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THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2478, 1914
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"
́ ̄SERVICE.]
CHINA SERVICE.
A FINANCIAL CONFERENCE.
SPERING. February 23rd. A Conference on financial matters took -place on Saturday, when all the Foreign Advisors were present. The subject of the
deliberations was 器 proposal for the levying of new taxes, amongst those mentioned being a new Trades Licence Tax and a Mercantile Tax (?).. THE
DARE-TO-DIES? MENACE
WAENING TO TUTUES.
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD",
SERVICE
THE UNWRITTEN LAWZ
BERLIN, February 22nd,
In the trim of Count Mieleyaski for the manslaughter of his wife and her nephew the jury gavo & verdict of not guilty." THE THRONE OF ALBANIA
BERLIN, February 22nd.. The Albanien Deputation has privately addressed the Prince of Wied as King. PROPOSED NAVY FOR ROUMANIA.
BERLIN, February 22nd.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, February 24th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. -
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR W. REES
DAVIES, KO
AND MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PCISNE JUDGE)..
THE JUBILEE ROAD MURDER.
Kau Chai was charged with the murder of his brother, Kau Hop, in the Jubilee Roud on 15th June, 1913, and pleaded no guilty.
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. II. Remp) prosecuted and Mr. Ellow Potter (instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton)
defended.
The following you were panelled
em-
Messrs. Dransfield (foreman). Abbas al
INTIMATIONS
FACE AND HANDS
MASS OF BLISTERS
bave left the spot where the man was
It was not until witness gave a practi lying. In the usual Chinese way the cal illustration of how he was walking coolie did not take any notice of the body the Court was able to form some correct hurriedly," at Mr. Potter, Esquest, that and proceeded with Iris provisions up the opinion as to how he was supposed to hill.
When the prisoner was charged have ran away from the scene of the with murder at the police station and the Court and turned his head to look murder. Witness walked quickly round this would also point towards his backwards at intervals, as he had done presence at the scene of the murder when the deceased was murdered.
be mado a
statement to the Replying to the Crown Solicitor, who effort that "on that morning it was not endeavoured to strike the medium between running and walking witness gave the I who intended to murder Kau Hop. I enigmatical reply, I had not gambled did not walk with him, he walked with or murdered anyone, so why should I race walked just behind. I don't know the to watch pristner after the murder was Hò Pak San. I walked first, and they with him?" (meaning prisoner.)
A Juror asked-Why, if witness wanted murder business; I did not murder him committed, he ran ou in front of him Ho Pak Sau had committed some robbery instead of going behind or running along- of people about it. Perhaps he murdered put the game question and the reply was
side? in the territory and Kau Hop told a lot. The Chief Justice remarked that he had up is about Cristrans av hands, Kau Hop in revenge.
The to the effect that witness was afraid of body was subsequently discovered by a murder, He was afraid that if he ran prisoner, because he had committed n parcy of soldiers and eventually was alongside prisoner that he would also be
murdered
Roumania intends to purchase armoured Areulli, S. D. Someph, J. Borthwick, A. removed by the police. Prisoner After several more witnesses had been!
ships and prepare to create a Fleet,
PEKING, February 23rd. The General Staff and the War Ministry ALLEGED ANTIGERMAN UTTER have warned the Tutuhs of Kianga and Ühekiang, as well as the military Re- sident at Shanghai, of the presence of a
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ANCES IN TURKEY,
BELLIN, Febr 2200. Diental Paska dunia categorically that great number of "Dare-to-dies," who ha is the author of the anti-German Lave put up at Japanese hostels, dressed
uberance that French reports attribute En Japanese attire, at Bonchow, Sunkiang, and Hangchow.
to him.
THE CONCESSIONS TO AMERICA AND JAPAN.
SEDITION.
THE AUCTION BOYCOTT AT SHANGHAI:
called for the Crown, the case adjourned.
