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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
RECORE BIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE (BIR
WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.)].
THE LURE OF HONG KONG
His Lordsbap, remarking that the pris
anxious to be in the
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1919.
To So Hing, the head shroff, deposed a knock at the door and a voice calling that when he was naked to hand over, oat Buy some tobacco. The complain,
in it.
Prisoner stated that he returned to the Colony from Mooan the day after the robbery and know nothing about it.
apanimous The jury brought in B vortict of Guilty" on the charge of robbery, and of Not Guilty" on the charge of wounding.
HEALTH OF THE COLONY.
t.
: key of the safe, one of the robbers ant opened the door and was immediate SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS. pointed a revolver at his forehead, while ly set upon by prisoner and otly man
Prisoner threw some! another pricked him on his shoulder with not in custody.
Through the courtesy of the Sanitary Board authorities we are enabled to give dagger. cutting through two jackets. pepper into complainant's eyes and auth H. Sing pleaded guilty to having ro
The wife was bolow, in tabular form, a comparative trued from banishment before the ex-They then searched him and found a sequently stabbed him
bunch of keys, with one of which they also assaulted, thrown to the ground, and statement of the deaths registered in the poration of his sentence
While Colony during 1918 and the two previous The Ban Mr.
opened the safe and took out all the money robbed of a gold hair ornament. H E. Patek. K.C.
That the health of the Colony the robbers were busy, ransacking the years. The robbers then bound him and (Acting
the said Attorney General ).
three several fakts, and, when they were about premises, complainasta wife blew has not improved will be seen from the risoner had been banished on
"Save fact that 13,714 deaths were recorded Inst to leave, warned him and the others not police whistle and called out wensions
The robbers managed to makej year, against 10,433 in 1917 and 10,558 The prisoner asked to be dealt with to make a sound, or they would come life."
in 1916. This increase was due in a back and shoot them. Witness identified their escape, but prisoner was arrested a leniently.
large measure to the appearance in the a piece of muslin curtain, a girdle, and few days later and identified.
Colony of influents and cerebro-spinal other pieces of cloth with which he was bound. After the robbers went away, he
lover, which were responsible for 405 and 903 deaths respectively.
There was found the safe open and, looking into
marked decrease in small-pox fatalities, it, discovered a revolver, which he after-
only 22 being registered during the year, wards handed to the Police. The robbera
against 549 and 542 in 1917 and 1916 dropped some rolls of ten cent picers:
respectively. The increases in enteric His Honour sentenced prisoner to fever, diphtheria and dysentery were all undergo five years' hard labour and to well marked. There was a big rise in receive twelve stroke with the "cat."
deaths from plague, po fewer than 251 ROBBERY AT THE CHINA HOTEL death occurring, in comparison with 36 in 1917 and 39 in 1910. As in previous (hon Shut, Kwong Chun, sud Kwong years, the majority of deaths from Chis were indicted for robbery at the syphilis (446 in 1918, 336 in 1917, and China Hotel on January 27t
384 in 1910) occurred anong infants, The following composed the juryThe very noticeable increase in deaths th. H. Kim, A. A. Gil, P. W. Vermeulen, Racecourse disaster, which claimed over Department Compradore's
600 victims. The deaths from general robbers appeared. He asked the robbers. of Arculli, and A. V. Ivanovich.
The Crown Solicitor stated that the what they wanted and they replied that
tuberculosis are only slightly in advance complainant, a Chinese Woman, whose
of the previous your's figures, but a big in of commission agent in jewellery.
creuse is evident in beri-beri. Excluding plague, the biggest proportionate rise January 25th she met another woman whom she had known in Canton, and was from which disease will doubtless be add- was in poumonia, a number of deaths invited by her to the Ping On Boardinged to the influenta account.
The figures are as follows:--
han Yau plended guilty to having re turned from banishment.
The Acting Attorney-General said that the prisoner had been banished twice, on Be scood creation for ¡if
His Lordship informed the prisoner the men of his type were not wanted in The Colony, and sentenced him to three yours hard labdur
Hung Fook pleaded guilty to relura. ing from banishment.
The Acting Attorney-General said the prisoner had been banished eight times,
which he recognised as the Company's property, because they were wrapped up in old receipts. Witness was quite cor tain of the identity of the accused; h wae one of those who enjoined silence by puinting a revolver.
The office-boy, employed by Messrs. Chu, Livingstone & Co., stated that on the night in question he and the watch.
en were seated outside the door of the Messrs. J. M. Noronha, S. Goldschmidt, from injuries was due to the lamentable
when
the last time for life, on February 14th. they were looking for the Compradore's husband was away in America, was a sort
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The prisoner Bid he could not find work outside, and consequently, he re Luru«]l Izu 236cs« }aih Tbricrཝཾs.
