RANDOM REFLECTIONS. A friend of mine who recently visited Peking told a on his return how charmed he was with the city because of the wonderful contrasts in mediaevalism and modernity which it presented. If we are left to the tender mercies of the
THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH 1918.
HONGKONG CRIMINAL
SESSIONS.
POLICE RESERVIST INDICTED FOR RECEIVING BRIBES,
Yesterday before Mr. Justice Gompertz, Tuisne Judge, R. N. HI Castro, inter
ʼn promissory note for $200, without in- HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES. forest, which document, the accused subse
quently explained, he had made out merely as a matter of form,
AN OFFER" BY, THE DEVENUE, "On resuming after the tiffin adjourn mont, Mr. Jenkin said he would like tu make a statement as to what course he
The following letter of thanks has been received by Lady May-
14, Marlborough Mansions, West Hampstead, N.W
17th August, 1916. Another box of gifts for
clerks in the Colonial Oflice a few years reter at the Police Court and a member should probably take ni the close of the pokanapés Society arrived last week,
longer there will be no need to go to the --capital of China for this experience
Hongkong will present the spectacle of an up-to-date entrepot of trade with constitution dating back to the days of Bam Weller's father-one of the last the last strongholds of British mandarinism and a museum of political antiquities.
The old-established house of Ewo" has good reason to be proud of the gal-? fant part which its staff has played in the war ap-to-date. With the lamented death of the jovial Munro from multiple wonads, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. have lost no fewer than six men at the front. When the roll of honour, also, of the Hongkong Police has been com pleted, it will be found worthy of the Colony and the Force. Following upon the formation of the Police Reserve, thirty-nine of the regular forco were allowed to leave for the front, and already, so far as is known from various sources, four men have laid down their lives, five dave been wounded, and three have been awarded the D.C.M...
The case of the village elder who was sentenced to death at the Criminal Sessions the other day for deliberately murdering another village elder, who, he alleged, had been guilty of erecting an obstruction in front of a grave, thereby causing had joss" to the village,
of the Hongkong Police Reserve was indicted for having accepted two bribes of $100 each from Wong Huk Lam in July last, with a view to influence his conduct as a public servant.
Mr. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, con ducted the prosecution, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. J., d'Almade) appeared for the defence
A PRELIMINARY POINT.
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members of Our Little Bit Society
I now write to thank you and he
most heartily for all you have sent. The pyjamas, socks, and hed sox Bro specially welcome, and I have already eat nearly all of these to Hospitals at
case for the prosecution, because he wanted to let the prosecution consider position. In his evidence the complainant had said that when he gave Castro the money he did not do so for an unlawful purpose, and there was no evidence, to warrant a convistion for bribery. It
the front: 4 bales have gone to France could only be a case of bribery when the this week, 1 to Malta, 3 parcels to money was given and taken for an un Salonika, and 6 to Mesopotamie lawful purpose, with the intention of I have sent thin dressing-gowns and
of not guilty and prior to a jury being who gave Castro the money denied that than in bales of 68 lb weight, and thin After the accused had tendered a plosment was for bribery, and as the man parcel post, as they travel more quickly
defrauding someone. The only indict
other things to the two last places by
empanelled.
Mr. Wakeman remarked that as tho could not in law be bribery That was he gave it for any unlawful purpose there
clothes have been in such great demand accused was a member of the Police Reserve it might, perhaps, be unpleasant, if his lordship uphold him, the I have disposed of a great many of the what he (Mr. Jenkin) would contend,
during the hot weather.
for members of that body to serve on the prosecution would possibly frame further bandages also. The mufflers and mittens jury, and, therefore, he would have no indictments, and he (Mr. Jenkin) would I am keeping for colder weather, when objection to members of the Polico like them to have the opportunity of they will be very useful. Reserve being exempted.
doing so now. The defence did not want Mr. Jenkin replied that the Police to fight the case on
I sent you 8 copies of the Jackanapes Reserve filled most of the jury hoxes in that, and if any further indictments kind in sending donations; I hope to a technicality like Report for June Friends have been mo
there days. They might as well exempt were to be framed they would like to go show a good balance at the bank in members of the Volunteer Reserve when non with them now and not waste time. September. member of that body luppened to be They wanted to fight the case on its charged
tacrits,
Ifis Lordship-The Police Reserve have, I am proud to say, a very strong expril strongly that they would prefer not to sit de corps and they might feel rather
on the jury in this case,
Mr. Wakeman indicated that he was not applying to amend the indictment.
