CHINESE CONSTABLE RUNS AMOR
THREE SHOTS FIRED AT INDIAN CONSTABLE.
AN EXOÉTING CYASK
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A sensation was confed in the city, yesterday, morning, when a Chine com stable. * 185, ran wook and shot badian dostali, 8 Karim Sirgh u Bio Stomach, back and leg in
Aguilar
Ir anwars, that a few days ago the Endran and Chimes.constable were on The chuty in Wanehal and parreled Chinese mustthle the absented!" binert frome day, and a complaint was lodged
The Chines against him by the advan. fen alam it, but apparently took t
The 1so met iwcame in friendly notic "ternis que devin, and at 75 am, posters day attend the Police Pourt in ro
"The Chinese"errata - nergiom with a case. latable was then ordered back on duty, at Wanchai, and the Ledian onnstable, who was off duty, accounpanied his colleague. They were gony resing with ch other n they descended the steps in D'Aguilar
THE SHOOTING "OF Ps. LANNAN
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.
"THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 98TM¤, 1910.
ROBBERS ATTACK KOWLOON DAIRY
FARM,"
Turther particulars to hand of the shukt ing Sergeant Bannas itt Kowloon City, on Sunday night, show that ten rubbers five of then arted with eftelvers -committed an armed robbery t th. Rosbon, Dairy Farm wned by the children of the late Mr. Ah Wig, who lost his life in the Racecourse fire. In th hele, at the tiny were Miss Ah Wee, Miss Mary My Wee, Mr. Henry Ah Won, and suvine seruulits,
At alone 630 pm. Misa Ah We was wivine sole orders ne the servants in the dining-roon: when suddenly the men made their appearance, and after threatening Miss A We and the servants with death, attempted to ransack the place. Mr. Heary Ah Wen, who was upstairs, heard a commotion and. looking down into the dining rodha from ti staircase, noticed anan pushing the epoking the dining
Hecoming suspicious, he went to
Pott
THE CHARTER PARTY ČASE.
JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFFS:
THE RECENT GALE
FURTHER REPORTS OF DAMAGE.
Additional reports of damage dona to In the Supreme Court, yesterday junks and sangan during the recent the Chief Justice (Sie-William Retyphoon have beon received by the Potice. Davies, K.C. delivered judgißent for the
The mistress of cargo boat 1607 has plaintiff (on the issue), with costs, in the
reported that at 5 p.m. on August flat.. action in which he had to decida whether
whilst her boat, laden. with cargo was or not Tiong Yue, a ship-owner, if Shang-
iving alongside the Sui Song, the heavy hai was bound to take delivery, in Forg
wind, broke the 'mouring rope and "the kong, on December 27th, 1914, of times. Castlefeld, in accordance with the term's junk commenced drifting The
managed to scrumble on to the Sui-Sung, aided by that vessel's crew, but an infrin of a charter-party entered into between ears. Hyllor & Co. Shanghai, and
old woman, 68 years of age, was inside Toong Tue, dated: Shanghai, September eith, IPIS. Thesion means.. of curse, that. Towing Tue was bench to fake delivery of ele steamet.
crew
cabin in the drifting junk and estalei not be rescued. The junk drifted in an unknown, direction and was lost. The damage is östimated at $600.
"Mr Eldon Patter.(instructed by Mr
A night-soil boah was lost while being W. E. T. Shenton) appeared for the plain- tiffs (the Attorney fisheral of Hongkong towed from the Yarat Yard to Vaumati and the Charlefeld Sigamship Co.), and Bay. She drifted on to the foreshore at the Hon. Mr. F. E. Pollock, R... and Green Island, where the crew landeds the Hor. "Mr. C. 6. Alaháster, O.B.E. | happily without mishap. The beat,
instructed by Mr. C A Hastings) | which was wrecked, was valued at $700,
peared for the defendant.