WILH
NEW RAILWAY FROM PAKHOI
TO YUNNAN,
(PRELIMINARY LOẠN AGREEMENT "SIGNED-
P. Samy S, Hidden and W. Tulip- arrested and charged, but at that time it The Crown Solicitor described the cire was thought advisable to discontinue the cainstances surrounding the crime cas, and he was released. Ho Pak Sau Deceased was a younger brother of the had disappeared, but was found again and prisoner, and as the affair appeared to was brought to alongkung on 28th Decem have had its origin in a dispute over ber. He was taken, handcuffed, to some family business he proposed to Jubiles Road and pointing to a hole, the shortly deal with the nature of the policeman, following his directions, quarrel. The father of the two men recovered the revolver. It was a five
It is reported that a preliminary agree formerly carried on business as an under-chambered weapon, and three of the truths to signed with the Banque taker, and when he died in December, bullets had been discharged. There was Industriele de China for a loan to be. 1911, the business, in the usual way, another piece of evidence which went used to build a ra:lway commencing ni descended to the other members of the against the prisurer. After the case had Paklio
Fanch a natural harbour, west of be Kwangtung Province. The family. The prisoner became entitled to been discontinued and he was released, line w in from this point through one sixth share, the deceased had the same the widow paid a visit to the prisoner Pusch un to Yunnan, and will continue proportion, and also the other members with the object of settling the property of over 1,000 miles. This railway, if From there is: Teaking, a total distance of the family, and the prisoner, as the
Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co's report eldest brother, managed the business.estion. To the way the widow said-built, will bring the product of Szechuan
"and
PUBLIC'S DISAPPROVAL. -
PEEING, February 23rd There is a popular movement
on the Piece Goods Trade, published The deceased appeared to have become against
Your younger brother has been killed down through Yunnan to deep water in the concessions to America and Japa ing observations on the piece goods profits were divided-he apparently got
last week, contains the following interest-dissatisfied with the way in which the by you, how are you going to divide the of uttermost importanta in connection Chinese territory, and will be a railway noticeable at Peking, and the agitation auction boycott:-
money"??! Prisoner replied, very with the development of natural resources. scena likely to cause the fall of Chang It is impossible to avoid mentioning and he thought he ought to have wore.
$5 a month as wages from the prisoner blatantly, Well, I have killed your of the Yunnan and Szechuan Provinces. husband. You have come to look for 3, four million pounds sterling, but it is The amount of the loan is stated to be Chien and Yang Ting Tung Minister of the cause for the non-holding of the There were quarrels about the matter an
E-wo Auction this week, when a rather
I will kill you as well." That ataient not likely that this amount will be suffici- Commerce and Head of the Mining larger programme than usual was pre- evidence would be given that during one would be supported by an old woman who put to build the railway, as the country Department respectively..
pared. It will be remembered that some dispute the brothers had a fight, and had added that prisoner had an obvious south east of Yunnan and to the north. was also present. The Crown Solicitor is tremendously difficult both to the time ago we noted the fact that the E-wo to be separated. The widow of the son for killing his brother, who was China is to receive the loan at 5 per cent, ARMY OFFICERS PUNISHED FOR Hong was about to try the experiment of deceased would also say that on that occa dividing the profits of the business. They interest, and 5 per cent, below the mar
holding auctions in Hankow, and that the result would be watched with interest.sion the prisoner used a threat, saying proper had threatened to kill his interesting to note that the building of would also have direct evidence that the ket rats quoted for the bonds. It is On the 10th inst, the first of these sales" If you ask me to divide the property urother. There were perhaps some minor the line between Yunnan and Tonking PERING, February-23rd..
was attempted, and since then the effect with you 1 must kill you." Un another discrepancies, but those things always will give a railway from the seacoast Upon request made by the Anhui Tutuh, of this bomb-shell has been the absorbing topic of all parties interested in the trade. Hu Wan Tai, a Division Comraander, and So far, of course, the news available is prisoner came to her house and again the deceased was lying on the ground financiers from Chengta to Tatungfu, is widow would say that occurred. The main point of the case was right through to the Mongolian border, that the shuts were fired and that when if the fire granted to the Belgian Kucho Taug, Brigadier, have been merely telegraphic, but it seems the said he would kill her husband. Nothing prisoner was seen to fire at him again, built.. reduced to the ranks for having takonas avell as the store-keepers of Hankow spite of the quarrel," the business
auction was duly attended by the dealers, further happened for some time, and, in The defence would endeavour to pro- part in the newly-discovered attempt at took no part in the bidding and the letter carried on as usual.
