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CHINESE POLICE GUARD. FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE
LEGATION QUARTER.
The following is a translation of the Articlo in our weekly contemporary Lo Politique de Pekin ---
COMPANY REPORT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1915,
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO.,
LIMITED.
The report of this Company reade:- The directors have pleasure in submit It is known that as soon as hostilities fing, for the information of shareholders, commencer in Europe, the belligerent Powers recalled their contingents from the anexed duly audited statement of the The Far East, which brought about a Company's accounts to the 30th June, 1910. great reduction of the Legation Guards.
1914. The balance at credit of this Certain people asked themselves whe ther the security of the Legation Quarter account is Tls. 109,002.00 and, after de would not be affected by this new order ducting an interim dívidend of 12) per of things. To put an end to anxiety on the subject, the Presiden: did not hesitate cont, aggregating Tis. 53,932.58 paid on 1st to take an initiative which does him the
sum of highest honour; he instituted a special May last, there remains a police guard which might serve for the protection of the Legation Quarter in case of necessity.
Ts. 355,130.48, which the directors recom- mend should be appropriated in the follow ing manner :---
The command was given to General Munthe, the well-known foreign army
A fins dividend of 123 per cent, on the officer, most worthy of the confidence of President Yuan Shih-kai, to whose per-paid-up capital, making 25 per cent. for son he has been attached for more than
the year. twenty years.. Under the guidance of such a chief, results were hot long in forthcoming, is now a full year since this special police corps was organised, and those who have watched its develop mont are unanimous in declaring it to be the picked men of the Chinese troops.
A REY LEW OF THE TROOPS.
It was our privilege to be prevent at a review of these troops, on Tuesday last, hy General Yin Chang, sort for this pur- pose by President Yuan Shih-kai; and the impression conveyed to us was that, the parade ground, they can compare on all points with the best of European or Japanese troops.
DEATH SENTENCE AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THE JUDGE AND A BRUTAL MURDER.
WOS
blood formed one of the features in the Photographs of prints of hands in resumed hearing of the murder charge at the Criminal Sessions yesterday in which Wong Kei charged and convioled of the murder of his former employce at Yaumati last month.
Inspector Gerrard spoke with regard to the accused being brought to the Yau- mati Police Station. He was wearing a singlet, and a pair of trousers, Both of which were bloodstained. Blood was also coming from a wound in the head, and other parts of the man's body were Subsequently also stained with blond. he went to the houses concerned in, the
A bonus of 15 per cent, upon contribu-charge and on a pillar in one house, 6, tory marine premium.
£10,000 transferred to sterling reserve.
And the balance to be transferred to underwriting reserve account, closing the account for 1914.
was the print of a hand in blood. This had been photographed. In the adjoin- ing house he found more blood marks, and also other blood print of a hand. There was also a blood trail run- ring from on house to the other which 1915.-The balance av credit of working led up to the sacks of flour behind which account-
the accused was found hiding.
to
30th
June Amounts to
T. 711,053.43,
Underwriting Reserve Account. It is proposed to transfer £10,000 from this ac count to the sterling reservo tund, which with the amennt transferred from 1914 oz- count will then stand at £180,000.
Investmonts. The aggregata value of the Company's sterling securities has been based on the official minimum prices, or, where these are not available, on the mean
Replying to his lordship, witness said thas a bunch of keys was found on prisoner, and one of these keys opened the safe in the foow where deceased was; but as far as to knew the safe had not been rifted. It contained a large sum of money, mostly in rolls of silver.
There were present on the occasion His Excellency Chu Chi-chien, Minister of the Interior; several staff oflicers; (en- eral W. Superintendent of the Peking Police: uera! Mu. Lung-pino, General Cheng, all of who seemed to be under the impression of evident satisfaction.
Swedish exercises, bayonet fencing, mannal exercise, company formation, marching past; all the different exercises word gone through in the course of two hours by more than 800 mon, with neat-market prices at the end of July, 1814, as ness, precision, remarkable vigour, and
The taken from the official London Stock Ex-murder him. mochanical regularity. simust
In the case of other securi- march past was particulary good, the change List. step was supple and light, the alignment ties the market value on the 30th June, giving the impression of a moveable wall.
What strikes one particularly is the 1016, has been taken as the basis of valua- military spirit which prevails in all ranks of the four companies, and which shows itself in the good appearance and swagger of the men, who by their deference and other outward proofs show
their respect for their superiors,
Last year during a review which took place in December, the Minister of the Interior reminded the mea, in a brief address, that they were destined to serve as a model to the rest of the nation, and
they were enjoined to further the mili- tary spirit which now shows itself in an ever-growing taste for the military pro fessiou.