Mr
-Serest til they reneli the bottom. The car back of the building and realising tuber or a November, the fried that the crew of the launch cut the tow
Enelian momstande, who was then loading | by a few yards, suddrały reerived a sket in his back. Earning round, lo saw the Chinese constable with a 'revolver in his hand taking aina at hot. The Indian constable immediately an into an Indian shops Bassane Air's," followed by the Pages mostable, who fired twig mome wurde entering the fadian's stomark and mofler has right he
By this pune a large Prowd had vot keeterk, and sume say they heard five sjusts, No attempt, however, sag made to arrest the Chinese const hår Polici-whistles were Blow, but before the lolice, arrived on the scene the constable had disnjigusured,
Mr & Rocha, auctioneer, hear ing the cries of Thief Save life Tranent "of his auction rootus to ascer taka the cause and, inticing the ladian constiïble Wing "wowtiled, helped him into
the danger, descended the lack staircase with Miss Mary-Ah Wee and a servant auth went into a neighbour's bous to ase ja teleplume, as his telephone was in the
ront where the "rebbers were
Meanwhile, Miss Me Wer and a servant woman tried to escape by running out
back veranda. They went to the dairy
men's quarters to seek assistaher but the Holders gave chase and' imprisoned Miss Ah Wee in one of the shek. The servant woman was rough handled and treated in a similar fashion.
Potter's chief argument for the plaintiff was that, whereas the ship had to be delipered during the second half of
correspondence betweïm the parties would show that the defendant requested the plaintiffs time after time the postpone as long as possible, even until delivery January, 1919. because if he took delivery | within the true mentioned in the charter party, it worthil hayveded to a very great loss to him.
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As agreed upon between the parties, th matter will now go to arbitration of as sessment of the dainage suffered
A mistress of a cul-junk has reported that she engaged 'à launch to low her boat from Jardine's Sugar Refinery to Causway Bay, put the sea was so rough
line and set the boat adrift. The boat drifted to the Hongkong Ferry wharf. where the crewmanaged to get ashore safely. The junk, however, became damaged and submerged. The damage is estimated at $1,500.
Another junk was blown on to the furn shore at Green Island, and, as a result, a father and daughter loss their lives.. The value of the boat was $60.
Alearge boat was wrecked while saib isg to Tai Kok Tsui, and the wreckage
By this time Mr. Ah Wen had managed E.W.D. COOLIE DISAPPEARS.drifted to Stonecutters Island. An old
to obtain a police whistle and on this be blow several blasts, Twò Jadian cou stables, who were on days in the main read, leaving the nuise, pan to the house The Indians were left on guard at the entrance, which Mr. Ah Wee, who was
NEW CHARGE OF FALSE PRE- TENCES
ŞON BAIE ESTREATED.
The No. 1 coulie of the PW. D. who has been very much in the public eye of late,
→ chair mid accompanied hing to the ressed in his pyjamas, ran to the Konis disappeared from the Colony, with
Central Fulicestation whence the in jure may, whs removed to the tiern mur vi epital
Theronstable's condition is rendet
very
serious. and two bullets were extracted,
When the Hon. Me. E. D. C: Wulf, CS.P.. luard of the infident be immedi-
ateis Lucian and Chinese constables, mimed
sept but a of European.
