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A“ MISERABLE COWARD".
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE IN
BROADWOOD ROAD,
A PLUCKY HOUSE COOLIE. At the Hongkong Criminal Sessions yesterday's Chinese named Lo Pui was charged with committing robbery with violence in Broadwood Road, Wanchat, on June 5th
Mr. G. E. Wakedina, Crown Solicitor, proscoated, and the prisoner, who entered plea of not guilty," was undefended. The following jury was empanelled:- Messrs. R. M. Austin, T. C. Dixon, F. J. MITTY, G, M. da Silva, J. M. Gordon, W. Hedley, and F. M. de Figuereido,
The Crown Solicitor said that the com plainant in the case was a little girl, of seven years of age, named Daisy Wong, who had been adopted by Dr. Kew. Sho was returning from the French Convent School at about 4:30 p.m., and, when coming up Broadwood Road, she was met by the prisoner, who caught hold of her and carried her into some bushies. He held his hand over her eyes and snatched a gold necklace which the girl was wear ing, as well as some charms composed of gold and jadestone. Dr. Kew's house
olio, who was in the habit of meeting the girl from school, approached the spot where the man attacked the girl about this time, and, hearing cries, he ran into the bushes. As soon as the prisoner saw him he made off and the coolte gave chate He caught the man, a struggle ensued during which both fall into a nullah, and then the accused got away. The coolie continued the chase, again caught him, and following another struggle, he managed to arrest him and take him into custody.
The house coolie said that as he was on his way to market, and when coming down the hill, he saw the prisoner
enter holding his master's child under his arm and making towards a bush. On seeing this he gave chase. When the prisoner saw him coming he made off and witness chased him towards the coffee plantations, up the hill towards the Hon. Mr Thomson's house, Witness caught the man up, they struggled, and both fell into a nullah The accus
accused then asked him to let him go. Witness refused, and they had another struggle. The accused managed to get away and witness again chaand bim, they going towards the Wing Ching gardens. Here prisoner picked up a stone and threw it at witness, but missed him. Eventually he got up with the man and arrested him, and took him to No. 1 Police Station. Here they re-
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at the place to whore the girl was ried was out up in places, showing tha thore had been a struggle.
Answering the Chief Justice, Dr. Kew. said the bruises on the neck could have heen caused by the pressure of hands, and the sore throat would be caused by ex terpal pressure,
CANTON NEWS:
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, 18th June..
THE DISSOLUTION OF FARLIAMENT,
The local Government has received telegraphic advice from Peking of the mandato issued by the President dis missing Parliament..
The Chief Justice Do you not think it js rather dangerous to allow a little girled like this to go about alone?
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Witness It was unavoidable on this particular day. The coolic waunlly takes the girl to school and bringe her hack again.
thin
It is reported that Wu Hon-man declar: that the mandate should be disregarded, as the President was compelled to issue
Steps are, therefore, hing taken to regist it by the revolutionists in Tientsin.
the mandate,
THE KWONGS OPPOSE THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
The Chief Justice--I have toll the The Military Governors, Chan Ping- coolie that I think he behaved in a most kwan and Tam Ho-ming, have addressed a very long telegram to the President laudable manner
Witness-It was most courageous of denouncing the unlawful action of the revolutionary provinces. They consider The Chief Justice--I hope you have that it is time for the President to issue recognised it,
a mandate for raising troops against the rebels and declare that they are quite ready to fight against them. ARRIVAL OF WU HON-MAN,
Witness hare
The little girl, whose head could only just be seen above the top of the witnessbox, said that when she was on her way home from school a man (the accused) came up to her, put his hand over her eyes, took her into some bushes, and anatched away her gold necklace. She cried out and the boy (enolie) came up. The prisoner then ran away and the coolie gave chase. Then a woman earth-carrier came up and took her home The girl added that the socused jerked the chain, as a result of which he snupped it, and a jadestone ornament and a sovereign fell to the ground. The neused hurt her around the neck and throat by his pressing on her.
· A gardener in the coffee plantation spoke to seeing the coolie and the accused fighting in the plantation. He told them they must to fight in his garden. He raw the prisoner holding a brick and about to throw it at the coolie. Later the coolie got hold of the prisoner and took him zway.
· In the course of a statement,” the accused said that he was
along
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Wiz Hon-man ex-Tutuh of Canton, arrived here on the 12th inat, by the met at the Railway Station by the Civil express train from Hongkong, and was
Governor and some military officials. Soon after hits, Grrival, be consulted General Lee Lit-kwan and the local Governors in connection with this political crisis, and the party did not disperac until rather late that might.