We had a small toa party last Satur day. One man, Private Marshall, a South African, was specially interesting. He had fought in Africa before volunteer- Wong Yuez said he did not know that, of the Benussi Tribe and the taking of In cross-examination by Mr. Jenkin, ing to come to Europe, was in the attack
liko Mr. Jenkin und many other people, the Germans Naval Station, then sont Castro was often short of money, Castro on to France, and was in the terrible
aronsed considerable interest owing to follows:-Messrs. Donald Goodall (fore for a loan sometime prior to the giving but two days later in The Times I read a]
Ajury was afterwards empanelled as him any money. Castro did not apply the struggle seemed almost incredible never asked him (Wong Yuon) to lend 1ght in Delville Wood. His account of
the peculiar. eircumstances. Planding mant Alexander Davidson, Cassin Gatu of a promissory note for $200 Witness Tetter from a father who had been to t and expostulation having been tried in Markar, John Carr, Euchi Aoki, Jose was not aware that Castro had tried to Delville Wood to try and find traces of vain, there was no alternative in the Maria Ganzaga Pereira, and Barry raise $200 from several people in the his son's body, and he gave the highest
eyes of the principal actor in the tragedy but to remove the desecrator of his idols. It was merely an unpleasant necessity which no self-respecting man could ahirk. An illustration of the great importance attached to jung shui occur red when the Kowloon Canton railway was being constructed in the Tairo dis tries. In order to avoid casting a shadow apon an ancestral tomb the line had to be carried hve miles out of its course. The owner of the tomb was quite a poor Chinese, but he resolutely refused all monetary offers to allow the builders of the railway to interfere with his fung shu Heuce the recommendation to mercy in the present case:
Mr. Jenkin-Pal in that way, my lord, 1 don't object,
William Page.
THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION,
Magistracy
Re-examined by Mr. Wakeman, witness
praise to the South Africans for their cours
and endurance, fully confirming
ment, said the prisoner was employed in was to pay Castro would he paid into
Mf. Wakeman, in his opening state said he did not think that the money he all Frivate Marshall told us. the Hongkong Magistracy as a Court constable and also, on occasion, noted as the best bargain he could. He would not the Treasury; be left it to Castro to make interpreter. On or about the 16th or 17th of June last a man named Wong Yuen,
be inclined to make a loan-10 Castro, who kept seaman's boarding house,
Inspector Brazil said that prisoner came to the Magistracy with reference to was charged and warned on August 19th
Today I have been to Queen Mary's
frost bites in Gallipoli. One is the Pri- Hospital at Rochmupton to see two young soldiers who have each lost both feet from
vato Stephen Smith mentioned in June repart, he was most cheerful and hopeful, very proud of being able to walk on the new feet aided by two sticks, but balan cing wonderfully well. He used to be Resistant in a draper's chop and said, Mr. Jenkin-Prisoner speaks ten lang quaintly, he could never do counter " uages, my lord.
work again, but he fully hopes to gut other work, and has learnt type-writing.
Agam thanking you.-Yours very sincerely,
UK EDEN.
the point of the 5ne of a man who had oper was employed as Court Con boen convicted. While he was at the stable, and he also acted as interpreter in Magistracy he saw Costra, and, in con-overal languages. versati the latter referred to the case and asked Wong Yuen if he know the man, who belonged to Ningpo, and had bern convicted of smuggling opius. A currespondent asks me to warn local
Wong Yuen replied that he did know him, barristere
and reused then asked him if he had to coming down to Hongkong on the and solicitors who are devotees of my Lady. Nicotine that
much money, adding that he (the accused) advice of Wong Yuen and handing they must be careful when hura-
could get the fng reduced a little and over $200 to Castro for the release of his ing incense to
friend. gel le man out of prison for $200. An their goddess not
Wong Huk Lam, a fireman on the Bluo funnel vessel Wingpe, and who said it was his friend who was in jail, spoke
BOWLS
The much discussed rink match which to outrage the dignity of an empty, who is a Shanghai man, communi-
the result of this conversation, Wong ed until today,
The hearing was subsequently adjourn arose out of the meeting in the League of the Police and Civil Service Clubs, is court room or violate the sanctity of
to take place on the ground of the former to-day (Tuesday), at 5 p., the winners
cated
with Shanghai, and some time
court corridor. A group of solicitors afterwards Wong Huk Lam the man and some court oficials were conversing
mentioned in the complaint, came from
CHARGE OF MURDER."
Before the Chief Justice (Sir William to receive silver spoons. The competing
aries and officials must have felt like slip of paper on which was written his dissolution and prospered in it, and the
CIVAL SERVICE,
and smoking in the corridor of the Shanghai to Hongkong, bringing with him Rees Davies) Chinese named Liu Chaiteams are Supreme Court the other morning when 30 in order to obtain the release from was indicted for the murder of a former
POLICE, suddenly an indignant Court officialjail of the man convicted of smuggling partner of his in a salt fish business. Stanley
Blackman. swooped down upon the group, darted opium, On the 3rd of July Wong Yeewand
It appeared that the two men were in Mylood.