et leaving any trave,
"Turn Citys Policestation and gave the Galarm. Other pics arrived and sur The man was nerused vfu reprising 4 „Pinda) the Bouw, but the ging becatricimike of contrary to the Bribery warmed on hearing the police whistles Ordinance, frong as Boltman at Samsupo and made hurried departure with Hewas operated on,
on the understanding that was-10- quantity of jewellery The Polic" follow expedire the issue Of a pornit for a piece {rd -eluse tpon their tracks, and Sergeant land. Mr. 36. "Lo. Who Applored Lannan ran a suspect, to earth in Mong for the defence argued that even assum. kok. A struggle ensued, and during thing the man did take the 25, he had on coure of it Sergant Lanna was shot im the thigh. The robler fred another water and therefore his conduct as
Government servant could not be in
Mr. N. Smith, who heard. at him, but it missed its mark, and when
the ces, agreed and discharged the man. the Sourant collapsed the utan ran away. Three men agjentißert by the Ab Wee
The Crown Saticity applied for it family as having been employ at the hearing of the case on the ground that Dairy farm at some, time or other have
the Magistrate's decision affected the puren atestadis
whole of the grubordinate Civil Service and was wrOHMY Mr. Smith, however, refect the application. but undertook
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with gesubera and Winchester rifles, ir search of the fugitive. In the meantime tan, detectives, had chased the Chinese, who ran in the dinegtion of the Dairy Facus The fugitive, however, uut six- tamo his parsuers, and suddenly, dịp- argured from sight. Exhaustive inqujri » We made from the chair codies in filementy, hat nobody seemed to know in what direction the fugitive had, gone. Several politeiary scoured the neighbour "hood of St. Paul's Collene but could not
Sud find any signs of the missing man. denly a pnstable espied some clothing in a wash in Cineulf and imagining the fugitive to be created moong the Sunday. Sergent annar and the
to stat a cans."-
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The Police report of the incident is as follows: Sent to the Government Civil Hospital. No. 16 Lance-Sergeant Lannah, suffering from a bullet wound in the
Mr. Lo protested that the defendant. fleshy part of the right thigh. inflicted though discharged; had been kept as a By a man who was stopped by the Ser prisoner by the Polier Mr Smith then geant and searched at the junction of the allowed the "man out in a bail of 873, Samaipe Taipo, Ronds at this poni, po pending further proceedings.
Visteriday Sergeant Grant, of Sansui
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woman lost her life. The body has been recurered.
A cargo-boat, which was moored off Wing Lok Street wharf, broke her moor- ings and drifters to Cheung Shiu Island. olives were lost." The value of the boat
WAS:2000,"
The master of cargo-boat 9W has re- ported that his boat drifted from Jardine's wharf to Stonecutters' Island and was wrecked. The crew were saver. The value of the boat was $150
Another boat, valued at $100 was also wrecked on Stonecutters Island,"
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Another boat was carried away to Cap Sui Mii and wrecked, the damage being estimated at $56.
THEFT PROM MATILDA
HOSPITAL.
TWO SERVANTS CONVICTED."
Two Chinese servants of the Matilda Hospital were charged at the Magistracy yesterday,' with stealing à quantity of soap and metal-polish from the institu tinn. One man was further charged with receiving the stolen property.
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bushes, proceeded wardly to the place unstables went in block the roads one attended Court and inturned the eplied that Dr. Sanders had given thera MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,
He was died Lek disappointment, how-revelit of a message that robbers had Magistente that the man làud disappeared ever, for all he found was the uniformstacked the Baity farm. While
the
of the fugitive. How the man minazed | Sergeant was proceeding in a, rickshaw.
He asked the Magistrate to izene a war rant for the man's arrest.
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Dr. Sanders said the first defendant had been with him for two years afd had a fairly good character. The other man Mr. Smith replied that there she no had been a hospital employé for six. evidence of beilers, and therefore he did, and had be continually repri
manded for gambling" not see any reason why a warrant could
De discard his üniform is not known, bat || hr. noticed a mai walking in his "free he must have done it very quickly, thon, And he jamped ost of the rickshus Evidently be "realised that if
to intercept the mao: He stopped the dressed in civilian clothing he would man and searched him, when, the latter la granted. stan a letter châner of escaping deter | produced a revolver, which the Serziant immediately “scized hold of. A desperate struggle casued, in the coprie of which the man, fired a revolver shot, the ballet
tion.
Sergeant firant replied that th' un Hudl beer arrested of å charge of obtain- ing money by false pretenova.
