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THE EXPORT OF SILVER.
MONEY CHANGERS WITHOUT
A LICENCE,
HONGKONG RACES. YESTERDAY'S TRAINING, There were a large number of racing thusiasts, including H.E, the Officer
Four Chinese, arrested on board the Administering the Government, at the us. félenfallock, were charged, on re Racecourse yesterday morning, to watch mand, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the training The grass course was slow, the Magistracy, yesterday, with attempt- and though some very good gallops were ing to export 8000 silver Hongkong witnessed, the beavy guing affected the dollars, 300 silver yen, and some silver ties. Many of the ponies are obviously | Canton currency, capable of improving on yesterday's per fornaces.
Nearly at yesterday's gallops were on the racecinerse proper. The following are
When not specifically stated, the gallops were the outside (grass) course.
some of the times taken
Over
DERBY PONIES.
Valley King" and "Mountain King (owned by Mr. G. E Potta) wen
n-mile-and-a-half together. They did the first quarter in 32es, the three
the quarters in 1min 391-5seces.. and mile-and-a-quarter in Znius 52acca. They then separated, "Mountain King" coming out in front and completing the course in 3mins. 27 1-5secs. "Valley King"
Busshed in 3mins. 29sces.
Olympic Dahlia " covered a-mile- and a half
3mins 32sves, taking 303-3secs. for the first quartor, imin. for the first three quarters, and 2010s 57s for the mile-and-a
quarter.
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Mr. A. E. Hall, of Messrs Lo & Lo, for the defendants, said that he had interviewed his clients in gaol and told them that he would have nothing to dn with the case if they did not tell the truth. They admitted that they went on board the
Glenfalloch to change money and that they had no licences. They were not going to Swatow or to any of the Coast ports, and that proved that they only went aboard for the par poad stated.
1.8.
Mr. Lindsell (to the second defend. ant): In your statement, you said that you were going to Canton.
and
Defendant: I WALB confused afraid; hence that wrong statement.
Mr. Hall, coutinuing, said his cliente were charged with exporting silver dollare. The prosecution had failed to prove their case. The only charge that could be preferred against them was that they were money changers without licences.
The charge wa amended accordingly, and the defendants were fined $20 each. The money (silver currency) was return.
to thern,
"Footlight" galloped a mile in Zans. 10 3-5seca, taking 38 seconds for the first quarter, and min. 19 2-Beuca. for the three quarters.
"Meymoon
(owned by Mr. Nemasseyed went in company with its stable com- panion," Jeyphoon," over a mile and a quarter, covering the first three-quartere in 1min. 50secs, and the full distanca in 3min. 6A,
"Albion Dahlia," which was bolped along by two amals, went over the Derby, course in 3mins 29 3-6seca, covering the Biral three-quarters in lain. 46 3-6sece. and the mile-and-a-quarter in Ensins. 56 4-Вуюся. It finished remarkably well, taking 33 3-Bsees, for the last quartor.
"Onions" was timed in the last three- quarters of a gallop over a mile, at Imin. 47 3-5960s.
ROBBING HAWKERS ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
It will be recollected that two Chinese were arrested some time ago for robbing two hawkers and causing injury to one of them, a woman, by stabbing. The last stage of the bearing was concluded yester day in the court of Mr. R. E. Lindsoll. One of the prisoners who, the prosecu. tion alleged, had inflicted three wounde on himself, accused the Indian constable responsible for his arrest with having stabbed him. Whilst the prisoner was in
"Firelight went over a-mile-nad-a-hospital, several Indian constables, in- quarter, covering the first three-quarters cluding the ones who had effected his in imin. 65 2-5Rocs, and the whole dis test, were paraded before him, but be tange in aarin. 3sers.
failed to identify the man.
Purity Dahlia" took Imin 38 4-5secs. over the last three-quarters of a gallop over a mile course. "Grey Mouse ''
did & noteworthy a-mile-and-three-quarters, covering the first quarter in beers, the
gallop
over
three-quarters in Imun. 59 25seca, the mile-and-a-half in 3mins 43 1-6secs, and the whole distance in 4raina, 18-5seca
Catford joined in for the last mile and-a-quarior, covering that distance in xins. 522-6secs and taking 322 secs. over the last quarter.
SUBSCRIPTION PONIES.
"Swallow" (owned by Messrs, "Gay Birds," covered
1 mile in 2mins. 1secs, taking Imin. 44 4-5secs. over the three-quarters.
"Burst Length" (owned by Mr. "Fireworks") tuok 1 min. 462-59ccm. for the last three-quarters of a gallop over a mile.
"Turf King" and "Blighty King" (owned by Mr. G. H. Potts) went over mile-and-a-quarter in company in 3mins secs.. taking 1min. 87secs. over the three-quarters.
"Victory Star" (owned by Mr. B. Basto) negotiated 2 milo in gmins, 192-0secs., taking 1min. Alacas, over the three-quarters.
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"Cassius" (owned by Mr. Adems) covered milo in 2mins 20 1-5secs., taking Imin. 16 4-Sees, for the three- quarters.