Sim an angry glance at each in turn, and Wong Huk Lam went to the Magistracy and that the partnership was ultimately ---
partnership for some considerable time, Blake. (skijij
Fincher.
McBean-Tulloch then delivered himself of a brief and bit
Gordon. (skip) ing lecture on the sanctity of the caveru and there saw eus court-room and gloomy corridor: At said he did not wish to discuss things at ceased continued tho business after the
the recused. The latter
tlissolved by mutual consent. The de THEFT FROM A SHOW CASE the close that group of legal lumin-the Magistracy, and gare Wong Yuen a condemned criminals. Que, however, revived their drooping spirits with a private address, and asked them to call prosecution alleged that jealousy of the facetious remark about the disastrous and see him there. Neither of the deceased's prosperity led the prisoner to effect of tropical climates upon livers-called at accused's house that day, but, kill him by stabbing. On the night of after the typhoon of sanctity and veneration had swept past.
on the invitation of the accused, Wong July 31st deceased and his brother were Yuen wont to a dinner given by the sleeping together in a small room, and at a previous sitting of stealing and con- accused at a restaurant. At this dinner about one o'clock the brother was awakenspiring to steal jewellery of the valuo, of ed by someone calling out. At the same 24,013 from a house in which she was time he saw a man leaving by the bachenployed as a servant, appeared before doer of the house, and, by the light of the Chief Justice for sentence.
Dr. Ozorio's suggestion at the last moet ing of the Sanitary Board, that the refuse-collecting carts should be provid- ed with covers, was by no means so Em practicable as the President's comments.
5.
Yesterday Chan Hou On, 309, Queen's Road Central, reported to the police chat someone had stolen from his show case twelve articles of jewellery valued at $118.
there was a conversation between Wong Yaen and accused, as a result of which might lead on to suppose. Why mal clothes to bis private address in order recognito prisoner. Other people the day of the trial to three years' im-
should accused asked Wong Yuen to bring some
a lamp situate there, he was able to The male prisoner was sentencod on sible in Hongkong when they are in that when the man got out of prison sleeping outside the shop were awakened general use at Home In English he might have some to put on. On the boroughs the carts are covered with slanting wooden flaps divided into several morning after the dinner Wong Yuen saw the prisoner coming down some steps by groans proceeding from the house and sections for convenience. Dr. Ozorio's went to the accused's house with another suggestion that the same system should
prisonment with hard labour..
poned passing sentence on the accused The Chief Justice said that he had post-
when this case was last before him in the is situated. The deceased's brother had hope that the To Leung Kuk would look of the refuse may be different in Hong would tell them how
Wong Huk La kong from that at Home so, alan, is the
on the 5th July he meanwhile discovered that his brother after her. He understood from the authori- climate. In this Colony, however, one went to the Magistrany, saw the accused had been stabbed, and came out and gave ties that they were unable to come to her learns to be thankful for small merozes, and paid him 950 in Hongkong notes the alarm almost simultaneously with the rescue. Unfortunately, her character did and therefore I rejoice; that there is a and 850 in Shanghai money The Slang prisoner leaving the street prospect of the dust rarts being fitted hai notes were afterwards converted auto
not justify asking any charitable insti- with tarpaulin covers.
The trial was not concluded when the Ftution to be responsible for her. He we Hongkong money. He would state that Court rose yesterday afternoon, and this sorry for this, because he should have Those who take an interest in the that money was paid to the accused to morning at ten o'clock the Chief Justice wished, if possible, to do something for recreative side of Hongkong will be pleased to see the revival of the annual bail out a man who was in jail. On a along with the jury and counsel engaged,ber, in view of the fact that be regarded
be introdured into this Colony appears to man, taking with them
longing sam
1 some clothes beat the foot of the lane in which the house
Paid
will visit the locus in quo
her male companion as the chief wrong- doer. He was bound, in the circumstances, C. which would be short in view of what be to pass a sentence of imprisonment,
The prosecution is being conducted by the Attorney-General, and Mr. G. Alabaster is defending
SENTENCE FOR THEFT AND CONSPIRACY
aquatic meeting of the Victoria Recree subsequent date another $100 was tion Club. The fact that the events this to the accused. Accused told him the week will extend over three days and that, in addition, en interesting polo man would be released on the 13th, but tournament is being played off at the on the day following Lam saw the -Club, indicates a very gratifying
had stated and the further fact that accassion of energy and interest on the accused and complained that the man had
through her information and assistance part of the young men of the Colony, not been discharged. Accused accounted for
the police had succeeded in restoring For this exhibition of renewed vigour that by stating that he was under
inost of the stolen property. He under- thanks are largely due to the old brigade, medical treatment. On the 19th July Chinese woman who, along with a some six weeks, and the sentence of the alood that she had been in prison for complainant came to the Magistracy and Chinese man, had been found guilty as with hard labour for a period of four Court would be one of imprisonment accused handed him what purported to be
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