Department. While saying this, the robbers whipped out revolvera and took bim and the watchmen, neither of whom was armed, into the Compradore's Do
On
His Lordship sentenced prisoner to partment. The prisoner, of whose iden-House Complainant whe introduced four years hard labour.
THE GIBB, LIVINGSTONE
ROBBERY.
Tung Sok
was indicted for having committed robbery, with violence, with two or more persons at present unknown, in the Compradore's Department of Messrs. Gibb, Livingstone & Co., en January 14th.
ed.
tity winAS PVILA quite cortain, stood just inside the door, keeping guard over those inside with a revolver.
Mr. T H. King, A.S.P., said that, at an identification parade of ten men, all were dressed similarly. Of the different witnesses, only the head shroff was not quite certain of the identity of the pris
unter.
Sergt. Shannon said that, accompanied The Acting Attorney-General prosecut by Chan Bui Choon,'be went on board the Kong Sti to search for the armed rob. bera. Chan Sui Choon identified prison er without any hesitation whatsoever. Witness called ou shout two dozen Chinese, and Chan did not identify any other man
The jury way composed of Messrs. P L. Knight (foreman). K. Luing, J. A. M. da Graca, O. D. Barette, Wong Sik Kay, J. 1. Scott, and A. F. da C'vala,
The Acting Attorney General said the evidence for the prosecution would show
that.
about
the evening 7.15 in question, the head shroff, whose office was on the top floor of the building, was
A
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counting some money number of
Chinese assistants were alau in the room, and two watchmen just outside. While
Sergt. Dorling, who found the ten-cent pieces on the stairs of Mesars, Gibb, Livingstone & Co's, offices, said that one of the Chinese handed him the revolver left by the robbery in the safe. It was loaded in all five chambers.
The prisoner said he was a farmer in
the munting was going on, the prisoner the country and did not work in Hong- Not being able to carry on farming and three others, ad armed, suddenly kong.
there to 2 Juan named Chuen, and, as the result of a conversation, was asked to go to the China Hotel, where Chua was living. She complied with the, re quest, on the evening of January 27th, taking with her a box of jewellery, as the man represented himself to be a dealer
Influcaza Cerebrospinal fuver Small-pox..... Enteric Fever Diphtheria Cholera... Dysentery Plague
Tujuries........... General Tuberculosis Bori-beri Paralysis and Con-
vulsions Pneumonia Phthisis and Pulmon
1018. 1017. 1918.
100 063
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in jewellery. When she reached the Malaria Hotel, she went to Room No. 18, which Syphilis the man was supposed to be occupying, but found there the second prisoner, who asked to ace the jewellery. Not feeling. quite aufe with a stranger, the complain ant was about to leave when the second
ary Tuberculosia, 1,065 prisoner attacked her. Simultaneously.Enteritis and Gustro-
enteritis the first and third prisoners entered the room, and, after binding and gagging Total deaths from
all canses. complainant, throw her under the be A pair of bracelets she was wearing were stolen, as, also, was the box of jewellery. When the robbers were on the point of leaving the room, a hotel boy entered, und, fading a pair of legs stick- ing out from under the bed, called out Murder!" A commotion ensued, police- whists were blown, and the prisoners
in the street by three Revenue Officers. At the Police Station the jewellery was found on the men and they admitted the theft, but, subsequently, denied it at the Police Court.
CANTON NEWS.
CANTON, March 19th.
SALT REVENUE POLICE.
The Superintendent of the Salt Re- venue Bureau has reported that the
appeared and beld up the Chinese and owing to the Roode, he was thinking of rushed ownstairs, but they were arrested Bureau police have recently been largely i
the watchmen. By terrorising them with revolvers, they aucceeded in getting away with a large amount of booty. The first count against the prisoner was robbery,
This with others, of $17,543.72.
was money collected by the bead shroff, and, not having been accounted for on the firm's behalf. was held to be the pro- The robbers perty of the head shroff. obtained possession of that SUM Fift follows: First, they picked up all the looar cash, amounting to about $1,000;
going into the "commercial line" and, therefore, came to Hongkong. He could not find the friends he came to meet in Hongkong, and was going back to the country when he was arrested on board the steamer. He did rot know why he
when arrest:d,
he and the Bergant he was told to "shut up." The Police had searched the house of his two sisters-in-law, but found nothing to incriminate him. Only three men identified him. Several men
WAR
After hearing the evidence, the jury
♫ asked brought in unanimous verdict of
Guilty."