One can say that the troops fully Tenised the results that were expected of them by their attitude on the parade ground; their discipline and their out- ward bearing left nothing to be desired.
GENERAL MUNTHE PRAISED. Therefore, the close of the review, General Yin Chang, who had never eased to give it his closest attention, had
tion.
Directors. In accordance with the pro- visions of the articles of association the directors all retire, but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
Audit-The accounts have been audited
to the shareholders,
The Station interpreter said that when bo read and explained the charge to the prisoner he made a long statement in the course of which he said I did not The people made a row and I went there to see. I was arrested in the deceased's house by your policeman, who said that I was the murderer." He added that he was afraid he would be mistaken for the murderer because he hard the people shouting "arrest man, arrest man," and so he ran away. He had never seen the dead man before,
Mr. Alabaster, in the course of a strik
by Messrs. G. R. Wingrove and F. N.ing address for the defence, contended that Matthews, who again tender their services the evidence given by the witnesses for the prosecution must have left on the minds of the jury the impression that a great des] of it was untrue. He referred to the conflicting evidence in relation to the doors of the two houses, and pointed out that if this was to be believed then
By order of the court of directors,
H. G. SIMMS,
Secretary.
KING OF SIAM AND
FOOTBALL D
His Majesty the King of Siam, having
The asked them to say that the evidence was insufficient. They should remember that 4huugh much had been made of the | blood-finger-prints, no evidence had been
called to show that these were the_finger-| prints of the accused.
The jury were only absent for seven minutes, and on their return returned an upanimous verdict of "guilty."
Asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed, prisoner said, "I really did not do it," and went on le repeat the lengthy state- ments previously given.
In passing sentence of death, his lord- that the jury, efter full- ship sadd investigation of the case, had arrived at the only possible conclusion they could have arrived ́al in the execution of their duty. "I do not think there can be any doubt in the minds of anyone who has
heard this case that you brutally mur- dored an old man like devased. What- ever your motive may have been there could not have been any justification for a cold-blooded murder of this kind. My duty is merely to pass upon yon the sentence of the law which is prescribed
for murder."
The condemned man listened unper turbed to the dreadful words of the death sentence, looked furtively around the Courty and then hurried below.
A SHAUKIWAN CRIME.
YOUTHFUL CHINESE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A second murder charge was heard by the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when a youthful Chinese, named a mere boy. Hon Ma Yan, apparently was indicted on a charge of murdering a Chinese woman named Teang Kiu at Shaukiwani on September 4th.
The jury was composed of the follow- ing:-Messrs. H. Fath (forenas), E. M. Sadick, L. S. Greenbill, A. F. Guillet, U. Rumjahi, T. Young, and P. J. Taylor.
The Attorney-General. prosecuted behalf of the Crown, and Mr. G. C. Alabaster defended.
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The Attorney-General, in outlining the case, said that it was possible that the. defence would try to reduce the crime to one of manslaughter, but he submitted that after hearing the evidence for the Crown, and if they believed it, the case. was clearly one of murder. The case was a very simple ones and there was very little evidence. On the morning of the in-law, heard a voice in the house as if the kitchen der wes being lifted. ··A search was made, and when they went into the room where the woman's cubicle was situated a man rushed out at them,
some words of congratulation for Gen-observed (says a contemporary) that the into the premises and that he was found affray the deceased, and also her brother-
eral Manthe. The latter, who is a soldier to this core, and whose energy and conscientious care manages to give to all, and to the highest point, a desire to do their duty, has surrounded himself with associates worthy of himself and his work. Mr. Berg and Baron Taube are in truth valiant instructors, who follow the troops step by step in their training..
But if the share of the training which falls to the foreign instructors is a large one, that which falls to the native officers is not legs worthy of appreciation, for daey are imbued with the same spirit and energy which their chief, General Munthe, has managed to instil inte all those who approach him. After the
were
at
Siamese after their day's work had no op- portunity for healthy and profitable re creation, and being desirous of promoting those qualities which football engenders, has presented a cup for competition. His Majesty's reasons for selecting football are' given as follows:-
the accused could never have been in either of the two houses for the simple reason that he could not have got in. But there was no doub: that he did get there. Again, the eagerness of the Crown witnesses to stop the accused's defence and to bring the case home to him had been revealed in another direction. That was on the question of blood. The evidence
1. Football is a clean and open fight, of the witnesses for the Crown," pro- He was secured, and in the course of the not an occasion for taking unfall or secret oeeded Mr. Alabaster, simply reeks in struggle which followed the man who had advantage which is the essence of mean blood; there is blood everywhere accord-been caught produced-a chopper and neys. Neither in victory nor in defeat
The stashed away at the decensed.”
