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Hans His HONOUR TRE CHILE JUSTICE (STR WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.(^)
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than Yuk pleaded guilty to having re buried from banjshment before the expira tion of his term
The Acting Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.L.) said the prisoner has returned once before, fram hadish miunt On the last occasion he had been deported for life) -
The prisoner, who had nothing to say nas sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment with hard labour
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
Two Japanese, Kudano and Okuda. pleaded guilty to having offered a brit of R 200 to a Chinese Revenite Officer, andro having aided and abetted the gistar of the brik, respectively.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS, THEUSDAY, JUNK 19гe, 1919.
BEYORK HIS HONOUR THE PUIŠNE JUDGE
(MR JUSTICE MELBOURNE)}, {
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
COOLIE TURKS BILL-
"COLLECTOR.
OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.
Chan Hing and Wong Chung were A coolie employed in a fire-wood shop indicted for "wounding Messrs. B. Fat Yaumati discovered an easy. If some Tavaria and J D. Langdana, two | Parsees, on May 2nd (1) with intent to
murder; (2) with intent to manim,
The following jury was empanelled:- Messrs. W. L. Weaser, F. Rapp, L F. Remedios. C. Stuart, R. W. Tape, J. Wilson and A. P. Samy.
The Crown Solicitor stated that the two are gentlemen, carried on business as merchants at No. 2, Peel Street, under the style of Messrs. Gotin & Co. The store was situated on the ground floor, while the first floor was used as a living room, The two prisoners, one of whom was the shop-coolic and the other the mess-boy, slept underneath a stair cage on the first floor, just upposite, to their masters' The evidence would show that at about 4 m. on "Máy and the night-soil
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what risky, means of getting wealthy. He noticed that the manager of the shop made out bille to customers" in advance. and placed them in a box behind the counter. On April 2nd, the man took ona of these bills to a branch of Sincere's an Yanmati and requested payment.
As no
money receipt chop had been affixed.
was asked to sign the bill and he put à false signature to it. Thereupon. the money (#9.90) was paid.
Later, the manager of the fire-wood shop missed the hill and seat a duplicate to Sincere a who informard him that the account had been paid. Puzzled by this, he kept watch, and, on Friday, the coolie went, again to Sincere's and presented a bill for $3.3. Again no chop was affixed, and the coolic. on being asked to sign the bill, appended
CANTON NEWS,
CANTON, June 18th.
THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP.
We are informed that the report relat ing to the detention of the Civil Governor.. Chak Wong, by the Tuchun, is untrue. Chak, owing to the demobilisation of the Shiuhing troops, tendered his resignation to the Military Government yesterday. There are serious differences, of opinion in regard to the appointment of a new Crit Governor. The members of the nine Charitable Institutiona and the Sentry favour the appointment of Com mander Chan Kwing ming whilst the
members of the Military Government pro-
pess to give the position to Dr. Wa Ting-
Ivas
The military and naval leaders support fok Wing-son while the M. Pa prefer Sham Chaahnen. Commander, Li Kan-yuen and the Treasurer. Teng Wing-tai, are endeavouring to secure the appointment..
MILITARY ATYAIRS.
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The Acting Attorney-General said the effect was committed on board the Tesuve coolia paid his usual visit to the premises. the same signature to it as he had used The Shiuhing troops in Canton are being Mary in the harbour, on May 24th. and one of the prisoners got up to let on the previous occasich. The manager djurmed, and Kwangsi troops are taking i
Chief Revenue Officer Wildin and a num-
His Lordship: Genuine notes)
no
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him in. Mr. Tavaria also arose at the kurr of other Revenue Officers boarded the same time, and ordered the first prisoner steamer to search for opium. In a ver
hut A bath, prepare him twin spot they found a number of bags reply was given by the coolie. of lose?” zuw. öpüm. The two prisoners Tavaria went back to bed and woke up. then went up to a Chinese Revenue Off-
about an hour later in a dazed condition eer and handed him two notes for Rs.
He called to his friend. Mr. Langdana, 100 each
and when the luster entered the room they both discovered that they had been badly wounded in the head. They were in a Conguing, he said that the prisoners critical condition, and the Police, on were together, and apparently the money arrival, sent them to the Government was supplied by the second prisoner andrit Hospital. Two hammers were found, handed to the Revenue Officer by the Arst
one lying near the bed and the other near the door, and it was submitted by * prisoner.
the Crown, that the two Parsees had been attacked with these instruments.
The Attorney-Gederal replied that, as far as he knew, the notes were genuine.
- Lordship: Were the Revenue Of; cers looking for opium?