"First Fiddle (owned by Messrs. G. and G.) and "Gris-Gris" galloped in company over a milo, but
were timed over the last three-quarters only, taking for this 1min. 44 1-5secs. "Gris-Gris" finished in front.
"Rheostat" was timed as taking Imin. 703603. to cover the last half-mile of A mila gallop.
Acoused were committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
ARMED ROBBERY.
ONE BANDIT ARRESTED.
A Chinese, alleged to be one of a gang of eleven bandits who, on November 7th last, committed an armed robbery in Tai Hon village, was brought before Mr. J. R. Wood, yesterday, It was stated that while eight members of a family were seated talking, the eleven men, all armed, rushed into the house, took away all the money and the clothing they could find and kidnapped six of the family. Three of these victams were held to ran- som. Further bearing was postponed for to-day.
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THE HONGKONO CHAMPIONSHIP.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20г, 1919.
IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND. CHINESE WOMAN'S EXPERI ENCES.
Five Chinese were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistravy, yester. day, with demanding, unlawfully and with menaces, or by force, the sung of $100 from Lam Lee, a Chinese woman, on February 12th.
Mr. A. E. Hall, of Messrs. Le & Lo, appeared for the first defendant.
The complainant stated that she had known the first defendant for some time and had given him amat sums of money
various occasions.
plainant had to repay.
He had borrowed
money also, from her mistress, which com- On November 11th defendant called at the house in which she was living and wanted her to
pack up immediately and go along with him to lead a bad life. She refused. The defondant returned next day with four other men.
He demanded a sum of money which, he alleged, she owed him. She denied having contracted any debts with him, and added: "If any money is owing, it is you who owe it to me." He then threatened to kill her and order. ed the others to see that she did not. escape. Another woman in the house gut ont by way of the kitchen and fetched the police.
UNREQUITED AFFECTION.
**WER ONLY SOLACE WAS TO BIE."
Unrequited love and inability to boar the taunts of bor teasing friends in. dused a Chinese girl to attempt to end her life, on Sunday, by taking an over- dose of opium
Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday. The girl was charged before Mr. R. B
The story was a pathetic one. The de- fendant, a respectable girl of pleasing appearance, waa engaged to A Chinese clerk employed in the compradore's de partment of a local firm. The man re fused to marry her, and this, coupled with inability to bear the giben of her friends, led her to commit the rash act. It was stated, however, that the man was now willing to marry her, and the de- fendant assured the Court that she would not ropeat her offence.
for
The case was remanded till Saturday settlement by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, beif being grouted in $25.
AN INCORRICIBLE BOY. A Chinese boy, aged 14, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magia. tracy, yesterday, with snatching a gold- mounted bracelet from the hand of a Chinese girl about twelve years of age.
Cross-examined, the complainant said that her first husband died two years ago, and she came to Hongkong, from Macao,
The complainant stated that she went in search of a husband. She met the first
out for a walk alons, and noticed the defendant on the night of her arrival.
defendant coming directly towards her. He proposed to her, and she lived with
Ro knocked against her, but she managed him for some time. Later, he made per deftly to dodge him, upon which he tures to her to lead an immoralitacized her hands, snatched the bracelet
Mr. Hall Do you mean to tell the from her wrist, and ran Court that the man who asked you to be policeman stopped him and found the his wife made such an atrocious pro bracelet. position-Complainant: He wanted me
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Mr. Lindsell: Oh! he ran into the
to earn $200 or $300 dollars before marry-arms of a policeman
ing me.
You had no objection to lead an inite collided accidentally with the com
The defendant pleaded tearfully that; moral life?-He said I must have some plainant, who, resenting this, got angry, money and jewellery before he would
pulled the bracelet off herself, and marry me.
accused him of the offenco.
Did he visit you frequently -At long, but regular, intervala,
You looked forward to his visits so that you could get some money 1
The Magistrate (interposing): I think money. the evidence is that he asked her for
Mr. Hall: But I want to prove, bla contrary.
Mr. Hall (to complainant): Did at Ak Mun (the first dofidant) give you money -Complainant: On three differ ent occasions he gave the $3.
Are you not living in a place where you must account for all your earnings! -Yes. The mistress gets half.
And Ah Man came to see you frequent Ly --Well, yes.
Do you mean to say that the mistress of your house would tolerate frequent visits without payment of the customa fee?-He is on good term with the mis-
tress
The Magistrate: Your mistress allowed) the first defendant to see you withon paying money-Complainant: Yea
Mr. Hall Has the defendant over: given you any presents 1-Complainant No.
The Magistrate: No jewellery or any. thing like that?-Complainant: No.
The Magistrate (to the complainant): Do you hear that ?
Complainant. I did nothing of the
sort.
The defondant, however, insisted, kunidet bearful sobs, that his version was; correct.
the defendant said he saw the boy ran- The Chinese policeman who arrested
aing towards him. He stopped him and found the bracelet in his possewinn,
The defendant accused the constable of having been responsible for the evidence of the girl, which, he repeated, was
suborned,
Mr. Lindsell asked whether the boy's parents had communicated with the Police.
mother told him that her son was an in- Inspector O'Sullivan said the boy's
corrigibly bad one,
Mr. Lindell: Twenty-four hours' imprisonment and ten strokes with the birch,
The complainant laughed heartily at this statement.