pound the theory that it was Ho Pak Sau and the neighbourhood, but the former
who fired the slot, yet he had evidence to rebellion and for favouring the former acquired 25 packages of imported goods June the brothers and a third man named deceased. There was no evidence against Then on the 15th show that he was friendly with the second Revolution. Hu Wan Tai bio ser and 2 he's of locally made cloth, of Ho fue por bad and a chord som reddereared. was
coure, at cheap prices, as the middle- been punished with imprisonment for a man's profs were saved, and all that from the mortuary in Jubilee Road to against prisoner. If the jury were not sort of thing However, the dealers, a place up country." This was carried fired the shot, and that one of the two atisfied that prisons was the man who torm of five years, and Ku Cho Tang has who are mostly represented in Shanghai cut and the return journey was com fred, they would still be justified in been transported humne under police as well, wired their protests to this, and menced from Tai Ho Wan, the bones finding that both were guilty of murder the cases, in the Bankruptcy Court at
The Chief Justice-The other man is not charged.
The Crown Solicitor-But if both men
supervision.
occasion the
was
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petitioning creditors in no fewer than FIELD GLASSES. Justice Sproute presided, Mr. F. Salz- Bizgapore one day last - work. Mr. mann appeared for the bank and Mr. F. NEW LIGHT WEIGHT MODELS.
THE CHEFOO-WEISHIEN RAILWAY a document of protest was signed by most back to Hongkong he walked in front and were charged with murder and you could Schiroster, assisinnt at the bank, proved
PERIsa, February 23rd. Tho Chefoo Chamber of Commerce having petitioned for the construction of tho
Chefoo-Weishies railway before the opening of Lungkow as a treaty port, the President has instructed the Minister of Commeroo to attend to the petition.
THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF
not say which of them fired the shot, they say prisoner Gred the shot and there is can be both found guilty of murder. I evidence of that,
4 power 6 power
TUROL
FUREX
8 power TURACT
£5.10.0
5.15.0
6.10.0
the debts. According to the report in the Straits Times, in the first case the debtor was a trader named Ng Su Chin, against whom the bank had recovered judgment Evidence was given by Ho Pak Sau for $20,295 money due, for which they Chop Guan Tong, a supporting the story na detailed by the held no security. searching cross-examination Crown Solicitor. He was subjected to a pawnbroking firm, were debtors to the Potter
by Mr. bank to the extent of $20,853.07, for which judgment had been obtained in the murder, were you not I do not know this chop's property was under seizure You were arrested in Canton for Courts. Mr. Salzmann mentioned that
what I was arrested for.
and he asked that the Official Assignees be CHS. J. GAUPP Didn't you know you were arrosted for appointed interim Receiver. The third murder? I was arrested in a lodging case was of Chop Chin Gun Tong, also house, and I did not know why they pawnbrokers, whose debt amounted to
ship granted receiving orders in all three. arrested me.
323,035.74, with no security. His Lord-
in the afternoon a numerously attended meeting was hold and the auction of the having been shipped in a junk. The E-we Hong was strongly condemned and third man would say that on the way of the brokers, dealers and representa tives of Hongs present. As the resolution the brothers walked behind and together passed took the form of a decision to When he got near to the dyeing and boycott Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Auctions, as well as their private sales cleaning works in Jubilee Road Ho Puk department, completely, until such time
Sau would say that he heard a shot and
to hold anotions in Hankow, as well as in various events which happened after that as they decided to abandon their intention turned round. The exact sequence of the Shanghai, the situation raised is one of shot they would not get very clearly from a very serious nature, and, as indicated above, the Wednesday regular sale had the witness. But when things happened to be cancelled entirely, As to what suddenly, it was a matter of common action will be taken by the Hong remains knowledge and the jury would realise to be seer, but it is very certain that with- out buyers Auctions cannot be held. The that themselves--their powers of observa PERING, February 23rd.