His Honour sentenced the prisoners to undergo five years' rigorous imprison ment each and to ressive twelve strokes with the cut,"
then they broko open a drawer and took at the Police Station naked him tu adrit THE LYTTLETON ROAD INCIDENT. the crime, but, sa he had not committed
it, he refused falsely to accuse himself.
La Cheung and Chan Shing pleaded
I un falsely accuser," said the prison.guilty to robbery with violence, on Janu
and I ask your Lordship to deal ary 22nd, at Lyttleton Road. with me leniently."
er.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of Guilty on all three counts.
out bags containing silver dollar, and notes amounting to $1,000 or $2,000; fin- ally by threatening the head shroff, they obtained the keys of the safe and ran-
The Crown Solicitor stated that a man sucked it, taking away all the money
unl woman wore bawking goods in they could find. The second count
Lyttleton Road when they were met by three robbers. One of the prisoners ask against the prisoner was that he robbed,
His Lordship informed the prisoner
ed the hawker for his licence, and, while from the person of one of the Chines that he had been found guilty of being it was being produced, attacked him, staff, Chan Bui Choon, a silver watch
one of those who committed a disgrace afterwards knocking down the woanari. and gold ring. This robbery was comful robbery, and it was a pity that his col. The first prisoner then stole $15 from the mitted by the prisoner himself, an im leagues had not been caught. If tho
mau and, accompanied by hia, accom portant fact, becaus: Chan Bui Cheon witnesses bud not yielded to the robbers' plices, ran away. The hawker gave identified
having threata, probably murder would have chase, blowing a police-whistle. A crowd robbed him, proving that the pris
ensued. Ho always dealt very severely was attracted to the place, and joined oner wng one of the gang. The third
with men who were found guilty of in the chaso. The second prisoner was count. 37 that the prisoner
captarod by the watchman, employed by concerned in the robbery of a bunch of
The prisoner was sentenced to undergo the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak. The first keys, a gold wristlet, and a.whistle from eight years' imprisonment on each count, prisoner was pursued by a chauffeur, but, another of the Chinese staff named Toh
the neulances to run concurrently, and after turning round and stabbing his Kam Choon. By threatening the Chinese
also to receive 15 strokes with the "oat." pursuer.. made his escape. Some other with revolvers, the robbers were able to
the prisoner
as
robbery with arms.
increased. The new members of the police forms will be dispatched to stations along the coast to guard against salt smuggling.
SPORTS MEETING IN MANILA.
The committees of various schools and Amociations in South China held & meet. ing recently to arrange plans for sending students to take part in the Sports meet- ing to be held in Manila from the 19th to the 17th of May.
THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.
The opening of the new session of the Provincial Assembly, which was fixed for the middle of March has been postponed, owing to the fact that the Speakers have not been elected. It is expected that the session will be opened at the end of this month as all the new members are at present in Canton.
TANG.
STEALING A VASE.
Chan Fat was indicted for stealing a
The following was the jury:-Messrs. J. M. Noroatia, S. Goldschmidt, C. II. Kim, A. A. Gil, P. W. Vermeulen, E. ol Aroulli, and A. V. Yvanovich.
The Crown Solicitor stated that, on
January 12th, prisonor entered No. 2, On. Lan Street, knowing that the master of
get away safely with all their booty. On BEVOLE H18 HONOUR THE FUINE JUDGE people, however, toak up the chase and the shop was out. He stols a vaso and
the following evening, at about 8.45, Chan Bui Choch, the man who had been relieved of his silver watch and gold ring, was on the Keong Sai, at the wharf, along with the Police, and noticed the prisoner sitting in a dark place in the
steerago. The prisoner was called dut, and, Chan Sul Choon having identified bim, arrested. Later, Mr. T. H. King A.S.P. Instituted a very careful procum of identifoption, and the prisoner was identifed by four others of the Chinese
(MR. JUSTICE C. D. MELBOURNE,}]
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
Ng Kao was indicted for robbery with violenes and wounding on February 5th
at Tai Kok Tsui,
The jury was composed of Messrs. J.
M. Noronha, B. Goldschmidt, O. H Kim, A. A. Oil, P, W. Vermeulen, E. of Aroulli, had A. V. Yvanovich.
| followed prisoner to savempty house.
was making off with it, when a faki where they noticed him stabbing a coile eaught sight of him and gave the alarm. ›› woman. Prisoner gave, the Police, & lot of trouble, but was eventually aur- The prisoner was chased and, altor rounded at No. 50, Bonham Road, where traversing many streate, arrested by the he was found hiding under a bed, armed Polico
with a knife.” It was subsequently found Prisonár stated that he was falsely ac that prisoner was suffering from error cod alf-inflicted wounds, and he was removed, The jury brought in a verdict of to Hospital..
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