointed corroboration it would be extremely did not observe the fort, though the fort at the annual meeting of all subscribers. dangerous to convict,
Mr. Alabaster-I shall ask your Lord- The only limit is that it he used in tho is visible from the road. Before taking Dinres of Victorin. It is one of the largest ship to direct the jury that there is no the last picture be stopped the approach- and most populous Dioceses in the world and corroboration. ing Indians and arranged them, but as regards two vast provincos, within its they came nearer as he was moving the area, Yunnan nad Kwei Chow, the least his fellowmen said that prisoner did go Pooplo wander, so that they have only
shutter. That explained why the photo- graph was not a good one.
I put it to you that you took that photograph in a flurry 1--No.-
taking a fort.
evangelized any part of China.
With all my heart I commend the part phlet and the Church Missionary Association to all members of the Anglican Communion in Hongkong.
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Two days ago a train runaing fromculated, is effect has been cir Bhek Wai Tong to Fatshan ran over a Mr. H. Claasen resumes the adjutancy man near Wung How station. The man was walking along the line and paid no within one week from date.
after sick leave, An alarm will be held 8 attention whatever to the blowing of the whistle, with the result that before the.
been knocked down and killed. Many Station not being required when the train could be pulled up the man had read. proposing, in the event of this people don't seem to realise the danger Water Scheme will have heen completed, of loitering on the line, and when anyone to either purchase or lease the land from
is great.. It is not so long since a similar that a Station would certainly be re- incident on the Kowloon railway caused quired later on for the hose, etc., even if lot of trouble, and it is said that the the Engine be dispensed with, but that country people in the Wung How district it might be feasible to allow of the pre- ara bighly indignant at the steam horse. sent Station being built over, and the in- Eren at places where the line is enclosed coming Council will be reminded to go
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The Attorney-General said there was little outside corroboration, that two of
out. There was ample corroboration to show that the story of the crime as told by the two witnesses was entirely correct.
Since the old New Year Holidays there Mr Alabastor, in his final address to the jury, said the case for the Crown had has been a great influx of scholars into The Hon. Secretary (Mr. E. T. hopelessly failed. It was the duty of the all the English Schools in Canton. From You took as much care over that photo-1
Crown to prove their case up to the hilt, graph as you did with the others -Yes. Williams) referred briefly to the various and leave no reasonable doubt in the all quarters woes news of school being Witness said he did not tow he was activities of the Association, and Col. W. minds of the jury as to the guilt or in fall up and of record attendances, A
This being the last meeting of this If there was the large number of new scholars are young Ahrendt seconded, a vote of thanks to the Council. Mr. Gilman proposed, and Mr. taking a fort. It was a pure coincidence R St. John (hon, treasurer) read the nocence of the prisoner,
alightest reasonable doubt in the minds that three photographs which he took did financial statement, which showed, of the jury it was their duty to give the boys who era beginners and whose parents Chairman, Mr. Griffith, for the able man
He thought appreciate the value of English and ner in which he bad conducted affairs show a fort. It was impossible to take balance, after the sum of $822.40 had bean prisoner the heacht of it. a photograph in that locality without allocated, of $7.65. The following were that in this cass there was not only rea Western learning and wish their ofspring during a rather trying year, etc.
appointed office-bearers for the ensuing sonable doubt, but a very considerable
Griffith replied by thanking the members reason for believing that the prisoner had to benefit by it. The old idea of locking of Council for their support, and ad- year-Correspondenco Secretary, Mr.