feeling that is induced by this episode tion, and more especially in may be described as mixed as one who event of horror like murder, were You were quite astonished when you The return of the newly nominated is interested with the prosperity and not su keen.
progress of Shanghai, which is also the
A man would be vere arrested Of course I was; I was Deputy-Minister of Education, Yen. Shiu, personal side, it is pleasurable to think possessed
with very great coolness wondering what was up. from London is improbable, as he is the distributing centre of the Piece Goods exactly each little thing which happened, to go away. I did not know the customs that the Chinese wish this port to remain and very keen observation to observe 830 and told me to go away; I was forced Why did you run away 7-He gave me
acting as tutor to the Presidentia sona.trade, as it always has been, and we think It is expected that Tsai Yu Lai will be pronouncement and seftlement of a very and all the events crowded into one or away.
all residents will be glad at this strong very clearly and in their proper order, and law of the place he forced me to go He told me to clear cut and I appointed Deputy-Minister..
frequently debated question, can auctions two minutes. At all events this third had to go away.
d to go away, in your country to
EDUCATION.
PERING, February 23rd.
CAYES.
HAMBURG AMERIKA RESULTS.
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS,
HONGKONG.
CALDBECK,
do not imperil the prospect of antisfactory MACGREGOR&C.
A provisional balance sheet for the year 1913 was presented on the 26th ult, at the board meeting of the Hamburg-Amerika Life. It shows a net profits of about of Picca Goods succeed in Hankow? On man, the firm's foki, heard a shot, and do this sort of thing Well, it was his 1912. The report says that in view of the the other hand, sympathy must be felt and THE SUPREME COURT OF CHINA expressed with the firm which has long as he was turning around he heard a younger brother whom he killed; he told state of affairs in the North Atlantic been preparing for the business-arrang second shot. When he had turned round rue to clear out, and I had to go. I did trade is is considered desirable greatly to ing special goods and chops for the trade and was then looking up the road he say business, but as soon as I was arrested petition and also to increase reserves, not think it was the proper way of doing strengthen the fund for fighting com and so on, and apparently they had no in the deceased lying in the road, and be I told the whole thing. timation whatever that the dealers would
but it is affirmed that these provisions resent their action and take such drastic would say that he then saw prisoner
Then you told in order to save your steps to show their disapproval, at the discharge a third shot into the body of own skin or rather, your own neck-It results in the next business year. The same time it is hard to think that the the deceased. According to his statement, it was the prisoner, and if there is any per cent, as a year ago, and will place is like this. I did not commit the murder; company will declare a dividend of 10. Chinese were never consulted on the ques the foki then became frightened and ren body to be hung at all it is him, and not £2,750,000 to reserve, as compared with tion of the feasibility of the venture
way down the road. He subsequently ut until von were charged with the 2,00,000 is the largest ever be profit of
| me,
in 1912 The net dealers for their action, and, as auctioners prisoner hiding a revolver in a hole murder yourself you did not tell the company, but the dividend has to be paid ourselves, we are bound to say their the side of the road. The foki ran on
police 1-Well, I did not, but as soon as on additional capital to the amount of defence is sound beyond dispute, for as
I was arrested I told them all about it more than £600,000. The liquid resources every one who has conducted, or attended, again and setting near to the commence- Did not you think it was a very wrong-
ars entered at only £2,425.000, as com- Without Reserve Piece Goods Auction ment of the street he waited for the
In accordance with the desire of the President Yuan Shih-kai, the Supreme Court will in the near future be definitely attached to the Ministry of Justice.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE.
PERING, February 23rd.
The labours of the Government Com
mittee for the framing of the Constitu-
tion.
EUROPEAN SERVICE. GREECE AND THE POWERS.
BERLIN, February
22nd.
before it was launched, in the first place.
at
ful act; on the whole you did not thinkpared will: 23,790,000 a year ago, and the It was quite the thing Well, I would amount includes £375.000 on account of
have done it. He was mad at the time sad, according to him then, it was right to do it, but not of me ENS
Did not you think it was a dastardly murder one brother shooting another brother before your wry eyes -Yes, it
Well, then; why-didn't you go to the polic-It was his brother, and he forced me to go away.