Mr. Smith: I had better first get
RULE OF THE ROAD"
THE HARBOUR.
Undismayed by this a disapidulaent, the Police commenced a systematic warch in, and anand Caine Road, Bowen Road, entering the Sergunt's right thigh. The vice on that point. Koffieds Roni and the Public Gardens. Estruggle continued, when suddenly the To Kohnedy Read they found the fugitive's † mun relented his bult of the Sergeant. “revolver, and bode. The man evidently, who aerbalanced himself and felt duwa fef in the direction "ef - the Peak with to the ground. The' Sergeant, however, the intention of getting over to Stanley did not lose his presence of mind,"mod shot at the robber and missed him. The and dus escaping from the Colony. The const steamers and the trains are beinginan then escaped in the direction of the
arefully watched, and the Police are hill. sanguine of apprehending the man before another day has passed.
PRINTING OFFICE RAIDEN.. luspector Grant, accompanied by some „Chinise detectives, raided the second floor,
of No. 1. Second Street, on Sunday afternoon, 119 information had been received that lottery tickets were being printed there to deceive the public. Three men were in the premises at the time. The Folier discovered a printing apparatua in a cuticle and cockipft, and a numbëṛ of lanks of tickets'ready for distribution, The men were arrested for being in possession of lottery tickets, and were fined $200 each at the Magistracy, yester- day, with the alternative of three months' hard' labour.
PRISON FOR ANOTHER LITTLE
ROY.
A little boy who stole in umbrella told Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy, yet day, that another boy had forced him to
commit the offence under the threat of
thrashing
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Mr. Lindsell fined first defendant $10. with the alternative of fourteen days imprisonment, and the second defendant, $30 or 5 weeks' imprisonment.
DRUNKENNESS NO EXCUSE.
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An Indian. an ex-constable, charged at the Mazintracy. yesterday, with assaulting a Chinese woman IN Hollywood Road.
Sergeant Appleton stated that defen Fores and was making arrangements to dant was an ex-member of the Police leave for America. Evidently he was intoxicated at the time
Complainant was walking along the road with her husband when the Indian Before Captain Basil Taylour, R.N..knocked against her and squeezed her. Her husband interfered, called a constable, at the Marine Court yesterday morning. and charged the man. Mr. A. W. Daily. First Boarding Officer, charged the Chinese master of steam lannel To. Li with unlawfulig falling | 10 elskerro the torule of the road in the barboug at 1120 min., on August gard. “
The defendant pleaded "mistaken iden· tity, and said his launch was not there at the time; it was towing two junks from Hongkong.
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Mr. Daily said that at 11.50 am. va Auguet Brd. his launch was going chrough the Yaumuti Shelter and, on
Inspector Macdonald informed the Magistrate that the other boy, was not to nearing the Northern entrance, the de be found,
Mr. Linds sentenced the defendant fendant's launch came in through the to seven days' imprisonment and eight
same entrance, keeping on the port side strokes of the birch in gaol
of the channel contrary to the rule laid dowii..
The reporters in Court were informed by Mr. Lindsell that when he ordered i
After the coxswain of the steam launch
boy to re elve aix strokes in Court," M.D. 4 had given evidence that the name
It did not mean six strokes with a birch of the launch in question was Tai Lai,
but with a light rattan case.
Captain Taylour fired the defendant $10
Mr. Smith, remarking, that drunken e was as excuse according to British law, entenced the defendant to six werks hard labour.
STEALING RICE.
Three Chinese were charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with stealing a bag of rice..
Chinese scaman was taking home a bag of rice in a rick ha, and when tear the Western market he was surrounded by several men, amongst whom were the de- tendants. They saitched the bag of ries from him, and were making, away with the three men were arrested. it, when police-whistles were blown and
The evidence was to the effect that a
'Defendants stated that they were mere- ly onlookers.
Mr. Lindsell sentenced each defendant to four weeks' hard labour.
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