MF. Pullock replied in the affirmativy, adding thus they had looked stressfully,
The opium was found in the store room,
the key of which was in the possession of
the first defendant. There were alto gether, Mout 153 pounds of raw opium, valued at, approximately, $2,000. Both the prisoners were employed on the ship; ute as-store-keeper and the other us quar; ter master.
The arst prisoner asked to be dealt with lenty, because the money hart be given nm by the other prisoner.
Addressing the Attorney-General, his
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of Sincere's being suspicious, requested' the coolie to accompany him to the are wood shop. On the way, the coolle made
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a dashr for freedom, but was arrested.
Produced befor Mr. R. O... Hutchison, at the Magistracy, yesterday on charge of obtaining money by false pre- tenses, the coolte said a fake of the shop had authorised him to collect the money.
He received $3.99 on one occasion, and. as he was suffering with a sore foot, he used the money for obtaining medical treatment.
the name "Shiuhing troops" is abolished. their plan. The Tachun announces that Those Shishing troops, who form the guards of the Civil Governor are to be called the Governor's guards" and the rest are to be called Patrolling guards.
was suddenly declared in the Civil We have been informed that martini law
Governor's yamen last night. The guards were prepared to resist any attempt to disarin them.
The authorities have received reports stating that the Shiubing troops in the Sergt. Murphy said that cases like that Yeung Chun district (near Young Kang) were, unfortunately, only too coramon.who are not willing to be disarmed are The defendant impersonated
bill. strongly resisting the Kwangsi troops. collector without authority.
Fighting has taken place, and more than Mr. Hutchison asked if the Police wish-300 of the Kwangsi troops have been killed.
Polige made enquiries, and, later in the day, went to No. 1, Kwai Wah Lane. fored for heavy punishment. the first prisoner, who, as soon as he saw
them enter, Red. Sergeant Field followed
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Sergt. Murphy replied in the farm tive. adding, that defendant's lapse was
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a dangerous practice.".
Sentence of six weeks' imprisonmaça! was itaposed.
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
The authorities have sent large bodies of troops to Sheklung. where they were leader of Kongmoon, is trying to raise a informed that Ycen Tai, the ex-Military
revolt.
GERMANY AND
ALLIANCES.
FUTURE
ONLY ONE POLICY. An interview given by Count Brook- dorff-Rantzau, the Minister, to a correspondent of the Her. German Foreign
liner Tageblatt, has started a discussion on Germany's future alliances. The Tageblat discusses two possible allianera which Germany might make, but dismisses Russian Bolshevism, the other with Francs nd Italy against the Angle- Saxon world."
him, and, after several streets had been traversed, arrested him. The second pris oner was found on the Man Sbun Wharf, shortly before a steamer was due to leare. He, too, was arrested and taken to the Central Police-station. When the prison- fers were charged at the Police Court, they stated that the Parsees had ill
A Chinese was charged at the Magis tracy, yesterday, with attempting to treated them. had beaten them; and badnatch two brucelets from the wrist of a His Lordship reminded aim that he kicked them continually, adding that on little child near the Ping On Wharf. bud pizaded guilty to having offered a the morning in question Mr. Tavaria brits in order wrongly to influenaulted one of them with a hammer, five children
According to the complainant's story,
public servant.
were buying sweetmeats which was wrenched out of his hand by from a hawker when the defendant,
from the others, attempted to snatch twe bracelets from the chrle's wrist. The child cried, and a simultaneous shout of "Snatcher" raised by the others brought It is very polite to France, and admits a crowd, and some policemen to the scene. the intelligibility of her desire for com- Defendant denied all knowledge of the plete safety in the future, but pleads that alleged attempted theft. He said he saw Germany, allowed entrance into the crowd and out of curiosity. went to League of Nations on terms of equality, see what the cause of it was.
would be much less dangerous than were she held at bay behind the Rhine. Still then accused of this offence, and arrested.
Mr. Hutchison discharged defendant, or forcibly it argues that Germing remarking that the evidence was insufmust at all costs try to bring about! ficient to justify a convictión.
harmony between herself and Great Britain.
Lordship observed that cases of briberyPrisoners, who attacked him in self seeing one of them a little distance apart them both as ridiculous." One is withi of othealy varied à good deal in charae defener. The Police, however, examined He asked whether the Crown desired the prisoners and found no marks of vio- to press the case.
lence or injury on their bodies.
tur.
The Attorney-General said the Chief Revenne Ulcer took a serious view of the offener Seenuse the Chinese Revenue of cers were more liable to be bribed a they sut nothing out of seizure of It was important, therefore, from the view point of the Crown, that the cauld be pressed.
put
His Lordship, addressing the prisoners, said the prisoners were both officery 01. the vessel; and, therefore, they were party ty the bringing of the opium to the Colong. Revenue Officers had to be protected against sien of the prisoners
Evidence support of the foregoing statement was given by the witnessey for the prosecution.