The Chief Justice-He is relying on Cain and Abel, (Laughter.)
Mr. Petter-But there was
no third.
It will be remembered that the company recently said that the dividend would ha at least 10 per cent, which was taken to mean that it would be 11 per cent., says the Berlin correspondent of The Times.
SILVER OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN_
to
(ESTABLISHED 1864).
ONE CROWN PORT.
INVALID PORT,
HUNTING PORT.
ROTAL DRY PORT:
ARMADALE Porr.
FOUR CROWNS PORT.
DOW'S VIN 1890.
mitteo being nearly completed, it is knows, the presence of orders from Han prisoner: When prisoner came up he had not have done it myself. But he must the recent new capital issue of £1,500,000. WYSEPORTS expected that its dissolution will be kow, which so often embodies Szechuen,: ordered upon the convening of the Comeans that the bidding, will be spirited a conversation with him. The feki said
throughout and there will be note of that to the prisoner,To kill a man annoying splitting up of lots "pinging" trouble, it means trouble to kill a man." as it is called. It has been the absence Prisoner replied, “Do not mind me." of orders from Hankow that has been; responsible for the poor results shown at He then gave the foki 830 in 20-cent pieces the Auctions for so many months past, and told him to run away. This the foki and one does not want to be condemned did, and for a time disappeared. to sit on a chair with one leg missing
How for a lifetime! The bigger mon who ever prisoner's presence at the scene of
We subjoin extracts taken from Messra attend the auction especially resent the the murder did not rest entirely on the
Mocatta & Goldsmid's circular, dated Greecs has replied to the Noto from the hifted to another port, and we are quite was carrying provisions to the troops a person present there. (Laughter.) has been quiet and inactive at prices.
location of the sales being divided, oreridence of this third man. A coolie whe
January 30th -décision regard sure our good friends Yuen Fong, who
The silver market during the past week ing the Aegean Islands and South are just on the point of opening a four-Mount Davis also heard shots, and shortly Subsequently withcas gaid he was forced fluctuating between 207/ICd: and 231d. Albania She will give guarantess to with ourselves,
storied Auction Palace, share thes views afterwards he would say he saw two men to run away because he had accepted the latter being the quotation on the 27th
money," DATA | coming down the road; one was Ho Pak
inst Owing to the China New Year Turkey if the latter will refrain from
Mr. Potter closely questioned witness holidays, the Shanghai market has been Sau and the other was a fat man, the with regard to how he left the scene of closed most of the week, and Indian bear taking aggressive measure in Asia Minor JERUSALEM TO BE MODERNIZED.quently identified prisoner in the gaol, away. In reply to one question witress silver has hail
same as prisoner. This coolic subse the murder, whether he ran walked covering is practically the only support nd along the coast. The evacuation of
caused amusement by remarking “What-
The sumplica of ready silver are by no Albania is promised within the stipulated concession has been granted locally to the This cod.fe also saw the body lying on people would only call lone steps. spot" has remained most days at 3/161 Under the new Vilayets Law a 40 years picking him out from among other men wo Chinese cell running you English means plentiful, and the premium for space of time, and Greece reserves to French banking firm of Perrier for the the ground, but at that time he saw the I was running away is front the market still remains very uncertain. for AND ALL GOOD.
ping, According to what Chinese call
over forward.” The outlook for the herself a right to close inspection of the Jerusalem to Bethlehem; the lighting of man was not dead because his throat was prisoner." As to what way in he whilst buyers seem to have adopted a Frontier line
the city with electricity, and a water throbbing. It was obvions from that that knew prisoner witness said, "Y supply from Wady Forah
-waiting attitude any forced sales on the two men he saw just previously must our countenanced I know his pathe China account might easily cause a lower
Powers and accepts their
+
construction of a tramway line from
knows my name.
How
level.
From $17.00 to $60.00 per Case,