It is reported that Wu Hon-man is going to meet Inspector General Luk Wing-ting in order to settle some import- ant questions with him, PROTECTION OF FOREIGN PROPERTIES
The Military Governor bas completed his arrangements, for safeguarding this province since the declaration of martial law. He visited all the Consuls in Shumeen at noon of the 13th inst,
ing them that the local Government will
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OUR (TOR MENTOR, Who was it, when Hongkong aflame Found even Harris argumenta tame, 4 Champion to the rescue camo
McGuigan
Whose periods full and flowing glide Adown the page, two columns wide! Who seems himself to swall with pride1 MeGuigon
That lessor folk shrank back dismayed: So vast an intellect he displayed He put them all well in the shade,
McGuigan.
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It must be --- in disguise,
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TE D'U.P
INSPECTOR-GENERAL, LUX RETURNING,
After the arrival of General Lee Lit kwan, Chan Kwing-ming and Wu Hon. man (ex-Tutuhs of Canton), Inspector General Lak Wing-ting was urged to return to Canton with as little delay us possible. The local Government has recently, received a telegram nanoqncing that he left Kwangsi for Wuchow on the that Immediately on receipt of this telegram, Ma Chai, Chief of Water Police, was directed to go up to Wuchow
Stanley Maude in describing a clover to welcome and afford him protection. UNITED ACTION BY SOUTHERN PROVINCES,
little strategice) victory on the Dizlai General Lee Lit-kwan has telegraphed It is a reminder that despite submarine, to the Governors of Yununu, Szechven Zeppelins, poison gas, and howitzers there
HELP UP BY MIRAGE.
Operations had to be temporarily sus
pended owing to the mirage says Sir
the road and knocked into the little girl. The contact was so severe that he nearly knocked the girl over. He put out his hands to prevent her from falling, but she called mit that hạ had snatched rer things. Just then the coolie came down the hill, and as soon as he heard the girl's cries be took up a brick and threw it at him (the prisones), but missed. Then the goclie came up to him and accused him of snatching things. He (the accused) then said that if he accused him of doing this he was quite willing to go with him to the police station and Kweichow inviting them to co-operate is one front at least on which world-old fused to take the man and witness took the coolie then took him to one police raising troopis to fight against the conditions play a dominating part him on to No rolice Station, where hy station, but they refused to do anything has been accepted. was charged.
ice independent provinces, This invitation Thirst, heat, and riitage were enemies
then
COMING OF CHINO PEK-KWONG.
The local Government, has received a legran from Ching Pek-kwong, Presi- dent of the Ministry of Navy af Peking, stating that he has arrived Shanghai and will shortly" Icare for Canton in order to arrange naval affairs with the local Government for opposing the independent
thore, they refused to take him because he had done nothing wrong. He was taken to
zo another
police station, and there a telephone mesange was sent and the itle girl and her witnesses came and arcused him of snatching the things. He was then pushed into a cell and kept there, he knew not what for. When the girl came to the police station she pro-Provinces, duced a chain and other trinkets which she accused him of stealing. He had never seen them before, and knew nothing about it,
Beplying to the Chief Justice, witness said he knew that the accused wAB working in the neighbourhood, Ho
both
saw and heard the little girl crying. The accused
rried the girl under his atm for a dis tance of about fifty yards. The place to where the accused took the girl was partly epvered with shrubs, and anyone Ping along the path would have been unable to see what was going on.
After the coolie had given his evidence, the Chief Justice, addressing the Crown Solicitor, enid that he thought the coolic had bebaved in a most frudable manner. He did not know whether it had yet been recognised in any way, but if possible, ON, Ca some representations should be made to the Government to teo if he could not
The jury returned an unanimous verdict of guilty after a minute's deli- beration.
The Chief Justice, addressing the ac cused, suid - You are a miserable coward,
b You go and take that poor little girl, of
der URL RUGE MILE
MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ABROAÏ?,
The Chinese Comm reial communities in Hongkong and in foreign countries have recently wired to the local Govern ment promising to do their best to contri- bute a big sun of money for the purpose of assisting the local Government to fight against Ni Che-chung, the principal revolutionist..