The Magistrate 'objected to such levity and asked complainant why ebe laughed.
Complainant: Because he is lying. The Magistrate: So do you. Complainant muttered that she never told untrutin!
Bergt. Drummond, RG.A., and Sergt. tion Club, last night, in the above ehem. Davis. R.A., met at the Victoria Recrea Mr. Hall: Do you mean to say you pionship competition.
gave all your earnings to the defendant The competitore were evenly matched. Davis' highest-Complainant: The greater portion. The Magistrate (to complainant): The break was 25 whilst Drummond's best The Magistrato remarked that com
fifth defendant says it was a man, not a effort was 24. points, scoring his 400 when Davis had different occasions, she had accomhouse.
Drummond won by 74 pininant had previously stated that, on
womaa, who fetched the polica-Cum- plainant:
There were no men in the reached the 328 mark.
modated the defendant with different sums of monay.
OLD PONIES.
"Triumph galloped three-quarters of a mile in imin. 30secs., taking 35 2-5socs. for the last quarter.
"Malcolm went over a mile in emiga. 38 -barcs., covering three-quarters in Imin. seCS,
Standard Dahlia" galloped over milo-and-a-quarter, but was only timed for the last mile, which was covered in 2mins 20 4-5secs.
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"Spotted Sand" negotiated mile and-a-quarter in rains. 50 1-trees, taking Imin. 41 1-becca. for the three-quarters, and 2mins. 16 1.deos. for the 'mil.
Coronet Dahlia " galloped half-a- milo in Imin. 2-Baca
"Ontford" covered a mile in 2mins. 203008, doing three-quarters in 1min. Firefly and Gaddy" went together
44 2-bness.
"Attraction Dahlia' over a mile. They accomplished the first taking Imin. 44 2-bars, for the last three
timed .ne
quartor in 3 secs, and the three quarters arter of a gallop over a mile-and-a-
half. In min. 46oice. Then, cobling out, "Vivat" took min. 47seca. for the Firefly finished in 2mins, 19 1-6acca. last three-quarters of a a gallop over a **Gadfly" finished in gmins, 19 J-6socn.
Black Cat" negotiated a mile in "Tarantula" (owned by Mr. Soares) Emina 1soca, taking Imin. 473.8 soci was timed over the Inst three-quarters of for the first three-quarters. * gallop over a milo, taking Imin.course, covering the last mile and
Upwood Park went on the inside -21 2-os.
quarter of a mile-and-a-half gallop in gmína. 58 3-Decem It took Tuin. 51 8-beecs for the three-quarters.
"Cornhill" took 332-090cs. for the Inst quarter of a gallop over throw-quar- tors of a milo.
:"Smokobox" did a mile in gains.
10 4-sec., isovering the first three-quar tore in min. 40 4-boca.
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milo
Mr. Hall: You were all the time ander the impression that Ah Mun Would Loop you -Compainant: Yes.
Why did you then suddenly desert that first defendant for another 1-1 began to see he was not sinucre in his promises.
Did the first defendant tell you of a
ested in-No. money-lending association he was inter
The next witness, a fellow-tenant of the complainant, was rather hard of hearing, and the interpreter' had hard: work, standing by the witness-box and shouting his loudest.
The Magistrate: Are you married — Witness: I am kept.
The witness corroborrated the latter part of the complainant's story and said she know the first defendant but not the otkors. When moticy was demanded from the complainant, she tried to leave the room, but the defendants prevented her. She suggested borrowing money from a friend or from the mistress, but the sug gestions were rofusod, pad sho was not allowed to leave the room. Then she had recourse to a ruse, got to the kitchen, and thence to the Police Station,
Tho to Lam Yeo for about two years.
first defendant said he had known She wanted him to koop her but he refused. He had frequently
Did you not owe bim money 1-No; evon the little he gave me was returned.
Who keeps you now I-A' man. What's his name 7-Chan St Waa ho amongst those who helped arrest the defendante1-No
You stayed another month in the hung often given her money. She
before Chan 8 took you' away) odse
opium to smoke when he went to her house.
Having The Magistrato (interpool 'undef reason to suspect that another was keep stand who had a cubicle of her own thing her too, he demanded his money hack and so she may not have been in the day. On arrival, he was arrested by the Bho promised to return it the following man who, he believed, was then keeping complainant.
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you with death, did you call for aid to the house at the request of the first
Mr. Hall: When these mon threatened
The other defendants said they went Complainant: How could on do it in defendant The third added that i tho the face of such thrusts and surrounded tre told him that they could get ton
and opium there.
"Dainty Light was timed over this by no many last three-quarters of a gallop over a mile taking, Imin, secs.
ور
The Aith dofondant stated that it was aman, not a woman, who fetalod, the
test throw-quarters of a gallop over a Creat was also timed during this mile, and covered the distance in iu police.
433-900.
(Continued as foot of next column.)
The Magistrate expressed a desire to know what this defendant got.
Only soup of work is," was tho reply.
The further, hoaring we adjourned for Friday, bail belag granted in #800 each.
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