nothing whatever to do with this affair, down on the English-speaking Chinaman journed the meeting. F. W. E. von Pritz, a clerk in the Sykes; Hon. Treasurer, Colonel St. John; The Crown huntei about for a motivo has entirely disappeared, and if things German Consulate, said he had military Magazine Secretary, Mrs. J. A. Stewart (Counsel) submitted that the motive had go
fid ther suggested # motive, but ho
"on at the rats they are doing there' training in Germany. He was first at o Box Secretary. Miss St. Johu; General been exploded. The contention that the will be peed for many new schools in training school, but did not com- Secretary, Mr. E. T. Williams. Com deceased was unpopular with the prisoner
Canton plete the coarse. He was also inmittee Mrs, Pritchard, Mrs. W. Humph had failed, because the latter worked
The only movements in Far Eastery tho garrison artillery and he knew reya, Mr. S. Kennedy, Miss Potts, Mr. under another foreman altogether a long
way away on Mr. Stevenson's farm, Some time ago the Batchery Monopoly garrisons down in the trouping season of the elementary drawing of military plans Crowther Smith, and Mr. Harbord, with Then the Crown could not reconcile their was sold to a merchant in Canton and 1913-14 are those of the 2nd Battalion and fortifications. He would describe all clergymen joining the Association and witnesses. All the material witness test cince then there has been trouble and Tlentsing and the 2nd Battalion Somerset Gloucestershire Regiment from Malta to them as of two classes, attacking and a Kowloon representative.
unreliable from the beginning. At least two were committing perjury, and the misunderstanding several times, until now Light Infantry from Tientsin to India. defending. A spy in Hongkong would An interesting address was given by the first was andoubtedly an accomplice. require plans for attacking and not for Rev, V. H; Copley Moyle in regard to the The Attorney-General, in reply said it has culminated in a strike at Fatshan. The
following
movements wi defending For attacking purposes he work of Missions at Home, after which there was ong thing which remained per Some butchers have refused to pay the place amongst the Hang fectly clear in this case that a murder
kong. would say the three photographs were of the Rev. C. Shaw, who is on his way of a particularly brutal character was
tax demanded and.
and Singapore Battalion Ruya! Provincial the
Garrison Artillery-No. 4 Company, little value. Six "A" might be of some Home on furlough, passed some instruc committed, and so far as the facts cou- Treasurer imposed a fine on them of 2 Hongkong to Mauritius; No. 2 Company use if you can get in, but you can't tive observations on the work in the nected with the actual crime were con per cent of the duty. This worked fairly Mauritius to Hengkong: No. 5 Company, well and many of the butchers climbed Hongkong to Singapore; No. 3 Company, Hinghwa district, which, he said, had cerned he gathered that there was no dispute at all between the defence and
Singapore to Hongkong. become rather notorious of late because the proscention, but when it came to down and paid the duty, but for some of the bandits which were now swarming bringing hone the guilt to a particular reason the Nam Hoi Magistrate imposed
The following officers of regiments re about there. They disliked the idea of Z How about al-The eastern face Republican Government and had elected person then it assured a very different a fine of 4 per cent on the defaulters and presented in the Far East have passed examinutions for promotion to the next of Mount Davis would be of value from a monarch of their own.
aspect. The Crown had also been abused The people an indirect attack from the East. This refused to pay taxes, and wished to con- for not bringing certain evidence, but the batchers again were up in arms. They superior rank:--Somerset Light Infan could not be well undertaken on account tinue to plant opium. Despite this fact, the jury must know that the Crown did had an interview with the Magistrate, at tre Captain W. Watson, Lieutenants E. D. Bellow and R. V. Montgomery; Bout It undertaken the attack he had never found a more warm-hearted not pretend to be able to fabricate or which there must have been some scenes, Wales Borders, Lieutenant C. 3. Pagr would lead to nothing. This is my people during his 20 years in China, Heanufacture evidence and all they could.
as eight of the butchers were detained by son; Cornwall Light Infantry, Captai private opinion.
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jury the best evidence they had got. In your ophion would a spy take these
the Magistrate. On the news becoming G. F. Phillips and Lieutenant W. R.
Barker, photographs I don't think he would believed that they were the first to convert Christian
facts of the case, and the jury retired to known the butchers' society declared a get five cents for them from military an ancestral temple sinto
samt strike, and though the detained men were Captain A. W. Stericker. Cornwall Church. In that Church they had between consider their verdict authorities.
After only a short absence they reset free late at night the same day there Light Infantry, vill vacnto the adintane
of the 2nd Battion, Hongkong, in May. there were also now 20 branch churches.
The meeting closed with the Benediction. and ho was discharged.,
they found the prisoner "not guilty, matter is at present before the Governor, tenure.
get in."
You mean if you could get clear of
Mount Davis 7-Yes...
of distance.
among these people and mentioned that he His Lordship exhaustively reviewed the
take
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