There were aught there to be any thought of revenge ing to these witnesses, and I bag to submit
woman was very badly cut. on the one side or of jeering at the van-to you that they saw blood where there
That is to say, was no blood. You have had two sets three wounds on the head, one on the right guished on the other. football is a game which steadies a man of garments shown to you; both covered shoulder, which had severed the collar. review
and makes him a sportsman, banquet
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blood,
deceased's and the which
2.It is a game which is won by team-in the
bone, and also one on the left hand which Minister prosent of Interior, General
accused's. They also had, in addition had cut off the thumb. She was taken Yin Chang work. ril his suite, the officers
No individual player can take it upon
to the Government Civil Hospital, where the Police Corps and some foreigners, himself to win the game, for if he tries to to this, proceeded counsel, the reluctance Amongst the latter being Mr. P. H. do so, it will be to the disadvantage of his of the Crown witnesses to admit that she died in the afternoon of the same day. Olark, an American officer who is on a
any of the blood on the prisoner's clothes The accused was subsequently arrested. visit to Peking During the course of the This feature of the game is a lesson to repast expressions of opinion were not. us, wherein we learn that in greater strug could have been caused by the blows He was rery well-known by the people in wanting commenting on the high quality gles we must combine to win with the which he received or his head from Sor the house where the crime was committed;
whole strength of our power, not through geant Murphy's truncheon. As a matter of fact these troops inspire the efforts of an individual or section, had had three blows on his head at least, he having lived near them for some time,
which indeed is merely to beat one's head. against a wall. So the game teaches us that strength lica in unity.
of the troops which had been reviewed.
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the greates> confidence. They are visible demonstration of what may be expected from a Chinese soldier provided he is subjected to a regular training and strict discipline, and their chiefs are entitled to the most earnest congratula
tions.
own side
"Well, ho
Dr. Moore spoke to receiving the woman into hospital. None of the wounds were such as would cause death; the woman must have lost a quantity of blood.
and every one of thosh three blows makka When charged with the crime the prisoner made a statement which really amounted: his head bleed, and yet your have a 3. It is a game which augments our Chinese constable saying that blood from to er admission. He said~" I did use a courage, because if we wish to win in an his head caused by these blows could not chopper, and I did eat the women." open fight, we must learn not to be afraid The Chinese Government enn rightly of danger, The habit of fearlessly facing have got on to his clothes because there Apparently he subsequently developed claim that it can count upon them to danger will remove the tendency to was blood there already. Apparently, defeńce. furnish security for which purpose the cowardice. special police guard was organised. So in facing our enemies we shall have to according to him, blood does not go whère rely on our courage. A coward dies even blood has been before. Wian questioned By a Mandate issued recently General before he meets death, Courage is the on this he said. it was old blood. Well, Munthe has been promoted Lieutenant-tradition of a brave race, General in the Chiciese Army,
if it was old blood it was not the blood 4.-It is a game of endurance. Both sides are fighting hard for their of the murdsed man." Speaking with LATEST RUBBER DIVIDENDS.easy matter, so that the side which loses Alabaster said that probably in Ireland,
reputation. For either to win is not an regard to the use of the trancheon, Mr.should examine certain marks on the need not despair, but hope for another LONDON, October 7th.
day, and the side which wins has to take where they broke heads for antisement, The following dividends are announced:
the victory quietly.
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So also in the actual fighting of real enemies, we need never be discouraged at
a reverse but, like true Thai, fight an to the end.
Mr. Alabaster asked that the doctor
the body, legs and arms, and Dr. Moore prisoner. He had several small cuts on expressed the opinion that some of these might have been caused by a chopper,
The hearing was adjourned until to-day..
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5-Football strengthens the body by conlight taps on the head. Fat by it finual running. It is a training forgot- ten in the interest caused by the game. It from me to say that it is not a police for the week ending 6th October is as also teaches quickness in facing difficulties man's duty to use his truncheon; when as they arise.
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In-
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sca
Decrease
Receipts for
week,
$11,227 10,465 752
Aggregato receipts for 42 weeks 24.2811 480,718
17,907
A RECORD REVENUE.
At a later stage of his addus `Mr. The annual report of Singapore Munici Alabaster said that the witnesses for the SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
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The report of the Singapore Harbour revenue of Crown had simply created (full).
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