The two prisoners made statements. alleging ill-treatment on the part of the complainants, and pleading that they asanulted the Parsees in self-defence.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty
His Hunour sentenced each prisoner to.. undergo seven years' hard labour, and to receive eighteen strokes with the "cut,”
ARMED ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.
Kwok Fuk and Yueng Kung Nei were indicted for armed robbery with assault ¢uss. He drew no distinction between
at No. 21. Western Street, on May 4th tli tao prisoners. If this first bad re The following was the jury:-Messrs. erited the money from the other be was W. Weaser, F. Rapp, b. E. Remedios equally a party to the attempt to brile. Stuart, B. W. Tape, J. Wilson and Isentencing them to 3 months' aprison A. P. Samy. meat wich, he felt that he was treating them leniently in the eircumstances.
ALLEGED FOREGERY.
The Crown Solicitor stated that the prosecutrix, a Chinese woman, whose hus- band is a military officer. in Peking, advertised a room to be let, and a woman called for the ostensible purpose of
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He was
IN SEARCH OF A FRIEND
"I was in search of a friend, pleaded Chinese, at the Magistracy, yesterday, when charged with being found loitering on the staircase of No. 110, Des Vaux Road West.
According to the defendant's story, had recently arrived from Macao, and when he disembarked at Hongkong was accosted by a man who volunteered to carry his bundle of clothes. It was
When Wang Wai Nam, who was indiet making inquiries. After inspecting the in search of this friend that he went to
ed for forgery, was brought before, the Court. Mr. Pollock informed his Lord ship that, the chief witness for the prose euiou, who lived in Canton, had been sent for. but had not come down. He was not Tikely to arrive for two or three days, and „it would therefore be advisable to post.
pone the ease.
His Lordship enquired whether it was not possible for the Crown to put in the deposition made by that witness at the Alagistracy.
Mr. Alabaster, who is defending the prisoner, said he would object to that procedure. He wanted to see the man in
the box
The trial was adjourned until Monday
werk.
premises she stated, that she was Satisfied with the room and then called out to some men who were downstairs, to come up, These men, who included the two prison. era, thereupon entered the room und enddenly drew out revolvers with which they threatened the prosecutrix. They ransacked the house and when the prosecu trix attempted to call out the first pri soner fired at her, but the shot, for. tunately, only grazed her 'singlet. The men then made off and the Policy, who were informed, arrested the two prisoners at Sham-suí po next day. witnesses for the Crown, who emphati Corroborative evidence was given by the cally identified prisoners ne two of the
The second prisoner made a long state
who had committed the robbery.
meat to the effect that he had only arrived in the Colony on the day of the robbery EX-SERGEANT TULLOCH'S CASE. to take charge of some orphaned nephews and nieces. This statement was borne out The case in which ex-Eergeant Tulloch, by several women, who added that pri of the Police Force, stands indicted fer sober was a good man with an -xcellent rape was to have been board, to-day, but jury found the first prisoner guilty
The Jas been postponed until Wednesday next and the second prisoner not guilty. owing to the illness of Dr. W. Me second prisoner, and sentenced the first His Honour accordingly discharged the Kenny, a very important witness for the prisoner to fire se, hard labour and prosecution,
eighteen strokes with the
4
cat."
the house in question.
He was sentenced to a month's imprison
meat.
THE MAGISTRATE'S BENEDICTION,
..
"Two months' imprisonment and four hours stocks-and I hope that will do you good "was the benediction Mr. Lindsell pronounted on a Chinese charg ed, at the Magistracy, yesterday, with the theft of a carpenter's tool-box.
The defendant, an employé of the Kowloon Docks, was also charged with -pawning some of the articies in the box. and with giving a false name and addries to the pawn-brokera. For this be was sentenced to pay a fine of 810 or to under:
go.two weeks' imprisonment.
ASCERTAINING ITS WEIGHT
ין
The Deutsche Tageszeitung is prepared to agree with Count Brockdorff-Rantzau's
preference of a League of Nations to groups of alliances, but insists that the league now foreshadowed in Paris is only a continuation of the alliances of the war, and that Germany, even if she were ad- mitted, would become a member only on the intolerable terms of a Power reduced course, were the League based on a strict to impotence. It would be different, of interpretation of the Wilsoniza points. happen, and Germany must look for alli But that, it contends, is not going to
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combination could not be formed, and were it formed, it would be
be commercially-at the mercy of the Anglo-Saxon Powers. The inclusion of England, the old
of Germany, is unthinkable. There remains, therefore, only one policy on which all the attention and the hopes of Germany must be cus- centrated. That policy is a close alliance with the United States!
even
enemy
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