VICE-PERSIDENT & RESIGNATION
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The local Government has received a telegram
with which the min bad to reckon who shaped the world in its young days, The military leaders of the Old Testament whose troops saw the parched land be- of water had a distraction to reckon come a pool and the thirsty and springs with quite as dendly na barbed wire or machine-guns. They had often to convince mist of rest, shade, and refreshment on a jaded and parched army that the pro- | the horizon was nothing but a wile of the devil in aid of the foer Nowadays any schoolboy can dissect & mirage, trace it to the deflection of light rays by a cold layer of atmosphere superimposed on a warm one, and even explain its affinity to the mist illusions that Europe knows-- the Brocken Spectre" and the common magnification by fog which Tennyson had in mind when he spoke of the bearer of human among the frozen hills. But to Arthur's body as walking larger than
understand the mirage is not to dispel it. More than once in Mesopotamus cur troops have been a bewildered by the vision of lakes and trees where none are as wore those of Joshua or Alexander,
be recompensed in some way or other Ten years of age or less, and take her from the Vice-President, Fang - and with all modern science to back him
The Crown Bolicitor said that he would make representations, and added that the coolie had behaved in a very plucky
manner.
Addressing the coolie, thu Chief Justice said I think you behaved very well indeed. You showed con siderable pluck in going to the resone of this little girl I do not know whether -your master has already recognised your services, but I shall cer- tainly represent to the Crown Solicitor the view I take of your conduct,
Dr. Kuw said the little girl concerned. in the case had been adopted by him.
DODRITENOG be
way and attempt to rob her and use
Sir Stanley Mand, can no more reckon without mirages than could Judas Macca, bup of Ceur de Lion.-B.
Kwok-chang, announcing that he tender violence in doing it. But for the exed his resignation to Parliament on the tremely brave conduct of the house enolie 3rd inst. you would probably have taken her be- longings und got away altogether. – No child is safe when a man of your character is at large. It is a very bad case. The Lit kwan, Chon Kwing-ming, Fung Cheseat Chan Tin tim, Wel Wai-yu,
sentence of the Court is that you will be imprisoned and kept at hard labour for five years, and you will also receive 14
strokes with the cat.
As the accused was being removed he remarked-I did not do it my Lord,
OFFICIAL DINNER.
On the evening of the 10th inst the Civil Governor entertained General Leg
yan and other high officials at a dinner held at his Tamen The party numbered over sixty The speeches referred chiefly
to the political crisis.
M
OENBORING LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS.
After the declaration of martial law in Canton, the Military Governor has Chan Hitwan and Chow Shin-sze to stay in the matter and selss any unlawful corre Chinese Post Office to inspect all mail pondence Chan Chok-ching (ex-Dire of the Canton Telegraph Administr 200 has been deputed to densor telegra WMMUNITION FOUND AT XOS YAM MOUNTAIN.
TO THEOR OPIUM SMUGGLING. The Military Governor's Yamen red
Mwendestructed all The Civil Governor has ported that over one hundred cases of Customs Honses in different listricts that ammunition were found in a hole under smugglers of opium who find five times the value of the pium smuggled. Chen Moi-lan (built when General Lung The fines will be alloted as follows
seated in Canton) on Ken Yam 40 per cent to the kish reporting such mountain. It is supposed that these cases, 40 por crat to the police finding out such casesand S0 per cent. ta the were stored there by the ex-Tutuh, Long CustomTh, it is hoped,
will Chai-kwong. The local Government has stimulate effect to check the practice of
Stormtrent eninggling uprum, DR *** now a good supply of ammunition.
THE FLOODE
The M Tavien was not a mean man. Witness added that on the day of the just knew the value of thres pence
halfpenny, received a telephone So, when he developed a sore throat be message to the effect that the girl had meditated fearfully upon the expenditure of a doctor's fee. As an alternative, he been robbed on the way home from hung about for a day and a half outside the local doctor's establishment. Finally,
great man. Say, doctor! Hoo's Da, feyr, forr
school. Later witness found that the girl he managed to catch az-ness vi ye cuir OF THE FINANCIAL BUREAU RESIGNA morted that the floods in the
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was bruised about the neck and that the " was very frightened. Her throat was vory sore the next day, she could neither Ah s poss yo've a deal o' prescribin' swallow nor eat. The gold chain protas dan fer coolds an' sair throats??? **** duced was usually worn by the girl. An what dae yo gir rally gia for a When witness saw the girl at the police sair throati Naethin
replied the canny old station the chain war miming The earth doctor. I dinna want a sair throat."
Yim Karche, Chief of the Financial West River districts have been subsiding Bureau, has tendered his resignation on during the past few days, t account of his
recent sickness and fina political crisis as request was refused bial difficulties. Owing to the present
the local Government. (Continued at foot of next column)
Tam Hok-bang, Director of the River Conservancy Bureau, together with a West liver districts in the cruiser foreign engineer, is going to travel along Tungchas to inspect the water walls and see if there are any breakages in them.
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